Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 
Câu 1:


A. memorable


B. excited


C. interested


D. confident
Câu 2:


A. appreciate


B. situation


C. experience


D. embarrassing

A.
B.
C.
D.

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


A. stays


B. steals


C. tells


D. talks
Câu 2:


A. competition


B. competitor


C. contest


D. question
Câu 3:


A. children


B. exchange


C. machine


D. peach

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank            If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in theUnited States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to  (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.
Câu 1: (28)


A. bundle


B. hand


C. bunch


D. handful
Câu 2: (29)


A. valuable


B. unpacked


C. wrapped


D. unwanted
Câu 3: (30)


A. protest


B. make


C. protect


D. prevent
Câu 4: (31)


A. gradually


B. recently


C. perfectly


D. exactly
Câu 5: (32)


A. permitted


B. waited


C. expected


D. wasted

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 
Câu 1: There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.


A. no sugar


B. There's


C. must


D. some
Câu 2: John congratulated  us  of passing our exam.


A. of


B. congratulated


C. us


D. our

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the most suitable clause or sentence:    
Câu 1:  "I'm sorry I didn't lend you the book you wanted," Mary said to John.


A. Mary wanted John to lend her the book she had wanted.          


B. Mary apologized John for not lending the book he had wanted.


C. Mary apologized John for didn't lending the book he wanted.  


D. Mary accused John of not lending her the book she had wanted.
Câu 2: My father hasn't smoked for three years.  


A. My father stopped smoking three years ago. 


B. My father quit smoking for three years. 


C. My father started to smoke three years ago


D. My father will continue smoking in three years' time.
Câu 3: "Please don't smoke in my car," he said. à He asked me…………………………


A. please not to smoke in my car  


B. not to smoke in his car 


C. I didn't smoke in his car


D. didn't smoke in his car
Câu 4: Peter : “What sort of food and drink did you have at Lan's party?”   
Susan: “Oh ,…………………………………….........”


A. she asked us to eat all the food she served


B. we were served chicken, steak, soup, bread, beer and soft drinks


C. we helped her prepare some special food and drink   


D. we brought some soft drinks and biscuits
Câu 5: Michael: “................................?”   
John: “Well, she's not very beautiful. But she's got bright eyes and a very friendly smile.”


A. What are her personalities  


B. What does she look like 


C. What does she like          


D. What is she look like

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and then choose the best answer       The most important celebration holiday inChinais the New Year. At this time shops are closed. The people celebrate by feasting, by paying friendly calls to their neighbors, and by visiting the temples to make promises for the New Year. Children parade through the streets carrying colorful lanterns and paper figures. Firecrackers similar to those used in theUnited Stateson the Fourth of July are set off. In fact, on the night that the New Year's celebration begins, the exploding fireworks make so much noise that no one is able to sleep.       The time of the New Year is also the time at which Chinese people refresh their homes. For example, the windows, which are made of thick rice paper, are torn down, and new ones are put up. This is also the time during which people pay their debts. Every man tries to settle all his bills before the beginning of the New Year.
Câu 1: No one is able to sleep on the night  that the New Year's celebration begins because ..............


A. they pay their debts


B. they explode fireworks


C. fireworks make noise.


D. their children carry colorful lantems and paper figures.
Câu 2:  The word "ones "in the second paragraph refers to ..................... .


A. windows


B. homes


C. Chinese people


D. rice paper
Câu 3: This article as a whole is about ...................... .


A. New Year's promises              


B. paying debts 


C. The Chinese New Year


D. holiday China   
Câu 4: Which of the following sentences is not true?


A. Everyone explodes fireworks.


B. Chinese people try to pay debts before the New Year.


C. Children parade through the streets.


D. People feast and call to their neighbors friendly. 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best option to complete the blanks in the following passage:       The FIFA Women's World Cup is the (26) _____ important international competition in woman's football. Contested (27)_______four years, the first women's world cup tournament, named the Women's world championship, was held in 1991, 61 years after the men first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. The current format has 16 _(28)________ compete every four years for the winner trophy. Of the first four tournaments held, theUSAhas won the championship twice. Since its first tournament , the Women 's world cup has continued to grow in popularity. FIFA estimates that there are currently forty millions girls and women (29)_______ football around the world, and the number of women will equal to the number of men by 2010.
Câu 1: (26)


A. most


B. almost


C. mostly


D. more
Câu 2: (27)


A. even


B. every


C. event


D. none
Câu 3: (28)


A. footballers


B. groups


C. teams


D.  people
Câu 4: (29)


A. growing


B. running


C. playing


D. getting

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the word or phrase whose underlined part  needs correcting.
Câu 1: The children are looking forward to celebrate  the Mid-autumn festival.


A. celebrate


B.  festival


C. forward to


D. are
Câu 2: I am very happily to have received a donation of $1,000 from your company some days ago.


A.  happily


B. from


C. to have received


D. of
Câu 3: We didn't think her parents would allow her go out late at night.


A. would allow


B. go out


C. at


D.  think
Câu 4: You had better ask him come in . Don't keep him standing at the door.


A. come


B. standing


C. don't


D. had better

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
Câu 1: The hospital destroying by the storm is being rebuilt now.
                    


A. destroying


B.  by


C. is being


D. rebuilt
Câu 2: That training made him to be able to become a great scientist later.


A. made


B. to be able


C. to become


D. a great
Câu 3: The most important thing of the competition is the participation and enjoyment people has from it.


A. The most important thing of the competition


B.  is


C. participation and enjoyment


D. has
Câu 4: After hearing the conditions, I decided not entering for the competition.


A. hearing


B. conditions


C. not entering


D. competition.
Câu 5: They also help my much in my life.


A. They


B. help


C. my


D. much in my life.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.


A. terminate


B. prevent


C. initiate


D. lighten
Câu 2: E-cash cards are the main means of all transactions in a cashless society.


A. cash-starved


B. cash-strapped


C. cash-in-hand


D. cash-free
Câu 3: Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.


A. risks


B. annoyances


C. fears


D. irritations

A.
B.
C.
D.