Đề 1

I. Choose the word in each group  that  has   the  underlined  part  
pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. read                   B. beat                        C.bread                      D. heat

2. A. put                     B. but                         C. peanut                   D. shut

3. A. what                  B. hat                          C. cat                          D. fat

II. Pick out the word whose main  stressed syllable is  different from the
rest                                                                                         

1. A.native                 B.revive                     C.relative                   D.sensitive

2. A.disjuntion          B.solution                  C.instruction             D.station

III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below

1. Television..................very popular since the 1950s.

A. is                            B. was                        C. has been                D.

have been

2. - "Who sings best in your school?"       - "Minh............."

A. sings                      B. is                            C. has                         D.

does

3. Please ask them .......................in this area.

A. don't smoke          B. not smoking         C. not to smoke         D. to not
smoke

4. Let's go to the museum, ................?

            A. will you                B. shall we                 C. do we                     D.

don't you

5. He though much of his childhood.............. he lived with his family in the

country.

            A. that                        B. where                    C. when                      D.

which
6. It is the largest ship I......................

            A. Has seen               B. saw                        C. have ever seen     D.
seen

7. Students are looking forward to................on holiday.

            A. go                           B. going                     C. went                       D.

have gone

8. His grandfather died.......................the age of 90.

            A. in                           B. of                           C. on                           D. at

9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm..............people's health.

            A. to                           B. for                          C. with                       D. in

10. Lomonosov was not....................a great scientist but also a very talented
poem.

            A. fairly                     B. merely                   C. hardly                    D.

scarely

11. His parents never allowed him.............

            A. to smoking           B. smoking                C. to smoke               D.

smoked

12. School children always object to ...................uniform.

            A. wearing                 B. wear                       C. have worn             D.

wore

13. Wine is made...............rice.

            A. of                           B. from                       C. in                            D.

with

14. Let your name....................in the sheet of paper

            A. to be written         B. be written             C.write                       D. being

written

15. He was offered the job.................he had no experience.

            A. even though         B.dispite                    C.while                       
D.however

16. If only he............accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it
alone.

            A. will                        B. may                        C. would                    D.

were

17.He always....................

            A. avoids to meet me                                   B. avoiding to meet me

            C. avoids meeting me                                  D. to avoid meeting me

18.After a month, Hoa got used to......................in her new school.

            A. study                     B. studying                C. studied                  D. is

studying

19.He likes.....................him "sir"

            A. to call                    B. calling                   C. to be called           D. to

be calling

20.He has his sister.......................his homework.

            A. to do                      B. do                           C. doing                     D.

done

IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket.

1.He drives very carefully. He is a very..................driver.                      (CARE)

2.My brother and Trung like...................movie very much.                   (ACT)

3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was.............                                

(SUCCESS)

4.This stadium looks larger. It has been..................                                 

(LARGE)

5.Lan fell off the bike, but her.................were not serious.                    

(INJURE)
6.You must read the following....................precaution carefully.         (SAFE)

7.We watch the news everyday because it's very.................                   

(INFORM)

8.He's always telling lies. He's a ..............                                                 (LIE)

9.Nowadays, scouting is popular..................                                             

(WORLD)

10.Nam likes helping the other, he's a....................person.                     (HELP)

V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.

Most people think......(1)........computers are very modern inventions, products

of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been
worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man ........(2)...........Charles Babbage.
Babbge was born ............(3)..........1791 and grew..........(4)...........to be a
billiant mathematican. He.........(5)...........up plans for serveral calculating
machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he .........
(6)...........building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the
years, people have argued.......(7)........ his machines would ever work.
Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building
engine based ..........(8)...... of the Babbage's designs. ..............(9)..........has
taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially
made.

Whether it works or not, the machine will...............(10)......... on show at a

special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.

1. A.of                            B.from                        C.in                             D.up

2. A.known                        B.called                      C. recognized            D.

written

3. A.about                              B.around                    C.in                             D.at

4. A.down                              B.up                            C.along                       

D.across

5. A.wrote                              B.drew                        C.took                        

D.made
6. A.wanted                           B.started                    C.made                       
D.missed

7. A.until                                B.though                    C.why                         

D.whether

8. A.on                                   B.off                           C.in                             D.out

9. A.He                                   B.One                         C.It                              

D.They

10. A.come                            B.be                            C.take                         

D.carry

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think
about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which
gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the
distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of
delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then
as darkness comes. You strap uy your basket and drive happily home.

But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like
raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the
sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.

1.What is easy to say and nice to think about?

A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside” is.

B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain” is.

C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields” is.

D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city” is.

2.Where, in your imagine, is the big tree?

A.It’s in the middle of a beach.                              B. It’s in the middle of a hill.

C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.         D. It’s in the middle of a

beautiful green field.
3.What can you imagine doing after meal?

A.We can imagine lying in the darkness.             B. We can imagine lying in the
warm sun.

C. We can imagine lying in the badroom.            D. We can imagine lying in the
hotel.

4.What also likes raw fruit?

A.Dogs also do.        B.Lions also do.                    C.Flies also do.         

D.Chicken also do.

5.What may follow the sun?

A.The earth may follow the sun.                            B. The rain may follow the
sun.

C. The cows may follow the sun.                           D. people may follow the
sun.

VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. I last wore that shirt in May.

⇒ I haven't...........................................................................

2. We have met each other for ages.

⇒ It's....................................................................................

3. Travelling by air is much more expensive than travelling by train.

⇒ Travelling by train............................................................

4. Why isn't this TV working?

⇒ What................................................................................... 

5. When is John and Mary's wedding?

⇒ When are............................................................................

6. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.

⇒ He can make.......................................................................

7. She needs to study harder.

⇒ She doesn't..........................................................................

8. We can't afford to buy this car.

⇒ The car................................................................................ 

VIII.Use the prompt words to make a sentence.

1. These exercises/too difficult/ students/do/without/mistakes.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

2. I/not see/Mai/since/we/leave/school.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

Đề 2

I- Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffirent from the
others 

1. A. sun                                B. fun                        C. pull                       D. hunt

2- A. tie                                  B. sit                         C.bit                          D. hit

3- A. cave                   B. have C. slave       D.behave

4- A. bull               B. pull  C. dull            D. full

5- A. do                B. go  C. so        D. no

II- Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blanks.

1- My brother is studying hard .........................  pass the exam.

            A. for                          B. in order to             C. so to                       D. so

that

2- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.

            A. for                          B. at                            C. since                      D. to

3- He was born in England. English is his .................................

            A. mother tongue                                         B. first language

            C. foreign language                                      D. A and B  are correct

4- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.

            A. swim                      B. to swim                 C. swimming             D.

swam

5- It is the ........................... as ours

            A. same                      B. most                       C. much                     D.

more

6- How long have you ....................... her ?

            A. know                     B. knowed                 C. known                   D.

knew

7- My father used ...................... me to school.

            A. took                       B. taking                    C. to take                   D.

take

8- Would you mind ................... the windows ?

            A. to open                  B. opening                 C. open                      D.

opened

9- The man ....................... next to me was very nervous.

            A. sits                         B. is sitting                C. sitting                    D. sit

10- This is the first time I ..................... this film.

            A. am seeing   B. saw                       C. see                         D. have

seen

III- Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in
the brackets. 
1- Would you mind if I (smoke) ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

2- I don't enjoy (laugh) at by other people.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

3- He (live) in this city since 2000.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

4- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) in this shop are imported from
China.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

5- The children (play) when It started to rain.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

IV- Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it
has the  same meaning as the sentence above it

1- The last time I saw her was in 2005.

® I haven't .................................................................................... 

2- He is writing a book on biology.

® A book on biology ...................................................................

3- A new bridge is going to be built next year.

® They are ...................................................................................

4- He said: "I can't find my umbrella"

® He said .....................................................................................

5- I asked him if he liked coffee.

® I said ......................................................................................... 

V- Correct the mistake in the sentences 

1- They didn't let me to go.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

2- She failed her examination like her friend did.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……3- I buy a new house if I have enough money.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

4- He has learnt Chinese enough to study in China.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

5- Nobody have used this house for a long time.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

6- His garden isn't as large than mine.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

7- We haven't talked to your sister since a long time.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

8- There are much than eighty stores in the mall.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

VI- Give the correct forms of the words in parentheses

1- English is an ........................... and important subject. (interest)

2- My country is rich in ............................. resources. (nature)

3- My father can read ..................... without glasses. (good)

4- We had an interesting ........................... about football. (discuss)

5- During his .......................... the family lived in Cornwall. (child)

6- It's ........................ to cross the avenue. (danger)

7- Could you give me some.........................? (inform)

8- Are you a ...................... or are you living here ? (tour)

9- The shoes were nice, but they were ............................... (comfort)

10- Surface mail is much ............................... than airmail. (cheap)

VII- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 

1- I am interested ....................... reading books.

2- She is tired ........................ living in the city.

3- This restaurant is famous ....................... Chinese food.

4- The ambulance will be there ...................... a bout 5 minutes.

5- Bobby started school ....................... the age of five.

VIII- Complete the passage with the suitable words

Many ...1..……………. believe that life on a farm is very quiet and easy,
but ......2..…………. is very hard, I myself have ...3. …………….. on a farm for
nearly twenty years and I know what farm work ....4..…………. You must get
up early...5.……………. the chickens and the cows, water the flowers,
vegetables, do a ..6..…..…… of gardening and then .....7..………… in the
fields. But my aunt likes this way of life and ...8..…………. do all her children.          

IX- Write complete sentences with the words given.

1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

3- It / difficult / start / look / Job / his age.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867

…………………………………………………………………………………………
……

Đề 3

I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best

completes the following sentences.

1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?      

A. in                           B. with                       C. on                           D. for

2. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.           

A. badly                     B. good                     C. hardly                    D. hard

3. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?  

A. about                     B. on                           C. of                           D. for

4. Do you collect stamps or other things ?- Yes, I am a stamp………….

A. collecting             B. collector               C. collect                   D. collection

5. It is very dangerous ….. in the polluted environment.           

A. to live                    B. lives                      C. living                     D. live

6.. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.

A. nature                    B. natural                   C. naturing                 D. naturally

7. This ruler …………….. of plastic.        

 A. make                    B. made                      C. is making              D. is made

8. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school.

A. in                           B. of                           C. on                           D. at

II . Fill in each blank with the correct forms of the words in bracket 

1. It’s ..........................to eat too much sugar and fat                                          

(HEALTH)

2.After taking an asprin, her headache................................                                 

(APPEAR)

3.My brother often does experients about electricity for.........................          

(PLEASE)

4.What is the .............................of Thomas Edison ?                                         

(NATION)

5.You must make a quick ........................about who wins the contest.            

(DECIDE)

6.I live in a small village and its..........................are very beautiful                   

(SURROUND)

7.You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s ...................for you.  
(NECESSITY)

8.There are a lot of .......................festivals in Viet Nam                                    

(TRADITION)

III/ Each line of the paragrap has a mistake, underline the mistake and
correct at the end of each line .The first is as an example 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month                                            
0/ seen

      Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 

Holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 

in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 

through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 

Because there had no water to drink and no shops where we

could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet

in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”

Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work.

IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word

Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _____ how to fly or play the
piano. There (2) _____ important differences, but there is a very important
similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ______
practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do”
things with what (4) ______know. For example, it is not enough simply to read
a book on (5) ______to fly an airplane. A (6) ______ can give you lots of
information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7)
_______without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) _____. 

V. Choose the word (from the words given in the box) to complete the
passage. Two words aren't used. The first has been done for you.

perform,     start,   mistake,  run,     difference,  pain,

importance,     walk,  depression,  heart,  body

Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping   depression    away. It improves

your (1)_________ and your mind and enables you to (2)___________  better
in the work place and at home.

Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you
should also take into consideration your (3)___________ rate. It can be
harmful to do too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasise
the (4) __________ of " listening to your body".

When you first (5) __________ you should use good judgement, because it's
easy to make the (6) ___________of using the equipment incorrectly or doing
too much at one time. Start slowly and build up gradually.

Exercise should not be seen as a demanding task; it can be as easy as a quick

(7)_________. To increase your fitness steadily, exercise for 20 minutes a day,
4 to 6 times a week and you will notice a (8) __________ in your body and
mind in a few weeks.

VI. Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue 

A. Oh, I see. And I have a question for you. Do you know when the color
television was invented?

B. It was invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.

C. He was American.

D. Your color television looks very nice. Is it new?

E. What’s his nationality?

F. I know this question. In 1950, wasn’t it?

G. Yes. My father has just bought it.

H. I’m sorry. I don’t know.

I. You’re right. And who invented it?

VII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the

meaning stays the same

1. I don’t watch T.V as often as my brother does

My
brother..............................................................................................................
2.  It was such an interresting film that we watched it several times

The
film .................................................................................................................

3.  Students must be at least sixteen years old

Students...............................................................................................................
...

4.  Every tenth student goes free

There is no
charge .................................................................................................

5.  Food and transport are included in the price

The
price ................................................................................................................

6. There is plenty to choose from the menu.

There is plenty
of ...................................................................................................

7. It’s dangerous to walk home late in the evening.

Walking ................................................................................................................
..

8. This is the best computer I have ever used

I have
never............................................................................................................

VIII. Build the sentences from the given cues

1. The house /   expensive  /  than   /  the apartment.

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2. I / used / look after / younger / brother / sister / when / parents / at /work

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3. What/ you / going / do / when / you / grow up

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4. Why / we / put / these things / out / children’s reach ?

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5. I / not / go / school / because  / I  / had  / stay /  home  / help  / mom.

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