Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 9. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy 10. A. bear B. near C. hear D. fear 11. A. know B. knee C. knife D. keep 12. A. fiction B. information C. question D. nation Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each sentence. 13. .............. the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover. A. On my opinion B. Of my opinion C. From my opinion D. In my opinion 14. The nomads often ........... their ger when they move to a new place. A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put down 15. My mother enjoys............................ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday. A. cooking B. to cook C. cook D. cooked 16. What ....... when I phoned you last night? A. did you do B. was you doing C. are you doing D. were you doing 17. He is one of .......... best players in the soccer club. A. a B. the C. an D. X 18. He can cook that dish ....................... than I. A. good B. the better C. better D. well 19. My mother likes watching VTV2, .................. my father doesn’t. A. but B. so C. and D. Because 20. We ...................... eat less fatty food because it can cause obisity. A. shouldn’t B. should C. have to D. Must Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is not standard in English. 21. The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa is well known for their tradtional folk literature and their A B C D traditional songs. 22. A village is less dense populated than a city. A B C D Circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 23. Binh: 106 and 24 makes 130. Is that right, Nam? Nam: ................. A. Not right! B. You’re well! C. It’s up to you! D. Spot on! 24. How about watching Tom and Jerry at my house this afternoon? A. Sounds great! B. Thanks C. That’s right D. Well done
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1: A. untreated B. unclean C. measure D. algae
Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
2: A. historic B. artistic C. heroic D. economic
Question 11: A. physical B. logical C. informal D. national
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
3: ______ the soil is polluted, plants can’t grow.
A. So B. If C. Due to D. Because of
4: If there are a lot of trees, the air ______ clean.
A. will be B. won’t be C. would be D. wouldn’t be
5: If I ______ you, I wouldn’t dump waste into the lake.
A. am B. is C. were D. be
6:They postponed the outdoor meeting _______.
A. because of heavy raining B. as it was raining heavily
C. since it heavily raining D. due to the heavily rain
7: What will ____________ if the pollution goes on?
A. happen B. go C. make D. come
8: Don’t drink that water, it’s ______.
A.clean B. fresh C. unpolluted D. contaminated
9: Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause ______pollution.
A. water B. light C. noise D. visual
10: Water quality has become a ______ problem.
A. nation B. nationally C. national D. nationality
11: Let’s ________ some pictures of the factory to illustrate our presentation.
A. do B. have C. make D. take
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respose to complete each of the following exchanges.
12: Mi: “How about giving a presentation about water and air pollution?”
Nick: “________”
A. I don’t know. B. That’s a good idea. C. Thanks. D. No, I don’t.
13: A: “I think if people travel to work by bus, there will be fewer car fumes.”
B:“_______.”
A. It’s a good idea. B. Yes, I do. C. That’s right. D. No problem.
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
14: If she finishes the work, she can gotohome.
A B C D
15: If it not rain, Peter would pay us a visit.
A B C D
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D of the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (10 pts)
1 | A | popular | B | body | C | knowledge | D | comfort |
2 | A | bought | B | shout | C | owl | D | abound |
3 | A | cease | B | ease | C | meadow | D | decrease |
4 | A | father | B | gather | C | hang | D | plank |
5 | A | chase | B | amaze | C | grand | D | laziness |
6 | A | fill | B | till | C | title | D | mill |
7 | A | crimes | B | demands | C | envelopes | D | tools |
8 | A | morning | B | mourn | C | pour | D | tour |
9 | A | range | B | foggy | C | huge | D | gymnastics |
10 | A | fond | B | pond | C | follow | D | of |
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
2. A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut
3. A. communicate B. nomad C. custom D. oblige
4. A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough
5. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite
1.1. PRONUNCIATION
Exercise 1 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. predict B. preparation C. expect D. extensive
2. A. abrupt B. funnel C. volume D. thunder
3. A. climate B. comprise C. consist D. divide
4. A. economic B. conclusion C. sailor D. minority
5. A. united B. university C. universe D. unknown
6. A. design B. loose C. style D. symbol
7. A. choice B. research C. schedule D. chopsticks
8. A. hobby B. deny C. poetry D. primary
9. A. bottle B. folk C. orange D. chopsticks
10. A. qualify B. baggy C. grocery D. scenery
Exercise 2 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. craft B. lacquerware C. factor D.adulthood
2. A. concentrate B. cognitive C. workshop D. confident
3. A. variety B. limestone C. tiled D. rickshaw
4. A. conduct B. urban C. tunnel D. stuck
5. A. complex B. cavern C. citadel D. contestant
6. A. chopped B. fried C. starved D. described
7. A. noodles B. steams C. vegetables D. sausages
8. A. assigned B. cooked C. reduced D. sliced
9. A. dessert B. starter C. mineral D. mandarin
10. A. served B. layered C. enclosed D. liked
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words stressed differently from the others
12. A. adoptee B. historic C. examinee D. employee
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. advises B. raises C. devises D. goes
2. A. played B. worked C. ruled D. cried
3. A. hour B. honest C. honor D. host
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. property B. language C. reasonable D. possession
5. A. education B. intonation C. development D. population
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. Food _______ directly to the market by trucks.
A. delivered B. deliver C. can be delivered D. delivers
7. “Where do you buy this book?”, said Mary to John.
A. Mary asked John where did he buy that book.
B. Mary asked John where he buy that book.
C. Mary asked John where he bought that book.
D. Mary asked John where he bought this book.
8. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are | B. whether her children were |
C. if her children were | D. her children are if |
9. The boy _______ in the accident was taken to hospital.
A. injures B. injured C. injuring D. injure
10. I read about the child _______ life was saved by her pet dog.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. her
11. When the police _______, the thief _______.
A. came/ eft B. had come/had left C. had come/left D. came/had left
12. We _______ any problem up to now.
A. do not have B. will not have C. hadn’t D. have not had
13. On _______ way to the town, there is _______ beautiful wood.
A. a / the B. Ø / Ø C. the / a D. Ø / the
14. I’m looking forward _______ receiving your email soon.
A. at B. to C. in D. for
15. We decided to break _______ tradition and not to spend Christmas with out family.
A. up B. through C. in D. with
16. We are not allowed _______ jeans school.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. worn
17. The orator stopped _______ He felt thirsty so he stopped _______ some water.
A. to talk/having B. talking/to have C. talking/having D. to talk/to have
18. Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis are natural _______.
A. environments B. temperatures C. disasters D. populations
19. Don’t talk about that in my mother’s _______.
A. present B. presence C. presentation D. presenter
20. The children all have very different _______.
A. personalities B. personal C. personalize D. person
21. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid
22. Chemical wastes from factories are _____ that cause serious damage to species habitats.
A. pollutes B. pollutants C. pollutions D. polluters
23. 50,000 people attended the opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games with more than billion television _______.
A. listeners B. speakers C. viewers D. readers
24. Doctors say that smoking and drinking can both _______ your health.
A. destroy B. improve C. ruin D. damage
25. The human skin forms _______ against the action of physical, chemical, and bacterial agents on the deeper tissues.
A. protective a barrier is | B. a protective barrier |
C. a barrier protect | D. a barrier protects |
26. – “John had an accident. He’s been in hospital for 5 days.”
– “________________.”
A. Poor it B. Poor him C. How terrific! D. Oh, is he?
27. Peter: “Let’s go camping.”
Mary: “____________.”
A. Oh, what’s a pity. | B. I’m sorry to hear that |
C. Oh, that’s a good idea. | D. You are welcome. |
28. The Williams have three sons, _______ have become lawyers.
A. all of whom B. all of them C. they all D. of whom all
29. In the United States _______ the states but Hawaii is an island.
A. none of B. neither of C. all of D. no of
30. _____ pollution control measures are expensive, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
A. Because B. Although C. However D. On account of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer that has closet meaning to the given one.
31. They will finish the work next week.
A. The work will be finish next week.
B. The work will be finishing next week.
C. The work will finish next week.
D. The work will be finished next week.
32. No one in team can play better than John.
A. John plays well but the others play better.
B. John as well as other players of the tea, plays very well.
C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.
D. John is the best player of the team.
33. She is fool that she can’t solve the problem.
A. She is too fool not to solve the problem.
B.
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt) 1. a. arrive b. sight c. island d. prison 2. a head b. beach c. weather d. heavy 3 . a. stopped b. missed c. needed d. looked 4. a festival b. departure c. separate d. yell