I. Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (4 points)

12.   A. laugh                 B. cough                  C. enough                  D. high

13.  A. worked               B . missed                C . returned               D . watched

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others (3 points)

15.    A. evening                       B. difference              C. business               D. situation

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.

1. A. promised                        B. pleased                  C. reused                     D. prefered

2. A. amount                           B. admire                    C. pants                       D. material

3. A. types                               B. writes                      C. likes                        D. houses

4. A. health                             B.  speak                     C.  each                       D. seat

5. A. rest                                 B.  comment               C.  entrance                 D. forest

6.A. danger                             B.  angry                     C.  language                D. passage

I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (3 points)

1.   A. garden                    B. warn                  C. wardrobe           D. warm

2.   A. chameleon              B. toothache           C. chocolate           D. school

3.   A. television               B. visit                   C. present               D. season

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.  (2 points)

1.     A. animated                 B. channel              C. karate            D. goggles

2.     A. clever                      B. funny                 C. difficult        D. engineer

PART C: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (10points)

1. Of the two students, Nga is ___________.

    A. taller                        B. the taller                       C. the tallest           C. tallest

2. We don't need ___________ money to buy that book.

    A. many                        B. a lot                             C. a little                     D. much

3. What time do you often arrive ___________?

    A. home                        B. at home                        C. to the home  D. to home

4. That is the _________ book I’ve ever read.  

    A. most bored                  B. borest                         C. boring                D. most boring

5.  __________ the Haunted Theatre is frightening, children love it.

    A. Because                    B. Despite                        C. Although                D. So

6. We stayed at a _______________ hotel last summer.     

    A. big beautiful luxurious                                      B. beautiful big luxurious         

    C. luxurious beautiful big                                       D. luxurious big beautiful

7. “Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?’- ‘________. Go straight, then turn right.’

    A. Certainly                  B.Let’s go                         C.Good idea              D.My pleasure

8. The Three Rs ____________ for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

       A. do                          B. make                       C. sit                            D. stand

9. He never drinks ______________ coke because he doesn’t like its flavor.

     A. some                       B. no                                 C. any           D. little

10. We took part _____________ a running race last summer and won the first prize.

     A. on                            B. at                                  C. about                     D. in

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2pts)

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1.    A. switch                       B. stomach                    C. match                       D. catch          

2.   A. laughs                     B. cars                          C. stops                        D. works

3.   A. watched                    B. reduced                     C. coughed                    D. raised

4.   A. three                        B. through                     C. without                      D. thank          

5.   A. angle                        B. face                          C. page                        D. angel

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1     A. directory                   B. telephone                  C.invention                    D. experiment

2.   A. furniture                    B. university                   C. patient                      D. hospital

3.   A. sociable                    B. humorous                  C. generous                   D. reserved

4.   A. delivery                     B. equipment                 C. electricity                   D. experiment

5.   A. enroll                        B. summer                    C. hobby                       D. favor

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D. (5pts)

1. A. happy                B. apple                  C. act                    D. aunt

2.A. cloudy                B. windy                  C. dry                     D.rainy

3.A. much                  B. drug                     C. future                 D. buffalo               

4. A. use                    B. computer            C. duty                   D. shut

5. A. how                   B. know                  C. town                D. brown

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III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (10  points)

1.A. though                             B. thank                      C. throw                      D. thin

2. A. how                                B. rose                         C. know                      D. remote

3. A. sofa                                B. summer                   C. sugar                       D. sound

4. A. travelled                         B. started                    C. decided                  D. visited

5. A. dear                                B. wear                        C. nearby                     D. appear

Write your answer here

IV. Choose the word with different stress pattern. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided (10points)

1. A. adventure                       B. appliance                C. automatic                D. activity

2. A. pollution                         B. television                C. vacation                  D. attention

3. A. popular                           B. interesting               C. difficult                  D. important

4. A. character                         B. entertain                 C. documentary          D. afternoon

5. A. restaurant                       B. fantastic                  C. factory                    D. beautiful

SECTION 3: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

V. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. )(50 points)

1. Would you like to play tennis, Nam?

A. I’d like to, but I can’t      B. Yes, I’d like to     C. No, thanks                        D. I’d like to go

2. That’s a…………….. building.

A. five- floor             B. five- floors                       C. five- floor’s          D. five- floors’

3. My parents make me……………..for my exam.

A. to study                 B. study                                  C. studying                D. studied

4. Can I borrow your fishing rob, Minh?

A. No, I can’t             B. I’m sorry Nam I’m using  C. I’d love to           D. Yes, please

5. Traffic police never let you……………..without a ticket

A. go                           B. going                                  C. to go                       D. gone

6. London is ……………..of England.

A. capital                   B. the capital                         C. a capital                D. one capital

7. ________ do you go shopping? – Every week.

A. How far                 B. What time                         C. How often             D. How

8. The opposite  of  “dangerous” is .  .  .  .  . 

A. polluted                B. safe                                    C. good                       D. dirty

9. ________ was in. The room was empty.

A. Anybody               B. Somebody                         C. Everybody            D. Nobody

10. How ........................... homework does Lan have every day?

A. much                     B. many                                  C. old                          D. often

11. Tom hates watching T.V. ……………..does Peter.

A. So                           B. Too                                    C. Neither                  D. Either

12. Hoa prefers colorful dances in Thailand…………….. shadow puppet shows in Indonesia.

A. to                            B. than                                    C. as                            D. for

13. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my________.

A. sister                      B. cousin                                C. niece                      D. friend

14. Millions of children around the world enjoy the cartoon because it can both ………………..and …………………..a young audience.

A. entertain- education                                           B.entertainment- education

C.entertainment- educate                                        D. entertain – educate

15. Uncle Ho was born……………...

A. At 1890, in May B. on May, 1890                   C. 1890, at May        D. in May,1890

16. I drink ………….coffee than you.

A. little                       B. less                                     C. few                         D. fewer

17. If we …………………cutting down trees, we can’t prevent floods and other natural disasters

A. will stop                B. don’t stop                         C. stop                        D. won’t stop

18.A: Would you like a glass of lemon juice? – B: ……………... I’m very thirsty

 A. No, I’m not          B. Yes, please                      C. No, thanks                       D. Yes, I do.

19. ……………..?”        - “That’s a great idea.”

A. Do you like playing sports                               B. Can you buy me some apples                 

C. Why don’t we go out for dinner                       D. May I borrow your pen

20. When .  .  .  .  .  to San Francisco?  - In 2010

A. have you gone     B. did you go                         C. do you go              D. will you go

21. - A: “I’ve just received a scholarship.” - B: ……………..

A. Really                    B. Thank you                                    C. Congratulations   D. Well

22. That is .  .  .  .  .  book I’ve ever read.

A. the borest              B. the boring                         C. the most bored     D. the most boring

23. It’s getting light. Shall I turn .  .  .  .  . the lights to save electricity? 

A. off                          B. up                                       C. on                           D. in

24. In the future, robots will help us to surf the .  .  .  .  . 

A. websites                B. Internet                              C. channels                D. TV programmes

25. What does 3Rs stand .  .  .  .  .  ?. It’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

A. at                            B. for                                      C. on                           D. By

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the   other words in each group by  circling A, B, C or D. (5.0 points)

1. A. ready                             B. study                      C. puppy                    D. occupy

2. A. compose                       B. wisdom                  C. resident                 D. island

3. A. measure                        B. treasure                 C. breathe                  D. instead

4. A. danced                          B. borrowed              C. arrived                   D. destroyed

5. A. headache                      B. stomach                 C. moustache                        D. chemist

Your answers:

II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (5.0 points)    1. A. interesting                    B. surprising              C. amusing                 D. successful

2. A. paper                             B. tonight                   C. teacher                  D. story

3. A. writer                            B. baker                     C. builder                   D. career

4. A. mathematics                 B. biology                  C. experiment           D. mechanic

5. A. money                           B. personality           C. many                      D. mother

Your answers:

PART B : PHONETICS

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.(5pts)

1. A. says                    B. amazing                C. stage                      D. favor

2. A. plough               B. laugh                     C. enough                  D. cough

3. A. table                   B. lady                       C. labour                  D. captain

4. A. stage                  B. village                   C. manage                 D. package

5. A. wicked               B. missed                   C. worked                  D. placed

III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other others by circling A, B, C or D (5pts)

PART C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D(10ps)

1. Nothing can happen,……………….?A can it B. can’t it       C. can they                D. can’t they

 2. Would your children mind …………..quiet for a moment? I try ………in a form.

            A. keeping/fill          B. keep/ to fill           C. keeping/ to fill     D. to keep/ to fill

 3. She has worked as a cashier …………over twenty years. A. since B. in               C. for              D. from

 4. The invention  of the Internet has ………….an important part in the development of communication

      A. done                   B. played            C. got               D. brought

5. Paul has just sold …………..car and intends to buy a new one

A. black old Japanese          B. Japanese old black          C. old black Japanese            D. old Japanese black

6. I can learn many interesting thing by travelling to …………..countries.

            A. differ                     B. difference  C. different                          D. differently

7. ...................Linda didn’t like to swim , she played on the beach while her brothers swam in the sea.

A. However                   B. Although                 C. Since                 D. But.

8. Her mother won’t ..............her drive his car.

A. allow                       B. let                              C. leave               D. permit.

9. Remember to come at eight, ………..you?

     A. won’t   B. don’t          C. aren’t         D. haven’t    

 10. He became most famous ………..the fairy tales.     A. with           B. about         C. for  D. by

11. I think Nam is ………………honest boy in our class.A. a      B. an          C. the             D. this

 12. My friend Nam is......... He loves giving things to

A. skilled                        B. friendly                                       C. direct             D. generous

13. Don't worry about us. We can..........

A. look ourselves                  B. look for ourselves     C. look after our self   D. look after ourselves

14. Why don’t you have      your car ……………..?

A. washed      B. to wash                  C. to washing            D. washing               

15. I can’t help …………… I caught a cold yesterday from ……………in a draught.

A. sneezing/sit                      B. sneeze/sitting   C. sneezing/ sitting                   D.  neeze/ sitting

16. Last night I …………….television when the power …………..

A. watched/ failed    B. was watching/ failed       C. watched/ was failing       D.  watching/ failing

17. ........... does he have to work so hard?  To earn more money.

 A. Why                         B. Who                                    C. What                    D. When

18 He doesn't look ............ to be a famous boxer.

 A. enough strong          B. weak enough                  C. strong enough D. too weak

19. Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

      A. Yes, that’s fine    B. No, I don’t want to go  C. Wait a minute   D. Sounds interesting

20. …………….you forget, the less you know.

A.  the less                 B.  little          C.  the more               D.  much

V. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts).

VI. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the space(10pts)

VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.(5pts)

  1. My mother is very keen………..growing flowers.

2. Nam isn’t here at the moment. He’ll be back………….a few minutes..

3.Sales of jeans went …………….and the storekeepers got a lot of money

4Thay prevented me.............going out

5.We are amazed...........his beatiful car.

6.He gave..........playing soccer.

7.She spent all of her money...............clothes.

8.I  borrowed this computer.............my friends.

9.That boy can rely..........his parents

10.We will be succeed ..............speaking English

VIII.  Identify one of the parts in each sentence that is incorrect and correct it. (10 pts)

PART D: READING

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and (1)……………….. for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves (2)……………. work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, (3)…………………

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just (4)…………….. On Friday evenings she doesn’t (5)…………… out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music (6)………………… just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera (7)…………….. a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in (8)………….. late. She doesn’t get up (9)…………….. 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and (10)……………. two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

X. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: (10 pts)

There is a link between computer games and crime.

One London newspaper reported that a (1)_______ became so obsessed with various computer games that he (2) _______ from his parents and his schoolmates in order to buy more. This is not the only such case. The head of a primary school recently claimed that (3)_______ the children at this school steal each other’s lunch money for the same reason. [obsess: theo đuổi]

Playing computer games can actually hurt you.

Dr. Leonora Keller, a health expert, said that many children play these games which such enthusiasm that they suffer (4)_______ “Space Warrior’s Wrist”. The muscles of the lower arm become inflamed as a result of repeated (5)_______ of the wrist and constant pressure on the computer control stick. This is also causes (6)_______ aches and pains their elbows and shoulders as well as strange sores on (7)_______ hands. [inflamed: viêm sưng]

Weight problems are another result.

Dr. Keller also found that children who spend a lot of time (8)_______ electronic games have a tendency to be fatter (9)_______ those who do not. She said that “for some reasons these children tend to eat more sugar and fat” and that “many of them get too (10)_______ exercise to burn up these things.”

1.A. 12-year-old                     B. 12-years-old            C. 12-year-olds      D. 12-years-olds

2.A. steal                                    B. stealed                          C. stole                                D. stolen

3.A. many of                             B. much of                        C. lot of                               D. a lots of

4.A. of                                        B. from                              C. for                                   D. with

5.A. moves                                   B. movings                   C. moveds                           D. movements

6.A. another                              B. anothers                       C. other                                D. others

7.A. their                                    B. theirs                             C. them                                D. they’s

8.A. play                                    B. plays                             C. to play                             D. playing

9.A. as                                        B. than                               C. more                                D. that

10.A. little                                 B. few                                C. much                               D. many

PART E : Writing

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)

1. Your shoes are as big as mine. (size)

....................................................................................................

2. If you run a lot, you’ll be fitter. (The)

...................................................................................................

3. Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please? (mind)

.............................................................................................................................. ?

4. She is too young to do that work. (enough)

...............................................................................................

5. You ought to ride the bike more carefully next time. (better)

..............................................................................................................................

6. They won’t be able to come on Saturday (impossible)

..............................................................................................................................

7. When I was young, I regularly walked to school. (used)

..............................................................................................................................

8. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday. (wish)

..............................................................................................................................

9. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s. (difficult)

...............................................................................................................................

10. Their father got to London by taxi last month (took)

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XII. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences.(10pts)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

à...........................................................................................................................________

2. My mother / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

à..........................................................................................................................

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

à...........................................................................................................................

4. He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / ill.

à............................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...........................................................................

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

à..........................................................................................................................

.6. Jane/ start/ sing/ when/ 5 years old

à  ........................................................................................................................

7. This / be / good / computer / I / ever / use.

à............................................................................................................................

8. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.

à.........................................................................................................................

 9. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?

à…………………………………..………….…………………………………

10. It/be/one/the/expensive car/world/.

à………………………………………………………………..………………

PART I: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.

PART II: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (4.0 pts)

1. Mary is studying _______ a history quiz.

2. Isn’t it  easy to play soccer well ?          - _______.

3. There are two libraries in the town and   _______ of them are extremely old.

 4. When my brother and I _______ children, we often played with together.

5. He  _______ to  work yesterday afternoon.    

6. The news on TV last night   _______ not  very good.

7. Ba did not know the world . Hoang didn’t , _______.

8. The boss wants his   _______  to type some letters.

9. If  Hai eats all that food, he eats_______.

10. Mr Bill speaks Vietnamese very_______.

11. The new apartment has a lot of modern things. It is well _______

A. empty              B. beautiful                  C. furnished               D. nervous

12. _______ to go fishing with me next weekend ?

 A.  Let’s              B. Why don’t we          C. Would you like      D. Shall we

13. Can you see any people in the house ? - _______

A. only a little            B. only few              C. only a few                     D. only little

14.  _______ she plays the piano!

A. How well                   B. How good                         C. What well              D. What good

15. After break, everyone goes_______ and classes start again.

A. indoor                   B. indoors                          C. outdoor                         D. outdoors

16. He learns _______ the guitars every day.

A. play                              B. to play                            C. playing        D. plays

17.  _______ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

A. Most                         B. Most of                   C. A few                                   D. Few

18.  She looks like you. She _______ your sister.

A. must be  B. Perhaps  C. must             D. may

19. What is the name of the girl _______ to Mrs. Lien?

A. talk                                       B. talks                              C. talking                         D. is talking

20. Would you _______ show me a nice picture, Ann?

A. like                                      B. mind                C. to                          D. please

II. There is one mistake in each sentence, find and correct it.

1. My father  along with his friend are drinking tea in the living room. 

2. He has less friends in his class now than he had last year.                  

3. I remember that I have something new to told you.                             

4. It’s important for every students to have a book.                                

5. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.        

6. This is my two child. The first is at home.                                                

7. We live in a four - rooms house in the country.                                      

8. When I am sick, my Mom looks at me.                                                 

9. There are a few empty apartments near to my house.                             

10. My birthday is in June 16th.                                                               

Write your answers here:

III. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket. ( 2.0 pts)

1. Yesterday Kate lost her bike so she is ____________.                 (HAPPY)

2. The information in that book is ________. Read, please.   (USE)

3. He drove car __________. He had an accident last week.  (CARE)

4. Ho Chi Minh City is a(n) __________ city.                          (INDUSTRY)

5. Do you like _________________ subjects?                        (SCIENTIST)

6. We need __________ to help the old men in the village.    (VOLUNTEER)

7. Where does your brother study?                                        

-  He studies ________________.                                            (SEA)

8. Smoking is ___________ to your health.                                      (HARM)

9. Don’t talk with a ___________.                                         (STRANGE)

10. His father always suffers from his ___________.              (STOMACH)

Write your answers here:

IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following

sentences. (2.0 pts)

1. He always (talk) a lot when he is at home.

2. Most people prefer spending money to (earn) it.

3. Nam, together with his friends, hardly (get) bad marks.

4. You (wait) a minute while I (look) through the text?

5. Daddy, could you tell me how (run) this washing machine?

6. My father used to be a teacher. He (teach) Chemistry at a local school.

7. You had better (brush) your teeth after every meal.

8. Why you (not go ) to the party last night?

9. I’m going to the post office (buy) some stamps.

10. George is interested in (take) an art class.