I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.- A. watched B. laughed C. missed D. played
- A. measure B. vision C. pleasure D. decision
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer.- Hardly had the teacher left the room ___ the students started talking.
A. when B. than C. that D. while - She is not used ___ up early in the morning.
A. get B. getting C. to get D. got - The book, ___ cover is torn, is no longer useful.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that - If he ___ harder, he would have passed the exam.
A. studied B. studies
C. had studied D. has studied - He denied ___ the money, although there was clear evidence.
A. steal B. to steal C. stolen D. stealing - The doctor advised him ___ smoking immediately.
A. stop B. stopping C. to stop D. stopped - She speaks English ___ than her sister.
A. more fluently B. most fluently
C. fluent D. fluency - The film was ___ boring that we left halfway through.
A. too B. very C. so D. such
III. WORD FORMATION (2 điểm)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets.- The accident was caused by his __________________ (CARE).
- She is one of the most __________________ students in our class. (INTELLIGENCE)
- The teacher encouraged the students to take part __________________ in the project. (ACTIVE)
- His explanation was so __________________ that everyone understood it easily. (CONVINCE)
IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the passage and answer the questions.
Volunteering has become increasingly popular among young people. By taking part in volunteer activities, students not only help the community but also gain valuable life skills. These experiences help them become more confident, responsible, and empathetic.
- What has become popular among young people?
- Give TWO benefits of volunteering mentioned in the passage.
V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning.- They started learning English five years ago.
→ They have ..................................................................... - “I will help you with your homework,” she said.
→ She promised ............................................................. - The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out.
→ It was such .................................................................. - He regrets not studying harder last year.
→ He wishes ..................................................................