Question I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1  A. never                     B. often                C. when                D. tennis

2.  A. eating                             B. reading             C. teacher             D. breakfast

3.  A. Thursday             B. thanks              C. these                D. birthday

4. A. city                        B. cathedral          C. central              D. cinema

5. A. spring                      B. visit                C. present             D. season

6. A. leave                       B. near                C. teach                D. peaceful

7. A. sociable                  B. curly                 C. climbing                  D. bicycle

8. A. generous                B. great               C. gathering                   D. guest

9.  A. furniture               B. talkative                   C. festival             D. rooster

10. A. what                      B. where            C. who                 D. why

11. A. nine                       B. five                C. city                   D. night

12. A. book                      B. look               C. door                 D. cook

13.A. lucky                       B. shy                    C. why                    D. buy

14.A. museum               B. lunch               C. sun                              D. bus

15.  A. pens                              B. cats                 C. stamps             D. books

16.  A. brother               B. thanks              C. these                D. that

17.  A. books                 B. pens                 C. thanks             D. stamps

18 A. noisy                      B. expensive           C. house                 D. post

19. A. writes                  B. makes              C. takes                D. goes

20. A. creative               B. idea                  C. think                D. big

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

Question I.  Choose A, B, C, or D for each gap in the following sentences:

1. Odd one out.

A. apartment                   B.villa                C. stilt house                     D.hotel

2. The children look very ____________ while playing games during break time.

A. excite               B. excited             C. exciting                     D. excitement

3. Look! The girls  _________ in the hall.

A. are dancing                B. dance               C. dances                      D. dancing

4. - “What are you doing this afternoon?”

     - “I don’t know, but I’d like to ___________ swimming.”

A. have                 B. do                    C. play                           D. go

5. My friends want to study in a/an ................. school because they want to learn English with  English speaking teachers there.

A. national                 B. international                     C. creative                     D. boarding

6....................... Lam often ....................... homework after school?

A. Does/do              B. Is/do          C. Does/doing                     D.  Is/does

7.  Can you ______ the biscuits for me, please?

A. play                 B. pass                 C. do           D. have

8. It is ……….. in the city

A. noisy                    B. quiet                     C. small                    D. big

9. There are too many buildings ------------ this city.

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

10. You’ve got a toothache. You shouldn’t ………………….

A. go out with friends                            B. play cards all night

C. eat a lot of sweets                              D. behave well

11. There aren’t ____________books on  the table.

A. any                B. a                        C. some                        D.  an

12. The film is very ________ and we can't see all of it.

A. wonderful         B. easy              C. exciting                     D. boring

13. My grandfather ……………………….fishing in his free time.

A. does                  B. do                 C. goes                          D. go

14. Where are you, Hoa? I’m downstairs. I ……………….to music.

A. to listen          B. listen              C. listens                     D. am listening

15. Lan is ……………..…....at English than my sister.

A. good                   B. better                    C. best                      D. the best

16. Which shirt is ………………….., this one or that one?

A. cheap                B. the cheapest               C. cheaper             D. more cheap

17. Is there a theater …………….your neighbourhood?

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

18. ……….….the second turning …………………..the right.

A. Take – in          B. Take – on                  C. Get-in              D. Get- on

19. Can you ……..………us the …………….…to the post office?

A. show – road     B. show – street            C. tell – road            D. tell -way

20. A …………..….....is a place where we go to use or borrow books .

A. library                   B. post office           C. cinema                  D. school

21. What are the people there………………….….? They are very friendly.

A. love                       B. liking                          C. like                       D. look

22. We …………..keep quiet in the library so that everyone can enjoy reading books.

A. should                   B. shouldn’t                    C. can                        D. can’t

23. I always…………………………our grandparents good health and a long life.

A. hang                      B. decorate                     C. wish                       D. bring

24. Snow White ……….. long black hair and her lips ……….red as roses.

A. has – are              B. has – is                      C. is – has                     D. are - has

25. The weather is nice, so I enjoy doing …………….…activities.

A. outdoors              B. inside                        C. outdoor                      D. boring

          26. Students                   copy their classmates' work.

           A. should          B. shouldn't              C. must                      D. not

          27. You                 travel alone to the mountain. Always go in a group.

          A. must              B. mustn't                 C. do                          D. don't

          28. Ha Long Bay is the number one            in Viet Nam.

           A. nature wonder B. natural wonder  C. wonderful nature   D. wonder nature

29. I do not have             oranges, but I have                  apples.

A. any – any             B. some – any                   C. any – some        D. a – some

30. Our friends are more .................. than us .

A. difficult          B. intelligent              C. easy                       D. tall

31. In the cinema we                         eat or drink anything.

A. must              B. should                  C. shouldn't                D. can

32. There is                     fruit juice in the fridge.

A. any                 B. some                                                  C. a                                      D. many

33.Jack is now ................. than he used to be.

A. happy           B. happier               C. happiest                    D. happyer

34. Would you like _________ milk in your coffee?

A. any                  B. some                   C. a                             D. a few

35. Do you know ________people in this neighbourhood?.

A. much               B. a little                 C. many                             D. little
36. David is more.............. than Peter.

A. intelligenter         B. intelligent than      C. intelligent             D.more intelligenter

37. There is _______water in the bottle.

A. some                B. a few                   C. any                                 D. many
38. Ho Chi Minh city is ………….. than Hanoi.

A.big                   B. bigger                  C. biggest                           D. biger

39. He wants to buy _______books for his new school year.

A. a                      B. an                      C. much                              D. a few
40. You____________ pick up flowers in the school garden.

A. must                B. mustn’t              C. can’t                              D. should

 Question II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form

1.Nam often (go) ____________________ to school  by bike every day.

2. They usually ( go) ____________________ to work by car.

3. John  often( take ) ____________________ the bus to school.

4. He ( play ) ____________________ volleyball but he ( not enjoy ) _________ it .

5. School children must ( wear ) ________________ uniform on Monday.

6. Mary should ( not eat) ____________________ too much ice-cream.

7. Bad students never ( work) _______________ hard.

8. Lan and Nga (be) ______________in the kitchen at the moment. They (talk)____________about Hoa’s work.

9. There ( not be ) ______________ any pictures on the wall.

10.  We……………(play) soccer in the yard now.

Question III: Choose the word that is NOT correct. 

1. One of my brothers have two eggs and some bread for breakfast

                            A         B                             C              D

2.  Our teacher gives us many homework everyday.

        A                 B            C                            D

3.  My family is traveling to Ho Chi Minh City by a bus .

       A                       B       C                                       D

4. Nam’s sister is thiner than him.

       A               B     C       D

5   Most people  doesn’t go to work on Sunday.

               A              B               C       D

6. Would you like an apples or any orange juice?

        A                    B                    C          D

7.  We must to finish our homework before we go to school .   

        A               B                                  C                        D

8. The bus is cheapper than the train.

      A          B      C                    D

9. There aren’t some  boy students in my class now.

                  A        B                         C                   D

10.The countryside is beautifuller than the town centre.

                     A                      B         C                     D                                  

Question IV. 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.

1. It’s very difficult for me to study English well.

A. hard                      B. important              C. easy                      D. boring

2. My hometown is very peaceful.

A. noisy                     B. quiet                      C. crowded                D. narrow

Question V. 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.

1. This house is so old.

A. new                       B. nice                       C. big                         D. small

2. The streets here are narrow.

A. big                        B. clean                     C. dark                      D. wide

C. READING

I.  Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.

     My neighborhood is very convenient - it’s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I’d like to live in the suburbs.

1.  What does the word ‘convenient’ in line 1 mean?

     A. close to something                        B. beautiful

     C. far from other places                    D. noisy

2.  What does the word ‘it’ in line 2 refer to?

     A. the author’s neighborhood           B. shopping center

     C. bus station                                    D. downtown

3.  It’s easy to               .

     A. find a place to park        B. live in the suburbs

     C. move to another place    D. go to the bus station

4.  The author       .

     A. likes to live in the suburbs                                                             

     B. thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet

     C. thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient

     D. feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe

5.  Which of the following is true?

     A. The author’s neighborhood is inconvenient.

     B. The author doesn’t want to move to anywhere.

     C. It’s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.

     D. Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

II.Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences a True or False.

   Viet Nam's New Year is known as Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that what people do during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. Vietnamese people believe that the first person through the door on New Year's Day can bring either good or bad luck. Children receive lucky money as they do in other countries.

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l.  Tet occurs in late January or early February.         

2. There are two weeks for Lunar New Year.           

3. People should not argue with each other at Tet.  

4. The first visitor on New Year's Day brings good or bad luck.

5. Only children in Viet Nam get lucky money.       

III. Choose the best option(A, B, C, D) to fill in each blank.

Oak City

Oak City is a great city. There is so much to do. There (1)......... cinemas, parks and discos. It's got some great clothes and music shops, too.

Oak City is very modern and (2)............ There aren't any ugly buildings and there's some beautiful scenery around the (3).............

Is there any pollution in the Oak City ? There isn't (4)…………. pollution because there isn’t  much traffic. Everyone travels by bikes and (5)............., so there aren't many accidents. No one works, so everyone has got a lot of free time. Are there any (6)............ people in oak City? No – so come and spend a little time here.

(1) A. am                   B. is                  C. are                      D. have

(2) A. beauty             B. beautiful       C. beautifully         D. beautify

(3) A. country            B. town             C. village               D. city

(4) A. much               B. some             C. many                 D. more

(5) A. walks               B. walk             C. walking             D. to walk

(6) A. convenient       B. unfriendly    C. modern              D. historic