Task 1. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.  A. leisure                           B. eight                       C. celebrate                            D. penalty

2.  A. fun                                 B. sun                          C. surf                        D. cut

3.  A. bracelet                         B. cake                        C. take                        D. hat

4.  A. although                       B. laugh                      C. paragraph             D. craft

5.  A. comedy                         B. enter                       C. princess                             D. cinema

6. A. populated                      B. loaded                    C. harvested                           D. lived

7. A. fields                              B. flowers                   C. lemons                               D. parks

8. A. normal                           B. visitor                     C. transport                            D. chore

9. A. flag                                 B. glad                        C. blame                                 D. clap

10. A. click                              B. glide                       C. climb                                  D. blind

Task 2. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1. A. generous                       B. suspicious              C. constancy              D. sympathy

2. A. acquaintance                 B. unselfish                C. attraction               D. humorous 

3. A. loyalty                            B. success                   C. incapable               D. sincere

4. A. carefully                         B. correctly                 C. seriously                D. personally

5. A. excited                           B. interested               C. confident               D. memorable

6.	A. email	B. goodbye	C. father	D. happy
7.	A. bedroom	B. kitchen	C. number	D. enjoy
8.	A. begin	B. better	C. player	D. doctor
9.	A. teacher	B. picture	C. behind	D. mother
10.	A. before	B. morning	C. little	D. people

Task 3. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. She is ______ singer I’ve ever met.

A. worse                     B. bad                                     C. the worst               D. badly

2. Mary is ______ responsible as Peter.

A. more                      B. the most                             C. much                      D. as

3. It is ______ in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily                   B. more noisier                       C. noisier                    D. noisy

4. She sings ______among the singers I have known.

A. the most beautiful            B. the more beautiful  C. the most beautifully  D. the more beautifully

5. During the festivals, they fly many _________ kites in different shapes and sizes.

A. colour                     B. colourless                          C. colourful                D. colouring

6.  ______ do the cattle provide for the nomads? – Dairy products, meat, and clothing. 

A. What                      B. Where                                C. Why                        D. How

7.  The crops ______ on the weather. 

A. depend heavy       B. depend heavily                  C. affect heavy         D. affect heavily

8.  ______ is the festival celebrated? – Every year.  

A. When                     B. How often                          C. How                        D. What

9.  There are no high buildings to block ______ in our village. 

A. view                        B. a view                                 C. some view             D. the view 

10. They detest ________ so early in the morning.

A. gets up                   B. getting up                          C. get up                     D. to get up

11. They love ________ with their friends.

A. having eaten         B. to eat out                           C. ate out                    D. eat out

12. I prefer ________ people.

A. texts                        B. texting                                C. texted                     D. text

13. ‘After staying for 20 days at a homestay, I can use chopsticks, harvest rice, and cook some Vietnamese dish.’ ‘_________’

 A. Yeah, I’d like to.         B. That’s awesome!     C. It’s wrong.                D. No problem.

14. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.

A. picks up                 B. picked up                           C. picking up D. pick up

15. Does she fancy ________ a book to the younger children?

A. reads                      B. reading                               C. read                        D. to read

16. We are looking for___________ place to spend _________night.

A. the/the                   B. a/the                                   C. a/a                          D. the/a

17. Please turn off ________lights when you leave ________room.

A. the/the                   B. a/a                                      C. the/a                       D. a/the

18. A: ‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’

      B: ‘_________________’

 A. What a pity!                B. How interesting.         C. How thoughtful!   D. Well done.

Task4. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.

1. It is quite a traditional building.

A. old                          B. fresh                       C. historic                   D. modern

2. She’s been trying to find a good job in the city and she’s finally succeeded.

A. stopped                  B. failed                      C. lost                         D. managed

3. For many people, living in the country side is boring.

A. interesting             B. peaceful                 C. vast             D. nomadic

4. I adore helping parents with DIY projects.

A. mind                       B. hate            C. like              D. love

5. When I am tired, I like to watch TV. It is fascinating.

A. enchanting            B. attractive                C. dull                         D. entertaining

Task 5. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence.

1. I like reading comics in my free time.

A. fancy                      B. hate            B. mind                       D. detest

2. My brother is hooked on playing games, so my parents are very worried about him.     

A. happy with B. famous for             C. bored with             D. addicted to

3. Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a simple way of farming.

A. basic                       B. interesting             C. wonderful              D. great

4. Human beings need water and food to exist.

A. go                           B. move                      C. live              D. stay

5. Nga detests playing sports.

A. likes                        B. stops                       C. avoids                    D. hate

Task 6. Find the mistake among A, B, C, or D

1. It’s very interesting to making crafts or collect things like stamps and coins.

                        A                      B                            C                                        D

2. People in the countryside work more hardly than those in the city.

                  A                                 B                 C                      D

3. A cow ploughs more worse than a buffalo does.

     A                 B          C                                          D

4. How much inhabitants does the Ha Nhi ethnic group have?

      A        B                  C      D

5. Mai speaks English more fluent than her sister does.

               A                        B         C                                  D

6. She laughed happier than other people did because she won the prize.

                                A                B                C       D

7. When you use the internet, be carefully when making friends with strangers.

                        A                                  B                     C                    D

8. When I was a little girl, I used to fancy collect dolls.

         A         B                                       C        D

Task 7. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 

The Muong (1) ______ ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the Vietnamese-Muong language branch.  The Muong live in (2) __________ areas which have abundant land for (3) ___________ wet rice. In a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade  of  big  trees,  huddle  against  the  mountain, and (4)_____________ out on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to counter the warm, humid mountain climate. The Muong’s (5) ______ is special. Men often wear a round-neck shirt which opens in the front and has two pockets. Their pants have large trouser legs. The Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. They wind a white or indigo headscarf (6) ______ their head.  The Muong have (7)______  folk  arts  including  folk  songs  and  poems,  sorcerer’s worshiping  songs,  tales,  and  riddle  songs.  The gong is (8) ______ popular musical instrument (9) ______ the flute, the (10) ______ violin, the drum, and the panpipe. 

1.  A. have                              B. share                                  C. divide                     D. cut

2.  A. mountain                      B. mount                                C. mountainous         D. hill

3.  A. growing                        B. harvesting                          C. putting                   D. Raising

4.  A. watch                            B. see                                      C. stare                       D. look

5.  A. cloth                              B. material                              C. costume                 D. costumes

6.  A. out                                 B. around                               C. at                            D. above

7.  A. diverse                          B. diversity                             C. variety                    D. range 

8.  A. most                              B. the most                             C. more                      D. the more

9.  A. together                        B. as well                                C. along                      D. along with

10.  A. two strings                 B. two-string                          C. two string              D. second-string 

Task 8. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

In Vietnam, a market is a trading place, but many markets are not only about buying and selling things. They reflect the life of the community. A traditional market is a social gathering point for people of all ages it is a new and exciting experience for children, a trading place for local craftsmen, and a chance for young people to meet. People go to the traditional market not only to buy and sell things but also to eat, drink, play games and socialize. For example, if you go to Sa Pa market, it is the highlands in the north of Viet Nam, you can see people wear then nicest clothes and spend all day long at the market. They buy things, play the flute, dance and sing. Thisis also a time to meet, my friends and look for lovers. That is why this kind of gathering is also called "love market". Some other countryside markets in the Mekong Delta are held on boats. Most of the goods are sold at a floating market. The most exciting time is in the early morning, when boats arrive loaded up with agricultural products.

1. In Vietnam, all markets are ………………………………………………..……..

A. only trading places                       B. only about buying things

C. only about selling things             D. not only about buying and selling things

2. A traditional market is a social gathering point for……………………………..

A.  young people                   B. people of all ages              C. local craftsmen     D. children

3. What can people do at the traditional market?

A. Sell and buy things only. B. Buy and sell things, eat, drink and play games.

C. Buy things and eat.                       D. Buy and sell things, eat, drink, play games and socialize.

4.  What do ethnic group people who go to Sa Pa market do?

A. They wear their nicest  clothes, buy things, play the flute, dance and sing.

B. They ride on a horse and sing.

C.  They drink a lot of wine and dance.

D.  They buy the nicest clothes at the market and look for lovers.

5. Some of the markets in the Mekong Delta are held …………… are called floating markets.

A. along the roads                 B. on the paddy field C. on boats                 D. in the morning

 

Task 9. Choose the correct sentences (A,B,C,D) which has the same meaning as the first one.

1.    He uses all his free time to look after his garden. (spends)

A. He spends all his free time look after his garden.

B. He spends all his free time looking after his garden.

C. He spends all his free time to look after his garden.

D. He spends looking after his garden all his free time.

2. I don’t like to get up early and prepare breakfast in the cold winter days. (hate)

A. I hate getting up early and preparing breakfast in the cold winter days.

B. I hate to getting up early and preparing breakfast in the cold winter days.

C. I hate getting up early and prepare breakfast in the cold winter days.

D. I hate get up early and preparing breakfast in the cold winter days.

3.    Vinh really loves to hang out with friends. (enjoys)

A. Vinh really enjoys hanging out with friends.

B. Vinh really enjoys hang out with friends.

C. Vinh really enjoys to hanging out with friends.

D. Vinh really enjoy hanging out with friends.

4.  I am a faster worker than Tom is. (fast)

A. I work faster than Tom (does). 

B. I work faslier than Tom (does). 

C. I work more faster than Tom (does). 

D. I work more fastly than Tom (does). 

5.  Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautifully)

A. Mai sings beautifullier than Mi (does).

B. Mai’s singing is more beautifully than Mi (does).

C. Mai sings more beautifullier than Mi (does).

D. Mai sings more beautifully than Mi (does).

6. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)

A. Hung’s brother drives less carefullier than he does.

B. Hung’s brother drives more carefully than he does.

C. Hung’s brother drives less carefully than he does.

D. Hung’s brother drives less careful than he does.

7. Hung is more intelligent than Tom. (intelligent)

A. Tom is not as intelligent than Hung.

B. Tom is more intelligent than Hung.

C. Tom is not as intelligent as Hung.

8. What is the price of a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

A. How many is a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

B. How much is a dish of five-colored sticky rice cost?

C. How much does a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

D. How much is a dish of five-colored sticky rice?

D. Tom is not more intelligent as Hung.

 

Task 10. Choose the correct question (A, B,C,D) for the underlined parts in each sentence.

1. Mr. Pha goes cutting wood in the forest once a month.

A. How often does Mr. Pha go cutting wood in the forest?

B. Where does Mr. Pha go cutting wood in the forest?

C. Why does Mr. Pha go cutting wood in the forest?

D. How does Mr. Pha go cutting wood in the forest?

2. Artists from the Central Highlands will give Gong performance in the festival.

A. Where will give Gong performance in the festival?

B. Who will give Gong performance in the festival?

C. Who is give Gong performance in the festival?

D. Which will give Gong performance in the festival?

 

PHONETIC AND STRESS

Ex 1 Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.

1.   A. satisfied                 B. socialize                 C. volunteer               D. exercise

2.   A. information           B. technology             C. community            D. activity

3.   A. library                    B. museum                 C. melody                   D. favourite

4.   A. protection              B. addicted                 C. computer               D. goldfish

5.   A. skateboard            B. sticker                     C. adore                      D. leisure

Ex 2:Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1.	A. prize	B. drill	C. brick	D. trim
2.	A. broom	B. proof	C. blood	D. troop
3.	A. practice	B. cracker	C. tractor	D. bracelet
4.	A. trophy	B. problem	C. broccoli	D. drop
5.	A. trunk	B. prudential	C. brush	D. crush

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

1.Choosethe word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning.

            A. doing                    B. to do       C. am doing                          D.  does

2.  My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.

            A. pick up                   B. picked up               C. picking up  D. picks up

3. Nam doesn’t like ………………. Soccer every day.

         A. play                   B. plays                   C. playing               D. played

4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?

            A.  reads                     B. reading                   C. to read                   D. read

5. My parents  enjoy …………… on Sundays.

            A. garden                   B. gardening  C.  gardened              D. gardens

6. They love ……………with their friends.

            A. eat out                    B. ate out                    C. having eaten         D. to eat out

7. I prefer …………… people.

            A. text             B.  texting                   C.  texted                    D.  texts

8. My father detests …………. play soccer in the morning

A. playing                   B.  played                   C.  to play                             D.  plays

2.Choosethe word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1.  My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.

A. pick up                       B. picked up               C. picking up                     D. picks up

2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ……..  your minds and bodies.

A. on

B. to

C. with

D. onto

3. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and hospitable.

A. friendly                    B. vast                        C. slow                           D. inconvenient

4. The ……………………..…… people in the village are  very friendly.

A. ethnic minority          B. majorities     C. ethnic minorities           D. ethnic cultures.

5. Can you speak English ……………… .My English is not good.

A. slow                         B. more slowly     C. quickly                       D. more quickly

6. Viet Nam is …………. multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. a                             B. an                      C. the                                D. A and C

7. Which ethnic groups has the largest population in Viet Nam?

A. Kinh                      B. Muong               C. Tay                               D. Hmong

8. ………………can make you relaxed. You enjoy them in your free time.

A. Flying a kite          B. Riding a horse         C. Leisure activities    D. Sports

9. Nick, we’re goin’ to a culture event …….. . Would you like to join w/ us?
A. w/                          B. EZ                           C. 2moro                     D. J4F!

10. …….. a lover of the sea is? – My uncle is

A. What                     B. Which                       C. When                    D. Who

Ex3 Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.

11. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.

12. The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.

13. We wish today is sunny so that we could spend the day in the countryside.

14. Liz spent such an enjoying day in Ba's home village that she plans to return to the village some day.

15. Ben has to save a few money for his trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.

READING COMPREHENSION

Ex 1 Choose the one option (a, b, c or d) that best completes the passage.

Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (1)................... Peter's Uncle Tom works. We left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (2)................... us to their farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed us (3)................... of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and (4)................... seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (5)................... machinery. In the afternoon we went to the cattle farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (6)................... here. We saw a new-born (7)................... in the cowshcd when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (8)................... day

1.    A. whom                       B. that                             C. which                       D. where

2.    A. dropped                   B. picked                         C. brought                   D. took

3.    A. areas                        B. fields                           C. forests                      D. meadows

4.    A. planting                   B. plowing                      C. growing                   D. producing

5.    A. farm                         B. farming                      C. farmer                      D. farmyard

6.    A. trapped                    B. collected                     C. raised                       D. risen

7.    A. calf                            B. puppy                         C. colt                           D. lamb

8.    A. enjoy                        B. enjoying                     C. enjoyed                    D. enjoyable

Ex 2: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.

Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farms are big. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.

Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.

9.    British farmers give up farm work because they .................

       A. are tired of the farm work                             B. cannot earn their living by farming

       C. want to leave for the city                               D. are forced to leave the land.

10. Most British farms are big because ....................

       A. there are plenty of land                                 B. farming is now industrialized

       C. small farms are uneconomic                         D. most British farmers are rich

11. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists in order to

       A. show their friendship                                     B. attract more tourists to theirfarms

       C. build up some savings                                   D. improve their earnings

12. Fields on British farms used to be ..................

       A. separated from each other by hedges         B. full of wild flowers and birds

       C. a thousand years old                                      D. all are correct

13. Nowadays most fields in England are ..................

       A. planted by European                                      B. smaller than they used to be

       C. larger than fields in Europe                           D. large by European standards

Ex 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

      Sydney is Australia’s most exciting city. The history of Australia begins here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1624 passengers from Britain (including 770 prisoners). Today there are about 3.6 million people in Sydney. It is the biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In Sydney, the buildings are higher, the colors are brighter and the nightlife is more exciting. There are over 20 excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are two things that make Sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.

1.   Where did Captain Arthur Philips arrive in 1788?

      A. South Pacific                                             B. Sydney Harbor

      C. Britain                                                        D. Sydney

2.   Which of the following should be the title of the reading passage?

      A. Sydney’s Opera House                            B. The history of Sydney

      C. Sydneys beaches and harbors                D. An introduction of Sydney

3.   Which of the following statements is NOT true about Sydney?

      A. Sydney is not a favorite city for immigrants from overseas.

      B. Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

      C. Sydney is the most exciting city in Australia.

      D. Sydney is the biggest port in the South Pacific.

4.   How many beaches are there close to Sydney?

      A. 11 beaches                                                B. over 20 beaches

      C.  nearly 20 beaches                                   D. 770 beaches

5.   When was the Sydney Harbor Bridge built?

      A. 1788                       B. 1973                       C. 1932                       D. 1625

 

SPEAKING: Choose the sentence or phrase (a, b, e, or d) that best fits the blank space.

1.    'May I use your phone?' - 'Certainly, ....................'

       A. Hold on, please.                                              B. It doesn't matter    

       C. Here you are                                                   D. You're welcome

2.    'Would you like to have tea with us?' - ' ..............................'

       A. Yes, I'd love to         B. Yes, I would               C. That's a good idea D. I think so

3.    '.........................?' - 'I'm going to make a table.'

       A. Why is this wood    B. What's this wood for

       C. How is this wood used                                   D. Whose is this wood

4.    'Excuse me, where is the post office?' - '....................'

       A. Let me see                                                       B. About two hundred meters

       C. Twenty minutes walk                                     D. Keep straight on for one miles

WRITING

1. All of the children of the Smith’s really like playing rackets.

A. All of the children of the Smith’s are really interested in playing rackets.

B. All of the children of the Smith’s really like play rackets.

C. All of the children of the Smith’s really likes playing rackets.

D. All of the children of the Smith’s really are interested in play rackets.

2 Living in the city is more convenient than living in the countryside.

A. Living in the countryside is more convenient than living in the city.

B. Living in the countryside isn’t as convenient as  living in the city.

C. Living in the city is convenient than living in the countryside.

D. Living in the city is little convenient than living in the countryside.

3 It took us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.

A. We spend more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.

B. We spent more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.

C. We spent more than two hours seeing the film “Avatar”.

D. We spend more than two hours see the film “Avatar”.

4 She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.

A. She is hooked on hang out with friends on Saturday evening.

B. She likes hang out with friends on Saturday evening.

C. She like to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.

D. She is hooked on hanging out with friends on Saturday evening.

5. No one in my class is more generous than Lisa

A. Lisa is less generous in my class.

B. Lisa is the most generous in my class.

C. Lisa more generous in my class.

D.  Lisa is many generous in my class.

6Could you help me with this box?

A. Would you mind helping me with this box?

B. Would you mind help me with this box?

C. Would you mind to helping me with this box?

D. Would you minds helping me with this box?

7 DIY skills aren’t as hard as I think.

A. DIY skills are easier than I think.

B. DIY skills are as hard as I think.

C. DIY skills aren’t as hardly as I think.

D. DIY skills aren’t easier than I think.

8.What leisure activity do you like most?

A. What leisure activity do you like?

B. What’s your favorite leisure activity?

C. What your favorite leisure activity?

D. What’s do your favorite leisure activity?