I. PHONETICS 

1.1. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.  

1. A. charade   B. transport   C. expect   D. paddy  

2. A. blanket   B. invite   C. replace   D. exchange  

1.2. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.  

1. A. create    B. peaceful   C. increase   D. easily  

2. A. traffic    B. relative   C. tragedy   D. jam  

II. READING COMPREHENSION 

2.1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D fits each space.  

Clothes can tell a lot (1)………a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)…………at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………. people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)…………..or fancy. They do not like people (5)………….. at them.  Clothes today are very different (6)………… the clothes of the 1800s.      

One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7)………… dress.  

The dresses all had long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (8)…….. In the 1800s, clothes were made (9)………… natural kinds of cloth. They were from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today, there are (10)………. kinds of manmade cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.  

1.  A. about    B. at     C. with    D. on  

2.  A. look    B. to look   C. looked   D. looking  

3.  A. each other   B. another   C. others   D. other  

4.  A. color    B. colorfully   C. colorful   D. colored  

5.  A. to look    B. to looking    C. looking   D. looked  

6.  A. at    B. to    C. from    D. in  

7.  A. wear    B. worn    C. wore    D. wearing  

8.  A. cloth    B. clothing   C. clothe   D. clothes 

9.  A. only by      B. only of   C. only in      D. only from  

10. A. many    B. much   C. any    D. a little  

2.2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

SIMPLE WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT ON A BUDGET 

  Plan to Cook at Home :Instead of buying costly prepared meals, which often tend to be high in calories, cook your own at home. Plan out our meals with high-fiber foods like beans and whole grains which will keep you full and are a cheaper, healthier alternative to rich proteins and more processed grains.  

Eat Less:Eating less leads to weight loss, and cost savings, especially if you cut down on the right things. Start by cutting your portions of spicy meat and poultry. Or swap out meat and poultry for cheaper vegetarian proteins like beans, lentils, tofu and eggs for some of your meals.  

Double Up on Vegetables: Vegetables are great for weight loss, as well as all-around health. They are low in calories and high in water and fiber - two things that keep you feeling full. Save cash by shopping for those that are in season. Frozen vegetables can be a great bargain, with just as much nutrition as fresh, since they are picked and frozen at their peak ripeness.  

Get Creative with Your Exercise Options: You don‘t need to shell out a monthly gym fee to get moving. Instead, find fun activities you enjoy for free. If you‘re just getting started with a regular exercise routine, try your beginning with daily walks: start slowly and build up time and speed.  

Make Friends with Someone: One of the most powerful resources you have for helping you lose weight is your social network. Find a friend who is also trying to lose weight and agree to help each other stay motivated. One study found that when friends participated in a group weight-loss programme together, they lost more weight than people who did the same programme on their own.  

1. The advantage of cooking at home is __________.  

A. to have food that is high in calories  B. to enjoy a variety of rich proteins and more processed grains  

C. to plan out your costly prepared meals  D. to choose foods that keep you full and is cheaper  

2. In order to cut down on your daily calories, you should do all the  following things EXCEPT __________.  

A. follow vegetarian diets for your meals  B. eat less meat and poultry  

C. eat more beans, lentils, tofu and eggs  D. cut down on animal proteins for some of your meals  

3. All of the following are true about vegetables EXCEPT that_____.  

A. vegetables can keep you feeling full B. they help you lose weight effectively  

C. frozen vegetables are not good for your health  D. you feel healthier and save money with fresh vegetables in season  

4. We can infer from the article that __________.  

A. you should join in a social network instead of going to a gym  

B. a partner can make you feel more motivated in losing weight  

C. you should find fun activities at the gym and follow them  

5. The phrase “shell out” is closest in meaning to __________.  

A. become more interesting in something  B. pay money for something  

C. peel something out  D. take someone out of a shell  

III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 

3.1. Choose the best option to complete the sentences.  

1. “Let it be” is a famous song………….. It is one of the best works by this band. 

A. singing by the Beatles    B. was sung by the Beatles  

C. sung by the Beatles    D. sang by the Beatles  

2. She was ………….. of watching television.  

A. interested   B. tired   C. tiring   D. pleased  

3. Peter broke his leg when he fell ………….. his bike.  

A. in    B. on    C. off    D. of  

4.  You should …………… your lesson before the examination. 

A. read   B. look   C. revise   D. study  

5.  You can see many interesting_______ in that art gallery. 

A. portraits   B. actors   C. paints   D. colors  

6. Last year, Matt earned_______ his brother. 

A. twice as much as   B. twice as many as  C. twice more than    D. twice as more as  

7.  Herbs ______________ in soups and sauces. 

A. are used to be     B. are often used  C. often use      D. get used to being  

8.  _________ is a person who work at home and take care of the house and family. 

A. Breadwinner       B. Homemaker        C. Servant                D. Houseman  

9.  "I must leave now" --> She said _________. 

A. she had to leave now   B. she must leave now  C. she had to leave then   D. she must leave then  

10.  Water puppetry_______ in the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam.  

A. originated   B. formed   C. started   D. began  

3.2. Put the correct form of words. 

1. We  should not waste …………………….. and water. (ELECTRIC)  

2. Let him do it ………………... (HE)  

3. Mary likes attending the English ………………….. contests. (SPEAK)  

3.3. Synonyms and antonyms  

Mark 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.  

1. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.  

A. cause  B. remove  C. add  D. allow  

2. We never allow any kind of discrimination against girls at school.  

A. approve  B. deny  C. refuse  D. debate  

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.  

1. Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.  

A. failed to pay  B. was paid much money  C. had a bad personality  D. paid in full  

2. His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.  

A. legal  B. irregular  C. secret  D. elicited  

3.4. Conservation 

1. – “________________” - “It was very sunny and hot. We had a bit of a heat wave.”  

A. Did you enjoy your holiday?          C. What was the weather like there? 

B. How was the wave?                        D. How was the beach?  

2. - “Could you do me a favor, please? - “________________” 

A. Let me help you.                              C. No, thanks. I‘m fine. 

B. Sure. What can I do for you?           D. Yes, go ahead! 

IV. WRITING 

4.1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning using the given words.  

1. Shall we go to the movies?  

→ Let's ……………………………………………………………………………...  

2. Ba is a quick swimmer.  

→ Ba swims ………………………………………………………………………..  

3. I don't like pork. They don't like pork.  

→ I don't like pork, and …………………………………………………………………..  

4. Lan has a toothache.  

→ She should ……………………………………………………………………………..  

5. The green dress is cheaper than the black dress.  

→ The black dress ……………………………………………………………………….  

4.2. Write a meaningful sentence using given words.  

1. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxi. 

…………………………………………………………………………………………...  

2. You / not / want / sell / house last year? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………...  

3. He / stop / smoke / save / money.  

…………………………………………………………………………………………....  

4. My brother / not drive / carefully / I. 

………………………………………………………………………………………….... 

5. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here. 

…………………………………………………………………………………………....  

THE END - 

I. PHONETICS 

1.1. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.  

1. A. charade   B. transport   C. expect   D. paddy  

2. A. blanket   B. invite   C. replace   D. exchange  

1.2. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.  

1. A. create    B. peaceful   C. increase   D. easily  

2. A. traffic    B. relative   C. tragedy   D. jam

1.1.   Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1.   A. honour                B. perfume                  C. moment                   D. cancel

2.   A. interested           B. temperature            C. ambulance               D. machinery

1.2.   Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

1.   A. about                  B. sound                      C. young                      D. account

2.   A. brother                B. thick                       C. they                         D. that

1. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. island

B. enjoy

C. repeat

D. cartoon

2. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. breakfast

B. invite

C. dinner

D. homework

3. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. animal

B. elephant

C. kangaroo

D. crocodile

4. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. motobike

B. November

C. badminton

D. underground

5. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. holiday

B. enormous

C. beautiful

D. usually

1. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. island

B. enjoy

C. repeat

D. cartoon

2. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. breakfast

B. invite

C. dinner

D. homework

3. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. animal

B. elephant

C. kangaroo

D. crocodile

4. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. motobike

B. November

C. badminton

D. underground

5. Choose the word whose stress syllable is different from the others.

A. holiday

B. enormous

C. beautiful

D. usually

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

1. A. skating                            B. status                                  C. stadium                           D. statue

2. A. definitions                      B. documents                          C. combs                             D. doors

3. A. worked                           B. moved                                C. stopped                         D. brushed

2. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1. A. relax                               B. wonder                               C. problem                              D. special

2. A. popularity                       B. conscientious                      C. apprenticeship                    D. personality

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

1. A. threaten                          B. earth                                   C. healthy             D. breathe

2. A. passion                           B. discussion                           C. expression         D. decision

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

1. A. finger                  B. lip                           C. light                        D. thin

2. A. bean                    B.pea                           C. meat                        D. heavy

3. A. desert                 B. meter                      C. tent                                     D. never

4. A. mother                B. brother                    C. doctor                     D. come

5. A. gourmet              B. best                         C. let                           D. chest

II.Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

1. The children _____ TV while their mum was preparing the dinner.

A were watching         B. watched                 C. have watched         D. watch

2.My brother wants to learn how to play___ violin.

A Ø                             B . a                             C. the                          D. an

3. The crossword was _______ difficult for me to complete.

A. much                      B. enough                   C. too                          D. more

4. He's ________helpful receptionist I've ever met.

A. least                        B. less                          C. little                       D. the least

5. She cut the cake______ a knife.

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

6. Linh and Trang __to live next door to each other at one time.

A. have used               B. used                        C. were used               D. use

7. Susan__visits her grandmother every Wednesday.

A. often                       B. usually                    C. sometimes                           D. ever

8. The Mississippi is __ kilometres long.

A. six thousand, two hundred, sixty-two

B. six thousands, two hundreds and sixty-two

C. six thousand and two hundred and sixty-two

D. six thousand, two hundred and sixty-two

9. Why / not / we / go / train /? //

A. Why not we go on train?                           B. Why doesn't we go by train?

C. Why don't we go on train?                         D. Why don't we go by train?

10. David: “What do you want for lunch?" Nana : “I think I _______ hamburger .”

A.am going to have                 B. am having               C.have                         D. will have

11. This film is based ______ a true story.

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

12.She’s _______ a good teacher.

A. pretty                      B.quite                                    C.fairly                        D.very

13. My dad ______ go on a diet because he ______ a lot weight recently.

A.have to – gain                      B.has to – gains

C. has had to – gains               D. has to – has gained

14. They work very hard ___ get a good job.

C. because                   D.as soon as                D.if                  D. in order to

15. Tết can also be called ____

A. The Lunar year

B. The lunar New Year

C. The New Lunar Year

D. Lunar’s New Year

III. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1.The better (A) you are at (B) English, more chance (C) you have to get (D)employed by international organizations.

2. Willie hasn't (A) completed the assignment (B) yet, and (C) Mary hasn't too (D).

3. There are (A) differerences and similarities (B) between Vietnamese (C) and American culture (D).

4. My father used to giving (A) me some (B) good advice (C) whenever I had a problem (D).

5. You should (A) regularly (B) do morning exercises (C) if you want good health (D).

IV. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the bkanks.

Dear Noah,

We're having a great (1) ___in San Francisco. On our first day, we rented bikes and (2) ___ around the city for hours. We (3) ____ the Golden Gate Bridge by bike. The view was amazing! By evening, we were really tired (4) _____ there are lots of hills in San Francisco! (5) ___ we visited Alcatraz, the famous prison on an island. It was really interesting.

We're going to a football match (6) ___evening. The 49ers (7) ______ Giants. I (8) ___ know much about American Football,but it’s exciting to watch. Tomorrow, we are (9) ____ to China. We’re flying home to the UK (10) _ Friday.

 (adapted from Solutions 2nd Edition Elementary Workbook)

1. A. fun                      B. holidays                             C. time                         D. days

2. A. cycled                 B. walked                                C. visited                     D. explored

3. A. arrived               B. were                                   C. cycled                     D. crossed

4. A. because              B. and                                     C. but                          D.too

5. A. Now                    B. Soon                                   C. tomorrow             D. today

6. A. this                      B. an                                        C. in                             D.today

7. A. play                     B. are playing                         C. played                     D. is playing

8. A. am not                B. don't                                   C. played                     D.is playing

9. A. visiting                B. exploring               C. arriving                  D. going

10. .A. in                      B. to                            C. on                            D.at

I/. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that
of the others by circling A, B, C or D (3.0 points).

II/. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by
circling A, B, C or D (2.0 points).

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (30 points)
I/. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
(10 points).

2/ I don't know how..........................this lesson.
A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned
3/. There are two churches in the town and ……………of them are extremely old.

6/. The news on TV last night ……………………. very good.
A. was B. has C. were D. be
7/. Lan did not know the world. Hoa didn’t …………………………….
A. so B. neither C. either D. too
8/. The boss wants his ………………….. to type some letters.
A. secretary B. novelist C. journalist D. musician
9/. If he eats all that food, he eats………………………
A. quite much B. too many C. quite many D. too much
10/. Mr. Robinson speaks Vietnamese very……………………..
A. skillfully B. good C. fluently D. best