I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.  

1.  A. fruit    B. building   C. juice    D. suitable  

2.  A. village   B. cottage   C. marriage   D. massage  

3.  A. about   B. today   C. apart    D. alive  

4.  A. although   B. boulevard   C. country   D. though  

5.  A. architect   B. change   C. children   D. watch 

II. Choose the best answer.  

1. She is very tired; _______, she has to finish her homework. 

A. moreover   B. so    C. and   D. however  

2.  She forgot_______ off the gas before going out.  

A. turn   B. turning   C. to turn   D. turned  

3.  I suggest_______ money for the poor people in our neighborhood.  

A. save   B. to save   C. saving   D. saved  

4.  I live in Dalat, _______ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. 

A. who  B. which  C. whom  D. whose  

5.  We are talking about the preservation of_______ resource. 

A. natural   B. naturally   C. nature   D. naturalize  

6. Of my teachers, Mr. Brown is________. 

A. the stricter  B. the strictest  C. strict    D. stricter 

7.  She is different________ her mother.  

A. from   B. of    C. to    D. at  

8. You like watching sports, ________? 

A. do you    B. will you   C. don‘t you   D. won‘t you  

9.________ of them want to go to the theatre. 

A. Each   B. Every   C. All    D. Any  

10.They invited________ to lunch. 

A. my wife and I  B. my wife and me  C. I and my wife    D. both she and me  

III. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.  

1. My dog (walk) ...........was walking.............. along quietly when Mr. Ba’s (attack) ........attacked.............. him.  

2. If you (listen) ...............had listened........... to my advice, you (not/be) ...............wouldn't have been..................... upset now.  

4. They (start) ...........started......... (learn) ...............learning........... English when they were 10 years old. 

5. This place  (build) ..............was built........... a long time ago  

IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.   

My parents are farmers. They work very (1) ______ on the paddy fields. They usually get (2) ______very early in the morning. After  (3) _____ breakfast, they feed the buffaloes, pigs, chickens, ducks and they (4) _____ the eggs. From about eight, they work on the field. They (5) ______ rice but their (6) ______ is vegetables. From eleven thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon then they come back home. My mother (7) ______the animals again while my father (8)______ the buffalo shed and the chicken coop.  They usually finish their work at about six thirty. Twice a week, my mother (9) _______the vegetables and eggs to the town market to sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also (10) _____ me a small present each time.  

1. A. hard   B. hardly   C. harder   D. hardest  

2. A. on   B. off    C. up    D. in  

3. A. to have  B. having   C. have    D. had  

4. A. take   B. see    C. have    D. collect  

5. A. plant   B. water   C. grow    D. cut  

6. A. period   B. crop    C. time    D. harvest  

7. A. leads   B. feeds   C. gives   D. calls  

8. A. cleans   B. washes   C. polishes   D. clears  

9. A. makes   B. takes    C. carries   D. brings  

10. A. buying  B. buys    C. to buy   D. bought  

V.  Read the passage and choose the best answer  

English is  my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I  studied the two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better.  

However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.  

1. How many languages can the writer speak? 

A. 1   B. 2    C. 3    D. 4 

2. The writer has learnt Spanish _______. 

A. in Spain  B. at high school  C. at University  D. B and C  

3. Traveling may cause troubles if _______. 

A. you cannot speak the language well enough.  

B. you can speak the language well enough. 

C. you can speak the language bad enough. 

D. you can communicate in the target language. 

4. Some useful ways to practice your target language are _______. 

A.  reading books in the language.      

B. listening to the radio and watching TV in the language. 

C. seeing films in the language. 

D. all are correct.  

5. According to the writer, what should be mastered first? 

A. Vocabulary  B. Vocabulary and grammar  C. Writing skill  D.  Reading skill  

VI:  Reorder the words or phrases to make complete sentences.  

1.  say/ people/ it / is/ Some/ for/ better/ children/ that/ in the city/ to/ than/ grow up/ in the countryside. 

Some people say that it is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in the city.

2. in/ Is/ the country/ living/ healthier/ living/ much/ in/ than/ the city? 

Is living in the country much healthier than living in the city?

3. because/ the air/ People/ living/ fresh/ the villages/ enjoy/ is/ clean/ in/ and. 

People enjoy living in the villages because the air is clean and fresh.

4. collecting/ dislikes/ stamps./ Rose  

Rose dislikes collecting stamps

5. taking/ I/ a/ don‘t/ in/ winter./ shower/ like 

I don't like taking a shower in winter

I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.  

1. A. set   B. between   C. get    D. met  

2. A. started  B. needed   C. protected   D. stopped  

3. A. ground  B. should   C. about   D. amount  

4. A. durian  B. cucumber   C. painful   D. duty  

5. A. improve  B. coveralls   C. gloves   D. stomach 

II. Choose the best answer. 

1. London is_______ than Ho Chi Minh city. 

A. big    B. bigger   C. biggest   D.  the bigger  

2. We shouldn‘t waste too much water. We should_______.  

A. save   B. to save   C. saving   D. to saving  

3. He doesn’t need_______ more eggs. 

A. a    B. an     C. some    D any  

4. _______ language do you speak? I speak Vietnamese.  

A. which   B. where   C. when   D. how  

5. What‘s the weather like_______ the spring?  

A. at    B. on    C. in    D. for 

6. What about_______ volleyball?  

A. to play   B. playing   C. to playing  D. is playing  

7. How_______ are they going to stay? 

A. long   B. often   C much   D many  

8. How_______ milk do his cows produce? 

A. much   B. many   C. long   D. often  

9. The telephone was_______ by Alexander Bell. 

A. invent   B. invented   C. to invent    D. inventing  

10. Nguyen Du is a famous_______ in Vietnam. 

A. musician   B. designer   C. correspondent  D. poet 

III. Give the  correct form of verbs in brackets.  

1. My uncle (not/be) .......hasn't been................... out of his house since he (buy) ...........bought............. a color TV.  

2. I don’t think I (go) ........will go............... out tonight. I (be) ........am.... too tired.  

3. John is washing his hands. He (just/ repair)....................has just repaired................. the TV set.  

4. Tell him (bring) .......to bring........... his bike inside. If he (leave)......leave.......... it there, someone (steal) ............will steal................. it.  

5. Where (you/ spend) ......................did you spend........... your summer holiday last year? 

IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.   

Most people think (1)______ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (2)______ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3)______ 1791 and grew (4)______ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (5)______ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6)______ building some of these, he never finished any of them.  

Over the years, people have argued (7)______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (8)______ of the Babbage's designs.  (9)______ has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made. 

Whether it works or not, the machine will (10)______ on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.  

1. A. of     B. from    C. in    D. up  

2. A. known    B. called   C. recognized   D.  written  

3. A. about    B. around   C. in    D. at  

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

5. A. wrote    B. drew    C. took    D. made  

6. A. wanted    B. started   C. made   D. missed  

7. A. until    B. though   C. why    D. whether  

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

9. A. He    B. One    C. It    D. They  

10. A. come    B. be    C. take    D. carry  

V.  Read the passage and choose the best answer  

"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes.  

You strap up your basket and drive happily home.   

But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.  

1. What is easy to say and nice to think about? 

A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside”. 

B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain”. 

C. “Let‘s have a picnic lunch in the green fields”. 

D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city”.  

2. Where, in your imagination, is the big tree? 

A.  It’s in the middle of a beach. 

B.  It’s in the middle of a hill. 

C.  It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.  

D.  It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field.  

3. What can you imagine doing after meal? 

A. We can imagine lying in the darkness. 

B.  We can imagine lying in the warm sun. 

C.  We can imagine lying in the bedroom. 

D.  We can imagine lying in the hotel.  

4. What also likes raw fruit?  

A. Dogs also do. 

B. Lions also do. 

C. Flies also do. 

D. Chicken also do.  

5. What may follow the sun? 

A. The earth may follow the sun. 

B. The rain may follow the sun. 

C. The cows may follow the sun. 

D. people may follow the sun  

VI . Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.  

1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.  

->It‘s ...................very important to keep the environment clean..................................................................................  

2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. 

-> The time machine .......will be shown to the public when they finish it..........................................................................................  

3. He was delighted to receive his aunt‘s letter.  

-> He was delighted that his .........aunt sent him a letter.............................................................................  

4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.  

-> People ....recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals..................................................................................................  

5. I‘m very sad that I wasn‘t accepted in that group. 

-> I‘ m very sad not ...................................................................................................... 

1b

2d

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

      1. A. required                    B. opened                                C. solved                   D. worked

      2. A. bag                           B. face                                     C. pants                                                               D. fashion 

3. A. climate                     B. tropical                               C. official                                                       D. capital 

4. A. hit                             B. house                                  C. hour                                                           D. holiday

5. A. tide                           B. public                                 C. sight                                                           D. provide

      6. A. grade                        B. nature                                 C. exchange                                                          D. village                               

7. A. wants                        B. listens                                 C. looks                                                          D. develops

8. A. mother                      B. hobby                                 C. modern                                                      D. horror

9. A. apartment                 B. already                                C. across                                                        D. another

10. A. cough                     B. enough                                C. weigh                                                        D. laugh

11. A. thanks                     B. think                                   C. there                                                          D. three

12. A. measure                  B. Easter                                 C. each                                                          D. eager

13. A. group                      B. route                                   C. soup                                                          D. cousin

14. A. luggage                  B. pull                                     C. funny                                                        D. bulb

15. A. comic                     B. cotton                                 C. city                                                           D. computer                         

D

B

A

C

B

D

B

A

B

C

C

A

D

B

C

Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. though                B. enough                    C. cough                      D. rough

2. A. chair                   B. cheap                      C. chorus                     D. child

3. A. missed                B. closed                     C. called                      D. planned

4. A. fat                       B. any                          C. gas                          D. hat

5. A physics                B. basic                       C. sailor                       D. subject

1. A. though                B. enough                    C. cough                      D. rough

2. A. chair                   B. cheap                      C. chorus                     D. child

3. A. missed                B. closed                     C. called                      D. planned

4. A. fat                       B. any                          C. gas                          D. hat

5. A physics                B. basic                       C. sailor                       D. subject

a

c

a

c

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1.A, 2.C, 3.A, 4.B

I. choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

1.A. plumber b. climb c. comb d.crab

 2. a. honor b. honey c. hour d. heir 

3. a. reads b. tells 3. stops 4. lives

4. a. stopped b. laughed c. missed d. cycled

1-

A. celebration            

B. collection         

C. education              

D. question

2-

A. relax                      

B. snack                

C. area                  

D. atlas

3-

A. find                        

B. miss                  

C. live                  

D. think

4-

A. rehearse                 

B. hour                 

C. household        

D. horrible

1.A

2D

3A

4C

1 D

2 A

3 B

4 B

5 C