1. A. exhibition B. question C. collection D. tradition
2. A. pleasure B. leisure C. closure D. sure
3. A. saxophone B. music C. so D. expensive
4. A. happy B. apple C. act D. aunt
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the other.
1. A. harvest B. famous C. design D. festival
2. A. holiday B. tradition C. vacation D. activity
3. A. outdoor B. colorful C. celebration D. movement
4. A. Monday B. flower C. occasion D. joyful
5. A. tourist B. event C. special D. national
6. A. music B. costume C. samba D. America
7. A. concert B. countryside C. concern D. lantern
8. A. surrounding B. manner C. stadium D. famous
9. A. Carnival B. party C. season D. parade
10. A. brighten B. Birthday C. delightful D. present
Choose a word that has different sound in the underlined part
1. A. bored B. acted C. lived D. combined
2. A. talked B. liked C. kicked D. needed
3. A. moving B. romantic C. exciting D. frightening
4. A. action B. scary C. romantic D. animation
5. A. fly B. crazy C. story D. comedy
6. A. professor B. lorry C. horror D. actor
7. A. careful B. date C. hate D. delay
8. A. enter B. director C. violent D. documentary
9. A. thought B. thank C. month D. these
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1 pt)
1. A. machine B. cheap C. teacher D. child
2. A. students B. lectures C. speakers D. nations
3.A. map B. hat C .cap D.what
4.A. comic B. cinema C. cake D.cool
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 4: The children were frightened by the stories about ghosts.
A. scared B. brave C. happy D. disappointed
Question 5: She will seek employment after arriving to the city.
A. look up B. look into C. look for D. look over
I . Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. A. terrifying B. entertaining C. frightening D. exciting
2. A. because of B. although C. despite D. in spite of
3. A. character B. audience C. actor D. actress
4. A. horror B. thriller C.see D. documentary
5. A. feeling B. annoy C. enjoy D. like
II. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
explain should their consisted been way any now when plenty
The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) the story.
Soon the public had (4) favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5 ) , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6 ) only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) people went to see films, but in (9) years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) national film industries.
III. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7) to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) . Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) . It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress
2. A. played B. did C. made D. created
3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical
4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled
5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time
6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes
7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which
8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided
9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even
10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting
I. Odd one out.
1. a. envelope b. stamp c. letter d. coach
2. a. left b. right c. opposite d. welcome
3. a. show b. take c. street d. tell
4. a. shoe b. bakery c. drugstore d. restaurant
5. a. need b. want c. could d. would
II. Choose one word that has opposite meaning to the word in capitals.
6. NEAR a. next b. far c. on d. at
7. LEFT a. second b. opposite c. right d. between
8. BUY a. sell b. send c. take d. cost
9. GIVE a. write b. show c. tell d. receive
10. ABOVE a. in b. under c. before d. after
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
11. The supermarket is ............... of you.
a. near b. opposite c. behind d. in front
12. How much does a letter to America..............?
a. is b. are c. take d. cost
13. I would like....................a letter to America.
a. send b. to send c. sending d. to sending
14. Could you tell me how................. there?
a. get b. to get c. getting d. to getting
15. There is souvenir shop............. Tran Phu Street.
a. on b. at c. from d. to
16. The bank is.............. the restaurant and the hotel.
a. opposite b. right c. in front d. between
17. How .............is it from Hue to Ho Chi Minh City?
a. often b. far c. near d. All are correct
18. I need .............a phone card.
a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. to buying
19. I would like to send this letter.............. the USA.
a. for b. of c. to d. in
20. How............... do you write to each other?
a. much b. many c. often d. far
21. ...............go to the park?
a. Let’s b. Why don’t we c. Should we d. b & c
22. His house is............... to my house.
a. behind b. in front c. next d. near
23. How..............is it from your house to school?
a. long b. much c. far d. All are correct
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
24. The toy store is next the bakery and the movie theater.
25. A student needs do a lot of homework before tests.
26. They would like buying a pen and some stamps.
27. She wants to send a letter for England.
28. There is a police station opposite to my school.
29. I’d like to a teacher and I hope my dream will come true.
30. There is a post office, a bank, a restaurant and a school on my neighborhood.
V. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of blank spaces.
Tourist: Excuse (31).............. . Could you show me the way (32)............... the museum, please?
Lan: The museum? Ok. Go straight ahead. Take the first street on the (33).......... The supermarket is (34)........... front of you.
Tourist: Thanks a lot.
Lan: You are(35)...............
31. a. I b. me c. my d. Mine
32. a. of b. for c. to d. At
33. a. right b. left c. near d. a & b
34. a. in b. at c. on d. Ø
35. a. kind b. welcome c. nice d. pleasure
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Which festival does your brother prefer the Tesselaar Tulip or the Tulip Time Festival?
A. enjoy B. fancy C. dislike D. is fond of
Question 7: The streets are crowded and there are traffic jams in the rush hour
A. empty B. full C. rich D. noisy
Ex I. Multiple choice
1. .... there a post office near here?
a. is b. are c. does d. do
2. .... you show me the way to the Ben Thanh market?
a. Do b. Are c. Could d. Should
3. The souvenir shop is beside the hotel. It is .... to the hotel.
a. opposite b. next to c. behind d. in front of
4. I told the taxi driver to keep the .... .
a. stamp b. mail c. change d. card
5. .... can I get there from here. – You can take a bus.
a. How b. When c. What d. Where
6. It .... about two hours to get there.
a. gets b. has c. takes d. needs
7. How .... does it take to get to Ha Noi by coach? – About 18 hours.
a. far b. long c. much d. often
8. How much is that altogether? - ........ .
a. That is thirty thousand dong. b. It's thirty thousands dong.
c. That are thirty thousand dong. d. They are thirty thousand dong
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.(2 pts)
1. How many plays …………. she ………… so far?
A. has/written B. did/write C. is/writing D. does/write
2. You’ll become healthier if you consume ………….. soft drinks
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
3. Nancy likes ………….. eel soup. She thinks it’s delicious.
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eats
4. Duong can’t draw animals and Duy can’t ,………
A. so B. too C. either D. neither
5. Kathy: “Thanks a lot for the lovely gift” – Jim: “………………………”
A. You are welcome. B. It’s all right. C. Please don’t say so D. Thank you too
6. Sam: “……………… to England?” – Daisy: “Yes, I went there 3 years ago.
A. Did you ever go? B. Have you ever gone?
C. Were you ever? D. Have you ever been?
7.The Japanese eat a lot of fish instead of meat ___________ they stay more healthy
A. because B. so C. but D. although
8.Nam ____________________ to the birthday party last night.
A. didn’t go B. doesn’t go C. won’t go D. don’t go
