I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D. (5pts)

1. A. happy                B. apple                  C. act                    D. aunt

2.A. cloudy                B. windy                  C. dry                     D.rainy

3.A. much                  B. drug                     C. future                 D. buffalo               

4. A. use                    B. computer            C. duty                   D. shut

5. A. how                   B. know                  C. town                D. brown

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Exercise 2 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. craft         B. lacquerware             C. factor           D.adulthood

2. A. concentrate             B. cognitive            C. workshop           D. confident

3. A. variety             B. limestone             C. tiled             D. rickshaw

4. A. conduct              B. urban              C. tunnel                   D. stuck

5. A. complex         B. cavern           C. citadel            D. contestant

6. A. chopped            B. fried            C. starved          D. described

7. A. noodles             B. steams             C. vegetables              D. sausages

8. A. assigned           B. cooked            C. reduced           D. sliced

9. A. dessert         B. starter             C. mineral            D. mandarin

10. A. served                B. layered            C. enclosed            D. liked

PART A: PHONETICS 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. B. hundred C. high C. needed 1. A. honest 2. A. polluted B. arrived D. visited 3 A birds C. frogs D. humor D. trucks B. drivers II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 4. A. twenty B. morning C. careful 5. A declare B. extra C. local D. orphan Part B: GRAMMAR D. divide I-Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form/tense. 1. John and I ......... (be) pen-pals for nearly three years. 2. My sister (brush) her teeth twice a day. 3. Nam is living far from his home now . He wishes he.................visit.) his family. 4. To avoid (recognize), the film star wore dark glasses. 5. If I were .....(know) his address, I'd give it to you. II. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. 1. If we use much pesticide on vegetables, they will become (POISON) 2. The holiday was so. (DISAPPOINT) that they asked for their money back. 3. (MARRY) is a serious matter, and you have to think about it. . (SURPRISE) 4 Actually found Tony's book was interesting 5. The Internet (COMMUNICATE) throughout the world has been easier thanks to the . . . . I . Part C: MULTIPLE-CHOICE III-Choose the best option to complete the sentences below 1. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you .......... advice. B. some C. few D. little A. a few 2. She spoke quietly to him...........nobody else could hear a word.

SECTION A: PHONETICS 

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

1. ​A. caused  ​​B. increased ​​C. practised​​D. promised

2. ​A. fashion​​B. passion​​C. decision​​D. Russian

3.​A. describe​​B. title​​​C. license​​D. little

4. ​A. driven​​B. examine​​C. combine​​D. risen

5. ​A. challenging​​B. champagne​​C. championship​D. charity

1.1. PRONUNCIATION

Exercise 1 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. predict B. preparation C. expect D. extensive

2. A. abrupt B. funnel C. volume D. thunder

3. A. climate B. comprise C. consist D. divide

4. A. economic B. conclusion C. sailor D. minority

5. A. united B. university C. universe D. unknown

6. A. design B. loose C. style D. symbol

7. A. choice B. research C. schedule D. chopsticks

8. A. hobby B. deny C. poetry D. primary

9. A. bottle B. folk C. orange D. chopsticks

10. A. qualify B. baggy C. grocery D. scenery

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

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

2. A. sort                                B. bottle                     C. roll                         D. coffee

3. A. daughter                       B. sauce                     C. aunt                       D. laundry

4. A. was                                B. walk                       C. water                     D. wall

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

II. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below

1. “  ………  ! Can you tell me the way to the food shop?”

A. Thank you                        B. All right                             C. Listen                    D. Excuse me

2. …………… that street and the food shop is at the next corner.

A. Go along                           B. Turn right              C. On the left D. Turn on

3. I don’t often go to school by bus because it …………a lot of time. Riding a bicycle is more healthy.

A. spends                   B. has                                     C. takes                      D. gets

4. The doctor says my father will become ill …………….he stops smoking.

A. until                       B. when                                  C. unless                    D. if

5. He bought …………. books and then left for home.

A. much more           B. a few                                  C. a lot                        D. a little

6. Ngoc …………….eating fast food because it’s not good for her health.

A. likes                       B. loves                                  C. hates                      D. enjoys

7. If you want to live long, you………….eat much red meat.

A. should                   B. needn’t                              C. have to                  D. shouldn’t 

8. Don’t read in bed, ………….you’ll harm your eyes.

9. I ………..playing boad  games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

A. think                      B. find                                    C. say                         D. tell

10. Before moving to Ha Noi, my parents ……………in Ha Nam.

A. have lived B. have been living  C. lived          D. live

Câu 1: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. readS B. learnS C. thankS D. liveS Câu 2: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. EAt B. rEAd C. brEAfast D. tEAch Câu 3: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. judO B. Open C. gO D. mOther Câu 4: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. brushES B. teachES C. watchES D. studiES Câu 5: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. bOOk B. lOOk C. dOOr D. rOOm Câu 6: Choose the word A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. sOme B. cOme C. mOnth D. shOw Câu 7: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. chEst B. telEvision C. gEt D. bEd Câu 8: Choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. learnS B. phoneS C. shopS D. lendS Câu 9: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. Kate is very kind and ________.She always does all her homework. A. hard-working B. shy C. creative D. sporty Câu 10: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. Look! The boys ________ football in the playground. A. is playing B. plays C. are playing D. playes

PART B : PHONETICS

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.(5pts)

1. A. says                    B. amazing                C. stage                      D. favor

2. A. plough               B. laugh                     C. enough                  D. cough

3. A. table                   B. lady                       C. labour                  D. captain

4. A. stage                  B. village                   C. manage                 D. package

5. A. wicked               B. missed                   C. worked                  D. placed

III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other others by circling A, B, C or D (5pts)

PART C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D(10ps)

1. Nothing can happen,……………….?A can it B. can’t it       C. can they                D. can’t they

 2. Would your children mind …………..quiet for a moment? I try ………in a form.

            A. keeping/fill          B. keep/ to fill           C. keeping/ to fill     D. to keep/ to fill

 3. She has worked as a cashier …………over twenty years. A. since B. in               C. for              D. from

 4. The invention  of the Internet has ………….an important part in the development of communication

      A. done                   B. played            C. got               D. brought

5. Paul has just sold …………..car and intends to buy a new one

A. black old Japanese          B. Japanese old black          C. old black Japanese            D. old Japanese black

6. I can learn many interesting thing by travelling to …………..countries.

            A. differ                     B. difference  C. different                          D. differently

7. ...................Linda didn’t like to swim , she played on the beach while her brothers swam in the sea.

A. However                   B. Although                 C. Since                 D. But.

8. Her mother won’t ..............her drive his car.

A. allow                       B. let                              C. leave               D. permit.

9. Remember to come at eight, ………..you?

     A. won’t   B. don’t          C. aren’t         D. haven’t    

 10. He became most famous ………..the fairy tales.     A. with           B. about         C. for  D. by

11. I think Nam is ………………honest boy in our class.A. a      B. an          C. the             D. this

 12. My friend Nam is......... He loves giving things to

A. skilled                        B. friendly                                       C. direct             D. generous

13. Don't worry about us. We can..........

A. look ourselves                  B. look for ourselves     C. look after our self   D. look after ourselves

14. Why don’t you have      your car ……………..?

A. washed      B. to wash                  C. to washing            D. washing               

15. I can’t help …………… I caught a cold yesterday from ……………in a draught.

A. sneezing/sit                      B. sneeze/sitting   C. sneezing/ sitting                   D.  neeze/ sitting

16. Last night I …………….television when the power …………..

A. watched/ failed    B. was watching/ failed       C. watched/ was failing       D.  watching/ failing

17. ........... does he have to work so hard?  To earn more money.

 A. Why                         B. Who                                    C. What                    D. When

18 He doesn't look ............ to be a famous boxer.

 A. enough strong          B. weak enough                  C. strong enough D. too weak

19. Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

      A. Yes, that’s fine    B. No, I don’t want to go  C. Wait a minute   D. Sounds interesting

20. …………….you forget, the less you know.

A.  the less                 B.  little          C.  the more               D.  much

V. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts).

VI. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the space(10pts)

VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.(5pts)

  1. My mother is very keen………..growing flowers.

2. Nam isn’t here at the moment. He’ll be back………….a few minutes..

3.Sales of jeans went …………….and the storekeepers got a lot of money

4Thay prevented me.............going out

5.We are amazed...........his beatiful car.

6.He gave..........playing soccer.

7.She spent all of her money...............clothes.

8.I  borrowed this computer.............my friends.

9.That boy can rely..........his parents

10.We will be succeed ..............speaking English

VIII.  Identify one of the parts in each sentence that is incorrect and correct it. (10 pts)

PART D: READING

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and (1)……………….. for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves (2)……………. work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, (3)…………………

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just (4)…………….. On Friday evenings she doesn’t (5)…………… out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music (6)………………… just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera (7)…………….. a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in (8)………….. late. She doesn’t get up (9)…………….. 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and (10)……………. two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

X. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: (10 pts)

There is a link between computer games and crime.

One London newspaper reported that a (1)_______ became so obsessed with various computer games that he (2) _______ from his parents and his schoolmates in order to buy more. This is not the only such case. The head of a primary school recently claimed that (3)_______ the children at this school steal each other’s lunch money for the same reason. [obsess: theo đuổi]

Playing computer games can actually hurt you.

Dr. Leonora Keller, a health expert, said that many children play these games which such enthusiasm that they suffer (4)_______ “Space Warrior’s Wrist”. The muscles of the lower arm become inflamed as a result of repeated (5)_______ of the wrist and constant pressure on the computer control stick. This is also causes (6)_______ aches and pains their elbows and shoulders as well as strange sores on (7)_______ hands. [inflamed: viêm sưng]

Weight problems are another result.

Dr. Keller also found that children who spend a lot of time (8)_______ electronic games have a tendency to be fatter (9)_______ those who do not. She said that “for some reasons these children tend to eat more sugar and fat” and that “many of them get too (10)_______ exercise to burn up these things.”

1.A. 12-year-old                     B. 12-years-old            C. 12-year-olds      D. 12-years-olds

2.A. steal                                    B. stealed                          C. stole                                D. stolen

3.A. many of                             B. much of                        C. lot of                               D. a lots of

4.A. of                                        B. from                              C. for                                   D. with

5.A. moves                                   B. movings                   C. moveds                           D. movements

6.A. another                              B. anothers                       C. other                                D. others

7.A. their                                    B. theirs                             C. them                                D. they’s

8.A. play                                    B. plays                             C. to play                             D. playing

9.A. as                                        B. than                               C. more                                D. that

10.A. little                                 B. few                                C. much                               D. many

PART E : Writing

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)

1. Your shoes are as big as mine. (size)

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2. If you run a lot, you’ll be fitter. (The)

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3. Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please? (mind)

.............................................................................................................................. ?

4. She is too young to do that work. (enough)

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5. You ought to ride the bike more carefully next time. (better)

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6. They won’t be able to come on Saturday (impossible)

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7. When I was young, I regularly walked to school. (used)

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8. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday. (wish)

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9. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s. (difficult)

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10. Their father got to London by taxi last month (took)

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XII. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences.(10pts)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

à...........................................................................................................................________

2. My mother / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

à..........................................................................................................................

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

à...........................................................................................................................

4. He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / ill.

à............................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...........................................................................

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

à..........................................................................................................................

.6. Jane/ start/ sing/ when/ 5 years old

à  ........................................................................................................................

7. This / be / good / computer / I / ever / use.

à............................................................................................................................

8. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.

à.........................................................................................................................

 9. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?

à…………………………………..………….…………………………………

10. It/be/one/the/expensive car/world/.

à………………………………………………………………..………………

I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. culture              B. popular                                    C. fabulous                   D. contribute

2. A. delighted    B. helpline                             C. advice                       D. decision

3. A. treat                         B. weave                                C. measure                   D. dream

4.                                 A. remind            B. generation                         C. accept                 D. memorable

5.  A. provided         B. decided                             C. knitted                D. passed