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

1.  A. knife                    B. of                           C. leaf                          D. life

2.  A. although              B. enough                   C. paragraph                D. cough

3.  A. junk                     B. sun                         C. put                           D. adult

4.  A. headache             B. architect                 C. chemical                  D. children

5.  A. aerobics              B. calories                   C. cycling                     D. doctor

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.

1. A. display                B. unusual                   C. occasion                  D. measure

2. A. robot                   B. photo                       C. object                      D. postcard

3. A. exciting   B. fragile                      C. twice                       D. continent

4. A. fever                   B. of                            C. soft              D. chef

5. A. itchy                    B. stomach                   C. charity                     D. match

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his/her free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds or hunt animals. They also climb the mountains, go fishing, go skating, or go swimming. They also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.

People have hobbies because these activities bring enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes, they can bring financial profits. Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired. People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby regardless of their age, position, or income.

Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients who suffer from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves.

1. According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when …………………..

A. he/she is not occupied                                 C. he/she is at home

B. he/she is at work                             D. he/she is busy

2. The underlined word they in the passage refers to …………………..

A. people                     B. hobbies                   C. activities                  D. profits

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies?

A. enjoyment   B. relaxation    C. knowledge   D. freedom

4. In which paragraph does the writer mention different activities taken by hobbyists?

A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

5. According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to …………………..

A. people who have retired                              B. people who are joyful

C. patients’ physical and mental health            D. patients’ interests and thinking

VI. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.

1. It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

We should _

Keep on cleaning the streets because of the heavy rain.

Because it____.

3. The garden party won’t take place if the weather doesn’t improve.

Unless ___.

4. Both students and teachers can borrow books from the library.

The library lends _____.

5. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.

He plays this_______.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (1.5p)

1. A. boat               B. snow                  C. crowded             D. postcard

2. A. house             B. so                      C. town                  D. mountain

3. A. fold                B. hold                   C. love                   D. show

II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D: (1.5p)

4. A. Australia        B. Africa                C. Rome                           D. America

5. A. mine              B. her                     C. our                               D. your

6. A. played            B. watched             C. visited                          D. went

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. ( 4.5p)

7. Ho Chi Minh City is very ______.

A. exciting              B. long                   C. boring                          D. friendly

8. The weather in Da Lat is very ______ in winter.

A. hot                     B. long                   C. cold                             D. quiet

9. The ______here are friendly and kind.

A. people                          B. street                  C. city                              D. food

10. This is my house and that is _________.

A. Lan                    B. Lan’s                 C. Lan house                              D. house’s Lan

11. Minh _______ a good movie last night.

A. watches             B. watched             C. will watch                              D. is watching

12. This is Mai’s umbrella. _______ umbrella is blue.

A. Her                    B. Hers                   C. Mai                              D. You

13. What ____ they _____ yesterday morning?

A. do/ do                B. will/ do              C. did/ do                         D. did/ did

14. Minh studied very hard, _________ he passed the final exam.

A. so                      B. or                       C. but                               D. and

15. This dictionary is ________than the one I have.

A. more expensive            B. most expensive   C. expensive           D. the most expensive

IV. Write the following sentences as suggested: (2.5p)

16. My car is here and her car is over there. (hers)

- My car………………………………………………………………………………………….

17. You (meet) Hoang and Phuong two days ago? (Give the correct tense of the verb in bracket)

- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

18. Can you help me with the housework, please? (Imperative)

- Please…………………………………………………………………………………………

19. They played the game very well. They didn’t win the game. (but)

- They…. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

20. Life in the city is more exciting than in the country. (peaceful)

- Life in the country …………………………………………………………………………….

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

1.     a. myth         b. cycling     c. itchy     d. allergy

2.     a. headache      b. spread     c. health     d. weak

3.     a. fat     b. leaf     c. of     d. safe

4.     a. flu     b. sunburn     c. junk     d. much

5.     a. wash     b. wear     c. wake     d. wrap

II. Choose the odd one out.

1.     a. running     b. coughing     c. cycling     d. swimming

2.     a. vegetables     b. fish     c. fried chicken      d. fruits

3.     a. cold       b. cough       c. stuffy nose       d. sunburn

4.     a. soda       b. milk        c. fruit Juice         d. water   

5.     a. fever       b. health       c. obesity          d. headache

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

1. a. fat                        b. leaf                          c. of                             d. safe

2. a. paragraph           b. cough                     c. although                 d. enough

3. a. headache            b. spread                    c. health                     d. weak

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.( CHỌN từ được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những từ còn lại)

1. A. display              B. unusual               C. occasion           D. measure

2. A. robot                B. photo                   C. object               D. postcard

3. A. exciting              B. fragile              C. twice                D. continent

4.  A.  house             B. hour                 C. how                  D.home

5.  A. planted           B. enjoyed               C. cleaned             D. played

6. A. bird                     B. girl                        C. first                          D. sister

7. A. advice                 B. price                   C. nice                          D. police

8. A. fever                  B. of                         C. soft                            D. chef

II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.( CHỌN TỪ CÓ ÂM NHẤN KHÁC VỚI NHỮNG TỪ CÒN LẠI)

1 .  A. donate               B. happy                  C.friendly                      D. gardening 

2.  A. donate               B.invite                     C.friendly                      D. repair

I. Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. change B. choose C. Christmas D. church

2. A. public B. furniture C. buffalo D. tub

3. A. languages B. dresses C. misses D. becomes

4. A. household B. nervous C. scout D. mouse

5. A. charity B. character C. chair D. chore

6. A. chorus B. chamber C. church D. check

7. A. grew B. knew C. few D. new

8. A. recycle B. collect C. cooking D. electric

9. A. morning B. forget C. pork D. forty

10. A. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake

11. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. garden

12. A. wanted B. developed C. needed D. included

13. A. jumped B. loved C. washed D. liked

14. A. high B. laugh C. rough D. tough

15. A. hot B. home C. not D. dog

16. A. bag B. fog C. original D. girl

17. A. labour B.flavour C.flour D. colour

18. A. earn B. fear C. hear D. near