I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. selection B. tense C. self-aware D. stressed
2. A. dictionaries B. glasses C. arrives D. requires
3. A. massive B. immersion C. imitate D. variety
4. A. ended B. finished C. completed D. wanted
5. A. treasure B. pleasure C. ensure D.measure
II. Choose the word that its underlined part pronounced differently form the others: (0,5pt)
1. A. ended B. wanted C. completed D. finished
2. A. pollution B. poisonous C. biology D. provide
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. played B. smiled C. wanted D. opened 2. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. trim *Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest: 3. A. festival B animal C. celebrate D. computer 4..A. practice B. cracker C. tractor D. transport
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 1. A. ensure B. treasure C. measure D. pleasure 2. A. Carnival B. Command C. Ceremony D. Encourage 3. A. Mention B. Question C. Action D. Education 4. A. Environment B. Comment C. Development D. Improvement 5. A. Community B. Computer C. Museum D. Curious
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
1. A. learned B. dressed C. guided D. wanted
2. A. origami B. prize C. divide D. like
3. A. comedy B. leisure C. cinema D. celebration 4. A. adore B. fancy C. attract D. alive
5. A. worked B. looked C. naked D. cooked
6. A. change B. chocolate C. chip D. schedule
7. A. ethnic B. gather C. though D. clothing
8. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. spends b. laughs c. friends d. potatoes
2. a. stopped b. liked c. wanted d. worked
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. icon B. visual C. scenic D. disaster
2. A. litter B. victim C. fine D. volcanic
3. A. birth B. thermal C. earth D. further
4. A. poisoned B. died C. dumped D. caused
5. A. damage B. native C. accent D. aquatic
6. A. loch B. school C. cholera D. champion
7. A. bury B. dump C. erupt D. earplug
8. A. flood B. food C. typhoon D. noon
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A. chemical B. terrific C. volcanic D. historic
2. A. poetic B. athletic C. national D. dramatic
3. A. politic B. pollution C. logical D. illustrate
4. A. pollute B. damage C. effect D. attract
5. A. trainee B. degree C. provide D. coffee
6. A. refugee B. employee C. Taiwanese D. adoptee
7. A. scenery B. addressee C. kangaroo D. Vietnamese
8. A. official B. natural C. invention D. expensive
9. A. biology B. property C. apology D. ecology
10. A. scientific B. evacuee C. biography D. volunteer
11. A. illustrate B. tsunami C. invention D. tornado
12. A. volcano B. evacuate C. equipment D. medical
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. icon B. visual C. scenic D. disaster
2. A. territory B. Scottish C. often D. tornado
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
3. A. paradise B. exhibit C. invention D. excursion
4. A. medical B. natural C. kangaroo D. visitor
5. A. volcanic B. refugee C. contaminate D. tsunami
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
6. Air pollution has many effects_________ the environment and living organisms.
A. in B. of C. for D. on
7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.
A. since B. in C. from D. for
8. After a severe storm, there is often_________ along the shore that will need to be removed.
A. waste B. debris C. lava D. junk
9. In the 1980s, acid rain_________ widespread damage to forests in the areas.
A. made of B. resulted in C. led for D. caused by
10. _________ plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.
A. Even though B. While C. Since D. Because of
11. If I had the chance to take part in an International summer camp, I_________ very excited.
A. am B. was C. will be D. would be
12. _________ do earthquakes usually last? - Less than one minute.
A. How strong B. How long C. How often D. How far
13. Niagara Falls is a great natural_________ on the border of the USA and Canada.
A. castle B. loch C. spectacle D. Symbol
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. invent B. chemist C. patent D. technology
2. A. science B. scared C. Scottish D. screen
3. A. explore B. exchange C. experiment D. existence
4. A. nuclear B. future C. bulb D. mute
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently. 1. A. automation B. development C. experiment D. technology
2. A. impolite B. scientific C. technology D. economic
3. A. spaceship B. benefit C. technical D. reality
4. A. technique B. incurable C. programmer D. explorer
5. A. unemployment B. laboratory C. engineer D. conservationist
III. Choose the correct answer. 1. I__________ my friends for dinner after work tomorrow. A. meet B. will meet C. am meeting D. will be meeting
2. Hurry up! The conference__________ in twenty minutes. A. begins B. will be begun C. will begin D. will be beginning
3. In 30 years’ time we__________ in flying cars. A. are travelling B. will be travelling
C. are going to travel D. will be travelled
4. __________ longer in the future thanks to medical tech?
A. Will people live B. Do people live
C. Will people be living D. Are people living
5. Let’s meet at ten o’clock tomorrow. - Sorry, I__________ at ten o’clock. A. am working B. am going to work C. will work D. will be working
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Facebook was built on the _______________ of earlier social network sites like MySpace
and Bebo. A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success
2. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move ________ cities in the
future. A. around B. away C. along D. ahead
3. Little Pascal ___________ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or
subtractions very quickly
A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented
4. Robots save workers from ______________ dangerous tasks. A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying
5. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, __________ that is not
necessarily true
A. but B. and C. so D. or
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6. Recent________ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and intelligent. A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
7. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer game; ________, they lose their
interests in daily activities. A. moreover B so C. however D. as a result
8. Science and technology have _________ the life safe, secure and comfortable. A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
9. Terrorists are using modern technology _________ their destructive work. A. about B. at C. for D. with
10. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various _________. A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions
V. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks. SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and
sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from
taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to
playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic
communication needs. The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with
their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging
Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate
and play. While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around
like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities
can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for
the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is
having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an
effective way. A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. In the past, mobile phones were used only for communication among people. 2. Modern cell phones are capable of much more than just making phone calls. 3. Smartphones make Communications with people quite easier. 4. Smartphone users, however, can’t send and recieve emails on their phones. 5. Despite all the positive benefits of smartphones, there are also negative side effects. 6. Today we don’t have to go to work because we have the whole world at our fingertips. 7. Only young people are now addicted to their mobile phones. B. Answer the questions. 1. What were cell phones mainly used for? ___________________________________________________________________
2. Are modern cell phones capable of internet access? ___________________________________________________________________
3. How has the smartphone revolution changed our lives? ___________________________________________________________________
4. Do smartphones make us lazy and inactive? ___________________________________________________________________
5. How often do teenagers look at their cell phones? ___________________________________________________________________ VI. Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. Nick:” I come from a small town in England. => Nick said that_________________________________________________
2. My friend: ‘Brazil will win the world cup.’ => My friend said that___________________________________________
3. Olive:’ Chau, I’m living VietNam tomorrow’
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=>Olive told that_______________________________________________
4. David: ‘ Catherine, I’m unable to read your writing’ => David told Catherine that_________________________________________________
5. Minh: ‘ I overslept this morning’ => Minh said that__________________________________________________________
6. ‘I didn’t say anything at the meeting last week’ He said. => He said that_____________________________________________________________
7. ‘ This letter has been opened.’ She told me. => She told me that__________________________________________________________
8. ‘ In 50 year’s time we will probably be living on Mars.’ Tom said => Tom said that_____________________________________________________________
9. ‘ I hope we will build a city out at sea’ Mi said => Mi said that______________________________________________________________
10. ‘ My wish is to become a very young inventor.’ Son told us. => Son told us________________________________________________________________
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure 2. A. community B. computer C.museum D. curious 3. A. minority B. ethinic C. tradition D. religion 4. A. recognised B. desighned C. displayed D. entered 5. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection 6. A. school B. skull C. scenery D. sky 7. A. visited B. recommended C. wanted D. hoped 8. A. important B. boring C. minor D. northern 9. A. community B. custom C. costume D. museum 10. A. ethnic B. gather C. though D. clothing 11. A. vast B. cart C. craft D. paddy 12. A. scarf B. school C. science D. scare 13. A. terraced B. satisfied C. hooked D. relaxed 14. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse 15. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt 16. A. stopped B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned 17. A. meat B. seat C. great D. mean 18. A. call B. land C. fall D. ball 19. A. rather B. them C. neither D. think 20. A. tasty B. mall C. stadium D. change 21. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money 22. A. just B. summer C. much D. ruler 23. A. around B. delicious C. house D. ground 24. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. hot D. humid 25. A. wanted B. played C. stayed D. opened 26. A. earth B. thing C. they D. theatre 27. A. around B. about C. proud D. would 28. A. problem B. love C. hobby D. box 29. A. market B. part C. card D. scare 30. A. slippery B. sure C. simply D. singer
