Question 8. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D to indicate your answers.

1.  A. returned                     B. cursed              C. started           D. learned

2.  A. construction              B. physical           C. industry         D. satisfy

3.  A. recent                 B. receive             C. faucet                D. efficient   

4.  A. eruption                     B. tradition           C. suggestion            D. addition

5.  A. beard                  B. search              C. pearl                 D. heard

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.

1. A. promised                        B. pleased                  C. reused                     D. prefered

2. A. amount                           B. admire                    C. pants                       D. material

3. A. types                               B. writes                      C. likes                        D. houses

4. A. health                             B.  speak                     C.  each                       D. seat

5. A. rest                                 B.  comment               C.  entrance                 D. forest

6.A. danger                             B.  angry                     C.  language                D. passage

PART B : PHONETICS

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.(5pts)

1. A. says                    B. amazing                C. stage                      D. favor

2. A. plough               B. laugh                     C. enough                  D. cough

3. A. table                   B. lady                       C. labour                  D. captain

4. A. stage                  B. village                   C. manage                 D. package

5. A. wicked               B. missed                   C. worked                  D. placed

III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other others by circling A, B, C or D (5pts)

PART C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D(10ps)

1. Nothing can happen,……………….?A can it B. can’t it       C. can they                D. can’t they

 2. Would your children mind …………..quiet for a moment? I try ………in a form.

            A. keeping/fill          B. keep/ to fill           C. keeping/ to fill     D. to keep/ to fill

 3. She has worked as a cashier …………over twenty years. A. since B. in               C. for              D. from

 4. The invention  of the Internet has ………….an important part in the development of communication

      A. done                   B. played            C. got               D. brought

5. Paul has just sold …………..car and intends to buy a new one

A. black old Japanese          B. Japanese old black          C. old black Japanese            D. old Japanese black

6. I can learn many interesting thing by travelling to …………..countries.

            A. differ                     B. difference  C. different                          D. differently

7. ...................Linda didn’t like to swim , she played on the beach while her brothers swam in the sea.

A. However                   B. Although                 C. Since                 D. But.

8. Her mother won’t ..............her drive his car.

A. allow                       B. let                              C. leave               D. permit.

9. Remember to come at eight, ………..you?

     A. won’t   B. don’t          C. aren’t         D. haven’t    

 10. He became most famous ………..the fairy tales.     A. with           B. about         C. for  D. by

11. I think Nam is ………………honest boy in our class.A. a      B. an          C. the             D. this

 12. My friend Nam is......... He loves giving things to

A. skilled                        B. friendly                                       C. direct             D. generous

13. Don't worry about us. We can..........

A. look ourselves                  B. look for ourselves     C. look after our self   D. look after ourselves

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

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

15. I can’t help …………… I caught a cold yesterday from ……………in a draught.

A. sneezing/sit                      B. sneeze/sitting   C. sneezing/ sitting                   D.  neeze/ sitting

16. Last night I …………….television when the power …………..

A. watched/ failed    B. was watching/ failed       C. watched/ was failing       D.  watching/ failing

17. ........... does he have to work so hard?  To earn more money.

 A. Why                         B. Who                                    C. What                    D. When

18 He doesn't look ............ to be a famous boxer.

 A. enough strong          B. weak enough                  C. strong enough D. too weak

19. Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

      A. Yes, that’s fine    B. No, I don’t want to go  C. Wait a minute   D. Sounds interesting

20. …………….you forget, the less you know.

A.  the less                 B.  little          C.  the more               D.  much

V. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts).

VI. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the space(10pts)

VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.(5pts)

  1. My mother is very keen………..growing flowers.

2. Nam isn’t here at the moment. He’ll be back………….a few minutes..

3.Sales of jeans went …………….and the storekeepers got a lot of money

4Thay prevented me.............going out

5.We are amazed...........his beatiful car.

6.He gave..........playing soccer.

7.She spent all of her money...............clothes.

8.I  borrowed this computer.............my friends.

9.That boy can rely..........his parents

10.We will be succeed ..............speaking English

VIII.  Identify one of the parts in each sentence that is incorrect and correct it. (10 pts)

PART D: READING

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

Ann lives in London. She is twenty-nine and (1)……………….. for the BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news program called The World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3:00 in the morning because the program starts at 6.30. She loves (2)……………. work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekend, (3)…………………

On Fridays she comes home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoons and she just (4)…………….. On Friday evenings she doesn’t (5)…………… out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings wine and they cook. Ann loves cooking. They listen to music (6)………………… just chat.

On Saturday mornings she gets up at 9.00 and she goes shopping. Then in the evenings she sometimes goes to the theater or opera (7)…………….. a friend – she loves opera. Then they eat in her favorite Chinese restaurant. On Sunday mornings she stays in (8)………….. late. She doesn’t get up (9)…………….. 11.00. Sometimes in the afternoons she visits her sister. She lives in the country and (10)……………. two children. She likes playing with her niece and nephew, but she leaves early because she goes to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings.

X. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: (10 pts)

There is a link between computer games and crime.

One London newspaper reported that a (1)_______ became so obsessed with various computer games that he (2) _______ from his parents and his schoolmates in order to buy more. This is not the only such case. The head of a primary school recently claimed that (3)_______ the children at this school steal each other’s lunch money for the same reason. [obsess: theo đuổi]

Playing computer games can actually hurt you.

Dr. Leonora Keller, a health expert, said that many children play these games which such enthusiasm that they suffer (4)_______ “Space Warrior’s Wrist”. The muscles of the lower arm become inflamed as a result of repeated (5)_______ of the wrist and constant pressure on the computer control stick. This is also causes (6)_______ aches and pains their elbows and shoulders as well as strange sores on (7)_______ hands. [inflamed: viêm sưng]

Weight problems are another result.

Dr. Keller also found that children who spend a lot of time (8)_______ electronic games have a tendency to be fatter (9)_______ those who do not. She said that “for some reasons these children tend to eat more sugar and fat” and that “many of them get too (10)_______ exercise to burn up these things.”

1.A. 12-year-old                     B. 12-years-old            C. 12-year-olds      D. 12-years-olds

2.A. steal                                    B. stealed                          C. stole                                D. stolen

3.A. many of                             B. much of                        C. lot of                               D. a lots of

4.A. of                                        B. from                              C. for                                   D. with

5.A. moves                                   B. movings                   C. moveds                           D. movements

6.A. another                              B. anothers                       C. other                                D. others

7.A. their                                    B. theirs                             C. them                                D. they’s

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

9.A. as                                        B. than                               C. more                                D. that

10.A. little                                 B. few                                C. much                               D. many

PART E : Writing

XI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)

1. Your shoes are as big as mine. (size)

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2. If you run a lot, you’ll be fitter. (The)

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3. Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please? (mind)

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4. She is too young to do that work. (enough)

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5. You ought to ride the bike more carefully next time. (better)

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6. They won’t be able to come on Saturday (impossible)

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7. When I was young, I regularly walked to school. (used)

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8. I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday. (wish)

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9. Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s. (difficult)

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10. Their father got to London by taxi last month (took)

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XII. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences.(10pts)

1. Monitor / always / go / class/ on time / be / good example / class.

à...........................................................................................................................________

2. My mother / buy / material / make / this dress / me.

à..........................................................................................................................

3. Teacher / be / please / improvement / my work.

à...........................................................................................................................

4. He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / ill.

à............................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...........................................................................

5. Anyone / be / home / when / everyone / arrive?

à..........................................................................................................................

.6. Jane/ start/ sing/ when/ 5 years old

à  ........................................................................................................................

7. This / be / good / computer / I / ever / use.

à............................................................................................................................

8. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.

à.........................................................................................................................

 9. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?

à…………………………………..………….…………………………………

10. It/be/one/the/expensive car/world/.

à………………………………………………………………..………………

I. Phonetics (1.0 pt)

Choose (A,B,C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pt)

1. A. promise                           B. revise                                  C. stick                        D. visit

2. A. need                               B. read                                    C. really                      D. teach

Choose (A,B,C or D) whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others (0.5 pt)

3. A. countless                        B. service                                C. transmit                  D. answer

4. A. competition                    B. exhibition                           C. education                D. activity

Answer:     1______                   2______                       3______                            4______

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

5.  Let’s cook meals                .  - All right.

      A.   themselves                  B. ourselves                             C. yourselves               D. himself

6.  He does morning exercises regularly                    improve his health.

     A. in order for                    B. so as to                                           C. so that                     D. B&C are correct

7. You can see a lot of famous paintings in this                              .                                      

     A. service                           B. invention                            C. demonstration        D. exhibition

8. You                              take the baby to the doctor.

     A. should                          B. ought                                  C. need                        D. has to

9. The children are old enough to look                                           themselves.

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

10.He was more than a little proud                            himself.

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

11. They often go out for dinner                            Saturday afternoon.

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

12. She gave me a form and told me to                           .  .

    A. fill it                               B. fill it out                             C. fill out it                  D. fill in it

13. We                           _to Hue next month.

     A. will travel                      B. travel                                  C. to travel                  D. travels

14. Could you do me a favor?  -  Sure.                             .

     A. Thank you.                                                                    B. That would be nice.                                   

     C. What can I do for you?                                                             D. I can do it by myself.

Answers:  1.                 2                 3.                   4                   5.                    6.                7.                   .   

     8.                 9.                10.                 11.                12.                  13.             14.                 .

IV. Choose the word (A,B,CorD) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)

            Language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a (17)                           ______ and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother (18)                           , and try to learn them by heart.

            However, others do not. (19)                          , they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way.

            In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and (20)                           it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.

            Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come (21)                          . They usually underline or (22)                           only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.

17.       A. report                      B. speech                     C. cake                        D. list

18.       A. tongue                    B. sound                      C. voice                       D. talk

19.       A. However                B. But                                     C. Instead                   D. Despite

20.       A. tear                                     B. stick                        C. cut                          D. chop

21.       A. away                       B. in                            C. here                         D. across

22.       A. rub out                    B. highlight                 C. hide                        D. dim

Answers:     17______            18______        19______        20______        21______        22______

 V. Read the following letter. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 27 and 28 (1.5 pts)

- In the home you must keep matches, lighter and candles out of children’s reach because they can cause a fire. You must have a smoke detector on each floor and test them monthly.

- In the kitchen, you must keep knives, scissors, hot meals and drinks out of the reach of children. Children mustn’t play in the kitchen while you are cooking.

- In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot.

- In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open window.

23. The kitchen is an unsuitable place for children to play in.                                                ______

24. Matches, lighters and candles can cause a fire.                                                                ______

25. It is safe to put furniture near the windows.                                                                    ______

26. You don’t have to check the bath water temperature before children get in.                  ______

27. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Your house                                     B. Children in the home

C. Children’s carelessness                   D. Safety precautions in the home.

28. What does the word “mustn’t” refer to?

A. be allowed to do something

B. be not allowed to do anything

C. can do anything

D. have to do something

Answers:  23.                24.                    25.                  26.                  27.                   _28                        .                                                                          

VI. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)

29. I’ll try my best to                        my English pronunciation.                                            (improvement)

30.                            , I didn’t have enough money to buy that book.                                   (fortunately)

31. I’ll make                           for the meeting tonight.                                                           (arrange)

32. “Ao Dai” is a                           dress of Viet Nam.                                                           (tradition)

33. I think learning a language is very                           .                                                   (interest)

34. Alexander Graham Bell was an                            of the telephone.                            (invent)

Answers:  29______       30______       31______        32______          33______           34______  

VII. Rearrange the words given to make the meaningful sentence (0.5pt)

35. give more green color to the city/ We/ and/ earn some money for our organization./ hope to/
" We                    ________________________________________________________________________.

36. Try his best/ promised/ Tim/ in learning Spainish./ to/
" Tim                   _______________________________________________________________________.

Answers:

35. We __________________________________________________________________.

36. Tim ______________________________________________________________________.

VIII. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before: (2.0 pts)

37. My baby- sister no longer helps me taking care of my son.
=> My baby- sister used                                                                                                              .

38. She started learning English two years ago.
=>  She has                                                                                                                                  .

39. He said to me: “Wait for me outside.”
=> He told me                                                                                                                              .

40. On Sundays I like to sleep late.
=> On Sundays I enjoy                                                                                                                 .  

Answers:                                                                                                                                                                  .

37. My baby- sister used _______________________________________________________    

38. She has _________________________________________________________________      

39. He told me _______________________________________________________________     

40. On Sundays I enjoy ________________________________________________________

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D. (5pts)

1. A. happy                B. apple                  C. act                    D. aunt

2.A. cloudy                B. windy                  C. dry                     D.rainy

3.A. much                  B. drug                     C. future                 D. buffalo               

4. A. use                    B. computer            C. duty                   D. shut

5. A. how                   B. know                  C. town                D. brown

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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D.

1. A. returns B. plates C. wears D. receives

2. A. healthy B. instead C. seaside D. breakfast

3. A. dust B. bus C. cut D. put

4. A. teacher B. actor C. story D. picture

5. A. closet B. globe C. stove D. bowl

6. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped

7. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate

8. A. chairs B. watch C. character D. choose

9. A. nuclear B. truck C. abundant D. dump

10. A. cooked B. laughed C. learned     D. stopped

. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (0.6 pt)

1. A. television                B. pencil                              C. engineer                      D. telephone

2. A. knee                      B. knife                      C. know                  D market

3. A. classes                  B  cabbages                C. bottles                           D. boxes

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Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (2.5 pts)

1. A. accent B. kangaroo C. damage D. pasture

2. A. improvement B. development C. comment D. equipment

3. A. pleased B. missed C. closed D. raised

4. A. transform B. information C. informative D. support

5. A. variety B. complicate C. communicate D. interactive

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