I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. palace B. machine C. appliance D. career
2. A. charity B. sporty C. floating D. future
3. A. recycled B. picked C. reduced D. washed
4. A. programmes B. spaces C. dishes D. watches
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
5. A. journey B. common C. palace D. award
6. A. special B. castle C. wireless D. cartoon
C. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
7. George didn't want to get up late, ____ he set the alarm clock to go off at 6.30.
A. but B. and C. so D. for
8. __________ do you look like the most in your family?
A. Which B. Who C. What D. Where
9. The doctor said to him: "You ____ exercise or you certainly have a heart attack again.
A. must B. mustn't C. don't have to D. may
10. Where are the children? They in the yard.
A. play B. are playing C. is playing D. plays
11.John ate ________ sandwich for lunch.
A. a B. some C. any D. much
12. The film is very __________, and we can’t see all of it.
A. exciting B. boring C. wonderful D. easy
13. I like to read “Muc Tim” very much. It’s my __________ magazine.
A. nice B. quick C. funny D. favourite
14. __________ don’t you come to my house? - OK. Let’s go.
A. Why B. Let’s C. When D. What
15. He …………. out with his friends last week.
A. is going B. goes C. has gone D. went
16. _…………. do you go to the gym? – By bus.
A. What B. How C. Why D. Which
17. _…………. _ eat too much salt. It’s not good for you.
A. Don’t B. Do C. Please D. Can’t
18. This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. ................. newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where ................. magazine.
A. A/ a B. A/ the C.The/ the D. The/ a
19. It’s getting light. Shall I turn …………. the lights to save electricity.
A. off B. on C. up D. in
20. There is a …………. near my house, so I can go swimming very often.
A. swimming suit B. swimming pool
C. swimming glasses D. swimming hat
21. My sister likes going to the cinema…………. I like watching TV at home
A. and B. but C. because D. or
22. We should use …………. shopping bag to protect the environment.
A. reusable B. reused C. reusing D. reuse
23. It is not your book. It is …………..
A. my B. Peter’s C. me D. him
24. Will robots be able …………. our voices?
A. recognized B. recognizes C. recognizing D. to recognize
25. If she asks for money, I …………. her.
A. will give B. gave C. would give D. would have given
26. Amsterdam is one of the_…………. _cities in the world.
A. peaceful B. more peaceful C. most peaceful D. as peaceful
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
27. Fresh air doesn’t exist in New Delhi. It is the most polluted city on Earth right now.
A. dirty B. clean C. famous D. amazing
28. Hoi An is one of the oldest cities in Viet Nam.
A. most historic B. most beautiful C. most boring D. most modern
Mark 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.
29. We didn’t go camping last weekend. The weather was awful.
A. interesting B. terrible C. historic D. nice
30. Did you forget to lock the door before going to school this morning?
A. learn B. fail C. remember D. miss
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
31. A: “Congratulations to you on winning the first prize”.
B: “_________.”
A. You’re welcome B. Thanks a lot
C. It doesn’t matter D. It’s my pleasure
32. ‘The car of the future will probably run on water.’ ‘________’
A. Good job! B.How fantastic! C. Good idea! D. Well done!
D. READING
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
A robot cannot think (33) _______ do things alone. People use a computer (34) _______ it. Today, robots are not very popular because they are too (35) _______ , but they are very useful. They can help us (36) _______ a lot of time and work. A robot can do the same work for 24 hours and it does not complain or get tired. In the future, scientists will design many types of intelligent robots. (37) _______ robots will be able to do many more complicated things. However, some people do not like robots. They fear that one day robots will be too powerful.
33. A. or B. but C. so D. because
34. A. control B. controls C. to control D. controling
35. A. cheap B. expensive C. beautiful D. intelligent
36. A. helping B. helps C. to helping D. help
37. A. their B. her C. it D. its
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985 in Portugal. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Ronaldo became a soccer superstar. He played for English team Manchester United, Spain’s Real Madrid and for Portugal. He plays in midfield, from where he regularly scores goals. Ronaldo started kicking a ball around when he was three. He played very skillfully. When he was ten years old, He joined Sporting Lisbon and became the only player in their history. In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes Real Madrid and became the most expensive footballer in history. He earned a lot of money at that time. He broke Real’s scoring record in his second season with 53 goals in all competitions. In 2012, Diego Mara Dona said Ronaldo was ‘’the best player on the planet”.
38. Where was Cristiano Ronaldo from?
A. England. B. The South. C. Portugal. D. USA.
39. He is a ___________ soccer player. He plays well.
A. well B. good C. best D. goodest
40. Why did Ronaldo become the most expensive footballer in history?
A. Because he played very badly. B. Because he practiced hard.
C. Because he played skillfully. D. Because he earned a lot of money.
41. He became the most expensive footballer in history when he was___________.
A. 24 B. 27 C. 20 D. 35
42. Did he score 53 goals in all competitions in his second season?
A. No, he wasn’t B. No, he didn’t C. Yes, he did D. Yes, he does.
E. WRITING
I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
43. If he finish this work, he can go home late
A. If B. finish C. can go D. home
44. She should reuses this bottle to contain water because it is still new and clean.
A. reuses B. to contain C. because D. is
45. Skiing, skating and karate is my favorite sports.
A. Skiing B. and C....
