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

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

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

3.   A. tidal                              B. sight                        C. mineral                    D. describe

4.   A. though                          B. throw                      C. through                   D. thought

5.   A. thunder                         B. erupt                       C. trust                                    D. pull

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

6.   I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.           

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

7.   The church________about 100 years ago.

      A. is built                          B. was built                 C. will be built                        D. has been built

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

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

9.   ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.

      A. Even though                 B. So                           C. Therefore                D. Because of

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

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

11. I suggest________some money for poor children.

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

12. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.

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

13.  I ________telephone her if I knew her number.

       A. would                          B. have to                    C. will                         D. shall

14. Honda motorbikes________in Viet Nam.

      A. produce                                    B. will produce           C. are produced          D. would be produced

15. We have learnt English________2001.   

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

16. We________already________Huong Pagoda.   

      A. were…seeing               B. have…seen             C. are…seeing             D. will…see

17. All the houses in the area________immediately.

      A. has to rebuilt                B. had to rebuild         C. have to be rebuilt    D. have to rebuild

18. If he________soon, he might miss the train.

      A. isn’t coming                 B. doesn’t come          C. won’t come                        D. didn’t come

19. Mr. Long said that he________in Ho Chi Minh City.

      A. lived                             B. is living                   C. has lived                 D. will live

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

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

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.

21. My sister enjoysread about wild animals and natural mysteries.             

                               A           B                          C                     D

22.  Mr. Thachwho singEnglish songs very well is my teacher of English.   

                A                 B               C                           D

23. My father asked us not to spending too much timeplaying computer games.

                          A                   B                             C           D

24.  Ba can play the piano bettermore than his friends can. 

                  A                         B           C                            D

25. We can savenature resourcesby usingsolar energy.          

                     A                               B                 C               D

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

            Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

            A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.

            Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

26.   A. is                                 B. has been                  C. was                         D. were

27.   A. in                                B. from                        C. of                            D. with

28.   A. customers                   B. managers                C. assistants                D. sellers

29.   A. in                                B. for                           C. of                            D. by

30.   A. who                            B. what                       C. which                      D. whom

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

31.  They have just sold that old house.

-      That old house____________________________________________________________________.

32.  In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.

-      Although________________________________________________________________________.

33.  They will build a new mall here.

-      A new mall______________________________________________________________________.

34.  Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

-      If______________________________________________________________________________.

35.  Despite working hard, he can’t support his large family.

-      Although________________________________________________________________________.

VI - Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)

36.   If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.

-       _______________________________________________________________________________.

37.   If/ I/ meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite/ home/ talk.

-       _______________________________________________________________________________.

38.   I/ never/ travelled/ by/ air.

-       _______________________________________________________________________________.

39.   The students/ study/ for exam/ now.

-       _______________________________________________________________________________.

40.  It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.

-       _______________________________________________________________________________.