I. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. beehive B. behind C. hid D. hinder

2. A. cattle B. nomad C. brave D. paddy

3. A. herd B. harvest C. modest D. electricity

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.

4.A. generous B. electrical C. appliance D. nomadic

5.A. disturb B. local C. pasture D. grassland

II. VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6.__________ differences between the two social groups can be reflected in the

way their people __________with each other.

A. culture - communication C. culture - communicate

B. cultural - communication D. cultural - communicate

7. After spending the whole afternoon with her DIY project, she’s still not_________

A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. satisfactory

8. Local of this island include seafood_________ and coconut products.

A. Specialty B. specialties C. specialisation D. specialisations

9. The_________ of his paper craft brought him the first prize in his school’s competition.

A. unique B. uniquely C. uniqueness D. uniqueity

10. Nam_________ the Internet a lot to find useful information for his studying.

A. Surfs B. types C. checks D. look ups

11. The Internet allows us to communicate _________friends from different parts of the world.

A. To B. with C. for D. of

12. _________aerobics 30 minutes a day will improve your full-body flexibility and strengthen your bones.

A. Doing B. Making C. Taking D. Using

13. The children are so excited to learn how to_______ crafts using waste paper and ice-cream sticks.

A. invent B. recycle C. make D. draw

14. _________in team sports benefits children’s development in many different ways.

A. Trying B. Getting C. Taking D. Participating

15. Nowadays, many teenagers chat with each other on Facebook, Twitter and other

social networking sites using _____________.

A. netlingo B. idiom C. phrase D. code

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.

16.The most popular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.

A. common B. famous C. interesting D. boring

17. He is hooked on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.

A. is interested in B. is fed up with C. is tired of D. is in favour of

18. What do you like doing in your leisure time! - I often listen to music and play basketball with my friends.

A. working time B. holiday time C. free time D. break time

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the following sentences.

19. She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.

A. outgoing B. anti-social C. talkative D. unfriendly

20. Billy is an amateur musician. He spends most of his free-time playing the guitar and composing new songs with his school band

A. Knowledgeable B. professional C. talented D. well-educated

            People enjoy living in large cities. But cities have problems. One problem is that they frequently grow very rapidly. Transportation (23) _______ complicated. There are a lot of cars, buses and bicycles. As a result, people are trying to improve the big cities, and they are also planning for new cities. Plan A is a large city (24) _______ smaller cities around it. There is an open land with trees, fields, and lakes between the large city and smaller cities. Each small city is (25) _______. It has offices, schools, hospitals, and places of entertainment. In Plan B the cities are (26) _______by a road. In Plan c, the cities are in rings around the central city and all of them are connected to each other. The goal of all these plans is to limit the (27) _______of the large city.

23. A. becomes           B. returns        C. happens      D. develops

24. A. in          B. for   C. with                     D. at

25. A. entire    B. finished      C. total                 D. complete

26. Ạ. chain     B. connected   C. attached      D. fastened

27. A. progress            B. growth        C. movement   D. improvement

I. Rewrite the following sentences.

1, .It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.

=>Mr. Hoang spent.................................

2. They like listening to music 

\(\Rightarrow\)They are ........................................................

3. They built this house ten years ago.

\(\Rightarrow\)This house...................................

4. we didn't enjoy the trip because the rain was heavy

\(\Rightarrow\)The rain............................................

5. This is the first time I have eaten seafood

\(\Rightarrow\)I.....................................................

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. Vinh really lives to hang out with friends.

Vinh really enjoys……………………………

2. Playing beach games is very interesting.

It is…………………………………………..

3. It is not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.

It’s better to avoid…………………………….

4. My parents insit me on learning something interesting.

My parents want……………………………..

5. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.

Jenny dislikes………………………………………

VI. Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false or have No Information.

Leisure time

Hello! My name’s Johny. I’m furteen years old and I live in Syney, Australia.

I just want to talk about how my friends and I spend our free time. My best friends are Tom and David. They are in the same class as me.

Teenagers aften complain they’re bored and have nothing to do. I can’t understand them. I’m never bored.

If the weather is nice, we go for a walk or we ride our bikes. All of us love rollerblading. We often play football, basketball or cricket in the park and when it is rainy, we go to the sports center. Here we usually play table tennis or go swimming.

If you play a musical instrument it’s a good fun! I play the guitar and practise a lot.

At home I usually listen to music or read magazines and books. Of course, as other teenagers I often go on the Internet or play computer games – but not always! It’s a pity that a lot of teenagers live their lives on several public sites like Facebook or Twitter! They had better make real friends!

In the evenings I sometimes watch TV. I often invite my friends over for dinner or a cup of tea and we play chess or cards.

At the weekend we go hiking, fishing or sometimes we go to the cinema. We like comedies.

1. Johny has a lot of friends.

2. He is often bored

3. He and his friends like doing sports.

4. He plays a musical instrument.

5. At home he helps a lot.

6. He likes listening to rock music.

7. He is addicted to the Internet.

8. He has a Facebook profile.

9. In the evenings he’s usually at home.

10. He never goes out at the weekends.

Read the folowing passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Leisure in Britain

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also(1)……..voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where the (2)……….popular leisure activityis watching television, the aversge viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often(3)…….programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used (4)………watching videos hired from a video rental shop.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspaper and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do- it-yourself”, (5)…people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after; taking the dog a daily walk is a regular routine.

The extra leisure time (6)……….at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally (7)……place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing. Popular forms of (8)……are swimming, tennis, ice-skatingor roller skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.

Families often have a ‘day out’at weekend, especially in summer, with a (9)…..to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all (10)……go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.

1. A.make B.do C. play D. go

2. A. many B. more C. much D. most

3. A. record B.scan C. print D. power

4. A. with B. for C. on D. about

5. A. what B. why C. when D. while

6. A.available B. probable C. abundant D. exclusive

7. A. drag B. bring C. carry D. take

8. A. stenth B. exercise C. athletics D. presentation

9. A. voyage B. journey C. visit D. road

10. A. ages B. numbers C. years D. groups

IV. Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive or gerund.

1. John dislikes (work)………..in front of a computer all day.

2. I’d like (visit)…….the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend.

3. I’d rather (make)…..crafts than listen to music.

4. Minh loves (help)…………her parents with DIY projects.

5. Quang hates (take)……..the dog for a walk.

6. We all adored (do)……aerobics when we were young.

7. You should (play)…… sports to keep fit.

8. They don’t need (watch)….that programme if they don’t like it.

9. Do you fancy (socialise)….with friends?

10. My brother prefers (surf)..the Net.