I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. diverse b. crime c. disease d. violence

2. a. death b. peaceful c. wealthy d. spread

3. a. overcrowded b. populated c. polluted d. advantaged

4. a. city b. space c. spacious d. peaceful

5. a. homeless b. problem c. poverty d. solve

I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

   1. A. drive                     B. ride                      C. since                       D. divide

   2. A. style                     B. lively                    C. poetry                     D. symbol

   3. A. roofs                    B. tickets                   C. waves                      D. tops

II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

   4. A. mention                B. inspire                  C. different                  D. pattern

   5. A. subject                  B. sleeveless             C. fashion                    D. avoid

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 that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. bamboo                              B. took                       C.  afternoon                          D. soon

2.A. waste                                  B.  save                     C.  take                                D. crack                   

3. A. much                                 B.  bury                      C.   come                               D. fun

4. A. reach                                 B.   seat                       C.  weather                           D.  between

5.A.concentration                  B.   question                C.   attraction                        D. emotion

6.A.  exist                                 B.   exchange             C.  extreme                           D.  expect

7.A.  tolerant                             B.   backdrop            C.  remote                              D.  dogsled

8.A.  behavior                           B.   habit                    C.  tramway                           D.  cashew

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

1. A. washed B. looked C. stopped D. occurred

2. A. price B. reduce C.celebrate D.cancer

II.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others

3.A. conserve B. replace C. cloudy D. supply

4.A. machine B.suggest C. enjoy D. recent

III.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

5. Where … you go if you have a car ?

A .will B. have C.would D .did

6. He is tired … he stayed up late watching TV last night.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

7. I suggested …up the beach.

A . clean B.to clean C .cleaning D.cleaned

8. Remember to turn........ the faucets after use.

A. down B. on C. off D. with

9. The accident happened because of driving ……

A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully

10. How about putting … .around the school yard to prevent lazy students from throwing trash on the ground.

A. cans B. Buses C. garbage dump D. garbage bins

11. Hoa: Let me congratulate you on your success.

Mai: ……………………………………..

A.Fine, thanks! B. Nothing C. Not at all D. That’s very kind of you.

12. Catherine , .............. mother is a professor, won a scholarship.

A.whose B. who C. whom D. that

IV.Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets

13. We must learn about keeping the environment ……… (POLLUTE)

14. Internet is a wonderful............. of modern life. (INVENT)

V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in the brackets

15.I suggest that you (speak)…….English in class.

16.If it (stop)…….raining, they will walk around the lake.

17. She didn’t allow me (use) ___ her computer.

18.We (not / see)……… each other since we left school.

19. I don't have new shoes. I wish I (have) ___ new shoes.

20. The entire valley can (see) ___ from their mountain home.

VI. Fill in each blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word from the box

wearing    beauty     selling      popular     with     over      clothes        made

Jeans are very popular with young people all (21)..... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth . But they haven’t always been (22) … . The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants . The cloth (23)........ in Genoa was called “ jeanos”. The pants were called “ jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in Califarnia began (24)…. pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “ Levi’spants” became popular (25) ….. gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later , Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the USA and Europe began (26) …... jeans.

VII. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions

Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol. The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45. Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station. First, they went to a small cafe to have a cup of coffee. They talked endlessly. Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house. They had a lovely lunch. Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school. In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family. After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London.

27. How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

28. Who did Dick meet at Rosemary's house?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

29. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

30. When did Dick leave for London?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII.Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning

31. My father is not here now. I want him to be here now.

àI wish …………………………………………………………………………………..

32. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

àI haven’t………………………………………………………………………………

33. Mai said: “I will spend my holiday in DaLat next week.”

à Mai said that ………………………………………………………………………

Part 2: Write complete sentences using the clues given.

34. If/ she /not work harder/ she / fail /next examination.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Although / weather / be / bad / yesterday/ they/ play / soccer.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

I.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. looked                 B. watched                   C. carried               D. stopped

2. A. ethnic                  B. unique                     C. basic                 D. diverse

II.Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

3. A. generous             B. nomadic                   C. interesting         D. comfortable

4. A. active                  B. commune                C. diverse              D. heritage

I.Choose 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:

Câu 1: A. headache        B. chemical           C. architect           D. children             

Câu 2: A. sun                 B. turn                  C. hurt                  D. burn

Câu 3: A. document       B. naughty            C. water                D. audience

Câu 4: A. allergy           B. fragile              C. program           D. general

Câu 5: A. collection       B. tradition           C. exhibition         D. question            

Câu 6: A. was                B. wall                  C. walk                 D. water

Câu 7: A. aunt               B. sauce                C. caught              D. daughter

Câu 8: A. better             B. teacher             C. prefer               D. worker

II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)

1.  A. virtual                      B. kit                               C. addict                           D. live

2. A. populated                B. loaded                       C. harvested                      D. lived

3.  A. crafts                       B. streets                         C. teenagers                      D. stamps

4.  A. cattle                        B. circular                       C. country                         D. collect

III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 pts)

1.  It is ______ in the city than in the country.

     A. noisily                      B. more noisy                  C. noisier                           D. more noisily

2. Yoga helps us learn ______ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.

     A. what                        B. when                          C. why                              D. how

3.  Among the ethnic minorities, ______ Tay have the largest population.

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

4.  I adore ______ with my friends at the weekend.

     A. cycle                        B. to cycle                       C. cycling                          D. to cycling

5. Life in the countryside is very ______.

     A. peaceful                   B. peace                          C. peacefully                     D. peacefulness

6. The ______ have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.

    A. farmers                    B. nomads                       C. workers                         D. villagers

7. In my family, there is a custom ______ doing morning exercise at 5 a.m.

     A. in                             B. on                               C. of                                  D. at

8.  “Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.” ~ “______”

     A. How interesting!                                             B. I don’t know.              

     C. Sorry, I can’t.                                                  D. Let’s go!

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)

1. She (live) ______ a nomadic life for six years.                                        1. ________________

2. They fancy (use) ______ the Internet to search information.                 2. ________________                                                

3. Children should (take) ______ things from adults with both hands.      3. ________________

4.  you (buy) _____________ that dictionary last week ?                          4. ________________

V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is the (1) ______ informative Museum in Vietnam and is a big tourist attraction in Hanoi. It is (2)  ______ in Cau giay District, about 8 km from the city center. It focuses (3)  ______ the officially recognized 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam . The Museum comes out of the recognition that Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country. The proposal for the museum (4)  ______ officially approved on December 14, 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on November 12, 1997

VI. Read the passage and do the tasks below. (1 pt)

THE BOY’S VILLAGE

     I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a black and white TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, the children lie on the grass, look at the blue sky and dare each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

Task 1. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

1. ______ The boy goes to school on foot.

2. ______  He often helps his mother to collect water from the river and feed the ducks.

Task 2. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

3. The villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a ______.

     A. colour TV                B. music club                    C. game                          D. black and white TV

4. His father sometimes takes him to the market town nearby ______.

A. where his father buys their home products            C. where his father sells their home products

B. where his father buys him modern toys                 D. where he lies on the grass and looks at the sky.

VII. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. (1 pt)

1. Minh doesn’t like to spend much time playing computer games.

     @ Minh hates __________________________________________________________________.

2 Villages are quieter than towns.

    @ Towns  _____________________________________________________________________.

3. He plays football more skillfully than his brother.

    @ His brother __________________________________________________________________.

4. What leisure activity do you like most?

     @What’s  _____________________________________________________________________?