Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently:
1. A. exercise B. examination C. exactly D. exist
2. A. watches B. washes C. clauses D. likes
3. A. pleased B. smoked C. stopped D. missed
1. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. house B. hour C. hundred D. head 2. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. reduce B. conserve C. enjoy D. explore
2. A. collapsed B. occured C. controlled D. received
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
3. A. typhoon B. response C. device D. garbage
4. A. comfortable B. convenient C. dangerous D. marvelous
III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences (3ms)
1. I ............................. very surprised if Melissar came to Bob’s party. Normally, she hates parties.
A. will be B. would be C. was D. were
2. - “What a nice T-shirt!”
- .............................
A. It’s my pleasure B. You’re welcome C. Not at all D. It’s nice of you to say so
3. It............................. for months, so farmers can’t start their crops.
A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. hasn’t rained D. won’t rain
4. By ............................. used paper, plastic and metal you can minimize the amount of waste produced at home.
A. reducing B. recycling C. preventing D. producing
5. I suggest............................. lessons to the poor children in the neiborhood.
A. give B. giving C. to give D. gave
6. Home lighting can ............................. for 10 percent to 50 percent of the electricity bill.
A. take B. hold C. account D. spend
7. ............................. they live a poor life, they always feel happy.
A. in spite of B. Although C. Because D. Because of
8. A ............................. is a violent trpical storm with very strong winds, especially in North and South America.
A. cyclone B. typhoon C. hurricane D. tornado
9. Let me congratulate you ............................. winning the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.
A. on B. in C. for D. about
10. Lan has to stay home to ............................. her sick mother.
A.play with B. look after C. look D. talk
11. The house in............................. she was born and grew up was destroyed in an earthquake ten years ago.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
12. ............................. putting garbage bins around the schoolyard?
A. Why not B. Shall we C. Why don’t we D. What about
IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentences (1m)
1. Have you ever seen a .................... eruption? (VOLCANO)
2. ...................., the flood didn’t cause much damage to the local residents. (LUCKY)
3. They first met on a.................... from Atlanta to Massachusetts. (FLY)
4. Scientists around the world are searching for the most........................................ source of power. (EFFECT)
V. Reading
A. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap. (1m)
Scientists are now looking for ceaper ways to use solar energy to heat air and water. Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now. Solar units on the (1)....................... of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water. (2)....................... these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters. Universities and colleges give solar energy couses where students learn to build their own solar collectors. There are also many books (3)....................... explain the construction of solar collectors. (4)....................... the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world.
1. A. ceilings B. yards C. roofs D. dorways
2. A. Because B. Although C. If D. But
3. A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
4. A. At B. On C. for D. In
B. Read the passage and then answer the following questions (1m)
BOXING DAY
Boxing Day in the United Kingdom is the day after Christmas Day and falls on December 26. Traditionally, it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material) of other valuable goods to their employees. In modern time, it is an important day and an opportunity to spend time with their family, friends and neighbors. Some people choose to go for a walk in the countryside, while others gather and wait in a ine for the post-Christmas sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is also an important day for sports events. Traditionally, using dogs to hunt for foxes was a popular sport among the upper classes. Pictures of hunters on horseback dressed in red coats and surrounded by hunting dogs are often seen as symbolic of Boxing Day. Nowadays, fox hunting is not allowed. Horse racing and football (soccer) are now popular sports.
Answer the questions:
1. When is Boxing Day celebrated?
2. What was Boxing Day by traditional?
3. Who do people usually spend time with?
4. Is fox hunting a popular sport nowadays?
VI. Writing
A. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1m)
1. Do not eat all the ice-cream or you will be sick.
If you
2. The children receive a good education. They attend that school.
The children who
3. People cut down many trees in the forests, so there are often big floods every year.
There are
4. Why don’t we use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume?
He suggested
B. Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences (0.5m)
1. teacher / pleased / students / passed / final test.
2. Tet / festival / occurs / late January / early February.
I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
Question 1. A. Wanted B. Decided C. Needed D. Washed
Question 2. A. Eats B. Stops C. Lives D. Cooks
Question 3. A. Many B. Fat C. Man D. Cat
Question 4. A. Husband B. Humour C. Hurry D. Hundred
Question 5. A. Century B. Structure C. Infectious D. Question
II/ Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
Question 6. This machine _________ used since last week.
A. has been B. is C. was D. will be
Question 7. If he _________ hard, he will pass his math test next week.
A. study B. studies C. studied D. is studying
Question 8. We _________ go swimming together when we _________ in the village.
A. used to/lived B. used to/live
C. are used to/lived D. get used to/lived
Question 9. My brother got wet _________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.
A. but B. so C. because D. and
Question 10. Mai made a big beautiful cake _________ her mother’s birthday.
A. by B. in C. at D. on
Question 11. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _________.
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. pollutant
Question 12. Peter fell over while he _________ basketball.
A. is playing B. was playing C. played D. plays
Question 13. The people _________ live in England speak English.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
Question 14. Be _________ ! He is looking at you.
A. carefully B. care C. careful D. carelessly
Question 15. According to the weather _________, it will be raining tonight.
A. forecasting B. forecasted C. forecaster D. forecast
Question 16. Jane speaks English _________ than you do.
A. more fluently B. more fluent C. more faster D. more better
Question 17. Let’s go out for a walk, _________?
A. don’t we B. do we C. shall we D. will we
Question 18. He made an interesting speech in the opening _________.
A. competition B. ceremony C. preparation D. solidarity
Question 19. Due to the bad weather, the flight to Manchester was _________.
A. taken off B. cut down C. turned down D. put off
Question 20. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” Hoa: “_________”
A. You’re welcome B. No, thanks C. Thank you D. Yes, of course
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. required B. opened C. solved D. worked
2. A. bag B. face C. pants D. fashion
3. A. climate B. tropical C. official D. capital
4. A. hit B. house C. hour D. holiday
5. A. tide B. public C. sight D. provide
6. A. grade B. nature C. exchange D. village
7. A. wants B. listens C. looks D. develops
8. A. mother B. hobby C. modern D. horror
9. A. apartment B. already C. across D. another
10. A. cough B. enough C. weigh D. laugh
11. A. thanks B. think C. there D. three
12. A. measure B. Easter C. each D. eager
13. A. group B. route C. soup D. cousin
14. A. luggage B. pull C. funny D. bulb
15. A. comic B. cotton C. city D. computer
I/(1,0p)Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. nothing B. cover C. morning D. done
2. A. how B. town C. slow D. power
3. A. change B. chemistry C. choose D. cheese
4. A. match B. catch C. math
D. watch
5. A. bread B. great C. break D. steak
II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.
1. I like reading books ______ tell about different peoples and their cultures.
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
2. “Buy me a dictionary on your way back,______?”
A. will you B. don’t you C. can’t you D. are you
3. Mary usually walks to school but today she ______ a bike.
A. ride B. rides C. riding D. is riding
4. She worked hard ______she passed the exam.
A. so B. if C. because D. as
5. I’ll give you a lift to the station if you _______ in a hurry.
A. were B. are C. will be D. would be
6. I’m feeling pretty tired. Do you mind ______ me home?
A. taking B. took C. take D. to take
7. Nam looks much _______ today than yesterday.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
8. Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove ______ from industrial wastes.
A. polluted B. pollute C. polluting D. pollutants
9. The dress you bought is of very good quality. It ______ very expensive.
A. may be B. must be C. should have been D. must have been
10. The Pikes put ______ their trip because of bad weather.
A. away B. up C. out D. off
11. Neither Linh nor her classmates ______ the National Museum so far.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. has visited
12. Nga: “You look nervous! ______” – Hoa: “This thunder scares me to death.”
A. How are you? B. Why’s that? C. Come on! D. What’s wrong?
13. He was homesick and he ______ all his family and friends.
A. missed B. wished C. desired D. hoped
14. I'm very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work.
A. thoughtful B. grateful C. considerate D. careful
15. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ______ to get in.
A. break B. refreshment C. interval D. half-time
III. Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.
21. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned.
A B C D
22. They have moved nothing in your room while they sent you to the hospital.
A B C D
23. Aren’t you afraid that they will sack you if you didn’t start coming to work on time?
A B C D
24. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, who’s car wouldn’t start.
A B C D
25. It was not easy for us getting tickets for the concert.
A B C D
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
26. When my mother came home from work, I_________(cook) dinner.
27. Jane_________(go) to school by bicycle every day.
28. The children_________(play) badminton in the stadium now.
29. You_________(go) to London last month?
30. The candidates mustn’t_________(bring) books into the examination room.
V/ (1,5 points) Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the question.
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it’s important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.
Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest.
1. People with back problems might go cycling because__________.
A. it enables them to carry the weight of their body on their feet C. it helps to make their backs become stronger
B. it does not make them carry the weight of their body on their feet D. it helps them to relieve their backache
2. All forms of exercise must be started__________.
A. gradually B. quickly C. strenuously D. violently
3. According to the writer, it is best to go cycling__________.
A. once a week B. at least two or three times a week
C. at least two or three times a day D. every day
4. You should not worry about the shortness of breath because__________.
A. it shows that there is something wrong with your heart C. it is a sign of exercise having the right effect
B. it shows that you should stop and take a rest D. it is a sign of your getting rid of your heart problem
5. Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of cycling?
A. Giving you a stronger heart B. Increasing you strength and energy
C. Giving you better muscles D. Making you look younger
VI/ (1,5 points) Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (1)_____ life. You turn on the lamp and it is (2)______ that gives you light. You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement. You (3)______ your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting (4)______ and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable. Therefore, (5)______ energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world.
VII/ (1,5 points) Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases suggested.
1. I / feel / hopeful / that / we / find / suitable house / very soon.
..........................................................................................
2. She / not / play / piano / well / as / her sister.
.........................................................................................
3. I wish / could / give you / all the expensive things / life.
........................................................................................
4. You / heard / Maria / since / you / leave school?
Have you heard about Maria since you left school?
5. The people / live / next door to us/ keep / have / all night parties.
who live next door to us keep having all night parties.
VIII/ (1,5 points) Finish each of the following sentences the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. People are going to build a new library in the area.
à A new library ________________
2. “Why don’t you take a day off tomorrow?” she said to me.
à She suggested that __________
3. The weather is bad so we can’t go camping.
à If the weather ______ _________.
4. He was punished because he behaved badly.
à Because of his bad behavior ,he was punished.
5. The keeper had no sooner opened the case door than the lion attacked him.
àHardly ______________
I.Circlethe word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(4 pts) 1. A. foreign B. dormitory C. local D. oral 2. A. exercise B. detail C. persuade D. intermediate 3. A. passed B. watched C. finished D. stayed 4. A. cats B. likes C. plays D. stops
I-Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
4. A. designed B. embroidered C. learned D. finished
Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:
1. A. climate B. ethnic C. unit D. city
2. A. watches B. oranges C. lives D. washes
3. A. invited B. landed C. liked D. decide
Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:
1. A. roofs B. tickets C. books D. chickens
2. A. character B. chemistry C. school D. charity
3. A. walked B. laughed C. weighed D. stopped
