I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each sentence. (1.0 pt)

1. A. improved                        B. returned                  C. arrived                    D. stopped

2. A. nervous                           B. scout                       C. household               D. mouse

3. A. favorite                           B. find                         C. outside                    D. library

4. A. last                                  B. taste                        C. fast                                     D. task

5. A. future                             B. summer                   C. number                   D. drummer

II. Choose one word that has different stress. (1.0 pt)

1. A. period                             B. realize                     C. improve                  D. typical

2. A. cucumber                        B. moderate                C. stomachache           D. direction

3. A. appointment                   B. absent                     C. disease                    D. neglect

4. A. expensive                       B. horrible                   C. compliment             D. terrible

5. A. classmate                        B. morning                  C. question                  D. enjoy

SECTION 2.  VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. (4.0 pts)

1. My school will ______ the school festival next week.

      A. organize                  B. take                         C. rehearse                  D. play

2.  ______ silly mistake!

      A. What                      B. What a                    C. How                       D. How a

3. This food tastes ______.

      A. careful                    B. carefully                 C. delicious                 D. deliciously

4. The ______ is taking Mary’s temperature now.

      A. nurse                       B. worker                    C. player                      D. scientist

5. - “Would you like some corn?”   - “______.”  

      A. No, thanks. I’m full.B. Ok. I don’t like corn.      C. All right           D. Yes, I would

6. Why ______?

      A. those men are laughing                              B. are laughing those men

      C. are those men laughing                               D. are those laughing men

7. - “______?”                   - “That’s a great idea.”

      A. Do you like playing sports                         B. Can you buy me some apples

      C. Why don’t we go out for dinner                D. May I borrow your pen

8.  ______ seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food.

      A. According to          B. Apart                      C. Together                 D. As well as

9. – “______ do you pay a visit to your uncle?”- “Every week.”

      A. Why                       B. When                      C. How often              D. How long

10. Lan: “I don’t like travelling a lot.”                 Mai: “______.”

      A. So do I                   B. I don’t, too             C. Either don’t I         D. Neither do I

11. Children are ________ of seeing the dentist.

      A. afraid                      B. interested                 C. worried                  D. keen

12. Now Hoa is used ________ the busy roads in the city.

      A. to cross                   B. crossing                  C. for crossing             D. to crossing

13. Don’t forget ________ your hands before meals.

       A. wash                      B. to wash                  C. washing                  D. to washing

14 . Do you think cooking is also a useful________?

       A.  hobby                    B. work                       C. time                        D. meal

15. Mr. Long has  ________days off than Mr. Tuan.

A. many                      B. less                         C. fewer                      D. much

16. Speak English, ________?

       A. can you                  B. do you                    C. will you                  D. don’t you

17. Do you know when _______?

            A. did Thomas Edison born                B. Thomas Edison was born  

            C.  was Thomas Edison born              D. born was Thomas Edison

18. I have enough food in the house, so I needn’t ________ to the shops tomorrow.

       A. go                           B. will go                    C. to go                       D. going

19. He was only thirteen, but he ate ________ his father did.

       A. as much as             B. more that                C. much than              D. as much than

20. I divided the sweets ________  several boys.

       A. during                    B. between                 C. into                         D. among

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0 pts)

1. My father (not drink) ________ coffee very often.  

2. Nga gets used to (stay) ________ up late.

3. The neighbors are angry because someone (steal) ________ their car last night.

4. Take these pills and you (feel) ________ better than, Ba!

5. Jack asked his friends  (not open) ________ a bar in this area.

6. I enjoy (listen) ________ to the BBC in my free time.

7. She prefers (look) ________ after the children to cleaning the room.

8. When he was young, he (not like) ________ sports very much.

9. Mai’s aunt (keep) ________ her  hat  since last year?

10. The teacher wants us (prepare) ________ the lessons carefully.

III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL. (2.0 pts)

IV. Choose  the letter of the underlined part that needs correcting (1.0 pt)

1. You look tired. You’d better  to stay inside at recess.

                       A                 B        C                    D    

2. Tuan is the  more intelligent student in our class.

                  A      B                                  C          D

3. My brother doesn't like durians, and I don't like them, too.

                                   A                   B        C                     D

4. Three days ago, The  Browns  go  for a picnic in the country.

                                A                   B    C               D

5. You should not run or walk careless around the pool edge.

                              A           B         C                              D

SECTION 3. READING COMPREHENSION.

I. Read the following pasage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it. (1.0 pt)

My name is John, and this is my story. Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousins and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back. He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot, too. One day it was 48⁰C . Even at night it was really hot. Anyway, what we decided to do was to drive back about 160 km to a place where the train went through. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train. That was fun. It was a good train.

            We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short. You see, while we were there my grandmother (my mother’s mother) in Melbourne died. Most of us flew back but my Dad and my uncle came on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie.

   It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it.

1. Why did John’s uncle want to come back?

                  A. Because it was too hot.                             B. Because it was too far.

                  C. Because he was too tired.                         D. Both A and B.

2. In the end, John’s family went to Perth _______ .

                  A. by train                      B. by coach                        C. by car       D. by plane

3. Who died when John’s family were on holiday?

                  A. his mother’s father                 B. his mother’s mother

                  C. his father’s mother                D. his father’s father   

4. Most of John family came back _______ .

                  A. by train                     B. by ship           C. by plane             D. by car

5. Who in John’s family  had to go by train and car to Melbourne?

                  A. his father                                    B. his uncle

                  C. his parents                               D. his father and uncle

II. Read the  letter and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer. (2.0 points)

Dear Lan,

I’m writing to invite you to a party we (1) _______  at the flat next Friday , December 14^th. As you know, (2) _______  Lien’s 13^th birthday next week and my birthday next month, (3)_______ we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you (4) _______  the directions below, you shouldn’t get lost.  Take the Number 15 bus from the station and (5) _______  at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then (6)  _______  the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi Road. Turn left (7) _______  the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. (8) _______  and our block of flats is the second on the right.Do try and come. Of course you’re (9) _______  to bring someone with you if you want to.

     Look forward (10)_______  you then!

    Love,  Mai

1. A. have               B. are having      C. going to have                                  D. will has

2. A. it’s                  B. its                   C. they’re                                            D. she’s

3. A. too                  B. but                 C. because                                           D. so

4. A. to follow        B. follow            C. following                                        D. follows

5. A. get up             B. get by            C. get on                                              D. get off

6. A. have               B. get                 C. take                                                  D. bring

7. A. in                    B. at                   C. of                                                    D. on

8. A. Right turn      B. To right         C. To turn                                             D. Turn right

9. A. welcomed      B. welcome        C. welcoming                                      D. to welcome

10. A. to see           B. for seeing       C. of seeing                                         D. to seeing

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 pts)

Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) _______ popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2) _______ universities have their own teams.

 In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) _______ basketball. There is usually a match every evening  in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4) _______ and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.  In the other two (5) _______, millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6) _______, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (7) _______ the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) _______ the newspapers.Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) _______ fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10) _______it is warm during the months of June, July and August.

SECTION 4. WRITING.

I. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the root ones. (2.0 pts)

1. What is your weight?

               How ____________________________________________________________________

2. It takes me two hours to get to Hai Phong by car.

               I spend __________________________________________________________________

3. Do you have a better refrigerator than this?

            Is this ___________________________________________________________________

4. We have not read such interesting book before

               This __________________________________________________________________

5. We will have a vacation that lasts for three months.

 We will have a __________________________________________________________

6. The children couldn’t go swimming because the water was very cold.

The cold water prevented __________________________________________________

7. How much does  that novel cost?

               What  _________________________________________________________________

8. He got to London by taxi last Monday.

     He took __________________________________________________________________

9. It will not be necessary for you to go to the meeting next week.

     You won’t ________________________________________________________________

10. Lan found driving on the left difficult.

               Lan wasn’t used  ___________________________________________________________

II. Reorder the following words to make the sentences meaningful. (1.0 pt)

1. total / the goods / mother / what / cost / your / is / of / buys / the?.

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2. can’t / the piano / Nhung / sister / play / and / her / either / can’t.

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3. hear / the shows / artists / like / the latest / favorite / people / to / see / their / young / and / of  / pop music.

…………………………………………………………….………………………….....................…………4. family / watch / because / like / all evening / Linh’s / TV / they / talk / doesn’t / to.

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5. take/ courses/ help/ you/ with/ can/ the/ of/ university/ a/ home/ video cassette recorder/ at.

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III. Complete the following sentences by using the suggested words. (1.0 pt)

1. Last year / we / spend / week / My Son / and / I / not want / leave.

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2. It / interesting / have / vacation / abroad.

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3. Lam / be / music room / now / and / he/ learn / play / guitar.

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4. My daughter / dislike / travel / coach / so / we / will go / plane.

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5. You/ going/ sell/ house/ and/ move/ capital?

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