I. Choose the word that is pronouced differently from the others. 1. A. organized B. lived C. concerned D. established 2. A. effect B. delicious C. exhibition D. selection II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed different from the others. 3. A. notice B. surface C. contact D. effect 4. A. humid B. airmail C. discuss D. pancake III. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to fill in the blank. 5. We have learned English at school _______ three years. A. since B. for C. in D. about 6. The _______ are excited about the new hardware store in the neighborhood. A. residents B. contestants C. goods D. selections 7. The newspaper is not _______ the magazine. A. so thick as B. as thick C. thicker D. the same 8. “It must be fun to watch a real match at the stadium.” - “_______.” A. I agree. B. I couldn’t agree less. C. I promise. D. Don’t mention it. 9. The man _______ in the factory since he left school. A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. works 10. It was a great _______ to have a market near our house. A. convenient B. convenience C. comfortable D. success 11. “Would you like to join us?” – “_______” A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I do. C. I’d love to. D. No, I would. 12. My neighbor ______ to me _______ more than two months. A. didn’t talk / since B. doesn’t talk / for C. hasn’t talked / for D. haven’t talked / for 13. " How long _______ Paul ?" - "For 5 years." A. did you know B. have you known C. have you know D. did you knew 14. Nick enjoys _______ with her friends, especially Joe. A. go shopping B. to go to shop C. going shopping D. goes to shop 15. “What are you going to do this weekend?” A. I cooked dinner. B. I’m not sure. C. Good idea! D. In a park. 16. I always go shopping in the malls _______ it’s comfortable there. A. so B. and C. because D. however 17. John has lived in London _______ last summer. A. for B. in C. until D. since 18. The restaurant serves Hue food and the pancakes are delicious. A. different B. bad C. tasty D. wet 19. You can have a wider selection of products when going to the shopping mall. A. works B. goods C. subjects D. furniture 20. Ann’s grade is the same _______ mine. A. a. like B. as C. to D. from 21. Smith _______ in Chicago _______ 2010. A. a. has lived – for B. has lived – since C. lived – since D. lives – in 22. I haven’t seen them _______ ages. A. a. since B. for C. when D. as

I. PHONETICS

1.1. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1. A. satisfy                B. average                   C. volunteer                D. cultural

2. A. origami              B. delicious                 C. community             D. technology

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

1. A. hooked               B. book                       C. school                     D. foot

2. A. tool                     B. noon                       C. door    `                   D. school

II. READING COMPREHENSION

2.1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D fits each space. 

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _______ in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2)_______ by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) _______ book Connecticut Yankee.

Calvin lives in California, USA. Fie is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) _______ earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) _______of King Arthur.

Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) _______ because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7)_______to make roller blades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) _______. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and  then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) _______this time he wins the game.

The special effects in A Kid in King Arthurs Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors‘ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) _______. It‘s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author                 B. name                       C. character                D. actress

2. A. played                B. did                          C. made                       D. created

3. A. classify               B. class                       C. classic                    D. classical

4. A. terrify                 B. terrible                   C. terrifying                D. terribled

5. A. period                 B. decade                    C. moment                  D. time

6. A. amazed               B. amazing                  C. amaze                     D. amazes

7. A. what                   B. whatever                 C. how                         D. which

8. A. confident            B. confidence              C. confide                   D. confided

9. A. although             B. but                          C. despite                    D. even

10. A. excite               B. excited                    C. excites                    D. exciting