1. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others (listen/correct/copy)

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

A. liked                                        B. watched                      C. earned

3. Choose the underlined word (A,B or C) that needs correcting of the others

His performance is amazed, so everyone likes it.

                                                                     A                                  B                                          C

4. I enjoy watching (thriller/comedy/sci-fi) films because they bring me laughter.

5. (In spite/ Although/ Despite) the storm, they went camping in the mountain.

6.  How do you think about my new book? I find it (excited/exciting/excitingly).

7.  What about (go/to go/going) to the cinema? - Great!

8.  Halloween is held (in/on/at) October 31st

9. (What/When/Why) did your friends save money? - To fly to French

10. During Tet, the Vietnamese (design/decorate/buy) their houses with many beautiful flowers

11. Thanksgiving is a (seasonal/ religious/ music) festival held in the USA and Canada. 

12.  Everybody attends the festival (to/for/ with) fun.

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed. (3ms)

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:

laugh / rough / high

2. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern: fabulous / anxious / enormous.

3. She wondered whether ( told / tell / to tell) her parents what she really thought.

4. Choose the one underlined word/phrase which is grammatically incorrect.

She asked me what I done the day before.

A B C

5. I wish I (speak / to speak / spoke) English well.

6. Lots of fruit and vegetables will help you (turn up / cheer up / get over) your cold.

7. If you go to Hoi An on 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful (conical hat / lacquerware / lanterns).

8. Choose the word that DOES NOT fit in the sentence.

You have a problem with your classmates at school and you don’t know who to talk to. You may feel (worried / delighted / stressed).

9. The birthplace of the famous bai tho (pottery / conical hats / drums) is Tay Ho village in Hue.

10. A DVD is (better than / more than / much better than) a video for watching films.

11. Peter ( studied / was studying / to study) English at 8 p.m last night.

12. Nga ( go / went / has gone) to Ho Chi Minh city since yesterday.

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed   
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
(safari/ affordable/ package tour)
3. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others: (imitate/ operate/ imagine)
4. The plane is going to (take off/ think of/ make up) so I have to end the phone.
5. Would you like to go on a wildlife (expeditions/ voyage/ safari) to Tanzania with me?
6. There was a (mix-up/ stopover/ pile-up ) with our tickets. – We were changed for one – way tickets and not a round trip

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:

 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. asleep                         B. famous                      C. careful                   D. pretty

2. A. happen                        B. enter                        C. awar                   D. ridden

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

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

4. a. reversed                       b. walked                            c. stopped            d. obeyed

5.A. healthy                          B. ahead                         C. seat                    D. bread

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:

 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. asleep                         B. famous                      C. careful                   D. pretty

2. A. happen                        B. enter                        C. awar                   D. ridden

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

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

4. a. reversed                       b. walked                            c. stopped            d. obeyed

5.A. healthy                          B. ahead                         C. seat                    D. bread

6. a. cycle                            b. licence                        c. vehicle                d. centre

I Choose the word/phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed
1. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern
A. memorable      B. authenticity
C. volunteer        D. souvenir
2. Choose the word which is stressed in the following sentence
      It takes (A) great skill (B) to cast (C) a statue (D) in gold
3. Non Nuoc (crafts/marble/sculptures/conical hat) village has a wide variety of statues and bracelets
4. Although she was tired, she finished (moulding/weaving/knitting/embroidering) the scarf for her dad
5. We (owned/had owned/have owned/own) that car for ten years before selling it last month
6. If you went to Hoi An on the 15th of this lunar mobth, you (enjoyed/could enjoy/will enjoy/enjoy) the lights of many beautiful lanterns
7. Pottery making is passed down from artisans to trainees (therefore/so that/since/though) they can maintain the art
8. Before making a decision, you have to (pass down/turn down/look through/take over) this leaflet
9. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A,B,C or D in the following sentence
   I (A) am going to buy a new (B) weave rug (C) because the (D) current one is old
10. The underlined clause is a dependent clause of (time/concession/purpose/reason)
    Though the price is high, my daughters decide to watch the movies on Saturdays

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences or do as directed. (3ms)

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

        A. process                 B. claim                   C. carve                      D. scout

2. Choose the word whose stress doesn’t belong to the group.

A. convenient         B. selection             C. separate                D. deposit

3. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D

             I would like to taking a bicycle ride around the lake

                       A             B                               C             D

4. The boy ___________video games when his mom came into the room.

A. plays                   B. play                     C. was playing          D. is playing

5. Nam asked Hoa when ___________ to use a computer.

A. did she begin     B. she begins          C. has she begun       D. she had begun

6. Two team members ____ part in the contest are running to the river for water.

A. take                   B. taking                    C. taken                     D. took

7. “Could you close the window, please?”-

A. “OK”                     B. “Yes, I’d love to” C.” No, thank you” D. “Yes, please”

8. “Cover the wound so as to _______ the bleeding,” the doctor said to the nurse.

A. stopped              B. stopping               C. stop                        D. stops

9. Would you mind if I _______ on the television?

A. turned               B. turn                        C. turning                  D. turns

10. Mr. Brown told the men how _______ the environment.

A. to protect          B. protect                   C. protecting D. to protecting

11. It is not easy ________all the English words in this passage.

A. remember         B. to remember         C remembering         D. remembrance

12. The woman can’t walk so she uses ___________ to move around.

A. an eye chart     B. a stretcher C. a wheelchair         D. scales

13. Science and technology also have enormous effects _______ economic development.

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

14. Thanks _______ scientific progress, our world will be transformed greatly.

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

15. Hung isn’t in his room. He ______ be in the garden.

A. should                   B. will                        C. may                                                D. could

16. Using ______ is an effective way of communication as long as you understand.

A. cultural differences   B. body language     C. multimedia                 D. message

17. The planets in the solar system are named ______the Roman Gods.

A. after                      B. with                       C. by                                       D. of

18.  She dislikes _______ through messages boards or online meetings.

A. communicating    B. to communicate     C. communicate             D. to communicating

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/ phrase that best completes each sentence or do as directed
1 Choose the word which has a diffirent stress pattern
A. lacquerware
B. artefact
C. specific
D. scuplture
2 Choose the word which is unstressed in the following sentence
     That (A) picture always (B) reminds (C) me of my (D) hometown
3 Van Phuc (silk/crafts/paintjng/conical hat) village is famous for smooth, soft, and cool products
4 The artisan (cast/moulded/knitted/wove) the clay so that he could make a mask
5 Before I met her, I (haven't been/wasn't/had never been/am) in a serious relatinship
6 The villagers could make the drumheads if they (dry/dried/have dried/had dried) the buffalo skin under the sun
7 (Since/though/when/in order that) students turn uo late, their trip start on time
8 They will (get on with/close down/live on/ come back) the workshop if the conical hats aren't preferred any more
9 Choose the incorrect part indicated by A,B,C or D in the followibg sentence
Tay Ho conical hat making is located about 15km in Hue center
10 The underlined clause is a dependent clause of (time/concession/purpose/reason)
     As this square has space to skateboard, it's my favourite place to hang out