MULTIPLE CHOICE: (6ms)

PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

1.a. instead
b. healthy
c. early
d. head


2.a. chests
b. days
c. ancestors
d. celebrations


3.a. item
b. United
c. midnight
d. different


VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. I wish you ____ back tomorrow.


a. will come
b. had come
c.came
d. would come

5. Instead of ____ about the good news, he seemed to be indifferent.


a. excited
b.exciting
c.being excited
d. being exciting

6. He’d ___ stay at home tan go to th cinema.


a. liked
b. rather
c. preferred
d. better

7. I have something interesting ____ you, but you have to promise ____ it secret.


a. to tell / to keep
b. to tell / keeping
c. telling / keeping
d. telling / to keep

8. We have to leave early ____ we won’t be late.


a. if
b. though
c. so that
d. because

9. ____ your homework done last night?


a. Were
b. Did
c. Was
d. Had

10. The manager ____ a letter when I interrupted him.


a. is reading
b.reads
c. was reading
d. had read

11. I ____ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.


a. haven’t seen
b.didn’t seen
c.haven’t been seen
d.hadn’t seen

12. He can’t earn ____ money to support his large family.


a. too much
b. enough
c. such
d. many

13. Young students participate ____ helping the people who have suffered badly in wars.


a. in
b. of
c. from
d. to

14. Daniel doesn’t know ____ the computer.


a. what to use
b. how using
c. how to use
d. what used

15. If he ____ about the job, he would have applied fot it.


a. knew
b. had known
c. has known
d. would have known


C. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:

16. They allowed me borrow their car while they were on holiday.
a b c d
17. It took them at least two weeks learning how to pronounce these words.
a b c d
18. Thank you for being invited me to the party.
a b c d
19. Some students are unable to express exact what they want to say.
a b c d
20. He felt too disappointed that he couldn’t say anything.
a b c d

COMPREHENSION:

Read the passage and make the correct choice:
(21) ____ New Year’s Eve, people make offerings to their ancestors, go to church or pagoda, or go out to pick buds or young leaves. For the new year’s first three days, Vietnamese (22) ____ family members, neighbors, teachers, friend, and graves of ancestors. Only best wishes and positive comments are expectedly exchanged, for people belive that they (23) ____ be haunted bad luck for the rest of the year if these frist days were not filled with joy or good news. Children receive their lucky money normally in (24) ____ envelopes. Across the country, festivals, games, and various forms of entertainment are held and traditional specialties such as wresting, buffalo fighting, or dragon or unicorn dancing may take (25) ____ in different regions.

21.a. In
b. At
c. On
d. For

22.a. visit
b. celebrate
c. go
d. talk

23.a. will
b. can
c. should
d. would

24.a. black
b. yellow
c. green
d. red

25.a. part
b. place
c. off
d.effect


Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs