I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. walked | B. finished | C. fixed | D. mended |
| 2. A. spend | B. invent | C. media | D. access |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. typhoon | B. disaster | C. temperature | D. experience |
| 4. A. eruption | B. tornado | C. predict | D. snowstorm |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. A person that you make friends with by writing letter is called a _______________.
| A. cooperator | B. cousin | C. close friend | D. pen pal |
6. If I were in charge, I _______________ things differently.
| A. had done | B. will do | C. would do | D. would have done |
7. Never put _______________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
| A. off | B. over | C. back | D. away |
8. Many companies participated _______________ the trade fair.
| A. on | B. at | C. in | D. to |
9. Nowadays more and more people are shopping on the _______________.
| A. television | B. computer | C. newspapers | D. Internet |
10. I was _______________ the Net looking for information on Indian music.
| A. surfing | B. chatting | C. communicating | D. spending |
11. _______________ he said nothing, he seemed to be very upset about it.
| A. Despite | B. Because | C. Although | D. Even if |
12. “Thanks for the nice gift!” – “_______________.”
| A. In fact, I don’t like it | B. You’re welcome | C. I’m glad you like it | D. It’s my pleasure |
13. “What about meeting at the school gate at eight?” – “Good! _______________.”
| A. Glad to see you | B. I’ll see you | C. See you then | D. I see |
14. They put up _______________ all around the city advertising the new film.
| A. posters | B. portraits | C. magazines | D. leaflets |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. Look at this sign. What is it? | |
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A. It is a bamboo forest.
B. It is a pond. C. It is a banyan tree. D. It is a park. |
| 16. Look at this thing. What is it? | |
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A. It is a plain shirt.
B. It is a striped shirt. C. It is a plain T- shirt. D. It is a striped T- shirt. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use it in our cars and to (17)__________ our buildings in winter.
Farmers use petrochemicals to (18)__________ the soil rich. They use them to kill insects eating plants. These chemicals go (19)__________ rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this polluted air to other continents.
Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (20)__________ firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (21)__________ desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the future.
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to (22)__________ the world’s resources.
| 17. A. heat | B. heating | C. hot | D. heated |
| 18. A. enrich | B. change | C. make | D. let |
| 19. A. to | B. toward | C. at | D. into |
| 20. A. of | B. for | C. with | D. at |
| 21. A. gets | B. changes | C. turns | D. becomes |
| 22. A. recycle | B. preserve | C. keep | D. use |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Lunar New year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main holiday. It is the biggest and the most important occasion in the year which falls sometimes between 19th January and 20 February on the Western Calendar.
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. However, a great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods such as banhchung, banhtet.
On the days of Tet, people visit other family members and friends, and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
23. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Nowadays, Tet lasts longer than it used to be.
| A. True | B. False |
25. According to the passage, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Tet is a great occasion of joy and of entertainment.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the closet meaning of the word “traditional”?
| A. customary | B. usual | C. occasional | D. intentional |
28. What can be inferred from the passage?
| A. Tet is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. |
| B. People don’t need to prepare anything for Tet. |
| C. Children aren’t excited about the coming of Tet. |
| D. None is correct. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. I have a ____________________ to talk a lot whenever I am nervous. (tend) |
| 30.If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He’s very ____________________. (help) |
| 31. For many employees, job ____________________ is more important than making money. (satisfy) |
| 32. Mel Gibson is a ____________________ actor. (talent) |
| 33. This singer is not very pretty but she sings very ____________________. (beauty) |
| 34. Fluoride ____________________ your teeth, thus preventing tooth decay. (strong) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. an interesting holiday / last summer / in / We spent / Ha Long Bay.
→ We spent ________________________________________ |
| 36. took part in / free higher education / Thousands of people / support for / a demonstration of.
→ Thousands of people ________________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. The test I did yesterday was so difficult that I couldn’t finish it in an hour.
→ Yesterday I did such ________________________________________ |
| 38. The last time I saw my uncle was in 1990.
→ I haven’t ________________________________________ |
| 39. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
→ Would you mind ________________________________________ |
| 40. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
→ In ________________________________________ |
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