Question

I. Choose the words which have a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. engineer B. speak C. volunteer D. appear
2. A. looked B. stopped C. watched D. played
3. A. lived B. washed C. looked D. stopped
4. A. ought B. loud C. discount D. around
5. A. studied B. decided C. raised D. lived
6. A. injure B. kill C. sink D.
knife
7. A. watched B. phoned C. looked D. missed
8. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
9. A. mobile B. telephone C. hold D. commerce
10. A. mean B. heart C. eat D. speak
11. A. dropped B. wanted C. decided D. fitted
12. A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1. A. volunteer B. sociable C. generous D. environment
2. A. habit B. enroll C. suggest D. enjoy
3. A. humorous B. generous C. sociable D. volunteer
4. A. furniture B. orphanage C. invent D. message
5. A. sociable B. reserved C. generous D. talkative
6. A. delay
7. A. offer
8. A. migrant
9. A. tragedy
10. A. information

B. believe
B. urban
B. typhoon
B. plentiful
B. entertainment

C. receive
C. away
C. supply
C. relative
C. overcrowding

D. nature
D. rural
D. remote
D. unpleasant
D. permanently
III. Circle the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
1. I ..............follow my Mom to the market, when I was a child.
A. used to B. like C. get used to D. usually
2. He told me ________up early in the morning.
A. get B. to get C. got D. getting
3. He will travel to England _____ February this year.
A. in B. on C. at D. between
4. The children are old enough to look after __________.
A. herself B. ourselves C. themselves D. for themselves
5 .It……….cloudy yesterday.
A.is B. were C. was D. has been
6 .I ....................him since last week
A. haven’t saw B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see

7 . We took part in the Green Group to…….. funds for poor children and homeless
people.
A. do B. give C. take D. raise
8. There used to ……… a yoga center to help people improve their health.
A. do B. play C. be D. make
9. The students are playing ……. in the school yard.
A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily
10. How long ………..that man………. for his only son? - For three hours.
A. have/ waited B. has/ waited C. did/ waited D. did/ wait
11. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately
12. The water wasn’t ____________ in.
A. clear enough to swim B. enough clear to swim
C. clear enough for swimming D. enough clear for swimming
IV. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True
(T) or False (F)
In my opinion, using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your
health and your social life. Firstly, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause
health problems such as eye-tiredness and obesity. Secondly, you may get irritated easily.
Besides, if you use the computer too much, you will not have time for our family and
friends. In short, computers should only be used for a limited time.

T F

1. Using the computer too much can make your eyes tired.
2. We still can spend a lot of time with our family and friends.
3. According to the writer, we can use the computer for a long time.
4. Computers should only be used for a limited time.
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers
each of the questions about it.
My neighborhood is very convenient - it's near the shopping center and the bus station. It
is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy -
the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I
can never park on my own street. I'd like to live in the suburbs.
1. What does the word 'convenient' in line 1 mean'
A. close to something B. beautiful
C. far from other places D. noisy
2. What does the word 'it' in line 2 refer to?
A. the author's neighborhood B. shopping center
C. bus station D. downtown
3. It's easy to ______.
A. find a place to park B. live in the suburbs

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station
4. The author _____.
A. likes to live in the suburbs
B. thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet
C. thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient
D. feels that his - her neighborhood is not safe
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The author's neighborhood is inconvenient.
B. The author doesn't want to move to anywhere.
C. It's too difficult for the author to find a place to park his - her car.
D. Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.
VI. Supply the correct verb forms
1. We need ( improve) .....................our English pronunciation.
2. Mi ( not like)....................playing video games.
3. She ( come)...............here since last week.
4. Can you (do).................... the test yourselves?
5. Lan’s teacher wants her (spend) ………………. more time on Math.
6. I promise I (try) ……………….. my best next semester.
7. Linh needs (improve) …………………….. her English writing.
8. They didn’t try (learn) ……………… all new words they (come) …………….. across.
9. You should (underline) …………….the words you want (learn) ……….. .
10. They (be) ............... good swimmer
VII. Rewrite the sentences which keep the same meaning
1. She said to Hoa, “Go straight ahead and turn left.”
 She told Hoa…………………………………………………………………………..
2. “You should stay in bed for a few days”, the doctor said to Mrs. Hoa.
 The doctor
said…………………………………………………………………………...
3. Nam is too young to drive the car. (use ‘enough ......to’)
 He is not
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. The test is easy. They can do it well. (adj + enough)
 The test…………………………………………………………
5. I will go to the zoo tomorrow. (be going to)
 I am going ……………………………………………………………..
6. “ Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim” Miss Jackson said
Miss Jackson asked ………………………………………………………...............
7. I learn English so that I can communicate with foreigners.
 I learn English so as………………………………………………………...............
8. “Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to me.
 Miss Jackson asked me……………………………………………………………

9. The teacher said to his students, “You should learn harder for the exam.”
 The teacher said ……………………………………………………………………
10. “You should learn the phonetic symbols to improve your English pronunciation.” Ba
said to Khanh.
 Ba said...........................................................................................
11. My father smoked a lot 5 years ago but now he gives it up.
 My father used....................................................................................
12. I intend to come over to pick you up.
I am ……………………………………………………….......................