I.      Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

 I.   Find which word does not belong to each group.

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. Find the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced. 

c(a)ttle

nom(a)ds

p(a)ddy

br(a)ve

2. Find the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced. *

liv(ed)

populat(ed)

harvest(ed)

load(ed)

3. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. *

ancestor

curious

heritage

tradition

4. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. *

collect

disturb

detest

gather

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. prize                        b. excite                      c. design                      d. capital

2.   a. most                        b. photo                       c. continent                 d. poster

3.   a. city                          b. capital                     c. center                      d. excite

4.   a. designed                  b. received                  c. cycled                      d. watched

5.   a. tomorrow                b. tower                       c. crowd                      d. around

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5p).

1.    A. thank                         B. they                       C. these                      D. than

2.    A. walks                         B. cups                       C. students                D. pens

3.    A. talked                        B. watched                C. lived                      D. stopped

4.    A. stream                       B. leather                   C. cream                    D. dream

5.   A. hour                            B. house                     C. hot                         D. head

II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence(2ps).

1. We used to ……….past the market on the way to school.

     A. walk                 B. walked                  C. walking                 D. have walked

2. Remember to turn …….the light when leaving the office. 

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

3. Ho Chi Minh City is the ……….one in the country.

     A. larger               B. large                      C. largest                   D. largely

4. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

      A. Although        B. So                           C. Therefore              D. However

5. I suggest________some money for poor children.

       A. raise               B. to raise                  C. raised                    D. raising

6. Have you ever ………a letter to the local authorities to complain about the public transport in your town?   A. wrote                   B. writing                   C. written                   D. write

7. When are you ………vacation with your family, Lan?

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

8. If you ……late, you wouldn’t finish your work. 

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

9. Huong wishes she ………free time to visit her close friend in hospital.

    A. to have              B.had                         C. have                                   D. having

10. I think I’ve lost my new hat. I’ve ………it everywhere but I can’t find it.

    A. looked out        B. looked in               C. looked on              D. looked for 

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others'.

1. A. hiking                 B. design                    C. pilot                        D. architect

2. A. exciting               B. district                   C. statue                      D. hometown

3. A. mountain           B. country                  C. ground                   D. cloudy

4. A. tomorrow          B. opposite                 C. shopping                D. popcorn

5. A. months               B. laptops                   C. pictures                  D. elephants

II. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions,

1. Animals living both on land and in water are called ______ ?

A. carnivores             B. mammals               C.omnivores   D. amphibians

2. Pete: "I'll see you next time."

Sam:"_____”

A. Sure. Bye    B. Never mind                        C. Yes, I'd love to         D. Not at all

3. ______ I borrow your dictionary for a moment, please?

A. Should                    B. Shall                                    C. Must                        D. May

4. We donated some money to a charity in order to help ____ poor.

A. the              B. a                                          C. an                            D. Ø

5. The task was difficult; ______ he still managed to work it out.

A. although     B. however                             C. But              D. therefore

6. What are your neighbours like? Do you _____ them?

A. fall out with                                                                       B. get away from

C. get on with                                                                         D. keep up with

7. His friend used to work as an accountant, ______?

A. isn't she                  B. usedn't she                        C. didn't she   D. wasn't she

8. The capital city of Australia is _______

A. Canberra                B. Melbourne                         C. Sydney                    D. Brisbane

9. Could I have ________ orange juice, please?

A. every                      B. any                          C. some                       D. an

10. The luggage was _______ heavy that we couldn't carry it.

A. so                            B. too much                C. such                        D. much

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others'.

1. A. hiking                 B. design                    C. pilot                        D. architect

2. A. exciting               B. district                   C. statue                      D. hometown

3. A. mountain           B. country                  C. ground                   D. cloudy

4. A. tomorrow          B. opposite                 C. shopping                D. popcorn

5. A. months               B. laptops                   C. pictures                  D. elephants

II. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions,

1. Animals living both on land and in water are called ______ ?

A. carnivores             B. mammals               C.omnivores   D. amphibians

2. Pete: "I'll see you next time."

Sam:"_____”

A. Sure. Bye    B. Never mind                        C. Yes, I'd love to         D. Not at all

3. ______ I borrow your dictionary for a moment, please?

A. Should                    B. Shall                                    C. Must                        D. May

4. We donated some money to a charity in order to help ____ poor.

A. the              B. a                                          C. an                            D. Ø

5. The task was difficult; ______ he still managed to work it out.

A. although     B. however                             C. But              D. therefore

6. What are your neighbours like? Do you _____ them?

A. fall out with                                                                       B. get away from

C. get on with                                                                         D. keep up with

7. His friend used to work as an accountant, ______?

A. isn't she                  B. usedn't she                        C. didn't she   D. wasn't she

8. The capital city of Australia is _______

A. Canberra                B. Melbourne                         C. Sydney                    D. Brisbane

9. Could I have ________ orange juice, please?

A. every                      B. any                          C. some                       D. an

10. The luggage was _______ heavy that we couldn't carry it.

A. so                            B. too much                C. such                        D. much

Thu gọn

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   A. thank                            B. they                 C. these                D. than

2.   A. walks                            B. cups                 C. students           D. pens

3.   A. talked                  B. watched           C. lived                 D. stopped

4.   A. stream                 B. leather              C. cream               D. dream

5.   A. striped                 B. slice                 C. diet                  D. recipe

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others in each group.

1.       A. begin                B. pastime            C. finish               D. summer

2.       A. difference         B. suburban                   C. internet            D. character

3.       A. beautiful          B. effective           C. favourite          D. popular

4.       A. understand      B. invitation                   C. industry           D. computation

5.       A. certificate         B. appreciate        C. apologize                   D. classify

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.       A. prefer     B. dinner          C. water                              D. brother

2.       A. hot                   B. lot              C. compose                  D. sport

3.       a. food        b. cook             c. soup                         d. noodle

4.       A. laugh      B. though          C. cough                       D. enough

5.     A. cheap       B. chicken           C. chair                      D. architect 

6.     a. musician         B. sugar               C . ocean                       D. television