II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. (1pt)

1.    A. passed             B. watched                  C. played                     D. washed

2.   A. proud                B. about                      C. around                    D. would

3.   A. with                    B.brother                   C.though                     D. thousand

4.   A. entrance            B. paddy                     C. bamboo                   D. banyan

III.Choose the word or phrase which is the best to complete each sentence (2.5points)

1. The ……………  of the volcano was predicted in advance, so no one was injured.

A. eruption                  B. erupted                   C. erupts                      D.erupt

2. Thank you for your letter, ……..  I was very happy to get.

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

3. …….   Nam was tired, he helped his mother with her housework.

            A. Because                  B. However                 C. Despite                   D. Although

4. They suggest ……………….off all the lights before leaving the room.

            A. turn                         B. turning                    C. to turn                     D. turned

5. She lives with her parents………………..Ho Chi Minh City.

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

6. The tour guide told them _________ trash onto the water.

      A. not throw                    B. not to throw            C. to not throw             D. not throwing

7.  I am not fond of tennis and____________ .

      A. my sister does, too      B. so is my sister         C. neither is my sister   D. my sister isn’t

8.   I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I ________French.          

      A. knew                            B. will know               C. know                      D. have known

9. She asked me if I ________a laptop computer the following day.

       A. buy                              B. will buy                  C. bought                    D. would buy

10.  You have never been here before, …?

         A. have you                    B. you haven’t            C. you have                 D. have not you

11.  If you … a ghost, what would you do?

         A. see                             B. have seen                C. are seeing                D. saw

12. He________in London at the moment.

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

IV/ Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.( 1pt)

          Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty  make a beautiful sight. New York has a ____ (1) _____of over seven million and it is  probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple”  come ____ (2) _____ many different countries. There are more nationalities in New York ______ (3) ___in any other places on the earth. It is also has more tourists than any other city except  London, especially in the summer. _____ (4) ____come from all over the world and  have a wonderful time. There are so many _____ (5) ____for them to get enthusiastic about – whether it’s some of the best museums in the world or the charming little streets of Greenwich Village.

1.      A. attraction       B. impression  C. population              D. people

2.      A. from              B. by                           C. for                                       D.  in

3.      A. than               B. rather                      C. of                                        D. to

4.      A. Visit              B. Visitors                   C. Workers                              D. Goers

5.      A. attraction       B. place                       C. area                                    D. sights

V.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer (1m).

Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they enjoy a film. It seems to them that  only the actors or actresses have made the film successful. They always pay attention to their appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film is, actually, the result of the collaboration of many people, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting; some of them are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.

1. To many film viewers, ________.

A. the director is the most important             

B. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress

C. the stuntmen play the most important role

D. the most important person is the cinematographer

2. Many film viewers always pay attention to ________.

A. the director’s name and appearance                     

B. the pictures taken by the cinematographer

C. the leading actors’ or actresses’ family    

D. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion

3. The work of stuntmen is ________.

            A. secure                     B. dangerous                           C. interesting               D. thrilled

4. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.

A. many people                       B. the actors                            C. the actresses            D. the director

     Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   A. passed                          B. watched                  C. played                     D. washed

2.   A. entrance                        B. paddy                     C. bamboo                   D. banyan

3.   A. claimed                         B. warned                   C. occurred                 D. existed

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

5.   A. thank                            B. they                        C. these                       D. than

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

6. My children are very …………….. in learning English.

        A. interest               B. interested               C. interesting                D. to interest

7. If you want ………….. there before dark, you should start at one.

       A. to get                   B. getting                   C. get                            D. got

8. Some …………….. have modernized Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it.

        A. mechanics          B. actors                     C. designers                 D. writers

9.…………………they were tired, they finished their work before 5pm.

        A. Because             B. Although                C. Instead of                D. Despite

10. You should ……………..the light before going to work.           

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

11. Don’t give the chocolate to Tom. He.......................it very much.

        A. hated              B. hates                     C. is hating                   D. has hated

12. My father asked us ........................too much time playing computer games.

      A. not to spending B. did not spend          C. not to spend            D. to not spent

13. Lan is very tired. ................., she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

       A. Although                     B. However             C. So                   D. Therefore  

14. I suggest..........................some money for poor children.

        A. raise                           B. to raise                  C. raised            D. raising

15. She asked me if I....................a laptop computer the following day.

      A. would buy              B. buy                    C. will buy                  D. bought                   

16.  She was sick yesterday,..................she was absent from school.

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

17.  The book....................is on the table belongs to my brother.

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

18.   I didn’t go to the party yesterday because ...........................

       A. I am sick                      B. I will be sick                       C. I was sick             D. I would be sick

19.Jane and Anna were talking about their study at school.

Anna: “I thought your English skill was alot better, Jane”

Jane: “..................................”

A. Thank you. I’d love to                         B. Yes, please. Just a little

C. No, thanks. I think I can do it              D. You’ve got to be kidding. I thought it was bad

I. choose the whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 

1.     A. passed          B. watched           C. played          D. washed 

2.     A. proud            B. about                C. around         D. scare

3.     A. market          B. depart               C. card             D. scare 

4.     A. problem        B. love                   C. box              D. hobby

II. choose the bét answer

6. the house......................in 1986

A. is built          B. was building          C. was built          D. has been built

I.                Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others

1.     A. passed                B. watched              C. played                D. washed

2.     A. proud                 B. about                  C. around                D. would

3.     A. market               B. depart                 C. card                    D. scare

4.     A. problem             B. love                    C. box                    D. hobby

5.     A. entrance             B. paddy                 C. bamboo              D. banyan

II.             Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

1.     A. village                B. banyan               C. bamboo              D. entrance

2.     A. enjoyable           B. convenient          C. exciting              D. interesting

3.     A. travel                 B. exchange            C. collect                D. enjoy

4.     A. captain               B. fasten                 C. pilot                   D. device

A. family                B. complete            C. grocery               D. primary

I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others.(1,25đ)

1. A. passed

B. watched

C. played

D. washed

2. A. proud

B. about

C. around

D. would

3. A. market

B. depart

C. card

D. scare

4. A. entrance

B. paddy

C. bamboo

D. banyan

5. A. problem

B. love

C. box

D. hobby

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete

each sentence. (3,75đ)

6. My house_________in 1986.

A. is built

B. was building

C. was built

D. has been built

7. The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night.

A. advised

B. suggested

C. insisted

D. forced

8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.

A. who

B. whom

C. whose

D. that

9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.

A. a seven-room

B. a seven-rooms

C. seven room

D. seven rooms

10. If you get up early, you_________late.

A. weren't

B. wouldn't be

C. aren't

D. won't be

11. It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.

A. am

B. was

C. were

D. had been

12. When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.

A. uses to go

B. has gone

C. used to go

D. was going

13. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.

A. not to spending

B. did not spend

C. not to spend

D. to not spent

14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant________she ate her favorite roasted duck.

A. which

B. whose

C. whom

D. where

15. If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.

A. was

B. were

C. will be

D. would be

16. Nobody went to the party, _________?

A. does he

B. do they

C. didn’t they

D. did they

17. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.

A. while

B. during

C. since

D. when

18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.

A. Increased

B. Increasing

C. The increase

D. To increase

19. If we_________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.

A. will have

B. have

C. had

D. would have

20. What would you do, if you_________a UFO?

A. see

B. saw

C. would see

D. had seen

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact

one. (1,25đ)

21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.

A B C

D

22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.

A

B C

D 14

23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?

A

B C

D

24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.

A

B

C

D

25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.

A

B

C

D

IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (1,25đ)

I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I

was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before.

I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I

couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been

learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even

though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’.

For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them

that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

26. A. say

B. tell

C. talk

D. speak

27. A. exciting

B. excites

C. excited

D. excite

28. A. after

B. until

C. when

D. while

29. A. although

B. even

C. because

D. so

30. A. pronouncing

B. speaking

C. reading

D. telling

V. Give correct form of the verb in brackets: (1,25đ)

31. After you (take) ................the medicine, you (feel) ...................better.

32. I (work) ....................... on the computer when the earthquake happened..

33. You (sleep) ................. well last night?

34. The weather (be) ................. warm last week.

35. I (stay) ..................with my aunt at present until I find somewhere to live.

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1,25đ)

0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.

→ They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.

36. People say that they bought this shop last year.

→ It is___________________________________________________________________.

37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.

→ He asked me____________________________________________________________.

38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad.

→ Mr. Brown whose_______________________________________________________.

39. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

→ Because it______________________________________________________________.

40. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.

→ I haven’t__________________________________________________________.

Đề số 2

I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1,25đ)

1. A. claimed

B. warned

C. occurred

D. coughed

2. A. health

B. appear

C. ready

D. heavy

3. A. tidal

B. sight

C. mineral

D. describe

4. A. though

B. throw

C. through

D. thought

5. A. thunder

B. erupt

C. trust

D. pull

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete

each sentence. (3,75)

6. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.

A. knew

B. will know

C. know

D. have known 15

7. The church________about 100 years ago.

A. is built

B. was built

C. will be built

D. has been built

8. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.

A. whose

B.who

C. which

D. where

9. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.

A. Even though

B. So

C. Therefore

D. Because of

10. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

A. Although

B. So

C. Therefore

D. However

11. I suggest________some money for poor children.

A. raise

B. to raise

C. raised

D. raising

12. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.

A.buy

B. will buy

C. bought

D. would buy

13. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.

A. would

B. have to

C. will

D. shall

14. Honda motorbikes________in Viet Nam.

A. produce

B. will produce

C. are produced

D. would be produced

15. We have learnt English________2001.

A. for

B. since

C. in

D. during

16. We________already________Huong Pagoda.

A. were…seeing

B. have…seen

C. are…seeing

D. will…see

17. All the houses in the area________immediately.

A. has to rebuilt

B. had to rebuild

C. have to be rebuilt D. have to rebuild

18. If he________soon, he might miss the train.

A. isn’t coming

B. doesn’t come

C. won’t come

D. didn’t come

19. Mr. Long said that he________in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. lived

B. is living

C. has lived

D. will live

20. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?

A.isn’t

B. didn’t

C.wasn’t

D. doesn’t

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact

one. (1,25đ)

21. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.

A B

C

D

22. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.

A

B

C D

23. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games.

A

B

C D

24. Ba can play the piano better more than his friends can.

A

B

C

D

25. We can save nature resources by using solar energy.

A

B

C

D

IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (1,25đ)

Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first

supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man

named Michael Cullen.

A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In

supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and

take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other

stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other

types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small

inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap

foods and so on.

Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They

know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

26. A. is

B. has been

C. was

D. were16

27. A. in

B. from

C. of

D. with

28. A. customers

B. managers

C. assistants

D. sellers

29. A. in

B. for

C. of

D. by

30. A. who

B. what

C. which

D. whom

V. Give correct form of the verb in brackets: (1,25đ)

31. I wish my room (be).......... larger

32. If it (rain).......... we will not play badminton this afternoon

33. He always (walk).......... to school but he (cycle).......... there yesterday

34. Nam (not buy).......... a new computer since he (sell).......... the old one last month.

35. An interesting book (read).......... by Lan at the moment.

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1,25đ)

36. They have just sold that old house.

→ That old house____________________________________________________________.

37. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.

→ Although_________________________________________________________________.

38. They will build a new mall here.

→ A new mall______________________________________________________________.

39. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

→ If_____________________________________________________________________.

40. I have never been here before.

→ It is the first_________________________________________

Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed

2. A. respond B. wonder C. cross D. cotton

3. A. source B. shout C. amount D. found

4. A. although B. that C. those D. think

5. A. mobile B. plumber C. balloon D. blanket

Part II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Don’t worry. I’ll look ______ your house and children while you’re away.

A. in B. on C. up D. after.

7. I suggested ............... some money for poor children.

A. raise B. raising C.to raise D. raised

8. Nam: “Thank you very much for your nice gift.” - Minh: “_________”

A. You're welcome. B. Yes, let’s. C. Good idea. D. No, thanks.

9. The girl wishes she__________ in Hue for the festival next week.

A. can stay B. stayed C. stays D. would stay

10. If our ________ makes it difficult for others to understand us, then we should seek ways to improve our pronunciation.

A. language B. tone C. dialect D. accent

11. I am a teacher, ___________?

A. amn’t I B. am I C. aren’t I D. aren’t we

12. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.

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

13. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health.

A. quick B. quickly C. fastly D. slow

14. Minh got wet_________he forgot his umbrella.

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

15. We ………………….to the countryside two months ago.

A. go B. have gone C. went D. will go

16. This newspaper ………………… everyday.

A. is publishing B. publishes C. published D. is published

17. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them _________

A. head-to-head B. eye-to-eye C. face-to-face D. hand-in-hand

18. Peter: “How often do you go to the zoo?” - Tom: “_________________.”

A. Three times a week B. three weeks C. By car D. I like it

19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported ____________ 31 December 2019 in China.

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

20. His parents made him ________________ very hard.

A. work B. to work C. worked D. working

I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   A. passed                              B. watched                            C. played                            D. washed

2.   A. proud                               B. about                              C. around                           D. would

3.   A. market                           B. depart                              C. card             D. scare

*  Choose the word which has a different stress pattern

4. a. award                             b. prevent                               c. visit                                     d. except

5. a. bookshelf                              b. advanced                  c. above                                  d. depend

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

III- Choose the right answer (1.6 p)

6. A: Congratulations! You did great.       B:_________________

A. It's nice of you to say so.                    B. It's my pleasure.           

C. You're welcome.            D. That's okay.

 7. “ Do you have a bike ?”             “ No, but I wish I____________ one.”

A. having                               B. have                                   C. can have                           D. had

8. I spent half a year________________ this boat.

A. to build.                            B. building                            C. built                                   D. on building

9. If I____________ any problem, I______________ ask for your help.

A. has / will                           B. had / will                           C. have / would                     D. have / will

10. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.

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

11. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

A. Although                          B. So                                       C. Therefore                          D. However

12. We have learnt English________2001.         

A. for                                      B. since                                  C. in                                        D. during

13. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?

A.isn’t                                    B. didn’t                                C.doesn’t                               D. wasn’t

14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck.

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

15. If I were a flower, I_______a sunflower.

 A. was                               B. were                                C. will be                       D. would be

V- Complete these sentences

    1. If / I / rich, / I / travel / around / world / family. => ………………………………………………………….

2. Mr John / never / allow / daughter / swim / river / her friends

=> ……………………………………………

1.              I / told / not / be late / class / next time.

=> ……………………………………………………..……………

2.              Yuri Gagarin / be / first man / who / travel / space.

=> …………………………………………………….…

3.              It / so / hot / yesterday / that / we / not / sleep.

=> ……………………………………………………………

 IV. Give the correct form of verbs given.

A. -John ....................... (21. lose) his job last month and since then he ............................. (22. be) out of work.

- Do you know why he ……………………….... (23. lose) his job?

- Because he ................................. (24. be) very rude to his boss.

B. Yesterday morning, when I .......................... (25. arrive) at the airport, Sophie .............................. (26. wait) for me.

She ................................ (27. wear) a pink dress and ......................................... (28. look) very pretty.

V -  Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses.

29.Many people became……………….…….after the earthquake.                            (home)

30.There are many…………………………throughout the year.                                    (celebrate)

31.The scientists can predict the ............................... of a volcano                                   (erupt)

32. We stayed at home because it rained …………………………..                                     (heavy)

33.I am looking forward to ……………………………………..from you.                           (hear)

VI - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.

                I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (34)_____you about it. I was very (35)_____when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (36)_____I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (37)_____we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (38)_____ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

34 .A. say                                           B. tell                                   C. talk                             D. speak

35. A. exciting                 B. excites                                           C.  excited                      D. excite

36. A.after                                          B. until                                C. when                              D. while

37.A. although                                 B. even                                C. because                         D. so

38 A. pronouncing                    B. speaking                        C. reading                          D. telling

VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

39 People say that they bought this shop last year. 

 =>  It is___________________________________________.

-     They are_____________________________________________________.

37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 

=>   He asked me____________________________________.

38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 

=> Mr. Brown whose_______________________________.

42.Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?

-     You know____________________________________________________.

39. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

=> Minh spends______________________________________.

44 .We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

=>   Because it_________________________________________.

45. My mother used to us clean the house.

=> We used_____________________________________________________.

46."I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said

-     She said_______________________________________________________.

47. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.    

=> I haven’t__________________________________________________

48. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.

 =>  It_______________________________________.

Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1.A. passed   B. watched   C. wanted   D. washed

2.A. biology   B. difficult   C. intelligent   D. history

3.A. mystery   B. family   C. supply   D. battery