Name: …………………… Test 1 Marks:………………….
(thi tuyển sinh 10/ 2008)
I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,5)
1. A. campus B. publish C. supply D. difficult
2. A. about B. south C. young D. count
II/. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5)
3. A. model B. admire C. happy D. cover
4. A. scenery B. hamburger C. pagoda D. grocery
III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5)
It’s very kind ……..you to help me.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
A free …….. is guaranteed to every citizen.
A. educated B. education C. educating D. educational
AIDS is a newly-discovered and very …………………disease.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously
Please ………your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
A. put aside B. put off C. put up D. put out
Let’s have a drink,………..?
A. shall we B. will we C. shall you D. do we
They didn’t go on a picnic ……………the weather was awful.
A. so B. although C. because D. because of
Do you know the lady………..son is standing over there?.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
I believe you because I know you are ………...
A. true B. truth C. truthful D. truly
Water ……… at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boiling B. boil C. is boiling D. boils
Laziness is normally the cause of ……….
A. poor B. poverty C. richness D. success
IV/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 )

When she came to my house this morning, I still slept.
A B C D
Is Fiona used to work late at the office?
A B C D
He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday.
A B C D
The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness..
A B C D
V/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 )
Rice is (19)……….. by Vietnamese people every day. It often (20)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (21)…………. years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (22)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (23)…………….. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (24)………… , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which people use chopsticks very well.
A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled
A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays
A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of
A. in B. by C. with D. of
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty
A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead

VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2)
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.

What did teachers make children do in the past?
A. stand for hours B. memorize everything
C. repeat their homework D. sit for