I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. hamburgerB. tablespoonC. plasticD. sandwich
2. A. raisedB. friedC. helpedD. cleaned
B. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
3. A. collectB. teaspoonC. flourD. reggae
4. A. charityB. dangerousC. medicineD. exciting

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.4 points)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. Do you need the scissors to open the __________ of juice?
A. canB. cartonC. bagD. glass
6. Person A: How much pasta would you like?
Person B: ________, please. I’m not very hungry.
A. A lot B. Just a few C. Just a little D. Much
7. Last weekend, we __________ the beach in our area and we collected 1,000 kilograms of trash. Most of them came from the people who visited the beach.
A. organized B. plantedC. recycled D. cleaned up
8. __________ we have a car wash? It’s a simple and fun way to raise money.
A. Let’sB. Why don’tC. Why notD. How
9. Student A: Where __________?
Student B: To the sports center. He __________ table tennis with Ryan on Mondays.
A. is James going/ playsB. is James going/ is playing
C. does James go/ playsD. does James go/ is playing
10. This bag of __________ is empty. How can I cook dinner now?
A. milk B. oil C. butter D. rice
11. Last week, I __________ at a soup kitchen. We cooked and delivered free meals to the poor and low-income families across Ho Chi Minh city.
A. donatedB. volunteeredC. organizedD. raised
12. Student A: Let’s have a(n) __________.
Student B: That’s a good idea. We can sell handmade cards and jewelry.
A. art fairB. art exhibition C. fun fairD. craft fair
13. I bought __________ stick of butter this morning. I used half of __________ butter to make cupcakes.
A. a/ someB. the/ the C. a/ theD. a/ -
14. Student A: I really enjoy classical music.
Student B: _________
A. So do I. B. No, I’m not. It’s so boring.
C. No, I won’t. I prefer pop.D. I am, too.

15. Read the poster and choose the correct statement.

A. The soup kitchen delivers free meals every day.
B. Volunteers have to work from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
C. There are two shifts for volunteers to choose.
D. Volunteers will work on the weekends from 11.45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

16. What does this sign mean?

A. There are no flashlights here.
B. You can’t use flashlights here.
C. You can’t bring any cameras to this place.
D. Photographers can’t use flash here.

III. WORD FORMATION (1.2 points)
Write the correct form or compound of the words in brackets.
17. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCM city received many ___ donations________ of meat, fruits and vegetables to help take care of the animals during the COVID-19 outbreak. (DONATE)
18. We left the cinema early because the movie was so ___boring________. (BORE)
19. My mum is a great cook. She can make __tasty________ dishes, such as Spanish omelet or lemon chicken. (TASTE)
20. We are all __excited________ about going to the concert. Taylor Swift is performing there. (EXCITE)
21. I took part in a park __clean-up________ yesterday. The park looked beautiful after we finished. (CLEAN)
22. John couldn’t sleep last night, so he had a terrible __headache________ this morning. He had to take medicine. (HEAD)

Question

I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. ​A. hamburger​B. tablespoon​C. plastic​D. sandwich
2. ​A. raised​B. fried​C. helped​D. cleaned
B. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
3. ​A. collect​B. teaspoon​C. flour​D. reggae
4. ​A. charity​B. dangerous​C. medicine​D. exciting
 
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.4 points)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. ​Do you need the scissors to open the __________ of juice?
​A. can​B. carton​C. bag​D. glass
6. ​Person A: How much pasta would you like?
      Person B: ________, please. I’m not very hungry.
​A. A lot  ​B. Just a few    ​C. Just a little  ​D. Much
7. ​Last weekend, we __________ the beach in our area and we collected 1,000 kilograms of trash. Most of them came from the people who visited the beach.
​A. organized​ B. planted​C. recycled ​D. cleaned up
8. ​__________ we have a car wash? It’s a simple and fun way to raise money.    
​A. Let’s​B. Why don’t​C. Why not​D. How
9. Student A: Where __________?
   Student B: To the sports center. He __________ table tennis with Ryan on Mondays.
​A. is James going/ plays​B. is James going/ is playing
 ​C. does James go/ plays​D. does James go/ is playing
10. This bag of __________ is empty. How can I cook dinner now?
​A. milk       ​B. oil    ​C. butter     ​D. rice
11. Last week, I __________ at a soup kitchen. We cooked and delivered free meals to the poor and low-income families across Ho Chi Minh city.
​A. donated​B. volunteered​C. organized​D. raised
12. Student A: Let’s have a(n) __________.
     Student B: That’s a good idea. We can sell handmade cards and jewelry.
​A. art fair​B. art exhibition ​C. fun fair​D. craft fair
13. I bought __________ stick of butter this morning. I used half of __________ butter to make cupcakes.
​A. a/ some​B. the/ the ​C. a/ the​D. a/ -
14. Student A: I really enjoy classical music.
     Student B: _________
​A. So do I. ​​B. No, I’m not. It’s so boring.​
​C. No, I won’t. I prefer pop.​D. I am, too.
 
15. Read the poster and choose the correct statement.

​A. The soup kitchen delivers free meals every day.
​B. Volunteers have to work from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
​C. There are two shifts for volunteers to choose.
​D. Volunteers will work on the weekends from ​11.45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
 16. What does this sign mean?
 
​A. There are no flashlights here.
​B. You can’t use flashlights here.
​C. You can’t bring any cameras to this place. 
D. Photographers can’t use flash here.

III. WORD FORMATION (1.2 points)
Write the correct form or compound of the words in brackets.
17. ​The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCM city received many ___ donations________ of meat, fruits and vegetables to help take care of the animals during the COVID-19 outbreak. (DONATE)
18. ​We left the cinema early because the movie was so ___boring________. (BORE)
19. ​My mum is a great cook. She can make __tasty________ dishes, such as Spanish omelet or lemon chicken. (TASTE)
20. ​We are all __excited________ about going to the concert. Taylor Swift is performing there. (EXCITE)
21. ​I took part in a park  __clean-up________ yesterday. The park looked beautiful after we finished. (CLEAN)
22. ​John couldn’t sleep last night, so he had a terrible __headache________ this morning. He had to take medicine. (HEAD)

Accepted Answer

1. B. tablespoon 
   (The other three options all have a similar /s/ sound at the beginning.)

2. A. raised 
   (The other three options all have a similar /iːd/ sound at the end.)

3. D. reggae 
   (Reggae has a different stress pattern, with the stress on the second syllable.)

4. A. charity 
   (Charity has the stress on the second syllable, while the other three options all have the stress on the first or third syllable.)

5. B. carton
6. C. Just a little
7. D. cleaned up
8. A. Let&#x27;s
9. B. is James going/ is playing
10. B. oil
11. B. volunteered
12. D. craft fair
13. D. a/ -
14. A. So do I.

C. There are two shifts for volunteers to choose.

D. Photographers can’t use flash here.

Here are the correct forms or compounds of the words in brackets:

17. donations (DONATE)
   The correct word is: generous or monetary aren&#x27;t the best fit here. 
   It should be generous or the adjective form &#x27;donated&#x27; if one means the zoo got generous donations, however &#x27;generous&#x27; or &#x27;donated&#x27; doesn&#x27;t describe &#x27;donations&#x27; so I&#x27;ll say the answer here is generous donations.

18. boring (BORE)
   The correct word is: boring

19. tasty (TASTE)
   The correct word is: tasty

20. excited (EXCITE)
   The correct word is: excited

21. clean-up (CLEAN)
   The correct word is: clean-up

22. headache (HEAD)
   The correct word is: headache

I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. ​A. hamburger​B. tablespoon​C. plastic​D. sandwich 2. ​A. raised​B. fried​C. helped​D. cleaned B. Ch...

I. PRONUNCIATION (0.8 points) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. hamburgerB. tablespoonC. plasticD. sandwich 2. A. raisedB. friedC. helpedD. cleaned B. Ch...