I.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each
question.
1. A. kitchens B. apartments C. cupboards D. bathrooms
2. A. develops B. cars C. meets D. books
3. A. laughs B. months C. washes D. works
4. A. groups B. fans C. bottles D. flowers
5. A. asks B. makes C. stops D. windows
6. A. lamps B. books C. posters D. sinks
7. A. lamps B. windows C. desks D. plants
8. A. books B. plans C. tables D. chairs
9. A. stops B. books C. wardrobes D. laughs
10. A. beds B. clocks C. walls D. tables
11. A. fathers B. brothers C. uncles C. grandparents
12. A. mothers B. centres C. aunts D. cousins
13. A. rooms B. books C. walls D. pillows
14. A. clocks B. villas C. tables D. chairs
15. A. lives B. works C. plays D. studies
16. A. dances B. makes C. asks D. stops
17. A. tells C. reads C. cooks D. goes
18. A. walks B. kisses C. dances D. boxes
19. A. wishes B. passes C. kisses D. rubs
20. A. schools B. shops C. pets D. carts
Stress
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
1. A. money B. cupboard C. firework D. remote
2. A. remember B. condition C. dishwasher D. department
3. A. railway B. Korean C. under D. funny
4. A. Sporty B. surround C. pollute D. between
5. A. empty B. desert C. prepare D. quiet
6. A active B. remote C. wonder D. thrilling
7. A. appearance B. family C. windsurfing D. serious
8. A. boarding B. sofa C. patient D. between
9. A. diverse B. mountain C. rooster D. crowded
10. A. firefighter B. furniture C. essential D. decorate
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. 1. There’s no ______________in the results. (Different).
2. 2. Do you get many ______________? (Visit)
3. 3.Do you have any ideas? You’re the ______________one. (Create)
4. 4. I keep my socks in the bottom ______________. (Draw)
5. 5. I don’t attach any ______________to these rumours. (Important)
6. 6. Payment is ______________upon delivery of the goods. (Condition)
7. 7. This story is apparently a complete ______________. (Invent)
8. 8. What a ______________thing to say! (Beauty)
9. 9. The road gradually ______________out. (Wide)
 10. This room is twice the ______________of the kitchen. (Long)

IV. Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

1. fly/ with my parents/ to Florida/ sometimes/ I/ in spring.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
2. late/ comes/ she/ often/ to school/ in winter.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
3. meet/ at the sports ground/ they/ after dinner/ always/ their friends.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
4. enjoys/ swimming/ in our pool/ always/ in the morning/ she.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
5. My grandmother / at home / always / is / in the evening /.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
6. celebrate / my birthday / I / usually / with my friends /.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
7. always / The / six forty-five / arrives / school bus / at /.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
8. always/ at nine o’clock/ out of the garage/ in the morning/ drives/ his car/ he.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
9. a parking place/ near the shops/ they/ find/ rarely.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
10. you / Sunday / What time / usually / do / on / get up /?
→ ________________________________________________________________________
11. speak / We / our / in / Vietnamese / English class / hardly ever /.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
12. mother/ On/ the/ my/ always/ washing/ does/ Mondays.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
13. out/ once/ put/ I/ dustbins/ week/ the/ a.
→ ________________________________________________________________________
14. a/ go/ with/ often/ walk/ dog/ for/ We/ our/
→ ________________________________________________________________________
15. sister/ ironing/ sometimes/ My/ the/ does.
→ ________________________________________________________________________

V. Put the word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.
their on begins go off school all study
In England, when the school children come to school, they first (1) ______to the cloakroom. They take
(2)______their coats and raincoats, their caps and hats, and then go to (3) ______classrooms. Some of
the students go to the laboratories and workshops where they (4) ______physics, chemistry and art.
When a student is (5) ______duty, he comes to (6) ______very early. He has to open (7) ______the
windows, water the flowers and clean the blackboard so everything is ready for the first lesson. At
seven thirty the teacher comes into the room and the lesson (8) ______.
Fill in each gap with a word from the box.
Big grades elementary scared school teachers Second still
Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth (1) ______. It’s called middle
School because it’s in the middle of your (2) ______years. Elementary school is behind you. High
school (3) ______awaits you.
For a kid, going to middle school is often a (4) ______change: First, it usually means moving to a new
building, which takes some time to adjust to. (5) ______, it may mean taking a different bus, with
different students. Third, the friends you made in (6) ______school may end up going to different
middle schools. And other things that probably will be different are the (7) ______and the work. All
of that can make you feel a bit (8) ______on the first day of school.

VI. Reading the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of
the questions below.
My school is the most enjoyable place for me. My school is located very near to my home. I walk to my
school every day. I like the gathering in my school for us to have a lot of fun. I love all my teachers.
They are very kind and polite in correcting our mistakes. They have never been hard on us. So, we
have always tried our best to study well and write our exams well. My school is known for its best
results in our locality. I am very proud of my school. I like my school very much.
1. The author goes to school _______.
A. by bike B. on foot C. by bus D. by car
2. He likes his teacher because ______.
A. they never shout at students B. They know everything
C. they correct student’s mistakes politely D. They are creative
3. They have to do their best to do the following EXCEPT ______.
A. having a high result B. learning well
C. doing the test well D. helping their friends in exam
4. The word “known” in line 6 is best replaced by ______.
A. common B. famous C. active D. nice
5. What is the topic of the passage?
A. My first day at school B. My best teacher at school
C. What I like about my school D. What makes my school the best