Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. comb

2. A. cleaned

3. A. pray           

4. A. know

5. A. wrap           

B. plumber

B. stopped

B. admire

B. knife

B. mass

C. tomb

C. used

C.contestant   

C. knowledge

C. area

D. combine

D. stayed

D. decorative

D. kind

D. sand

Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

6. A. happen

7. A. party        

B. English

B.likely

C.finish

C.Vietnamese 

D. important

D. famous

Choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8.Mr.Buong is                          old customer and                     honest man.

A. an – the

B. the – an

C. an – an

D. the – the

9.Giving lucky money to the children or the older is one of the customs we _____on the first day of Tet.

A. have

B.keep

C.think

D.buy

10. He_ his grandparents on T.V last night.

A. saw

B. sees  

C.has seen    

D. was seeing

11.                   youngest boy has just started going to            school.

A. A – Ø

B. Ø – the

C. an – Ø

D. The – Ø

12.David __ television at the moment.

A.is watching

B.has watched

C.watched

D.watches

13. Please turn off                    lights when you leave                        room.

A. the-the

B. a-a

C. the-a

D. a-the

14. Tet is a Vietnamese festival which  __ in late January and February.

A. takes place

B. plays

C. admires

D. prays

15. My family often have a tradition of holding a family at Christmas.

A.reunion

B.work

C.meal

D.party

16. Can you show me              way to             station?

A. the – the

B. a – a

C. the – a

D. a – the

17. ………….his old age, Mr. Brown goes jogging every day.                              

A. Although               

B. Despite

C. In spite

D. However

18.Many shops have a lion dance performance at their opening .

A.workshop

B.meal

C.celebration

D.ceremony

19. I’m going to tell you something important,so please listen more.

A.care       

B.careful       

C.carelessly      

D.carefully

20. They suggested…………..the T.V to watch the weather forecast.

A. to turn on

B.turning on

C.turning off

D.to turn off

21. She has read                       interesting book.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

22. “We‘re going on a trip to Ha Long Bay next week.” “Really? _!”

A. Good luck   

B.Have a nice time   

C. It’s your pleasure 

D. Take your time 

Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

23. If the headmaster were here, he would sign your papers immediately.

A. right ahead       

B. currently

C. formerly

D. right away

24.  It will be fine tomorrow. But if it should rain tomorrow, the match will be postponed.

A. taken off             

B. sold off                   

C. put off

D. turned off

Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

25. 26. John asked Kim to marry him and he jumped with join when she accepted.

A. agreed

B. refused

C. appealed    

D. attached

26. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking.

A. stop

B. continue

C. finish

D. consider

Read the passage and then choose the best answer.

      Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25th December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.

27. When is Christmas held?

      A. On 25 December                                        B. In the middle of December

      C. In the middle of the year                            D. no information

28. Christmas is held because Christians want to___.

      A. have a good time                                        B. celebrate the birth of Christ

      C. visit their friends and family                      D. decorate big trees

29. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 4 mean?

      A. make something look nicer                        B. paint something

      C. make something look worse                      D. buy something

30. On Christmas Day, people __

      A. give each other presents                             B. have an enormous meal with turkey

      C. have Christmas pudding                            D. all answers are correct

31. Which of the following is not true?

      A. Dean is English.

      B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.

      C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.

      D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family.

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

32. I look forward(A) to have(B) the resolution to(C) the problem I have mentioned(D).               

33.I had to drive(A) to the(B) factory to pick up(C) my brother, who’s(D) car wouldn’t start. 

34.Although(A) his leg was broken, However(B), he managed to get(C) out of  the(D) car.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best completes each of the following exchanges.

35. Ellen: “___?”- Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”

A. How is John doing            

B.What does John like

C.What does John look like                           

D.Who does John look like

36..Mr Lieu and Mr Buong are talking about their hobbies.

 Mr Buong:"I really like teaching English with you" - Mr Lieu"_____"I also feel happy about that.

A.I'm the opposite

B.They are my favorites

C.I love teaching English ,too

D.So do I

Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.

37.Chu Dong Chu couldn’t buy any special food. He was very poor.                                          (because)

à.

38.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.     (And)

à.

39.No one in my class is as tall as Mono.                                                                                       (the)

à.

40.Nam didn’t speak English as well as Huy.                                                                                 (than)

à.

41.No one in my group is as beautiful as Jane.                                                                             (the)

à.

42. It’s good for us to keep our traditional customs.                                                                      (should)

à.

43.He spent an hour walking to school last night.                                                                           (took)

à.

44.It rained hard,but we still went swimming.                                                                               (Although)

à