I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others. (2 points)
1. A. quite B. quiet C. equip D. diet
2. A. character B. chemistry C. scholar D. chapter
3. A. discuss B. sugar C. share D. machine
4. A. tool B. coop C. took D. food
5. A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
6. A. cities B. satellites C. series D. workers
7. A. head B. please C. heavy D. measure
8. A. check B. chair C. change D. toothache
9. A. cat B. hat C. paddle D. grass
10. A. cost B. also C. only D. household
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. (4 points)
1. Trung is doing his ………………
A. homework B. homeworks C. home work D. home’s work
2. They always go to school………………..a bus.
A. by B. of C. on D. in
3. Thanh wakes up …………………………………
A. early morning B. early in the morning
C. in the morning early D. early in morning
4. There will be a farewell party for him ………….the twenty-eighth.
A. at B. on C. in D. for
5. When I am ill, my mother always looks ……….me very well.
A. for B. forward C. after D. in
6. This book doesn’t belong to me. It’s .................
A. him B. he C. himself D. his
7. He was only thirteen, but he ate ..............................his father did.
A. as more than B. as many as C. much than D. as much as
8. She works very………………..
A. hardly B. lazy C. studiously D. careful
9. I often ……………..in winter.
A. go playing B. go to ski C. play skiing D. go skiing
10. These vegetables don’t taste ........................to us
A. fresh B. freshly C. well D. deliciously
11. Drivers should drive their cars as………….as possible.
A. care B. carefully C. careful D. carefuly
12. I am absolutely no good at all ……. any kind of sport.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
13. We mustn’t ………………. when the traffic light is red.
A. slow down B. go straight ahead C. stop D. go fast
14. There is a ………………. behind my house.
A. big beautiful flower garden B. garden flower big beautiful
C. beautiful big flower garden D. big beautiful garden flower
15……..do you study in the library? Three times a week.
A. How usually B. How many times
C. How much time D. How often
16. My sister …………at this school from 1980 to 1986.
A. was studying B. studied C. studies D. will study
17. When there is ……..work, Mr. Tuan takes a day off and goes to the city with his wife.
A. least B. fewer C. few D. less
18. Playing chess after dinner sounds ………..to me .
A. bored B. boringly C. boring D. boredom
19. Tom: “………………………………….”~ Jake: “She is kind.”
A. What does your teacher like? B. What would your teacher like?
C. What does your teacher look like D. What is your teacher like?
20. To cross the road, we must .....................................the left and the right.
A. look B. look to C. look at D. look for
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1 point).
1. What your future house (be)………..like? will-/…be
2. The difficult life in this town makes me……………………….(leave). leave
3. Nam usually (play)....................sports, but this afternoon he (fly).............his kite. plays / is flying
4. Lan with Mai (play)………….. chess at the moment. is playing
IV. Write the correct form of the words in brackets (2 points)
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1. It is ....................that all students attend the meeting.
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(IMPORTANCE)
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2. All of us were……………that he was successful in the final exam.
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(SURPRISE)
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3. Towns which attract ………… are usually crowded in the summer.
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(TOUR)
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4. Ba was………………..ill right after eating those mushrooms.
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(SERIOUS)
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5. My sister speaks English………………..than I do. WORSE
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(BAD)
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6. Of the two girls, Hoa is the ................................
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(TALL)
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7. Exercises …………..............……….………your health.
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(STRONG)
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8. There are four............................in my house. BOOKSHELVES
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(BOOKSHELF)
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9. You mustn’t be.....................................when you cross the road.
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(CARE)
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10. What’s Maco’s ........................................? - She’s British.
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NATION
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V.There is one mistake in each sentence.Find it and correct it. (1 point)
1. He is not interested at anything outside his work.
2. I speak to my friend in the phone every week.
3. Eating well and to exercise regularly help prevent a cold.
4. Mount Everest is about 3,448 meters height.
5. That’s my sister over there. She stands next to the window.
VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word . (2 points)
Benefits of playing sports
Firstly, playing sports can give you a healthy life and a fit body to you. You will be more active and healthier (1) by playing sports. To illustrate, you can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as a (2) heart attack or high blood pressure.
In other words, it increases your resistance to illness. In leisure time, you can play sports (3) with your friends or your relatives, this not only helps you but (4) also motivates everyone around you to take part in sports and have good (5) health.
Furthermore, there are some (6) sports which you can play easily such as table tennis, tennis or football and after that, you feel completely relaxed or (7) even free from your stress. Moreover, you also need to allow (8) and encourage children to play sports, especially some outside activities such as football, basketball or volleyball to decrease the time that your children (9) spend sitting in front of computers or watching television.
These sports can help them have endurance, quickness and even teach them how to improve team spirit and work in groups. These sports also teach them how to communicate with their teammates, and show them (10) how active and creative they are.
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage ( 2 points).
Each (1) ……. has its own tradition when New Year comes. (2)……. Japan, at midnight (3) ………. December 31, all temples in the country ring their bell (4) …… times. They believe that the ringing bells can remove their (5) ……. actions from the previous year.
In Thailand, the New Year is in April. It’s the hottest time of the year. People often throw (6) ……. over the people. They believe that this activity will (7) …….. a lot of rain and wash away the bad things.
In Viet Nam, people clean and decorate their houses (8) ………. Tet. They (9) ……….. their houses to look more beautiful. The first footer is very important. They believe that the first footer on the first New Year Day decides the family’s (10) ….. for the whole year.
6. A. sand B. soil C. rock D. water
7. A. bring B. brings C. brought D. bringed
8. A. after B. during C. when D. before
9. A. dislike B. hate C. would like D. likes
10. A. luck B. unluck C. bad D. bads
VIII.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (3 points)
1. It is an eighty –minute test.
The test lasts .......................................................................................................
2. Our house is older than any other house in the living center.
Our house ...........................................................................................................
3. My mother never allows me to go out at night.
My mother never lets ........................................................................................
4. I advise you not to drink too much coffee.
You had ............................................................................................................
5. Miss Quynh wrote the letter in twenty minutes.
Miss Quynh spent ................................................................................................
6. It is not necessary for her to join the party.
She doesn’t .......................................................................................................
7. Nobody in the team runs as fast as Paul
Paul is .................................................................................................................
8. Sarah’s not keen on team sports at all.
Sarah doesn’t ........................................................................................................
9. These girls don’t have straight blonde hair.
These girls’hair isn’t .........................................................................................
10. How deep is this lake?
What is the .....................................................................................................
IX. Use the given words or phrases to make the meaningful sentences. (3 points)
1. Far/ it/ from /earth/ moon?
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2. Children/ play/ football/ school yard/ moment.
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3. Would/like/play/ badminton/me?
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4. Can/ you/ show/ us/ way/ nearest/ bookshop?
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5. I/ go/ library/last night/ and/ probably/ go/ there/ tonight/ too.
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6. He / know / few / English words / brother.
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7. How / sugar / you need / make / cake?
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8. Hoa/ like/ eat/ noodles/ but/ mother/ always/ cook/ rice/ her.
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 points)
1. A. pool B. fool C. look D. too
2. A. leaf B. of C. deaf D. wife
3. A. busy B. butter C. bus D. but
4. A. passage B. message C. voyage D. age
5. A. many B. open C. money D. ink
6. A. scissors B. wisdom C. transmit D. message
7. A. bold B. lamb C. burn D. bite
8. A. knife B. knit C. know D. key
9. A. across B. absent C. habit D. practice
10. A. spell B. went C. sentence D. request
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 points)
1. We were shocked at the news of his death (die) .
2. David Copperfield is a famous (magic) magician .
3. I think gun toys are suitable (suit) gifts for children.
4. The work was still at experimental (experiment) level.
5. The little village is very quiet and peaceful (peace) at night.
6. revision (Revise) is very important because it helps you practice the words more times.
7. Your English pronunciation (pronounce) is not very good. You should work harder.
8. Women nowadays have more freedom (free) to participate in social activities.
9. You should be proud (pride) of your son, Mrs. Hoa.
10. The arrival (arrive) of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt.
III. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2 points)
1. It’s a long time since we became close friends.
=> We have become close friends for a long time.
2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
=> She is the most intelligent in our school.
3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked.
=> Nam asked Nga if he could borrow her bike.
4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too.
=> Lan is as tall as Hoa.
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
=> Apples are not usually more expensive than oranges.
6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
=> He prefers playing golf to tennis.
7. "You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese," my brother told me.
=> My brother told me that I shouldn't translate each sentence into Vietnamese.
8. When did you start playing the piano?
=> How long have you played the piano?
9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box.
=> Your younger brother is not strong enough to lift that box
10. Hung is interested in collecting stamps.
=> Hung's hobby is collecting stamps.
IV. Rearrange the following jumbed words into completed sentences. (1.5 points)
1. playing/ running/ brother/ especially/ badminton/ My/ and/ likes/ sports
=> My brother likes playing badminton and running sports.
2. form/ fill/ get/ we/ out/ Let/ application/ and/ it/ me/ can/ an
=> Let me get an application form and we can fill it out.
3. marks/ at/ school/ wants/ exams/ very/ hard/ high/ by/ Nam/ have/ working/ in/ to
=> Nam wants to have high marks in exams by working very hard at school.
4. people/ projects/ We/ other/ small/ hope/ with/ help/ their/ to
=> We hope help to other people with their small projects .
5. homework/ plays/ games / After/ usually/ computer/ his/ Tom/ doing
=> Tom usually plays computer games after doing his homework .
V.Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1.5 points)
1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter
A. seemed B. happily C. received D. aunt's
2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked. A. didn't B. money enough C. to buy D. he liked
3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.
A. should B. the coffee C. among D. the couch
4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
A. of B. serious C. injured D. the accident
5. Lan lived in America for six years, so she speaks English very well. A. lived B. for C. speaks D. well
VI. Read the passage and choose True (T) or False (F). (1 point)
Once, a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We’re rich! We’re rich!”. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chicken and find more gold eggs. Unlikely, they couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy.
1. Once, a farmer lived a uncomfortable life with his family. F
2. The farmer decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. T
3. They could find some gold eggs. F
4. The farmer was so foolish and his wife was so greedy.T