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)

 I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from

the rest. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

1. A. stopped                          B. needed                    C. looked                    D. watched

2. A. think                               B. there                       C. this                          D. though

3. A. seat                                 B. read                        C. wear                        D. meal

4. A. boxes                              B. classes                     C. loves                       D. watches

5. A. turn                                 B. burn                        C. curtain                    D. bury

II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. I ______ stamps since 2008.             A. collect                     B. am collecting          C. collected                 D. have collected 2. She suggests ______ garbage bins around the school yard.             A. put                          B. to put                      C. putting                    D. to putting 3. I will lend you my bike if you ______ it back before Friday.             A. bring                       B. brought                   C. brings                      D. were bringing 4. Ann is too busy these days. She has ______ free time.             A. a little                     B. little                        C. few                                     D. a few 5. He will be in Singapore from Monday ______ Thursday.             A. by                           B. to                            C. at                            D. in 6. He spoke slowly in order to make himself ______.             A. clear                        B. clearly                     C. clearance                 D. clarify 7. The police must try to catch the men ______ drive dangerously.             A. which                     B. who                        C. whom                     D. where 8. He grew very quickly and soon he was ______ his brother.             A. more big than         B. so big than              C. too big than            D. as big as 9. They often come to see their friends on Sunday, ______?             A. do they                   B. are they                   C. don’t they               D. aren’t they 10. The Smiths are not responsible parents. They don’t ______ their children very well.             A. look after                B. take after                C. take care                 D. look for 11. The kitchen ______ be dirty because Lien has just cleaned it.             A. may                        B. mustn’t                   C. can’t                       D. should  12. Auld Lang Syne is a song ______ is often sung on New Year’s Eve.             A. who                        B. whose                     C. whom                     D. which 13. Nga is hungry ______ she hasn’t eaten all day.             A. but                          B. or                            C. so                            D. because 14. The ______ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".             A. heavily                    B. largely                     C. many                       D. fully 15. Mr. Pike: "John, you've written a much better essay this time." - John: "______"             A. Writing? Why?                                           B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.             C. You're welcome.                                        D. Forget it.

I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Question 1.     A. Wanted             B. Decided            C. Needed                        D. Washed

Question 2.     A. Eats                  B. Stops                 C. Lives                        D. Cooks

Question 3.     A. Many                B. Fat                    C. Man                        D. Cat

Question 4.     A. Husband           B. Humour            C. Hurry                        D. Hundred

Question 5.     A. Century            B. Structure           C. Infectious                        D. Question

II/ Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or  D on the answer sheet.

Question 6. This machine _________ used since last week.

            A. has been                 B. is                             C. was            D. will be

Question 7. If he _________ hard, he will pass his math test next week.

            A. study                       B. studies                    C. studied            D. is studying

Question 8. We _________ go swimming together when we _________ in the village.

            A. used to/lived                                              B. used to/live

            C. are used to/lived                                        D. get used to/lived

Question 9. My brother got wet _________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.

            A. but                          B. so                            C. because            D. and

Question 10. Mai made a big beautiful cake _________ her mother’s birthday.

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

Question 11. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _________.

            A. pollution                 B. pollute                    C. polluted            D. pollutant

Question 12. Peter fell over while he _________ basketball.

            A. is playing               B. was playing            C. played            D. plays

Question 13. The people _________ live in England speak English.

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

Question 14. Be _________ ! He is looking at you.

            A. carefully                 B. care                         C. careful            D. carelessly

Question 15. According to the weather _________, it will be raining tonight.

            A. forecasting             B. forecasted               C. forecaster            D. forecast

Question 16. Jane speaks English _________ than you do.

            A. more fluently         B. more fluent             C. more faster            D. more better

Question 17. Let’s go out for a walk, _________?

            A. don’t we                 B. do we                      C. shall we            D. will we

Question 18. He made an interesting speech in the opening _________.

            A. competition            B. ceremony               C. preparation            D. solidarity

Question 19. Due to the bad weather, the flight to Manchester was _________.

            A. taken off                 B. cut down                 C. turned down            D. put off

Question 20. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!”      Hoa: “_________”

            A. You’re welcome    B. No, thanks              C. Thank you            D. Yes, of course

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

1. A. set   B. between   C. get    D. met  

2. A. started  B. needed   C. protected   D. stopped  

3. A. ground  B. should   C. about   D. amount  

4. A. durian  B. cucumber   C. painful   D. duty  

5. A. improve  B. coveralls   C. gloves   D. stomach 

II. Choose the best answer. 

1. London is_______ than Ho Chi Minh city. 

A. big    B. bigger   C. biggest   D.  the bigger  

2. We shouldn‘t waste too much water. We should_______.  

A. save   B. to save   C. saving   D. to saving  

3. He doesn’t need_______ more eggs. 

A. a    B. an     C. some    D any  

4. _______ language do you speak? I speak Vietnamese.  

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

5. What‘s the weather like_______ the spring?  

A. at    B. on    C. in    D. for 

6. What about_______ volleyball?  

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

7. How_______ are they going to stay? 

A. long   B. often   C much   D many  

8. How_______ milk do his cows produce? 

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

9. The telephone was_______ by Alexander Bell. 

A. invent   B. invented   C. to invent    D. inventing  

10. Nguyen Du is a famous_______ in Vietnam. 

A. musician   B. designer   C. correspondent  D. poet 

III. Give the  correct form of verbs in brackets.  

1. My uncle (not/be) .......................... out of his house since he (buy) ........................ a color TV.  

2. I don’t think I (go) ....................... out tonight. I (be) ............ too tired.  

3. John is washing his hands. He (just/ repair)..................................... the TV set.  

4. Tell him (bring) .................. his bike inside. If he (leave)................ it there, someone (steal) ............................. it.  

5. Where (you/ spend) ................................. your summer holiday last year? 

IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.   

Most people think (1)______ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (2)______ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3)______ 1791 and grew (4)______ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (5)______ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6)______ building some of these, he never finished any of them.  

Over the years, people have argued (7)______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (8)______ of the Babbage's designs.  (9)______ has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made. 

Whether it works or not, the machine will (10)______ on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.  

1. A. of     B. from    C. in    D. up  

2. A. known    B. called   C. recognized   D.  written  

3. A. about    B. around   C. in    D. at  

4. A. down    B. up    C. along   D. across  

5. A. wrote    B. drew    C. took    D. made  

6. A. wanted    B. started   C. made   D. missed  

7. A. until    B. though   C. why    D. whether  

8. A. on     B. off    C. in    D. out  

9. A. He    B. One    C. It    D. They  

10. A. come    B. be    C. take    D. carry  

V.  Read the passage and choose the best answer  

"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes.  

You strap up your basket and drive happily home.   

But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.  

1. What is easy to say and nice to think about? 

A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside”. 

B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain”. 

C. “Let‘s have a picnic lunch in the green fields”. 

D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city”.  

2. Where, in your imagination, is the big tree? 

A.  It’s in the middle of a beach. 

B.  It’s in the middle of a hill. 

C.  It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.  

D.  It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field.  

3. What can you imagine doing after meal? 

A. We can imagine lying in the darkness. 

B.  We can imagine lying in the warm sun. 

C.  We can imagine lying in the bedroom. 

D.  We can imagine lying in the hotel.  

4. What also likes raw fruit?  

A. Dogs also do. 

B. Lions also do. 

C. Flies also do. 

D. Chicken also do.  

5. What may follow the sun? 

A. The earth may follow the sun. 

B. The rain may follow the sun. 

C. The cows may follow the sun. 

D. people may follow the sun  

VI . Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.  

1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.  

->It‘s .....................................................................................................  

2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. 

-> The time machine .................................................................................................  

3. He was delighted to receive his aunt‘s letter.  

-> He was delighted that his ......................................................................................  

4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.  

-> People ......................................................................................................  

5. I‘m very sad that I wasn‘t accepted in that group. 

-> I‘ m very sad not ...................................................................................................... 

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

      1. A. required                    B. opened                                C. solved                   D. worked

      2. A. bag                           B. face                                     C. pants                                                               D. fashion 

3. A. climate                     B. tropical                               C. official                                                       D. capital 

4. A. hit                             B. house                                  C. hour                                                           D. holiday

5. A. tide                           B. public                                 C. sight                                                           D. provide

      6. A. grade                        B. nature                                 C. exchange                                                          D. village                               

7. A. wants                        B. listens                                 C. looks                                                          D. develops

8. A. mother                      B. hobby                                 C. modern                                                      D. horror

9. A. apartment                 B. already                                C. across                                                        D. another

10. A. cough                     B. enough                                C. weigh                                                        D. laugh

11. A. thanks                     B. think                                   C. there                                                          D. three

12. A. measure                  B. Easter                                 C. each                                                          D. eager

13. A. group                      B. route                                   C. soup                                                          D. cousin

14. A. luggage                  B. pull                                     C. funny                                                        D. bulb

15. A. comic                     B. cotton                                 C. city                                                           D. computer                           

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

1.         a. locate                             b. celebrate                        c. nominate                       d. private

2.         a. hobby                            b. honest                           c. humor                            d. hole

3.         a. dynamite                        b. terrify                            c. symbol                           d. deny

4.         a. love                                b. oven                              c. prove                             d. lovely

5.         a. account                          b. aboard                           c. acquaintance                 d. alien

6.         a. voice                              b. volume                          c. volcano                          d. volunteer

7.         a. crazy                              b. sample                           c. grade                             d. spacecraft

8.         a. spot                                b. object                            c. hole                                d. model

9.         a. launder                          b. laundry                         c. laugh                             d. launch

10.       a. catalogue                       b. card                               c. catwalk                          d. hat

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. conclusive                    B. evidence                       C. mineral                          D. terrify

2.         A. capture                         B. infant                            C. precious                        D. aboard

3.         A. exist                              B. gemstone                      C. planet                            D. public

4.         A. creature                        B. object                            C. sample                          D. despite

5.         A. wonderful                    B. volunteer                      C. disappear                      D. disappoint

6.         A. reputation                     B. description                    C. suggestion                    D. pollution

7.         A. economic                      B. volcano                         C. psychedelic                   D. scientific

8.         A. priority                         B. terrify                           C. identify                         D. compulsory

9.         A. earthquake                    B. evidence                       C. disappear                      D. slavery

10.       A. generous                       B. humorous                      C. precious                        D. mysterious