Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

I. PRONUNCIATION (1 points)

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. a. live b. dishes c. idea d. milk

2. a. east b. clean c. seat d. great

3. a. like b. tick c. kitchen d. dinner

B. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

4. a. center b. balcony c. basement d. apartment

5. a. museum b. laundry c. village d. kitchen

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3 points)

Choose the best answer for each question.

6. Tuan often eats Banh mi for _________ and Pho for lunch.

a. laundry b. living room

c. breakfast d. none is correct

7. My grandmother usually ________ early to go jogging around the park.

a. gets up b. got up

c. get up d. will get up

8. This city is famous ______ beautiful houses and museums.

a. of b. for c. in d. all are correct

9. Where _______ live in this town?

a. does she b. does you c. do he d. she does

10. There are many beautiful ___________ in this city.

a. apartments b. dishes c. mountains d. subjects

11. My mother ________ eating fast food or drinking coffee.

a. do not like b. does not like c. does not likes d. do not likes

12. I have two _______ and they ______ students at primary school.

a. brothers/is b. brother/are

c. brothers/are d. both a and b are correct

13. _________you often go shopping with your mother?

a. Do b. Does c. What d. Where

14. How many people _________ in your family?

a. there are b. are there c. there is d. is there

15. My parents like watching TV in the _____________ on weekends.

a. balcony b. pool c. living room d. garage

16. Adrian: Excuse me, Alex. Do you live in a house?

Sarah: No, _________. I live in an apartment.

a. I doesn’t b. I don’t c. It is not d. I am not

17. Mai: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Hung: ________________.

a. Yes, I am b. No, I am not

c. No, I do not. I am an only child d. Yes, it is

18. Tuan: Excuse me, Xuan. Where do you live?

Xuan: ___________________.

a. I live with my parents b. At a shopping center

c. No, with my friends d. I live in District 9

19. Emma: How often do you go to the gym?

Toby: ________________________.

a. Not really b. Twice a week

c. No matter, please d. Not at all

20. Hugo: What does your father do?

Stephen: ______________________.

a. Well, I do gym b. He is an English teacher

c. No, I do not know d. Why not?

III. WORD FORMATION (1 points)

Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.

21. There are many __________ (beauty) landscapes in this village, so it is extremely attractive to tourists.

22. Living in a town is _____________ (differ) from living in a big city.

23. My grandfather speaks English and Russian very ___________ (fluent).

24. His brother is ____________ (interest) in going to the gym every morning.

25. Mai’s father really likes ___________ (prepare) breakfast for members of her family because he can cook well.

IV. LISTENING (2 points)

A. Listen and complete the sentences about Jim’s apartment. Write no more than two words and/or a number in each blank.

26. It has _______________________ bedrooms.

27. It has a __________________________ pool.

28. It ___________________________ a garage.

29. There’s a _______________ in the basement.

30. He can see the city from the _____________.

B. Listen and choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d).

31. Where is New York City? – It’s in the _______ of the USA.

a. northeast b. northwest c. southeast d. southwest

32. How many people live in the city? – About _______ million people.

a. 84 b. 8.4 c. 48 d. 4.8

33. Which of these is NOT true about New York City?

a. It’s very crowded. b. It is located near the sea.

c. Most of it is on Long Island. d. It’s very cold in the winter.

34. How many people come to visit New York City every year? – More than ______ million people.

a. 50 b. 15 c. 60 d. 16

35. Which of these is New York City famous for?

a. Big islands b. Music centers c. The cold winter d. Tall buildings

V. READING (2 points)

A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Dear Stella,

Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.

Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy, about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand people live here.

It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.

Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.

Your friend,

Ricardo

36. Stella lives in Burano. ________________.

37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy. ________________.

38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus. ________________.

39. Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood. ________________.

40. Burano is crowded and noisy. ________________.

B. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

Housework in My Family

student does make dishes clean take

Today I want to talk about housework in my family.

I think I do the most housework in my family. I __________(41) the kitchen every day. I do the___________ (42), too. My mom does the shopping. She's a teacher in a school. My sister is a college _____________(43). She doesn’t do anything! She doesn’t ____________(44) her bed or clean her room. My dad cleans her room after work. He's a chef in a restaurant so he makes dinner. He ____________(45) the laundry and cleans the bathroom, too. Hmm. Now, I really think about it, my dad does the most housework.

VI. WRITING (1 points)

A. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

46. morning./My parents/in/go jogging/the park/ every

à _________________________________________________________________

47. in the town/Do/live/you/in the big city?/or

à _________________________________________________________________

48. A village/ doesn’t have/ and it/ is/ in the countryside/a lot of houses.

à _________________________________________________________________

B. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

49. There are six people in my family.

à My family _________________________________________________________.

50. My mother teaches English at this school.

à My mother is ______________________________________________________.