B. PHONETICS (1.0 POINT)

PART 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 pt)

1.  A. peace                           B. meat                             C. instead                         D. leader

2.  A. helped                          B. booked                         C. needed                         D. missed

3.  A. honor                           B. hour                              C. honest                          D. habit

4.  A. desert                           B. visit                              C. eraser                           D. island

5.  A. likes                             B. knives                          C. lives                             D. leaves

PART 2. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. (0.5 pt)

1. A. artist                             B. asleep                           C. teacher                           D. printer

2. A. mistake                        B. action                           C. driver                              D. cleaner

3. A. relax                             B. enjoy                            C. escape                            D. copy      

4. A. rainy                             B. carton                           C. aside                               D. sample

5. A. follow                           B. hurry                            C. finish                              D. admit

C. GRAMMAR (6.0 POINTS)

PART 1. Choose the best answer for each following question. (4.0 pts)

1.  - Did you check your exercise? – No, I ________ it now.

     A. checking                      B. am checking                C. check                           D. checked

2.  She is very ________ because she has been ill for about two months.

     A. weakly                         B. weakness                     C. weak                             D. strong

3.  You’re leaving, so you say “________!”

     A. Goodbye                     B. Thank you                   C. Hello                            D. Excuse me!

4.  I’m afraid I haven’t ________ on me.

     A. any moneys                B. some moneys              C. some money                D. any money

5.  A  ________ is vehicle, with or without people inside, used for travel in space.

     A. spacesuit                     B. spaceman                    C. spacecraft                    D. spacewalk

6. The old often play chess in__________ free time.

      A. Your                         B. her                                   C. their                                D. his

7.  I am absolutely no good ________ any kind of sports.

     A. with                              B. on                                 C. for                                 D. at

8.  ________ do you go to the library? – Twice a week.

     A. How often                   B. How                              C. How long                     D. How far

9.  Thank you for  ________ me.

     A. invite                           B. invited                         C. inviting                        D. invitation

10. Children  ________ play football in the street. They  ________ play it in the stadium.

     A. mustn’t/ need             B. mustn’t/ must              C. needn’t/ need              D. needn’t/ must      

11. The comedy made the audience ________ so much.

     A. laughing                      B. laugh                            C. laughed                        D. to laugh

12. Each country ________ an army to defend the people and to fight against the enemy.

     A. have                             B. is having                      C. has                                D. are having

13. We must be quick. There is _________ time left.

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

14. This film is _________ interesting than that film.

     A. most                             B. less                               C. as                                  D. so

15. The visiting team scored one goal in the first half. The home team scored two goals in the second half. The home team_________ the game.

     A. played                          B. won                              C. lost                               D. fought

16. My sister__________ to visit China some times in the future.

     A. would like               B. liked                                 C. is liking                        D. will like

17. Amsterdam is one of the most peaceful__________ in the world .

     A. a city                            B. cities                            C. the city                         D. citys

18. Bill: Would you like to join our trip?

      Kate:__________ .

     A. Great! I’d love to.                                                 C. OK.                              

     B. Yes, let’s.                                                               D. I promise.

19. He is teaching __________ French.

     A. I                                    B. my                                C. me                                 D. Mine

20. I read two novels__________ week.

     A. a                                    B. first                               C. once                             D. an

PART 2. Supply the correct forms of the given words. (1.0 pt)

1.  Mount Fansipan is very high. It is the________ mountain in Indochina.  (HIGH)

2.  Professor Hopskins ________ Anne French two years ago.                        (TEACHER)

3.  It’s interesting to observe how Vietnamese people make ________ for Tet, the traditional new year celebration.                                                                                                               (PREPARE)

4.  Ms. Jenny often goes to the city’s library on Tuesday and Friday. She borrows books here ________ a week.                                                                                                                          (TWO)

5.  My sister has a stamp ________.                                                                      (COLLECT)

6.  Jennifer can play the guitar more ________ than her sister can.                (BEAUTIFUL)

7.  There are two ________ in my bedroom.                                                        (BOOKSHELF)

8.  It’s ________ for us to stay here.                                                                     (DANGER)

9.  She prefers reading books to ________ to music.                                                     (LISTEN)

10. This book describes a doctor’s  ________ life.                                            (DAY)