III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other. A. accept B. activity C. across D. afraid A. boat B. cow C. grocer D. grow A. display B. drive C. exciting D. idea A. amusing B. cousin C. homesick D. season A. change B. chicken C. Christmas D. much IV. Read the passage and then answer the questions below. Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly. Questions: What did man probably first use fire for? For what purpose was fire used by red Indians? What were the first street lights? ……………………………………………………………………….. How long did the candle clock take to burn?............................................................................................... 5. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock? …………………………………………….. V. Fill in the blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. powers space fun attraction generations Traditional folk games of the Vietnamese As the result of the modern life, after school time, children in cities don’t have enough (1) ……………, and friends to play together. While parents are busy with their business, the children are kept inside 4 concrete walls and entertain themselves with watching television, playing with their toys or playing video games. However, the traditional folk games still have very strong and magical (2) …………… to every child. They might not play it very often as the older (3) ……………. did, but the stories about these folk games will still be told in every family. The most favourite folk games must be listed are: the game of Dragon and Snake, the game of Cat and Mouse, Marble game in the Vietnamese style, Mandarin’s Square, hide and seek… More than (4) ……………, these folk games improve the smartness and (5) …………… of observation in children. V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown 1.The noise / the traffic/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/ ( ……………………………………………………. 2. If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn ( ……………………………………………………………. 3. It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop( r......................... ......................................................... 4. Minh/ collect / stamps / 2000 . ( ......................... .............................................................................. VI. Give the correct form of the words 1. The book was so.......................that I couldn't finish it. (BORE) 2. He is so sad because the film ended .......................... (HAPPY) 3. It is usually forbidden to destroy.....................buildings. (HISTORY) 4. She has one of the biggest art ……………………….. in Britain. (COLLECT) 5. Thank you for a very …………………. evening. (ENIOY) 6. I’m not used to ……………… on the left. (DRIVE ) 7. He was punished for his ………………………. (LAZY). 8. We had a very ……………………… (ENJOY) ev

I/ Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.                                                                                            Question 1: A. accept B. table C. spray D. generation                                      Question 2: A. social B. host C. spot D. cold                                                   Question 3: A. unity B. unique C. upwards D. music                                    Question 4: A. kidding B. unity C. compliment D. oblige                              Question 5: A. cutlery B. hostress C. reflect D. manner                                  Question 6:A. social B. course C. clockwise D. cutlery                             Question 7: A. palm B. manner C. sharp D. father                                Question 8: A. carnival B. command C. archway D. flake                                      Question 9: A. ceremony B. emperor C. incense D. lantern                        Question 10: A. invader B. anniversary C. lantern D. match                     II/Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.                                                                                            Question 1: A. commemorate B. ceremony C. companion D. regrettable Question 2: A. ritual B. joyful C. music D. defeat                                   Question 3: A. emperor B. carnival C. invader D. scenery                              Question 4: A. oblige B. offspring C. manner D. filmstrip                                Question 5: A. compliment B. belongings C. cutlery D. confident                   Question 6: A. clockwise B. hostess C. reflect D. table                            Question 7: A. informal B. belongings C. society D. generation                    Question 8: A. customer B. suitable C. amazing D. sociable                     Question 9: A. generation B. situation C. historical D. information                    Question 10: A. filmstrip B. custom C. offspring D. prepare                        Question 11: A. traditional B. scientific C. generation SD.

I. Pronunciation:

  1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:

        A. chemical              B. chemistry              C. mechanic          D. exchange

  2.  Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest:

        A. language               B. consist                  C. improve           D. agree

II. Grammar and vocabulary:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:      

1. -“What would you like to drink now?” – “_______________.”
A. No, thanks     B. Yes, please     C. I like to do nothing     D. Orange juice, please
2. All of us enjoy ______- to classical music.
A. listen         B. listens         C. listening         D. listened
3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams.
A. because         B. and         C. so         D. but
4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu         B. sunburn         C. spots         D. stomachache
5. My family has decided to use ________- electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more                         B. less                          C. much                     D. fewer
6. I_________ playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find                     B. think                      C. say                         D. tell

I. Choose the word whose underlined and part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (0.5 pt.)

1. A. wear B. meat C. beach D. clean

2. A. cheese B. character C. teacher D. watch

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the other words. (0.5 pt) 

3. A. physics B. author               C.subject D. exciting

4. A. scary B. secret          C. biology D. family

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

    A. stadium                   B. stay                         C. question                 D. stamp

2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

    A. command               B. carnival                  C. archway                  D. anniversary      

3. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

    A. commemorate        B. emperor                  C. procession              D. incense  

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

    A. performance          B. procession              C. musician                 D. heritage

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

        A. procession              B. politician                C. companion             D. historian

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

    A. activity B. historical  C. commemorate      D. competition

Part 1: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: Question 1. A. cleaned B. played Question 2. A. accept B. activity Question 3. A. question B. option Question 4. A. classmate place C. used D. hoped C. across D. afraid C. federation C. grade D. mention B. character D.Question 6. A. enough B. extremely C. generous D. planet Question 6. A. lucky B. volunteer C. sun D. public Part 2: Choose the item which has the best answer: Question 1. He died a heart attack. A. with B. of C. because D. by Question 2. The sun suddenly from behind a cloud. A. appear disappeared B. appeared C. disappear D. Question 3. An oil burned in the darkness. A. lamb B. lamp C. lam D. lame Question 4. They get up quite late,... They missed the train. A. and B. but C. as D. so Question 5. The students in grade 9 worked extremely hard,.... They passed the examination easily. A. so B. but C. and D. however Question 6. It was a boring weekend, I... anything. A. don' t do B. didn't do C. have not done D. would do. Question 7. Getting to the village is a very ... . journey. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests Question 8. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately Question 9. My friends... to the museum last weekend. A. go B. goes C. went D. had gone Question 10. Ha' s uncle wishes he... good crops this year. A. should get B gets C.got D. have got Question 11. Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They... each other twice a month. A. are writing B. write C. wrote D. have written Question 12. I rarely eat ice cream now but I ... it when I was a child. A. eat B. eating C. have eaten D. used to eat Question 13. Traffic rules... strictly. A. must be followed B. should do C. should be doing. D. take Question 14.My friend practice... to the radio everyday. A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)

1. A. unhappy       B. character                            C. activity                       D. vacation 

2. A. teacher                      B. pleasure                            C. pleased                     D. clean      

3. A. named                      B. lived                       C. washed                       D. used      

4. A. drives              B. watches                                      C. brushes                       D. misses

5. A. celebration             B. collection                             C. education                             D. suggestion

II.  Choose and circle the best answer. (1.0 point)

A. lives               B. lived                        C. has lived                    D. is living

2. He always ………………… to improve his English pronunciation.

A. try                  B. trys                          C. tries                                     D. trying

3. Lan’s mother told her  ………………… up too late.

A. not stay          B. to not stay                C. to stay not                            D. not to stay

4. Living in the country is not expensive and it isn’t complex, ………………… .

A. too                 B. either                       C. neither                       D. so

5. Minh is 15 years old. He isn’t ………………… to drive a car.

 A. young enough              B. enough young                  C. enough old                          D. old enough

6. My friend suggested ………………… by bus.

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

7. I am very ………………… in the information you have given me.

A. concerned      B. interested                           C. surprised                    D. worried

8. They used to …………………  to school together  when they were in primary school.

A. walk              B. walking                             C. walked                       D. walks

9. Customers can shop  ………………… in the new shopping mall in town.                  

     A. convenient     B. convenience            C. comfort                               D. comfortable

10.The doctor advised him ………………… a rest and ………………… any heavy work.

A. to take-not do       B. to take-not to do                  C. to take-don’t do                   D.  to take-to do

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (0.5 point)

1. We (study) …………………… English since we were in grade 3.

2. My father (buy) …………………… this car two days ago.

3. Students always (wear) …………………… uniform on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

4. Who (look) …………………… after your children when you are away tomorrow?   

5. My mother (cook) …………………… in the kitchen now.

IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank. (1.0 point).

          Language learners learn words in (1) __________ ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the (2) __________ of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not do so. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word (3) __________ remember how to use the word in the right way.

          In order to remember words (4) __________ some learners even write each word and its use (5) __________ a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it any time.

1. A. different          B. modern                    C. same                          D. important

2. A. use                 B. list                           C. example                     D. meaning

3. A. but                 B. to                                      C. so                              D. instead of

4. A. good               B. worse                      C. better                         D. less

5. A. into                B. up                                     C. at                               D. on

V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.0 point).

When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.

          Answer the questions:

1. Where did his family move? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

      2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      4. What scared him?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      5. Is he afraid of crossing the road now?                           

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite the following sentences. (1.0 point)

1. Ba is very strong . He can lift this table .(enough to)

→ Ba is strong ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Lan said to me: “Turn off the lights, please .”

→ Lan told me  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. My brother started working in Ha Noi 5 years ago.

→ My brother has .................................................................................................................................

4. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

→ Because…………………………………………………………………………………………….

VII. Arrange these words into their correct order. (1.0 point)

1. We / is / like/ teacher of English / our / because / he / humorous / very.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. She / to / always / wants / improve / her English.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Hoa’s character / very/ is / from / different / her mother’s.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. My children / speaking / enjoy / English / much.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1.      A. lucky            B. happy             C myself                       D. anything

2.      A. washed         B. missed           C. helped                 D .emigrated

3.      A. ticket          B. kind               C. nice                       D. motorbike

4.      A. speech        B. March           C. machine              D. children

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. enjoys B. designs C. follows D. likes Question 2. A. nature B. city C. sports D. sometimes
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
Question 3. A. hometown B. schedule C. hotel D. mountain
Question 4. A. chocolate B. hospital C. vehicle D. performance