I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. seat   B. meat    C. head    D. heat
2. A. multiply    B. subtract      C. instruction   D. country
3. A. soup       B. route     C. group      D. could

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D PHÁT ÂM NÀO.
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. technology   B. computer    C. newspaper    D. miraculous
5. A. scenic       B. magical       C. capable       D. mysterious

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D  TRỌNG ÂM NÀO.

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. seat   B. meat    C. head    D. heat
2. A. multiply    B. subtract      C. instruction   D. country
3. A. soup       B. route     C. group      D. could

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D PHÁT ÂM NÀO.
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. technology   B. computer    C. newspaper    D. miraculous
5. A. scenic       B. magical       C. capable       D. mysterious

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D  TRỌNG ÂM NÀO.

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined letter (s) pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. seat   B. meat    C. head    D. heat
2. A. multiply    B. subtract      C. instruction   D. country
3. A. soup       B. route     C. group      D. could

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D PHÁT ÂM NÀO.
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. technology   B. computer    C. newspaper    D. miraculous
5. A. scenic       B. magical       C. capable       D. mysterious

CHO BIẾT ĐÁP ÁN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH CÁC CÂU A B C D  TRỌNG ÂM NÀO.

I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. invent B. chemist C. patent D. technology
2. A. science B. scared C. Scottish D. screen
3. A. explore B. exchange C. experiment D. existence
4. A. nuclear B. future C. bulb D. mute
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently. 1. A. automation B. development C. experiment D. technology
2. A. impolite B. scientific C. technology D. economic
3. A. spaceship B. benefit C. technical D. reality
4. A. technique B. incurable C. programmer D. explorer
5. A. unemployment B. laboratory C. engineer D. conservationist
III. Choose the correct answer. 1. I__________ my friends for dinner after work tomorrow. A. meet B. will meet C. am meeting D. will be meeting
2. Hurry up! The conference__________ in twenty minutes. A. begins B. will be begun C. will begin D. will be beginning
3. In 30 years’ time we__________ in flying cars. A. are travelling B. will be travelling
C. are going to travel D. will be travelled
4. __________ longer in the future thanks to medical tech?
A. Will people live B. Do people live
C. Will people be living D. Are people living
5. Let’s meet at ten o’clock tomorrow. - Sorry, I__________ at ten o’clock. A. am working B. am going to work C. will work D. will be working
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Facebook was built on the _______________ of earlier social network sites like MySpace
and Bebo. A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success
2. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move ________ cities in the
future. A. around B. away C. along D. ahead
3. Little Pascal ___________ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or
subtractions very quickly
A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented
4. Robots save workers from ______________ dangerous tasks. A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying
5. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, __________ that is not
necessarily true
A. but B. and C. so D. or

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6. Recent________ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and intelligent. A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
7. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer game; ________, they lose their
interests in daily activities. A. moreover B so C. however D. as a result
8. Science and technology have _________ the life safe, secure and comfortable. A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
9. Terrorists are using modern technology _________ their destructive work. A. about B. at C. for D. with
10. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various _________. A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions
V. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks. SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and
sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from
taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to
playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic
communication needs. The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with
their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging
Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate
and play. While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around
like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities
can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for
the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is
having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an
effective way. A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. In the past, mobile phones were used only for communication among people. 2. Modern cell phones are capable of much more than just making phone calls. 3. Smartphones make Communications with people quite easier. 4. Smartphone users, however, can’t send and recieve emails on their phones. 5. Despite all the positive benefits of smartphones, there are also negative side effects. 6. Today we don’t have to go to work because we have the whole world at our fingertips. 7. Only young people are now addicted to their mobile phones. B. Answer the questions. 1. What were cell phones mainly used for? ___________________________________________________________________
2. Are modern cell phones capable of internet access? ___________________________________________________________________
3. How has the smartphone revolution changed our lives? ___________________________________________________________________
4. Do smartphones make us lazy and inactive? ___________________________________________________________________
5. How often do teenagers look at their cell phones? ___________________________________________________________________ VI. Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. Nick:” I come from a small town in England. => Nick said that_________________________________________________
2. My friend: ‘Brazil will win the world cup.’ => My friend said that___________________________________________
3. Olive:’ Chau, I’m living VietNam tomorrow’

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=>Olive told that_______________________________________________
4. David: ‘ Catherine, I’m unable to read your writing’ => David told Catherine that_________________________________________________
5. Minh: ‘ I overslept this morning’ => Minh said that__________________________________________________________
6. ‘I didn’t say anything at the meeting last week’ He said. => He said that_____________________________________________________________
7. ‘ This letter has been opened.’ She told me. => She told me that__________________________________________________________
8. ‘ In 50 year’s time we will probably be living on Mars.’ Tom said => Tom said that_____________________________________________________________
9. ‘ I hope we will build a city out at sea’ Mi said => Mi said that______________________________________________________________
10. ‘ My wish is to become a very young inventor.’ Son told us. => Son told us________________________________________________________________

A.    PHONETICS (1.5 pts)

Exercise 01: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. chemist                        B. school                     C. chance                    D. chaos

2. A. frog                             B. drag                        C. change                    D. mug

3. A. kite                              B. cookie                     C. hike                         D. knit

 Exercise 02: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has stress pattern differently from the others.

4. A. ticket                           B. costume                  C. event                       D. number

5. A. return                           B. happen                    C. differ                      D. visit

6. A. yourself                       B. thirteen                   C. abroad                    D. village

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. need B. meet C. instead D. meat

2. A. after B. late C. half D. hard3. A. bury B. but C. club D. cut

4.A. achievement B. chemist C. chance D. cheerful

5.A. sewage B. nuclear C. groom D. erupt

Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.

6. Dioxins are dangerous chemicals __________ they can cause cancer and birth defects.

A. but B. then C. because D. and

7. He was absent from class yesterday. _________, he had to ask his friend what they learned.

A. Therefore B. But C. Since D. However

8. Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to _________ her baby.

A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look after

9. You should have a __________ check your car regularly.

A. driver B. mechanic C. worker D. designer

10. Her father __________ smoking years ago.

A. gave up B. gave off C. gave away D. gave out

11. The room is so dark. Please __________ the light.

A. turn off B. turn on C. turn over D. turn into

12. Shall we __________ showers to save water?

A. take B. taking C. to take D. took

13. In order to __________ with his studies, he worked through the summer.

A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. take up

14. He lighted the candle __________ he might read the note.

A. so that B. as long as C. because D. and

15. It is suggested that John __________ harder.

A. work B. to work C. will work D. works

16. We can reduce gas by __________ by bike or public transport.

A. travel B. to travel C. traveling D. traveled

17. Do you like going out __________ staying in when you are free?

A. but B. or C. because D. and

18. We can save natural resources by using __________ energy.

A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar

19. In order to save money, we should use public transport __________ motorbikes.

A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with

20. Our parents are very __________ that we are working harder.

A. please B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure

21. __________ the old man has never traveled by plane before, he is not nervous or afraid.

A. Thus B. Therefore C. Although D. Because

22. The wind last night was so strong that it blew the roof of the house __________.

A. apart B. about C. down D. off

23. A ________ is a person who fits and repairs pipes and other equipment used for supplying and

storing water.A. worker B. mechanic C. plumber D. repairer

24. We went to TSN airport to __________ off a friend leaving for Paris.

A. see B. tell C. say D. join

25. Energy-saving bulbs should __________ to save electricity.

A. use B. be use C. be used D. used

26. I’m worried __________ my most recent water bill.

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

27. If you want to save money, you should __________ the amount of water your family uses.

A. increase B. reduce C. adapt D. repair

28. Mr. Hai gives me advice __________ how to save water.

A. in B. about C. with D. on

29. Mai suggested __________ to the Dam Sen Water Park on Sunday.

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

30. The holiday was short; __________ we enjoyed it very much.

A. so B. because C. however, D. moreover