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	Student’s name: 	Mark:	
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1.	a. streams	b. channels	c. springs	d. boats
2.	a. environment	b. recycle	c. dynamite	d. littering
3.	a. developed	b. watched	c. worked	d. posted
II. Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable:
4. 	a. festival	b. important	c. considerate	d. priority 
5.	a. excellent	b. celebrate	c. kitchen	d. important
III. Choose the word or phrase ( a, b, c or d ) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
6. The schoolboys are fond ___________ playing soccer.
	a. with	b. of	c. about	d. in
7. We all like the sticky rice cakes ___________ are made by oar mother.
	a. who	b. which	c. they	d. what
8. Who is going to look __________ your children when you are at work?
	a. for	b. up	c. after	d. out
9. My parents see me __________ at he railway station.
	a. with	b. up	c. off	d. in
10. We decided not to go out for meal __________ we were too tired.
	a. but	b. because	c. so	d. and
11. My mother forgot to ____________ the faucet before leaving for work.
	a. turn on	b. turn over	d. turn off	d. turn up
12. We suggest __________ part in many charitable activities in our city.
	a. to take	b. taking	c. should take 	d. take
13. Mrs. Thoa is generous to the poor ___________ she is not rich.
	a. although	b. would have	c. will have	d. had
14. If we pollute the water, we ____________ no fresh water to use.
	a. have	b. would have	c. will have	d. had
15. He is a highly intelligent boy __________ he is very lazy.
 	a. but	b. and 	c. or	d. so
16. Do you know the children _________ live in that house?
	a. whom	b. who	c. which	d. they
17. We often go to the town ___________ house.
	a. culture	b. cultural	c. culturist	d. culturally
18. I wish it ___________ rain all the time. 
	a. couldn’t	b. won’t	c. doesn’t	d. didn’t
19. My father is the one ___________ teaches me the first lesson on kindness.
	a. who	b. whom	c. which	d. whose
20. The man asked me whether I __________ the way to the City Hall.
	a. know	b. knew	c. knows	d. known
21. It’s over six months since the tidal wave ____________ Phuket, Thailand.
	a. destroyed	b. was destroyed	c. destroys	d. has destroyed
22. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused ___________ damage. 
	a. severe	b. severely 	c. severity	d. sewage 
23. According to the weather ___________ it will be raining to night. 
	a. forecast	b. forecaster 	c. forecasted	d. forecasting
24. In home, presents ___________ round the Chrismas tree on Chrismas Day 
	a. place 	b. is placing 	c. placed	d. are placed 
25. In 1995, a huge earthquake __________ the city of Kobe in Japan.
	a. strike	b. struck	c. striking 	d. striked	
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D ) that need correcting: 
26. She bought (A)a house last(B) year but she didn’t sell(C) her old house yet(D). 	 	
27. The students (A)seemed very (B)nervously (C)before (D)the final exam. 
28. The weather doesn’t look (A)very good.(B) If it rains, (C)I stay (D)at home.
29. All (A)the main street (B)in (C)this city will be upgraded (B). 	 
30. While (A)she came. (B)I was reading (C)her (D)letter. 
V. Choose the word or phrase ( a, b, c or d ) that best fits the bank space in the following passage:
	We are destroying the Earth. The sea and rivers are too (31)____ to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (32)____ that is unhealthy to live in many of the word’s cities. In one well – known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (33)____ the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (34)_____ so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all (35)_____ the world. As a result, farmers in part of Africa can not (36)____ enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (37)_____ disappearing. For instance, tigers are (38)_____ in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive, However, it isn’t so simple to talk (39)_____ the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. (40)_____ the Earth. 
31.	a. clear	b. cool	c. dirty 	d. cold 
32.	a. air 	b. sea	c. lake	d. stream 
33.	a. polluted 	b. pollutes	c. pollute	d. to pollute 
34.	a. back 	b. down	c. out 	d. in 
35.	a. off	b. about 	c. over	d. in 
36.	a. grow	b. grows	c. to grow 	d. growing 
37.	a. quickly 	b. quick 	c. quicker 	d. quicky 
38.	a. rare	b. rarely 	c. plenty 	d. plentiful 
39.	a. of 	b. about 	c. over	d. in 
40. a. saved 	b. saving 	c. save 	d. saves
True or false
Among the festival celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten on this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful paper lanterns come in all shapes, the more popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them, the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess. 
41. Some of Asian people celebrate the Moon Cake Festival in mid August.
42. Children enjoy carrying fish, rabbits and butterflies on that day. 
43. Children often eat colorful paper lanterns come in all shapes and small round moon cakes on that day. 
44. The moon always shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival.
45. People often offer fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess as the moon rises at night.
Word forms
Many people became...because of the storm.(frighten)
He got a .as he got a bad result. ( punish )
He was half-..( starve )
The village fair is open for ..( entertain )
Mary does not have any .in English ( improve )
Hundreds of people died of ...( starve )
The teacher had a good ...( decide )
The show gives us a lot of .( enjoy )
Viet Nam played an match ( enjoy )
Go away! I will be ready to take the ..( consequent )
My car broke and ..I was late ( consequent )
Her is the most precious thing ( devote )
This killer is sentenced to life in .( imprison )
He was because he had robbed the bank ( prison )
Her anger could not be ( disguise )
Rewrite
61. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
@ It.	
62. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
@You didn’t.	
63. It is a six hours flight from London to New York.
@ It takes.	
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64. He not only spent all his money; he even borrowed some from me.
Not only.	
65. We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it. 
We always remember.	
66. The circus shows are exciting. The whole family enjoy them.
The circus shows are exciting.	
67. Le Van Tam was very brave. Everyone admired him.
Le Van Tam was so.	
68. The problem is so difficult that I can’t explain it.
This is such.	
69. The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.
Almost all the houses 	
70. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
The bank manager. 	
71. “I don’t remember what I did yesterday.” she said.
She told me.	
72. He got in trouble because he didn’t take my advice.
If he