II  Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. sociable B. volunteer C. photograph D. beautiful

2. A. exhibition B. introduction C. emigration D. stationery

3. A. opportunity B. creativity C. generosity D. community

4. A. dramatic B. tornado C. injury D. historic

5. A. competitive B. activity C. interactive D. attractive

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR  

 III  Choose the odd one out.

1. A. telephone B. television C. Facebook D. airspace

2. A. satellite B. telegraph C. aircraft D. buggy car

3. A. noise B. light C. fire D. water

4. A. do B. generate C. create D. produce

5. A. space suit B. laptop C. food tablets D. oxygen tank

II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. music                        B. historic                    C. atomic              D. iconic

2. A. medical                            B. national                    C. chemical             D. historical

3. A. geography                B. apology                         C. employee                D. artistic

4. A. Taiwanese               B. biology                           C. botanical                 D. photography

5. A. historical                 B. interviewee                     C. biography               D. psycholog

6. A. village                    B. prevent                    C earthquake            D. shelter

7. A. Chinese                           B. Japanese                   C. historic               D. biology

8. A. classic                    B. nature                       C. degree                 D. debris

VOCABURLARY AND GRAMMAR

I:  Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D )

1. I like ______________ back my home village on holiday.

A. comes                         B. to come             C. came                           D. is coming

2. If the factory  _______dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

A. continues                    B. to continue          C. continued                 D. will continue

3.The train________________ at 4 pm .

A. will leave                    B. leaves                   C. left                  D. will be leaving

4. If I were you, I  ______________ that car .

A. would buy                        B. buy                    C. bought                  D. buying

5. If we recycle more, we ________________ the Earth.

A. help                          B. would help              C. helping                   D. will help

6. This is one of the worst volcanic __________ in this year.

A. eruption                  B. erupt                       C. erupting                  D. eruptive

7. The roof of the building __________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged                B. was damaged         C. has damaged          D. has been damaged

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey is __________food at Christmas.

A. national                  B. historical                 C. traditional               D. possible

9. Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area.

A. droughts                 B. forests                     C. damages                 D. volcanoes

10. Since 1965, the maple tree with red leaves _________ the most well-known Canadian symbol.

A. has become             B. become                   C. became                   D. becoming

11. The famous Sydney Opera House            as an arts center since 1973.

A. serves                B. served               C. have served                D. has served

12. If you           the president, what would you do to help the environment?

A. would be           B. are                    C. had been           D. were

13. Don’t drink that water. It’s           .

A. contaminated    B. pure                           C. damaged          D. dumped

14.  Linh: Mai has won the first prize.  - Ha:           !

A. That's awesome           B. Oh dear            C. How terrible     D. That's shocking

15. Have you come           solutions to this problem?

A. up to                 B. to with              C. up with             D. on to

16. The roof of the building           in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged                    B. was damaged    C. has damaged    D. has been damaged

17. A severe tropical          is called a typhoon.

A. drought                      B. rain                  C. flood                D. storm              

18. As soon as the floodwater           down, people           their houses.

A. went – cleaned                               B. had gone – cleaned

C. went - had cleaned                                  D. had gone – had cleaned

19. By the time we got to the cinema, the film _____.

A. started                        B. had started                 C. starting        D. was starting

20. This time next week we ............. an exam.

A. will have                             B. have                       C. will be having   D. is having

II. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1.     Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.

2.     London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.

3.     The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ______________ (symbolize) freedom.

4.     Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09^th.

5.     We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.

6.     Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.

C.READING

I. Read the passage  and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

          Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (1) .  .  .  .  . comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands  in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (2) .  .  .  .  . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (3) .  .  .  .  . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (4) .  .  .  .  . six states, and two major mainland territories. The (5) .  .  .  .  . city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.

1.       A. who                 B. where               C. which               D. what

2.       A. include             B. contain             C. has                   D. conclude

3.       A. on                    B. to                     C. by                    D. at

4.       A. has                   B. takes                C. gets                  D. begins

5.       A. capital              B. urban               C. rural                 D. suburb

II)-Read the passage and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

The Kiwi

          The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds.

          A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big.

          There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis.

III. Read the passage and answer these questions below:

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1. Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. Are there many towns in England?

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4. What is the English countryside like?

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WRITING:

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep.

→ Because …………………………………………………………………

2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.

→ Objects…………………………………………………………………..

3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well.

→  If ………………………………………………………………………..

4. They provided food then cleared up the debris.

→ After …………………………………………………………………….

5. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.

→ If …………………………………….....….…………………………….

6. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week.

→ Many houses……………………………………………………………...

7. You should water these flowers regularly.

  ->These flowers should  ……………………………………………

8. If he doesn’t work hard, he will not pass his exam.

-> Unless ………………………………………………………………………………..

II. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. New York/ the/ but/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/capital./

2. English/ an/language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ in/ and/ other countries./

3. English speakers/ increasing/ the/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/ fast./

4. whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the/ is/ is/ Scotland./

 II  Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

      1.   A. companion              B. beautiful                 C. comedy                   D. festival

      2.   A. Persian                    B. fountain                  C. maintain                  D. avian

      3.   A. traditional               B. librarian                  C. comfortable            D. significant

      4.   A. opinion                   B. offering                  C. scenery                   D. carnival

      5.   A. invader                   B. procession               C. reliant                     D. celebrate

II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

      1.   A. listen                     B. travel                     C. borrow                   D. obey

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

      3.   A. festive                   B. famous                  C.  perform                D. copy      

      4.   A. pavement              B. review                   C. samba                    D. concert

      5.   A. manner                  B. tourist                    C. machine                D. action

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

   1.   Mai’s dad usually drives her to school …………. her school is very far from her house.

                  A. but                        B. though                 C. because                D. or

      2.   Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ………………. the rules         

                  A. remember            B. obey                     C. go after                 D. take care of

      3.   Hurry up, or we’ll ………………. the last bus.

                  A. lose                       B. avoid                   C. miss                      D. drop

      4.   Does your bike ever ………………. down on the way to school?

                  A. break                    B. take                     C. do                          D. turn

      5.   Give a ………………. before you turn left or right.

                  A. sign                       B. turn                      C. sound                    D. signal

      6.   Linda used to ………………. morning exercise when she got up early.

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

      7.  My father ………………. the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

                  A. catches                 B. drives                  C. goes                       D. runs

      8.   You should look right and left when you go ……………….the road.

                  A. down                    B. across                  C. up                           D. along

      9.   Bus is the main public ………………. in Viet Nam.

                  A. travel                    B. tricycle                C. transport               D. vehicle

      10. The play was so boring ………………., An saw it from beginning to end.

                 A. Therefore                    B. Despite                 C. However                D. Although

      11.  I ____________ a lot when I was younger.

          A. use to swim                             B. used to swim       

          C. used to swimming                  D. didn't used to swim

      12. ______ does it take you to ride to school? – About 30 minutes.

          A. How long                    B. How far                  C. How often           D. How much

      13. I got really ____________ when I saw the main character being killed.

          A. confused                      B. frightened             C. bored                     D. amused

      14. The film was so __________ that the two girls next to me couldn’t stop crying.

          A. moving             B. thrilling                 C. exciting                 D. fascinating

      15. Critics were ____________ at John Travolta in Pup Fiction. He was unexpectedly good.

          A. worried                        B. interested              C. disappointed        D. surprised

      16. We were _________ that we couldn’t get tickets to see the film.

          A. terrified                        B. satisfied                C. relaxed                  D. disappointed

Question II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1.A. silent                      B. noisy                C. pretty               D. polite

2. A. station                            B. season              C. sandal              D. police

3.A. agree                      B. hurry               C. enter                D. visit

4.A. describe                  B. fasten               C. listen                D. hover

5.A. degree                     B. student             C. funny               D. widen

6.A. traffic                     B. dancer              C. cycling             D. balloon

7. A. central                             B. gripping           C. complete          D. boring

8.A. answer                             B. listen                C. enter                D. obey

9.A. station                             B. healthy             C. safety               D. alone

10.A. tidy                      B. complete          C. extend              D. mistake

II. Find the word which has the different stress pattern from the others.

1.  a. blossom                  b. calendar           c. celebrate     d. Korean

2.  a. decorate                b. gathering          c. historic     d. rooster

3.  a. apricot                    b. pagoda             c. festival     d. onion

4. a. cathedral               b. police                c. antique     d. noisy

5. a. fireworks                 b. festival               c. dancer     d. convenient

II.        Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others

3. A. repetitive                          B. infinitive                              C. positive                                    D. competitive

4. A. biology                             B. zoology                                C. radiography                              D. telegraphy

5. A. visible                               B. language                              C. landline                                                                        D. tsunami    

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. ( 0.5

1. A. expected B. stopped C.missed D. worked

2. A. humor B. history C. hour D. hobby

Question II. Find the word with has different stress pattern from the others in each

1. A. remind B. enjoy C. agree D.happen

2. A. pottery B. village C.embroider D.picture

Question III. Choose the best answer. ( 2.0 points )

1. I have taught English here ________ 10 years.

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

2. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given

3.I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.

A. so B. though C. so that D. as

4.They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________they can attract more young people.

A. so that B. because C. although D. when

5._____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.

A. When B. Although C. Whereas D. In order to

6.You have to read the instruction before making models

A. look up B. look through C. look for D. look up

7.The city has recently set _____ a new library in the West Suburb

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

8.You should _______ the shoes when coming into the Japanese houses

A. take off B. put on C. get off D. take on

Question IV. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 1.0 point)

1. My brother often (go) _______ to school by bike every day.

2. My father enjoys (watch) _______________ television in the evenings.

3. Thanh (stay) _______________with his sister since yesterday.

4. When I (come) __________ home from work yesterday, my mother was cooking dinner.

II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. coffee                      B. rupee C. trainee D. agree

2. A. symbolise B. Taiwanese C. guarantee D. kangaroo

3. A. Maltese                    B. festival                  C. degree                D. unique

4.A. government            B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular

5.A. Canadian            B. introduce C. Guyanese D. absentee

III. Find one word that does not belong to each group.

1. A. Chinese            B.computerese            C. Japanese D. Portuguese

2. A. international B. local            C. national D. natural

3. A. Awesome                 B. Great                  C. Fantastic                D. Sure

4.A. scenery                      B. landscape           C. culture D. view

5.A. desert                      B. haunted castle           C. loch D. puzzling world