SAMPLE TEST I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A stops B desks C librarians D laughs A boat B road C broad D coat II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern A holiday B certainty C employment D industry A charity B compose C distinguish D parade III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense When I came home last night, my parents (watch) ……………………… TV I suggest (ride) ………………………… bicycle to school instead of taking a bus My brother (live) ……………………… in HCM City since he left school My parents advised me not (cross) ………………………… the street quickly IV Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence How many ………………………… holidays you have Lam has a lot of stamps in her ………………………… The Internet helps students study more ……………………… It is ……………………… that our environment is more and more polluted (nation) (collect) (effect) (disappoint) V Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition There is a comedy on …………… 10:15 and 11:00 New Year’s Day is ……………… January 1st The music is too loud Could you turn it ……………… a little? The teacher divided the class …………… four groups VI Choose the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten He has played as a professional tennis player from 1990s A B C D The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get a lot of informations A B C D Don’t forget doing your homework before going to class A B C D My father suggested to fill all the buckets with water A B C D VII Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage ENERGY FROM THE SUN About twenty percent of the world’s present energy already comes from the sun is on form or another Special devices have already been made available to (1)……………………on the roofs of the houses or flats to (2)………………………………………the sun’s ray and thus heat water Thousands of these devices are now being used to provides (3)……………………………………… in homes throughout the United States while more than a million solar water-heating units have already been (4)…………………………………….in homes in Japan Other purposes for which solar energy is at present being used include the (5)……………………………………………of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal A fit B fix C put D locate A catch B contain C greet D manufacture A light B existence C life D energy A planned B built C standing D attached A passing B delivery C divorce D separation VIII Read the passage and answer the questions below In the United States of America, the national language is also English Four hundred years ago, some English people sailed to North America to live there, and they brought the English language to this new country Now in the United States of America people speak American English Most words are the same in American and British English; the American people say some English words not like people in England Canada is to the North of the United States of America It is larger than the United States In Canada many people speak English because they also came from England many years ago But in some parts of Canada, they speaks French The people living in these parts came from France What is the national language in the United States of America? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Who brought the English language to this new country? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is Canada larger that the United States of America? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What languages are spoken in Canada? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first “Don’t walk in the sun without your hat”, his mother said His mother asked ………………………………………………………………………………… Nobody finished their exercises on time Their exercises …………………………………………………………………………………… We started learning English five years ago I have ……………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s a pity Hoa can’t play the guitar well Hoa wishes …………………………………………………………………………………………