Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1.      A. banned         B. cleared         C. kissed         D. raised
2.      A. recognised         B. stringed         C. conquered         D. watched
3.      A. liked         B. backed         C. encouraged         D. reversed
4.      A. enjoyed         B. finished         C. suffered         D. agreed
5.      A. performed         B. released         C. received         D. adored
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. We’re best friends as we have a ____ interest in music.
         A. passion         B. passionately         C. passionless         D. passionate
7. My teacher assigned us a writing task about ____ of our favorite singers.
         A. biology         B. biography         C. biodiversity         D. biochemist
8. We find out that beat box has ____ very popular recently.
         A. came         B. turned         C. become         D. became
9. Lina, the ____ album of the new music band in our city, will be uploaded on the website next week. I’m looking forward to listening to it.
         A. debut         B. only         C. best-selling         D. individual
10. The ____ cheered loudly when the singers came out on the stage.
         A. audience         B. spectator         C. public         D. watcher
11. Our performance was ____ to be the best one in this competition last night.
         A. cheered         B. appeared         C. judged         D. seen
12. The local celebrities joined hands to ____ a fund-raising campaign for charity.
         A. solve         B. conserve         C. come up         D. launch
13. He practically ____ a comic style called stand-up comedy in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience.
         A. realised         B. invented         C. distributed         D. thought
14. No longer did Pokémon Go become the widespread ____ in Viet Nam.
         A. effect         B. phenomenon         C. invention         D. news
15. That the young talented pianist won the Pulitzer Prizes has attracted ____ attention.
         A. worldwide         B. scientific         C. undue         D. careful
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. Becoming a super star performing on stage was my burning desire when I was a teenager.
         A. well-known painter         B. famous singer         C. good writer         D. famous composer
17. We were surprised to know that over 150000 fans packed into the stadium to support Vietnamese football team.
         A. people         B. admirers         C. visitors         D. watchers
Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
18. It’s incredible that his new song leads the Billboard hot 100 chart only in 3 days.
         A. beyond belief B. believable         C. implausible         D. unbelievable
19. She was given a prize for her achievement in classical and traditional music.
         A. success         B. feat         C. failure         D. accomplishment
Part III. GRAMMAR
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
20. Tom said that he could ­­­____ me with this assignment.
         A. helped         B. helping         C. to help         D. help
21. John made me ____ a lot with his hilarious jokes.
         A. laughing         B. to laugh         C. laugh         D. laughed
22. I’d like ____ all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday.
         A. to invite         B. inviting         C. invite         D. not invite
23. We expect Linh ____ to the airport late as the plane will take off in 15 minutes.
         A. to come         B. not to come         C. not coming         D. coming
24. I’m happy ____ that you’ve passed your driving test. Congratulations!
         A. not hearing         B. hear         C. hearing         D. to hear
25. My family really loves Japanese food, ____ we order it twice a week.
         A. yet         B. so         C. but         D. nor
26. We were lost in the forest, ____ luckily my friend had a map in his backpack.
         A. and         B. so         C. for         D. but
27. Would you like a cup of milk tea ____ a cup of hot chocolate after dinner?
         A. and         B. or         C. yet         D. so
Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
28. Sue plans study abroad next year according to her parent’s advice.
              A       B                       C                   D
29. Don't forget calling me as soon as you arrive here.
         A      B        C                             D