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

study

art

cartoon

class

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

lamps

sinks

flats

rooms

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

pear

pie

buy

pond

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

convenient

friendly

cheap

clean

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

waterfall

desert

wonder

plaster

6. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are healthy. They do ________ everyday. *

homework

science

football

judo

7. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There are three ________ in my new school. *

library

libraries

librarys

libraryes

8. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Put these glasses and bowls on the ________ over there, please. *

wall

cupboard

fridge

lamp

9. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My younger brother has a round ________ and broad ________. *

shoulder/ hands

mouth/eyes

face/ shoulders

elbow/ cheek

10. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Daisy is very ________ to take the test. She is a very good student. *

kind

confident

friendly

talkative

11. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: A ________ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters. *

library

post office

cinema

school

12. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Cam Ly ________ in Lam Dong Province attracts many tourists to visit each year. *

Island

Waterfall

Highland

Forest

13. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My brother and I wear ________ to move conveniently when we go hiking in the mountain. *

walking boots

scissors

backpacks

waterproof coat

14. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

Plant

Animal

River

Wood

15. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

fresh

rare

overpriced

cheap

16. Choose the best response to complete the following dialogue: “What time can we meet?” - “__________” *

How about 8 a.m?

Let’s go out.

That’s fine.

I don’t want to.

17. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There is a café ________ to the restaurant. *

near

behind

in front of

next

18. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: We sometimes ________ experiments in physics class. *

make

work

do

get

19. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Phong and Nam ________badminton at the moment. *

play

is playing

are playing

are play

20. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: You ________ play loud music late at night. The neighbours will call the police. *

can

must

mustn’t

are

21. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The first exercise is easy but the second one is ________. *

easy too

difficult too

difficulter

more difficult

22. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Hurry up! We only have ________ time before the bus leaves. *

many

a few

much

a little

23. Choose the mistake in the four underlined part that needs correction: *

have

called

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

Jimmy parents

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

1. A. occurred                    B. destroyed            C. appeared             D. disappointed

2. A. sure                           B. solar                   C. supply                D. website

3. A. answer                      B. wrong                 C. always                D. write       

4. A. desks                         B. computers           C. lamps                 D. laughs

5. A. therefore                    B. throw                   C. thick                             D. thought

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.                                                                                                                                    1. A. cupboard B. psychology C. receivedD. acceptable                                             2. A. preference B. precious  C. prehistory    D. preparation                                        3. A. walked B. wicked  C. intended D. sacred                                                              4. A. breathe B. bathe C. Thumb D. southern                                                              5. A. drank    B. ankle  C. any        D. angle                                                            II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group.                              1. A. tourism B. enter C. poetic D. literature                                                                       2. A. occupation B. millionaire  C. lemonade D.mathematician                                3. A. horizontal  B. mausoleum C. society D. engineer                                                    4. A. biological B. photography C. understand D. similarity                                           5. A. victory B. unless C. museum D. unique                                                                                                                                        

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

1.   a. uniform                  b. computer               c. student                   d. judo

2.   a. subject                    b. sure                        c. surround                d. see

3.   a. excited                   b. nice                        c. library                     d. living

4.   a. school                    b. teacher                   c. cheap                     d. watching

5.   a. teach                       b. speak                     c. break                      d. read

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. hurt                            B. further                             C. sure                                  D. burn

2.   A. noticed                      B. booked                             C. stopped                            D. provided

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.

3. A. apple                           B. butter                               C. mother                             D. advance

4. A. protection                   B. referee                             C. dictation                          D. increasing

III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

5. The audience                     the rock band were mainly young people.

A. watched                     B. watching                          C. looked                             D. looking

6. I don’t know which website is useful                 getting access to me.

A. of                               B. with                                 C. from                                 D. for

7. It is said that UFOs are no longer just human being’s                  .

A. cooperation               B. imagination                     C. creation                           D. question

8. She                   to the cinema with her husband last year, but she doesn’t go with him now.

A. used to go                  B. often goes to                    C. usually goes                    D. sometimes goes

9. Our school is going to                  its one-hundredth anniversary.

A. perform                     B. organize                           C. celebrate                          D. make

10. What would you do if you                   a hero in history?

A. met                            B. would meet                      C. can meet                          D. meet

11.As John was ill, his mother                      him.

A. looked up                  B. looked after                     C. looked over                     D. looked for

12. We’re spending too much money on clothes. We should be more                         .

A. economic                   B. economically                   C. safe                                  D. economical

13. All the competitors take part in the games in the spirit of                     .

A. sportsman                  B. sportsmanship                 C. solidarity                         D. athletes

14. When we are at home, we can wear____________clothes.

A. casual                        B. important                         C. unimportant                     D. formal

IV.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.   

15. What does this sign mean?

A. You can smoke here.

B. You can’t smoke here.

C. You can buy cigarettes here.

D. You can’t buy cigarettes here.

16. What does this sign say?

      A. Stop or park here.    

      B. No parking.

      C. One-way road ahead.

      D. Don’t stop or park here.

V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

POWER UP!

      If you went to hospital and there was no electricity, you would be (17)                . You’d (18)                                                                         feel scared, too! But (19)                 some of the world’s poorest countries, hospitals often have no power. Doctors sometimes perform operations in the candle light! If they (20)               electric lights, these operations would be easier and safer.

Power Up Gambia is a charity that provides (21)            energy for hospitals (22)              health clinics in the Gambia, West Africa. Its most famous supporter is Olivia Wilde, star of the American TV show House.

“If I were a superhero, I’d want electrical power in my finger,” Olivia once said. Perhaps supporting Power Up Gambia is the next best thing.

17. A. amazed                      B. amazing                           C. amazement                      D. amazes

18. A. friendly                     B. probably                          C. lovely                              D. lively

19. A. on                              B. to                                     C. from                                 D. in

20. A. had                            B. has                                   C. have                                 D. having

21. A. sun                             B. sunny                               C. solar                                D. sunlight

22. A. when                         B. and                                   C. too                                   D. after

VI.Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

Japan, an island nation in East Asia, has the total area of about 378,000 square kilometers. In Japan, the climate is rainy and humid with four distinct seasons. It is the world’s ninth most crowded nation with a population of about 128 million. The official language in Japan is Japanese and the dominant religion is Buddhism. The basic unit of currency of Japan is the yen. The largest city in Japan is Tokyo, the national capital. Japan is among the top nations in the world in education with 99% of the population that can read or write.

23. Japan is an offshore island in eastern Asia.                                                                                                        

24. There are two seasons in Japan: the rainy season and the dry season.                   

25. Most of Japanese are Buddhists.                                                                                                                                                                      

26. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.                                                                                                                                                                    

27. What is the passage mainly about? – It is about ______________.

      A. Tokyo                        B. East Asia                         C. Japanese                          D. Japan

28. The word “dominant” in bold in line 4 is closest in meaning to the word: ___________.

      A. lively                         B. necessary                         C. main                                D. unofficial

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

29. Flood and drought are natural                            that often happen in the central of Viet Nam. (disastrous)

30. We find the English Speaking Contest                                         .                                                                       (interest)

31. He is one of the most positive                                       in this campaign.                                                            (activity)

32. If Peter keeps acting                                     , we will stay away from him.                                                        (polite)

33. You can't make a trip to space without good ______________________condition.                                             (physic)

34. My parents are ___________________with my good academic results.                                                            (satisfy)

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. that cause / People need to / our environment / and damage to / limit the activities / pollution / . //

®    People need to ……………………………………………………………………………………

36. to others / for you / many occasions / your feelings / There are  / to express / . //

®    There are …………………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

37. They spent 45 minutes doing their test.

®    It took …………………………………………………………………………………....…..

38. I know that girl’s family very well. She is a good person.

®    The girl ………………………………………………………………………………………

39. He understands the speech more quickly than she does.

®    She doesn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

40. The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.

®    The doctor suggested ………………………………………………………………….…….

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

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

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located