ENGLISH PRACTICE N0. 1
PART ONE – PHONETICS: (0.2 x10 = 2.0pts)
I- Choose one word with different pronunciation of the underlined part. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided. (0.2 x 6 = 1.2pts)
1
A. plays
B. says
C. days
D. stays

2
A. what
B. who
C. where
D. when

3
A. sport
B. start
C. listen
D. eat

4
A. game
B. geography
C. vegetable
D. change

5
A. station
B. intersection
C. question
D. invitation

6
A. teacher
B. children
C. lunch
D. chemistry

II- Choose the word with different stress pattern. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided (0.8pt)
7
A. delicious
B. difficult
C. dangerous
D. different

8
A. activity
B. badminton
C. basketball
D. aerobics

9
A. sandwich
B. chocolate
C. cartoon
D. toothpaste

10
A. correct
B. receive
C. visit
D. unload

PART TWO - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (0.2 X 30 = 6.0pts)
I- Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: Write A, B, C or D in the box (2.0pts)
11. How…………. rice does he want?
A. many B. much C. any D. about
12. Superstitions still________ an important part of life for many people in Vietnam.
take B. play C. do D. give
13. Educated women are likely to get __________ jobs and become more important at home.
A. well-trained B. well-paid C. well-prepared D. well-educated
14. Some people think that married women ________ pursue a career.
A. shouldn’t B. might not C. mustn’t D. may not
15. You ________ pick those flowers. Don’t you see the sign?
A. can’t B. don’t need to C. mustn’t D. needn’t
16. What……….…going by bike to the pagoda?
A. there B. sport C. about D. time
17. When _______ bride wears “something old”, it reminds her of her family and ________ past.
A. an / a B. a / a C. the / the D. a / the
18. This ceremony is known under different names.
clever B. fortunate C. traditional D. numerous
19. I don’t have………….apples but I have………….oranges.
A. any-any B. some-any C. some-some D. any-some
20. Don’t throw trash into the river. It……….…water.
A. plows B. saves C. damages D. pollutes

II. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters write the answers in the box (2.0pts)
21. Her birthday is on the……….…of September. (TWENTY)
22. There are five…….……in the kitchen. (KNIFE)
23. There are a lot of interesting…….……in the summer. (ACT)
24. It was the bird’s first ____________________ from the nest. (FLY)
25. Yesterday we spent a ____________________ afternoon by the river. (PEACE)
26. They often play sports. They are very…….…… (SPORT)
27. She’s a good student but she lacks ____________________ . (CONFIDENT)
28. Stephen Biko was an ____________________ supporter of the peace movement. (ENERGY)
29. In my……….…, there is a market, a clinic, a post office and a supermarket. (NEIGHBOR)
30. Air…….……is a big problem in the big cities. (POLLUTE)
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Give your answers in the space provided. (1.0pts)
31. How long you ( wait ) . . . . . ………. . . .. . . . for me? – Just a few minutes.
32. What you ( do ) .