I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others. (2 points)
1. A. quite B. quiet C. equip D. diet
2. A. character B. chemistry C. scholar D. chapter
3. A. discuss B. sugar C. share D. machine
4. A. tool B. coop C. took D. food
5. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
6. A. cities B. satellites C. series D. workers
7. A. head B. please C. heavy D. measure
8. A. check B. chair C. change D. toothache
9. A. cat B. hat C. paddle D. grass
10. A. cost B. also C. only D. household
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. (4 points)
1. Trung is doing his ………………
A. homework B. homeworks C. home work D. home’s work
2. They always go to school………………..a bus.
A. by B. of C. on D. in
3. Thanh wakes up …………………………………
A. early morning B. early in the morning
C. in the morning early D. early in morning
4. There will be a farewell party for him ………….the twenty-eighth.
A. at B. on C. in D. for
5. When I am ill, my mother always looks ……….me very well.
A. for B. forward C. after D. in
6. This book doesn’t belong to me. It’s .................
A. him B. he C. himself D. his
7. He was only thirteen, but he ate ..............................his father did.
A. as more than B. as many as C. much than D. as much as
8. She works very………………..
A. hardly B. lazy C. studiously D. careful
9. I often ……………..in winter.
A. go playing B. go to ski C. play skiing D. go skiing
10. These vegetables don’t taste ........................to us
A. fresh B. freshly C. well D. deliciously
11. Drivers should drive their cars as………….as possible.
A. care B. carefully C. careful D. carefuly
12. I am absolutely no good at all ……. any kind of sport.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
13. We mustn’t ………………. when the traffic light is red.
A. slow down B. go straight ahead C. stop D. go fast
14. There is a ………………. behind my house.
A. big beautiful flower garden B. garden flower big beautiful
C. beautiful big flower garden D. big beautiful garden flower
15……..do you study in the library? Three times a week.
A. How usually B. How many times
C. How much time D. How often
16. My sister …………at this school from 1980 to 1986.
A. was studying B. studied C. studies D. will study
17. When there is ……..work, Mr. Tuan takes a day off and goes to the city with his wife.
A. least B. fewer C. few D. less
18. Playing chess after dinner sounds ………..to me .
A. bored B. boringly C. boring D. boredom
19. Tom: “………………………………….”~ Jake: “She is kind.”
A. What does your teacher like? B. What would your teacher like?
C. What does your teacher look like D. What is your teacher like?
20. To cross the road, we must .....................................the left and the right.
A. look B. look to C. look at D. look for
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1 point).
1. What your future house (be)………..like? will-/…be
2. The difficult life in this town makes me……………………….(leave). leave
3. Nam usually (play)....................sports, but this afternoon he (fly).............his kite. plays / is flying
4. Lan with Mai (play)………….. chess at the moment. is playing
IV. Write the correct form of the words in brackets (2 points)
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1. It is ....................that all students attend the meeting.
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(IMPORTANCE)
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2. All of us were……………that he was successful in the final exam.
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(SURPRISE)
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3. Towns which attract ………… are usually crowded in the summer.
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(TOUR)
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4. Ba was………………..ill right after eating those mushrooms.
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(SERIOUS)
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5. My sister speaks English………………..than I do. WORSE
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(BAD)
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6. Of the two girls, Hoa is the ................................
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(TALL)
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7. Exercises …………..............……….………your health.
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(STRONG)
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8. There are four............................in my house. BOOKSHELVES
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(BOOKSHELF)
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9. You mustn’t be.....................................when you cross the road.
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(CARE)
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10. What’s Maco’s ........................................? - She’s British.
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NATION
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V.There is one mistake in each sentence.Find it and correct it. (1 point)
1. He is not interested at anything outside his work.
2. I speak to my friend in the phone every week.
3. Eating well and to exercise regularly help prevent a cold.
4. Mount Everest is about 3,448 meters height.
5. That’s my sister over there. She stands next to the window.
VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word . (2 points)
Benefits of playing sports
Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body to you. You will be more active and healthier (1) by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as a (2) heart attack or high blood pressure.
In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports (3) with your friends or your relatives, this not only helps you but (4) also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good (5) health.
Furthermore, there are some (6) sports which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis or football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or (7) even free from your stress. Moreover, you also need to allow (8) and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children (9) spend sitting in front of computers or watching television.
These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their teammates, and show them (10) how active and creative they are.
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage ( 2 points).
Each (1) ……. has its own tradition when New Year comes. (2)……. Japan, at midnight (3) ………. December 31, all temples in the country ring their bell (4) …… times. They believe that the ringing bells can remove their (5) ……. actions from the previous year.
In Thailand, the New Year is in April. It’s the hottest time of the year. People often throw (6) ……. over the people. They believe that this activity will (7) …….. a lot of rain and wash away the bad things.
In Viet Nam, people clean and decorate their houses (8) ………. Tet. They (9) ……….. their houses to look more beautiful. The first footer is very important. They believe that the first footer on the first New Year Day decides the family’s (10) ….. for the whole year.
6. A. sand B. soil C. rock D. water
7. A. bring B. brings C. brought D. bringed
8. A. after B. during C. when D. before
9. A. dislike B. hate C. would like D. likes
10. A. luck B. unluck C. bad D. bads
VIII.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (3 points)
1. It is an eighty –minute test.
The test lasts .......................................................................................................
2. Our house is older than any other house in the living center.
Our house ...........................................................................................................
3. My mother never allows me to go out at night.
My mother never lets ........................................................................................
4. I advise you not to drink too much coffee.
You had ............................................................................................................
5. Miss Quynh wrote the letter in twenty minutes.
Miss Quynh spent ................................................................................................
6. It is not necessary for her to join the party.
She doesn’t .......................................................................................................
7. Nobody in the team runs as fast as Paul
Paul is .................................................................................................................
8. Sarah’s not keen on team sports at all.
Sarah doesn’t ........................................................................................................
9. These girls don’t have straight blonde hair.
These girls’hair isn’t .........................................................................................
10. How deep is this lake?
What is the .....................................................................................................
IX. Use the given words or phrases to make the meaningful sentences. (3 points)
1. Far/ it/ from /earth/ moon?
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2. Children/ play/ football/ school yard/ moment.
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3. Would/like/play/ badminton/me?
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4. Can/ you/ show/ us/ way/ nearest/ bookshop?
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5. I/ go/ library/last night/ and/ probably/ go/ there/ tonight/ too.
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6. He / know / few / English words / brother.
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7. How / sugar / you need / make / cake?
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8. Hoa/ like/ eat/ noodles/ but/ mother/ always/ cook/ rice/ her.
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Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A.other B. leather C. weathy D. brother
2. A. television B. elephant C. section D. Swedish
3. A. explain B. current C. desire D. electric
4. A. threaten B. thread C. seat D. bread
5. A. deaf B. leaf C. meat D. heat
Your answer:
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Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1. A. affect B. polutte C. effect D. litter
2. A. cholera B. pollutant C. permanent D. groundwater
3. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
4. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
5. A. aquatic B. historic C. physic D. bonical
Your answer:
1.
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SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.
A. of B. to C. with D. about
2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. show
5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A. Scot B. Scotland C. Scots D. Scottish.
6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may B. ought C. should D. be able
7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To point C. To pointing D. Pointing
8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.
A. that B. who C. whose D. which
9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
10.“Are Mary and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”
A. are just moved B.had just moved C. have just moved D.will just move
11. ‘What is the …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’
A. current B. population C. territory D. currency
12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.
A.in B.at C. on D. of
13. This hat is different ..................... the one I had.
A. for B. to C. from D. at
14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?
A. puts B. goes C. keeps D. takes
15. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.
A.look after B.find out C.look for D.make out
18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers.
19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.
Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?” -Nga : “.....................”
A. I don’t need B. Not at all C. That’s very kind of you D. No, thanks
20. Peter: “ ...............?” Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”
A. Do you want anything B. May I help you
C. What would you like D. What do you want to do
Your answer:
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Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A.other B. leather C. weathy D. brother
2. A. television B. elephant C. section D. Swedish
3. A. explain B. current C. desire D. electric
4. A. threaten B. thread C. seat D. bread
5. A. deaf B. leaf C. meat D. heat
Your answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
1. A. affect B. polutte C. effect D. litter
2. A. cholera B. pollutant C. permanent D. groundwater
3. A. radiation B. political C. historical D. contaminant
4. A. seriously B. measurement C. scientific D. logical
5. A. aquatic B. historic C. physic D. bonical
Your answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. It’s recommended that we become more concerned …… the environment around us.
A. of B. to C. with D. about
2. Air ……., together littering, is cause many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
3. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are .........with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
4. In the United, there are 50 …….and six different time zones across the country.
A. states B. nations C. towns D. show
5. Nowadays you still see the ………men wear kits (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A. Scot B. Scotland C. Scots D. Scottish.
6. What …… we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may B. ought C. should D. be able
7. …….. at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To point C. To pointing D. Pointing
8. My father shouted at me, …….. made me feel sorrowful.
A. that B. who C. whose D. which
9. I believe that our new manager has the …… to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
10.“Are Mary and Peter still living in Paris?” - “No, they …….. to NewYork.”
A. are just moved B.had just moved C. have just moved D.will just move
11. ‘What is the …….. of the USA ?’ – ‘The dollars.’
A. current B. population C. territory D. currency
12. We can see many international programs ……………...different channels.
A.in B.at C. on D. of
13. This hat is different ..................... the one I had.
A. for B. to C. from D. at
14. What will happen if the pollution .................. on.?
A. puts B. goes C. keeps D. takes
15. He said he was afraid this article was .................. date.
A. over B. on C. behind D. out of
16. I had to get up early, ...............I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. unless
17. Most young people want to ........more about environmental problems.
A.look after B.find out C.look for D.make out
18. ..................always gives me real pleasure.
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers.
19. Nga had difficulties in bringing the heavy box, and Mai, her friend, offered to help.
Mai : “Need a hand with your heavy box, Nga ?” -Nga : “.....................”
A. I don’t need B. Not at all C. That’s very kind of you D. No, thanks
20. Peter: “ ...............?” Mary: “ Well , I’dlike to see that dress”
A. Do you want anything B. May I help you
C. What would you like D. What do you want to do