SECTION 2: PHONETICS

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write
your answers in the space provided. (0,75 point)
1. A. coach B. care C. decide D. scared
2. A. realize B. reader C. season D. overseas
3. A. naked B. intended C. wretched D. ploughed
Your answers:
1. 2. 3.

IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of
the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (0,5 point)
1. A. telephone B. directory C. computer D. appliance
2. A. affect B. affirm C. study D. collapse
Your answers:
1. 2.
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D). (10 points)

1. A. island B. sports C. bookstore D. sister

2 A. see B. free C. agree D. coffee
3. A. raised B. practised C. promised D. increased
4 A. dad B. hat C. plant D. happy
5 A. new B. sew C. few D. knew
Write your answers here:
1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

IV. Choose the letter (A/ B/ C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed
differently from the others. (10 points)
1. A. happen B. study C. appear D. wonder
2. A. variety B. sensible C. appointment D. continue
3. A. moderate B. simple C. invite D. doctor
4. A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career
5. A. movie B. tomorrow C. theater D. moment
Write your answers here:
1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the space provided. There are some questions which
has more than ONE correct answer.( 6,25 points)
1. Wave energy is a source of ____________energy.
A. environment friendly B. environmental friendly

C. environmentally friendly D. environmentally

friendliness
2. Do you want to know how you can healthy?
A. make B. have C. stay D. create
3. Linh often uses her headphones when listening to music___her parents don’t like loud
noise.
A. so B. but C. because D. and
4. ____, many teenagers say they don’t like football-one of the world’s most
popular games.
A. Surprise B. Surprising C. Surprisingly D. Surprised
5. You should pay more ……………in class.
A. part B. care C. notice D. attention
6. My mother worries who will _________ our house when we are away for our
holidays.
A. see B. take after C. take care of D. look at
7. Wearing a band over the wrist allows players ________ safely.
A. playing B. to play C. play D. plays
8. In my opinion, nuclear power is not only expensive but also ____ to our
environment.
A. danger B. dangerous C. risk D. disaster
9. It’s rude to ________ poorer people.
A. look up to B. look after C. look down on D. look for
10. ________ tired, I went to bed early last night.
A. Felt B. Feeling C. To feel D. Feel
11. She needs ________ how many books there are on the shelf.
A. know B. knowing C. to know D. are knowing
12. ________ is the hottest planet in the solar system.
A. Mercury B. Venus C. Mars D. Uranus
13. Liz liked ________ the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either B. neither C. both D. none
14. Several governments try to ____________ the use of fossil fuels.
A. reduce B. increase C. waste D. save
15. She didn’t play volleyball last week and we ________.
A. did, too B. aren’t, either C. don’t, either D. didn’t, either
16. I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. ________ is getting married.
A. A friend of me B. A friend of I C. One my friend D. A friend of mine
17. ________ the way to school, I can see a “No parking” sign.
A. On B. In C. At D. By
18. John: “Hello. Can I speak to Trang, please?” - Trang: “________”
A. Speaking. Who’s that? B. What’s the matter with you?
C. Hello, John. How are you? D. How do you do?
19. Do you like those ………… hats?
A. lovely little paper red B. lovely little red paper
C. paper lovely little red D. little lovely red paper
20. The younger you are, ________ it is to learn.
A. easier B. the easier C. easily D. the easily
21. Remember to ____________ the lights before going to bed.
A. turn B. turn off C. turn on D. stop
23. Lan lives with her grandparents but she does her ________ cooking and washing.
A. own B. private C. proper D. personal
24. __________ source of energy is the source that can’t be replaced after use.
A. Renewable B. Natural C. Effective D. Non-renewable

25. David: “________________” Mary: “Thank you. Goodbye”

A. Nice to meet you, Mary B. How do you do?
C. Have a good trip, Mary D. May I introduce myself. My name’s David
Wilson
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6.. 7. 8 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21 22. 23. 24. 25.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (40 points)
1. Nowadays people_____________ hours sitting in front of computers.
A. spend B. last C. set D. take
2. I think you should take up swimming__________ it is suitable for your health
condition.
A. so B. because C. although D. but
3. We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in____________ .
A. fit B. health C. look D. shape
4. Let’s collect and___________________ warm clothes to homeless children in our city.
A. give away B. give back C. take off D. put on
5 . We ________to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we __________by train.
A. flew- went B. has flown – went
C. have flown - have gone D. have flown - went
6. Dong Ho paintings are made on ______________paper with
beautiful_______________ colors.
A. traditional – nature B. tradition - natural
C. tradition – nature D. traditional - natural
7. In Viet Nam, spring rolls are ____________served at a family gathering or
anniversary dinner.
A. most B. almost C. most of D. mostly
8. Khue Van Palivilion is ____________as the symbol of HN city.
A. regarded B. surrounded C. expected D. considered
9. I think the University of Cambridge is the second___________ the United Kingdom.
A. oldest B. elder C. old D. older
10. You should look right and left when you go____________ the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along

11. She’s sure that they will find the film____________ .

A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained
12 - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “______________ ”
A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t.
13._____________being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless
14. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an__ .
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
15. It's an hour since he_______, so he must be at the office now.
A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. is leaving
16.______________is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a
restaurant.
A. Hot food B. Fast food C. Sandwiches D. Roasted duck
17. The Imperial Academy was constructed__________ Emperor Ly NhanTong.
A. behind B. above C. by D. under
18. “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner” “___________”
A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right
C. Thank you too D. Please don’t say so
19. We may know the land very well, but we know very _____________about the
oceans.
A. few B. little C. much D. a little
20. My sister never wants to drink coffee, and _____________
A. I do either B. I do, too C. so do I D. neither do I
VI. Error identification:
There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your
answers in the space provided. (1,25 points)

1. That flowers are really beautiful and they have wonderful smell.
A B C D
2. 250 kilometers are a long distance for the boy to cycle.
A B C D
3. Frank has done his homework and then listened to music.
A B C D
4. I prefer to watch a live concert to listening to music on the radio.
A B C D
5. No matter how intelligence he is, he can’t solve this difficult problem.
A B C D
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (5 point)
1. There was only a few people at the meeting last night.
A B C D
2. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
A B C D
3. The public library in the city has thousand of good books.
A B C D
4. Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?
 A B C D
5. They haven’t seen each other since September when they have met at Mary's
A B C D
party.
Write your answers here:
Mistake Correction
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3
4
5
VII. Supply the correct form of the word in bold. (10 points)
1. Is Hung King’s Temple a _________________place in Viet Nam? CULTURE
2. The ___________________was a great success and it became famous all over the
world. UNIVERSE
3. Many______ and scholars discussed the change of the curricula. EDUCATE
4. Tran Van Cam is my favourite____________ ART
He is famous for the painting “Little sister Diep”.
5. Water puppetry________________ in the villages of the ORIGIN
Red River Delta.
6. Although Titanic is a____________ film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE
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7. Rob has a_______________ of 39.5 C TEMPERATE
8. Mai wanted to share her____________________ with other people. PLEASE
9. The film is about two hijackers who_______________ to blow THREAT
up the plane.
10. Peter has received a letter of__________ to see a water INVITE
puppet show this Sunday.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage
(2,5points)
“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _____
in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas.
This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at
sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4)
earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. Helands in the past, in
the (5) of King Arthur.
 Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss
Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6)
because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7)
to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he
becomes more (8) _____. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and
then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball
game, (9)________ this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb
is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and
(10)_______. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress
2. A. played B. did C. made D. created
3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical
4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled
5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time
6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes
7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which
8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided
9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even
10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8 9. 10.

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
(1,25 points)
Our school has an organic garden. We learn about growing vegetables and
looking after them in our food science lessons. In the holidays, we can volunteer
to work in the garden. My family live in a flat so it’s great for me to have a garden
at school. Volunteers can take some vegetables home too, so my parents are very
happy that I like working there.
My aunt and uncle live on a farm in the Red River Delta. It isn’t very big but
they have hens, pigs, and cows. We always go to stay with them in summer. It’s a
beautiful place and the food is amazing. All the vegetables are so fresh and,
because the farm is organic, we know they are healthy, too.
We live in Ha Noi and my parents buy food at The Viet Fresh Farm Shop
near our flat. It is very famous in our city and all the food they sell is from animals
that live on the farm or vegetables that they grow. They organize a food festival
once a year and we always go to eat the free food and watch cookery
demonstrations. They are really interesting and you can learn a lot about
cooking.
1. The students at the school ____________.
A. have to work in the school garden
B. get some free food for working in the garden
C. have food science lessons during the holidays
D. use the vegetables from the garden in cookery lessons
2. The student who wrote about the school garden __________.
A. works there with her parents B. also helps in her parents’
garden
C. would like to work there in summer but she can’t D. doesn’t have a garden at
home
3. We know that the student who writes about the farm of her aunt and uncle certainly
.
A. goes there every year B. helps on the farm
C. likes eating meat from the farm D. eats only healthy food
4. The Viet Fresh Farm Shop ____________.
A. is the best farm shop in Ha Noi B. is famous all over Viet Nam
C. sells only vegetarian food D. only sells food from their
farm
5. If you go to The Viet Fresh Farm food festival, you ____________.
A. have to pay for the food B. can watch how to cook different dishes
C. see animals from the farm D. have to take food to sell
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

XI. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (2,5 points)
 Tourism was not always as important as it is today. In the past, (1) ________
wealthy people could travel on vacations to other countries. But more people
travel today (2) _______in the past because there is a growing middle class in many
parts of the world. People now have more money for travel. Special airplane fares
for tourists make travel (3) _______ expensive and (4) _______ attractive than ever
before. One person does not travel for the (5) _______reason as another. But most
people enjoy seeing countries that are different (6) _______ their own. They also
like to meet new people and (7) _______ new foods.
Tourism causes many (8) _______ in a country and in people's (9) _______.
People build new hotels, restaurants and train men, women as tour (10) _______ to
show tourists interesting places. There are new night clubs and other attraction
for visitors to entertain. International tourism is really a big business.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8 9. 10.

SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences in the way that their original meanings do not
change.
(1,25 points)
1. He spent half an hour driving to work yesterday.

→ It ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. My brother is a more skillful badminton player than I am.

→ My brother ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why is not this TV working?

→ What ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We didn’t go to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.

→ Because it ………………………………………………………………………………
5. How far is it from your school to Hung Vuong English Centre?

→ What ………………………………………………………………………………………
XI. Complete the sentences using the words given. Make all the changes and
additions if necessary. (1,25 points)
1. Save/energy/one/best/way/conserve/natural/resources.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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2. There/many/thing/do/home/help/family/more/energy/efficient.
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3. there/ be/ good movies/ on/ the Megastar Theater/ now/?
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4. People/ do/ everything/ without/ help/ modern/ equipment/ year/ ago.
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5. It/ good/ donate/ blood/ because/ you/ can/ save people/ lives.
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VIII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (5 point)
1. Do you remember (meet) ______________ her at Nam's birthday party last week?
2. My mother is busy (cook) ______________dinner in the kitchen.
3. It’s ten years since I last (see) ______________ her.
4. The price (become) ______________ more and more expensive recently.
5. I think this institution (widen) ______________twice since 1999.
Write your answers here:
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2
3
4
5
SECTION 4: READING
IX. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer (A/ B/ C or D.
(10 points)
Scientists believe that the smart home may be the home of the future. These homes
may be of different shapes and sizes. They may also float on the water.
 Scientists have designed the eco houseboat – a kind of house floating on the sea. But
the houseboat is stable and doesn’t rock heavily when there are big waves. It makes use
of wave and solar energy to move it around and provide power. It also has solar panels on
the top of the house to generate electricity. And it can recycle all kinds of household
waste.
A robot controls everything in the house and does the housework. In the kitchen,
smart refrigerators and dish washes can automatically work by themselves. A smart oven
can cook your favourite dishes. All these things and other advances will make our life
much better.
1. The eco houseboat will be ______________
A.in the air B. on the sea C. in the ocean D. on big waves
2. The word “stable” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______________
A. comfortable B. not moving C. not sinking D. peaceful
3. What is special about the kitchen in the houseboat?
A. A robot B. Special dishes C.Smart equipment D. Dish washers
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Scientists have built the eco houseboat. B. The eco houseboat can make power.
C. The houseboat can recycle waste. D. Our life will be better.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Life in the future B. Generating electricity in the future.
C. Shapes and sizes of houses. D. A special kind of house.
Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

X. Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage.

(20 points)
The 25 th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place
in February 2003 comes at a (1)_____________time in the quest for sustainable
fisheries. Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in
2002, world leaders (2)_____________the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and
food security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheries
commitments for the world community, (3)______________ a call “to maintain or
restore stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4)_______________
with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where
possible not later than 2015.”
The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5)_______________ and secure
the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the worlds fisheries and
aquaculture. Many of the issues (6)_______________the agenda for the 2003 COFI
meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to
(7)_________________other commitments.
If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) _______actions and set
clear priorities. The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries
are (9)____________overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity. In coming
years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demand for fisheries
products, (10)____________, will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing
shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today.

1. A. busy B. critical C. serious D. fine

2. A. declared B. claimed C. accepted D. acknowledged
3. A. giving B. making C. including D. containing
4. A. volume B. quantity C. amount D. yield
5. A. aid B. meet C. provide D. facilitate
6. A. on B with C. in D. for
7. A. advancement B. advancing C. advanced D. advance
8. A. determined B. concentrated C. concerted D. focused
9. A. both B. or C. either D. neither
10. A. however B. consequently C. so D. therefore
Write your answers here:

1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________

6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________

XI. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (20 points)
Almost all people have a (1) _____________of examinations. Examinations,
(2)______________ are a part of our lives and all school in Viet Nam have examinations.
Examinations were first (3)_____________ in China about three thousand years ago.
Scholars had (4)_____________ memorise long passages (5)_____________ from
several books. Those who did well in examination (6)__________________ allowed to
enter the government service. Nowadays, the main (7)___________ of examination is to
test (8)_______________ well a person understands the subjects which have been
(9)_____________ . They are also used to find out how well student perform
(10)_____________ pressure.

Write your answers here:

1 __________ 2___________ 3___________ 4 ___________ 5___________
6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________
SECTION 5. WRITING.
XII. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it. (20 points)
1. We spent five hours getting to London.
 It took ___________________________________________________
2. He enjoys playing chess in his free time.
 Playing_______________________________________________
3. Are they building a statue of Chu Van An?
 Is ______________________________________________________?
4. Has anyone told you about it yet?
 Have you ________________________________________________?
5. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
 In the past my hair used _____________________________________
6. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
 If you are _________________________________________________
7. What is the price of the bicycle?
 How much _______________________________________________?
8. You’re the best guitarist in the school.
 No one ___________________________________________________
9. Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
 Because __________________________________________________
10. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
 In spite of__________________________________________________
XIII. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence to that it
has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word give (20 points.)
1. The film was boring, wasn’t it? INTERESTING
The film__________________________________________it?
2. We often played these games when we were small. USED
We________________________________________________________________
3. What was the price of the first class ticket? PAY
How_______________________________________________________________?
4. What is the distance from the village to the beach? IT
How _________________________________________ to the beach?
5. The teacher was not satisfied with Tam’s essay. SATISFYING
Tam’s essay__________________________________________________________
6. Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own. SIMILAR
I________________________________________________________
7. This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it? TASTELESS
This sauce is________________________________________________
8. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden NOT
You________________________________________________________
9. On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy TRAFFIC
There is_______________________________________________________
10. Do you find it easy to make friends? GOOD
Are you_______________________________________________________
XIV. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) to talk about “ How to keep a healthy
life?”.

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