I. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences: (2.5 ms)

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

A. next                       B. left                                     C. very                                   D. vehicle

2. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern:

 A. lucky                    B. neighbor                C. rename                              D. picture
3. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ___________ the rules strictly.

A. remember             B. obey                       C. go after                              D. take care of

4. Easter is an important ___________ holiday in a lot of countries in the world.

A. artistic                   B. music                     C. religious                            D seasonal

5. On Thanksgiving, families and friends ___________ to have a feast.

A. gather                    B. arrive                     C. meet                                   D. appear

6.  My brother used to ____________ up late in the morning when he was young.

A. get                          B. to get                      C. getting                               D. got

7. I'm sure you'll find the film ___________.

A. amuse                    B. amusing                 C. amused                              D. amusement

8. ____________ did you stay when you were in Ha Noi?

A. When                     B. Which                    C. Why                                   D. Where

9. ____________the film was gripping, he slept from beginning to end.

A. Therefore              B. Despite                  C. However                           D. Although

10. “Could I ask you a few question about your favorite festivals?”____________

A. That sounds good.                                   C. Sure. Go ahead

B. Not a bad idea.                                         D. But I don’t want to.

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

A. walked                               B. crowded                            C. needed                 D. excited

12. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

A. traffic                                 B. dancer                               C. cycling                  D. balloon

II. Supply the correct form of the word in bold to complete each of the following sentences.

    (1 m)

1. Although he has performed …………………. in many films, he has never won an Oscar for Best Actor.                                                                                                          EXCELLENCE

2. When you are a road ……………….., what should you NOT do?                          USE   

3. La Tomatina is a ___________festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.       SEASON

III. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense of the verb in bold. (1 m)

1. We……………………the Flower Festival in Da Lat twice.                                      ATTEND     

2. My mother ………………… to the supermarket yesterday evening.                     GO

3. Last week, my dad (buy) ____________________ a new laptop for my birthday party.

4. He used ( live )………………next door to Mrs. Harrison

READING. (2.5 ms)

I. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word from the list: (1m)

Ewan McGregor was (1)…………… in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)……………. when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (3)…………. a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with actresses like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4)……………… the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

II. Read the following text, and then answer the questions. (1.5 ms)

WHITE NIGHTS

If  you are romantic and want to enjoy the festive spirit all day and night, go to St. Petersburg, Russia. The simple reason is that from May through July, the sun rarely sets and the nights are bright there. Local people and tourists from all over the world celebrate the ‘White Nights' with endless all-night activities. You can enjoy festivals, ballet, opera or try good foods as bars and restaurants stay open until the morning hours. Some people love to go to this poetic city just to walk along the Neva River banks with their loved ones and witness the raising of the bridges. Some others like to go swimming in Lake Ladoga and stroll in the famous Summer Gardens. There's one highlight that you can't miss if you're in St. Petersburg on June 22nd. It's the Scarlet Sails event! There's a mock pirate battle on the Neva, followed by fireworks and the appearance of a tall ship with red sails.

1. Where can people see the raising of the bridges?

à……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Can people eat and drink during the night when they attend the White Nights?

à……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Where do they go swimming?

à……………………………………………………………………………………………………

D. WRITING (2ms)

I. Do as directed (1 m)

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Hai Phong is about 100 km.

à It’s………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. They had to wear goggles to protect their eyes.   (make a question for the underlined words)

à……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

1. A. uniform       B. education       C. music       D. future

2. A. invite       B. like       C. bring       D. find

II. Choose the best answer to complete each one below.

3. We have Math___________ Tuesday and Friday.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. of

4. We help families in ________ by providing food, clothing, housing and much more.

A. control

B. case

C. need

D. shape

5. American students take part___________ different activities after school.

A. at

B. on

C. in

D. for

6. Nam is interested in___________ experiments in his free time.

A. do

B. does

C. to do

D. doing

7. _________ people usually live on the streets, under bridges, or in camps.

A. Sick

B. Homeless

C. Elderly

D. Disabled

8. Some students___________ blindman’s bluff in the school yard now.

A. are doing

B. are playing

C. is doing

D. is playing

9. How……do you go swimming after school?

A. many

B. much

C. often

D. far

10. If you want to _____ weight, you should follow a low-fat diet.

A. lose

B. gain

C. put on

D. get

11. ___________ you like to go fishing with us?

A. Will

B. Should

C. Would

D. Can

12. You need to be ________ to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

A. fit

B. patient

C. careful

D. interested

13. She hates doing the gardening because she thinks it is ________.

A. tired

B. tiredness

C. tiring

D. tiredly

14. Be careful not to drop it; it’s very ________.

A. unique

B. fragile

C. difficult

D. unusual

15. ___________ do your classes start ? – At seven o’clock.

A. How often

B. What

C. What time

D. Which

16. “John is a better player than Martin, isn’t he?”-“Oh yes. He ..................... the match tomorrow, I expect.”

A. is winning

B. win

C. wins

D. will win

17. We study different countries and their people in ___________.

A. Literature

B. History

C. Music

D. Geography

18. What is your favorite subject? - ________________.

A. I like math.

B. I study math.

C. I have it on Monday.

D. Yes, I do.

19. Wait a minute ! They___________ in the garden.

A. are playing

B.is playing

C. plays

D. to play.

20. What about going to the concert? - ___________.

A. Yes

B. I’d love to

C. I’m sorry

D. I can’t

III. Read the passage then answer the questions.

WHY DON’T YOU WANT TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER?

There are many reasons for becoming a volunteer. First, volunteering is good for you because it can provide physical and mental rewards. When you do voluntary work, you can reduce your stress and improve your health because you feel more joyful to bring happiness to other people. Second, volunteering saves money with valuable community services. For example, the estimated value of volunteer’s time is up to 15.39 USD per hour according to the recent statistics in America. Third, volunteering brings people together. Volunteers support families with daycare and eldercare, tutoring and other activities after school. They can create a close friendship in the community. Finally, doing voluntary work helps you develop your knowledge. You can learn a lot through outdoor activities and community services. It is easily understood that more and more people are doing voluntary work today because of these reasons.

21. Why can voluntary work offer you mental and physical rewards?

A. It can reduce stress.

B. It can improve your health.

C. It makes you happy.

D. A, B and C.

22. Volunteering can save money because it provides the estimated value of volunteer’s time which is up to 15.39 USD ________.

A. per week

B. per day

C. per month

D. per hour

23. What does the word daycare in bold in the passage mean?

A. daily meals

B. care at night

C. care during the day

D. daily reading

24. Which one of the following is NOT a reason people want to be a volunteer?

A. Volunteers can create a close friendship in the community.

B. Volunteers can improve their knowledge.

C. Volunteers can learn many things through outdoor activities.

D. Volunteers want to become famous people

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: (2.5 pts)

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:      

      A. casual                      B. Islam                   C. designer                                                          D. Buddhism

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

      A. mausoleum              B. economic            C. correspond                         D. compulsory

3. Some designers have taken inspiration _________ Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

      A. by                            B. after                    C. from                                  D. in

4. My father has not met my uncle _________ last month.

      A. since                        B. for                       C. of                                    D. to

5. The local people have been planting more trees to _____ the town.

      A. beautify                   B. beautiful              C. beautifully                     D. beauty

6.  Where exactly did you get the _____ for your new movie?

     A. currency                   B. fashion                C. inspiration                     D. population

7.  We used _____ in such a crowded and noisy area when I was very young.

     A. living                         B. to live                  C. to living                          D. live

8. Ellen is one of our most talented young _____.

     A. musicians                 B. musical               C. music                            D. musically

9. “You must be Yoko” - “ __________________.”

      A. Never mind              B. Not at all             C. That’s right. I am.               D. Don’t mention it.

10.  Mary: Would you like to come and visit me next year?

       Lan: ______________________________________

  A.That right                 B. I like to see it       C. You must want it.    D. That would be great

II.            Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer for question 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)

1.     This picture gives us: ___________________________________________________

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers: (1,5pts)

The Kimono, a dress that looks like a robe, is the (13) ____ clothing of Japan. Kimono (14) ____ have changed significantly in Japan’s history. Today men, women and even children in Japan wear kimonos. The colors, cloth materials, and (15) ____ of a kimono vary among people who wear it. They are different according to the sex, the age and the material statue of the wearer. They are also different according to the seasons of the year and the occasions for which the kimono is worn. (16) ____ most Japanese people now wear western-style clothes such as suits, shirts or skirts, they wear Kimonos (17) ___ holidays and other special (18) ___       

13.          A. modern               B. casual                 C. traditional            D. uniform

14.          A. stylist                  B. styles                  C. styling                 D. stylish

15.          A. decorate              B. decorative           C. decorator            D. decorations

16.          A. Although             B. Since                  C. As                      D. When

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

18.          A. opportunity          B. chance                C. occasions.          D. festival

I.    Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: (2.5 pts)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

A. minority               B. mosque               C. tropical          D. comic

2.  Choose the word whose stress is not the same as that of the others:

A. material               B. correspond          C. comprise       D. religion

3.  Churches and pagodas are places of ______.

     A. worship               B. amusement         C. entertainment     D. visit

     4.  This was Lan’s first visit ______ on Hang Luoc Street

A. to the mosque   B. the mosque       C. at the mosque        D. on the mosque

5.  It’s very kind ______ you to say so!

     A. in                        B. to                        C. for                 D. of

6.  I would rather you ______ the test well.

     A. do                       B. did                      C. done              D. to do

7.  Life in Vietnam is different______that in Malaysia.

     A. off                       B. from                    C. with               D. to

     8. There used ________ an old building at the end of this street.

          A. to have                B. to having             C. to be                   D. to being

9. “I wish I could visit your village again someday, Ba” “……………………………”

     A. Too true              B. What a day!        C. Yes, let’s       D. You’re always welcome!

10.”Is lunch ready yet?”  “………………………………………..”

     A. No problem         B.Ten minutes!        C. It’s been too long D. In a few more minutes

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign.     (0,5 pt)

15. What does the sign say?

A. You aren’t allowed to litter here.

B. There isn’t a waste basket here.

C. You must litter here.

D. Put your gabbage here.

16. What does this sign mean?

A. One way

B. Standing

C. Men left and Women right.

D. Restroom

III. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences below. ( 2pts )

1. Viet Nam is a _______________country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. ethnic B. multi-cultural C. diversified D. bilingual

2. Harvest time is the____________ time of the year in the countryside.

A. more busy B. most busy C. busier D. busiest 

3. “Let’s go to the open- air market.” – “___________.”

A. Good idea B. Yes, please          C. Yes, of course        D. Not at all 

4. The ________ have a very hard life. They can’t live permanently in one place.

A. farmers B. workers C. nomads D. villagers 

5. Nam helped his parents __________the rice onto buffalo-drawn cart.

A. ride B. collect C. load D. dry

6. Gathering and hunting still play_________important role in the economy of ________Laha. 

A. a - the             B. an - the                      C. an – a           D. the - the

7. __________leisure time do people in the US have on an average day?

A. How long B. How far          C. How many           D. How much

8. Many festivals and ceremonies are held ____________the Thai people every year.

A. by             B. with             C. to                         D. in

đố

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

p ea ceful

w ea ther

s ea food

b ea ch

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences. 
‎A …….. is a room in the house where people sit together, watch TV, etc. 

living room 

bedroom

kitchen

hall

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences. 
‎……. water would you like?

How

How much

How often

How many

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, D to complete the following sentences.
‎They are healthy because they do ……. every day. 

badminton

football

judo

tennis

Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for each blank that best fits numbered blank 34.
‎My village (31)……. about 10 kilometers from Da Lat. It is a very peaceful and (32)……. place where people grow all kinds of flowers. The air here is quite fresh. (33)……. spring, my village looks like a carpet. There are a lot of (34)……. visiting here every day. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take our villagers (35)……. time to water the flowers. At night, people can walk along the path and see thousands of beautiful flowers.

tourist

tourists

student

farmer

20. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.

     A. advice                            B. machine                  C. Chinese                   D. decide

21. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

     They are used _________outdoors and under pressure.

A. to work                   B. to be working         C. to working              D. worked

22. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is in correct.

     Did your house built a long time ago? Be built

       A                       B           C          D

23. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

     Do you mind if I turn _________the T.V? I want to watch the news.

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

24. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

     She doesn’t go to China with us.

A. We wish she goes to China with us.                      B. We wish she did went to China with us.

C. We wish she went to China with us.                      D. We wish she can go to China with us.

25. Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.

     conutries / not / those / many / to / plan / agreed / the / of

A. Many of those countries agreed not to the plan.

B. Many of those countries not agreed to the  plan.

C. Not many of those countries agreed to the plan.

D. Not of many those countries agreed to the plan.

26. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

     _________him this book if he comes.  

 A. Gave                      B. Give                        C. Giving                    D. Given

27. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is in correct.

     When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. That morning

                        A     B                           C                  D

28. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

             She asked me what _________.  

A. is my name             B. my name is             C. my name was         D. my name

29. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

  - An: “I’ve passed my exam.” - Ba: “_________.”

A. Good luck                                                  B. It’s nice of you to say so

C. That’s a good idea.                                     D. Congratulations!

30. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

     - Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” - Julia: “_________.”

A. That’s nice  B. I like it                    C. That’s all right                    D. I’m glad you like it.

31. Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.

     enough / that / money / car / we / to / didn’t / buy / have

A. We have didn’t enough money to buy that car.

B. We didn’t have enough that money to buy car.

C. We didn’t have enough money to buy that car.

D. We didn’t have money enough to buy that car.

32. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.

     Let’s have a drink, _________?  

A. shall we                  B. will we                   C. shall you                 D. do we

33. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is in correct.

     The weather was bad because we had to cancel our picnic. so

                            A              B               C        D

34. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.

     We have learnt Enlish for 4 years.

A. We started to learn English 4 years.                      B. We started learning English 4 years ago.

C. We have learned to start English 4 years.              D. We have started to learn English 4 years ago.

35. Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.

     afternoon / washes / every / he / his / Sunday / car

A. He every washes his car Sunday afternoon.         

B. He washes his car Sunday every afternoon.

C. He washes his car every afternoon Sunday.         

D. He washes his car every Sunday afternoon.

36. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is in correct.

     He lived with his grandmother since he was ten. Has lived

             A            B                          C          D

37. Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.

     What /  favorite  / TV / programs?

A. What are your favorite TV programs?                   B. What is the your favorite TV programs?

C. What are your favorite programs TV?                   D. What is your favorite TV programs?

A.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best words or phrases (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences or do as directed
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
(vocabulary/ compartmentalize/ multinational/ characteristic)
 2. Choose the word whose stress different from the others
 (dialect/ technical/ bilingual/ settlement)
 4. Look up the new words in the dictionary (who/ that/ here/ whose) has just been published by Oxford University Press.
 5. We couldn’t hear what the new teacher said because of her strong (dialect/ intonation/ accent/word) of Indian English

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. All the sentences below use “the”, which one is correct?

A. Can you pass the sugar please?                  B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.

C. The apples are good for you.                        D. I love the skiing.

2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city __________ 2002

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

3. He prefers soccer ___________ tennis 

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

4. If they worked more carefully, they ___________ so many mistakes.

A. won’t make              B. don’t make              C. wouldn’t make                D. didn’t make

5. He __________ to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.

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

6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think_______.

A. we are followed                               B. we are being followed         

C. we are being following                    D. we are following

7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?

A. You should get a hair-cut.                     B. If I were you I’d get a hair-cut.

C. You ought to get a hair-cut.                   D. You really must get a hair-cut.

8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?

A. Will                    B. Do              C. Can                D. Did

9. Mr.Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.

A. that              B. whose                C. who            D. whom

10. All that rubbish will have to be _____ at once. 

A. get rid of            B. got rid of           C. got rid             D. getting rid of