I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. hurt | B. further | C. sure | D. burn |
| 2. A. noticed | B. booked | C. stopped | D. provided |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. apple | B. butter | C. mother | D. advance |
| 4. A. protection | B. referee | C. dictation | D. increasing |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. The audience _______________ the rock band were mainly young people.
| A. watched | B. watching | C. looked | D. looking |
6. I don’t know which website is useful _______________ getting access to me.
| A. of | B. with | C. from | D. for |
7. It is said that UFOs are no longer just human being’s _______________.
| A. cooperation | B. imagination | C. creation | D. question |
8. She _______________ to the cinema with her husband last year, but she doesn’t go with him now.
| A. used to go | B. often goes to | C. usually goes | D. sometimes goes |
9. Our school is going to _______________ its one-hundredth anniversary.
| A. perform | B. organize | C. celebrate | D. make |
10. What would you do if you _______________ a hero in history?
| A. met | B. would meet | C. can meet | D. meet |
11. As John was ill, his mother him.
| A. looked up | B. looked after | C. looked over | D. looked for |
12. We’re spending too much money on clothes. We should be more _______________.
| A. economic | B. economically | C. safe | D. economical |
13. All the competitors take part in the games in the spirit of _______________.
| A. sportsman | B. sportsmanship | C. solidarity | D. athletes |
14. When we are at home, we can wear _______________ clothes.
| A. casual | B. important | C. unimportant | D. formal |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. What does this sign mean? | |
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A. You can smoke here.
B. You can’t smoke here. C. You can buy cigarettes here. D. You can’t buy cigarettes here. |
| 16. What does this sign mean? | |
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A. Stop or park here.
B. No parking. C. One-way road ahead. D. Don’t stop or park here. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
POWER UP!
If you went to hospital and there was no electricity, you would be (17)__________. You’d (18)__________ feel scared, too! But (19)__________ some of the world’s poorest countries, hospitals often have no power. Doctors sometimes perform operations in the candle light! If they (20)__________ electric lights, these operations would be easier and safer.
Power Up Gambia is a charity that provides (21)__________ energy for hospitals (22)__________ health clinics in the Gambia, West Africa. Its most famous supporter is Olivia Wilde, star of the American TV show House.
“If I were a superhero, I’d want electrical power in my finger,” Olivia once said. Perhaps supporting Power Up Gambia is the next best thing.
| 17. A. amazed | B. amazing | C. amazement | D. amazes |
| 18. A. friendly | B. probably | C. lovely | D. lively |
| 19. A. on | B. to | C. from | D. in |
| 20. A. had | B. has | C. have | D. having |
| 21. A. sun | B. sunny | C. solar | D. sunlight |
| 22. A. when | B. and | C. too | D. after |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
Japan, an island nation in East Asia, has the total area of about 378,000 square kilometers. In Japan, the climate is rainy and humid with four distinct seasons. It is the world’s ninth most crowded nation with a population of about 128 million. The official language in Japan is Japanese and the dominant religion is Buddhism. The basic unit of currency of Japan is the yen. The largest city in Japan is Tokyo, the national capital. Japan is among the top nations in the world in education with 99% of the population that can read or write.
23. Japan is an offshore island in eastern Asia.
| A. True | B. False |
24. There are two seasons in Japan: the rainy season and the dry season.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Most of Japanese are Buddhists.
| A. True | B. False |
36. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the passage mainly about? – It is about ______________.
| A. Tokyo | B. East Asia | C. Japanese | D. Japan |
28. The word “dominant” in bold in line 4 is closest in meaning to the word: ___________.
| A. lively | B. impressive | C. important | D. unofficial |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. Flood is the worst natural ______________ that often happens in the central of Viet Nam. (disastrous) |
| 30. We find the English Speaking Contest ______________. (interest) |
| 31. He is one of the most ______________ in this campaign. (activity) |
| 32. If Peter keeps acting ______________, we will stay away from him. (polite) |
| 33. I watch the news of Covid-19 on TV every day because it’s very ______________. (inform) |
| 34. My husband and I always ______________ our daughters to study hard. (courage) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. that cause / People need to / our environment / and damage to / limit the activities / pollution.
→ People need to ____________________________ |
| 36. to others / for you / many occasions / your feelings / There are / to express.
→ There are ____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. They spent 45 minutes doing their test.
→ It took ____________________________ |
| 38. I know that girl’s family very well. She is a good person.
→ The girl ____________________________ |
| 39. He understands the speech more quickly than she does.
→ She doesn’t ____________________________ |
| 40. The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.
→ The doctor suggested ____________________________ |
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