Choose the word whose CAPITALIZED and BOLD part is pronounced differently from that of the others. A stayS B enjoys C differs D coughS Câu 2 Choose the word whose CAPITALIZED and BOLD part is pronounced differently from that of the others. A rAck B stArt C pArty D cArd Câu 3 Choose the word whose stress pattern differs from that of the others. A employer B librarian C chemistry D geography Câu 4 Choose the word whose stress pattern differs from that of the others. A contain B magazine C activity D biology Câu 5 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Hoa’s parents love __________ on their farm. A work B working C do D doing Câu 6 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -A: “Hello, this is Lan. ________”. - B: “This is Phong. Can I speak to Mai?”. A Who’s saying? B Who are you? C Who’s calling? D Who is answering? Câu 7 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -The factory in my hometown _________ over 2000 people. A employs B employers C employees D employing Câu 8 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Going out is _____________ than staying at home. A funnier B funny C funner D more fun Câu 9 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -I promise I ________ you to go shopping this evening. A take B will take C am taking D takes Câu 10 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Most students go to the school cafeteria at a break or ___________ A at lunchtime B at a lunchtime C in lunchtime D in a lunchtime Câu 11 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -When my daughter goes on holiday, she _________ takes photographs of the places she visits. She enjoys it very much. A rarely B always C seldom D occasionally Câu 12 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -In _____________, we study living things: life of animals and plants. A history B geography C physics D biology Câu 13 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Students often have four _____________ tests in a semester. A thirties – minute B thirties –minutes C thirty-minute D thirty-minutes Câu 14 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Something you can use to cook food: _________ A a dishwasher B a dryer C an electric stove D a fridge Câu 15 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Susan doesn’t read ____________ magazines. A a lot B many C lots D much Câu 16 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -___________ a basket full of juicy apples. A This is B These are C Those are D That are Câu 17 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. -Mary ______________ next to the handsome boy over there at present. A sits B is siting C will sit D is sitting Câu 18 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. -The dress is very impressive. A How impressive the dress does! B What an impressive the dress! C How impressive the dress is! D What an impressive your dress! Câu 19 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. -Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. A It is interesting to have a vacation abroad. B It is interesting having a vacation abroad. C It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad. D It is very interesting having a vacation abroad. Câu 20 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to the question. -Where are the newspapers and magazines? A At the second floor. B In the back of the library. C On the racks in the middle. D In the left. Câu 21 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room ____X_____ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A on B in C with D of Câu 22 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are ___X______ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A long B bad C narrow D small Câu 23 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. - My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can _____X______ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A take B show C find D get Câu 24 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from ______X_______ countries. The school library is __________ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A foreign B big C small D strange Câu 25 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for the BLANK X. -My school library is on the left of the school. It is a large room _________ many sections. The librarian always sits at the desk near the front door. There are __________ reading-tables and chairs for the teachers and students. Then there are many shelves and racks for books, newspapers and magazines. The readers can ___________ their books at the catalogues. The library often gets many new books from _____________ countries. The school library is _____X_____ helpful in developing the students’ knowledge. A some B very C not D only

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

•    A. account         B. country  C. about      D. sound

•    A. correction      B. question           C. nation     D. inspiration

•    A. gather           B. earth       C. theater    D. thank

II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A, B, C or D (2.5p)  

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others..

a. sound b. crowd c. found d. court 

2. Ghe Ngo Race is a religious ritual of the Khmer to _______ the Snake God Nagar.

a. commemorate  b. preserve c.command d. process

3. A _________ is a story from ancient times about famous people and events that may ormay not be true.

a. folktale b. legend c. fable d. fairytale

4. There’s a tradition of having parties _________ Christmas.

a. on b.in c. at d. for

5. You _________ place your chopsticks on your rice bowl when finished with a meal. Don’t rest them on the table.

a. should b. don’t have to c. shouldn’t d. mustn’t

6. The festival only lasted for three days; _________ they spent nearly a month preparing for it.

a. when b. moreover c. otherwise d. however

7. ‘I was wondering if you’d like to go to Da Lat Flower Festival’

‘_______ When does it take place?’

a. Not bad! b. Sure, I’d love to!   c. For what? d. Are you sure?

8. Helen and I _________ together when the accident happened.

a. talked b. have talked c. were talking d. was talking

9. Last year, my family _______ tradition and travelled abroad during Tet holiday.

a. broke with b. passed down c. kept on d. handed up

10. Some people think young people should to follow the tradition of the society. (Find error)

                   A                       B      C                      D

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

1.   A. passed                              B. watched                            C. played                            D. washed

2.   A. proud                               B. about                              C. around                           D. would

3.   A. market                           B. depart                              C. card             D. scare

*  Choose the word which has a different stress pattern

4. a. award                             b. prevent                               c. visit                                     d. except

5. a. bookshelf                              b. advanced                  c. above                                  d. depend

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

III- Choose the right answer (1.6 p)

6. A: Congratulations! You did great.       B:_________________

A. It's nice of you to say so.                    B. It's my pleasure.           

C. You're welcome.            D. That's okay.

 7. “ Do you have a bike ?”             “ No, but I wish I____________ one.”

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

8. I spent half a year________________ this boat.

A. to build.                            B. building                            C. built                                   D. on building

9. If I____________ any problem, I______________ ask for your help.

A. has / will                           B. had / will                           C. have / would                     D. have / will

10. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.

A. whose                                B.who                                     C. which                                D. where

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

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

12. We have learnt English________2001.         

A. for                                      B. since                                  C. in                                        D. during

13. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?

A.isn’t                                    B. didn’t                                C.doesn’t                               D. wasn’t

14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck.

A. which                             B. whose                            C. whom                        D. where

15. If I were a flower, I_______a sunflower.

 A. was                               B. were                                C. will be                       D. would be

V- Complete these sentences

    1. If / I / rich, / I / travel / around / world / family. => ………………………………………………………….

2. Mr John / never / allow / daughter / swim / river / her friends

=> ……………………………………………

1.              I / told / not / be late / class / next time.

=> ……………………………………………………..……………

2.              Yuri Gagarin / be / first man / who / travel / space.

=> …………………………………………………….…

3.              It / so / hot / yesterday / that / we / not / sleep.

=> ……………………………………………………………

 IV. Give the correct form of verbs given.

A. -John ....................... (21. lose) his job last month and since then he ............................. (22. be) out of work.

- Do you know why he ……………………….... (23. lose) his job?

- Because he ................................. (24. be) very rude to his boss.

B. Yesterday morning, when I .......................... (25. arrive) at the airport, Sophie .............................. (26. wait) for me.

She ................................ (27. wear) a pink dress and ......................................... (28. look) very pretty.

V -  Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses.

29.Many people became……………….…….after the earthquake.                            (home)

30.There are many…………………………throughout the year.                                    (celebrate)

31.The scientists can predict the ............................... of a volcano                                   (erupt)

32. We stayed at home because it rained …………………………..                                     (heavy)

33.I am looking forward to ……………………………………..from you.                           (hear)

VI - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.

                I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (34)_____you about it. I was very (35)_____when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (36)_____I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (37)_____we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (38)_____ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

34 .A. say                                           B. tell                                   C. talk                             D. speak

35. A. exciting                 B. excites                                           C.  excited                      D. excite

36. A.after                                          B. until                                C. when                              D. while

37.A. although                                 B. even                                C. because                         D. so

38 A. pronouncing                    B. speaking                        C. reading                          D. telling

VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

39 People say that they bought this shop last year. 

 =>  It is___________________________________________.

-     They are_____________________________________________________.

37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 

=>   He asked me____________________________________.

38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 

=> Mr. Brown whose_______________________________.

42.Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?

-     You know____________________________________________________.

39. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

=> Minh spends______________________________________.

44 .We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

=>   Because it_________________________________________.

45. My mother used to us clean the house.

=> We used_____________________________________________________.

46."I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said

-     She said_______________________________________________________.

47. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.    

=> I haven’t__________________________________________________

48. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.

 =>  It_______________________________________.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 1:      A. looked                 B.  moved                C. gained                 D. prepared

Question 2:      A. think                    B. therefore              C. throughout          D. thanks

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

Question 3:      A. traffic                  B. patient                 C. disease                 D. service

Question 4:      A. significant           B. ability                  C. conventional        D. architecture

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct preposition or adverb particle that completes the sentences.

Question 5:      One day _______ the moon lasts for two weeks compared with the earth time.

                 A. in                         B. from                     C.  on                       D. at

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaing to the underlined word.

Question 6:      The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then  it went away.

                  A. traveled              B. flew                     C. disappeared         D. appeared

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.

Question 7:      I was always nervous as the plane takes _______.

                 A. up                        B. in                         C. off                       D. after

Question 8:      You shouldn’t eat _______. It’s not good for your health.

                 A. quick                   B. quickly                 C. fastly                   D. slow

Question 9:      It’s difficult _______  traffic jams during the rush.

                 A.  to avoid              B. avoiding              C. avoided               D. avoid

Question 10:    I_______ English here since I graduated from university

                 A. teach                    B. taught                  C. have taught         D. am teaching

Question 11:    Tim: “Let’s have some drinks now.”

                 Jack: "_______".

                 A.  Yes, let’s drink up                               B. Yes, we drink     

                 C. Yes, we do                                           D. That’s a good idea

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect.

Question 12:    Mathematics  is John's favorite subject, while Civics are Andrea's favorite subject.

                     A                                    B                                            C                                 D

Question 13:    The supermarket whom was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt

                 A                              B                              C                                       D

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best completes each blank.

The  second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day . It is a public holiday in both Britain and American. On that day, children send Mother’s day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest. In the USA, Mother’s Day started in the 1980s. There was a small town (14) _______. Prunty town in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war . After the war, they hated each other. Mrs Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to (15) _______ friends with each other again so she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said , “ Let us be friends with each other again”. Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried (16) _______  her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day ”

Question 14:    A. call                       B. called                   C. calling                  D. to call

Question 15:    A. hold                     B. get                       C. make                    D. gain

Question 16:    A. on                        B. in                         C. at                         D. by

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.

            My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

            I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

            Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

            My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.

Question 17:    Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______

                        A. a firefighter             B. a driver                   C. a farmer                  D. a mailman

Question 18:    Gigha is the name of _______.

                        A. his wife                                                      B. his hotel     

                        C. the shop where they work                          D. the island where they live

Question 19:    The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.

                        A. beer                        B. post                         C. boat                        D. pub

Question 20:    What does the word " deliver " in paragraph 3 mean?

            A. restrict                    B. keep                        C. drink                       D. transfer

Question 21:    According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?

                        A. He likes the job as a postman most.           B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

                        C. He does the accounts in the evenings.       D. He goes to bed very late.

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given one.

Question 22:    If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 A. Unless you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 B. Unless you study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.

                 C. Unless you study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

                 D. Unless you don’t study harder, you won’t surely fail the next exam.

Question 23:    In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            A. Despite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            B. Although Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

            C. Although not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

                 D. Despite Mr. Anderson couldn’t speak Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.

Question 24: “Are you interested in learning English?” said Ann

                 A. Ann asked me if I am interested in learning English

                 B. Ann asked me if I was interested in learning English

                 C. Ann asked me that I was interested in learning English

                 D. Ann asked me if you were interested in learning English

Question 25:    I have never been  as relaxed as my sister when talking to my father.

                 A. My sister is always more relaxed than me when she talks to my father.

                 B.  I have never tried to be relaxed when talking to our father but my sister has.

                 C. My sister has always been less relaxed than me when talking to our father.

                 D.  Both my sister and I are equally relaxed when talking to our father.

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

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

 A. traffic                B. pavement           C. plane                  D. station

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

 A. healthy              B. ahead                 C. bread                  D. seatbelt

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

A. attended             B. shocked              C. visited                D. started

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

A. looked                B. walked               C. stopped              D. terrified

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

A. railway                B. helicopter           C. across                 D. safety

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

A. disaster               B. comedy              C. romantic             D. surprising

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

A. director               B. producer            C. critic                   D. review

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

A. frightening          B. hilarious             C. moving               D. gripping

9. What does the road sign mean?

A. No left turn

B. No right turn

C. No parking

D. No cycling

10. ..................... my way to school, there is a supermarket.

A. On                       B. During               C. At                      D. In

11.  It is the law that motorists give way to the pedestrian at .....................

 A. traffic light         B. zebra crossing      C. speed limit          D. road sign

12. My father ………………. the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

A. catches                B. drives                C. goes                   D. runs

13. ………………. is not very far from here to the supermarket.

A. There                   B. This                  C. It                        D. That        

14. It is over 100 km ………………. my hometown ………………. Ho Chi Minh City.

A. from-from            B. to-from             C. from-to                         D. to-to

15. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ………………. the rules.

A. remember           B. obey                  C. go after               D. take care of

16. You should look right and left when you go ………………. the roads. 

A. down                 B. across                 C. up            D. along

17. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school ……………….  her school is very far from her house.

A. but                    B. though               C. because                D. or

18. I ……………….. go on foot when I was in primary school.

A. have to               B. may                    C. can                     D. used to

19. Please get ……………….. the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. off                     B. of                       C. on                      D. up

20. “Hospital ahead”, “No parking” are ………………..

A. traffic                B. road signs          C. traffic rules          D. means of transport                

21. She came to the stadium ...................... bus.

A. on                      B. in                       C. by                      D. at

22. ...................... is it from your house to the bookstore? – About 100 meters.

A. How far              B. How long           C. How much          D. How often

23. Motorbike is the main ...................... on the road in Viet Nam.

A. travel                 B. tricycle               C. traffic                 D. vehicle

24. Does your bike ever ...................... down on the way to school?

A. do                      B. take                    C. break                  D. turn

25. A ...................... is an official document that shows you are able to drive.

A. railway station    B. driving licence    C. train ticket          D. traffic jam

26. Anna used to ……………….. as a teacher after she graduated from university.

A. work                  B. worked               C. working              D. works

27. We were ....................... with the lastest film of that director.

A. satisfy                B. satisfied              C. satisfying            D. satisfactory

28. The plot of the film is ........................ I couldn’t see it any more.

A. disappointing      B. disappointed       C. disappoint           D. disappoints

29. “Could I ask you a few questions about your favourite movies?” –  “........................”

A. Sure. Go ahead.                                 B. Not a bad idea. 

C. That sounds good.                             D. But I don’t want to. 

30. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a ……………….. movie.

A. romantic             B. comedy              C. documentary       D. science fiction

31. The film was so boring. ……………….., An saw it from beginning to end.

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

32. The special effects in Jurassic Park are ......................! The dinosaurs look so real and alive

A. visible                B. incredible           C. terrible                D. believable

33....................... having to work the next day, they watched films all night.

A. Because of         B. Because             C. Although            D. In spite of

34. ...................... Johnny Depp is a famous actor, he has failed in his recent films.

A. Although            B. Despite               C. However            D. Nevertheless

35. Who is going to ...................... the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get                     B. take                    C. win                    D. pass

36. How do you think about my new idea? – I find it ......................

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

37. They spent a huge amount of money on the film; ......................, it was not a big success.

A. although             B. however             C. but                     D. because

38. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous ...................... of the silent films.

A. star                    B. acting                 C. plot                    D. scene

39. Critics say Midnight Run is a must-see ...................... it is funny and exciting.

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

40. For a ......................, that film wasn’t very funny. I didn’t laugh once.

A. thriller                B. romance              C. documentary       D. comedy