1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(2 Points)

a. production 

b. procedure

c. individual 

d. building 

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

a. protection 

b. information 

c. suggestion

d. invention 

A - PHONETICS

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part different from others.

1. A. wanted B. showed C. travelled D. rained

2. A. carbon B. hard C. marry D. large

II. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from others.

3. A. picture B. receive C. famous D. lovely

4. A. artist B. rename C. relax D. explain

B - USE OF LANGUAGE

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

5. When the bus stops, the students say goodbye to the driver and _____.

A. walk on B. walk of C. get on D. get off

6. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers________a lot.

A. cry B. frighten C. shock D. laugh

7. My dream last night was so ______ . I cried when I woke up.

A. gripping B. hilarious C. scary D. entertaining

8. We should____________ energy-saving light bulbs.

A. using B. use C. used D. to use

9. Mai used to _________to school on foot.

A. go B. going C. gone D. went

10. ____________ being frightened by characters, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite B. Although C. Despite D. Nevertheless

11. They will ______ dinner with their grandparents at 7 p.m. tonight.

A. has B. have C. having D. be having

12. A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next Sunday.

A. I B. mine C. my D. me

13. You are interested in horror films, ______?

A. don’t you B. aren’t you C. do you D. are you

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response.

14. “Congratulations to you on winning the first prize!” - “_____________.”

A. You’re welcome B. Thanks a lot C. It doesn’t matter D. It’s my pleasure

15. “How do you go to school?” - “_____________.”

A. School is fun B. Buses are crowded C. By bus D. It takes about ten minutes

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

16. Exercising will help you stay in shape.

A. thin B. chubby C. keep fit D. tall

17. My brother is interested in pointing out my mistakes.

A. likes B. hates C. supports D. knows

Circle the letter A, B, C or D indicate the words OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

18. If you follow these simple rules, you will save lots of money.

A. earn B. count C. waste D. replace

19. Solar energy doesn't cause pollution, but it is not cheap.

A. expensive B. effective C. commercial D. possible

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. 

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

SECTION A: PHONETICS

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

1.         A. caused                    B. increased                C. practised                 D. promised

2.         A. fashion                   B. passion                    C. decision                  D. Russian

3.         A. describe                  B. title                         C. license                     D. little

4.         A. driven                     B. examine                  C. combine                  D. risen

5.         A. challenging             B. champagne             C. championship         D. charity

Answer:

II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.

6.         A. computer                B. accurate                  C. experiment              D. invention

7.         A. electricity               B. commercial             C. technology              D. conduct

8.         A. garbage                   B. nature                     C. pollute                    D. benefit

9.         A. general                    B. occasion                  C. permanently            D. energy

10.       A. documentary          B. occupation              C. manufacture           D. competitive

Answer:

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

1. Does anyone know …………... this hat might be?

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

2. The old man is said .... all his money to an old people’s home when he died.

  A. to leave        B. to have been leaving           C. have left D. to have left

3. I'd rather you ................ anything about it for the time being.

  A. do             B. didn't do                 C. should do                D. shouldn't do

4. Nobody was injured in the accident, ………….?

A.  was there   B.  was he       C.  were they   D. wasn’t it

5. The reason I left is ………….. I was bored.

A. why B.  that C.  while          D. for

6. Don't be late for the interview, ............ people will think you are a disorganized person.

  A. otherwise     B. unless                   C. if not                       D. or so

7. Can I ask a favor ______________ you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?

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

8. Don’t do this all at once; Do it little .................... little.

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

9. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ……… a week.

A. for                          B. at                            C. until                        D. in

10. Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was .........

A. pushed                    B. sacked              C. thrown              D. refused

Answer:

II. Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket to complete the passage.

            There is a (1- consider)…..................……public concern in Shaton following the (2- discover).........................on Wednesday evening of a metal (3- contain)……..........…filled with (4- poison)................…….liquid. The object was found by a local ( 5- reside)….................….when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a newly- built chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (6- able)…............................…to provide any (7- explain)…......…..as to how the object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full (8- investigate)….......................was taking place and that (9- secure)….................……procedures were being reviewed . People living in the (10- neighbor)…...................….are very angry, as a year ago they withdrew their objections to the (11- decide)...............................…to build the factory here after the company had stated that no (12- danger)……............chemicals would be produced on this site.

Answer:

1.      He is completely (employ) …………..! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest aa well.

2.      Visitors complained about the (organize) ……….. in the old museum.

3.      Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be (confidence) …………..

4.      The old fishing village is very (picture) ………………..

5.      (flexible) ………. is one of the qualities required of a social worker.

6.      He was arrested for (hand) ……….. stolen goods.

7.      She is training to become a (beauty) …………..

8.      He can’t afford to buy a house, so he is looking for an (expensive) ……… flat.

III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct it.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS  FACING LEARNERS OF ENGLISH.

Today I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face when follow a course of study through  the medium of English- if English is not their mother’s tongue.

The problems can be divided into three board categories: psychological, cultural or  linguistic. The first two categories main affect those who come to study in Britain.  I’ll comment only brief on these two categories and then spend most of the time  to look at linguistic difficulties which apply  to everyone. Some of the common psychological problem really involve fear  of the unknown: in example, whether one's academic studies will be too difficult. Looking at the cultural problem, we can see that some of them are of a  very practical nature,  e.g arranging satisfactory accommodations. Others are  much easier to define.

Answer:

IV. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the dialogue below.

1. In two years’ time, you (1. work )................................ here for ten years. I (2. never know ) ..................... you stay in the same job for so long.

2. Do you mind (3. interrupt) .......................  when you are talking?

3. The university requires that all the students (4. be).............on time.

4. Why didn’t you phone me? If I (5. know)............................... you got troubles, I (6. come)........................ to help you.

5. Don't worry, Sir. When you ( 7. arrive) ....................... in New York, You (8. pick up) .....................  and (9. take) ................. to the conference center.

Answer:

I’m sorry. I (forget) …………………………... your name.

By next October, my parents (marry) ……………………… for thirty years.

My father (work) ………………..….. for the same oil company for 40 years before he retired last year.

You (pass) ………………….. the exam. Don’t worry.

He (not catch) ……………….. cold if he (not walk) ……… in the rain so long.

Where do you think Mai is today? – I don’t know. She (may/sleep) ……………..… late.

She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do) ………………….. it.

The boy’s eyes were red because he (cry) ………………………….

Section C: READING

I. Read the text and choose the best option to answer the question.

The prison in the usa

In the United States today there are more than half a million criminals serving time in prison. Most prisoners are male high-school dropouts between the ages of 18 and 19. Even more shocking in the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment has more than doubled over the past twenty years, and the recidivism - that is, the rate for rearest - is more than 60 percent.

Although the stated goal of most prison systems, on both federal and state levels, is to rehabiliatate the inmates and reintagrate them into society, the systems themselves do not support such a result. Prisons are usually geographically or psychologically isolated and terribly overcrowded. Even in the more enlightened prisons, only one-third of the inmates have vocational training opportunities or work release options.

If prisons are indeed to achieve the goal of rehabilitating offenders, then the prisons themselves will have to change. First, they will have to be smaller, housing no more than five hundred prisoners. Second, they will have to be built in or near population centers with community resources available for gradual reintegration into society. Finally, prison programs must be restructured to include work release and vocational and academic training that promises carry over into the inmate’s life after release. Models for such collaborative efforts between the criminal justice system and the community already exist in several hundred half-way houses throughout the country. 

1. What is the author’s main point?

A. Prisons must be restructured if they are to accomplish the goal of rehabilitation.

B. Models for community collaboration have been successful.

C. Most of the criminals serving time in prison are high-school dropouts.

D. The criminal justice system must establish a better goal.

2. According to the author, how many prisoners are offered training or work release?

A. None                      B. 33.33 percent                      C. 50 percent        D. 60 percent

3. The author mentions all the following as necessary to prison reform EXCEPT

A. newer buildings                              C. vocational training

B. smaller institutions             D.collaboration with the community

4. The word “recidivism” in line 4 refers to

A. all people who are imprisoned                                          

B. people who return to prison after release  

C. people who drop out of high school          

D. people who have been in prison for a long time

5. The paragraph following this passage most probably discusses

A. the goals of most state and federal prisons                       

B. the cost of prison reform

C. examples of models for community collaboration

D. problems with the current criminal justice system

Answer:

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word

EDUCATION IN CUBA

One of the most interesting things about Cuba is its educational (1)…….. As in many other countries, schools are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study (2)……....manual work. Each school has a lot of land where students work for a (3)…....…hours a day. They plant vegetables, which they weed and water and later they (4)…....…the crop. In this way, they develop good working habit and learn how important it is (5)…....…  produce. Usually, children do not like growing vegetables (6)............... as spinach, Cuban children soon develop a taste for them. During the summer, the older also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops.

In this system, the children spend part of their school time (7)............. and the rest working in the open (8)……........helping to increase the nation’s production.

Answer:

Section D: writing

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. My advice is that Mary should apply for that job.

If I ....................................................................................................................

2. You lied your parents, which was wrong.

It was…………………………………………………………………………

3. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.

The …………………………………………………………….......................

4.What  a shame you didn't tell me earlier!

If only.................................................................................................................

5. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.

So as ………………………………………………………………………….

6. Some people have such boring jobs that they can't wait to retire

Some people have .............................................................................................

7. John missed the lecture because he came very late.

If John …………………………………………………….

8. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murderer was

 Had …………………………………………………………………………………….

9. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine.

Mrs. Taylor wished...........................................................................................................

10. A mechanic repaired my motorbike last week.

I  ………………………………………………………………

II. Write about 150 - 170 words to give your own opinion on the following topic:

“ It’s necessary to abandon big vehicles to come inside the city nowadays. What’s your opinion?

PART I. PHONETICS

I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1.0 mark)

1.        A. object                   B. convenient          C. operation             D. contact

2.         A. parachute            B. machine               C. champagne         D. orchestra

3.         A. grow                     B. shower                 C. below                    D. window

4.        A. inspiration           B. minority               C. design                   D. practicality

5.        A. meat                     B. bear                      C. meaning               D. steamer

Your answers:

II . Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.(1.0 mark)

1.        A. subject                 B. gather                   C. conduct                D. symbol

2.        A. encourage           B. material                C. compulsory         D. mausoleum

3.        A. challenging          B. religion                 C. poetry                   D. fashionable

4.        A. adequate             B. facility                   C. traditional            D. participate

5.        A. relative                 B. family                    C. different               D. establish

Your answers:

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (2.0 marks)

1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she …….. tomorrow.

A. comes back               B. will come              C. is coming           D. has come

2. He is thought ……… in a foreign country when he was 20.

A. to work                       B. to have worked   C. working             D. has worked

3. We got our car ………yesterday.

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

4. Get me some stamps,………..?

A. have you                    B. will you                  C. do you                D. don’t you

5. Some large cities have measured to ………… air pollution.

A. fight                             B. minimize           C. cover                       D. grow

6. When Bill retires, he’s going to ……….. golf.                                                                               

A. take after                   B. take off              C. take down             D. take up

7. He drank only ……….. water.

A. a lot of                        B. much                  C. a little                      D. less

8. I’d like to ………. an appointment to see the doctor.

A. do                                 B. say                      C. organize                 D. make

9. It isn’t quite ………. that he will be present at the meeting.

A. interested                  B. certain               C. exact                       D. right

10. Paper money ……….. for over a thousand years.

A. used                             B. is used               C. has used                 D. has been used

Your answers:

II.  Put the correct form of the words: (1.0 mark)

1. Some of these traditional dresses have been _____________. (MODERN)

2. Many Vietnamese women today continue to wear the ao dai - the unique and ______________ dresses. (FASHION)

3. We are really impressed by the ____________ of these villagers. (FRIEND )

4. Internet is a wonderful _______________ of modern life. (INVENT)

5. The Malaysian unit of ________________ is the ringgit? (CURRENT)

Your answers:

 III.  Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:  (1.0 mark)

1. Everyone felt tired, because they sat down to have a rest.                                

2.Streets of Bangkok are usually crowding with people selling food, clothing, flowers and souvenirs.

3. He asked me what I would use English in the future.    

4.It often takes my mom half an hour getting to work by underground every morning.

5. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, didn’t it?

Your answers:

PART III: READING

I. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (2.0 marks)

                Computer (1)__________ enormous impact on our life nowadays. We do shopping, work, or visit places of scenic beauty with help of computers. We pay bill prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We (2)_______  letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of the computers. And we can (3)_________learn foreign languages on computers.

 What makes computer a miraculous device ? Each time ( 4)________ it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost (5)_______ you ask. It is a calculating machine (6)________ speeds up calculations : it can add, subtract, multiply, and (7)________ with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact ( 8)_________other computers and with people around the world. And if you (9)_________ to entertain,  you can (10)_________ with computer games or computer CD music.

          1. A. have                   B. have had              C. are having                       D. had

          2. A. receive              B. post                       C. borrow                 D. lend

          3. A. only                    B. ever                       C. even                      D. just

          4. A. put                      B. let                           C. take                       D. turn

          5. A. thing                  B. anything               C. something           D. all things

          6. A. which                 B. whose                   C. where                   D. when

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

    A. stadium                   B. stay                         C. question                 D. stamp

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

    A. command               B. carnival                  C. archway                  D. anniversary      

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

    A. commemorate        B. emperor                  C. procession              D. incense  

4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

    A. performance          B. procession              C. musician                 D. heritage

5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

        A. procession              B. politician                C. companion             D. historian

6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

    A. activity B. historical  C. commemorate      D. competition

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (
1. A. game B. geography C. vegetable D. change 1....................
2. A. watches B. brushes C. classes D. lives 2....................
3. A. bottle B. job C. chocolate D. movie 3....................
4. A. read B. teacher C. eat D. ahead 4....................
5. A. teacher B. children C. lunch D. chemist 5....................
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others
1. A. sporty B. remote C. regard D. invite 1....................
2. A. journey B. landmark C. exchange D. survey 2....................
3. A. comfortable B. helicopter C. environment D. president 3....................
4. A. heritage B. character C. fantastic D. natural 4....................
5. A. event B. elect C. creature D. pollute 5....................
PART B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences
1. __________ I help you? – Yes, I’d like some beef. 1. ....................
A. Must B. Can C. Do D. Am
2. Is there __________ milk in the fridge? 2. ....................
A. a B. an C. some D. any
3. My house is near a market so it’s very __________. 3. ....................
A. big B. noisy C. quiet D. small
4. Do you have any toothpaste? I’d like a large __________. 4. ....................
A. box B. bar C. tube D. packet
5. How many eggs do you need, Mom? - __________. 5. ....................
A. a half dozen B. half a dozen C. a dozen half D. dozen a half
6. Hoa’s house is not near her school so she goes to school __________. 6. ....................
A. on foot B. by bike C. by a bike D. on bus
7. There is __________ opposite the drugstore. 7. ....................
A. the police station B. a police station C. police station D. police stations
8. How many __________ do you want? 8. ....................
A. rice B. rices C. kilo of rice D. kilos of rice
9. How much is a bowl of noodles? - __________ ten thousand dong. 9. ....................
A. They are B. It is C. It has D. There is

10. The movie theatre is __________ the left of the hotel. 10. ....................
A. to B. at C. on D. A & C are correct
II. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences
1. Where are you, Nam? – I’m here. I (read) __________ in my room.
2. Look! The plane is flying towards the airport. It (land) __________.
3. What about (go) __________ to the cafeteria?
4. Would you like (come) __________ to my house for dinner tonight?
5. Mai often (not write) __________ to her old friends in Hue.
6. My mother wants me (buy) __________ two kilos of potatoes.
7. How many floors your school (have) __________?
8. You should (do) __________ morning exercises.
9. Take these medicines and you (feel) __________ better then, Ha.
10. I (have) __________ a birthday party tomorrow evening. Will you join?
1. ……………........
2. ……………........
3. ……………........
4. ……………........
5. ……………........
6. ……………........
7. ……………........
8. ……………........
9. ……………........
10. ……………......
II. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition to complete each of the following sentences

3. I am looking ____ chocolate.
4. The plane flies ____ mountains, rivers, and towns.
5. What would you like ____ dinner.
6. Do you often help your sister ____ her homework?
7. The beef is in the table ____ the eggs and the fish.
8. ____ school, we always go home and play tennis.
9. Mrs. Chi needs a bottle ____ cooking oil.
10. My sister lives ____ 45 Ba Dinh Street.
3. ……………........
4. ……………........
5. ……………........
6. ……………........
7. ……………........
8. ……………........
9. ……………........
10. ……………......
III. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences
1. The Mekong River is the __________ river in Vietnam. (long)
2. Is the Underground in London __________ than Metro in Paris? (good)
3. That __________ can play guitar very well. (music)
4. She plays badminton __________ a week. (two)
5. Is Quang Ninh a __________ province? (mountain)
6. These children like __________weather. (sun)
7. What is the __________ of the Great Wall? (wide)
8. What’s Maco’s __________? – She’s British. (nation)
9. My neighbourhood is __________ for good and cheap restaurant. (fame)
10. Mary likes attending the English __________ contest. (speak)
1. ……………........
2. ……………........
3. ……………........
4. ……………........
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PART C. READING
I. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
New Year’s Eve, 31st December, is a time for the British to eat, drink and party when they celebrate the beginning of a
New Year. Many people go to Trafalgar Square in London or a street party in their city. Others visit friends or go to
pubs and restaurants, which are very crowded on that night.
There is a great atmosphere when everyone waits for Big Ben to strike midnight. Then people kiss and hold hands to
sing the traditional Scottish song Auld Lang Syne. Many people also light fireworks at midnight.
The main tradition is ‘First Footing’. This means the first person to come to into your house after midnight should be a
tall dark-haired man. He should bring a piece of coal, some bread, salt or bottle of whisky to bring good luck to the
family.
A lot of people also make New Year’s Resolution; they promise to do things like stop smoking or ‘do more exercise’ in
the New Year, January 1st (and 2nd in Scotland) is a public holiday so their people can recover from their celebrations.
1. On New Year’s Eve everyone stays at home. 1. ……………......
2. People sing a traditional song at midnight. 2. ……………......
3. There are no fireworks on New Year’s Eve. 3. ……………......
4. It is good luck for a blonde woman to be your first visitor after midnight. 4. ……………......
5. Lots of people promise to change in the New Year. 5. ……………......

I. Make questions for the underlined parts
1. My teacher is travelling to school by car.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
2. The woman in the car is my mother.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
3. We usually play basketball on the weekends.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
4. Lan is washing her brother’s clothes.
à …………………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................
II. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. The man is my uncle. You met him at the airport yesterday.
à The man that .............................................................................................................................................
2. The house is old. My cousin bought it ten years ago.
à The house which .......................................................................................................................................
3. He decided to stay at home. It was raining heavily.
à Because it ..................................................................................................................................................
4. She is 165 cm tall. Her mother is 165 cm tall, too.
à She is as ....................................................................................................................................................
5. My wife was sick yesterday. She went to work
à Although ....................................................................................................................................................

SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.

1. A. happy            B. apple                      C. act                          D. aunt

2. A. mind              B. bike                        C. fit                           D. tidy

3. A. school           B. chair                      C. church                   D. chat

4. A. health            B. team                       C. tea                          D. sea

5. A. sun                 B. fun                         C. son                         D. put

6. A. excited          B. interested              C. worried                  D. painted

7. A. use                 B. computer               C. duty                       D. shut

8. A. chair              B. fair                         C. pair                        D. are

9. A. how               B. know                      C. town                       D. brown

10. A. season         B. break                     C. great                       D. steak

SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1. We always need more players. Why don’t you come ………………?

A. on                                   B. along                      C. with                        D. after

2. Will you be home …………..dinner tonight?

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

3. Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …………………..

A. act                                  B. action                    C. activity                  D. deed

4. Do you go out ………..?

A. in the afternoon on Fridays                           B. on Fridays  in the afternoon

C. on afternoons Friday                                      D. on Friday afternoons

5. …………….lives in a very big house

A. A Queen of England                                       B. Queen of England

C. The Queen of the England                             D. the Queen of England

6. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed …………..8 o’clock.

A. until                               B. at                            C. from                       D. to

7. I often ……………in winter.

A. go playing skiing                                             B. go skiing

C.play skiing                                                         D. go to ski

8. Some young peole are working ……………hospital volunteers.

A. to be                              B. such as                  C. like                         D. as

9. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the …………….

A. pavement                      B. foot lane                C. sidewalk                D. zebra crossing

10. They …………..healthy after the summer vacation.

A. looked                           B. were seeming       C. were looking        D. were appearing

11. They meet their friends and …………some fun.

A. take                                B. have                       C. do                           D. enjoy

12. Yo should pay more …………….in class.

A. part                                B. care                        C. notice                    D. attention

13. He and his friends usually get ……… and talk about their stamps.

A. together                         B. themselves            C. each other             D. one another

14. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………..

A. collect                           B. collecting              C. collector                D. collects

15. Some students say they are …………have no time for pastime.

A. hurry                             B. busy                       C. full                         D. hard

16. It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much ………..

A. crowd                            B. traffic                    C. people                   D. transport

17. There aren’t any good movies …………..at the moment.

A. going on                        B. being on                C. performing                        D. showing

18. Sorry I can’t come but thanks ………….

A. any ways                       B. any way                 C. anyway                  D. in anyway

19. Look at ………..girl over there.

A. one                                 B. this                         C. that                         D. a

20. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A. Yes, I do                        B. I’d love to             C. Yes, I like              D. OK. I’d like

II. Give the correct form of the  verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1.      No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital.

2.      What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V.

3.      We (be) ……………students in four years.

4.      A new school (build) ………………near our school now.

5.      You (be) …………..angry if he refuses to help you?

6.      I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………………

7.      A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……………..to stories.

8.      He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) …………….good news.

9.      + Where are you?

+ I am upstairs. I (have)……………… a bath.

III.  Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital:

1.      My father has a …………computer. He often brings it with him when he’s away on business. PORT

2.      We are all ………..about going on an excursion to Cuc Phuong forest next weekend. EXCITE

3.      The room will look brighter if there is a …………..on the wall. PAINT

4.      Some of the children …………….boys, play marbles when there is a break. MAIN

5.      You shouldn’t eat ……….food. HEALTH

6.      We mustn’t be ……………….when we cross busy streets. CARE

7.      She often feels …………………when she gets bad marks. HAPPY

8.      There are about 200 ………….in this company. EMPLOY

9.      Mai is ………….at math than me. GOOD

10. This lovely apartment has two bedrooms and it is ……………FURNISH

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A. rag B. marry C. master D. nation 2. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests : A. important B. remember C. ability D. character 3. Khoa is ………… from most of the boys. He loves cooking in his free time. A. differ B. differential C. different 4. I used to ………….. in a library before I became a teacher. D. difference A. work B. works C. worked 5. We have Math class ………………… 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. D. working A. next to B. beside C. between 6. Marry gave me this dress. She made it ................ D. above A. itself B. himself C. yourself 7. Mary married John last year. She is John’s …… now. D. herself A. wife B. daughter C. father 8. She ……………….……. me to her house last Monday. D. husband A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invites 9. Nga said ………………… stories were always great. A. traditional B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditions 10. Nga’s grandma had to do the chores without the help of modern …………………….. A. equipment B. equipped C. equipping D. equips 11. Choose the word in each group that has the stress differently from the rests: A. delivery B. demonstration C. experiment D. commercial 13. When he was young, he _______ fishing with his brother. A. uses to go B. used to go C. was used to go D. is used to going 14. Tom is rather sociable while Jack is reserved. They have quite different ______. A. appearance B. dislikes C. characters D. likes 15. They _______ from Canada to America to find work. A. came B. left C. went D. emigrated 16. You can’t go_______the cinema without paying. A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D. downstairs 17. Bien Hoa is an important ___________ center in Dong Nai. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercialist 18. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes____________. A. electric B. electrical C. electrician D. electricity 19.Hoa and Linh often ____________badminton after class. A. play B. plays C. used to play D. played 20. She had to ____________the chores, so she couldn't go to the theater yesterday. A. did B. does C. do D. to do

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1.  A. laughed  B. watched  C. exported  D. helped

2.  A. house B. mountain C. drought D. though

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others:

3.  A.technical B. villager C. introduce D. atmosphere

4.  A. shortage B. export C. knowledge D. manage