I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough/ gach chân ở gh
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child/gach chân ở ch
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned/ gach chân ở ed
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat/ gạch chân ở a
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject/gạch chân ở s
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. expect B. helpful C. forget D. brother
2. A. stopped B. phoned C. showed D. opened
3. A. weather B. who C. winner D. week
4. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
Ex 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
1. A. hard B. who C. honest D. house
2. A. cheap B. children C. teacher D. chef
3. A. bottle B. fork C. record D. pork
4. A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough
5. A. sauce B. daughter C. taught D. aunt
6. A. tablet B. emperor C. recognize D. temple
7. A. academy B. royal C. advance D. around
8. A. flour B. flower C. cow D. pork
9. A. saxophone B. music C. so D. expensive
10. A. tutor B. volunteer C. computer D. community
11. A. accept B. mother C. handsome D. word
12. A. worked B. wanted C. stopped D. asked
13. A. carried B. B. looked C. managed D. opened
14. A. signs B. profits C. becomes D. survives
15. A. wishes B. practices C. introduces D. leave
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each
question.
1. A. charity B. character C. chair D. chore
2. A. chorus B. chamber C. church D. check
3. A. grew B. knew C. few D. new
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. advantage B. chemistry C. charity D. benefit
5. service B. camping C. chemist D. debate
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. It _____ no difference to me whether I get up at 6 or 7 a.m.
A. takes B. does C. creates D. makes
7. A volunteer often helps others people _____ and without payment.
A. will B. willingly C. unwillingly D. unwilling
8. If you have unused clothes, why not give them away to _____ organization?
A. charity B. charitable C. charitably D. charistic
9. No one can force you to do volunteer work against your _____
A. will B. willingness C. willingly D. unwillingly
10. My mother regularly _____ money to orphanages.
A. donates B. debates C. donor D. benefits
11. You can help save the environment by not _____ on the streets.
A. littering B. littling C. running D. garbaging
12. Community service is the work we do for the _____ of the community.
A. profits B. advantages C. benefits D. interests
13. Last year, my club ______ evening classes for fifty children.
A. took B. gave C. made D. provided
14. Thanks to the summer language camp I _____ many new friends.
A. made B. did C. took D. put
15. If we provided food and drink to street children, they will ______ be hungry.
A. any longer B. not longer C. no longer D. a longer
16. Her speech was very _____ because she included many reasons and examples.
A. convincing B. convinced C. convince D. convincive
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
17. In the United State, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.
A. nearly B. hardly C. mostly D. scarcely
18. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early
days of the country.
A. something new and modern. B. something old and last long.
C. something precious and rare. D. something common and cheap.
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of
the following sentences.
19. Although they are not forced to, American still volunteer when they have time.
A. compulsory B. optional C. busy D. free
20. Last winter, we gave away a lot of warm clothes to homeless people in Hanoi.
A. kept B. presented C. took D. donated
1. This is the place _________ I met my wife.
A. what B. where C. which D. that
2. Simon is the man _________ Mary loves.
A. who B. which C. whom D. A&C
3. My wife, _________ is a doctor, works at Community Hospital.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
4. Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified.
A. what B. which C. who D. where
5. She is the one _________ I told you about.
A. what B. which C. whose D. who
6. Those _________ had studied hard passed their exams.
A. what B. which C. who D. whose
7. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.
A. what B. which C. whom D. whose
8. The man _________ is resting is very tired.
A. what B. which C. whom D. who
9. The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
10. We are using books _________ were printed last year.
A. what B. who C. which D. whose
11. The painting_________Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. where
12. The homeless people_____story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
13. __________ is your favourite sport, swimming or running.
A. What B. Which C. Whom D. Whose
14. Were the Wright brothers the ones __________built the first aeroplane?
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
15. I don't like stories________ have unhappy endings.
A. where B. which C. they D. who
16. The periodic table contains all the elements, ________ has a particular atomic weight and atomic number.
A. which of each B. each of which C. which each D. each
17. Ansel Adams was a landscape photographer ________ photographs of the western United States show nature
on a grand scale.
A. whose B. of whom C. of his D. his
18. Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, ________ was careless of her.
A. what B. it C. that D. which
19. This is a town ________ many people live.
A. in which B. which C. at which D. on which
20. She, ________ is your sister, lives far away.
A. which B. who C. whom
ɪ. Circle the word having different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. Arrived B. believed C. Received D. Hoped
2. A. Opened B. knocked C. Played D. Occurred
3. A. Needed B. booked C. Stopped D. Washed
4. A. Dimmed B. travelled C. Passed D. Stirred
5. A. Tipped B. begged C. Quarrelled D. Carried
6. A. Tried B. obeyed C. Cleaned D. Asked
7. A. Packed B. added C. Worked D. Laughed
8. A. Watched B. phoned C. Referred D. Followed
9. A. Agreed B. succeeded C. Smiled D. Loved
10. A. Laughed B. washed C. Helped D. Waited
11 A. Developed B. Planted C. Needed D. Wanted
12 A. Enjoyed B. Cooked C. Volunteered D. Played
Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted B. washed C. worked D. stopped
2. A. cycled B. stayed C. decided D. played
3. A. who B. when C. where D. what
4. A. watched B. danced C. walked D. bored
5. A. needed B. decided C. played D. wanted
6. A. provided B. started C. worked D. decided
7. A. closed B. played C. stopped D. stayed
8. A. whole B. why C. what D. when
9. A. called B. waited C. played D. loved
10. A. looked B. lived C. laughed D. watched
11. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited
12. A. played B. stopped C. watched D. liked
13. A. whom B. when C. where D. what
14. A. watched B. missed C. walked D. played
15. A. collected B. decided C. played D. wanted
16. A. naked B. watched C. worked D. stopped
17. A. lived B. played C. stayed D. dogged
18. A. looked B. worked C. naked D. liked
19. A. wanted B. waited C. played D. beloved
20. A. missed B. stopped C. wanted D. watched
Question II. Choose the correct adjectives.
1. Are you (interesting/ interested) in football?
2. The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.
3. It’s sometimes (embarrassing/ embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money
4. Do you usually get (embarrassing/ embarrassed)?
5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/ amazed) when I was offer it.
6. She has really very fast. She has made (astonishing/ astonished) progress
7. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not (amusing/ amused)
8. It was a really (terrifying/ terrified) experience. Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/ shocked)
9. Why do you always look so (boring/ bored)? Is your life really so (boring/ bored)?
10. He’s one of the most (boring/ bored) people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never say anything (interesting/ interested).
11. At first I thought Jake was an interesting/ interested guy, but tonight I felt somewhat boring/ bored with his company.
12. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
13. It was very disappointing/ disappointed not to get the job.
14. Philip was exceptionally annoying/ annoyed at Joanne's behaviour.
15. I thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated. I was absolutely fascinating/ fascinated.
16. We were thrilling/ thrilled to hear your good news.
17. It was really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards, everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
18. The journey took all day and night. They found it very tiring/ tired.
19. Did Tim feel frightening/ frightened when he saw the snake at his feet?
20. Why do you always look so boring/ bored. Is your life really
Question III. Complete the sentences with present participle or past participle form of the verb in brackets.
1. The film wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was _________________________ .
b. We were ________________________ with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It's a very hard job but she enjoys it.(exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it is often ______________________ .
b. At the end of a day's work, she is often _______________________ .
3. It's been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress)
a. This weather is _____________________ .
b. This weather makes me ______________________ .
c. It's silly to get ____________________ because of the weather.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an ________________ experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always ________________ .
c. She is really __________________ about going to the United States .
PRONUNCIATIONS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. do B. mother C. brother D. sometimes
2. A. like B. nice C. pink D. rice
3. A. easy B. great C. cheap D. people
4. A. teacher B. kitchen C. children D. machine
5. A. what B. who C. when D. where
6. A. gets B. watches C. brushes D. classes
7. A. favorite B. play C. raise D. have
8. A. bright B. family C. nice D. countryside
choose the work whose underlined and part is pronounced differently from that other words
1. A. visited B. played C. joined D. cleaned
2. A. wanted B. played C. fitted D. rented
3. A. helped B. liked C. watched D. learned
4. A. talked B. stopped C. studied D. missed
5. A. looked B. needed C. visited D. decided
6. A. decided B. played C. joined D. cleaned