Question 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. helped b. booked c. hoped d. waited
a. pays b. stays c. says d. plays
a. wants b. says c. looks d. laughs
a. machine b. washing c. brush d. chin
a. theme b. there c. thin d. thank
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
An eyewitness described how ten people (kill) in the fire.
The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
(call), the milkmaid went to see the farmer.
She (be) here but she (go) down with flu
Don`t be upset. I (understand) perfectly
He (work) on the report when you (arrive) this afternoon
I will ring the bell one more if he (not answer),I think he must( go) out
I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.
10. I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him two dollars
11. It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks
12. Listen to this ! I think this news (surprise) you.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
He is looking ..............thinner ( appreciate)
The water in this lake is rather ................, like sea water. ( salt)
The.............of his wife was a great blow to him. ( lose)
We`ll...........our room with some roses (beauty)
Trung`s sense of humor ..........him from other students. ( distinct)
The homemade ice-cream ...........after it had been in the freezer for an hour. (hard)
Where is the ............to his shopping centre? (enter)
There`s no easy .............to this problem (solve)
Don’t be so...........; we`ve only been waiting for a few minutes. (patient)
10. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of ............ (wise)
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1. the beautiful village is sheltered .............the weather by the mountain.
A. from B. by C. in D. of
2. It is better to try to work ...........rather than against nature.
A. for B. with C. by D. along
3. My friend Nigel, ..........works in the city, earns much more than I do.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose.
4. My bag`s gone. I`ve been ...........
A. stolen B. robbed C. kidnapped D. thieved
5. I`ll be there ...............I can.
A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as.
6. Listen carefully. I`m going to give you ..........advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
7. Call an ambulance. There`s been ..................
A. accident B. an accident C. some accident D. any accident
8. .............the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
9. It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. so B. such C. a so D. such a
10. He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn`t he B. is he C. does he D. isn`t he
She spoke quietly to him ............nobody else could hear a word.
11. A. because B. if C. although D. so that
12. ..............weather ! We can`t go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible B. What terrible C. How a terrible D. What a terrible
13. The articles ............. the magazine publishes are very scholarly.
A. which B. of C. and D. in
14. The manager ………. welcomed us to the hotel.
A- themselves B- oneself C- himself D- itself
15. This one is prettier, but it costs ……… as the other one.
A- as much as B- twice as much C- as many D- twice as many
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Most ...1.. the addicts are men. They come home ...2...... work, eat their meal quickly and then spend the evening ....3....... their computers. Some of them make programs, ...4...... most of them just play games. Some wives say the computer is killing their marriage. Their husbands play until three.....5....four o`clock ....6...... the morning and all weekend. People call these

5. Susan is 28, but Jane, her sister, is only 14.

A. Susan is older than her sister.                  B. Susan is twice as old as her sister

C. Susan is two times as older as her sister  D. Her sister is as twice as old as Susan.

6. The ..........................  the room, the ...................  furniture it needs.

A. smaller/ less          B. smaller / fewer       C. small / fewer            D. small/ less

7. Liz is ....................... than Linda.

A. 2 years old             B. older 2 years         C. 2 years older            D. old 2 years

8. There is now much ...................... water in the lake than there was last year.

A. smaller               B. fewer                       C. less                          D. too little

9. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are ................  apples?

A. less expensive than                                 B. less expensive as     

C. not expensive than                                  D. not so expensive than

10. “Is he a good student?”   -  “ Yes, he speaks English  ............... of all?

A. the fluentest        B. the most fluently      C. the most fluent         D. more fluently

11. This apartment is ................... in the building.

A. the biggest than any other one                B.   bigger than any other one

C. biger than any other one                         D. biggest than any other one

12. The weather has been bad this week. Next week it will probably even..............

A. more badly         B. worse                       C. worser                     D. worst

13. Lan doesn’t speak Chinese ............... Nam.

A. well as                B. as good as                C. better as                   D. as well as

14.  This coat and that one are ...................

A. like                     B. alike                        C. same                        D. likely

15. .................... we jog, ................... we are.

A. The most/ the healthiest                          B. the most/ the healthier

C. The more/ the most healthy                     D. the more/ the healthier

16. The winter is coming, it is getting .........................

A. more cold           B. the more cold           C. colder and colder     D. the most cold

17. My car is ..............  yours.

A. more cheap and beautiful than                B. cheaper and more beautiful than

C. more cheap and more beautiful than       D. cheaper and beautiful as

18. The problem seems to be .........................

A. most serious        B. more serious than     C. more serious           D. more and more serious

19. Their house is .......................  beautiful than mine.

A. too much            B. so many more          C. a lot much               D. much more

20. He is ................... than stupid.

A. lazy                    B. more lazy                 C. lazier                       D. as lazy

21. This tooth-brush is ..................... of the pair.

A. good                   B. well                         C. the best                    D. the better

22. She is .................. her father than her mother.

A. liker                    B. more like                 C. as like                      D. very like

23. He is one of the ......................  writer in American Literature.

A. well-known        B. best-known              C. most well-known     D. B & C are correct

24. This is  the .................  matter of all

A. simpler               B. simplest                   C. most simple             D. more simple

25. This is ........................ man  I’ve ever seen.

A. best                    B. better                       C. good                                    D. the best

26. That child behaves ......................... of all.

A. the most carelessly    B. the more carelessly       C. more carelessly than    D. as carelessly

27. She speaks ................... than I do.

A. as quickly          B. quickly                    C. more quickly           D. quicklier

28. He didn’t  arrive  as ................... we did.

A. late as                B. late than                   C. later than                 D. the latest as

29. You can take .........................  books as you want.

A. as many             B. as much                   C. so much                   D. too many

30. I am one centimeter ................... than you.

A. tall                     B. as tall                       C. tallest                       D. taller

31. His job is  ........................ as mine.

A. not so difficult    B. not that difficult       C. not more difficult     D. not very difficult

32. Of the two sisters, Linda ........................

A. is  beautiful        B. the most beautiful    C. is the more beautiful    D. is as beautiful

33. The lab is ..................... from the bus stop than the library.

A. farer                   B. farther                      C. further                       D. B or  C

34. A cat would be .................... to look after ................... a dog.

A. easy / than         B. easier/ than              C. easier/ to                  D. the easiest/ than

35. Our flat is  ....................  of those in this building.

A. larger                 B. the largest               C. as large                     D. largest  

36. The weather is .......................... today than yesterday.

A. much better       B. very better               C. more good               D. not so good

37. She is the ................. member of the family.

A. taller                  B. tallest                       C. tall                           D. most tall

38. This box is the ...................  of the two ones.

A. heavy                 B. heaviest                   C. heavier                    D. most heavy

39. "John's grades are really bad."

    "Yes, but Tim's are.................'

A. worse                 B. worst                        C. badder                     D. so worse

40.   "I've got ten dollars"

        " I think I have.................... money than you"

A. least                   B. fewer                       C. less                             D. fewest

41. My car is ..............  yours.

A. more cheap and beautiful than                           B. cheaper and more beautiful than

C. more cheap and more beautiful than                  D. cheaper and beautiful as

42. Lan doesn’t speak Chinese ............... Nam.

A. well as               B. as good as                            C. better as                   D. as well as

43. Liz is ....................... than Linda.

A. 2 years old         B. older 2 years                                    C. 2 years older            D. old 2 years

44. “ I don’t like to talk to Mr. David.”    -  “ He speaks ....................., doesn’t he?”

A. more fast            B. too fast                                 C. fastly                       D. much fast

45. There is now much ...................... water in the lake than there was last year.

A. smaller               B. fewer                                   C. less                          D. too little

46. I’ll write to you ....................... I can.

A. sooner than        B. as sooner as                         C. as soonest as            D. as soon as

47.  He is a .................... teacher.

A. good                  B. well                                     C. best                         D. better

48. ................ the man gets,  ...................... he becomes.

A. the more old/ the more absent-minded               B. the older/ the more absent-minded

C. the older/ the  absent-minded                             D. the more old/ the most absent-minded

49. Gorge learns ........................ of all the students.

A. bad                    B. badly                                   C. worse                       D. the worst

50. I go out less than I used to..

A. I don’t go out more than I used to.                     B. I used to go out less than I do

C. I don’t go out as much as I used to                     D. I don’t go out as many as I used to

51. The hotel wasn’t as expensive as we thought.

A. The hotel was more expensive than we thought  B. The hotel was as expensive as we thought

C. The hotel was cheaper than we thought        D. The hotel was more  cheaper than we thought

52. You are 80 years old. I am 90 years old.

A.  You are younger ten years than I am              B. You are ten years younger than I am   

C. You are ten years younger as I am                   D. You are ten years youngest than I am

53. Boys often learn Math ..................... than girls.

       A. well             B. good                                    C. the better                 D. better  

54. Don’t walk so ............. Can’t you walk ................ ?

       A. fast/ more slowly     B. fastly/ more slowly  C. fast/ more slow         D. fast/ slowlier

There are mistakes in the following sentences. Find out and correct them .

1. These flowers are very beautiful but that one is more beautiful of all.

2. However she looks very young , she is twice older than my twenty- year- old sister.

3. Ask the guest over there when exactly was he born .

4. Yesterday 's temperature eas enough hot to turn on the air- conditioner.

5. I'd rather you to put the chair away.

6. It's about time we leave for airport.

7. Do you remember booking seats?

SECTION B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (6ms)

I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5m)

1. A. ghost B. comic C. cotton D. logical

2. A. economic B. religion C. ringgit D. primary

3. A. suggest B. congratulate C. generous D. carriage

4. A. advices B. raises C. pratices D. houses

5. A. machine B. mechinery C. machanic D. machinist

II/ Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group. (0.5m)

1. A. number B. happy C. behind D. yellow

2. A. station B. hotel C. thousand D. village

3. A. income B. arrive C. depend D. police

4. A. Saturday B. favorite C. interested D. eleven

5. A. develop B. cinema C. movement D. history

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences: (3ms)

1. - "Have a nice weekend!" - "______."

A. Do you have any plans? B. I'm going to take it easy.

C. Thanks. You too! D. Are you going anywhere?

2. Let's go somewhere else. There's ______ noise in this room.

A. too many B. too much C. many too D. much too

3. The shark ____________ him while he was padding on his surfboard

A. has attacked B. had attacked C. attacked D. was attacked

4. It's ______ far to the railway station from here.

A. too many B. too much C. many too D. much too

5. He is the first student ______ the scholarship this year

A. who win B. to win C. winning D. whose won

6. My house_________in 1986.

A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built

7. The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night.

A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced

8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _____comes from Malaysia.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. that

9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.

A. a seven-room B. a seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms

10. If you get up early, you_________late.

A. weren't B. wouldn't be C. aren't D. won't be

11. It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.

A. am B. was C. were D. had been

12. When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.

A. uses to go B. has gone C. used to go D. was going

13. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.

A. not to spending B. did not spend

C. not to spend D. to not spent

14. Hoai can't remember the restaurant _________ she ate her favorite roasted duck.

A. which B. whose C. whom D. where

15. If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.

A. was B. were C. will be D. would be

16. Nobody went to the party, _________?

A. does he B. do they C. didn't they D. did they

17. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.

A. while B. during C. since D. when

18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.

A. Increased B. Increasing C. The increase D. To increase

19. Mai got up late she couldn't catch the first train .

A. because B. however C. so D. but

20. "Can I give you a little more coffee?" - " __________________ "

A. No, you're welcome. B. No. Thanks.

C. Yes, you're right. D. Yes, I'm OK.

21. Robert does not have ______________ Peter does.

A. money more than B. as many money as

C. more money as D. as much money as

22. It is __________ interesting movie that he has seen up to now.

A. such a B. such an C. so D. so a

23. Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _____.

A. together B. each other C. themselves D. them

24. We have many well- ___________ teachers here.

A. qualification B. quality C. qualify D. qualified

25."What does your father do, Ba ? Lan asked. ________________________

A. Lan asked Ba what did his father B. Lan asked Ba his father does

C. Lan asked Ba what his father did D. Lan asked Ba does his father.

26. It is getting cold. You'd better not ___________ without a coat.

A. go out B. to go out C. going out D. have gone out.

27. Nothing will prevent him _____________ succeeding.

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

28. The teacher with __________ we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. that

29. They made me __________ on the floor.

A. lie B. to lie C. lying D. lay

30. Did you like the book that I gave you? - _________ the novels that I've read, I enjoyed this one most.

A. for all B. all of C. of all D. from all

IV/ Use the word given in capital letters to form a word that fits in the space. (1m)

1. Vietnam is a socialist country following .......................... (SOCIETY)

2. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the ..................... hospitality of the fans. (COMPARE)

3. His health was seriously affected because he suffered from constant ................ (SLEEP)

4. The company is investing much money in modernizing and .............................. the factories. (INDUSTRY)

5. It's.............................. to have too much fat and sugar in your diet. (ADVICE)

6. We must use our natural resources ........................... (ECONOMY)

7. Life in big cities is very competitive. Its ............................. may sometimes make people stressful. (COMPETE)

8. He was too .................. to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. (SHAME)

9. I don't find this book very ...................... . In fact, the plot is quite bad. (READ)

10. You must make a quick............................ about who wins the contest. (DECIDE)

V/ Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which not should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√); if a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. The first two havew been done as an example. (1m)

WHY AM I LEARNING ENGLISH?

English is the most widely spoken language in the world 0...P...

Today. It is a quite amazing how the use of English has 00...a..

become so widespread. The English is not as easy as Esperato 1.........

which was especially written for to be as easy as possible 2..........

for people to learn, and yet the Esperato is spoken by very 3..........

few people around the world. For many people, English is not as 4..........

more beautiful a language as French but it seems too late for 5..........

French to cach up with English as an international language. 6.........

German is the a useful language if you are in business 7.........

in Europe but it is not half as easy to learn so as English, 8.........

and people say it doesn't sound as if pleasant as English. 9.........

English has become so important that it is becoming the more 10.........

and more essential to know it if you want to get a good job.

A friendly letter from Hoi An

Dear Mary,

We are having a wonderful time in Hoi An. The street here are so ...(1)... that cars are not allowed to enter the center of the ...(2)... . Therefore we have to ...(3)... . The houses are very ...(4)... but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they ...(5)... business. It seems that every house has ...(6)... to sell souvenirs and other stuffs. The people are very ...(7)... and helpful. The food looks funny but it ...(8)... quite nice. I haven’t ...(9)... anything yet. But I will buy you some little ...(10)... lanterns .

See you soon,

Love,

Jill .

I. Choose the best answer:

1. Would you mind if i _________ a photo of your house?

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

2. Last night, my parents _________ television when the phone rang .

A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching

3. I can't read because the _________ off computer is too dark.

A. mouse B. plug C. screen D. socket

4. Peter is _________ student in my class.

A. the best B. better C. most better D. most best

5. The chidren are old enough to look after ________ .

A. themselves B. ourselves C. their D. for themselves

II. Give the correct from of the wrods in brackets to complete sentences.

1. I watch the news every day because it's very _________ . (inform)

2. Many Vietnamese ___________ for Tet by cooking special foods and tidying the house .(preparation)

3. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very _________ .(fashion)

III. Complete the following passage by choosing A,B,C or D to fill in each blank .

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1)________ half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2) _________ people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3) _________ overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quichly spread. It was impossible (4) __________ fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over ninety percent (5) _______ the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.

1: A. but B. and C. as D. so

2: A. when B. what C. where D. which

3: A. are B. was C. will be D. were

4: A. using B. use C. to use D. used

5: A. of B. in C. with D. to

V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. Study harder or you won't pass the first semester exam.

-> If you .............................................................................

2. She asked me:''when will you have english test?''

-> She asked .....................................................................

3. She doesn't like this place.

-> I wish .............................................................................

4. These students talked too much in class.

-> I wish ............................................................................

5. I can't play basketball.

-> I wish ...........................................................................

choose the best answer:

1. "when did you go to work?"-"As soon as they came in, we ... to work"

A. went B. were going C. had gone D. go

2. Hardly... when the rain...

A. we had started/came B. we started/came C. did we started/ came D. had we started/ came

3. He... you now, but he won't believe you tomorrow.

A. believes B. is believing C. has believed D. believe

4. It... every day so far this week.

A. has rained B. rains C. has been raining D. rained

5. "Who's that man over there?" - "I... recognize his face, but... remember his name."

A. can't/ didn't B. could/ didn't C. did/ can't D. can/ don't

6. So far they... many beautiful buildings in this area.

A. had built B. have been building C. have built D. will build

7. "You look very tired" - "I..."

A. am marking B. had marked C. had been marking D. have been marking

8. Every morning since last Christmas, I... my dog out for a walk in the park.

A. take B. took C. have taken D. have been taking

9. "Did he answer the letter?" - "As soon as he... it, he... down to answer it"

A. reads/ sits B. has read/ is sitting C. read/ sat D. had read/ sat

10. Sue... this trip the other day.

A. loves B. is loving C. loved D. was loving

11. The blind... unable to see anything.

A. is B. are C. were D. was

PartI. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using thw word given. Do not change the given word.

1. We have arranged to start the trip at 6 a.m.

=> We………………………………………….. (ARE)

2. There are a lot of old people need looking after.

=> Many old people need someone…………them (TAKE)

3. Why did you phone him, Linh?

=> I want to know…………………………...,Linh.(WHAT)

4. I haven’t done any gardening for three months.

=> The last………………………………………(WAS)

5. You should choose English to learn.

=> I………………………………………………(BETTER)

Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1. The flood was so high that they has to live on the roofs.

=> It was such…………………………………………..

2. No matter how rich he was, he never helped the poor.

=> Rich as…………………………………………………..

3. I think that no city in Viet Nam is more attactive than Da Nang.

=> I think Da Nang…………………………………………

4. Success depends on hard work.

=> The harder…………………………………….

5. It was wrong of you to behave like that to your boss.

=> You should……………………………………

Part III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences:

1. I have met the gild _____ the prize for the honesty.

A, rewarded B, rewarding C, to reward D, reward

2. This is a contest people have to arrange flowers in so it’s a __________ contest.

A, arranging-flower B, flowers-arranging C, flower-arrange D, flower-arraing

3. “War and Peace” _________ the longest book I have ever read.

A, is B, are C, was D, were

4. The man taken to the city by his sons last week _______ to return his homeland.

A, want B, wanting C, wants D, wanted

5. Two years ago, Minh could not ride a bike but now he __________ his bike very well.

A, is ringding B, rides C, will ride D, rode

6. My mother prevented me _________ taking part in the festival yesterday.

A, from B, on C, for D, into

7. The inhabitants produce ______ tons of rubbish per week.

A, thousands B, thousand C, thousands of D, two thousands

8. Don’t worry. I remembered ________ some flour to make cakes yesterday.

A, to buy B, buying C, buy D, bought

9. ________ he was to play in the soccer match last week.

A, How skillfully B, What skill C, How skillful D, Skillful as

10. Don’t tell off him. He has ________ some progress recently.

A, achieved B, got c, done D, made

11. My mother wants me to finish the housework ________ as possible

A, much B, as quick C, as fast D, as many

12. After hirinh the canoe, the Browns climbed and paddled ________ the middle of the late.

A, out of B, out to c, to out d, out in

13. His mother forced him ______ the washing-up after all meals.

A, did B, to do C, doing D, done

14. You must put pressure _________ the wound when it is bleeding.

A, on B, up C, off D, out

15. the festical was held _______ March 8^th tp April 2^nd 2014.

A, on B, during C, within D, from