I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. religious b. highlight c. firework d. lively
2. a. feast b. greasy c. great d. seasonal
3. a. chaos b. chance c. school d. Christmas
4. a. called b. gathered c. played d. watched
5. a. carnival b. fascinate c. celebrate d. exciting
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. religious b. highlight c. firework d. lively
2. a. feast b. greasy c. great d. seasonal
3. a. chaos b. chance c. school d. Christmas
4. a. called b. gathered c. played d. watched
5. a. carnival b. fascinate c. celebrate d. exciting
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. a. carnival b. festival c. holiday d. Thanksgiving
2. a. enjoy b. special c. culture d. worship
3. wonderful b. performer c. seasonal d. celebrate
4. a. lantern b. costume c. parade d. stuffing
5. a. creative b. religious c. musician d. superstitiousI.
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)
A | B |
1. Although he set off early, ……… | A. popcorn is selling well. |
2. Despite public protest, | B. however. It is decreasing now. |
3. In spite of high prices. ……. | D.he arrive late |
4. The ticket price has been quite high; ….. | C. the Government decided to put a ban on the film. |
1. …. 2. ….. 3….. 4. …. | |
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.
=>……………………………………………………………..................................
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: I.1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant 2. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle 3. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate 4. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving 5. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. actor b. painting c. anthem d. gallery
2. a. decide b. exciting c. exhibit d. organise
3. a. educated b. played c. recycled d. changed
4. a. cello b. choose c. kitchen d. concert
5. a. sugar b. closure c. share d. anxious
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1.A go B.photo C.piano. D. Collect 2.A watch. B. Catch. C. School. D. Teach II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others 3. A. Temperature. B. Stomachache C. Adult D. Advice 4. A. Recycle. B. Benefit. C. Provide. D. Encourage Giúp em nhanh nhanh vs
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. played B. arrived C. missed D. remembered
2. A. how B. town C. power D. slow
3. A. hear B. clear C. bear D. ear
4. A. worked B. wanted C. forced D. stopped
5. A. idea B. near C. meat D. here
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic
2. A. typical B. quite C. shift D. pig
3. A. public B. summer C. during D. buffalo
4. A. hard B. farm C. start D. care
5. A. mechanic B. chicken C. each D. lunch
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences.
6. Hoa’s ____ starts in June. A. Tet holiday B. Christmas C. vacation D. summer vacation
7. Tim doesn’t have a Tet holiday, but Ba___ A. is B. does C. do D. are
8. King Hung’s Day is a ___ day in Vietnam. A. common B. weekend C. public D. private
9. In the afternoon, the chickens produce ___eggs than in the morning. A. few B. fewer C. little D. less
10. When we have more cows, we’ll have ____ milk. A. more B. much C. many D. lots of
11. Class _______ at 8:30 and _______ at 3:30 or 4:00 every week.
A. start/ends B. starts / ends C. ends / starts D. starts / end
12. He looks different ______ his father. A. at B. with C. from D. of
13. Ba is _______ to music at the moment. A. listening B. listened C. to listen D. listens
14. In_______, we study the world events. A. English B. History C. Computer Science D. Math
15. Hoa will see her parents ______their farm. A. on B. at C. in D. for
16. Hoa will see her friends ______at the airport. A. on B. in C. at D. off
17. Hoa likes to help her parents ______ the farm work. A. for B. with C. of D. to
18. Farmers have to work ______ all day and night long. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
19. Hoa’s friend is very interested ___writing letters. A. to B. of C. in D. at
20. The ______ vacation is in summer A. long B. longer C. longest D. most long
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. future B. return C.picture D. culture 2. A. general B. garden C. go D. get 3. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 4. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration 5. A. closure B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure 6. A. century B. combine C. collect D. concert 7. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. bird-watching B. children C. school D. challenge
2. A. exciting B. excellent C. experience D. expensive
3. A. pottery B. collect C. melody D. monopoly
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.
4. A. healthy B. encourage C. wardrobe D. calorie
5. A. popular B. unusual C. favorite D. hobby
