I. Pronunciation:

A. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently. (0.5 pt)

1. A.vegetables B. pastimes C. faces D. activities

2. A. plan B. baminton C. match D. vacation

B. Choose the word having different stress pattern. (0.5 pt)

3. A. banana B. summer C. tomorrow D. pagoda

4. A. idea B. toothpaste C. finger D. lettuce

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)

1. We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) ____________ subject.

A. optional B. natural C. tropical D. compulsory

2. ------ I was walking to work , I saw an accident.

A. Since B. If C. While D. Therefore

3. Mary : Well done, Tim.

A. I’m the opposite B. Thanks C. Me, too D. It’s great

4. Is your father an engineer -------a worker?

A. and B. but C. so D. or

5. Who look ------your house when you are away?

A. at B. after C. for D. off

6. That man did that work easily. His ..............made us surprised.

A. experienced B. experiment C. experience D. experimental

7. ----------his English speaking is great, he doesn’t get good marks for his essays .

A. When B. Although C. If D. Since

8. Do you -------you were awarded a scholarship?

A. want B. suggest C. say D. wish

9. Earthquake is one kind of natural --------

A. disasters B. resources C. storms D. heritages

10. ___________________________. – Thank you.

A. You can’t use this computer. B. May I borrow your pencil ?

C. Good luck to you. D. I’m sorry I’m late.

II. Read the signs and choose the best answer (0.5pt)

11. What does the sign say?

A. Do not water the grass. B. Do not walk on the grass.

C. Do not pick flowers. D. Do not grow vegetables.

12. What does the sign say?

A. It is not allowable to pick flowers. B. You cannot water flowers.

C. There are not many flowers. D. Flowers are not planted here.

III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

It is a custom for all (13)_______________ of a Vietnamese family to be present at home on the Eve of New Year for the reunion dinner. The custom is meant to symbolize the unity of the family for the (14)______________ new year. (15)_____________the reunion dinner, the younger members of the family (16)______________serve tea to their elders as a show of respect. On the first five days of the New Year, no one in the family is allowed to (17)_______________ the floor. The Vietnamese believe that the act of sweeping will drive away all the good luck (18)_______________ the New Year could bring.

13. A. people B. members C. friends D. characters

14. A. to come B. come C. comes D. coming

15. A. After B. Before C. While D. When

16. A. should B. ought C. must D. have

17. A. clear B. clean C. sweep D. tidy

18. A. where B. which C. what D. who

I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently(1 pt: 0,2/1)

1. a. great                    b. beautiful                  c. teacher                     d. means

2. a. horrible                b. hour                         c. house                       d. here

3. a. relax                     b. snack                       c. area                          d. atlas

4. a. receive                 b. score                        c. scout                        d. comics

5. a. shelf                     b. left                           c. chemistry                 d. open

I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.

1. A. red               B. leg                    C. head                 D. bean

2. A. enjoyed        B. calmed             C. missed             D. worried

3. A. guest            B. groom              C. gross                D. gauge

4. A. intended       B. washed            C. laughed            D. missed

5. A. lottery                   B. organize           C. borrow             D. impossible

II. Choose the best answer.

6. I was _________ because Singapore was so beautiful.

A. impression       B. impressive       C. impressed        D. impressing

7. They are going to invite him __________ dinner tonight.

A. to                     B. for                    C. with                           D. at

8. Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmostphere _______ Maryam was praying.

A. when                B. during              C. while                D. then

9. Would you like _________ a message?

A. to leave            B. leave                C. leaving             D. left

10. English, Tamil and Chinese are __________ spoken in Malaysia.

A. wide                          B. width               C. widen               D. widely

11. Traveling helps people to get more __________.

A. know               B. knowledge       C. acknowledge              D. knowledges

12. Is Kuala Lumpur different _________ Hanoi?

A. with                           B. from                 C. in                     D. at

13. Look! Nam is playing very well. He _________.

A. is winning                 B. is going to win C. will win            D. wins

14. Malaysia is divided ________ two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

A. in                     B. into                            C. from                          D. to

15. I wish I _________ a trip to Hong Kong this summer vacation.

A. had                  B. am having                 C. have                 D. will have

16. Mary __________ breakfast when I ________ at her house this morning.

A. is having/ stopped     B. was having/ stopped           C. had/ stop         D. had/ stopped

III. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

17. I’m sorry. I can’t speak English fluently.

A. I wish I can speak English fluently.

B. I wish I speak English fluently.

C. I wish I could speak English fluently.

D. All are correct.

18. We ought to start work now.

A. It’s time we start work now.

B. It’s time we started work now.

C. It’s time we will start work now.

D. It’s time we can start work now.

19. This is my first visit to Japan.

A. This is the first time I have never been to Japan.

B. This is the first time I was in Japan.

C. This is the first time I have ever been to Japan.

D. I wasn’t in Japan for the first time.

20. There aren’t any buses in the streets because the drivers have gone on strike.

A. The drivers have gone on strike, so there aren’t nay buses in the streets.

B. The buses make the drivers go on strike.

C. Because there aren’t any buses in the streets, the drivers have gone on strike.

D. Both A & B are correct.

21. Lonnie always went swimming after school last year.

A. Lonnie always used to go swimming after school last year.

B. Lonnie used to go swimming after school last year.

C. Lonnie used to go swimming after school very always.

D. Lonnie was used to go swimming after school last year.

22. They’ve built two department stores this year.

A. Two department stores this year have been built.

B. Two department stores have to be built this year.

C. Two department stores are built this year.

D. Two department stores have been built this year.

I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.

1. A. red               B. leg                    C. head                 D. bean

2. A. enjoyed        B. calmed             C. missed             D. worried

3. A. guest            B. groom              C. gross                D. gauge

4. A. intended       B. washed            C. laughed            D. missed

5. A. lottery                   B. organize           C. borrow             D. impossible

IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C or D) and correct it.

23. Jane was impressed by the beauty of Hue and the friendly of the people.

   A    B       C                                D

24. It’s difficult to her to have a trip abroad now.

A          B              C              D

25. Would you like going to the cinema with me tonight?

A      B                                   C             D

26. Although we are far away from each other, but we still keep in touch.

A                                B             C         D

27. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much since many months.

        A                     B      C       D

28. This car was a completely waste of money. I wish I hadn’t bought it.

         A                   B            C                                             D

29. What are the good thing to be part of a pen pal network?

   A                 B        C                       D

30. I receive a letter from my close friend a few days ago.

A       B       C       D

31. I haven’t seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year.

   A                  B                     C                                D

32. A new shop was opening on Main Street last week.

          A                      B          C                            D

V. Read the follwing passage, the choose the letter (A, B, C or D)

          A girl (33) _________ disappeared (34) ________ she was eight (35) ________ old has been found ( 36)  ________  Cambodia, according to (37) ________ father. Eighteen years after she disappeared, a woman was (38) _________ in a village in the Ratanakkiri Province trying to steal food. The woman who was found looks (39) ________ othe members of the family.

          She can’t speak (40) ________ language that has been identified and is very frightened, but her family hope that she will adjust and settle down.

33. A. which         B. who                 C. she                             D. by whom

34. A. when                   B. while                C. during              D. in

35. A. years                   B. year                 C. age                             D. ages

36. A. at               B. in                     C. on                    D. under

37. A. his             B. her                             C. hers                  D. their

38. A. find            B. found               C. founded           D. finds

39. A. as               B. as if                  C. like                   D. alike

40. A. any            B. no                    C. the                   D. none

I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.

1. A. relaxed         B. arrived             C. enjoyed            D. gathered

2. A. under           B. hungry             C. minute             D. hundred

3. A. logical          B. located             C. tropical            D. grocery

4. A. tourism        B. crowd              C. pronounce       D. sound

5. A. benefit                   B. remote             C. television                   D. relative

II. Choose the best answer.

6. He……….. write to me once a week but he doesn't write any more.

A. use to               B. uses to             C. using to            D. used to

7. The national dress of Japanese women is…………..

A. Ao dai             B. Kimono           C. Sari                           D. Jeans

8. He……. with friends in a department in HO CHI MINH city since last week.

A. live                  B. lives                 C. has lived.                   D. is living

9. Let's…….. somewhere for a drink!

A. go                    B. to go                C. went                 D. gone

10. She asked me where I……. from.

A. come                B. came                C. to come            D. coming

11. Let’s go dancing, …………..?

A. shall we           B. will we             C. do we               D. should we

12. Vietnam, …………….. is in the south-east-Asia, exports rice.

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

13. Why don’t you have your car ……………….?

A. wash                B. washed            C. to wash            D. washing

14. Computer is one of the most important ………………… of the 20^th century.

A. invention                   B. invent              C. inventor           D. to invent

15. Twenty-five dollars ……… too much to pay for that shirt.

A. are                             B. is                      C. were                 D. been

16. Water can’t ………… here.

A. find                  B. found               C. to find              D. be found

17. Wr. John is interested in ………….. Vietnamese.

A. to learn            B. learn                C. learnt               D. learning

18. We like to watch the stars ………………….. night.

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

19. He asked me what ……………… and how …………..

A. was I doing/ I live                                  B. I am doing/ I lived

C. I was doing/ I lived                                 D. am I doing/ live

20. Don’t forget ……………. the letter for me.

A. to post       B. post             C. posting            D. posted

Forget – to + Vo

III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C or D)

21. We are looking at a place where we can get something to eat.   => for

A        B         C              D

22. Yesterday, it rained when we planted trees in the garden. => were planting

A              B        C                   D

23. John is one of the most intelligent boy in the Science class. => boys

       A                B                      C                 D

24. I am used to eat bacon and eggs every morning. => eating

  A           B                     C      D

25. I asked him to take a rest and not do heavy work. => to do

A               B         C             D

Look up:tra cứu

Look for: tìm kiếm

Look at : nhìn vào

One of the most…..+ N- số nhiều ( một trong những)

 IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

26. It’s a pity we don’t have today off.

A. I wish we didn’t have today off.            B. I wish we had today off.

C. I wish we have today off.                       D. I wish we not have today off.

27. We won’t go out if the weather is bad.

A. Unless the weather is good, we won’t go out.

C. If the weather is good, we won’t go out.

B. Unless the weather is bad, we won’t go out.  

D. If the weather isn’t good, we will go out.

28. Children haven’t done all this damage.

A. All this damage hasn’t been do by the children.      

B. All this damage hasn’t been done by the children.

C. All this damage hasn’t done by the children.  

D. All this damage isn’t done by the children.

29. The air here is too polluted for us to breathe.

A. The air here is so polluted that we can’t breathe.    

B. The air here is so polluted that we can’t breathe it.

C. The air here is polluted that we can’t breathe.

D. The air here is such polluted that we can’t breath it.

30. My sister can speak English fluently.

A. English can be spoken by my sister fluently. 

B. English can be fluently spoken by my sister.

C. English can fluently be spoken by my sister.  

D. English can fluently spoken by my sister.

V. Read the following passage, the choose the letter (A, B, C or D)

These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (31) ……_reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened (32)…… _____ the future looks bad. (33) …….___can each of us do? We cannot clean (34)……… our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (35)……….  of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while scientists look for answers.

31. A. with           B. without            C. and                  D. but

32. A. and            B. however           C. so                     D. moreover        

33. A. Where        B. When               C. Why                 D. What

34. A. up              B. to                     C. on                    D. in

35. A. appear       B. appearance      C. disappear                  D. disappearance

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D).

                   SONGKRAN is the Thai traditional New Year. It starts on April 13 every year and last 3 days. Another name for Songkran is the ''Water Festival'' because people beleive that water can wash away bad luck. On Songkran day, family members gather and pour scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents to show their respect for the elders. In return, the elders wish the youngers good luck and wealth.

36. What is this passage about ?

A. Thai traditional days                                       B. Thai family traditions

C. Thai traditioal New Year                       D. Thai water festival

37. What kind of activities is NOT mentioned ?

A. family gathering                  B. pouring water on hands of family elders

C. eating traditional food        D. giving wishes of luck and health

38. Thai traditional New Year is called the ''water Festival'' because water is beleived to ........

A. bring about bad luck     B. prevent bad luck   

C. show respect              D. bring about good luck

39. ''the elders'' in line 5 refer to........

A. parents                                         B. family members

C. brandparents                                D. parents and grandparents

40. The word ''wealth'' in line 5 is closest in meaning to.......

A. wishes             B. riches               C. health               D. chances

I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently.

1. A. relaxed         B. arrived             C. enjoyed            D. gathered

2. A. under           B. hungry             C. minute             D. hundred

3. A. logical          B. located             C. tropical            D. grocery

4. A. tourism        B. crowd              C. pronounce       D. sound

5. A. benefit                   B. remote             C. television                   D. relative

II. Choose the best answer.

6. He……….. write to me once a week but he doesn't write any more.

A. use to               B. uses to             C. using to            D. used to

7. The national dress of Japanese women is…………..

A. Ao dai             B. Kimono           C. Sari                           D. Jeans

8. He……. with friends in a department in HO CHI MINH city since last week.

A. live                  B. lives                 C. has lived.                   D. is living

9. Let's…….. somewhere for a drink!

A. go                    B. to go                C. went                 D. gone

10. She asked me where I……. from.

A. come                B. came                C. to come            D. coming

11. Let’s go dancing, …………..?

A. shall we           B. will we             C. do we               D. should we

12. Vietnam, …………….. is in the south-east-Asia, exports rice.

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

13. Why don’t you have your car ……………….?

A. wash                B. washed            C. to wash            D. washing

14. Computer is one of the most important ………………… of the 20^th century.

A. invention                   B. invent              C. inventor           D. to invent

15. Twenty-five dollars ……… too much to pay for that shirt.

A. are                             B. is                      C. were                 D. been

16. Water can’t ………… here.

A. find                  B. found               C. to find              D. be found

17. Wr. John is interested in ………….. Vietnamese.

A. to learn            B. learn                C. learnt               D. learning

18. We like to watch the stars ………………….. night.

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

19. He asked me what ……………… and how …………..

A. was I doing/ I live                                  B. I am doing/ I lived

C. I was doing/ I lived                                 D. am I doing/ live

20. Don’t forget ……………. the letter for me.

A. to post       B. post             C. posting            D. posted

Forget – to + Vo

-         V-ing

III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C or D)

21. We are looking at a place where we can get something to eat.  

          at=>for

22. Yesterday, it rained when we planted trees in the garden.

    planted=>were planting

23. John is one of the most intelligent boy in the Science class.

      boy=>boys

24. I am used to eat bacon and eggs every morning.

      eat=>eating

25. I asked him to take a rest and not do heavy work.

     do=>to do

Look up:tra cứu

Look for: tìm kiếm

Look at : nhìn vào

One of the most…..+ N- số nhiều ( một trong những)

IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

26. It’s a pity we don’t have today off.

A. I wish we didn’t have today off.            B. I wish we had today off.

C. I wish we have today off.                       D. I wish we not have today off.

27. We won’t go out if the weather is bad.

A. Unless the weather is good, we won’t go out.

C. If the weather is good, we won’t go out.

B. Unless the weather is bad, we won’t go out.  

D. If the weather isn’t good, we will go out.

28. Children haven’t done all this damage.

A. All this damage hasn’t been do by the children.      

B. All this damage hasn’t been done by the children.

C. All this damage hasn’t done by the children.  

D. All this damage isn’t done by the children.

29. The air here is too polluted for us to breathe.

A. The air here is so polluted that we can’t breathe.    

B. The air here is so polluted that we can’t breathe it.

C. The air here is polluted that we can’t breathe.

D. The air here is such polluted that we can’t breath it.

30. My sister can speak English fluently.

A. English can be spoken by my sister fluently. 

B. English can be fluently spoken by my sister.

C. English can fluently be spoken by my sister.  

D. English can fluently spoken by my sister.

V. Read the following passage, the choose the letter (A, B, C or D)

These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (31) ……_reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened (32)…… _____ the future looks bad. (33) …….___can each of us do? We cannot clean (34)……… our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (35)……….  of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while scientists look for answers.

31. A. with           B. without            C. and                  D. but

32. A. and            B. however           C. so                     D. moreover        

33. A. Where        B. When               C. Why                 D. What

34. A. up              B. to                     C. on                    D. in

35. A. appear       B. appearance      C. disappear                  D. disappearance

1 A

2 B

3 D

4 C

5 D

1,B

2,C

3,C

4,D

5,A

1 A

2 B

3 D

4 C

5 D

D

Choose the word having different stress pattern (0.5 pt).
5. A. basketball B. amusement C. carnival D. pottery
6. A. kitten B. yoga C. routine D. hockey
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (0.5 pt).
7. A. video B. alone C. yoga D. flower
8. A. interview B. until C. victim D. violin
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence or answer the
questions (3,5pts).
9. Peter: Shall we go rock climbing tomorrow?
Anna: the weather report says that the storm is coming.
A.I afraid we can’t B. that would be nice C. Sure D. that’s a deal
10. Do you mind if I borrow your plate? – Do you need only one?
A. Not at all B. Yes, I do C. I’m sorry D. Yes, I would
11. My class doesn’t finish 11.30 a.m. I can only meet you after that.
A. in B. on C. at D. until
12. In the past, women had to get married the man that their parents chose.
A. from B. about C. to D. for
13. In most wind instruments, air into the instrument at one end of the tube.
A. blows B. is blowing C. is blown D. blew
14. In the past, women wear pants and they wear long skirts.
A. couldn’t/ had to B. had to/ do C. have to / do D. have to / can’t
15.My father is very good at He always wins
A. Cross stitch B. board games C. fishing D. scuba diving
16. Boys don’t like doing and crafts.
A. pottery B. extreme sports C. housework D. arts
17. Guitars and violins are two examples of instruments.
A. stringed B. percussion C. blowing D. wind
18. The police want to you about the accident.
A. interview B. collect C. feed D. look after