Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. girl B. learn C. bird D. open 2. A. enough B. laugh C. though D. cough
3. A. watch B. headache C. change D. children 4. A. know B. king C. knife D. knowledge
5. A. iron B. bird C. first D. birthday
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
1. A. collect B. volunteer C. enjoy D. donate 2. A. sunburn B. flooded C. allergy D. unique
3. A. charity B. energy C. dislike D. sickness
4. A. monopoly B. non-profit C. well-known D. organization
5. A. itchy B. graffiti C. traffic D. blanket
Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. usually
B. composer
C. leisure
D. version
Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. daughter
B. sauce
C. aunt
D. laundry
Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. allergy
B. atmosphere
C. teenager
D. calorie
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. fear
B. hear
C. earn
D. clear
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. cold
B. curly
C. ocean
D. clothes
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. chicken
B. architect
C. cheap
D. chair
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (1.5p)
1. A. boat B. snow C. crowded D. postcard
2. A. house B. so C. town D. mountain
3. A. fold B. hold C. love D. show
II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D: (1.5p)
4. A. Australia B. Africa C. Rome D. America
5. A. mine B. her C. our D. your
6. A. played B. watched C. visited D. went
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. ( 4.5p)
7. Ho Chi Minh City is very ______.
A. exciting B. long C. boring D. friendly
8. The weather in Da Lat is very ______ in winter.
A. hot B. long C. cold D. quiet
9. The ______here are friendly and kind.
A. people B. street C. city D. food
10. This is my house and that is _________.
A. Lan B. Lan’s C. Lan house D. house’s Lan
11. Minh _______ a good movie last night.
A. watches B. watched C. will watch D. is watching
12. This is Mai’s umbrella. _______ umbrella is blue.
A. Her B. Hers C. Mai D. You
13. What ____ they _____ yesterday morning?
A. do/ do B. will/ do C. did/ do D. did/ did
14. Minh studied very hard, _________ he passed the final exam.
A. so B. or C. but D. and
15. This dictionary is ________than the one I have.
A. more expensive B. most expensive C. expensive D. the most expensive
IV. Write the following sentences as suggested: (2.5p)
16. My car is here and her car is over there. (hers)
- My car………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. You (meet) Hoang and Phuong two days ago? (Give the correct tense of the verb in bracket)
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. Can you help me with the housework, please? (Imperative)
- Please…………………………………………………………………………………………
19. They played the game very well. They didn’t win the game. (but)
- They…. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
20. Life in the city is more exciting than in the country. (peaceful)
- Life in the country …………………………………………………………………………….
ĐỀ SÔ 1
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
1. A. happy B. apple C. act D. aunt
2. A. mind B. bike C. fit D. tidy
3. A. school B. chair C. church D. chat
4. A. health B. team C. tea D. sea
5. A. sun B. fun C. son D. put
6. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. painted
7. A. use B. computer C. duty D. shut
8. A. chair B. fair C. pair D. are
9. A. how B. know C. town D. brown
10. A. season B. break C. great D. steak
SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?(A. on B. along C. with D. after)
2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?(A. to B. for C. at D. on)
3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..(A. act B. action C. activity D. deed
4. Do you go out ………..?
A. in the afternoon on Fridays B. on Fridays in the afternoon
C. on afternoons Friday D. on Friday afternoons
5. …………….lives in a very big house
A. A Queen of England B. Queen of England
C. The Queen of the England D. the Queen of England
6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.(A. until B. at C. from D. to
7. I often ……………in winter.(A. go playing skiing B. go skiing C.play skiing D. go to ski
8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.(A. to be B. such as C. like D. as
9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….(A. pavement B. foot lane C. sidewalk D. zebra crossing
10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.(A. looked B. were seeming C. were looking D. were appearing
11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.(A. take B. have C. do D. enjoy)
12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.(A. part B. care C. notice D. attention
13. He and his friends usually get …… and talk about their stamps.(A. together B. themselvesC. each otherD. one another
14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..(A. collect B. collecting C. collector D. collects
15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.(A. hurry B. busy C. full D. hard
16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..(A. crowd B. traffic C. people D. transport
17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.(A. going on B. being on C. performing D. showing
18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….(A. any ways B. any way C. anyway D. in anyway
19. Look at ………..girl over there.(A. one B. this C. that D. a
20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?(A. Yes, I do B. I’d love to C. Yes, I like D. OK. I’d like
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital.
2. What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V.
3. We (be) ……………students in four years.
4. A new school (build) ………………near our school now.
5. You (be) …………..angry if he refuses to help you?
6. I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………
7. A lttle girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.
8. He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) …………….good news.
9. + Where are you?
+ I am upstairs. I (have)……………… a bath.
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:
1. My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT
2. We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE
3. The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT
4. Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN
5. You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH
6. We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE
7. She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY
8. There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY
9. Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD
10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH
IV. Choose the underline word or phrase that is incorrect
1. Tim is at the same age as Hoa.
A B C D
2. At recess, the students practice to play basketball.
A B C D
3. Do you know how much a banana cost?
A B C D
4. The tacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day.
A B C D
5. Some boys are playing marble in the school yard at recess.
A B C D
6. Some students are playing games as blind man’s buff and catch.
A B C D
7. Mai learns how to use a computer in her scientific class.
A B C D
8. I’d love coming to your birthday but I’m much too busy.
A B C D
9. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
A B C D
10. People are living longer so there are more and more many old people
A B C D
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
1. What time does the library close?
- It closes …………about half …………four.
2. Can you help me wash …………these dirty glasses?
3. We look ………………..the new words in the dictionary.
4. You shouldn’t eat and watch TV ……….the same time.
5. These cards are in alphabetical order and …………author.
6. Schools in Vietnam are different ……….those in the USA.
7. What is your date ………birth?
- November eighth.
8. Farmers are very hard-working. They work from morning ………night on their farms.
9. I like to live ……….the countryside because people there are more friendly.
10. Mr. Minh is not at home now. He is …………work.
SECTION C: READING
I. Choose one suitable word to complete the following passage.
fishing | singer | Join | Join in | off | watching |
when | spend | movies | things | house | home |
I only have Sunday (1)………… so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day for me to (2)……….time with my friends and family. One of the (3)……….I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go (4) ………….with my friends, although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week’s events and future plans. I usually go (5)……..late in the afternoon. My family sometimes (6)……………..other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun (7)……..my father gets up to sing. Please don’t tell him I said this, but he is a very bad (8)……..! Once in a while I go to the (9)……………with my friends or my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, (10)……………videos or reading novels.
II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Alice is a new English friend of (1)…………….. . She is very (2) …………….to tell me about her new (3)…………… Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4)……………until half past ten. Then she has a ………….for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such (6) …………………the last class or last night’s movie, … . She has five (7) …………….in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice’s favorite (8) ………..English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her (10)……………….to become a good student in the class.
SECTION D: WRITING
I. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change:
1. What a luxurious car!
How………………………………………………………………!
2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.
I spend ……………………………………………………………
3. No one can run faster than me.
I am …………………………………………………………..
4. Is there a library at your school?
Does……………………………………………………….?
5. How old are you?
What …………………………………………………………?
6. Shall I bring you a cup of tea?
Would …………………………………………………………?
7. My sister is more hard-working than me.
I don’t …………………………………………………………………?
8. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?
Is this………………………….
9. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is ………………………………………………………………
10. February often has 28 days.
There ………………………………………………………………
II. Rearrange the words in correct sentences
1. at / the library / Englísh / of / books / in / the back / are / those.
2. learn / write / literature/ about/ essays / in / and / we/ books / the.
3. the bell / into / the students / ten / and / go / past / rings / all / the yard / half / at.
4. play / the / is / room / the guitar / Ba / in / learning / music / to.
5. dinner / like / come / would / to / house / you / to / for / my?