Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)

1. A.other                    B. leather                     C. weathy                    D. brother

2. A. television            B. elephant                  C. section                    D. Swedish

3. A. explain                B. current                    C. desire                      D. electric

4. A. threaten              B. thread                     C. seat                         D. bread

5. A. deaf                    B. leaf                         C. meat                        D. heat

 Your answer:

Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)

1. A. affect                  B. polutte                    C. effect                      D. litter

2. A. cholera                B. pollutant                 C. permanent              D. groundwater

3. A. radiation B. political                   C. historical                 D. contaminant

4. A. seriously  B. measurement         C. scientific                 D. logical

5. A. aquatic                B. historic                    C. physic                      D. bonical

Your answer:

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)

1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.

    A. of                         B. to                             C. with             D. about

2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.

    A. pollute                             B. pollution                  C. polluted                   D. polluting

3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.

    A. decorated                       B. hang                        C. put                           D. made

4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.

    A. states                              B. nations                    C. towns                      D. show

5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.

    A. Scot                                 B. Scotland                  C. Scots                        D. Scottish.

6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?

    A. may                                 B. ought                       C. should                     D. be able

7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.

    A. Point                                B. To point                  C. To pointing  D. Pointing

8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.

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

9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.

    A. inflexible             B. flexibly                    C. flexibility                 D. flexible

10.“Are Mary  and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”

   A. are just moved    B.had just moved        C. have just moved     D.will just move

11. ‘What is the  …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’

    A. current                            B. population               C. territory                  D. currency

12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.

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

13. This hat  is different ..................... the one I had.

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

14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?

    A. puts                                 B. goes                        C. keeps                       D. takes

15. He said  he was  afraid this article  was .................. date.

    A. over                                B. on                 C. behind                     D. out of

16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.

    A. otherwise                        B. if not                      C. but                           D. unless

17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.

    A.look after             B.find out                   C.look for                    D.make out

18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.

A. I arrange flowers                                        B. The flowers are arranged

C. Arranging flowers                                       D. While arranging flowers.

19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.

Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?”  -Nga : “.....................”

A. I don’t need      B. Not at all        C. That’s very kind of you             D. No, thanks

20. Peter: “ ...............?”   Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”

             A. Do you want anything                                B. May I help you

             C. What would you like                                  D. What do you want to do

Your answer:

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

3. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from others.

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 word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line.

1. A. marble B. particular C. participate D. spark

2. A. simplify B. envy C. lifestyle D. psychology

3. A. champagne B. change C. challenge D. teacher

4. A. bough B. freight C. weigh D. cough

5. A. imitate B. expectation C. fathom D. nature 

II. Choose the correct answer A, B, c, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

6 . ____ a wrong number, it is important to apologize before hanging up.

A. To dial B. Dialing C. If you dial D. If it is dialed

7. Paul Samuelson was the first American to win the Nobei Prize in ______.

A. economy B. economic C. economics D. economical

8. Pilots who prepare for military careers train on the ground ______ in the air.

A. good as B. well as C. as good as D. as well as

9. Beethoven's nephew became his pupil, but this relationship turned out _____.

A. bad B. badly c. worst  D. more badly

10. Dolphins and whales are mammals that ______ lives in water.

A. spend their entire B. their entire

C. spend there entirely D. spending their entire

11. He'll soon forget ______ in the accident.

A. having involved B. being involved C. to involve D. to be involved

12. There is ______habitable land than there used to be because of extensivedevelopment by humans.

A. fewer B: less C. more D. little

13. Thanks to the invention of labor-saving _____ , domestic chores are no longer a burden.

A. devices B. things C. equipments D. furnitures

14. We should take measures to protect the _____ species on this Red List.

A. last B. outstanding C. dying D. remaining

15._____ school leavers go to Vocational Schools than before.

A. Less B. Far more C. Many D. Lots more16. The President of the club is going to ______ a speech.

A. take B. talk C. deliver D. say

17 . ______ hard he tries, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily.

A. Whatever B. Even though

C. Although very D. No matter how18. She eats too much and is now suffering from ______

A. weighty B. underweight C. overweight D. weightlessness

19. People with very _____ skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.

A. sensitive B. sensible C. senseless D. sensed

20. Anne was taken _______ when the doorbell rang, as she wasn’t expecting anyone.

A. by chance B. by accident C. by mistake D. by surprise

21. Alan won first ______ in the tennis tournament.

A. medal B. prize C. reward D. award

22 - "Have you written to John yet?"

- "No, I didn't know his address; ____ I would have written to him."

A. because B. otherwise C. consequently D. therefore

23. The Olympic Games are given ______ television coverage.

A. worldwide B. wide-world C. world widely D. world over

24. - “Alice, do you think I could use your calculator for some minutes?”

- "______"

A. No, you couldn’t B. Yes, I do

C. I hope not D. Please go ahead25. - “______” - “Well, yes. I’d like to buy a laptop."

A. Do you look for something?

B. Good morning. Can I help you?

C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it?

D. Can you help me buy something?III. Fill each of the numbered blanks with the correct word from the list given.Almost     -    cracks       -      its         -        Suchthemselves      -       which       -       rise         -       repeatedspectacular           -            Most        -       them        -        violentA volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (26) ......... lava, hot gases, and rock fragments erupt. (27).......... an opening occurs when melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. (28) ........... volcanoes are atop mountains, particularly cone-shaped mountains. The mountains (29) ........... are also called volcanoes.

Eruptions of volcanic mountains are (30) ........... sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds (31) .......... over the mountain, and glowing rivers of lava flow down (32) ......... sides. In other eruptions, red-hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rock are blasted high into the air. A few eruptions are so (33) ...... that they blow the mountain apart.

Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. Such islands are the top of volcanic mountains that have been built up from the ocean floor by (34) ........... eruptions. Other eruptions occur along narrow (35)...........in the ocean floor.

IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the following passage.Tornados are one of the most dangerous kinds of storm on Earth. Although they do not last long, they can strike with extreme (36. violent) ..................... travelling at speeds of up fifty miles per hour. The (37. wide) .................... of most tornados is about five hundred feet, but in (38. exception) .................... circumstances they can be up to a mile wide and travel huge distances, (39. possible) .................... hundreds of miles. The reasons why they spin remain (40. mystery) ................... but we know that tornados can form when columns of air below thunderclouds start rising. Their (41. strong) .................. is increased by (42. circle) .................... winds. In the Southern hemisphere, they always spin in a (43. clock) ....................direction, while in the North it is the opposite. At the centre of the tornado the air (44. press) ............. is extremely low, so the wind rushing in at hundreds of miles an hour has the effect of a(n) (45. credible) ................... powerful vacuum cleaner on dirt andsolid objects on the ground below.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions

Question 1:  A. further B. ethnic C. sunbathing D. therefore

Question 2: A. turned B. played C. published D. minimized

Question 3:  A. concentrate B. confident C. condition D. consequent

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 4:  A. order B. receive C. complain D. enjoy

Question 5:  A. uniform B. favorite C. chemistry D. expensive

Question 6:  A. automatic B. conservation C. experiment D. electrician

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 7:  If there will be too much exhaust fume in the air, our breathing will be badly affected.

                                    A            B       C                                    D  

Question 8:  His doctor advised him to stop to smoke.

                      A          B     C       D

Question 9:  At first life was difficult for me because of I didn’t understand English.

                         A                B C                  D

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: (2.5 pts)

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

      A. casual                      B. Islam                   C. designer                                                          D. Buddhism

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. mausoleum              B. economic            C. correspond                         D. compulsory

3. Some designers have taken inspiration _________ Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

      A. by                            B. after                    C. from                                  D. in

4. My father has not met my uncle _________ last month.

      A. since                        B. for                       C. of                                    D. to

5. The local people have been planting more trees to _____ the town.

      A. beautify                   B. beautiful              C. beautifully                     D. beauty

6.  Where exactly did you get the _____ for your new movie?

     A. currency                   B. fashion                C. inspiration                     D. population

7.  We used _____ in such a crowded and noisy area when I was very young.

     A. living                         B. to live                  C. to living                          D. live

8. Ellen is one of our most talented young _____.

     A. musicians                 B. musical               C. music                            D. musically

9. “You must be Yoko” - “ __________________.”

      A. Never mind              B. Not at all             C. That’s right. I am.               D. Don’t mention it.

10.  Mary: Would you like to come and visit me next year?

       Lan: ______________________________________

  A.That right                 B. I like to see it       C. You must want it.    D. That would be great

II.            Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for question 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)

1.     This picture gives us: ___________________________________________________

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1,5pts)

The Kimono, a dress that looks like a robe, is the (13) ____ clothing of Japan. Kimono (14) ____ have changed significantly in Japan’s history. Today men, women and even children in Japan wear kimonos. The colors, cloth materials, and (15) ____ of a kimono vary among people who wear it. They are different according to the sex, the age and the material statue of the wearer. They are also different according to the seasons of the year and the occasions for which the kimono is worn. (16) ____ most Japanese people now wear western-style clothes such as suits, shirts or skirts, they wear Kimonos (17) ___ holidays and other special (18) ___       

13.          A. modern               B. casual                 C. traditional            D. uniform

14.          A. stylist                  B. styles                  C. styling                 D. stylish

15.          A. decorate              B. decorative           C. decorator            D. decorations

16.          A. Although             B. Since                  C. As                      D. When

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

18.          A. opportunity          B. chance                C. occasions.          D. festival

I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (3 points)

1.   A. garden                    B. warn                  C. wardrobe           D. warm

2.   A. chameleon              B. toothache           C. chocolate           D. school

3.   A. television               B. visit                   C. present               D. season

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.  (2 points)

1.     A. animated                 B. channel              C. karate            D. goggles

2.     A. clever                      B. funny                 C. difficult        D. engineer

PART C: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (10points)

1. Of the two students, Nga is ___________.

    A. taller                        B. the taller                       C. the tallest           C. tallest

2. We don't need ___________ money to buy that book.

    A. many                        B. a lot                             C. a little                     D. much

3. What time do you often arrive ___________?

    A. home                        B. at home                        C. to the home  D. to home

4. That is the _________ book I’ve ever read.  

    A. most bored                  B. borest                         C. boring                D. most boring

5.  __________ the Haunted Theatre is frightening, children love it.

    A. Because                    B. Despite                        C. Although                D. So

6. We stayed at a _______________ hotel last summer.     

    A. big beautiful luxurious                                      B. beautiful big luxurious         

    C. luxurious beautiful big                                       D. luxurious big beautiful

7. “Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?’- ‘________. Go straight, then turn right.’

    A. Certainly                  B.Let’s go                         C.Good idea              D.My pleasure

8. The Three Rs ____________ for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

       A. do                          B. make                       C. sit                            D. stand

9. He never drinks ______________ coke because he doesn’t like its flavor.

     A. some                       B. no                                 C. any           D. little

10. We took part _____________ a running race last summer and won the first prize.

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

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

1.   a. childhood                b. champagne              c. chapter                     d. charity

2.   a. culture                     b. popular                    c. regular                     d. fabulous

3.   a. conflict                    b. forbidden                c. reliable                     d. determine

4.   a. lighthouse                b. heritage                   c. hotel                        d. hour

5.   a. conducts                  b. returns                     c. wanders                   d. wonders