Circle the word whose stress pattern is pronounced differently from the others? 1 A. Begin B. Famous C. Ready D. Active 2 A. Firework B. Travel C. Morning D. Idea 3 A. Include B. Become C. Action D. Believe 4 W. Homework B. Future C. Modern D. Maintain 5 A. Enjoy B. Humour C. Treatment D. Pencil 6 A. Persuade B. Reduce C. Father D. Apply 7 A. Farmer B. Recycle C. Fairy D. Boring 8 A. Money B. Machine C. Many D. Mother 9 A. Borrow B. Agree C. Prepare D. Enjoy
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. clumsy B. reason C. series D. cuisine
2. A. cave B. table C. game D. manner
3. A. badminton B. volleyball C. modern D. common
4. A. character B. watch C. kitchen D. check
PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. spider B. slim C. kind D. striped
2. A. novel B. soccer C. role D. comic
3. A. like B. tick C. kitchen D. dinner
4. A. sandwich B. salad C. later D. jacket
5. A. her B. check C. lemon D. egg
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. My grandmother usually ________ early to go jogging around the park.
A. gets up B. got up C. get up D. will get up
2. This city is famous ______ beautiful houses and museums.
A. of B. for C. in D. at
3. Danny __________ blue eyes and blond hair.
A. is having B. have C. is D. has
4. I want to check out the __________. All the dishes look delicious.
A. food stands B. talent show C. puppet show D. tug of war
5. I __________ playing badminton in my free time.
A. want B. would like C. want to D. like
6. I have two _______ and they ______ students at primary school.
A. brothers/is B. brother/are C. brothers/are D. brother/is
7. _________you often go shopping with your mother?
A. Do B. Does C. What D. Where
8. How many people _________ in your family?
A. there are B. are there C. there is D. is there
9. My parents like watching TV in the _____________ on weekends.
A. balcony B. pool C. living room D. garage
10. “How much __________ jeans?” – “ __________ fifty dollars.”
A. is this/ It’s B. are these / They’re C. is that/ Those are D. are those/ It’s
11. Harry’s favorite __________ is lemon cheesecake.
A. milk B. vegetable C. dessert D. meal
12. Would you like to have __________ coffee?
A. any B. some C. an D. these
13. I often eat __________ apple after lunch.
A. a B. some C. any D. an
14. I __________ chat with people I don’t know because it’s dangerous.
A. never B. sometimes C. always D. usually
15. I like that skirt. Do you have it __________ red?
A. on B. with C. by D. in
16. Excuse me, what size are __________ pants over there?
A. those B. that C. these D. this
17. Alice always thinks about herself and never about other people. She’s _________.
A. kind B. selfish C. lazy D. slim
18. Daniel __________ martial arts now.
A. is doing B. are doing C. does D. do
19. Can I borrow your eraser? I can’t find __________.
A. yours B. me C. my D. mine
20. Nguyễn Nhật Ánh is the __________ of several story books for teenagers such as Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass.
A. actor B. character C. author D. maker
21. What is your __________subject at school?
A. interest B. favorite C. liking D. favorites
22. My favorite subject is ____________ because I like learning about mountains and rivers of different countries in the world.
A. art B. geography C. physics D. history
23. In a __________ class, you study about living things like plants and animals.
A. literature B. science C. biology D. physics
24. This is a __________ between you and me. Don’t tell anyone about it.
A. secret B. mystery C. fantasy D. adventure
25. Before Tết, Vietnamese people decorate their houses ________ peach trees or apricot trees.
A. for B. by C. with D. on
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. game B. geography C. vegetable D. change
2. A. watches B. brushes C. classes D. lives
3. A. their B. math C. thing D. theater
4. A. read B. teacher C. eat D. ahead
5. A. teacher B. children C. lunch D. chemist
6. A. answer B. travel C. plane D. bank
7. A. teacher B. repeat C. year D. meat
8. A. warm B. park C. farm D. car
9. A. intersection B. eraser C. bookstore D. history
10. A. house B. hour C. country D. mouse
II. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs.
1. You can (park) …………………. here because this sign says "Parking”.
2. Mary (not/ work) ………………….today because it’s Sunday.
3. Where you (go) ………………….? - I (go) …………………. to the zoo.
4. What you (do) ………………….this summer holiday?
- We (visit) _______ ………………….President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum.
5. My brother (drive) …………………. his car into the garage at the moment.
6. You mustn’t (eat) …………………. food in the classroom.
7. Let’s (help) ………………….mom, Lan. She (clean) _________ the floor.
8. Look! The plane (fly) ………………….towards the airport. It (land) ___________.
9. Why we (not/ go) to Ha Long Bay this summer?
10. Where are you, Nam?- I (read) …………………. in my room.
11. There (be) …….any vegetables in the kitchen? Yes, there ……… (be)
III, Fill in each gap with a suitable question words (10pt):
1.……..is the weather like in Viet Nam in the summer?
2………sausage do you want? - 2 kilos, please.
3. …….oranges are there in the fridge? - There are five.
4. …….do you usually do on Sundays?
5. ……..does Peter always go in the morning?
6. ….do you travel to work every day? - By bus, of course.
7. ……..is it? - It’s five past eight.
8. ….….is her hair? - It’s yellow.
9. …….does he feel? - Tired and thirsty.
10. …….don’t we go swimming?
III, Supply the correct form of these adjectives (10pt):
1. The Mekong River is the …………………._ river in Vietnam. (long)
2. Tokyo is …………………. than London. (big)
3. Ho Chi Minh city is the………………….city in Vietnam. (big)
4. Petronas Twin Towers is………………….than Sears Tower. (tall)
5. My sister is …………………. than I. (old)
6. Nam is………………….than Ba. He is the ………………_ boy in Vietnam. (short)
7. Phanxipang is the …………………. mountain in Vietnam. (high)
8. These books are …………………. than those books. (thick)
9. It is the………………….building in this city. (tall)
10. The Nile River is …………………. than the Amazon River. (long)
IV, Rewrite these sentences that have the same meaning as the first printed (20pts):
1. The country is great.
=>It’s ……………………………………………………………….…………………
2. The girls are beautiful.
=>They’re …………………………………………………….……………………….
3. The Amazon River is longer than the Mekong River.
=>The Mekong River………………………………………
4. Minh is shorter than Nam.
=> Nam is …………………………………………………………………………….
5. Miss White is younger than Mrs Green.
=> Mrs Green is ……………………………………………………….
6. There is a lot of rain in Viet Nam.
=> Viet Nam ………………………………………………………………….
7. My room is smaller than your room.
=>Your room …………………………………………………………………
8. No house on the street is older than this house.
=> This house ……………………………………………………………………
9. Hang is the fattest girl in my class.
=> No girl ………………………………………………………
10. The Red River is 1,200 kilometers long. The Nile River is 6,437 kilometers long.
=> The Nile River is much ………………………………………………………………………………
V. Each sentence has a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them(20pts):
1. I’m the younger person in my family. __________
2. My brother is busyer than I am. __________
3. Mary is taller that her sister. __________
4. Zhang is from China. She speaks Chinan. __________
5. Hanoi have a population of 2.6 million. __________
6. London is smallest than Mexico city. __________
7. She’s my friend. She’s from French. __________
8. Is your kitchen bigger than my kitchen? __________
9. How height is the Petronas Twin Towers? __________
10. Which season is coldest in your country? __________
VI. Fill in each gap with a suitable word (20pts):
Vietnam is in the South- East Asia. It has (1) ________ of beautiful mountains, rivers and
beaches. (2) ________ are two long (3) _________ in Vietnam: the Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4) _______. The Mekong River is the (5) _______ river in the South- East Asia and of course it is longer (6) _______ the Red River. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) __________ to the Bien Dong. Phanxipang is (8) _______ highest mountain in Vietnam. It’s 3,143 meters (9) ________. Vietnam also (10) ___________ many nice beaches such as Sam Son, Do Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.
VII, Make the questions for the underlined words (5pt):
1. Mr Davy is British.
2. There are 13.6 million people in Mexico City.
3. The weather is cool and wet now in London.
4. Sears Tower is 442 meters high.
5. The Nile River flows to the Mediterranean Sea.
VIII: Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi.
Lan has three meals a day : breakfast, lunch and dinner. She usually has breakfast at home. She has bread,eggs and milk for breakfast. At school Lan and her friends always have lunch at half past eleven.They often have fish, beef and vegetables for lunch. Lan has dinner with her parents at home at quarter to seven. They often have chicken and soup for dinner. After dinner, they eat some fruits such as oranges or apples for dessert. Lan likes dinner because it is a big and happy meal of the day. Her family go out for dinner once a month.
1. How many meals does Lan have a day?
2. What does she usually have for breakfast?
3. What time does she always have lunch?
4. Where does she always have lunch?
5. What do Lan and her parents often have for dinner?
6. What do they eat after dinner?
7. How often do they go out for dinner
IX: Điền từ vào đoạn văn.
1. Selina lives..................... a village in Africa. Her day starts................. 4 o’clock. She gets up and she walks three kilometers.................. the river. She collects some water, and she carries it
back.................... her house. The water is very heavy. It isn’t clean but there isn’t any water in the village. Selina doesn’t go ………………school because there is no school for the children.
2.Mrs Chi and her children ............................. working in the garden. She has a very beautiful
garden behind her house. There are........................ lot of flowers in the garden. She usually
puts......................... flowers in the sitting room. Mrs Chi has........................friends.................... London. Her friends are...................... to visit her family next week. Mrs Chi often gives them
a........................flowers when they go home from her house.
XI: Điền từ vào đoạn văn sau đó trả lời câu hỏi.
Hi, My name................Ha. I’m Vietnamese. I’m twelve. I................. in grade 6. I live........................my father and my mother................HCM City. My country is very beautiful. We have lots..................... mountains and rivers. We have large forests.......................some beautiful beaches, too.
1. What’s Ha’s nationality?........................................................................................................
2. How old is he?.......................................................................................................................
3. Which grade is he in?............................................................................................................
4. Who does he live with?..........................................................................................................
5. Where does she live?..............................................................................................................
6. Is Viet Nam a very beautiful country?......................................................................................
7. Does Viet Nam have a lot of mountains and rivers?...............................................
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. plays B. talks C. learns D. finds
2. A. simple B. angle C. lovely D. castle
3. A. stay B. fast C. listen D. post
4. A. teacher B. robot C. computer D. future
5. A. bowl B. cold C. town D. go
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
other in each group.
1. A. machine B. around C. hotel D. picture
2. A. lovely B. bamboo C. future D. movie
3. A. rafting B. running C. tiger D. alone
4. A. mountain B. suitcase C. visit D. relax
5. A. happy B. decide C. happen D. practice
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. name b. classmate c. paper d. thank
2. a. seven b. ten c. evening d. eleven
3. a. hi b. fine c. night d. children
4. a. old b. morning c. bingo d. hello
5. a. waste b. name c. stand d. eraser
6. a. spell b. desk c. pencil d. basket
7. a. sit b. five c. window d. morning
8. a. open b. old c. close d. do
9. a. door b. school c. choose d. classroom
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. apples B. trains C. coughs D. cancels
2. A. father B. charge C. happy D. calm
3. A. must B. cup C. butter D. hut
4. A. couple B. coupon C. young D. cousin
5. A. laugh B. aunt C. guard D. young
6. A. learns B. paints C. succeeds D. plays
7. A. studies B. villages C. matches D. roses
8. A. sphere B. chest C. vision D. soft
9. A. bingo B. plumber C. cucumber D. bone
10. A. spring B. print C. pork D. telephone
11. A. create B. meat C. dream D. cheap
12. A. ensure B. speak C. sugar D. tension
13. A. shop B. shampoo C. sharp D. soft
14. A. pressure B. miss C. pass D. bossy
15. A. March B. chalk C. machine D. watch
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. forest B. wonder C. rock D. lost
2. A. cave B. bay C. valley D. lake
3. A. beach B. chemistry C. change D. cheese
4. A. present B. sound C. sweet D. season
5. A. centre B. rice C. calendar D. celebrate
II. Circle the word with a different stress position.
1. A. pagoda B. calendar C. decorate D. family
2. A. creative B. equipment C. favourite D. surrounded
3. A. bookstore B. neighbor C. result D. station
4. A. poster B. sofa C. kitchen D. above
III. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is lined by over a 1600 limestone islands and islets. Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (3) ________ invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of the invaders. Ha Long Bay is one of the (5) ________ popular tourist destinations and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise, that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.
1. a. visited b. located c. followed d. discovered
2. a. Nature b. Sight c. Wonder d. Site
3. a. from b. with c. to d. by
4. a. What b. Where c. When d. Which
5. a. much b. many c. more d. most
6. a. train b. boat c. plane d. bus
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Vietnamese people ______________ (celebrate) the Lunar New Year every year.
2. Look! Mr. Quang ______________ (repaint) his house to welcome Tet.
3. Tom shouldn’t _________ (eat) so many sweets. It’s bad for his teeth.
4. Outside the sun _________ (shine) so I’m off to get some fresh air.
5. My grandma _____________ (not like) living in the city. She _________ (prefer) the countryside.
6. People spend a few days ____________ (clean) their houses before Tet.
7. Can you ________ (wait) for Linda a little bit? She _________ (go) to the supermarket to buy some sugar.
8. We mustn’t _________ flowers from the school garden.
9. _________ (be) there a post office nearby?
10. If you want (lose) ____________ weight, you should (do)_______________some exercise.
11. They must (stay) _________ home and (study) ________ because they (have) ___________ a test tomorrow.
12. Look! The bus (come)_______________.
13. Vietnamese people usually (decorate) _______________ their houses beautifully before Tet.
14. I enjoy (stay) _______________ up late on the New Year’s Eve.
15. What shall we (do) _______________ this weekend? – Let’s (have) __________ a picnic.
V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. The cat is __________the dining table. (under / next / front / left)
2. Would you like __________down? (sit / to sit / sitting / to sitting)
3. Na is very_________. She always has a lot of new ideas. (creative / talkative / confident / shy)
4. John is ___________in my class. (most tall / taller / the tallest / tallest)
5. In ___________lessons, we learn about writers, poems and write essays. (History / Literature / Science / Geography)
6. We ___________go when the traffic lights are red. (must / mustn’t / should / will)
7. The temple is the ___________building in town. (elder / eldest / older / oldest)
8. Happy New Year! - ___________ (Thank you, and you too / Have a good time / I’m very happy / That’s all right)
9. My brother is the___________ tennis player in the world. (good / bad / better / worst)
10. There ___________a pen and two pencils in my box. (is / are / have / has)
11. What are you doing this afternoon? – I don’t know. But I’d like ______________for a walk in the woods. (go / to go / going / goes)
12. My new pen friend, Anne, is ______________grade 8. (in / at / on / of)
13. Phuong is very good________________ Math and History. (in / on / at / of)
14. Hanh is never late ____________school because she always gets up early. (at / on / for / in)
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. In Canada, January is ___________ than March. (COLD)
2. He's a little bit ___________; he likes to talk a lot. (TALK)
3. The soup has a very _________ taste. (SALT)
4. Her job is a lot ______________ than mine. (STRESSFUL)
5. You should try to do _________ exercise to improve your health. (MUCH)
6. There are only 20 ___________ in my class. (STUDY)
7. I’m so ___________ about my first day at school. (EXCITE)
8. She always has a ___________ smile with everyone. (FRIEND)
VII. Use the words given to complete the sentences without changing the meaning.
1. My house is near a beautiful park. (far)
à My house _______________________________________.
2. Why don’t we sit down and have a cup of coffee? (about)
à How ___________________________________________.
3. Do you want to go out for a drink? (like)
à Would _________________________________________.
4. It’s very important for you to be here at 6.00. (must)
à You ___________________________________________.
5. The film is not as interesting as the novel. (much)
à The novel ______________________________________.
6. Parking in this street is prohibited. (must)
à You ___________________________________________.
7. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? (get)
à How __________________________________________.
8. The bookstore is at the side of the grocery store. (next)
à The bookstore __________________________________.
9. The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (difficult)
à The second _____________________________________.
10. I am interested in reading and cooking. (of)
à I am ___________________________________________.
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. forest B. wonder C. rock D. lost
2. A. cave B. bay C. valley D. lake
3. A. beach B. chemistry C. change D. cheese
4. A. present B. sound C. sweet D. season
5. A. centre B. rice C. calendar D. celebrate
II. Circle the word with a different stress position.
1. A. pagoda B. calendar C. decorate D. family
2. A. creative B. equipment C. favourite D. surrounded
3. A. bookstore B. neighbor C. result D. station
4. A. poster B. sofa C. kitchen D. above
III. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is lined by over a 1600 limestone islands and islets. Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (3) ________ invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of the invaders. Ha Long Bay is one of the (5) ________ popular tourist destinations and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise, that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.
1. a. visited b. located c. followed d. discovered
2. a. Nature b. Sight c. Wonder d. Site
3. a. from b. with c. to d. by
4. a. What b. Where c. When d. Which
5. a. much b. many c. more d. most
6. a. train b. boat c. plane d. bus
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Vietnamese people ______________ (celebrate) the Lunar New Year every year.
2. Look! Mr. Quang ______________ (repaint) his house to welcome Tet.
3. Tom shouldn’t _________ (eat) so many sweets. It’s bad for his teeth.
4. Outside the sun _________ (shine) so I’m off to get some fresh air.
5. My grandma _____________ (not like) living in the city. She _________ (prefer) the countryside.
6. People spend a few days ____________ (clean) their houses before Tet.
7. Can you ________ (wait) for Linda a little bit? She _________ (go) to the supermarket to buy some sugar.
8. We mustn’t _________ flowers from the school garden.
9. _________ (be) there a post office nearby?
10. If you want (lose) ____________ weight, you should (do)_______________some exercise.
11. They must (stay) _________ home and (study) ________ because they (have) ___________ a test tomorrow.
12. Look! The bus (come)_______________.
13. Vietnamese people usually (decorate) _______________ their houses beautifully before Tet.
14. I enjoy (stay) _______________ up late on the New Year’s Eve.
15. What shall we (do) _______________ this weekend? – Let’s (have) __________ a picnic.
V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. The cat is __________the dining table. (under / next / front / left)
2. Would you like __________down? (sit / to sit / sitting / to sitting)
3. Na is very_________. She always has a lot of new ideas. (creative / talkative / confident / shy)
4. John is ___________in my class. (most tall / taller / the tallest / tallest)
5. In ___________lessons, we learn about writers, poems and write essays. (History / Literature / Science / Geography)
6. We ___________go when the traffic lights are red. (must / mustn’t / should / will)
7. The temple is the ___________building in town. (elder / eldest / older / oldest)
8. Happy New Year! - ___________ (Thank you, and you too / Have a good time / I’m very happy / That’s all right)
9. My brother is the___________ tennis player in the world. (good / bad / better / worst)
10. There ___________a pen and two pencils in my box. (is / are / have / has)
11. What are you doing this afternoon? – I don’t know. But I’d like ______________for a walk in the woods. (go / to go / going / goes)
12. My new pen friend, Anne, is ______________grade 8. (in / at / on / of)
13. Phuong is very good________________ Math and History. (in / on / at / of)
14. Hanh is never late ____________school because she always gets up early. (at / on / for / in)
VI. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. In Canada, January is ___________ than March. (COLD)
2. He's a little bit ___________; he likes to talk a lot. (TALK)
3. The soup has a very _________ taste. (SALT)
4. Her job is a lot ______________ than mine. (STRESSFUL)
5. You should try to do _________ exercise to improve your health. (MUCH)
6. There are only 20 ___________ in my class. (STUDY)
7. I’m so ___________ about my first day at school. (EXCITE)
8. She always has a ___________ smile with everyone. (FRIEND)
VII. Use the words given to complete the sentences without changing the meaning.
1. My house is near a beautiful park. (far)
My house _______________________________________.
2. Why don’t we sit down and have a cup of coffee? (about)
How ___________________________________________.
3. Do you want to go out for a drink? (like)
Would _________________________________________.
4. It’s very important for you to be here at 6.00. (must)
You ___________________________________________.
5. The film is not as interesting as the novel. (much)
The novel ______________________________________.
6. Parking in this street is prohibited. (must)
You ___________________________________________.
7. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? (get)
How __________________________________________.
8. The bookstore is at the side of the grocery store. (next)
The bookstore __________________________________.
9. The first question in the test was easier than the second one. (difficult)
The second _____________________________________.
10. I am interested in reading and cooking. (of)
I am ___________________________________________.
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. forest B. wonder C. rock D. lost
2. A. cave B. bay C. valley D. lake
3. A. beach B. chemistry C. change D. cheese
4. A. present B. sound C. sweet D. season
5. A. centre B. rice C. calendar D. celebrate
II. Circle the word with a different stress position.
1. A. pagoda B. calendar C. decorate D. family
2. A. creative B. equipment C. favourite D. surrounded
3. A. bookstore B. neighbor C. result D. station
4. A. poster B. sofa C. kitchen D. above
III. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
The Ha Long Bay is (1) ________ in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage (2) ________ and is lined by over a 1600 limestone islands and islets. Legend has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory (3) ________ invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the protectors of the place. (4) ________ the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of the invaders. Ha Long Bay is one of the (5) ________ popular tourist destinations and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a (6) ________ cruise, that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.
1. a. visited b. located c. followed d. discovered
2. a. Nature b. Sight c. Wonder d. Site
3. a. from b. with c. to d. by
4. a. What b. Where c. When d. Which
5. a. much b. many c. more d. most
6. a. train b. boat c. plane d. bus