1. If I ________ the bus this afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead. A. miss B. will miss C. missed D. had missed 2. We’ll have go to without John if he ________ soon. A. won’t arrive B. will arrive C. arrives D. doesn’t arrive 3. They ________ your money if you haven’t kept your receipt. A. won’t refund B. didn’t refund C. no refund D. not refund 4. If I make some coffee, ________ the cake? A. do you cut B. will you cut C. are you cutting D. don’t you cut 5. ________ girdle cake, a popular street food is considered as Vietnamese pizza. A. Grilled B. Grill C. Boil D. Boiled Don’t cut the beef into thick ________ It’s hard to soak into the sauce. Just slice it thinly. A. chunks B. pieces C. fiber D. slices 7. When the water boils, add ________ salt and ________ slices of lemon into the soup. A. some/ some B. some/ a C. any/ a D. any/ some 8. Can you give me a ________ of garlic? - Oh, just one peeled. A. clove B. bunch C. stick D. loaf 9. David ________ a seat on the evening flight to Ho Chi Minh City. A. travelled B. paid C. booked D. made 10. A ________ is usually necessary when you travel overseas. A. passport B. driving license C. birth certificate D. degree 11. They are going to spend their holiday ________ rural France. A. relaxing B. exploring C. reserving D. searching 12. An example of a ________ is a tour through Africa to view the elephants and lions. A. safari B. voyage C. mission D. cruise 13. There was a long queue at the ________ and customers were getting impatient. A. stopover B. take-off C. departure lounge D. checkout 14. We tried to make a ________ of our situation, but it wasn’t funny. A. joke B. trick C. tension D. risk 15. They held a concert to mark the ________ of Mozart’s death. A. occasion B. anniversary C. situation D. remembrance

I.  MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. oceanic    B. remote    C. occasion    D. metro

2. A. festival    B. cultural    C. sculpture    D. virtual

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. external    B. determine    C. mysterious    D. customer

4. A. miraculous    B. individual    C. certificate    D. astronomy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

6. The English summer course will start in May 29th and finish in August.

                     A                     B                     C                     D

7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police

             A                B             C

had a great deal of trouble controlling them.

                   D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

8. The earthworm is a worm _______in moist, warm soil in many geographical areas.

    A. where is it found       B. is found

    C. and found it               D. which is found

9. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed    the heavy fog.

    A. as a result     B. on account     C. instead of     D. due to

10. It is_______ to translate each lesson into your language. This is not a good way to study English.

    A. productive     B. unproductive     C. producing     D. unproducing

11. A good clock always keeps_______ time.

    A. certain    B. accurate    C. true    D. serious

12. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_______.

    A. meet    B. compare    C. beat    D. balance

13. The soldier was punished for_______ to obey his commanding officer's order.

    A. refusing    B. regretting    C. objecting    D. resisting

14. It is believed that she'll be a billionaire by the time she_______ forty.

    A. is    B. was    C. will be    D. would be

15. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their_______ in the burning bus.

    A. occasion    B. happening    C. event    D. experience

16. _______the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

    A. Nevertheless    B. Meanwhile    C. Despite    D. Although

Choose the best answer.

I think you should buy _____  pack of mineral water instead. And you can also buy _____  snacks such as potato crisps, 3 kilos of mandarins, 2 kilos of apples, 3 bunches of bananas, ______  cookies and soft candies.

Choose the best answer.

We should decorate our living room with _____ orange banner. We also need ________  ribbons, balloons, party hats and costume.

Choose the best answer.

I think that ______ cauliflower is not enough for 3 people. Let’s buy one more.