Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. wrap b. worship c. wear d. wife 2. a. chopstick b. tradition c. gift d. knife 3. a. obligation b. occasion c. expression d. celebration 4. a. mat b. tray c. place d. table 5. a. cutlery b. custom c. compliment d. circle
1) Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. a) message b) annoy c) generous d) sociable 2) Put the words in brackets into the correct form. a) Water is not ( enough/ warm ) ..... to drink it. b) Where..... time ( come ) .....from? - He comes from the USA.
3.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
limestone
buffalo
botanical
photo
4.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
sunbathe
sugar
luggage
jungle
5.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
linguistic
classical
romantic
phonetic
6.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
kangaroo
Taiwanese
symbolize
guarantee
SECTION 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS (3pts)
Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt)
9. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
10. A. young B. drought C. discount D. sound
Part 2: Circle the word with the different stress pattern from the others. (0.5pt)
11. A. classic B. nature C. debris D. degree
12. A. arrival B. national C. physical D. natural
Part 3: Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (1pt)
13. Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
14. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
15. Linh: Mai has gone the first prize. - Ha: .................
A. Oh dear B. How terrible C. That's awesome D. That's shocking
16. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged
Part 4: Give the correct form of the following verbs: (1pt)
17. This house (build )……..… in 2000.
18. Most people (leave) ……………….before the volcano erupted.
19. If Nam lived in Mexico, he (speak) …………………………………………. Spanish.
20. You will not lose weight if you (eat)……....eat......................... too much junk food
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
2. A. laughs B. cars C. stops D. works
3. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D. raised
4. A. three B. through C. without D. thank
5. A. angle B. face C. page D. angel
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Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the work whose underlined park is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 9. A . public B. slice C. televise D. hike
Question 10. A . mother B. health C. theme D. think
Question 11. A. loudly B. sound C. touch D. amount
Question 12. A. match B. chin C . chuckle D. machine
VIII.Pronunciation
A.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1.A.throughout B.advance C.sewage D.typhoon
2.A.gemstone B.considerate C.ultimately D.profitable
B.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
3.A.object B.solar C.logical D.geography
4.A.charged B.replaced C.laughed D.watched
5.A.plaid B.plain C.main D.maid
C.Find the mistakes and correct it.
6.She finds the work she has to do quite easily;boredom is her biggest problem.
7.The biologist found some pollutants,a little of which can be considered very harmful to fish and other living organisms the rivers
7. Choose the word with the stress pattern different from that of the three words..
A. blackberry B. Museum C. Heritage D. Decorate
8. The shopping mall is one of the top destinations to see friends and ____________.
A. hang out B. Stay outdoor C. Eating out D. Playing games
9. The volunteers have to work much__________ usual to save the ! animals from the forest fine.
A. as hard as B. More hard than C. Harder than D. The hardest
10. The boys often help their parents to ___________ water from the village well.
A. find B. Give C. Gather D. Collect
11. A big city is ___________ populated than a village.
A. densely B. More densely C. Most densely D. Less densely