I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 a. prepares
b. erupts
c. stops
d. photographs
2 a. typhoon
b. goose
c. food
d. flood
3 a. looked
b. suggested
c. minded
d. decided
4 a.
bought
b.
drought
c.
brought
d.
ought
5 a. ache
b. charity
c. archaeology
d. chaos
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6 a. damage
b. collapse
c. erupt
d. affect
7 a. permanent
b. eruption
c. pollution
d. disaster
8 a. station
b. temperature
c. illustrate
d. volcano
9 a. tsunami
b. thunderstorm
c. typhoon
d. tornado
10 a. accommodation
b. evacuation
c. contribution
d. contamination
III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
11 A table with four chairs is .................. of the dining room.
a. in
b. the middle
c. in the middle
d. about
12 You .................. brush your teeth twice a day.
a. should
b. can
c. will
d. have
13 Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is .................. him.
a. sorry for
b. sad
c. proud of
d. displeased
14 The new hotel .................. next year.
a. is opened
b. will be opened
c. is opening
d. opens
15 Would you mind .................. on the light?
a. turn
b. to turn
c. turned
d. turning
16 Where is the fridge? - It’s .................. the corner of the kitchen.
a. in
b. at
c. to
d. above
17 Did the children enjoy .................. when they were on holiday?
a. themselves
b. themself
c. himself
d. itself
18 Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ..................
a. used to
b. do
c. does
d. doesn’t
19 I never go to Australia I .................. to Australia yet.
a. went
b. have been
c. will go
d. haven’t been
20 I’m .................. Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?
a. boring
b. bore
c. bored
d. being bored
21 I’m hungry. .................. is for dinner this evening?
a. Why
b. When
c. How
d. What
22 The old lady sat in a corner talking to ..................
a. himself
b. itself
c. herself
d. themselves
23 I .................. swimming very much.
a. wait
b. try
c. enjoy
d. finish
24 The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”. The teacher told the students .................. at 8 o’clock.
a. not to come
b. to come
c. coming
d. came
25 Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really ...................
a. to interest
b. interest
c. interested
d. interesting
26 .................. to do homework today?
a. Have you
b. Do you have
c. Must you
d. You must
27 She knows that he worked really .................. this semester.
a. good
b. hardly
c. better
d. hard
28 Stop, boys! It’s .................. near the streets.
a. dangerous for playing
b. dangerously to play
c. dangerous to playing
d. dangerous to play
29 It’s possible to supplement one’s .................. by taking a part-time job.
a. income
b. earning
c. gaining
d. attainment
30 Do you mind if I switch on the radio? - ..................
a. No, thank
b. Yes, go ahead
c. No, not at all
d. Yes, you can
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
31 (A)What (B)is the (C)higher mountain (D)in the world?
a. What
b. is
c. higher
d. in
32 I (A)wish my mother (B)gives (C)me presents (D)more often.
a. wish
b. gives
c. me
d. more often
33 (A)The teacher (B)was (C)pleasing with the result (D)of your examination.
a. The
b. was
c. pleasing
d. of
34 (A)The little boy (B)didn’t know (C)how (D)lacing his shoes.
a. The little boy
b. didn’t
c. how
d. lacing
35 (A)To turn (B)on the light, I (C)was surprised (D)at what I saw.
a. To turn
b. on
c. was
d. at
36 I (A)would rather live (B)on a farm than (C)to live (D)in a city.
a. would rather live
b. on
c. to live
d. in
37 The school library (A)is free (B)and (C) open (D)with all the pupils and teaching staff.
a. is
b. and
c. open
d. with
38 (A)Why don’t you (B)borrow books (C)in the local (D)lending library?
a. Why don’t
b. borrow
c. in
d. lending library
39 He had to (A)admit that there (B)were something in (C)what mother kept (D)saying.
a. admit
b. were
c. what
d. saying
40 The earth is (A)the only planet with a large (B)number of (C)oxygen in (D)its atmosphere.
a. the
b. number
c. oxygen
d. its

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

 A . please

B . pear

C . weak

D . easy

Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.

Select one:

A. nine

B. rides

C. bicycle

D. live

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other2.

Select one:

A. lunch

B. school

C. teacher

D. chess

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

3.

Select one:

A. excited

B. library

C. living

D. nice

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.4. 

Select one:

A. computer

B. judo

C. student

D. uniform

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.5.

Select one:

A. sit

B. five

C. morning

D. window

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.

II.  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.   A. hi                            B. my                             C. five                      D. in

2.   A. but                          B. lunch                          C. student                D. up

3.   A. day                         B. lake                            C. tall                       D. plane

4.   A. restaurant               B. river                           C. well                      D. left

5.   A. office                      B. behind                       C. clinic                    D. picture

I. Choose the word whose underlined and part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 

1. A. character            B. chair                    C. chicken                D. choose

2. A. houses                B. services              C. passages               D. techniques

3. A. concert               B. cycle                   C. collect                  D. coin

4. A. play                   B. arcade                 C. table                     D. paper

5. A. badminton         B. exercise              C. aerobics                D. fit  

6. A. author                 B. appear                 C. award                   D. yoga

7. A. art                        B. martial               C. war                    D. park

8. A. amusement         B. ending               C. setting                  D. effect

9. A. salad                   B. apple                   C. candy                    D. cupcake

10. A. medicine          B. illness                 C. fish                        D. fit

11. A. cook                  B. good                    C. look                       D. root

12. A. rest                   B. delicious           C. energy                    D. stem 

13. A. root                   B. toothpick            C. smoothie               D. cook

14. A. camera              B. concert                C. collect                   D. circus

15. A. onion               B. coconut               C. mango                   D. grow

16. A. pancake           B. water                   C. salad                      D. narrow

17. A. mushroom        B. curry                   C. popular                 D. cupcake

18. A. spaghetti          B. collection           C. lemon                    D. sickness

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the other words. 

1. A. thriller          B. reporter        C. horror                    D. animated  

2. A. mistake         B. tonight       C. today                  D. camera 

3. A. decide                 B. soccer      C. music               D. action

4. A. arcade                 B. noisy                   C. movie                    D. circus 

5. A. healthy         B. friendship    C. lifestyle           D. dislike

6. A. computer            B. guitar       C. fairyland               D. reporter

7. A. tennis         B. movie              C. award       D. music

8. A. aerobics             B. badminton          C. character               D. soccer

9. A. soda                    B. exam                   C. sunlight                 D. sickness

10. A. arcade               B. healthy                C. dizzy                     D. candy

11. A. healthy             B. lifestyle              C. insect                     D. cartoon

12. A. headache          B. advice                 C. stomach                D. ballet

13. A. exercise            B. computer C. unhealthy             D. before

14. A. event                 B. chili                    C. omelet                   D. toothpaste

15. A. curry                 B. pepper                C. insect                     D. award

16. A. coconut            B. mushroom         C. dessert                   D. strawberry

17. A. symbol             B. carry                   C. potato                    D. pepper

18. A. milliliter           B. ingredient          C. delicious               D. biology 

III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. 

1. She likes _________a cake.

A. doing                       B. going                   C. go                           D. making

2. I’m keen ________playing basketball.  

A. at                              B. of             C. in                            D. on

3. Her favorite collection is movie ________ because I like them.

A. poster                B. posters                      C. collection             D. theater

4. Nam is fond of _____ martial arts in her free time.

A. doing                       B. making                C. going                     D. having

5. You should ________ your hands with alcohol gel when you go out.

A. washes                    B. washing C. to wash                  D. wash

6. Toby gets ________sleep every night. 

A. any                          B. a lot                    C. some                      D. many

7. Most of the time he plays by_______

A. himself                    B. ourselves C. themselves           D. yourselves

8. _______: a prize for something that somebody has done.

A. type                         B. present                C. story                      D. award       

9. – “How do you feel today?” -“ ___________ ”

A. I’m tired and have a headache.              C. No problem.

B. Your welcome                          D. There is no idea.

10. -“What are you doing?” – “_______________________________          ”

A. I go to the art gallery.                      C. I like going to the art gallery.

B. I’m going to the art gallery.                 D. It’s very kind of you to say so.

11. My mom likes doing exercise at the _____________ because there’s a lot of equipment there.

A. park                         B. water park          C. gym                        D. circus

12. You should see this _____________ movie. It’s about Vietnamese soldiers’ fight for the nation’s freedom.

A. war                          B. horror                  C. western                 D. animated

13. Children shouldn’t drink too _____________ cold water.

A. many                 B. much                         C. a lot                       D. a few

14.Tina _____________ her parents next week.

A. visits                       B. are going to visit                       C. visit                       D. is going to visit 

15. Do you like _____________ martial arts?

A.do                              B. doing                   C. does                       D. did

16.Tom likes _____________  coins all over the world.

A. going                 B. collecting     C. doing                     D. playing

17. My aunt is very _____________. She always feels tired and gets sick.

A. healthy              B. unhealthy     C. well                        D. strong

18. What is the _______exciting movie you’ve ever seen?

A. most                         B. more                   C. less            D. fewer 

19. They _____________ for dinner at the moment.

A. was cooking           B. isn’t cooking   C. are cooking     D. were cooking

20. –A: “I’m watching a soccer game at the stadium. Do you want to come?” 

   –B:  “_____________”

A.                There’s no doubt about it.           C. Yes, congratulations! 

B.                Well done.                       D. Yes. Sure

21. I’m going to see _________animated movie called Pink Pony.

A. a                                         B. an               C. on                           D. the

A. PHONETICS.

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. future

B. return

C. picture

D. culture

2. A. laugh

B. cough

C. bought

D. tough

3. A. unusual

B. pleasure

C. pleasant

D. leisure

4. A. chop

B. document

C. bottle

D. audience

5. A. question

B. mosquito

C. mosque

D. unique

Câu 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. cinema B. comic C. cake D. cool Câu 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A. was B. walk C. water D. wall Câu 3. Choose the word which has stress differently from the rests: A. sunrise B. butter C. volunteer D. local Câu 4. “Thanks a lot for the lovely dinner.” – “_____________” A. You’re welcome B. It’s all right C. Thank you, too D. Please don’t say so. Câu 5: - “____________to England?” – Yes, I went there 3 years ago. A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Were you ever D. Have you ever been Câu 6. Thousands of Vietnamese scholars graduated _________ the Imperial Academy. A. from B. in C. for D. under Câu 7. Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance. A. for B. with C. of D. in Câu 8. __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance. A. Although B. Because C. As D. However Câu 9. There was some ham _________ from lunch. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left Câu 10. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484. A. erected B. selected C. regarded D. located