A. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D). (5 points)
1. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A.apricot B.president C. bread D. present
2. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A.needed B.wanted C. played D. added
3. Choose the word whose stress patter is different from the others.
A.paddy B.harvest C.country D. collect
4. The Viet (Kinh) people account ________________ 86% of the country's population
A.for B.up C.to D. on
5. Some farmers in my village stilluse wheel barrows to ________________ rice home.
A.harvest B.load C.dry D. transport
6. The boys often help their parents to ________________ water from the village well.
A. do B.collect C.give D. dry
7. The ________________ fields of Sa Pa have entered in Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world according to Touropia.
A.terraced B.ethnic C.stilts D.musical
8. Duong and Nick are at the ________________ of Ethnology.
A.house B.fields C. groups D. museum
9. Phuc’s hobby is ________________crafts.
A.going B.making C.listening D. reading
10. My mother enjoys window _________________ with her friends.
A.shopped B.to shop C.shopping D. shop
11. Collecting honey from the ________________ requires a lot of skills.
A. beehive B. beenest C. beehouse D. beehome
12. The farmer rides the buffalo -________________carts loaded full of rice home.
A. draw B. drawing C. drew D. drawn
13. The chapi is a traditional ________________of the Raglai people.
A. music instrument B. musical instrument C. farming tool D. farming tools
14. “Do you love it?” can be abbreviated as ______________.
A. WBU B. J4F C. DYLI D. NUFF
15. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ - ‘________ How interesting!’
A. Certainly. B. Really? C. Terrible. D. Exactly.
16. They enjoy________ on Sundays because they want to grow their own plants.
A. garden B. gardened C. gardening D. gardens
17. My dad loves ____________ my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
18. Girls’ Generation is considered one of the ________ Asian girl groups in the 21st century.
A. successful B. more successful C. most successful D. the most successful
19. Sunny sings the song ________ than Jessie does.
A. more well B. better C. more good D. best
20. ________ do the cattle provide the nomads? – Dairy products, meat and clothing.
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
21. The Earth orbits around ________ Sun.
A. a B. an C. the D. that
22. ________ is the most important festival in Vietnam?
A. Which B. What C. When D. Where
23. Do you mind ________ off the air-conditioner? It is too cold.
A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned
24. Can you give me __________ apple in the fridge? I want to eat it.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
25. Lan often gets up __________ at weekends than usual.
A. lately B. more lately C. later D. more later
SECTION 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS (3pts)
Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt)
9. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
10. A. young B. drought C. discount D. sound
Part 2: Circle the word with the different stress pattern from the others. (0.5pt)
11. A. classic B. nature C. debris D. degree
12. A. arrival B. national C. physical D. natural
Part 3: Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (1pt)
13. Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
14. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
15. Linh: Mai has gone the first prize. - Ha: .................
A. Oh dear B. How terrible C. That's awesome D. That's shocking
16. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged