I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 0.5p
1. A. photograph B. Stephen C. phone D. orphan
2. A. ancient B. cancel C. city D. cigarette
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. existence B. character C. scientist D. interesting
4. A. competitor B. participant C. volunteer D. announcer
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
5. How many countries took part in the first World Cup?
A. interested B. participated C. competed D. co. operated
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
6. Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
A. honor B. keep in mind C. learn by heart D. gradually forget
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 3p
7. Mothers have long used folk songs to _______________ babies to sleep
A. delight B. communicate C. buzz D. lull
8. To attract film viewers, a majority of film makers now tend to expose nude ________.
A. motions B. parts C. scenes D. Events
9. Pélé is regarded _________ the greatest football player of all time
A. at B. as C. for D. with
10. Hoi An is famous ________________ its old temples and pagodas.
A. in B. for C. at D. with
11. "Would you mind helping me?" – "________."
A. No, a problem B. Sure, no problem
C. No, I wouldn't D. Yes, I would
12.The building in the middle of the town_______ now.
A. is being painted B. being painted C. is painting D. be painted
13. It was not until ____________________ that she cooked the meal.
A. her father would come home B. her father has come home
C. her father came home D. her father comes home
14. The Palace hotel was __________than the Grosvenor.
A. expensive B. more expensive
C. the most expensive D. the more expensive
15. ______________ do you like to live – in the city or in the countryside?
A. How B. When C. What D. Where
16. The children became....................... about the cartoon.
A. exciting B. to excite C. excited D. excite
17. Peter has practiced playing the piano ________________ the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter B. to entering C. to enter D. not to enter
18. Everyone knows what is happening to......earth but we just do not know how to stop it.
A. an B. a C. the D. Φ
VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 1p
Football is the most (19).........sport in Britain, particularly amongst men. It (20)..........by boys in most schools. Most towns have an amateur football team which plays in a minor league. Football is also the most popular (21).........sport in Britain. Many people go to see their favorite professional team (22).........at home, and some go away matches. Many more people watch football (23)...........television.
19. A. important B. famous C. difficult D. popular
20. A. plays B. was played C. is played D. played
21. A spectator B. viewer C. champion D. trophy
22. A kicking B. taking C. running D. playing
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 1p
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today. Maybe, country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people.
Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West. The singers usually play guitars or electric guitars when they sing.
Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to like country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United States.
24. Country music is very popular because _______________________.
A. it's about strong human feelings B. it's about events like love, sadness
C. it tells about good times, bad times D. all are correct
25. Country music is _______________________.
A. the traditional music of the people in the eastern United States
B. considered as the cowboy music from the American West
C. sometimes called country-western music
D. from two kinds of music which haven't been widely known
26. According to the passage, it's untrue to say that ____________________________.
A. Country music became very popular in the South
B. Factory workers took country music with them from the South
C. Country music was brought from the South by soldiers
D. Gradually, country music became popular all over the United States
VIII. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1.5p
27. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
28. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
29. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
30. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
IX. sentence transformation 2.5p
31. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
- He asked her where.........................................................
32. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
- He asked... ......................................................................
33. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit.”, I said to her.
- I told... ............................................................................
34. “Don’t try to open it now.” she said to us.
- She told... ........................................................................
35. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
- I asked her... ....................................................................
36. “He’s not at home.”, she said.
- She said that... .................................................................
37. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If…………………………………….....….…….
38. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.→ If …………………………………….……..…….……
39. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915.
IT was not until___________________________________________________________________
40. My son didn’t start talking until he was 5.
It was not until___________________________________________________________________
