Circle  the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each sentence.

1. A. improved                        B. returned                              C. arrived                                D. stopped

2. A. nervous                           B. scout                                   C. household                           D. mouse

3. A. favorite                           B. find                                     C. outside                                D. library

4. A. last                                  B. taste                                    C. fast                                                 D. task

5. A. future                             B. summer                               C. number                               D. drummer

6. A. time                                B. kind                                    C. bid                                      D. nice

7. A. hard                                B. carry                                   C. card                                    D. yard

8. A. my                                  B. baby                                    C. spy                                      D. cry

9. A. well                                B. get                                      C. send                                    D. pretty

10. A. weather                        B. ready                                  C. mean                                   D. head 

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. A. improved                        B. returned                  C. arrived                    D. stopped

2. A. nervous                           B. scout                       C. household               D. mouse

3. A. favorite                           B. find                         C. outside                    D. library

4. A. last                                  B. taste                        C. fast                                     D. task

5. A. future                             B. summer                   C. number                   D. drummer

II. Choose one word that has different stress. (1.0 pt)

1. A. period                             B. realize                     C. improve                  D. typical

2. A. cucumber                        B. moderate                C. stomachache           D. direction

3. A. appointment                   B. absent                     C. disease                    D. neglect

4. A. expensive                       B. horrible                   C. compliment             D. terrible

5. A. classmate                        B. morning                  C. question                  D. enjoy

SECTION 2.  VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. (4.0 pts)

1. My school will ______ the school festival next week.

      A. organize                  B. take                         C. rehearse                  D. play

2.  ______ silly mistake!

      A. What                      B. What a                    C. How                       D. How a

3. This food tastes ______.

      A. careful                    B. carefully                 C. delicious                 D. deliciously

4. The ______ is taking Mary’s temperature now.

      A. nurse                       B. worker                    C. player                      D. scientist

5. - “Would you like some corn?”   - “______.”  

      A. No, thanks. I’m full.B. Ok. I don’t like corn.      C. All right           D. Yes, I would

6. Why ______?

      A. those men are laughing                              B. are laughing those men

      C. are those men laughing                               D. are those laughing men

7. - “______?”                   - “That’s a great idea.”

      A. Do you like playing sports                         B. Can you buy me some apples

      C. Why don’t we go out for dinner                D. May I borrow your pen

8.  ______ seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food.

      A. According to          B. Apart                      C. Together                 D. As well as

9. – “______ do you pay a visit to your uncle?”- “Every week.”

      A. Why                       B. When                      C. How often              D. How long

10. Lan: “I don’t like travelling a lot.”                 Mai: “______.”

      A. So do I                   B. I don’t, too             C. Either don’t I         D. Neither do I

11. Children are ________ of seeing the dentist.

      A. afraid                      B. interested                 C. worried                  D. keen

12. Now Hoa is used ________ the busy roads in the city.

      A. to cross                   B. crossing                  C. for crossing             D. to crossing

13. Don’t forget ________ your hands before meals.

       A. wash                      B. to wash                  C. washing                  D. to washing

14 . Do you think cooking is also a useful________?

       A.  hobby                    B. work                       C. time                        D. meal

15. Mr. Long has  ________days off than Mr. Tuan.

A. many                      B. less                         C. fewer                      D. much

16. Speak English, ________?

       A. can you                  B. do you                    C. will you                  D. don’t you

17. Do you know when _______?

            A. did Thomas Edison born                B. Thomas Edison was born  

            C.  was Thomas Edison born              D. born was Thomas Edison

18. I have enough food in the house, so I needn’t ________ to the shops tomorrow.

       A. go                           B. will go                    C. to go                       D. going

19. He was only thirteen, but he ate ________ his father did.

       A. as much as             B. more that                C. much than              D. as much than

20. I divided the sweets ________  several boys.

       A. during                    B. between                 C. into                         D. among

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0 pts)

1. My father (not drink) ________ coffee very often.  

2. Nga gets used to (stay) ________ up late.

3. The neighbors are angry because someone (steal) ________ their car last night.

4. Take these pills and you (feel) ________ better than, Ba!

5. Jack asked his friends  (not open) ________ a bar in this area.

6. I enjoy (listen) ________ to the BBC in my free time.

7. She prefers (look) ________ after the children to cleaning the room.

8. When he was young, he (not like) ________ sports very much.

9. Mai’s aunt (keep) ________ her  hat  since last year?

10. The teacher wants us (prepare) ________ the lessons carefully.

III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL. (2.0 pts)

IV. Choose  the letter of the underlined part that needs correcting (1.0 pt)

1. You look tired. You’d better  to stay inside at recess.

                       A                 B        C                    D    

2. Tuan is the  more intelligent student in our class.

                  A      B                                  C          D

3. My brother doesn't like durians, and I don't like them, too.

                                   A                   B        C                     D

4. Three days ago, The  Browns  go  for a picnic in the country.

                                A                   B    C               D

5. You should not run or walk careless around the pool edge.

                              A           B         C                              D

SECTION 3. READING COMPREHENSION.

I. Read the following pasage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it. (1.0 pt)

My name is John, and this is my story. Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousins and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back. He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot, too. One day it was 48⁰C . Even at night it was really hot. Anyway, what we decided to do was to drive back about 160 km to a place where the train went through. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train. That was fun. It was a good train.

            We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short. You see, while we were there my grandmother (my mother’s mother) in Melbourne died. Most of us flew back but my Dad and my uncle came on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie.

   It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it.

1. Why did John’s uncle want to come back?

                  A. Because it was too hot.                             B. Because it was too far.

                  C. Because he was too tired.                         D. Both A and B.

2. In the end, John’s family went to Perth _______ .

                  A. by train                      B. by coach                        C. by car       D. by plane

3. Who died when John’s family were on holiday?

                  A. his mother’s father                 B. his mother’s mother

                  C. his father’s mother                D. his father’s father   

4. Most of John family came back _______ .

                  A. by train                     B. by ship           C. by plane             D. by car

5. Who in John’s family  had to go by train and car to Melbourne?

                  A. his father                                    B. his uncle

                  C. his parents                               D. his father and uncle

II. Read the  letter and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. (2.0 points)

Dear Lan,

I’m writing to invite you to a party we (1) _______  at the flat next Friday , December 14^th. As you know, (2) _______  Lien’s 13^th birthday next week and my birthday next month, (3)_______ we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you (4) _______  the directions below, you shouldn’t get lost.  Take the Number 15 bus from the station and (5) _______  at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then (6)  _______  the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi Road. Turn left (7) _______  the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. (8) _______  and our block of flats is the second on the right.Do try and come. Of course you’re (9) _______  to bring someone with you if you want to.

     Look forward (10)_______  you then!

    Love,  Mai

1. A. have               B. are having      C. going to have                                  D. will has

2. A. it’s                  B. its                   C. they’re                                            D. she’s

3. A. too                  B. but                 C. because                                           D. so

4. A. to follow        B. follow            C. following                                        D. follows

5. A. get up             B. get by            C. get on                                              D. get off

6. A. have               B. get                 C. take                                                  D. bring

7. A. in                    B. at                   C. of                                                    D. on

8. A. Right turn      B. To right         C. To turn                                             D. Turn right

9. A. welcomed      B. welcome        C. welcoming                                      D. to welcome

10. A. to see           B. for seeing       C. of seeing                                         D. to seeing

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 pts)

Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) _______ popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2) _______ universities have their own teams.

 In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) _______ basketball. There is usually a match every evening  in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4) _______ and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.  In the other two (5) _______, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6) _______, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (7) _______ the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) _______ the newspapers.Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) _______ fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10) _______it is warm during the months of June, July and August.

SECTION 4. WRITING.

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the root ones. (2.0 pts)

1. What is your weight?

               How ____________________________________________________________________

2. It takes me two hours to get to Hai Phong by car.

               I spend __________________________________________________________________

3. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

            Is this ___________________________________________________________________

4. We have not read such interesting book before

               This __________________________________________________________________

5. We will have a vacation that lasts for three months.

 We will have a __________________________________________________________

6. The children couldn’t go swimming because the water was very cold.

The cold water prevented __________________________________________________

7. How much does  that novel cost?

               What  _________________________________________________________________

8. He got to London by taxi last Monday.

     He took __________________________________________________________________

9. It will not be necessary for you to go to the meeting next week.

     You won’t ________________________________________________________________

10. Lan found driving on the left difficult.

               Lan wasn’t used  ___________________________________________________________

II. Reorder the following words to make the sentences meaningful. (1.0 pt)

1. total / the goods / mother / what / cost / your / is / of / buys / the?.

…………………………………………………………....................................…………………………

2. can’t / the piano / Nhung / sister / play / and / her / either / can’t.

……………………………………….....................................……………………………………………

3. hear / the shows / artists / like / the latest / favorite / people / to / see / their / young / and / of  / pop music.

…………………………………………………………….………………………….....................…………4. family / watch / because / like / all evening / Linh’s / TV / they / talk / doesn’t / to.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. take/ courses/ help/ you/ with/ can/ the/ of/ university/ a/ home/ video cassette recorder/ at.

……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………

III. Complete the following sentences by using the suggested words. (1.0 pt)

1. Last year / we / spend / week / My Son / and / I / not want / leave.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. It / interesting / have / vacation / abroad.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Lam / be / music room / now / and / he/ learn / play / guitar.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. My daughter / dislike / travel / coach / so / we / will go / plane.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. You/ going/ sell/ house/ and/ move/ capital?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. ( 1pt)

1. A. these B. thousand C. think D. Thursday

2. A. third B. fire C. first D. sir

3. A. makes B. finishes C. does D. leaves

4. A. much B. mum C student D. subject

5. A. gymnastics B. got C. enlarge D. bridge

6. A. wanted B. needed C. hated D. claimed

7. A. were B. verb C. where D. person

8. A. sure B. sugar C. sing D. mission

9. A. head B. meat C. bread D. dead

10. A. book B. took C. good D. goose

 

VIII. Circle the letter a, b, c or d before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.   a. hard                  b. carry                       c. card                        d. yard

2.   a. try                     b. why                        c. heavy                     d. dry

3.   a. cool                  b. food                        c. look                        d. flood

4.   a. Thursday         b. those                      c. thirteenth               d. theatre

5.   a . attended          b. wanted                   c. needed                   d. looked

IX. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

      Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

...............................................................................................................................

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

...............................................................................................................................

4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

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5.What activities can he do in his free time ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

X. Give the correct forms of the  verbs in parentheses.

1. I ………………… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)

2. ……….. Duy ……… his homework at the moment? (do)

3. My friend ………………… me next week. (not visit)

4. Lien …………………… to school by bus everyday. (go)

5. We ………………… in this school for 3 years. (study)

6. He ought …………… to the dentist’s. (go)

7. It is not dangerous ………………… medicine around the house. (leave)

8. They enjoy ……………… football for their school team. (play)

TEST 23

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)

1. A. promised               B. hopped                      C. booked             D. burned

2. A. though                             B. ought                         C. thought            D. bought

3. A. hard                      B. carry                          C. card                 D. yard

4. A. try                         B. why                           C. heavy               D. dry

5. A. cool                       B. food                           C. look                 D. flood

II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)

1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.

A. to not stay                 B. to stay not                 C. to stay not       D. not to stay

2. My father is good at ____________ English.

A. speaking                              B. spoken                      C. speak               D. to speak

3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!

A. relieved                      B. afraid                         C. delighted                    D. certain

4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.

A. would you mind        B. could you please       C. Would you like          D. Do you enjoy

5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.

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

6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?

A. she does                              B. does she                              C. she is               D. is she

7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.

A. hardly                        B. more hardly               C. more hard        D. hard

8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.

A. watering                              B. watered                     C. be watered       D. is watering

9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.

A. carry                         B. carrying                     C. to carry            D. carried

10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.

A. travel                         B. traveling                              C. to travel           D. to traveling

11- My brother is studying hard .........................  pass the exam.

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

12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.

A. for                                       B. at                               C. since                D. to

13- He was born in England. English is his .................................

A. mother tongue                                        B. first language

C. foreign language                                     D. A and B  are correct

14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.

A. swim                          B. to swim                     C. swimming        D. swam

15- ........................... to America yet ?

A. Were you                            B. Have you ever been   C.Were you been  D. Are you

16- The boy was ....................... by the dog

A. bite                            B. bit                              C. bited                D. bitten

17- My father used ...................... me to school.

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

18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?

A. to wait                       B. waiting                      C. wait                 D. be waiting

19. My aunt speaks English very ................................

20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.

21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.

22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.

23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................

III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts)

1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________.         (use)

2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel.       (arrive)

3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday         ( day)

4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.         (recognition)

5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ .                (comfort)

6. His parents are very __________________ of him.                                        (pride)

7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _______________ stories I like best.               (tradition)

8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours.         (fly)

9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ .                     (proper)

10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character.                            (differ)

IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example. (2pts)

0. My brother are a teacher.                                                     0. _______ is _________

1. I go to see her if I have enough time.                                   1. __________________

2. It is not easy do that difficult work.                                              2.___________________

3. He drove such fast that he won the race.                                       3.___________________

4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 4. ___________________

5. When she came, I read her letter.                                         5 ___________________

6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets.                      6.___________________

7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy.                                    7.___________________

8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time.                    8.__________________

V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)

1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.

2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our

aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________).

3. My friend (4. not/visit_________________) me since he (5. move _________) to    another town.

4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.

5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.

6. You should practise (8. speak___________________) English everyday.

7. How long _________ you (9. wait___________________) for me?

8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.

VI- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(2pts)

1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?

.....................................................................................................................................

2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.

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3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.

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4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.

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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867

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6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.

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7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.

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8- Could / give me / information ?

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VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)

            Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?

....................................................................................................................................

2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?

......................................................................................................................................

3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?

......................................................................................................................................

4. Does he want to live in a big city now?

.....................................................................................................................................

VIII. Complete the 2^nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (2,5pts).

1. The children are too young to be in class 6.

→The children are not....................................................................................................

2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her

→The doctor told............................................................................................................

3. We began to study English 5 years ago.

®.We have ...................................................................................................................

4 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”

®Tom told......................................................................................................................

5. A dog is bigger than a cat.

® A cat isn’t as..............................................................................................................

6. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.

®  The coffee is too .......................................................................................................

7. The ladder isn’t very long. It doesn’t reach the window.

® The ladder .................................................................................................................

8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.

® The weather    ..........................................................................................................

9. I often went boating when I was young.

® I used to....................................................................................................................

10. We built this house in 1975.                                                                                          

 ®This house .............................................................................................................

 I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from

the rest. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

1. A. stopped                          B. needed                    C. looked                    D. watched

2. A. think                               B. there                       C. this                          D. though

3. A. seat                                 B. read                        C. wear                        D. meal

4. A. boxes                              B. classes                     C. loves                       D. watches

5. A. turn                                 B. burn                        C. curtain                    D. bury

II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. I ______ stamps since 2008.             A. collect                     B. am collecting          C. collected                 D. have collected 2. She suggests ______ garbage bins around the school yard.             A. put                          B. to put                      C. putting                    D. to putting 3. I will lend you my bike if you ______ it back before Friday.             A. bring                       B. brought                   C. brings                      D. were bringing 4. Ann is too busy these days. She has ______ free time.             A. a little                     B. little                        C. few                                     D. a few 5. He will be in Singapore from Monday ______ Thursday.             A. by                           B. to                            C. at                            D. in 6. He spoke slowly in order to make himself ______.             A. clear                        B. clearly                     C. clearance                 D. clarify 7. The police must try to catch the men ______ drive dangerously.             A. which                     B. who                        C. whom                     D. where 8. He grew very quickly and soon he was ______ his brother.             A. more big than         B. so big than              C. too big than            D. as big as 9. They often come to see their friends on Sunday, ______?             A. do they                   B. are they                   C. don’t they               D. aren’t they 10. The Smiths are not responsible parents. They don’t ______ their children very well.             A. look after                B. take after                C. take care                 D. look for 11. The kitchen ______ be dirty because Lien has just cleaned it.             A. may                        B. mustn’t                   C. can’t                       D. should  12. Auld Lang Syne is a song ______ is often sung on New Year’s Eve.             A. who                        B. whose                     C. whom                     D. which 13. Nga is hungry ______ she hasn’t eaten all day.             A. but                          B. or                            C. so                            D. because 14. The ______ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".             A. heavily                    B. largely                     C. many                       D. fully 15. Mr. Pike: "John, you've written a much better essay this time." - John: "______"             A. Writing? Why?                                           B. Thank you. It's really encouraging.             C. You're welcome.                                        D. Forget it.