* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other.
1. A. played B. finished C. worked D. watched
2. A. please B. pleasure C. easy D. teacher
3. A. ground B. group C. house D. found

* Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. access B. article C. alert D. channel
2. A. machine B. magic C. daily D. major
3. A. harvest  B. itinerary     C. bamboo    D. collect

I/ Pronunciation: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others. 1. A. stayed B. listened C. played D. stopped 2. A. provided B. watched C. finished D. stopped 3. A. of B.coffe C. leaf D. fault 4. A. knee B. knife C. king D. knitting 5. A.chemistry B. chemical C. charity D. mechanic II/Grammar and structures: 1. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the blankets. 1. In the future, I (buy) ………..a house. 2. What ………….you (do) ……… tonight? 3.My father and I(visit)……………….Ha Long Bay four times . 4. This is the first time she ………….(be) to New York. 5. Yesterday, they …………. (have) an accident. 2.Choose the letter A,B,C or D to complete the sentences . 1. People who do not have home are called …………people A. elderly B. homeless C. disabled D. poor 2. It’s harmful for your body if you eat a lot of………… A. fish B. fruit C. junk food D. vegetables 3.Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C,D) that needs correcting I think make pottery is useful,so I spend much time on it A B C D 4.Nowadays, a lot of ________ live in a nursing home. A. homeless people B. elderly people C. street children D. disabled people. 5.Trang ____ me 20 minutes ago. A. phones B. phoned C. had phoned D. has phoning 6.I _____ to the KFC restaurant several times . A. gone B. go C. went D. have gone 7.You should eat ______fruits and vegetables because they are good for your health. A. more B. less C. little D. no 8.I hope everything _____ fine. A. will B. won’t C. will be D. won’t are 9.They hate ______ noodles. They prefer rice. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eats 10. My sister’s hobby is ________ outdoor activities. A. do B. does C. doing D. done III/READING: Read the text and choose the best answer We need calories or (1)…………………..to do the things every day. For example, when we walk to school or (2) ………………..a bike to school we spend a certain amount of (3)………….and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4) ………………a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5)…………………..us to calculate. If people want to keep (6) …………….., they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day. 1. A. food B. energy C. drink 2. A. ride B. come C. drive 3. A. things B. food C. calories 4. A. do B. spend C. have 5. A. for B. with C. in 6.A. health B. fit C. active IV.WRITING: 1.Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words 1. She/ enjoy/ read/ books. A. She enjoys to read books. B. She enjoy reading books. C. She enjoys reading books. D. She enjoy to read books. 2.She/ start/ the hobby/ when/ she/ 6. A. She started the hobby when she was 6. B. She starts the hobby when she will be 6. C. She starts the hobby when she was 6. D. She starts the hobby when she 6. 3. Our brother/ share/ the hobby/ her. A. Our brother share the hobby to her. B. Our brother shares the hobby to her. C. Our brother share the hobby with her. D. Our brother shares the hobby with her. 4. Nga/ often/ read/ book/ before/ bed. A. Nga often reads a book before going to bed. B. Nga often read a book before going to bed. C. Nga reads a often book before going to bed. D. Nga often read book before going to bed. 5.She/ think/ read books/ interesting/ useful. A. She think reading books is interesting and useful. B. She think read books is interesting and useful. C. She thinks reading books is interesting and useful. D. She think reads books is interesting and useful. 2. Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning 1.Helen's favorite sport is table tennis.. Helen enjoys playing table tennis. / Helen likes……………………………………………. -Helen is…………………………………/ Helen is…………………………………………………. 2. I like her because she is kind(so) She is kind,………………………………………. 3. He started studying English 3 years ago.(for) He has……………………………………………. 4.This is the first time I have seen him. (never…. before) I have………………………………

I. Choose the word with different pronunciation from the others. (0.6p)

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

2. A. worked                           B. wanted                   C. stopped                   D. asked

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

II.Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. ( 1.0 pts)

1. A. sewage               B. simple                     C. hobby                     D. describe

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

I.CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

Which word has different sound from the others?

1. A. Chemistry  B. Character                 C. Psychology    D. Changeable

2. A. Honey                  B. Horse             C. House             D. Hour

3. A. House                  B. Rhinoceros    C. Ghost             D. Ghoul

4. A. Exhaust      B. Exhibit           C. perhaps           D. honest

5.  A. Laugh        .         B. Enough          C. photograph       D. might

6.The boy glanced at me and turned away

A. looked carefully      B. looked suspiciously   C. look attentively   D. looked quickly

* Choose the word which has different pronunciation from the others. 

1. A. sometimes    B. visit           C. worship             D. with

2. A. washed      B. looked      C. stopped        D. played

3. A. three       B. through       C. month        D. than

4. A. nation    B. pollution    C. question       D. information

I. Find the word with the different underlined sound.

1. A. washed B. crushed C. stayed D. watched

2. A. book B. good C. food D. foot

3. A. face B. plane C. station D. travel

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

4. A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite

5. A. opportunity B. competitive C. communicate D. unfortunate 

III.Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.

6. A person who .  .  .  .  . the bagpipes is called a piper.

A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does

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

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

8. The team’s success was largely .  .  .  .  . to her efforts.

A. because B. due C. since D. as

9. We don’t have many carnivals in VietNam; .  .  .  .  ., we have many traditional festivals.

A. nevertheless B. while C. although D. because

10. When I came, the whole family .  .  .  .  . dinner around a big dining table.

A. is having B. was having C. had D. have

11. While she was dancing, the princess .  .  .  .  . a witch.

A. was seeing B. saw C. see D. is seeing

12. The government is sending .  .  .  .  . to the flood victims.

A. touch B. aid C. accommodation D. provision

13. I often drink coffee, but today I .  .  .  .  . tea.

A. am drinking B. drink C. drank D. drinks

14. By the time we got to the cinema, the film .  .  .  .  .

A. started B. had sarted C. starting D. starts

15. All our English teachers are .  .  .  .  .  speakers.

A. native B. original C. foreign D. orginally

16. If you were the president , what .  .  .  .  . you do to help the environment ? 

A. will B. would C. do D. are

17. When she comes later today, he .  .  .  .  . the dinner.

A. cooks B. is cooking C. will be working    D. has cooked

18. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference .  .  .  . “science” and “technology”.

A. among B. of  C. between D. for 

19. Our teacher says that new technology .  .  .  .  . many worker jobless in the future.

A. makes B. is making C. will make D. has made

20. .  .  .  .  . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.

A. a B. the C. an D. θ

21. The song “The road to glory days” .  .  .  .  . by Tran Lap is a very popular song.

A. compose B. composed C. composing D. to compose

22. Alexander Graham Bell was a great .  .  .  .  ., who invented the telephone.

A. developer B. conservationist C. scientist D. explorer 

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

Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (23) .  .  .  .  . comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands  in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (24) .  .  .  .  . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (25) .  .  .  .  . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (26) .  .  .  .  . six states, and two major mainland territories. The (27) .  .  .  .  . 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.

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

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

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

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

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

V. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.

28. You should water these flowers regularly.

  These flowers should  ……………………………………………

29.  “ I have decided to become an astronomer”, he said.

He said that ……………………………………………………….

30.  Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why ………………………………………………………………

31. During dinner, the phone rang.

While I ……………………………………………………………

IV. Listen carefully and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete each sentence.

36. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?

A. business B. pleasure C. business and pleasure

37. Where will the woman stay during her trip?

      A. at a friend's home B. at a hotel C. at a university dormitory 

38. About how long will the woman be in the country?

      A. one or two days B. three or four days C. more than four days 

39. What things are in the woman's luggage?

            A. clothing, computer, and books

            B. CD player, clothing, and books

            C. books, gifts and computer

40. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman? 

            A. Her parents are on the same trip.

            B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.

            C. She was born in that country

I: Choose the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.

1. A. frustrated B. enjoyed C. cleaned D. played

2. A. surface B. conduct C. stuck D. multicutral

II. Choose the word which has the stress pattern different from the other words.

1. A. graduate B. design C. college D. medical

2. A multicultural B. development C. university D. international

C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5 pts)

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1. He hasn't ............. up his mind yet.

A. found B. made C. gon e D. stood

2. I was born in Scotland but I ……………….in Northern Ireland.

A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose

3. They can’t decided who ……… first.

A.go B. to go C. went D. going

4. Mary asked me why I…………..absent from class the day before.

A. was B. have been                      C. had been D.am

5. We were shown……….. the town by a volunteer student.

A. up B.off C. around D. away

6. The last exhibition was not………...................... this one

A. as interesting               B. so interesting as            C. most interesting              D. more interesting

7. I wish my parents could put themselves in my………..

A. situation               B. shoes C. feelings D. heart

8.The town council decided to pull……. The building ,as it was unsafe.

A. up               B. over C. down D. off

I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in
each group.
1. A. knife B. routine C. dinner D. kick
2. A. house B. hour C. how D. horse
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. prepare B. repair C. harrow D. occasion
2. A. buffalo B. fellow C. satisfied D. contented
III. Choose the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
1.John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in
2. During his break, Mr. Pike is used to drinking tea with his fellow peasants.
A. workers B. farmers C. mechanics D. participants
3. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
A. exploded B. shouted C. rang D. burned
4. After a short break for tea, they went on working.
A. began B. continued C. delayed D. harrowed
5. My mother goes to the kitchen to get ready for our breakfast.
A. to go B. to wake up C. to prepare D. to get up
6. Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below.
A. action B. trip C. way D. habit
7. I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field.
A. strong B. fast C. mighty D. powerful
8. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes

* Choose the word which has different pronunciation from the others.
1. A. divided     B. arrived    C. seemed     D. prayed
2. A. nation       B. edition    C. question    D. description
3. A. merchants B. achieve  C. chambers D. scholar
4. A. ocean       B. special    C. musician   D. certify

* Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.
1.  A. deposit   B. festival   C. institute   D. resident
2. A. activity     B. electricity   C. simplicity   D. pollution
3. A. achievement   B. experiment   C. explanation   D. discovery
4. A. surprising   B. astonishing   C. amazing   D. interesting