I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain 2. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station 3. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter 4. A. happy B. house C. here D. hour 5. A. maps B. papers C. cats D. books 6. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited 7. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed 8. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified 9. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead 10. A. naked B. booked C. worked D. walked II.Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 1. Linda used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 2. My mum __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle. A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs 3. You should look right and left when you go ________the road. A. down B. across C. up D. along 4. Bus is the main public ________in Viet Nam. A.travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle 5. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end. A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although 6. She’s sure that they will find the film_________. A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained 7. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________” A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see? C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t. 8. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much. A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless 9. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August. A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which 10. My father liked the ____________ of that singer. A. perform B. performer C. performance D. performing 11. Does your bike ever ________ down on the way to school. A. break B. take C. do D. turn 12. I __________go on foot when I was in primary school. A. used to B. break C. can D. may 13. Give a________ before you turn left or right. A. signal B. turn C. sound D. sign 14.In the party last night, she looked in a red dress. A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily 15. Is Minh with the final semester‘s result? B. Satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying 16. The ending of the film is All audiences are very sad. A.disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied 17. This is a film and it makes me cry a lot. A.funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited 18. he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of 19.This is a(n) on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945. A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary 20.He the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year. A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs 21. She is hard working , she isn‘t lucky in examinations. A.Therefore B. But C. However D. So 22. She decided to quit this job the low salary. A.because of B. despite C. because D. although 23. Minh used to jigsaw puzzles in his spare time. A. do B. does C. doing D. did 24. Public in this city is quite good, and it‘s not expensive. A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey 25. It‘s about 2 kilometers ………………my house school. A. between/and B. from/to C. between/to D. from/ and III. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1.Nam often ( play) ________________________ soccer in the afternoon. 2.My father used to (go) _____________________swimming when he was a child. 3.What about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 4. Tien Dung goalkeeper ( live ) _____________________ Thanh Hoa city since 1997. 5.I used to ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sundays when I was a child. 6.Xuan Truong footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 7.Nam used to (go) _____________________fishing when he was a child. 8.They (learn ) _____________________ English for five years. 9.How about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 10.Quang Hai footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 11.I ( meet ) ______________________ her at the movie theater last night. 12.He ( go ) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he ( not go ) ________ there, he went to the City’s museum. 13.Two years ago, she ( teach ) ______________________ at a village school. 14.What __________you (do) ____________ yesterday morning? 15.We ( travel ) ______________________ to Hue next month. 16.My mother ( not like ) ______________________ riding a motorbike. 17.When my father was young, he (drink ) _____________________ a lot of beer. 18.Nam ( study ) ______________________ homework in the living room now. 19.Be careful ! The car ( come ) ______________________ . 20.My mother ( go ) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening. IV. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence 1. Use roads careful so we may be able to use them for a long time. 2. I saw some cars stop by the police. 3. The car was too expensive for him buying. 4. My father is a careful driver and he doesn’t drive too fast or dangerous. 5. On the way we passed, there were many interested sights. 6. The old house in the end of the road has been sold. 7. Despite of taking a taxi, he arrived late. 8. The gate are closed so that the children can’t run into the road. 9. The train had just left when I arrive at the station. V: Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences. 1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired. Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired. 2. They have very little money. They are happy. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. Although ........................................................................................................................................ 4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. Despite .......................................................................................................................................... 6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. Even though .................................................................................................................................. VI. Rewrite sentences with In spite of / Despite /because / because of 1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. In spite of _______________________________________________________________ 2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. Despite _______________________________________________________________ 4. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job. Although_______________________________________________________________ 6. He is so young. His acting is excellent. Although___________________________________________________________________ 7. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. In spite of___________________________________________________________________ 8. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. Despite______________________________________________________________ VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just fine. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times. The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act. Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films. 1. Shooting a film often takes…………………. A. less than six months B. at least six months C. many weeks D. from early in the morning until late night 2. Some scenes have to be filmed many times because……………. A. it takes a long time to make a film B. it is often difficult to make them just right C. many people work together D. the film is poor 3. Which of the following is compared to a factory? A. The film studio B. The indoor stage C. The scenery D. A poor film 4. The director of a film………………… A. is always an actor B. makes the scenery C. is a film star D. says how each scene should be filmed 5. We should choose a film which…………………. A. has actors we know B. seems very real C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director 6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film. B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very big. C. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses. D. Shooting the film often takes many months. 7. The best title for the passage is "________ ". A. Writing the Story B. Actors and Actresses C. A Director D. Making a Film

Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other (1pt)

1. A. accept B. activity C. across D. afraid

2. A. boat B. cow C. grocer D. grow

3. A. display B. drive C. exciting D. idea

4. A. amusing B. cousin C. homesick D. season

Question II: Choose the best answer (2pts)

1. The ao dai is usually made of a light.................

A. cotton B. design C. symbol D. material

2. They................. in Hue................. a long time.

A. were living/ for B. were living/ since C. have lived/ for D. have lived/ since

3. These plants .................................. for animals' food.

A. can grow B. can be grow C. have grown D. grow

4. Japanese people usually wear kimonos on special .........................

A. occasions B. times C. situations D. places

5. He used to ...................................................... to school by his mother.

A. take B. taking C. taken D. be taken

6. They wish they .............................. a new house now.

A. have B. had C. will have D. would have

7. It rains heavily, ........................................ I can't go to the movies with you.

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

8. He asked me where I ................................ the next day.

A. go B. went C. will go D. would go

Question III: Using the correct tense of the verbs to complete the sentences. (2 pts)

1. Lan (eat)..............................................................dinner when his friend called.

2. She rarely (get) ............................................. home before six o'clock.

3. We (not/ begin) ............................... to study for the test yet.

4. They (see) .................................................................. this movie before.

5. My friend is a writer. She (write) .............................................. many books.

Question IV: Use the words given to fill in the blanks. There is one extra word that you do not need to use (2 pts)

down – air – quickly – about – save - dirty – important – pollute – grow.

We all are destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1) .......................... to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (2) ................................ that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from car (3) ............................. the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (4)......................... so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5) ......................... enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (6) ............................. disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now. Because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it is not so simple to talk (7) .............................. the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. (8) ..................the Earth.

Question V: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown (2 pts)

1. He can't pass the examination.

-> He wishes ...........................................................................

2. She asked me "Where do you live?"

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

3. Mai has lived in Hanoi since she was 10.

-> He started ...........................................................................

4. They can't speak English fluently.

-> They wish .......................................................................................

21. You should try your best _______ your parents can be proud of you

A. so that B. in order to C. in order that D. A and C

22.Did you enjoy the licnic?

- It was okay but I'd rather _______ to a movie

A. go B. be going C. have gone D. went

23.I don't think that red dress _______ her

A. suits B. matches C. fit D. agrees

24.The use of helmet is _______ in many states.Failture to wear them may result in fine.

A. compulsory B. important C. good D. optional

25.My brother _______ all the morning, and he was very tired

A. has been working B. had been working

C. worked D. working

26.Nobody likes her, _______?

A.does she B.do they C.don't they D.doesn't she

27.In the US _______ the states but hawaii is an iland

A.neither of B.None of C.no of D.all of

28.Jack is a good student _______ languages

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

29.About two third of Vietnamese work _______ agriculture

A.a B.an C.the D. no article

30. Do you often watch _______ broadcast on TV ?

A. lively B. living C. alive D. live

31. He told me _______ the safe before he left.

A. to remember to lock B. remember locking

C. to remember locking D. remember to lock

32. _______ people use public transport, there will be less pollution.

A. Unless B. If C. Since D. A and C are correct

33. When the telephone rang, she _______ a letter.

A. was writting B. was written C. was writing D. wrote

34. I am looking forward to _______ from you.

A. hear B. heard C. be heard D. hearing

35. The World Cup _______ every four years.

A. is held B. has been C. is made D. is taken

36. The Blacks live in the house _______ the green doors.

A. have B. with C. which D. has

37. It’s very kind _______ you to help me with my homework.

A. for B. of C. to D. with

38. I sent a card to congratulate Nam _____ winning the first prize in the English speaking contest.

A. about B. for C. on D. of

39. _______ I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Even though D. As long as

40. The fire alarm _______ and we all rushed out.

A. went off B. turned out C. exploded D. A and C are correct.

41. Susan _______ her keys. She can’t find them anywhere.

A. loses B. has lost C. lost D. has been lost

42. I’m late, _______ ?

A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. are I

43. This subject, _______ , is very important.

A. which we are going to discuss B. which is going to discuss

C. that we are going to discus D. A and C are correct

45. Hellen was looking after a dog _______ in an accident.

A. which leg had been broken B. whose leg had been broken

C. its leg had been broken D. that leg had been broken

46. You _______ more exercise if you ……….. to keep fit.

A. can make/ want B. ought to do/want

C. should take/ want D. might do/ want

47. Ann _______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested

48. The police officer stopped me and asked me where _______.

A. were I going B. I were going C. was I going D. I was going

49. We are tired of living in a big city. We wish we _______ in a small village in the countryside.

A. live B. lived C. had lived D. had been living

50. After _______ by the police, the man admitted _______ the car.

A. being stopped/ stealing B. stopping/ stealing

C. being stopped/ to steal D. stopping/ being stolen

I. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. In some cases you may have to make a negative form by using the prefix dis-, in-, or un- 1. HONEST a. It was very __________ of him to steal that money .b. I _________ think that this is the best thing to do .c. They praised her for her ___________. 2. IDENTIFY a. Have you got some kind of _____________ on you? b. UFO means ____________ Flying Object. 3. IMAGINE a. They said my illness was __________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain? b. He hasn’t got the ___________ to think up such a clever plan .4. INDUSTRY a. I’m afraid ___________ relations aren’t very good in this company .b. She was a much less _________ student than her sister .c. He’s a leading __________, with factories all over the country.d. In the past few years this area has become heavily _____________. 5MANAGE a. The __________ said he wouldn’t change the radio without a receipt .b. They are taking over the ________ of the company next week .c. Only the __________ Director can make that decision.d. She’s got a job as the _____________ of a dress shop. 6. NATION a. If he isn’t Spanish, what ___________ is he? b. The coal industry was originally private but was _________in the 1940’s c. There is no _________ service in the United Kingdom .7. OBSERVE a. It was very ___________ of you to notice that. b. This _____________ houses the largest telescope in the country. c. He’s under _____________ all the time. 8. SATISFY a. He couldn’t give a ___________ explanation for his actions .b. I get no ____________ from doing this .c. I’m afraid I was very ________with the travel arrangements. 9. SCIENCE a. She’s a top ________ working on our space project .b. There is no _________ explanation for what happened. c. The connection hasn’t been _________ proved yet 10. SHORT a. Mrs. Bailey will be with you ___________ b. I had to __________ my speech as we had started late .c. There is a _________ of carrots because of the bad weather.11. VARYa. The temperature is very ________ at this time of the year. b. Do you like this new ___________ of apple? c. There are ___________ desserts to choose from. 12. CONVENIENCE a. I’m afraid it won’t be _____________ for me to see you tomorrow .b. The house is ____________ situate near the centre of town. c. This is very _________! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else? 13. CREATE a. I would like to show you my latest ________, which I have called ‘Boats on a Lake’ .b. The chameleon is a very strange _____________. c. Conan Doyle was famous as the ________ of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. 14. CRITIC a. Why does everybody __________ him all the time? b. After so much ____________ he felt he had to resign .c. They were very ______________ of his efforts to improve services. 15. DECIDE a. They’re going to announce their _________ tomorrow b. He’s so ___________! He just can’t make up his mind! 16. DECORATE a. The __________ said he would charge me $ 1,000 a room. b. During the festival _________ were hanging from every tree .17. DEMONSTRATE a. The _______ all sat down in the middle of the road. b. He offered to give me a _____________ of how the machine worked .18. DEPEND a. We are _________ on other countries for most of our food .b. Every year we celebrate our _________. 19. DICTATE a. The boss wants you to take some _____________ .b. He acted in an extremely ________ manner, which made him very unpopular. 20. DIRECT a. Are you sure we’re going in the right __________? b. She looked _________ at me as she said it. c. I had to look up number in telephone _______________. d Hitchcock is one of my favorite film. 21. ECONOMY a. My new car is more ______ than the one I had before. b. She studied __________ at university .c. On my salary we have to live as _________ as possible.d. If we don’t ________ on electricity, there will be power cuts. 22. ELECTRIC a. He works as an __________ for a local firm. b. The price of ___________ has gone up again. c. The fire was caused by an __________ fault in the television .d. He is an _________ engineer. 23. EMPLOY a. Last December the boss gave all his __________ a bonus. b. I’ve been ___________ since June. I must find work soon .c. Her _________ was so angry at her attitude that he fired her .d. He hoped the __________ agency would find him a job. 24. ENTHUSIASM a. They all cheered __________ as their team came out. b. I’m afraid they weren’t very ________ about your idea of going out this evening. 25. ACT a. We must take _________ before things get worse. b. There are a lot of _________ outside the stadium. c. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been __________ for years .d. She said she wanted to be television _____________ .26. ADD a. Are all those ___________ they put in food really necessary? b. In _______ to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.

31. He told me _______ the safe before he left.

A. to remember to lock B. remember locking

C. to remember locking D. remember to lock

32. _______ people use public transport, there will be less pollution.

A. Unless B. If C. Since D. A and C are correct

33. When the telephone rang, she _______ a letter.

A. was writting B. was written C. was writing D. wrote

34. I am looking forward to _______ from you.

A. hear B. heard C. be heard D. hearing

35. The World Cup _______ every four years.

A. is held B. has been C. is made D. is taken

36. The Blacks live in the house _______ the green doors.

A. have B. with C. which D. has

37. It’s very kind _______ you to help me with my homework.

A. for B. of C. to D. with

38. I sent a card to congratulate Nam _____ winning the first prize in the English speaking contest.

A. about B. for C. on D. of

39. _______ I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

A. In spite of B. Despite C. Even though D. As long as

40. The fire alarm _______ and we all rushed out.

A. went off B. turned out C. exploded D. A and C are correct.

41. Susan _______ her keys. She can’t find them anywhere.

A. loses B. has lost C. lost D. has been lost

42. I’m late, _______ ?

A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. are I

43. This subject, _______ , is very important.

A. which we are going to discuss B. which is going to discuss

C. that we are going to discus D. A and C are correct

45. Hellen was looking after a dog _______ in an accident.

A. which leg had been broken B. whose leg had been broken

C. its leg had been broken D. that leg had been broken

46. You _______ more exercise if you ……….. to keep fit.

A. can make/ want B. ought to do/want

C. should take/ want D. might do/ want

47. Ann _______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested

48. The police officer stopped me and asked me where _______.

A. were I going B. I were going C. was I going D. I was going

49. We are tired of living in a big city. We wish we _______ in a small village in the countryside.

A. live B. lived C. had lived D. had been living

50. After _______ by the police, the man admitted _______ the car.

A. being stopped/ stealing B. stopping/ stealing

C. being stopped/ to steal D. stopping/ being stolen

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

1. He also ____ his art after school.

A. goes to B. takes part in C. joins in D. All are correct

2. She enjoys ____ to music.

A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. B & C

3. He is the same age ____ me.

A. as B. like C. such as D. All are correct

4. We haven't had time ____ now.

A. stop B. to stop C. stopping D. to stopping

5.He is very popular ___ his students.

A. to B. for C. of D. with

6. ____ you join us?

A. Can B. Will C. Do D. All are correct

7. He ____ playing soccer.

A. enjoys B. is interested in C. likes D. All are correct

Let's ____ and talk about our plans for the weekend.

A. get together B. pick up C. put awy D. look for

9. Your grades are poor. I think you ___ study hard.

A. should B. can C. maybe D. \(\varnothing\)

10. We're going to see a movie. Why don't you come ___?

A. in B. across C. out D.along

11. Could you help me ____ the washing-up?

A. about B. for C. of D. with

12. Now please listen carefully ____ what I say.

A. about B. of C. for D. to

13. He ____ to read book in the library.

A. likes B. enjoys C. interested in D. All are correct

13. He likes playing sports ____ soccer and tennis.

A. such as B. such like C. like D. A & C

14. I want to thank you ____ helping me.

A. of B. about C. for D. to