I.

Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the
others. (1pt)
1. A. places B. cakes C. mates D. plates
2. A. jungle B. luggage C. sunbathe D. sugar
3. A. follow B. powder C. show D. borrow
4. A. wicked B. visited C. laughed D. divided
II. Choose the best answer for each sentence. (2pts)
1. What can we do to prevent people _____ throwing drink cans away?
a. In b. of c. on d. from
2. Are you free _____ Tuesday evening?
a. In b. at c. on d. for
3. Compost is a wonderful natural ________
a. Substance b. material c. garbage d. fertilizer
4. We are all ______ that you passed your English exam. Congratulations!
a. delighted b. relieved c. laid d. certain
5. A new bridge over the river _______ at present
6. Do you mind _____ me a hand with this bag?
a. give b. giving c. to give d. gives
7. He found a watch when he _________ in the street
a. Walked b. was walking c. has walked d. has been walking
8. We have to get up early _______ late for class
a. So as to be b. so that not to be c. in order not to be d. so as to not be
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1.5pts)
1. Last summer we had an ___________ trip to Sapa (enjoy)
2. The waste from the chemical factory is very ________ (harm)
3. People are now concerned about __________ pollution (environment)
4. Sapa is a wonderful __________ resort in Vietnam (mountain)
5. London is _________ for its historic buildings and churches (fame)
IV. Choose word or phrase that needs correcting
1. My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer
2. I was listening to the radio when the door bell was ringing
3. Thanh is always comlaining about the heavy of my suitcase
4. Do you mind if I asked you to bring your camera to the party?
5. Today we went on an eight-hours tour around the valley
V. Read the text then answer the questions: (2,5pts)
His name is Kien. He works for a construction company. He has worked for this company
for nearly 5 years. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment, his
company is producing a plan for a new motorway. He usually works in the roads
department, but this month, he is working in the department that builds bridges. So his
whole working day is different just now. He normally spends a lot of time outdoors,
because he has to go to the construction sites. But with this new project he spends a lot of
time in the workshop. Now he is testing a model of one of the new bridges. He enjoys it a
lot, because he has learned a lot of new things.
Answer the question:
1. What is his name?
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2. How long has Kien worked for his construction company?
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3. What is his company doing at the moment?
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4. Where does he usually work?
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5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?
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6. Is he testing a model of one of the new bridges now?
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VI. Rewrite these sentences:
1. Someone will translate this letter in to Vietnamese
This letter
2. I would like you to help me move this table
Do you mind
3. Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory (using present
participe V-ing or past participle V-ed)
4. Working in those conditions is impossible
It is