I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others

1.     A. failed B. reached   C. absorbed D. solved

2.     A. invited         B. attended C. celebrated         D. displayed

3.     A. removed      B. washed   C. hoped     D. missed

4.     A. looked         B. laughed   C. moved    D. stepped

5.     A. wanted        B. parked    C. stopped   D. watched

6. A. English                  B. wash                  C. rubbish                         D. version

7. A. clothes                             B. oranges               C. cabbages               D. closes

8. A. soft                        B. hot                             C. pork                 D. bottle

9. A. heat                       B. great                 C. meat                 D. teach

10. A. cakes                             B. peas                  C. beans                D. eggs

II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1.       A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an   .

          A. thriller    B. comedy   C. drama     D. animation

2.       Not many people went to see the film;         , it received good reviews from critics.

          A. however B. despite    C. but          D. although

3.                 he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

          A. Even      B. But         C. Although          D. Despite

4.       Trung finds horror films really           .

          A. disgust    B. disgusts   C. disgusting         D. disgusted

5.                 they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

          A. However B. Nevertheless     C. When     D. Although

6.       We didn’t find it funny             it was a comedy.

          A. in spite of         B. despite    C. although D. but

7.       In Titanic, it                     Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.

          A. directs     B. shows     C. acts         D. stars

8.       The end of the film was so                  that many people cried.

          A. shocking B. moving   C. exciting   D. boring

9.       I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday                feeling very tired.

          A. although B. in spite of         C. but          D. so

10.               beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

          A. In spite   B. Despite   C. Although          D. However

11.     I found the book so                   that I couldn’t put it down.

          A. gripping  B. boring     C. tiring       D. shocking

12.               careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.

          A. With       B. However          C. Such       D. Despite

13.     The film has a silly plot.           , many people enjoyed it.

          A. Though  B. Moreover         C. Because  D. Nevertheless

14.     A                 is a film that shows real life events or stories.

          A. Action    B. documentary    C. thriller     D. comedy

15.     I have never felt as                    as I did when I watched that horror film.

          A. terrify     B. terrified   C. terrifying D. terrible

16, People feel ……………… when they catch the cold.

17, She has a pain …… her back.                a. on            b. in   c. at   d. with

18, I ……………… for class.

19, That work is good …… him.                a. for           b. at   c. with         d. on

20. The car is different …… mine.      a. with        b. from        c. to   d. for

III. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

1. The robot I have just bought is very simple to use . I just need to push this button and it will operate.

A.boring     B.  interesting                 C. easy                  D. difficult

2.Who take care of your children when you are away?

A.look after B. take off   C. put on     D. give up

3. The weather last summer was awful. I didn’t like it at all.

A.bad                   B. beautiful           C. master`    D. finish

4. Tet is a festival which occurs in late january or early February.

A.happen    B. begins              C. causes               D. ends

5. The farm and surrounding area were seriously flooded.

A.place                           B.space                 C.region                D.country

6.Mr. Black gave up smoking because he had a bad cough.

A.stopped                       B.recommended             C.advised    D.continued

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT CAN BE MADE FROM THE GIVEN WORDS.

1. I/ always/ set/ table/ breakfasta.

A. I always set the table after breakfast.

B. I sets the table always for breakfast.

C. I always set the table for breakfast

D. I an always setting the tabke at breakfast

2. My friend/ think/ take part/ robot competition.

A. My friend thinks taking part in robot conpetiton

B. My friend thinks of taking part in robot competition

C. My friend thinking of taking part in the robot competition

D. My friend is thinking taking part in robot competition

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS "CLOSEST" IN MEANING TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

3. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. It's not Friday, but she's going to the shops

B. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday

C. She always goes to the shops on Fridat

D. She never goes to the shops on Friday

4. He used to jog every morning

A. He doesn't now jog every morning

B. He never fails to jog every morning

C. He intended to jog every morning

D. He enjoys jogging every morning

CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE RESPONSE TO COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING EXCHANGES.

5. Nam: "Would you like to have a picnic with us on the weekend?" Hung:"....."

A. You're welcome B. It's my pleasure C. Of course not D. Yes, I'd love to

6. Patient:"Please tell me how I shall take this medicine?" Doctor:"....."

A. Take it home with you B. Take it twice per day C. Take it back to me D. Take as much as you can

CHOOSE THE WORD(S) "OPPOSITE" IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD(S) IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

7. When having days off, he always helps his wife "tidy up" the house

A. Sort out B. Clear up C. Arrange D. Mess up

8. Originally, there were 365 acupoints, but now this has "increased" to more than 2000 nowadays.

A. Turned into B. Stabled C. Reduced D. Transferred

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

1. I usually help with....the dishwasher after meals.

A. Loading B. Having C. Catching D. Doing

2. Look! Minh....on stage. She looks so beautiful.

A. Sings B. Are singsing C. Sang D. Is singsing

3. I....a big breakfast with my family.

A. Have B. Make C. Set D. Clear

4. Hoa usually....charge of doing the washing-up in her family.

A. Is taking B. Take C. Will take D. Takes

5. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the....lifting.

A. Strong B. Heavy C. Huge D. Hard

6. ......the rubbish in the early morning in a part of my daily routine.

A. Coming out B. Taking out C. Bringing out D. Bulling out

7. Our friends....for the fashion show now.

A. Is preparing B. Prepare C. Prepares D. Are preparing

8. I usually.....my younger sisters when my parents are away on busiess.

A. Take chager of B. Take care of C. Pick of D. Look for

9. I always dust the...before people come over.

A. Table B. Floor C. Door D. Furniture

10. Colin....of taking part in the robot competition.

A. Thinks B. Is thinking C. Think D. Are thingking

11. Joshua....to be very tired after doing the laundry and mopping the floor today.

A. Appear B. Are appearing C. Appears D. Is appearing

12. We....our relatives this month.

A. Is visiting B. Visit C. Visits D. Are visiting

13. .....is the most important male servant in a house, usually responsible for organizing the other servants.

A. Buttler B. Breadwinner C. Homemaker D. Househusband

14. I....why you like watching football games - it's very exciting!

A. Am seeing B. See C. Sees D. Is seeing

Questions 1-4

Complete the summary using the list of words below.

adult              spatial          academic

practical        inquisitive    plentiful

verbal            uncertain     unfamiliar

Researchers investigating the development of intelligence have shown that (1) Answer skills become more significant with age. One good predictor of (2) Answer intelligence is the degree to which small children are (3) Answer about their surroundings and how much interest they show on finding themselves in an (4) Answer setting.