I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. a. rackets                   b. goggles             c. skis                             d. skateboards

2. A. talked          B. naked               C. asked               D. liked

3. A. worked        B. stopped           C. forced              D. wanted

4. A. sun              B. sure                  C. success             D. sort

5. A. them            B. they                 C. something        D. this

II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’

 1. A. easy                              B. lease                          C. weak                      D. pear

 2. A. talked                           B. naked                       C. asked                      D. liked

3. A. thin                                 B. than                        C. they                        D. there

4. A. opens                             B. books                       C. mistakes                  D. notes

5 A. this                                  B. think                       C. thank                      D. thieves

6. A. pens                                B. apples                     C. finds                       D. likes

7. A. read                               B. weather                     C. breakfast                D. head

8. A. ride                                B. bike                           C. like                         D. finger

9. A. teacher                            B. bread                       C. head                         D. breakfast

10. A. usually                          B. fly                            C. hungry                    D. thirsty

III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (3,2 marks)

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

 1. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.

          A. sleep                B. sit down                  C. eat                    D. relax

2. Ha Noi is an exciting city.

3. The film is not worth seeing .The plot is too dull.

     A. simple                 B. interesting             C. boring               D. slow

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

 4. The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

A. slow                          B. simple                   C. complicated            D. interesting

5. Everyone loves her because she has a long hair with oval face

     A.tall                      B. short                   C. slow                     D. high

6. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.

       A. sleep                     B. sit down                  C. eat                        D. work

II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’

 1. A. easy                              B. lease                          C. weak                      D. pear

 2. A. talked                           B. naked                       C. asked                      D. liked

3. A. thin                                 B. than                        C. they                        D. there

4. A. opens                             B. books                       C. mistakes                  D. notes

5 A. this                                  B. think                       C. thank                      D. thieves

6. A. pens                                B. apples                     C. finds                       D. likes

7. A. read                               B. weather                     C. breakfast                D. head

8. A. ride                                B. bike                           C. like                         D. finger

9. A. teacher                            B. bread                       C. head                         D. breakfast

10. A. usually                          B. fly                            C. hungry                    D. thirsty

III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (3,2 marks)

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

 1. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.

          A. sleep                B. sit down                  C. eat                    D. relax

2. Ha Noi is an exciting city.

3. The film is not worth seeing .The plot is too dull.

     A. simple                 B. interesting             C. boring               D. slow

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

 4. The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

A. slow                          B. simple                   C. complicated            D. interesting

5. Everyone loves her because she has a long hair with oval face

     A.tall                      B. short                   C. slow                     D. high

6. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.

       A. sleep                     B. sit down                  C. eat                        D. work

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. talked                             B. fitted                                  C. needed                    D. visited

2. A. houses                            B. misses                                 C. glasses                    D. mixes

3. A. stamp                              B. sew                                     C. opposite                  D. bookstore

4. A. milk                                B. library                                 C. dinner                     D. polish

5. A. play                                B. education                            C. small                       D. stay

6. A. played                            B. frightened                           C. excited                    D. bored

7. A. hand                               B. transport                             C. character                 D. celebration

8. A. washed                           B. attended                             C. decided                  D. disappointed

II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences .

1 . When I was a boy, I ....................................... tea to coffee.

A. prefer                      B. preferred                 C. prefers                    D. preferring

2. He was only thirteen, but he ate ........................................ his father did 

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

3. Every girl ought to learn ................................... to cook.

A. what                       B. when                       C. how                                    D. where

4. John enjoys ………………………..……… tennis.

A. playing                   B. play                         C. played                     D. to play

5. …………………..……… coffee without milk is yours?

A. The                         B. An                          C. A                            D. Ø

6. Video  games can be ....................................

A. addictive                B. wonderful               C. interesting               D. beautiful 

7. Could you show me the way  ……………. . . . .. the railway station please?

A. near to                    B. at                            C. next                                    D. to

8. “Was the competition a success ?” “Yes, ........................... people took part in it than usual”.

A. more                       B. fewer                      C. less                          D. many

9. The meat of a pig is ................................. 

A. beef                                    B. pork                        C. chicken                   D. lamb  

10. Some scientists spend most of their lives ...................at rocks. 

A. look                        B. looking                   C. looked                    D. to look 

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently  (0.5 pt)

1. A. played                B. cooked                    C. talked                     D. laughed

2. A. practiced                B. learned                C. asked                  D. watched

II. Choose the word whose meaning is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)

3. A.Laptop                 B. Pencil                      C. Computer               D. Ipad

4. A. car                      B. train                          C. bus                          D. plane

III. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. talked       B. painted             C. asked                      D. liked

2. A. worked      B. stopped                      C. forced                     D. wanted

3. A. lays                                 B. says                                     C. stays                       D. plays

4. A. waited                            B. mended                              C. objected                  D. faced

5. A. roses                               B. villages                               C. apples                     D. matches

6. A. languages                       B. rabies                                  C. assumes                  D. consumes

7. A. markedly                                    B. allegedly                             C. needed                    D. walked

8. A. succeeds                         B. devotes                               C. prevents                  D. coughs

9. A. kissed                             B. helped                                 C. forced                     D. raised

10. A. sees                               B. sports                                  C. pools                       D. trains

Part 2: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest :
1. A. watched B. looked C. needed D. kissed
2. A. helped B. invited C. liked D. laughed
3. A. mountain B. found C. ground D. double
4. A. thing B. hiking C. climbing D. sight
Part 3: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1-A. baggy B. cotton C. design D. fashion
2-A. novel B. poet C. equal D. unique
3-A. sleeveless B. rivalry C. minority D. logical
4-A. encourage B. material C. embroider D. economic
Part 4: Supply the correct verb form
1. His wife .............the last bus yesterday . (catch )
2. A new school ................ in this area in 2018 . ( build )
3. They .........to each other for a long time . ( not contact )
4. Cattle and sheep ............on the farm at 4:00 yesterday morning . ( graze )
5. Last night, I listened to music, but my father .........chess with my brother. (play )
6. When he came, they...............................a party. ( hold)
7. The material that ............... from cotton is usually strong and hard-wearing.(make)
8. Mary’s the one in the corner. She ..................... jeans.(wear)
Part 5: Rewrite the sentence beginning with the words given so that it has the same meaning
as the first one.
1. We started teaching English in October.
→ We have .......................................
2. This girl must do the housework right now.

→ The housework .................................................................
3. She has just visited Mr. Green in Ha Noi .
→ Mr. Green ......................................................................
4. I’m sorry I can’t listen to English songs .
→ I wish ............................................................................
5. It takes her about half an hour to clean the rooms every day.
→ She spends..................................................................
6. Na woke up late, so she didn't have time for breakfast.
→ Because .......................................................................................
7. She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding.
→She hasn’t ........................................................................................
8. Because Nga is sick, she won't go to school.
→ Nga .......................................................................................
Part 6: Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses
1- Getting to the village is a very ...................... journey. (interest)
2- We really had an .............................................. day on the beach. (enjoy)
3- Since her .........................................., the room has been full of laughter. (arrive)
4- He is now studying in the USA as an ................................... student. (change)
5- We could see some strange ......................................... on her face. (express)
6- Some designers have ...................... the ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (modern)
7- He is very rich, so he can live ............................... (depend)
8- The singer looks ......................... on the stage. (attract)