Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough
2. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. ecology B. environment C. autography D. residential
4. A. Maltese B. festive C. degree D. unique
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
5.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
6. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
7. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.
A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible
9. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.
A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
10. The roof of the building _________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged
I. Indentify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
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II. Find the words which has a different stress pattern.
3. | A. appear | B. annoy | C. transmit | D. injure |
4. | A. convenient | B. selection | C. character | D. equipment |
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
5. Tim needs to ……………. his Spanish pronunciation. |
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A. improve | B. try | C. enroll | D. participate |
6. The children aren’t old enough to look after……………… |
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A. themselves | B. ourselves | C. herself | D. himself |
7. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years. |
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A. recycled | B. is recycling | C. has recycled | D. will recycle |
8. She worked hard ………… pass the final exams. |
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A. so that | B. in order to | C. in order that | D. so as |
9. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market. | |||
A. used to | B. use to | C. get used to | D. usually |
10. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July. |
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A. in | B. at | C. during | D. on |
IV. Read the following passage, then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete it.
Na is a newcomer to the neighborhood. Her family (1)_____here last week. She doesn’t
know anything about the new neighborhood. Nam, Na’s neighbor, is very happy (2) _____
her. Nam has lived here for about 10 years, so he knows the area quite well. Na wants to know the way to the nearest restaurant (3) _____ her mother is too tired to cook dinner.
Nam shows her the way to get there, just around the corner. The restaurant (4)_____ Hue
food. According to Nam, the food there is (5) _____, especially the pancakes. Na and her
mother will definitely try the food.
1. | A. arrives | B. arrive | C. arrived | D. arriving |
2. | A. help | B. to help | C. helping | D. helped |
3. | A. because | B. but | C. so | D. about |
4. | A. serve | B. serves | C. will serve | D. served |
5. | A. badly | B. well | C. deliciously | D. delicious |
V. Read the paragraph, then decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Charles Dickens was born in Ports Mouth in 1812. His family then lived in London. His father was a clerk in an office. There were eight children in the family, so life was hard. Charles went to school and his teacher thought he was very clever. When he was only eleven, he had to leave school and went to work in a factory. He worked ten hours a day and earned 30 pence a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles back to his home. Charles hated it and never forgot. He used it in many novels, especially David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
6. Charles’ family had eight children.
7. Charles went to school when he was only eleven.
8. He worked ten hours a day and earned thirty pence a day.
9. Charles liked walking back to his home after work.
10. Oliver Twist is one of Charles’ novels.
VI. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one.
1. “Open the door, please, ” said my grandmother.
-> My grandmother told me………………………………………
2. Nam often played soccer very well.
-> Nam used ………………………………………… …………..
3. I’m not strong. I can’t take part in the games.
-> I’m not…………………………… …………………….………
Question II. Choose the word which has the stress pattern different from other
1. A . colour B.easy C. nature D. detest
2. A.design B. mention C. prefer D. inspire
Question III. Choose the best answer. ( 2.5points )
1. The US is a ___________ country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A.multi-cultural B.bi-lingual C.rich D. poor
2. Does she fancy _______a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
3. My younger brother isn’t old__________ to drive.
A. EZ B. WF C. NUFF D. W/
4. The Yao people use ideograms of Chinese origin to write their__________
A. language B. word C. letter D. custom
5. Bangkok is __________ capital of Thailand.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
6. Among the__________ , the Tay people have the largest population.
A. groups B. majorities C. ethnic minorities D. ethnic cultures.
7. Tradition____an important role in the culture of each country.
A. plays B. has C. takes D. brings
8. __________ ethnic groups has the largest population in Viet nam?
A. What B. Who C. Which D. Where
9. The Viet_____________for about 86% of the population.
A. account B. have C. create D. make
10. People in the countryside live__________ than those in the city.
A. happy B. more happily C. happily D. less happy
Question IV. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 1.0pt)
1. We don’t mind (work) __________________ at night
2. My brother (see) __________________ this comedy three times
3. My brother likes (cook) _________, but he detests (wash) ________the dishes.
4. The children used to (go) ___________ a long way to school.
Question V. Give the correct form of words in the blankets (1,0pt)
1.The Tay people live mostly in the ( mountain)………….regions in the North of Vietnam.
2. Do the Cham people live in the (south)………………provinces of the country?
3.The Raglai people have a (tradition)……………musical instrument made of bamboo called the chapi.
4. The yellow colour of five-coloured sticky rice (symbol)……………….Earth.
Question VI. Complete the passage with the words in the box, then answer the questions below.(1,25pts)
worship sticky rice strong million stilts |
The Thai have a population of about one and a half (1)…………people living in the northern mountainous regions.The Thai are experienced farmers. Their main food is rice, especially (2)……………They raise cattle and poultry for their own use.They also make bamboo items,and weave cloth.Thai cloth is well-known for being unique,colourful and (3)………..The Thai live in house on (4)………The Thai (5)…………..their ancestors.
Question VII. Reading the passage ( 1,25points)
We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Vietnam. We live by farming mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River. Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather. When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don’t return until late afternoon. By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank. They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bringto the nearby town for a higher price. We children will be there too. We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in.
Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year. It falls in mid-April. Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities. The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year.
1. Choose True or False ( 0,75pts)
a……………In the south of Vietnam the Khmer group is one of the second biggest groups.
b………………The Khmer people grow other crops and raise cattle and poultry.
c. ……………..Their main crop is rice and life is very hard.
2. Answer the questions (0,5pt)
1. Why is the life hard in Khmer Krom ?
à…………………………………………………………………………………..………
2. What does the women do when it is not harvest time ?
à……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question VIII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
( 1,25pts)
1. He doesn’t drive a car as carefully as his father.
=>His father drives…………………………………………………………..
2. I swim better than my mother.
=>My mother………………………………………
3.The students don’t like going to class on Saturday .
=>The students detest …………….……….……….……….……….………
4. No houses in my village are more beautiful than her house.
=> Her house……….……….…….……….……….……………….….……….
5. You study hard.You become successful
=>The harder…………………………………………………………………………
Question IX. Make questions for answers in each sentence(0,75pt)
1, The Tay family has three children.
=>…………………………………………………………………………
2,The Thai live in the northern mountainous regions.
=>…………………………………………………………………………
3, She lives with her grandparents.
=>…………………………………………………………………………
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. collection B. selection C. question D. historian
2. A. electrician B. education C. application D. participation
Question 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
1. A. historic B. grammatical C. geography D. adoptee
2.A.technology B. terrible C. supply D. dramatic
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