Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 2. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station 3. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health 4. A. traffic B. station C. safety D. plane 5. A. enter B. vehicle C. helicopter D. mention 6. A. ahead B. healthy C. seatbelt D. bread 7. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station 8. A. stopped B. washed C. fastened D. walked 9. A. joined B. performed C. paraded D. prepared 10. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration 11. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed 12. A. hey B. obey C. grey D. honey 13. A. recycle B. vehicle C. helicopter D. reverse 14. A. many B. classmate C. grade D. gravy 15. A. head B. great C. death D. bread

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain 2. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station 3. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter 4. A. hey B. honey C. obey D. grey 5. A. happy B. house C. here D. hour 6. A. maps B. papers C. cats D. books 7. A. pollution B. question C. education D. action 8. A. healthy B. ahead C. bread D. seatbelt 9. A. those B. there C. that D. thanks 10. A. walked B. opened C. stopped D. watched 11. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite 12. A. tool B. afternoon C. door D. school 13. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed 14. A. mention B. question C. action D. education 15. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified 16. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead 17. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy 18. A. populated B. loaded C. wanted D. lived 19. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seatbelt 20. A. energy B. flying C. chemistry D. technology. 21. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked 22. A. ways B. days C. says D. stays 23. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey 24. A. stayed B. washed C. filled D. annoyed 25. A. who B. when C. where D. what 26. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided 27. A. ahead B. instead C. seatbelt D. bread 28. A. left B. centre C. enter D. frighten 29. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played 30. A. washed B. needed C. danced D.

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

Question 1:    A. plane                     B. station                   C. safety                     D. traffic

Question 2:    A. less                        B. repair                     C. egg                         D. remember

Question 3:    A. washed                  B. danced                   C. filled                      D. finished

Question 4:    A. stopped                B. rented                    C. coughed                D. increased

Question 5:    A. delicious               B. cushion                 C. scared                    D. affect

Question 6:    A. coughed               B. complained          C. appeared                D. breathed

Question 7:    A. lifted                    B. waited                     C. needed                  D. robbed

Question 8:    A. spread                  B. breath                     C. measure                D. pearl

Question 9:    A. house                   B. couch                   C. cough                        D. mouth

Question 10: A. healthy                  B. bread                    C. ahead                     D. seatbelt

II. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

Question 11: A. fireworks              B. harvest                  C. career                    D. beauty

Question 12: A. exercise                 B. careful                   C. chocolate              D. remember

Question 13: A. local                       B. product                  C. virus                      D. result

Question 14: A. harvest                  B. famous                  C. design                    D. festival

Question 15: A. holiday                  B. tradition                C. vacation                D. activity

Question 16: A. outdoor                 B. colorful                 C. celebration           D. movement

Question 17: A. Monday                 B. flower                    C. occasion                D. joyful

Question 18: A. tourist                    B. event                      C. special                   D. national

Question 19: A. music                     B. costume                 C. samba                    D. America

Question 20:A. appear                      B. prepare                 C. happen                 D. allow

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 

II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others. 

1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite 

2. A. station B. season C. sandal D. police 

3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter              D. visit 

4. A. describe             B. fasten C. listen D. hover 

5. A. degree B. student C. funny D. widen 

6. A. gather             B. reduce C. provide D. affect  

7. A. successful             B. renewable C. available D. electricity 

8. A. generate             B. natural C. effective        D. energy 

9. A. recycle              B. pollution C. abundant D. biogas  

10. A. plentiful             B. convenient C. serious D. popular 

Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part in each line:

 1. A. plane             B. safety          C. traffic         D. station

2. A. played             B. closed         C. filled                   D. needed

3. A. frightened       B. amazed               C.  disappointed      D. terrified

4. A. naked              B. cooked                C. booked               D. walked

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain
2. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station
3. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter
4. A. Hey B. Honey C. Obey D. grey
5. A. healthy B. ahead C. bread D. seatbelt
6. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed
7. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified
8. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead
9. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy
10. A. raised B. cooked C. booked D. walked
11. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seat-belt
12. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey
13. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided
14. a. break b. bread c. instead d. health
15. a. lane b. stay c. traffic d. wait
16. a. record b. vehicle c. lesson d. zebra
17. a. jam b. narrow c. carry d. danger
18. a. means b. great c. seatbelt d. teacher
19. a. escaped b. liked c. decided d. washed.
20. a. moved b. gripped c. remembered d. encouraged
21. a. excited b. annoyed c. bored d. terrified
22. a. borrowed b. explained c. tried d. succeeded
II. Choose the word which has a different stress patter from the others
1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite
2. A. station B. season C. police D. sandal
3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter D. visit
4. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
5. degree B. student C. funny D. widen
6. A. traffic B. dancer C. Cycling D. Balloon
7. A. central B. gripping C. complete D. boring
8. A. obey B. enter C. answer D. listen
9. A. station B. healthy C. safety D. alone
10. A. tidy B. complete C. extend D. mistake
11. A. harvest B. parade C. music D. village
12. A. amazing B. festival C. begin D. arrive
13. A. famous B. joyful C. usual D. alone
14. A. bamboo B. invite C. tourist D. prepare
15. A. answer B. happen C. between D. often
16. A. discuss B. gather C. receive D. attend

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17. A. ticket B. special C. event D. number
18. A. solution B. expensive C. natural D. abundant
19. A. energy B. volunteer C. dangerous D. countryside
20. A. beautiful B. important C. pollution D. exhausted

I. Find the word with the different underlined sound.

1. A. washed B. crushed C. stayed D. watched

2. A. book B. good C. food D. foot

3. A. face B. plane C. station D. travel

II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

4. A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite

5. A. opportunity B. competitive C. communicate D. unfortunate 

III.Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.

6. A person who .  .  .  .  . the bagpipes is called a piper.

A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does

7. Don’t drink that water. It’s .  .  .  .  .

A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated D. pollution

8. The team’s success was largely .  .  .  .  . to her efforts.

A. because B. due C. since D. as

9. We don’t have many carnivals in VietNam; .  .  .  .  ., we have many traditional festivals.

A. nevertheless B. while C. although D. because

10. When I came, the whole family .  .  .  .  . dinner around a big dining table.

A. is having B. was having C. had D. have

11. While she was dancing, the princess .  .  .  .  . a witch.

A. was seeing B. saw C. see D. is seeing

12. The government is sending .  .  .  .  . to the flood victims.

A. touch B. aid C. accommodation D. provision

13. I often drink coffee, but today I .  .  .  .  . tea.

A. am drinking B. drink C. drank D. drinks

14. By the time we got to the cinema, the film .  .  .  .  .

A. started B. had sarted C. starting D. starts

15. All our English teachers are .  .  .  .  .  speakers.

A. native B. original C. foreign D. orginally

16. If you were the president , what .  .  .  .  . you do to help the environment ? 

A. will B. would C. do D. are

17. When she comes later today, he .  .  .  .  . the dinner.

A. cooks B. is cooking C. will be working    D. has cooked

18. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference .  .  .  . “science” and “technology”.

A. among B. of  C. between D. for 

19. Our teacher says that new technology .  .  .  .  . many worker jobless in the future.

A. makes B. is making C. will make D. has made

20. .  .  .  .  . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.

A. a B. the C. an D. θ

21. The song “The road to glory days” .  .  .  .  . by Tran Lap is a very popular song.

A. compose B. composed C. composing D. to compose

22. Alexander Graham Bell was a great .  .  .  .  ., who invented the telephone.

A. developer B. conservationist C. scientist D. explorer 

IV. Read the passage  and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (23) .  .  .  .  . comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands  in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (24) .  .  .  .  . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (25) .  .  .  .  . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (26) .  .  .  .  . six states, and two major mainland territories. The (27) .  .  .  .  . city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.

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

24. A. include B. contain C. has D. conclude

25. A. on B. to C. by D. at

26. A. has B. takes C. gets D. begins

27. A. capital B. urban C. rural D. suburb

V. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.

28. You should water these flowers regularly.

  These flowers should  ……………………………………………

29.  “ I have decided to become an astronomer”, he said.

He said that ……………………………………………………….

30.  Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why ………………………………………………………………

31. During dinner, the phone rang.

While I ……………………………………………………………

IV. Listen carefully and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete each sentence.

36. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?

A. business B. pleasure C. business and pleasure

37. Where will the woman stay during her trip?

      A. at a friend's home B. at a hotel C. at a university dormitory 

38. About how long will the woman be in the country?

      A. one or two days B. three or four days C. more than four days 

39. What things are in the woman's luggage?

            A. clothing, computer, and books

            B. CD player, clothing, and books

            C. books, gifts and computer

40. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman? 

            A. Her parents are on the same trip.

            B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.

            C. She was born in that country

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined (1.0 point)

1. A. culture           B. chapter               C. feature               D. literature

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

3. A. smiles             B. does                  C. laughs                D. weighs                   

4. A. watched          B. combed              C. looked                D. washed

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences below. (3.0 points)

1. Long used__________ a horse when he was a child

 A. ride                   B. to ride                C. riding                D was ride     

2. I like beef noodle soup because it is so  _________       

A.delicious           B. terrible              C. salty  D. bitter

3. The japanese eat a lot of rice ___________ they eat a lot of fish,too

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

4. On my way to school there is a hospital , so I can see a “______________” sign

A. cycle lane           B. parking               C. no left turn          D .hospital ahead

5. ___________is it from your house to the post office?

A. How long           B. How far             C. How oftenD.How many

6‘ _______________! Can you tell me the way to the food shop?’.

A.Sorry        B. Excuse me          C. Thank you D. Listen

7. The coffee isn’t very sweet . I’ll add some more _____________.

    A. salt                 B. pepper                C. sugar        D. lemon     

8. How ______ rice do you want ?

A. long                   B.far             C.many                  D. much

9. There isn’t ______ beef or pork in the fridge

 A. a             B.an        c. any                 D. some

10. KhueVan pavilon _______________ as the symbol of  Hanoi .

11. The blue car is as fast ________________the red car .

12. He is driving so fast , he may endanger other_____________

A. road users          B. traffic Jam           C.zebra crossing     D. speed limit

III. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. (1.0 point)

1. How many student are there in your classroom?.

           A             B         C        D

2. I love countrymusic , and I like rock and roll, either.

        A                              B         C                          D                       

3. The Temple of Literature is founded in 1070.

          A               B              C                D                   

4. The children use to get up early because they had to go to school at 7 o’clock.

                           A                             B                    C                          D       

IV. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.(1.0 point)

1. They (clean) _______________ the beach one week ago.            

2._________you (do) ____________ your homework , yet ?

3She (go) ____________ to the seaside with her parents next week

4.What ____________ you (do) _________ after school ?

V. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to  complete the sentences.(1.0 point)

1. Swimming is good for your ____________ (healthy)

2. There are lots of_______________ places in Hanoi .(beautifully)

3. John is a football player . He plays very ______________(good)

4. He failed the final exam because he didn’t _________________for it (preparation)

VI. Read and choose the best answer to complete the passage.(1.0 point)

          Nam likes sugar and sweet things . He often has an ice-cream and a chocolate cake after meals, but he only cleans his teeth once a day. He doesn’t like going to the dentist . Yesterday, Nam went to see the dentist because he had a terrible toothache. The dentist filled his tooth and gave him some medicine. He also asked Nam many questions about his food. The dentist told him not eat too much sugar and he should brush his teeth after meals.

Questions:                             

1. Does Nam like sugar and sweet things ?

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

2. When does he often have an ice-cream and a chocolate cake,before meals or after meals ?

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3. Why did he go to see the dentist ?

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4.What should Nam do ?                     

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VII. Rewrite the sentences.(2.0 points)

1.My mother lived in a small village when she was a girl .

=>My mother .....................................................................................................

2. Vietnamese people and foreign tourists visit the Temple of Literature .

=>The Temple of Literature.................................................................................

3. This car is expensive . That car is expensive. ( Use comparrision ... as...)

=>.........................................................................................................................

4. How far is it from your house to railway station ?

=> What is the distance.......................................................................................?