I.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word whose underlined

part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following
questions.
1. A. about B. around C. sound D. young
2. A. cover B. oven C. coffee D. company

II. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following
questions.
1. A. starter B. open C. English D. activity
2. A. television B. vision C. decide D. visit

III. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of

the following questions.
1. Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.
A. is sent   B. are sent C. send D. are sending
2. I don't know how_________ this game.
A. play B. played C. to play  D. playing
3. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing
4. Would you mind .................. on the light?
A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning

5. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.

A. on B. in                   C. to                 D. for

6. He had his father_________ his watch.

A. fixed B. to fix    C. fix             D. fixing

7. _________you ever_________ to America yet?

A. Have …been B. Were …being              

C. Were … been D. Are … been

8. He isn't intelligent ________ the problem.

 A. enough to B. enough to C. enough D. many
solve be solved money money

9. Wait a moment! I ________ the word in the dictionary.

A. look up                           B. am looking at
C. am looking up                D. am looking for

10.I _________ Cuba in 1990.

A. visit           B. visited     C. have visited D. was visiting

11.It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.

A. difficult   B. difficultly C. difficulty   D. differ

12.Do you mind if I switch on the radio? – .................. .

A. No, thank B. Yes, go ahead
C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can
13.________ don't you ask Kate to go with go?
A. When   B. Why C. What D. Who
14.I ................... swimming very much.
A. wait B. try C. enjoy D. finish

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1. You should practice (speak) ________ English every day.
2. It (get) ________ hotter and hotter in June.
3. The movie (start) ________ at 8.15 this evening.
4. We already (finish) ________the first semester exams.
5. Mr.Binh (learn) ________ Chinese at school, but he (forget) ________
most of it.

V. Read the passage and fill in the blanks

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger.
Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become _(1)_ if we do
not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some
cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies.
Some birds, _(2)_ as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals
and birds, the problem is that their habitat-the place where they live-is
disappearing. More _(3)_ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are
fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help
them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute _(4)__ environment and
harm wildlife. The most successful animal on earth-human beings-will soon be
the only ones left, _(5)_ we can solve this problem.
1. A. disappeared B. lost C. extinct D. empty
2. A. like B. such C. and D. or
3. A. soil B. area C. earth D. land
4. A. a B. that C. an D. the
5. A. unless B. if C. however D. because

VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall
of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made
by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of
China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the
way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can
walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made
as long as the Great Wall of China.

1. Where is the Great Wall?

……………………………………………………………………
2. When was it built?
……………………………………………………………………
3. What is it made of?
……………………………………………………………………
4. What was it built for?
……………………………………………………………………

VII. Read the passage carefully

Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration
for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early
February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go
to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new
clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds
which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members
gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes.
People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.
Check True (T) or False (F)
1 …………Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam.
2 ………… Tet happens in early January.
3 ………… People don’t clean and decorate their homes.

4 ………... People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of
New Year.

VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the
first
1. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet .
The house ..................................................................................................
2. The last time he met her was in 2005.
He hasn't.....................................................................................................
3. The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”.
The young man...........................................................................................
4. "Do you have any friends in this town ?", she asked me.
She asked me..............................................................................................