I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. head B. death                     C. bread D. great 

2. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. tidy B. compete C. prefer D. adopt 

2. A. water            B. funny                           C. alone                D. pumpkin 

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,0 pts): 

1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people  __________ the rules. 

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

2. I  __________ go on foot when I was in primary school. 

A. have to B. may C. can D. used to 

3. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting. 

A. Because B. Although C. As D. Since 

4. I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003 

A. visited B. have been C. have gone           D. went 

5. I love the __________ of  folk songs 

A. perform B. performing C. performed D. performance 

6. It must be  ___________ to see elephants racing. 

A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. Amazement 

7__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. 

A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 

8.It takes me two hours___________ that letter. 

A. to write B. write C. writing D. for writing 

IV.Put the correct form of the verb in brackets(0,5pt) 

1.My brother used to ( go )……………… to work by motorbike. Now he cycles. 

2. How about (see) ……………. a movie on Sunday evening? 

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets(0,5pt) 

1. I love the ____________ of folk songs. (PERFORM) 

2. I saw a ……………. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (PARADE) 

C. READING (3pts) 

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap . (1,0 pt) 

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (4)_____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished  filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”. 

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared 

2. A. acting          B. actress C. actor D. action 

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred 

4. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers 

II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1,0 point) 

1. Where was Ewan McGregor born? 

…………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 

2. When did he make his first film? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………... 

3. Who has Ewan worked with in his career? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

4. Have his films won lots of awards? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………..  

III.Match the first half in A with the suitable half in B.(1,0pt) 

D. WRITING (2,0 pts) 

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1 point). 

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km. 

 àIt is about………………………………............................................................................. 

2.  What is the distance between Hai Duong to Hue? 

 How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… .. 

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child. 

àMy father used………………………………………………………..…………….…….. 

4. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. 

à In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………  

II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. (1pt) 

1. What / the distance/ between/ your house / Da Nang city? 

=>…………………………………………………………….............................................? 

2. I/ use/ walk/  school/  when / I  /  student. 

=>………………………………………………………........................................... 

3. distance / from/ Ha Noi / Can Tho / about /1877 kilometres.  
=> ................................................................................................................................... 

4.Although /they / short/, they /still /love /playing/ sports. 

=>…………………………………………………………….................................. 

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

1. A. played                B. frightened               C. excited                    D. bored

2. A. hand                   B. transport                 C. character                 D. celebration

3. A. washed               B. attended                 C. decided                  D. disappointed

4. A. listens                 B. visits                       C. borrows                  D. obeys

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence

5. Lan used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early.

A. did                          B. does                        C. doing                      D. do

6. My father ________ the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

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

7. You should look right and left when you go________ the road.

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

8. Bus is the main public________ in Viet Nam.

A. way            B. tricycle                                C. transport                 D. vehicle

9. The play was so boring. ________, Hoa saw it from beginning to end.

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

10. She’s sure that they will find the film________.

A. entertaining            B. entertain                             C. entertainment         D. entertained

11. – “Do you like seeing a film?” – “________”

A. No, I don’t like horror film                        B. Sure. What film shall we see?

C. Who is in it?                                               D. I’m sorry, I can’t.

12. ________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite                   B. Despite                   C. Although                D. Nevertheless

13. ________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.

A. Where                     B. Why                        C. When                      D. Which

14. My father liked the ________ of that singer.

A. perform                  B. performer                C. performance           D. performing

1. A. played          B. frightened                  C. excited             D. bored

2. A. hand             B. transport                    C. character          D. celebration

3. A. washed         B. attended                     C. decided             D. disappointed

4. A. wanted         B. needed                       C. laughed                      D. lifted

5. A. stopped                  B. laughed                      C. looked                       D. played

6. A. allowed                  B. translated                   C. collected                    D. supported

7. A. these                      B. those                         C. think                          D. they

8. A. there                      B. thank                         C. thick                          D. thing

9. A. brother                  B. thunder                      C. throat                        D. cathedral

10. A. birthday               B. thousand                    C. fourth                        D. though

11. A. although              B. truth                          C. weather                     D. without

* Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the rest.                                                                                                    1.         A. excited      B. bored         C. frightened    D. played

2.        A. jungle        B. luggage    C. sunbathe    D. sugar

3.        A. follow       B. powder      C. show         D. borrow

4.        A. wicked      B. visited        C. laughed    D. divided

5.        A. paddy        B. sand           C. travel        D. tribal

6.        A. buffalo      B. photo         C. limestone D. botanical

7.        A. looked       B. suggested  C. minded     D. decided

8.        A. bought       B. drought      C. brought    D. ought

* Circle the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1.         A. mother      B. prefer        C. effect         D. enjoy

2.         A. pollution   B. dangerous C. factory      D. poisonous

3.        A. visit           B. become     C. home         D. deny

4.          A. suggestion          B. beautiful   C. constancy D. sympathy

5.         A. danger      B. unselfish   C. attraction  D. machine

6.          A. careful    B. dangerous C. cheap         D. prevent

7.          A. detective B. romantic   C. maths         D. adventure

8.          A. export     B. promise     C. import       D. rebel