I- Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the others.
1. A. overseas B. regularly C. souvenir D. altogether
2. A. hospital B. museum C. restaurant D. bakery
3. A. envelope B. opposite C. factory D. America
4. A. local B. hotel C. ahead D. police
5. A. postcard B. drugstore C. office D. receive
I- Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the others.
1. A. portable B. appliance C. wonderful D. temperature
2. A. energetic B. preposition C. electronics D. biology
3. A. relax B. common C. essay D. marble
4. A. newspaper B. activity C. tomorrow D. guitar
A. household B. artist C. calculator D. equation
I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. club B. correct C. excited D. Electronics
2. A. adventure B. experiment C. expensive D. preposition
3. A. pleasure B. cost C. recess D. nervous
4. A. reader B. leap C. great D. mean
5. A. score B. globe C. portable D. indoors
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1. A. farmer B. farewell C. factory D. fairy
2. A. reliable B. wonderful C. favorite D. interesting
3. A. dishwasher B. magazine C. sharpener D. bicycle
4. A. question B. email C. letter D. design
5. A. beautiful B. confident C. exciting D. excellent
6.A. department B. furniture C. neighbourhood D. gallery
1/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
12. A. ahead B. weather C. break D. heavy
13. A. plane B. station C. way D. far
14. A. hated B. walked C. stopped D. danced
15. A. needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
16. A. although B. think C. thank D. cloth
2/ Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
17. A. traffic B. dancer C. money D. agree
18. A. happy B. common C. balloon D. shopping
19. A. seatbelt B. replace C. student D. noisy
20. A. animation B. vehicle C. boring D. critic
C. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.
21. ____________ is it from Ha Noi to Hai Phong? – It’s about 120 kilometers.
A. How far B. How much C. How often D. How long
22. My father often goes to work _______ car.
A. on B. by C. with 23. Mai used to __________ a tricycle when she was a child. | D. in |
A. rode B. rides C. ride 24. The end of the film was __________. | D. riding |
A. move B. moving C. moves 25. A film that tries to make audience laugh is a(n)______________. | D. moved |
A. comedy B. action C. horror 26. Now Susan’s used to _____________ dinner after work. | D. romantic |
A. cook B. cooks C. cooked 27. I am __________ that he has won two Oscars for Best Actor. | D. cooking |
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazes
28. __________ the silly story, many people enjoyed the film.
A. Although B. However C. Despite of D. In spite of
29. How about ________ to school with me tomorrow?
A. cycle B. cycling C. cycled D. to cycle
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group. 1. A. gallery B. musician C. recently D. excellent 2. A. fantastic B. museum C. colourful D. melodic 3. A. necessity B. definitely C. traditional D. curriculum 4. A. perform B. painting C. concert D. cello 5. A. national B. festival C. saxophone D. violin 6. A. industry B. tornado C. natural D. injury 7. A. geography B. electronic C. scientific D. preparation 8. A. patient B. humour C. deny D. friendly 9. A. worried B. reserved C. polite D. arrive 10. A. mathematics B. economics C. politics D. automatics 11. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable 12. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence 13. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise 14. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment 15. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1.A go B.photo C.piano. D. Collect 2.A watch. B. Catch. C. School. D. Teach II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others 3. A. Temperature. B. Stomachache C. Adult D. Advice 4. A. Recycle. B. Benefit. C. Provide. D. Encourage Giúp em nhanh nhanh vs
I. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. answer B. include C. prepare D. improve
2. A. beautiful B. lovely C. amazing D. awful
3. A. dislike B. cartoon C. audience D. contest
4. A. destination B. anniversary C. education D. direction
5. A. popular B. discovery C. skillful D. problem
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
6. A. monument B. robbery C. minority D. gramophone
7. A. thirsty B. father C. thanks D. theater
8. A. except B. essay C. expensive D. event
9. A. suggestion B. nation C. invitation D. collection
10. A. government B. grain C. vegetarian D. garbage
III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
11. South-East Asia has many tourist ________.
A. landmarks B. places C. spots D. attractions
12. It’s a very ________ story. I laugh from the beginning to the end.
A. interests B. amusing C. interested D. amused
13. You had a party last night, ________?
A. had not you B. didn’t you
C. had you D. did you
14. Who ________ the first typewriter?
A. invented B. did invent C. invents D. did he invent
15. Sugar adds taste ________ the food we eat
A. to B. in C. with D. for
16. He never likes durians and________.
A. I do too B. I didn’t either C. so do I D. neither do I
17. In a game of singles , two players play________ each other
A. for B. against C. opposite D. with
18. I often ________in winter.
A. play skiing B. go skiing C. go to ski D. go playing skiing
19. We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ________.
A. sidewalk B. zebra crossing C. pavement D. foot lane
20. There aren’t any good movies ________ at the moment.
A. being on B. showing C. going on D. performing
21. I bought this dress at the ________on Hang Bai street.
A. store of closes B. closing store C. clothes store D. clothes’store
22. Would you like to play basketball? - ________ . Good idea!
A. I want B. I’d love to C. I like D. I love it
23. The boss wants his ________ to type some letters.
A. secretary B. journalist C. novelist D. musician
24. Nobody ________ in the room when we came home.
A. isn't B. aren't C. is D. are
25. I have to write a ________ composition every other week.
A. two-thousands-word B. two-thousands-words
C. two-thousand-words D. two-thousand-word
IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it.
26. My parents always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted.
A B C D
27. My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small
A B C D
28. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
A B C D
29. The river bank was covered by weed.
A B C D
30. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
V. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
31. She was the only __________________ left in the town. (inhabit)
32. Conan Doyle was a ________________ famous for his detective stories. (novel)
33. He gets very angry if you ____________________ with his ideas. (agree)
34. There is saying “ _______________ is better than cure”. (prevent)
35. I had a ________________ evening. It made me forget all my sadness. (terrify)
36. I don’t like this chair. It’s _________________. (comfort)
37. Hoa is having a __________________ check-up. (medicine)
38. We must remember to eat _____________. (sense)
39. There are many badminton _______________ nowadays. (compete)
40. Mary looked _____________ because her mother died. (happy)
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Kipling was the first writer (41)____________ expressed the faith and national pride. He was
(42)__________ in Bombay India (43)____________ 1865 and was taken (44)____________
England to (45)___________ educated at the (46)___________ of 6. But at the age of 17 he
returned (47)___________ India and became a journalist. (48)___________ this time he
(49)___________ a great amount of prose and poetry. After wards he returned to England and
travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (50)___________ for literature and
died in 1936 while he was working on his autobiographical notes.
VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be
used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind.
Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics
was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original
legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards
which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s
death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the
judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature
prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
51. The word “foresaw” in line 2 is nearest in meaning to ________.
A. prevailed B. prevented C. postponed D. predicted
52. All of the following statements are true except ________.
A. A few individuals have won two awards
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. awards vary in monetary value
53. The passage implies that Nobel’s profession was in ________.
A. economics B. science C. peace D. medicine
54. The word “world while” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. economic B. valuable C. prestigious D. trivial
55. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
VIII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
56. doctor/ advise/ his health/ not/ eat/ meat/ much/ not good.
A. The doctor advised him not eating much meat because it was not good for his heath.
B. The doctor advices him not eat much meat because it is not good to his heath.
C. The doctor advised him not to eat much meat because it was not good for his heath.
D. The doctor advices him not to eat much meat so it is not good to his heath.
57. boy/ naughty /! /
A. Which boy is naughty? B. Who is that naughty boy?
C. What naughty boy he is! D. How naughty the boy is!
58. She/ get/ well/ most people.
A. She gets well with most people.
B. She gets on well to most people.
C. She gets a friendly well to most people.
D. She gets on well with most people.
59 they/ drink/ mineral water/ drink/ yesterday/ beer/ usually.
A. They drink mineral water and yesterday they drunk beer.
B. They are drinking mineral water and yesterday drinking beer.
C. They usually drink mineral water and yesterday they drank beer.
D. They usually drink mineral water but yesterday they drank beer.
60. wear/ you/ uniform/ school/ when/ be/ you/?
A. Do you wear uniform when you are at school?
B. When did you wear you school uniform be?
C. Did you wear a uniform when you were at school?
D. Did you wear a uniform when you were schoolboy?
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
61. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
John used___________________________________________________________
62. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work
Unless______________________________________________________________
63. He speaks English very well. You would think it was his native language.
He speaks English so__________________________________________________
64. Nobody used this house last year.
This house___________________________________________________________
65. He’d rather play football than tennis.
He prefers___________________________________________________________
66. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
She________________________________________________________________
67. Mai broke the cup because of her carelessness.
Because Mai_________________________________________________________
69. We find it difficult to understand this question.
This question_________________________________________________________
70. It’s nearly two years since we saw him.
We haven’t__________________________________________________________
X. Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences.
71. to / tell / nearest / you / how / supermarket / me / get/ Could / the / to/ ?
____________________________________________________________________
72. to/ I/ apologized/ mistake/ When/ I/ wrong/ ,/ I/ them/ realized/ my/ was/ for/.
____________________________________________________________________
73. the/ continue/ earth’s/ the/ If/ gases/ in/ atmosphere/ become/ to/ ,/ the/ climate/ increase/
may/ warmer/.
____________________________________________________________________
74. the/ cause/ lot/ of/ ice/ the/ may/ may / serious/ melt/ Poles/ floods/ A/ and/ near/.
____________________________________________________________________
75. that/ world/ so/ have/ are/ down/ over/ many/ People/ there/ now/ areas/ of/ cut/ waste land/
trees/ all/ the / vast/.
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Exercise 1: Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. model B. unique C. eggshell D. flower
2. A. dangerous B. countryside C. energy D. volunteer
3. A. compound B. diet C. service D. donate
4. A. different B. serious C. regular D. effective
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
5. A. knife B. of C. leaf D. life
6. A. cough B. thought C. enough C. laugh
7. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
8. A. aerobics B. calories C. cycling D. doctor
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
9. | Rob eats a lot of fast food and he ......... on a lot of weight. |
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10. | In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another,………. a volunteer. |
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| A.be | B. are | C. have been | D. has been |
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11. | Junk foods are high in fat, sodium and sugar, which can lead to .......... |
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| A. fever | B. allergy | C. obesity | D. stomachache |
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12. | Will you ............ making models in the future? |
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| A. look for | B. pick up | C. take up | D. find |
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13. | I think I’m getting a flu. I’ve got a sore throat and a .............. nose. |
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| A. running | B. runny | C. sneeze | D. flowing |
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14. | What does your father do……….his free time? |
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| A. in | B. at | C. on | A.while |
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15. | Sports like riding a bicycle or running use a lot of ............. |
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| A. calories | B. bicycles | C. an energy | D. healthy |
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16. | My family enjoys……. Because we can sell vegetables and flowers…….. |
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| A. garden -to | B. gardening-for | C. gardening-with | D. gardening-of |
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17. | You are having a temperature. ............. orange juice! |
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| A. Eat more | B. Eat less | C. Drink more | D. Drink less |
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18. | We……. Ha Noi several times, but last summer we there by train. |
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| A. flew-went | B. has flown-went |
C. have flown- have gone | D. have flown-went |
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19. | He has toothache, ............. he still eats a lot of sweets and cakes. |
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| A. so | B. or | C. and | D. but |
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20. | I enjoy reading ........... it develops my imagination. |
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21. | ................. your used books to your local library or charities. |
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| A. Collect | B. Donate | C. Read | D. Sell |
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.22 | We need to spend less time ................ computer games.. |
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| A. play | B. to play | C. playing | D. to playing |
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23. | You should think of................ the volunteer activities in your community. |
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24. | Stay outdoors……and do…….physical exercises. |
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| A. more-less | B. less-less | C. more-more | D. less-more |
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25. | We can get many.......... from volunteer work. |
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| A. benefits | B. benefit | C. advantage | D. good luck |
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26. | They provide housing and other services for........... |
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| A. homeless people | B. disabled people | C. donors | D. volunteers |
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27. | You can avoid some diseases by……..yourself clean. |
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.28 | I feel very happy because I can……. A difference in our community. |
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.29 | We.......... many toys for street children so far. |
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A. do B. hasbeen | C. have done D. make |
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30. | We can make postcards and sell them to .............. money to help the homeless. A. rise B. raise C. get D. own |
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Exercise 4: Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.
Other young volunteers go and work in the home of people wwho are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys wwho don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
31.What do volunteers usually to help those who are sick or old in their home?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing, dance for them.
C. They cool, sew and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
32. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know thing about that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
33.Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. Playing games
B. Learning photography
C. Going to interest places
D. Watching films
34.Why do they use many students as volunteers?- Because ……..
A. They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. They have a lot of free time
C. They know how to do the work.
D. They are good at playing games and learning new things.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
35.Where don’t students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly
Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the given word
36. Junk food tastes so good. It is bad for your health.
A. Junk food tastes so good but it is bad for your health.
B. It is bad for your health but junk food tastes so good.
C. It is bad for your health, but junk food tastes so good.
D. Junk food tastes so good, but it is bad for your health.
37. He is interested in collecting toy cars.
A. He fancy collecting toy cars.
B. He fancies collecting toy cars.
C. He fancies to collect toy cars.
D. He is fancy to collect toy cars.
38. She started learning English ten years ago.
A. She has not learnt English before.
B. She learnt English ten years ago.
C. She has not learnt English since ten years.
D. She has learnt English for ten years.
39. The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago.
A. I saw my uncle for two years ago.
B. The last time I saw my uncle for two years ago.
C. I have seen my uncle for two years ago.
D. I haven't seen my uncle for two years.
40. My father hasn’t smoked for two years.
A. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
B. My father started smoking two years ago.
C. The first time my father smoked was two years ago.
D. It’s two years since my father started smoking .
41.Why don’t we donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity?
A. He suggested to donate old books, toys and clothes to charity?
B. He suggested why we don't donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity.
C. He suggested donating old books, toys and clothes to charity.
D. He suggested donating old books, toys and clothes to charity?
42 You should clean this room everyday.
A. This room should be cleaned everyday.
B. This room should been cleaned everyday.
C. This room should clean everyday.
D. This room should be clean everyday.
Exercise 6: Which one needs correction?
43. Frank has done his homework and then listened to music.
A. B. C. D.
44. The children have put away their toys but they didn’t make their beds yet.
A. B. C. D.
Exercise 7: Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
45. | “ Let’s go to Nha Trang! “………………” |
| A. Have you thought of Ha Long Bay? B. That’s a good idea! C. Why don’t you go to the mountains? D. Yes, let’s go somewhere.
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Question 1- 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5pt)
1. A. health B. ahead C. bread D. seafood
2.A. washed B. located C. watched D. talked
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. heavy B. breakfast C. ready D. weak
2. A. nothing B. none C. work D. worry
3. A. door B. floor C. walk D. wood
4. A. lonely B. model C. hotel D. most
5. A. giraffe B. generous C. give D. gymnast
6. A. gate B. grape C. catch D. cage
7. A. agreed B. accepted C. divided D. planted
8. A. ploughed B. coughed C. laughed D. worked
9. A. behaved B. boiled C. rowed D. asked
10. A. delicious B. Asia C. mice D. sure