I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: (2.5 pts)

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

      A. casual                      B. Islam                   C. designer                                                          D. Buddhism

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. mausoleum              B. economic            C. correspond                         D. compulsory

3. Some designers have taken inspiration _________ Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

      A. by                            B. after                    C. from                                  D. in

4. My father has not met my uncle _________ last month.

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

5. The local people have been planting more trees to _____ the town.

      A. beautify                   B. beautiful              C. beautifully                     D. beauty

6.  Where exactly did you get the _____ for your new movie?

     A. currency                   B. fashion                C. inspiration                     D. population

7.  We used _____ in such a crowded and noisy area when I was very young.

     A. living                         B. to live                  C. to living                          D. live

8. Ellen is one of our most talented young _____.

     A. musicians                 B. musical               C. music                            D. musically

9. “You must be Yoko” - “ __________________.”

      A. Never mind              B. Not at all             C. That’s right. I am.               D. Don’t mention it.

10.  Mary: Would you like to come and visit me next year?

       Lan: ______________________________________

  A.That right                 B. I like to see it       C. You must want it.    D. That would be great

II.            Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for question 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)

1.     This picture gives us: ___________________________________________________

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1,5pts)

The Kimono, a dress that looks like a robe, is the (13) ____ clothing of Japan. Kimono (14) ____ have changed significantly in Japan’s history. Today men, women and even children in Japan wear kimonos. The colors, cloth materials, and (15) ____ of a kimono vary among people who wear it. They are different according to the sex, the age and the material statue of the wearer. They are also different according to the seasons of the year and the occasions for which the kimono is worn. (16) ____ most Japanese people now wear western-style clothes such as suits, shirts or skirts, they wear Kimonos (17) ___ holidays and other special (18) ___       

13.          A. modern               B. casual                 C. traditional            D. uniform

14.          A. stylist                  B. styles                  C. styling                 D. stylish

15.          A. decorate              B. decorative           C. decorator            D. decorations

16.          A. Although             B. Since                  C. As                      D. When

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

18.          A. opportunity          B. chance                C. occasions.          D. festival

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1. Is your mother going to work ________ bus today?

A. in B. to C. by D. at

2. There is ________ apple in our living room.

A. an B. a C. two D. three

3. Hello. I ________ your new teacher. My name is Hoa.

A. is B. am C. are D. do

4. We always get up ________ half past seven in the morning.

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

5. ________ is my new English teacher. Her name is Sandra.

A. These B. There C. This D. Those

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1. Can you turn _________ the TV? I want to see the film.

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

2. In most social situations where people of acquaintance meet each other, ___way of greeting is allowed

3. My sister has been living in Da Lat for two years; ____, she has never been to Than Tho Lake.

A. however                       B. although                        C .if                                    D. because

4. My father shouted at me, ____________made me feel sorrowful

5. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.

A. despite                         B. in spite                       C. because                      D. because of

6. If we use water ____________, more people will have clean water

7. I felt quite _______ with my day’s work.

A. satisfy                           B. satisfactory               C. satisfied                      D. satisfaction

8. The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third ______country in the world.

9. This newspaper _________ every day. It’s a daily newspaper.

A. is publishing              B. is published              C. publishes                    D. publish

10. You have a ticket for the game, _____________?

I . Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B,C,D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. When I saw your teacher this morning, I found that he looked very ……………

2. Come here. We have ……………….……good news for you and your family.

3. Mr. Truong feels sick now because he drank too………………wine this morning.

4. I didn’t break those glass windows but my classmates,Tuan and Hoang……………….……

5.  - “Would you like some corn?”                  - “______.”              

      A. No, thanks. I’m full                                 B. Ok. I don’t like corn

      C. All right                                                     D. Yes, I would

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. If she ……………….. (invite) me, I ………………. (go)

2. If it …………………. (rain), we ………………… (cancel) the match.

3. If she ………………. (be late), we …………………. (go) without her.

4. If you ………………. (ask) more politely, I ………………… (buy) you a drink.

5. If he ……………….. (win) the first prize, his mother ……………… (be) happy.

6. To prepare for the new year, I (paint)............................. my house again since last month .

7. They(wash)..........……....…..the used plastic bottles with water yesterday.

8. It is dangerous(drive) ................................ quickly.

III. Read carefully and complete the passage. Use the words given in the box.

Today,  many people in the world are leaving their small villages in the  country (1) .................big and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields (2).......................... rivers of the countryside for the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds.

       In many countries people come to live in towns and cities (3)....................... they need work. After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There (4)........................usually an area nearby where the factory workers live.The familes of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets (5).............................more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows.

IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

                                                     My Television

        My television is an important (1) _____of furniture to me. I can’t get (2) ____ the house very often, but my TV brings the whole (3) ______to me. From the evening news and the “all-news” channels. I learn about events(4) ______ the outside world: politics, the environment, recent changes in technology and medicine, and (5) ______on. I like game shows and travel programs, too.

1. A. bit                                  B. piece                      C. slice                       D. pair

2. A. out                                 B. in                            C. out of                     D. in to

3. A. world                             B. places                    C. towns                     D. cities

4. A. on                                  B. in                            C. out                          D. over

5. A. such                               B. this                         C. that                         D. so

V. Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences

1.      is / driving / dangerous / fast / very /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2.      live / many / the / people / country / prefer / in / to /./

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

3.      traffic / are / rush hours / always / there / jams / during /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given

3. My sister started playing the piano 10 years ago.

-> My sister has ………………………………………………………………………….

4. They are going to build a supermarket near our house.

-> A supermarket …………………………………………………………………………

5. Study harder for the exam or you will fail it.

-> If you ……………………………………………………………    …………………

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I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:

 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. asleep                         B. famous                      C. careful                   D. pretty

2. A. happen                        B. enter                        C. awar                   D. ridden

 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:

3.A. played                           B. needed                         C. closed                 D. filled

4. a. reversed                       b. walked                            c. stopped            d. obeyed

5.A. healthy                          B. ahead                         C. seat                    D. bread

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:

 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. asleep                         B. famous                      C. careful                   D. pretty

2. A. happen                        B. enter                        C. awar                   D. ridden

 Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:

3.A. played                           B. needed                         C. closed                 D. filled

4. a. reversed                       b. walked                            c. stopped            d. obeyed

5.A. healthy                          B. ahead                         C. seat                    D. bread

6. a. cycle                            b. licence                        c. vehicle                d. centre