Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. pagoda B. musician C. ingredient D. instrument
5. A. sculpture B. construct C. fragrant D. statue
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Tinh is a very _____ musician but she doesn’t practice enough.
A. smart B. talented C. old D. new
7. I put an extra spoonful of sugar in my father’s coffee because he like it very _____.
A. sweet B. hot C. sour D. bitter
8. There were so many interesting things to do that we did not have time to get _____.
A. bored B. ready C. lost D. nervous
9. We had our English exam this morning. I hope I’ve _____.
A. failed B. taken C. passed D. won
10. The _____ they are playing is very familiar. I’ve heard it somewhere.
A. musician B. music C. musical D. musically
11. I always get nervous before I take a/an _____ so I sometimes get bad marks.
A. course B. subject C. answer D. exam
12. _____ the flour, sugar and mild together in a large bowl.
A. Mix B. Stir C. Beat D. Put
13. My younger brother has great _____ abilities. He taught himself to play different musical instruments.
A. art B. artist C. artistic D. artistically
14. The medicine had a nasty _____, so I swallowed it as quickly as I could.
A. appearance B. colour C. smell D. taste
15. I got a very good _____ in my geography test.
A. point B. mark C. skill D. knowledge
16. My mother gave me a bowl of hot _____.
A. fruit B. soup C. cheese D. salad
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentence.
17. The English test today is really difficult. No one can complete it.
A. exciting B. tricky C. planned D. easy
18. Linh is the most intelligent student in her class.
A. new B. lonely C. stupid D. smart
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. This is the worst meal I’ve ever eaten.
A. best B. first C. last D. scariest
20. Dinosaurs were the giant creatures that became extinct long time ago.
A. tiny B. scary C. enormous D. scary
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. I am taking a great art history class at an art centre near my house and my friend Lan is in the class _____.
A. then B. either C. too D. as
22. We went to a dairy yesterday. I had never seen so _____ cows before.
A. much B. any C. many D. a lot of
23. I spent _____ hour and a half doing my math exercises yesterday evening.
A. a B. an C. some D. the
24. I _____ taught English by my mother so I could speak English when I was 5 years old.
A. am B. were C. is D. was
25. Do you want _____ more apply juice? There is some left.
A. some B. any C. much D. a
26. I don’t really like tomatoes and my brother doesn’t like them _____ so we decide to give them to my uncle.
A. too B. also C. yet D. either
27. _____ you teach yourself to play the guitar or someone taught you?
A. Do B. Were C. Did D. Are
28. There were so _____ people on the street so no one could move.
A. much B. many C. lot D. large
29. How _____ times did you go swimming last week?
A. much B. often C. many D. big
30. Be careful, there’s _____ on the floor. Someone has broken the window.
A. some glass B. some glasses C. a glass D. a glasses
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. Pizzas are more healthier and delicious than potato chips.
A B C D
32. There aren’t any milk and choose in the fridge so I can’t make the cake.
A B C D
33. One pillar pagoda is build many years ago and now it is one of the historic sites in Hanoi.
A B C D
34. Have you made much new friends at your new school yet?
A B C D
35. Mum bought a lot of orange juice at the supermarket yesterday but she didn’t bought any milk.
A B C D
IV. READING
Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).
Alan Walker
Walker was born on 24 August 1997 in Northampton, England. At the age of two, he moved to Bergen, Norway with his parents and sister. He initially has no musical background. However, he later taught himself by watching tutorials on YouTube based on music production.
He started all his music on his laptop with FL Studio. In July 2012, with the help and feedback from his fan online, he began pursuing his music production career and slowly began posting his music to YouTube and Sound Cloud.
Walker released the track “Fade” on 17 August 2014. It has become the most popular track on YouTube. Some of his other famous songs include “Sing Me to Sleep”, “Alone”, “Routine”. “A lot of people ask me why I am wearing a mask. The mask is a sign and a symbol of unity and being alike each other, rather than me being different.” said Walker, behind the scenes of the single “Alone”.
(Adapted from KEY English for School Trainer, Published by CUP)
36. Alan Walker is now only in his 20s.
A. True B. False
37. Walker was born in one country but grew up in another country.
A. True B. False
38. Both of his parents are singers so Alan has an excellent musical background.
A. True B. False
39. Faded was released two year after Alan began his music production career.
A. True B. False
40. Alan wears his mask because he wants to be different.
A. True B. False
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.
WHO INVENTED POTATO CHIPS
A Native American named George Crum invented potato chips in 1853. He was a chef at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular item on the menu was fried potatoes, an idea that started in France. At that time, French fried potatoes were into thick slices. One day, a dinner guest sent his fried potatoes back the chef because he did not like them so thick. So, Mr. Crum cut the potatoes a little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. Mr. Crum was very angry. He sliced the potatoes paper-thin and fried them. He just want to show the guest that he was angry but the guest loved the crispy, thin potatoes. Other dinners tried them and also like them. So, Mr. Crum’s potato chips were added to the menu. Eventually, Mr. Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous chips. Now potato chips are packaged and sold in grocery stores worldwide.
(Adapted from Success with reading comprehension grade 3)
41. The nationality of the person who invented potato chips is _____.
A. French B. American C. English D. German
42. Fried potatoes firstly appeared in _____.
A. France B. the USA C. M. Crum’s menu D. in 1853
43. Initially, French fried potatoes were _____.
A. as thin as potato chips today B. as thick as today potato chips
C. thicker than today potato chips D. thinner than today potato chips
44. Mr. Crum invented the potato chips _____.
A. deliberately B. when he was cooking another dish
C. unintentionally D. a guest asked him to try to cook it
45. Mr. Crum’s chips _____.
A. were like by other guests in the restaurant he was working in at that time
B. weren’t added to the menu in the restaurant he was working in
C. are only sold in the USA today
D. made the guest was serving party
V. WRITING
Choose the sentences (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.
46. I go to the super market. I want to buy some food.
A. I go to the supermarket to buy some food.
B. I go to the super market for buy some food.
C. Because I go to the supermarket, I’ll buy some food.
D. If I go to the supermarket, I buy some food.
47. My classmate gave this book to me.
A. My classmate was given this book by me.
B. This book was given to me by my classmate.
C. This book was given my classmate by me.
D. This book was given to my classmate by me.
48. Your car is more expensive than mine.
A. My car is cheaper than you.
B. Your car is not cheaper than mine.
C. My car is as expensive as yours.
D. My car is not as expensive as yours.
49. I started working here in 2000.
A. I have started work here since 2000.
B. I haven’t work here since 2000.
C. I have worked here since 2000.
D. I have started working here since 2000.
50. Hanoi City isn’t as big as Ho Chi Minh City.
A. Ho Chi Minh City is smaller than Hanoi.
B. Ho Chi Minh City is bigger than Hanoi City.
C. Hanoi City is bigger than Ho Chi Minh City.
D. Ho Chi Minh City is as big as Hanoi C
Question I. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. tomato
B. nutritious
C. ingredient
D. vegetable
2. A. ingredient
B. traditional
C. repeat
D. avocado
Question II. Choose the best answer. (A,B, C or D ).
1. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
2. The church________about 100 years ago.
A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built
3. People in Israel are going to celebrate
their festival________is called Passover.
A. whose B.who C. which D. where
4. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
5. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore
D. However
6. I suggest________some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
7. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.
A.buy B. will buy C. bought
D. would buy
8. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would B. have to C. will D. shall
9. Honda motorbikes________in Viet Nam.->are produced
A. produce B. will produce
10. When you …………..chicken, you cook it in an oven or over a fire without liquid.
A. fry B. roast C. steam D. boil
11. We have ……………..rice but we don’t have ……………..meat.
A. some/ any B. some/ some C. any/ some D. a/ any
12. “ Paul, where is …… Spanish dictionary? I’m writing an essay in Spanish and I need it.”
A. a B. The C. Ø D. any
13. We don’t go directly to Da Lat. There is a one-night …………….in Da Nang city.
A. jet lag B. check in C. stop over D. touchdown
14. I ……….. a bit of Chinese on my summer holiday in Beijing.
A. got by
B. picked up
C. had
D. checked
15. I’ll give you a lift to the station if you _______ in a hurry.
A. were B. are C. will be D. would be