I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p)

A. solar B. power C. eco-friendly D. hydro

A. pedal B. invent C. expensive D. plentiful

II/ Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)

A. appear B. pilot C. pollute D. replace

A. abundant B. imagine C. solution D. driverless

III/ Choose the best option (3p)

I think perhaps we ______ flying cars soon.

A. will have B. will be having C. are going to have D. are having

Does that red motorbike belong to your mother? - No, ______ is white.

A. she B. her C. hers D. mine 

We should try to make the world greener by using vehicles that are ______ .

A. environmental friendly B. environmentally friendly

C. friendly environment D. friendly environmental

Mai usually goes to school ______ bus but yesterday she came ______ her dad’s car.

A. in / on B. on / in C. by / in D. by / by

At this time next week, we ______ a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install B. have installed C. will install D. will be installing

Natural gas is a non-renewable source of energy and it may ______ soon.

A. run out B. run down C. use up D. use over

IV/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)

We couldn’t see the airplane because it _____________ behind the cloud. (appear)

Your idea is really _____________ , however, I don’t think it will come true soon. (imagine)

Vesak Day is a _____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism. (religion)

The traffic in some cities is so _____________ that it is difficult to see a solution. (chaos)

V/ Write questions for the underlined parts (1.5p)

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.

The Songkran Festival is usually celebrated between 13 and 16 of April.

It costs about $500 to join Glastonbury Festival.

VI/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5p)

We will plant more trees to reduce the carbon dioxide.

More trees

I hope they will choose John for the school’s football team.

I hope John

The local government will build a power station here next year.

A power station

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( 1 pt)

1. A. action                    B. national                C. partial                   D. question

2. A. tidal                       B. sight                       C. describe                D. cinema

3. A. connect                 B. comfort                 C. computer              D. contest

4. A. cough                    B. though                   C. rough                     D. tough

5. A. pleased                 B. erased                    C. increased              D. amused

II. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. ( 2pts)

1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

      A. Yes, that’s fine         B. No, I don’t want to go    C. Wait a minute                D. Sounds interesting

2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.

     A. finish                     B. destroy                  C. provide                 D. defeat

3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.

     A. attendance            B. intention               C. convention          

D. attention

4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.

     A. sense                     B. kind                       C. means                    D. form

5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?”      - Kate: “______.”

     A. No, thanks. I’m fine    B. Yes, that’s kind of you           C. Yes, sure   D. Yes, thank you

6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.

     A. speak                     B. speaking               C. to speak                D. for speaking

7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.

     A. pair                        B. bunch                    C. bucket                   D. tube

8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?”           - Mai: “Of course.”       .

     A. Will                       B. Shall                      C. Do                          D. Should

9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.

     A. make                     B. makes                    C. making                  D. to make

10.  Do you know the man………………… met our teacher yesterday?

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

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 2pts)

IV. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the  passage. ( 1,5pts)

Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful than the last.

The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.

Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) ______, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

After a couple of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ______ you to sites that can fill you in.

1. A. for                          B. while                     C. since                      D. because

2. A. spent                      B. took                       C. did                         D. used

3. A. did                          B. got                          C. spent                      D. made

4. A. interesting             B. interested              C. interest                  D. interestingly

5. A. at first                    B. at all                      C. at least                   D. at that

6. A. reach                      B. take                        C. make                      D. send    

V. Read the passage and answer the questions.(1pt)

           Every child in England must receive full time education from the age of five to sixteen. Many parents send their children to state schools where the tuition and the equipment, textbooks and exercise books are free. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school. Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which was followed by a secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over. At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven –plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, Arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest marks (about 20% of the children) went to grammar school. The others went to technical school.

Questions:

1.   When do English children start and finish their full time education?    

…………………………………………………………………………………

2.   Which schools do many parents send their children to?    

 ………………………………………………………………………

3.   Do they have to buy textbooks and exercise books at state schools?    

 ………………………………………………………………………………

4.   What did every child have to do at eleven under the old system?    

 ………………………………………………………………………

5.   Who were allowed to go to grammar school?  

………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(1,5pts) 

1. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.

ð A letter ______________

2. I last saw him when I was a student.

ð I haven’t _____________________

3. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.”

      ð She reminded __________________________

4. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.

ð Would you ____________________________?

5. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

ð Because he_______________________.

VII. Use the words or phrases given to complete the sentences.(1pt)

1. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.ð_________________________________________________.

2. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?

ð_________________________________________________.

3. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / and / earn / money / group.

ð _____________________________________________________.

4. “Friends of the Earth” / be / organization / protect / planet.

ð _______________________________________________________.

5. It / brave / him / jump / river / save / child.

ð_______________________________________________________.

1. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the others. 

1. A. action B. airport C. Sunday D. sixteen
2. A. engineer B. understand C. employer D. volunteer

II. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
3. A. honour B. horrible C. house D. hi
4. visits b. stops C. cooks D. runs
5. A. word B. long C. mom D. orange
III. Circle the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
6. Can you translate it __ Vietnamese? 

A. into B. with C. by D. on
7. Are there ___ banks nears here?

A. a B. an C. any D. some
8. _ books does your teacher need? 

A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
9. When ____ here?
 A. did he arrive B. was he arrive C. was he arrive D. he arrived
10. She seems _ today. 

A. unhappy B. happily C. unhappily D. happiness
11._ that tree. 

A. Don't climb B. Not climb C. No climb D. Can't climb
12. This is the book __ he bought yesterday. 

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

13. Their parents __ on the beach next week.
A. is B. are C. were
 14. My mother ___ tree when it started to rain. 

A. was planting B. plants C. is planting
15. - Tom: “I have passed all my exams!". 

- Dad:"
A. Many thanks! B. Best wishes! C. Well done! D. Alright! 

IV. Complete the passage with the words from the box. 

increase  grains  diet  reduce  good  nutrients  sick  necessary  attention  products 

Having a good (16) __ and take regular exercise will keep you healthy. Your body needs the vitamins and (17) __ found in vegetables and fruit. It also needs enough exercise to strengthen muscles and bones and (18) __ your chances of getting (19) . Paying (20) to diet and exercise isn't that hard. If you do it, your life will be better. You also need to eat (21) __ such as rice, wheat, oats, or corn. Dairy (22) _ in the form of milk and cheese provide your body with (23) __ calcium. Protein comes from meat and nuts. Don't eat too much meat, howerver. Eating too much red meat, in particular, is not (24). for your heart, and it might (25) __ your chances of getting cancer. 

V. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it.
26. They are talking to financial problems.                                   _________
27. Mathematics are my favourite subject.                                   _________
28. Could you tell me how using this machine?                            _________
29. He arrived here ago five minutes.                                           _________
 30. He didn't met his girlfriend.                                                     _________

VI. Put the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Her (nation) __ is Vetnemese.
32. He will give you some (advise) __.
33. She lives on the (twelve) __ floor of the Tower.
34. My mother is a (library)__.
35. My father is (sport) __.

VII. Make questions for the underlined parts. 
36. Mai likes this cartoon movie because it's very interesting. 
      _______________________________________________.

37. Hoa will clean the floor. 
      _______________________________________________.

38. They were at the fair yesterday.
      _______________________________________________. 

39. It's 300 kilometers from his hometown to Ha Noi. 
      _______________________________________________.

40. Yes. There is a picture on the wall. 
      _______________________________________________.

VIII. Reorrange the words to make complete sentences.
41. does/ English/ how/ speaking/she/ practise/? 

42. zoo/see/they/ animals/ to/ went/the/ yesterday/ tol. 

43. many / there / family / how / are / her / people / in/? 

44. decorating /house/ to/the/ are/ party/ prepare /we/ for / the/. 

45. spend/ many/ time/ watching/ a lot/ young/ of/ TV/ children/ every day/. 

IX. Read the passage and answer the questions. My name's Nam. I was born in Nghe An, but now I live with my parents in Ha Noi. It is a big and busy city. I live in a flat in the city centre. My address is 275, Nguyen Trai Street, Ha Noi, We live on the twentieth floor of Gold Tower. Our flat is nice and modern. It has one living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and one kitchen. It has a good view, so we can see the whole city. I like my flat because it is nice, clean and safe. 46. Where was Nam born? 

47. Is Ha Noi small? 

48. Does Nam live in a house with his parents? 

49. How many rooms are there in his flat? 

50. Why does he like his flat?

Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C, or D:

1.

    A. books

    B. cats

    C. maps

    D. dogs

2.

    A. tidal

    B. gift

    C. bill

    D. public

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

3.

    A. century

    B. conclusion

    C. available

    D. ambition

4.

    A. contain

    B. achieve

    C. improve

    D. visit

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

5. My mother told me to watch the milk and don't let it boil over.

    A. told

    B. to watch

    C. don't let

    D. over

6. You had better learn English before apply for the job.

    A. for the job

    B. learn

    C. apply

    D. had better

7. Mrs. Young felt unhappy because her son got a good mark in Math.

    A. got

    B. mark

    C. in

    D. unhappy

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

8. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.

    A. cleaned

    B. cleaning

    C. clean

    D. to clean

9. He was made _________ for two hours.

    A. to wait

    B. wait

    C. waiting

    D. waited

10. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.

    A. enough early

    B. early enough

    C. too early

    D. early too

11. Do you know _________ ?

    A. who how many people go on Sundays to church

    B. who go to church on Sundays how many people

    C. how many people who go on Sundays to church

    D. how many people who go to church on Sundays

12. We watch the cat ________ the tree.

    A. climbed

    B. climb

    C. had climbed

    D. was climbing

13. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.

    A. came

    B. will come

    C. would come

    D. would have come

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. 

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

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( 1 pt)

1.                A. nothing       B. cover           C. morning      D. done

2.                A. how             B. town            C. slow            D. power

3.                A. change         B. chemistry    C. choose         D. cheese

4.                A. match          B. catch           C. math           D. watch

I. SOUNDS & STRESS:
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1/ A. knife B. routine C. dinner D. kick
2/ A. minute B. muddy C. funny D. number
B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of other words .
3/ A. dinner B. harrow C. neighbor D. correct
4/ A. alarm B. discuss C. friendly D. begin
II.MULTIPLE CHOICE:
5/ Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below.
A. action B. trip C. way D. habit
6/ I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes
7/ The lights went _______ in several villages because of the storm.
A. by B. away C. up D. off
8/ “........do you get to school?’ - ‘by bike”.
a. How B. What C. How far D. How often
9/ When I .......... to visit him, he......to work.
A. came/had gone B. had come-had gone C. had come/went D. came/gone
10/ Before the plane takes off, passengers must ...........their seat belts.
A. fasten B. flee C. emit D. unbind
11/ When the passengers realized that the ship was flooded with water, they were very upset and
..................in panic.
A. cheered B. laughed C. screamed D. hurt
12/ On his ......at the airport, John felt a little disappointed when no one came and picked him up.
A. arrival B. arrive C. arriver D. arrived
13/ My father is the __________ of my family and my mother is the homemaker.
A. breadwinner B. finance C. household D. nurture
14/ Most of the pupils are _____ to pass the examination.
A. enough good B. good enough C. too good D. very good
15/ He suggests _______ to France this summer time.
A. travel B. to travel C. travelling D. traveled
16/ After working hard for hours, the farmers sat down and ___________ a short rest.
A. get B. take C. do D. give
17/ We often get up early in order to get __________ for the new working day.
A. ready B. contented C. interested D. bored
18/ My mother taught me how to _________ the transplanting when I was six.
A. do B. make C. get D. have
19/ The weather was fine so we decided to go ____________ foot

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A. on B. by C. with D. in
20/ He’s interested in learning about agriculture.
A. He is learning about agriculture B. He enjoys in learning about agriculture.
C. He is fond at learning about agriculture. D. He likes learning about agriculture
21/ Would you like something to_________? - Yes, a glass of orange juice please.
A. drink B. eat C. swallow D. have
22/ What do you often do after__?
A. classes B. classroom C. schools D. hours
23/ What do you usually give your teachers on the _________ of Vietnamese teachers' day?
A. time B. occasion C. opportunity D. chance
24/ They usually spend two hours _____TV after dinner.
A. to watch B. watch C. watching D. watches
25/ How do you like the class?
A. For a month. B. I'm taking Maths.C. I really like it. D. Yes, I am

KHOANH ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG VÀ GIẢI THÍCH TẠI SAO CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÓ.

I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.