Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

16. A. school                  B. scholarship                   C. chemistry                 D. children

17. A. astronomy           B. astronomer                C. astrology                 D. astronaut

18. A. mixed                  B. mended                     C. hated                       D. visited

19. A. vision              B. sense                  C. rinseless                     D. housekeeper

20. A. telescope              B. universe                  C. profession                     D. content

Find which word does not belong in each group 1. A. dining room B. kitchen C. board D. bedroom 2. A. pencil case B. school C. compass D.textbook 3. A. mother B. cousin C. father D. sister 4. A. teacher B. history C. biology D. science

I. Choose A, B, C or d whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. took                          B. school                C. food                   D. choose

2. A. clothed                     B. impressed           C. enjoyed              D. worked

3. A. please                       B. pleasure              C. easy                   D. teacher

4. A. comprise                   B. divide                 C. primary              D. religion

5. A. what                         B. who                    C. where                 D. when

II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentences.

6. She moved to France, but we still keep in________.

A. writing               B. touch                  C. meeting              D. contact

7. The unit of …… used in the USA is dollar.

A. currency(tiền tệ)            B. money                C. change               D. bank-note

8. He used to work on a ship. He was a________.

A. poet         B. criminal(phạm tội)                   C. designer             D. sailor

9. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans ended going________.

A. up                      B. on                      C. over                             D. into

10. We have lived in this town_______ 1998.

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

11. The teacher let me_______ home early because I felt ill.

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

12. I_______ jeans when I was a child.

A. don’t wear          B. wasn’t wear        C. didn’t use to wear          D. hasn’t worn

13. Our friends_______ meet us at the airport tonight.

A. are                     B. are going to         C. will be to            D. go to

14. I prefer dogs_______ cats. I hate cats.

A. from                   B. over                             C. than                              D. to

15. When I entered the room, the baby_______ quietly.

A. is sleeping          B. was sleeping       C. slept                   D. were sleeping

*16. If  I_______ a car, it would make life so much easier.

A. have                   B. would have                   C. had                     D. had had

17. Water can’t_______ here.

A. be found             B. be find                C. be finding           D. be finded

*18. If we _______ students, we would study harder.

A. are                     B. be                      C. were                   D. have been

19. I_______ to her party last night.

A. invite                 B. invited                C. was invited                   D. was invite

20. Young people are fond of_______ jeans.

A. wearing              B. to wear               C. wore                   D. worn

III. Choose A, B, C or D that need correcting.

*21. She wishes she is the most intelligent girl in the class.

                  A          B       C                              D

22. Would you like visiting the museum with us?

           A             B        C                            D

23. Would you mind to open the door?

           A             B         C            D

24. All the main streets in this city will be widening.

        A                    B     C                          D

25. When she came, I have dinner.

          A            B          C        D

IV. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the paragraph.

          It’s sometimes said that there is (26)______ new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (27)______ during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens, they enjoyed looking (28)______ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (29)______ such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (30)______ trousers looked good ? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (31)______ Annabelle noticed to her (32)______ that seventies  styles were fashion again “ I was planning to throw all my old clothes (33)______,” she said, “but my daughter (34)______ to a party last week, and guess (35)______ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes ”

26. A. anything                 B. thing                  C. everything          D. nothing

27. A. writer                      B. model                 C. architect             D. author

28. A. at                            B. up                      C. on                      D. after

29. A. was wearing            B. used to wear       C. has worn             D. wears

30. A. flaring                     B. flare(mở rộng)     C. flared(loe)           D. to flare

31. A. therefore                 B. consequently(do đó)      C. moreover            D. however

32. A. amusement(thích thú)        B. thinking              C. humor                D. sense

33. A. out                          B. in                       C. away                  D. aside         

34. A. has gone                 B. went                   C. was going           D. goes

35. A. how                        B. which                 C. what                   D. that

V. Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

          To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization(sự tổng hợp), but it is fairly(khá) true one. Certainly(dĩ nhiên), all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict(đoán trước) the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally(khác thường) bright, but in the final(cuối) year exam neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed(cho rằng) that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

36. Students need to do well in exams_________.

A. in order to do well at school.             

B. because they need to do well at school.

C. so that to do well at school                

D. therefore(bởi vậy) they have to do well at school.

37. The statement “All students hate exams” is_________.

A. extremely(cực kỳ) true           B. completely true   C. quite true            D. very true

38. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?

A. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

B. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

C. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

D. “All students hate exams” is fairly true generalization.(khái quát)

39. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?

A. Because the exam was really difficult

B. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

C. Because they were dull students.

D. Because the questions were not in their lessons.

40. The writer‘s main purpose of writing the passage is to_________.

A. describe the importance of exams                          

B. discuss how exams affect on the students.

C. explain the equality(bình đẳng) in examinations.  

D. criticize the exam system.(phê bình,chỉ trích)

VI. STRESS ( TRỌNG ÂM)

I. Choose A, B, C or d whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. took                          B. school                C. food                   D. choose

2. A. clothed                     B. impressed           C. enjoyed              D. worked

3. A. please                       B. pleasure              C. easy                   D. teacher

4. A. comprise                   B. divide                 C. primary              D. religion

5. A. what                         B. who                    C. where                 D. when

nhanh=tick

1.  My brother likes ________ math and playing chess.  A. doing B. playing C. acting D. getting 2.  I love to learn how light, heat and sound work so I like ________.  A. physics B. biology C. geography D. chemistry 3.  Before New Year, people from all ________ the country go back to their hometowns.  A. in B. at C. on D. over 4.  ________ does he live? – He lives in the USA.  A. When B. What C. Where D. Which 5.  What is your ________ subject? – It’s literature.  A. like B. favorite C. enjoyment D. study 6.  Minh’s father is an engineer. He works in a ________.  A. drugstore B. restaurant C. school D. factory 7.  What housework does she do? – She ________ the laundry.  A. makes B. cleans C. clears D. does 8.  In 1954, General Giap led the Vietnamese army and won the ________ of Dien Bien Phu.  A. Battle B. Day C. Place D. History 9.  I don’t like ________ sports such as biking and running.  A. acting B. table tennis C. outdoor D. indoors 10. My father loves ________ photos and he has a really good camera.  A. take B. taking C. took D. takes 

1. ____ is the study of the life of animals and plants.

            A. Biology                    B. Physics                   C. Chemistry   D. Literature

2. ____ is studying again something that you have learnt, before an exam.

            A. Revision                  B. Experiment             C. Practice                  D. Semester

3. You are seriously ill. You ____ stay in bed and take tablets.

            A. have                        B. had              C. should                     D. are

4. Please turn _____ the light for me. It’s too dark here.

            A. in                             B. out                           C. on                           D. off

5. You _____ better take care. The roads are slippery.

            A. will                           B. had              C. should                     D. ought

6. They’ll arrive _____ Monday,14 July.

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

7. ____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.

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

8. Some people learn any new words they come _____.

            A. by                            B. to                             C. across                     D. up

9. Tim promised _____ in learning Spanish.

            A. to work his best      B. to try his best          C. to do his well           D. to work better

10. You can look up new words in a _____.

            A. list                           B. study book C. dictionary                D. workbook

11. Choose the word which has different stress pattern. A. permission B. accuracy C. complaint D. excursion 12. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in __________. A. Physics B. Maths C. Biology D. Chemistry 13. The doctor advised him _________ up _________. A. to give/ smoking B. giving/ smoking C. to give/ smoke D. give/ smoke 14. He was a(n)________ man who was determined to be rich by any means. A. brilliant B. mature C. ambitious D. romantic 15. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work. A B C D 16. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Would you like going on an excursion with my class? A B C D 17. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she________ any kind of contest. A. has not entered B. does not enter C. was not entering D. had not entered 18. Are you looking forward___________ your friend’s letter? A. to B. in C. for D. with 19. Choose the correct sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. Peter’s hobbies are fishing and horse riding. A. Peter hates fishing and horse riding in his free time. B. Peter doesn’t like fishing and horse riding in his free time. C. Peter enjoys fishing and horse riding in his free time. D. Peter doesn’t enjoy fishing and horse riding in his free time 20. Choose the correct sentence indicated by A, B, C or D that is made from the cues below.. To phone/ she/ 4.30/ I/ but/ Jane/ to leave/ office. A. I telephoned Jane at 4.30 but she had already left the office. B. Jane telephoned I at 4.30 but she had already left the office C. I had already telephoned Jane at 4.30 but she left the office. D. Jane had already telephoned I at 4.30 but she left the office