A.  PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY (2.0 pts)

I.    Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part. (1.0 pt)

1.  A. handicraft                B. remind                      C. publish                    D. historical

2.  A. endangered              B. generation                C. accept                     D. memorable

3. A. artisan                       B. attraction                  C. lacquerware            D. surface

     4. A. measure                    B. visual                       C. poison                     D. pleasure

II.  Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. (1.0 pt)

5.  A. handicraft                B. cultural                     C. museum                  D. sculpture

6.  A. workshop                 B. authenticity              C. grandparent            D. village

7. A. repetitive                    B. electrical                 C. priority                    D. energetic

8. A. arrival                         B. physical                  C. national                   D. natural       

III Phonetics: Circle the word having different sound in the underlined part (0,5 point)

1. A. invites                                                          B. works                        C. helps                         D. beaches

2. A. hot                                            B. pot                                                 C. bottle                        D. sport

A.I. Phonetics: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (1 pt)

1. A. events                 B. rivers                       C. computers               D. skyscrapers

2. A. tennis                  B. chess                       C. become                   D. contest

3. A. south                  B. mouthful                 C. bathroom                D. weather

4. A. home                  B. flower                     C. show                       D. nose

A. Phonetics (0,4P)

1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)

A- classmate         B- character       C- place     D- grade

2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)

A- wardrobe    B- tradition C- folktale D- household

B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)

1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.

A- does         B- did      C- has done       D- will do

2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.

A- left        B- leaves       C- is leaving         D-will leave

3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.

A- try       B- tried      C- will try         D- have tried

4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.

A- have studied        B- study         C- studied      D- will study

5/ She asked her children ________.

A- stop to play          B- stop playing          C- to stop playing           D- to stop to play

6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.

A- yourself      B- herself       C- ourselves         D- themselves

7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.

A-about B- with C- on D- of

8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.

A- mother tongue    B- first language    C- foreign language    D- a and b

A.PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.5m)

1. A. hot                        B. hand                C. house               D. hour

2.A. cavity                     B. strange             C. man                 D. catch

3. A. asked                     B. missed             C. called               D. cooked

4.  A. decided                 B. loved               C. wanted             D. started                      

5. A. famous                  B. nervous           C. loud                 D. serious

6. A. poster                    B. comb                C. sick note          D. stomachach

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II. Vocabulary and grammar:

1. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:

1.a. finished              b. reported                 c. asked                  d. stopped

2.a. spring                     b.  swimming            c.  think                 d.  realize

3.a. country               b.  hungry                 c. fly                      d. every

4. a. why                       b. who                       c.  when                 d.  what

5. a. celebrate            b. lazy                       c. vacation             d. mechanic

2. Cirle the best answer:

1. The Japanese eat a lot of rice, …………. they eat a lot of fish, too. (or/ but/ and)

2.  She works very ……………., so she passes all her exams. (hard/ hardly/ lazily)

3.  My father loved …………. horse-riding when he was young.( doing/ going/ playing)

4. I…………. Nha Trang when I was a child.( visit/ visited/ have visited)

5. They hate…….(wash/ to wash/ washing).

6. Nam  enjoys chocolate and Hung does,………( too/ either/ neither)

7. ………………….meals do you have a day?(How much/ How many/How often)

8. Coca-cola  is my favorite……(dish/ food/ drink).

3. Put the correct tense of verbs

1. She loves( make)……………. pottery because it’s challenging.

2. Tom ( play)………………….. chess after he has finished school.

3. What……….. your sisters(do)………...at weekends?

4.  I ( not see )……………. her for two weeks.              

5. My house (clean) ……………… every day

I. Circle the word with different sound in the underlined part in each line(1pt)

1.         A. celebrated              B. liked                        C. washed                  D. stopped

2.         A. waste                      B. gravy                      C. parade                    D. later

3.         A. obey                       B. money                     C. key                          D. honey

2.         A. sugar                      B. scared                     C. say                          D. surprise

II. Circle the word that has the main stress different from others (1pts):

1. A. festival                            B. perform                   C. parade                    D. enjoy

2. A. famous                           B. Christmas               C. Easter                     D. rename

3. A. money                            B. teacher                    C. delicious                 D. funny

5. A. greasy                             B. exciting                   C. shocking                 D. moving

PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY (3ms)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed

2. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping

II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

3. A. worried B. cognitive C. concentrate D. frustrated

4. A. wonderful B. emergency C. adulthood D. indicator

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.

5. Could you tell me where …………….. my name?

A. to sign B. signs C. signed D. signing

6. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.

A. crowded B. international C. urban D. local

7. At weekends the city is always packed with people.

A. crowded B. busy C. noisy D. polluted

8. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

9. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

10. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

11. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………

A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills

12. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?” she asked me.

A. She asked me where I had spent my holidays last year.

B. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

C. She told me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

D. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the following year.