Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.      A. chore                      B. child                       C. school                     D. kitchen

2.      A. divide                     B. breadwinner           C. finance                    D. tidy

3.      A. split                        B. lifting                      C. rubbish                    D. wife

4.      A. husband                  B. vulnerable               C. support                   D. ungrateful

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.

5.      A. husband                  B. homemaker             C. rubbish                    D. divide

6.      A. finance                   B. support                   C. laundry                   D. lifting

7.      A. vulnerable               B. critical                     C. responsible              D. sociable

8.      A. household               B. create                      C. tidy                                     D. happy

Choose the answer that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined part.

9.      My sister is very sociable. She has good relationships with her teachers and friends.

A.    unfriendly             B. responsible              C. critical                     D. friendly

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located

I. Phonetics Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce 2. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved 3. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell 4. A. husband B. mum C. contribute D. vulnerable 5. A. skill B. split C. children D. finance 6. A. breadwinner B. clean C. each D. lead 7. A. balance B. challenge C. career D. happy 8. A. share B. alike C. tradition D. equal 9. A. allergy B. digest C. oxygen D. sugar 10. A. breath B. head C. health D. heart 11. A. among B. belong C. body D. strong 12. A. approach B. children C. chocolate D. stomach 13. A. intestine B. mind C. spine D. reliable 14. A. modest B. contest C. suggest D. intestine 15. A. fortunate B. considerate C. nominate D. passionate 16. A. movement B. president C. extent D. instrument 17. A. statement B. movement C. evident D. comment 18. A. performed B. released C. received D. adored 19. A. artists B. singers C. listeners D. drums 20. A. poets B. flutes C. organs D. instruments

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5pt)

1. A. planet              B. character              C. happy                  D. classmate

2. A. sociable              B ocean                     C. receive             D. special

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (0.5 pt)

3.      A. event    B. behave        C. surprise       D. damage

4.      A. expensive         B. official        C. impossible   D. beautiful

C. Exercises:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. 

1. A. parents                           B. tables                        C. chairs              D. boys

2. A. close                     B. house                        C. dance              D. sensitive

3. A. shoulders             B. couches                    C. buses               D. houses

4. A. phones                           B. students                    D. gardens           D. bedrooms

5. A. reason                            B. opposite                             C. season             D. stress

6. A. island                             B. silent                        C. decide             D. poster

7. A. pagoda                           B. comb                        C. sofa                 D. chose

8. A. December            B. century                     C. cook                D. cinema

9. A. know                    B. close                         C. town               D. sofa

10. A. houses               B. toothbrushes            C. stores              D. glasses

SECTION A: PHONETICS

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.

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

2. A. mind              B. bike                        C. fit                           D. tidy

3. A. school           B. chair                      C. church                   D. chat

4. A. health            B. team                       C. tea                          D. sea

5. A. sun                 B. fun                         C. son                         D. put

6. A. excited          B. interested              C. worried                  D. painted

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

8. A. chair              B. fair                         C. pair                        D. are

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

10. A. season         B. break                     C. great                       D. steak

SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?

A. on                                   B. along                      C. with                        D. after

2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?

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

3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..

A. act                                  B. action                    C. activity                  D. deed

4. Do you go out ………..?

A. in the afternoon on Fridays                           B. on Fridays  in the afternoon

C. on afternoons Friday                                      D. on Friday afternoons

5. …………….lives in a very big house

A. A Queen of England                                       B. Queen of England

C. The Queen of the England                             D. the Queen of England

6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.

A. until                               B. at                            C. from                       D. to

7. I often ……………in winter.

A. go playing skiing                                             B. go skiing

C.play skiing                                                         D. go to ski

8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.

A. to be                              B. such as                  C. like                         D. as

9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….

A. pavement                      B. foot lane                C. sidewalk                D. zebra crossing

10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.

A. looked                           B. were seeming       C. were looking        D. were appearing

11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.

A. take                                B. have                       C. do                           D. enjoy

12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.

A. part                                B. care                        C. notice                    D. attention

13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.

A. together                         B. themselves            C. each other             D. one another

14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..

A. collect                           B. collecting              C. collector                D. collects

15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.

A. hurry                             B. busy                       C. full                         D. hard

16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..

A. crowd                            B. traffic                    C. people                   D. transport

17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.

A. going on                        B. being on                C. performing                        D. showing

18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….

A. any ways                       B. any way                 C. anyway                  D. in anyway

19. Look at ………..girl over there.

A. one                                 B. this                         C. that                         D. a

20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A. Yes, I do                        B. I’d love to             C. Yes, I like              D. OK. I’d like

II. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1.      No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital.

2.      What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V.

3.      We (be) ……………students in four years.

4.      A new school (build) ………………near our school now.

5.      You (be) …………..angry if he refuses to help you?

6.      I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………

7.      A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.

8.      He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) …………….good news.

9.      + Where are you?

+ I am upstairs. I (have)……………… a bath.

III.  Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

1.      My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

2.      We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

3.      The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT

4.      Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

5.      You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH

6.      We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE

7.      She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

8.      There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY

9.      Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD

10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH

ĐỀ SÔ 1

A. PHONETICS (5 points)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

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

2.       A. health              B. team                 C. tea                    D. sea

3.       A. decided            B. learned   C. listened            D. enjoyed

4.       A. hard                          B. hour                 C. hundred                     D. hobby

5.       A. find                           B. bike                  C. fit                     D. tidy

B. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY - LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. (20 pts)

6. I prefer music shows __________ fashion shows.(A. to              B. than                 C. rather than  D. better than)

7. __________ going swimming? - That’s OK.(A. How about        B. Let’s                C. Shall we               D. Why not)

8. My mother didn’t buy pork but I ________________.(A. did    B. didn’t    C. do                                   D. don’t)

9.  Is it easy to get a pair of tickets now? - ________.(A. No, it is   B. No, it does not     C. Yes, it is          D. Yes. It does)

10. How long does __________ take you to get to school every day?(A. he                B. she              C. it            D. they

11. What do you usually do __________ recess?(A. on                  B. at            C. in                     D. about)

12. I don’t like durian, and ___________ does my mother.(A. so             B. either      C. neither        D. too)

13. This program is __________ than the one we saw last night.(A. good         B. well                   C. more good       D. better)

14. Singing before the class is an interesting __________.(A. act              B. action     C. activity       D. actor)

15. She enjoys __________ old coins and stamps.(A. collect          B. to collect C. collecting              D. collected)

16. __________ did you read that book? – Yesterday morning.(A. Where         B. When          C. Why                 D. How

17. Vinh ate Chinese Fried Rice and __________ Hai.(A. either does          B. so does                                  C. so did              D. too does

18. Are you scared __________ going out at night?(A. in               B. to                     C. for                        D. of

19. What kinds of ___________ do you like? – I like cartoons.(A. films  B. books     C. sports         D. activities

20. Everybody ___ the symptoms, but nobody ___ a cure(.A. know-know        B. knows-knows         C. know-knows    D. knows-know

21. You can use the ___ to find out her telephone number.

A. telephone book         B. telephone box  C. telephone directory    D. telephone

22. What is _________ with you? - I have a runny nose.(A. matterB. problem           C. wrong                        D. false

23. I like __________ chess with Huy on Sunday afternoons.(A. play     B. to play   C. playing                      D. played

24. What is the ___________ of the river? - About 2 meters.(A. length    B. depth      C. width                         D. height

25. Would you like to come to my house for lunch? - _______(A. Yes, I do      B. Yes. I’d love toC. Yes, I like  D. OK. I’d like

II. Match the item in column A with  the item in column B (5pts)

III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets. (5 pts)

31. I (write) _________ you a letter when I come to London next month.

32. Our family (come) _________ back home from Ho Chi Minh two days ago.

33. I can’t go out now because it (rain)  _________.

34. Linda never (drink) _________ coffee in the evening.

35. Your parents (water) _________ flowers in the garden now?

IV. Each sentence below contains AN error among the 4 underlined parts. Find it. (5 pts)

36. The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video games.

                          A              B                    C                 D

37. There is a ten-floors building and two hotels in front of the hospital.

                 A              B                              C               D

38. Mr. Long will get used to travel to work by bicycle soon.

                               A                B         C          D

39. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.

                  A    B                          C                     D

40. The teacher says Ba was a famous pilot in the future.

    A           B             C                   D

C. READING

I. Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage (10pts).

I (41) _________ for work about 6.30 a.m and I walk to a bus stop not (42) _________ far from my house. I (43) _________ a bus that comes by around 6.45. The bus isn’t very crowded when I (44) _________ on, but it fills up by the end of the line. Then, I get (45) _________ the bus and catch a train going into town. The train lasts (46) _________ 30 minutes, and it’s usually standing-room only. The train stops near my office and the whole trip (47) _________ about an hour. I buy a monthly bus ticket, so I save (48) _________ lot of money by (49) _________ public transportation instead of driving my (50) _________ car.

II. Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

In the summer holiday, Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children, Peter and Susan often go to the beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south (51) _________ Vietnam. They usually stay in a small (52) _________ or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. (53) _________ summer, they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at the Sun Sight hotel for three days. In the morning, Peter played soccer with his father on the beach. Susan and her mother walked along the beach and built sand castles. They visited Tri Nguyen (54) _________ and saw different kinds of fish there. They also (55) _________ a lot of souvenirs for friends.

III. Read the following passage and answer the questions below (10 pts).

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

* Questions:

56. Why is headache a common disease in the USA?......................................................./………………………………….

57. What can people see when they have headaches? ...................................................../…………………………………

58. Can people have pains on only one side of the head? ...................................................../…………………………………

59. When do people have headaches? ...................................................../…………………………………

60. How can they prevent headaches? ...................................................../…………………………………

D. WRITE

I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that  they mean the same as the original sentences. (10 pts)

61. Viet runs faster than Minh.

=> Minh...................................................../…………………………………

62. His house has four rooms.

=> There are ...................................................../…………………………………

63. Cuc is short. Hong is taller than Cuc. Lan is shorter than Cuc.

=> Lan is ...................................................../…………………………………

64. Manh drives carefully.

=> Manh ...................................................../…………………………………

65. How high is the wall?

=> What ...................................................../…………………………………_?

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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