FULL NAME:………………………….DATE …………………..

I .Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:. A. fixed B. walked C. mended D. laughed
Question 2 : A. books B. stamps C. plants D. windows
Question 3: A. school B. match C. teach D. chair
Question 4 : A. boats B. streams C. channels D. springs
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Question 5: He is a_______ driver and he often has road accidents.
A. carefully B. carelessly C. careless D. slow
Question 6: She lives with her parents________ Ho Chi Minh City.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
Question 7: He failed the final exam_________ his laziness.
A. because of B. because C. so D. if
Question 8: Hoa will __________her younger brother when her parents are away from home.
A. look after B. look at C. look into D. look up
Question 9: She worked hard, _______she passed the exam easily.
A. so B. because C. if D. although
Question 10: Mr. Quang arrived home _______10 p.m last night.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
Question 11: The final examination will be held_________ June 12th, 2007.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to
Question 12: The boy looks very proud_______ his success at school.
A. on
B. of
C. at
D. in
Question 13: Egypt is famous_________ ancient pyramid.
A. on
B. to
C. from
D. for
Question 14: Paul can't go to the football game.............his illness.
A. because of B. because C. as D. since
Question 15: If the sky is clear, you can see the star ______night.
A. in B. on C. when D. at
Question 16: He laughed__________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
Question 17: The children felt__________when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. Exciting
Question 18: Her father...............smoking last month.
A. gave away B. gave off C.gave out D. gave up
Question 19 : We can't finish the work_______ you help me.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as
Question 20: If we go on throwing garbage carelessly, our environment will be________
A. polluting B. pollution C. polluted D. pollutely
Question 21 : She speaks English_________
A. fluent B. fluently C. fluence D. fluency

Question 22: Her husband looks________ the children while she is at work.
A. after B. for C. at D. into
III . Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
Question 23: She is tired with being asked the same thing every day.
A B C D
Question 24: Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways.
A B C D
Question 25: She did her test careful last week. A B C D
Question 26: Thank you for looking up the children while I was out
A B C D
IV.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following question.
Question 27: As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
    A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas 
Question 28: Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
      A.calls           B.arrives             C.reports D.prepares

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following question

Question 29: We must not let small children play in the kitchen. It is a dangerous place.
A. handy B. suitable C. central D. safe

Question 30: I find playing sports, like badminton, an exciting way to exercise.
A. stimulating B. regular C. normal D. boring

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 31: It was snowing heavily but I didn't feel cold.
    A. In spite of it snow heavily, I didn't feel quite cold.
  B.Although it was snowing heavily, I didn't feel cold.
  C.  In spite of heavily snow, I didn't feel cold.
    D. Although heavy snow, I didn't feel cold.
Question 32: Many people are afraid of sharks, but they rarely attack people
 A. Although sharks rarely attack people, many people are afraid of them
 B. Many people are afraid of sharks because they are dangerous. 
 C. Rarely attacked by sharks, many people are, therefore, afraid of them
 D. Sharks rarely attack people because many people are afraid of them
Question 32:Lien work hard, so she passed her exam.
A. Lien work hard, because she passed her exam.
B. Although Lien worked hard, she passed her exam.
C. Because Lien worked hard, she passed her exam.
D. Lien worked hard, but she passed her exam
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