A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
PART I: Find the words which has a different sound in the part underline(3ms)
1. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played
2. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread
3. A. left B. center C. enter D. frighten
PART II: Find the words which has a different stress pattern .(2ms)
1. A. different B. dangerous C. pollution D. plentiful
2. A. environment B. petroleum C. effectively D. fashionable
PART III: Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(10ms)
1. Solar energy __________ by many countries in the world in the future.
A. use B. will use C. will be using D. will be used
2. __________ is a renewable sourse.
A. Coal B. Oil C. Wind D. Gas
3. You can wear a __________ on your back to fly anywhere easily in the future.
A. jet pack B. flying car C. teleporter D. high-speed bicycle
4. In the future most people will travel __________ flying train.
A. in B. at C. on D. at
5. Do you think we __________ driverless car in the future?
A. use B. to use C. will use D. have used
6. That picture is __________
A. us B. ours C. our D. we
7. ___________ is a single-wheel bike.
A. Monowheel B. Hover scooter C. Segwey D. Teleporter
8. Nuclear energy can provide electricity for the world needs, but it is __________
A. cheap B. unlimited C. dangerous D. safe
9. You can ___________easily on the Dead Sea. Why? – Because it’s so salty
A. fly B. walk C. drive D. float
10. Biogas helps solve the problem of indoor ___________.
A. noise pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution D. soil pollution

I. Find the words which has a different sound/stress in the part underline

1.A. watched B. danced C. walked D. stopped

2. A. ahead  B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread

3. A. bamboo      B. invite          C. tourist      D. prepare

4. A. answer      B. happen   C. between      D. often

Question I. Find the words which has a different sound in the part underline.( 0.5 points)

1. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played

2. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread

Question II. Find the words which has a different stress pattern . ( 0.5 points)

1. A. different B. dangerous C. pollution D. plentiful

2. A. environment B. petroleum C. effectively D. fashionable

I- Find the words which has a different sound in the part underline

1. A. wanted                             B. filled                 C. stayed              D. played

2. A. ahead                    B. instead              C. seat-belt            D. bread

II- Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Solar energy   __________ by many countries in the world in the future.

A. use                                      B. will use                      C. will be using      D. will be used

2. __________ is  a renewable sourse.

A. Coal                           B. Oil                              C. Wind                D. Gas

3. You  can wear a __________ on your back  to fly anywhere easily in the future.

A. jet pack                      B. flying car           C. teleporter                    D. high-speed bicycle

4. In the future most people will travel  __________ flying train.

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

5. Do you think we __________ driverless car in the future?

A. use                                      B. to use               C. will use                       D. have used

6. That picture is __________

A. us                              B. ours                  C. our                                      D. we

7. ___________ is a single-wheel bike.

A. Monowheel                B.  Hover scooter  C. Segwey                      D. Teleporter        

8. Nuclear energy can provide electricity for the world needs, but it is __________

A. cheap                         B. unlimited           C. dangerous                            D. safe

9. You can  ___________easily on the Dead Sea. Why? – Because it’s so salty

A. fly                              B. walk                  C. drive                          D. float

10. Biogas helps solve the problem of indoor  ___________

A. noise pollution            B. air pollution       C. water pollution            D. soil pollution

I. Find the words which has a different sound in the part underline

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

2. A. hey               B. honey              C. obey                 D. grey

3. A. played           B. closed              C. filled                D. needed

4. A. naked           B. cooked            C. booked             D. walked

5. A. ways            B. days                C. says                  D. stays

6. A. sausage           B. sauce                C. aunt                   D. laundry

7. A.son                  B. sugar               C. soup                    D. sing

8. A. recycle           B. collect             C. cooking               D. come

9. A. safety             B. traffic              C. plane                   D. station

10. A. food             B. tooth               C. flood                    D. noodle 

II. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. The Festival of the Sun is held ___June 24^th.    A.in   B.at     C.on       D.about

2. __________ is not very far from here to the supermarket.

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

3. You should look right and left when you go __________ the road

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

4. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because            B. Since                C. As                              D. Although

5. I love the __________ of folk songs.

A. perform            B. performing       C. performed        D. performance

6. I first ____ Melbourne in 2003  A.went     B.have been     C.have gone     D.visited

7. It must be  ___________ to see elephants racing.

A. amaze               B. amazed             C. amazing            D. amazement

8. I went to see the film  ___________ feeling really tired.

A. despite             B. although           C. though             D. even though

9. Are there .......... pens on the table? Yes, there are.

          A. any                   B. some                C. much                D. a

10. ........... a beautiful day!      A. It       B. Which      C. Where       D. What

11. Her parents still live there .......... her grandparents.

          A. for                    B. at                      C. with                 D. on

12. Lan is ............ than Hoa     A. tallest      B. tall     C. taller   D. more tall

13. .............  do you live?                A. Who        B. What      C. Which    D. Where

14.  .................. are you talking to?   A. Who   B. What   C. Which    D. Where

15. What ........ your telephone number?    A. is      B. are      C. does     D. do

16.  Nga lives ..... 52 Nguyen Hue Street.   A. on    B. in                C. at     D. under

17. ............... does your father do?  A. When           B. Where   C. What   D. Which

18. Tomorrow my family ...................... to Ho Chi Minh City.

          A. is          B. is going to go        C.is going          D. goes

19. My mother takes care ....... sick children.  A.about     B.in      C.at           D.of

20. He works ......... the farm.            A. on       B. in      C. about      D.at

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning (ANTONYM) to the underlined word(s) in each of the questions.

1. He got the highest scores in the exam and his grade was better than the other students.

A.worse                B.higher                C.more excellent   D.more regretful

2. She spoke in a quiet voice so as to wake her child.

A.small                 B.loud                  C.happy                D.sad

3.We didn’t expect such a large number of people to attend the concert.

A.huge                  B.small                 C.big                    D.lucky

4. She looks happy with bright smiles on her face.

A.sad                    B.joyful                C.strange               D.beautiful

5. She shook her head sadly, saying that she missed the flight.

A.worriedly          B.angrily               C.happily              D.politely

6.Look! The man over there is driving so dangerously! There’s going to be an accident.

A.fast                    B.safely                 C.carelessly           D.badly

REVISION FOR THE MID_ TERM EXAM

Ex1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1, a. plane             b. safe         c. traffic       d. station

2, a. ahead                      b. great        c. bread       d. health

3, a, watched        b, stopped   c, walked    d, confused

4, a, decorated      b, laughed   c,visited      d, decided

5, a,  opened         b, lived       c, sailed      d, practiced

EX2. Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

1. Vu Lan festival is one of the biggest ________ festivals of Vietnam.

A. seasonal      B. festive             C. traditional                D. serious

2. I like Mr. Bean films. They are ...........................

A. funny        B. violent              C. boring        D. Scary

3. ..........do you clean and decorate your house before Tet?   - To welcome the lucky things.
A. What            B. How                C. Why                  D. How often

4. ............... do they celebarate the festival ?      - Every year

A. What            B. How                C. Why                  D. How often

5. You should strickly obey the traffic __________

A. jams       B. sign                  C. rules                 D. problems

6. My father always _________ a car to work.

A. rides       B. drives               C. flies                  D. drive

7. We were ................ in that film. The acting was excellent.

A. interest          B. interested              C. interesting       D. to interest

8. We will find the film ......................because the critics have had good review on it.

A.  amazed       B. amazing                 C. amaze               D. to amaze

9.The festival ________ on 23^rd November in the lunar calendar.

A. celebrated     B. harvest          C. takes place        D. hosts

10. ________ make me scared so I don't like to watch them.

A. Comedies    B. Horror films     C. Documentaries       D. Action films

Ex 3. Supply the correct forms of the words.

1. Do you know Daniel Day- Lewis ? He won three Oscars for the best ......    ACT

2. There is a sumba_______________at the Rio Carnival                                 PARADE

3. We are going to the cinema to see an ............. film.                                       AMAZE

4.We ______  Thuong Temple festiaval every year.                                     CELEBRATION

5. I am very ....................... in the festval in my hometown.                               INTEREST

6. Thuong Temple festival is a ............................ festival in Lao Cai city.         SEASON

7. Western ...................... is different from  ours.                                                CULTURAL

8. The scenes are very .................................                                                       BEAUTY

Ex 4: Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given

1, There was a cinema here two years ago. (use to)

2, I cried a lot when I was a child. (use to)

3, The distance between my house and school is about 1km. (It)

4, What is the distance between Lao Cai and SaPa? (Far)

5, Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday (In spite of)

6, Nam took a taxi, but he arrived late for the concert. . (However)

7, Although the traffic turned red, he didn’t stop his car. (However)

8, Although we walk to school, we arrive school on time. (Despite)

EX5. Read and choose the best answer to complete the passage:

When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) ........... taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) ............. it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ........... buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) ........... and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) ............. taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) ............. , it is difficult (7) ............. the bus you want. You can (8) ............ a taxi , but it is (9) .............. expensive than the undergroud or a bus . On the undergroud, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) ........ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.

1. A. at        B. in            C. by           D. to

2. A. but     B. because   C. when      D. so

3. A. many B. a lot        C. few         D. much

4. A. quick B. quickly   C. quicker   D. more quickly

5. A. so       B. like         C. than        D. as

6. A. well    B. good       C. fine         D. bad

7. A. to find B. find        C. finding    D. found

8. A. go       B. take        C. get          D. travel

9. A. less     B. more       C. most       D. so

10. A. give B. talk         C. show      D. take

EX6. Read the film review, and then answer the questions.

      A Kid in King Arthur’s Court is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main character in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is played by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modem retelling of Mark Twain’s classic book Connecticut Yankee.

      Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very goodat sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a terrible earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the time of King Arthur.

      Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is amazing because he plays them modem music on his CD player and he shows them how to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more confident. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, but this time he wins the game.

      The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur's Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and exciting. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1.   What type is the film “A Kid in King Arthur ’s Court”?

2.   Who is the main character? By whom is it played?

3.   Who is the director of the film? Is he a good director?

4.   What is Calvin doing when the earthquake happens?

5.   How can he land in the time of King Arthur?

6.   Why do King Arthur and Merlin think that Calvin is amazing?

7.   Who is Calvin trained to become?

8.   What does Calvin do to help King Arthur?

9.   How can Calvin come back to the present time?

10. How are the special effects in the film?

11. How are the actors’ performances?

12. What does the writer think about the film?

Ex7: Write a description of your favourite festival.

- What is the festival?

- Where is it held?

- When is it held?

- Who celebrate it?

-  How is it held?

- Why is it held?