I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

II: Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.

1.a.Enjoy                  b.collect                     c.escape                     d.answer

2.a.summer  b.birthday                 c.busy                         d. machine

3.a. forget                 b. repeat                     c. allow                       c. morning

4.a. raincoat b. bedroom                c. hot- dog                  d. short- sighted

5. a.unimportant     b. underground         c. encourage              d. imperfect

III. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. The entrance examination will be held.............................. June 22^nd 2012.
   1. in                      B. on                           C. at                            D. to
2. You don‘t like watching this film,............................... ?
   1. don‘t you        B. are you                 C. do you                   D. did you

      3.The bus collected us at 5 o‘clock early          the morning.

                A.on                       B.from                        C.in                             D.at

4. They went on working…........................ it started to rain.
   1. though B. because                 C. but                          D. in spite of
5. The girl wishes she.............................. in Hue for the festival next week.
   1. had stayed          B. was staying       C. stay                        D. could stay
6. We used to…............................ fishing when we were young.
   1. went                 B. gone                       C. go                           D. going
7. Do you know the man….......................... met our teacher yesterday?
   1. who                  B. whom                    C. which                     D. whose
8. If I.............................. time, I‘ll write to you.
   1. had                   B. have                       C. had             D. will have
9. My school                    in 1990 by worker.
   1. is built              B. was building         C. was built               D. has been built
10. My father asked us________ too much time playing computer games.
    1. not to spending         B. did not spend       C. not to spend          D. to not spent
11. If I were a flower, I________ a sunflower.
    1. was                           B. were                     C. will be            D. would be

     12. He didn't run... to get there first.

            A. enough fast           B. fast enough           C. enough to fast       D. to fast enough

13. The weather was bad, the football match was put off.

             A. though                 B. Because of            C. Because                 D. So

      14.Even.   it was very cold, Mr Ba was waiting for the bus.

            A. although               B. though                   C. despite of              D. in spite of

15. September 2nd has been considered a great holiday in Viet Nam.................... 1945.

            A. since                      B. on                           C. for                          D. from

IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The students (learn) English in the classroom at the moment.

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2. The house (destroy) by the storm last week.

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3. When I (come) yesterday, they (have) dinner.

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4. If I were you, I (not spend ) much time on video games.

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5. Would you mind (close) the window?

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6. Laura wishes that she (not live ) in a small flat .

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7. They (repair) our school some years ago.

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8. Nga suggests ( help)the poor

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9. My mother came in while I (watch) TV in my room.

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10. It is easy (find) a beautiful house in the big city.

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5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the brackets:

1. Fish can‘t live in this lake because the water is ………….....….                   (pollute)

2. I saw your school‘s ……………...........…                                                        (advertise)

3..Energy-saving bulbs should be ……..........………..                                        (use)

4. Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates ……. from slavery. (free)

5. ………………, people eat sticky rice cakes at Tet.                      (tradition)

6. English is fun, so we are............................. in learning it. (interest)

7. The Internet is a wonderful................................................... of modern life. (invent)

8. The price of.............................................. has gone up again. (electric)

9. You must be............................................... when you open that door. (care)

10. We can protect the environment by........................................ air pollution. (reduce)

VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting.

1. I saw the men, the women and the cattle which went to the field.

                          A                                B            C       D

2. Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways.

A                            B                          C                D

3. There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook dinner.

                          A                                 B                          C        D

4. She did her test careful last week.

            A           B       C         D

5. Would you mind turn on the lights, please? It‘s too dark for me to read.

        A                       B                                              C                       D

6. Yesterday when Jane phoned, Mike had dinner with his family.

                       A                 B                  C                  D

7. This book was writing by Jack London, an American writer.

      A                     B          C                        D

8. Mr. Johnson used to running every morning, but he doesn‘t now.

                            A             B                                 C           D

9. Bob and Susan usually goes out for a meal on Saturday evenings.

                                            A          B       C       D

10. I am afraid this camera is too expensive for we to buy.

             A                                 B                           C      D

VII. Read the passage.

    Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year‘s Eve, the whole family get together for the reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit the neighbors, friends and relatives.

a,True or false.

1.Vietnamese people clean their houses some weeks before the New Year.

2.A week before Tet, people make Chung cake.

3.The young members of the family pay their respects to elders.

4.The elders receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes.

b,Answer the questions.

1. When is Tet holiday celebrated in Viet Nam?

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2.Do they make Banh chung three days before the festival?

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3.What do they do on the New Year‘s Eve?

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4.Who receives lucky money?

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5.Do they visit their neighbors, friends, relatives on New Year morning?

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VIII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. They did the work excellently.

The work………………………………………..............…………………………………

2. ―I am going to meet my pen pal in front of the station‖, said Lan.

Lan said that……………………………………..........…………………………………..

3. Mai can sing better than Hoa.

Hoa can‘t………………………..................………………………………………………

4. I don‘t have a motorbike.

I wish………………………………...................................................…………………….

5. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

It is not..................................................................................................................................

6. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

My sister has .......................................................................................................................

7. It takes Long two hours to do his homework every day.

Long spends..........................................................................................................................

8. ―Do you go to school on Sunday?‖ my friend asked.

My friend asked...................................................................................................................

9. Mary usually went swimming after school last year.