I.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1. A. volunteer B. university C. student D. museum

2. A. yesterday B. rhyme C. yellow D. yahoo

3. A. twelve B. two C. twenty D. twinkle

4 . A. wine B. write C. wrong D. shipwreck

5. A. troupe B. group C. troop D. trousers

6. B. cream B. team C. heat D. dreadful

II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

1. A. donation B. understand C. education D. mathematics

2 .A. competitive B. competition C. participate D. remote

3 . A. annual B. spirit C. complete D. sentence

4. A. orphanage B. participate C. vacation D. remote

5. A. total B. complete C. announce D. observe

6. A. believe B. happiness C. area D. comfort

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PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.

1. Your plan was completely _______. It didn’t work at all.

A. used B. useful C. useless D. usefully

2. Claire wanted to make tea, _______ she heated some water.

A. so B. but C. although D. so that

3. A man from our village, ________ children I teach, was on T.V. last night.

A. who B. whom C. where D. whose

4. I am responsible for the preparation,________?

A. aren’t I B. am I C. am not I D. don’t I

5. _____ I use your car?- Of course. Here’s the key.

A. May B. Must C. Need D. Should

6. “Would you like a glass of green tea?”

A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.

7. Peter behaved so badly at the party. I wish I _______ him.

A. do not invite B. did not invite C. had not invited D. would not invite

8. That car runs at _______ speed of 180 miles _______ hour.

A. the / an B. a / the C. a / a D. the / a

9. We need _______ money to send our son to Oxford University.

A. a large sum of B. a few of C. many D. lot of

10. Mary was the_______________ of the three sisters.

A. clever B. clever as C. cleverer D. cleverest

11. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got wet.

A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.

B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.

C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.

D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.

12. The president refused to make any judgement ______ the situation.

A. on B. with C. about D. to

13. I am fed ______ hanging around here with nothing to do.

A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by

14. The test is taking place ______ a week’s time.

A. in B. at C. for D. on

15. You can borrow this car if you promise to look ______ it carefully.

A. into B. at C. after D. up

PART II: (2.0 pts) Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

Famine is a prolong food shortage that causes (1)________ hunger and death. Throughout history, famine has truck at least one area of the world (2) ________ few years. Most of the developing nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America have (3)________ enough food for their people. Millions in these countries go hungry. When food production or imports (4) ________ for any reason, famine may strike and thousands or millions of people may die.

Many famines have more than one cause. For example, the great Bengal famine of 1943 in Eastern India was caused by both (5)________ and historical events. World War II (6)________ a general food shortage and let to the cutoff of rice imports from Burma, which had been occupied by the Japanese. Then a cyclone (7)________ much farmland. Famine struck, and more than one and a half million persons died.

Nearly all famines result (8)________ crop failures. The chief causes of crop failure include drought, too much rainfall and flooding, and plant diseases and (9) ________. Many other (10) ________ may also help create a famine.

Your answers:

1 _______________________ 6 _______________________

2 _______________________ 7 _______________________

3 _______________________ 8 _______________________

4 _______________________ 9 _______________________

5 _______________________ 10 _______________________

PART III: (2.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed verb in the numbered spaces provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.

PART IV : (1.0 pt): Identify the words or phrases ( A, B, C, or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Circle the letter you choose.

1. When a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually

A B C

insists that he will not smoke.

D

2. First raise your hand, and then, you should repeat after me.

A B C D

3. It is believed that pollute is one of the main causes of species extinction.

A B C D

4. People should organize different activities to protect these rarely animals.

A B C D

5. The important thing is to believe that the problems can be solve and not to give up

A B C D

PART V: (1.0 pt) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students

a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don’t really talk.

B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _____.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

PART VI: (2.0 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided below.

1. We were very pleased with the ( WARM) of his welcome.

2. I feel like a (STRANGE) in this city.

3. It’s my (RESPONSIBLE) to postpone the meeting.

4. (POLITE) is an important factor in communication.

5. A pharmacist’s job requires him or her to work (CARE) and quickly.

6. Tom was accused of stealing some (CONFIDENCE) documents.

7. Scientists consider it (BELIEVE) that gods create volcanic eruption.

8. Tom spoke ( BREATH) because he was so excited.

Your answers:

1 _______________________ 5 _______________________

2 _______________________ 6 _______________________

3 _______________________ 7 _______________________

4 _______________________ 8 _______________________

PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word, A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap.

Can you imagine what Thomas Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really _____(1)______ by all; machines to _____(2)______ the electricity each home ; things ____(3)_____ it certain that the electricity in the wires did not ____(4)_____ fires; things to send electricity ____(5)_____ the right places.

Everything that was ____(6)_____ had to be thought of and ____(7)____ by Edison and the men who worked with him. There was no place where they could buy the things they ____(8)____ . Edison made 360 inventions or ___(9)_____ in order to send electric power to ____(10)____ it was wanted.

1. A. use B. used C. be used D. be using

2. A. measure B. test C. obtain D. take

3. A. make B. to make C. making D. to be made

4. A. like B. put C. start D. begin

5. A. to B. by C. at D. in

6. A. obtained B. accepted C. tried D. needed

7. A. building B. built C. was building D. build

8. A. need B. are needing C. were needing D. needed

9. A. less B. least C. much D. more

10. A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever

SECTION II: WRITING (6.5 pts)

PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. We like to lie on the beach all day.

® We enjoy __________________________________________________

2. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.

® My mother never lets_________________________________________

3. If you don’t start working hard now, you won’t be able to pass the final test.

® Unless_____________________________________________________

4. I was sick with the flu, I still had to study for the test.

à Although___________________________________________________

5. The tea is too hot for me to drink.

® It is such___________________________________________________

6. You forgot to switch on the washing machine, didn’t you?

® You didn’t__________________________________________________

7. Anne could not go to university because of her financial difficulties.

® Because Anne_______________________________________________

8. The doctor suggested we should walk every day for extra exercise.

® The doctor recommended us____________________________________

9. The book was interesting to most children.

® Most children_______________________________________________

10. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.

® The journalist asked__________________________________________

PART II: (4.0 pts) In about 150-180 words, write a composition on this topic.

“The important of reading books”

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II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting:

1. We like collect bottle caps in our spare time.
A B C D

2. Mike won't go fishing or visits the aquarium tomorrow.

A B C D

3. They usually plays beach volleyball with their friends in summer.

A B C D

4. Where will you go climb next month?

A B C D

5. Sarah does not have any stamp collection or any postcards collection.

A B C D

^{_{I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)}}

^{_{1. A. promised               B. hopped                      C. booked             D. burned}}

^{_{2. A. though                             B. ought                         C. thought            D. bought}}

^{_{3. A. hard                      B. carry                          C. card                 D. yard}}

^{_{4. A. try                         B. why                           C. heavy               D. dry}}

^{_{5. A. cool                       B. food                           C. look                 D. flood}}

^{_{II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)}}

^{_{1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.}}

^{_{A. to not stay                 B. to stay not                 C. to stay not       D. not to stay}}

^{_{2. My father is good at ____________ English.}}

^{_{A. speaking                              B. spoken                      C. speak               D. to speak}}

^{_{3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!}}

^{_{A. relieved                      B. afraid                         C. delighted                    D. certain}}

^{_{4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.}}

^{_{A. would you mind        B. could you please       C. Would you like          D. Do you enjoy}}

^{_{5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.}}

^{_{A. concerned                  B. interested                   C. surprised                   D. worried}}

^{_{6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?}}

^{_{A. she does                              B. does she                              C. she is               D. is she}}

^{_{7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.}}

^{_{A. hardly                        B. more hardly               C. more hard        D. hard}}

^{_{8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.}}

^{_{A. watering                              B. watered                     C. be watered       D. is watering}}

^{_{9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.}}

^{_{A. carry                         B. carrying                     C. to carry            D. carried}}

^{_{10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.}}

^{_{A. travel                         B. traveling                              C. to travel           D. to traveling}}

^{_{11- My brother is studying hard .........................  pass the exam.}}

^{_{A. for                                       B. in order to                 C. so to                D. so that}}

^{_{12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.}}

^{_{A. for                                       B. at                               C. since                D. to}}

^{_{13- He was born in England. English is his .................................}}

^{_{A. mother tongue                                        B. first language}}

^{_{C. foreign language                                     D. A and B  are correct}}

^{_{14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.}}

^{_{A. swim                          B. to swim                     C. swimming        D. swam}}

^{_{15- ........................... to America yet ?}}

^{_{A. Were you                            B. Have you ever been   C.Were you been  D. Are you}}

^{_{16- The boy was ....................... by the dog}}

^{_{A. bite                            B. bit                              C. bited                D. bitten}}

^{_{17- My father used ...................... me to school.}}

^{_{A. took                           B. taking                        C. to take             D. take}}

^{_{18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?}}

^{_{A. to wait                       B. waiting                      C. wait                 D. be waiting}}

^{_{19. My aunt speaks English very ................................}}

^{_{20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.}}

^{_{21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.}}

^{_{22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.}}

^{_{23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................}}

II.    Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

    When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1)__________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2)    __________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3)__________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4)    and without many stops, especially on Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5)__________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (6)__________ the bus you want. You can take a taxi, but it is (7)__________     expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that (8)__________ you the names of the stations and show you (9)__________ to get to them, so (10)__________ it is easy to find your way.

1.    A. by    B. in    C. at    D. on

2.    A. but    B. because    C. when    D. so

3.    A. few    B. a lot    C. many    D. some

4.    A. quick    B. quickly    C. quicker    D. quickest

5.    A. so    B. like    C. than    D. as

6.    A. find    B. to find    C. finding    D. found

7.    A. less    B. more    C. most    D. much

8.    A. tell    B. told    C. tells    D. telling

9.    A. who    B. what    C. when    D. how

10.     A. how    B. that    C. when    D. where

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’ in each line.

1.A. bad   B. tall   C. dad   D. sad

2 .A. but   B. come  C. so   D. much

3. A. of B. leaf C. knife D. life

4. A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough

5. A. looked B. increased C. closed D. skipped

6. A. display B. unusual C. occasion D. measure

7. A. robot B. photo C. object D. postcard

8. A. exciting B. fragile C. twice D. continent

9. A. fever B. of C. soft D. chef

10. A. itchy B. stomach C. charity D. match

I. Choose the underlined part is pronounced differently from of the others. (2.5pts)

1. A. education B. collection C. suggestion D. celebration

2. A. read B. ready C. reach D. teach

3. A. took B. look C. food D. good

4. A. chair B. champagne C. children D. church

5. A. plough B. enough C. cough D. laugh

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:
1
A. neighbour
B. receive
C. weight
D. great
  2
A. cloudy
B. windy
C.dry
D. rainy
  3
A. compost
B. shore
C. order
D. pour
  4
A. recycled
B. melted
C. refilled
D. returned

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1. Drivers have to__________ their seatbelt whenever they drive.

A. put            B. tie            C. fasten        D. put on

2. We should wait for the traffic lights__________ before we cross the street.

A. turn green    B. to turn green     C. turn yellow    D. to turn yellow

3. All of us have to obey__________ strictly.

A. traffic rules    B. traffic        C. traffic jam    D. regular

4. Cyclists and motorists have to wear a__________ when they ride a motorbike.

A. hard hat        B. cap            C. mask        D. helmet

5. He forgot to give a__________ before he turned left and got a ticket.

A. signal        B. sign        C. light        D. hand

6. __________does it take you to get to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? - About 2 hours.

A. How far        B. How much    C. How long    D. How many

7. There__________ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.

A. used to be    B. used to have    C. use to have    D. were

8. I__________ marbles when I was young, but now I didn’t.

A. play        B. used to play    C. have played    D. didn’t use to play

9. “__________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” - “About 50 meters’

A. How far        B. How long        C. How often    D. How much

10. We should__________ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk        B. walk on        C. walk through    D. walk across

11. John used to go to school __________.

A. with bicycle    B. by foot        C. in car        D. by bus

12. Public __________ in my town is good and cheap.

A. transport        B. tour        C. journey        D. travel

13. _______ is not very far from here to the city center.

A. That        B. This        C. It            D. There

14. When there is a traffic jam, it__________ me a very long time to go home.

A. costs        B. takes        C. lasts        D. spends

15. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school__________ her school is very far from her house.

A. but            B. though        C. because        D. or

16. Yesterday Hoa and Lan__________ round West Lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycle        B. cycles        C. cycling        D. cycled

17. Minh used to__________ his homework late in the evening.

A. does        B. do            C. doing        D. did

18. If people    __________ the rules, there are no more accidents.

A. follow        B. take care of    C. obey        D. remember

19. You should__________ right and left when you go across the roads.

A. see            B. look        C. be            D. take

20. Hurry up or we can’t__________ the last bus home.

A. keep        B. follow        C. go            D. catch

21. There used to be fewer people and __________ on the roads.

A. roofs        B. helmets        C. helicopters    D. vehicles

22. Do you know the __________ in the UK is to keep to the left?

A. traffic light    B. traffic rule    C. traffic jam    D. speed limit

23. It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a __________    

A. helmet        B. triangle        C. tricycle        D. circle

24. In Hanoi, during rush hour, some road users ride their motorbikes on the __________

A. driving licence    B. lane        C. pavement        D. seat belt

25. Traffic is terrible during the __________ when everyone is in a hurry to get to work or come back home.

A. traffic light    B. road sign        C. traffic rule    D. rush hour

26. The __________ for motorcycles is 40 km/h in towns and 60 km/h outside urban areas.

A. speed limit    B. driving licence    C. traffic rule    D. traffic light

27. You must __________ the traffic rules in order to avoid accidents.

A. park        B. obey        C. reverse        D. warn

28. It takes us more than three hours to drive across those __________ roads.

A. wide        B. safely        C. right-handed    D. bumpy

29. You need a driving licence to    __________

A. drive a car    B. ride a bike    C. get on the bus    D. get off the train

30. The large supermarkets in Vietnam often let you __________ free.    

A. park        B. obey        C. warn        D. find

31. Some vehicles beep when they __________ to warn those behind.

A. ride        B. reverse        C. drive        D. sail

32. After school, children queue up and wait for the bus __________ on the pavement in front of the school.

A. safe        B. bumpy        C. safety        D. safely

33. Because my school is close to my house, I go to school on __________.

A. foot        B. bike        C.car            D. bus

34. I often go to work late because of __________.

A. berry jam        B. traffic jam    C. jam pot        D. cherry jam

35. My father goes to work by driving a __________.

A. horse        B. bicycle        C. motorbike    D. car

36. How __________ is it from here to the nearest supermarket? – It’s about 500 meters.

A. far            B. long        C. difficult        D. nice

37. My English teacher, Mr. Nam, often drives his car __________ on the way to school.

A. careful        B. caring        C. carefully        D. careless

38. It is about three kilometers from my house __________ the hospital.

A. with        B. on            C. in            D. to

39. We must obey the traffic rules __________ our safety.

A. to            B. for            C. on            D. into

40. __________ my way to school, there is a big supermarket.

A. On            B. During        C. At            D. In

41. You should walk across the street __________ the zebra crossing.

A. on             B. at             C. in             D. from

42. My house is not far from my school, so I usually go __________.

A. on foot         B. by foot         C. by car         D. by boat

43. This morning, I was __________ in a traffic jam and got to school fifteen minutes late.

A. catch         B. block         C. struck         D. stuck

44. Turn on the left turn __________ before you make the turn and slow down.

A. sign         B. direction         C. signal         D. crossing

45. It is __________ to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving or riding.

A. safe         B. important     C. illegal         D. careful

46. __________ does it take you to ride to school? – About 30 minutes.

A. How long     B. How far         C. How often     D. How much

47. A __________ is a part of a road that only bicycles are allowed to use.

A. cycle cross     B. cycle lane     C. cycle line     D. cycle race

48. You __________ cross the street when the light is red.

A. should         B. don’t have to     C. can         D. mustn’t

49. People __________ produce as much rubbish as we do now.

A. use to         B. used to         C. used to not     D. didn’t use to

50. Why didn’t you __________ the bus I told you? – Because I changed my route.

A. catch        B. get            C. give        D. go