II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. festival                      B. resource           C. station          D. history

2. A. statue                         B. important         C. devote           D. begin

3. A. ancestor                     B. curious             C. heritage        D. tradition

4. A. buffalo                       B. recognize          C. convenient    D. cultural

5. skateboard                  B. sticker               C. adore            D. leisure

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough

2. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because

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

3. A. ecology B. environment C. autography D. residential

4. A. Maltese B. festive C. degree D. unique

Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.

5.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted

6. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded

7. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.

A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.

A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible

9. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.

A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest

10. The roof of the building _________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged

A – PHONETICS 1. Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part 1. A. youth B. cloth C. bathe D. month 2. A. generate B. celebrate C. decorate D. describe 3. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo 4. A. community B. computer C. museum D. curious 5. A. minority B. ethnic C. tradition D. religion 6. A. populated B. harvested C. hooked D. collected 7. A. heritage B. bracelet C. speciality D. netlingo 8. A. diverse B. knight C. beehive D. addicted 9. A. wrap B. worship C. wear D. wife 10. A. mat B. tray C. place D. table 2. Find the word which has different stress 1. A. statue B. belong C. devote D. begin 2. A. princess B. legend C. filmstrip D. incense 3. A. festival B. cultural C. carnival D. tradition 4. A. custom B. detest C. leisure D. lantern 5. A. cattle B. local C. pasture D. adore 6. A. invader B. reunion C. cutlery D. netlingo 7. A. belonging B. scenery C. historian D. permission 8. A. preservation B. obligation C. anniversary D. legendary 9. A. performance B. procession C. musician D. heritage 10. A. concentration B. composition C. consideration D. conversation B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Ex 1. Choose A, B,C or D for each gap in the following sentences. 1. Joanna prefers cats _________ dogs A. from B. over C. than D. to 2. Nowadays people hours sitting in front of computers. A. spend                   B. last          C. set D. take 3. Mai enjoys __________to music, especially pop music in her free time. A. hearing B. playing C. listening D. talking 4. Viet plays the guitar ________ than Phong does. A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder 5. Do you think older people drive _________ than younger people? A. slow B. slower C. more slow D. more slowly 6. The volunteers have to work much ______usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire. A. as hard as          B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest 7. People know they should save energy, _________ they still waste it A. but          B. then C. and D. so 8. _________ I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends A. Although          B. Since           C. Because of D. So that 9. I don’t like ________up early in the winter days. I love _________ in bed late. A. getting/ stay       B. get/stay C. getting/staying D. get/ staying 10. My family ________ the tradition of cooking sticky rice on the first day of a lunar month. A. discovers         B. allows C. follows D. advises Ex 2. Find and correct mistake in each sentence 1. I prefer reading comics to watch TV after school. ......................... 2. A camel runs much slowlier than a horse. ......................... 3. Our gers are now more well equipped than in the past. .......................... 4. A sport car goes more fastly than an ordinary car. ......................... 5. Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls. ......................... 6. I often try to finish my homework before go to bed. ......................... 7. You don’t have to press this button because it is very dangerous. ......................... 8. While she was dancing, the princess was seeing a witch. ......................... 9. The tortoise run to the destination when the hare woke up. ......................... 10. At yesterday noon, Sarah’s children was having lunch with a special guest. ......................... Ex 3. Choose the best answer to complete the short dialogues. 1. “Bye!”  –“_____________.” A. See you lately B. Thank you C. Meet you again D. See you later 2. “I’ve passed my driving test.”     –“_____________.” A. Congratulations! B. That’s a good idea. C. Do you ? D. It’s nice of you to say so 3.  “Hurry up! They’ve only got a few seats left.” – “_____________” A. Never mind   B. OK. I’m coming C. It’s too late D. Certainly 4. “Would you like to have dinner with me?” –“______________.” A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is 5. “Let's go to the movie now."   –“Oh! ________________” A. I need it B. Good idea! C. Why's that? D. I don't. 6. “Thank you very much for a lovely party.”      –“______________.” A. Cheers B. Thanks C. Have a good day D. You are welcome 7. “Would you like something to eat?" –“______________. I'm not hungry now.” A. Yes, I would B. No, no problem C. No, thanks D. Yes, it is 8. “How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?”  – “______” A. That's a good idea. B. That's my pleasure. C. Yes, I am driving. D. Never mind. 9. “Thanks for the lovely evening."    –“_____________.” A. Yes, it's really great B. No, it's not good C. Oh, that's right D. I'm glad you enjoyed it 10. “Could you bring me some water?"     –“________________.” A. Certainly, sir B. No, I can't C. Yes, I can D. I don't want to Ex 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 1. I am concerned about my children. A. angry B. worried C. happy     D. sad       2. There are many opportunities for work in the city. A. possibilities   B. advantages   C. difficulties            D. disadvantages 3. Be careful! The tree is going to fall. A. Look up B. Look out C. Look on    D. Look after 4. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime. A.  complain  B. exchange  C. explain      D. arrange 5. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination. A. effects                  B. symptoms             C. hints                     D. demonstrations 6. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic. A.  reasonable           B.  acceptable            C. pretty high           D. wonderful 7. Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long. A. arrive                  B. return             C. enter       D. visit 8. If petrol price go up any more, I shall have to use a bicycle. A. develop B. ascend C. raise D. increase 9. I didn’t go to work this morning. I stayed at home because of the morning rain. A. thanks to B. on account of C. in spite of D. in addition to 10. My little boy Tom never screams though he is scared. A. in pain                   B. frightened           C. embarrassed         D. confused Ex 5. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 1. We had better speed up if we want to get there in time. A. slow down B. put down C. turn down D. lie down 2. The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country. A. soak               B. permanent         C. complicated         D. guess 3. One of the key to successful business is careful planning. A. falling B. victorious C. faulty D. impossible 4. Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile 5. Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization.  A. hospitable B. honest C. kind D. mean 6. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest. A. hungry B. poor C. rich D. full 7. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking. A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider 8. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston. A. uncomfortable B. dirty C. lazy D. warm 9. A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college. A. able to read and write B. able to join intramural sport C. inflexible D. unable to pass an examination in reading and writing 10. Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams, the tournament now attracts more than 140 countries. A. repels B. throws C. destroys D. kills C – READING Ex 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Spring  is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)  ............. life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) .............warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area – blossoms. Hoa Ban Festival is (3) ........... .This is a great time for everyone, (4) .............for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5) ........... for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors The festival is always full of songs and prayers. 1. A. minor B. cultural C. custom D. festival 2. A. gets B. goes C. comes D. runs 3. A. seen B. arranged C. observed D. celebrated 4. A. largely B. especially C. generally D. typically 5. A. ask B. look C. pray D. call Ex 2. Read the text and then choose the correct answer for each question below. The world business and trade have become very fast, easier and more reliable because of the development and improvement of technology. You can now do business with a person who is very far from you without any difficulties. It has become easier to book railway tickets, bus tickets and even flights at the comfort of your home without having to move. The introduction of ATMs has made it very possible to withdraw money at anytime of the day. Also it has become easy to advertise through the internet and thereby promoting the business in a faster way. Banks now fill data in the computer instead of doing it manually as they used to do in the old days. This makes it easier to find the name of the customer, address, email address, birth date, phone numbers and even the location. Also the clients can get a very quick access at their account balances by logging into the bank's website. With the rise of computer technology, credit cards and other plastic money, it is very useful especially when one does not have cash at hand or when one is ordering online products. Communication between partners has been made easier, for example, the internet has brought email and chatting facilities. Instead of sending letters to respective destinations, it is very easy to send an email to many people at the same time. 1. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text? A. To explain how technology has greatly improved business and trade. B. To explain how to do business online. C. To explain how to advertise through the internet. D. To explain how to make money transfer. 2. What field is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Finance B. Marketing C. Education D. Communication 3. What does the word “manually” refer to? A. By a machine B. By hand C. By technology D. By electricity 4. What are examples of technology listed in the passage? A. ATMs B. Computer C. Internet D. All are correct. 5. What does the writer say about email? A. It can be sent to many destinations. B. It won't be sent to wrong addresses. C. It is easy to find through computer. D. It is suitable for all ages. D – WRITING  Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. It takes her about an hour to watch TV every day. A. She spend an hour to watch TV every day. B. She spends an hour watching TV every day. C. She spend an hour watching TV every day. D. She spends an hour to watch TV every day. 2. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can. A. Dogs can swim better than cats B. Dogs can’t swim better than cats C. Dogs can swim well than cats D. Dogs could swim better than cats 3. Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill. A. Because of  her ill, Mary doesn’t go to school B. Because of  she illness, Mary doesn’t go to school C. Because of  her illness, Mary doesn’t go to school D. Because of  she was ill, Mary doesn’t go to school 4. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. A. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. B. In spite  having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. C. In spite of have a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. D. In spite of had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. 5. I would like you to put the chair away. A. Do you mind put the chair away B. Do you mind to putting the chair away C. Do you mind to put the chair away D. Do you mind putting the chair away 6. Unless he phones her immediately , he won’t get any information. A. If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information B. If  he  phone her immediately, he won’t get any information C. If  he doesn’t phones her immediately, he won’t get any information D. If  he  phone her immediately, he won’t get any information 7. "Why don't you put better lock on the door, Barbara"? said John A. John suggested Barbara puts better lock on the door B. John suggested Barbara should putting better lock on the door C. John suggested Barbara shouldn’t put better lock on the door D. John suggested Barbara should put better lock on the door 8.I. advice you to put your money in the bank. A. You’d better put your money in the bank B. You’d better putting your money in the bank C. You’d better puts your money in the bank D. You’d better to put your money in the bank - [ ]

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

1. A. festival B. resource C. station D. history

2. A. comparison B. organization C. communication D. socialization

3. A. worship B. belong C. enjoy D. behave

4. A. minorities B. populated C. activity. D. experience

5. A. competition B. participation C. anniversary D. vegetarian

6. A. musician B. librarian C. commemoration D. magician

7. A. tradition B. procession C. attention D. Carnival

8. A. alternate B. entertain C. symbolize D. cultivate

9. A. malnutrition B. prohibition C. recommendation D. superstitious

10. A. statue B. important C. devote D. begin

11. A. socialise B. communicate C. traditional D. nomadic

12. A. addicted B. adore C. detest D. leisure

13. A. ceremony B. festival C. celebrate D. convenient

14. A. harmful B. slowly C. cloudy D. unique

15. A. ceremony B. reflect C. majority D. production

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.5) 

1. A camel B. buffalo C.cattle D. paddy 

2. A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0.5p) 

3. A. ancester B. curious C. heritage D. tradition 

4. A. buffalo B. recognise C. convenient D. cultural

Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2ps) 

1. My mother enjoys _traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. 

A cook B. to cook C.cooking D. cooked 

2. My father sometimes goes - _in the forests. He'd like to find some more food for our family 

A hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted 

3. Look! Some children are the buffaloes. 

A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing 

4. The sky is here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view. 

A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 

5. Is living in the city than living in the country? 

A more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient 

6. He is surprised that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country. 

A to understand B. to study C. to know D. find 

7. The Viet (or Kinh) have number of people, account for about 86% of the population. 

A large B. the large Clarger D. the largest 

8. ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede? 

A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. measure B. leather C. clean D. feather
2. A. treatment B. earplug C. hearing D. fear
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 3. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. informal
4. A. dramatic B. tornado C. historic D. injury
III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). 1. .............. loss can be caused by noise pollution. A. sound B. hearing C. listening D. audio
2. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads .............. the death of many aquatic animals and
plants. A. to B. in C. from D. at
3. Households pollute water sources by .............. waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers. A. damaging B. dumping C. losing D. leading
4. This month’s electricity bill is too high .............. the air conditioner is turned on all the time. A. since B. due to C. although D. because of
5. The government has come .............. a solution to the water problems of the city. A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to
6. All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory .............. dumping poison into the lake. A. will keep B. to keep C. kept D. keeps
7. A lot of fish has died recently because of the .............. water in this lake. A. contaminating B. contaminated C. contaminate D. contaminant
8. If the air was clean, we .............. have to wear masks when going out. A. wouldn’t B. won’t C. would D. will
9. If I .............. you, I .............. water from that dirty tap. A. am - will drink B. am - won’t drink
C. were - would drink D. were - wouldn’t drink
10. If he .............. trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now. A. will throw B. would throw C. didn’t throw D. doesn’t throw

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IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditional sentences type 1. 1. If the air in a City________ (get) very polluted, it can make people’s eyes burn. 2. If we dump all sorts of Chemicals into rivers, we________ (not be) able to swim in them in the future. 3. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if people________ (keep) polluting the environment. 4. If we all use public transport more, we________ (help) reduce air pollution. 5. If we________ (not stop) over-fishing the oceans, many species________ (become) extinct. V. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditional sentences type 2. 1. If people________ (not be) so careless, Earth wouldn’t be in danger. 2. The amount of waste ________ (decrease) if people started to buy reusable packages. 3. Many fish wouldn’t die if factories________ (not dump) so many Chemicals into rivers and oceans. 4. If people stopped using cars completely, there________ (be) much less pollution. READING
I. Read the passage and complete the sentences. True (T) or false (F). Air pollution is a serious problem in many cities. Motor vehicles, factories and other sources create so much
air pollution that it may hang in the air like dirty fog. Air pollution threatens the health of the people who live
in cities. City wastes cause water pollution when they are poured into the waterways. These wastes kill fish
and make some areas unfit for swimming. In addition, many large cities have difficulties in disposing of their
garbage. The amount of garbage grows each year, but places to put it are quickly filling up. Citizens, governments, industries, scientists, and business people must work together in different ways to gradually
reduce pollution. For example, most cities have introduced recycling programmes.  1. Motor vehicles and factories are among some sources of air pollution.  2. Air pollution doesn’t endanger people‟s health in some cities.  3. Air pollution is the only problem of the environment mentioned in this passage.  4. Garbage disposal is a problem in many large cities.  5. Everyone must cooperate to reduce pollution.  6. We can reduce pollution by recycling programmes only. II. Read the passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). There are three main (1) ............... of pollution: air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Air, which is the most important element of our environment for our (2) .................., can be polluted in
many ways. Smoke in the air from mills, factories and industry (3) .................. carbon, monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane, which are all poisonous gases. This leads (4) .................. health
problems like asthma and lung diseases, and the thinning of the ozone layer, which
(5) ........................ us from harmful UV ray. China, the USA, Russia, India, Mexico and Japan are
the world leaders in air pollution (6) ........................
1. A. types B. kinds C. models D. both A & B
2. A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. survived
3. A. includes B. include C. contains D. contain
4. A. in B. into C. to D. from
5. A. prevents B. protects C. avoids D. hides
6. A. emissions B. emitted C. emission D. emitting
WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words. 1. People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
TYPE 2 (Dùng câu điều kiện loại 2 để viết lại câu) → If people _______________________________________________________________________
3. She suffered from a serious disease because of drinking contaminated water in a long time. SINCE
(Sử dụng SINCE để viết lại câu) → _______________________________________________________________________________
3. The air is so dirty. I sneeze so much. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE 2( Sử dụng câu điều kiện
loại 2 để viết lại câu)
-> ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Their children have birth defects. The parents were exposed to radiation. BECAUSE(Dùng because để
nối 2 câu thành một câu)
->_________________________________________________________________________________

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5. The air pollution causes breathing problems. LEADS TO ( Sử dụng lead to để viết lại
câu) _____________________________________________________________________________________

I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. sound B. court C. down D. account 2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money II- Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.(0,5pts) 1. A. respect B. mention C. expert D. worship 2. A. custom B. explain C. chopstick D. manner PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3pts) I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.(1,5pts) We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; …….., we have many special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although S1: Why don't you come with us to the Lim Festival? S2: __________ Sure B. Sound great! C.Not at all D. I'd love to Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city. A.peaceful B.much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful People break __________ tradition by not having fireworks on New Year's Eve. A. with B. on C. by D. into Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes. A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding We’ll go swimming today _________ it’s extremely hot. A. so B. because C. but D. yet II- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.(1pt) If you write more , you won't make more mistakes. (careful) Quan Ho singing is on dragon boats. (perform) My dad doesn’t mind ………………… my mom from work everyday. ( pick up) Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat ) III- Find the mistakes of the sentences.(0,5pts) 1. I must to go to the bank and get some money. A B C D 2. Nam gets some informations about education every week. A B C D PART III: READING (2pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (1pt) I surf the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ……………..more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2)…………… the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just read email from my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) ........................information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ……………. I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using A. at B. in C. for D. on A. because B. but C. although D. and II. Read the following passage, and answer the questions below.(1pt) TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives. 1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday? ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner? ……………………………………………………………………………………..… PART IV. WRITING (1,5pts) I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first( 1pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives……………………............................................................................. 2. You had better pay more attention to your studying. → You should...................................................................................................................... 3.The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month. → The Vu Lan festival takes 4. Although the weather was bad, we went out. → The weather was bad; however, II. Rearrange the words to form the meaningful sentences (0,5pt) or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas? …………………………………………………………………………………… I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the ……………………………………………………………………………………