I. Choose the word that is pronouced differently from the others. 1. A. organized B. lived C. concerned D. established 2. A. effect B. delicious C. exhibition D. selection II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed different from the others. 3. A. notice B. surface C. contact D. effect 4. A. humid B. airmail C. discuss D. pancake III. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to fill in the blank. 5. We have learned English at school _______ three years. A. since B. for C. in D. about 6. The _______ are excited about the new hardware store in the neighborhood. A. residents B. contestants C. goods D. selections 7. The newspaper is not _______ the magazine. A. so thick as B. as thick C. thicker D. the same 8. “It must be fun to watch a real match at the stadium.” - “_______.” A. I agree. B. I couldn’t agree less. C. I promise. D. Don’t mention it. 9. The man _______ in the factory since he left school. A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. works 10. It was a great _______ to have a market near our house. A. convenient B. convenience C. comfortable D. success 11. “Would you like to join us?” – “_______” A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I do. C. I’d love to. D. No, I would. 12. My neighbor ______ to me _______ more than two months. A. didn’t talk / since B. doesn’t talk / for C. hasn’t talked / for D. haven’t talked / for 13. " How long _______ Paul ?" - "For 5 years." A. did you know B. have you known C. have you know D. did you knew 14. Nick enjoys _______ with her friends, especially Joe. A. go shopping B. to go to shop C. going shopping D. goes to shop 15. “What are you going to do this weekend?” A. I cooked dinner. B. I’m not sure. C. Good idea! D. In a park. 16. I always go shopping in the malls _______ it’s comfortable there. A. so B. and C. because D. however 17. John has lived in London _______ last summer. A. for B. in C. until D. since 18. The restaurant serves Hue food and the pancakes are delicious. A. different B. bad C. tasty D. wet 19. You can have a wider selection of products when going to the shopping mall. A. works B. goods C. subjects D. furniture 20. Ann’s grade is the same _______ mine. A. a. like B. as C. to D. from 21. Smith _______ in Chicago _______ 2010. A. a. has lived – for B. has lived – since C. lived – since D. lives – in 22. I haven’t seen them _______ ages. A. a. since B. for C. when D. as
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced is differently from that of
the others.
1. A. drug B. cupboard C. sure D. construction
2. A. hobbies B. bags C. groups D. organizations
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
3. A. climate B. divide C. impress D. depend
4. A. Internet B. interesting C. comfortable D. convenient
I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced is differently from that of
the others.
1. A. drug B. cupboard C. sure D. construction
2. A. hobbies B. bags C. groups D. organizations
II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
3. A. climate B. divide C. impress D. depend
4. A. Internet B. interesting C. comfortable D. convenient
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough
2. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. ecology B. environment C. autography D. residential
4. A. Maltese B. festive C. degree D. unique
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
5.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
6. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
7. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.
A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible
9. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.
A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
10. The roof of the building _________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D). (5 points)
1. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A.apricot B.president C. bread D. present
2. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A.needed B.wanted C. played D. added
3. Choose the word whose stress patter is different from the others.
A.paddy B.harvest C.country D. collect
4. The Viet (Kinh) people account ________________ 86% of the country's population
A.for B.up C.to D. on
5. Some farmers in my village stilluse wheel barrows to ________________ rice home.
A.harvest B.load C.dry D. transport
6. The boys often help their parents to ________________ water from the village well.
A. do B.collect C.give D. dry
7. The ________________ fields of Sa Pa have entered in Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world according to Touropia.
A.terraced B.ethnic C.stilts D.musical
8. Duong and Nick are at the ________________ of Ethnology.
A.house B.fields C. groups D. museum
9. Phuc’s hobby is ________________crafts.
A.going B.making C.listening D. reading
10. My mother enjoys window _________________ with her friends.
A.shopped B.to shop C.shopping D. shop
11. Collecting honey from the ________________ requires a lot of skills.
A. beehive B. beenest C. beehouse D. beehome
12. The farmer rides the buffalo -________________carts loaded full of rice home.
A. draw B. drawing C. drew D. drawn
13. The chapi is a traditional ________________of the Raglai people.
A. music instrument B. musical instrument C. farming tool D. farming tools
14. “Do you love it?” can be abbreviated as ______________.
A. WBU B. J4F C. DYLI D. NUFF
15. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ - ‘________ How interesting!’
A. Certainly. B. Really? C. Terrible. D. Exactly.
16. They enjoy________ on Sundays because they want to grow their own plants.
A. garden B. gardened C. gardening D. gardens
17. My dad loves ____________ my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
18. Girls’ Generation is considered one of the ________ Asian girl groups in the 21st century.
A. successful B. more successful C. most successful D. the most successful
19. Sunny sings the song ________ than Jessie does.
A. more well B. better C. more good D. best
20. ________ do the cattle provide the nomads? – Dairy products, meat and clothing.
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
21. The Earth orbits around ________ Sun.
A. a B. an C. the D. that
22. ________ is the most important festival in Vietnam?
A. Which B. What C. When D. Where
23. Do you mind ________ off the air-conditioner? It is too cold.
A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned
24. Can you give me __________ apple in the fridge? I want to eat it.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
25. Lan often gets up __________ at weekends than usual.
A. lately B. more lately C. later D. more later
A. Phonetics (0,4P)
1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)
A- classmate B- character C- place D- grade
2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)
A- wardrobe B- tradition C- folktale D- household
B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)
1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.
A- does B- did C- has done D- will do
2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.
A- left B- leaves C- is leaving D-will leave
3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.
A- try B- tried C- will try D- have tried
4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.
A- have studied B- study C- studied D- will study
5/ She asked her children ________.
A- stop to play B- stop playing C- to stop playing D- to stop to play
6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.
A- yourself B- herself C- ourselves D- themselves
7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.
A-about B- with C- on D- of
8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.
A- mother tongue B- first language C- foreign language D- a and b
PRONUNCIATION
A/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1.
A.success B.excitement C.citizenship D.enjoyment
2.
A. recycle B. underline C. highlight D. organize
B/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
3.
A.citizenship B.celebrate C.conduct D.excite
4.
A.married B.owned C.tied D.escaped
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. mixes B. goes C. rushes D. watches Question 2. A. like B. kiss C. kick D. pick
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others. Question 3. A. bicycle B. chocolate C. decision D. memory Question 4. A. degree B. tennis C. guitar D. career