III. Pronunciation
1. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
2. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
3. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. photographs
4. A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers
5. A. streets B. phones C. books D. makes
6. A. cities B. satellites C. series D. workers
7. A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes
8. A. phones B. streets C. books D. makes
9. A. proofs B. regions C. lifts D. rocks
10. A. involves B. believes C. suggests D. steals
IV. Stress
1. A. alternative B. bacteria C. respiratory D. scientific
2. A. acupuncturist B. circulatory C. ineffectively D. vegetarian
3. A. ailment B. disease C. pultry D. nervous
4. A. digestive B. intestine C. condition D. evidence
5. A. internal B. skeletal C. therapy D. willpower
I-Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce
2. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved
3. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell
4. A. husband B. mum C. contribute D. vulnerable
5. A. cleaned B. shared C. called D. visited
6. A. skill B. split C. children D. finance
7. A. breadwinner B. clean C. each D. lead
8. A. balance B. challenge C. career D. happy
9. A. share B. alike C. tradition D. equal
10. A. generation B. grateful C. educate D. grandparents
II. Choose the option that best completes each sentence.
1. The police couldn’t find any evidence and had to......
A. allow him go B. let him go C. let him to go D. leave him go
2. As we were all tired and hungry, he offered us something..... . A. for eating B. eating C. eat D. to eat
3. Joe finally admitted.......for not doing his homework.
A. to be punished B. being punished C. be punished D. that he punished
4. Yesterday Tom was made.......after school. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. stays
5. When they.......at the meeting, everyone.......home.
A. arrived / went
B. had arrived / went
C. arrived / had gone
D. arrive / has gone
6. It's very kind of you.......these homeless children.
A. to look after
B. look after
C. for looking after
D. looking after
7. Mike often repairs the car himself, but today he had the garage......
A. do it
B. does it
C. repairs it
D. to repair it
8. The project is supposed........by the end of the month.
A. to complete B. to be completed C. completing D. being completed
9. Tim.......TV when his parents came home.
A. watched B. had watched C. had been watching D. was watching
10. The little children agreed.....us with the housework.
A. to be helped B. to help C. being helped D. helping
11. Hoang ____ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important.
A. checks B. will check C. is checking D. check
12. Nowadays, people ____ social networks with more and more caution.
A. uses
B. are using
C. used
D. use
13. At the moment, my sister ____ her homework, my brother ____ games.
A. is making - is playing
B. is doing - is playing
C. does - plays
D. makes - is playing
14. It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time.
A. have - eat
B. have - are eating
C. are having - eat
D. are having - are eating
15. I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.
A. rode - went
B. ride - am going
C. ride - go
D. is riding - am going
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (0,5 point).
Question 11: A. muscle B. pressure C. brush D. acupuncture
Question 12: A. contributes B. needles C. consumes D. nurtures
Choose the letter A, B, C or D sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (1,5 point).
Question 13: There may be _________ differences in attitudes to paid work between men and women of the same age.
A. gender B. female C. male D. human
Question 14: These cells form part of the _______ system and help to prevent the body from getting infected with the Corona virus.
A. muscular B. immune C. defensive D. reproductive
Question 15: Walking is a ________ against heart and circulatory disorders and may lower blood pressure.
A. prevent B. preventing C. prevention D. preventive
Question 16: When he began his _______ career, King played only for black audiences.
A. musical B. music C. musician D. musically
Question 17: It _______ again soon. I have seen dark snow clouds in the sky.
A. will snow B. is going to snow C. snows D. is snowing
Question 18: She had previous experience of working for an international firm, _______ she seemed the best candidate.
A. for B. or C. but D. so
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction (1,0 point).
Question 29: At the moment, the authority does nothing with the tension escalating in the south of the
A B C D
remote town.
Question 30: Do you think the weather is going to be fine tomorrow?
A B C D
Question 31: When she was attending the meeting, she didn’t speak to anyone there, but nobody paid any
A B C D
attention to her.
Question 32: Some people seem to let their kids to do whatever they like.
A B C D
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (0,5 point).
Question 11: A. muscle B. pressure C. brush D. acupuncture
Question 12: A. contributes B. needles C. consumes D. nurtures
Choose the letter A, B, C or D sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (1,5 point).
Question 13: There may be _________ differences in attitudes to paid work between men and women of the same age.
A. gender B. female C. male D. human
Question 14: These cells form part of the _______ system and help to prevent the body from getting infected with the Corona virus.
A. muscular B. immune C. defensive D. reproductive
Question 15: Walking is a ________ against heart and circulatory disorders and may lower blood pressure.
A. prevent B. preventing C. prevention D. preventive
Question 16: When he began his _______ career, King played only for black audiences.
A. musical B. music C. musician D. musically
Question 17: It _______ again soon. I have seen dark snow clouds in the sky.
A. will snow B. is going to snow C. snows D. is snowing
Question 18: She had previous experience of working for an international firm, _______ she seemed the best candidate.
A. for B. or C. but D. so
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction (1,0 point).
Question 29: At the moment, the authority does nothing with the tension escalating in the south of the
A B C D
remote town.
Question 30: Do you think the weather is going to be fine tomorrow?
A B C D
Question 31: When she was attending the meeting, she didn’t speak to anyone there, but nobody paid any
A B C D
attention to her.
Question 32: Some people seem to let their kids to do whatever they like.
A B C D
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (0,5 point).
Question 11: A. process B. contest C. celebrity D. ailment
Question 12: A. digestive B. complicated C. evidence D. intestine
Choose the letter A, B, C or D sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (1,5 point).
Question 13: My father is the…………..of my family and my mother is the homemaker.
A. breadwinner B. finance C. household D. nurture
Question 14: The……………system controls the movement and emotion of our body.
A. nerve B. nervous C. circulate D. generous
Question 15: Despite……………burden, his mother tried to raise him by herself.
A. finances B. financial C. financially D. finance
Question 16: It is……………to work in this city so much noise and pollution
A. healthy B. health C. unhealthy D. healthful
Question 17: Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in this question.
Acupuncture is considered to be very safe when enough precautions are taken.
A. comfortable B. anxious C. sore D. dangerous
Question 18: We always split the housework equally – my mom cooks, my dad cleans the house and I do the washing up.
A. share B. break C. join D. pick up
Question 19: You won’t find Tm at home. He……………in the library at the moment.
A. will study B. studied C. study D. is studying
Question 20: He is a talented singer,……………he has prestige and responsibility.
A. but B. or C. and D. so
PART 2: EXERCISES PRONUNCIATION I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A. solo B. music C. single D. song 2. A. compose B. purchase C. release D. increase 3. A. version B. process C. modest D. contestant 4. A. eliminate B. nominate C. originate C. gifted D. passionate 5. A. renowned B. talented D. learned
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. achievement B. charity C. chorus D. franchise
Question 2: A. become B. second C. because D. receive
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. composer B. powerful C. melody D. technical
Question 4: A. referee B. volunteer C. committee D. engineer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 5: After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth.
A. appealing B. attractive C. unknown D. common
Question 6: It’s incredible that his new song leads the Billboard hot 100 chart only in 3 days.
A. beyond belief B. believable C. implausible D. unbelievable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 7: We were surprised to know that over 150000 fans packed into the stadium to support Vietnamese football team.
A. people B. admirers C. visitors D. watchers
Question 8: But for your support, our band couldn’t have won the Grand Music competition.
A. show B. quiz C. contest D. tour
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. achievement B. charity C. chorus D. franchise
Question 2: A. become B. second C. because D. receive
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. composer B. powerful C. melody D. technical
Question 4: A. referee B. volunteer C. committee D. engineer
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 5: After a very short time, this kind of music becomes wildly popular among the youth.
A. appealing B. attractive C. unknown D. common
Question 6: It’s incredible that his new song leads the Billboard hot 100 chart only in 3 days.
A. beyond belief B. believable C. implausible D. unbelievable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 7: We were surprised to know that over 150000 fans packed into the stadium to support Vietnamese football team.
A. people B. admirers C. visitors D. watchers
Question 8: But for your support, our band couldn’t have won the Grand Music competition.
A. show B. quiz C. contest D. tour
9. While taking a trip across Europe this summer, Jane’s camera suddenly quit working
A. While
B. taking a trip
C. camera
D. quit
10. Having been given the instructions, the teacher told her students to begin working on the test
A. Having been given
B. to begin
C. working
D. on
11. Having studied Greek for several years, Sarah’s pronunciation was easy to understand
A. Having studied
B. for
C. Sarah’s pronunciation
D. was easy