Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. 1 A. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar 2. A. celebrate B. plumber C. bulb D. blanket Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others. 3. A. fashion B. pattern C. symbol D. design A. understand B. engineer C. Vietnamese D. adventure Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 5. It’s not __________ to call anyone at night. A. equal B. convenient C. difficult D. economic 6. She has a good _____________ as a well-qualified teacher. A. famous B. pagoda C. voice D. reputation 7. Everyone is present here, ___________? A. isn’t he B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they 8. _____________ have you known him? A. How often B. How long C. How long ago D. When 9. The final examination will be held_________ May 9th. A. in B. at C. on D. to 10 The weather is bad, __________ we didn’t go on a picnic. A. however B. but C. because D. so 11 It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 12. Foreign tourists should not enter some places of __________ . A. situation B. trip C. worship D. atmosphere 13. Miss Mai, _________ teaches very well, is a famous teacher. A. who B. that C. whom D. whose Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 14. She wishes her parents will come here tomorrow. A B C D 15. This shirt is the same to the one I saw yesterday. A B C D 16. I will come and stay with you and your family on March. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges. 17. “ I suggest using public buses instead of motorbikes.” - “ ___________ .” A Yes, please. B. Good idea. C. We will. D. I’m afraid not. 18. " ____" - "That's a good idea." A. What about recycling water for gardening? B. Sorry, can I say something? C. Glad to work with you. D. Excuse me, I want to add something. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 19. Campfires may cause forest fires if they are unattended. A. focused B. neglected C. looked after D. watched 20. Hunting animals may lead to their extinction. A. reduction B. imprisonment C. death D. survival Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 21. One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption. A. costly B. excessive C. safe D. economical 22. If you follow at least one of the tips, you can be proud of taking part in the preservation of water, one of the very important and limited natural resources on earth. A. self-confident B. self-satisfied C. discontent D. unpleasant Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a_____(23)_____ language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world mail is in English, 60% of the radio station (24) ________ in English and more than half of the world’s periodicals are printed (25) __________ English. It is the English language that is used as an (26) ________language in 44 countries, and as the language of business commerce and technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication. (27) ________, it is the written English, which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties(28)_______foreigners. 23 A. second B. first C. international D. official 24 A. speak B. broadcast C. write D. listen 25 A. by B. in C. as D. of 26 A. official B. compulsory C. optional D. primary 27 A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Furthermore 28 A. to B. at C. in D. of