A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. elementary B. engineer C. enable D. energy 2. A. disappointed B. reason C. resort D. resolution 3. A. ethnic B. think C. gather D. earth II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each) Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences. 4. You should have a dictionary to _______ the words that you don‟t know their meanings. A. look for B. look up C. look into D. look after 5. Mrs. Mc Cathy lives in a small flat _______ having a lot of money in the bank. A. although B. in spite C. despite D. even 6. His car_______ when he was only half way home. A. broke down B. got down C. broke over D. got over 7. _____ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world. A. Together B. Apart C. In addition D. Thanks 8. _______ , the chess players began the game. A. Having taken the seats B. After we had taken our seats C. Being taken the seats D. Taking the seats 9. My mother always keeps candles in the room _______ the lights go out. A. unless B. if C. in case D. though 10. He works for a car factory_______ main office is in Chicago. A. which B. where C. that D. of which 11. The new shopping plaza is advertised as a place _______ you can find anything you want to buy. A. where B. which C. from where D. that 12. The plane was half an hour late. _______ I managed to come to the meeting in time. A. In spite B. Despite C. In spite of this D. All are correct 13. The letter was delivered _______ it didn‟t have enough postage. A. as B. because C. since D. although giúp em với ạ