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 that has the underlined part pronouced differently from the others

1.          A. celebrate             B.lazy                         C. vacation                D. mechanic

2.          A. typical                 B. quite                       C. shift                        D. pig

3.          A. public                  B. summer                 C. during                    D. buffalo

4.          A.  look                    B.  coop                      C.  foot                       D.  book

II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences.

1. Would you like______ to music?

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

2. Mai loves______the piano.

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

3. Student should______their work before tests.

            A. review                   B. reviewing              C. reviews                 D. to review

3. Mr Tuan has______day off than Mr John.

            A. fewer                     B. many                     C. less                        D. little

4. Jane is ______beautiful than her sister.

            A. more                      B. the most                C. fewer                     D. much

5. Thanh helps children to learn. She is a ______

            A. a. teacher              B. musican                C. doctor                    D. mechanic

6. My brother likes watching soccer.   - ______

            A. I like, too              B. So I like                C. I am, too               D. So like I

7 We always  ______ to Nha Trang on vacation.

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

8. Look! The children ______ their bike.

            A. are riding              B. ride                        C. rides                      D. are rideing

9. Minh ______ his breeakfast now.

            A. is eating                B. eat                          C. eats                        D. are eating

10. She ______ her old friends tonight.

            A. will meet               B. meets                     C. is meeting             D. meet

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the

 others:

1.A. typical                     B. Physics            C. Biology             D. July

2. A.    kind                        B.    primary             C.    bright               D.  favorite

3. A.machine                      B. children               C. chicken             D. child

 4.  A.    enjoy                  B.    event                  C.   rest                   D.  repair   

I/ Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0,5pt)

1.  A. party                B. lovely               C. empty               D. sky

2.  A. celebration       B. mechanic          C. lazy                  D. vacation

II/ Choose the word having the main stress different from that of the others (0,5pt)

3.  A. event                B. education         C. enjoy                D. experiment

4.  A. expensive         B. terrible              C. amazing            D. delicious

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_______.

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

that of the others. (2 points)

1. A. quite                  B. quiet                      C. equip                     D. diet

2. A. character          B. chemistry              C. scholar                  D. chapter

3. A. discuss              B. sugar                      C. share                      D. machine

4. A. tool                    B. coop                       C. took                       D. food

5. A. new                    B. sew                         C. few                         D. knew

6. A. cities                 B. satellites                C. series                     D. workers

7. A. head                  B. please                    C. heavy                     D. measure

8. A. check                B. chair                      C. change                   D. toothache

9. A. cat                      B. hat                          C. paddle                   D. grass

10. A. cost                 B. also                        C. only                       D. household

II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. (4 points)

1. Trung is doing his ………………

A. homework            B. homeworks           C. home  work           D. home^’s work

2. They always go to school………………..a bus.

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

3. Thanh wakes up …………………………………

A. early morning                                          B. early in the morning

C. in the morning early                                D. early in morning

4. There will be a farewell party for him ………….the twenty-eighth.

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

5. When I am ill, my mother always looks ……….me very well.

A. for                          B. forward                 C. after                       D. in

6. This book doesn’t belong to me. It’s .................

A. him                      B. he                           C.  himself                D. his

7. He was only thirteen, but he ate ..............................his father did.

A. as more than       B. as many as            C. much than            D. as much as

8. She works very………………..

A. hardly                 B. lazy                       C. studiously            D. careful

9. I often ……………..in winter.

A. go playing             B. go to ski                C. play skiing            D. go skiing

10. These vegetables don’t taste ........................to us

A. fresh                     B. freshly                  C. well                     D. deliciously

11. Drivers should drive their cars as………….as possible.

A. care                        B. carefully               C. careful                   D. carefuly

12.  I am absolutely no good at all ……. any kind of sport.

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

13. We mustn’t ………………. when the traffic light is red.

A. slow down         B. go straight ahead  C. stop                        D. go fast

14. There is a ………………. behind my house.

A. big beautiful flower garden             B. garden flower big beautiful        

C. beautiful big flower garden             D. big beautiful garden flower

15……..do you study in the library? Three times a week.

A. How usually                                             B. How many times

C. How much time                                        D. How often

16. My sister …………at this school from 1980 to 1986.

A. was studying        B. studied                  C. studies                   D. will study

17. When there is ……..work, Mr. Tuan takes a day off and goes to the city with his wife.

A. least                       B. fewer                     C. few                         D. less

18. Playing chess after dinner sounds ………..to me .

A. bored                     B. boringly                C. boring                    D. boredom

19. Tom: “………………………………….”~ Jake: “She is kind.”

A. What does your teacher like?          B. What would your teacher like?  

C. What does your teacher look like    D. What is your teacher like?  

20. To cross the road, we must .....................................the left and the right.

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

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs  in brackets (1 point).

1. What your future house (be)………..like?  will-/…be

2. The difficult life in this town makes me……………………….(leave). leave

3. Nam usually  (play)....................sports, but this afternoon he  (fly).............his kite. plays / is flying

4. Lan with Mai (play)………….. chess at the moment. is playing

IV. Write the correct form of the words  in brackets (2 points)

V.There is one mistake in each sentence.Find it and correct it. (1 point)

1. He is not interested at anything outside his work.                             

2. I speak to my friend in the phone every week.                                              

3. Eating well and to exercise regularly help prevent a cold.              

4. Mount Everest is about 3,448 meters height.                                                             

5. That’s my sister over there. She stands next to the window.                       

VI. Fill  each gap  in the passage with a suitable word . (2 points)

            Benefits of playing sports

Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body to you. You will be more active and healthier (1) by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as a (2) heart attack or high blood pressure.

In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports (3) with your friends or your relatives, this not only helps you but (4) also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good (5) health.

Furthermore, there are some (6) sports which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis or football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or (7) even free from your stress. Moreover, you also need to allow (8) and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children (9) spend sitting in front of computers or watching television. 

These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their teammates, and show them (10) how active and creative they are.

VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage ( 2 points).

            Each (1) ……. has its own tradition when New Year comes. (2)……. Japan, at midnight (3) ………. December 31, all temples in the country ring their bell (4) …… times. They believe that the ringing bells can remove their (5) ……. actions from the previous year.

            In Thailand, the New Year is in April. It^’s the hottest time of the year. People often throw (6) ……. over the people. They believe that this activity will (7) …….. a lot of rain and wash away the bad things.

In Viet Nam, people clean and decorate their houses (8) ………. Tet. They (9) ……….. their houses to look more beautiful. The first footer is very important. They believe that  the first footer on the first New Year Day decides the family^’s (10) ….. for the whole year.

6. A. sand                   B. soil                         C. rock                       D. water

7. A. bring                  B. brings                    C. brought                  D. bringed

8. A. after                   B. during                    C. when                      D. before

9. A. dislike               B. hate                        C. would like             D. likes

10. A. luck                 B. unluck                   C. bad                         D. bads

VIII.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means

 exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (3 points)

1. It is an eighty –minute test.

The test lasts .......................................................................................................

2. Our house is older than any other house in the living center.

Our house ...........................................................................................................

3. My mother never allows me to go out at night.

My mother never lets ........................................................................................

4. I advise you not to drink too much coffee.

You had ............................................................................................................

5. Miss Quynh wrote the letter in twenty minutes.

Miss Quynh spent ................................................................................................

6. It is not necessary for her to join the party.

She doesn’t .......................................................................................................

7. Nobody in the team runs as fast as Paul                                  

Paul is .................................................................................................................

8. Sarah’s not keen on team sports at all.                                    

Sarah doesn’t ........................................................................................................

9. These girls don’t have straight blonde hair.                                       

These girls’hair isn’t .........................................................................................

10. How deep is this lake?                                                                         

What is the .....................................................................................................

IX. Use the given words or phrases to  make the meaningful sentences. (3 points)

1. Far/ it/ from /earth/ moon?

.................................................................................................................................

2. Children/ play/ football/ school yard/ moment.

................................................................................................................................

3. Would/like/play/ badminton/me?

...............................................................................................................................

4. Can/ you/ show/ us/ way/ nearest/ bookshop?

..............................................................................................................................

5. I/ go/ library/last night/ and/ probably/ go/ there/ tonight/ too.

.............................................................................................................................

6. He / know / few / English words / brother.

.............................................................................................................................

7. How / sugar / you need / make / cake?

.............................................................................................................................

8. Hoa/ like/ eat/ noodles/ but/ mother/ always/ cook/ rice/ her.

...........................................................................................................................

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

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

 A. traffic                B. pavement           C. plane                  D. station

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

 A. healthy              B. ahead                 C. bread                  D. seatbelt

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

A. attended             B. shocked              C. visited                D. started

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

A. looked                B. walked               C. stopped              D. terrified

5. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. railway                B. helicopter           C. across                 D. safety

6. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. disaster               B. comedy              C. romantic             D. surprising

7. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. director               B. producer            C. critic                   D. review

8. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. frightening          B. hilarious             C. moving               D. gripping

9. What does the road sign mean?

A. No left turn

B. No right turn

C. No parking

D. No cycling

10. ..................... my way to school, there is a supermarket.

A. On                       B. During               C. At                      D. In

11.  It is the law that motorists give way to the pedestrian at .....................

 A. traffic light         B. zebra crossing      C. speed limit          D. road sign

12. My father ………………. the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

A. catches                B. drives                C. goes                   D. runs

13. ………………. is not very far from here to the supermarket.

A. There                   B. This                  C. It                        D. That        

14. It is over 100 km ………………. my hometown ………………. Ho Chi Minh City.

A. from-from            B. to-from             C. from-to                         D. to-to

15. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ………………. the rules.

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

16. You should look right and left when you go ………………. the roads. 

A. down                 B. across                 C. up            D. along

17. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school ……………….  her school is very far from her house.

A. but                    B. though               C. because                D. or

18. I ……………….. go on foot when I was in primary school.

A. have to               B. may                    C. can                     D. used to

19. Please get ……………….. the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. off                     B. of                       C. on                      D. up

20. “Hospital ahead”, “No parking” are ………………..

A. traffic                B. road signs          C. traffic rules          D. means of transport                

21. She came to the stadium ...................... bus.

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

22. ...................... is it from your house to the bookstore? – About 100 meters.

A. How far              B. How long           C. How much          D. How often

23. Motorbike is the main ...................... on the road in Viet Nam.

A. travel                 B. tricycle               C. traffic                 D. vehicle

24. Does your bike ever ...................... down on the way to school?

A. do                      B. take                    C. break                  D. turn

25. A ...................... is an official document that shows you are able to drive.

A. railway station    B. driving licence    C. train ticket          D. traffic jam

26. Anna used to ……………….. as a teacher after she graduated from university.

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

27. We were ....................... with the lastest film of that director.

A. satisfy                B. satisfied              C. satisfying            D. satisfactory

28. The plot of the film is ........................ I couldn’t see it any more.

A. disappointing      B. disappointed       C. disappoint           D. disappoints

29. “Could I ask you a few questions about your favourite movies?” –  “........................”

A. Sure. Go ahead.                                 B. Not a bad idea. 

C. That sounds good.                             D. But I don’t want to. 

30. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a ……………….. movie.

A. romantic             B. comedy              C. documentary       D. science fiction

31. The film was so boring. ……………….., An saw it from beginning to end.

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

32. The special effects in Jurassic Park are ......................! The dinosaurs look so real and alive

A. visible                B. incredible           C. terrible                D. believable

33....................... having to work the next day, they watched films all night.

A. Because of         B. Because             C. Although            D. In spite of

34. ...................... Johnny Depp is a famous actor, he has failed in his recent films.

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

35. Who is going to ...................... the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get                     B. take                    C. win                    D. pass

36. How do you think about my new idea? – I find it ......................

A. excited               B. excite                 C. excitingly           D. exciting

37. They spent a huge amount of money on the film; ......................, it was not a big success.

A. although             B. however             C. but                     D. because

38. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous ...................... of the silent films.

A. star                    B. acting                 C. plot                    D. scene

39. Critics say Midnight Run is a must-see ...................... it is funny and exciting.

A. although             B. because              C. however              D. therefore

40. For a ......................, that film wasn’t very funny. I didn’t laugh once.

A. thriller                B. romance              C. documentary       D. comedy

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located