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) 

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. 

=>…………………………………………………………….................................. 

1. Choose the correct word that has the different stress from the others. A. enjoy B. impress C. depend D. beauty 2. Choose the correct word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. beautify B. country C. friendly D. activity 3. I wish you ___________here with me now. A. are B. were C. was D. being 4. Tom wishes he _____________there someday. A. Will be B. should be C. would be D. must be 5. My sister had difficulty __________the English test last Monday. A. did B. doing C. was doing D. done 6. Mr. Nam used ____________on a farm in the countryside. A. lives B. living C. lived D. to live 7. The Singapore unit of _____________is dollar. A. time B. volume C. currency D. field 8. Islam is Malaysia’s official _____________. A. government B. religion C. region D. language 9. Maryam and Lan have ___________for five years. A. corresponding B. correspond C. corresponds D. corresponded 10.English and math are ____________subjects in our school. A. compulsory B. national C. additional D. traditional 11.Many tourists are really ____________by the beauty of Hanoi. A. impress B. impressive C. impression D. impressed 12.Mai’s religion is Buddhism, so she goes to _________every day. A. mosque B. pagoda C. church D. countryside 13.You are rather old, you should not depend too much _______your parents. A. on B. in C. of D. with 14.In some ways, Kuala Lumpur is not different ___________Hanoi. A. in B. on C. of D. from 15._______Mary learnt very hard, she passed the exam easily. A. and B. or C. because D. so 16.English is a /an ___________ language. It is spoken widely in the world. A. international B. national C. native D. nationwide 17.Miss White is very friendly, ___________everyone loves her. A. so B. because C. while D. when 18.Malaysia is divided ___________two regions. A. to B. in C. out of D. into 19.Almost all the tourists want to go back to Hanoi because of the people’s __________. A. friendship B. friendliness C. unfriendliness D. friendlessness 20.Although Nam lives far from his girlfriend, he tries to _______her. A. get touch on with B. keep in touch with C. keep on with D. keep away with 

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

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

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1. A. washed B. looked C. stopped D. occurred

2. A. price B. reduce C.celebrate D.cancer

II.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others

3.A. conserve B. replace C. cloudy D. supply

4.A. machine B.suggest C. enjoy D. recent

III.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

5. Where … you go if you have a car ?

A .will B. have C.would D .did

6. He is tired … he stayed up late watching TV last night.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

7. I suggested …up the beach.

A . clean B.to clean C .cleaning D.cleaned

8. Remember to turn........ the faucets after use.

A. down B. on C. off D. with

9. The accident happened because of driving ……

A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully

10. How about putting … .around the school yard to prevent lazy students from throwing trash on the ground.

A. cans B. Buses C. garbage dump D. garbage bins

11. Hoa: Let me congratulate you on your success.

Mai: ……………………………………..

A.Fine, thanks! B. Nothing C. Not at all D. That’s very kind of you.

12. Catherine , .............. mother is a professor, won a scholarship.

A.whose B. who C. whom D. that

IV.Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets

13. We must learn about keeping the environment ……… (POLLUTE)

14. Internet is a wonderful............. of modern life. (INVENT)

V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in the brackets

15.I suggest that you (speak)…….English in class.

16.If it (stop)…….raining, they will walk around the lake.

17. She didn’t allow me (use) ___ her computer.

18.We (not / see)……… each other since we left school.

19. I don't have new shoes. I wish I (have) ___ new shoes.

20. The entire valley can (see) ___ from their mountain home.

VI. Fill in each blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word from the box

wearing    beauty     selling      popular     with     over      clothes        made

Jeans are very popular with young people all (21)..... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth . But they haven’t always been (22) … . The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants . The cloth (23)........ in Genoa was called “ jeanos”. The pants were called “ jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in Califarnia began (24)…. pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “ Levi’spants” became popular (25) ….. gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later , Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the USA and Europe began (26) …... jeans.

VII. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions

Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol. The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45. Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station. First, they went to a small cafe to have a cup of coffee. They talked endlessly. Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house. They had a lovely lunch. Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school. In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family. After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London.

27. How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

28. Who did Dick meet at Rosemary's house?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

29. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

30. When did Dick leave for London?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII.Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning

31. My father is not here now. I want him to be here now.

àI wish …………………………………………………………………………………..

32. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

àI haven’t………………………………………………………………………………

33. Mai said: “I will spend my holiday in DaLat next week.”

à Mai said that ………………………………………………………………………

Part 2: Write complete sentences using the clues given.

34. If/ she /not work harder/ she / fail /next examination.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Although / weather / be / bad / yesterday/ they/ play / soccer.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Question 1. A. enjoys B. designs C. follows D. likes Question 2. A. nature B. city C. sports D. sometimes
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
Question 3. A. hometown B. schedule C. hotel D. mountain
Question 4. A. chocolate B. hospital C. vehicle D. performance

I. Choose A, B, C, D to indicate the word that has a different stress from the others.

1. A. follow B. special C. computer D. midterm

2. A. feeling B. address C. collect D. mistake

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.

1. A. test B. dress C. these D. then

2. A. gather B. monthly C. father D. brother

3. A. fold B. close C. cloth D. hold

4. A. man B. woman C. relax D. badminton

5. A. mountain B. mouse C. round D. cousin

I. Choose A, B, C, D to indicate the word that has a different stress from the others.

1. A. follow B. special C. computer D. midterm

2. A. feeling B. address C. collect D. mistake

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.

1. A. test B. dress C. these D. then

2. A. gather B. monthly C. father D. brother

3. A. fold B. close C. cloth D. hold

4. A. man B. woman C. relax D. badminton

5. A. mountain B. mouse C. round D. cousin

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1.  A. laughed  B. watched  C. exported  D. helped

2.  A. house B. mountain C. drought D. though

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others:

3.  A.technical B. villager C. introduce D. atmosphere

4.  A. shortage B. export C. knowledge D. manage