II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. (1pt)

1.    A. passed             B. watched                  C. played                     D. washed

2.   A. proud                B. about                      C. around                    D. would

3.   A. with                    B.brother                   C.though                     D. thousand

4.   A. entrance            B. paddy                     C. bamboo                   D. banyan

III.Choose the word or phrase which is the best to complete each sentence (2.5points)

1. The ……………  of the volcano was predicted in advance, so no one was injured.

A. eruption                  B. erupted                   C. erupts                      D.erupt

2. Thank you for your letter, ……..  I was very happy to get.

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

3. …….   Nam was tired, he helped his mother with her housework.

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

4. They suggest ……………….off all the lights before leaving the room.

            A. turn                         B. turning                    C. to turn                     D. turned

5. She lives with her parents………………..Ho Chi Minh City.

            A. in                            B. on                           C. at                             D. for

6. The tour guide told them _________ trash onto the water.

      A. not throw                    B. not to throw            C. to not throw             D. not throwing

7.  I am not fond of tennis and____________ .

      A. my sister does, too      B. so is my sister         C. neither is my sister   D. my sister isn’t

8.   I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I ________French.          

      A. knew                            B. will know               C. know                      D. have known

9. She asked me if I ________a laptop computer the following day.

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

10.  You have never been here before, …?

         A. have you                    B. you haven’t            C. you have                 D. have not you

11.  If you … a ghost, what would you do?

         A. see                             B. have seen                C. are seeing                D. saw

12. He________in London at the moment.

      A. studies                          B. is studying              C. has studied             D. will study

IV/ Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage.( 1pt)

          Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It’s skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty  make a beautiful sight. New York has a ____ (1) _____of over seven million and it is  probably the world’s most famous city. The inhabitants of the “Big Apple”  come ____ (2) _____ many different countries. There are more nationalities in New York ______ (3) ___in any other places on the earth. It is also has more tourists than any other city except  London, especially in the summer. _____ (4) ____come from all over the world and  have a wonderful time. There are so many _____ (5) ____for them to get enthusiastic about – whether it’s some of the best museums in the world or the charming little streets of Greenwich Village.

1.      A. attraction       B. impression  C. population              D. people

2.      A. from              B. by                           C. for                                       D.  in

3.      A. than               B. rather                      C. of                                        D. to

4.      A. Visit              B. Visitors                   C. Workers                              D. Goers

5.      A. attraction       B. place                       C. area                                    D. sights

V.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer (1m).

Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they enjoy a film. It seems to them that  only the actors or actresses have made the film successful. They always pay attention to their appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film is, actually, the result of the collaboration of many people, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting; some of them are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.

1. To many film viewers, ________.

A. the director is the most important             

B. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress

C. the stuntmen play the most important role

D. the most important person is the cinematographer

2. Many film viewers always pay attention to ________.

A. the director’s name and appearance                     

B. the pictures taken by the cinematographer

C. the leading actors’ or actresses’ family    

D. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion

3. The work of stuntmen is ________.

            A. secure                     B. dangerous                           C. interesting               D. thrilled

4. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.

A. many people                       B. the actors                            C. the actresses            D. the director

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

1.   A. passed                          B. watched                  C. played                     D. washed

2.   A. entrance                        B. paddy                     C. bamboo                   D. banyan

3.   A. claimed                         B. warned                   C. occurred                 D. existed

4.   A. health                           B. appear                     C. ready                      D. heavy

5.   A. thank                            B. they                        C. these                       D. than

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

6. My children are very …………….. in learning English.

        A. interest               B. interested               C. interesting                D. to interest

7. If you want ………….. there before dark, you should start at one.

       A. to get                   B. getting                   C. get                            D. got

8. Some …………….. have modernized Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it.

        A. mechanics          B. actors                     C. designers                 D. writers

9.…………………they were tired, they finished their work before 5pm.

        A. Because             B. Although                C. Instead of                D. Despite

10. You should ……………..the light before going to work.           

A. turn on                    B. turn off                    C. turn out                D. turn in

11. Don’t give the chocolate to Tom. He.......................it very much.

        A. hated              B. hates                     C. is hating                   D. has hated

12. My father asked us ........................too much time playing computer games.

      A. not to spending B. did not spend          C. not to spend            D. to not spent

13. Lan is very tired. ................., she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

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

14. I suggest..........................some money for poor children.

        A. raise                           B. to raise                  C. raised            D. raising

15. She asked me if I....................a laptop computer the following day.

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

16.  She was sick yesterday,..................she was absent from school.

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

17.  The book....................is on the table belongs to my brother.

       A. which              B. where                      C. whose                     D. who

18.   I didn’t go to the party yesterday because ...........................

       A. I am sick                      B. I will be sick                       C. I was sick             D. I would be sick

19.Jane and Anna were talking about their study at school.

Anna: “I thought your English skill was alot better, Jane”

Jane: “..................................”

A. Thank you. I’d love to                         B. Yes, please. Just a little

C. No, thanks. I think I can do it              D. You’ve got to be kidding. I thought it was bad

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

1.   A. passed                              B. watched                            C. played                            D. washed

2.   A. proud                               B. about                              C. around                           D. would

3.   A. market                           B. depart                              C. card             D. scare

*  Choose the word which has a different stress pattern

4. a. award                             b. prevent                               c. visit                                     d. except

5. a. bookshelf                              b. advanced                  c. above                                  d. depend

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

III- Choose the right answer (1.6 p)

6. A: Congratulations! You did great.       B:_________________

A. It's nice of you to say so.                    B. It's my pleasure.           

C. You're welcome.            D. That's okay.

 7. “ Do you have a bike ?”             “ No, but I wish I____________ one.”

A. having                               B. have                                   C. can have                           D. had

8. I spent half a year________________ this boat.

A. to build.                            B. building                            C. built                                   D. on building

9. If I____________ any problem, I______________ ask for your help.

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

10. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.

A. whose                                B.who                                     C. which                                D. where

11. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

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

12. We have learnt English________2001.         

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

13. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?

A.isn’t                                    B. didn’t                                C.doesn’t                               D. wasn’t

14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant_________she ate her favorite roasted duck.

A. which                             B. whose                            C. whom                        D. where

15. If I were a flower, I_______a sunflower.

 A. was                               B. were                                C. will be                       D. would be

V- Complete these sentences

    1. If / I / rich, / I / travel / around / world / family. => ………………………………………………………….

2. Mr John / never / allow / daughter / swim / river / her friends

=> ……………………………………………

1.              I / told / not / be late / class / next time.

=> ……………………………………………………..……………

2.              Yuri Gagarin / be / first man / who / travel / space.

=> …………………………………………………….…

3.              It / so / hot / yesterday / that / we / not / sleep.

=> ……………………………………………………………

 IV. Give the correct form of verbs given.

A. -John ....................... (21. lose) his job last month and since then he ............................. (22. be) out of work.

- Do you know why he ……………………….... (23. lose) his job?

- Because he ................................. (24. be) very rude to his boss.

B. Yesterday morning, when I .......................... (25. arrive) at the airport, Sophie .............................. (26. wait) for me.

She ................................ (27. wear) a pink dress and ......................................... (28. look) very pretty.

V -  Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses.

29.Many people became……………….…….after the earthquake.                            (home)

30.There are many…………………………throughout the year.                                    (celebrate)

31.The scientists can predict the ............................... of a volcano                                   (erupt)

32. We stayed at home because it rained …………………………..                                     (heavy)

33.I am looking forward to ……………………………………..from you.                           (hear)

VI - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.

                I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (34)_____you about it. I was very (35)_____when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (36)_____I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (37)_____we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (38)_____ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

34 .A. say                                           B. tell                                   C. talk                             D. speak

35. A. exciting                 B. excites                                           C.  excited                      D. excite

36. A.after                                          B. until                                C. when                              D. while

37.A. although                                 B. even                                C. because                         D. so

38 A. pronouncing                    B. speaking                        C. reading                          D. telling

VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

39 People say that they bought this shop last year. 

 =>  It is___________________________________________.

-     They are_____________________________________________________.

37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 

=>   He asked me____________________________________.

38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 

=> Mr. Brown whose_______________________________.

42.Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?

-     You know____________________________________________________.

39. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

=> Minh spends______________________________________.

44 .We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

=>   Because it_________________________________________.

45. My mother used to us clean the house.

=> We used_____________________________________________________.

46."I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said

-     She said_______________________________________________________.

47. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.    

=> I haven’t__________________________________________________

48. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.

 =>  It_______________________________________.

I. choose the whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 

1.     A. passed          B. watched           C. played          D. washed 

2.     A. proud            B. about                C. around         D. scare

3.     A. market          B. depart               C. card             D. scare 

4.     A. problem        B. love                   C. box              D. hobby

II. choose the bét answer

6. the house......................in 1986

A. is built          B. was building          C. was built          D. has been built

Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed

2. A. respond B. wonder C. cross D. cotton

3. A. source B. shout C. amount D. found

4. A. although B. that C. those D. think

5. A. mobile B. plumber C. balloon D. blanket

Part II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Don’t worry. I’ll look ______ your house and children while you’re away.

A. in B. on C. up D. after.

7. I suggested ............... some money for poor children.

A. raise B. raising C.to raise D. raised

8. Nam: “Thank you very much for your nice gift.” - Minh: “_________”

A. You're welcome. B. Yes, let’s. C. Good idea. D. No, thanks.

9. The girl wishes she__________ in Hue for the festival next week.

A. can stay B. stayed C. stays D. would stay

10. If our ________ makes it difficult for others to understand us, then we should seek ways to improve our pronunciation.

A. language B. tone C. dialect D. accent

11. I am a teacher, ___________?

A. amn’t I B. am I C. aren’t I D. aren’t we

12. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.

A. who B. where C. whom D. which

13. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health.

A. quick B. quickly C. fastly D. slow

14. Minh got wet_________he forgot his umbrella.

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

15. We ………………….to the countryside two months ago.

A. go B. have gone C. went D. will go

16. This newspaper ………………… everyday.

A. is publishing B. publishes C. published D. is published

17. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them _________

A. head-to-head B. eye-to-eye C. face-to-face D. hand-in-hand

18. Peter: “How often do you go to the zoo?” - Tom: “_________________.”

A. Three times a week B. three weeks C. By car D. I like it

19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported ____________ 31 December 2019 in China.

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

20. His parents made him ________________ very hard.

A. work B. to work C. worked D. working

Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1.A. passed   B. watched   C. wanted   D. washed

2.A. biology   B. difficult   C. intelligent   D. history

3.A. mystery   B. family   C. supply   D. battery

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1.     A. played              B. watched            C. danced             D. walked

2.     A. amazed             B. hilarious           C. pavement          D. animation

3.     A. ahead               B. present              C. center               D. break

4.     A. waited              B. needed              C. hated                D. closed

5.     A. except               B. there                 C. then                   D. hey

6.     A. covered             B. fixed                 C. promised          D. picked

7.     A. make                 B. playground                C. station    D. many

8.     A. washed             B. attended            C. decided             D. disappointed

9.     A. safely               B. pavement         C. animation         D. female

10. A. filled                B. opened             C. played              D. wanted

11. A. ready               B. break                C. ahead                D. festival

12. A. ended               B. shocked            C. laughed            D. missed

II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

13. A. prepare             B. project              C. enjoy                D. machine

14. A. celebrate          B. cultural            C. festival             D. performance

15. A. action               B. horror               C. thriller              D. parade

16. A. romantic          B. comedy            C. terrify               D. satisfied

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

18. A. chaos               B. circle                C. direct                D. cannon

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

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

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

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

23. A. perform            B. festival             C. celebrate           D. seasonal

24. A. music               B. religious           C. unusual             D. tomato

I, Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

1. a . coughed            b. played                    c. solved                    d. failed.

2. a. chemist              b. achieve                  c. require                   d. believe

3. a. low                     b. slow                        c. allow                      d. own

4. a. leaf                     b. of                            c. deaf                        d. wife

5. a. nature                 b. natural                   c. native                     d. nation

6. a. this                     b. that                                     c. these                       d. think

7. a. scholarship       b. chemical                c. cheap                      d. character

8. a. look                    b. cook                       c. book                       d. roof

9. a. pour                    b. course                    c. resource                 d. court

10. a. son                   b. six                           c. suit                          d. sugar

I.Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others

1.    A. passed                                   B. watched                C. played                   D. washed

2.    A. proud                         B. about                     C. around                   D. would

3.    A. market                                   B. depart                    C. card                       D. arrive

4.    A. entrance                                 B. paddy                  C. bamboo                 D. banyan

5.    A. problems                    B. loves                               C. tests                       D. hobbies