I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p)

A. solar B. power C. eco-friendly D. hydro

A. pedal B. invent C. expensive D. plentiful

II/ Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)

A. appear B. pilot C. pollute D. replace

A. abundant B. imagine C. solution D. driverless

III/ Choose the best option (3p)

I think perhaps we ______ flying cars soon.

A. will have B. will be having C. are going to have D. are having

Does that red motorbike belong to your mother? - No, ______ is white.

A. she B. her C. hers D. mine 

We should try to make the world greener by using vehicles that are ______ .

A. environmental friendly B. environmentally friendly

C. friendly environment D. friendly environmental

Mai usually goes to school ______ bus but yesterday she came ______ her dad’s car.

A. in / on B. on / in C. by / in D. by / by

At this time next week, we ______ a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install B. have installed C. will install D. will be installing

Natural gas is a non-renewable source of energy and it may ______ soon.

A. run out B. run down C. use up D. use over

IV/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)

We couldn’t see the airplane because it _____________ behind the cloud. (appear)

Your idea is really _____________ , however, I don’t think it will come true soon. (imagine)

Vesak Day is a _____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism. (religion)

The traffic in some cities is so _____________ that it is difficult to see a solution. (chaos)

V/ Write questions for the underlined parts (1.5p)

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.

The Songkran Festival is usually celebrated between 13 and 16 of April.

It costs about $500 to join Glastonbury Festival.

VI/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5p)

We will plant more trees to reduce the carbon dioxide.

More trees

I hope they will choose John for the school’s football team.

I hope John

The local government will build a power station here next year.

A power station

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

1.      A- challenge              B- chief                      C- chart                      D- chorus

2.      A- exhibit                  B- exhibition             C- example                D- existence

II- Circle the word whose main stress partern is placed differently from the others.

1.     A- science                  B- information          C- calculation           D- invitation

A- expensive             B- constructive         C- promise                 D- orgininal

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

1. A. affect                  B. algea                       C. aquatic                    D. damage

2. A. country               B. ocean                      C. circle                       D. icon

3. A. unique                B. puzzle                     C. monument              D. evacuate

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( 1 pt)

1. A. action                    B. national                C. partial                   D. question

2. A. tidal                       B. sight                       C. describe                D. cinema

3. A. connect                 B. comfort                 C. computer              D. contest

4. A. cough                    B. though                   C. rough                     D. tough

5. A. pleased                 B. erased                    C. increased              D. amused

II. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. ( 2pts)

1. - 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

2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.

     A. finish                     B. destroy                  C. provide                 D. defeat

3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.

     A. attendance            B. intention               C. convention          

D. attention

4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.

     A. sense                     B. kind                       C. means                    D. form

5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?”      - Kate: “______.”

     A. No, thanks. I’m fine    B. Yes, that’s kind of you           C. Yes, sure   D. Yes, thank you

6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.

     A. speak                     B. speaking               C. to speak                D. for speaking

7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.

     A. pair                        B. bunch                    C. bucket                   D. tube

8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?”           - Mai: “Of course.”       .

     A. Will                       B. Shall                      C. Do                          D. Should

9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.

     A. make                     B. makes                    C. making                  D. to make

10.  Do you know the man………………… met our teacher yesterday?

     A. who                 B. whom                    C. which                    D. whose

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 2pts)

IV. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the  passage. ( 1,5pts)

Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful than the last.

The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.

Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) ______, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

After a couple of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ______ you to sites that can fill you in.

1. A. for                          B. while                     C. since                      D. because

2. A. spent                      B. took                       C. did                         D. used

3. A. did                          B. got                          C. spent                      D. made

4. A. interesting             B. interested              C. interest                  D. interestingly

5. A. at first                    B. at all                      C. at least                   D. at that

6. A. reach                      B. take                        C. make                      D. send    

V. Read the passage and answer the questions.(1pt)

           Every child in England must receive full time education from the age of five to sixteen. Many parents send their children to state schools where the tuition and the equipment, textbooks and exercise books are free. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school. Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which was followed by a secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over. At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven –plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, Arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest marks (about 20% of the children) went to grammar school. The others went to technical school.

Questions:

1.   When do English children start and finish their full time education?    

…………………………………………………………………………………

2.   Which schools do many parents send their children to?    

 ………………………………………………………………………

3.   Do they have to buy textbooks and exercise books at state schools?    

 ………………………………………………………………………………

4.   What did every child have to do at eleven under the old system?    

 ………………………………………………………………………

5.   Who were allowed to go to grammar school?  

………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(1,5pts) 

1. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.

ð A letter ______________

2. I last saw him when I was a student.

ð I haven’t _____________________

3. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.”

      ð She reminded __________________________

4. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.

ð Would you ____________________________?

5. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

ð Because he_______________________.

VII. Use the words or phrases given to complete the sentences.(1pt)

1. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.ð_________________________________________________.

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

ð_________________________________________________.

3. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / and / earn / money / group.

ð _____________________________________________________.

4. “Friends of the Earth” / be / organization / protect / planet.

ð _______________________________________________________.

5. It / brave / him / jump / river / save / child.

ð_______________________________________________________.

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

study

art

cartoon

class

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

lamps

sinks

flats

rooms

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

pear

pie

buy

pond

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

convenient

friendly

cheap

clean

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

waterfall

desert

wonder

plaster

6. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are healthy. They do ________ everyday. *

homework

science

football

judo

7. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There are three ________ in my new school. *

library

libraries

librarys

libraryes

8. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Put these glasses and bowls on the ________ over there, please. *

wall

cupboard

fridge

lamp

9. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My younger brother has a round ________ and broad ________. *

shoulder/ hands

mouth/eyes

face/ shoulders

elbow/ cheek

10. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Daisy is very ________ to take the test. She is a very good student. *

kind

confident

friendly

talkative

11. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: A ________ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters. *

library

post office

cinema

school

12. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Cam Ly ________ in Lam Dong Province attracts many tourists to visit each year. *

Island

Waterfall

Highland

Forest

13. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My brother and I wear ________ to move conveniently when we go hiking in the mountain. *

walking boots

scissors

backpacks

waterproof coat

14. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

Plant

Animal

River

Wood

15. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

fresh

rare

overpriced

cheap

16. Choose the best response to complete the following dialogue: “What time can we meet?” - “__________” *

How about 8 a.m?

Let’s go out.

That’s fine.

I don’t want to.

17. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There is a café ________ to the restaurant. *

near

behind

in front of

next

18. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: We sometimes ________ experiments in physics class. *

make

work

do

get

19. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Phong and Nam ________badminton at the moment. *

play

is playing

are playing

are play

20. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: You ________ play loud music late at night. The neighbours will call the police. *

can

must

mustn’t

are

21. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The first exercise is easy but the second one is ________. *

easy too

difficult too

difficulter

more difficult

22. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Hurry up! We only have ________ time before the bus leaves. *

many

a few

much

a little

23. Choose the mistake in the four underlined part that needs correction: *

have

called

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

Jimmy parents