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

1.  A. leisure   B. pleasure   C. ensure   D. measure  

2.  A. community   B. computer   C. museum   D. curious  

3.  A. minority   B. ethnicity   C. tradition   D. religion  

4. A. crashed   B. designed   C. displayed   D. entered  

5. A. education           B. question   C. pollution   D. collection  

II. Choose the best answer.  

1. No one else in the class plays the guitar_______ John.  

A. as well   B. as far as   C. so well as   D. as soon as  

2. Since the 1970s, the festival in Glastonbury has taken _______almost every year and has grown in  

size.  

A. part   B. place   C. note   D. notice  

3. The sign says “No smoking” . You ______ smoke . 

A. can    B. are not   C. must not    D. must  

4. I do not have_________ oranges, but I have_________ apples. 

A. any - any   B. some - any  C. any - some  D. a - some  

5.   is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes. 

A. Wardrobe           B. Refrigerator        C. Desk                   D. Counter  

6. We‘ll go swimming today  it‘s hot. 

A. So                       B. because               C. so that                 D. then 

7.Let me your bag.  

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

8. ________is the festival celebrated? – Every year. 

A. When                  B. How often            C. How                   D. What  

9. Is there any butter_______ in the refrigerator? 

A. leave   B. to leave       C. leaving      D. left 

10. Can you tell me_______ this dish?  

A. to cook   B. how to cook    C. cooking     D. how to cooking  

III. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.  

1. It is ........raining............ hard. We can‘t do anything until it ........stops.............. (rain / stop)  

2. Hoa (keep) ..........keeps........ her teeth very careful. She (brush) ........brushes............... her teeth twice a day.  

3. When did you ( buy ) ........buy....... this comic ?- I (buy) .............bought.... it two days ago.  

4.  Do you mind (close) ..........closing............. the windows because it is too cold?  

5.  He and his sister (not/ meet) ...........haven't met.............. my friends since last Christmas  

IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.   

The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in February 2003 comes at a (1) _________time in the quest for sustainable fisheries. Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world leaders (2) _________ the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries commitments for the world community, (3) _________ a call “to maintain or restore stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4) _________with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later than 2015.”  

 The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5) _________ and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world‘s fisheries and aquaculture. Many of the issues (6) _________ the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to (7) _________other commitments.    

If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) _________actions and set clear priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are (9) _________overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries products, (10) _________,will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today.  

1. A. busy    B. critical    C. serious    D. fine 

2. A. declared    B. claimed    C. accepted    D. acknowledged  

3. A. giving    B. making    C. including    D. containing  

4. A. volume    B. quantity    C. amount    D. yield  

5. A. aid   B. meet    C. provide   D. facilitate  

6. A. on   B. with    C. in    D. for  

7. A. advancement  B. advancing   C. advanced   D. advance  

8. A. determined  B. concentrated   C. concerted   D. focused  

9. A. both   B. or    C. either   D. neither  

10. A. however   B. consequently   C. so    D. therefore  

V.  Read the passage and choose the best answer  

Ruou can, also known as tube wine in English, is a unique drink that can be found in the mountainous regions of Central Vietnam like Tay Nguyen. It‘s  made from rice and other herbs. The recipe differs in various ethnic minorities groups depending on what is available in their surroundings.  

The ingredients are kept in a ceramic jar for a month. Using a thin bamboo straw, people drink ruou can directly from the jar. This drink is commonly served during a special celebration such as weddings, New Year festivals, etc. People often gather around the wine jar and drink together while singing and dancing.  

It‘s considered an honour in many ethnic groups to be offered this kind of rice wine.  

1. What does the writer call ruou can in the passage? 

A. Tune wine.     B. A kind of rice wine.  C. A and B are correct.   D. A and B are incorrect.  

2. What are the ingredients of ruou can? 

A. Medical herbs.    C. Rice and some local plants. 

B. Some kinds of rice.    D. Rice and woody plants.  

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the recipe of ruou can? 

A. This kind of wine is made in one month. 

B. The ingredients are kept in a jar made of metal. 

C. The recipe of ruou can in every area is the same. 

D. People have to buy ingredients from other regions to make ruou can.  

4. According to the writer, when do mountainous residents drink ruou can? 

A. Before singing and dancing.   B. Every one month. 

C. When they climb to a mountain.  D. When they celebrate special events.  

5. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage? 

A. People drink ruou can from the same jar. 

B. Ruou can is sold around the country. 

C. Ruou can is usually made in mountainous regions. 

D. Being served ruou can is an honour. 

VI:  Reorder the words or phrases to make complete sentences.  

1. takes /art / half/ gallery./ only/me / hour/to/ an/ the/ It/ to/ get   

.........................................It takes only half an hour for us to get to the art gallery...................................................................................................................  

2. mine./ book / Her/ from/ is/ different 

...........................Her book is different from mine.................................................................................................................................  

3. playing/ young./brother/the/ very/piano/My/when/was/enjoyed/he   

..............My brother enjoyed playing piano when he was young..............................................................................................................................................  

4. are/I/ as/as/not/ thought./ These/ expensive/clothes.  

.........................These clothes are not as expensive as I thought...................................................................................................................................  

5. new/is/next/A/ to/ be/ going/school/built/year./here/   

...........................A new school is going to be built here next year.................................................................................................................................  

1.A. three                    B. thanks                    C. think                      D. father

2. A. feat                     B. great                      C. seat                                     D. beat

3. A. watching            B. matches                  C. machine                  D. kitchen

4. A. washed               B. played                    C. learned                   D. agreed

5. A. casual                 B. baggy                      C. flat                           D. equal

1.A. three                    B. thanks                    C. think                      D. father

2. A. feat                     B. great                      C. seat                                     D. beat

3. A. watching            B. matches                  C. machine                  D. kitchen

4. A. washed               B. played                    C. learned                   D. agreed

5. A. casual                 B. baggy                      C. flat                           D. equal

1 D

2 B

3 C

4 A

5 D

Chọn  D. finished

D

d

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

1.         a. locate                             b. celebrate                        c. nominate                       d. private

2.         a. hobby                            b. honest                           c. humor                            d. hole

3.         a. dynamite                        b. terrify                            c. symbol                           d. deny

4.         a. love                                b. oven                              c. prove                             d. lovely

5.         a. account                          b. aboard                           c. acquaintance                 d. alien

6.         a. voice                              b. volume                          c. volcano                          d. volunteer

7.         a. crazy                              b. sample                           c. grade                             d. spacecraft

8.         a. spot                                b. object                            c. hole                                d. model

9.         a. launder                          b. laundry                         c. laugh                             d. launch

10.       a. catalogue                       b. card                               c. catwalk                          d. hat

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. conclusive                    B. evidence                       C. mineral                          D. terrify

2.         A. capture                         B. infant                            C. precious                        D. aboard

3.         A. exist                              B. gemstone                      C. planet                            D. public

4.         A. creature                        B. object                            C. sample                        D. despite

5.         A. wonderful                    B. volunteer                      C. disappear                      D. disappoint

6.         A. reputation                     B. description                    C. suggestion                    D. pollution

7.         A. economic                      B. volcano                         C. psychedelic                   D. scientific

8.         A. priority                         B. terrify                           C. identify                         D. compulsory

9.         A. earthquake                    B. evidence                       C. disappear                      D. slavery

10.       A. generous                       B. humorous                      C. precious                        D. mysterious

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

1.         a. behave                           b. lake                               c. bake                               d. battery

2.         a. earthquake                     b. easy                               c. Easter                            d. eat

3.         a. funnel                            b. fun                                c. fund                              d. further

4.         a. cycle                              b. widely                           c. typhoon                         d. fly

5.         a. intermediate                  b. immediate                     c. medium                         d. medicine

6.         a. great                              b. bread                             c. break                             d. steak

7.         a. carrier                            b. carriage                         c. car                                 d. carrot

8.         a. children                         b. child                              c. line                                 d. sign

9.         a. eight                              b. weight                           c. freight                            d. heighten

10.       a. bury                               b. hurry                             c. hungry                           d. thunder

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. abrupt                           B. erupt                             C. behave                          D. bureau

2.         A. carriage                         B. collapse                         C. damage                         D. forecast

3.         A. battery                          B. extensive                      C. volcano                         D. detective

4.         A. border                           B. destroy                         C. earthquake                    D. funnel

5.         A. tidal                              B. expect                           C. typhoon                        D. award

6.         A. ancient                          B. charity                          C. compose                       D. humor

7.         A. decoration                    B. expectation                   C. composition                  D. pollution

8.         A. temperature                  B. acquaintance                 C. distinguish                    D. describe

9.         A. generous                       B. priority                          C. nominate                       D. battery

10.       A. damage                         B. collapse                         C. border                           D. funnel

III.  Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others :

1.         A. earthquake                    B. famine                          C. volcano                         D. tornado

2.         A. rainy                             B. easy                              C. foggy                            D. snowy

3.         A. how                              B. which                            C. what                             D. whose

4.         A. shower                          B. thunder                         C. raincoat                         D. wind

5.         A. typhoon                        B. hurricane                       C. snowstorm                    D. cyclone

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. 

3. A. untreated     B. measure          C. pleasure          D. bread

4. A. other            B. leather           C. wealthy            D. brother

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

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

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

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

II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences

1. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car ........................

A. have left             B. had left                 C. leaves                       D. was left

2. You will recognize Jenny when you see her. She .................... a red hat.

A. wears          B. is wearing                 C. will wear               D. will be wearing

3. Recent ............... developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent.

A. science            B. scientist                 C. scientific              D. scientifically

4. Science and technology have .................. the life safe, secure and comfortable.

A. transformed               B. made               C. done                      D. changed

5. The teacher .................... me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology.

A. said                  B. talked                       C. spoke                     D. told

6 Science is used in all corners of the world for the .................... of people.

A. interest                B. need                   C. profits                       D. benefit

7. Sciences and technology have enormous ........................on economic development.

A. affects        B. effects            C. affect                  D. effect

8.With multimedia,we can have…………………to the latest news in the world.

A.message                  B.language                 C.landline                   D.access

9. Would you mind if I __________ a photo?

    A. takes          B. take             C. took              D. taken

10. I don’t know how __________ the game.

    A. to play     B. play              C. played          D. playing

11. My friend ____________ to school late.

    A. is always going      B. always going     C. goes always        D. always goes

12. Would you mind __________ for a few minutes?

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

13…………………………..about the dangerous virus?

A.Did you hear         B.Do you hear          C.Have you heard        D.You heard

14. While we __________ to school, we __________ an accident.

A. were walking / saw                      B. walking / seeing   

C. were walking/ were seeing           D. walked/ were seeing

III. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the
first one.

1. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.

New devices have been invented to help people live a longer life by scientists.

2. I don’t have enough time , so I can’t go on holiday this summer.

If I had enough time, I could go on holiday this summer.

3.When you ask me for the car,I will lend it to you.

→Unless you ask me for the car, I won't lend it to you.

4. The man had a broken leg. He tried to save his wife.

In spite of having a broken leg, the man tried to save his wife.

5. I can’t tell you because I don’t know the answer.

If I knew the answer, I could tell you.

6. They will do the test well. They will review them all hard.

If they review them all hard, they will do the test well.

7. The rescue workers evacuated the villagers in the raged flood to the safe place last night.

The villagers in the raged flood were evacuated to the safe place by the rescue workers last night.

8 “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.

→My daughter said she was preparing for her coming exam then.

9. I can’t come because I have to help my dad with something.

→If I didn't have to help my dad with something, I could come.

10. The students will provide aids for the homeless people tomorrow.

Aids will be provided for the homeless people by the students tomorrow.

11. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice

If the people protect the environment now, the environment will be nice.

12. They don’t have a map, so they get lost

If they had a map, they wouldn't get lost.

13. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

Many houses were destroyed in this village by storm last week.

14. We will invite some old teachers to our class meeting.

→ Some old teachers will be invited to our class meeting.

15. “I want to go skiing next week.”Henry said.

Henry said he wanted to to go skiing the next week.

16. Did they give food to homeless people last year?

Was food given to homeless people last year?

17. Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled.

Despite the bad weather, the football match was not canceled.

18. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.

→ Phong hasn't visited Tasmania for five years

19. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (if)

If the festival costs too much money, we won't hold it.

20. “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.

My daughter said she was preparing for her coming exem then.

21. All my suits were made in London.

I had all my suits made in London.

22. Eating too much fat and sugar can result in health problems. (lead)

Eating too much fat and sugar can lead to health problems.

1.   A. recycle                     B. sky                          C. why                          D. country

2.   A.university                  B. unit                         C. discuss                     D. computer

    3.   A. emergency                B. elevate                    C. pressure                   D. stretcher

    4.   A. wanted                     B. raised                      C. needed                      D. waited

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                         

D

B

A

C

B

D

B

A

B

C

C

A

D

B

C

Đáp án: C

Giải thích: Đáp án A, B, D phát âm là /əʊ/. Đáp án C phát âm là /u :/

Đáp án: B

Giải thích: Đáp án C, D, A phát âm là /z/. Đáp án B phát âm là /s/