I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. both B. honey C. telephone D. noboby
2. A. child B. sunshine C. night D. dinner
3. A. teacher B. chalk C. match D. chemistry
4. A. homeland B. household C. hour D. however
5. A. cheeks B. hands C. elbows D. fingers
6. A. both B. teeth C. smooth D. fourth
7. A. weather B. healthy C. clothing D. breathe
8. A. though B. thank C. think D. thin
9. A. southern B. neither C. there D. third
10. A. author B. those C. width D. thing
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
11.My father likes watching TV _________ my mother doesn’t.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
12. I want to work in television industry __________I am working hard
A. because B. although C. so D. and
13. They cancelled their picnic ___________the weather was bad
A. because B. when C. but D. or
14. ____________ the programme is late, we will wait to watch it.
A. Because B. Although C. When D. So
15. Which girl is _________, Mary or Daisy?
A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. the intelligentest D. most intelligent
16. Football is an __________ game.
A. outdoor B. indoor C.individual D. fun
17, Mai likes ___________ weather because she can go swimming
A.hot B.cold C.rainy D.windy
18, _____________do you go to school? - By bus
A.What B.Where C. Why D.How
19. Minh ____________ in a house in the countryside.
A. live B. lives C. living D. to live
20. Where are you, Hai? – I’m downstairs. I ____________to music.
A. listen B. to listen C. am listening D. listening
21. Mai always ___________ her Mon with the house work after school.
A. help B. helps C. helping D. to help
22. This Saturday, we ____________ to the Art Museum.
A. go B. going C. is going D. are going
23. We ___________live in the city in the future.
A. will B. can’t C. don’t D. could
24. He will ______________some pictures with his camera.
A. takes B. taking C. take D. to take
25. In the future, we won’t go on holiday to the beach but we ________ go on holiday to the moon.
A. must B. can’t C. might D. won’t
26. _____________the air is cleaner; people will have less breathing problems.
A. Unless B. When C. If D. Because
27. They couldn’t go on a picnic ______________the weather was bad.
A. because B. when C. but D. or
28. If we plant more trees, the air ______________be so polluted.
A. will B. won’t C. do D. going to
29. I bought ________________different gifts for my friends.
A. lot of B. a lots of C. lots of D. a lot
30. There are many good programs______________teenagers.
A.on B.for C.to D. at
III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in the parentheses.
31.We ( have).......................... English lesson on Tuesday and Friday.
32. Where is Phong? - I think he ( read) ………………in the library.
33.Chau usually ( listen) ……………………to the teacher in class, but she is not listening now; she( look)
………………out of the window.
34.If the pupils do not well at school, they ( receive).................. scholarships
35.Who ( play) ……………………music up stair? It’s really noisy.
36. It ( start) …………………..raining on our way home, but luckily I had my umbrella in my bag.
37. I wasn’t sure of the answer ,so I ( guess ) ……………….and I (.be ) …………………right!
38. I ( do) …………………my exercise now, but I can come and help you later.
39. Minh enjoy (collect)…………………. old bowls because it (be) ……………………..useful
40. Lan (not write) …………….Tom since she (leave)……………………………….. the town
IV. Finish each of the following sentences .
41.It’s the first time that I have ever seen a football match.
I have………………………………………………………………………..
42.No cities in Viet Nam are noisier than Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City ………………………………………………………….
43.Living in Hoa Binh is cheaper than living in Ha Noi.
Living in Hoa Binh is not ………………………………………………….
44.I last saw Mai 5 months ago.
I haven’t…………………………………………………………………….
45. Nobody in his class is as intelligent as he.
He is...........................................................................................................
46. My school has twenty classes.
There............................................................................................................
47. The black car is more expensive than the red car.
The red car..................................................................................................
48. My room is smaller than your room.
Your room................................................................................................
49. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is ………………………………………………………………
50. My sister is more hard-working than me.
I don’t …………………………………………………………………
V. Choose the underline word or phrase that is incorrect
51.Tim is at the same age as Hoa.
A B C D
52.At recess, the students practice to play basketball.
A B C D
53. Do you know how much a banana cost?
A B C D
54.The tacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day.
A B C D
55.Some boys are playing marble in the school yard at recess.
A B C D
56.Some students are playing games as blind man’s buff and catch.
A B C D
57Mai learns how to use a computer in her scientific class.
A B C D
58.I’d love coming to your birthday but I’m much too busy.
A B C D
59.There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
A B C D
60. The public library in the city has thousand of good books
A B C D
VI. WORD FORM.
61, When the ……..failed , he struck the match to find the candles . ELECTRIC
62. Our life is much better with the help of modern ……………… EQUIP
63. All the dancer wore ………..customes. TRADITION
64. …….., I lost my key on the way home . FORTUNATE
65. She was ……..enough to believe him . FOOL
66. A fairy ……..changed Little Pea ‘s rags into beautiful clothes . MAGIC
67. Everyone was very ……….after hearing that news. EXCITE
68.You made a wise …………..when you chose to study Spanish. DECIDE
69.Her father died of a ………….heart. BREAK
70. The prince got ……….to a poor girl . MARRY
VII. Read the passage and answer the question.
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They
eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70
years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water,
bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian
elephant. The African elephant has larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much
as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This kind of
elephant has smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
71. What is the topic of the passage?
A. African elephant B. Indian elephant C. Elephants D. Elephants’ trunks
72. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds D. 1,200 pounds
73. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT?
A. bathing B. fighting C. drinking D. communicating
74. An Indian elephant has .................................than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk C. smaller ears D. bigger teeth
75. What is the other name of the Indian elephant?
A. the Indian elephant B. the African elephant C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian - Asian elephant
VIII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Long long time ago, there was a king in Tibet who loved to eat fish. His love for fish was so great that he
could eat almost nothing if there was no fish on the table. It happened one year that there was no rain. Month after
month, there was less and less water in the river, and less and less fish, until there was no fish at all, even for the
king. The king could not eat anything. He sent men to all the fishermen’s villages in the coutry to announce that
the man who brought fish to the king’s table could have any reward he asked for.
Some time passed and a poor fisherman appeared in front of the king’s palace, carrying a tremendous fish.
When the guard at the gate saw the fish, he asked the fisherman to give it to him. Needless to say, the
fisherman did not agree and insisted on giving the fish to the king himself. The guard finally greed to let
him go on the condition that the fisherman had to give him half of his reward. After the fisherman met the king, the
king asked him what he wanted for the reward. Surprisingly, the fisherman aksed for a thousand blows and he
shared his reward to the guard at the gate. This gave the guard a lesson about being dishonest.
76.What was special about the king in Tibet?
A. He ate a lot of fish in his meal. B. He ate only fish in his meal.
C. He could eat nothing but fish. D. It was difficult for him to have a meal without fish.
77.What happened to the country?
A. There was no rain, so there was no water B. There wasn’t water in the rivers.
C. There was no rain and there were no fish at all. D. There were no rivers so there were not a lot of fish.
78.What did the king do when there was no fish?
A. He asked his fishermen to look for fish. B. He sent his men to villages to look for fish.
C. He offered a reward for fish. D. He moved to fishermen’s village to live
79.Why did a poor fisherman come to the palace?
A. Because he wanted the king’s reward. B. Because he wanted to see the king.
C. Because he wanted to see the palace. D. Because he had a fish to bring to the king’s table.
80.Why did the fisherman ask for blows as his reward?
A. Because he wanted to teach the king a lesson. B. Because he wanted to teach the guard a lesson.
C. Because he liked blows. D. Because he wanted to make the king angry
IX. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
81. Gangnam Style, by a 34-year-old South Korean Singer, Psy, first appeared ______ YouTube in July.
82. I bought some souvenirs ______ my friends when I was in Nha Trang.
83. Fiona is getting better and better ______ writing compositions.
84. Our country is rich ______ oil and rubber.
85. The school cafeteria only opens ______ lunchtime.
86. My mother is very keen ______ growing roses.
87. The science books are _____ the rack ______ the corner of the room.
88. I am 13 years old now. I prefer to talk ______ people ______ my age.
89. I’m not very fond …………….. detective stories.
90. Margarine is different ………….. butter.
IX. Fill a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.(10 marks)
This small country is mostly farmland. The animals seen most often…(91) cows and sheep. Most farms have
a few geese, too. There are donkeys, ….(92) not many horses. There’s a lot of wheat and potatoes, and there
are tomatoes……(93) the south side of the hills. In summer the men, women and children work together in the
….(94) seven days a week. The people work hard all (95) lives. The only two factories in the countries are in
the capital. …(96) makes toys and games, and the other makes knives and folks. All …(77) things are for
export. The east of the country is thick forest, the home …(98) wild ponies, deer and wolves. Photos of the
cliffs along the coast show …(99) beautiful the country is. But not many tourists visit it …(100) the airport is
too small for most aircraft
Complete the blank with one suitable word:
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. The Indian elephant has smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1.What is the topic of the passage?
A. Elephants’ heads
B. Elephants’ ears
C. Elephants
D. Elephants’ trunks
2.How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 300 pounds
D. 1,200 pounds
3.According to the passage, what option is NOT TRUE?
A. Bathing
B. communicating
C. Sleeping
D. Drinking
4.An Indian elephant has __________ than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail
B. a stronger trunk
C. smaller ears
D. bigger teeth
5.Which kind of elephant is the heaviest?
A. The Indian elephant
B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant
D. the Indian and Asian elephant
Complete the blank with one suitable word:
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. The Indian elephant has smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1.What is the topic of the passage?
A. Elephants’ heads
B. Elephants’ ears
C. Elephants
D. Elephants’ trunks
2.How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds
B. 200 pounds
C. 300 pounds
D. 1,200 pounds
3.According to the passage, what option is NOT TRUE?
A. Bathing
B. communicating
C. Sleeping
D. Drinking
4.An Indian elephant has __________ than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail
B. a stronger trunk
C. smaller ears
D. bigger teeth
5.Which kind of elephant is the heaviest?
A. The Indian elephant
B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant
D. the Indian and Asian elephant