I- Choose the word in each group that has the underline part pronunced differently from the rest (5 pts): A B C D 1 heard early rehearse heart 2 enough plough laugh cough 3 both that bathe with 4 devices houses changes articles 5 bookish good looking food 6 pleasure such sound site 7 question protection aviation exception 8 storage encourage massage shortage 9 climbing basket subway club 10 switch stomach match catch II- Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form(10 pts): 1. That vase (break) ………………………… while it (move) ……… …………………. to another in the museum. 2. After (shout) ………………………… for help, she (take) …….….…………………. off her shoes and (jump) ……………………… in (save) ………….……………………. her. 3. Once you (try) ……………………….…….…… this toothpaste, you will never forget it. 4. Minh Hoa, (accompany) ………………………………… by a pianist, sang beautifully. 5. Neither the students nor the teacher (be) ………………………………. satisfied with the result of the exam. 6. I’m sure she (get) ……………………………… that job. She has got a lot of experience. 7. The stress of examinations and interviews (be) ……………………………… over . Let’s go somewhere for a change ! 8. Less than half of the cans of paint … .(use) up to now. 9. A: I … (lose) my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I … . (look for) them for hours. B: Don’t worry. I … .(do) the same thing the other week but I … . (find) them a few days later. 10. He is working tomorrow. If he … .(have) a day off tomorrow, he … . (go) to the beach. 11. Quang … (talk) to another student when I … (see) him today. III- Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (5 pts) 1. A. order B. arrive C. decide D. prevent 2. A. enjoy B. require C. apply D. whisper 3. A. different B. generous C. extensive D. beautiful 4. A. employment B. atmosphere C. customer D. applicant 5. A. teacher B. design C. kingdom D. label 6. A. preference B. attraction C. advantage D. discover 7. A. escaping B. eruption C. delicate D. explain 8. A. entertain B. magazine C. industry D. volunteer 9. A. ability B. economics C. celebration D. magazine 10. A. Chinese B. impression C. engineer D. succeed IV- Put ONE suitable word into each space (10 pts) YOUR BEST FRIEND To many people, their friends are the (1) ……………….…. important in their life. Really good friends always (2) …………………… joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs (3) ……… …………. you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have (4) ………………………… up with. There are all sorts of things that can bring (5) ………………………………. this special relationship. It may be the result (6) …………………….……. enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for (7) ………………. . However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your (8) ……… .………… friend. 1 To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (9) ……………………… understands us better than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him (10) ………………. her your most intimate secrets. V- Sentence transformation (15 pts) 1. She admitted that she took the necklace. => She admitted to… . … 2. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it. => Most students are capable… … 3. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. => I really wish I… … . 4. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will. => Her uncle didn’t… . … . 5. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television. => They stole… … 6. It seems that no one predicted the correct result. => No one… … . . 7. They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy. => Even… . … . … . 8. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes. =>However… … . …. 9. I should like someone to take me out to dinner. =>What I should …………………………………………………………. 10.If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him. =>He is the most ………………………………………………………… VI- Choose the best answer (10 pts) 1. She remembered … . the gas before going out. A. turn on B. turning on C. turn off D. turning off 2. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated… . A. nationwide B. national C. nation D. native 3. … difficult the problem is, he will try to solve it. A. However B. Whatever C. How D. What 4. Do you know a shop … I can buy sweets and newspapers? A. that B. which C. where D. if 5. My mother is one of the women who … . money. A. enjoys to spend B. enjoys spending C. enjoy spending D. enjoy to spend 6. Their exports are just … ours. A. similar B. like C. as D. same 7. You may put money in a small coin bank, … . a piggy bank at home to keep it safe. A. as such B. such C. such as D. so 8. It is time you… . hard for the exam. A. to revise B. revise C. revised D. revising 9. I live in Dalat, … is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. A. who B. where C. which D. that 10. There was only one student in the classroom … his lesson yesterday. A. prepares B. to prepare C. was preparing D. preparing VII- Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets (10 pts) 1. Schooling is (compel) for all children from the age of 6 to 16 in most countries. 2. (Tradition), Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and marriage. 3. The (employ) rate has been reduced recently, thanks to establishment of new industrial zones. 4. There is no short cut to (master) a foreign language. 5. A fertilizer is any substance that (rich) the soil and helps plants grow. 6. The machine stopped working due to… . fault . (electricity) 7. They had a quarrel after … . about who was responsible. (agree) 8. Her parents … . her to apply for the job. (courage) 2 9. I was late because I … . how much time I’d need. (estimate) 10. He is very generous and everyone admired his … . . (self) VIII- Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D (10 pts) GREEK THEATRES The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting … .(1)… . for the plays formed part of religious festivals. … .(2)… . early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside. … .(3)… . that time, there were no… .(4)… . as there are in modern theatres, so the … .(5) … . stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one … .(6)… . another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors … .(7)… . the parts of the different characters. Eventually, a … .(8)… . platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything … .(9)… . our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages … (10)… . around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room. 1. A. scene B. performance C. scenery D. stage 2. A. Whole B. Complete C. Full D. All 3. A. In B. For C. At D. On 4. A. chairs B. benches C. seats D. stools 5. A. watchers B. players C. viewers D. audiences 6. A. among B. between C. around D. behind 7. A. playing B. making C. doing D. being 8. A. lifted B. raised C. moved D. pulled 9. A. as B. like C. equal D. similar 10. A. carried B. held C. brought D. fetched IX. Each line of the following passage contains error. Find out and underline the error then correct it (10 pts) Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year Example:0)celebrated Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their house 1… and paint the walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or 2… two days before the festive, people make Bang Chung, that is the 3… traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Eve,the 4… whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every members of 5… the family should be present during the dinner in which much 6… different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year morning, the 7… young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In 8… return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes. 9… Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, frieng and relatives. 10… X- Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (10 pts) 1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) I / spoke / the man / wife / injured / accident. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) family / I / spend / two months / plan / summer / holiday. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) driver / stop / car / time / save / child. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6) If I / younger / learn / drive / car. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7) Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 8) He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9) I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10) It / difficult / prevent / people / park here. … . XI- Read the passage and choose the correct answer. (10 pts) Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. 1. Thomas Edison was ______. A. a discoverer B. a teacher C. an explorer D. an inventor 2. In 1854 Edison’s family ______. A. moved to Port Huron, Michigan B. bought a new house in Milan, Ohio C. decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D. sent him to a school in New Jersey 3. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means ______. A. “having been well taught” B. “having had good schooling” C. “having taught himself” D. “having had a high education” 4. Edison died at the age of ______. A. 76 B. 84 C. 47 D. 74 5. Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison? A. He invented the motion picture camera. B. He didn’t go to school at all. C. He made numerous inventions. D. He worked very hard 4 . built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything … . (9) … . our modern stage. As well as these permanent. your (8) ……… .………… friend. 1 To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (9) ……………………… understands us better than anyone else. It’s