The entrance examination will be held ... June 22nd 2012

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. . a. home b. hour c. hand d. hear
2. a. school b. match c. teach d. chair
3. a. protects b. kicks c. misses d. stops
4. a. needed b. stopped c. missed d. talked
5. a. kind b. pink c. nice d. pine
II. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. The entrance examination will be held…………………. June 22nd 2012.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
2. You don’t like watching this film, …………………?
A. don’t you B. are you C. do you D. did you
3. The bus collected us at 5 o’clock early............. the morning.
A. on B. from C. in D. at
4. They went on working……………….. it started to rain.
A. though B. because C. but D. in spite of
5. The girl wishes she………………… in Hue for the festival next week.
A. had stayed B. was staying C. stay D. could stay
6. We used to………………….. fishing when we were young.
A. went B. gone C. go D. going
7. Do you know the man………………… met our teacher yesterday?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
8. If I ……………….. time, I’ll write to you.
A. had B. have C. had D. will have
9. My school_________in 1990 by worker.
A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built
10. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending B. did not spend C. not to spend D. to not spent
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The students (learn) English in the classroom at the moment.
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2. The house (destroy) by the storm last week.
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3. When I (come) yesterday, they (have) dinner.
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4. If I were you, I (not spend ) much time on video games.
IV. Read the passage.
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for the reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives
1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?
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2. Do they make Banh chung three days before the festival?
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3. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
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4. Who receives lucky money?
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5. Do they visit their neighbors, friends, relatives on New Year morning?
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V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. They did the work excellently.
The work……………………………………….............. …………………………………
2. “I am going to meet my pen pal in front of the station”, said Lan.
Lan said that…………………………………….......... …………………………………..
3. Mai can sing better than Hoa.
Hoa can’t……………………….................. ………………………………………………
4. I don’t have a motorbike.
I wish………………………………................................................... …………………….
5. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is not..................................................................................................................................