I. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1. a. doctor                 b. simple                  c. castle                    d. perform

2. a. musical              b. composer             c. performance         d. musician

3. a. portrait               b. gallery                 c. actress                  d. fantastic

4. a. exhibition          b. musician              c. performance         d. tradition

5. a. puppet b. guitar       c. cello         d. singer

II. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1.  His Jacket is almost the same colour __________ mine.           
a. with                          b. as                         c. to     d. for
2.  Water puppetry began __________ the 11th century.
a. in                              b. on                       c. at     d. from
3.  The ___ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
a. composer                 b. actress                  c. artist     d. actor
4.  Janna can’t play the piano, and Carol can’t play it __________.
a. either                        b. too                       c. neither     d. as well
5.  Juan and Patricia are not the same height Juan is __________ Patricia.
a. as tall as                   b. not as tall as         c. more tall than     d. not tall than
6.  Saxophones are used mainly for __________ jazz music.
a. composing               b. taking                  c. playing     d. writing
7.  I went to the 3D __________ last weekend. The paintings were excellent!
a. movie theater           b. concert hall          c. opera house     d. art museum
8.  __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance.
a. Although                  b. Because               c. As     d. However
9.  __________ does a water puppet show take place? ~ In a pool.
a. What                        b. When                   c. How     d. Where
10.                               Which is the national anthem of Vietnam?
a. Tieu Doan 307         b. Chien si Viet Nam              c. Tien Quan Ca            d. Tien ve Ha Noi
11. I never watch ballet, and my sister doesn’t____________.
a. too                            b. so                         c. either      d. like that
12. Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school ________in Vietnam.
A. school year             B. subjects               c. curriculum      D. education
13. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films_________.
A. too                          b. either                   c. so      D. however
14. My cousin, Mai, is the same age ________me.
A. like                          B. to                         C. of      D. as
15. My village is not _________as it was ten years ago.
a. same as                    b. the same               c. the same as      d. the same like

16. A_________ is the person who is so funny and makes people laugh happily.
A. writer      B. singer      C. comedian D. artist
17. You can eat_________ much_________you like.
A. as/from    B. as/ as       C. the same/as        D. different/from
18. Mozart was one of the most famous_________of classical music.
A. makers    B. workers   C. composers         D. actors
19. This car doesn’t cost……………….the other one because it’s not new.
A. as many as         B. as much as         C. the same     D. twice as much as
20. I can’t play any musical instruments. – I can’t, _________.
A. too B. either       C. so  D. neither

Ex 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern with the others. 
1. A. better    B. clever    C. sixteen    D. history 
2. A. classmate   B. countryside   C. biology    D. music 
3. A. happy    B. physics    C. lucky    D. unhappy 
4. A. doctor    B. omelette    C. onion    D. prefer 
5. A. American   B. Polish    C. hamster   D. England 
6. A. burger    B. delicious    C. kitchen    D. sugar 
7. A. pizza    B. sandwich    C. tomato    D. menu 
8. A. tidy    B. thirsty    C. habit    D. amazing 
9. A. fantastic    B. memory    C. borrow    D. tutor 
10. A. lucky    B. geography    C. trainer    D. famous 

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. head B. death                     C. bread D. great 

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

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. tidy B. compete C. prefer D. adopt 

2. A. water            B. funny                           C. alone                D. pumpkin 

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,0 pts): 

1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people  __________ the rules. 

A. remember B. obey C. go after   D. take care of 

2. I  __________ go on foot when I was in primary school. 

A. have to B. may C. can D. used to 

3. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting. 

A. Because B. Although C. As D. Since 

4. I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003 

A. visited B. have been C. have gone           D. went 

5. I love the __________ of  folk songs 

A. perform B. performing C. performed D. performance 

6. It must be  ___________ to see elephants racing. 

A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. Amazement 

7__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. 

A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 

8.It takes me two hours___________ that letter. 

A. to write B. write C. writing D. for writing 

IV.Put the correct form of the verb in brackets(0,5pt) 

1.My brother used to ( go )……………… to work by motorbike. Now he cycles. 

2. How about (see) ……………. a movie on Sunday evening? 

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets(0,5pt) 

1. I love the ____________ of folk songs. (PERFORM) 

2. I saw a ……………. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (PARADE) 

C. READING (3pts) 

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap . (1,0 pt) 

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (4)_____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished  filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”. 

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared 

2. A. acting          B. actress C. actor D. action 

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred 

4. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers 

II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1,0 point) 

1. Where was Ewan McGregor born? 

…………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 

2. When did he make his first film? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………... 

3. Who has Ewan worked with in his career? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

4. Have his films won lots of awards? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………..  

III.Match the first half in A with the suitable half in B.(1,0pt) 

D. WRITING (2,0 pts) 

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1 point). 

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km. 

 àIt is about………………………………............................................................................. 

2.  What is the distance between Hai Duong to Hue? 

 How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… .. 

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child. 

àMy father used………………………………………………………..…………….…….. 

4. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. 

à In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………  

II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. (1pt) 

1. What / the distance/ between/ your house / Da Nang city? 

=>…………………………………………………………….............................................? 

2. I/ use/ walk/  school/  when / I  /  student. 

=>………………………………………………………........................................... 

3. distance / from/ Ha Noi / Can Tho / about /1877 kilometres.  
=> ................................................................................................................................... 

4.Although /they / short/, they /still /love /playing/ sports. 

=>…………………………………………………………….................................. 

I.Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern

            1.A. impair                B. unhurt                   C. effect                     D. insect

            2. A. explorer           B. accurate                C. unhealthy             D. immature

            3. A. unnatural         B. engineering          C. impossible            D. environment

            4. A. unhelpful         B. unlikely                C. unforeseen               D. unusual

            5. A. imprecise         B. imperfect              C. impartial               D. impassive

II. Complete the words under the pictures with un- or im-then mark  the stressed syllable in each word

III. Choose the right words/ phrase and then write it under each picture.

I.Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others

1.      A. music           B. parade                C. tourist                  D. culture

2.      A. candle           B. afraid                C. amazed               D. between

3.      A. begin              B. attend              C. direct                    D. gather

4.      A. season            B. actress               C. award                 D. injure

5.      A. horror             B. convinced            C. compete             D. appear

II.write the correct from or tense of the verbs in brackets

1.      Last New Year’s Eve __________ (be) incredible and I’ll never forget

2.      Someday, we ____________ (just relax) while the computers in our cars drive us around

3.      Beck thought the film was boring, but he ____________ (still buy) the ticket

4.      The students __________ (learn) road signs in the school yard now

5.      The first three-colour traffic lights ___________ (appear) in London in the 1920s
6.      The movie ________ (start) at 7.00 p.m, so we can have dinner at 6.00 p.m
7.      People in South-Western Viet Nam ___________ (travel) by boat a lot
8.      I can’t hear you well because I ____________ (stand) in a noisy crowd now
9.      If you avoid the rush hour, you __________ (not get) struck in a traffic jam
10.    They _________ (close) in cinema early tomorrow for reconstruction