1. Phonetics (1pt) 1.1. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle your option (0,6 pt) 01. A. near B. dear C. hear D. bear 02. A. missed B. raised C. laughed D. watched 03. A. government B. moment C. comment D. development 04. A. whether B. ethnic C. clothing D. these 05. A. carrot B. ceiling C. cereal D. circle 06. A. kingdoms B. nations C. plants D. lends 1.2. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (0,4 pt) Ex: A. notice B. depend C. climate D. separate Answer: B 01. A. comic B. police C. fashion D. cotton 02. A. remote B. amount C. purpose D. museum 03.A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television 04. A. enormous B. humorous C. generous D. dangerous 2. Lexical - Grammar (3pts) 2.1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (0,8pt) 01. The winter in Sapa is so cold and wet. I wish it ..................... warmer and drier. A. would be B. will be C. was D. were 02. When Minh was a child, he ............................ to school by bicycle. His school was next to his house, so he walked there. A. didn't used to go B. wasn't used to go C. didn't used to went D. didn't use to go 03. ............................... are for both boys and girls to wear. A. Blouses and sandals B. T-shirts and jeans C. Dresses and T-shirts D. Sandals and skirts 04. If you want to lose weight, you ............... eat more vegetables and do more exercise. A. should B. might C. must D. have to 05. Playing English games always makes us .............................. A. liked B. enjoyed C. excited D. interested 06. You’d rather watch TV this evening, ....................... ? A. isn’t it B. hadn’t you C. wouldn’t you D. won’t you 07. When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people ..................... her. A. look at B. look after C. look into D. look for 08. His classmates studied singing, acrobatics, gymnastics ............... martial arts. A. but B. or C. and D. because 2.2. Give the correct form of each verb in bracket to complete the following sentences (1pt) 01. If you (be)……(a)………….. in my position now, what (you do)……(b)……….? 02. John (do) ……(c)……….. the test again at the moment because he (not pass) ………(d)……..it the first time. 03. When I (pass) ……(e)……..her house the other day, I saw her (water) ……(f)………….the trees in the garden. 04. Tom (finish) ……(g)…………..this course when his father (return) ………(h)…….. next month. 05. She (read) ………(i)……….. the book for over three days, and she (read) ………(k)…….. more than two hundred pages. 2.3 Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (0,4pt). 01. It is very cold here ......................... night. 02. I wish you'd stop complaining .................................. your job. Try to finish it. 03. Hung has worked ...................... ten years now. 04. We both thank you .............................. the bottom of our hearts. 2.4. Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below. (0,4pt). Ex: 0. It's a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (modern) it? => modernize 01.Yesterday the headmaster gave a long but very interesting (speak) to the newcomers. => _______________ 02. The situation was (hope). Nobody could do anything to help. =>_______________ 03. There were over fifty (music) in the¬ orchestra. =>_______________ 04. All students have tried hard to pass the university (enter) exam. =>_____________ 2.5. Each of the following sentences has 4 underlined parts (A, B, C and D). One of these parts contains an error. For each sentence, circle the part that contains error (0,4pt) 01. Ben said he had invited Sarah to the party but she refuses. A B C D 02. Have an English pen pal is a good way to learn writing skill. A B C D 03. Both French and English are speaking in Canada.