I. PHONETICS

(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. The final examination will be held                        July 10th,2008.

7. The children are excited                   their upcoming trip to the zoo.

8. Sixteen people showed               for the volleyball training session.

9. She was an hour late, she didn‘t apologize.

10. They haven‘t _            an AIDS vaccine.

11. People do exercise               fit.

12. A person that you make friends with by writing letter is called a                       .

13. You look so depressed. You look                _ you didn‘t have a friend in the world.

14. Most parents think chatting on the Internet is              _

15. It really annoys me when people forget                     thank you.

16. Don‘t stay up late,_            ?

17. If I were in charge, I            things differently.

18. Would you mind if I _________a friend to the party?

19. My father stopped_               two years ago.

20. ‗You got the first prize. Congratulations!‘ ‗                 _ ‘

(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

21. Could (A) you phone me (B) as soon (C) as he‘ll come (D) back?
22. Would you (A) please stop to make (B) so (C) much noise (D)?
23. Last summer I have staved (A) on (B) my uncle (C) farm for (D) two weeks.
24. What (A) difficult (B) to master a (C) foreign language (D)!
25. The police said (A) that they had (B) reacted as fastly (C) as they could (D).

(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

26. If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He‘s very                           _ . (help)
27. I have a                              to talk a lot whenever I am nervous, (tend)
28. Gas and oil                              always increases in cold weather, (consume)
29. We find advertising on television very                              (effect)
30. The students wear their school uniforms with                             . (proud)

READING

(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Most of the energy we use today (31)                from coal, oil and gas. But these will not last for ever, and burning them is slowly harming the (32)  We need to (33)                                                                                   other ways of supplying energy. Solar Power is a way of using the (34)                                        energy as heat or to make electricity. We can also use wind-power by building modern (35)                                                                              that spin in the wind. There are several types of water-power: river water in mountainous areas can (36)                                                                                  _ to generate hydroelectric power, and we can also create electricity (37)                              sea water flowing in and out with the (38)                                                           

(39 – 43). Read the passage below and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

     Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.

    Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children‘s homework.

    It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children!

39. Many parents would like their children to have less homework.
40. Parents think that students should do a lot of work in their leisure time at home.
41. A lot of homework has not been planned properly, according to many
42. Only a small number of people think that homework is fair.
43. Teachers suggest parents should teach their own children at home.

WRITING

(44 – 46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

44, I‘m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,‘ Hoa said.

a. Hoa said that she is leaving there for Hue the day after.

b.Hoa said that she was leaving there for Hue the day after.

c. Hoa said that she would leave there for Hue the day aftey.

d. Hoa said that she would leave here for Hue the day after.

45. It‘s no use reading that book.

a. You should read that book.

b. That book has not been used.