SECTION 2: PHONETICS

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,75 points)

1.   A. honest

B. honor

C. hour

D. hobby

2.   A. restaurant

B. sentence

C. festival

D. semester

3.   A. garages

B. places

C. villages

D. nationalities

4.   A. depend                       B. excellent                   C. documentary            D. weekend

5.   A. kissed                         B. helped                       C. closed                       D. forced

SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. There are some questions which has more than ONE correct answer.( 6,25 points)

1. I don’t like brown rice. Don’t you have ................................?

A. white ones

B. any white

C. no white

D. a white

2. Would you like .......................... that for you?

A. me doing

B. that I do

C. me do

D. me to do

3. Can you see any people in the house?  .................................

A. Only a little

B. Only few

C. Only a few

D. Only little

4. It’s very hot. ..................... swimming?

A. Why don’t we go  B. Let’s go                    C. What about go          D. How to go

5. Lan’s father’s mother is her ..................... .

     A. grandparents         B. grandfather             C. grandmother            D. aunt

6. Six and three are..................... .

   A. eighteen

  B. three

       C. nine

             D. two

7. We usually write to each other ...................... .

A. every two weeks  B. every week twice       C. two every week    D. none is correct

8. Which is ..................... of the two girls ?

    A. tallest                            B. the tallest              C. taller                      D. the taller

9. One of them ..................... an oval face.

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

10. ……is your uncle going to stay here?   - ..................... about three days.

     A. How long - For            B. How far – For       C. How long - At      D. How long - From

11. My French pen pal, Jack can speak four ..................... fluently.

       A. speeches                    B. countries               C. languages               D. nationalities

12. - Would you like something to drink? - ......................

         A. Thank you. I’m full.  B. No, I don’t like.   C. No, thanks.                     D. Yes, I like.

13. Tom hates watching T.V. .....................does Peter.

A. So                           B. Too                        C. Neither                  D. Either

14. I have some home work. I..................... finish it before I play table tennis.

A. should to               B. need to                  C. ought                     D. want

15. Traffic police never let you..................... without a ticket

A. go                           B. going                      C. to go                       D. gone

16. .....................is the capital of Great Britain.

A. Paris                      B. London                  C. New York             D. England

17. .....................people go to the movies now than ten years ago.

A. Fewer                    B. Few                        C. Less                       D. Lesser

18. Some scientists spend most of their lives ........................ at rocks.

A. looking                  B. look                       C. to look                   D. looked

19. People in Asia often drink ..................... .

A. some tea                B. the tea                    C. tea                          D. many tea

20. Why don’t we go to the zoo?  -  ...................... .

      A. Because I’m going     B. Let’s drive there  C. That sounds great. D. That’s a good idea

21. This is my book and ..................... .

    A. those are your

  B. that are your

      C. that are yours

    D. those are yours

22. Kyoko wants to make .....................with the other students in the class.

     A. friend                           B. friends                   C. friendly                 D. friendship

23. ..................... care when you bring that dish. It’s hot.

     A. Be                                 B. Have                      C. Make                     D. Take

24. My sister has .....................lamp in her room.

A. a beautiful old Indian                 B . an old beautiful Indian

C. a beautiful Indian old                 D. An Indian old beautiful

25. What’s your birthday, Ann?

A. on the thirty-one of July                        B. on the thirty-first of July

C. on July the thirty-one                 D. in July the thirty-first

V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answers in the space provided. (1,25 points)

1. I would like buying a packet of tea and a tube of toothpaste.

             A          B           C                 D

2. My classmates always have a picnic two a year.

            A              B           C            D

3. Do you know how many teachers does your school have?

 A                      B                   C                     D

4. These color televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.

                     A                                B                   C                      D

5. We like watching TV at night but our parents lovesreading newspapers.

                      A                  B                               C        D

SECTION 4. READING

VI. Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (10 pts)

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

            Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1. According to the writer. English is learned by_________.

            A. young children    B. adults                     C. teenagers               D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to_________.

            A. country                 B. young children    C. English                  D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

            A. at home                 B. at school               C. in evening classes           D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

            A. Because they want to see movies in English  B. Because they need it for their job.

            C. Because they are forced to learn it                   D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Children like reading English newspapers      B. People in many countries learn English

C. English is one subject in school.                       D. Some books are written in English.

VII. Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the blank. (2,5 points)

Dear Hanh,

I’m writing to invite you to a party we ............... (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14th. As you know, ................(2) Lan’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday next month, ............... (3) we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.

I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you .............(4) the direction below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and ................... (5) at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the DanChu Cinema, and then ..................(6) the first turning on the right. That’s LeLoi Road. Turn left ............... (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. ..............(8) and our block of flats is the second on the right.

Do try and come. Of course you’re ........ (9) to bring someone with you if you want to.

Look forward .............................. (10) you then!

1. A. have                  B. are having             C. going to have        D. will has

2. A. it’s                     B. its                           C. they’re                   D. she’s

3. A. too                     B. but                          C. because                 D. so

4. A. to follow           B. follow                    C. following              D. follows

5. A. get up                B. get by                     C. get on                     D. get off

6. A. have                  B. get                          C. take                        D. bring

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

8. A. Right turn         B. To right                 C. To turn                  D. Turn right

9. A. welcomed         B. welcome                C. welcoming            D. to welcome

10. A. to see              B. for seeing              C. of seeing               D. to seeing

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (2,5 points)                       

Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to (1)...................... of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer (2) ....................... one side of the other. Nearly every school (3)........................ . its football team and every boy in Britain (4).......................... much about games. He can tell you the name of the (5)......................... in most important teams. He has a picture of (6)...................... and knows the results of many matches.

In Britain the football season (7) ............................ in the middle of August, usually (8) ............................ the second saturday in April. At the beginning of the (9). all the school teams and the professional teams (40) ……………………. very hard. They want to win their matches.