I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. a. push                   b. pull                         c. rush                         d. butcher
2. a. route                  b. shout                      c. trousers                  d. amount

II/. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.

III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence.

5. The boys looks very proud................. his success at school.
   1. of                          B. at                           C. about                                 D. on
6. Is Dalat rather crowded?- No, there are.................. people than in HCM.
   1. few                      B. fewer                     C. more                                  D. less
7. In spite of............ late, he arrived in time.
   1. he started                       B. his being started  C. he was started                   D. starting
8. It‘s time the children............. here now.
   1. are                       B. are being               C. were                                   D. to be
9. I won‘t go …………you explain everything to me.
   1. unless                 B. although                C. because                             D. if
10. How many languages are there...................... the world?
    1. through               B. over                                   C. for                                      D. in
11. Your son is not only intelligent........................... handsome.
    1. but also               B. and                         C. but                                      D. with
12. The washing machine was very expensive,............. we couldn‘t afford to buy it.
    1. though                B. because                 C. therefore                           D. so
13. This is.................. novel I‘ve read.
    1. bad                      B. good                      C. better                                  D. the worst
14. They don‘t understand the matter ;...................... they didn‘t ask for help.
    1. moreover                       B. therefore               C. however                            D. but

IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below :

Nowadays, people are destroying rain forests of the earth seriously. It is (15)……………….. that every year 100,000 (16)……………….. kilometers of rain forests are destroyed for (17)……………….. of wood paper and fuel as well as for the residence and (18)……………….. land. Rain forests are very  important for the world‘s climate. They receive  the rainfall on the earth and produce a large amount of the world‘s oxygen. Destroying rain forests,(19)……………….. ,  is  destroying  our  environment.  Saving  rain  forests  is  a(n)  (20)… problem. Nations need cooperation to save rain forests, if not, it will be late.

V/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:

21. When I was a boy, I was used to go fishing with my father. A         B                     C                       D
22. My sister, Lan can neither sing or swim. A B                C D
23. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work A          B                                     C D
24. The last time he saw in public, he worn a great suit. A     B                             C                             D

VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

   The zipper is a wonderful invention. They are very common so we forget that they are wonderful. They are strong, but they open and close very easily. They come in many colors and sizes. In 1810s, people in the US wore high shoes or clothes with long row of buttons. It was hard for them to wear anything. They wanted an easier way to put on and take off clothes. White comb Judson invented the first zipper in 1839. He called it a slide fastener.

   A zipper has three parts. There are dozens of metal or plastic teeth in two rows. These are fastened to two flexible strips of cloth. A fastener slides along and fastens the teeth together. When it slides the other way, it takes the teeth apart.

25. Many people forget that zippers are wonderful because ………………………
    1. they are strong  B. they open and close easily     C. they are colorful                  D. they are common
26. The first zipper was invented ………………………………………
    1. in 1800                           B. in the 1800s                 C. in 1839                                  D. in 18^th century
27. A zipper consists of …………………………………

1. 1. three metal of plastic teeth        B. dozens of parts          C. dozens of parts

              D. metal or plastic teeth, two flexible strips of cloth and fastener

28. It was.................. for people in the US to wear clothes or shoes with a long row of buttons.
    1. easy                  B. difficult                 c.wonderful                           d.convenient

VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.

29. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.

 If the weather …………………………………….……………………………………………..

30. All the students have to take the final exam.

 The final exam………..………………………………….

31. Please don‘t repeat what I said.

 Would you mind…… … …………………………………… ….

32. I can‘t swim as well as my friend can

 My friend……………………………………………………….

33. We lost our way. We didn‘t arrive on time.

 Unless………………………………………………………………………………………………

33. It took me three hours to open the door.

 We spend…………………………………………………

34. I can‘t answer all the questions.

 I wish……………………………………………………

36. The film was too boring for you to watch

 The film was so……………………………………………………………………………

37. They don‘t play football any more.

 They used…………………………………………………………

38. The man said to me,―Please tell me the way to the nearest post office?‘

 The man asked me………………………………………………………………………………

38. All of the buildings in this town aren‘t as high as yours.

 Your building………………………………

39. The show was interesting to the boy.

 The boy was……………………………………………………