I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. houses | B. services | C. passages | D. techniques |
| 2. A. instead | B. leave | C. ready | D. steady |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. marry | B. provide | C. arrange | D. advise |
| 4. A. chemical | B. sociable | C. illegal | D. primary |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Using _______________ transport is a good way to reduce traffic jams and air pollution.
| A. private | B. public | C. common | D. train |
6. The matches of EURO 2024 _______________ on VTV3 and VTV6.
| A. broadcast | B. are broadcasted | C. will be broadcast | D. broadcasted |
7. They had to turn around and go back _______________ a tree had fallen across the roaD.
| A. because | B. so | C. although | D. but |
8. – “How about coming to my birthday party?” – “_______________”
| A. No, I’m OK. | B. Take care. | C. Maybe another time. | D. That sounds fun. |
9. The clown and his monkey _______________ you saw at the circus yesterday were very famous.
| A. who | B. that | C. whom | D. whose |
10. People in Ireland dance _______________ Easter Day to win prize cakes.
| A. on | B. for | C. at | D. in |
11. There is a lot of trash _______________ on the water surface.
| A. throwing | B. floating | C. littering | D. dropping |
12. There is a(n) _______________ need for greetings cards when Christmas Day comes.
| A. terrific | B. ancient | C. considerate | D. considerable |
13. I am late for the appointment, _______________?
| A. isn’t I | B. aren’t you | C. aren’t I | D. am not I |
14. “Do you mind if I use your bike?” – “_______________.”
| A. Yes, you do. | B. No, you don’t mind! | C. I’m sorry, that is not possible. | D. Sure. What is the price of the bike? |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. The minimum speed is 30 km/h.
B. The maximum speed is 30 km/h. C. The average speed is 30 km/h. D. There are 30 barriers ahead. |
| 16. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. Motorcyclists are permitted to go on this street.
B. Motorcyclists aren’t allowed to go on this street. C. All vehicles can go on this street. D. This street is for motorcyclists only. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Tropical forests have supplied us with very many sorts of plants for food, (17)__________ and industry. They could probably supply man more. They also reduce floods and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down the Greenhouse Effect, (18)__________ the tropical forests are being destroyed to make (19)__________ for things like farms, ranches, mines and hydroelectric (20)__________. About 20 million hectares are lost each year – an area more than twice the size of Austria. The World Wildlife Fund is working to (21)__________ and save the forests that are in danger; to plant new trees for fuel wood and to slow down the Greenhouse Effect; and to (22)__________ governments to think about the forests and their importance when giving international aid.
| 17. A. hospitals | B. medicine | C. doctors | D. surgeons |
| 18. A. so | B. though | C. because | D. but |
| 19. A. place | B. places | C. room | D. rooms |
| 20. A. energy | B. sources | C. dams | D. cables |
| 21. A. protect | B. hold | C. keep | D. maintain |
| 22. A. make | B. force | C. enforce | D. encourage |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. The night of 31st October was believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves, and which is now celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain. It is time when children have a party and dress up as witches, wolves or ghosts. Many children dress up as movie characters or a favorite superhero. During the evening of October 31, children wearing those, travel from house to house asking for treats such as candy with the phrase “Trick or treat”. However, not all homeowners are willing to hand out treats. Typically, children will knock the door whose house is put up Halloween decorations outside such as a carved pumpkins or skull lanterns.
Write True or False for the following statements.
23. Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the last day of October.
| A. True | B. False |
24. This holiday is celebrated only in the US.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Dressing up as witches, wolves and ghosts are popular in Halloween.
| A. True | B. False |
26. On Halloween night, people believe there are gods appearing.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the most suitable item.
27. What is the main topic of the passage?
| A. The dead people appear from their graves in Halloween. |
| B. Children dress up as witches, wolves or ghosts in Halloween. |
| C. Children ask for candy during the night of Halloween. |
| D. Halloween |
28. The word “those” refers to ________________ in Vietnam.
| A. superhero | B. movie characters | C. party | D. Halloween costumes |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. We should stop __________________ in this area before it’s too late. (forest) |
| 30. He is the most famous __________________ in the world. (conserve) |
| 31. English is a(n) __________________ easy language for people to learn. (compare) |
| 32. The boy behaves so __________________ that we don’t like him. (politeness) |
| 33. We have to __________________ a lot of phrasal verbs. (memorable) |
| 34. His new car __________________ a lot of fuel. (consumer) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. limited / of / because / energy / we / energy / save / should / the / source / is.
→ We ____________________________________ |
| 36. Viet Nam / often / to / typhoons / June / November / in / occur / from.
→ Typhoons ____________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. When did you last meet Iglesias?
→ How long ____________________________________ |
| 38. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all. “Using so…that”
→ He ____________________________________ |
| 39. What a pity! It rains here every day.
→ I wish ____________________________________ |
| 40. No one else in his class studies as well as Peter does.
→ Peter is the ____________________________________ |
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