I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. arrived | B. expressed | C. studied | D. recalled |
| 2. A. proud | B. plough | C. though | D. noun |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. permit | B. refuse | C. support | D. offer |
| 4. A. engineer | B. national | C. architect | D. scientist |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. ________________ may cause floods.
| A. Volcano | B. Tornado | C. Dynamite | D. Deforestation |
6. He is very rich; _______________, he never helps anyone.
| A. but | B. however | C. therefore | D. so |
7. By learning English, people can have ______________ to the world’s development.
| A. touch | B. success | C. access | D. acquaintance |
8. The roof of the house _______________ under the weight of the snow last night.
| A. collapsed | B. was collapsed | C. collapses | D. was collapsing |
9. What can we do to spend less ______________ lighting?
| A. on | B. for | C. in | D. at |
10. Professor Roberts has made lots of _____________ projects.
| A. science | B. scientist | C. scientific | D. scientifically |
11. All pilots are responsible ______________ their passengers’ safety.
| A. about | B. to | C. with | D. for |
12. The woman whose windows are broken is shouting _______________ at the children.
| A. angry | B. anger | C. angrily | D. angrier |
13. The men and the cattle _______________ work in the fields bring us food everyday.
| A. that | B. which | C. who | D. whose |
14. How long do you think the concert will last? – ________________.
| A. About 10 p.m. | B. It finishes at 10 p.m. | C. It’s a long time | D. So long |
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. This road is only for motorbikes. B. This road is only for cars. C. This road is only for cars and motorbikes. D. Cars and motorbikes are forbidden to go on this road. |
| 16. What does the sign mean? | |
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A. There’re pedestrians crossing ahead.
B. There’re barriers ahead. C. Pedestrians can’t cross the road. D. All vehicles must stop due to the barriers. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. His father, an expert on speech, developed a way of teaching how words (17)__________ be pronounced. He translated the (18)__________ of words into straight or curvy lines. His brother was also associated with work on speech.
As a young child, Alexander, like his brothers, received his early schooling at home from his father. His main interest remained in the sciences, especially biology. Later, Alexander (19)__________ to be a teacher and, when his mother went deaf, he started to be (20)__________ in how deaf people communicate. In 1870, because his children were in poor health, Alexander and his family (21)__________ to the United States. He hoped that a warmer climate would be better for the whole family. It was while he was teaching deaf children there (22)__________ he invented a new machine. It was very similar to the human ear itself, and Bell discovered it could carry human speech through a wire from one place to another.
| 17. A. ought | B. should | C. might | D. would |
| 18. A. calls | B. voices | C. noises | D. sounds |
| 19. A. trained | B. became | C. educated | D. taught |
| 20. A. amazed | B. interested | C. surprised | D. excited |
| 21. A. went | B. moved | C. flew | D. arrived |
| 22. A. so | B. be | C. since | D. that |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
On Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle. Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the shops stay open late. Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people traveling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
In the homes there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorating the house with colored lights. Christmas cards – with the words “A Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year”, or “With the Compliments of the Season”, etc. – are arranged on shelves, tables and sometimes hung round the walls.
Meanwhile the housewife is probably busy in the kitchen getting things ready for the next day’s dinner. The Christmas bird, nowadays usually a turkey, is being prepared, the pudding is inspected and the cake is got out of its tin.
23. The shops close at one o’clock on Christmas Eve.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Colored lights are decorated across streets in big cities.
| A. True | B. False |
25. All the people are at home on Christmas Eve.
| A. True | B. False |
26. Trains and buses are almost empty on Christmas Eve.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. What is the closet meaning of the word “expectation”?
| A. prosperity | B. hope | C. willingness | D. perfection |
28. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
| A. All shops close at Christmas. |
| B. Housewives are free at Christmas. |
| C. Everyone has to prepare a lot of things for Christmas. |
| D. All are correct |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. People are interested in the __________________ of wood to prevent floods. (preserve) |
| 30. Most of our __________________ now comes from the use of coal, gas, oil and nuclear power. (electric) |
| 31. I hope that you will solve the problem __________________. (effect) |
| 32. I’ll __________________ you to my parents. (introduction) |
| 33. We must use our natural resources __________________. (economy) |
| 34. I was __________________ that he didn’t pass the final test. (disappoint) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. have/ taken/ Other designers/ inspiration/ from/ Vietnam’s/ ethnic minorities.
→ Other designers ____________________________________ |
| 36.cit is necessary/ to wear uniforms/ when/ at school/ they/ are/ I think/ for/ school students.
→ I think ____________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. Lan said: “Why don’t we use energy – saving appliances.”
→ Lan suggested energy–saving appliances ____________________________________ |
| 38. They will build a new bridge in this neighborhood next year.
→ A new bridge ____________________________________ |
| 39. No one knows anything about his background, do they?
→ Nothing ____________________________________ |
| 40. The children usually find the animal shows interesting.
→ The children usually feel ____________________________________ |
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