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

(4 Điểm)

carnival

cutlery

command

ceremony

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

(4 Điểm)

worshipped

offered

performed

prayed

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

(4 Điểm)

lantern

invader

nation

race

6.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from others’ in each line.

(4 Điểm)

electrician

confusion

companion

magician

7.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from others’ in each line.

(4 Điểm)

preserve

fortune

ritual

lantern

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

(4 Điểm)

sugar

since

sight

song

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

(4 Điểm)

version

conclusion

possession

pleasure

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

(4 Điểm)

ordered

developed

touched

escaped

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

(4 Điểm)

washes

handles

courses

teaches

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

(4 Điểm)

change

chocolate

chip

schedule

7.Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

(4 Điểm)

sympathy

industry

constancy

suspicious

8.Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

(4 Điểm)

humorous

important

attraction

unselfish

9.Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

(4 Điểm)

define

sincere

loyal

success

10.Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

(4 Điểm)

correctly

personal

serious

carefully

11.Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in each group

(4 Điểm)

memory

excited

interested

confident

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

1.   A. pressure                        B. depressed               C. expect                     D. relaxed

2.   A. encourage                     B. empathy                  C. embarrassed            D. remember

3.   A. delighted                      B. continue                  C. medicine                 D. situation

4.   A. advice                           B. sympathize             C. decide                     D. responsibility

5.   A. collaboration                B. particularity            C. manage                   D. activate

6. A. wipe                               B. alive                        C. micro                      D. link

7. A. cleaner                            B. threat                      C. ahead                      D. instead

8. A. breathe               B. ethane                     C. thank                      D. healthy

9. A. choose                            B. moon                      C. food                        D. look

10. A. burden              B. survive                    C. curtain                    D. furnish

11. A. camel                            B. sandy                      C. travel                      D. stable

12. A. dune                             B. hummock    C. scrublands  D. gun

13. A. basic                             B. desert                      C. president                 D. season

14. A. separate                        B. network                  C. letter                       D. prepare

15. A. stretches                       B. slopes                      C. ranges                     D. faces

16. A. insect                            B. percent                    C. wetland                  D. extinct

17. A. agencies                        B. medicine                 C. species                    D. circle

18. A. crisis                             B. exist                        C. primary                   D. fertile

19. A. serious              B. thousand                 C. found                      D. around

20. A. chart                             B. postcard                  C. leopard                   D. hardly

21. A. rival                              B. title             C. silver                       D. surprise

22. A. golden              B. compete                  C. host             D. propose

23. A. clear                              B. dear                        C. wear                        D. sear

24. A. wrestling                      B. level                        C. medal                      D. result

25. A. ranked              B. gained                     C. prepared                 D. proved

26. A. childhood                     B. champagne C. chapter                    D. charity

27. A. culture              B. popular                   C. regular                    D. fabulous

28. A. conflict             B. forbidden               C. reliable                    D. determine

29. A. lighthouse                     B. heritage                   C. hotel                       D. hour

30. A. conducts                       B. returns                    C. wanders                  D. wonders

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1.   A. exhausted                     B. frightening              C. populous                 D. stressful

2.   A. exciting                        B. rural                        C. annoying                 D. forbidden

3.   A. fascinating                    B. ancient                    C. delicious                 D. comfortable

4.   A. galleries                        B. neighborhoods        C. museum                  D. cultural

5.   A. exhibition                     B. disappointed           C. entertaining            D. interesting

6. A. education                       B. facility                    C. development           D. intelligence

7. A. metropolitan                   B. organization            C. university    D. multicultural

8. A. fascinate             B. restaurant                C. expensive    D. difference

9. A. feature                            B. ancient                    C. drawback                D. conduct

10. A. fabulous                       B. pagoda                    C. determine   D. convenient

11. A. periodic                        B. contagious  C. electric                    D. suspicious

12. A. environmental  B. conservatively        C. approximately         D. considerable

13. A. arrangement     B. tourism                   C. opponent                D. contractual

14. A. respectable                   B. affectionate            C. kindergarten           D. occasional

15. A. particular                      B. environment           C. advertisement         D. circumstances

A.  PHONETICS

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

1.   A. pressure                        B. depressed                C. expect                     D. relaxed

2.   A. encourage                     B. empathy                  C. embarrassed           D. remember

3.   A. delighted                      B. continue                  C. medicine                 D. situation

4.   A. advice                           B. sympathize             C. decide                     D. responsibility

5.   A. collaboration                B. particularity            C. manage                   D. activate

6. A. wipe                               B. alive                        C. micro                      D. link

7. A. cleaner                            B. threat                      C. ahead                      D. instead

8. A. breathe                           B. ethane                     C. thank                      D. healthy

9. A. choose                            B. moon                      C. food                        D. look

10. A. burden                          B. survive                    C. curtain                    D. furnish

11. A. camel                            B. sandy                      C. travel                      D. stable

12. A. dune                             B. hummock                C. scrublands              D. gun

13. A. basic                             B. desert                      C. president                 D. season

14. A. separate                                    B. network                              C. letter                       D. prepare

15. A. stretches                       B. slopes                      C. ranges                     D. faces

16. A. insect                            B. percent                    C. wetland                  D. extinct

17. A. agencies                        B. medicine                 C. species                    D. circle

18. A. crisis                             B. exist                        C. primary                   D. fertile

19. A. serious              B. thousand                 C. found                      D. around

20. A. chart                             B. postcard                  C. leopard                   D. hardly

21. A. rival                              B. title             C. silver                       D. surprise

22. A. golden              B. compete                  C. host             D. propose

23. A. clear                              B. dear            C. wear                        D. sear

24. A. wrestling                      B. level                        C. medal                      D. result

25. A. ranked              B. gained                     C. prepared                 D. proved

26. A. childhood                     B. champagne C. chapter                    D. charity

27. A. culture              B. popular                   C. regular                    D. fabulous

28. A. conflict             B. forbidden               C. reliable                    D. determine

29. A. lighthouse                     B. heritage                   C. hotel                       D. hour

30. A. conducts                       B. returns                    C. wanders                  D. wonders

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1.   A. exhausted                     B. frightening              C. populous                 D. stressful

2.   A. exciting                        B. rural                        C. annoying                 D. forbidden

3.   A. fascinating                    B. ancient                    C. delicious                 D. comfortable

4.   A. galleries                        B. neighborhoods        C. museum                  D. cultural

5.   A. exhibition                     B. disappointed           C. entertaining            D. interesting

6. A. education                       B. facility                    C. development           D. intelligence

7. A. metropolitan                   B. organization            C. university    D. multicultural

8. A. fascinate             B. restaurant                C. expensive    D. difference

9. A. feature                            B. ancient                    C. drawback                D. conduct

10. A. fabulous                       B. pagoda                    C. determine   D. convenient

11. A. periodic                        B. contagious  C. electric                    D. suspicious

12. A. environmental  B. conservatively        C. approximately         D. considerable

13. A. arrangement     B. tourism                   C. opponent                D. contractual

14. A. respectable                   B. affectionate C. kindergarten           D. occasional

15. A. particular                      B. environment           C. advertisement         D. circumstances

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1.   Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city                 .

      A. dwellers                  B. foreigners               C. beginners                      D. movers

2.   You can see the                 of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings,       supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.

      A. urban area               B. convenience            C. urban sprawl                 D. living condition

3.   Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the                    of downtown in Ho Chi Minh           City.

      A. mind                       B. heart                       C. head                             D. spot

4.   It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and                      .

      A. funny                      B. boring                     C. enjoyable                      D. helpful

5.   No city in America has     monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

      A. as much                  B. such many              C. as many                        D. a few

6.   My passport                      last month, so I will have to get a new one.

      A. elapsed                   B. expired                   C. ended                           D. terminated

7.   The department is also deeply                  in various improvement schemes.

      A. connected               B. entailed                   C. involved                       D. implied

8.   His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any                      of it at all.

      A. interpretation          B. meaning                  C. intelligibility                 D. sense

9.   The main attraction of the job was that it offered the                  to do the research.

      A. possibility               B. proposal                  C. opportunity                  D. prospect

10. I wish you’d tell me what I                       do in this difficult situation.

      A. shall                        B. would                     C. should                          D. ought

11. A competitor may submit any number of entries                         , each one is accompanied      by a packet top.

      A. supposing               B. notwithstanding     C. assuredly                      D. provided

12. They always kept on good            with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.

      A. friendship               B. relations                  C. will                               D. terms

13. He earns his living by                   old paintings.

      A. reviving                  B. restoring                 C. reforming                     D. replenishing

14. Hotel rooms must be                     by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.

      A. vacated                   B. evacuated               C. abandoned                   D. left

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession   women are in a                        .

      A. rarity                       B. minority                  C. scarcity                         D. minimum

16. Although he was under no                        , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of       charge.

      A. urgency                  B. guarantee                C. obligation                     D. insistence

17. Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will                     .

      A. pull through            B. pull up                    C. pull back                       D. pull out

18. To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things, a very   imagination.

      A. vivid                       B. living                      C. bright                            D. sparkling

19. This ticket                                     you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

      A. confers                   B. entitles                    C. grants                           D. credits

20. He was completely                        by the thief’s disguise.

      A. taken away             B. taken down             C. taken in                         D. taken through

21. This book gives a brief                 of the history of the castle and details of the art collection    in the main hall.

      A. outline                    B. reference                 C. article                           D. research

22. Mark is very set in his ways, but John has a more                       attitude to life.

      A. changeable             B. flexible                   C. moveable                      D. fluid

23. I’m not serious investor, but I like to                   in the stock market.

      A. splash                     B. splatter                    C. paddle                          D. dabble

24. In all                      , there will never be a Third World War.

      A. odds                       B. probability              C. certainty                       D. possibilities

25. He had to retire from the match, suffering from a                        ligament.

      A. tom                         B. broken                    C. slipped                          D. sprained

26. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are                   .

      A. astrological             B. aeronautical            C. astronomical                 D. atmospherical

27. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific                  .

      A. divisions                 B. disciplines               C. matters                         D. compartments

28. It is doubtful whether the momentum of the peace movement can be                 .

      A. sustained                B. supplied                  C. supported                     D. subverted

29. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be                .

      A. imperative              B. perverse                  C. insufficient                   D. trivial

30. Charles Babbage’s difference engine widely regarded as the                  of the computer.

      A. ancestor                  B. precursor                 C. antecedent                    D. premonition

31. As she did so, her parents became _______                    

       A. the angriest                                                B. the most angry

       C. the more angry                                          D. angrier and angrier

32. People should eat_______ and do___________ to reduce the risk of heart disease.

       A. less fat/ more exercise                               B. less and less fat/ the more exercise

       C. the less fat/ the more exercise                   D. fatter/ more exercise

33. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food______ the food is, _______he likes it.

       A. The hotter/ the more and more                  B. The hotter/the more

       C. The more and more hot/ the more             D. The hottest/ the most

34. Of course you can come to the party_________

       A. The more the merrier                                 B. The more and the merrier

       C. The more and merrier                                D. The more and more merrier

35. I feel___________ I did yesterday.

       A. much more tired than                                B. many more tired than

       C. as many tired as                                        D. as more tired as

36. She is_______ a spectator.

       A. more an athlete than                                  B. more of an athlete than

       C. an athlete more than                                  D. an athlete of more than

37. His house is_________ mine.

       A. twice as big as                                           B. as twice big as

       C. as two times big as                                    D. as big as twice

38. _______live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country.

       A. As much as people                                    B. More people

       C. As many as people                                    D. People more

39. It gets............... to understand what the professor has explained.

       A. the more difficult                                      B. more difficult than

       C. difficult more and more                            D. more and more difficult

40. You must drive more slowly in built up areas______ you drive in the city, it is______ that you will have an accident.

       A. The faster and faster/ the more

       B. The faster/ the more probable

       C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable

       D. The more fastly/ the probable

41. The party was_______ I had expected.

       A. more a hundred times funny than                   B. a hundred times funny more than

       C. a hundred times funnier than              D. a hundred times more funny than

42. He finds physics________ other science subjects.

       A. far more difficult than                                     B. many more difficult than

       C. too much more difficult than                          D. more much difficult than

43. ________he drank,________ he became.

       A. More/ more violent                                         C. The more/ the more violent

       B. The most/ the most violent                              D. The less/ less violent

44. Mary was_______ of the two sisters.

       A. the clever               B. as clever as                   C. the cleverer             D. the cleverest

45. French is a_______ language to learn than English is.

       A. difficult                                                           B. more difficult

       C. most difficult                                                  D. more and more difficult

46. The cuisine of France is________

       A. more famous than that of England                 B. famous than the cuisine of England

       C. more famous than which of England  D. as famous than that of England

47. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most_____ he becomes,_______ he is.

       A. The more rich/ the more happy                        B. The richest/ the happiest

       C. The richer/ the happier                                                D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier

48. The faster we finish________

       A. the sooner we can leave                                   B. we can leave sooner and sooner

       C. the sooner can we leave                                   D. we can leave the sooner

49. Of all athletes, Alex is_______

       A. the less qualified                                              B. the less and less qualified

       C. the more and more qualified                            D. the least qualified

50. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got___________

       A. more panicked                                                  B. the more panicked

       C. more than panicked                                          D. more and more panicked

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

1.A. Cloure     B. Pleasure      C. Conclusion      D. Pressure (gạch chân s )

II. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1 “___________ send this document to my office by fax? ” - “Certainly .”

a. Would you like  b. Would you mind  c. Could you     d. Why not

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1.(A)It is the room (B)that (C)cleans every day (D)by my sister.

a. It is          b. that            c. cleans           d. by

IV. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

1. “I am sorry that I broke the glass” said Jim.

Jim apologised.........................................................

2. I really think you ought to take some exercises.

It is high time........................................................

3. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.

No sooner...................................................................................................

4. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.

The sooner..................................................................................................

5. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.

So.......................................................................................................................

Choose the word whose CAPITALIZED and BOLD part is pronounced differently from that of the others. A stayS B enjoys C differs D coughS Câu 2 Choose the word whose CAPITALIZED and BOLD part is pronounced differently from that of the others. A rAck B stArt C pArty D cArd Câu 3 Choose the word whose stress pattern differs from that of the others. A employer B librarian C chemistry D geography Câu 4 Choose the word whose stress pattern differs from that of the others. A contain B magazine C activity D biology Câu 5 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Hoa’s parents love __________ on their farm. A work B working C do D doing Câu 6 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -A: “Hello, this is Lan. ________”. - B: “This is Phong. Can I speak to Mai?”. A Who’s saying? B Who are you? C Who’s calling? D Who is answering? Câu 7 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -The factory in my hometown _________ over 2000 people. A employs B employers C employees D employing Câu 8 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Going out is _____________ than staying at home. A funnier B funny C funner D more fun Câu 9 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -I promise I ________ you to go shopping this evening. A take B will take C am taking D takes Câu 10 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Most students go to the school cafeteria at a break or ___________ A at lunchtime B at a lunchtime C in lunchtime D in a lunchtime Câu 11 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -When my daughter goes on holiday, she _________ takes photographs of the places she visits. She enjoys it very much. A rarely B always C seldom D occasionally Câu 12 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -In _____________, we study living things: life of animals and plants. A history B geography C physics D biology Câu 13 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Students often have four _____________ tests in a semester. A thirties – minute B thirties –minutes C thirty-minute D thirty-minutes Câu 14 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Something you can use to cook food: _________ A a dishwasher B a dryer C an electric stove D a fridge Câu 15 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Susan doesn’t read ____________ magazines. A a lot B many C lots D much Câu 16 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -___________ a basket full of juicy apples. A This is B These are C Those are D That are Câu 17 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Mary ______________ next to the handsome boy over there at present. A sits B is siting C will sit D is sitting Câu 18 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. -The dress is very impressive. A How impressive the dress does! B What an impressive the dress! C How impressive the dress is! D What an impressive your dress! Câu 19 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. -Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. A It is interesting to have a vacation abroad. B It is interesting having a vacation abroad. C It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad. D It is very interesting having a vacation abroad. Câu 20 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to the question. -Where are the newspapers and magazines? A At the second floor. B In the back of the library. C On the racks in the middle. D In the left. Câu 21 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room ____X_____ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A on B in C with D of Câu 22 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are ___X______ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A long B bad C narrow D small Câu 23 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. - My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can _____X______ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A take B show C find D get Câu 24 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from ______X_______ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A foreign B big C small D strange Câu 25 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is _____X_____ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A some B very C not D only

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

3. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from others.

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

1.A.health                              B.ready                          C. appear                      D. heavy

2.A. watched                          B. attended                    C.walked                       D. laughed

3.A. leisure             B. pleasure   C. treasure     D. pressure

4.A. coach       B. chorus         C. chore           D. check

5.A. bomb             B. debt    C. describe      D. doubt