Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 1. A. Christmas B. mechanic C. machine D. architect
Question 2. A. serve B. concert C. turmeric D. pepper
Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others.
Question 3. A. restaurant B. necessity C. composer D. director
Question 4. A. countryside B. Vietnamese C. dishwasher D. festival
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:
Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.
Question 5. To keep fit, you should eat ____________ fruits and vegetables.
A. more B. less C. few D. fewer
Question 6. How much _________ should I use to make the cake?
A. milk B. egg C. pineapple D. carton of milk
Question 7. How long _______ she __________ pottery?
A. did/ make B. has/ made C. does/ make D. is/ making
Question 8. It takes me two months ___________ how to cook?
A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learnt
Question 9. I feel itchy. I have a/an ______________.
A. stomachache B. fever C. cold D. allergy
Question 10. You should study harder, _______________ you won’t pass the exam.
A. but B. and C. or D. so
Question 11. _________ is made from soy bean.
A. tofu B. beef C. pork D. spinach
Question 12. Hue beef noodle is really _________. I like it a lot.
A. awful B. salty C. tasty D. bitter
Question 13. We usually collect _________ and food to provide to the homeless.
A. old clothes B. garbage C. rubbish D. cans
Question 14: Would you like________________ to a water puppet show tomorrow?
A. to going B. to go C. go D. going
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 15. Jason hasn’t telephoned me since two weeks.
A. hasn’t B. telephoned C. since D. weeks
Question 16. How many water do you drink every day?
A. How many B. do C. drink D. every day
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17. I’m becoming fatter.
A. putting weight B. losing weight
C. putting on weight D. losing on weight
Question 18. Many people have taken part in voluntary work to help people in need.
A. volunteered B. participated in
C. done D. made
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19. Pho is one of the most popular Vietnamese dishes.
A. famous B. well-known
C. unknown D. common
Question 20. The themes of the puppet shows are rural.
A. countryside B. remote area
C. urban D. mountainous
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following conversations.
Question 21. A: “I think model making is an expensive hobby.”
B: “________.”
A. I’d love to B. You’re welcome C. Don’t worry D. Not at all
Question 22. A: “Can you cook this dish?”
B: “________.”
A. Of course B. Yes, I did C. No, I don’t D. Try your best
C. READING:
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
While art may not be vital to fulfill our basic needs, it does make life (23) ________. When you look at a painting or poster hang on your living room wall, you feel happy. The sculpture on the kitchen windowsill creates a (24) ________ of joy. These varieties of art forms that we are surrounded by all come (25) ________to create the atmosphere that we want to live in.
Just like art, music can make life extremely joyful and can have a huge effect (26) ________ our mood. If you have something hard or difficult to work on or are feeling tired, an energetic song will likely (27) ________you up and add some enthusiasm to the situation. Similarly, when stress is high, many people find that relaxing to calming music is something that eases the mind.
Question 23. A. boring B. beauty C. joyful D. helpful
Question 24. A. sense B. feel C. cause D. way
Question 25. A. away B. along C. down D. together
Question 26. A. on B. in C. at D. of
Question 27. A. take B. cheer C. pick D. bring
Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.
Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.
As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colors can make you feel relaxed and happy.
Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.
Question 28. Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because .
A. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps
B. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country
C. it is very important to collect stamps
D. A and B are correct
Question 29. All of the following are true EXCEPT .
A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy
B. stamps can make you know more
C. stamp collecting can make you famous
D. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky
Question 30. According to the passage, it is true to say that .
A. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous
B. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby
C. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting
D. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money
Question 31. The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. the activity of collecting stamps
B. the activity of making stamps from other countries
C. the activity of finding stamps from other countries
D. the activity of buying or selling something
Question 32. The main idea of the passage is .
A. the history of stamp collecting B. good things from stamp collecting
C. the ways of stamp collecting D. famous stamp collectors
D. WRITING
Choose the sentence that means the same as the original sentence.
Question 33. He is interested in carving eggshells.
A. He find carving eggshells interesting.
B. He finds carving eggshells interesting.
C. He finds carving eggshell interested.
D. He finds carving eggshells is interested.
Question 34. Reading books is not as exciting as watching movies.
A. Reading books is more exciting as watching movies
B. Watching movies is more exciting than reading books.
C. Watching movies is more boring than reading books.
D. Reading book is as boring as watching movies.
Question 35. How long have you helped elderly people with the housework?
A. How long did you help elderly people with the housework?
B. When did you help elderly people with the housework?
C. When did you start helping elderly people with the housework?
D. When have you started helping elderly people with the housework?
Question 36. This is the first time I have drunk cocktail.
A. I have never drunk cocktail before.
B. I have drank cocktail the first time.
C. I have ever drunk cocktail before.
D. I didn’t want to drink cocktail.
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given
Question 37. I/ love / play/ basketball / and/ cook/ meals.
A. I love playing basketball and cook meals.
B. I love to playing basketball and cooking meals.
C. I love playing basketball and cooking meals.
D. I love to play basketball and cooking meals.
Question 38. Eat/ less/ junk food/ count/ your calories/ if/ you/ want/ lose weight.
A. Eat less junk food and count your calories if you want to lose weight.
B. Eat less junk food and don’t count your calories if you want to lose weight.
C. Eat less junk food and count your calories if you want lose weight.
D. Eat less junk food and count your calories if you want to losing weight.
Question 39. Would/ like/ share things/ people/ who/ in need?
A. Would you like sharing things with people who are in need?
B. Would you like to share things with people who in need?
C. Would you like to share things with people who are in need?
D. Would you like sharing things with people who in need?
Question 40. People/ Viet Nam/ eat/ largest amount/ instant noodles/ Asia.
A. People in Viet Nam eat largest amount of instant noodles in Asia.
B. People in Viet Nam eat largest amount of instant noodles at Asia.
C. People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles at Asia.
D. People in Viet Nam eat the largest amount of instant noodles in Asia.