I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. laugh b. cough c. bought d. tough
2. a. game b. gym c. girl d. bag
3. a. calorie b. labour c. community d. volunteer
4. a. environmental b. benefit c. service d. sick
5. a. danced b. helped c. watched d. enjoyed
II. Choose the odd one out.
1. a. flu b. cough c. headache d. hobby
2. a. gymnastics b. stamps c. books d. dolls
3. a. elderly people b. donors c. disabled people d. sick children
4. a. fresh fish b. fruit c. junk food d. vegetables
5. a. service b. non-profit c. charitable d. homeless
* Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. fatherB. coffee C. leafD. movie 2. A. garden B. guitar C. giant D. garbage * Choose the word whose main stress is different. 3. A. invite B. design C. calorie D. expert
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. centre b. kid c. encourage d. colour
2. a. chemistry b. school c. mechanic d. charity
3. a. tutor b. volunteer c. student d. community
4. a. graffiti b. garage c. general d. globe
5. a. provide b. donate c. program d. clothes
I. Fill In each blank with a word from the box.
service money back but clothing while volunteer together
Many people (1) ___________ in their communities. Some people work with children or the elderly (2) ___________ others clean city parks. Some student clubs require their members to participate in a certain number of hours of community (3) ___________ every month. One way that communities work (4) ___________ is by raising funds for those in need. A community might raise (5) ___________ for a school to buy new equipment or uniforms by selling baked goods or holding a yard sale. Many communities provide places for people in need to receive food, (6)___________, or shelter. Volunteering can help people feel like they are giving something (7) ___________ to their communities. Sometimes a person may need help at one time (8) ___________ be able to help others later.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. centre b. kid c. encourage d. colour
2. a. chemistry b. school c. mechanic d. charity
3. a. tutor b. volunteer c. student d. community
4. a. graffiti b. garage c. general d. globe
5. a. provide b. donate c. program d. clothes
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’. 1. A. cookie B. hike C. know D. kite 2. A. recycle B. encourage C. community D. computer 3. A. cleaned B. played C. lived D. visited 4. A. children B. chicken C. character D. chilli 5. A. machine B. chicken C. teacher D. torch 6. A. confident B. provide C. different D.benefits 7. A recycle B. collect C. cooking D. electric 8. A local B. arrive C again D. waste 9. A torches B. forgives C. informs D. torns 10. A. got B. not C. bottle D. fork 11. A. easy B. great C. cheap D. meat 12. A. bitter B. delicious C. diet D. music
PART A: PHONETICS
I. Circle the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool
2. A. guess B. big C. sign D. again
3. A. campaign B. colour C. cinema D. community
4. A. high B. rough C. tough D. laugh
5. A. gym B. frog C. flag D. girl
6. A. photograph B. allergy C. grow D. girl
Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group. (0.5m)
1. A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool
2. A. traditional B. essential C. audition D. picture
THANH XUÂN NAM SECONDARY SCHOOL TEST
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. fat B. of C. life D. full
2. A. machine B. watch C. witch D. chalk
3. A. burn B. turn C. surprise D. burden
4. A. pocket B. key C. kite D. knife
5. A. knife B. of C. leaf D. life
6. A. hurricane B. scarf C. cracker D. city
7. A. concert B. concern C. collect D. combine
8. A. fear B. earn C. hear D. clear
9. A. guess B. big C. sign D. again
II. Reading :(2pts):
Everyone suffers from the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious illness but people spend a lot of money on medicine. The medicine can only relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less, make you feel better, and stop your nose running for a while. So far, there is no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. People also drink a lot of hot water with sugar, lemon juice. It helps provide them with a lot of vitamin C.
A. Read the text and choose T/F (0,5m)
1. The common cold is a serious illness. ……………
2. Lemon juice provides a lot of vitamin C. ……………
B. Answer the questions (1.5 ms)
1. Why is the common cold very popular?
………………………..........................................................................
2. Is the common cold a serious illness?
…………………………………...................................................................
3. Beside medicine, what do people do to make them feel better?
…………………………………………………...............................................
C. Reading - Choose the best answer (10*2pts = 20pts)
The average (1) ……… of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (2) ……… in the world. The main secret (3) ……… in their food. The Japanese eat a (4) ……… of tofu, which is made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of vegetable protein, calcium, and Vitamin B. It does not (5) ……… much fat, and it does not provide (6) ……… calories. Seafood like fish and vegetables play an important (7) …… in their diet, too. They cook the seafood with less cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have (8)……… dishes on the table than us but they eat only a (9) ……… of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very (10) …… and do more exercise. This helps them burn the calories off easily.
1. A. life B. lifeline C. life-style D. lifespan
2. A. long B. longer C. longest D. so long
3. A. shows B. lies C. plays D. brings
4. A. lot B. a lot C. lots D. lots of
5. A. contains B. contain C. to contain D. containing
6. A. much B. more C. less D. many
7. A. role B. game C. sport D. music
8. A. much B. more C. less D. many
9. A. few B. a lot C. little D. much
10. A. well B. better C. harder D. hard
Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. Blanket B. Calorie C. Donate D. Allergy
2. A.Help B. benefit C. Elderly D. Garden
3. A. Provide B. Individual C. Situation D. Children
4. A. Tutor B. Student C. University D. Discuss
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in eachgroup.1. A. pain B. said C. afraid D. straight2. A. ceiling B. neighbor C. vein D. freight3. A. except B. there C. then D. hey4. A. make B. playground C. station D. many5. A. ready B. break C. ahead D. dead6. A. rest B. help C. garden D. identify7. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station8. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive
9. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
10. A. railway B. mail C. sail D. captain
11. A. came B. lake C. station D. start12. A. ancient B. radio C. village D. nature
13. A. break B. head C. bread D. heavy
14. A. wait B. said C. maid D. sail
15. A. train B. wait C. said D. paid
16. A. sailing B. railway C. brainstorm D. captain
17. A. safety B. chat C. taste D. waste
18. A. centre B. let C. belt D. security
19. A. safety B. traffic C. station D. plane
20. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
21. A. nature B. poverty C. question D. future
22. A. convenient B. social C. ocean D. special
23. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
24. A. measure B. breakfast C. appear D. spread
25. A. die B. bicycle C. high D. limit
26. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain
27. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station
28. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter
29. A. hey B. honey C. obey D. grey
30. A. healthy B. ahead C. bread D. seatbeltII.