PART B: Phonetic

          Circle the letter preceding the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. ( 1 pt )

1.     A. hear                 B. near                 C. fear                  D. bear

2.     A. gather              B. monthly           C. father               D. brother

3.     A. favorite            B. slight                C. fine                  D. high

4.     A. cold                 B. hold                 C. close                D. mother

PART C: Language focus

Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2 pts)

1. He can …….the guitar skillfully

          A. play                 B. do                     C. go                   D. goes

2.At the weekend, we can play a________of badminton or join a football match.

          A. sport                B. game                C. match               D. sporty

3.This is the________restaurant I have ever known.

          A. good                B. best                  C. better               D. well

4.Many girls and women________ aerobics to keep fit.

          A. play                B. went                 C. do                              D. go

5.She …..........Ha Noi last week

A. visits              B. visiting             C. visited              D. visit

6.It’s very__________to swim there. The water is heavily polluted.

A. safe                 B. unpopular        C. unsafe              D. good

7.I have never……….to Australia

A. be                  B. been                            C. was                          D. am

8.As it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot __________skiing.

A. play                B. do                    C. make                D. go

9. They cancelled  their picnic ........... the weather was bad.

           A. because          B. when                         C. but                   D. or

10. Mai likes ........weather because she can go swimming.

              A. cold                   B. hot                    C. rainy                   D. windy

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Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 9. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy 10. A. bear B. near C. hear D. fear 11. A. know B. knee C. knife D. keep 12. A. fiction B. information C. question D. nation Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each sentence. 13. .............. the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover. A. On my opinion B. Of my opinion C. From my opinion D. In my opinion 14. The nomads often ........... their ger when they move to a new place. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put down 15. My mother enjoys............................ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. A. cooking B. to cook C. cook D. cooked 16. What ....... when I phoned you last night? A. did you do B. was you doing C. are you doing D. were you doing 17. He is one of .......... best players in the soccer club. A. a B. the C. an D. X 18. He can cook that dish ....................... than I. A. good B. the better C. better D. well 19. My mother likes watching VTV2, .................. my father doesn’t. A. but B. so C. and D. Because 20. We ...................... eat less fatty food because it can cause obisity. A. shouldn’t B. should C. have to D. Must Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is not standard in English. 21. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa is well known for their tradtional folk literature and their A B C D traditional songs. 22. A village is less dense populated than a city. A B C D Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 23. Binh: 106 and 24 makes 130. Is that right, Nam? Nam: ................. A. Not right! B. You’re well! C. It’s up to you! D. Spot on! 24. How about watching Tom and Jerry at my house this afternoon? A. Sounds great! B. Thanks C. That’s right D. Well done

B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR. (2.0p)

Question 3. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.4p)

9. A. near B. fear C. hear D. earth

10. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think

Question 4. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below. (1.2p)

11. If we _____ fewer papers, we ________ a lot of trees.

A. use/ will save B. uses/ will save C. will use/ saves D. used/ saved

12. ______ draw on the walls and tables, please.

A. Do B. Don’t C. Should D. Shouldn’t

13. I ______ the museum with my family last summer.

A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits

14. I………. to Singapore three times.

A. have gone B. have been C.went D.visited

15. Walking to school will help ……………… air pollution.

A. refill B. reuse C. recycle D. reduce

16. _______ is a dozen eggs? – 30.000 dong.

A. How often B. How much C. How long D. How many

Question 5. Write the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences (0.4p)

17. If it (be) _________sunny next week, we will go to Ha Long Bay.

18. Amsterdam is one of the (peaceful) ________________ cities in the world.

19. I (travel) _____________ to the Moon by super car in the future.

20. In the year 2030, robots will be able (do)______all the housework instead of us.

C. READING. (2.0p)

Question 6. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1.0p)

VTV1 is a (21)____ television channel in Viet Nam. It attracts millions of (22) _____ because it offers many different interesting programmes. The (23) ____ tells people what is happening in Viet Nam and the rest of the world. (24) _____ bring a lot of laughter and help people relax after a hard working day.

21. A. local B. national C. international D. world

22. A. people B. workers C. teachers D. viewers

23. A. 7 o'clock news B. music C. tragedy D. film

24. A. News B. Weather forecast C. Comedies D. Contests

Question 7. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1.0p)

There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other because they want to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

25. How many main kinds of sports?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

26. Is baseball one kind of team sport?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

27. Why do two separate teams compete against each other?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

28. Are team sports sometimes called competitive sports?

-> ………………………………………………………………...................................

D. WRITING. (2.0p)

Question 8. Rewrite each of the following sentences In such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0p)

29. We make the air dirty because we use the car all the time.

-> If…………………………………………………………………………………..

30.I had bad a cold, so I didn’t go to school yesterday. (Rewrite this sentence with “because”) -> ……………………………………………………………………………

31.I’ve never read any book more interesting than this book.

-> This book ………………………………………………………………….……..

32. I started studying English 3 years ago.

-> I have ……………………………………………………………………………