I/ PHONETICS

Choose the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN from that of the others

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

II/ LANGUAGE FOCUS

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

1. Nam studied hard ________ pass the exam.

A. so to as

B. so as to

C. as so to

D. to as so

2. Do you mind _____________off the lights?

A. turns

B. turn

C. turned

D. turning

3.The man ________ next to me is very smart.

A. sit
 B. sits

C. sitting

D. to sit

4. ………of your two sisters is studying in Australia?

A. Who

B. How

C. What

D. Which

5. She is bad and always wants to hurt people. She is ………...

A. evil

B. harmful

C. moral

D. kind

6. You can go to the festival…………….. you can stay home.

A. And

B. so

C. or

D. but

7. ……………..nice weather today!

A. What

B. How

C. That
 D. Which

8. Mr. Smith was busy; …………….. he spent the whole day with his children yesterday.

A. however

B. although

C. if

D. therefore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.

1. Teachers ought not to swear in front of the children.

A. should not

B. need not

C. could not

D. don’t have to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

2. I am happy that you remembered my birthday.

A. forgot

B. missed

C. reminded

D. thought

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
III/ READING

Read the following dialogue and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.

I have always wanted (1) _____ fishing. On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a
beautiful lake. (2) _____, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got bored I decided (3) _____ swimming.
When I stood up my wallet fell out of my pocket, and into the water. It had all my money, my
passport, my plane tickets - everything. I jumped into the lake to look (4)____it, but I didn’t
find anything. I have never had such a terrible experience.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.

Hoi An is a small town on the coast of East Sea in central Vienam. Hoi An used to be an
important trading center in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Today, Hoi An is still a small town, but it attracts a large number of tourists, also being a well
established place on the backpacker trail. Many visit for the numerous art and craft shops and
tailors, who produce made- to-measure clothes for a fraction of the western price. Several
Internet cafés, bars and restaurants have opened along the riverfront. Some popular evening
venues, especially with western visitors, are Tam Tam’s restaurant and bar and the Mango
restaurant.

1. Hoi An ______ .

A. is a small town

B. used to be an important trading center

C. attracts a large number of tourists

D. all are correct

2. What does the word ‘it’ in line 3 refer to?

A. the coast

B. trading center

C. Hoi An

D. small town

3. What does the word ‘popular’ in line 8 mean?

A. liked by a lot of people

C. very old

B. not special or unusual

D. of the present time

4. _____ is a famous place in Hoi An.

A. Tam Tam’s restaurant and bar

C. a & b

B. The Mango restaurant

D. no information
IV. WRITING

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.

1. She started living in Hanoi in 2015.

→ She has ..............................

2. To learn Japanese is very difficult.

→ It ....................................

3. Shall I help you?

→ Would you mind if I ..................?

4. No one in my class is taller than him.

→ He is ………………………………………………………………………………….