Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1. A. pleasure                     B. heat                        C. meat                       D. teacher

Question 2. A. nations                       B. brothers                  C. speakers                  D. parents

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. become                      B. gather                     C. design                     D. invent  

Question 4. A. celebrate                    B. natural                    C. dangerous               D. emotion  

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 5. They are living in a house that ______________ in 1930.

Question 6. She _________a letter when the telephone rang.

            A. wrote                      B. was writing             C. was written             D. has written

Question 7. It takes my daughter two hours _________her homework every day.

            A. to doing                  B. doing                      C. to do                       D. did

Question 8. My brother didn’t go to work _________his sickness.

            A. although                 B. because                   C. despite                    D. because of

Question 9. Your father has worked in the bank for 20 years, _________?

            A. has he                     B. does he                   C. hasn’t he                 D. doesn’t he

Question 10. The children felt ____________ when their mother was coming back home.

Question 11. Many English words have been _____ over the centuries. The ________of form makes English easy to learn.

Question 12. They never came to class late, and _______.

A. neither I did                       B. neither did I                        C. I did either              D. so did I

Question 13. This pen, _________is made of gold, was given to me by my father on my 12^th birthday. 

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

Question 14.  The children danced _________at the party yesterday. 

            A. happy                     B. happiness                C. happier                   D. happily 

Question 15.  Nam played the guitar _________beautifully that we listened to him in admiration.

A. so                            B. such                        C. too                          D. enough

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 16. My sister has a good relationship with her colleagues, so every in her company loves her.

            A. gets on with            B. knows                     C. looks after              D. thinks about

Question 17. During the rush hour, the bus is always crowded with people.

            A. empty                     B. busy                        C. quiet                       D. packed

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 18. When you go into a pagoda, you should take off your shoes and hat.

            A. go on                      B. put on                     C. get on                      D. turn on

Question 19. You should not wear casual clothes to the interview. The first impression is very important.

            A. new                        B. informal                  C. neat                         D. formal

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20. Peter: “It’s very kind of you to help us. Thanks a lot, Daisy! – Daisy: “_________”

            A. How can I help you?                                  B. That’s right.

            C. It’s my pleasure!                                         D. Thanks!

Question 21. Robert: "Can I borrow your dictionary?" - Mary:" ________."

            A. I’m afraid I can’t                B. I think so    C. It doesn’t matter     D. Here you are

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The Eiffel Tower is a famous tower in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer who designed and built it, Alexandre Eiffel. The tower was built in 1889. At first, people didn’t like it because they thought it looked like a giant skeleton and was not attractive at all. Nevertheless, when the tower was finally completed, people quickly changed their minds. It looked like a tower made of lace and it was attractive.

The Eiffel Tower is sometimes considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world. It is 300 meters high and people can take an elevator all the way to the top. From the tower, they can get a marvelous view of the city and the Seine river which runs through it. Besides the elevator, there are steps which lead all the way up the tower. For those who are energetic, they can use these to climb up. It is very windy at the top of the tower and can be very cold at times because it is only built by iron beams. There are no walls to keep the wind out.

Question 22. The Eiffel Tower got its name _________.

            A. from its location                                         B. from its designer

            C. from Paris                                                   D. from people in Paris

Question 23. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to_________.

            A. the view                  B. the city                    C. the tower                D. the elevator

Question 24. Why did they change their minds in the end?

            A. It turned out to be very safe.                      B. They liked lace.

            C. It turned out to be beautiful.                       D. The design was changed.

Question 25. The word “marvelous” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

            A. fantastic                 B. awful                      C. plain                        D. regular

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Nowadays, more and more people around the world are spending time (26) _________English as a second language. Many countries include English in their school syllabus and children start to learn English (27) _________a very early age.

Whether you are looking for a new job or planning to travel the world, studying English can help you (28) _________in life both personally and professionally. You can (29) _________in the global market, increase your career skills and start to meet people around the world.

It’s easy to see (30) _________important English is around the world. (31) _________international businesses conduct meetings in English, universities teach courses in English and around the globe, tourists and travellers use English as a common language.

Question 26. A. study                        B. studying                              C. to study                  D. studied

Question 27. A. in                              B. with                                    C. at                            D. of

Question 28. A. improve                    B. achieve                               C. begin                       D. win

Question 29. A. accomplish               B. complete                             C. compete                  D. enter

Question 30. A. how                          B. which                                  C. what                        D. if

Question 31. A. Much                        B. Many                                  C. A little                    D. Few

Kiến thức: Phát âm “o”

Giải thích:

control /kənˈtrəʊl/                                          ecology /iˈkɒlədʒi/

contour /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/                                        combine /kəmˈbaɪn/

Phần được gạch chân ở câu C phát âm là /ɒ/, còn lại phát âm là /ə/.

Chọn C

control /kənˈtrəʊl/                                          ecology /iˈkɒlədʒi/

contour /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/                                        combine /kəmˈbaɪn/

Phần được gạch chân ở câu C phát âm là /ɒ/, còn lại phát âm là /ə/.

Chọn C

Đáp án là B

bull /bʊl/

dull /dʌl/

full /fʊl/

put /pʊt/

Câu B phát âm là /ʌ/còn lại phát âm là /ʊ

Đáp án là C

favour /ˈfeɪvər/

harbor /ˈhɑːrbər/

flour /ˈflaʊər/

vapor /ˈveɪpər/

Câu C phát âm là /aʊər/ còn lại phát âm là /ər/

Đáp án : A

“w” trong sweet phát âm là /w/, trong các từ còn lại không phát âm

Kiến thức: Phát âm “th”

Giải thích:

though /ðəʊ/                                                  breath /breθ/

arithmetic /əˈrɪθmətɪk/                                    threaten /ˈθretn/

Phần được gạch chân ở câu A phát âm là /ð/, còn lại phát âm là /θ/.

Chọn A

Đáp án : C

“ent” trong agent phát âm là /ǝnt/,trong các từ còn lại phát âm là /ent/ 

Chọn A

A. visits /ˈvɪzɪts/

B. destroys /dɪˈstrɔɪz/=

C. believes /bɪˈliːvz/          

D. depends /dɪˈpendz/

Từ gạch chân trong câu A phát âm /s/là còn lại đọc là /z/ 

Chọn A

Chọn B

Kiến thức: Phát âm “ed”

Giải thích:

Cách phát âm đuôi “ed”:

+ Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /t/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /tʃ/, /θ/, /ʃ/, /s/, /k/,/p/,/f/

+ Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /id/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /t/, /d/

+ Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /d/ với các trường hợp còn lại

  A. daunted /dɔːntɪd/                                  

B. installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/

  C. committed /kəˈmɪtɪd/                                                               

D. confided /kənˈfaɪdɪd/

Phần gạch chân đáp án B phát âm là /d/, còn lại là /ɪd/.

Chọn D

Kiến thức: Phát âm “o”

Giải thích:

  A. core /kɔː(r)/                                            

B. more /mɔː(r)/

  C. pause /pɔːz/                                           

D. pot /pɒt/

Phần gạch chân đáp án D phát âm là /ɒ/, còn lại là /ɔː/.