I. ​Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
(3.5 pts)
 
1. He rarely shows his feelings. He’s rather ________.
 
​A. reserved ​   B. sociable ​ C.  helpful            D. humorous  
2. John cut ________while he was peeling apples.
              A. itself              B. himself            C. herself              D. yourself
3. Lan is wearing a ________dress. She looks good in it.
              A. red new pretty                              B. new pretty red          
              C. pretty red new                              D. pretty new red
4. We _______ plant some rose trees in the garden this Sunday.
             A. is planning      B. is going to       C. are going to       D.  are planning
5. Once a farmer lived a poor life _________________ his family.
              A. on ​            B. with                 C. in                      D. to
6. You ______ get enough sleep – about 7- 8 hours a day. If not            you can’t study well.
              A. can ​            B. will ​         C. may                   D. must
7. “______ does your brother look like?” – “He’s tall and good- looking.”
             A. What  ​B. where ​ ​C. who ​        D. How
8. Deaf – mutes can ______speak ______ hear.
A. both... and ​B.  either… or ​C. neither… nor ​D. either… or      
9. She spends 10 minutes every day ______ English.
A. practicing           B. practice          C. to practice           D. to practicing
10. Which is NOT suitable?
          Tom: Could I speak to John, please?             Someone: ________.
A. Yes, speaking.       B. You’re great!       C. Hold on, please.   D.  Sorry! He’s out.      Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.        
11. A. appear           B. annoy ​                    C. travel ​           D. agree
12. A. generous        B. magical                      C.  countable             D. volunteer
    Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from       that of the others.
13. A. floor ​          B. look ​                    C. cook ​           D. took
14. A. teacher           B. children  ​          C. machine            D. kitchen
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II. ​Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 15  and 16. (0.5 pt)    
15. What will you do when seeing this sign?
A. 
 
Don’t use mobile phones here.
B. Mobile phones area.
C. Use mobile phones, please.
D. Don’t buy a mobile phone.  
16. 
 
What does this sign mean?   ​A. Go straight or turn left.
B. Do not turn left.
C. Turn left ahead.
D. Turn left there.

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. The water in the lake seldom_______in winter.

a. freeze b. freezes c. froze d. freezing

7. In Britain school always________in September.

a. begin b. begins c. began d. beginning

8. I don’t have enough money_______________.

a. for a holiday b. to a holiday c. to go a holiday d. going on holiday

9. He wasn’t experienced enough_______.

a. for doing the job b. to do the job c. to the job d. doing the job

10. The wall was________.

a. ten meters height b. ten meter height

c. ten meters high d. high ten meters

11. Here are some books. Take the_____you want.

a. books b. things c. ones d. person

12. He’s the boy________ invited me to his party.

a. he b. who c. ones d.

13. Her new glasses change her________

a. appear b. appears c. appearance d. appearances

14. She is very generous ................. She often buys me presents.

a. sociable b. outgoing c. kind d. reserved

15. _______is something that you say or do to make people laugh.

a. Joke b. Novel c. Poem d. Fairy tale

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. annoy B. enough C. lucky D. describe
7. A. sociable B. photograph C. orphanage D. volunteer
8. A. although B. generous C. outgoing D. humorous
9. A. neighbor B. receive C. different D. classmate
10. A. appearance B. reserved C. orphanage D. description
III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. My sister’s hair is not ______.
A. slim B. fat C. curly D. sociable
2. It’s ______ to meet you, Thu.
A. pleasure B. kind C. nice D. lucky
3. He is my ______. We are in the same class.
A. character B. classmate C. principal D. neighbor
4. I ______ a letter from my friend today.
A. sent B. took C. received D. gave
5. The boy is a ______ student. He always gets good grades.
A. generous B. reserved C. humorous D. hard-working
6. The moon ______ around the earth.
A. rides B. moves C. makes D. takes
7. I find he is not communicative. He’s rather ______ in public.
A. outgoing B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous
8. He’s tall and thin. He has ______.
A. black hair short B. short black hair C. hair short black D. black short hair
9. _______. Are you Mr. Thanh?
A. I’m sorry B. Excuse me C. Hello D. Certainly
10. –“Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –“_______.”
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. Yes, I’d love to D. I’m sorry. I’d love to

Choose the word which has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence below: 1. She is very generous – she often buys me presents. A. sociable B. outgoing C. kind D. reserved 2. Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing. A. humorous B. reserved C. hard-working D. sociable 3. I tried to phone him countless times but he wasn’t here. A. few B. little C. much D. many 4. Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public. A. achieve B. conduct C. show D. introduce 5. He fell off his bicycle and injured himself. A. hurt B. destroyed C. cut D. pained 6. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him. A. luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately 7. Let’s go to the theater this evening. A. Let me B. Let us C. You should D. Would you lik

Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting

1. Children (always A) believe (to B) the (existence C) of fairy (goodmothers D)

2. (Most A) of (the B) folktales and fairy tales (is C) started (with D) " Once upon a time..."

3. The fairy tale (is A) the (most B) interesting and (unforget C) part of my (childhood D)

4. Lev Tolstoy (is A) one of the (most B) famous (author C) of (modern D) fables

5. The prince (found A) a (fainted B) girl while he (walked C) (along D) the beach

6. He (taught A) her to make gold (out of B) straws and she was (promising C) to (give D) him her first child

7. Many fairy tales (are A) made (into B) movies but they don't (keep C) the whole stories (originally D)

Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng nhất:

1. The new shopping mall is quite ... the present shopping area ( A. The same B. Different from C. like to D. similar.

2. Linda is a person of few words. She rarely speaks in public. She's really ... (A. Humorous B. Talkative C. out-going D. reserved

3. ... is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next (A. Novel B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Tale

Give the correct form of the verbs:

1. Nam used to ..................... Mai but he hates her now. (like)

2. A lion ................... from its cage yesterday morning. (escape)

3. You must ...................... care of yourself (take)

4. There are many clouds in the sky. It ........................... (rain)

CHọn lỗi sai và sửa:

1. My father has worked in that company since more than twenty years.

2. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.

3. I was listening to the radio last night when the door bell rings.

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
5. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather ________.
A. kind B. sociable C. humorous D. reserved
6. You must not let children play in the street because it is ________.
A. suitable B. dangerous C. safe D. careful
7. In Viet Nam you shouldn't use only the first name to________ people older than you.
A. speak B. talk C. say D. address
8. According to the________in England, we have to use a knife and fork at dinner.
A. table ways B. table manners C. behaviours D. differences
9. He _________ a long family tradition of serving the military.
A. followed B. obliged C. reflected D. agreed
10. Generally, rice is served _________ fish, meat, soup and vegetable.
A. to B. as C. in D. with
11. The airline only allows two pieces of luggage. You _________ pack too much!
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. couldn’t
12. In the UK, families often celebrate Christmas together, _________ they can watch each other open their
presents!
A. though B. but C. because D. so
13. John can’t come because he _________ work tomorrow.
A. should B. can C. must D. has to
14. I know they enjoy their work, but they ______ work at the weekends. It’s not good for them.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. have to
15. You have to _________ your hat when going inside the main worship area of the temple.
A. take off B. put on C. break with D.get out
16. You _________ place your chopsticks on your rice bowl when finished with a meal. Don’t rest them on
the table.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. should D. mustn’t
17. You _________ look at other students’ work. It’s against the rules.
A. shouldn’t B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. can’t
18. There’s a tradition of having parties _________ Christmas.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
19. “We don’t sweep the floor on the first day of Tet.” “_________ Why?”
A. What a bad day! B. You’re kidding! C. You’re right. D. Spot on!

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
1. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
2. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.
A. for B. at C. out D. of
3. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save
time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
4. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
5. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay
6. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
7. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
8. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
9. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.
A. write B. written C. wrote D. writing
10. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
11. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.

A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
12. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?
A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely
13. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors B. rumored C. has rumored D. was rumored
14. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.
A. full-time job B. part-time C. full-time D. part-time job
15. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.
A. near here B. near to C. near by D. near from