I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5
pts)
1. A. action B. national C. partial D. question
2. A. tidal B. sight C. describe D. cinema
3. A. connect B. comfort C. computer D. contest
4. A. cough B. though C. rough D. tough
5. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. medical B. restaurant C. remember D. government
2. A. household B. homework C. garbage D. throughout
3. A. electrical B. interesting C. necessary D. beautifully
4. A. celebrate B. consider C. expression D. criteria
5. A. partner B. between C. visit D. program
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “______.”
A. Yes, that’s fine B. No, I don’t want to go
C. Wait a minute D. Sounds interesting
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.
A. finish B. destroy C. provide D. defeat
3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention
4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.
A. sense B. kind C. means D. form
5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you
C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. for speaking
7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.
A. pair B. bunch C. bucket D. tube
8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?” - Mai: “Of course.” .

 _____________________
2. The two girls (play) chess over there are my classmates.
 _____________________
3. We must take an umbrella. It (rain).
 _____________________
4. The guests (arrive) while I (still / cook).
 _____________________
5. The rice-cooking festival (hold) every two years.
 _____________________
6. I often (climb) trees when I was a little girl.
 _____________________
7. Two miles (be) enough for her to go jogging every morning.
 _____________________
8. I’m very bored. My mother always (complain) about her housework.
 _____________________
9. Fred would like (admit) to the college.
 _____________________
VIII. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (5 pts)
1. We won’t get to the airport in least than 30 minutes.
2. Your grandfather and I are delighting that you passed your English exam.
3. People use first-aid in order for ease the victim’s pain and anxiety.
4. We believe that she feels very badly about her mistake.
5. The big present is wrapped in red papers is five dollars.
 _______________
 _______________
 _______________
 _______________
 _______________
IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Youth Month 2013 launched nationwide

If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ______
you to sites that can fill you in.
1. A. for B. while C. since D. because
2. A. on B. in C. at D. to
3. A. spent B. took C. did D. used
4. A. did B. got C. spent D. made
5. A. then B. as C. with D. than
6. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
7. A. at first B. at all C. at least D. at that
8. A. more B. much C. most D. many
9. A. few B. some C. a couple D. little
10. A. reach B. take C. make D. send
XI. Read the following text then choose from the list A-F the best sentence to fill each of the
spaces. There is one extra sentence which you do not need. (5 pts)
I have recently become very worried about my 15-year-old son, Nick. Although he was never
brilliant at school, he used to get reasonable good marks. (1) ______.
He used to be such a good swimmer that he won several prizes. But now he has given up
training. And instead of neat clothes he used to wear, all he ever puts on is the same pair of shabby of
old jeans and a dirty sweatshirt.
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(2) ______. Nick was in the kitchen. The radio was so loud that he didn’t hear me come behind
him. My handbag was on the table. (3) ______.
We had a terrible row. Finally, he broke down and confessed everything. He has been going
every day to a big amusement arcade near his school and playing electronics games with nick names
like Space Warrior and Alien Invaders. I had always thought they were harmless. (4) ______.
He has promised he won’t go there again, but I think he’s too addicted to stop. (5) ______.
What can I do to help him?
A. But now I realize that he’s so hooked on them, he’ll even steal from his own mother in order
to pay for the habit.
B. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t - and he doesn’t .

 I stayed ________________________________________________________________________.
2. The thick fog prevented me from driving to work. (made)
 The thick fog ____________________________________________________________________.
3. Nick hasn’t been to Vietnam before. (time)
 This is _________________________________________________________________________.
4. Mr. Lam teaches English. Mr. Hai teaches Math. (subject)
 Mr. Lam doesn’t _________________________________________________________________.
5. I’d rather not see him tomorrow. (want)
 I ______________________________________________________________________________.
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5
pts)
1. A. action B. national C. partial D. question
2. A. tidal B. sight C. describe D. cinema
3. A. connect B. comfort C. computer D. contest
4. A. cough B. though C. rough D. tough
5. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. medical B. restaurant C. remember D. government
2. A. household B. homework C. garbage D. throughout
3. A. electrical B. interesting C. necessary D. beautifully
4. A. celebrate B. consider C. expression D. criteria
5. A. partner B. between C. visit D. program
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “______.”
A. Yes, that’s fine B. No, I don’t want to go
C. Wait a minute D. Sounds interesting
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.
A. finish B. destroy C. provide D. defeat

___COOPERATION_____________-Building Partnerships”. (COOPERATE)
2. _______UFORNATELY_______________, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain.
(FORTUNE)
3. Laura is the most _______BEUTIFUL___________________ person in our group. (BEAUTY)
4. Many _____REPRESENTATIVES_________________ of the older generation were there.
(REPRESENT)
5. She has cut herself, and it is ______BLEEDING______________ quite badly. (BLOOD)
6. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant
________SLEEPLESSNESS_____________. (SLEEP)
7. Bao is _____EXTREMELY___________________ kind and generous to everyone. (EXTREME)
8. I’m pleased to hear that you had an ________ẸNJOYABLE________________ Christmas vacation.
(ENJOY)
9. This knife is _____USEUL____________________ - it can cut everything. (USE)
10. The Scouting Association is the largest _______VOLUNTARY______________ youth
organization in the world. (VOLUNTEER)
VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
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1. How many times HAVE you (be) to London this year?
 ________BEEN_____________
2. The two girls (play) chess over there are my classmates.

________PLAYING_____________
3. We must take an umbrella. It (rain).
 _______GOING TO
RAIN______________
4. The guests (arrive) while I (still / cook).
 ________ARIVED/WAS STILL
COOKING _____________
5. The rice-cooking festival (hold) every two years.
 ______HELD_______________

 _____X__________
IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Youth Month 2013 launched nationwide
(1) ______ February 28
th
, over 1,500 young people gathered at a ceremony to kick off Youth
Month 2013 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue under the theme “Youth Action for an urban
civilised lifestyle”.
At the (2) ______, 500 youngsters volunteered to (3) ______ more than 400 units of blood to
the Hue Central Hospital. Hundreds of Youth Union members took part in propagation to (4) ______
public awareness on environmental protection, traffic safety, and urban civilisation.
For the entire month of March, activities will (5) ______ directed to motivate young people’s
participation in diverse activities, (6) ______ giving feedback to the Draft Amendment of the 1992
Constitution, building a civilised lifestyle, protecting the environment (7) ______ urban landscape.
There will be “Green Sunday” and “Volunteering Saturday” with intensive activities to (8)
______ up the surroundings, remove illegal advertising posters, eliminate black spots of pollution. The
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Youth Month was first launched in 2004 and has become (9) ______ annual event for the youth, which
aims (10) ______ increase young people’s responsibilities to the community and the nation.
Your answers: 1. ___ON____ 2. __CEREMONY_____ 3. ___DONATE____
4. ___RAISE____ 5. ___BE_____
6. ___BY____ 7. ___AND____ 8. ___CLEAN____ 9. ___AN____
10. __TO_____
X. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally,
(2) ______ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that time
soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in
England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed
to be more interesting and more beautiful (5) ______ the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most

What can I do to help him?
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A. But now I realize that he’s so hooked on them, he’ll even steal from his own mother in order
to pay for the habit.
B. Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t - and he doesn’t .
C. I often leave it there so that I won’t forget it when I go out.
D. He had taken some money out of it and was just about to put it in his pocket.
E. But that isn’t all. Last Sunday, I got up earlier than usual.
F. But now his work has become so bad that his teachers say he is just wasting his time there.
Your answers: 1. ___F____ 2. ___E____ 3. ___D____ 4. ___A____ 5. ___B_____
XII. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the
given words. (10 pts)
1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money,” Mrs. Tuyet said to Nga.
 Mrs. Tuyet advised __NGA NOT TO LEND HIM ANY MORE MONEY
____________________________________________________________.
2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
 To _EVERY’S ONE SURPRISE , GEOFF LEFT THE PARTY EARLY
___________________________________________________________________________.
3. It was so late that nothing could be done.
 It was too _LATE FOR EVERYTHING TO BE DONE
_____________________________________________________________________.
4. Is this the best price you can offer?
 Can’t you OFFER A BETTER PRICE
______________________________________________________________________?
5. I don’t go to church every Sunday any longer.
 I used to __GO TO THE CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY
_____________________________________________________________________.
6. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
 A letter _WAS SENT BY ME TO MY FRIEND IN LONDON LAST WEEK
_______________________________________________________________________.

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