I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. judo B. knock C. poem D. lower
2. A. number B. underline C. put D. study
3. A. smart B. surround C. compass D. overseas
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. correct B. answer C. perform D. describe
5. A. equipment B. interview C. remember D. creative
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word of phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. She is so______ to meet her new friends in the secondary school.
A. excited B. exciting C. excitement D. excite
7. There are a lot of______ in this summer holiday.
A. activity B. active C. activities D. actively
8. Mr. Hung is a_______ painter. He has full of new ideas for his pictures.
A. create B. creativity C. creative D. creatively
9. English is known as a/an______ language.
A. international B. national C. internationally D. nationally
10. Hoa looks______ in her new uniform.
A. beatify B. beautifully C. beauty D. beautiful
11. After school, we often_______ basketball together.
A. do B. play C. have D. study
12. ______vocabulary is not at all easy for students.
A. Doing B. Making C. Having D. Studying
13. Lan often______ judo at her weekends.
A. does B. plays C. has D. makes
14. When you are tired, you had better______ a rest for some minutes.
A. make B. do C. have D. give
15. It is so nice to_______ a conversation with new friends.
A. have B. give C. do D. study
16. Ms. Nga______ an English course to go travelling around the world.
A. rides B. gives C. does D. makes
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. Nam is very smart. He always answers the teacher’s question well.
A. clever B. bad C. lazy D. hardworking
18. Hoa is a good friend. She always shares things with her classmate.
A. gives B. listens C. takes D. wants
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. Doing morning exercises is an (a) exciting activity for students.
A. boring B. happy C. hard D. interesting
20. Our teacher remembers all of my classmates’ birthday.
A. gives B. forgets C. asks D. has
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. _______ those students _____ English?
A. Are, speaking B. Do, speak C. Are, speak D. Do, speaking
22. My school _______ at 8 am and ________ at 5 pm every day.
A. start, end B. starts, ends
C. is starting, is ending D. are starting, are ending
23. My brother and I always _______ the bicycles to school from Monday to Saturday.
A. are riding B. is riding C. rides D. ride
24. We ______ on Sunday, we play sports together.
A. doesn’t study B. don’t study C. aren’t studying D. isn’t studying
25. We often ________ to the beach every summer holiday.
A. go B. are going C. goes D. is going
26. Nam likes ________ volleyball.
A. to playing B. plays C. playing D. play
27. Hoa ________ 2 hours a day learning English.
A. spend B. is spending C. spends D. are spending
28. I feel tired today, so I ________ badminton with my Dad.
A. is not playing B. don’t play C. plays D. play
29. During break time, students in this school usually _____ books in the library.
A. reads B. are reading C. read D. is reading
30. Look! These birds _______ on the tree over there.
A. sings B. sing C. is singing D. are singing
Choose the underline part that need correcting in each sentence below.
31. At the moment Mr. Ha is knowing the use of present simple tense very well.
A. At the moment B. is knowing C. use D. very well knows
32. The train to Sapa will arrive at Lao Cai Station at 9pm tomorrow.
A. The train B. will arrive C. at D. tomorrow arrives
33. He usually go to school by bike, but today he is going to school by bus.
A. go B. by bike C. is going D. by bus is going
34. Ms. Hanh is living with her parent at present.
A. is living B. with C. parent D. present
35. The children often doesn’t lie down on the grass.
A. often doesn’t B. lie down C. on D. the grass
IV. READING
Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).
My first day in school was unforgettable. I woke up early that day. I remember feeling very excited. My parents took a snap of me in my uniform.
When I entered the school, my classmates came running up and asked my name. When I entered the classroom my teacher told me to sit in the first bench
During the lunch break I was very happy to eat with my friends. After lunch my teach told us stories and showed us pictures. When the bell rang, I was first sad to leave my friends, but knew I could come back the next day. After that, I was not at all frightened of school.
My first day experience in school remains fresh in my mind and will remain forever.
36. The author’s first day was memorable.
37. His parents took a photo of him in his uniform.
37. His parents took a photo of him in his uniform.
38. When he came to school, no one talked to him.
39. After the lunch break, his teacher shared photos and stories with the class.
40. He didn’t want to say goodbye to his friends when the bell rang.
Reading the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.
My school is the most enjoyable place for me. My school is located very near to my home. I walk to my school every day. I like the gathering in my school for us to have a lot of fun. I love all my teachers. They are very kind and polite in correcting our mistakes. They have never been hard on us. So, we have always tried our best to study well and write our exams well. My school is known for its best results in our locality. I am very proud of my school. I like my school very much.
41. What is the topic of the passage?
A. My first day at school B. My best teacher at school
C. What I like about my school D. What makes my school the best
42. The author goes to school _______.
A. by bike B. on foot C. by bus D. by car
43. He likes his teacher because ______.
A. they never shout at students B. They know everything
C. they correct student’s mistakes politely D. They are creative
44. They have to do their best to do the following EXCEPT ______.
A. having a high result B. learning well
C. doing the test well D. helping their friends in exam
45. The word “known” in line 6 is best replaced by ______.
A. common B. famous C. active D. nice
V. WRITING
Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence.
46. This year my school has 20 classes.
A. There is 20 classes in my school this year.
B. There are 20 classes in my school this year.
C. 20 classes has in my school this year.
D. My school has 20 students in each class this year.
47. Studying English three hours a week is so exciting for students.
A. Students are excited at studying English three hours a week.
B. Students are exciting because they study English three hours a week.
C. Students like studying English it is exciting.
D. It is exciting to have English at school.
48. Computer science is Hung’s favorite subject at school.
A. Hung likes all subjects at school, mostly computer science.
B. Hung’s school has computer science.
C. Hung likes to study computer science at school.
D. Hung like computer, so he likes computer science.
49. When you are tired, you should take a rest.
A. Taking a rest is good for students.
B. You had better have a rest when you feel tired.
C. Having a rest is always cool.
D. You should take a bath when you feel tired.
50. It is very kind of you to help me with my housework.
A. My housework is a kind of hard work.
B. I love doing housework with you.
C. You are very kind to help me with my housework.
D. Helping me with my housework is your job.
_____The end_____
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. Thank God, you’re here is a very entertaining comedy programme based on an Australian TV show.
A. interesting B. unhappy C. sad D. boring
20. Can you please turn up the volume? I can't hear anything.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn into
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. The content of the movie I watched last night is really thrilling.
A. topic B. theme C. script D. plot
18. Hello Fatty! is a cartoon series about a clever fox and his clumsy human friend.
A. smart B. skilful C. careful D. foxy