I. Choose the word with different pronunciation from the others (0.5 pts)
| 1. A. installed | B. composed | C. impressed | D. raised |
| 2. A. nation | B. edition | C. question | D. description |
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (0.5 pts)
| 3. A. ordinary | B. appliance | C. category | D. profitable |
| 4. A. distinguish | B. generous | C. considerate | D. acquaintance |
III. Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) of each sentence (1.5 pts)
5. Birthday is one of the family _______________.
| A. festivals | B. parades | C. members | D. celebrations |
6. I think we should isolate the people _______________ have covid-19 to cure.
| A. which | B. whom | C. who | D. whose |
7. Mid Fall Festival is a _______________ festival for Vietnamese children.
| A. effective | B. different | C. joyful | D. important |
8. The 2nd exam is coming. _______________, Ba still plays games all day.
| A. But | B. Therefore | C. However | D. So |
9. _______________ the boy is sick, he tries to go to school.
| A. Because | B. Since | C. As | D. Although |
10. Boys account _______________ 60% of the students in our school.
| A. for | B. of | C. about | D. in |
11. Let’s congratulate Thy _______________ her promotion.
| A. with | B. on | C. in | D. through |
12. Phong: “Your new hair style looks great, Chau!” – Chau: “_______________.”
| A. OK | B. I think so | C. Good idea | D. Thanks a lot |
13. Minh: “I’ve passed the exam to Grade 10, Mom!” – Mrs. Thoa: “_______________.”
| A. So have I | B. I have too | C. Congratulations! I’m proud of you | D. I hope so |
14. Was the movie “Parasite” _______________ for an Oscar?
| A. taken | B. recognized | C. nominated | D. accepted |
IV. CAUTION SIGNS- WARNINGS: Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign (0.5 pts)
| 15. What should you do if you see these words on the garbage bin? | |
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A. Put recyclable things into it.
B. Not put recyclable things into it. C. Not put garbage into it. D. Put garbage and recyclable things into it. |
| 16. What does the sign say? | |
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A. Departures.
B. Arrivals. C. Delays. D. There’s a hotel ahead. |
V. Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage (1.5 pts)
In a breakthrough, scientists have found an economically viable way to (17)__________ fuel from water by splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen. Just as solar light can generate electricity, the water splitting process could do the same via the generation of clean chemical fuel such as hydrogen. “It is already (18)__________ possible to split water in this way”, researchers said. The world is now (19)__________ five major issues for humanity – energy, environment, water, food security and public health. Global warming is ranked first and it is all resulting (20)__________ burning fossil fuels because that is where carbon dioxide comes from. To reduce this, you have to find clean, renewable energy and hydrogen equals clean energy. It’s part of the solution – if we really can (21)__________ water into two that will be one scientific solution for the future of sustainable energy supplies, hydrogen would be a (22)__________ clean fuel over petrol in foreseeable future.
| 17. A. do | B. study | C. create | D. destroy |
| 18. A. scientifically | B. scientific | C. science | D. scientist |
| 19. A. meeting | B. looking | C. facing | D. having |
| 20. A. of | B. to | C. by | D. from |
| 21. A. divert | B. transfer | C. require | D. split |
| 22. A. synthetic | B. promising | C. obvious | D. hopeful |
VI. Read the passage then decide whether the statements that follow arc True or False (1.5 pts)
Tet, or the Lunar New year, is the largest and most important traditional celebration in Vietnam. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet sometimes between late January and early February, depending on the lunar calendar. It’s a national holiday and celebration can last from seven to ten days. All over the country, millions of people travel long distance to celebrate Tet with their families. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hue, etc, … there are popular events including flowers festivals, light shows, dragon dances, puppet shows, book fairs, classical music performances and even cake making contests. There are also some amazing fireworks displays.
23. No other celebration in Viet Nam is as important as Tet.
| A. True | B. False |
24. People have to go to work during Tet.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
| A. True | B. False |
26. There are many activities at Tet.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
27. The best topic for the passage is ________________.
| A. Tet | B. Lunar Year | C. Tet in Viet Nam | D. An important festival |
28. The word “amazing” is the nearest in meaning to ________________.
| A. happy | B. surprising | C. joyful | D. enormous |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
| 29. Tuan is one of the most effective ________________ in the charity programs. (act) |
| 30. His sense of humor ________________ him from others. (distinct) |
| 31. There is a ________________ of food and shelter in the refugee camps. (short) |
| 32. Jogging is a very ________________ form of exercise. (energy) |
| 33. We shouldn’t use natural resources ________________. (waste) |
| 34. Mrs. Smith has kindly ________________ a picnic lunch for volunteers. (provision) |
VIII. Rearrange the words in the correct order (0.5 pts)
| 35. suggest / by bike / going to school / I / to save energy /.
→ I ________________________________ |
| 36. and generous man / by all his friends / My father is / a considerate / who is loved /.
→ My father is ________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence (1.0 pt)
| 37. Although Mr. Lam has worked for many years, he can’t buy himself a house.
→ In spite ________________________________ |
| 38. This is the student. He helped me fix my bike yesterday.
→ This is ________________________________ |
| 39. Ngoc can improve her English speaking skill by practicing with native speakers.
→ If Ngoc ________________________________ |
| 40. I think we shouldn’t use electricity to catch fish.
→ I suggested that electricity ________________________________ |
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