PHONETICS

 I    Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. second                    B. welcome                 C. collection                D. improve
2. A. other                       B. colourful                 C. dolphin                   D. wonderful
3. A. food                       B. took                        C. cook                        D. look
4. A. fun                          B. uncle                       C. club                         D. aquarium
5. A. clever                      B. circus                      C. collect                     D. cushion

 II Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. generous                 B. suspicious               C. constancy               D. sympathy
2. A. acquaintance          B. unselfish                 C. attraction                D. humorous
3. A. loyalty                    B. success                    C. incapable                D. sincere
4. A. carefully                 B. correctly                 C. seriously                 D. personally
5. A. excited                   B. interested                C. confident                D. memorable

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

 III   Write the nouns about food and drinks given in the box below next to the suitable quantifiers.

1. a piece of …………………..                          11. a slice of …………………..
2. a glass of …………………..                           12. a pinch of …………………..
3. a bottle of …………………..                          13. a handful of …………………..
4. a bowl of …………………..                           14. a clove of …………………..       
5. a bar of …………………..                              15. a spoonful of   …………………..
6. a can of …………………..                             16. a mug of …………………..
7. a carton of …………………..                         17. a barrel of …………………..
8. a basket of …………………..                         18. a sip of …………………..
9. a bunch of …………………..                         19. a stick of …………………..
10. a bag of ………………….. 20. a head of …………………..

 IV    Find one verb about food preparation for each definition below.

 V Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. What would you like to buy, sir? – A …………….. of tuna, please.
2. tin B. can                          C. box                         D. carton
3. Yesterday I saw her carrying a …………….. of apples out of the supermarket.
4. packet B. bag                          C. box                         D. load
5. If you don’t want to go out tonight, you …………….. stay at home to watch TV.
6. might B. should                     C. may                         D. can
7. You …………….. at least call or send him a message to ask for his permission if you want to use his car.
8. should B. may                         C. might                      D. can
9. Most people know that yogurt is very good for …………….. .
10. kidney B. digestion                 C. psychology          D. blood circulation
11. Excessive intake of fat will increase the risk of suffering from …………….. .
12. sleeplessness B. eating disorders      C. obesity                    D. cancer
13. Fast food is not a healthy food because it contains a lot of artificial flavors and ………..
14. preserve B. preservation            C. preservative            D. preservatives
15. Artificial flavors are …………….. designed to mimic the taste of natural ingredients.
16. addition B. additions                C. additive                  D. additives
17. …………….. products include food items such as yogurt, cheese, and butter.
18. Natural B. Artificial                 C. Diary                      D. Non-diary
19. Flavor …………….. are added to our favorite processed foods, restaurant meals and snacks for their better tastes.
20. providers B. enhancers                C. boosters                  D. supporters

 VI    Choose can, must, may, might or should to fill in the blank.

1. If you don’t want to miss the last bus of the day, you ……………….. go to the bus top immediately.
2. If you don’t feel well enough for the walk, you ……………. stay at home and take a rest.
3. If you think this T-shirt is overpriced, you ……………….. not buy it.
4. My parents are very strict. I ……………….. ask for their permission if I want to go out in the evening.
5. If you have completed your homework, you ……………….. watch TV or play computer games in one hour.
6. If you want your drink to be cooler, you ……………….. need to add some more ice.
7. If you want to see her during office hour, you ……………….. call to inform her in advance, I think.
8. If no one answers the doorbell, they ……………….. not be at home now.

 VII Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.

 VIII    Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. If you do not have breakfast in the morning, you should not be able to    study or work efficiently.
2. I don’t like eating something overcooked, so I will ask the chef to cook   another piece of beef for me.
3. My mother needed some cloves of garlic, so I went to the market and buy it for her
4. While the chicken is cooking, wash two cucumbers, chop them in             a half and slice them.
5. If you can cook some food for yourself, have a bowl of cereal and a            bottle of milk.

WRITING  

 XV Complete the following sentences, using modal auxiliary verbs (can, must, may, might, should, etc.)

1. If you are afraid of gaining weight, ……………………………………………………………………..
2. If she wants her skin to be more beautiful, ……………………………………………………………
3. If he wants to strengthen his muscles, ………………………………………………………………….
4. If the boy drinks a lot of soda, …………………………………………………………………………….
5. If you don’t want to have stomachache, ……………………………………………………………….
6. If the food is served when it is hot, ……………………………………………………………………..
7. If you want to add some flavors to the cake, …………………………………………………………
8. If your daughter gets addicted to chocolate, ………………………………………………………….
9. If you eat too late, ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. If Dad likes to eat spicy food, …………………………………………………………………………….

PHONETICS

 I    Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. station                    B. intersection             C. question                  D. invitation
2. A. teacher                    B. children                  C. lunch                       D. chemist
3. A. backpack                B. travel                      C. plane                       D. banking
4. A. teacher                    B. repeat                      C. year                         D. meat
5. A. designed                 B. preserved                C. scheduled               D. guided

 II Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. organize                  B. decorate                  C. divorce                   D. promise
2. A. refreshment            B. horrible                   C. exciting                   D. intention
3. A. knowledge             B. maximum                C. athletic                    D. marathon
4. A. difficult                  B. relevant                   C. volunteer                D. interesting
5. A. confidence             B. supportive               C. solution                   D. obedient
6. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

 III   Match the words in A with the definitions in B.

 IV    Match one word in A with one word in B to make a compound noun.

 V Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. Unfortunately, my flight to Da Nang was …………… for one and a half hour.

A.delayed B. held up                    C. held on                    D. both A & B

2. Vietnam has a great number of tourist ……………; therefore, it is a good destination for many travellers worldwide.

A. attractive B. attractives               C. attraction                D. attractions

3. From London to Oxford and back is a …………… trip of over a hundred miles.

A. round B. return                      C. one way                  D. both A & B

4. If you want to book a package tour, you should contact the …………… which I introduced to you previously.

A. travel agent B. travel agency          C. agent travel             D. agency travel

5. He had …………… two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants by the end of 2010.

A. taken B. made                       C. done                       D. gone

6. I was offered a 50% discount for my staying at that five-star resort, so I could enjoy the holiday to the full without breaking the …………….

A. brand B. branch                     C. bank                        D. banking

7. They …………… for America with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

A. set off B. set in                       C. set to                       D. set up

8. Danang is …………… city in Vietnam where …………… International Firework Festival is held annually.

A. a – a B. a – the                     C. the – the                  D. the – a

9. …………… Philippines is …………… unitary sovereign state in …………… Southeast Asia.

A. the – a – a B. Ø – the – the           C. the – a – Ø              D. the – an – Ø

10. In August 2013, …………… first tourist group explored …………… Son Doong Cave on …………… guided tour.

A. the – Ø – a B. the – the – a            C. Ø – the – a              D. the – Ø – the

 VI    Fill in the blanks with a/ an/ the. Put x if nothing is needed.

1. Sam lives in ……….. little flat in ……….. middle of the city. There is ………. pub nearby and ……….. noise keeps him awake at night.
2. ……….. Hilton Hotel is situated near ……….. River Thames.
3. I applied for ……….. job last week ……….. job involved driving ……….. van around the country.
4. ……….. Tate Gallery is far from ……….. Science Museum, so you’d better take a bus.
5. ……….. Sales Manager has ……….. cold, so he can’t come to ……….. meeting this afternoon.
6. I have ……….. appointment at ……….. dentist’s this afternoon because I’ve got ……….. toothache.
7. We spent our ……….. last summer on ……….. island of Crete.
8. On ……….. thirty-first of December, thousands of people gather in ……….. Times Square, New York, to celebrate ……….. coming of ……….. New Year.
9. Of all ……….. countries on ……….. continent of ……….. North America, Phil has only visited ……….. Canada.
10. ……….. universities of Oxford and Cambridge are two of ……….. most famous universities in ……….. Europe.

 VII Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.

 VIII    Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. Last year, she had spent approximately 15 million VND on the holiday with her best friend in Korea.
2. What I love to do in France most is to go to sightseeing in the historic city  of Versailles.
3. After a hard-working season, we just want to go to Da Nang, stay at  a beautiful seasides resort and enjoy seafood every day.
4. All the passengers are required to remain seated for some minutes after     the downtouch.
5.  As soon as she arrived at the hotel from the airport, she checked-out  to    get a room

PHONETICS

 I    Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. pronunciation         B. suggestion              C. intonation               D. aviation
2. A. vision                      B. occasion                  C. leisure                     D. sugar
3. A. practice                   B. accent                     C. aptitude                  D. career
4. A. machine                  B. conclusion              C. exposure                 D. division
5. A. vocabulary              B. grammar                 C. enlarge                    D. challenge

 II Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. whenever                B. mischievous            C. hospital                   D. separate
2. A. introduce                B. delegate                  C. marvelous               D. currency
3. A. develop                  B. conduction             C. partnership              D. majority
4. A. counterpart             B. measurement          C. romantic                 D. comfortable
5. A. government            B. technical                 C. parallel                    D. understand

 V Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. If she ………….. Chinese, I believe that she ………….. it very well. However, she doesn’t pay any attention to it.

A. likes – will learn B. liked – will learn

C. liked – would learnt D. liked – would learn

2. If you ………….. to take a bus to school now, I ………….. you a lift a little later.

A. want – will give B. don’t want – will give

C. wanted – would give D. didn’t want – would give

3. I think that if you ………….. in his shoes, you ………….. in the same way.

A. are – will react B. were – will react

C. were – would reacted D. were – would react

4. If it ………….. for your clear explanation, I ………….. the lesson thoroughly now.

A. isn’t – won’t understand B. were – would understand

C. weren’t – wouldn’t understand D. weren’t – would understand

5. My mother, ………….. greatest interest is to watch sitcom movies, can stay up very late for her favorite movies.

A. who B. whom                     C. whose                     D. that

6. I didn’t understand the reason ………….. you behaved so strangely at the party last night.

A. which B. that                         C. what                       D. why

7. Thanks for this interesting book, ………….. is bilingual, I can understand much more about American culture and improve my English at the same time.

A. that B. which                      C. who                        D. both A & B

8. He can speak English quite fast, but he still needs to improve his ………….. .           

A. fluent B. fluency                   C. accurate                  D. accuracy

9. Keiko is from Japanese, and she can speak English. Therefore, she is a ………….. . 

A. native English speaker B. English native speaker

C. non-native English speaker D. English non-native speaker

10. If you possess a good ………….. of English, it is very easy for you to get a well-paid job in multinational companies.

A. level B. skill                         C. command                D. ability

 VI    Circle the correct answer.

1. This is the girl whom/ that/ which comes from Spain.
2. The girl, whom/ whose/ who father is a professor, wants to become a dancer.
3. That’s Peter, the boy that/ whose/ whom has just arrived at the airport.
4. I talked to the girl whom/ whose/ who car had broken down in front of the shop.
5. The children, who/ whom/ that shouted in the street, are not from our school.
6. My uncle, whose/ that/ which nationality is French, has an Italian wife.
7. Mr Richards, which/ who/ that is a taxi driver, lives in a cottage.
8. We often visit our aunt in Norwich, which/ what/ where is in East Anglia.
9. Thank you very much for your e-mail, which/ what/ whose was very interesting.
10. What did you do with the money what/ which/ whom your mother lent you?

 VII Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.

 VIII    Fill one mistake in each sentences and correct it.

1. Our foreign teacher asked us to tell some variety of English                        language that are the most common in the world.
2. The vocabulary of English is very open because it has lent many              words from other languages.
3. My 10-year-old niece is bilingual, and she can speak Vietnamese              and Russian equally competent.
4. If I went to Thailand, I would tried to pick up a bit of Thai because              I like Thai language.

      5. Do you remember the year which you started learning the first            English course at the British Council?

WRITING

 XV Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1. Mai’s English is excellent, so she can pass the English final exam effortlessly.

      →  If Mai’s……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. He makes a lot of mistakes in pronunciation. His foreigner friends often don’t understand him.

      →  If he …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I think you should spend at least 1 hour every day to practice speaking English in order to communicate fluently.

      →  If I were …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. I have just lent him my English – Vietnamese dictionary. I bought that dictionary one month ago.

      →  I have just …………………………………………………………………………………………….. (which)

5. This English course is very helpful for me. The course focuses on developing communicative skills.

      →  This English course ………………………………………………………………………………….. (that)