Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 6. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 7. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration 8. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed Question 2: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. 9. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. father 10. A. listen B. visit C. attend D. enter Question 3: Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 1. I was __________ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting 2. The film was so __________. However, my father saw it from beginning to end. A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating 3. We were __________ with the latest film of that director. A. satisfied B. satisfactory C. satisfying D. satisfy 4. It is a __________ game. It makes me bored. A. boring B. bored C. bore D. boredom 5. I have never felt as __________ as I did when I watched that horror film. A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible 6. Not many people went to see the film; __________, it received good reviews from critics. A. although B. but C. despite D. however 7. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film __________. A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting 8. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ___________ being very tired. A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of 9. ____________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. A. Nevertheless B. However C. When D. Although 10. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____________ film – I was laughing from beginning to the end. A. moving B. scary C. violent D. hilarious 11. Linda used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 12. My father __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle. A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs 13. You should look right and left when you go ________the road. A. down B. across C. up D. along 14. Bus is the main Public ________in Viet Nam. A.travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle 15. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end. A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although 16. She’s sure that they will find the film_________. A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained 17. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________” A. No, I like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see? C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t. Question 4: Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap. When you are in Singapore, you can go about (29) ........................................... taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (30) ................... it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (31) ....................... buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (32) ........................................ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (33) .................... taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (34) ................. the bus you want. You can take a taxi , but it is (35) ..................... expensive than the underground or a bus . On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way. 29. A. at B. in C. by 30. A. but B. because C. when 31. A. many B. a lot C. few 32. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker 33. A. so B. like C. than 34. A. to find B. find C. finding 35. A. less B. more C. most