I. Chose the odd word.

1. A. rubber B. ruler C. singer D. calculator

2. A. vocabulary B. grammar C. structure D. classmate

3. A. dishwasher B. chopsticks C. microwave D. fridge

4. A. statue B. cathedral C. headmaster D. palace

5. A. change B. mountain C. waterfall D. valley

B.  VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 pts)

  I.  Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. (4.0 pts)

9.   There was no                      in continuing for him the race was over.

      A. value                       B. worth                      C. point                       D. profit

10. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s                        .

      A. pointless                 B. worthless                C. meaningless            D. hopeless

11. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the            __  of making Dong

      Ho paintings.

      A. manufacture           B. activity                   C. production              D. craft

12. As a cab driver, I _______though I’d love a bigger pay check.
      A. get by                           B. take on                    C. get on                     D. carry through

13.                     a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house

     designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.

      A. While                      B. Since                       C. Due to                    D. Despite the fact

14. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, many Dong Ho cooperatives had to                    

      A. close                       B. shut                         C. close down             D. close in

15. He couldn’t                        his father that he was telling the truth.

      A. admit                      B. confide                   C. trust                        D. convince

16. By the time they __________at the concert, the tickets were sold out.

       A. got through            B. turned up                C. filled in                  D. applied to

17. This cloth                           very thin.

      A. feels                        B. touches                   C. holds                       D. handles

18. Vietnamese traditional                   is done with a simple hammer and chisel.

      A. sculptured feature   B. sculptor                  C. sculpture pieces      D. sculpture

19. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,                     in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.

      A. to cast                     B. to be vast                C. cast                         D. casting

20. I put the scarf with my mother’s                          , intending to pay for it on my way out.

      A. purchases                B. material                   C. objects                    D. expenditures

21. The wolf ran _______the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

      A. across                      B. through                   C. along                      D. over

22. She                         her husband’s job for his ill health.

      A. accused                  B. blamed                    C. caused                    D. claimed

23. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite                    .

      A. valuable                  B. invaluable               C. worthless                D. priceless

24. Craft village are becoming popular                        in Viet Nam.

      A. tour attractiveness   B. physical attraction   C. tourism attractions     D. tourist attraction

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

 III  Choose the odd one out.

      1.   A. duck                       B. cattle                       C. chicken                   D. goose

      2.   A. mountain                B. grassland                C. paddy field             D. pasture

      3.   A. pick                        B. collect                     C. harvest                    D. plough

      4.   A. load rice                 B. dry rice                   C. cook rice                 D. harvest rice

      5.   A. peaceful                  B. nomadic                  C. crowded                 D. traditional

 IV  Fill in the blank with a suitable word/ phrase.

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. headache   B. spread   C. health D. weak
2. A. flu  B. sunburn C. junk  D. much
3. A. wash  B. wear C. wake D. wrap
Exercise 2: Choose the odd one out
1. A. running   B. coughing  C. cycling  D. swimming
2. A. vegetables  B. fish  C. fried chicken D. fruits
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. Please wake me ________ at 5 and we will leave at 6 in the morning.
A. up  B. on  C. over  D. in
2. Fruit tastes good ________ it’s healthy for your body 
A. so  B. but  C. or  D. and
3. In order to have good ____________, you should eat lightly and laugh cheerfully.
A. spirit B. body C. health D. mood
4. I forgot to wear a sun hat today and I got a__________________.
A. backache  B. headache  C. stomachache D. earache
5. Watching too much television is not good _____________ your eyes.
A. at  B. for  C. with  D. to
6. He eats a lot of burger and chips so he’s putting on_____________.
A. weigh B. weightless  C. weight  D. weighting
7. The Japanese eat a lot of fish instead of meat______________they are more healthy.
A. Although  B. so  C. but  D. because
8. You can avoid some diseases by ___________ yourself clean.
A. looking  B. bringing  C. keeping  D. taking
9. When you have a temperature, you should drink more water and rest ___________.
A. least   B. less   C. most  D. more
10. When you have flu, you may have a cough and a ___________ nose.
A. following  B. noisy C. runny  D. runing