1. Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part. Circle A, B or C.

2. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1.

We are having dinner in the __________.

A. bathroom B. bedroom C. kitchen

1.

A. pictures B. chairs C. desks

2.

A. mother B. homework C. judo

3.

A. books B. keys C. pots

4.

A. lamps B. schools C. bags

5.

A. pencils B. baskets C. rulers

 I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other  three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.  

1. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery  

2. A. chore B. chance C. child D. stomach  

3. A. attempts B. shares C. looks D. beliefs  

4. A. laundry B. pause C. cause D. because  

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.  

5. A. grocery B. sociable C. breadwinner D. decision  

6. A. duty B. retire C. trouble D. household  

7. A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution  

8. A. homemaker B. critical C. tradition D. typical  

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

  9.Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family  

 A. cared for B. trained C. loved D. talked down  

10. She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into  law.  

 A. builder B. designer C. housewife D. construction worker  

11. The government should force husbands to pay their wives for chore.  

 A. house-keeping B. housework C. children-raising D. cooking 

12. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.  

 A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by  

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

13. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not.  

 A. profit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. gain  

14. Nuclear family set allows couples to spend more time with each other as there are no family rituals as such.  

 A. extended B. basic C. additional D. extra  

15. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.  

 A. fed B. cared C. brought up D. abandoned  

16. Sharing household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family.  

 A. outright B. negative C. convinced D. irrefutable  

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in order for each of the following sentences to be correct. 

17. The (A) wives are (B) also responsible to (C) the family finances (D).  

18. Frank usually swims (A) before work (B), but (C) this morning he jogs.(D)  

19. Children who (A) shares (B) the housework with (C) their mums and dads do (D) better at school.

      20. It is the duty for (A) the young to take (B) care of (C) their elderly (D) parents.

  Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.           21. Gender equality means that both men and women are _____ equally.  

A. treated B. played C. worked D. provided  

22. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in education  and employment.  

A. elimination B. equality C. opportunity D. discrimination 

23. Most people consider it women's _____ to take care of children and do housework.  A. responsibility B. relationship C. limit D. respect  

24. It's hard work looking _____ three children all day. 

A. after B. up C. to D. through 

25. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _____ tidying the living room.  

A. on B. with C. for D. about  

26. You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done. 

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible  

27. These quick and easy_____ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.  A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability  

28. Billy comes and gives me a hand with cooking. 

A. helps B. prepares C. is busy D. attempts  

29. Where is Jimmy? - He is _____ work. He is busy_____ his monthly report.  A. on / for B. in / about C. to / through D. at / with  

30. We are not allowed _____jeans at school.  

A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. worn  

31. Sometimes I do not feel like _____ to my sibling about my troubles,  

A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked  

32. Right now, Jim _____ the newspaper and Kathy_____ dinner.  

A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking  

C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking  

33. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _____  

A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment  

34. He was very respectful at home and _____ to his parents.  

A. responsible B. caring C. obedient D. lovely  

35. Every day I _____up at 6 o'clock, _____ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _____for work at 8 o'clock  

A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving  C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left  

36. We enjoy _____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room  after a day of working hard.  

A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing  

37. It is parents' duty and responsibility to_____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.  

A. shake B. hold C. join D. take 

38. He is a _____ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.  

A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring  

39. Doctors are supposed to _____ responsibility for human life.  

A. do B. take C. rush D. join 

40. Peter was _____ a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.  

A. in B. on C. with D. over  

41. _____the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family.  A. Be B. Is C. To be D. Being  

42. She _____trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.  

A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps  

43. I _____ complete silence now while I am trying this experiment.  

A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted  

44. The students ___________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _____ by Mr. Tanzer.  
A. are usually taught / are being taught

B. usually teach / are teaching  

C. have usually been taught / have been teaching

D. were usually teaching / are teaching  

45. My mother always the first _____ up and the last _____ to bed.  

A. getting / going B. to get / going C. getting / to go D. to get / to go  

46. Alex is busy_____ for his exams.  

A. to study B. studied C. studying D. studies  

47. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _____ families and in preserving their cultures.  A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit  

48. You should not burn _____. You had better dig a hole and bury it.  

A. dishes B. lab C. garbage D. shift  

49. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.  

A. under B. above C. upon D. out of  

50. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.  
A. drinks B. beverages C. grains D. special dishes 

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. (2pts)

1. Thank you for _____________ me to the party. A. invite B. inviting C. invitation D. invited

2. She looks very _____________. A. beautify B. beautifully C. beautiful D. beauty

3. Sally got tired __________ her old winter coat, so she bought a new one. A. about B. by C. of D. with

4. Ted is excited ____________ his new car. That’s all he talks about it a lot. A. in B. of C. with D. about

5. Lan didn’t go to school because of her _____________. A. sick B. ill C. too ill D. sickness

6. Janet is _______________. A. an old friend of mine B. an old my friend C. an old friend of me D. a my old friend

7. That book is interesting _____________ me. A. to B. for C. through D. with 1Số phách

8. How long will it ___________ to get there? A. cost B. lose C. make D. take

9. My children are very important ___________ me. A. for B. to C. with D. by

10. Are you ready _____________ the journey? A. for B. to C. with D. by

II. Give the correct form of the bold words in brackets. (2pts)

1. How many _______________________ holidays do you have? (nation)

2. His ______________________ arm is still very painful. (break)

3. I had to have a __________________examination before they gave me the job. (medicine)

4. Look out! That crazy ____________________ is going too fast. (cycle)

5. The house was colorfully ___________________ before Tet. (decorate) 6. That film is ______________________ for children. It’s frightening. (suit)

7. ____________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. (fortunate) 8. Nowadays, scouting is popular ________________________. (world)

9. This form must have the ___________________ of the writer. (sign)

10. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her __________________. (appear)

 

Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. NASA astronauts are well-qualified people.

A. successful B. ambitious C. competent D. interesting

2. In order to earn the passerby’s credit, the criminal acted as if he was the victim.

A. trust B. response C. provision D. agreement

3. Peter is looking forward to the reply from his mistress.

A. managing B. responding to C. declining D. expecting

4. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin decided to pull down these buildings to set up a park.

A. destroy B. build C. restore D. decorate

5. Peter was expelled from the volunteer team because of his misbehavior.

A. in spite of B. regardless of C. except for D. due to

6. David can get by in Japanese enough to travel to Tokyo without an interpreter.

A. manage B. struggle C. widen D. prolong

7. When you are in difficult situations, you will need adult support and guidance to make informed decisions and overcome stress.

A. development B. instruction C. operation D. change

8. Knowing how to cooperate with others and resolving conflict are among the important social skills which every student should have.

A. managing B. dealing with C. recognising D. concentrating

9. As a teenager, you should learn how to develop healthy habits.

A. take risk B. deal with C. cooperate D. create

10. I feel so depressed now and I wish my parents could put themselves in my shoes to understand that I want to be a designer instead of a doctor.

A. confident B. stressed C. down D. calm

11. I suppose that Hoa should take a break then start doing these hard assignments again. It would be better for her.

A. continue B. stay up late C. empathise D. rest

12. Tom assured me that this kind of problem wouldn't happen again.

A. failed B. improved C. ensured D. experienced

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. I'd like _______ somewhere different for a change.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to have gone
5. The men and animals __________ you saw on TV last night are in Africa.
A. who B. that C. which D. none is correct
6. One of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people is Tet.
A. celebrated B. celebrations C. celebrating D. celebrat
7. Lan can’t go to the movie with us tonight because she has to _______ her little sister.
A. look up B. look after C. look out D. look for
8. She cleaned the house _______ cooked dinner before her parents came home.
A. but B. or C. and D. so
9. –“What are you looking _______?” –“My picture book. I’ve lost it”
A. for B. on B. at D. after
10. We were very _______ that you won’t the first prize.
A. amazed B. amaze C. amazement D. amazing
11. Hurry up! Don’t walk ______otherwise we’ll be late for class.
A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. tired
12. Peter will be here soon, ________?
A. will he B. won’t he C. is he D. isn’t he
13. “I have something to show you now,” he said to me.
A. He told me that he has something to show me then.
B. He told me that he had something to show you then.
C. He told me that he had something to show you now.
D. He told me that he had something to show me then

1.            A. primary                   B. difficult                    C. tropical                    D. computer

Ex2. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1.  There is a small bamboo forest at the ________ to the village.

A.  enter                        B. entrance                 C. entering                  D. enterable

2.  Remember to take the camera. We’ll take __________ to show the trip to our friends.

A.  copies                     B. sights                      C. photos                    D. paintings

3.  Why don’t you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _________ it.

A.  spending                 B. wasting                   C. using                       D. passing

4.  Many students choose to live in the ________ on campus because it’s much cheaper and more convenient.

A.  dormitory                 B. apartment  C. hotel                       D. flat

5.  Do you find these questions _________ ?

A.  difficult                    B. difficulty                  C. difficultly                 D. difficulties

6._________ the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat.

                A. Although                 B. Because                 C. Since                      D. In spite of

7.     John can’t make a ________ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.

A.  decide                     B. decision                  C. decisive                  D. decisively

8.     When you see your friend off at the station, you say: “_____________!”

A.  Lucky you                                      B. Good night 

                C. Have a good journey                                  D. You’re welcome

9.     He came home late, so I asked him where ___________

A.  he had been            B. has he been           C. he has been           D. had he been

10.  He’s accustomed to _________to music before bedtime.

A.  listen                       B. listened                   C. listening                  D. be listening

C.Reading:
Last summer, Shara went to HCMC (1)…….. her parents. They flew there . It
( 2 )…….. ,them 18 hours. They stayed in a big hotel. It was clean and comfortable.
On the first day, they (3 ) ..….. Nha Rong Port and some other places of interest. On the second day ,they visited Cu Chi Tunnels (4 ) …….. they were amazed by hundreds of kilometers of underground defense works used during the war. Finally, they went to Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and they were really (5) …….. in the special atmosphere of peace and dignity there. After three days in HCMC ,they went to Hue to visit some citadels there. They really enjoyed their stay in Viet Nam.
*Read the passage and circle the best option A,B, C or D to complete it
1.A.with B.at C.to D.on
2.A.take B.took C.to take D.taken
3.A.to visit B.visit C.visited D.visiting
4.A.when B.what C.which D.where
5.A.interested B.interesting C.interests D.interest

*Circle the best option A,B, C or D to answer the questions:
1. How did Shara and her family go to HCMC?.......
A. coach B.bus C. train D. plane
2. How long did it take them to fly there ?.......
A. Half a day B. fifteen hours C. eighteen hours D. a day
3. Which did they stay in ?.......
A. hotel B. house C. restaurant D. motel
4. When did they go to Hue ?-After……. in HCMC.
A. some days B. Three days C. four days D. many days
5. How did they feel when they were in Viet Nam? They…..in Viet Nam.
A. liked it B. interesting in the journey C. hated the journey D. enjoyed their stay