I.      Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt)

1.     A. game             B. gym                   C. girl                     D. bag

2.     A. calories          B. natural                C. nature                 D. carrot

II.    Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.(0,5pt)

3.     A. temperature        B. stomachache       C. adult                   D. advice

4.     A. recycle               B. benefit                C. provide               D. encourage

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

1.      A. face                       B. nature                          C. tragedy                        D. tasty

2.      A. drought                 B. discount                       C. sound                          D. bought

3.      A. memory                 B. spell                            C. plentiful                       D. escape

4.      A. flood                     B. shoot                           C. food                            D. typhoon

5.      A. prefer                    B. experiment                   C. serve                           D. permanent

6.      A. government            B. over                            C. problem                       D. permanently

7.      A. not                        B. problem                       C. hospital                       D. govern

8.      A. unpleasant             B. supply                          C. struggle                       D. lucky

9.      A. drought                 B. ought                          C. brought                       D. thought

10.   A. result                     B. destroy                        C. simple                          D. this

I. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. nature B. chance C. gravity D. Basic

2. A. cheap B. choose C. children D. chemistry

3. A. available B. safe C. biogas D. stay

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.

4. A. easily B. abundant C. dangerous D. energy

5. A. engineer B. expensive C. convenient D. enormous

II. VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6. The traffic here is very _____ for children.

A. dangerous B. endangered C. danger D. dangerously

7. There is a serious _____ of food in some areas.

A. short B. shortage C. shorten D. shortening

8. Gas and oil _____ always increases in cold weather.

A. consumers B. consume C. consumption D. consumable

9. Wind is a _____ source of energy.

A. renewable B. non-renewable C. renewed D. renewing

10. This country needs _____ in education.

A. investing B. investment C. invested D. invest

11. _____ energy doesn’t cause pollution.

A. Social B. Solar C. Sociable D. Sunny

12. The water _____ crises continue to impact on most parts of the country.

A. shortage B. lack C. absence D. scarce

13. Non-renewable _____ sources like coal and natural gases produce a lot of carbon dioxide.

A. power B. fuel C. solar D. energy

14. Making soup is a good way of using _____ leftover vegetables.

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

15. Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will eventually _____

A. run way B. run down C. run over D. run out

16. Too much work is bad _____ your health.

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

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentence.

17. He’s bought me a smart new camera to change from my old one.

A. recharge B. reuse C. replace D. redo

18. When will the information be made available?

A. accessible B. busy C. plentiful D. abundant

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. No need to hurry – you’ve got plenty of time.

A. same amount B. less C. little D. few

20. You cannot grow crops on exhausted land.

A. used B. fertile C. empty D. nutritious

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. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

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

 A. traffic                B. pavement           C. plane                  D. station

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

 A. healthy              B. ahead                 C. bread                  D. seatbelt

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

A. attended             B. shocked              C. visited                D. started

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

A. looked                B. walked               C. stopped              D. terrified

5. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. railway                B. helicopter           C. across                 D. safety

6. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. disaster               B. comedy              C. romantic             D. surprising

7. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. director               B. producer            C. critic                   D. review

8. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. frightening          B. hilarious             C. moving               D. gripping

9. What does the road sign mean?

A. No left turn

B. No right turn

C. No parking

D. No cycling

10. ..................... my way to school, there is a supermarket.

A. On                       B. During               C. At                      D. In

11.  It is the law that motorists give way to the pedestrian at .....................

 A. traffic light         B. zebra crossing      C. speed limit          D. road sign

12. My father ………………. the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

A. catches                B. drives                C. goes                   D. runs

13. ………………. is not very far from here to the supermarket.

A. There                   B. This                  C. It                        D. That        

14. It is over 100 km ………………. my hometown ………………. Ho Chi Minh City.

A. from-from            B. to-from             C. from-to                         D. to-to

15. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ………………. the rules.

A. remember           B. obey                  C. go after               D. take care of

16. You should look right and left when you go ………………. the roads. 

A. down                 B. across                 C. up            D. along

17. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school ……………….  her school is very far from her house.

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

18. I ……………….. go on foot when I was in primary school.

A. have to               B. may                    C. can                     D. used to

19. Please get ……………….. the bus. We have finished our journey.

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

20. “Hospital ahead”, “No parking” are ………………..

A. traffic                B. road signs          C. traffic rules          D. means of transport                

21. She came to the stadium ...................... bus.

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

22. ...................... is it from your house to the bookstore? – About 100 meters.

A. How far              B. How long           C. How much          D. How often

23. Motorbike is the main ...................... on the road in Viet Nam.

A. travel                 B. tricycle               C. traffic                 D. vehicle

24. Does your bike ever ...................... down on the way to school?

A. do                      B. take                    C. break                  D. turn

25. A ...................... is an official document that shows you are able to drive.

A. railway station    B. driving licence    C. train ticket          D. traffic jam

26. Anna used to ……………….. as a teacher after she graduated from university.

A. work                  B. worked               C. working              D. works

27. We were ....................... with the lastest film of that director.

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

28. The plot of the film is ........................ I couldn’t see it any more.

A. disappointing      B. disappointed       C. disappoint           D. disappoints

29. “Could I ask you a few questions about your favourite movies?” –  “........................”

A. Sure. Go ahead.                                 B. Not a bad idea. 

C. That sounds good.                             D. But I don’t want to. 

30. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a ……………….. movie.

A. romantic             B. comedy              C. documentary       D. science fiction

31. The film was so boring. ……………….., An saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore            B. Despite               C. However            D. Although

32. The special effects in Jurassic Park are ......................! The dinosaurs look so real and alive

A. visible                B. incredible           C. terrible                D. believable

33....................... having to work the next day, they watched films all night.

A. Because of         B. Because             C. Although            D. In spite of

34. ...................... Johnny Depp is a famous actor, he has failed in his recent films.

A. Although            B. Despite               C. However            D. Nevertheless

35. Who is going to ...................... the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get                     B. take                    C. win                    D. pass

36. How do you think about my new idea? – I find it ......................

A. excited               B. excite                 C. excitingly           D. exciting

37. They spent a huge amount of money on the film; ......................, it was not a big success.

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

38. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous ...................... of the silent films.

A. star                    B. acting                 C. plot                    D. scene

39. Critics say Midnight Run is a must-see ...................... it is funny and exciting.

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

40. For a ......................, that film wasn’t very funny. I didn’t laugh once.

A. thriller                B. romance              C. documentary       D. comedy

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

1. A. one                          B. doctor                C. box                     D. jog

2 A. thin                 B. there                  C.  their                            D. brother

3. A. hi                    B. fine                    C. night                  D. this

4. A. and                B. name                 C. thanks               D. am

5. A. go                   B. overnight                     C. do           D. moment

6. A. how                B. now                   C.slow                    D. town

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

1.         A.  knife                      B.  injure                     C.  scissors                 D.  sink

2.         A.  precaution                        B.  cause                     C.  because                 D.  aunt

3.         A.  cover                     B.  movie                    C.  above                     D.  oven

4.         A.  reach                     B.  beneath                 C.  near                       D.  bead

5.         A.  chemical                B.  chore                     C.  kitchen                   D.  children

II. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence.

1. What does your friend look_________?

            A.  likes                       B.  like                         C.  likely                      D.  to like

2. Is she going to________ you this summer?

            A.  visit                        B.  visits                      C.  visted                     D.  visiting

3. Why did Romeo and Juliet kill___________?

            A.  they                       B. them                       C.  themselves            D.  themself

4. Why do we have to put all dangerous objects out of___________.

            A. children reach       B. reach chidren        C. children reaching  D. children’s reach

5. Why mustn’t we let children________ in the kitchen.

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