1.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. failure B. injure C. sculpture D. measure
2. A. telescope B. folk C. nomad D. companion
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. solar B. career C. complex D. fiction
4. A. orphanage B. versatile C. abundant D. discipline
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. Neptune is________ any planet except Pluto.
A. to be far from the Sun B. far from the Sun being
C. farther than the Sun is D. farther from the Sun than
6. I didn't really want to play football on Saturday, but since there was no one else to take my place I couldn't really________ it.
A. go over B. get out of C. turn down D. take off
7. He retired early________ ill health.
A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of
8. I had no________ that the unemployment rate was so high in this country.
A. knowledge B. idea C. question D. understanding
9. He________ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
A. asked to B. demanded C. insisted on D. required
10. Children with________ diseases should not be allowed to go to school.
A. contacted B. infectious C. constant D. influential
11. Mr and Mrs Hudson are always________ with each other about how to bring up their children.
A. annoying B. arguing C. explaining D. shouting
12. He was very upset by the________ of his English examination.
A. result B. outcome C. effect D. success
13. The noise of the traffic stopped me________ to sleep.
A. falling B. starting C. coming D. going
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
14. - “I'm going to the beach with my parents this Saturday!”
- “_______”
A. It's quite normal. B. Lucky you! I'm having a karate lesson,
C. Good luck, and take care! D. I'm waiting for your news.
15.- “Do you think I could borrow your dictionary ?”
- “_______”
A. Yes, you may borrow. B. Yes, come on.
C. Yes, help yourself. D. It doesn't matter!
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In England, there is a traditional belief that whoever first arrives at the threshold of the household will bring good luck to the family for the coming year. The tradition is (23) _______ ‘First Footing’. As part of ‘First Footing’ tradition, English people pray for a young, healthy, handsome, and dark-haired male to be their first footer of the New Year. A woman, a blonde, or a red-colored person is not welcome for the day, (24) _______they are considered to bring bad luck for the entire year.
Moreover, if that person carries coal, money, bread, salt, or holy mistletoe with him, then it is considered to be a (25) _______ of good luck and prosperity for the rest of the year. Traditionally, the first footer is meant to follow certain customs and traditions. One of them is that the first footer (26) _______always enter the house from the front door, and exit from the back door. Also, the first footer should place the fuel (as carried along) on the fire, should place the loaf on the table, and should (27) _______water on the head of the householder. Tradition also calls for gifting of the mistletoe by the visitor to any household member.
23. A. called B. known C. thought D. believed
24. A. although B. yet C. whereas D. as
25. A. notice B. sign C. warning D. coming
26. A. may B. would C. should D. could
27. A. flow B. flood C. pour D. empty
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
1. Harry no longer smokes a lot. (used to)
à ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me. (to call)
à ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day. (taking)
à ____________________________________________________________________________________
4. He cannot afford a new computer. (so...that)
à ____________________________________________________________________________________
Choose the correct sentence A, B, C, or D that is built from the words and phrases given.
1. world’s oceans/ vast/ cope/ present levels/ pollution
à ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. It/ better/ play safe/ exams/ give/ original answer
à ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. She suggest/ take/ plane today/ or/ go/ train tomorrow
à ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. robots/ use/ more/ free/ people/ do/ housework
à ___________________________________________________________________________________
I. Choose the word of phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2,5pts)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
A. divide B. style C. river D. stripe
2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
A. religion B. pagoda C. design D. tunic
3. Let us pray __________ the homeless people.
A. for B. after C. on D. in
4. Many jazz trios consist __________ a piano, guitar and double bass.
A. on B. for C. of D. to
5. Wearing seat belts in cars is __________ by law.
A. adding B. optional C. compulsory D. religious
6. Although we are far away from each other, we will __________.
A. keep in touch B. say hello C. keep together D. keep on
7. The word jeans comes from a kind of material __________was made in Europe.
A. whom B. that C. who D. where
8. She wanted to go to the mosque __________ she couldn’t.
A. or B. and C. so D. but
9. “You must be Yoko.” - “__________________.”
A. Please to meet you B. Not at all
C. That’s right. I am. D. Don’t mention it.
10. “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?” - “ __________________.”
A. That would be great. B. I like to see it
C. You must want it. D. That right
II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign. (0,5 pt)
1. What does the sign say?
A. Go this way B. Roundabout
C. U- Turn D. Recycle
2. What does the sign say?
A. People ahead B. Elderly people ahead
C. Hadicapped ahead D. People go this way
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others.
1. A. teach B. meet C. head D. seat
2. A. missed B. lived C. arrived D. rained
3. A. ache B. chemist C. Christmas D. approach
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. arrive B. prison C. sight D. fine
2. A. stopped B. lived C. played D. arrived
3. A. teach B. season C. meat D. weather
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. campus B. publish C. supply D. difficult
2. A. about B. south C. young D. count
3. A. wanted B. shouted C. helped D. needed
A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM:
I. PRONUNCIATION (0.75 point / 0.25 each): Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. seat B. head C. meat D. feed
2. A. watches B. washes C. clauses D. likes
3. A. pleased B. smoked C. stopped D. missed
UNIT 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TEST 3
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. aspect B. dition C. experience D. examine
2. A. terrible B. edition C. examine D. dormitory
3. A. persuasion B. campus C. supply D. state
4. A. teacher B. ready C. speaker D. easily
5. A. hard B. delicious C. grandmother D. wonderful
II- Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
11. A. describe B. foreign C. study D. order
12. A. persuade B. polite C. publish D. supply
13. A. until B. begin C. oral D. award
14. A. advertise B. deposit C. candidate D. institute
15. A. edition B. linguistics C. persuasive D. scenery
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. The country who won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.
A B C D
15. She lives happy although she is very poor.
A B C D
16. There is too much traffic because the air is polluted.
A B C D
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. Why didn‟t you came to my party last night?
A B C D
15. Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to reinforce it.
A B C D
16. When did you go last to the theater?
A B C D
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. I'd like _______ somewhere different for a change.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to have gone
5. The men and animals __________ you saw on TV last night are in Africa.
A. who B. that C. which D. none is correct
6. One of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people is Tet.
A. celebrated B. celebrations C. celebrating D. celebrat
7. Lan can’t go to the movie with us tonight because she has to _______ her little sister.
A. look up B. look after C. look out D. look for
8. She cleaned the house _______ cooked dinner before her parents came home.
A. but B. or C. and D. so
9. –“What are you looking _______?” –“My picture book. I’ve lost it”
A. for B. on B. at D. after
10. We were very _______ that you won’t the first prize.
A. amazed B. amaze C. amazement D. amazing
11. Hurry up! Don’t walk ______otherwise we’ll be late for class.
A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. tired
12. Peter will be here soon, ________?
A. will he B. won’t he C. is he D. isn’t he
13. “I have something to show you now,” he said to me.
A. He told me that he has something to show me then.
B. He told me that he had something to show you then.
C. He told me that he had something to show you now.
D. He told me that he had something to show me then