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

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I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. hates B. works C. stops D. lives
2. A. school B. child C. cheese D. church
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
3. As soon as the spacecraft ____________ into space, the crew started to observe the sun.
A. has travelled B. had travelled C. travelled D. was travelling
4. Do you know the man ____________ car Jack driving?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
5. Many people became _______________ because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homeland B. home sick C. homeless D. homework
6. A ________ is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour in North and South America.
A. cyclone B. typhoon C. hurricane D. tornado
7. We couldn’t go on a picnic as planned _____________ it was raining hard.
A. however B. but C. because D. so
8. Chocolate and eggs are what children receive _______at _____ Easter.
A. at B. on C. in D. with
9. A disastrous earthquake_________ Sichuan in China last May.
A. collapsed B. struck C. occurred D. erupted
10. _____________ Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at night.
A. In B. At C. On D. From
11. Da Lat, ___________________she spent her childhood, is well-known for beautiful spots.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
12. “I promise I won’t be late again.” - “______________________.”
A. That’s a good idea B. I hope so C. No, thanks D. I’m sorry I can’t
15. _______ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world
A. Thanks B. Together C. Apart D. In addition
16. “Would you like a glass of green tea?” - “___________.”
A. No, let’s not B. No, I don’t C. No, thanks D. No, I wouldn’t
V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Before the 1960s, Singapore was essential a trading nation. Since (17) ___________, it has developed a
more varied economy and has (18) __________ an important financial, trade, and transportation center.
Singapore has many banks, insurance, and finance companies, as (19) ___________ as a stock exchange.
Tourism is also important to the economy of Singapore.
There is (20) __________ unemployment in Singapore. The country’s annual income per capita (per
person) is one of the highest in Asia. The government of Singapore plays a major role in the country’s
economy. For example, it decides what benefits, such as vacation and sick leave, must be (21) _________
for workers by employers. It also operates an employment agency to help people find jobs, and it provide
(22) __________ for retired workers.
17. A. then B. that C. there D. those
18. A. adapted B. adjusted C. become D. turned
19. A. long B. far C. much D. well
20. A. few B. little C. a little D. a few
21. A. provided B. given C. offered D. handed
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22. A. wages B. fees C. earnings D. pensions
VI.Read the passage, and then decide if the statements that follow it are TRUE or FALSE.
The Internet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient
way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment
and commerce. The internet helps people communicate with my friends and relatives by means of e-mail or
chatting. However, the Internet has some limitations. It is time-consuming and costly. It is also dangerous
because of viruses and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to suffer various
risks such as spam or electronic junk mail, and personal information leaking. In conclusion, the Internet has
both advantages and disadvantages.
23. The Internet has developed very quickly nowadays. T
24. It is very inconvenient to get information from the Internet. F
25. We only use the Internet for studying to improve our knowledge. F
26. The Internet is not only advantageous but also disadvantageous.T
27. According to the passage, it talks about ________________.
A. education B. Internet C. entertainment D. chatting
28. The Internet is ______________ in our daily life.
A. easy B. difficult C. safe D. important

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

1.   a. food                         b. cook                        c. soup                         d. noodle

2.   a. spicy                        b. fry                           c. shy                           d. try

3.   a. salt                          b. tablet                       c. ham                         d. pancake

4.   a. musician                  b. sugar                       c. ocean                       d. television

5.   a. scholar                    b. architect                  c. machine                   d. choir

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

1.   a. centre                       b. kid                           c. encourage                d. colour

2.   a. chemistry                 b. school                      c. mechanic                 d. charity

3.   a. tutor                         b. volunteer                 c. student                    d. community

4.   a. graffiti                     b. garage                      c. general                     d. globe

5.   a. provide                    b. donate                     c. program                   d. clothes

I.          Fill In each blank with a word from the box.

service       money       back     but       clothing           while      volunteer         together

Many people (1) ___________ in their communities. Some people work with children or the elderly (2) ___________ others clean city parks. Some student clubs require their members to participate in a certain number of hours of community (3) ___________ every month. One way that communities work (4) ___________ is by raising funds for those in need. A community might raise (5) ___________ for a school to buy new equipment or uniforms by selling baked goods or holding a yard sale. Many communities provide places for people in need to receive food, (6)___________, or shelter. Volunteering can help people feel like they are giving something (7) ___________ to their communities. Sometimes a person may need help at one time (8) ___________ be able to help others later.

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

1.   a. centre                       b. kid                           c. encourage                d. colour

2.   a. chemistry                 b. school                      c. mechanic                 d. charity

3.   a. tutor                         b. volunteer                 c. student                    d. community

4.   a. graffiti                     b. garage                      c. general                     d. globe

5.   a. provide                    b. donate                     c. program                   d. clothes

I. Choose the word whose underlined and part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 

1. A. character            B. chair                    C. chicken                D. choose

2. A. houses                B. services              C. passages               D. techniques

3. A. concert               B. cycle                   C. collect                  D. coin

4. A. play                   B. arcade                 C. table                     D. paper

5. A. badminton         B. exercise              C. aerobics                D. fit  

6. A. author                 B. appear                 C. award                   D. yoga

7. A. art                        B. martial               C. war                    D. park

8. A. amusement         B. ending               C. setting                  D. effect

9. A. salad                   B. apple                   C. candy                    D. cupcake

10. A. medicine          B. illness                 C. fish                        D. fit

11. A. cook                  B. good                    C. look                       D. root

12. A. rest                   B. delicious           C. energy                    D. stem 

13. A. root                   B. toothpick            C. smoothie               D. cook

14. A. camera              B. concert                C. collect                   D. circus

15. A. onion               B. coconut               C. mango                   D. grow

16. A. pancake           B. water                   C. salad                      D. narrow

17. A. mushroom        B. curry                   C. popular                 D. cupcake

18. A. spaghetti          B. collection           C. lemon                    D. sickness

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the other words. 

1. A. thriller          B. reporter        C. horror                    D. animated  

2. A. mistake         B. tonight       C. today                  D. camera 

3. A. decide                 B. soccer      C. music               D. action

4. A. arcade                 B. noisy                   C. movie                    D. circus 

5. A. healthy         B. friendship    C. lifestyle           D. dislike

6. A. computer            B. guitar       C. fairyland               D. reporter

7. A. tennis         B. movie              C. award       D. music

8. A. aerobics             B. badminton          C. character               D. soccer

9. A. soda                    B. exam                   C. sunlight                 D. sickness

10. A. arcade               B. healthy                C. dizzy                     D. candy

11. A. healthy             B. lifestyle              C. insect                     D. cartoon

12. A. headache          B. advice                 C. stomach                D. ballet

13. A. exercise            B. computer C. unhealthy             D. before

14. A. event                 B. chili                    C. omelet                   D. toothpaste

15. A. curry                 B. pepper                C. insect                     D. award

16. A. coconut            B. mushroom         C. dessert                   D. strawberry

17. A. symbol             B. carry                   C. potato                    D. pepper

18. A. milliliter           B. ingredient          C. delicious               D. biology 

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

1. She likes _________a cake.

A. doing                       B. going                   C. go                           D. making

2. I’m keen ________playing basketball.  

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

3. Her favorite collection is movie ________ because I like them.

A. poster                B. posters                      C. collection             D. theater

4. Nam is fond of _____ martial arts in her free time.

A. doing                       B. making                C. going                     D. having

5. You should ________ your hands with alcohol gel when you go out.

A. washes                    B. washing C. to wash                  D. wash

6. Toby gets ________sleep every night. 

A. any                          B. a lot                    C. some                      D. many

7. Most of the time he plays by_______

A. himself                    B. ourselves C. themselves           D. yourselves

8. _______: a prize for something that somebody has done.

A. type                         B. present                C. story                      D. award       

9. – “How do you feel today?” -“ ___________ ”

A. I’m tired and have a headache.              C. No problem.

B. Your welcome                          D. There is no idea.

10. -“What are you doing?” – “_______________________________          ”

A. I go to the art gallery.                      C. I like going to the art gallery.

B. I’m going to the art gallery.                 D. It’s very kind of you to say so.

11. My mom likes doing exercise at the _____________ because there’s a lot of equipment there.

A. park                         B. water park          C. gym                        D. circus

12. You should see this _____________ movie. It’s about Vietnamese soldiers’ fight for the nation’s freedom.

A. war                          B. horror                  C. western                 D. animated

13. Children shouldn’t drink too _____________ cold water.

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

14.Tina _____________ her parents next week.

A. visits                       B. are going to visit                       C. visit                       D. is going to visit 

15. Do you like _____________ martial arts?

A.do                              B. doing                   C. does                       D. did

16.Tom likes _____________  coins all over the world.

A. going                 B. collecting     C. doing                     D. playing

17. My aunt is very _____________. She always feels tired and gets sick.

A. healthy              B. unhealthy     C. well                        D. strong

18. What is the _______exciting movie you’ve ever seen?

A. most                         B. more                   C. less            D. fewer 

19. They _____________ for dinner at the moment.

A. was cooking           B. isn’t cooking   C. are cooking     D. were cooking

20. –A: “I’m watching a soccer game at the stadium. Do you want to come?” 

   –B:  “_____________”

A.                There’s no doubt about it.           C. Yes, congratulations! 

B.                Well done.                       D. Yes. Sure

21. I’m going to see _________animated movie called Pink Pony.

A. a                                         B. an               C. on                           D. the

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

1.  A. regular                         B. popular                   C. fabulous                     D. culture

2.  A. remind                                    B. rickshaw                 C. helpline                      D. advice

3.  A. team-building             B. weave                     C. measure                     D. treat        

4.A. delighted               B. generation                C. accept                  D. memorable

5.A. passed        B. decided       C. knitted                 D. extended

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 ………………………………………………………………….…….