I. Find out a word that has different pronunciation from the others.(10 points)

1. A. run B. fun C. sun D. music

2. A. wet B. pretty C. rest D. better

3. A. thanks B. thirsty C. father D. theater

4. A. great B. greet C. again D. arrange

5. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew

6. A.wants B. looks C. plays D. helps

7. A. decided B. preferred C. listened D. enjoyed

8. A. much B. drug C. buffalo D. future

9. A. horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold

10.A. sure B.saw C. send D. sit

II. Choose the word or

. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from others: (1pt)

1. A. thermal               B. thorough                 C.there    ​                                              D. thankful

2. A. music                  B. because                   C. physical                                          D. visual

3. A. needed                B. danced                    C. naked                                              D. wanted 

4. A. where                 B. what                       C. who                                                D. when

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 p)

1. a. fun b. run c. music d. sun

2. a. relax b. snack c. area d. atlas

3. a. celebration b. collection c. education d. question

4. a. score b. receive c. scout d. comics

1. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1.A. silent                        B. noisy                        C. pretty                         D. polite

2. A. station                      B. season                      C. sandal                        D. police

3.A. agree                       B. hurry                                    C. enter                          D. visit

4.A. describe                  B. fasten                         C. listen                          D. hover

5.A. degree                      B. student                      C. funny                         D. widen

6.A. traffic                       B. dancer                       C. cycling                       D. balloon

7. A. central                    B. gripping                     C. complete                    D. boring

8.A. answer                      B. listen                        C. enter                          D. obey

9.A. station                     B. healthy                        C. safety                        D. alone

10.A. tidy                        B. complete                             C. extend                        D. mistake

11. A. dangerous            B. plentiful                     C. another                      D. limited

12. A. easily                              B. energy                        C. consumption            D. negative

13.A. convenient              B. abundant                C. different                     D. expensive

14.A. petroleum             B. advantage                   C. tendency                    D. enormous

15.A. attention                B. pollution                             C. holiday                       D. effective

16. A. manner                B. tourist                          C. machine                     D. action

17. A. chaos                             B. circle                            C. direct                        D. cannon

18. A. noisy                            B. agree                           C. traffic                         D. student

19. A. visit                     B. listen                           C. obey                          D. borrow

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Question II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1.A. silent                      B. noisy                C. pretty               D. polite

2. A. station                            B. season              C. sandal              D. police

3.A. agree                      B. hurry               C. enter                D. visit

4.A. describe                  B. fasten               C. listen                D. hover

5.A. degree                     B. student             C. funny               D. widen

6.A. traffic                     B. dancer              C. cycling             D. balloon

7. A. central                             B. gripping           C. complete          D. boring

8.A. answer                             B. listen                C. enter                D. obey

9.A. station                             B. healthy             C. safety               D. alone

10.A. tidy                      B. complete          C. extend              D. mistake

I. Pronunciation:

  1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:

        A. chemical              B. chemistry              C. mechanic          D. exchange

  2.  Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest:

        A. language               B. consist                  C. improve           D. agree

II. Grammar and vocabulary:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:      

1. -“What would you like to drink now?” – “_______________.”
A. No, thanks     B. Yes, please     C. I like to do nothing     D. Orange juice, please
2. All of us enjoy ______- to classical music.
A. listen         B. listens         C. listening         D. listened
3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams.
A. because         B. and         C. so         D. but
4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu         B. sunburn         C. spots         D. stomachache
5. My family has decided to use ________- electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more                         B. less                          C. much                     D. fewer
6. I_________ playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find                     B. think                      C. say                         D. tell

II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. music                        B. historic                    C. atomic              D. iconic

2. A. medical                            B. national                    C. chemical             D. historical

3. A. geography                B. apology                         C. employee                D. artistic

4. A. Taiwanese               B. biology                           C. botanical                 D. photography

5. A. historical                 B. interviewee                     C. biography               D. psycholog

6. A. village                    B. prevent                    C earthquake            D. shelter

7. A. Chinese                           B. Japanese                   C. historic               D. biology

8. A. classic                    B. nature                       C. degree                 D. debris

VOCABURLARY AND GRAMMAR

I:  Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D )

1. I like ______________ back my home village on holiday.

A. comes                         B. to come             C. came                           D. is coming

2. If the factory  _______dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

A. continues                    B. to continue          C. continued                 D. will continue

3.The train________________ at 4 pm .

A. will leave                    B. leaves                   C. left                  D. will be leaving

4. If I were you, I  ______________ that car .

A. would buy                        B. buy                    C. bought                  D. buying

5. If we recycle more, we ________________ the Earth.

A. help                          B. would help              C. helping                   D. will help

6. This is one of the worst volcanic __________ in this year.

A. eruption                  B. erupt                       C. erupting                  D. eruptive

7. The roof of the building __________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged                B. was damaged         C. has damaged          D. has been damaged

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey is __________food at Christmas.

A. national                  B. historical                 C. traditional               D. possible

9. Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area.

A. droughts                 B. forests                     C. damages                 D. volcanoes

10. Since 1965, the maple tree with red leaves _________ the most well-known Canadian symbol.

A. has become             B. become                   C. became                   D. becoming

11. The famous Sydney Opera House            as an arts center since 1973.

A. serves                B. served               C. have served                D. has served

12. If you           the president, what would you do to help the environment?

A. would be           B. are                    C. had been           D. were

13. Don’t drink that water. It’s           .

A. contaminated    B. pure                           C. damaged          D. dumped

14.  Linh: Mai has won the first prize.  - Ha:           !

A. That's awesome           B. Oh dear            C. How terrible     D. That's shocking

15. Have you come           solutions to this problem?

A. up to                 B. to with              C. up with             D. on to

16. The roof of the building           in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged                    B. was damaged    C. has damaged    D. has been damaged

17. A severe tropical          is called a typhoon.

A. drought                      B. rain                  C. flood                D. storm              

18. As soon as the floodwater           down, people           their houses.

A. went – cleaned                               B. had gone – cleaned

C. went - had cleaned                                  D. had gone – had cleaned

19. By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____.

A. started                        B. had started                 C. starting        D. was starting

20. This time next week we ............. an exam.

A. will have                             B. have                       C. will be having   D. is having

II. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1.     Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.

2.     London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.

3.     The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ______________ (symbolize) freedom.

4.     Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09^th.

5.     We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.

6.     Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.

C.READING

I. Read the passage  and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

          Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (1) .  .  .  .  . comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands  in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (2) .  .  .  .  . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (3) .  .  .  .  . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (4) .  .  .  .  . six states, and two major mainland territories. The (5) .  .  .  .  . city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.

1.       A. who                 B. where               C. which               D. what

2.       A. include             B. contain             C. has                   D. conclude

3.       A. on                    B. to                     C. by                    D. at

4.       A. has                   B. takes                C. gets                  D. begins

5.       A. capital              B. urban               C. rural                 D. suburb

II)-Read the passage and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

The Kiwi

          The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds.

          A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big.

          There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis.

III. Read the passage and answer these questions below:

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1. Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. Are there many towns in England?

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4. What is the English countryside like?

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WRITING:

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.

→ Because …………………………………………………………………

2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.

→ Objects…………………………………………………………………..

3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.

→  If ………………………………………………………………………..

4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.

→ After …………………………………………………………………….

5. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.

→ If …………………………………….....….…………………………….

6. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

→ Many houses……………………………………………………………...

7. You should water these flowers regularly.

  ->These flowers should  ……………………………………………

8. If he doesn’t work hard, he will not pass his exam.

-> Unless ………………………………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. New York/ the/ but/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/capital./

2. English/ an/language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ in/ and/ other countries./

3. English speakers/ increasing/ the/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/ fast./

4. whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the/ is/ is/ Scotland./

Part 2: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)

1. A. muscle                        B. travel       C. special                             D. disease

2. A. invent          B. produce               C. visit                                   D. machine

3.A. computer                   B. important         C. benefit                 D. alternative

4. A. memory               B. digestive        C. musician                         D. emotion

5. A. disadvantaged        B. traditional      C. priority                 D. immediate

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

1. A. invention B. depend C. resort D. defeat

2. A. run B. fun C. sun D. music

3. A. school B. chair C. church D. chat

4. A. much B. drug C. buffalo D. future

5. A. sun B. fun C. son D. put

6. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. painted

7. A. use B. computer C. duty D. shut

8. A. how B. know C. town D. brown