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

1. A. though                B. enough                    C. cough                      D. rough

2. A. chair                   B. cheap                      C. chorus                     D. child

3. A. missed                B. closed                     C. called                      D. planned

4. A. fat                       B. any                          C. gas                          D. hat

5. A physics                B. basic                       C. sailor                       D. subject

VIII. Circle the letter a, b, c or d before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hard                  b. carry                       c. card                        d. yard

2.   a. try                     b. why                        c. heavy                     d. dry

3.   a. cool                  b. food                        c. look                        d. flood

4.   a. Thursday         b. those                      c. thirteenth               d. theatre

5.   a . attended          b. wanted                   c. needed                   d. looked

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

      Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

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2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

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4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

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5.What activities can he do in his free time ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

X. Give the correct forms of the  verbs in parentheses.

1. I ………………… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)

2. ……….. Duy ……… his homework at the moment? (do)

3. My friend ………………… me next week. (not visit)

4. Lien …………………… to school by bus everyday. (go)

5. We ………………… in this school for 3 years. (study)

6. He ought …………… to the dentist’s. (go)

7. It is not dangerous ………………… medicine around the house. (leave)

8. They enjoy ……………… football for their school team. (play)

TEST 23

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)

1. A. promised               B. hopped                      C. booked             D. burned

2. A. though                             B. ought                         C. thought            D. bought

3. A. hard                      B. carry                          C. card                 D. yard

4. A. try                         B. why                           C. heavy               D. dry

5. A. cool                       B. food                           C. look                 D. flood

II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)

1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.

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

2. My father is good at ____________ English.

A. speaking                              B. spoken                      C. speak               D. to speak

3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!

A. relieved                      B. afraid                         C. delighted                    D. certain

4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.

A. would you mind        B. could you please       C. Would you like          D. Do you enjoy

5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.

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

6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?

A. she does                              B. does she                              C. she is               D. is she

7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.

A. hardly                        B. more hardly               C. more hard        D. hard

8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.

A. watering                              B. watered                     C. be watered       D. is watering

9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.

A. carry                         B. carrying                     C. to carry            D. carried

10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.

A. travel                         B. traveling                              C. to travel           D. to traveling

11- My brother is studying hard .........................  pass the exam.

A. for                                       B. in order to                 C. so to                D. so that

12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.

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

13- He was born in England. English is his .................................

A. mother tongue                                        B. first language

C. foreign language                                     D. A and B  are correct

14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.

A. swim                          B. to swim                     C. swimming        D. swam

15- ........................... to America yet ?

A. Were you                            B. Have you ever been   C.Were you been  D. Are you

16- The boy was ....................... by the dog

A. bite                            B. bit                              C. bited                D. bitten

17- My father used ...................... me to school.

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

18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?

A. to wait                       B. waiting                      C. wait                 D. be waiting

19. My aunt speaks English very ................................

20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.

21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.

22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.

23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................

III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts)

1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________.         (use)

2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel.       (arrive)

3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday         ( day)

4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.         (recognition)

5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ .                (comfort)

6. His parents are very __________________ of him.                                        (pride)

7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _______________ stories I like best.               (tradition)

8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours.         (fly)

9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ .                     (proper)

10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character.                            (differ)

IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example. (2pts)

0. My brother are a teacher.                                                     0. _______ is _________

1. I go to see her if I have enough time.                                   1. __________________

2. It is not easy do that difficult work.                                              2.___________________

3. He drove such fast that he won the race.                                       3.___________________

4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 4. ___________________

5. When she came, I read her letter.                                         5 ___________________

6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets.                      6.___________________

7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy.                                    7.___________________

8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time.                    8.__________________

V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)

1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.

2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our

aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________).

3. My friend (4. not/visit_________________) me since he (5. move _________) to    another town.

4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.

5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.

6. You should practise (8. speak___________________) English everyday.

7. How long _________ you (9. wait___________________) for me?

8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.

VI- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(2pts)

1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?

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2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.

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3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.

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4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.

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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867

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6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.

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7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.

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8- Could / give me / information ?

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VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)

            Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

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

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

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4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

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VIII. Complete the 2^nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (2,5pts).

1. The children are too young to be in class 6.

→The children are not....................................................................................................

2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her

→The doctor told............................................................................................................

3. We began to study English 5 years ago.

®.We have ...................................................................................................................

4 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”

®Tom told......................................................................................................................

5. A dog is bigger than a cat.

® A cat isn’t as..............................................................................................................

6. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.

®  The coffee is too .......................................................................................................

7. The ladder isn’t very long. It doesn’t reach the window.

® The ladder .................................................................................................................

8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.

® The weather    ..........................................................................................................

9. I often went boating when I was young.

® I used to....................................................................................................................

10. We built this house in 1975.                                                                                          

 ®This house .............................................................................................................

 I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from

the rest. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

1. A. stopped                          B. needed                    C. looked                    D. watched

2. A. think                               B. there                       C. this                          D. though

3. A. seat                                 B. read                        C. wear                        D. meal

4. A. boxes                              B. classes                     C. loves                       D. watches

5. A. turn                                 B. burn                        C. curtain                    D. bury

II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. I ______ stamps since 2008.             A. collect                     B. am collecting          C. collected                 D. have collected 2. She suggests ______ garbage bins around the school yard.             A. put                          B. to put                      C. putting                    D. to putting 3. I will lend you my bike if you ______ it back before Friday.             A. bring                       B. brought                   C. brings                      D. were bringing 4. Ann is too busy these days. She has ______ free time.             A. a little                     B. little                        C. few                                     D. a few 5. He will be in Singapore from Monday ______ Thursday.             A. by                           B. to                            C. at                            D. in 6. He spoke slowly in order to make himself ______.             A. clear                        B. clearly                     C. clearance                 D. clarify 7. The police must try to catch the men ______ drive dangerously.             A. which                     B. who                        C. whom                     D. where 8. He grew very quickly and soon he was ______ his brother.             A. more big than         B. so big than              C. too big than            D. as big as 9. They often come to see their friends on Sunday, ______?             A. do they                   B. are they                   C. don’t they               D. aren’t they 10. The Smiths are not responsible parents. They don’t ______ their children very well.             A. look after                B. take after                C. take care                 D. look for 11. The kitchen ______ be dirty because Lien has just cleaned it.             A. may                        B. mustn’t                   C. can’t                       D. should  12. Auld Lang Syne is a song ______ is often sung on New Year’s Eve.             A. who                        B. whose                     C. whom                     D. which 13. Nga is hungry ______ she hasn’t eaten all day.             A. but                          B. or                            C. so                            D. because 14. The ______ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".             A. heavily                    B. largely                     C. many                       D. fully 15. Mr. Pike: "John, you've written a much better essay this time." - John: "______"             A. Writing? Why?                                           B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.             C. You're welcome.                                        D. Forget it.

17. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

            A. exciting                 B. landmark                C. delicious                 D. career

2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests :

    A. marathon                B. palace                     C. educational             D. interesting

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