1-

A. celebration            

B. collection         

C. education              

D. question

2-

A. relax                      

B. snack                

C. area                  

D. atlas

3-

A. find                        

B. miss                  

C. live                  

D. think

4-

A. rehearse                 

B. hour                 

C. household        

D. horrible

1.A

2D

3A

4C

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

1. B. collection
2. A. relax
3. C. live
4. B. hour
5. C. washed
6. C. house
7. D. ahead
8. C. water
9. D. electric
10. A. loud

II. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences:

1. C. hers
2. B. isn't it
3. B. by
4. A. natural gas
5. A. do
6. D. will be learning
7. A. healthcare
8. C. wrong
9. B. is coming
10. A. does/practice
11. D. to have
12. C. favorite
13. B. the left
14. B. to see
15. B. smaller
16. A. capital
17. A. Let's
18. A. go
19. A. many
20. C. bottle

III. Supply the correct word forms:

1. do
2. are not watching
3. do
4. listens
5. went
6. did not return
7. did - did
8. to buy

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 

1. A. celebration        B. collection           C. education           D. question

2. A. relax                  B. snack                  C. area               D. atlas

3. A. find                    B. miss               C. live                  D. think

4. A. rehearse             B. hour                C. household       D. horrible

5. A. rented                B. stopped               C. washed              D. looked      

6. A. ground               B. group                  C. house                 D. found 

7. A. health                 B. seatbelt               C. bread                 D. ahead

8. A.was                      B. walk                   C. water                 D. wall 

9. A. recycle               B. collect                 C. cooking             D. electric

10. A. loud                  B. house                        C. should            D. about

II. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

1. These pens are mine. They are not …………….

 A. she                  B. her                   C. hers                  D. hers pens 

2. The city is working on a project to provide the slums with clean water,……..?    

          A. is it                   B. isn’t it              C.does it               D. doesn’t it     

3. In the future most of people will travel ............... flying trains. 

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

4. ………….is limited and harmful to the environment.

          A. natural gas                 B. solar                 C. wind power      D. hydro

5. What problems ……………….the future transport have ?

          A. do                    B. does                 C. will                            D. is 

6. At 8.00 o’clock tomorrow, we ……………………. English.

          A. learn       B. will learning     C. will be learnt    D. will be learning

7. Good ………………helps people to stay healthy and to live longer.

          A. healthcare                  B. space                C. poverty             D. crime

8. What was … with her?             a. problem        b. matter      c. wrong      d. feeling

9. Look ! The bus _____         A. comes     B. is coming       C. come         D. is come

10. How often ________ Lien ________ the piano in the club?

          A. does/practice    B. do/practice             C. do/practices    D.does/practices.

11. Which sentence is correct? - Would you like ……………lunch with me ?

A. having              B.to having                    C. has lunch          D. to have 

12. My_____subject is English.             A. interested         B. like    C. favorite    D. enjoy

13. There is a lake to ___ of the house  a.right    b.the left            c.front    d.behind

14. I want ___ that movie                  a. see     b. to see     c. seeing     d. sees

15. Her school is __ than his school   

a. small                 b. smaller              c. smallest             d. the smallest

16. Ha Noi is the ___ of Viet Nam    a.capital      b.city    c.mountain   d.forest

17. ___ going to the museum?        

a. Let’s        b. Why           c. What about    d. Do you want

18. It’s a beautiful day today. Let’s ______ for a walk.

a. go                     b. going                c. to go                 d. goes

19. How __ students are there in the yard?   a. many    b. much         c. often        d. O

20. How much is this ___ of cooking oil?  a. glass    b. box     c. bottle    d. bar

III. Supply the correct word forms.

1. We should (do) ...........do............ morning exercises.                                 

2. They (not/ watch) ...........aren't watching............TV now.                                             

3. What the children often (do) ........do-do...............when it is hot?           

4. My uncle sometimes (listen) ...........listens ............to the radio.                         

5. Yesterday, I (go) ................went.......to the restaurant with Lan.           

6. Phuong (not/ return) ...........didn't return............to Hanoi last year.                           

7. What you (do) .....did you do...........last night? - I (do) ...........did.........my homework.

8. We want (buy) ......to buy.................something for our mum

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 p)

1. a. fun b. run c. music d. sun

2. a. relax b. snack c. area d. atlas

3. a. celebration b. collection c. education d. question

4. a. score b. receive c. scout d. comics

1. a. fun b. run c. music d. sun

2. a. relax b. snack c. area d. atlas

3. a. celebration b. collection c. education d. question

4. a. score b. receive c. scout d. comics

1.c

2.c

3.d

4.d

VIII. Circle the letter a, b, c or d before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hard                  b. carry                       c. card                        d. yard

2.   a. try                     b. why                        c. heavy                     d. dry

3.   a. cool                  b. food                        c. look                        d. flood

4.   a. Thursday         b. those                      c. thirteenth               d. theatre

5.   a . attended          b. wanted                   c. needed                   d. looked

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

      Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

............... Nam moved to this neighborhood last year.................................................................................................................

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

..................No, he didn't.............................................................................................................

3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

............Because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. ...................................................................................................................

4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

...............................No, he doesn't................................................................................................

5.What activities can he do in his free time ?

………he can go swimming, go fishing and go boating. …………………………………………………………………………...

6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?

……………………Yes, he does……………………………………………………………...

X. Give the correct forms of the  verbs in parentheses.

1. I ………bought………… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)

2. ……Is….. Duy …doing…… his homework at the moment? (do)

3. My friend ……won't visit…………… me next week. (not visit)

4. Lien ………went…………… to school by bus everyday. (go)

5. We ……have studied…………… in this school for 3 years. (study)

6. He ought ……to go……… to the dentist’s. (go)

7. It is not dangerous ………to leave………… medicine around the house. (leave)

8. They enjoy ………playing……… football for their school team. (play)

VIII. Circle the letter a, b, c or d before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hard                  b. carry                       c. card                        d. yard

2.   a. try                     b. why                        c. heavy                     d. dry

3.   a. cool                  b. food                        c. look                        d. flood

4.   a. Thursday         b. those                      c. thirteenth               d. theatre

5.   a . attended          b. wanted                   c. needed                   d. looked

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

      Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

=> Last year.

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

=> No, he didn't.

3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

=> Because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly.

4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

=> No, he doesn't.

5.What activities can he do in his free time ?

=> Going swimming, going fishing and going boating.

6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?

=> Yes. he does.

X. Give the correct forms of the  verbs in parentheses.

1. I …………bought……… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)

2. ……Is….. Duy …doing…… his homework at the moment? (do)

3. My friend ………won't visit………… me next week. (not visit)

4. Lien …………goes………… to school by bus everyday. (go)

5. We ………have studied………… in this school for 3 years. (study)

6. He ought ……to go……… to the dentist’s. (go)

7. It is not dangerous ………to leave………… medicine around the house. (leave)

8. They enjoy ………playing……… football for their school team. (play)

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

      1. A. required                    B. opened                                C. solved                   D. worked

      2. A. bag                           B. face                                     C. pants                                                               D. fashion 

3. A. climate                     B. tropical                               C. official                                                       D. capital 

4. A. hit                             B. house                                  C. hour                                                           D. holiday

5. A. tide                           B. public                                 C. sight                                                           D. provide

      6. A. grade                        B. nature                                 C. exchange                                                          D. village                               

7. A. wants                        B. listens                                 C. looks                                                          D. develops

8. A. mother                      B. hobby                                 C. modern                                                      D. horror

9. A. apartment                 B. already                                C. across                                                        D. another

10. A. cough                     B. enough                                C. weigh                                                        D. laugh

11. A. thanks                     B. think                                   C. there                                                          D. three

12. A. measure                  B. Easter                                 C. each                                                          D. eager

13. A. group                      B. route                                   C. soup                                                          D. cousin

14. A. luggage                  B. pull                                     C. funny                                                        D. bulb

15. A. comic                     B. cotton                                 C. city                                                           D. computer                         

D

B

A

C

B

D

B

A

B

C

C

A

D

B

C

1b

2d

Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. though                B. enough                    C. cough                      D. rough

2. A. chair                   B. cheap                      C. chorus                     D. child

3. A. missed                B. closed                     C. called                      D. planned

4. A. fat                       B. any                          C. gas                          D. hat

5. A physics                B. basic                       C. sailor                       D. subject

1. A. though                B. enough                    C. cough                      D. rough

2. A. chair                   B. cheap                      C. chorus                     D. child

3. A. missed                B. closed                     C. called                      D. planned

4. A. fat                       B. any                          C. gas                          D. hat

5. A physics                B. basic                       C. sailor                       D. subject

a

c

a

c

a

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. reduce                B. conserve     C. enjoy           D. explore
2. A. collapsed            B. occured       C. controlled   D. received
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
3. A. typhoon              B. response      C. device         D. garbage
4. A. comfortable        B. convenient  C. dangerous   D. marvelous
III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences (3ms)
1. I ............................. very surprised if Melissar came to Bob’s party. Normally, she hates parties.
A. will be        B. would be     C. was D. were
2. - “What a nice T-shirt!”
- .............................
A. It’s my pleasure      B. You’re welcome     C. Not at all     D. It’s nice of you to say so
3. It............................. for months, so farmers can’t start their crops.
A. didn’t rain  B. doesn’t rain C. hasn’t rained           D. won’t rain
4. By ............................. used paper, plastic and metal you can minimize the amount of waste produced at home.
A. reducing     B. recycling     C. preventing  D. producing
5. I suggest............................. lessons to the poor children in the neiborhood.
A. give B. giving         C. to give         D. gave
6. Home lighting can ............................. for 10 percent to 50 percent of the electricity bill.
A. take B. hold C. account       D. spend
7. ............................. they live a poor life, they always feel happy.
A. in spite of   B. Although    C. Because      D. Because of
8. A ............................. is a violent trpical storm with very strong winds, especially in North and South America.
A. cyclone       B. typhoon      C. hurricane     D. tornado
9. Let me congratulate you ............................. winning the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.
A. on   B. in    C. for   D. about
10. Lan has to stay home to ............................. her sick mother.
A.play with     B. look after    C. look D. talk
11. The house in............................. she was born and grew up was destroyed in an earthquake ten years ago.
A. which         B. that C. who D. whom
12. ............................. putting garbage bins around the schoolyard?
A. Why not     B. Shall we     C. Why don’t we        D. What about
IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentences (1m)
1. Have you ever seen a .....volcanic.............. eruption?         (VOLCANO)
2. ..............Luckily......, the flood didn’t cause much damage to the local residents. (LUCKY)
3. They first met on a............flight........ from Atlanta to Massachusetts.   (FLY)
4. Scientists around the world are searching for the most....................effective.................... source of power.            (EFFECT)
V. Reading
A. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap. (1m)
Scientists are now looking for ceaper ways to use solar energy to heat air and water. Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now. Solar units on the (1)....................... of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water. (2)....................... these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters. Universities and colleges give solar energy couses where students learn to build their own solar collectors. There are also many books (3)....................... explain the construction of solar collectors. (4)....................... the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world.
1. A. ceilings   B. yards           C. roofs           D. dorways
2. A. Because  B. Although    C. If                D. But
3. A. which     B. who             C. whose         D. whom
4. A. At           B. On              C. for               D. In
B. Read the passage and then answer the following questions (1m)
BOXING DAY
Boxing Day in the United Kingdom is the day after Christmas Day and falls on December 26. Traditionally, it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material) of other valuable goods to their employees. In modern time, it is an important day and an opportunity to spend time with their family, friends and neighbors. Some people choose to go for a walk in the countryside, while others gather and wait in a ine for the post-Christmas sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is also an important day for sports events. Traditionally, using dogs to hunt for foxes was a popular sport among the upper classes. Pictures of hunters on horseback dressed in red coats and surrounded by hunting dogs are often seen as symbolic of Boxing Day. Nowadays, fox hunting is not allowed. Horse racing and football (soccer) are now popular sports.
Answer the questions:
1. When is Boxing Day celebrated? 

It is celebrated on December 26
2. What was Boxing Day by traditional?

 it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material) of other valuable goods to their employees
3. Who do people usually spend time with?

They usually spend time with their family, friends and neighbors.
4. Is fox hunting a popular sport nowadays?

No, it isn't
VI. Writing
A. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1m)
1. Do not eat all the ice-cream or you will be sick.
If you eat  all the ice-cream, you will be sick.
2. The children receive a good education. They attend that school.
The children who      attend that school receive a good education
3. People cut down many trees in the forests, so there are often big floods every year.
There are       big floods every year because people cut down many trees in the forests
4. Why don’t we use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume?
He suggested using public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume
B. Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences (0.5m)
1. teacher / pleased / students / passed / final test.

The teacher is pleased that her students passed the final test

2. Tet / festival / occurs / late January / early February.

Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February

1 D

2 A

3 B

4 B

5 C

I.  Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :

1.         a. locate                             b. celebrate                        c. nominate                       d. private

2.         a. hobby                            b. honest                           c. humor                            d. hole

3.         a. dynamite                        b. terrify                            c. symbol                           d. deny

4.         a. love                                b. oven                              c. prove                             d. lovely

5.         a. account                          b. aboard                           c. acquaintance                 d. alien

6.         a. voice                              b. volume                          c. volcano                          d. volunteer

7.         a. crazy                              b. sample                           c. grade                             d. spacecraft

8.         a. spot                                b. object                            c. hole                                d. model

9.         a. launder                          b. laundry                         c. laugh                             d. launch

10.       a. catalogue                       b. card                               c. catwalk                          d. hat

II.  Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :

1.         A. conclusive                    B. evidence                       C. mineral                          D. terrify

2.         A. capture                         B. infant                            C. precious                        D. aboard

3.         A. exist                              B. gemstone                      C. planet                            D. public

4.         A. creature                        B. object                            C. sample                        D. despite

5.         A. wonderful                    B. volunteer                      C. disappear                      D. disappoint

6.         A. reputation                     B. description                    C. suggestion                    D. pollution

7.         A. economic                      B. volcano                         C. psychedelic                   D. scientific

8.         A. priority                         B. terrify                           C. identify                         D. compulsory

9.         A. earthquake                    B. evidence                       C. disappear                      D. slavery

10.       A. generous                       B. humorous                      C. precious                        D. mysterious