I. PRONUNCIATION (1.0 pt)
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. experience | B. expect | C. extensive | D. exit |
| 2. A. planet | B. tax | C. status | D. sadness |
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the other.
| 3. A. conclusive | B. pesticide | C. condition | D. imagine |
| 4. A. energy | B. terrify | C. evidence | D. existence |
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (1.5 pts)
5. Vietnam is the host country where organized an international summit _______________ February, 2019.
| A. in | B. at | C. of | D. on |
6. One _______________ of our new houses is that it has no garden.
| A. pity | B. disadvantage | C. dislike | D. complaint |
7. Do you know the lady _______________ son is standing over there?
| A. who | B. whom | C. which | D. whose |
8. She felt a _______________ bit cold, so she put on her coat.
| A. lot | B. few | C. very | D. little |
9. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the sun’s energy is used to _______________ water.
| A. heat | B. heating | C. hot | D. heated |
10. Tim: “I didn’t win the first prize, Mom.” – Mom: “_______________.”
| A. That’s very nice of you to say so | B. But you have done your best my sweetheart |
| C. Let’s have a celebration | D. I’m an awful dancer |
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Countries around the world celebrate their own holidays and festivals. People in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving Day (11)__________ the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, Thanksgiving (12)__________ on the second Monday in October. In Switzerland, people celebrate Homstom on the (13)__________ Sunday in February. This festival (14)__________ welcomes the coming spring season. Viet Nam and some countries in (15)__________ celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January or early February. It is the time for families to clean and decorate (16)__________ houses. The celebration includes fireworks and lion or dragon dance.
| 11. A. on | B. in | C. from | D. of |
| 12. A. is celebrated | B. celebration | C. celebrate | D. celebrated |
| 13. A. one | B. once | C. first | D. firstly |
| 14. A. usual | B. unusual | C. unusually | D. usually |
| 15. A. Europe | B. Asia | C. Africa | D. America |
| 16. A. our | B. my | C. their | D. his |
IV. SIGNS – CAUTIONS (0.5 pts)
| 17. What does the notice say? | ||
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A. Snacks are available before the performance.
B. Help yourself to drink after the performance. C. You can have a drink during the break. D. You are not allowed to drink during the break. |
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| 18. What does the notice say? | ||
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A. Do not leave your bike touching the window.
B. Broken glass may damage your bike tires. C. Your bike may not be safe here. D. You cannot ride your bike on the glass. |
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V. Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are True or False (1.5 pts)
Floods are common natural disasters that can affect millions of people around the world. They destroy houses and buildings, and carry soil away from valuable farming land. Floods can also contaminate drinking water and lead to diseases.
At least once a year the plains around large rivers are flooded. This is due to the amount of water that rivers bring with them, because of heavy rainfall of melting snow in the mountainous regions. Thunderstorms can cause flash floods, in which small rivers can swell quickly and carry up to ten times the normal amount of water. Tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes also lead to flooding. Hurricane Katrina caused a massive flooding of the whole Mississippi Delta in 2004.
Floods are not always destructive natural events. Before the Aswan High Dam was built yearly floods in Egypt brought along nutrients and made the land around the Nile very fertile. Every year floods during the monsoon season in Bangladesh deposit fertile soil but also kill thousands of people and leave millions homeless.
TRUE or FALSE statements?
19. Tropical storms, thunderstorms, cyclones, and hurricanes which are cause of floods.
| A. True | B. False |
20. Hurricane Katrina cause a massive flooding of the whole Mississippi Delta eleven years ago.
| A. True | B. False |
21. The plains around large rivers flooded more than once per year.
| A. True | B. False |
22. The flood is always bad event.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
23. What are NOT the damages caused by flood?
| A. Destroying houses and buildings. |
| B. Polluting drinking water. |
| C. Causing diseases. |
| D. Causing unemployment. |
24. What does the word “plain” mean?
| A. flat lands | B. small rivers | C. valleys | D. low mountains |
VI. WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
| 25. Our ___________ have not warned our fishermen about the Chanchu typhoon carefully. (science) |
| 26. Many ___________ countries are now trying to find out an alternative energy. (develop) |
| 27. The president is staying in the most ___________ room of this hotel. (luxury) |
| 28. The ___________ of using coal, gas and oil helps save natural resources. (reduce) |
| 29. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, ___________ in 1991. (eruption) |
| 30 The students are playing ___________ in outdoor activities. (energy) |
VII. REARRANGMENT (0.5 pts)
| 31. provides / The charity / the poor / a lot of / furniture / organization / household / with /.
→ The charity ______________________________ |
| 32. considerate progress / Our parents were / all of us had made / happy to hear /.
→ Our parents were ______________________________ |
VIII. TRANSFORMATIONS (2.0 pts)
| 33. The boy will be punished because he broke the window of the classroom.
→ The boy who ______________________________ |
| 34. John acted effectively in a charitable program.
→ John was ______________________________ |
| 35. I have difficulty in finding a better solution.
→ I find ______________________________ |
| 36. “Why don’t you buy some canned food, Tom?”
→ Hoa suggested that canned ______________________________ |
| 37. A plumber is going to check the pipes of Mrs. Brown next Sunday.
→ Mrs. Brown is going to have the ______________________________ |
| 38. You should reduce the volume at night.
→ You should turn ______________________________ |
| 39. I advise you not to tell him about the matter.
→ If I ______________________________ |
| 40. Because of his illness, he could not work effectively.
→ His illness made him ______________________________ |
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