I. Choose the best answer. 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. sugar B. special C. suncream D. should 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. noisy B. exciting C. peaceful D. modern 3. My father is ______ than my mother. A.wider B. longer C. older D. larger 4. He is going to Phu Quoc ______. A. Desert B. Waterfall C. Cave D. Island 2 5. Ha Long _____ is in Quang Ninh Province. A. Island B. Bay C. Beach D. Mount 6. Take some ______ with you. You may need it if you get hurt. A. suncream B. backpack C. plasters D. sleeping bag 7. Vy _____ in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. A. go B. goes C. live D. lives 8. There ________ some factories near Khang’s neighbourhood. A. are B. is C. isn’t D. aren’t 9. Mai is ________ than her cousin. A. active B. confident C. better D. funny 10. Do you have ______ new friends? A. some B. any C. many D. a little 11. There is ______ milk in the bottle. A. some B. any C. a few D. many 12. We can’t go out. It ______ now. A. is rain B. is raining C. rain D. rains 13. How ________ books are there in your bag? A. some B. any C. many D. much 14. You _____ make lots of noise in the museum. A. must B. mustn’t C.should D. not should 15. Children should help their parents to _______ their house. A. wish B. visit C. clean D. give 16. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. A. island B. biggest C. forest D. plaster 17. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests. A. delicious B. difficult C. dangerous D. different 18. There aren’t ________ good films on TV at the moment. A. some B. much C. an D. any 19. Diana is in the art club. She is very________. A. kind B. funny C. creative D. shy 20. Nam likes________ volleyball. A. to playing B. playing C. plays D. play 21. You ________ travel alone to the mountain. It’s dangerous. Always go in a group. A. mustn’t B. should C. must D. will 22. “ How ________ does Phong go to the judo club ?” – “Twice a week.” A. long B. far C. often D. much 23. Every evening, my father ________ television. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches 24. There be________ 36 students in my class. A. am B. is C. was D. are 25. Would you like __________ coffee? A. some B. any C. D. an 26. There is a big market near my house, so the street is busy and . A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy 27. Look! The little boy in the yard. A. are playing B. plays C. playing D. is playing 28. My sisters __________ the exercises in the evening . 3 A. often does B. often do C. does often D. do often 29. We usually ________ our house with flowers at Tet. A. decorates B. are decorating C. decorate D. is decorating 30. She often ________ to Ho Chi Minh City on Sundays. A. to go B. go C. goes D. going II. Match the question with the answer A B Answer 1. Is Ha Noi larger than Binh Thuan? a. In the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh city. 1 - 2. Where is your neighbourhood? b. They are very kind. 2 - 3. What are the people in Nha Trang like? c. It is a very beautiful island in Viet Nam. 3 - 4. What do you know about Phu Quoc? d. I decorate my house with flowers. 4 - 5. What do you do at Tet? e. Yes, it is. 5 - III. Complete the dialogue, using the phrases or sentences given. A. I dislike about the streets because they are very crowded and noisy. B. Yes, there is. It’s near my house C. Yes, I do. D. I live in a town house in Bien Hoa city. E. The people are very helpful and friendly. Jack: Where do you live, Alice? Alice: (1) ___________________________. Jack: What do you like about your neighborhood? Alice: (2) ___________________________. Jack: And what do you dislike about it? Alice: (3) ___________________________. Jack: Is there an art gallery near your house? Alice: (4) ___________________________. Jack: Do you like your neighborhood? Alice: (5) ___________________________. IV. Read the dialogue and answer True (T) or False(F). Mi: Where do you live, Vy? Vy: I live in Binh Duong Province. Mi: What do you like about it? Vy: There are many things I like about it. There’s a big market near my house. There are also many shops, restaurants and art galleries here. The streets are wide and clean. The people here are helpful and friendly. Mi: What do you dislike about it? Vy: The schools are too far away. There are also some factories near here, so the air isn’t clean and the streets are noisy and crowded. 1. Vy lives in Ho Chi Minh city _________ 2. There’s a big market near Vy’s house. _________ 3. The streets are narrow and clean. _________ 4. The people here are kind and funny. _________ 5. The air here isn’t clean. _________ 4 V. Read and select the correct options. My village is about 10 kilometers (1) ___________ Da Lat. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow (2) __________ and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In the spring, my (3) __________ looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to (4) ________ it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't take the villagers (5) ___________ time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. Câu 1. A. from B. to C. in D. at Câu 2. A. rivers B. islands C. flowers D. waterfalls Câu 3. A. countryside B. town C. city D. village Câu 4. A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. to visit Câu 5. A. many B. much C. some D. a few VI. Put the words in the correct order. 1. beautiful / Mary/ sister/ is/ more/ than / her /. => ___________________________________________________________ 2. streets/ the/ are/ less/ wider/ with/ traffic/. => ___________________________________________________________ 3. Da Nang/ I/ live/ in/ suburbs/ the/ of/ City/. => ___________________________________________________________ 4. is / Khang’s / where /neighborhood/ ? => ___________________________________________________________ 5. homework / is/ more/ important/ than/ playing video/ doing/ games /. => ___________________________________________________________ 6. new / I/ furniture / need / for / to / my / some / room / buy/ . => ___________________________________________________________ 7. your/ trip/ don’t/ take/ too/ much/ luggage/ on/. => ___________________________________________________________ 8. mustn’t / you / forget/ bring/ to/ a/ compass /. => ___________________________________________________________ 9. we/ to / the / clean / our / help / should / parents/ house /. => ___________________________________________________________ 10. Tet/ My/ mother/ usually /cooks/ special/ food/ during/. => ______________________________________________________________ VII. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Travelling by air is faster than travelling by bus. A. Travelling by bus is faster than travelling by air. B. Travelling by bus is slower than travelling by air. C. Travelling by air is not faster than travelling by bus. 2. My school is bigger than Fay’s school. A. Fay’s school is older than my school. B. Fay’s school is smaller than my school. C. Fay’s school is bigger than my school. 3. Nick’s exam results is better than Alex’s exam results. 5 A. Alex’s exam results is worse than Nick’s exam results. B. Alex’s exam results is better than Nick’s exam results. C. Nick’s exam results is bad than Alex’s exam results. 4. You mustn’t go to school late. A. You mustn’t go to school on time. B. You must go to school on time. C. You must go to school late. 5. We should keep quiet in the hospital. A. We shouldn’t keep quiet in the hospital. B. We shouldn’t make noise in the hospital. C. We should make noise in the hospital. 6. It’s good if you do your homework carefully. A. You shouldn’t do your homework carefully. B. You should do your homework carefully. C. You mustn’t do your homework carefully. 7. Nam doesn’ t have a TV in his bedroom. A. There is a TV in Nam’s bedroom. B. There isn’t a TV in my bedroom. C. There isn’t a TV in Nam’s bedroom. 8. Living in the city is noisier than living in the countryside. A. Living in the countryside is noisier than living in the city. B. Living in the countryside is quieter than living in the city. C. Living in the countryside is cheaper than living in the city. 9. The food here is worse than my cooking. A. My cooking is worse than the food here. B. My cooking is better than the food here. C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. 10. There are lots of beautiful lakes in Viet Nam. A.Viet Nam has many beautiful lakes. B. Viet Nam has much beautiful lakes. C. Viet Nam has a beautiful lake.   

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group (1 mark). 1. A. talk B. call C. imagine D. all 2. A. easy B. empty C. dryer D. busy 3. A. machine B. armchair C. kitchen D. cheap 4. A. reader B. leave C. break D. each 5. A. important B. library C. physics D. middle 6. A. basketball B. shelf C. education D. congress 7. A. teenager B. together C. guitar D. game 8. A. store B. station C. please D. excuse 9. A. thousand B. house C. about D. souvenir 10. A. uncle B. turtle C. cut D. fun

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. reduce                B. conserve     C. enjoy           D. explore
2. A. collapsed            B. occured       C. controlled   D. received
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
3. A. typhoon              B. response      C. device         D. garbage
4. A. comfortable        B. convenient  C. dangerous   D. marvelous
III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences (3ms)
1. I ............................. very surprised if Melissar came to Bob’s party. Normally, she hates parties.
A. will be        B. would be     C. was D. were
2. - “What a nice T-shirt!”
- .............................
A. It’s my pleasure      B. You’re welcome     C. Not at all     D. It’s nice of you to say so
3. It............................. for months, so farmers can’t start their crops.
A. didn’t rain  B. doesn’t rain C. hasn’t rained           D. won’t rain
4. By ............................. used paper, plastic and metal you can minimize the amount of waste produced at home.
A. reducing     B. recycling     C. preventing  D. producing
5. I suggest............................. lessons to the poor children in the neiborhood.
A. give B. giving         C. to give         D. gave
6. Home lighting can ............................. for 10 percent to 50 percent of the electricity bill.
A. take B. hold C. account       D. spend
7. ............................. they live a poor life, they always feel happy.
A. in spite of   B. Although    C. Because      D. Because of
8. A ............................. is a violent trpical storm with very strong winds, especially in North and South America.
A. cyclone       B. typhoon      C. hurricane     D. tornado
9. Let me congratulate you ............................. winning the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.
A. on   B. in    C. for   D. about
10. Lan has to stay home to ............................. her sick mother.
A.play with     B. look after    C. look D. talk
11. The house in............................. she was born and grew up was destroyed in an earthquake ten years ago.
A. which         B. that C. who D. whom
12. ............................. putting garbage bins around the schoolyard?
A. Why not     B. Shall we     C. Why don’t we        D. What about
IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentences (1m)
1. Have you ever seen a .................... eruption?         (VOLCANO)
2. ...................., the flood didn’t cause much damage to the local residents. (LUCKY)
3. They first met on a.................... from Atlanta to Massachusetts.   (FLY)
4. Scientists around the world are searching for the most........................................ source of power.            (EFFECT)
V. Reading
A. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap. (1m)
Scientists are now looking for ceaper ways to use solar energy to heat air and water. Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now. Solar units on the (1)....................... of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water. (2)....................... these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters. Universities and colleges give solar energy couses where students learn to build their own solar collectors. There are also many books (3)....................... explain the construction of solar collectors. (4)....................... the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world.
1. A. ceilings   B. yards           C. roofs           D. dorways
2. A. Because  B. Although    C. If                D. But
3. A. which     B. who             C. whose         D. whom
4. A. At           B. On              C. for               D. In
B. Read the passage and then answer the following questions (1m)
BOXING DAY
Boxing Day in the United Kingdom is the day after Christmas Day and falls on December 26. Traditionally, it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material) of other valuable goods to their employees. In modern time, it is an important day and an opportunity to spend time with their family, friends and neighbors. Some people choose to go for a walk in the countryside, while others gather and wait in a ine for the post-Christmas sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is also an important day for sports events. Traditionally, using dogs to hunt for foxes was a popular sport among the upper classes. Pictures of hunters on horseback dressed in red coats and surrounded by hunting dogs are often seen as symbolic of Boxing Day. Nowadays, fox hunting is not allowed. Horse racing and football (soccer) are now popular sports.
Answer the questions:
1. When is Boxing Day celebrated? 
2. What was Boxing Day by traditional?
3. Who do people usually spend time with?
4. Is fox hunting a popular sport nowadays?
VI. Writing
A. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1m)
1. Do not eat all the ice-cream or you will be sick.
If you 
2. The children receive a good education. They attend that school.
The children who      
3. People cut down many trees in the forests, so there are often big floods every year.
There are       
4. Why don’t we use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume?
He suggested 
B. Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences (0.5m)
1. teacher / pleased / students / passed / final test.

2. Tet / festival / occurs / late January / early February.

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

      1. A. required                    B. opened                                C. solved                   D. worked

      2. A. bag                           B. face                                     C. pants                                                               D. fashion 

3. A. climate                     B. tropical                               C. official                                                       D. capital 

4. A. hit                             B. house                                  C. hour                                                           D. holiday

5. A. tide                           B. public                                 C. sight                                                           D. provide

      6. A. grade                        B. nature                                 C. exchange                                                          D. village                               

7. A. wants                        B. listens                                 C. looks                                                          D. develops

8. A. mother                      B. hobby                                 C. modern                                                      D. horror

9. A. apartment                 B. already                                C. across                                                        D. another

10. A. cough                     B. enough                                C. weigh                                                        D. laugh

11. A. thanks                     B. think                                   C. there                                                          D. three

12. A. measure                  B. Easter                                 C. each                                                          D. eager

13. A. group                      B. route                                   C. soup                                                          D. cousin

14. A. luggage                  B. pull                                     C. funny                                                        D. bulb

15. A. comic                     B. cotton                                 C. city                                                           D. computer                           

I.  Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :

1.         a. locate                             b. celebrate                        c. nominate                       d. private

2.         a. hobby                            b. honest                           c. humor                            d. hole

3.         a. dynamite                        b. terrify                            c. symbol                           d. deny

4.         a. love                                b. oven                              c. prove                             d. lovely

5.         a. account                          b. aboard                           c. acquaintance                 d. alien

6.         a. voice                              b. volume                          c. volcano                          d. volunteer

7.         a. crazy                              b. sample                           c. grade                             d. spacecraft

8.         a. spot                                b. object                            c. hole                                d. model

9.         a. launder                          b. laundry                         c. laugh                             d. launch

10.       a. catalogue                       b. card                               c. catwalk                          d. hat

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. conclusive                    B. evidence                       C. mineral                          D. terrify

2.         A. capture                         B. infant                            C. precious                        D. aboard

3.         A. exist                              B. gemstone                      C. planet                            D. public

4.         A. creature                        B. object                            C. sample                          D. despite

5.         A. wonderful                    B. volunteer                      C. disappear                      D. disappoint

6.         A. reputation                     B. description                    C. suggestion                    D. pollution

7.         A. economic                      B. volcano                         C. psychedelic                   D. scientific

8.         A. priority                         B. terrify                           C. identify                         D. compulsory

9.         A. earthquake                    B. evidence                       C. disappear                      D. slavery

10.       A. generous                       B. humorous                      C. precious                        D. mysterious

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1.         a. behave                           b. lake                               c. bake                               d. battery

2.         a. earthquake                     b. easy                               c. Easter                            d. eat

3.         a. funnel                            b. fun                                c. fund                              d. further

4.         a. cycle                              b. widely                           c. typhoon                         d. fly

5.         a. intermediate                  b. immediate                     c. medium                         d. medicine

6.         a. great                              b. bread                             c. break                             d. steak

7.         a. carrier                            b. carriage                         c. car                                 d. carrot

8.         a. children                         b. child                              c. line                                 d. sign

9.         a. eight                              b. weight                           c. freight                            d. heighten

10.       a. bury                               b. hurry                             c. hungry                           d. thunder

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. abrupt                           B. erupt                             C. behave                          D. bureau

2.         A. carriage                         B. collapse                         C. damage                         D. forecast

3.         A. battery                          B. extensive                      C. volcano                         D. detective

4.         A. border                           B. destroy                         C. earthquake                    D. funnel

5.         A. tidal                              B. expect                           C. typhoon                        D. award

6.         A. ancient                          B. charity                          C. compose                       D. humor

7.         A. decoration                    B. expectation                   C. composition                  D. pollution

8.         A. temperature                  B. acquaintance                 C. distinguish                    D. describe

9.         A. generous                       B. priority                          C. nominate                       D. battery

10.       A. damage                         B. collapse                         C. border                           D. funnel

III.  Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others :

1.         A. earthquake                    B. famine                          C. volcano                         D. tornado

2.         A. rainy                             B. easy                              C. foggy                            D. snowy

3.         A. how                              B. which                            C. what                             D. whose

4.         A. shower                          B. thunder                         C. raincoat                         D. wind

5.         A. typhoon                        B. hurricane                       C. snowstorm                    D. cyclone

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. talked                             B. fitted                                  C. needed                    D. visited

2. A. houses                            B. misses                                 C. glasses                    D. mixes

3. A. stamp                              B. sew                                     C. opposite                  D. bookstore

4. A. milk                                B. library                                 C. dinner                     D. polish

5. A. play                                B. education                            C. small                       D. stay

6. A. played                            B. frightened                           C. excited                    D. bored

7. A. hand                               B. transport                             C. character                 D. celebration

8. A. washed                           B. attended                             C. decided                  D. disappointed

II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences .

1 . When I was a boy, I ....................................... tea to coffee.

A. prefer                      B. preferred                 C. prefers                    D. preferring

2. He was only thirteen, but he ate ........................................ his father did 

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

3. Every girl ought to learn ................................... to cook.

A. what                       B. when                       C. how                                    D. where

4. John enjoys ………………………..……… tennis.

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

5. …………………..……… coffee without milk is yours?

A. The                         B. An                          C. A                            D. Ø

6. Video  games can be ....................................

A. addictive                B. wonderful               C. interesting               D. beautiful 

7. Could you show me the way  ……………. . . . .. the railway station please?

A. near to                    B. at                            C. next                                    D. to

8. “Was the competition a success ?” “Yes, ........................... people took part in it than usual”.

A. more                       B. fewer                      C. less                          D. many

9. The meat of a pig is ................................. 

A. beef                                    B. pork                        C. chicken                   D. lamb  

10. Some scientists spend most of their lives ...................at rocks. 

A. look                        B. looking                   C. looked                    D. to look 

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
A. sugar B. special C. suncream D. should
2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests:
A. noisy B. exciting C. peaceful D. modern
3. My father is ______ than my mother.
A.wider B. longer C. older D. larger
4. He is going to Phu Quoc ______.
A. Desert B. Waterfall C. Cave D. Island
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5. Ha Long _____ is in Quang Ninh Province.
A. Island B. Bay C. Beach D. Mount
6. Take some ______ with you. You may need it if you get hurt.
A. suncream B. backpack C. plasters D. sleeping bag 
7. Vy _____ in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City.
A. go B. goes C. live D. lives
8. There ________ some factories near Khang’s neighbourhood.
A. are B. is C. isn’t D. aren’t
9. Mai is ________ than her cousin.
A. active B. confident C. better D. funny
10. Do you have ______ new friends?
A. some B. any C. many D. a little
 11. There is ______ milk in the bottle.
A. some B. any C. a few D. many 
 12. We can’t go out. It ______ now.
 A. is rain B. is raining C. rain D. rains
 13. How ________ books are there in your bag?
A. some B. any C. many D. much
14. You _____ make lots of noise in the museum.
A. must B. mustn’t C.should D. not should
15. Children should help their parents to _______ their house.
A. wish B. visit C. clean D. give
16. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part.
 A. island B. biggest C. forest D. plaster
17. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests.
 A. delicious B. difficult C. dangerous D. different
18. There aren’t ________ good films on TV at the moment.
 A. some B. much C. an D. any
19. Diana is in the art club. She is very________.
 A. kind B. funny C. creative D. shy
20. Nam likes________ volleyball.
 A. to playing B. playing C. plays D. play
21. You ________ travel alone to the mountain. It’s dangerous. Always go in a group.
 A. mustn’t B. should C. must D. will
22. “ How ________ does Phong go to the judo club ?” – “Twice a week.” 
 A. long B. far C. often D. much
23. Every evening, my father ________ television.
 A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches
24. There be________ 36 students in my class.
 A. am B. is C. was D. are
 25. Would you like __________ coffee? 
 A. some B. any C. D. an 
 26. There is a big market near my house, so the street is busy and .
 A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy
 27. Look! The little boy in the yard.
 A. are playing B. plays C. playing D. is playing
28. My sisters __________ the exercises in the evening .
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 A. often does B. often do C. does often D. do often
29. We usually ________ our house with flowers at Tet.
 A. decorates B. are decorating C. decorate D. is decorating
30. She often ________ to Ho Chi Minh City on Sundays.
A. to go B. go C. goes D. going

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1m)

1.   A. recycle                     B. sky                          C. why                          D. country

2.   A.university                  B. unit                         C. discuss                     D. computer

    3.   A. emergency                B. elevate                    C. pressure                   D. stretcher

    4.   A. wanted                     B. raised                      C. needed                      D. waited