Task A: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1. A. amazing B. bathroom C. apartment D. geography 2. A. time B. miss C. sink D. will Task B: Choose the word that has main stress placed fifferntly from the others 3. A. librarian B. biology C. employee D. reference 4. A. congress B. novel C. contain D. reader Question II: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (2.5 points) 5. Our class is _______________ a play for the school anniversary celebration. A. making B. rehearsing C. practicing D. scoring 6. Washington D.C? It is the __________ of the U.S.A. A. district B. capital C. employee D. bookshelf 7. My brother is a ___________. He writes for the Hanoi Newspaper. A. journalist B. farmer C. doctor D. teacher 8. Physics, chemistry and biology books are ____________. A. science books B. reference books C. novels D. readers 9. Don’t ____________ about starting your new job. A. different B. difficult C. nervous D. worry 10. Talking with friends is a common way of relaxing at recess. A. easy B. popular C. different D. important 11. _____________ a look at this picture. A. Make B. Give C. Take D. Put 12. The house at number 79 is the ___________ expensive of the three. A. more B. most C. best D. worst A. more B. most C. best D. worst 13. Ti: “I’m in class 7C.” – Teo: “_________________.” A. So do I B. So am I C. I do, too D. All are correct 14. We study the past and present events ______ History. A. on B. in C. of D. at Question III: Supply the correct verb tenses or forms: (1 point) 15. Where are your friends? – They ______________ experiments in the lab. (do) 16. He _________________ famous one day. (be) 17. He is good at ________________ household appliances. (fix) 18. _______________ is the common way of relaxing at recess. (chat) Question IV: Choose the suitable word for each blank in the passage: (1.5 points) I am a (19)_________. I get up at six in the morning and I go to school at half past six. My classes start at seven o’clock and I often have five (20)_________ each day. At school I study many (21)__________. My favorite subject is Math. I think Math is (22)_________ but fun. I have Math on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Now I (23)__________ my Math homework. Tomorrow is Sunday and I (24)_________ to school. 19. A. teacher B. worker C. journalist D. student 20. A. games B. periods C. subject D. activity 21. A. exercise B. author C. subjects D. book 22. A. difficult B. cheap C. expensive D. bright 23. A. will write B. write C. will do D. am doing 24. A. go B. goes C. won’t go D. to go Question V: Read the following passage then choose True or False: (1 point) Schools in the USA are a little different from schools in Viet Nam. Usually, there is no school uniform. Classes start at 8.30 each morning and the school day ends at 3.30 or 4 o’clock. There are no lessons on Saturday. Students have one hour for lunch and two 20-minute breaks each day. One break is in the morning, the other is in the afternoon. Students often go to the school cafeteria and buy snacks and drinks at a break or at lunchtime. The most popular after-school activities are baseball, football and basketball. 25. Students in the USA usually wear school uniform. ____________ 26. There are classes on Saturday. ____________ 27. They have sixty minutes for lunch. ____________ 28. After school they often play baseball. ____________