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I. Choose the word which is stressed

differently from the rest

1. A. channel B. media C. cartoon D. together

2. A. beautiful B. television C. internet D. interfere

 II. Choose the word that has the

underlined letters pronounced differently

from the others.

3. A. repeat B. report C. determine D. together

4. A. instead B. seat C. cheap D. please

III. Error identification.
5. Have you finished reading (A) the(B) English magazine which(C) I lend (D) you
2 days ago?
=> D
6. Then(A)  the computer (B) will ask you(C)  restart(D)  it.
=> D
7. I enjoyed talking(A)  to the people whom(B)  I had (C) dinner with them(D)  last
night.
=> D
8. If(A)  I will have to (B) make a difficult decision, I always discuss(C) it with(D)
my friends.
=> B
9. The(A)  house was enough comfortable(B)  but (C) not luxurious(D).
=> B
 
IV. Choose the option that is CLOSEST in

meaning with the underlined part in each

sentence.
10. He is a very careful person and always does his work with high accuracy.

A. precision B. sense C. fluency D. speed

11. Last year, we had a bumper crop of strawberries.

A. large crop B. poor crop C. early crop D. good crop

V. Complete each of the sentences with an

appropriate preposition.
12. I came in tired and hungry and badly _______ need of a bath. => in

13. Will you pick me _______after the party? => up

14. It’s nice to have a weekend away________ the city? => in

15. I’m looking forward __________joining you in the trip. => to

VI. Supply the correct form of the words in

brackets.
16. They are working _________ in the fields from sunrise to sunset. (hard)
=> hard
17. You can work all the time. You need some rest and ______. (relax)
=> relaxation
18. You need your parent’s ___________ before you can go on this school trip.
(permit)
=> permission
19. The cottage is surrounded by the _____countryside. (glory)
=> glorious
20. She has been in a bad condition by ____________ and  illness. (poor)
=> poverty
VII. Supply the correct form of the verb in

brackets.
21. I hope ______(have) a well – paid job. => to have

22. They suggest _______ (call) the ambulance for the injured boys. => calling
VIII. Supply the correct form of the verb in

brackets.
23. When I _______ home , the boy was sleeping. (arrive)

=> arrived

24. He’ll be late for the bus if he ______ at once. (not start)

=> doesn’t start

25. Who ____you yesterday? (help)

=> helped
IX. Fill in the text with the appropriate

word in the box below.

Only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay pagoda are close until after Tet. So we are
visiting (26)______ near Huong Pagoda instead. A night campfire on a (27) ______ trip will
be a great event in our schooldays! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and
sharing buses (28) ____ some other classes. It's much warmer now. I believe we're going to
enjoy good weather with a lot of sunshine. The only problem I seem to have is getting my
parents' (29) ______. They may not want to let me spend the night (30 )__________ from
home. I'll try to persuade them. That's all for now. Give my love to your parents and sister.

26. A. one B. ones C. these D. those

27.  A. two day B. two days C. two-day D. two-days

28. A. on B. with                 C. for D. about

29. A. permission D. permit             C. admission      D. anxiety

30. A. forward    B. in                     C. away              D. out

X. Answer the following passage carefully

and then answer the questions.

Edison’s first interest was chemistry and he read all he could find about it. He was only 10
when he began to grow and sell vegetable so that he could have money to buy chemicals
for doing experiments. When he was 15, he got a job selling magazines and fruits on a
train and began printing a weekly newspaper. The printing press was set up in the luggage
van. But one day, one of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van. He put off
the train and lost the job.
31. What was Edison greatly interested in?
A. selling vegetables
B. growing vegetables
C. buying chemicals
D. studying chemistry
32. How did he earn money when he was 10?

A. by doing experiments

B. by selling magazines and fruits on a train

C. by selling chemicals

D. by growing and selling vegetables

33. He needed money ______

A. to buy chemicals for experiments

B. to print a weekly magazines

C. to grow vegetables

D. A and B are correct

34. He was put off the train and lost the job because_________

A. he set up the printing press

B. he began printing a weekly magazine

C. he carelessly set fire to the luggage van

D. he carelessly made the train catch fire

35. The phrase “set fire to” is closest in meaning to_________

A. burn

B. sell

C. damage

D. break
XI. Rewrite the following sentences with

the words given.

36. In spite of his low grades, he was admitted to university.

Þ Although he got low grades, he was admitted to university.

37. My father has driven them to the station , (change into passive)

Þ They have been driven to the station by my father.

38. “I have worked here since 2010.”

=> She said that she had worked there since 2010.

39. If you don’t study well, you will fail the exam.

=> Unless you study well, you will fail the exam.

40. The girl chatted with him yesterday. She arrived here at 6.30 (use relative clause)

=> The girl who arrived here at 6.30 chatted with him yesterday
Question 41. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine.
⟹ The washing machine was mended by Mr. Dryden.

Question 42. He arrived in the middle of our lunch time. (while)

⟹ He arrived while we were having lunch.

Question 43. That film made me bored. (boring)

⟹ I found that film boring.

Question 44. They have never seen that film before.

⟹ This is the first time they have ever seen that film.
 XI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the underlined part
that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 45. In space, with no (A) gravity for muscles to work against (B), the
body (C) becomes weakly (D).
Question 46. Animism is the belief (A) that objects and natural phenomena (B) such
as rivers, rocks, and wind are live (C) and have feelings (D).
Question 47. High blood pressure results from (A) either an increased (B) output of
blood from the heart and (C) an increased resistance to its flow (D) through tiny
branches of the arteries.
Question 48. Her passion for (A) helping people have (B) motivated her
to found (C) her own charity organization (D).
Question 49. The teacher asked him why (A) hadn’t he done (B) his
homework, but  (C) he said nothing  (D).