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

1.  A. chopstick                   B. touch                  C. catch                 D. stomach

2.  A. laughed                     B. washed               C. wicked              D. stopped 

3.  A. early                         B. beat                    C. realize              D. reader        

4.  A. cure                          B. tutor                   C. sure                  D. pure

A. lives                         B. states                  C. stays                D. studies      

1. A. wanted                  B. washed             C. worked                       D. stopped

2. A. cycled                     B. stayed             C. decided                      D. played

3. A. who                       B. when                C. where                        D. what

4. A. watched                 B. danced             C. walked                        D. bored

5. A. needed                     B. decided                                    C. played                          D. wanted

6. A. provided                B. started               C. worked                       D. decided

7. A. closed                    B. played              C. stopped                      D. stayed

8. A. whole                    B. why                 C. what                          D. when

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. wanted             B. washed                C. worked                D. stopped

2. A. who                  B. when                   C. where                  D. what

3. A. festival              B. end                        C. elephant                 D. perform

4. A. celebrate          B. candle                  C. cake                        D. racing

5. A. apricot              B. lantern                  C. gather                     D. cranberry

Circle the word having diffeent sound in the underlined part.

1.A. wanted          B. washed             C. watched           D. Stopped

2. A. promise                  B. realise              C. suprise             D. device

3. A. normal                   B. visitor              C. transport           D. chore

Choose the best  answer.

4. People in the countryside live ________than those in the city.

A. happy                   B. more happily             C. happily               D. less happy

5.  I  detest  _______ the exams, so I’m doing my best.   

     A. failing              B. to fail                C. fail                   D. failed

6.  Nam helped his parents ________ the rice into the ox-drawn cart.

A. load                  B. collect                        C. dry                   D. rider

7.  Some addicts are teenagers  who  are _________on computer games.

     A. hooked             B.  concerned        C.  addicted          D. encouraged

8.  Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?

     A. louder              B. more loudly            C. loudlier            D. more louder

9. He drives ....................... his brother.

     A. more careful than                          B. more carefully       

    C. more carefully than                        D. as careful as

10.     I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.

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

11. Nick was told that ethnic minority peoples have their own ways ______ life and traditions.

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

12. ___ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? - In Lai Chau.

     A. What                         B. Where                    C. When                   D. How

13. It is typical of the cultural life of ___ Thai people.

     A. some                         B. a                             C. the                        D. X

14. ___ do the cattle provide for the nomads?- Dairy products, meat, and clothing.

     A. What                         B. Where                    C. Why                     D. How

15. Life in the countryside is ___________ than life in the city.

     A. more exciting                  B.  less exciting                

     C. most exciting                  D. much exciting                 

16. Nick would like to know something about the ________ groups of Viet Nam when he visited the Museum of Ethnology.

A.   culture                     B. cultural               C. cultured                  D. culturology     

17. My sister and I often help our parents ………….. the buffaloes when we come back home from school.

   A. herds                     B. herded                    C. herd                       D. herding

18. I don’t like ………….. up early in the winter days. I love ………….. in bed late.

   A. get/staying             B. getting/staying       

    C. get/stay                 D. getting/stay

19. I prefer …………… people.

          A. text                  B.  texting             C.  texted              D.  texts

20. They detest ……………  so early in the morning.

          A. getting up         B. get up               C. to get up           D.  gets up

21.  My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.

          A. pick up             B. picked up          C. picking up        D. picks up

22. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

     A. noisily              B. more noisier     C. noisier                   D. noisy

23. The English test was ....................... than I thought it would be.

     A. the easier          B. more easy         C. easiest          D. easier

24. Even though it is weekend, he prefers_____books at home to_____out with friends.

A. read/ hang                                                 B. reads/ hangs              

C. reading/ hanging                                       D. to read/ to hang

25. Hoa is a shopaholic. She loves_____.

A. going shopping                                         B. going fishing             

C. going to the cinema                                   D. going to her club

26. My sister likes_________ crafts.

         A. doing             B. playing             C. making                  D. going

27. We don’t have a normal life like many other people. We live a life on the move.

         A. easy                B. difficult              C. nomadic              D. long

28. I plan to  hang__________  with my friend this Sunday.

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

29. A ger  can be put ______then take__________ and transported.

     A. on/at                       B. in/with       C. up/down                D. up/with

30. Do you know why ____________Hmong in Sa Pa speak English well?

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

31. A boy__________ buffalos is one typical  images about the country life.

A. leading   B. walking  C. raising              D. herding

1. A. wanted B. washed C. worked D. stopped

2. A. cycled B. stayed C. decided D. played

3. A. who B. when C. where D. what

4. A. watched B. danced C. walked D. bored

5. A. needed B. decided C. played D. wanted

6. A. provided B. started C. worked D. decided

7. A. closed B. played C. stopped D. stayed

8. A. whole B. why C. what D. when

9. A. called B. waited C. played D. loved

10. A. looked B. lived C. laughed D. watched

11. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited

12. A. played B. stopped C. watched D. liked

13. A. whom B. when C. where D. what

14. A. watched B. missed C. walked D. played

15. A. collected B. decided C. played D. wanted

16. A. naked B. watched C. worked D. stopped

17. A. lived B. played C. stayed D. dogged

18. A. looked B. worked C. naked D. liked

19. A. wanted B. waited C. played D. beloved

20. A. missed B. stopped C. wanted D. watched

Help

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

1. A.  visited                         B. washed                  C. talked                    D. stopped

2. A. hope                           B. homework            C. one                         D. post

3. A. writes                         B. makes                    C. takes                      D. drives

4. A. Thursday                   B. thanks                   C. these                      D. birthday

5. A.  grandmother              B. channel                 C. fan                        D. nature

6. A.  sandcastle                  B. noisy                     C. close                      D. choose

7. A. robot                           B. not                         C. buffalo                  D. also

8. A. thrilling                      B. then                       C. through                 D. thread

9. A. delicious                    B. like                        C. nice                        D. fine

10. A. lunch                        B. watch                     C. teacher                  D. architect

11. A. killed                        B. listened                 C. perfected              D. preferred

12. A. part                           B. handsome             C. fantastic                D. band

13. A. filled                         B. naked                    C. suited                    D. wicked

14. A. goggles                     B. sport                      C. stop                        D. not

15. A. like                           B. bit                          C. bite                        D. kind

16. A. cheap                        B. great                      C. peace                     D. meal

17. A. living                        B. wireless                 C. hi-tech                   D. nice

18. A. space                        B. located                  C. lake                        D. cottage

19. A. machine                   B. cheap                     C. watch                     D. children

20. A. surround                  B. ocean                     C. space                     D. house

21. A. electricity                B. local                      C. helicopter             D. skyscraper

  22. A. athlete                      B. fourth                    C. clothing                 D. theatre

  23. A. caught                      B. aunt                        C. audience               D. because

  24. A. creature                    B. peach                     C. beaten                    D. healthy

  25. A. planet                       B. trash                       C. understand            D. waste

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

1. A. wanted                   B. washed             C. worked                        D. stopped

2. A. cycled                      B. stayed             C. decided                      D. played

3. A. who                       B. when                C. where                        D. what

4. A. watched                 B. danced             C. walked                        D. bored

5. A. needed                     B. decided             C. played                          D. wanted

6. A. provided                 B. started               C. worked                        D. decided

7. A. whole                     B. why                  C. what                          D. when

8. A. looked                   B. lived                   C. laughed                        D. watched

PHONETICS

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

1. A. wanted                      B. washed               C. worked                           D. stopped

2. A. cycled                        B. stayed                 C. decided                         D. played

3. A. who                          B. when                  C. where                            D. what

4. A. watched                    B. danced                C. walked                          D. bored

5. A. needed                     B. decided                 C. played                              D. wanted

6. A. provided                    B. started                C. worked                            D. decided

7. A. closed                       B. played                 C. stopped                          D. stayed

8. A. whole                       B. why                     C. what                              D. when

9. A. called                       B. waited                 C. played                             D. loved

10. A. looked                   B. lived                      C. laughed                        D. watched

11. A. started                     B. decided               C. worked                            D. waited

12. A. played                     B. closed                  C. filled                             D. needed

13. A. frightened               B. amazed               C. disappointed                    D. terrified

14. A. thread                     B. beam                  C. breath                            D. stead

15. A. naked                     B. booked               C. worked                          D. walked

II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

     11.   A. sound                B. cloud                  C. found                 D. favourite

     12.   A. tool                   B. afternoon            C. door                  D. school

     13.   A. played               B. closed                 C. filled                 D. needed

14. A. mention            B. question              C. action                D. education

15. A. frightened         B. amazed               C. disappointed        D. terrified

16. A. thread              B. beam                    C. breath               D. stead

17. A. parade              B. waste                   C. later                    D. gravy

18. A. populated          B. loaded                 C. wanted             D. lived

19. A. ahead                B. bread                  C. pleasant            D. seatbelt

      20. A. energy              B. flying                  C. chemistry            D. technology.                                                                                                                                           

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

      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. who                   B. when                  C. where                 D. what

      26. A. embarrassed       B. crowded              C. excited                D. divided

      27. A. ahead                 B. instead                C. seatbelt               D. bread

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

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

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

III. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.

1.A. silent                          B. noisy                              C. pretty                               D. polite

2. A. station                       B. season                            C. sandal                               D. police

3.A. agree                           B. hurry                              C. enter                                         D. visit

4.A. describe                     B. fasten                            C. listen                               D. hover

5.A. degree                      B. student                              C. funny                               D. widen

6.A. traffic                        B. dancer                             C. cycling                              D. balloon

7. A. central                      B. gripping                         C. complete                            D. boring

8.A. answer                      B. listen                                 C. enter                                    D. obey

9.A. station                        B. healthy                            C. safety                               D. alone

10.A. tidy                          B. complete                         C. extend                               D. mistake

11. A. dangerous               B. plentiful                         C. another                              D. limited

12. A. easily                      B. energy                             C. consumption            D. negative

13.A. convenient              B. abundant                          C. different                   D. expensive

14.A. petroleum                 B. advantage                     C. tendency                           D. enormous

15.A. attention                   B. pollution                         C. holiday                              D. effective

B.VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Question I: Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D.

1.Nam used to ________ morning exercise when he got up early.

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

2. My father __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle.

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

3. I go to school __________ bike.

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

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

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

5. You should look right and left when you go ________the road.

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

6. Bus is the main public ________in Viet Nam.

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

7. The play was so boring. ________, Hoa saw it from beginning to end.

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

8. She’s sure that they will find the film_________.

A. entertaining                   B. entertain                        C. entertainment D. entertained

9. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite               B. Despite                         C. Although            D. Nevertheless

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

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

11. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end.

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

12. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”

A. No, I don’t like it at all                       B. Sure. What film shall we see?

C. Who is in it?                                                D. I’m sorry, I can’t.

13. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.

A. Where                B. Why                             C. When                           D. Which

14. My father liked the ____________ of that singer.

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

15. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.

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

16.The boys _______ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A. have not come            B. do not come       C. will not be coming               D. is not coming

17.It is going to rain any minute now. The children  ___________  in the rain.

A. is being caught            B. will be caught    C. is caught                             D. are caught

18.They ___________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.

A. will be having             B. will have            C. have                                    D. had

19.They ___________ that we have gone without telling them.

A. thought                       B. are thinking        C. will be thinking                   D. think

20. The sun and the wind are other ____________sources of energy.

A. alternative B. renewable        C. non-renewable                  D. Nuclear

21.We  _____ solar panels in the schoolyard while you are checking cracks in the water pipes.

A. have put                      B. will be putting            C. will put                D. put

22.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.

A .cycle                 B. will cycle                             C. will be cycling     D. will be cycled

23.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in the future.

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

24.At this time tomorrow, I  ________ an interview.

A. will be having               B. will have             C. had                    D. have

25. Coal is a   __________ energy.

A. nuclear               B. solar                              C. biogas                         D. natural

26. We should __________ low energy light bulbs.

A. use                    B. using                             C. used                   D. to use

27.  The wind turns __________ to make electricity.

A. fans                    B. leaves                        C. turbines                           D. kites

28. We ________ an English test tomorrow.

A. will have            B. have                              C. has                            D. had

29. Solar energy will  ________ to solve the problem of energy shortage.

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

30.You should turn  ________ the lights when leaving the rooms.

A. on            B. off                               C. right                    D. left

II. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1.Nam often  ( play) ________________________ soccer in the afternoon.

2.My father used to (go) _____________________swimming when he was a child.

3.What about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ?

4. Tien Dung goalkeeper ( live ) _____________________ Thanh Hoa city since 1997.

5.I used to ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sundays when I was a child.

6.Xuan Truong footballer ( play) _____________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday.

7.Nam used to (go) _____________________fishing  when he was a child.

8.They  (learn ) _____________________ English for five years.

9.How about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ?

10.Quang Hai footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday.

11.I ( meet ) ______________________  her at the movie theater last night.

12.He ( go ) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he ( not go ) ________ there, he  went  to the City’s museum.

13.Two years ago, she ( teach ) ______________________  at a village school.

14.What  __________you (do) ____________  yesterday morning?

15.We ( travel ) ______________________ to Hue next month.

16.My mother ( not like ) ______________________   riding a motorbike.

17.When my father was young, he (drink ) _____________________ a lot of beer.

18.Nam ( study ) ______________________ homework in the living room now.

19.Be careful ! The car ( come ) ______________________ .

20.My mother ( go ) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening.

21.Nam ( play) ________________________ soccer tomorrow.

22. By 2020, people in Viet Nam (spend) _____________________ a lot of money on heating.

23. What_____________we (do ) ____________________ to save electricity, Dad ?

We will watch less TV.

24. At 10 o’clock tomorrow he ( work ) _____________________ in his office.

25. My father ( visit ) ____________________ to Ha Long Bay next week.

26.At 5 o’clock tomorrow Nam ( play) ________________________football with his friends.

27.They ( build)  _____________________ their house this time next week.

28. At 8 a.m tomorrow, my sister (learn ) _____________________ English with her friends.

29.Ba ( buy ) ____________________ a new house tomorrow.

30.We ( build) ________________________  a hydro power station in this area next month.

C.READING

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

When you are in Hong Kong, 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 the 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 tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy (8) _______  your way.

1. A. at                                           B. in                                   C. by

2. A. but                                         B. because                           C. when

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

4. A. quick                                     B. quickly                           C. quicker

5. A. so                                          B. like                                  C. than

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

7. A. less                                        B. more                               C. most

8. A.   to find                                  B. find                                           C. finding

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

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 (4)_____ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with like actresses Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (5)_______ 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. to bear

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

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

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

5. A. to film                       B. filmed                  C. film                    D. filming

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

     Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. a fire                             B. an accident                    C. a fighting                             D. a crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and…………….

A. a bus                             B. a car                             C. a bicycle                              D. a motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by…………….

A. a police                         B. a car                             C. an ambulance               D. a passenger

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His………………..

A. arm                               B. leg                                C. head                               D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very…………….

A. slowly                           B. fast                     C. carefully                        D. well

IV. Read the text and answer the questions:

Titanic is a romantic film, which was directed by James Cameron. However, it’s also about a disaster. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

The film is about the sinking of the ship Titanic on its first voyage. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater. Jack saves Rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship. Although they are from different social classes, and Rose is already engaged, they fall in love. The film has a sad ending: the Titanic sinks and more than a thousand people die in the disaster, including Jack.

Critics say it is a must-see. I agree because the story is moving and the acting is excellent. The special effects, visuals and music are also incredible.

1.    What kind of film is Titanic?

à………………………………………………………………………….………………

2.    Who does Titanic star?

à…………………………………………………………………………………….……

3.    What is Titanic about?

à…………………………………………………………………………………….……

4.    How is the ending of Titanic?

à………………………………………………………………………………….………

    5.What do critics say about Titanic ?

à………………………………………………………………………………….………

V. Read the passage and decide if the statement is True or False.

In Britain, the climate is not very good. There are very few hot days and it rains a lot. Because of this, people spend a lot of time at home. Generally, British homes have a lot of furniture in them, carpets on the floors and heavy curtains.

Many houses in Britain are old. Many of them are over one hundred years old. Often, they do not have enough insulation and the heat goes out through the windows, the doors and up the chimney.

Because of the climate, people in Britain have to send a lot of money on heating. Many houses have special system called “central heating”. The heats all the rooms and, at the same time, heats the hot water. Houses without central heating often have gas, electric or coal fires. The rooms in  most British houses are quite small.

New houses are much better. They have two layers of glass in the windows to stop the heat going out.

1. Why do British people spend a lot of time at home ?

A. Because the climate is not very good.     B. Because they don’t know where to go

C. Because the climate is very good.           D. Because they want to stay at home

2. The heat goes out of the houses through ________________________.

A. the windows , the doors and up the chimney   B. the windows and up the chimney

C. the doors and    up the chimney                         D. the walls and up the chimney

3. Because of _________  , people in Britain have to spend a lot of money on heating

  A. cold weather                                               B. cool weather   

  C. hot weather                                              D. bad weather

4. Houses without central heating often have__________

A. only coal fires                                               B. gas or coal fires          

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