I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges.. So my whole working day is different just now.[r]
(1)I A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: A pancake B stadium C tasty D change A grocery B money C month D comfort A effect B delicious C resident D selection A just B summer C much D humid A wristwatch B notice C tired D specialty B Find the word which has different stress from the rest: A humid B airmail C discuss D pancake A notice B effect C contact D surface A concern B comfort C product D market A customer B grocery C resident D delicious 10 A organize B community C restaurant D neighborhood II Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences: Do you want to send this letter airmail or ? A normal mail B ordinary mail C surface mail D usual mail When he was young, he that primary school A arrived B attended C collected D destroyed The area is hot and in summer A cold B cool C warm D humid The residents in my are not happy about the changes 10 A neighbor B neighborhood C neighborly D neighboring From this bridge, you can see the of my house A foot B floor C roof D stairs This famous restaurant _food from every part of the world A serves B cooks C boils D stews He gave the answer as I did A different B same C far D convenient The pocket-watch is very from the wristwatch A same B similar C different D difficult Airmail is expensive than surface mail A more B like C as D the most What have you done you said goodbye to us? A for B since C when D before (2) III Supply the correct form of the word in brackets: Hoa and Nien used to be next-door (neighborhood) Surface mail is much than airmail (cheap) The shoes were nice, but they were (comfort) A new mall is opening in this district today (shop) The stores offer a wider _of products (select) He thinks the pancakes are _ (taste) They are looking at the _of “What’s on this week?” (advertise) This man is a store _ (own) The _are going to hold a community meeting (reside) 10 We can’t see him now; it’s (convenience) IV Complete the sentences with “for / since”: She’s been in Ha Noi _June He’s lived in Ho Chi Minh _ten years They haven’t seen each other a long time She has read this novel _two hours We’ve played football _two o’clock I have known her a few years My father has worked for that company 1990 They have been at my house o’clock this morning We have been waiting _an hour 10 They have studied _seven o’clock V Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning: The examination was easier than we expected The examination wasn’t Your hair is dark but her hair is blond Her hair color is different _ I’m 14 years old and he’s 14 years old He’s the same (3) He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap, too He is wearing _ A dog is bigger than a cat A cat isn’t No one in this class is as tall as Ba Ba is the _ The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it The coffee is too The suitcase is too heavy for the boy to lift up The suitcase isn’t They were too late to see the first film They didn’t 10 We began to study here five years ago We have _ II READING Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (3.0 pts) Hello! My name is David I work for a construction company I started working for this company in 2004 We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges So my whole working day is different just now I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things When did David begin working for his construction company? What is his company doing at the moment? Where does he usually work? (4) Is he working in the road department this month? Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors? What is he testing now? III LANGUAGE FOCUS Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts) We must be there _ 7.30 and 8.15 A at B before C between D after Dad stayed at the office _ he finished the report A between B until C for D at Vietnamese language is different _ English language A as B like C from D with Tom is 16 He isn’t _ to drive a car A enough young B young enough C enough old D old enough When my uncle was young, he used _ fishing on Sundays A go B went C going D to go C played D play C gave D given Mary likes _ the piano A playing B plays She told me _ you that present A giving B to give Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet” At last they killed A himself B herself C themselves D ourselves C the most D more Jane is _ beautiful than her sister A as B like 10 London is _ capital city in Europe A large B larger C most large D the largest (5) (6)