Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest become becomes became?

SECTION I. PHONETICS: (1pt)

Question 1. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle your option (1pt)

1. A. horrible B. hour C. hundred D. hold

2. A. touched B. laughed C. talked D. decided

3. A. mind B. thing C. kind D. tidy

4. A. party B. lovely C. sky D. city

SECTION II. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR (7 pts)

Question 2. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2pts)

1. Children are ................................ of seeing the dentist.

A. afraid B. interested C. worried D. keen

2. Now Hoa is used ............................... the busy roads in the city.

A. to cross B. crossing C. for crossing D. to crossing

3. No one can do it well and ..................................................

A. so can she B. neither can she C. she can’t, too D. she can, either

4. The nurse will ..................................... your height again.

5. Don't forget ............................... your hands before meals.

6. You should add some salt ...................... the dish.

7. Do you think cooking is also a useful ...................?

8. Mr. Long has ............................... days off than Mr. Tuan.

Question 3. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences (2pts)

1.Did You ...(a).................go............ (go) out last night? – Yes. I .....(b).......went...................(go) to the cinema but I didn't enjoy the movie very much.

2. It often ...(c).............................. (take) me twenty minutes to go to school. How long it ....(d).................................(take) you , Linh?

(c) ………takes…………………. (d) …………does..take……………………

3. My sister ......(e)....goes.....................(go) to the Youth Club every weekend. She enjoys ....(f)...............playing...............(play) sports very much.

4. "Nam is in hospital". - "Yes, I know. I .....(g).....will visit...........(visit) him tomorrow."

(g) ………………………………

5. When my brother and I .........(h)...were................(be) children, we had two cats and a dog.

Question 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)

(Cho dạng đúng của những từ in hoa trong ngoặc để hoàn thành những câu sau)

Ex: * This dictionary is very ..........useful.......... for you to learn English. (USE)

=> This dictionary is very useful for you to learn English

1. Nam is very ................interested................. in computer. (INTEREST)

2. Miss Quyen is a .....................journalist......................... . She travels a lot. ( JOURNAL )

3. Catching the common cold is ..................unpleasant.................... for everybody. (PLEASE)

4. Mr. Pike didn’t go to work yesterday because of his ...........sickness................ . (SICK)

Question 5. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting then correct them. (1pt) (Chọn từ hay cụm từ có phần gạch chân chưa đúng cần sửa lại trong những câu sau đây, như ví dụ sau)

Ex: * The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do.

A B C D

Answer: B boring => bored

1. You look tired. You’d better stay inside on recess.

A B C D

Answer: ………on. .....…-> ……....at.........

2. Tuan is the more intelligent student in our class.

A B C D

Answer: ……more…. .....…-> ……....most…..........

3. My brother doesn't like durians, and I don't like them, too.

A B C D

Answer: ………too. .....…-> ……....either…..........

4. Three days ago, The Browns go for a picnic in the country.

A B C D

Answer: ……go…. .....…-> ……...went.…..........

Question 6. Complete the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (1pt)

(Điền vào chỗ trống với một giới từ phù hợp)

1. Trang received a letter ……....from....…… her aunt last week.

2. Eating too much candy is bad …….for...…… you.

3. My school team took part ………in..…… walking competition last year.

4. They always go to school ……..on…… foot.

SECTION III. READING: (6pts)

Question 7. Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space. Circle your option (2,5pts) (Đọc đoạn văn rồi khoanh tròn đáp án đúng cho mỗi chỗ trống dưới đây)

Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollars!

Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner, Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollar as a reward.

“I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want (10) ______ honesty.

1. A. see B. sees C. saw D. is seeing

2. A. find B. found C. finds D. founded

3. A. it B. he C. she D. one

4. A. is B.are C. were D.was

5. A. didn’t collect B. not collect C. no collect D. wasn’t collect

6. A. take B. takes C. taking D. took

7. A. his B. their C. its D. it’s

8. A. give B. gave C. giving D. gives

9. A. become B. becomes C. is becoming D. became

10. A. reward B. to reward C. rewarding D. for rewarding.

Question 8. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2,5pts) (Đọc đoạn văn rồi điền một từ thích hợp ở trong khung dưới đây vào chỗ trống)

Many people nowadays have to (1) _____wear______ false teeth when they are (2) ______middle-age_______ . The reason is that tooth (3) ____decay______ increases a lot. The amount of (4) _____sugar_______ on our food also increases. Doctors and dentists now know that sugar is the chief (5) ______cause________ of tooth decay. Eskimos’ (6) _____teeth______ , for example, started to decay when they began to (7) ___eat_____ sweeter food.

Long ago doctors didn’t like to (8) _____treat____ people’s teeth. Barbers and Blacksmiths looked after people’s teeth and (9) ____pulled______ them out when they decayed. Some people (10) _____thought_____ toothache was a punishment from the Gods.

Question 9. Read the passage and then answer the questions below. (1pt)

In the summer holiday, Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children, Peter and Susan often go to the beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south of Viet Nam. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer, they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at the Sun Shine hotel for three days. In the morning, Peter played soccer with his father on the beach. Susan and her mother walked long the beach and built sand castles. They visited Tri Nguyen aquarium and saw different kinds of fish there. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for friends.

Questions:

1. Where do the Browns often go for their summer vacation?

……………They often go for the beach…………………………………………………………………………

2. Where did they go last summer?

…………They went to Nha Trang last summer……………………………………………………………………………

3. How long did they stay there?

……………They stayed there for three days…………………………………………………………………………

4. What did Susan and her mother do in the morning?

…………They walked along the beach in the morning……………………………………………………………………………

SECTION IV. WRITING: (6pts)

Question 10. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. (4pts) (Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa của câu tương đương)

1. Ho Chi Minh city is bigger than Da Nang.

-> Da Nang .............................is smaller than HCM city...............................................................................

2. What's his job?

-> What does ................................he do.........................................................................

3. How heavy are you?

-> What .....................is your weight.......................................................................................................

4. What is the price of this cap ?

-> How much ......................does this cap cost............................................................................................

5. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.

-> Because Lan …………………………was sick , she didn't go to school yesterday……………………………………………

6. There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection.

-> Hoa's collection …………has eight hundred stamps……………………………….…………………………

7. Shall we go to the zoo?

- > Let's go to the zoo.............................................................................................................. !

8. She likes to play the guitar.

- > She enjoys..................playing the guitar.......................................................................................

Question 11. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences (2pts) (Em hãy dùng từ gợi ý viết hoàn chỉnh mỗi câu trong bức thư sau)

Dear Nam,

1. I/ be/ pleased/ hear/ that/ you/ your family/ well.

……I am pleased to hear that you and your family are well………………………………………………………………………….................

2. Here/ photo/ my family/ and/ let/ me/ tell/ you/ us.

………Here is the photo of my family and let me tell you about us……………………………

3. Father/ mechanic/. He/ work/ factory/ suburb.

………My father is a mechanic . He works in a factory in the surburb………………………………………………………………………..................

4. He usually/go/ work/ motorbike/ morning/ so he/ not free/ every morning.

…………He usually goes to work by motorbike in the morning so he doesn't free every morning………………………………………………..................................................

..........................................................................................................................................

5. Mother/ teacher/. She/ teach/ Math/ school/ near/ house.

………My mother is a teacher . She teachs Math at school near our house……………………………………………………………………………..........

6. Brother/ 17 years/ and /he/ grade 12.

………My brother is 17 years and he is in grade 12…………………………………………………………………….....................

7. He/ love/ collect /stamps/. He / have/ hundreds/ stamps/ collection.

……He loves collecting stamps . He has hundreds of stamps in his collection…………………………………………………………………………................

8. Please write/ me soon/ and tell/ your/ family.

……Please write to me soon and tell me about your family………………………………………………………………………….............. .

Best wishes,

Mai

The end %