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

1.    a. school       b. skull                  c. scenery                            d. sky

2.  a. visited       b. recommended             c. wanted                            d. hoped

3.    a. important        b. boring         c. minor                           d. northern

4.    a. community        b. custom    c. costume                          d. museum

5.    a. ethnic        b. gather     c. though                             d. clothing

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

1.         A. recycle                        B. library                     C. fly                           D. sky

2.         A. discussed                    B. helped                    C. looked                     D. printed

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

1.     A. game             B. gym                   C. girl                     D. bag

2.     A. calories          B. natural                C. nature                 D. carrot

II.    Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.(0,5pt)

3.     A. temperature        B. stomachache       C. adult                   D. advice

4.     A. recycle               B. benefit                C. provide               D. encourage

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.         A. attend                     B. plane                       C. celebration              D. organization

2.         A. stripe                      B. tidy                         C. idea                         D. circus

3.         A. comic                      B. volunteer                C. model                     D. together

4.         A. scout                      B. group                      C. couch                      D. house

5.         A. teenager                  B. together                  C. guitar                      D. game

II. Choose the wors that has the stress pattern pronounced differently from the others.

1.         A. library                     B. model                     C. interesting               D. celebration

2.         A. together                  B. volunteer                C. rehearse                  D. decide

3.         A. pastime                   B. assignment              C. hospital                   D. brother

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. My father never ______ coffee.

            A. drink                       B. drinking                  C. drinks                     D. to drink

2. Nam kikes _____ volleyball.

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

3. His idea is quite different _______ mine.

            A. with                        B. of                            C. from                        D. on

4. There is nothing in the refrigerator. Let’s ______ to the market.

            A. go                           B. going                      C. goes                        D. to go

5. Math books are on the shelves _______ the right.

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

6. Students have two ______ each day.

            A. 20-minute break     B. 20-minutes break    C. 20-minutes breaks  D. 20-minutes breaks

7. Would you like _____ to music?

            A. listening                  B. to listen                   C. listen                       D. listens

8. In ______, we do some experiments.

            A. Math                       B. History                   C. Chemistry               D. English

9. Magazines and newspapers are on the rack _____ the middle.

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

10. She is a _______ author. Many people like to read her books very much.

            A. famous                   B. unknown                C. energetic                 D. awful

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.         A. attend                     B. plane                       C. celebration              D. organization

2.         A. stripe                      B. tidy                         C. idea                         D. circus

3.         A. comic                      B. volunteer                C. model                     D. together

4.         A. scout                      B. group                      C. couch                      D. house

5.         A. teenager                  B. together                  C. guitar                      D. game

II. Choose the wors that has the stress pattern pronounced differently from the others.

1.         A. library                     B. model                     C. interesting               D. celebration

2.         A. together                  B. volunteer                C. rehearse                  D. decide

3.         A. pastime                   B. assignment              C. hospital                   D. brother

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. My father never ______ coffee.

            A. drink                       B. drinking                  C. drinks                     D. to drink

2. Nam kikes _____ volleyball.

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

3. His idea is quite different _______ mine.

            A. with                        B. of                            C. from                        D. on

4. There is nothing in the refrigerator. Let’s ______ to the market.

            A. go                           B. going                      C. goes                        D. to go

5. Math books are on the shelves _______ the right.

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

6. Students have two ______ each day.

            A. 20-minute break     B. 20-minutes break    C. 20-minutes breaks  D. 20-minutes breaks

7. Would you like _____ to music?

            A. listening                  B. to listen                   C. listen                       D. listens

8. In ______, we do some experiments.

            A. Math                       B. History                   C. Chemistry               D. English

9. Magazines and newspapers are on the rack _____ the middle.

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

10. She is a _______ author. Many people like to read her books very much.

            A. famous                   B. unknown                C. energetic                 D. awful

I / Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1.   A. typical                    B. shift                        C. quite                       D. big

2.   A. stove                       B. sometime                C. close                       D. movement

II / Choose the word having the main stress different from that of the others:

3.   A. delicious                 B. vacation                  C. campaign                D. volunteer

4.   A. event                      B. enjoy                       C. expensive                D. education

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 having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.

1. A. display                B. unusual                   C. occasion                  D. measure

2. A. robot                   B. photo                       C. object                      D. postcard

3. A. exciting   B. fragile                      C. twice                       D. continent

4. A. fever                   B. of                            C. soft              D. chef

5. A. itchy                    B. stomach                   C. charity                     D. match

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his/her free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds or hunt animals. They also climb the mountains, go fishing, go skating, or go swimming. They also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.

People have hobbies because these activities bring enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes, they can bring financial profits. Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired. People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby regardless of their age, position, or income.

Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients who suffer from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves.

1. According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when …………………..

A. he/she is not occupied                                 C. he/she is at home

B. he/she is at work                             D. he/she is busy

2. The underlined word they in the passage refers to …………………..

A. people                     B. hobbies                   C. activities                  D. profits

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies?

A. enjoyment   B. relaxation    C. knowledge   D. freedom

4. In which paragraph does the writer mention different activities taken by hobbyists?

A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

5. According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to …………………..

A. people who have retired                              B. people who are joyful

C. patients’ physical and mental health            D. patients’ interests and thinking

VI. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.

1. It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

We should _

Keep on cleaning the streets because of the heavy rain.

Because it____.

3. The garden party won’t take place if the weather doesn’t improve.

Unless ___.

4. Both students and teachers can borrow books from the library.

The library lends _____.

5. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.

He plays this_______.