Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
(3 points).
1. A. ghost B. mosque C. optional D. tropical
2. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
3. A. honor B. honest C. hour D. hero
Question II: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (2 points)
1. A. economic B. economy C. minority D. encourage
2. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 points)
Question I: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write the answers on your answer sheet (15 points)
1. No one expected that he ________(be) so successful.
2. They (learn)_______ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then.
3. Five kilometres (be) ________a long way for a little boy to walk.
4. “Are you leaving?” - “Yes, but I wish I (not have)_______ to go.
5. Were he ten years younger, he (take) ________part in the voyage around the world.
6. “Where’s Mary?” -“She (cook) _____ in the kitchen”
7. It (rain) ________ when I got up this morning.
8. I used to (play) ___________ chess with my father when I was a child.
9. Mr. Hung ( teach) ______ us English five years ago.
10. When I saw him, he (sit) ______ asleep in a chair.
11. There (be) ______ an English class in this room tomorrow evening.
12. Where are you?- I’m upstairs. I (have) ______ a bath.
13. When he phoned us yesterday, we ( play) _______ .
14. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ______.
15. My bike is not here. Someone ( steal)______ it.
Question II: Supply the correct form of the capital words in brackets. Write the answers on your answer sheet (10 points)
1. What is your _______ television program? (FAVOR)
2. The ______ have to cook rice in this contest. ( PARTICIPATE)
3. He was able to provide the police with some ______ information. (VALUE)
4. ________, I found my car key. (LUCK)
5. This hotel looks clean and _______. (COMFORT)
6. Peter is an _______member of our club. (ACT)
7. Nam can play the guitar very well. He is a good__________. (GUITAR)
8. We started our trip on a beautiful _______ morning. (SUN)
9. There are a lot of _______ festivals in Viet Nam. (TRADITION)
10. The teacher was extremely_______ because we failed the exam. (HAPPY)
Question III: Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (15 points)
1. How many people took part _________ the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
2. The man ___________his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.
A. whom left B. who he left C. who left D. whose left
3. Andrew came to the party ____________ he hadn't been invited.
A. although B. despite C. in case D. even
4. Our teacher wants us to attend his classes_________.
A. abruptly B. regularly C. widely D. Logically
5. The competition starts _________9 a.m on Wednesday.
A. at B. for C. in D. On
6. Nga is both_____________ and intelligent.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
7. Your children go to school in the morning,_________?
A. do they B. does he C. don’t they D. doesn’t he
8. I enjoy playing badminton, volleyball,_________ table tennis.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
9. Everyone likes him because he is_________ honest boy.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
10. We didn’t stay in the city very long_________it was noisy and dirty.
A. although B. however C. because D. so
11. My daughter likes to dress ____________ without my help.
A. her B. hers C. she D. herself
12. Hometown is a place _________we were born and grew up.
A. where B. which C. when D. why
13. You are really interested_________ studying abroad, aren’t you?
A. at B. on C. with D. in
14. Can this car _________________?
A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. be repaired
15. Mrs. Lee is very good at speaking _________ Korean.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
PART C: READING (20 points)
Question I: Read the text below and choose the most suitable word from the ones given to fill in each gap. Write the answers on your answer sheet (15 points)
(stay, ago, been, for, after, there’s, be, done, would, take,
remembered, impossible, what, that, with )
I came to this village five years ______ (1) because I wanted to teach people about modern health care. I will be leaving in about two months. I wish I could ______ (2) longer, but it’s time ______ (3) me to go home. My work here has ______ (4) very interesting. I am learning so much. I always wish that there would ______ (5) more hours in the day so ______ (6) I could do more work here. Maybe it’s silly, but I worry about ______ (7) will happen to the villagers ______ (8) I leave. I wish my students ______ (9) all the things I’ve tried ______ (10) them. I’ve become so close to the people here, I wish I could ______ (11) them home with me! But that’s______ (12), of course. I wish more people ______ (13) join the Peace Corps. It’s so rewarding (satisfying) and ______ (14) so much work to be ______ (15).
Question II: Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers on your answer sheet (5 points)
Fiona and Frank were sister and brother. Although they loved each other, they always quarrelled with each other. They quarrelled almost every day over the smallest things.
One day, Fiona and Frank were watching television. Frank switched the channel suddenly. This irritated Fiona. She grabbed the remote control from Frank and switched the channel back to the one that she was watching. “You are such a rude girl!” Frank shouted at Fiona. Fiona looked at Frank and said angrily, “And you are the most annoying brother in the whole wide world!”. The next moment, Fiona and Frank were punching and pinching each other. Suddenly, Frank screamed in pain. His mouth was bleeding. When Fiona saw the blood, she ran to get her father.
“ Is Frank going to be all right?” Fiona asked her father with a worried look on her face. Before her father could answer, Frank said, “ I am okay, Fiona. It’s just a small cut. Don’t worry.” Then Frank gave her a big smile and Fiona rushed forward to give him a hug.
1. How often would Fiona and Frank quarrel with each other?
2. Why was Fiona irritated?
3. What did Frank accuse Fiona of?
4. What happened immediately after Fiona said that Frank was the most annoying brother?
5. How did Fiona show her love for Frank?
PART D: WRITING (15 points)
Question I: Rearrange the given words to make meaningful sentences. Write the answers on your answer sheet (5 points)
1. radio / years / about / Marconi/ ago / a / invented / hundred.
2. you/ Did/ the/ summer/ go/ last/ to/ beach?
3. free/ I/ If/ would/ books/ read/ had/ I /time.
4. I / call / will / you / the police / don't / if /me / leave / alone.
5. was / so / The girl / everyone/ that / admired / beautiful / her.
Question II: Complete the following sentences using the given words. Write the answers on your answer sheet (5 points)
1. Minh / answer / very soft / so / teacher / not hear / her / clear.
2. my/ pen pal/ want/ visit/ Ha Long Bay / next/ summer.
3. I / wish/ I/ taller.
4. I suggest/ fixing/ faucet.
5. He / be / excited /go to Greece / holiday
Question III: Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown so that the meanings stay the same. Write the answers on your answer sheet (5 points)
1. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on.
--> Unless___________________________________________
2. “ How many survivors are there?” asked the journalist.
--> The journalist wanted to know________________________
3. What type of clothing do you like best?
-> What is ___________________________________________?
4. When they were young, they lived in Paris.
-> They used ______________________________________.
5. People speak English as the first language in many countries.
-> English _________________________________________.
