Choose to indicate the word which has different stress pattern from the rest
A.Commercial
B.Celebration
C.Describe
D.Conserve
Choose to indicate the word which has different stress pattern from the rest
A.Commercial
B.Celebration
C.Describe
D.Conserve
I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern:
1. A. famous B. village C. workshop D. bamboo
2. A. business B. experience C. grandparent D. chocolate
3. A. generation B. communicate C. historical D. environment
4. A. embroider B. department C. handicraft D. opinion
5. A. transfer B. publish C. accept D. remind
6. A. attraction B. artisan C. frame D. handicraft
7. A. drumhead B. illustration C. earplug D. drugstore
8. A. strip B. visual C. artistic D. remind
9. A. thread B. treat C. pleasure D. deadline
10. A. embroider B. preserve C. benefit D. effect
II. Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line :
1. A. craftman B. layer C. sculpture D. preserve
2. A. lacquerware B. absolute C. pollution D. permanent
3. A. memorable B. experience C. historical D. production
4. A. pottery B. souvenir C. conical D. various
5. A. authenticity B. electricity C. traditional D. uncontrollably
III. Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete each fo the following sentences:
1. There are a lot of silk __________ such as carves, ties and dresses in our shop. (PRODUCE)
2. Bat Trang is one of the famous _________ craft villages in Hanoi. (TRADITION)
3. We shoul read this leaflet to see what __________ are organized dring the festival. (ACT)
4. They show me a marble sculpture which was __________ made by hand. (SKILL)
5. Last week we had a __________ trip to an ancient village on the outskirts of Hanoi. (MEMORY)
6. Obviosly, our handicrafts are in __________ with those of other villages. (COMPETE)
7. Do you know that __________ have to follow15 stages to make a conical hat. (ART)
8. My grandfather has devoted himself to many _________ events in our community. (CULTURE)
9. You should spend at least one week to visit the tourist _________ in this city. (ATTRACT)
10. We are impressed by a wide _______ of lacquerwares in the showroom. (VARY).
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. endangered B. generation C. accept D. memorable
2. A. traditional B. authority C. handicraft D. grandparent
3. A. environment B. repeat C. embroider D. transfer
4. A. pottery B. opinion C. communicate D. behavior
5. A. handicraft B. publish C. remind D. historical
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. surface B. attraction C bamboo D. technique
2. A. transfer B. publish C. accept D. remind
3. A. handicraft B. cultural C. museum D. sculpture
4. A. opinion B. embroider C. department D. drumhead
5. A. workshop B. authenticity C. grandparent D. village
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the words in capital.
1. Children have to have moral lessons at school to avoid behavior of___in the future. (MORALITY)
2. If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for__________ in work. (REGULARITY)
3. In our country, men and women are equal. No one supports sexual______________ (EQUALITY)
4. Every young man undergoing military training is bound to experience____________(COMFORT)
5. Tom`s failure was due not to__________but to his own mistakes. (FORTUNE)
6. He is a notorious____________who robbed a bank yesterday. (CRIME)
7. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the____species. (DANGER)
8. The weather was terrible, so we had a very_______holiday. (PLEASE)
9. The_______of the new guest caused trouble to me. (ARRIVE)
10. _______ to the school is by examination only. (ADMIT)
11. He wanted a divorce because his wife had been_______ (FAITH)
12. I didn’t know who it was-with a mask on, she was completely_______ (RECOGNIZE)
13. “This is not a good essay,” said the lecture. “I find your arguments_______" (CONVINCE)
14. Traveling in an aeroplane for the first time was a_______experience. (MEMORY)
15. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and_______ for their animals. (WARM)
III. Pronunciation.
1. A. pottery B. local C. control D. so
2. A. pot B. forget C. control D. produce
3. A. Artisan B. establish C. attraction D. handicraft
4. A. Artisan B. establish C. impress D. specific
5. A. Statue B. culture C. attraction D. control
6. A. environment B. environmental C. entertainment D. document
IV. Reading
When you come to the countryside of Vietnam, especially in Hue, you can see a lot of beautiful girls with a palm leaf (1) ____________ hat on. The conical leaf hat is said the symbol of the Vietnamese (2) _______. The hat is made (3) ________ a special kind of bamboo and young and soft palm leaves. The ribs are shaped into a conical form. The diametre of the hat is ussually about between forty and fifty-five centimetres; and it is about twenty-five or thirty centimetres high. The ribs are covered with palm leaves which are tightly stitched onto the bamboo frame. Finally, the hat is usually (4) ________ with a coat of furniture - polish oil.
The palm leaf conical hat is mainly used to protect from shine or rain. Beneath the broad rim of the hat do Vietnamese girls look more (5) ................ and charming?
1. A. cone B. conical C. conically D. conicity
2. a. culture B. nation C. hat D. flag
3. A. with B. to C. from D. in
4. A. drawn B. written C. painted D. covered
5. A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractiveness
VI. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verbs in the box
keep up, close down, come back, deal with, get up, look through, pass down, set off, turn down, live on
1. My sister is an early bird. She ................ at 7 o' clock every day of the week.
2. We 'll .............. for Tay Ho village at 9 o'clock and arrive at 10 o'clock.
3. When I was a student, I ................ small allowances from my parents.
4. The government must now .............. The preservation of traditional craft village.
5. The banks have ............ a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
6. Many foreign tourists decide to ................ to Viet Nam for another holiday.
7. They offered her a trip to Europe but she ............... it ................
8. He has ................. the report and found nothing interesting.
9. Phong walk too fast and it's really hard to ............. him.
10. These traditional stories have been .................. from parents to children over many generation.
IX. Choose the word which has different sound in the underlined part
1. a. reminded b. turned c. wandered d. resolved
2. a. craftsman b. design c. conducts d. tense
10. a. generation b. endangered c. accept d. memorable
X. Choose the word which has different stress pattern
1. a. picture b. decision c. lovely d. worried
2. a. guidance b. pressure c. delighted d. confident
3. a. communicate b. appointed c. preparation d. affordable
4. a. attraction b. bamboo c. technique d. handicraft
5. a. sculpture b. embroider c. preserve d. opinion
6. a. accept b. transfer c. publish d. remind
7. a. famous b. fabulous c. village d. reliable
8. a. department b. historical c. technique d. pottery
9. a. confident b. determine c. convenient d. pagoda
10. a. fascinate b. different c. expensive d. restaurant
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A.gather B. there C. ethnic D. although
2. A.child B.school C.which D.catch
3. A.covered B. installed C. described D. decorated
4.A. beach B. lead C. great D. pleased
5.A.borrows B. works C. pockets D. stops
Í.choose the word whose underlined part pronounced from the others
1.A fun B.museum C.hunderd D.understand
2.A.sports B.sees C.poolsD.trains
3A.asked B.washed C.received d.hoped
4A.teacher B.reasonC.sea D.clear
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. writer B. carefully C. industry D. comply
2. A. enter B. country C. canal D. cover
3. A. patient B. ashamed C. trouble D. alter
4. A. sentence B. suggest C. species D. system
5. A. believe B. defeat C. attack D. happen
6. A. ancient B. attract C. alive D. across
7. A. person B. surgeon C. purpose D. possess
8. A. hotel B. provide C. retire D. cancel
9. A. rapid B. private C. reason D. complain
10. A. paper B. police C. people D. cinema
11. A. damage B. invent C. destroy D. demand
12. A. deny B. marry C. apply D. suprise
13. A. pretty B. polite C. answer D. honest
Choose the suitable word given in the margin and supply its correct form to complete tha gaps:
COMMIT, CONNECT, EXIST, HAPPY, DEVELOP, FIND, INTIMATE, SIGN, REVOLVE, STABLE
Important social changes are taking place in the areas of marriage and the family. There is a global 1__revolution__ going on in how we think of ourselves and how we form ties and 2__connected_ with others
What most people call the traditional family was in fact a transitional phase in family 3_development_ in the 1950s. By then the idea that romantic love was the best 4__existant__ for marriage had replaced the concept of marriage as an economic contract. The family has since changed further.
In the traditional family the marriage couple was only one part of the family system. Ties with children and other relatives were equally important in day-to-day 5_________. Today the couple is at the core of what the family is. While statistically marriage is still the norm, for most people its 6__________ has completely changed. Although marriage promotes the 7_________ of relationship by making a public declaration of 8________, it is now the quality of the couple’s relationship which is considered the most inportant element.
A couple has its own exclusive history. It is a unit based upon emotional communication or 9________. Communication is both the means of establishing the tie in the first place and the basis for ensuring continuing 10__________in the relationship.
SMILE POWER
The expressionon your face can actually dramatically alter your feeling and perceptions,and it has been proved that (1)____ smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses.The idea was first put forward by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum,in 1906.He believed that different facial (2)____ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings.A happy smile or irrepressible (3)_____ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings.However,sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious circle of gloom and depression by effectively starving the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and (4)_____ that the temperature
of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters-which definitely influence our moods and energy levels.He argues that an impaired blood flow could not (5)______ deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further chemical imbalance (6)______ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages.Zajonic goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy,and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can(7)______ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters-replacing a depressed condition (8)______ a happier one.People suffering from psychosomatic (9)_____, depression and anxiety states could (10)______ from simply exercising their zygomatic muscles which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile-several times an hour.
1. A.desperately B.determinedly C.deliberately D.decidedly
2.A.aspects B.looks C.expressions D.appearances
3.A.laughter B.sadness C.humor D. depression
4.A.advises B.wants C.demands D.suggests
5.A.even B.only C.ever D.always
6.A.by B.without C.when D.from
7.A.make B.persuade C.let D.decide
8.A.through B.by C.after D.with
9.A.disease B.illness C.infection D.ailment
10.A.recover B.improve C.benefit D.progress
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A,B or C for each gap.
Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater (the water beneath the Earth’s surface). It is one of the most serious types of pollution. Water pollution can have many different causes. Factories dump (21)……………….waste into lakes and rivers. Sewage from households is another cause. Farms using pesticides to kill insects and herbicides to kill weeds can also lead to water pollution. These factors cause ‘point source’ pollution while (22)………………from storm water and the atmosphere result in ‘non- point source’ pollution. Water pollution can have dramatic effects. In many poor nations, there are frequent outbreaks of cholera and other diseases (23)………………..people drinking untreated water. Humans can even die if they drink contaminated water. (24)……………water also causes the death of aquatic animals such as fish, crabs, or birds. Other animals eat these dead animals and may also get sick. In addition, herbicides in water can kill aquatic plants and (25)…………..further damage to the environment. So what should we do to reduce water pollution?
21. A. industry B. industrial C. technology
22. A. pollutants B. pollution C. polluted
23. A. because B. because of C. so
24. A. Polluting B. Pollute C. Polluted
25. A. get B. has C. cause