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

A. heat                  B. repeat         C. read                 D. ready

2/  Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. harrow                  B. receive              C. worry              D. mature

Choose the best answer(5.5pts)

3. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in _____.

4. John missed the bus because the alarm clock did not_____

5 Jane had gone to the supermarket _____she got home.

6.  The teacher:_____students are there in your class? – The monitor:  thirty-eight

7. John: “I’ve passed my final exam.” - Tom: “______.”

8. I study many ______such as Maths, Literature, Physics and so on

9. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented _____ what we do.

10.While I ___________dishes last night, I___________a plate.

11. He earned a degree in Maths with flying colours.

A. very well                B. difficultly                                                   C. badly                        D. easily

12.“Would you like to have dinner with me?” -  “___________”

A. Yes, I’d love to.     B. Yes, so do I.      C. I’m very happy. D. Yes, it is.

13. The students  stopped ______because the head teacher came in.

A. chat                       B. chatting            C. to chat              D. chatted

14. Linda______ her English course before she went to Canada for her study tour abroad.

A. has finished              B. had finished       C. was finished         D. would finish

15. I like to learn English because it is _____international language.

A. the                         B. a                       C. an                     D. Ø

16. It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was _____with shoppers.

A. crowded                B. crowding                    C. crowd               D. crowds

17. You should give up …………, or you’ll die of cancer.

A. smoke B. to smoke                C. smoking                         D. smoked

18. I didn’t know how …………… that machine.      

a. to operate     b. operating c. operate    d. operated

19. My father works all the time. He_____

A. relaxes never         B. never relaxes           C. often relaxes                   D. relaxes sometimes

20. Choose the underlined opart that needs correcting

If you feel cold, you’d better to put on your coat and have a glass of hot gingerade.

A                     B      C                              D

Read the following passage choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.     ( 1pt)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike (21) _____questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school. This is a normal development of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming  independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing (22) _____. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.

Parents should do their (23) ____ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not push them to talk (24) _____ they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger signs. Some young people in trying to be adult may experience with , drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of  unusual  behavior which may be connected with these and help if necessary

21. A. being                         B. to be                      C. be               D. been

22. A. on                    B. with                       C. about                           D. up

23. A. well                           B. best                            C. better                          D. good

24. A. because            B. so                     C. if                                D. although

Read  the  following  passage  the correct   answer   to  each  of  the  questions(1pt)

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "so you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink"

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.

Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

25. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for ______.

A. a factory              B. a newspaper    C. a travel agent                 D. a bookshop

26. Rebecca went to Everest _____.

A. with her family     B. without anyone  C. with a climbing group D. with her close friends.

27. The word “she” in the first paragrah refers to _____ 

A. climber                B. journalist         C. Everest             D. Rebecca

28 . Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because ________.

A. it was too cold   B. there was not enough water    C. she is a dirty person       D. she was not permitted

Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2pt)

Could you please pass me the pepper shaker? 

→ Would you mind....................................................................................................................

She cleaned the floor, then she ironed the clothes.

After ………………………………………………

He spent 20 minutes walking to the cinema.

ÒIt …. .…………………………………………………

They are growing many trees in the school garden.

Many trees_________________________________________________

Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why_________________________________________________

Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.

I was _________________________________________

We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.

If we had _________________________________________________

The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.

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

The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.

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

Put the verbs in  brackets in the correct form

She sometimes… (buy)  ……………….........meat at this market.

We…. (watch)  ………………………..a good film on TV last night.

After I ….(take)………………..a shower, I had dinner.

Would you like …( have)…………… dinner with me tonight?

Nam… (not do)…………………..homework yesterday.

6. My father often …( not play) …………….    tennis in the morning.

Hoa and Lan have stopped ……( talk) ……………..to each other.

Would you mind ….(buy) ……………. me a newspaper?

ĐỀ 4

VERB FORM

She usually ( work )_________in the Sales Department in London , but at the moment she ( do ) _________a training course in Bristol .

The concert ( start )___________at 7.30 this evening .

Something ( smell )_________very good .

Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.

Mary ( appear ) _________on the stage now . She ( look ) _______very  happy .

_______________ Tim________________ (finish) his work yet?

My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody ____________________ (take) it.

The fire ___________________. (spread) to the next building before the firemen arrived

He refused (go) ___________________with us .

I'm looking forward to (see)____________. him soon .

I regret (tell)________________ you that we can’t accept your order.

She enjoys _______________ embroidered jeans. (wear)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following  questions.

Question 1:  A  like      B  bit                         C  minute                   D  hit

Question 2:  A  put      B  study                     C  but                        D  subject

Question 3:  A  beat      B  eating                    C  teacher                   D  breakfast

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following  questions.

Question 4:  I go home after work, I usually ____ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio.

   A  take                       B  get                         C  give                       D  spend

Question 5:  We woke up at the midnight because the alarm clock suddenly ________.

   A  exploded               B  shouted                 C  stood up                D  went off

Question 6:  Miss Jane_________ typing the report when her boss came in.

   A  doesn’t finish        B  can’t finish            C  didn’t finish       D  hadn’t finished

Question 7:  In 1660, Isaac Newton_________to Cambridge University.

   A  went                             B  had gone                 C  has gone            D  goes

Question 8:  She stays at home because she feels ___________.

   A  well                       B  sick                       C  fine                        D  strong.

Question 9:  Lan: “ Good afternoon !”       Nam: “_______________”                     

   A  Hello. How are you?                                                                  B  Goodbye. See you later.                                                                                                 C  Nice to meet you?                                      D  Bye.

Question 10:  John often goes to bed early and________ up late.

   A  to get                     B  got                          C  get                          D  gets  

Read the text below and choose the correct word / phrase for each space.

   English is a very useful language. If we ___(11)____ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand ___(12)___we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of ___(13)___ . Hundreds of books are written in English every day in __(14)___ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English __(15)___ has helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.

Question 11:                         A  do                         B  want               C  know  D  work

Question 12:                         A  when                     B  who                C  where D  what

Question 13:                         A  teachers                 B  people            C  subjects        D  friends

Question 14:  A  the              B  a                            C  many             D  much

Question 15:      A  nation                                      B  knowledge              C  language   D  countries               

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following  questions.

Question 16:  I enjoy __________ with my classmates about their future plans

   A  told                        B  to talk                    C  talking                   D  talk

Question 17:  Maria had gone to the market _________ she got home.

   A  as soon as               B  before                    C  after                       D  when     

Question 18:  Please remember __________ this exercise first, Jane.

   A  do                         B  to do                      C  doing                     D  to be doing

Question 19:  She always goes for a walk with her dog ________ Sunday mornings.

   A  in                          B  on                          C  at                           D  during

Question 20:  She can_________four foreign languages.

   A  speak                      B  talk                        C  say                          D  tell                    

Question 21:  I think you don’t have to ________ about your test.

   A  study                     B  worry                    C  narrow                  D  crowded.

Question 22:  We are too late. The plane ___________ off ten minutes ago.

   A  had taken              B  took                       C  take                       D  has taken

Question 23:  It's not good to avoid____________ the teacher's questions in class.

   A  answer                     B  answered               C  to answer               D  answering      

Question 24:  During the break I often drink tea_________ my friends.

   A  from                      B  with                       C  for                         D  to      

Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. It isn't necessary to finish the work to day.

-> You don't............................................. .................................................. ......

2. Sally finally managed to get a job.

--> Sally finally succeeded......................................... ..........................................

3. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.

-> You'd............................................. .................................................. ............

4. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill.

—> Unless............................................ .................................................. ............ 
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.

-> It took .................................................. .................................................. .......

6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"

My father suggested .................................................. .........................................

7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.


After.............................................

8. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.


If I................................................. ..................................................

9. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam.


Motorbikes are...............................................

10. I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was.


If I................................................. .................................................. ................................................ 


11. If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination.


Unless............................................ .................................................. ................................................. 

ĐỀ 3

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

A. heat                  B. repeat         C. read                 D. ready

2/  Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. harrow                  B. receive              C. worry              D. mature

Choose the best answer(5.5pts)

3. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in _____.

4. John missed the bus because the alarm clock did not_____

5 Jane had gone to the supermarket _____she got home.

6.  The teacher:_____students are there in your class? – The monitor:  thirty-eight

7. John: “I’ve passed my final exam.” - Tom: “______.”

8. I study many ______such as Maths, Literature, Physics and so on

9. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented _____ what we do.

10.While I ___________dishes last night, I___________a plate.

11. He earned a degree in Maths with flying colours.

A. very well                B. difficultly                                                   C. badly                        D. easily

12.“Would you like to have dinner with me?” -  “___________”

A. Yes, I’d love to.     B. Yes, so do I.      C. I’m very happy. D. Yes, it is.

13. The students  stopped ______because the head teacher came in.

A. chat                       B. chatting            C. to chat              D. chatted

14. Linda______ her English course before she went to Canada for her study tour abroad.

A. has finished              B. had finished       C. was finished         D. would finish

15. I like to learn English because it is _____international language.

A. the                         B. a                       C. an                     D. Ø

16. It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was _____with shoppers.

A. crowded                B. crowding                    C. crowd               D. crowds

17. You should give up …………, or you’ll die of cancer.

A. smoke B. to smoke                C. smoking                         D. smoked

18. I didn’t know how …………… that machine.      

a. to operate     b. operating c. operate    d. operated

19. My father works all the time. He_____

A. relaxes never         B. never relaxes           C. often relaxes                   D. relaxes sometimes

20. Choose the underlined opart that needs correcting

If you feel cold, you’d better to put on your coat and have a glass of hot gingerade.

A                     B      C                              D

Read the following passage choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.     ( 1pt)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike (21) _____questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school. This is a normal development of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming  independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing (22) _____. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.

Parents should do their (23) ____ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not push them to talk (24) _____ they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger signs. Some young people in trying to be adult may experience with , drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of  unusual  behavior which may be connected with these and help if necessary

21. A. being                         B. to be                      C. be               D. been

22. A. on                    B. with                       C. about                           D. up

23. A. well                           B. best                            C. better                          D. good

24. A. because            B. so                     C. if                                D. although

Read  the  following  passage  the correct   answer   to  each  of  the  questions(1pt)

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "so you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink"

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.

Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

25. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for ______.

A. a factory              B. a newspaper    C. a travel agent                 D. a bookshop

26. Rebecca went to Everest _____.

A. with her family     B. without anyone  C. with a climbing group D. with her close friends.

27. The word “she” in the first paragrah refers to _____ 

A. climber                B. journalist         C. Everest             D. Rebecca

28 . Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because ________.

A. it was too cold   B. there was not enough water    C. she is a dirty person       D. she was not permitted

Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2pt)

Could you please pass me the pepper shaker? 

→ Would you mind....................................................................................................................

She cleaned the floor, then she ironed the clothes.

After ………………………………………………

He spent 20 minutes walking to the cinema.

ÒIt …. .…………………………………………………

They are growing many trees in the school garden.

Many trees_________________________________________________

Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why_________________________________________________

Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.

I was _________________________________________

We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.

If we had _________________________________________________

The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.

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

The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.

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

Put the verbs in  brackets in the correct form

She sometimes… (buy)  ……………….........meat at this market.

We…. (watch)  ………………………..a good film on TV last night.

After I ….(take)………………..a shower, I had dinner.

Would you like …( have)…………… dinner with me tonight?

Nam… (not do)…………………..homework yesterday.

6. My father often …( not play) …………….    tennis in the morning.

Hoa and Lan have stopped ……( talk) ……………..to each other.

Would you mind ….(buy) ……………. me a newspaper?

1. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

A. anniversary B. celebration C. ceremony D. politician

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

A. scream B. read C. reach D. hear

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

A. witch B. giant C. knight D. kind

4. - ‘I was wondering if you’d like to go to Da Lat Flower Festival’

- ‘_________ When does it take place?’

A. Not bad! B. Are you sure? C. For what? D. Sure, I’d love to!

5. ‘We don’t sweep the floor on the first day of Tet.’ ‘_________ Why?’

A. What a bad day! B. You’re kidding! C. You’re right. D. Spot on!

6. Tradition plays _________ important role in the culture of each country.

A. the B. a C. an D. Ø

7. I am looking forward ........................ seeing you and your family again.

A. on B. to C. from D. for

8. My grandfather started to give ................... telling folk tales to children a year ago.

A. up B. off C. out D. away

9. Mai studies Literature a little bit ...............................

A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly

10. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house.

A. Communication B. community C. communal D. commune

11. Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes.

A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing

12. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.

A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast

13. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.

A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find

14. My mother always tells me that I ___________ be home by 9 p.m.

A. has to B. have to C. have not to D. mustn’t

15. The wind is blowing ...................... than it did last night.

A. stronger B. more strongly C. stronglier D. more stronger

16. _________ you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.

A. Unless B. Because C. If D. Without

17. At school, the teachers and students _________ follow the rules.

A. has to B. have to C. need to D. haven’t to

18. Choose the underlined part a, b, c or d that needs correcting.

Playing (A) team sports gives (B) you much (C) fun than individual (D) sports.

A. Playing B. gives C. much D. individual

19. Choose the underlined part a, b, c or d that needs correcting.

Do you know (A) that an average person check (B) Facebook over (C) 30 hours a week (D)?

A. Do you know B. check C. over D. 30 hours a week

20. What does the text say?

A. The water fitness classes are free to people who swim ten times in a month. B. This month, you can go to Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying. C. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes D. You can swim ten times in a month if attend the Water Fitness Class.

11. Choose the word whose has the underlined part pronouned differently from the others.

A. answer        B.golden           C. delicious        D.wonder

12. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

A statue     B. prison         C.abroad          D.building

13.You are always.................in class

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

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

1. A. garden B. yard C. market D. warm
2. A. aerobics B. carrot C. lemonade D. correct
3. A. armchair B. sandwich C. chocolate D. school
4. A. ahead B. white C. behind D. hungry
5. A. stadium B. accident C. finally D. animal

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

A. speakers 

B. students

C. lectures 

D. nations 

2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

A. underpass

B. campus

C. backpack

D. access