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 ________________________________________________________

II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)

1.  A. needed               B. filled                    C. played             D. bored

2.  A. mechanic        B. architect           C. church           D. Christmas

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2pts)

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1.    A. switch                       B. stomach                    C. match                       D. catch          

2.   A. laughs                     B. cars                          C. stops                        D. works

3.   A. watched                    B. reduced                     C. coughed                    D. raised

4.   A. three                        B. through                     C. without                      D. thank          

5.   A. angle                        B. face                          C. page                        D. angel

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1     A. directory                   B. telephone                  C.invention                    D. experiment

2.   A. furniture                    B. university                   C. patient                      D. hospital

3.   A. sociable                    B. humorous                  C. generous                   D. reserved

4.   A. delivery                     B. equipment                 C. electricity                   D. experiment

5.   A. enroll                        B. summer                    C. hobby                       D. favor

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. 

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

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D