I. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. answer B. include C. prepare D. improve
2. A. beautiful B. lovely C. amazing D. awful
3. A. dislike B. cartoon C. audience D. contest
4. A. destination B. anniversary C. education D. direction
5. A. popular B. discovery C. skillful D. problem
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
6. A. monument B. robbery C. minority D. gramophone
7. A. thirsty B. father C. thanks D. theater
8. A. except B. essay C. expensive D. event
9. A. suggestion B. nation C. invitation D. collection
10. A. government B. grain C. vegetarian D. garbage
III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
11. South-East Asia has many tourist ________.
A. landmarks B. places C. spots D. attractions
12. It’s a very ________ story. I laugh from the beginning to the end.
A. interests B. amusing C. interested D. amused
13. You had a party last night, ________?
A. had not you B. didn’t you
C. had you D. did you
14. Who ________ the first typewriter?
A. invented B. did invent C. invents D. did he invent
15. Sugar adds taste ________ the food we eat
A. to B. in C. with D. for
16. He never likes durians and________.
A. I do too B. I didn’t either C. so do I D. neither do I
17. In a game of singles , two players play________ each other
A. for B. against C. opposite D. with
18. I often ________in winter.
A. play skiing B. go skiing C. go to ski D. go playing skiing
19. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ________.
A. sidewalk B. zebra crossing C. pavement D. foot lane
20. There aren’t any good movies ________ at the moment.
A. being on B. showing C. going on D. performing
21. I bought this dress at the ________on Hang Bai street.
A. store of closes B. closing store C. clothes store D. clothes’store
22. Would you like to play basketball? - ________ . Good idea!
A. I want B. I’d love to C. I like D. I love it
23. The boss wants his ________ to type some letters.
A. secretary B. journalist C. novelist D. musician
24. Nobody ________ in the room when we came home.
A. isn't B. aren't C. is D. are
25. I have to write a ________ composition every other week.
A. two-thousands-word B. two-thousands-words
C. two-thousand-words D. two-thousand-word
IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it.

26. My parents  always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted. 
                              A                           B                 C                 D 
27. My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small 
            A                               B                             C                 D 
28. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
            A             B             C                              D
29. The river bank was covered by weed.
          A      B      C                D
30. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
                          A            B             C                            D
V. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
31. She was the only __________________ left in the town. (inhabit)
32. Conan Doyle was a ________________ famous for his detective stories.     (novel)
33. He gets very angry if you ____________________ with his ideas. (agree)
34. There is saying “ _______________ is better than cure”.                                    (prevent)
35. I had a ________________ evening. It made me forget all my sadness.             (terrify)
36. I don’t like this chair. It’s _________________.                                                  (comfort)
37. Hoa is having a __________________ check-up.                                                (medicine)
38. We must remember to eat _____________.                                                         (sense)
39. There are many badminton  _______________ nowadays.                                 (compete)
40. Mary looked _____________ because her mother died.                                     (happy)
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Kipling was the first writer (41)____________ expressed the faith and national pride. He was
(42)__________ in Bombay India (43)____________ 1865 and was taken (44)____________
England to (45)___________ educated at the  (46)___________ of 6. But at the age of 17 he
returned (47)___________  India and became a journalist. (48)___________ this time he
(49)___________ a great amount of prose and poetry. After wards he returned to England and
travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (50)___________ for literature and
died in 1936 while he was working on his autobiographical notes.
VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be
used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind.
Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics
was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original
legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards
which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s
death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the
judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature
prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
51. The word “foresaw” in line 2 is nearest in meaning to ________.
A. prevailed B. prevented C. postponed D. predicted
52. All of the following statements are true except ________.
A. A few individuals have won two awards
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. awards vary in monetary value
53. The passage implies that Nobel’s profession was in ________.
A. economics B. science C. peace D. medicine
54. The word “world while” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. economic B. valuable C. prestigious D. trivial
55. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
VIII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
56. doctor/ advise/ his health/ not/ eat/ meat/ much/ not good.
A. The doctor advised him not eating much meat because it was not good for his heath.
B. The doctor advices him not eat much meat because it is not good to his heath.
C. The doctor advised him not to eat much meat because it was not good for his heath.
D. The doctor advices him not to eat much meat so it is not good to his heath.
57. boy/ naughty /! /
A. Which boy is naughty? B. Who is that naughty boy?
C. What naughty boy he is! D. How naughty the boy is!
58. She/ get/  well/  most people.
A. She gets well with most people.
B. She gets on well to most people.
C. She gets a friendly well to most people.
D. She gets on well with most people.
59 they/ drink/ mineral water/ drink/ yesterday/ beer/ usually.
A. They drink mineral water and yesterday they drunk beer.
B. They are drinking mineral water and yesterday drinking beer.
C. They usually drink mineral water and yesterday they drank beer.
D. They usually drink mineral water but yesterday they drank beer.
60. wear/ you/ uniform/ school/ when/ be/ you/?
A. Do you wear uniform when you are at school?
B. When did you wear you school uniform be?
C. Did you wear a uniform when you were at school?
D. Did you wear a uniform when you were schoolboy?
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
61. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
John used___________________________________________________________
62. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work
Unless______________________________________________________________
63. He speaks English very well. You would think it was his native language.
He speaks English so__________________________________________________
64. Nobody used this house last year.
This house___________________________________________________________
65. He’d rather play football than tennis.
He prefers___________________________________________________________
66. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
She________________________________________________________________
67. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness.
Because Mai_________________________________________________________
69. We find it difficult to understand this question.
This question_________________________________________________________
70. It’s nearly two years since we saw him.
We haven’t__________________________________________________________
X. Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences.
71. to / tell / nearest / you / how / supermarket / me / get/ Could /  the  / to/ ?
____________________________________________________________________

72. to/ I/ apologized/ mistake/ When/  I/ wrong/ ,/ I/ them/ realized/  my/ was/ for/.
____________________________________________________________________
73. the/ continue/ earth’s/ the/ If/ gases/ in/  atmosphere/ become/  to/ ,/ the/ climate/ increase/
may/ warmer/.
____________________________________________________________________
74. the/ cause/ lot/ of/  ice/  the/ may/ may / serious/ melt/ Poles/ floods/ A/ and/ near/.
____________________________________________________________________
75. that/ world/ so/ have/ are/ down/ over/ many/ People/ there/ now/ areas/ of/ cut/ waste land/
trees/ all/ the / vast/.
____________________________________________________________________

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 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.