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

1. A. tea B. sea C. health D. team

2. A. listen B. mind C. like D. rice
3. A. wanted B. visited C. needed D. played
4. A. cat B. cinema C. classroom D. carving

II. Choose the odd one out.

1. A. envelope B. stamp C.letter D. coach
2. A. friend B. uncle C. father D. sister
3. A. room B. picture C. house D. apartment
4. A. songbooks B. guitar C. equation D. music

III. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank. (2.5
ms)
1. ............................ milk does she want? - A little.
A. How many
B. How much
C. How often
D. How long

2. In Physics, we learn............................how things work.

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

3. Catherine is English and............................

A. so am I.
B. I am too.
C. so do I.
D. A & B are correct.

4. I'll soon have a............................

A. 2-week holiday
B. 2-weeks holiday
C. 2- week holidays
D. 2-weeks holidays

5. A holiday by the sea is............................than a holiday in the mountains.

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

6. There are............................expensive new flats next to the river.

A. some
B. little
C. much
D. any

7. If you want to find the meaning of new words, you can use
a............................
A. picture book
B. story
C. dictionary
D. workbook

8. Most of the children enjoy............................Cartoon Network channel.

A. watch
B. to watch
C. are watching
D. watching

IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the
same as the first one.
1. Where does he live?
-> What
……………………………………………………………………………………
..?
2. Your book is newer than my book.
-> My book
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. These books are so interesting .
-> What ................................................................................................!
4. Why don’t we go to the beach ?
-> What about ........................................................................?

V. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D tor each
question.
The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem Lake. It
was constructed in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty, first to honor
Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorate and high rank scholar of
Vietnam. In 1076, Emperor Ly Nhan Tong continued the work and built the
Imperial Academy as the first university of Vietnam.
The Temple is divided into five courtyards. The first courtyard is from the main
gate to Dai Trung Gate. The second is with Khue Van Pavilion. The pavilion
symbol is used on the street signs of Ha Noi. The third courtyard is the place
where the doctorate names were listed on the stone tablets above tortoise backs.
The fourth courtyard is dedicated for Confucius and his 72 honored students, as
well as Chu Van An - one of the most famous teachers at the Imperial
Academy. The last is also the farthest courtyard is Thai Hoc House, which was
used as the Imperial Academy. Thai Hoc House holds a small collection of old-
time costumes for students and scholars.
1. Where is the Temple of Literature?
____________________________________
2. When and by whom was it built?
____________________________________
3. How many courtyards are there in the Temple of Literature?
____________________________________
4. Which courtyard is with Khue Van Pavilion?
____________________________________
5. What is the Pavilion symbol used on?
____________________________________

PART II. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others (0.75 pts)

1. A. itchy B. ridinng C. sick D. swimming

2. A. chemical B. children C. headache D. architect

3. A. pan B. bag C. water D. add

Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the other (0.5 pts)

1. A. adventure B. advertisement C. buffalo D. detective

2. A. information B. direction C. tomato D. potato

PART III. LANGUAGE FOCUS

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (1.5 pts)
1. Robert does not have _____________ Peter does.
A. money more than
B. as many money as
C. more money as
D. as much money as
2. Can I borrow _____________ from you? I’ve left mine at home and I want to
write some notes.
A. paper
B. a slice of paper
C. a paper
D. a piece of paper
3. We ______ very busy last week.
A. was
B. am
C. were
D. will be
4. ________ people usually live on the streets, under bridges, or in camps.
A. Sick
B. Homeless
C. Elderly
D. Disabled
5. We can help to reduce ________ by using public transportation, biking and
walking.
A. air pollution
B. water pollution
C. social problems
D. community service
6. Fruit tastes good ________ it’s healthy for your body.
A. so
B. but
C. or
D. and

Identify the false parts and corrcet them (0.5 pts)

1. You can avoid (A) many (B) diseases by eat (C) healthy food (D).
2. Watch (A) more (B) television; if not, your eyes will be (C) tired (D).

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1. 25
pts)
1. He ______________ (put) on a lot of weight recently
2. I think he ______________ (not pass) the exam. He hasn’t studied at all.
3. I often ______________ (drink) coca cola when I was a child
4. My mother doesn’t like ______________(eat) fast food.
5. When _____________ (you/ meet) your wife? - 3 years ago

PART IV. READING

Read the passage and then answer these following questions (T) or false (F)
(1.25 pts)
Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits
others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community
gets the benefits of your work. You do not get paid to perform community
service, but get to learn a lot. Community service can help many different
groups of people, even animals and the environment. Community service is
often organized through a local group, such as a place of worship, school, or
non-profit organization, or you can start your own community service projects.
Community service can even involve raising funds by donating used goods or
selling used goods like clothing.
Many people participate in community service because they enjoy helping
others and improving their community.
1. What is community service?
________________________________________
2. Where is community service often done?
________________________________________
3. Is community service a paying job?
________________________________________
4. What groups of people can community service help?
________________________________________
5. Why do many people take part in community service?
________________________________________

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following

passage (1.25 pst)
I have a very interesting and (1) _____________ hobby. I make short video
clips with my digital camera. It was my birthday present from my parents last
year. Since then, I have (2) _____________three short films. It’s great fun! I
started asking my friends and relatives to take (3) _____________ in the films. I
have tried to write the story for my video clips. When I have finished the script,
1 make copies for the “actors”. Each scene is small and they can look at the
words just (4) _____________we start filming. We film at the weekend in my
neighbourhood, (5) _____________ no one has to travel far. When the video
clip is finished, I invite all the “actors” and we watch the film at my house.

1. A. enjoy A. enjoyed B. enjoying C. enjoyable

2. A. done B. played C. made D. watched

3. A. part B. role C. scene D. film

4. A. before B. after C. only D. unitl

5. A. although B. because C. but D. so

PART V. WRITING
Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one (1
pts)
1. He stopped the car. The traffic lights turned red. (because)
____________________________________________________
2. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.
Sue has _____________________________________________
3. Could you take me to the airport Friday morning?
Would you mind _____________________________________
4. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
My father enjoys _____________________________________

Arrange the words to make sentences (0.75 pts)

1. hobby/ you/ have/ any / do/?
____________________________________________________
2. Jim/ overweight/ so/ eats/ is/ fast food/ too much/ he.
____________________________________________________
3. work/ done/ you/ ever/ have/ volunteer/ any?
____________________________________________________
Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from
that of the others

1. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot

2. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister

3. A. jumped B. loved C. washed D. liked

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each
sentence
1. __________ is the sport in which you hit a shuttlecock with a racket to make
it go over a net.
A. Basketball
B. Shuttlecock
C. Badminton
D. Soccer
2. Lots of students love soccer. Some went to soccer practices; others taught
__________ how to play.
A. themselves
B. itself
C. yourselves
D. ourselves
3. Mike has a stomach ache, so he __________ drink too much soda.
A. should
B. shouldn’t
C. does
D. didn’t
4. We can make postcards and sell them to ___________ money to help the
homeless.
A. rise
B. raise
C. get
D. own
5. __________ is a place where people go to see paintings and sculptures.
A. Art
B. Concert
C. Mall
D. Art gallery
6. My brother __________ rap to blues.
A. likes
B. loves
C. enjoys
D. prefers
7. Let’s help the street children because they have bad ____________.
A. live
B. living conditions
C. ways of life
D. earnings
8. __________ tells a story and is performed in a theater.
A. A play
B. A film
C. A concert
D. A show
9. After students finish university, they receive __________.
A. uniforms
B. costumes
C. degree
D. grade
10. Your mother didn’t like rock, __________?
A. did she
B. doesn’t she
C. didn’t she
D. does
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
1. How many(A) exercise does your (B) sister do (C) every week (D)?
2. My(A) friend and (B) I was (C) at the hairdresser’s yesterday (D).
Word forms
1. Unlike Linda, Peter isn’t ____________ at music. (well)
2. One of the most _____________ kinds of mango is from Tien Giang
Province, Vietnam. (fame)
3. The ballet costumes last night were __________, weren’t they? (beauty)
Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False
(F).
Community service is when you work for free to help benefit the public or your
community. Usually, students who choose to do community service do so as
volunteers, meaning that they choose to help out because they want to do so.
Community service can have a lot of positive effects on students, such as
helping them to develop skills, making contacts, and allowing them to improve
the quality of life of others.
You probably know some students In your school who choose to volunteer their
free time through community service. There are many ways that you can do this,
such as joining a non-profit organization, working with a church group, or you
can choose a cause and create your own service project.
Volunteer work can range from the relatively simple, like helping coach the
football team at your old junior high, to the much more complex, like starting a
non-profit that helps homeless people in your area.
1. Students often do community service as volunteers.
2. Community service allows them to improve the quality of life of others.
3. No students choose to volunteer their free time through community service.
4. Joining a non-profit organization is the only way to do community service.
5. There are many types of volunteer work, both simple and complex ones.
Use the suggested words to arrange the complete sentences
1. in this movie / great job/ I think/ did a / the artists/.
__________________________________________________
2. read the book/ people have/ the movie/ Many Vietnamese/ and seen/.
__________________________________________________
3. fitter/ does/ because/ Liz/ than/ is/ Tim/ yoga/ she.
__________________________________________________
Make questions to the underlined part or rewrite the following sentences in
another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed
before it
1. You should sleep eight hours a night.
__________________________________________________
2. Steward’s show is at 5 p.m .
__________________________________________________