I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line. 1. A. go B. large C. angry D. forgive 2. A. open B. home C. orange D. toe 3. A. significant B. clothes C. cereal D. catch 4. A. rubber B. ultimate C. tulip D. cultural 5. A. addition B. adventure C. advantage D. advertise 6. A. smile B. hide C. mile D. still 7. A. example B. exist C. extra D. exhibit 8. A. surface B. bury C. curtain D. urgent 9. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash 10. A. chorus B. champion C. cheap D. child II. Underline the best answer. 1. Peter s apartment is smaller ___ Daisy s. (that/the/than/those)’ ’ 2. Exercises in this book are ___ than those in that book. (difficult/easy/more difficult/easily) 3. It s very kind ___ you to help me. (for/off/to/of)’ 4. Tom is going to participate ___ the game. (at/on/in/over) 5. My younger sister likes ___ T.V. (watch/watching/watches/watched) 6. What can I do ___ you? asked Lan. (of/to/from/for)“ ” 7. My son is too tired ___ dinner. (to have/have/having/had) 8. Room 2 is ___ than room 1. (more dark/darkest/darker/most dark) 9. What ___ the cake like? (does/do/are/is) 10. John has lived in Paris ___ last summer. (yet/in/since/for) 11. City life is different ___ country life. (from/to/of/apart) 12. Today you can go shopping ___ the Internet. (on/in/at/over) 13. The game is ___ a real battle. (as/same/different/like) 14. Susan has worked d\for that company ___ 4 years. (since/during/for/in) 15. My bag is more ___ than hers. (cheaper/expensive/cheap/expensively) 16. The red bicycle is not as expensive ___ the blue one. (so/like/more/as) 17. Mary is looking ___ her schoolbag. (for/of/with/to) 18. Mr. Johnson hates ___ novels. (read/reads/to read/reading) 19. The teacher asked me ___ you this novel. (give/to give/giving/gave) 20. Today is ___ hottest day of the year. (than/those/the/that) 21. The children felt ___ when their mother was coming back home.(excitement/excitedly/excited/exciting) 22. ___ he worked hard, he couldn t pass the exam.(So/Because of/Even though/Therefore)’ 23. He laughed ___when he was watching Tom and Jerry on TV.(happy/happily/happiness/unhappy)“ ” 24. If I ___ free, I ll come to see you.(am/was/will be/have been)’ 25. Miss Hanh, ___ sings very well, is my English teacher.(whom/who/which/that) 26. What would you do if you ____ me?(are/have been/were/will be) 27. She felt tired. ___, she had to finish her homework.(However/Therefore/So/Although) 28. I suggest ___ a picnic at the weekend.(to have/having/had/have) 29. You ___ better if you took this medicine.(will feel/feel/felt/would feel) 30. Three thousand cars____ next year.(produced/were produced/will produce/will be produced) 31. It s crowded here. I wish there ____ so many people.(weren t/aren t/wasn t/isn t)’ ’ ’ ’ ’ 32. Toyota cars ___ in Japan.(will produce/would be produced/produce/are produced) 33. If disasters ___ in an area, people from the other area will offer their help.(happen/will happen/happening/would happen) 34. Viet Nam is a country ___ exports a lot of rice.(who/where/when/which) 35. Last night, I was watching T.V ___my mother was cooking in the kitchen.(then/and/when/while) 36. Run___ or you'll not catch the ball.(firstly/fast/slow/slowly) 37. Attending all the lectures is important ___ all students.(for/to/of/with) 38. The train is ___ time. It will arrive ___ two hours.(at-on/on-in/on-at/in-on) 39. How much does that watch ___?(cost/pay/spend/fix) 40. I never feel like ___ early on Monday morning.(getting up/get up/gets up/to get up) III. Complete the passage with the words from the box. along by for past to until Let me tell you how to get (1)_______ our place. Are you coming (2) _______car? OK. You drive (3) _______ the A1734 towards Blackstone (4) _______ about twelve miles; go past the first turn to Stroop, take the second turn, and then go straight on (5) _______ you come to a crossroads, (6) _______ a petrol station, take the next right and drive through the park. We re’ just round the corner from the park 37 Jackdaw Lane.– IV. Each line of the following passage has one error. For each line, find and underline the error and then write the correct one in the column on the right. Number one has been done for you as an example. My brother bought a laptop computers in the USA. 1. computer He paid $1.500 with it. The laptop is expensive, but it s really great. It is made in Japan in 1999. It’ has a color screen so it s easily on the eyes. The’ computer have a battery so he can use it without electricity for eight hour. If he wants to send a fax, he can sends it electronically. He could connect to the Internet, too. My brother plans to take his laptop on a airplane when he takes a vacation abroad. It is a very smallest computer, so he takes them everywhere with him. 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ___________ 11. ___________ V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence. 1. Could you send this letter for me?Do you mind _____ 2. She invites me to the party.I _____ 3. Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year, Lan? Mai asked.“ ” Mai asked Lan _____ 4. I started playing the piano two years ago.I have ______ 5. I sometimes work on Sundays, Huong said.“ ” Huong said _____ 6. I ve never tasted such a good cake before.’ This is the first time _____ 7. I haven t seen him for two weeks.’ I last ______ 8. Ba is elected the monitor of our class.We ______ 9. Tom is the best programmer in his company. No one in Tom s company is ______’ 10. People are going to build a bridge over my house.A bridge ______ VI. Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer among A/B/C or D. 1 5 10 For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its rules. In European countries, soccer is called football. Some people believe that the name soccer came from the high socks that the players wear.“ ” Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball. Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930. Brazil is the ho0me of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pele. With his fast dazzling speed, Pele played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is definitely the world s most popular sport.’ 1. What is the main topic of the passage? A. The World Cup B. Soccer C. Pele D. The goal keeper. 2. How often does the World Cup take place? A. for centuries B. in 1863 C. in 1930 D. every four years 3. Pele is a famous ___. A. soccer player B. soccer coach C. goal keeper D. baseball player 4. What does dazzling in the last paragraph mean? A. funny B. amazing C. light D. difficult 5. All players except the goalkeeper can use the following parts to control the ball EXCEPT their ____. A. feet B. bodies C. heads D. hands VII. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words. 1. The police are interested in the sudden ______________________ of the valuable paintings.(APPEAR) 2. The saying of the sage are full of ______________________.(WISE) 3. Who is the ______________________ of this black Merced? (OWN) 4. The ______________________ world of Disney attracts thousands of children as well as adults.(MAGICALLY) 5. My car has given me excellent ______________________.(SERVE) VIII. Write the biography of William Shakespeare. 23/4/1564 born eldest son / wealthy glove maker 1582 marry Anne Hathaway / and / have three children 1588 move / London / and / join / theatrical company 1592 “Romeo and Juliet” 1600 1601– “Hamlet” 1605 1606– “King Lear” 1611 retired 1613 return / native town / Stratford-upon-Avon 23/4/1616 die / bury there The end . 8. A. surface B. bury C. curtain D. urgent 9. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash 10. A. chorus B. champion C. cheap D. child II. Underline the best answer. 1 apartment is smaller ___ Daisy s. (that/the/than/those)’ ’ 2. Exercises in this book are ___ than those in that book. (difficult/easy/more difficult/easily)