B. PHONETICS

III. Odd one out (1 point)

a) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from those in the other words (0,6 point)

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

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

3.      A. glass                     B. traffic                   C. hat                         D. plant

b) Choose the word that has different stress partern from the other words.

4.      A. vegetarian            B. photography        C. automatic             D. appropriate

5.      A. October                B. January                C. September            D. December

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C. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

IV. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (7 points)

1. London is famous for …………… red buses.

         A.  it’s                       B. its                          C. it                            D. their

2. I always get …………… in my stomach before visiting the dentist.

         A. worms                  B. butterflies            C. crabs                     D. hedgehogs

3. That dog isn’t …………… it looks.

         A. more dangerous than                            B. as dangerous as

         C. dangerous as                                          D. dangerouser than

4. There are …………… stores on the street.

         A. hundreds of         B. hundreds              C. hundred of           D. of hundreds

5. …………… means creating new products from used materials.

         A. Reduce                 B.  Reuse                   C.  Recycle               D. Rebuild

6. The wall ……………

         A. is high one meter                                   B. has one meter     

         C. is one long meter                                   D. is one meter high

7. We always need more players. Why don’t you come…………… ?

         A. on                          B. along                     C. with                       D. after

8. Airmail is ………….. than surface mail.

         A. much expensive                                     B. very more expensive          

         C. much more expensive                           D. more much expensive

9. She started learning English 3 years ago.

         A. She started learning English 3 years.

         B. She has learnt English for 3 years.

         C. She started learning English since 3 years.

         D. She learnt English since 3 years.

10. This programme is very ……………

         A. inform                  B. information         C. informative          D. informing

11. He has a garage. That garage is …………

         A. him                       B. of him                   C. his                          D. of his

12. “- …………. a nice T-shirt, Trang!” _ “ Thank you”

         A. How                      B. What                     C. Which                   D. It

13. Trees drop their leaves in the ……………

         A. spring                   B. summer                C. autumn                 D. winter

14. I can’t understand why ……………… such bad words.

     A. did she say               B. does she say        C. she said                D. she says

15. If we cut down more trees, there …………… more floods.

         A. are                         B. were                      C. have been            D. will be

16. That is …………… book I’ve ever read.

         A. the borest             B. the boring            C. the most boring   D. the most bored

17. Mineral water is ……………

         A. uncoloured          B. uncolourful         C. colourless            D. uncolour

18. We should use reusable water bottles ………… of plastic ones.

         A. instead                 B. because                C. despite                  D. however

19. ………… you swim when you were ten?

         A. Can                       B. Could                    C. Will                       D. Might

20. We should use ………… pens and pencils to reduce rubbish.

         A. reliable                 B. reusable               C. refillable              D. sociable

21. You should pay more …………… in class.

        A. part                        B. care                       C. notice                   D. attention

22. Who is ………… of the two girls?

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

23. You had better ………… if you want to catch the bus

         A. to run                    B. running                 C. run                        D. ran

24. Are there …………… stores on your street?

         A. a                            B. an                          C. any                        D. the

25. Do you go out ………… ?

         A. in the afternoon on Fridays                 B. on Fridays in the afternoon

         C. on afternoons Friday                            D. on Friday afternoons

26. ………… lives in a very big house.

         A. A Queen of England                             B. Queen of England

         C. The Queen of the England                   D. the Queen of England

27. How long ……………… there before moving here?

         A. did you live                                            B. do you live

         C. have you lived                                       D. will you live

28. On Sunday mornings I stay in bed ………… 8 o’clock.

         A. until                      B. at                           C. from                      D. to

29. She studies very well but she always feels ……… when she faces a lot of people.

         A. unconfident         B. confidently          C. unconfidently     D. confidence

30. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ………….

         A. pavement             B. foot lane               C. sidewalk               D. zebra crossing

31. Tom: “…………”  -    Jake: “She is kind.”

         A. What does your teacher like?                B. What would your teacher like?

         C. What does your teacher look like?       D. What is your teacher like?

32. …………… long or short?

         A. Does Mai have hair                                 B. Is Mai’s hair            

         C. Does Mai’s hair have                              D. Is Mai of hair

33. Nam can wait hours for his friends without getting angry. He is a ………… boy.

           A. hard-working    B. free                       C. patient                  D. active

34. He likes stamps. He is a stamp …………

           A. collect                B. collecting             C. collector               D. collects

35. Look at ………… girl over there.

            A. one                     B. the                         C. that                        D. a

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V. Choose the part that needs correcting (1 point)

1. Remember to wash and ironing your own clothes every day.

           A              B                 C                D

2. My sister enjoys taking photographs about flowers in spring.

                        A        B                             C                  D

3. Mr. and Mrs. Tran are poor but they live happy on an island.

                                    A            B                    C     D

4. We spent about fifteen hours to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city by coach.

             A                                      B      C                                                 D

5. There was only a few people at the meeting on Monday afternoon.

                A              B                C                     D

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D. READING

VI. Choose the suitable words to complete the following passage (2 points)

My Teacher

            My teacher, Miss White, is a young lady (1) _____ twenty-six. She is a nice lady. She loves her students (2) _____. She never (3) _____ angry with them. Miss White (4) _____ teaching her students. Sometimes she tells (5) ______ many interesting stories. I like to listen to her stories (6) ______ they all help us to learn some (7) _____ lessons. Sometimes she takes us out (8) ______ a picnic. Whenever she takes us out, she tries to teach us something (9) ______.

            It is my dream that (10) _____ I grow up, I can become a good teacher like her.

1.         A. of                           B. with                        C. from                       D. by

2.         A. very many            B. very much             C. too                          D. so

3.         A. is                            B. gets                        C. makes                    D. comes

4.         A. enjoy                     B. enjoying                C. enjoys                    D. to enjoy

5.         A. we                          B. they                        C. I                              D. us

6.         A. because                 B. when                      C. where                     D. why

7.         A. use                         B. useful                    C. using                      D. to use

8.         A. from                       B. by                           C. for                          D. of

9.         A. old                         B. new                        C. bad                         D. well

10.       A. where                    B. why                        C. what                       D. when

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VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below (1 point)

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home, his wife often made him give her all his money, and then she gave him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolate. "You will never guess what happened to me today, dear", he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added. "I won 10 thousand pounds on the lottery". "That's wonderful", said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and asked angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy that ticket?"

1. How often did the wife get money from her husband?

    A. Every day                       B. Twice a week                 C. Every week

2. What did she give her husband some money for?

    A. To buy lottery tickets   B. As his pocket money    C. For his lunch every day 

3. How much did the man win?

    A. $10 000                           B. £10 000                           C. 10 000p    

4. Why did the wife get angry?     - Because her husband....................

    A. won the lottery                        B. missed his lunch              C. had some money of his own

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?

    A. The wife felt sorry for her husband

    B. The wife is a mean woman                            

    C. The husband won the lottery one day

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VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (2 points)

Parents and friends

            We can choose our friends, but we can't (1) ……… our relatives. That does not mean that members of our (2) ………… cannot also be our friends. Many children have a very (3) ………… relationship with their parents, and they see them as friends. Of course when you are a teenager, there are times (4) ………. you do not get on well (5) …………. your parents or they can get angry with you. That's only natural. There are (6) ………… when you want to be independent and decide things by (7) …………. After all, nobody is perfect, and we all (8) ………… mistakes. But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many things in (9) ………… with your mum and dad, and you will become closer ( 10) ………… them.   

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E. WRITNG

IX. Write each of the sentences in the other way without changing its meaning (2pts)

1. She cleaned the house. Then she went to the market.

=> She went ………………………………………………………………………………

2. Richard can cook very well.

=> Richard is a ……………………………………………………………………………

3. Mr. Nam is the owner of this house.

=> This house ……………………………………………………………………………

4. How much are these shoes?

=> How ……………………………………………………………………………………

5. Our resources of energy will soon end unless we try to save it. 

=> If ……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. How heavy is your brother?

=> What ……………………………………………………………………………………

7. Doing exercises every morning is good for us.

=> It ……………………………………………………………………………………….

8. He often flies to London.                                                           

=> He often goes .…………………………………………………………………………

9. I have a brother and two sisters.

=> I have three…………………………………………………………………………….

10. Phong was sleepy, but he still stayed up late to watch the end of the game on TV.

=> Although ………………………………………………………………………………

X. Write a paragraph (about 100 - 120 words) talking about the person you like or admire most.