I. Choose the best answer. 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. sugar B. special C. suncream D. should 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. noisy B. exciting C. peaceful D. modern 3. My father is ______ than my mother. A.wider B. longer C. older D. larger 4. He is going to Phu Quoc ______. A. Desert B. Waterfall C. Cave D. Island 2 5. Ha Long _____ is in Quang Ninh Province. A. Island B. Bay C. Beach D. Mount 6. Take some ______ with you. You may need it if you get hurt. A. suncream B. backpack C. plasters D. sleeping bag 7. Vy _____ in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. A. go B. goes C. live D. lives 8. There ________ some factories near Khang’s neighbourhood. A. are B. is C. isn’t D. aren’t 9. Mai is ________ than her cousin. A. active B. confident C. better D. funny 10. Do you have ______ new friends? A. some B. any C. many D. a little 11. There is ______ milk in the bottle. A. some B. any C. a few D. many 12. We can’t go out. It ______ now. A. is rain B. is raining C. rain D. rains 13. How ________ books are there in your bag? A. some B. any C. many D. much 14. You _____ make lots of noise in the museum. A. must B. mustn’t C.should D. not should 15. Children should help their parents to _______ their house. A. wish B. visit C. clean D. give 16. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. A. island B. biggest C. forest D. plaster 17. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests. A. delicious B. difficult C. dangerous D. different 18. There aren’t ________ good films on TV at the moment. A. some B. much C. an D. any 19. Diana is in the art club. She is very________. A. kind B. funny C. creative D. shy 20. Nam likes________ volleyball. A. to playing B. playing C. plays D. play 21. You ________ travel alone to the mountain. It’s dangerous. Always go in a group. A. mustn’t B. should C. must D. will 22. “ How ________ does Phong go to the judo club ?” – “Twice a week.” A. long B. far C. often D. much 23. Every evening, my father ________ television. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches 24. There be________ 36 students in my class. A. am B. is C. was D. are 25. Would you like __________ coffee? A. some B. any C. D. an 26. There is a big market near my house, so the street is busy and . A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy 27. Look! The little boy in the yard. A. are playing B. plays C. playing D. is playing 28. My sisters __________ the exercises in the evening . 3 A. often does B. often do C. does often D. do often 29. We usually ________ our house with flowers at Tet. A. decorates B. are decorating C. decorate D. is decorating 30. She often ________ to Ho Chi Minh City on Sundays. A. to go B. go C. goes D. going II. Match the question with the answer A B Answer 1. Is Ha Noi larger than Binh Thuan? a. In the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh city. 1 - 2. Where is your neighbourhood? b. They are very kind. 2 - 3. What are the people in Nha Trang like? c. It is a very beautiful island in Viet Nam. 3 - 4. What do you know about Phu Quoc? d. I decorate my house with flowers. 4 - 5. What do you do at Tet? e. Yes, it is. 5 - III. Complete the dialogue, using the phrases or sentences given. A. I dislike about the streets because they are very crowded and noisy. B. Yes, there is. It’s near my house C. Yes, I do. D. I live in a town house in Bien Hoa city. E. The people are very helpful and friendly. Jack: Where do you live, Alice? Alice: (1) ___________________________. Jack: What do you like about your neighborhood? Alice: (2) ___________________________. Jack: And what do you dislike about it? Alice: (3) ___________________________. Jack: Is there an art gallery near your house? Alice: (4) ___________________________. Jack: Do you like your neighborhood? Alice: (5) ___________________________. IV. Read the dialogue and answer True (T) or False(F). Mi: Where do you live, Vy? Vy: I live in Binh Duong Province. Mi: What do you like about it? Vy: There are many things I like about it. There’s a big market near my house. There are also many shops, restaurants and art galleries here. The streets are wide and clean. The people here are helpful and friendly. Mi: What do you dislike about it? Vy: The schools are too far away. There are also some factories near here, so the air isn’t clean and the streets are noisy and crowded. 1. Vy lives in Ho Chi Minh city _________ 2. There’s a big market near Vy’s house. _________ 3. The streets are narrow and clean. _________ 4. The people here are kind and funny. _________ 5. The air here isn’t clean. _________ 4 V. Read and select the correct options. My village is about 10 kilometers (1) ___________ Da Lat. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow (2) __________ and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In the spring, my (3) __________ looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to (4) ________ it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't take the villagers (5) ___________ time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. Câu 1. A. from B. to C. in D. at Câu 2. A. rivers B. islands C. flowers D. waterfalls Câu 3. A. countryside B. town C. city D. village Câu 4. A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. to visit Câu 5. A. many B. much C. some D. a few VI. Put the words in the correct order. 1. beautiful / Mary/ sister/ is/ more/ than / her /. => ___________________________________________________________ 2. streets/ the/ are/ less/ wider/ with/ traffic/. => ___________________________________________________________ 3. Da Nang/ I/ live/ in/ suburbs/ the/ of/ City/. => ___________________________________________________________ 4. is / Khang’s / where /neighborhood/ ? => ___________________________________________________________ 5. homework / is/ more/ important/ than/ playing video/ doing/ games /. => ___________________________________________________________ 6. new / I/ furniture / need / for / to / my / some / room / buy/ . => ___________________________________________________________ 7. your/ trip/ don’t/ take/ too/ much/ luggage/ on/. => ___________________________________________________________ 8. mustn’t / you / forget/ bring/ to/ a/ compass /. => ___________________________________________________________ 9. we/ to / the / clean / our / help / should / parents/ house /. => ___________________________________________________________ 10. Tet/ My/ mother/ usually /cooks/ special/ food/ during/. => ______________________________________________________________ VII. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Travelling by air is faster than travelling by bus. A. Travelling by bus is faster than travelling by air. B. Travelling by bus is slower than travelling by air. C. Travelling by air is not faster than travelling by bus. 2. My school is bigger than Fay’s school. A. Fay’s school is older than my school. B. Fay’s school is smaller than my school. C. Fay’s school is bigger than my school. 3. Nick’s exam results is better than Alex’s exam results. 5 A. Alex’s exam results is worse than Nick’s exam results. B. Alex’s exam results is better than Nick’s exam results. C. Nick’s exam results is bad than Alex’s exam results. 4. You mustn’t go to school late. A. You mustn’t go to school on time. B. You must go to school on time. C. You must go to school late. 5. We should keep quiet in the hospital. A. We shouldn’t keep quiet in the hospital. B. We shouldn’t make noise in the hospital. C. We should make noise in the hospital. 6. It’s good if you do your homework carefully. A. You shouldn’t do your homework carefully. B. You should do your homework carefully. C. You mustn’t do your homework carefully. 7. Nam doesn’ t have a TV in his bedroom. A. There is a TV in Nam’s bedroom. B. There isn’t a TV in my bedroom. C. There isn’t a TV in Nam’s bedroom. 8. Living in the city is noisier than living in the countryside. A. Living in the countryside is noisier than living in the city. B. Living in the countryside is quieter than living in the city. C. Living in the countryside is cheaper than living in the city. 9. The food here is worse than my cooking. A. My cooking is worse than the food here. B. My cooking is better than the food here. C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. 10. There are lots of beautiful lakes in Viet Nam. A.Viet Nam has many beautiful lakes. B. Viet Nam has much beautiful lakes. C. Viet Nam has a beautiful lake.   

I. PHONETICS

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.   A. laughed               B. washed              C. stopped              D. collected

2.   A. musician              B. sugar                   C. ocean              D. television

3. A. visited                   B. founded               C. decided             D. developed

Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.

3. A. perform                 B. puppet                 C. mixture            D. temple

4. A. recognise               B. historic                C. saxophone       D. organize

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. rag B. marry C. master D. nation 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests : A. important B. remember C. ability D. character 3. Khoa is ………… from most of the boys. He loves cooking in his free time. A. differ B. differential C. different 4. I used to ………….. in a library before I became a teacher. D. difference A. work B. works C. worked 5. We have Math class ………………… 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. D. working A. next to B. beside C. between 6. Marry gave me this dress. She made it ................ D. above A. itself B. himself C. yourself 7. Mary married John last year. She is John’s …… now. D. herself A. wife B. daughter C. father 8. She ……………….……. me to her house last Monday. D. husband A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invites 9. Nga said ………………… stories were always great. A. traditional B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditions 10. Nga’s grandma had to do the chores without the help of modern …………………….. A. equipment B. equipped C. equipping D. equips 11. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. delivery B. demonstration C. experiment D. commercial 13. When he was young, he _______ fishing with his brother. A. uses to go B. used to go C. was used to go D. is used to going 14. Tom is rather sociable while Jack is reserved. They have quite different ______. A. appearance B. dislikes C. characters D. likes 15. They _______ from Canada to America to find work. A. came B. left C. went D. emigrated 16. You can’t go_______the cinema without paying. A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs 17. Bien Hoa is an important ___________ center in Dong Nai. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercialist 18. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes____________. A. electric B. electrical C. electrician D. electricity 19.Hoa and Linh often ____________badminton after class. A. play B. plays C. used to play D. played 20. She had to ____________the chores, so she couldn't go to the theater yesterday. A. did B. does C. do D. to do

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

1. A. bed                        B. setting              C. decide              D. get

2. A. easy                       B. eat                    C. learn                D. tea

3. A. sit                          B. in                     C. if                      D. fine

4. A. child                      B. watch               C. chin                  D. school

5. A. come                     B. no                    C. open                D. home

I. Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. change B. choose C. Christmas D. church

2. A. public B. furniture C. buffalo D. tub

3. A. languages B. dresses C. misses D. becomes

4. A. household B. nervous C. scout D. mouse

5. A. charity B. character C. chair D. chore

6. A. chorus B. chamber C. church D. check

7. A. grew B. knew C. few D. new

8. A. recycle B. collect C. cooking D. electric

9. A. morning B. forget C. pork D. forty

10. A. game B. arrange C. skate D. cake

11. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. garden

12. A. wanted B. developed C. needed D. included

13. A. jumped B. loved C. washed D. liked

14. A. high B. laugh C. rough D. tough

15. A. hot B. home C. not D. dog

16. A. bag B. fog C. original D. girl

17. A. labour B.flavour C.flour D. colour

18. A. earn B. fear C. hear D. near

I, Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences:

1, Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

A. efficient           B. ingenuous           C. businesslike            D. immemorial

2, Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.

A. unrecognizable           B. climatologist           C. psychological            D. definitely

3, Jean Michel sat at the helm of his 47-foot sailboat, Aweigh, and __________ toward the calm blue waters of Richardson Bay.

A.  signaling         B. gesticulation        C.  kinesics        D. gestured

4, As soon as the problem at work blew up, he instantly thought about how he could come out of it looking good. He is such a ____________ person.

A.  self-evident         B. self-conscious        C.  self-centred        D. selfless

5. Another noteworthy promise made by the White House boss is to spend $ 1 trillion on ______________, using American products to build bridges and roads and many other projects.

A.  infrastructure         B. underpinning        C.  cornerstone        D. database

6, I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.

A.  indicated         B. highlighted        C.  pinpointed        D. looked up

7. The accidental ____________ of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.

A.  disruption         B. demolition        C.  injuring        D. squashing

8. The couple’s 25th wedding anniversary provided a good ____________ for gathering together all their old photographs in one large album.

A.  opportunity         B. possibility        C.  lucky chance        D. capitalization

9. Interview: ‘Why don't you demand a bigger say in the running of the company?’

- Peter: “ Your _____________ acceptance of every decision is harming the health of the business.”

A.  undoubtedly         B. unquestioning        C.  definitely        D. interrogation

10. Peter: “Are you planning to do anything special this weekend?” – Amanda: “_________________”

A. Well, let's see probably I'll prepare some research side project tomorrow.

B. No, there's nothing special.

C. Absolutely, I'll be taking part in the camping trip in the rainforest.

D. I intend to organize dinner parties this weekend who hope to come.

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

1. A. bought                B. daughter                 C. cough                      D. sight

2. A. sure                     B. soup                        C. sugar                   D. machine

3. A. but                      B. bury                        C. nut                          D. young

4. A. measure              B. decision                  C. permission          D. pleasure

5. A. dose                    B. chose                      C. close                       D. lose

6. A. position              B. oasis                        C. desert                      D. resort

7. A. stone                   B. zone                        C. phone                      D. none

8. A. give                    B. five                                     C. hive                  D. dive

9. A. switch                 B. stomach                  C. match                      D. catch

10. A. study                B. ready                      C. puppy                     D. occupy

II. Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1. A. facility                B. characterize            C. irrational                 D. variety

2. A. agreement           B. elephant                  C. mineral                    D. violent

3. A. professor            B. typical                     C. accountant              D. develop

4. A. electrician           B. majority                  C. appropriate          D. traditional

5. A. decay                  B. vanish                     C. attack                      D. depend

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

1.     A. played              B. watched            C. danced             D. walked

2.     A. amazed             B. hilarious           C. pavement          D. animation

3.     A. ahead               B. present              C. center               D. break

4.     A. waited              B. needed              C. hated                D. closed

5.     A. except               B. there                 C. then                   D. hey

6.     A. covered             B. fixed                 C. promised          D. picked

7.     A. make                 B. playground                C. station    D. many

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

9.     A. safely               B. pavement         C. animation         D. female

10. A. filled                B. opened             C. played              D. wanted

11. A. ready               B. break                C. ahead                D. festival

12. A. ended               B. shocked            C. laughed            D. missed

II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

13. A. prepare             B. project              C. enjoy                D. machine

14. A. celebrate          B. cultural            C. festival             D. performance

15. A. action               B. horror               C. thriller              D. parade

16. A. romantic          B. comedy            C. terrify               D. satisfied

17. A. manner            B. tourist              C. machine           D. action

18. A. chaos               B. circle                C. direct                D. cannon

19. A. listen                B. travel                C. borrow             D. obey

20. A. traffic               B. agree                C. noisy                D. student

21. A. listen                B. travel                C. borrow             D. obey

22. A. traffic               B. agree                C. noisy                D. student

23. A. perform            B. festival             C. celebrate           D. seasonal

24. A. music               B. religious           C. unusual             D. tomato

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (1.5p)

1. A. boat               B. snow                  C. crowded             D. postcard

2. A. house             B. so                      C. town                  D. mountain

3. A. fold                B. hold                   C. love                   D. show

II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D: (1.5p)

4. A. Australia        B. Africa                C. Rome                           D. America

5. A. mine              B. her                     C. our                               D. your

6. A. played            B. watched             C. visited                          D. went

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. ( 4.5p)

7. Ho Chi Minh City is very ______.

A. exciting              B. long                   C. boring                          D. friendly

8. The weather in Da Lat is very ______ in winter.

A. hot                     B. long                   C. cold                             D. quiet

9. The ______here are friendly and kind.

A. people                          B. street                  C. city                              D. food

10. This is my house and that is _________.

A. Lan                    B. Lan’s                 C. Lan house                              D. house’s Lan

11. Minh _______ a good movie last night.

A. watches             B. watched             C. will watch                              D. is watching

12. This is Mai’s umbrella. _______ umbrella is blue.

A. Her                    B. Hers                   C. Mai                              D. You

13. What ____ they _____ yesterday morning?

A. do/ do                B. will/ do              C. did/ do                         D. did/ did

14. Minh studied very hard, _________ he passed the final exam.

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

15. This dictionary is ________than the one I have.

A. more expensive            B. most expensive   C. expensive           D. the most expensive

IV. Write the following sentences as suggested: (2.5p)

16. My car is here and her car is over there. (hers)

- My car………………………………………………………………………………………….

17. You (meet) Hoang and Phuong two days ago? (Give the correct tense of the verb in bracket)

- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

18. Can you help me with the housework, please? (Imperative)

- Please…………………………………………………………………………………………

19. They played the game very well. They didn’t win the game. (but)

- They…. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

20. Life in the city is more exciting than in the country. (peaceful)

- Life in the country …………………………………………………………………………….