Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. minority     


B.  literacy      


C. primary


D. library
Câu 2:


A. eradicate      


B. campaign    


C. vacation     


D. transport
Câu 3:


A. straggle             


B. maturity 


C. student    


D. education
Câu 4:


A. please              


B. decrease     


C. speech   


D.  realistic
Câu 5:


A. ethnic           


B. northern 


C. healthy


D. south

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word that best completes each of these sentences
Câu 1: Do you watch a lot of __________ films?


A. travel                                    


B. journey                  


C. tour                                      


D. sightseeing
Câu 2: He has had the benefit __________ the best education money can buy.


A. with 


B. on 


C. of 


D. for
Câu 3: Who told you of the news? – The __________ may not be correct.


A. inform                                  


B. information          


C. informational                     


D. informative
Câu 4: I have sent you a lot of letters but you have never been __________.


A. responsively 


B. response 


C. respond 


D. responsive
Câu 5: She thinks chatting on the Internet is time __________.


A. consume 


B. consumer 


C. consuming 


D. consumption
Câu 6: Remotes controls are used to __________ with TV.


A. interact 


B. interaction 


C. interactive 


D. interactively
Câu 7: We ran an article __________ her in our magazine.


A. with 


B. without 


C. about 


D. for
Câu 8: It’s quite easy to get access __________ the Internet.


A. on                                          


B.  in


C. to                                          


D. into
Câu 9: You’ve never been in Italy, __________?


A. have you 


B. haven’t you 


C.  have never you


D. haven’t never you
Câu 10: Sally turned in her report, __________?


A. does she    


B.  doesn’t she      


C. did she   


D. didn’t she
Câu 11: That’s Bob’s, __________?


A.  is he 


B. isn’t he 


C. is it


D. isn’t it
Câu 12: No one died in the accident, __________?


A. is he


B. isn’t he 


C. did they


D. didn’t they
Câu 13: Don’t talk in class, __________ you? The teacher is explaining the lesson.


A. do                                          


B. don’t                      


C. will                         


D. won’t
Câu 14: We don’t allow passengers __________ in this part of the building.


A. smoke                                   


B. smoking                


C. smoked                  


D. to smoke
Câu 15: Don’t forget __________ the letter for me! – I won’t.   


A. post


B. posted


C. posting


D. to post
Câu 16: He thinks that __________ on the Internet is a waste of time.


A. chat                                       


B. chatting                 


C. chatter                   


D. to chat
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Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.  
Câu 1: I met (A) a lot of interesting (B) people while (C) I was studying at (D) Ho Chi Minh City.


A. met


B. interesting 


C. while 


D. at 
Câu 2: Passengers shouldn’t be thrown (A) away their (B) tickets as (C) they may be checked (D) during the journey.


A. be thrown 


B. their


C. as 


D. be checked 
Câu 3: Would (A) you mind turn on (B) the lights, please?  It’s too dark (C) for me to read (D). 


A. Would


B. turn on


C. too dark 


D. to read 
Câu 4: Long ago there (A) used to being (B) a beautiful island in (C) the Atlantic Ocean (D).


A. Long ago there


B.  used to being


C.  in


D. the Atlantic Ocean (
Câu 5: If (A) I were you (B), I didn’t (C) buy that expensive (D) car.


A. If 


B. you


C. didn’t 


D. expensive 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
Câu 1: Why________go to the park for a change?


A. we don’t  


B. we should    


C. don’t we      


D. we should not
Câu 2: To__________ photography professionally requires a lot of skills.


A. commit 


B. carry     


C. do     


D. make
Câu 3: Through generations, despite many____________, some Huong Canh families have successfully preserved their traditional job of clay pot and tile making.


A. out and about  


B. odds and ends    


C. ups and downs        


D.  ins and outs
Câu 4: We made her an excellent offer, but she__________ it.


A. turned


B. rejected 


C. accepted   


D. denied
Câu 5: If Mr. John _________rich, he would travel around the world.


A. is


B. will be


C. was


D. were 
Câu 6: He seldom goes to the cinema, _________ ?


A.  is he


B. doesn’t he  


C.  does he      


D. isn’t he
Câu 7: Mike: “I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!”            Jane: “____________________”


A. What a pity!    


B. Have a nice day!


C. What a lovely toy! Thanks.    


D.  The same to you.
Câu 8: He asked me if I _________to school by bicycle every day.


A. go


B. was going 


C. am going 


D. went 
Câu 9: They _________Ho Chi Minh City last summer.


A. visit 


B. have visit 


C. visited 


D. will visit 
Câu 10: _________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.


A. Although  


B. Since   


C. If  


D. Because
Câu 11: She was sick yesterday, _________she was absent from school.


A. so 


B. but 


C. because 


D. since 
Câu 12: The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.


A. advised      


B. suggested 


C. insisted


D. forced
Câu 13: Vietnamese people are very___________.


A. friendliness 


B. friend   


C. friendly  


D.  friendship
Câu 14: The book _________is on the table belongs to my brother.


A. whose 


B. which 


C. who 


D. where 
Câu 15: My house _________in 1986.


A. was building 


B.  is built     


C.  was built       


D. has been built
Câu 16: I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.


A. but 


B. because 


C. so


D. therefore 
Câu 17: She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.


A. finished


B. had finished  


C. have finished   


D. finishing
Câu 18: _________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.


A. In


B. For


C. At


D. On
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Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
Câu 1:


A. introduce   


B. delegate


C. marvelous 


D.  currency
Câu 2:


A. baby 


B. decline   


C. money 


D. system

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 1:


A. access


B. website


C. violent   


D.  internet
Câu 2:


A. mountain         


B. shout  


C. household


D. through
Câu 3:


A. fashion     


B. campus   


C.  relax    


D.  locate

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best option:
Câu 1: Somebody will phone Mr. Watson tonight .


A. Mr. Watson will phone tonight .   


B. Tonight will be phoned to Mr. Watson by somebody .


C. Mr. Watson will be phoned tonight .     


D. Mr. Watson will be phoned tonight by somebody.
Câu 2: The old man treated the little boy badly .


A. The little boy was treated by the old man badly .


B. The little boy was badly treated by the old man .


C. The little boy badly was treated by the old man .


D. The little boy was treated badly by the old man .
Câu 3: They are widening the roads in our town.


A. The roads in our town are being widened. 


B. The roads is being widened in our town.


C. The roads in our town are being wide.    


D. The roads in our town are widened.        
Câu 4: Mary: “Do you want to come to my house tonight?”  Peter: “No, thanks. ______________________. She isn’t very well at the moment.”


A. I will visit my grandmother.   


B. I  going to visit my grandmother.


C. I am going to visit my grandmother.   


D. I visit my grandmother.

A.
B.
C.
D.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
Câu 1: ______ is the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs.


A. Husband


B. Breadwinner  


C. Women   


D. Homemaker
Câu 2: This system of the body lets us breathe in oxygen with our _______ and breathe out carbon dioxide.


A. heart   


B. lungs     


C. brain       


D. intestine
Câu 3: This system of the body is _______ up of our bones.


A. made 


B. taken     


C. done   


D. got
Câu 4: _____ is the controller of the body. Led by the brain and nerves, it allows us to move, talk and feel emotions.


A. Circulatory system


B. Digestive system 


C. Nervous system  


D. Skeletal system
Câu 5: In Singapore today, people tend to live in _________ families which consist of parents and children.  


A. extended     


B. sole   


C. crowded    


D. nuclear
Câu 6: Which word is closest in meaning to “diseases”?  


A. acupunctures         


B. precautions    


C. capabilities           


D. ailments
Câu 7: A person will be considered _________ if he/she doesn’t take good care of his/her parents or grandparents.  


A. unwilling      


B. discomfort       


C. ungrateful     


D. impolite
Câu 8: The man can’t see the hole in front of him, he ___________________ into it.


A. will fall     


B. is going to fall 


C. is falling     


D. fell
Câu 9: _________ psychologists, most people don’t realize the enormous benefits that come to a family when husband and children share the housework.                                                               


A. On behalf of   


B. Thanks to


C. According to  


D. Apart from
Câu 10: My mother often ________________ in the early morning because she wants to choose the freshest and healthiest ingredients for the meals.


A. does the cooking   


B. shops for groceries


C. do the grocery shopping 


D. cooks
Câu 11: That tree ____ last month. Now it ______ .


A. was planted /is growing   


B. has planted/ is grown 


C. planted/ is grown        


D. planted / grows
Câu 12: Every day I _____ up at 6 o'clock, ______ breakfast at 7 o'clock and ______ for work at 8 o'clock.


A. get / eat / leave


B. have got / eating / leaving


C. got / ate / left 


D. will get / have eaten / left
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu 1: In the past, the trip was very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.


A. change        


B. will change   


C. changed  


D. have changed
Câu 2: It is _______ education that can make life of people in developing countries less miserable.


A. an         


B. the  


C. a     


D. Ø
Câu 3: The faster we walk, _________ we will get there.


A. the more soon 


B. the soon  


C. the sooner  


D. the soonest
Câu 4: Could you please tell me _________?


A. It is how far to  the nearest bus stop     


B. how far to the nearest bus stop is it


C. how far it is to the nearest bus stop    


D. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
Câu 5: More than ten victims _______ missing in the storm last week.


A. are reported to have been     


B. are reported to be


C. are reporting to have been        


D. are reporting to be
Câu 6: We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week _______ May.


A. on          


B. of    


C. in


D. for
Câu 7: It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals.


A. achievement    


B. achievable


C. achieve       


D. achiever
Câu 8: The college offers both _______ and professional qualifications.


A. experience     


B. requirement    


C. government  


D. academic
Câu 9: Didn’t they _________ sight of the “No Camping” sign?


A. catch       


B. keep   


C. take  


D. have
Câu 10: A ________ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training.


A. subject


B. vocation   


C. certificate 


D. grade
Câu 11: As the managing director was dictating the letter, his secretary _________ what he was saying in shorthand.


A. took on    


B. took down


C. took off  


D. took up
Câu 12: The child hurt himself badly when he fell ________the bedroom window.


A. out of     


B. down 


C. out from


D. over
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 1: Given these constraints, we have no alternative but to suggest an improvised solution.  


A. a complete 


B. a preplanned   


C. a permanent


D. a proscribed
Câu 2: The classroom was chaotic once the teacher left the room.  


A. confused         


B. messy    


C. entertaining  


D. orderly

A.
B.
C.
D.