I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. enjoyed                 B. collected                      C. visited              D. needed

2. A. where            B. what                             C. who               D. why

3. A. might     B. sight               C. kind                             D. wish

4. A. machine           B. charity                               C. champagne       D. chores

5. A. things            B. mountains                            C. plants        D. samples

Answers: 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. ________

II. Choose the best answer for each sentence. (2pts)

1. Would you mind opening the door?

A. Yes, I would.        B. No, I wouldn't.      C. No, thanks.           D. Not at all.

2. A................. is a trip you take by plane.

A. journey                B. traveling               C. cruise                  D. flight

3. She prefers walking to..... a bike.

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

4. The woman...... to the headmaster will make a speech about protecting the environment.

A. talks                  B. will talk                 C. talking                  D. talked

5. Do you mind if I.......the front seat of the taxi?

A. sit                    B. sat                        C. sitting                   D. to sit

6. It is a........ drive from here to the city center.

A. twenty - minutes                                 B. twenty minutes

C. twenty-minute                                   D. minute twenty

7. The child should.............. because of his bad behavior.

A. be punished     B. punish                   C. punished               D. punishes

8. We're.................. to hear that you pass the driving test.

A. pleasing          B. pleased                 C. please                    D. to please

Answers:

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1.5pts)

1. Your dog ever (bite)……………………. anyone?                                   

 Yes, he (bite)……………………… a policeman last week                

2. Would you mind if I (take) ……………………………..a photo of you?      

3. It is not difficult (remember) ……………………….. 3R.                  

4. Millions of old car tires (throw) ………………………… away every year.        

5. I promise I (study) ……………………………harder.                                

IV. Give the correct form of these words. (1pts)

1. Farmers collect ______ and garden waste to make compost.        HOUSE

2. We should protect the environment and save _____ resources.    NATURE

3. His parents are very _______of him.               PRIDE

4. Our teacher always _______us to study hard.               COURAGE

V. Read the text then answer the questions: (2,5pts)

Bac Giang becomes second-tier city

The Prime Minister has inked a decision to recognize Bac Giang of the northern province of Bac Giang as a second-tier city.

Bac Giang city is a political, economic and culture hub of the province.

Located 50km to the North of Ha Noi and connecting Ha Noi with Lang Son city and Dong Dang border gate, Bac Giang city has become an industrial and service centre of Bac Giang province. Earlier, the city was recognized as a third-grade city in 2003.

In 2013, average income per capital of the city was 1.45 times higher than the national average figure. Economic growth rate has increased constantly by 17.1% over the last three years. Poverty rate was 1.5%.

Questions:

1. How far is it from Bac Giang to Hanoi?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Is Bac Giang city in the south of Bac Giang province?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. When was Bac Giang city recognized as third-grade city?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What was the poverty rate in 2013?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Does Bac Giang become first-tier city?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI: Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (1pt)

          The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jerry in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

          In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

1.  In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?

       A. 1876                    B. 1877                C. 1878       D. the article does not say

2. Where was Edison working to improve the existing Bell telephone system?

          A. on a telephone  B. on a transmitter C. in a telephone system. D. in a laboratory

3.  What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?

       A. A telegraph repeater                                    B. A telegraph diaphragm

       C. A telephone repeater                                   D. A telephone diaphragm

4. What does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. improvements            B. machine            C. telegraph          D. phonograph

VII. Rewrite these sentences. (1pt)

1. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

Would you mind ……………………………………………………………………

2. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.

Old car tires …………………………………………………………………………

3. The boy is playing chess with you. He is my uncle.

The boy ……………………………………………………………………………..

4. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

It’s …………………………………………………………………………………..

VII. Write a thank-you note letter to a friend (40-60 words). Invite your friend to go on a picnic with you. (1 pt)

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

1. A. enjoyed            B. collected                C. visited               D. needed

2. A. house               B. youth                     C. outside               D. sound

3. A. passed      B. watched         C. played                   D. washed

4.A.ocean                  B.cotton                     C.chopstick               D.solid

5.A.songs                   B.mountains              C.plants                      D.samples

II. Choose the best answer (2ms).

1. This machine _______ used since last week.

2. If he _______ hard, he will pass his math test next week.

3. My brother got wet ________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.

4. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _________.                                                          

5. Peter fell over while he _______ basketball.

6.The people _______ live in England speak English.

7. Be _______! He is looking at you.

8. Jane speaks English _______ than you do.

9. Let’s go out for a walk, _________ ?

10. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!”   Hoa: “__________.”                                              

III. Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets(1,0m). 

1. My brother ___________________ (buy) this house 10 years ago.

2. My friend always _________________ (get) up at 5 a.m.

3. Marry _________________ (clean) the room when I arrived yesterday.

4. John _________________ (use) this motorbike since 2002.

5. If he ______________________ (not come) soon, we will miss the train.

IV. Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences(0,5m)  

1. Although she doesn’t trust weather forecasts, but she likes watching them.

                                     A                       B              C                                    D

2. I suggested to help elderly people with their chores.

                  A                      B        C              D

3. She has worked in this company since I am a child.

      A                       B                            C       D

4. Mrs. Phuong, whom sings very well, is my English teacher.

                    A                        B      C                           D

5. My brother went to Japan for two months ago.

A                  B                    C                D

V. Write the correct form of the word in each blank.(1.0)  

1. We often take part in many ___________________ activities at school.  (culture)

2. The village fair is open for _________________. (entertain)

3. Their _______________ has lasted a lifetime. (friend)

4. She is poor but she lives in _________________. (happy)  

5.My children are very  _________________.  about their summer vacation. (excite)

VI. Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank(1.0).

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1) ________half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2) _______ people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3) _______ overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It was impossible (4) _______fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over ninety percent (5) _______ the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.

1. A. but                     B. and                                     C. as                           D. so

2. A. when                 B. what                                   C. where                    D. which

3. A. are                     B. was                                    C. will be                   D. were

4. A. using                 B. use                                     C. to use                     D. used

5. A. of                       B. in                                        C. with                       D. to

VII. Read the passage and then answer the questions below(2.0).

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was  Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

        When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark  Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The  Adventure of Tom Sawyer” was published in 1876.

1. Who was Mark Twain?

…………………………………………………………………………

2. Where was he born?

………………………………………………………………………………

3. How old was he when his father died?

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. Did the readers like his stories very much?

……………………………………………………………………………

5. When was his best novel published?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0)

1. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.

à Mary suggested ____________________________________________.

2. John is too young to understand the question.

à John is not ________________________________________________.

3. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.

à I haven’t  _________________________________________________.

4. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

à It was ____________________________________________________

5. Columbus discovered America.                                                                        

àThe explorer…………………………………………………….………..               

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)

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

2. A. hobbies             B. bags                  C. organizations       D. groups

3. A. mash                 B. scatter              C. package              D. metal

4. A. happened           B. helped              C. burned                D. bored

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. divided                   b.  enjoyed                     c. collected                 d. visited 

2.   a. comprise                b.  primary                     c. religion                   d. shrine

3.   a. inspiration             b. minority                      c. edition                    d.  institute

4.   a. separate                  b. design                        c. stripe                       d. style

5.   a. banyan                    b. hate                            c. baggy                      d. fashion

6. a. currency                 b. compulsory                c. Mausoleum             d. instruction

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the other

1. a. collection                   b. occasion                    c. religion                  d. correspond

2. a. climate                      b. picnic                         c. poet                        d. design

3. a. comment                   b. hamburger                  c. encourage              d. fashion

4.a. blanket                       b. gather                          c. bamboo                 d. purpose

5.a. symbol                       b. banyan                         c. highway                d. relax

6.a. depend                      b. entrance                       c. hero                      d. village 

III.  Multiple choice.

1)  Young generation is still fond ………….wearing jeans today.

a. at         b. for          c. of       d. about

2)  Jeans …………….all over  the world today.

a. is sold       b. was sold       c. will be sold     d. are sold

3)  This is the most interesting film I …………….

a. ever see        b. has ever seen      c. have ever seen   d. ever saw

4)  I …………..the letter from him yet.

a. don’t receive     b. didn’t receive     c. won’t receive   d. haven’t received   

5)  The material, called jeans, was named ……………sailors from Genoa.

a. as         b. after         c. with      d.  in

6)  People like jeans. Jeans have never been out of …………………

a. fashion      b. work      c. question    d. money

7)  People like wearing jeans because the material doesn’t ……………………easily.

a. wear in      b. wear on      c. wear out                 d. wear away   

8)  In the 18th…………………jean cloth was made completely from cotton.

a. year       b. century      c. time             d. all a,b,c are correct

9)  Some designers have taken……………….from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

a. inspiration      b. education      c. impression    d. tradition

10)  Since 1960 jeans have become more and  more ……………..with students.

a. common      b. popular      c. familiar    d. famous

11)  Islam is the country’s official……………..in Malaysia.

          a. education      b. currency      c. language    d. religion

12) The United States has a ………………………of around 250 million.

a. population      b separation      c. addition     d. introduction

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others.

 1.           a. ago                     b. flat                     c. man                              d. happy

 2.           a. wash                   b. late                     c. want                   d. quality

 3.           a. button                 b. cup                     c. pulp                              d. put

 4.           a. sunbathe             b. product               c. fun                      d. include

I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others 

1. A. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar

2. A. raised B. picked C. laughed D. watched

3. A. energy B. generous C. category D. suggest

4. A. celebrate B. plumber C. bulb D. blanket

I. Circle the word which has the underlined part differently pronounced from the others. (1pt)

1. A. read                               B. teacher                  C. eat                          D. head

2. A. cats                                B. trees                       C. bottles                   D. animals

3. A. attended                        B. started                   C. played                   D. collected

4. A. Christmas                     B. school                    C. chemistry              D. machine