Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. developed /t/ B. watched /t/ C. posted /id/ D. walked /t/ 2. A. shirts B. lives C. chairs D. ladies 3. A. uniform B. until C. university D. unique: đặc biệt, độc nhất vô nhị Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group. 4. A. ‘person B. ‘people C. ‘picture D.ex’change 5. A. di’vide : phân chia B. weather C. per’mit” cho phép, thừa nhận D.enjoy Choose the best word or phrases to complete the following sentences. 6. She hasn’t ever been late for school,...? A. isn’t she B. hasn’t she C. has she D. is she 7. I want everybody to listen.... A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully 8. Ha didn’t come to the party because she had to look... her younger brother. A. at B. for C. forward D. after - look at: nhìn vào - look for: tìm kiếm - look forward to: mong đợi/chờ - look after: chăm sóc, trông nom 9. While I was working in the garden, my son... video games. A. will play B. plays C. has played D. was playing 10. If I were a bird, I... be a dove: con chim bồ câu. What about you? A. would B. can C. shall D. may 11. I wish I... a famous writer. A. am B. be C. were D. have been 12. Ba enjoys... strange: kì lạ stamps. A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected 13. Television has been very popular... 1950s. A. since B. in C. for D. during 14. “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you.... It’s not going to rain”. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. have to D. don’t 15. Maryam and Lan.....pen pals for over three years. A. have been B. would have been C. are D. were 16. Nancy can’t go with us......she has to look after her little sister. A. as for B. so C. despite D. because 17. Mary: “You look great in this new dress!” – Daisy: “...” A. With pleasure B. Not at all C. I’m glad you like it D. Don’t say anything about it 18. Please don’t disturb: làm phiền if he ………………..busy. A. was B. will be C. is D. would be. 19. You and I are busy right now, ………………..? A. aren't B. aren't we C. we aren't D. aren't you 20. When I was younger, I ………………to smoke. A. wasn't used B. didn’t use C. never use D. not used Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting. 21. We / were siting quiet by the side of a lake when we / had an unpleasant surprise. A. siting B. quiet C. side D. unpleasant 22. He / wanted to know why were they late. A. wanted B. know C. why D. were they late 23. He is looking forward to visit his parents again. A. again B. is C. to visit D. forward Look forward +to Ving 24. In my opinion: quan điểm, that girl is enough beautiful to be a movie star. A. enough beautiful B. In my opinion C. to be D. star. => beautiful enough 25. I/ starts reading an interesting novel two weeks ago A. starts B. an C. ago D. novel Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Our family has got many books. All the …(26)… of our family buy books and read them. My mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient: cổ đại times, books ……(27)…… written by hand. It was difficult to write a book …(28) …… a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important …… (29)…. in the development of literature: văn học and culture: văn hóa. Now there are a lot of books in the shops, there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult …(30)…… all books which we want to read. That’s why we get books in public: công cộng libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to ……(31)… them. I think that books can help us. Last year I read a very interesting book “ An American Tragedy” by Theodore Dreiser. This novel was …(32)…… at the beginning of the 20th century. The novel ……(33) ……. the tragic fate: số phận, định mệnh of a boy and a girl, Clyde and Roberta ……(34)…… name. It is a sad story. This novel was written many years ago, but it is …(35)……… nowadays. Books must be our friends during our life.
33. A. writes + about B. prescribes: ra lệnh, bắt ép C.
describes: miêu tả, mô tả D. mentions: đề cập, nhắc tới 34. A. on B. by C. of D. with 35. A. amazing B. favorite C. popular D. worth 26. A. members B. partners C. groups (team) D. relates ( relatives: họ hàng) 27. A. are B. were C. have D. had 28. A. in B. by C. with D. at 29. A. step B. stage C. chain D. role Play an important role: đóng vai trò quan trọng 30. A. buying B. to buy C. buy D. to be bought Difficult + to V Have difficulty/trouble + Ving It’s no use/good + Ving It’s worth + Ving 31. A. deal + with B. imagine: tưởng tượng C. create D. solve 32. A. published: xuất bản B. presented: trình chiếu, đưa ra C. opened D. constructed: xây dựng 33. A. writes B. prescribes C. describes D. mentions 34. A. on B. by C. of D. with 35. A. amazing B. favorite C. popular D. worth Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas: trong khi đó, in the country, I could only eat things at certain: nhất định times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips: củ cải in winter. I live my childhood with the seasons We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life 36. What did the writer like most about living in the country? A. Flowers in spring B. Leaves in autumn C. The wild: hoang dã, hoang dại animals and plants D. the change of seasons 37. What does the word “them” in line two refer to? A. Four seasons B. Winter and autumn C. Countryside people D. Plants 38. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries? A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter 39. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country? A. Because it was frozen B. Because it was contained : chứa, bao gồm C. Because it was very fat D. Because it wasn’t fresh 40. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that ……………. A. there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live. B. the author was born and raised on a farm. C. people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round. D. the author takes frozen and tinned food now. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 1 “I will go to Hue tomorrow”, he said. -> He said that he would go to Hue the next day / the following day 2. He has learnt English for two weeks. -> He started learning English two weeks ago. 3. They have just sold that old house. -> That old house has just been sold. 4. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better. -> If he takes these pills, he will be better. 5. I'm sorry David cannot be in Hue for the festival. -> I wish David could be in Hue for the festival.