Unit 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently the rests:
1. A. gossip B. generous C. origin D. gymnastic
2. A. mutual B. question C. feature D. confidential
3. A. change B. character C. cheek D. chilly
4. A. incapable B. life C. suspicious D. friendship
5. A. loyalty B. constancy C. quality D. by
II. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
1. To have a true friendship, two friends must have some special ______.
2. You shouldn’t make friends with people who are only ________ with their own interests & feelings.
3. Friendship is a two-sided affair, it lives by _______________.
4. I don’t think ________ & uncertain people are ____________ of a lifelong friendship.
5. That man looked very ________ b/c he glanced at the precious jewelries in my gold shop.
6. Don’t talk about your secrets to people who ___________& _______.
7. There must be a mutual ______ b/c if not, people can’t feel ______ when telling the other their _______.
8. Your _______ makes you have fewer friends, so you should be more friendly & helpful to your friends.
9. The adjectives such as: tall, short, broad, crooked… are used to describe one’s __________.
10. The ________ is a person who plays the guitar.
Give and take, qualities, concerned, guitarist, changeable,
trust, suspicious, rumour, incapable, gossip, characteristic,
selfishness, safe, secrets
11. Nam is my best friend. He has a great sense of __________
12. “Humourous, caring, hospitable….” are adjectives used to describe one’s __________.
13. Talkative people can’t keep a friend ______ b/c they can’t keep a secret, either of their own or of others’.
14. We are best friends. We have a lot of things in __________.
15. Only was the secretary _______ to her manager in spite of many changes in her company.
16. Where there is no mutual _________, there is no true friendship.
17. Don’t believe what he said b/c he is an/a _______ boy.
18. No friendship can _______ long which is all give on one side & all take on the other.
19. Don’t make friends with people take up an interest with enthusiasm & are tired of it soon & feel the __________
of some new object.

12. The boy was permitted to watch cartoons on Sundays.
The boy’s parents let __________________________________.
A. to watch cartoons on Sundays. B. him to watch cartoons on Sunday.
C. him watched cartoons on Sundays. D. him watch cartoons on Sundays.
13. He’s gone down to the corner _____ some milk.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
14. Why did she decide ______ in this company?
A. not to work B. to not work
C. not working D. not to working
15. Why weren’t we permitted _______ the house?
A. entering B. to enter C. enter D. entered
Vocabulary & expressions:
16. Did you form any close ______ while you were at college?
A. friendships B. teams C. companies D. conferences
17. You don’t seem very _____ about the party – don’t you want to go tonight?
A. loyal B. constant C. enthusiastic D. trust
18. Her ______ to the cause is impressive.
A. loyalty B. selfishness C. sympathy D. sorrow
19. ______people can’t keep a friend long because they can’t keep a secret, either of their own or of others’.
A. friendly B. unselfish C. talkative D. truthful
20. When you trust each other, you will feel _____ when telling the other your secrets.
A. safe B. safely C. safeness D. safety
21. One of his personalities I admire the most is ______.
A. crooked B. large C. sincere D. unfriendly
22. He is my best friend. He has a/an ______ face with a broad forehead.
A. pointed B. high C. square D. humorous
23. When you have a close friend, you should _____ with his/her likes, joys, sadness…
A. rumor B. gossip C. sympathy D. sympathize
24. Loyalty is the third important quality.
A. weighty B. serious C. significant D. powerful

4. Mark said that he didn’t want to meet his old form teacher again.
(We overheard)__________________________________
5. The policeman asked us to wear helmets when driving motorbikes.
(make)_____________________________________
6. The boy climbed up an apple tree in my garden.
(I stood there & watched)___________________________________________
7. Many workers have worked overtime during last month.
The director has made __________________________________
8. Maybe, Minh left the party early.(may have)
____________________________________________________
9. We weren’t allowed to look at the materials while doing the test.
(let) The supervisor didn’t let _________________________
Unit 2
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently the rests:
1. A. affect B. appreciate C. attitude D. acquaintance
2. A. confidence B. protect C. clock D. constancy
3. A. idol B. side C. brighten D. activity
4. A. treasure B. scream C. sneaky D. cheat
5. A. mice B. mint C. minor D. micro
II. Fill in the blank with the suitable word/word phrase from the box & make change if necessary:
1. My most ____________ ____________ happened a few years ago, when I was a grade 9 student.
2. Nowadays, teenagers always love & imitate their own _________ in different ways.
3. Her father said: “You’d better buy a helmet to wear instead of
A _______ hat, Dear”
4. Jane has never ___________whatever happens to her.
5. I wish I had _________ to buy a new computer.
6. Have you ever __________ living in a luxurious building?
7. The teacher says: “You will be subtracted marks if you ______
at your classmate’s test.”
8. She always feels ____________ when being checked the old.

11. While Diana (watch)______________ her favorite television program, there(be)_________ a power cut.
12. Who (drive)___________ the car at the time of the accident?
13. I(do)____________ some shopping yesterday when I saw your friend.
14. What exactly (you do)_______________ when I came to your office yesterday?
15. Sorry, I (not answer)____________ the phone. I (have) ___________a shower.
16. Helen(feel)___________ very tired, and when she (finish) ____________her work, she (fall)___________ asleep.
III. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct verb tense: past simple or past perfect:
1. I(not see)______________ the film last night because I (see) ____________it several times before.
2. Last night, she spent hours on the homework but she(cannot) ___________do it although the teacher
(explain)_____________ it very carefully in class.
3. I suddenly remembered that I (forget)__________ my keys.
4. By the time Sheila (get)__________ back, Chris (go)________ home.
5. David(eat)____________ Japanese food before, so she (know) __________ what to order.
6. Mary(miss)___________ the party because no one (tell) _____________ her about it.
7. Sally (not go)____________ to a football match before.
8. As Peter(walk)___________ home, she tried to remember what (happen)_____________.
9. By the time I (arrive)____________ the station, The train (already leave)_____________.
10. The rule (come)___________ into being right after our president (declare)____________ the nation’s
independence.
IV. Circle the best answer:
1. Have you ever _______ English to a native speaker?
A. speak B. spoke C. speaking D. spoken
2. That _______ taught me a lesson & make me study harder.
A. way B. letter C. experience D. lake
3. Nam was in an/a ________ situation and he couldn’t answer my questions correctly.
A. sneaky B. fuss C. embarrassing D. different
4. Peter is very shy. He doesn’t dare to look at his girlfriends. He just ____ at them. A. makes B. glances C.
screams D. stares
5. The synonym of “secretive” is _______.
A. memorable B. native C. floppy D. sneaky

5. Children weren’t allowed to smoke & drink at school.
The principal didn’t ____________________________________
6. The teacher allowed her students to discuss about fashion.
The teacher let ________________________________________
7. On arrival at the airport, I saw that wanted man.
When________________________________________________
8. Thank you for showing me the way. It was very kind.
It was very kind of _____________________________________
9. Before sitting down, the stewardess had served lunch for passengers.
After ______________________________________
10. I am going to celebrate a party at a restaurant.
I am going to have a party _______________________________
VI. Underline the mistakes & correct them:
1. Before he went to bed, he did his homework.
2. When I found my wallet, someone took the money out of it.
3. While I drove my car, I saw an accident.
4. When we came to the cinema, the film was shown for 15 minutes.
5. After Tom washed his clothes, he began to study.
6. We saw the baby cried loudly in that room.
7. The policeman made us not to drive too fast.
8. By the time I got back, Ha went home.
9. I heard them left the house early in the morning.
10. There are some exercises being done tonight.
11. We had lunch when we heard the news.
12. It is very interested in reading cartoons.
13. I have some reports typing tonight.
14. There is nothing new telling you now.
15. My most embarrassing experience happens to me 5 years ago.
Unit 3
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently the rests:

11. Tomorrow is your birthday. So you need to _____ your living room.
A. celebrate B. decorate C. blow out D. gather
12. Christmas is a good _______ for the family gathering.
A. party B. anniversary C. occasion D. way
13. The whole family were ________ together in the living room.
A. gathered B. gather C. gathering D. organizing
14. A birthday party is a _______ to honour the birth of a person.
A. celebrating B. celebration C. organization D. method
15. Please let me know your _______ by calling number 655726.
A. decide B. decision C. thinking D. bring decided
16. Most married _______ in the United States celebrate their wedding anniversary each year.
A. couple B. couples C. husbands D. wives
17. What is the ______ between Long and Nga?
A. feeling B. relation C. relationship D. friend
18. The 25
th
& 50
th
wedding anniversaries are ________.
A. strange B. special C. colorful D. nice
19. What ______ do you often have at your birthday party?
A. actions B. acts C. active D. activities
20. People ______ gifts and cards from friends and relatives at both a birthday party and an anniversary one.
A. bring B. buy C. take D. receive
21. We had to tidy up the mess after the party last night.
A. clear B. clean up C. make up D. get up
22. Thank you very much for _______ me to your birthday party,
A. invite B. being invited C. inviting D. to be invited
23. Most of the parties usually consist of _______ drinks and sweet food as well as savouries(mon an man)
A. soft B. hard C. floppy D. poisonous

3. A _____ is a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs.
A. invalid B. martyr C. volunteer D. handicapped
4. After war, there were 79 killed and 239 _______.
A. injure B. wounded C. wounding D. injury
5. In the final game, Sweden easily _____ France.
A. overcame B. got over C. defeated D. all are correct
6. The accident left him physically ______.
A. handicapped B. voluntarily C. comfortable D. remote
7. That millionaire ____ offered the poor in our village 500,000 dollars.
A. volunteered B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteer
8. The Southeast Asian countries suffered from a financial _____ in 1990s.
A. injure B. disaster C. remote
9. We often take _____ in helping people in _____ areas.
A. part/mountain B. way/ mountaining C. part/mountainous D. rule/mountaineer
10. During summer vacations, students______ to work in remote areas.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. volunteers D. voluntarily
11. ______ are places where the orphan are taken care of.
A. hospitals B. orphanages C. homes D. clubs
12. The organization for boys who no longer have fathers is named ____.
A. sisters B. big sisters C. volunteer D. big brothers
13. Shy people often find it difficult to ____ group discussions.
A. take place in B. participate in C. get on with D. get in
14. It’s important for children to get a good ______.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
15. He has smoked for more than 20 years, and eventually he ___ from a lung cancer now.
A. suffers B. takes C. participates D. enters
Give the correct form of the verbs
1. It is easy (see) animals on the road in daylight.
2. I asked him (explain) but he refused (say) any thing.
3. It is pleasant (sit) by the fire at night.

I. Fill in the blanks with the words given from the box:
1. He was the Queen’s _______________ at the ceremony.
2. Do you know the _____________ rainfall of this year?
3. To ____________ is to make something develop or become more active or to encourage something.
4. Are you willing to enter that ______________?
5. The engine was running ______________.
6. Your form of application was _____________ approved by the general Manager.
7. Although the team lost, they played with tremendous ___________
8. ____________ is track and field sports that people compete in, such as running and jumping.
9. It is such a ___________ knowledge quiz.
10. A ____________ is an activity or a piece of work that lasts a long time and requires a lot of effort and patience.
11. She was _____________ not to be chosen in that English Speaking Competition.
12. A ______________ is a piece of glass in a window.
13. They hold a ______________for the leadership of the party
14. The race organizers are trying to attract _____________.
15. He is very good at the techniques of _____________ in stone.
Competition, stimulate, formally, smoothly, spirit, athletics ,
general, windowpane, sculpture, sponsors, marathon,
disappointed, representative, annual, contest,
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
1. The workers have made ________ to the boss but he doesn’t seem to be listening.
A. represents B. representations C. representative D. representing
2. They worked hard together, ____ and under pressure.
A. compete B. competitive C. competitively D. competition
3. How many _______ are there in the competition?
A. participates B. participants C. participations D. participative
4. To participate ______ the contest, you must be under 25 years old.
A. for B. at C. in D. about
5. How many contestants were there in all?
A. as a total B. as a result C. as respected D. as usual

20. In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.
A. losers B. judges C. competitors D. winners
III. Complete the following sentences in the reported speech:
1. The tourist guide said; “Don’t walk alone in the street alone at night.”
The tourist guide warned against ___________________________
2. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”
Mary said. Mary apologized for ______________________________
3. The manager said to the workers; “you have done excellent work this month.”
The manager congratulated the workers on ________________
4. “I always want to run my own business”, she said to me
She told me that she dreamed of _______________________________
5. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said,
She accused Tom of ________________________________________
6. “I’m sorry I’ m late.” Said Peter
Peter apologized for ________________________________________
7. “Shall we have dinner somewhere after the theatre?” said Philip
Philip suggested ___________________________________________
8. “I’m sorry I stole your car, Mrs. Young.”
Mark admitted ____________________________________________
9. “I didn’t break the windows,”
Bill denied _______________________________________________
10. “Why don’t we go somewhere for a drink?”
Jack suggested _____________________________________________
11. “I feel like seeing you soon, Susan,” said her mother
Susan’s mother looked forward to _____________________________
12. “People have a right to say what they think”, she said
She said we couldn’t stop people (from)_________________________
13. Mary said; “Let’s go to a movie.”
Mary suggested ___________________________________________
14. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Mr. Kelly said to the children

We congratulated __________________________________________
7. “I’m really sorry for being late again.”, said Ann
Ann ____________________________________________________
8. “How about spending the day at the beach?”. Said Tom
Tom ____________________________________________________
9. “No, I didn’t take it! I wasn’t even there!” said Daisy
Daisy ___________________________________________________
10. “Please let me meet your manager, Miss Trang.”
Mr. Green insisted _________________________________________
11. “I can’t let you open your book now.”
The teacher prevented us ____________________________________
12. “I’ve always wanted to travel to China.”
Hung has always dreamed ___________________________________
13. “I’m sorry I told Lan your secret, Peter.”
Hoa apologized ___________________________________________
14. “Jane, You didn’t carry this project as you promised”
Jane’s boss accused _________________________________________
15. “Don’t talk about what you heard yesterday, mark.”
Katty warned _________against _______________________________
16. “You mustn’t enter the museum at nights.”
The protector stopped the visitors ______________________________
17. “Why don’t we go camping this weekend?”
Henry suggested ___________________________________________
18. “I broke your precious vase, George.”
Daisy admitted ____________________________________________
19. “I feel like visiting Da Lat again.”
Diana looked forward ______________________________________
20. “I will take you to the zoo now.”
Phillip insisted ____________________________________________
Write the following sentences in Reported Speech.

Unit 7
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
1. Peter should have apologized _______late this morning, but he did not.
A. for being B. to being C. about being D. up being
2. There are twenty questions ______ all.
A. of B. with C. in D. for
3. Mary often found her teacher’s remarks stimulating.
A. participating B. interesting C. enjoying D. encouraging
4. He has only one aim in life, which is to become wealthy.
A. purpose B. sponsor C. contest D. score
5. Some English Competition are _____ to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
A. explained B. participated C. completed D. organized
6. Johnny will have completed his five-year course at university next month.
A. finished B. found C. tried D. enjoyed
7. Tommy always dreams ______ a pilot. A. for becoming
B. to become C. of becoming D. of being becoming
8. “______” Andy suggested
A. Are you going for a walk? B. How about going for a walk?
C. Did you go for a walk? D. Could you go for a walk?
9. “_____” the boy admitted
A. I would like to spoil the food B. I will spoil the food
C. I am sorry. I spoilt the food D. I must spoil the food.
10. The English Competition is annually organized by our English teachers.
A. once a week B. once a month C. once a year D. once a fortnight
11. There were ten of us in all for her birthday party.
A. at least B. at most C. at all D. altogether
12. Ann ______ going out for a drink, but no one else wanted to.
A. admitted B. suggested C. apologized for D. told
13. The ______ of SARS caused some certain loss in tourism of many countries. A. increase B. blow C. outbreak
D. reach

28. There is no ______ to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day, isn’t there.
A. limit B. limitation C. limited D. limiting
29. We can’t grow enough food to ______ the increasing population.
A. support B. supporter C. supportable D. supportive
30. Gold is used _______ making jewelry.
A. at B. for C. in D. at
II. Use the cues given to form a correct letter:
1. Thank/letter/and/welcome/our Speaking Competition.
____________________________________________________
2. I/give/you/details/competition.
____________________________________________________
3. The number/participants/limited/just 15.
____________________________________________________
4. Competition/held/15/December/2007/296 Hung Vuong Street /HCM City.
____________________________________________________
5. It/start/7.30 p.m.
____________________________________________________
6. Contestants/present/half an hour/before/competition /registration.
____________________________________________________
7. For more information/contact/the phone number: (08) 89944622
____________________________________________________
III. Turn into reported speech, using verbs: INSISTED, CONGRATULATED, ACCUSED, APOLOGIZED,
ADMITTED, SUGGESTED:
1. “You used my car, Tom.” Tom’s sister said to him
________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll pay this meal, Henry.” Said Tommy
________________________________________________________
3. “I am sorry. I told you a lie, Tam.” Said Tam’s friend
________________________________________________________
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United Nations _____ illiteracy as the inability to read and write a simple sentence in any language. Figures of
1998______ that 20% of the world population is illiterate. Being literate is related to wealth. The higher a person’s
level of literacy, the higher their potential earnings. The conditions of _____ and literacy are highly correlated, but it is
important not to conflate literacy with wealth. Increases in literacy do not necessarily ______ increases in wealth,
______ does greater wealth necessarily improve literacy. Therefore, wealth is probably not a good barometer of “what
it means to be literate.
1. A. excited B. concerned C. keen D. interested
2. A. because B. though C. as D. despite
3. A. such B. so C. much D. few
4. A. a B. an C. the D. O
5. A. reaching B. coming C. running D. going
6. A. defines B. remarks C. talks D. calls
7. A. showed B. gave C. offered D. submitted
8. A. wealth B. wealthy C. wealthily D. wealthness
9. A. lead B. cause C. reason D. invent
10. A. no B. none C. nor D. not
UNIT 8
I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. country b. lunar c. luck d. plum
2. a. special b. breath c. peach d. pleasure
3. a. sugar b. such c. spring d. similar
4. a. exchange b. children c. peach d. machine
5. a. shrine b. ripe c. agrarian d. polite
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II. Fill in each blank of the sentences with one word from the box.
preparations decorate celebrate excited popular
wrapped represent influence traditional exchange
1. How do people ______ New Year in your country?
2. On the first days of Tet, people often visit relatives and friends to ______ New Year wishes.
3. Japanese usually ______ their houses with some small pine trees, which ______ constancy and longevity.

8. We don't think there's _______ wrong with her reading ability,
9. Hardly _______ turn up to the meeting.
10. I am not going to the party because I've got _______ to wear.
11. I thought I heard _______ knocking at the door.
12. _______ calls her Maggie, but her real name's Margaret.
13. The earthquake destroyed _______ within a 25-mile radius.
14. There was complete silence in the room. _______ said _______.
15. Sarah was upset about _______ and refused to talk to _______
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. I have been trying to sell my car for ages, but nobody _______ (want) to buy it.
2. 'The office staff _______ (claim) that they have been treated badly by management.
3. At present, the Managing Director, together with his heads of department, _______ (prepare) a new budget.
4. It's a really quiet at night. Everything ______ (shut) at around 10 o'clock.
5. Every letter and parcel _______ (carefully/ check) before posting to make sure it has the correct address.
6. A number of refugees _______ (turn) back at the border recently.
7. The number of books in the library _______ (rise) to over five million
8. All the furniture _______ (destroy) in the fire two10 days ago
9. Practically everyone _______ (think) that Phil should be given the job.
10. One of the reasons I took the job _______ (be) that I could work from home
11. If anybody _______ (want) to leave early, they can.
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12. Either the president or his representatives _______ (be) to attend the meeting.
13. It's the first time either of us _______ (be) to China, but everyone we've met here (be) very welcoming and
helpful.
14. A couple of my friends _______ (go) to Honolulu next week,
15. Someone _______ (forget) their umbrella.
V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. Children usually are given 'lucky money' _______ Tet.
2. Banh Chung, which is made _______ sticky rice, is one of Tet's special foods.
3. The New Year is celebrated _______ night _______ January 1.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest.
7. A. comfort B. area C. college D. believe
8. A. performance B. remember C. celebration D. participate
ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (1,0 m)
Identify ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
9. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
A B C D
10. Peter apologized for break the vase.
A B C D
11. I noticed a lorry to come down the hill.
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A B C D
12. I would like buying some earrings like yours.
A B C D
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,25 ms)
Choose the correct option
13. He shouted, “I am ………… happiest in …………….world.”
A. a / the B. x / a C. a / x D. the / the
14. To participate …………….the contest, you must be under 25 years old.
A. in B. at C. for D. about
15. A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n) ………………… .
A. judge B. candidate C. investigator D. witness
16. No one can prevent us from ……………… good things.
A. to do B. do C. done D. doing
17. I could feel my hands ……………with fear!
A. to shake B. shaking C. was shaking D. none is correct
18. What was the …………of match? – Three goals to nil.
A. representation B. participation C. member D. score
19. Listen! I hear someone ………….the gate. It can’t be Peter because he is at work at present.
A. to open B. open C. opening D. opened

30. According to the writer, it is best to go cycling
A. once a week B. at least two or three times a month
C. at least two or three times a week D. every day
31. All forms of exercise must be started
A. quickly B. gradually C. strenuously D. violently
32. People with back problems might go cycling because
A. it enables them to carry the weight of their body on their feet
B. it helps them to relieve their backache
C. it helps to make their backs become stronger
D. it does not make them carry the weight of their body on their feet
33. You should not worry about the shortness of breath because
A. it is a sign of exercise having the right effect
B. it shows that you should stop and take a rest
C. it shows that there is something wrong with your heart
D. it is a sign of your getting rid of your heart problem
34. Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of cycling?
A. Giving you a stronger heart B. Increasing you strength and energy
C. Making you look younger D. Giving you better muscles
WRITING: (1,5 ms)
Rewrite each sentence in reported speech, beginning as shown.
35. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” said Bob.
→ Bob denied
36. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come on Saturday,” said David.
→ David apologized
37. “Why don’t we go back to Singapore?” I said.
→ I suggested
38. “You stole Tim’s watch. Didn’t you, John!”
→ Tim’s mother accused
39. “I’m very grateful to you for your help, Mr. Smith.”
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A. once a week B. at least two or three times a month
C. at least two or three times a week D. every day
2. All forms of exercise must be started
A. quickly B. gradually C. strenuously D. violently
3. People with back problems might go cycling because
A. it enables them to carry the weight of their body on their feet
B. it helps them to relieve their backache
C. it helps to make their backs become stronger
D. it does not make them carry the weight of their body on their feet
4. You should not worry about the shortness of breath because
A. it is a sign of exercise having the right effect
B. it shows that you should stop and take a rest
C. it shows that there is something wrong with your heart
D. it is a sign of your getting rid of your heart problem
5. Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of cycling?
A. Giving you a stronger heart B. Increasing you strength and energy
C. Making you look younger D. Giving you better muscles
ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (1,0 m)
Identify ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
6. I noticed a lorry to come down the hill.
A B C D
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7. I would like buying some earrings like yours.
A B C D
8. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
A B C D
9. Peter apologized for break the vase.
A B C D
PRONUNCIATION: (1,0 m)
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest.

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A. Don’t worry B. I’m afraid not C. Yes, I think so D. It’s over there
Put the verb in parentheses in the correct verb form
27. She has decided (stay) with her son for a week.
28. We must avoid (hurt) other people’s feeling.
29. (Fail) twice, he didn’t want to try again.
30. (Learn) a foreign language takes a long time.
LISTENING: (1,0 m)
You will hear a talk about Spring School. Listen and filling the missing information
Spring School is an informal school. It provides classes to disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City.
Around (31) street children live and study at the school and about 250 children with special difficulties
from District (32) regularly attend classes.
The Organisation for Educational Development co-operated with Spring School to set up English
classes in (33) Dance, theatre, singing and folk music classes were set up a year later. Children from
these classes participate in fundraising performances. Spring School requires (34) to help organise their
fundraising dinner held annually in June.
31. A. 13 B. 30 C. 33 D. 23
32. A. 1 B. 5 C. 3 D. 9
33. A. 1988 B. 1989 C. 1998 D. 1999
34. A. students B. singers C. souvenirs D. volunteers
WRITING: (1,5 ms)
Rewrite each sentence in reported speech, beginning as shown.
35. “You stole Tim’s watch. Didn’t you, John!”
→ Tim’s mother accused
36. “It true. I killed the man.”
→ He admitted
37. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” said Bob.
→ Bob denied
38. “I’m very grateful to you for your help, Mr. Smith.”
→ Sue thanked

7. “Don’t forget to ring me”
A. I advised David to ring me B. I reminded David to ring me
C. I offered to be rung D. You promised to ring me
8. The conductor asked in the bus.
A. them to please not to smoke B. that they should not smoke
C. them not to smoke D. them not to smoke
9. He told us to wait him at the bus stop .
A. tomorrow B. next Sunday C. yesterday D. the previous day
10. To agree to give someone money for a charity if that person competes a special activity.
A. organize B. support C. sponsor D. encourage
11. A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group.
A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D. representative
12. A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n)
A. referee B. judge C. investigator D. witness
13. To make something develop or become more active.
A. to encourage B. to enhance C. to stimulate D. to strike
14. Jack admitted the money.
A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen
15. Her mother prevented her going out tonight.
A. against B. from C. about D. at
III. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.(1p)
1. They voluntarily spent their vacations to teach illiterate people to read & write.
A B C D
2. The policeman ordered the suspect to not remove his hands from the car.
A B C D
3. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.
A B C D
4. Peter apologized for break the vase.
A B C D
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and harder as they increased in (4) . If she didn’t make any mistakes and get the most difficult question
right, she would win a million pounds. By this time, jerry had won a thousand pounds. That was definitely
hers, whatever happened. She answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand pounds.
I didn’t know the answer, but she did know! Then with the next question, she (5) a risk but got the
answer wrong. She was gone out of the game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud of
her.
1. A. appeared B. turned C. presented D. participated
2. A. might B. should C. would D. could
3. A. presenter B. leader C. producer D. director
4. A. value B. cost C. award D. difficulty
5. A. got B. took C. made D. had
…………………. High School
Name: ………………………………
Class: 11A…
45 MINUTE TEST
(No.1)
CODE: 124
I. Pronunciation
1. A. question B. television C. occasion D. decision
2. A. gentle B. bomb C. generation D. nine
3. A. expensive B. spend C. tennis D. bringing
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4. A. children B. chicken C. church D. wash
5. A. holiday B. happy C. hour D. have
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
1. I am looking forward to …………from you soon
A. hearing B. hear C. heard D. be heard
2. After finishing high school, I’ll choose ……… to university
A. not to go B. not go C. not going D. going
3. I remember ………… the door before I came home yesterday.

and men. Don’t invite couples because they aren’t so much fun.
When you know who can come, find out what they like to eat and drink. Note down any who are
vegetarians, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious reasons.
Then plan their menu. Include a first course, a choice of main courses and a dessert, plus lots of people’s
favourite drinks.
The next thing to do is the shopping. Make sure to buy more than enough of everything, and that someone
can help you carry it!
On the day, start cooking early. Give people appetizers like Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, so they don’t
get hungry if they have to wait. Serve the delicious meal, sit down with your guests and have a good time –
you’ve earned it!
1. According to the passage, what is a wonderful way to entertain?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. What do you need to do first when preparing for the party?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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3. Why shouldn’t you invite couples?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Should you cook early on the day?
………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What is the best title for this passage?
…………………………………………………………
IV. Writing
A. Choose one underlined word or phrases that need correcting.
1. Paul was too tired finishing the last lap of the race
A B C D
2. By the time we got to the party, they were eating everything
A B C D
3. I enjoy watch the sun rise slowly in the morning.
A B C D
4. Mr. Adams expected to offer the job in that company.