TEST G9T03

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

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

1. A. forbidden B. metropolitan C. polluted D. affordable

2. A. playgrounds B. crowded C. mountain D. countryside

3. A. institutes B. state C. tradition D. statue

4. A. multicultural B. surface C. conduct D. stuck

5. A. combine B. tiring C. hiking D. promise

II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

6. A. convenience B. resident C. vehicle D. skyscraper

7. A. metropolitan B. university C. organization D. multicultural

8. A. affordable B. environment C. variety D. indicator

9. A. development B. intelligence C. facility D. education

10. A. expensive B. fascinate C. restaurant D. difference

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences or replace the
underline word.
11. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has __________ now.
A. cheered up B. made out C. believed D. came up

12. Dubai’s Palm Islands in the blue ocean is the __________ of a good and sunny light.
A. indicator B. view C. signal D. sign

13. This place is so ………... with the non-stop flow of customers to come and enjoy Pho.
A. delicious B. convenient C. popular D. exciting
Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 14. You don’t need to __________ to go to the mail-jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
A. dress in B. go over C. dress up D. turn up

15. Ha Noi also offers a night life as exciting as __________ Ho Chi Minh City.
A. it B. which C. what D. that

16. Let me know when you come Hoi An and I’ll__________.

A. take you out B. bring you C. show you D. cheer you up
around around

17. We expected her at nine but she finally __________ at eleven.

A. turned up B. turned out C. came over D. grew up

18. Linda is talking extra lessons __________ to what she missed while she was sick.
A. take back B. keep up with C. get on well with D. look forward

19. Visitors can take a free boat from Manhattan to Staten Island for a great __________
of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
A. view B. sight C. scene D. landscape

20. He’s still hoping something will__________ .

A. turn out B. turn up C. come over D. grow up

21. Professor Colin Ever __________ a job at a famous university in Sydney.

A. applied for B. found out C. made up D. stand up

22. We really can’t __________ living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.
A. go out B. go over C. go up D. go on

23. When you want to relax, you’ll have one of the world’s__________ cities at your feet,
with more than 40% green space and open water to enjoy.
A. greener B. greenest C. mostly green D. green mostly

24. It is considered that life in the city is wonderful and__________

A. funny B. boring C. enjoyable D. helpful

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 25. Opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco still ranks among the top 10
__________ bridge spans in the world.
A. long B. longer C. mostly long D. longest

II. Supply the correct forms of the words given in bold complete the sentences.

26. Da Nang is very nice __________ city. (PICTURE)

27. Verona is very nice breath-taking place with very nice __________ atmosphere.
(FASCINATE)

28. Ho Chi Minh offers a wider range of __________, especially the nightlife with lots of
concert for you to choose. (ENTERTAIN)

29. The architects got inspired to use the lotus flower in the design for the __________.
(SKY)

30. Industrialization and __________ as well as global integration have big impact on
lifestyle in the cities. (MODERN)

31. City icons play an important role in the efforts of cities to get __________
(REMEMBER)

32. You’ll have __________ opportunities to widen your global horizons while living in
this cultural capital city. (LIMIT)

33. Vancouver is also great for __________ , jogging, and skateboarding. (HIKE)

34. Ha Long Bay is the __________ place for riding, snorkelling, scuba diving, and
relaxing. (IDEA)

35. City is often described as a large and a highly __________ area. (POPULATE)

III. Complete the sentences with suitable phrasal verb from the box.
Turn up Pull down Turn back Take off Get over

Take off Grow up Give up Set up Look forward to

36. You need to __________ your shoes before going inside the house.

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 37. Tom is not very punctual. He usually __________ ten minutes after the lesson has
started.

38. They __________ the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.

39. I’m really __________ my holiday to Nha Trang.

40. The police never __________ all hope of finding the lost child.

41. A committee has been __________ to organize social events for the students.

42. I took me a few days to __________ my flu.

43. Please __________ your shoes when you come in the house.

44. The mountain climbers have to __________ because they were exhausted.

45. I was born in Hai Duong, but I __________ in Ha Noi.

READING
I. Read the p`assage and fill in the blanks with the given words in the box.
factor resident Find out make households

because occupy move ancestors facilities

There are 21,900 (46) __________ in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in
Hanoi. In many houses, an entire family may (47) __________ no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca street built in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and
his wives, and now there are six households here with about 30 people. Many say the
convenience of Old Quarter living compensates for the shortage of (48) __________.
Tradition is also a(n) (49)_____ because residents have bigger houses elsewhere but still no
one wants to sell the old house or rooms (50)______ these are the houses of the (51)______

The authorities of Hanoi have had a plan to (52) _________ 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s
84,000, (53) _________ beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new
development area, across the Red River.

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they are not used to it.
Authorities will take time to (54) _________ what people will need to (55) _________them
feel comfortable in their new neighborhood.

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question

Ho Chi Minh City’s Coffee Culture

Ho Chi Minh city is a metropolis where life is very busy and hasty. The best way to enjoy
the balance in your mind is such a busy and hasty. The best way to enjoy the balance in your
mind in such a busy city, it is to sit on the balcony of one the numerous coffee houses
scattered throughout the city. In this way, you will be out of the crowd but able to look down
on the street hustle below. You will also be drinking the beverage that must be at least partly
responsible for the kinetic energy that has transformed this city into one of the most
sophisticated commercial hubs of Southeast Asia in just 20 years – it is coffee.
The classic Vietnamese coffee served in this city comprises strong coffee dripped from a
small metal filter into a cup containing a quarter as much sweetened condensed milk, then
stirred and poured over ice in a glass.
Coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French in the late 19th century but the country
quickly became a strong exporter.
At Trung Nguyen Coffee – the Vietnamese equivalent of Starbucks, with a Chain of coffee
across the city – the coffee menu stretched to five pages. The varieties of Vietnamese coffee
produced by Trung Nguyen deserve exploration. They came with different bean
combinations and recipes, and lofty names such as “Success”, “Creation”, “Discover” and
“Thought”. The “Passiona”, another brand of Trung Nguyen, has been promoted for women
with the promise that drinking this type of coffee would maintain perfect skin and a life of
“passion and success”.

56. ” The “Passiona”, for women with the promise that drinking this type of coffee women
may have all of the following EXCEPT that ___.

A. They will have perfect skin

B. They will keep their skin lively

Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 C. They will keep become more interested in the life

D. They will be more successful in their life

57. Coffee is considered as ________.

A. The symbol of the busy and hasty life

B. Part of the French culture

C. The biggest part of Vietnam’s exports

D. Part of the kinetic energy of Ho Chi Minh City

58. Which of the following are true about Trung Nguyen Coffee EXCEPT that

A. Its recipes stretch equivalent to Starbucks in Vietnam

B. It is considered equivalent to Starbucks in Vietnam

C. It offers several types of coffee for customers to enjoy

D. Some types have impressive names

59. When you sit on the balcony of a coffee enjoying a cup of coffee, you can _______.

A. Drink Starbuck coffee

B. Taste all types of the classic Vietnamese coffee

C. Relax for a while

D. Watch the busiest commercial centres of Southeast Asia

60. We can infer from paragraph 2 that the classic Vietnamese coffee served in Ho Chi
Minh City may be ______.

A. Colourless

B. Often hot

C. Sweet

D. Light

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
WRITING
I. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given, do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.
61. Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at station. (RAN)
___________________________________________________
62. Before I come to a decision, I’ll have to consider their offer very carefully. (OVER)
______________________________________________________
63. You’ll just have to learn to accept the facts! (FACE)
______________________________________________________
64. How can you bear so much traffic noise? (PUT)
______________________________________________________
65. Charles cheated in his exams, and didn’t get caught. (GOT)
______________________________________________________
66. Our class football team lost the match, so we tried to encourage them. (UP)
______________________________________________________
67. I visited a few friends while I was in Manchester. (CALLED)
______________________________________________________
68. What are you trying to say (GETTING)
______________________________________________________
69. I must go to the dentist, and get my teeth taken care of. (SEEN)
______________________________________________________
70. A committee has been established to examine the question. (SET)
______________________________________________________

II. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases given in their cored forms. You
can add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.

71. Ho Chi Minh/ exciting/ Da Nang.

Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 ______________________________________________________
72. Its nightlife/so exciting/ many/ neon lights/ nightclubs.
______________________________________________________
73. No building/ this city/ tall/ the Central Tower.
______________________________________________________
74. It/ considered/ Entertainment Capital/ world/ so many casinos/ hotels.
______________________________________________________
75. I’ll/ it over/ give you/ answer/ week/
______________________________________________________
76. Although/ living/ City/ have/ many advantages/ there/ disadvantages/ too.
______________________________________________________
77. This/ worst hotel/ we/ ever stayed at.
______________________________________________________
78. As/ there/ a lot of/ vehicles and people/ road/ City/ always busy/ noisy.
________________________________________________
79. There/ five big shopping malls/ our city.
______________________________________________________
80. Please go/ with your work/ not let anything/ interrupt you.

__________________________________________________________

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 KEY

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. forbidden B. metropolitan C. polluted D. affordable
2. A. playgrounds B. crowded C. mountain D. countryside
3. A. institutes B. state C. tradition D. statue
4. A. multicultural B. surface C. conduct D. stuck
5. A. combine B. tiring C. hiking D. promise
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
6. A. convenience B. resident C. vehicle D. skyscraper
7. A. metropolitan B. university C. organization D. multicultural
8. A. affordable B. environment C. variety D. indicator
9. A. development B. intelligence C. facility D. education
10. A. expensive B. fascinate C. restaurant D. difference

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences or replace the
underline word.
11. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has __________ now.
A. cheered up B. made out C. believed D. came up

12. Dubai’s Palm Islands in the blue ocean is the __________ of a good and sunny light.
A. indicator B. view C. signal D. sign

13. This place is so ______ with the non-stop flow of customers to come and enjoy Pho.
A. delicious B. convenient C. popular D. exciting

14. You don’t need to __________ to go to the mail-jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
A. dress in B. go over C. dress up D. turn up

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 15. Ha Noi also offers a night life as exciting as __________ Ho Chi Minh City.
A. it B. which C. what D. that

16. Let me know when you come Hoi An and I’ll__________.

A. take you out B. bring you C. show you D. cheer you up
around around

17. We expected her at nine but she finally __________ at eleven.

A. turned up B. turned out C. came over D. grew up

18. Linda is talking extra lessons __________ to what she missed while she was sick.
A. take back B. keep up with C. get on well with D. look forward

19. Visitors can take a free boat from Manhattan to Staten Island for a great __________
of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
A. view B. sight C. scene D. landscape

20. He’s still hoping something will__________ .

A. turn out B. turn up C. come over D. grow up

21. Professor Colin Evers__________ a job at a famous university in Sydney.

A. applied for B. found out C. made up D. stand up

22. We really can’t __________ living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.
A. go out B. go over C. go up D. go on

23. When you want to relax, you’ll have one of the world’s__________ cities at your feet,
with more than 40% green space and open water to enjoy.
A. greener B. greenest C. mostly green D. green mostly

24. It is considered that life in the city is wonderful and__________

A. funny B. boring C. enjoyable D. helpful

25. Opened in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco still ranks among the top 10
__________ bridge spans in the world.
A. long B. longer C. mostly long D. longest

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
II. Supply the correct forms of the words given in bold complete the sentences.

26. Da Nang is very nice PICTURESQUE city. (PICTURE)

27. Verona is very nice breath-taking place with very nice FASCINATING atmosphere.
(FASCINATE)
28. Ho Chi Minh offers a wider range of ENTERTAINMENTS, especially the nightlife
with lots of concert for you to choose. (ENTERTAIN)
29. The architects got inspired to use the lotus flower in the design for the
SKYSCRAPER . (SKY)
30. Industrialization and MORDENIZATION as well as global integration have big
impact on lifestyle in the cities. (MODERN)
31. City icons pkay an important role in the efforts of cities to get REMEMBERED
(REMEMBER)
32. You’ll have UNLIMITED opportunities to widen your global horizons while living in
this cultural capital city. (LIMIT)
33. Vancouver is also great for HIKING, jogging, and skateboarding. (HIKE)
34. Ha Long Bay is the IDEAL place for riding, snorkelling, scuba diving, and relaxing.
(IDEA)
35. City is often described as a large and a highly POPULATED are. (POPULATE)
III. Complete the sentences with suitable phrasal verb from the box.
Turn up Pull down Turn back Take off Get over

Take off Grow up Give up Set up Look forward to

36. You need to TAKE OFF your shoes before going inside the house.
37. Tom is not very punctual. He usually TURNS UP ten minutes after the lesson has
started.
38. They PULL DOWN the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.
39. I’m really LOOKING FORWARD TO my holiday to Nha Trang.
40. The police never GIVE UP all hope of finding the lost child.
41. A committee has been SET UP to organize social events for the students.
Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 42. I took me a few days to GET OVER my flu.
43. Please TAKE OFF your shoes when you come in the house.
44. The mountain climbers have to TURN BACK because they were exhausted.
45. I was born in Hai Duong, but I GREW UP in Ha Noi.

READING
I. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words in the box.
factor resident Find out make households

because occupy move ancestors facilities

There are 21,900 (46) households in an area of less than 100 hectares of the Old Quarter in
Hanoi. In many houses, an entire family may (47) occupy no more than a single room.

A house on Hang Ca street built in the 1940s, originally belonged to one wealthy man and
his wives, and now there are six households here with about 30 people. Many say the
convenience of Old Quarter living compensates for the shortage of (48) facilities. Tradition
is also a(n) (49) factor because residents have bigger houses elsewhere but still no one
wants to sell the old house or rooms (50) because these are the houses of the (51) ancestors

The authorities of Hanoi have had a plan to (52) move 25,000 of the Old Quarter’s 84,000,
(53) residents beginning in 2009 when 1,900 households will go to a new development area,
across the Red River.

However, people don't want to live in a high-rise block because they are not used to it.
Authorities will take time to (54) find out what people will need to (55) make them feel
comfortable in their new neighborhood.

II. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question

Ho Chi Minh City’s Coffee Culture

Ho Chi Minh city is a metropolis where life is very busy and hasty. The best way to enjoy
the balance in your mind is such a busy and hasty. The best way to enjoy the balance in your
mind in such a busy city it to sit on the balcony of one the numerous coffee houses scattered
Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
throughout the city. In this way, you will be out of the crowd but able to look down on the
street hustle below. You will also be drinking the beverage that must be at least partly
responsible for the kinetic energy that has transformed this city into one of the most
sophisticated commercial hubs of Southeast Asia in just 20 years – it is coffee. The
classic Vietnamese coffee served in this city comprises strong coffee dripped from a small
metal filter into a cup containing a quarter as much sweetened condensed milk, then stirred
and poured over ice in a glass.
Coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French in the late 19th century but the country
quickly became a strong exporter.
At Trung Nguyen Coffee – the Vietnamese equivalent of Starbucks, with a Chain of coffee
across the city – the coffee menu stretched to five pages. The varieties of Vietnamese coffee
produced by Trung Nguyen deserve exploration. They came with different bean
combinations and recipes, and lofty names such as “Success”, “Creation”, “Discover” and
“Thought”. The “Passiona”, another brand of Trung Nguyen, has been promoted for women
with the promise that drinking this type of coffee would maintain perfect skin and a life of
“passion and success”.

56. ” The “Passiona”, for women with the promise that drinking this type of coffee women
may have all of the following EXCEPT that ___.
A. They will have perfect skin
B. They will keep their skin lively
C. They will keep become more interested in the life
D. They will be more successful in their life
57. Coffee is considered as ________.
A. The symbol of the busy and hasty life
B. Part of the French culture
C. The biggest part of Vietnam’s exports
D. Part of the kinetic energy of Ho Chi Minh City
58. Which of the following are true about Trung Nguyen Coffee EXCEPT that
A. Its recipes stretch equivalent to Starbucks in Vietnam

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 B. It is considered equivalent to Starbucks in Vietnam
C. It offers several types of coffee for customers to enjoy
D. Some types have impressive names
59. When you sit on the balcony of a coffee enjoying a cup of coffee, you can _______.
A. Drink Starbuck coffee
B. Taste all types of the classic Vietnamese coffee
C. Relax for a while
D. Watch the busiest commercial centres of Southeast Asia
60. We can infer from paragraph 2 that the classic Vietnamese coffee served in Ho Chi
Minh City may be ______.
A. Colourless
B. Often hot
C. Sweet
D. Light

WRITING
I. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given, do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.
61. Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at station. (RAN)
Brenda ran into Philip at the station.
62. Before I come to a decision, I’ll have to consider their offer very carefully. (OVER)
Before I come to a decision, I’ll have to think over their offer very carefully.
63. You’ll just have to learn to accept the facts! (FACE)
You’ll just have to face up to the facts!
64. How can you bear so much traffic noise? (PUT)
How can you put up with so much traffic noise?
65. Charles cheated in his exams, and didn’t get caught. (GOT)
Charles cheated in his exams and got away with it.
66. Our class football team lost the match, so we tried to encourage them. (UP)

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 Our class football team lost the match, so we tried to cheer them up.
67. I visited a few friends while I was in Manchester. (CALLED)
I called a few friends while I was in Manchester.
68. What are you trying to say (GETTING)
What are you getting at?
69. I must go to the dentist, and get my teeth taken care of. (SEEN)
I must go to the dentist and get my teeth seen.
70. A committee has been established to examine the question. (SET)
A committee has been set up to examine the question.

II. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases given in their cored forms. You
can add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.

71. Ho Chi Minh/ exciting/ Da Nang.

Ho Chi Minh City is more exciting than Da Nang.
72. Its nightlife/so exciting/ many/ neon lights/ nightclubs.
Its nightlife is so exciting with many neon lights and nightclubs.
73. No building/ this city/ tall/ the Central Tower.
No building in this city is taller than the Central Tower.
74. It/ considered/ Entertainment Capital/ world/ so many casinos/ hotels.
It is considered the Entertainment Capital of the world with so many casinos
and hotels.
75. I’ll/ it over/ give you/ answer/ week/
I’ll think it over and give you an answer next week.
76. Although/ living/ City/ have/ many advantages/ there/ disadvantages/ too.
Although living in the city has many advantages, there are some disadvantages
too.
77. This/ worst hotel/ we/ ever stayed at.
This is the worst hotel we’ve ever stayed at.
78. As/ there/ a lot of/ vehicles and people/ road/ City/ always busy/ noisy.
As there are a lot of vehicles and people in the road, the City is always busy
Ms. Lan BEYOU
Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447
 and noisy.
79. There/ five big shopping malls/ our city.
There are five big shopping malls in our city.
80. Please go/ with your work/ not let anything/ interrupt you.
Please go on with your work and don’t let anything interrupt you.

Ms. Lan BEYOU

Số 38, Ngõ 2 Nguyễn Viết Xuân, Thanh Xuân
Tel: 0988525447