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

A. refilled      B. walked    C. reduced   D. stopped

A. celebrate    B. plumber   C. bulb      D. blanket

Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.

3. A. garbage   B. standard   C. suggest   D. lunar

4. A. hurricane  B. disaster    C. tornado   D. volcano

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

5. He will be disappointed if he ________ the exam.

A. didn’t pass 
B. doesn’t pass 
C. won’t pass 
D. wouldn’t pass

6. Tom: "It’s terrible. I don’t think I will be able to pass the exam. " - Anna: "_______ "

A. Let’s try it. 
B. Don’t worry. Everything will be all right
C. OK. What’s that?
D. Why not pass it?

7. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them ________ before I come in.

A. off 
B. up 
C. out 
D. away

8. It was impossible ________ his room. The door was locked.

A. to enter 
B. entering
C. to be entered 
D. entered

9. I've ________ my shoes everywhere but I can't find them anywhere.

A. looked after 
B. looked into
C. looked for 
D. looked up

10. If people stop using ________ for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be preserved.

A. pesticides
B. dynamite 
C. garbage 
D. resources

11. ________ it was raining heavily, they went to work.

A. Though
B. In spite of 
C. Because of 
D. Because

12. If you want to save money, you should ______ the amount of water your family uses.

A. increase 
B. reduce
C. adapt 
D. repair

13. ________ travel to school or to work by bike to save energy?

A. Let’s
B. What about 
C. I suggest
D. Why don’t we

14. He seldom drinks wine, ________?

A. doesn’t he 
B. is he 
C. does he 
D. isn’t he

15. Easter is a joyful festival ______ comes in early spring.

A. who
B. where
C. whom 
D. which

16. He laughed ________ when he was watching his favorite cartoon program on TV.

A. happy 
B. happily 
C. happiness 
D. unhappy

II. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets. (0.4m)

17. The country’s official _____religion___________ of Malaysia is Islam. (RELIGIOUS)

18. Thousands of people have been made _____homeless___________ by the flood. (HOME)

19. He drives so _______carelessly_________ that he often causes accidents. (CARE)

20. Tet holiday is the most important ______celebration__________ for Vietnamese people (CELEBRATE)

B. Reading.

I. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap. (1 m)

Health is something we tend to (21) ________ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (22) ________ of it. But illness can come, even (23) ________ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (24) ________ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (25) ________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (26) ________ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (27) ________ safer for children. The result is that (28) ________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (229) ________ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (40) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

21. A. throw away B. ignore C. give up D. forget

22. A. keen B. awake C. concerned D. aware

23. A. if B. while C. when D. so

24. A. when B. how C. which D. what

25. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. although

26. A. reason B. origin C. source D. cause

27. A. quite B. more C. very D. much

28. A. why B. where C. when D. whereas

29. A. expect B. desire C. want D. hope

30. A. speedup B. run C. accelerate D. advance

I.

1.A (âm "ed" trong từ "refilled" là âm /d/ ; các từ còn lại là /t/)

2.B (âm "b" trong từ "plumber" là âm câm ; các từ còn lại là /b/)

3.C (A. 'garbage B. 'standard C. su'ggest D. 'lunar ->C)

4.A (A. 'hurricane B. di'saster C. tor'nado D. vol'cano ->A)

5.B (điều kiện loại 1)

6.B (theo nghĩa)

7.A (take off:cởi | take up:bắt đầu,mất nhiều thời gian | take away:đem đi)

8.A (it is impossible+(for sb)+to V_inf)

9.C (look after:trông nom | look into:điều tra | look for:tìm kiếm | look up:cải thiện,tra cứu)

10.B (pesticide:thuốc trừ sâu | dynamite:thuốc nổ đy na míc | garbage:rác | resource:tài nguyên)

11.A (Though+clause:mặc dù | In spite of+N_phase/V_ing:mặc dù | because of+N_phase/V_ing:bởi vì | because+clause:bởi vì)

12.B(increase:tăng lên | reduce:làm giảm | adapt:sửa lại cho hợp | repair:sửa)

13.D (vì là câu hỏi nên loại A và C | What about + V_ing | Why don't we + V_inf)

14.C (-thứ nhất: "seldom" là dấu hiệu thì HTĐ

         -thứ hai:"drink" là động từ thường nên không đi với to be ->loại B và C

         -thứ ba:"seldom" mang ý phủ định nên phải láy đuôi khẳng định)

15.D ("Easter" là 1 lễ hội nên loại A và C

          "Easter" không phải địa điểm hay nơi chốn nên loại B)

16.B ("laugh" là động từ thường nên theo sau phải là trạng từ)

II.

17.religion (n) : tôn giáo

18.homeless (adj) : vô gia cư

19.carelessly (adv) : 1 cách cẩu thả

20.celebration (n) : lễ kỉ niệm

B.READING

I.

21.B (throw away:ném | ignore:không để ý | give up:từ bỏ | forget:quên)

22.D (aware of sth : nhận thức được điều gì)

23.C (But illness can come, even when we are young: nhưng bệnh có thể đến,ngay cả khi chúng ta còn trẻ)

24.B (how to : làm cách nào)

25.B (therefore:do đó | moreover:hơn thế nữa | however:tuy nhiên | although:mặc dù)

26.D (the cause of : nguyên nhân)

27.D (so sánh hơn)

28.D (whereaa : mặc dù)

29.A (expect (to):hi vọng | desire:khao khát | want(to):muốn | hope : hi vọng)

30.D (speed up : tăng tốc | run:chạy,hoạt động | accelerate:tăng tốc | advance:tiến về; phát triển)