❶ PHONETICS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. sea                              B. screen                        C. smart                        D. sugar

2. A. eco-friendly                B. sky                                C. gravity                         D. megacity

3. A. Earth                         B. earthscraper                C. themselves                        D. things

4. A. helper                        B. device                        C. describe                        D. deliver

5. A. printer                        B. machine                        C. automatic                        D. furniture

6. A. ready                        B. healthy                        C. already                        D. means

7. A. sleeping bags           B. astronauts                        C. homes                        D. schools

8. A. breaks                        B. showers                        C. ideas                        D. jobs

9. A. stores                        B. groceries                        C. fridges                        D. drones

10. A. discussed                B. helped                        C. looked                        D. printed

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. printer                        B. device                        C. robot                        D. spacesuit

2. A. future                        B. helper                        C. housework                        D. machine

3. A. underground                B. astronaut                        C. gravity                        D. company

4. A. furniture                B. cameras                        C. advantage                        D. different

5. A. megacity                B. indefinite                        C. delivery                        D

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. C. drones C. stopped 1. A. astronauts B. printers D.machines 2. A. looked B. helped D. printed 3. A. sky B. ready Cgravity D. eco- friendly II. Give the correct form of the verbs using simple future tense. Thì tương lại đơn - Will) 1. I think people 2. My mother Live) in eco-friendly homes in the future. (not cook) dinner if there isn't any food in the fridge. 3. you fvisit) your grandparent next week? 4. If the weather is bad. The plane (not fly). 5. He is tired. I think he sleep) well tonight.

I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1p)

A. solar B. power C. eco-friendly D. hydro

A. pedal B. invent C. expensive D. plentiful

II/ Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1p)

A. appear B. pilot C. pollute D. replace

A. abundant B. imagine C. solution D. driverless

III/ Choose the best option (3p)

I think perhaps we ______ flying cars soon.

A. will have B. will be having C. are going to have D. are having

Does that red motorbike belong to your mother? - No, ______ is white.

A. she B. her C. hers D. mine 

We should try to make the world greener by using vehicles that are ______ .

A. environmental friendly B. environmentally friendly

C. friendly environment D. friendly environmental

Mai usually goes to school ______ bus but yesterday she came ______ her dad’s car.

A. in / on B. on / in C. by / in D. by / by

At this time next week, we ______ a wind turbine in our garden.

A. install B. have installed C. will install D. will be installing

Natural gas is a non-renewable source of energy and it may ______ soon.

A. run out B. run down C. use up D. use over

IV/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)

We couldn’t see the airplane because it _____________ behind the cloud. (appear)

Your idea is really _____________ , however, I don’t think it will come true soon. (imagine)

Vesak Day is a _____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism. (religion)

The traffic in some cities is so _____________ that it is difficult to see a solution. (chaos)

V/ Write questions for the underlined parts (1.5p)

The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight.

The Songkran Festival is usually celebrated between 13 and 16 of April.

It costs about $500 to join Glastonbury Festival.

VI/ Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words (1.5p)

We will plant more trees to reduce the carbon dioxide.

More trees

I hope they will choose John for the school’s football team.

I hope John

The local government will build a power station here next year.

A power station

20. The government ________ to take action against the rate of unemployment .

A. to be expected B. to expect C. is expected D. be expected

21. When we came , a party _________ in the hall A. is being held B. had being held C. will be held D. was being held

22. I understood what you said . ________ I didn’t agree with you .

A. So B. Although C. However D. Therefore

23. I turned on the electric fan _______ the room was hot .

A. beCâuse B. despite C. although D. so

24. Mr Black has coughed a lot and he has to _____ smoking.

A. look up B.wash up C. give up D. hold up

25. Jack asked me ____.

A. where do you come from? B. where I came from

C. where I come from D. where did I come from?

26. She asked me ____ I liked pop music.

A. when B. what C. if D. x

27. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.

A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling

28. I wanted to know ____ return home.

A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would

29. Claire told me that her father ____ a race horse.

A. owns B. owned C. owning D. A and B

30. What did that man say ____?

A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you

31. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it ____ raining there.

A. is B. were C. has been D. was

32. The builders have ____ that everything will be ready on time.

A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising

33. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.

A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling

34. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she'd been on holiday the ____ week.

A. ago B. following C. next D. previous

35. Fossil fuels which are non-renewable pollute the air and cause air ____.

A. pollution B. solution C. contaminate D. consumption

36. Recycling provides a method of reducing the amount of waste materials that gets to the landfills - thus ____ it less probable for environmental pollution to take place.

A. making B. doing C. causing D. trying

37. If wastes are thrown ____, they can cause pollution in water, land and air.

A. inappropriately B. disappointingly C. eco-friendly D. favourably

38. Trees not only bring nature to urban areas, but they also help clean the air by absorbing pollutants, ____ oxygen, ____ water, and grow food.

A. to provide - to save B. to provide - save C. providing - saving D. provide - save

39. Air pollution is such a serious ____ that it has been a direct factor in the ____ of millions of people each year.

A. threat - death B. threat - deaths C. threaten - death D. threaten - deaths

40. Sometimes it's better not to buy something new, and buy it ____ instead.

A. used B. usable C. use D. useful

41. He asked the children ____ the river.

A. don't pollute B. if they don't pollute C. not to pollute D. not polluting

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. renewable B. environment C. eco-friendly D. abundantly 2. A. malnutrition B. supersonic C. underwater D. intelligent 3. A. comfort B. spacious C. traffic D. resource 4. A. industry B. density C. consider D. million 5. A. homeless B. describe C. skyscraper D. violence 6. A. hotel B. chimney C. future D. petrol 7. A. population B. uncomfortable C. overcrowded D. celebration 8. A. peaceful B. wealthy C. diverse D. labour 9. A. overcrowded B. malnutrition C. megacity D. education 10. A. agriculture B. behavior C. industrial D. economy

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. renewable. B. environment. C. eco- friendly. D. abundantly​

2. A. Malnutrition. B. Supersonic. C. Underwater. D. Intelligent

3. A. Comfort. B. Spacious. C. Traffic. D. Resource

4. A. Industry. B. Density. C. Consider. D. Million

5. A. Homeless. B. Describe. C. Skyscraper. D. Violence