I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

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

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

1.A. idea              B. aerobics                     C. fair                  D. pair

2.A. this               B. there                          C. than                 D. thank

3.A. worked         B. needed                       C. wanted             D. rented

4.A. cold              B. long                           C. snow                D. hold

II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

1.The weather was nice __________ it was a bit cold.

2.It was raining ___________ I took my umbrella.

3.We often play soccer with our friends in the park ___________ Sunday afternoon.

4. ___________ do Lan and Mai go to the cinema? – Once a month.

5. The Red river is ___________ river in the North of Viet Nam.

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

1.   A.  through           B. author                         C. clothes                  D. thumb

2.  A. middle               B. mile                  C. kind                     D. time

3.  A. school                        B. scout                  C. sew                     D. sure

4.  A. everything        B. tooth                  C. theater                 D., they

5. A. marbles             B. classes                C. teaches                D. changes

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D.

1. A. character    B. school        C. teacher        D. chemistry

2. A. earth           B. earn           C. heart             D. heard

II. Find the word which is not the same with the others in a group.

3. A. comedian  B. newsreader     C. film producer     D. programme

4. A. cartoon     B. world news      C. studio                 D. documentary

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.

5. "Which __________ is Britain in?" - "Europe"

A. country           B. continent               C. city               D. area

6. That city is most famous __________ its fashion shops.

A. to            B. with                    C. for                    D. of

7. Nam plays sports very often, so he looks very __________.

A. sport               B. sports            C. sporty               D. sporting

8. Last summer, I __________ fishing with my uncle in the afternoon.

A. go                     B. went              C. goes               D. going

9. They cancelled their picnic __________ the weather was bad.

A. because            B. when               C. but               D. or

10. __________ the programme is late, we will wait to watch it.

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

11. You can watch Harry Potter on TV __________ you can read it.

A. so                 B. when                  C. but                   D. or

12. I __________ born on the first of May.

A. were               B. was                    C. are                  D. is

13. In team sports, the two teams __________ against each other in order to get the better score.

A. are                   B. do     C. make            D. compete

14. __________ draw on the walls and tables, please.

A. Do                   B. Don't                C. Should             D. Shouldn't

ENGLISH PRACTICE 10

I.PHONETICS: 

a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (50,2=1.0 pt)

A. Sugar B. Sorry C. Seaside D. Summer

A. Page B. Village C. luggage D. Heritage

A. Seat B. Great C.Please D. Beach

A. Hotel B.Photo C. Move D.Pagoda

A. Typhoon B. Goose C. Food D. Flood

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (50,2=1,0 pt)

 A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable

A. important B. especially C. prefed D. influence

A. general B.opinion C. abroad D.surprise

A.comfort B.nation C.apply D.moment

A. medical B.advise C.vegetables D. physical

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (100,2=2,0 pts)

“ Recycling” means not way.

A.throwing things away B.throw things away

C.blowing things away D. not blowing things away

I think it is good to spend time .English pronunciation.

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

Two teams take part in the contest

A.fetching – water B.water – fetching

B.fetched – water D.water - fetched

She is not old .to go out alone in the evening.

A.enough B.for C. so that D. that

Ha Long Bay, one of the most picturesque sights in Viet Nam, was . by UNESCO as world Heritage Site.

A.recognized B.signed C.realized D. collected

Could you help me this door, please?

A.push B.pushing C.pushed D.for pushing

At the end of the street there is path . To the river.

A.leads B.leasd C.leading D.led

All letters .today should arrive tomorrow.

A.posted B.post C.to post D.posting

When I arrived, there was a big red car outside the house.

A.park B.parked C.parking D.parks

I live in a pleasant room . The garden.

A.overlook B.overlooks C.overlooker D.overlooking

b. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (100,2=2.0 pts)

1. Farmers are always faced with ......................... brought about by typhoons, floods or droughts. (destroy)

2. They made a decision to close down the factory ... ..................... . (permanence)

3. She was .. ...................... for days after the accident. (conscious)

4. A few passengers received serious . ....................... in the accident. (injure)

5. Children often feel a lot of .. ...................... about their first day at school. (anxious)

6. He drinks a lot of coffee to keep him .. ...................... . (wake)

7. Linda is one of the . ....................... from Friends of the Earth. (represent)

8. Attractive . ....................... can help to sell products. (package)

9. These products are ... ..................... friendly. (environment)

10. It’s difficult to find . ....................... at busy time. (accommodate)

c. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (50,2=1.0 pt)

When the phone rang, I (water) the flowers in the garden.

You should practice ( speak) English everyday.

It (get) hotter and hotter in June.

His doctor advised him (give) . Up somoking.

My uncle (not visit)............................. us since he (move) to the new town.

d. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (50,2=1,0 pt)

1. Instead.............. going to the theater, we'll go to the concert.

2. There is nothing to prevent the children............. playing there.

3. They will be here............... a few minutes.

4. Most children often participate................... outdoor activitives in their free time.

5. You are very different ............... your brother.

III. READING: 

a. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (100,2=2,0 pts)

There (1).................... many simple things we can do to stop the (2). ...................... of the invironment. First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3) ................... which things, such as bottles and paper can (4). ...................... . 

We should put objectives that we can recycle in (5).. ...................... bins. Secondly, instead of talking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6).. ....................... possible, and go on foot or (7)........................ public transport. When we have to drive to the market (8)... ................. our shopping, we should always remember (9)... ...................our own bags (10). .................... we don't need to use the supermarket's plastic bags.

1. A. are B.is C.was D.were 

2. A. destroy B. destroyed C.destructive D. destruction 

3. A. think B.to think C.thinking D. thought

4. A.be recycled B.recycle C.recycling D. being recycled

5. A. recycle B. recycles C. recycled D. recycling

6. A. where B.whenever C.when D. wherever

7. A. on B. in C. by D. to

8. A. to do B. do C. to make D. making

9. A. taking B.to take C. take D. took

10. A.so B. that C. so that D. so as

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 one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D.

SECTION 1: PHONETICS.

I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others  by circling A, B, C, or D. ( 10pts)

SECTION 2: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR. (50pts)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence, identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (20pts)

1. How often do you do morning exercises in the summer?

2. We are going to have an English examination ………………… April, 21^st .       

3. There is a lot of …………………in Viet Nam. Our country is very green.

4. My friend, Linh …………………drinks cocacola and  beer.

5. …………is your uncle going to stay here?   - …………………about three days.

6. …………………do they go to work every morning?   - On foot.

7. The room of my parents is small. “The room of my parents” means:

8. There are five …………………in one hand.

9. Why don’t we go to the zoo this Sunday morning?

10. …………………is your father?     He is very well, thank you.

11. Would you like tea _______ hot chocolate for your breakfast?

            A. and                         B. but                          C. or                            D. so

12. Our car is old, _______ it drives beautifully.

            A. and                         B. but                          C. or                            D. so

13. The football match is on at 2 am _______ I can’t watch.

            A. so                            B. although                 C. but                          D. now

14. My father likes watching sports _______ on VTV3.

            A. matches                  B. channels                  C. match                      D. athletes

      15. _______ draw on the walls and tables, please.          

            A. Do                          B. Don’t                      C. Should                    D. Shouldn’t

      16. Nam plays sports very often, so he looks very _______.

            A. sport                       B. sports                      C. sporty                     D. sporting

      17. We sometimes _______ out when we lived in the city.

            A. eat                          B. will eat                    C. have eaten              D. ate

      18. I like watching football matches, but I am not very good _______ playing football.

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

      19. Team sports are sometimes called _______ sports.

            A. compete                  B. competition            C. competitor              D. competitive

      20._______ to a native speaker of English, Phuong?

            A. Have you ever talked                                 B. Do you ever talk

            C. Did you ever talk                                       D. Are you ever talking

      II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10pts)

1. It is 6:00 p.m. Mary is at home. She (have) ____dinner. She always (have) ____ dinner with her family around 6 o’clock .

2. My friend (take) ______ a trip to Da Lat next week, and he plans (stay) _____ there for a week.

3. He often (drink) _____ coffee for breakfast, but today he (eat) _____ some eggs.

4. Mrs. Thuy is cleaning the windows and doors. Let’s (help) ……………….……her.

5. Minh (be) __ to Da Nang twice. He (visit) __ a lot of places of interest in Da Nang.

6. What there (be) (drink) _______for dinner?

7. Vinh ( not leave) _______ home for school yet.

Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others  

    by circling A, B, C, or D.