A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I.Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others (1m)

1. A. hey B. honey C. obey D. grey

2. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked

3. A. viewed B. acted C. filmed D. starred

4. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration

II.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others(1m)

1 A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. father

2. A. listen B. visit C. attend D. enter

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. head B. death                     C. bread D. great 

2. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.(0,5pt) 

1. A. tidy B. compete C. prefer D. adopt 

2. A. water            B. funny                           C. alone                D. pumpkin 

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,0 pts): 

1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people  __________ the rules. 

A. remember B. obey C. go after   D. take care of 

2. I  __________ go on foot when I was in primary school. 

A. have to B. may C. can D. used to 

3. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting. 

A. Because B. Although C. As D. Since 

4. I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003 

A. visited B. have been C. have gone           D. went 

5. I love the __________ of  folk songs 

A. perform B. performing C. performed D. performance 

6. It must be  ___________ to see elephants racing. 

A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. Amazement 

7__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. 

A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 

8.It takes me two hours___________ that letter. 

A. to write B. write C. writing D. for writing 

IV.Put the correct form of the verb in brackets(0,5pt) 

1.My brother used to ( go )……………… to work by motorbike. Now he cycles. 

2. How about (see) ……………. a movie on Sunday evening? 

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets(0,5pt) 

1. I love the ____________ of folk songs. (PERFORM) 

2. I saw a ……………. of flower floats when I attended the festival last year. (PARADE) 

C. READING (3pts) 

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap . (1,0 pt) 

Ewan McGregor was (1)_____ in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (2)______ when he was only nine and he (3)_____his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (4)_____ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished  filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”. 

1. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared 

2. A. acting          B. actress C. actor D. action 

3. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred 

4. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers 

II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1,0 point) 

1. Where was Ewan McGregor born? 

…………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 

2. When did he make his first film? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………... 

3. Who has Ewan worked with in his career? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

4. Have his films won lots of awards? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………..  

III.Match the first half in A with the suitable half in B.(1,0pt) 

D. WRITING (2,0 pts) 

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1 point). 

1. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km. 

 àIt is about………………………………............................................................................. 

2.  What is the distance between Hai Duong to Hue? 

 How………..………………………………………………………….…..……..……… .. 

3. My father lived in small village when he was a child. 

àMy father used………………………………………………………..…………….…….. 

4. Although they were tired, they wanted to watch the film. 

à In spite of…………………………………………………………………………………  

II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. (1pt) 

1. What / the distance/ between/ your house / Da Nang city? 

=>…………………………………………………………….............................................? 

2. I/ use/ walk/  school/  when / I  /  student. 

=>………………………………………………………........................................... 

3. distance / from/ Ha Noi / Can Tho / about /1877 kilometres.  
=> ................................................................................................................................... 

4.Although /they / short/, they /still /love /playing/ sports. 

=>…………………………………………………………….................................. 

 B. PHONETICS AND USE OF ENGLISH (2.5pts) I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (0,5pt). I. A. many B. classmate C. grade D. gravy 2. A. viewed B. acted C. filmed . starred II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern (0,5pt). I. A. money B. dancer C. balloon D. listen 2. A. dangerous B. easily C. expensive D. energy III. Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences (1.5pts) he is old, he wants to travel around the world. B. Although C. Despite D. Because A. In spite of 2. We another important test at this time next Friday. B. do C. will d D. will be doing A. are doing 3. We to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot. A. used to cycle B. cycle C. was cycling D. went fun. 1. Everybody attends the festival_ A. with B. for C. in D. of 5. Although they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn't a big _ A. success C. performance 6. The WHO future. D. show B. failure to continue being able to lead the international response to pandemics, current and D. is needing . need B. are needing C. needs

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
2. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
3. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
4. A. cooked B. clicked C. talked D. naked
5. A needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
6. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
7. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
8. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
9. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
10. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
11. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
12. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
13. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
14. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
15. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
16. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed
17. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified
18. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead
19. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy
20. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked
21. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seat-belt
22. A. ways B. days C. says D. stays
23. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey
24. A. stayed B. washed C. filled D. annoyed
25. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided
26. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread
27. A. left B. centre C. enter D. frighten
28. A. traffic B. plane C. station D. pavement
29. A. washed B. needed C. danced D. matched
30. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

1. A. ahead                        B. instead           C. seat-belt                         D. bread

2. A. left                            B. centre           C. enter                                D. frighten

3. A .traffic            B. plane           C. station D. pavement

4. A. washed  B. needed             C. danced D. matched

5. A. wanted              B. filled C. stayed            D. played

6. A. new                            B.sew             C. few                                   D. knew

7. A. noon           B. tool C. blood D. spoon

8. A .plays            B. looks C. wants D. helps

9. A. decided           B. played C. listened D. enjoyed

10. A. who B. when C. where D. what 

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

1. A. traffic            B. pavement           C. plane                  D. station

2. A. healthy                     B. ahead                 C. bread                 D. seatbelt

3. A. attended                   B. shocked             C. visited               D. started

4. A. looked           B. walked               C. stopped              D. terrified

5.A. plane              B. station               C. mistake             D. plant

6. A. waited           B. bored                 C. hated                 D. needed

b. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

1. A. railway           B. helicopter         C. across                 D. safety

2. A. disaster           B. comedy             C. romantic             D. surprising

3. A.enjoy             B.money                C.relax                   D.receive

4.A. rename           B.artist                   C.famous               D. picture

5. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. director               B. producer           C. critic                   D. review

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

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

 A. traffic                B. pavement           C. plane                  D. station

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

 A. healthy              B. ahead                 C. bread                  D. seatbelt

3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

A. attended             B. shocked              C. visited                D. started

4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.  

A. looked                B. walked               C. stopped              D. terrified

5. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. railway                B. helicopter           C. across                 D. safety

6. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. disaster               B. comedy              C. romantic             D. surprising

7. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. director               B. producer            C. critic                   D. review

8. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A. frightening          B. hilarious             C. moving               D. gripping

9. What does the road sign mean?

A. No left turn

B. No right turn

C. No parking

D. No cycling

10. ..................... my way to school, there is a supermarket.

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

11.  It is the law that motorists give way to the pedestrian at .....................

 A. traffic light         B. zebra crossing      C. speed limit          D. road sign

12. My father ………………. the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

A. catches                B. drives                C. goes                   D. runs

13. ………………. is not very far from here to the supermarket.

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

14. It is over 100 km ………………. my hometown ………………. Ho Chi Minh City.

A. from-from            B. to-from             C. from-to                         D. to-to

15. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ………………. the rules.

A. remember           B. obey                  C. go after               D. take care of

16. You should look right and left when you go ………………. the roads. 

A. down                 B. across                 C. up            D. along

17. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school ……………….  her school is very far from her house.

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

18. I ……………….. go on foot when I was in primary school.

A. have to               B. may                    C. can                     D. used to

19. Please get ……………….. the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. off                     B. of                       C. on                      D. up

20. “Hospital ahead”, “No parking” are ………………..

A. traffic                B. road signs          C. traffic rules          D. means of transport                

21. She came to the stadium ...................... bus.

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

22. ...................... is it from your house to the bookstore? – About 100 meters.

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

23. Motorbike is the main ...................... on the road in Viet Nam.

A. travel                 B. tricycle               C. traffic                 D. vehicle

24. Does your bike ever ...................... down on the way to school?

A. do                      B. take                    C. break                  D. turn

25. A ...................... is an official document that shows you are able to drive.

A. railway station    B. driving licence    C. train ticket          D. traffic jam

26. Anna used to ……………….. as a teacher after she graduated from university.

A. work                  B. worked               C. working              D. works

27. We were ....................... with the lastest film of that director.

A. satisfy                B. satisfied              C. satisfying            D. satisfactory

28. The plot of the film is ........................ I couldn’t see it any more.

A. disappointing      B. disappointed       C. disappoint           D. disappoints

29. “Could I ask you a few questions about your favourite movies?” –  “........................”

A. Sure. Go ahead.                                 B. Not a bad idea. 

C. That sounds good.                             D. But I don’t want to. 

30. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a ……………….. movie.

A. romantic             B. comedy              C. documentary       D. science fiction

31. The film was so boring. ……………….., An saw it from beginning to end.

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

32. The special effects in Jurassic Park are ......................! The dinosaurs look so real and alive

A. visible                B. incredible           C. terrible                D. believable

33....................... having to work the next day, they watched films all night.

A. Because of         B. Because             C. Although            D. In spite of

34. ...................... Johnny Depp is a famous actor, he has failed in his recent films.

A. Although            B. Despite               C. However            D. Nevertheless

35. Who is going to ...................... the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get                     B. take                    C. win                    D. pass

36. How do you think about my new idea? – I find it ......................

A. excited               B. excite                 C. excitingly           D. exciting

37. They spent a huge amount of money on the film; ......................, it was not a big success.

A. although             B. however             C. but                     D. because

38. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous ...................... of the silent films.

A. star                    B. acting                 C. plot                    D. scene

39. Critics say Midnight Run is a must-see ...................... it is funny and exciting.

A. although             B. because              C. however              D. therefore

40. For a ......................, that film wasn’t very funny. I didn’t laugh once.

A. thriller                B. romance              C. documentary       D. comedy