I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5
pts)
1. A. claim B. wait C. said D. fair
2. A. watch B. bath C. want D. wash
3. A. sure B. mixture C. injure D. pleasure
4. A. few B. new C. threw D. knew
5. A. clothes B. matches C. colleges D. churches
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (10
pts)
1. While I (watch)_______ a good film on TV, the mailman (come)_______ and
(give)_______ me a letter.
2. I (know)_______ her for six years, when I met her, she (work)_______ for a
foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh)_______ at by others.
4. It (not rain)_______ much in the winter .
5. They’d rather you ( not come)_______ to the party too late.
6. You always (watch)_______ television. You should do something more active.
7. This building (build)_______ over 100 years ago.
 

I. Choose the best answer. 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. sugar B. special C. suncream D. should 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. noisy B. exciting C. peaceful D. modern 3. My father is ______ than my mother. A.wider B. longer C. older D. larger 4. He is going to Phu Quoc ______. A. Desert B. Waterfall C. Cave D. Island 2 5. Ha Long _____ is in Quang Ninh Province. A. Island B. Bay C. Beach D. Mount 6. Take some ______ with you. You may need it if you get hurt. A. suncream B. backpack C. plasters D. sleeping bag 7. Vy _____ in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. A. go B. goes C. live D. lives 8. There ________ some factories near Khang’s neighbourhood. A. are B. is C. isn’t D. aren’t 9. Mai is ________ than her cousin. A. active B. confident C. better D. funny 10. Do you have ______ new friends? A. some B. any C. many D. a little 11. There is ______ milk in the bottle. A. some B. any C. a few D. many 12. We can’t go out. It ______ now. A. is rain B. is raining C. rain D. rains 13. How ________ books are there in your bag? A. some B. any C. many D. much 14. You _____ make lots of noise in the museum. A. must B. mustn’t C.should D. not should 15. Children should help their parents to _______ their house. A. wish B. visit C. clean D. give 16. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. A. island B. biggest C. forest D. plaster 17. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests. A. delicious B. difficult C. dangerous D. different 18. There aren’t ________ good films on TV at the moment. A. some B. much C. an D. any 19. Diana is in the art club. She is very________. A. kind B. funny C. creative D. shy 20. Nam likes________ volleyball. A. to playing B. playing C. plays D. play 21. You ________ travel alone to the mountain. It’s dangerous. Always go in a group. A. mustn’t B. should C. must D. will 22. “ How ________ does Phong go to the judo club ?” – “Twice a week.” A. long B. far C. often D. much 23. Every evening, my father ________ television. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches 24. There be________ 36 students in my class. A. am B. is C. was D. are 25. Would you like __________ coffee? A. some B. any C. D. an 26. There is a big market near my house, so the street is busy and . A. noise B. narrow C. quiet D. noisy 27. Look! The little boy in the yard. A. are playing B. plays C. playing D. is playing 28. My sisters __________ the exercises in the evening . 3 A. often does B. often do C. does often D. do often 29. We usually ________ our house with flowers at Tet. A. decorates B. are decorating C. decorate D. is decorating 30. She often ________ to Ho Chi Minh City on Sundays. A. to go B. go C. goes D. going II. Match the question with the answer A B Answer 1. Is Ha Noi larger than Binh Thuan? a. In the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh city. 1 - 2. Where is your neighbourhood? b. They are very kind. 2 - 3. What are the people in Nha Trang like? c. It is a very beautiful island in Viet Nam. 3 - 4. What do you know about Phu Quoc? d. I decorate my house with flowers. 4 - 5. What do you do at Tet? e. Yes, it is. 5 - III. Complete the dialogue, using the phrases or sentences given. A. I dislike about the streets because they are very crowded and noisy. B. Yes, there is. It’s near my house C. Yes, I do. D. I live in a town house in Bien Hoa city. E. The people are very helpful and friendly. Jack: Where do you live, Alice? Alice: (1) ___________________________. Jack: What do you like about your neighborhood? Alice: (2) ___________________________. Jack: And what do you dislike about it? Alice: (3) ___________________________. Jack: Is there an art gallery near your house? Alice: (4) ___________________________. Jack: Do you like your neighborhood? Alice: (5) ___________________________. IV. Read the dialogue and answer True (T) or False(F). Mi: Where do you live, Vy? Vy: I live in Binh Duong Province. Mi: What do you like about it? Vy: There are many things I like about it. There’s a big market near my house. There are also many shops, restaurants and art galleries here. The streets are wide and clean. The people here are helpful and friendly. Mi: What do you dislike about it? Vy: The schools are too far away. There are also some factories near here, so the air isn’t clean and the streets are noisy and crowded. 1. Vy lives in Ho Chi Minh city _________ 2. There’s a big market near Vy’s house. _________ 3. The streets are narrow and clean. _________ 4. The people here are kind and funny. _________ 5. The air here isn’t clean. _________ 4 V. Read and select the correct options. My village is about 10 kilometers (1) ___________ Da Lat. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow (2) __________ and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In the spring, my (3) __________ looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to (4) ________ it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't take the villagers (5) ___________ time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. Câu 1. A. from B. to C. in D. at Câu 2. A. rivers B. islands C. flowers D. waterfalls Câu 3. A. countryside B. town C. city D. village Câu 4. A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. to visit Câu 5. A. many B. much C. some D. a few VI. Put the words in the correct order. 1. beautiful / Mary/ sister/ is/ more/ than / her /. => ___________________________________________________________ 2. streets/ the/ are/ less/ wider/ with/ traffic/. => ___________________________________________________________ 3. Da Nang/ I/ live/ in/ suburbs/ the/ of/ City/. => ___________________________________________________________ 4. is / Khang’s / where /neighborhood/ ? => ___________________________________________________________ 5. homework / is/ more/ important/ than/ playing video/ doing/ games /. => ___________________________________________________________ 6. new / I/ furniture / need / for / to / my / some / room / buy/ . => ___________________________________________________________ 7. your/ trip/ don’t/ take/ too/ much/ luggage/ on/. => ___________________________________________________________ 8. mustn’t / you / forget/ bring/ to/ a/ compass /. => ___________________________________________________________ 9. we/ to / the / clean / our / help / should / parents/ house /. => ___________________________________________________________ 10. Tet/ My/ mother/ usually /cooks/ special/ food/ during/. => ______________________________________________________________ VII. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Travelling by air is faster than travelling by bus. A. Travelling by bus is faster than travelling by air. B. Travelling by bus is slower than travelling by air. C. Travelling by air is not faster than travelling by bus. 2. My school is bigger than Fay’s school. A. Fay’s school is older than my school. B. Fay’s school is smaller than my school. C. Fay’s school is bigger than my school. 3. Nick’s exam results is better than Alex’s exam results. 5 A. Alex’s exam results is worse than Nick’s exam results. B. Alex’s exam results is better than Nick’s exam results. C. Nick’s exam results is bad than Alex’s exam results. 4. You mustn’t go to school late. A. You mustn’t go to school on time. B. You must go to school on time. C. You must go to school late. 5. We should keep quiet in the hospital. A. We shouldn’t keep quiet in the hospital. B. We shouldn’t make noise in the hospital. C. We should make noise in the hospital. 6. It’s good if you do your homework carefully. A. You shouldn’t do your homework carefully. B. You should do your homework carefully. C. You mustn’t do your homework carefully. 7. Nam doesn’ t have a TV in his bedroom. A. There is a TV in Nam’s bedroom. B. There isn’t a TV in my bedroom. C. There isn’t a TV in Nam’s bedroom. 8. Living in the city is noisier than living in the countryside. A. Living in the countryside is noisier than living in the city. B. Living in the countryside is quieter than living in the city. C. Living in the countryside is cheaper than living in the city. 9. The food here is worse than my cooking. A. My cooking is worse than the food here. B. My cooking is better than the food here. C. My cooking is gooder than the food here. 10. There are lots of beautiful lakes in Viet Nam. A.Viet Nam has many beautiful lakes. B. Viet Nam has much beautiful lakes. C. Viet Nam has a beautiful lake.   

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

 1. A. few                                B. new                         C. sew                                     D. nephew

2. A. closed                             B. practised                 C. asked                                  D. stopped

3. A. chef                                B. pleasure                  C. social                                  D. discussion

4. A. watches                          B. boxes                      C. buses                                   D. tables

Question II : Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

5. My family enjoys _______ because we can sell vegetables and flowers________ money

            A. garden – to B. gardening – of        C. gardening – for       D. gardening – with

6. Traditional volunteer activities include _______ money for people in need, cooking and giving food.

            A. getting                    B. rising                                   C. raising                     D. taking

7. They’re going to break eggs to make ................for breakfast.

            A. omelet                   B. noodles                                C. tofu                     D. spaghetti

8. There is an exhibition of Dong Ho paintings at Country................. 

            A. school                     B. market                    C. museum                D. gallery

9. Christmas tree was ____________ with ornaments and colorful lights by people living around.

A. grown                     B. rehearsed            C. decorated             D. cared for

10. Minh finds making models ______________ because it is a creative activity.

A. excite          B. exciting                               C. excited                   D. are exciting

11. The Imperial Academy is _______________ the first university in Vietnam.

A. considered              B. known                    C. named                                 D. organized

12. People who do not have the physical or mental abilities that most people have are called _______.

A. the elderly              B. the disabled            C. homeless people     D. sick children

13. Viet Nam is __________ for its cultural diversity.

A. precious                  B. unique                     C. interesting   D. famous

14. The Imperial Academy __________ in 1076 under Emperor Ly Nhan Tong.

A.  constructed             B. was constructed                 C. constructing            D. has constructed

Question III : Choose the words or phrases that are correct in the verb tenses.

15. I enjoy __________ stamps and it becomes my pleasure.                     (collect) 

A. to collect B. collecting                      C. will collect           D. collected

16. Students shouldn’t spend too much time __________TV. (watch)

     A. watching                        B. to watch                 C. watch                      D. watched

17. Our class _____________ to SOS village to do volunteer work several times. (go)

       A. have go                              B. have gone                           C. has gone           D. goes

18. My friend is very good at __________things.     (draw)

A.to drawB. draws                       C. will draw          D. drawing

Question V : Choose the best sentence.

29. They / visited / Ha Long Bay/ have / many times.

A. They visited have many times Ha Long Bay.

 B. They Ha Long bay have many times visited.

C. They visited many times have Ha Long Bay.

 D. They have visited Ha Long Bay many times.

30. we / for fifteen children/ provided/ last year/ evening classes / ./

A. Last year we provided for fifteen children evening classes.

B. Last year we provided evening classes for fifteen children.

C. We provided for fifteen children last year evening classes.

D. For fifteen children provided evening classes last year

Question VI : Choose the best answer each of the questions about it.

31.  A: “Why don’t we take a trip to PhuQuoc Island?”  B: “________________.”    

            A. No idea                  B. No problem            C. Good idea              D. Well done

     32. Will you take up making models in the future?

            A. I’m not sure            B. That’s a good idea  C. Yes, I do                D. No, I don’t

Question VII : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.

33. I enjoy playing soccer

A. I’m interested playing soccer

B. I’m interested at playing soccer

C. I’m interested in playing soccer

D. I’m interested to play soccer

34. It took him half an hour to write the essay.

A. He spends half an hour writing the essay.

B. He spend half an hour to write the essay.

C. He spent half an hour to writing the essay.

D. He spent half an hour writing the essay.

35. Nam joins this event only in Vietnam.

      A. Nam takes part in this event only in Vietnam.

      B. Nam takes part on this event only in Vietnam.

      C. Nam takes part to this event only in Vietnam.

      D. Nam took part in this event only in Vietnam.

36. Doing exercises helps people stay in shape.

A. People do exercises to kept fit.

     B. People do exercises to keep fit.

      C. People do exercises keeping fit.

D. People do exercises to do keep fit.

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

 1. A. few                                B. new                         C. sew                                     D. nephew

2. A. closed                             B. practised                 C. asked                                  D. stopped

3. A. chef                                B. pleasure                  C. social                                  D. discussion

4. A. watches                          B. boxes                      C. buses                                   D. tables

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. bought                B. daughter                 C. cough                      D. sight

2. A. sure                     B. soup                        C. sugar                   D. machine

3. A. but                      B. bury                        C. nut                          D. young

4. A. measure              B. decision                  C. permission          D. pleasure

5. A. dose                    B. chose                      C. close                       D. lose

6. A. position              B. oasis                        C. desert                      D. resort

7. A. stone                   B. zone                        C. phone                      D. none

8. A. give                    B. five                                     C. hive                  D. dive

9. A. switch                 B. stomach                  C. match                      D. catch

10. A. study                B. ready                      C. puppy                     D. occupy

II. Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1. A. facility                B. characterize            C. irrational                 D. variety

2. A. agreement           B. elephant                  C. mineral                    D. violent

3. A. professor            B. typical                     C. accountant              D. develop

4. A. electrician           B. majority                  C. appropriate          D. traditional

5. A. decay                  B. vanish                     C. attack                      D. depend

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. spaghetti                        B. gram                                   C. can                                     D. bag

2. A. box                                 B. onion                                  C.  bottle                                    D. shop

3. A. carton                             B. container                            C. grocery                                    D. crunchy

4. A. chips                               B. chocolate                            C. bunch                                    D. chef

5. A. really                              B. beans                                  C. eating                                    D. teaspoon

6. A. amount                           B. delicious                             C. found                                    D. proud

7. A. ingredients                     B. pancakes                             C. potatoes                                   D. grapes

8. A. tomatoes                         B. noodles                               C. groceries                                 D. bunches

9. A. cooked                           B. needed                                C. tasted                                    D. listed

10. A. picked                          B. added                                  C. mixed                                    D. hoped

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. spaghetti                         B. gram                                   C. can                                     D. bag

2. A. box                                 B. onion                                  C.  bottle                                 D. shop

3. A. carton                             B. container                             C. grocery                               D. crunchy

4. A. chips                               B. chocolate                            C. bunch                                 D. chef

5. A. please                             B. beach                                  C. clean                                   D. weather

6. A. amount                           B. delicious                             C. found                                  D. proud

7. A. ingredients                      B. pancakes                             C. potatoes                              D. grapes

8. A. tomatoes                         B. noodles                               C. groceries                             D. bunches

9. A. cooked                           B. needed                                C. tasted                                  D. listed

10. A. picked                          B. added                                  C. mixed                                 D. hoped

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1.     A. played              B. watched            C. danced             D. walked

2.     A. amazed             B. hilarious           C. pavement          D. animation

3.     A. ahead               B. present              C. center               D. break

4.     A. waited              B. needed              C. hated                D. closed

5.     A. except               B. there                 C. then                   D. hey

6.     A. covered             B. fixed                 C. promised          D. picked

7.     A. make                 B. playground                C. station    D. many

8.     A. washed             B. attended            C. decided             D. disappointed

9.     A. safely               B. pavement         C. animation         D. female

10. A. filled                B. opened             C. played              D. wanted

11. A. ready               B. break                C. ahead                D. festival

12. A. ended               B. shocked            C. laughed            D. missed

II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

13. A. prepare             B. project              C. enjoy                D. machine

14. A. celebrate          B. cultural            C. festival             D. performance

15. A. action               B. horror               C. thriller              D. parade

16. A. romantic          B. comedy            C. terrify               D. satisfied

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

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

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

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

21. A. listen                B. travel                C. borrow             D. obey

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

23. A. perform            B. festival             C. celebrate           D. seasonal

24. A. music               B. religious           C. unusual             D. tomato

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (1.5p)

1. A. boat               B. snow                  C. crowded             D. postcard

2. A. house             B. so                      C. town                  D. mountain

3. A. fold                B. hold                   C. love                   D. show

II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D: (1.5p)

4. A. Australia        B. Africa                C. Rome                           D. America

5. A. mine              B. her                     C. our                               D. your

6. A. played            B. watched             C. visited                          D. went

III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. ( 4.5p)

7. Ho Chi Minh City is very ______.

A. exciting              B. long                   C. boring                          D. friendly

8. The weather in Da Lat is very ______ in winter.

A. hot                     B. long                   C. cold                             D. quiet

9. The ______here are friendly and kind.

A. people                          B. street                  C. city                              D. food

10. This is my house and that is _________.

A. Lan                    B. Lan’s                 C. Lan house                              D. house’s Lan

11. Minh _______ a good movie last night.

A. watches             B. watched             C. will watch                              D. is watching

12. This is Mai’s umbrella. _______ umbrella is blue.

A. Her                    B. Hers                   C. Mai                              D. You

13. What ____ they _____ yesterday morning?

A. do/ do                B. will/ do              C. did/ do                         D. did/ did

14. Minh studied very hard, _________ he passed the final exam.

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

15. This dictionary is ________than the one I have.

A. more expensive            B. most expensive   C. expensive           D. the most expensive

IV. Write the following sentences as suggested: (2.5p)

16. My car is here and her car is over there. (hers)

- My car………………………………………………………………………………………….

17. You (meet) Hoang and Phuong two days ago? (Give the correct tense of the verb in bracket)

- ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

18. Can you help me with the housework, please? (Imperative)

- Please…………………………………………………………………………………………

19. They played the game very well. They didn’t win the game. (but)

- They…. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

20. Life in the city is more exciting than in the country. (peaceful)

- Life in the country …………………………………………………………………………….