PHONETICS
I.
Pronunciation (1p)
Find
the word which has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1p)
1.
A stayed B washed C. fielded D. annoyed
2.
A birthday
B. Mouthful C.
although D. worth
3.
A books B. pens C. hats D. likes
4.
A get B game C guess D gently
5.
A starting
B. marbles C. stars D. solar
II.
Stress (1p)
Find
ten words which have stress on the
second syllable.
1. reduce 2.
station 3.
Regard 4. Reuse
5. Journey 6.
Complete 7. Obey 8.
Television
9. Silent 10. Enter 11.
Polite 12. Funny
13. Student 14. Answer 15.
Alone 16. Central
17. Balloon 18.Tidy 19
Pollution 20. Prefer
LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.(1,5p)
1.
Hurry up, or you
will...... the last bus
A. lose B.
avoid C. miss D. drop
2.
Puplic.... in
this city is very good. It’s not expensive.
A. journey B.
travel C. vehicle D. transport
3.
.... the film was
gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
A.
However B. Although C.
In spite of D. Despite
4.
I have gone to
Nha Trang .....
A.
three times B. last year C. a week D.
yesterday
5.
- “I have just
received a scholarship.” -“ ....!”
A.
Really? B. Thank you. C. Well. D. Congratulations!
6.
Playing computer
games ..... is not good for you.
A.
so many B. so much C. a little D. a few
7.
That’s
.....film I have ever seen.
A.
boring B. more boring C.
the most boring D. boringest
8.
The opposite
of “ safety” is....
A.
danger B. dangerous C.
dangerously D. dirty
9.
I hope that one day robots ... be able to do
things people cannot do.
A.
will B. can C. need D.
must
10.
One of the bad things about...is that it can
make fish die.
A. air
pollution B. water pollution C.
noise pollution D. soil pollution
11.
It’s really difficult to ....a bicycle up the
hill.
A. pedal B.
drive C. go D. fly
12. Liz
liked……………..….. the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either B. neither C. both D.
none
13. He divided the cake ……………….pieces
A. into B. between C. for D. during
14. You’d better ...............less fatty food because
it’s not good for your health.
A. eating B. to eat C.
will eat D. eat
15.
- “ What is for breakfast?”
- “
.........”
A. I’m full B.
I’d like some milk
C. There is some bread D.
Five thousand dong
II.
Give the correct form of the words. (2p)
1.
Nowadays, there
are many badminton ( compete) .....................................and
even a World Cup.
2.
Their ( friend) ................................................has
lasted a life time.
3.
My mother liked
the ( perform) ..............................................of
that young pianist.
4.
Don’t wait for
him. He is ( believe).....................................................
5.
After the ( music)...........................
stopped playing, the audience stood and clapped their hands.
6.
We couldn’t see
the plane because it (appear) .............................................behind
the cloud.
7.
There is a
serious (short) .....................................of
playgrounds for children in big cities.
8.
I think it is a
good ( choose)
....................................... in this circumstance.
9.
Vesak day is a (religion) ......................................festival
for people who follow Buddhism.
10.
The students are ( care) ............................................ prepared for the
final exam.
III.
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.(2p)
1.
Mr Nam (use) .................................
to cycle to school when he was a student.
2.
I hope we ( pass ) ......................................this
examination.
3.
The greenboard
should ( clean) ..........................................
after each lesson by the students.
4.
Lan! You look
quiet. What you (think) ...............................about?
– Oh, the result of the test.
5.
I last met him
last Sunday. We (not/ see) .......................................eachother for nearly a week.
6.
When we went home
yesterday, my mother (cook) ............................................dinner.
7.
In spite of (drive) ......................................to
work, he is often late because of traffic jams.
8.
It is better for
us ( see) .....................................the
dentist every 6 months.
9.
(Live) ............................................in
the countryside is good for your health.
10.
Don’t worry. If you don’t understand the lesson, the teacher (explain) .............................it
again.
IV.
Choose the underlined part that contains an error. Then correct it. (2p)
1.
Mr Binh soon
got used to travel to work
by bicycle.
A B C D
2.
There is a
ten-floors building in front of my house.
A B
C D
3.
Mr Robinson wasn’t
take me to the zoo yesterday.
A B
C D
4.
In the future, we travel by flying cars
instead of vehicle now.
A B C D
5.
Reuseable bags are
good because they make of natural materials.
A B C D
6.
They often spend
a day per week to clean their house.
A B
C
D
7.
Each student studying
chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in
the lab.
A B C D
8.
The Great Wall of China is the World’s longer
structure.
A B C D
9.
We prefer living in the countryside because
it has fewer pollution than the city.
A B C D
10.
These children have never been given
new clothes before, haven’t they?
A
B C D
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READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the following passage and choose
the best answer A, B , C or D to complete it. (2p)
Dear Lan, I’m ________ (1) to invite you to a party we are having at
the flat next Friday, December 14th . As you know, ________ (2) Lien’s 13th
birthday next week and my birthday next month, ________ (3) we thought we’d
celebrate together and have a joint party. I can’t remember if you know my
address or not, but anyway, if you ________ (4) the directions below, you
shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and ________ (5) at
the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then
________ (6) the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi Road. Turn left
________ (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the
next crossroads . ________ (8) and our block of flats is the second on the
right. Do try and come. Of course you’re ________ (9) to bring someone with you
if you want to.
Look forward ________ (10) you then!
Love, Mai
1. A. writing B. write C. writes D. to write
2. A. it's B.
its C. they're D.
she's
3. A. too B.
but C. because D. so
4. A. to follow B.
follow C. following D.
follows
5. A. get up B.
get by C. get on D.
get off
6. A. have B.
get C. take D. bring
7. A. in B.
at C. of D.
on
8. A. Right turn B.
To right C. To turn D.
Turn right
9. A. welcomed B.
welcome C. welcoming D. to welcome
10. A. to see B. for seeing C.
of seeing D. to seeing
II.
Read and choose the best answer.(2p)
Each nation has
many good people who take care of others.For example, some of high school and
college students in the United States often spend many hours answering
volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or home for the aged. They read books to
the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or
listen to their problems.
Other young
volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint,
clean up or repair their houses,do their shopping and mow their lawns.For boys
who no longer have fathers,there is an organization called Big Brothers.College
students and other men take these boys to the baseball games or on fishing
trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their
fathers.
Each city has a
number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games or learn crafts.
Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the
beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of
high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to
remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers
believe that some of the happiness people in the world are those who help to
bring happiness to others.
1.
What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or
old in their homes?
A,
They tell them stories, sing, and dance for them.
B,
They take them to baseball games
C,
They cook, sew, and wash their clothes.
D,
They mow lawn, do shopping, and clean up their houses.
2.
What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A,
To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
B,
To learn things about their fathers.
C,
To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D,
To get to know things about their fathers.
3.
Which activity is NOT available for the students at the
clubs?
A,
Going to the interesting places. B,
Learning photography.
C,
Watching films D,
Playing games
4.
Why do they use many high school and college students as
volunteers?
Because….
A,
They know how to do the work.
B,
They are good at playing games and learning crafts.
C,
They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
D,
They have a lot of free time.
5.
What do volunteers believe?
A,
The happiness people in the world are those who are young and healthy.
B,
Bringing happiness to others makes them the happiness people in the world.
C,
The happiness people in the world are those who make themselves happy.
D,
In order to make others happy, they have got to be happy.
WRITING.
I. Rewrite the sentences so that it has similar
meaning to the first one. (1p)
1.
They have chosen
John for the school footbal team.
John
has..........................................................................................................................
2.
The teacher
speaks too quickly for me to understand.
The teacher doesn’t........................................................................................................
3.
He has never got
to the church for a wedding before.
This is
............................................................................................................................
4.
The story was
interesting, wasn’t it?
The
story.........................................................................................................................
5.
6.
Our sources of
energy will soon end if we don’t try to save them.
Unless
............................................................................................................................
II. Combine
the two sentences into one. Use the beginning given and the word in capital
letters(1p)
1.
I have a sister.
She is five years old.(YEAR)
I have a
...........................................................................................................................
2.
Nam is 1.50m tall.
Mai is 1.40m tall.(10 CM)
Nam is ............................................................................................................................
3.
She was hard-working.
She failed the exam.( HOW)
No matter
........................................................................................................................
4.
I speak Vietnamese.
He speaks Vietnamese.( SAME)
I and he
...........................................................................................................................
5. She
performed well. She didn’t receive good
comment from critics.( HER)
Despite
...........................................................................................................................
III.
Make sentences, using the words and phrases below to
help you. (2p)
1.
The festival/
usually/ place/ the end/ December.
..........................................................................................................................................
2.
Lam /prefer/
surf/ the web/ listen / music/ free time.
..........................................................................................................................................
3.
Solar energy/
will/ use/ many countries/ the world.
..........................................................................................................................................
4.
What type
/clothes/ you / want/ wear / the birthday party?
..........................................................................................................................................
5.
Yesterday, it/
take/ father/ an hour/ drive /home / work/ because/ heavy rain.
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