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

1.   A. chocolate                      B. classmate                C. potato                     D. toothpaste

2.   A. police                           B. accident                  C. ocean                      D. citadel

3.   A. opposite                        B. foodstall                 C. desert                      D. sometimes

4.   A. hotel                             B. weekend                 C. correct                    D. destroy

5.   A. gymnast                        B. finger                      C. vegetable                D. dangerous

II. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. I feel tired. I'd like __________.                           

    A. to sit down                     B. to run                      C. some noodles             D. some fish

2. __________her lips full or thin?

    A. Do                                  B. Does                       C. Are             D. Is

3. This sign says “Stop!”. We __________go straight ahead.

     A. can                                 B. should                     C. must                        D. mustn’t

4. Mr. Nam gets up at 7.00 and eats __________.

     A. a big breakfast   B. big breakfast           C. the big breakfast D. a breakfast big

5. Mr. Quang and the farmer are loading the truck __________vegetables.

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

6. The weather is __________today than yesterday.

     A. so better                        B. very better              C. too better                   D. much better

7. __________?      ~ We play badminton and swim.

     A. What sports do you and your brother like?   B. Which sports do you and your brother play?

     C. When do you and your brother play sports?   D. What are you and your brother doing?

8. There is __________rice in the jar. We can’t cook rice now.

     A. a little                            B. little                        C. a few                       D. few

9. Would you like __________noodles? ~ I’m full. I don’t want __________more.

     A. any/ any            B. some/ some C. any/ some   D. some/ any

10. I’m going to the __________now. I want to buy some bread.

     A. post office                     B. drugstore                C. bakery                    D. toystore

11. These are my notebooks, and those are __________.

     A. yours                             B. you             C. your                        D. your’s

12. Listen! __________your sister?

      A. Who is going to talk with                    B. Who talks to

      C. Who does talk with                              D. Who is talking to

13. They __________go out at weekend. They stay at home.

      A. always              B. usually                    C. sometimes D. never

14. The room of my parents is small. “The room of my parents” means __________.

      A. my room’s parents                                           B. my parents’s room   

      C. my parents’ room                                 D. my room’parent

15. Tam: __________is behind your house? Nam: There is a big rice paddy.

      A. What                             B. Which                     C. When                      D. Where

III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below.

1.  Look! She (1. come) ­­­­­­­­­­­­________________to our classroom.

2.  He (2. not go) ______________ to the movies on Sunday nights.

3.  Where is your mother?     ~ She (3. be) __________  in the bathroom. She (4. brush)___________her teeth.

4.  I'd like (5. buy)____________ some oranges.

IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A or B, C, D to fill in the gap.

I don’t usually eat breakfast. I only have (1) ________of coffee. I don’t eat (2) __________until about eleven. Then I have a biscuit and a glass of (3) __________. For lunch I usually have a salad. That’s (4) __________about two o’clock. I have (5) __________ at half past six in the afternoon. I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t eat (6) __________ or fish. I eat cheese and eggs and things like that. I have a glass of water or fruit (7) __________with my meal. On the weekend I go to a (8) __________in the evening. You can (9) __________vegetarian meals in a (10) __________restaurants now.

1.  A. a packet                         B. a cup                       C. a can                                D. a bar

2.  A. something                      B. some                       C. any                          D. anything

3.  A. peas                               B. rice                         C. milk                                 D. chocolate

4.  A. at                                   B. on                           C. in                                     D. of

5.  A. breakfast                       B. dinner                     C. lunch                               D. supper

6.  A. rice                                B. vegetables               C. noodles                            D. meat

7.  A. water                             B. lemonade                C. juice                                D. soda           

8.  A. restaurant                      B. store                        C. apartment               D. shop

9.  A. get                                 B. getting                    C. to get                               D. gets

10.A. many                             B. much                       C. lot of                                D. lots of

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Miss. Lan lives in Ha Noi. She teaches Literature at a school in Ha Noi. She goes to work by bus every morning. She has two days off a week: Saturday and Sunday. She has a bicycle but she never cycles to work because it’s too far from her house to her school. Her work starts at 8.00 am and finishes at 4.00 pm. After work, she usually goes swimming in the swimming pool or plays badminton. She comes back home at 7.00 pm and has dinner. After dinner, she is always busy marking her students’ papers. Sometimes she watches TV. She feels happy with her job.

1. Where does Miss Lan work?                                                                                                         

2. How many days a week does she go to work?                                                                  

3. Why doesn’t she ride her bike to work?                                                                            

4. Is she free after dinner?                                                                                                     

5. How does she feel with her job?                                                                                       

VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

1.  How many students does your class have?

Ò How many students                                                                                                                      

2.  I like beef and vegetables.

Ò Beef                                                                                                                                               

3.  Do you and your friends walk to school every day?

Ò Do you and your friends go                                                                                                          

4.  We have English class at 7.15.

Ò Our English class                                                                                                              

5.  Why don’t we go to the movies tonight? 

Ò What about                                                                                                                        

VII. Use the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.                                     

1.  there/ police station/ your street?                          

Ò                                                                                                                                                       

2. Toan/ listen/ teacher/ class/ now.                                       

Ò                                                                                                                                                       

3. Ba/ usually/ play volleyball/ fall/ but/sometimes/ go/ sailing.      

Ò                                                                                                                                                       

4. We/ going/ wait/ you/ near/ school/ this week.                 

Ò                                                                                                                                           

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

1. A. peace           B. east       C. bean         D. pear ( ea )

2. A. sure       B. sugar            C. sing        D. mission ( s )

3. A. chocolate      B. classmate  C. lemonade      D. participate ( ate và ade)

4. A. practices        B. potatoes      C. fixes       D. oranges  ( es)

5. A. grapes        B. photographs            C. motorbikes         D. weighs    ( s )

GIÚP MÌNH VỚI !!! 

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

1. A. garden B. yard C. market D. warm
2. A. aerobics B. carrot C. lemonade D. correct
3. A. armchair B. sandwich C. chocolate D. school
4. A. ahead B. white C. behind D. hungry
5. A. stadium B. accident C. finally D. animal

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

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1.       A. chocolate           B. chicken              C. cheesecake         D. schooling

2.       A. medium              B. menu                 C. egg                    D. spaghetti

3.       A. pants                 B. assistant             C. hamburger         D. sandwich

4.       A. information         B. population          C. question             D. transportation

5.       A. live (v)               B. listen                 C. think                  D. write

Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 

1.      A. surface                    B. classmate                C. grade                       D. place

2.      A. railway                   B. mail                         C. animation                D. sail

3.      A. pay                         B. later                         C. say                          D. hall

4.      A. head                        B. steak                       C. dead                        D. meant

5.      A. female                     B. pancake                  C. character                 D. nation

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-PHONETICS

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line.

Question 1.  A. laughed                      B. contained                   C. established              D. talked
Question 2.  A. delights                      B. tasks                           C. loves                        D. hopes

Question 3.  A. dune                            B. hummock                  C. shrub                        D. buffalo

B. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

Question 4. A. extinction                    B. animal                         C. classify                     D. primary

Question 5. A. addition                     B. endanger                     C.   medicine                 D. survival

II- VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR NOTES

  Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the unfinished sentence.

Question 6: Is Miss Wilson very fond _______ French food? - No, she is not used _______ having French food.

A. over / with                B. in / about                  C. of / to                        D. off / for

Question 7: I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ________, we are going to make some people redundant.

A. Therefore                 B. However                   C. But                            D. And

Question 8: To _____ a desert is a dangerous activity which requires careful preparations for risks.

A. circle                        B. remain                      C. explore                      D. comprise

Question 9: Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “__________”

     A. Sorry!                       B. Yes?                          C. Excuse me?               D. Pardon?

Question 10: Look _______! The tree is going to fall.

A. off                             B. in                               C. over                           D. out

Question 11: Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand.

A. and                            B. but                             C. therefore                   D. so that

Question 12: Scientific ________ helps to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the world.

A. survey                       B. research                    C. lead                           D. expedition

Question 13: Most deserts are enormous sandy areas.

A. narrow                      B. mysterious                C. aerial                        D. immense

Question 14: The Simpson Desert was named _______ Mr. Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia.

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

Question 15: I must say that you have done very well. ________, you should be aware that you still have a lot of things to learn.

A. But                            B. So                              C. Therefore                 D. However

Question 16: The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are ________ by almost 6 kilometers.

A. lay                             B. located                      C. separated                  D. developed

Question 17: The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to climb up.

A. sloping                      B. enormous                  C. arid                            D. stable

Question 18: A ________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people.

A. camel                        B. horse                         C. donkey                      D. cow

Question  19 .That's a very nice dress you're wearing. -  “________________________ “

    A. That's nice                B. I'm glad you like it     C. That's all right           D. You're quite right

Question 20: ________, I cannot keep pace with Johnny.

A. So I have tried hard                                       B. However hard have I tried

C. I have tried hard so                                        D. However hard I have tried

Question 21: Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces.

A. trees                          B. oil                              C. water                         D. sand

Question 22: Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.

A. lands                         B. valleys                      C. areas                         D. dunes

Question 23: According _______ Bill, there's something wrong _______ my computer.

A. on / about                 B. after / for                  C. to / with                    D. upon / at

Question 24: Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern.

A. sandy                        B. geographical            C. aerial                        D. facial

Question 25: He is only sixteen, and ________, he is not eligible to drive a car.

A. therefore                  B. nevertheless             C. however                    D. but

Question 26: A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.

A. sandy area                B. dune                          C. shrub land                 D. desert

Question 27: He told me not to do it; ________, I did it.

A. Therefore                 B. However                   C. So                              D. But

Question 28: Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not _______ a mystery in our time.

A. intended                   B. attained                    C. remained                  D. hidden

Question 29: ________ Sahara of ________ Africa is the world's largest desert.

A. Ø / the                         B. The / Ø                        C. A / an                        D. The / an

Question 30: We used to climb up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.

A. foot                           B. face                           C. top                             D. middle

Question 31: Not all teenagers are well ……………. for their future job when they are at high school.

A. interested         B. satisfied                    C. concerned                 D. prepared