I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has a different sound in the part underlined. 

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

2. A. bath                        B. father                  C. theatre               D. health

3. A. study                       B. success               C. sugar               D. surprise

4. A. children                  B. charity                C. charm          D. champagne

5. A. danger                     B. angry                 C. language          D. passage

I MULTIPLE CHOICE  

Circle the word which has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (3 points) 

1. A. stopped   B. washed   C. studied   D. looked  

2. A. machine   B. armchair   C. children   D. watch  

3. A. classes   B. lakes    C. cages   D. houses  

Circle the odd one out. ( 2 points)  

4. A. town   B. city    C. country   D. house  

5. A. travel   B. bike    C. bus    D. car  

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (12 points)  

6. I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet, so I ran.......him, but I didn’t catch him  

A. into    B. over    C. after    D. near  

7. I called on her yesterday: she......... a meal at the time. 

A. cooked   B. has cooked   C. was cooking   D. cook  

8. My grandfather is.....to walk without a stick.  

A. enough old    B. old enough    C. too old    D. many ages  

9. You will become ill.....you stop working so hard.  

A. until     B. when    C. if     D. unless  

10. Everyone .....Tom was invited to the party.  

A. but     B. as     C. from    D. for  

11. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really.....you? 

A. match   B. fit     C. suit    D. measure  

12. I don‘t know..... to pronounce this word. 

A. what    B. why    C. when    D. how  

13. My sister is busy.....an exercise of English.  

A. in doing    B. to do    C. at doing    D. doing  

14. Each of them ......answers very well. 

A. know his    B. know their   C. knows    D. knows their  

15. He has worked.....the manager in that company for nearly 15 years.  

A. like     B. as     C. the same    D. different  

16. Mary as well as David and Jane ...... ready for the exam tomorrow.  

A. is     B. will    C. are     D. being 

17. There is a(n)...... to every rule.  

A. minus   B. exception    C. abstract    D. subtract  

Find one mistake A, B, C or D and correct it (3pts)  

18. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was a three-hours journey.           

            A          B                          C                                  D 

19. Although I am not interested in English but I try my best to get good marks.                  

     A                     B                C                                      D 

20. The more I got to know Tom, the fewer I liked hịm.            

            A                       B                    C            D 

Read the passage and answer the questions ( 5 pts)  

Thank you for calling the North London Arts Cinema. It opens 7 days a week, showing a variety of British and foreign films.  

Next week we still show an Italian film called “Midnight Meeting”. It is set in Milan in the 1950s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day in the evenings. That‘s at 6.45 and 9.15. The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Tickets are £4, but there is a special student ticket at £2.80 for all our midweek films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket. The nearest car park to the cinema is in Victory Street. It‘s just five-minute walk from the cinema.  

Thank you for calling the North London Arts Cinema. If you require further information, phone during office hours - 9am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday.  

21. How many days a week does the North London Arts Cinema open? 

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22. What is the title of film next week? 

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23. How long does the film last? 

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24. What does a student have to do if he wants the cheaper ticket? 

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25. How far is it from the nearest car park to the cinema? 

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Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, C, C or D (3pts)  

Tet is a national and (26)___________ festival in Vietnam. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (27)____________ their past activities and hope for good luck in the New Year. Before Tet, all houses (28)____________whitewashed and decorated with colourful lights. Everybody is looking (29) __________ to a better life. In the New Year‘s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to receive money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to (30)_________grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should be avoided on these days.  

26. A. traditional   B. modem   C. compulsory   D. convenient  

27. A. about    B. with   C. after    D. for  

28. A. was    B. were   C. are     D. is  

29. A. for    B. forward   C. after    D. at  

30. A. his    B. her    C. my     D. their  

Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words. (5 pts)  

31. Ba isn’t old enough to ride his bike to school.  

Ba is ……………………………………………………………………………  

32. Where does she live?  

What …………………………………………………………………………… 

33. Can you help me, please?  

Could you …………………………………………………………………………… 

34. “Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to Mary.  

Miss Jackson asked ………………………………………………………………….  

35. Their mother said to them, “Don‘t make so much noise”.  

Their mother asked …………………………………………………………………. 

Reorder the words / phrases to complete the sentences. (3 pts)  

36) he/ loves/ but/ Ba/ like/ playing/ doesn‘t/ glasses/ video games/ gathering. 

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37. close friends/ the same/ Do/ characters/ and/ have/ you/ or/ different/ your/? 

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38. cook/ you‘ll/ yourself/ I‘m/ have/ but/ dinner/ to/ sorry. 

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Write full sentences using the given words. (2pts)  

39. Wardrobe/ the center/ the room. 

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40. Table/ between /two chairs.  

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* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

9.  A. washed              B. stopped                               C. looked                                D. wanted 

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

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

2. A. ethnic                  B. unique                     C. basic                 D. diverse

II.Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

3. A. generous             B. nomadic                   C. interesting         D. comfortable

4. A. active                  B. commune                C. diverse              D. heritage

A. Phonetics (0,4P)

1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)

A- classmate         B- character       C- place     D- grade

2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)

A- wardrobe    B- tradition C- folktale D- household

B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)

1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.

A- does         B- did      C- has done       D- will do

2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.

A- left        B- leaves       C- is leaving         D-will leave

3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.

A- try       B- tried      C- will try         D- have tried

4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.

A- have studied        B- study         C- studied      D- will study

5/ She asked her children ________.

A- stop to play          B- stop playing          C- to stop playing           D- to stop to play

6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.

A- yourself      B- herself       C- ourselves         D- themselves

7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.

A-about B- with C- on D- of

8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.

A- mother tongue    B- first language    C- foreign language    D- a and b

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

1. A. washed B. looked C. stopped D. occurred

2. A. price B. reduce C.celebrate D.cancer

II.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others

3.A. conserve B. replace C. cloudy D. supply

4.A. machine B.suggest C. enjoy D. recent

III.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

5. Where … you go if you have a car ?

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

6. He is tired … he stayed up late watching TV last night.

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

7. I suggested …up the beach.

A . clean B.to clean C .cleaning D.cleaned

8. Remember to turn........ the faucets after use.

A. down B. on C. off D. with

9. The accident happened because of driving ……

A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully

10. How about putting … .around the school yard to prevent lazy students from throwing trash on the ground.

A. cans B. Buses C. garbage dump D. garbage bins

11. Hoa: Let me congratulate you on your success.

Mai: ……………………………………..

A.Fine, thanks! B. Nothing C. Not at all D. That’s very kind of you.

12. Catherine , .............. mother is a professor, won a scholarship.

A.whose B. who C. whom D. that

IV.Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets

13. We must learn about keeping the environment ……… (POLLUTE)

14. Internet is a wonderful............. of modern life. (INVENT)

V.Give the correct form/tense of the verbs in the brackets

15.I suggest that you (speak)…….English in class.

16.If it (stop)…….raining, they will walk around the lake.

17. She didn’t allow me (use) ___ her computer.

18.We (not / see)……… each other since we left school.

19. I don't have new shoes. I wish I (have) ___ new shoes.

20. The entire valley can (see) ___ from their mountain home.

VI. Fill in each blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word from the box

wearing    beauty     selling      popular     with     over      clothes        made

Jeans are very popular with young people all (21)..... the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth . But they haven’t always been (22) … . The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants . The cloth (23)........ in Genoa was called “ jeanos”. The pants were called “ jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in Califarnia began (24)…. pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “ Levi’spants” became popular (25) ….. gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later , Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the USA and Europe began (26) …... jeans.

VII. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions

Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol. The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45. Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station. First, they went to a small cafe to have a cup of coffee. They talked endlessly. Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house. They had a lovely lunch. Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school. In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family. After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London.

27. How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday?

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28. Who did Dick meet at Rosemary's house?

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29. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family?

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30. When did Dick leave for London?

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VIII.Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning

31. My father is not here now. I want him to be here now.

àI wish …………………………………………………………………………………..

32. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

àI haven’t………………………………………………………………………………

33. Mai said: “I will spend my holiday in DaLat next week.”

à Mai said that ………………………………………………………………………

Part 2: Write complete sentences using the clues given.

34. If/ she /not work harder/ she / fail /next examination.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Although / weather / be / bad / yesterday/ they/ play / soccer.

à …………………………………………………………………………………………

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 pt)

1. A. create          B. peaceful        C. increase          D. easily

2. A. looked          B. watched        C. carried            D. stopped

3. A. scarf            B. science          C. school             D. scare

4. A. ethnic          B. unique            C. basic               D. diverse