I. Indentify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. | A. wanted | B. filled | C. stayed | D. played | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. | A. ahead | B. instead | C. heat | D. bread | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
II. Find the words which has a different stress pattern.
3. | A. appear | B. annoy | C. transmit | D. injure |
4. | A. convenient | B. selection | C. character | D. equipment |
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
5. Tim needs to ……………. his Spanish pronunciation. |
| ||
A. improve | B. try | C. enroll | D. participate |
6. The children aren’t old enough to look after……………… |
| ||
A. themselves | B. ourselves | C. herself | D. himself |
7. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years. |
| ||
A. recycled | B. is recycling | C. has recycled | D. will recycle |
8. She worked hard ………… pass the final exams. |
| ||
A. so that | B. in order to | C. in order that | D. so as |
9. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market. | |||
A. used to | B. use to | C. get used to | D. usually |
10. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July. |
| ||
A. in | B. at | C. during | D. on |
IV. Read the following passage, then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete it.
Na is a newcomer to the neighborhood. Her family (1)_____here last week. She doesn’t
know anything about the new neighborhood. Nam, Na’s neighbor, is very happy (2) _____
her. Nam has lived here for about 10 years, so he knows the area quite well. Na wants to know the way to the nearest restaurant (3) _____ her mother is too tired to cook dinner.
Nam shows her the way to get there, just around the corner. The restaurant (4)_____ Hue
food. According to Nam, the food there is (5) _____, especially the pancakes. Na and her
mother will definitely try the food.
1. | A. arrives | B. arrive | C. arrived | D. arriving |
2. | A. help | B. to help | C. helping | D. helped |
3. | A. because | B. but | C. so | D. about |
4. | A. serve | B. serves | C. will serve | D. served |
5. | A. badly | B. well | C. deliciously | D. delicious |
V. Read the paragraph, then decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).
Charles Dickens was born in Ports Mouth in 1812. His family then lived in London. His father was a clerk in an office. There were eight children in the family, so life was hard. Charles went to school and his teacher thought he was very clever. When he was only eleven, he had to leave school and went to work in a factory. He worked ten hours a day and earned 30 pence a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles back to his home. Charles hated it and never forgot. He used it in many novels, especially David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
6. Charles’ family had eight children.
7. Charles went to school when he was only eleven.
8. He worked ten hours a day and earned thirty pence a day.
9. Charles liked walking back to his home after work.
10. Oliver Twist is one of Charles’ novels.
VI. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one.
1. “Open the door, please, ” said my grandmother.
-> My grandmother told me………………………………………
2. Nam often played soccer very well.
-> Nam used ………………………………………… …………..
3. I’m not strong. I can’t take part in the games.
-> I’m not…………………………… …………………….………
Exercise 1: 1. A. enough |
B. young |
C. country |
D. mountain |
2. A. lamp | B. pan | C. match | D. table |
3. A. about | B. outside | C. cousin | D. countless |
4. A. bread | B. steamer | C. bead | D. meat |
5. A. cover | B. folder | C. here | D. answer |
7. A. favorite | B. name | C. happy | D. danger |
8. A. end | B. help | C. set | D. before |
9. A. photo | B. hold | C. fork | D. slow |
10. A. train | B. wait | C. afraid | D. chair |
11. A. habit | B. paper | C. table | D. grade |
12. A. meaning | B. heart | C. please | D. speak |
13. A. light | B. kind | C. intelligent | D. underline |
14. A. come | B. more | C. money | D. somebody |
15. A. comb | B. climb | C. bomb | D. baby |
16. A. nation | B. national | C. nationality | D. international |
17. A. bank | B. paper | C. explain | D. same |
18. A. fun | B. sun | C. supermarket | D. lunch |
19. A. different | B. literature | C. tidy | D. finger |
20. A. cat | B. fat | C. father | D. apple |
|
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted | B. played | C. needed | D. expected |
2. A. community | B. computer | C. museum | D. struggle |
3. A. nature | B. face | C. rural | D. pancake |
4. A. crafts | B. comics | C. streets | D. stamps |
* Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the rest.
1. | A. unity | B. cucumber | C. music | D. culture |
2. | A. needed | B. opened | C. wanted | D. decided |
3. | A. vegetables | B. student | C. celebrate | D. penalty |
4. | A. wanted | B. washed | C. watched | D. stopped |
5. | A. adore | B. nomad | C. social | D. judo |
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (1 pt)
1. A. wanted | B. played | C. needed | D. expected |
2. A. community | B. computer | C. museum | D. struggle |
3. A. nature | B. face | C. rural | D. pancake |
4. A. crafts | B. comics | C. streets | D. stamps |
Question VIII (1pts): Choose the word having different sound pattern and stress
37 | A.blond | B. joke | C. volunteer | D. object |
38 | A. commercial | B. precaution | C. directory | D. stationary |
39 | A. wanted | B. walked | C. washed | D. fixed |
40 | A. looks | B. steps | C. watches | D. tents |
IV. Choose a suitable adjective to describe the people below. Use the letters give as a hint.
69. My sister-in-law has had lots of trouble in her life, but she survives - and nobody pushes her
around. “T O __ __ __”
70. With my uncle, ‘what you see is what you get’. He never says anything unless he means it, and
he really cares about people. “G E __ __ __ __ __”
71. My eldest son is always creating something. He’s full of energy. “D Y __ __ __ __ __”
72. My cousin Vinnie always suspects everyone’s motives. “C Y __ __ __ __ __”
73. My godmother has terribly strong views on things, and not many people dare to contradict her.
“I N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __”
11. A. cities/s/
12. A. begged
13. A. approached
14. A. laughs
15. A. finished
16. A. expanded
17. A. expanded
18. A. promised
19. A. houses
20. A. reduced
21. A. cooked
22. A. houses
23. A. kites
24. A. attacked
25. A. possessed
26. A. derived
27. A. valued
28. A. supported
29. A. circled
30. A. matched
31. A. visited
32. A. talked
33. A. cursed
34. A. approached
1. A. naked | B. looked | C. crooked | D. wicked |
| |||
2. A. concerned | B. raised | C. developed | D. maintained |
| |||
3. A. laughed | B. photographed | C. coughed | D. weighed |
| |||
4. A. looked | B. naked | C. cooked | D.booked |
| |||
5. A. listened 6. A. kissed 7. A. enjoyed 8 A. banned 9. A. derived 10. A. extended 11. A. cities 12. A. begged 13. A. approached 14. A. laughs 15. A. finished 16. A. expanded 17. A. expanded 18. A. promised 19. A. houses 20. A. reduced 21. A. cooked 22. A. houses 23. A. kites 24. A. attacked 25. A. possessed 26. A. derived 27. A. valued 28. A. supported 29. A. circled 30. A. matched 31. A. visited 32. A. talked 33. A. cursed 34. A. approached
| B. reviewed B. washed B. ironed B. booked B. required B. skipped B. areas B. dogged B. sacrificed B. mouths B. promised B. installed B. traveled B. conserved B. clothes B. caused B. ploughed B. brashes B. hopes B. stopped B. brushed B. faced B. accelerated B. mended B. waited B. worked B. destroyed B. naked B. ragged B. enforced
| C. protected C. advertised C. picked C. begged C. blamed C. looked C. envelops C. buttoned C. unwrapped C. slopes C. escaped C. swallowed C. appointed C. destroyed C. matches C. damaged C. stopped C. hates C. balls C. decided C. watched C. inclined C. studied C. dressed C. cleared C. cleaned C. believed C. liked C. sacred C. composed
| D. enjoyed D. slipped D. served D. canned D. coughed D. watched D. days D. blamed D. obliged D. presidents D. followed D. earned D. rejected D. proposed D. stages D. preserved D. finished D. places D. kicks D. searched D. indicated D. hired D. waved D. attracted D. complained D. stepped D. lied D. asked D. compiled D. embraced
|