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

      1. A. machine         B. cheap               C. teacher        D. child
      2. A. students         B. lectures           C. speakers      D. nations

      3.A. map                B. hat                  C .cap               D.what      

  4.A. comic             B. cinema            C. cake            D.cool

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.

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

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

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(2 Points)

a. production 

b. procedure

c. individual 

d. building 

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

a. protection 

b. information 

c. suggestion

d. invention 

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.   

Choose the word that has underlined part/ whose main stress pattern pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. a. machine          b. mobile            c. movie                  d. theater

2. a. furniture         b. university        c. patient                 d. hospital

3. a. activity           b. community      c. participate           d. citizenship

4. modern               b. quiet                 c. remote                  d. peaceful

            5. a. report              b. enroll                c. improve               d. promise

           6. a. village            b. relative             c. facility                d. countryside

           7. a. modern           b. dirty                 c. remote                 d. peaceful

           8. a. necessary        b. semester           c. experiment         d. geography

           9. a. available         b. expensive         c. convenient          d. excellent

          10. a. magazine       b. community        c. telephone           d. dangerous

PART B: LANGUAGE

I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0,5point)

11. A. live                       B. listen                          C. think                          D. write

12. A. idea                       B. repeat                        C. please                        D. cream

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (2 points)

13. In a __________ class, you study about living things like plants and animals.

A. literature                    B. science                         C. biology                       D. physics

14. This city is famous ______ beautiful houses and museums.

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

15. My mother ________ eating fast food or drinking coffee.

A. do not like        B. does not like               C. does not likes             D. do not likes

16. John and I __________ badminton at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

A. play                          B. played                       C. are playing                  D. am playing

17 This is a __________ between you and me. Don’t tell anyone about it.

A. secret                         B. mystery                      C. fantasy                    D. adventure

18. Student A: “Where is your hometown?”         Student B: “________”

A. I love my hometown.                            B. It’s in the east of Vietnam.

C. My hometown is a big city.                  D. My hometown is very good for growing rice.

II. Circle A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. (0.5 point)

19. The boys like play soccer in the stadium after school.

       A                    B                 C                     D     

20. Can I borrow your eraser? I can’t find my. 

            A             B                            C               D

 PART C: READING

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. (1,25 point)

I live in Tallinn (1) __________ the north-west of Estonia. I’m 15 and I live with my parents and brother in a small apartment. On weekdays, I get up at 7 o’ clock in the morning. I walk to school – it’s very near my home and we don’t have a car. School (2) __________ at 8a.m. and ends at 2p.m. I study math, biology, history, art, music, English and German – and Estonian, of course. My favorite (3) __________ are English and history. After school, I go home for lunch. I (4)________ my homework in the evening and I go to bed at 11p.m. In my free time, I go to the movies, visit friends and go rollerblading. Our summer holiday is in July and August and we go to the Baltic Sea (5) ___________everyone loves swimming.

21. A. on                           B. in                           C. inside                 D. at

22. A. start                        B. begin                     C. starts                 D. has

23. A. clubs                       B. things                    C. sports                D. subjects

24. A. do                           B. have                      C. play                   D. listen

25. A. and                          B. or                          C. but                     D. because

 II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question (1,25 point)

WHAT TO DO IN AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, is a great place to spend time. Amsterdam is in the west of the Netherlands. It’s easy to travel to this city because it has a big railway station and an airport – and it isn’t difficult to find a hotel. There’s a lot to see and do here. There are shops for people who enjoy shopping and restaurants with typical Dutch food, like stamppot or poffertjes. Or you can go to one of the museums, such as Van Gogh Museum. The best way to travel around Amsterdam is on a bike. There are 747,000 people here and over 600,000 bikes. After a busy day, a lot of visitors enjoy a cup of coffee at one of Amsterdam’s many koffiehuizen (coffee houses).

26. Where is Amsterdam?

A. in the west of the Netherlands.                          B. in the south of the Netherlands.

C. in the north of the Netherlands.                         D. in the center of the Netherlands.

27. Why is it easy to travel to this city?

A. Because it has many cars and buses.                          

B. Because it has a big railway station and an airport.

C.  Because it has a beautiful river there.

D. Because it has a large lake there.

28. Which transportation do people like most?

A. train                     B. bikes                  C. planes.                     D. cars.            

29.  This passage tells you about ______.

A. an airport               B. a museum         C.  a country              D.  a capital city

PART D: WRITING

I. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words (1,25 point)

31. There are five rooms in my house.

 → My house ……………………………………………..……………

32. My mother teaches History at this school.

33. My bike is blue. 

 → The blue bike ……………………..……………..………………………………..….

34. I like comics and novels.

→ My ……………………………………..…………..…………………………………..

35. Jane loves classical music, but John love Rock music

→ Jane's favourite  …………………………..…..……………………………………

II. Reorder the words to make sentences (1,25 point) ords to make se the w

36. do/ get up/ What time/ in the morning/ you/ ?/

…………………..…..……………………………………..……………………………

37. school/ at/ every day/ My/ 5 p.m/ finishes/ ./

…………………..…..……………………………………..…………………………

38. does/ teacher/ Where/ live/ your/ ?

…………………..…..……………………………………..…………………………

39. What/ favorite/ your/ kind of/ is/ music/ ?

………………………………………………………………………………………

40. is/ table/ a bag/ There/ the/ on/ ./

………………………………………………………………………………………

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

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

1. A. they                    B. think                      C. that                          D. those 

2. A. who                    B. when                      C. where                      D. what 

3. A. needed               B. decided                   C. played                     D. wanted 

4. A. provided             B. started                    C. worked                    D. decided