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

1. A. stopped                          B. lived                              C. played                           D. arrived

2. A. invited                           B. wanted                          C. ended                            D. liked

3. A. stopped                          B. agreed                           C. listened                         D. cleaned

4. A. worked                          B. wanted                          C. stopped                         D. asked

5. A. rested                             B. hiked                             C. dressed                          D. advanced

6. A. devoted                         B. suggested                      C. provided                       D. wished

7. A. looked                           B. watched                        C. stopped                         D. carried

8. A. worked                          B. lived                              C. enjoyed                         D. listened

9. A. stopped                          B. wanted                          C. needed                          D. fitted

10. A. decorated                    B. forced                           C. asked                             D. liked

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

1. A. stopped             B. lived                       C. played        D. arrived

2. A. invited               B. wanted                   C. ended         D. liked

3. A. stopped              B. agreed                    C. listened      D. cleaned

4. A. worked               B. wanted                   C. stopped      D. asked

5. A. rested                 B. hiked                      C. dressed       D. advanced

6. A. devoted              B. suggested               C. provided     D. wished

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

1. A. looked                 B. watched                   C. carried               D. stopped

2. A. ethnic                  B. unique                     C. basic                 D. diverse

II.Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

3. A. generous             B. nomadic                   C. interesting         D. comfortable

4. A. active                  B. commune                C. diverse              D. heritage

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. head B. death                     C. bread D. great 

2. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. tidy B. compete C. prefer D. adopt 

2. A. water            B. funny                           C. alone                D. pumpkin 

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,0 pts): 

1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people  __________ the rules. 

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

2. I  __________ go on foot when I was in primary school. 

A. have to B. may C. can D. used to 

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

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

4. I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003 

A. visited B. have been C. have gone           D. went 

5. I love the __________ of  folk songs 

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

6. It must be  ___________ to see elephants racing. 

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

7__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. 

A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 

8.It takes me two hours___________ that letter. 

A. to write B. write C. writing D. for writing 

IV.Put the correct form of the verb in brackets(0,5pt) 

1.My brother used to ( go )……………… to work by motorbike. Now he cycles. 

2. How about (see) ……………. a movie on Sunday evening? 

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets(0,5pt) 

1. I love the ____________ of folk songs. (PERFORM) 

2. I saw a ……………. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (PARADE) 

C. READING (3pts) 

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap . (1,0 pt) 

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

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared 

2. A. acting          B. actress C. actor D. action 

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred 

4. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers 

II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1,0 point) 

1. Where was Ewan McGregor born? 

…………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 

2. When did he make his first film? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………... 

3. Who has Ewan worked with in his career? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

4. Have his films won lots of awards? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………..  

III.Match the first half in A with the suitable half in B.(1,0pt) 

D. WRITING (2,0 pts) 

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1 point). 

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km. 

 àIt is about………………………………............................................................................. 

2.  What is the distance between Hai Duong to Hue? 

 How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… .. 

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child. 

àMy father used………………………………………………………..…………….…….. 

4. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. 

à In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………  

II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. (1pt) 

1. What / the distance/ between/ your house / Da Nang city? 

=>…………………………………………………………….............................................? 

2. I/ use/ walk/  school/  when / I  /  student. 

=>………………………………………………………........................................... 

3. distance / from/ Ha Noi / Can Tho / about /1877 kilometres.  
=> ................................................................................................................................... 

4.Although /they / short/, they /still /love /playing/ sports. 

=>…………………………………………………………….................................. 

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

1. A fights B. works C. helps D. grows

2. A. vegetables B. bikes C. fires D. stoves

3. A. does B. watches C. raises D. teaches

4. A. names B. addresses C. movies D. vegetables

5. a. hands b. friends c. hats d. loves

6. a. washes b. games c. boxes d. dresses

7. a. cities b. stoves c. lakes d. parties

8. a. plays b. eats c. stops d. talks

9. a. houses b. goes c. stoves d. bookshelves

10. a. boxes b. changes c. washes d. notes

11. a. learns b. makes c. looks d. hopes

12. a/ rulers b/ pens c/ pencils d/ thanks

13. a/ watches b/ boxes c/ receives d/ classes

14. a/ plays b/ pens c/ erasers d/ thanks

15. a/ parents b/ students c/ books d/ classes

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

1. A fights B. works C. helps D. grows

2. A. vegetables B. bikes C. fires D. stoves

3. A. does B. watches C. raises D. teaches

4. A. names B. addresses C. movies D. vegetables

5. a. hands b. friends c. hats d. loves

6. a. washes b. games c. boxes d. dresses

7. a. cities b. stoves c. lakes d. parties

8. a. plays b. eats c. stops d. talks

9. a. houses b. goes c. stoves d. bookshelves

10. a. boxes b. changes c. washes d. notes

11. a. learns b. makes c. looks d. hopes

12. a/ rulers b/ pens c/ pencils d/ thanks

13. a/ watches b/ boxes c/ receives d/ classes

14. a/ plays b/ pens c/ erasers d/ thanks

15. a/ parents b/ students c/ books d/ classes

II.Word Form

1. Come in and have a______________. That armchair is comfortable. (sit)

2. Nam’s father is a ____________. He works on a farm. ( farm)

3. That house is very _____________. ( amaze )

4. What a _______________ house! ( beauty )

5. _________________ information is very important. (Person)

6. What a_____________ film! ( bore )

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. My parents work______________ our farm in the countryside. ( at- on- in)

2. We_____________ vegetables in our garden. ( grow- do- raise)

3. He is a farmer. He___________________ cattle. ( grows- does- raises)

4. She_________________ the housework. ( does- works- practice)

5. Here is a photo________________ my sister. ( at- of- for)

6. Tell us____________________ your holiday. ( about- for- from)

7. He is a doctor. He takes care____________ sick children. (about - of -in )

8. He is a journalist. He writes___________ a HCM City newspaper. ( about – for- from)

9. I am twelve years old, and my____________sister is only 8. ( young- older - younger )

10. I am twelve years old, and I have a / an___________ brother. He is a doctor. ( young- older – younger)

11. Her father is a doctor. He works in a_______________. ( school- hospital- factory)

12. She is a teacher . She teaches in a primary______________.( school- hospital- factory)

13. He is a__________________ . He works on a farm. ( teacher- farmer- doctor.)

14. My mother works___________from morning till night. ( hardly- hard- quick)

15. I live___________12 Tran Hung Dao street. ( in- on- at)

IV. Read the text and choose the suitable words or phrase (a,b,c or d ) for each blank

Hoa’s(1)________has four people. Her father is a(2)_______. He works on his farm in the countryside. He grows(3)_______and raises cattle. Her mother is a housewife. She

works(4)______from morning till night. She(5)________the housework,(6)________ she helps(7)________the farm. Her parents love working on(8)_______farm. Hoa has a younger sister. She is only eight.

1. a. school b. family c. hospital d. families

2. a. teacher b. journalist c. farmer d. doctor

3. a. cattle b. vegetables c. banana d. orange

4. a. cheap b. hard c. easy d. modern

5. a. does b. grows c. raises d. works

6. a. so b. and c. because d. but

7. a. at b. on c. in d. to

8. a. her b. his c. our d. their

V. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given. (1.5 pts)

1. The cat is very nice.

à What__________________________ !

2. My father goes to work at seven twenty .

à My father __________________________ .

3. When is Hoa’s birthday ?

à What ___________________________________?

4 . What does her father do?

à What is _____________________________________

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

1.A. bamboo                              B. took                       C.  afternoon                          D. soon

2.A. waste                                  B.  save                     C.  take                                D. crack                   

3. A. much                                 B.  bury                      C.   come                               D. fun

4. A. reach                                 B.   seat                       C.  weather                           D.  between

5.A.concentration                  B.   question                C.   attraction                        D. emotion

6.A.  exist                                 B.   exchange             C.  extreme                           D.  expect

7.A.  tolerant                             B.   backdrop            C.  remote                              D.  dogsled

8.A.  behavior                           B.   habit                    C.  tramway                           D.  cashew

II. Circle the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)

1.  A. needed               B. filled                    C. played             D. bored

2.  A. mechanic        B. architect           C. church           D. Christmas