Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. breaking     b. great           c. steak         d. healthy

2. a. cycle           b. bicycle        c. fly              d. skyscraper

3. a. cycle           b. licence        c. vehicle       d. centre

4. a. reversed     b. walked        c. stopped      d. obeyed

5. a. park            b. pavement    c. plane         d. safety

B. USE OF ENGLISH (3,5)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0,5)

1. A. ended                           B. loved                                C. cleaned                            D. bored

2. A. way                              B. station                               C. pavement                          D. traffic

3. A. viewed                         B. acted                                  C. filmed                                D. starred

4. A. chairs                            B. watch                                 C. character                           D. choose

5. A. ahead                           B. instead                              C. seat-belt                            D. bread

II. Circle the word that has the main stress different from others. (0,5)

1. A. traffic                           B. agree                                  C. noisy                                 D. student

2. A. listen                             B. visit                                   C. borrow                              D. obey         

4. A. peaceful                       B. wealthy                             C. diverse                              D. labor

5. A. succeed                        B. happen                              C. replace                              D. attend

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (1)

1. Hoa used to …………… his homework late in the evening.

A. does                       B. do                                       C. doing                                 D. did

2. How …………… is it from your house to school? - It’s about one kilometer.

A. far                         B. long                                   C. much                                D. many

3. He can ……………… a boat skillfully.

A. ride                        B. sail                                     C. drive                                  D. fly

4. Pedestrians walk across the street at the ……………

A. zebra crossing      B. pavement                          C. footpath                            D. station

5. Last night we …………… round Ha Long bay. It took them an hour.

A. cycle                     B. cycles                                C. cycling                              D. cycled

6.  My friends don’t like photography, and I don’t like it ........................

            A. so                           B. too                                     C. either                                 D. neither

7. We were ………………with the service at the cinema.

A. satisfy                   B. satisfied                            C. satisfied                            D. satisfying

8. They wanted to see the film. ......................, they had to leave early.

A. Although              B. Despite                              C. In spite of                         D. However

9. Cyclists must……...…..pedestrians when they are cycling along the country lane.

A. see off                  B. look out                           C. avoid                                D. observe

10. He became …………………when a journalist asked him questions about his private life.

A. embarrass           B. embarrassed                      C. embarrassingly                D. embarrassing

IV. Give the right form of the words in brackets. (0,5)

1. Christmas season is also a……………………... season                    FESTIVAL    

2. Many………………......activities are held every year.                      CULTURE

3. Birthday is a family……………………….                                          CELEBRATE

4. The football match was very…………………………                       ECXITE

5. I am………………….. that he won the prize.                                     AMAZE

Answers:

V. Give the correct tense and form of the verbs. (0,5)

1.      They used (spend) their childhood living with their grandparents.

2.      They (meet) each other in front of the worker’s theater last night?

3.      Nam (not do) his homework at the moment.

4.      My father (drink) a cup of tea in the morning.

5.      She (make) a new dress for her daughter already.

Answers:

VI. Circle the underlined word or phrase that is not grammatically correct. (0,5)

1.   It has (A) about (B) ten kilometers from (C) the central stadium to (D) the sports village.

2.   Her father used (A) to be (B) the (C) bus driver some years ago, but (D) now he is a worker.

3.   Although (A) they don’t have (B) much money, but (C) they go to that famous restaurant once a week (D).

4.   Thriller (A) is a kind of (B) film in which (C) strange and frightening things happens (D).

5.   After (A) the feast, people always enjoy (B) stay (C) at home to play (D) board games.

C. READING (2)

I. Complete the following passage by choosing the best option, A, B, C or D. (1)

Energy is very important in our modern life. People use energy (1)__________ transportation, cooking, heating and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment. (2) __________ energy nowadays comes from fossil fuels: petroleum, coal, and natural gas. (3) __________, burning fossil fuels causes pollution. Also, if we don’t find new kinds of energy, we will (4) __________ all the fossil fuels (5) __________  the near future.

1. A. in                       B. for                          C. at                            D. by

2. A. Most                 B. Mostly                   C. Almost                  D. Utmost

3. A Because             B. Moreover              C. Therefore              D. However

4. A. use up               B. run on                    C. take over               D. cut off

5. A. in                       B. on                           C. of                           D. by

II. Read the passage, then answer the questions. (1)

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshmi, the Goddess who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and property.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colorful lights. The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”

1.      Where is Diwali celebrated?

………………………………………………………………………………….

2.      When is the festival held?

……………………………………………………………………………………

3.      Is “Festival of Light” the festival of Lakshmi?

…………………………………………………………………………………

4.      What do people do to prepare for the festival?

……………………………………………………………………………………

D. WRITING (2)

I. Make questions for underlined parts (1)

1. My father bought this T-shirt for me.

=> .........................................................................................................................

2. We enjoyed the film because it was entertaining.

=> .........................................................................................................................

3. It’s about two kilometers from my house to my school.

=> ...........................................................................................................................

4. It takes them about 10 minutes to get to work.

=> ...........................................................................................................................

5. My friends are saving money to fly to Spain.

=> ...........................................................................................................................

II. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same. (1)

1.      They found the film interesting.

à They are …………………………………………………………….………….

2.      Although she is old, she works hard.

à Despite ……………………………………………………………….…………

3.      We often cycled to school two years ago.

à We used …………………………………………………………………………

4.      He set off early, but he arrived late.

à Although …………………………………………………...……………………

5. The distance from Hanoi to Hai Phong is about 100 km.

à  It is about………………………………………………………………………..

I. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. breaking            b. great                       c. steak                       d. healthy

2. a. cycle                  b. bicycle                   c. fly                           d. skyscraper

3. a. cycle                  b. licence                   c. vehicle                   d. centre

4. a. reversed            b. walked                   c. stopped                  d. obeyed

5. a. park                    b. pavement               c. plane                       d. safety

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
2. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
3. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
4. A. cooked B. clicked C. talked D. naked
5. A needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
6. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
7. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
8. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
9. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
10. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
11. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
12. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
13. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
14. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
15. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
16. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed
17. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified
18. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead
19. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy
20. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked
21. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seat-belt
22. A. ways B. days C. says D. stays
23. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey
24. A. stayed B. washed C. filled D. annoyed
25. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided
26. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread
27. A. left B. centre C. enter D. frighten
28. A. traffic B. plane C. station D. pavement
29. A. washed B. needed C. danced D. matched
30. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. .A. chemistry              B. school                 C. mechanic                     D. charity

2. A. loved                       B. liked                  C. wished                         D. gripped

3. A. break                       B. great                   C. mean                             D. pavement

4. A. performed               B. prepared              C. washed                          D. cleaned

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

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

1. A. talked                  B. stopped                   C. borrowed                 D. wished

2. A. loved                   B. needed                    C. visited                     D. excited

3. A. laughed               B. liked                                    C. washed                    D. started

4. A. raised                  B. amazed                    C. pleased                    D. finished

5. A. kissed                  B. caused                     C. danced                    D. based

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

1. A. talked                  B. stopped                   C. borrowed                 D. wished

2. A. loved                   B. needed                    C. visited                     D. excited

3. A. laughed               B. liked                                    C. washed                    D. started

4. A. raised                  B. amazed                    C. pleased                    D. finished

5. A. kissed                  B. caused                     C. danced                    D. based

B. VOCABULARY

I. Match the words or phrases with the correct verbs.

old clothes, the elderly, litter, homeless children, bottles, blood, books, plastic bags, food, lonely people, vegetables, money, poor children

pick up: __________________________________________________________________________

donate: __________________________________________________________________________

help: _____________________________________________________________________________