PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY (3ms)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed

2. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping

II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

3. A. worried B. cognitive C. concentrate D. frustrated

4. A. wonderful B. emergency C. adulthood D. indicator

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.

5. Could you tell me where …………….. my name?

A. to sign B. signs C. signed D. signing

6. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.

A. crowded B. international C. urban D. local

7. At weekends the city is always packed with people.

A. crowded B. busy C. noisy D. polluted

8. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

9. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

10. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

11. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………

A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills

12. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?” she asked me.

A. She asked me where I had spent my holidays last year.

B. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

C. She told me where I had spent my holidays the year before.

D. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the following year.

I. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. Brian asked Judy________ to dinner and a movie.

A. out B. on C. for D. of

2. My wife backed me _______ over my decision to quit my job.

A. down B. up C. of D. for

3. The racing car _______ after it crashed into the fence.

A. blew out B. blew over C. blew up D. blew down

4. Our car ________ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down

5. Mike _________ Alaska, so he's used to cold weather.

A. comes over B. comes in C. comes across D. comes from

6. Jane had a difficult childhood. She _______ a broken home.

A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with

7. The woman _______ when the police told her that her son had died.

A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into

8. Our teacher broke the final project _______ into three separate parts.

A. in B. into C. away D. down

9. Somebody _______ last night and stole our stereo.

A. broke off B. broke in C. broke out D. broke up

10. The firemen had to break _______ the room to rescue the children.

A. off B. up C. out D. into

11. The bomb_______ when he rang the bell.

A. went over B. went on C. went out D. went off

12. No one really believed it when the news came through that the "Titanic" had _______ on her maiden voyage.

A. gone over B. gone on C. gone down D. gone off

13. Does this jacket_______ my trousers?

A. go with B. go through with C. go ahead D. go off

14. He _______ about his new car all the time.

A. goes over B. goes on C. goes out D. goes off

15. Do you think you could _______ this work with me some time, Peter?

A. go over B. go on C. go out D. go off

I. Multiple choice
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
A. tense  B. decision   C. skill   D. house-keeping
2 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
A. neighbourhood        B. assignment
C. emotion         D. supprtive
3 Teenagers can be stressful if they have to study too much without ___(relax/relaxed/being relaxed/be relaxed)
4 Khang gets angry easily when he has difficulties in his life. He should learn___control skills (angry/difficulty/stress/emotion)
5 You are not a child anymore. You should learn how to cope___difficulties (to/in/with/on)
6 Last month my mother had difficulties in his life but he still stayed___and overcame all of them well (confident/happy/delighted/calm)
7 When I have problem with my classmate, I usually ask my father for a___of advice (tube/bar/piece/loaf)
8 Khang's grandmother asked him when he___to DN to visit her (will come/would come/comes/had come)
9 My parents asked me to find out___it gave you so much trouble (what/which/why/where)
10 My mother has offered to look___the children, so we can go to the party (after/for/into/at)
 

I. Multiple choice
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
A. tense  B. decision   C. skill   D. house-keeping
2 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
A. neighbourhood        B. assignment
C. emotion         D. supprtive
3 Teenagers can be stressful if they have to study too much without ___(relax/relaxed/being relaxed/be relaxed)
4 Khang gets angry easily when he has difficulties in his life. He should learn___control skills (angry/difficulty/stress/emotion)
5 You are not a child anymore. You should learn how to cope___difficulties (to/in/with/on)
6 Last month my mother had difficulties in his life but he still stayed___and overcame all of them well (confident/happy/delighted/calm)
7 When I have problem with my classmate, I usually ask my father for a___of advice (tube/bar/piece/loaf)
8 Khang's grandmother asked him when he___to DN to visit her (will come/would come/comes/had come)
9 My parents asked me to find out___it gave you so much trouble (what/which/why/where)
10 My mother has offered to look___the children, so we can go to the party (after/for/into/at)
 

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or do as directed

1. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:

a. adulthood b. confidence c. influence d. empathy

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

a. variety b. generation c. facility d. familiar

2.The dragon pattern was sometimes _______________ on the cloth.

a. moulded b. carved c. cast d. embroidered

1. What time will you set up _______________ Da Lat?.

a. with b. for c. at d. in

1. We can _________________the information of the journey on leaflets.

a. look up b. look through c. set up d. find out

1. He asked me where ________________ the next day.

a. to go b. go c. went d. would go

1. When I turned up , the town hall was _____________ of teenagers .

a. packed b. full c. crowded d. jammed

1. She turned _______________ the new job in New York because she didn’t want to move to a strange place.

a. on b. off c. up d. down

1. Japan is the _______________ developed country in the world .

a. most second b. second in most c. second most d. two most

1. Men used __________________ the bread winner of the family a. to be b. being c. be d. to being

2. They wish they _______________ a new house now.

a. have b. had c. will have d. would have

1. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ________ in many Asian countries.

a. behavior b. tradition c. practice d. occasion

1. I love going to this park ______________ it is the quietest place in the city.

a. so b. though c. so that d. as

1. Do you know who is _________________ his pottery workshop? .

a. taking over b.bringing out c. passing down d. turning down

1. She said to me that she _________________ to me the Sunday before.

a. wrote b. has written c. had written d. was writing

II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. skill B. house-keeping C. tense D. decision
2. A. advice B. decision C. delighted D. helpline
3. A. study B. adulthood C. columnist D. frustrated
4. A. concentrate B. self-aware C. stressed D. tense
5. A. embarrassed B. depressed C. helpline D. empathise
6. A. embarrass B. missing C. classmate D. pressure
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. The word in brackets at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits
suitably in the blank.
1. They were brought up to behave in a way in public. (CIVILIZATION)
2. Many people limit their to the sun because their skin burns very easily. (EXPOSE)
3. Helen was worried about her test, and she didn’t sleep well. She was very tired after a night.
(SLEEP)
4. The price of the book is 10 dollar, including and packing. (POST)
5. How are you getting on with your course in French. (CORRESPOND)
6. It is for beginning students to make mistakes in English. (AVOID)
7. The of the trains and buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
8. This issue is very . Don’t discuss it outside the group. (CONFIDENCE)
9. Do you know what the of the river is? (DEEP)
10. He was born blind, but despite this he still managed to become one of the top pop singers of
his generation. (ABLE)

Chon dap an:

1. On the way to school this morning I met Mrs. Ngan,......used to be my old teacher

A. whom B. which C. who D. that

2. The morenyou worry about the problem,........serious it will become

A. the most B. the fewer C. the least D. the more

3. My sister used to study in Beijing,.........is the capital city of China

A. that B. whose C. which D. where

4. You'd better bring along a raincoat.....it rains this afternoon

A. as long as B. therefor C. in case D. unless

5. When you go through the customs, your luggage......by a customs officer

A. may check B. may be check C. should check D. may checked

6. Do you believe there is life.....other planets?

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

7. I'm sorry for being late. My car.....on the way here

A. broke down B. went out C. broke up D. broke out

8. She told me that she would leave for Thailand......

A. the previous day B. the day before C. the last day D. the next day

Chon trong am:

1. A. category B. dormitory C. temperature D. communicate

2. A. compare B. account C. conserve D. pleasure

Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

As I remember, (1) in the 50s and 60s, Ha Noi was not as crowded as it is today. Bicycles and cyclos were the main means of transport and the few motorbikes that were around were (2) by rich people. It was rare to see cars or jeeps.

Meanwhile, the tram was the only method of public transport. An old tram station is now home (3) several retail outlets that look out over the lake in Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

At that time, Hanoians always travelled by tram, not only for its (4) but also the price. For just five cents you could travel one-way to it’s terminus in the former Ha Dong Province, (5) is now part of the expanded Ha Noi.

I still remember on (6) from school, my friends and I would go to the lake to catch the tram to Botanical Garden. The sound, clang-clang, clang-clang could be regularly heard from early in the morning until late in the evening, come rain or (7) . Time, ... decades have passed, but there is still a clang (8) in my mind from my childhood.

1. a. move b. place c. set d. back

2. a. bought b. owned c. sold d. proceeded

3. a. with b. in c. to d. by

4. a. convenience b. importance c. comfort d. condition

5. a. that b. which c. where d. this

6. a. days out b. out days c. off days d. days off

7. a. light b. rise c. shine d. brighten

8. a. somewhat b. somewhere c. somehow d. someway

Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

As I remember, (1) ........ in the 50s and 60s, Ha Noi was not as crowded as it is today. Bicycles and cyclos were the main means of transport and the few motorbikes that were around were (2) ...... by rich people. It was rare to see cars or jeeps.

Meanwhile, the tram was the only method of public transport. An old tram station is now home (3) ...... several retail outlets that look out over the lake in Dinh Tien Hoang Street.

At that time, Hanoians always travelled by tram, not only for its (4) ..... but also the price. For just five cents you could travel one-way to it’s terminus in the former Ha Dong Province, (5) ...... is now part of the expanded Ha Noi.

I still remember on (6) ...... from school, my friends and I would go to the lake to catch the tram to Botanical Garden. The sound, clang-clang, clang-clang could be regularly heard from early in the morning until late in the evening, come rain or (7) ...... . Time, ... decades have passed, but there is still a clang (8) ........ in my mind from my childhood.

1. a. move b. place c. set d. back

2. a. bought b. owned c. sold d. proceeded

3. a. with b. in c. to d. by

4. a. convenience b. importance c. comfort d. condition

5. a. that b. which c. where d. this

6. a. days out b. out days c. off days d. days off

7. a. light b. rise c. shine d. brighten

8. a. somewhat b. somewhere c. somehow d. someway