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. flood B. tool C. pool D. foot

2. A. signal B. season C. sugar D. science

3. A. decided B. visited C. located D. published

4. A. hurry B. honest C. heavy D. healthy

5. A. participant B. ability C. identify D. convenient

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. Your brother doesn’t like drinking coffee, ________?

A. does he B. is she C. isn’t she D. doesn’t he

7. “I can’t find my key, Nam” – Don’t worry. I will help you to ________ it.

A. look after B. look for C. turn on D. turn off

8. If I didn’t live so far away, I _______ my parents every week.

A. will visit B. visit C. would visit D. visited

9. Let’s get a ________ to make sure that there are no cracks in the pipes.

A. electrician B. plumber C. carpenter D. scientist

10. The bridge ________ in 2005.

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

11. Nga: “I suggest we go on a picnic on the other side of the river.” – Mai “________________”

A. It’s a nice day B. Have a good trip C. Great idea D. congratulation

12. Mr. Ba lives ________ 68 Nguyen Du street ________ Ha Noi.

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

13. ________ she worked hard, she failed the examination.

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

14. He hasn’t met his friends since he ________here.

A. come B. came C. has come D. was coming

15. The woman ________ car was stolen last night has just called the police.

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

16. Tom: “ What sport do you like?” Peter: “_________”

A. No, I don’t B. It’s my favourite sport

C. I think it’s boring D. Well, I love volleyball and soccer

17. The books ________ by Nam Cao are interesting.

A. written B. writing C. to write D. wrote

18. Before reading a book you should check if it is one that you can ________ read and understand.

A.ease B. easy C. easily D. easiness

19. We used to ______________ foreign languages when we were students.

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

20. She got bad marks on the test because she _____________ a lot of mistakes.

A. made B. did C. took D. had

Part III. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

21. Nobody answer the questions correctly because they are very difficult.

A B C D

22. Nam asked me that I wanted to speak to a foreigner.

A B C D

23. It was so an interesting film that I couldn’t forget it.

A B C D

24. The ending of the story makes me exciting.

A B C D

25. While my mother cooked the meal, her friends invited her to go out for dinner.

A B C D

Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE extra words.

Few about covers However problems lot

Water is necessary for life. People can live only a (26)________days without it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and developing countries are worried (27) ________the quality and quantity of water in the world. Even though people, animals, agriculture, and industry use a lot of water, there is more than enough on the Earth. Water (28) ________about three-fourths of the Earth's surface. (29) ________, 97.4 percent of it is salt water. Three-fourths of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the great polar ice caps. Most of the water we use comes from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere. Less than one percent of the Earth's water is usable, and we use it over and over again. One of the (30) ________ about water is distribution. Water is not always distributed where the large population centers are. Some regions get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.

PART V. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Education is an art of life which makes our life easy and better. We can also term education as another form of knowledge. A child is born ignorant but he learns various skills and techniques, all are different types of education.

Evidence of education in India can be seen from the Vedic period. In Hinduism, children used to start their education when they were five years old, whereas in Buddhism they began their education at the age of 8. It is an education that inspires us well and helps us to brighten our future.

Our mother is called our first teacher, she teaches us for day to day activities. Bookish knowledge only applies to our tests, and we must have some practical knowledge to live a meaningful life. Everything can be learned at home, at school or from anywhere. So, we can say that learning is education and age should never be an obstacle in our learning.

31. Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. The term of education C. Lifelong learning

B. The best way to learn D. Our first teacher

32. The word “various” in paragraph 1 is closets in meaning to _________.

A. many B. few C. little D. much

33. According to paragraph 2, Buddhism children started their education when _________.

A. they were 5 years old B. they were 8 years old

C. someone motivated them to study D. people helped them to better their lives

34. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is seen as the most important factor for a meaning full life.

A. We must read books to do the test well. B. We must learn everything at school.

C. We must have practical knowledge. D. Everything should be learned at home.

35. The word “she” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

A. the teacher B. the mother C. both parents D. knowledge

Part VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the provided sentence.

36. Nam isn’t so good as Minh.

àMinh ________________________________________________________________.

37. Marry has looked for her keys for an hour.

àMarry started _________________________________________________________.

38. “Are you going to go fishing this afternoon, Ba?” Mai asked.

àMai asked ____________________________________________________________.

39. Students must complete their homework before they go to school.

àTheir homework _______________________________________________________.

40. Because of the bad weather, we decided not to go on holiday.

àSince __________________________________________________________.