I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group( 10pts): 1. A. create B. creature C. ease D. increase 2. A. cool B. moon C. proof D. stood 3. A. place B. plate C. trace D. travel 4. A. above B. glove C. love D. prove 5. A. suit B. seven C. sugar D. sun 6. A. shot B. chemical C. fresh D. champagne 7. A. needed B. played C. rained D. followed 8. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. sources 9. A. grades B. pilots C. shapes D. tricks 10. A. dollar B. lower C. micro D. stone II. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences(10pts): 1. Maths and Literature are…….subjects for children in Vietnam. A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious 2. They used to……swimming in the afternoon. A. go B. going C. went D. gone 3. He is a generous man. He is………known for his generosity. A. well B. good C. better D. best 4. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well……. A. preservation B. preserve C. preserved D. preservative 5. We think that Mother's Day should be celebrated………… A. nation wide B. national C. nation D. native 6. What must you do if you want to show you are………perfect healthy? A. on B. in C. at D. with 7. I don't know…….it is right or wrong. A. whenever B. whether C. unless D. that 8. Your composition is……..better than his. A. more B. much C. probable D. very 9. You look…….you were tired. A. like B. although C. until D. as if 10. I didn't feel too bad really, I only had a………..attack flu. A. weak B. small C. gentle D. mild IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets(10pts): 1. He seems to be quiet……..about the future. ( hopeful) 2. As a child I had an……….friend and called Polly. ( imagine) 3. She was……….with the new decision. ( disappoint) 4. As a doctor, he likes studying the……system. ( respire) 5. He thinks it's……….to let her know the truth. ( need) 6. You need a lot of…………to be a teacher. ( patient) 7. He draw cartoon for a………magazine. ( humour) 8. Theatre company that they started is still in………..today. ( exist) 9. She had to make some very difficult……… ( decide) 10. It is impossible to……….between a hobby and interest.? ( distinct) V. Choose the one option A, B,C or D that best complete the passage(10pts) One of t he most famous statues in the world….(1) on an island in New York Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman…..(2)… the torch of liberty, and its….(3)… name is the " Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World". The statue was a….(4).. to American people from the French..(5)….the friendship between the two nations. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartodie and…(6)…in 1884 in France, then was….(7) to American and put up in 1886. In the years after the statue was put up, many…(8)…came to the United States through New York. ….(9) they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. She…(10)…..a welcome to a land of freedom. 1. A. stands B. puts C. exists D. finds 2. A. who holding B. holds C. holding D. she holds. 3. A. false B. common C. first D. official 4. A. favor B. gift C. power D. representative 5. A. who show B. to show C. showing D. that shows 6. A. completed B. raised C. achieved D. performed 7. A. gone B. removed C. taken D. transported 8. A. foreigners B. immigrants C. aliens D. emigrants 9. A. During B. While C. Since D. As 10. A. symbolized B. made C. got D. extended