Exercise 03: Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. customs B. tradition C. dinner D. visit
2. A. family B. difference C. similar D. society
3. A. expert B. human C. behave D. chopsticks
4. A. polite B. parents C. children D. special
5. A. money B. decorate C. community D. offspring
6. A. April B. children C. paper D. invite
Exercise 04: Choose the best answer.
1. Do they fancy ……………….the Temple of Literature?
A. staying B. visiting C. going D. coming
2. In Vietnamese culture, younger people often ……………for the eldest person to sit before they can sit
down.
A. follow B. look C. wait D. search
3. He doesn’t remember to have a strap around the back of the sandals whenever he ……………them.
A. has B. wears C. buys D. takes
4. Remember to ……………..off your shoes before going into the house.
A. take B. give C. turn D. get

III. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.

      1.   A. adventure               B. advertisement         C. buffalo                     D. detective

      2.   A. cavity                     B. unhealthy                C. personal                    D. shower

      3.   A. music                      B. science                    C. teacher                     D. contain

      4.   A. paddle                    B. invent                     C. display                     D. cartoon

      5.   A. information            B. direction                 C. tomato                      D. potato

IV. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence or replace the underlined word.

      1.   Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school                in Viet Nam.

            A. curriculum              B. education                C. school year             D. subjects

      2.   Robert does not have               Peter does.

            A. money more than                                       B. as many money as

            C. more money as                                           D. as much money as

      3.   For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a                    for every student.

            A. in needs                  B. necessity                 C. necessary                D. need

      4.   Last year, Matt earned                         his brother.

            A. twice as much as                                        B. twice as many as

            C. twice more than                                          D. twice as more as

      5.   Arts are of great                       in education, especially for young children.

            A. unimportant                                                B. unimportance

            C. importantly                                                 D. importance

      6.   Classical music is not              as pop music.

            A. exciting                  B. more excited          C. as exciting              D. as excited

      7.   The test is not               difficult           it was last month.

            A. as - as                     B. so - as                     C. more - as           D. A & B are correct.

      8.   This year’s musical festival is not                   it was last year.

            A. different from        B. worse                      C. as good as               D. as well as

      9.   I never watch ballet, and my sister doesn’t                .

            A. either                      B. like that                  C. too                          D. so

      10. He works                      we do.

            A. harder                     B. as hard as                C. harder                     D. so hard as

      11. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films                    .

            A. too                          B. either                      C. so                            D. however

      12. Marie is not                  intelligent                    her sister.

            A. more – as                B. so – so                    C.so – as                      D. the – of

      13. My brother’s taste in art is quite different                   mine.

            A. to                            B. from                        C. with                        D. as

      14. I don’t work so hard my                      father.

            A. so                            B. as                            C. than                        D. more

      15. You can see many interesting                          in that art gallery.

            A. portraits                  B. actors                      C. paints                      D. colors

A. PHONETICS I. Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation. 1. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return 2. A. chemical B. charity C. headache D. architect 3. A. cycling B. doctor C. aerobics D. calories 4. A. turned B. preferred C. controlled D. collected II Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the word which has different main stress. 5. A. donate B. headache C. hobby D. homeless 6. A. graffiti B. community C. volunteer D. obesity 7. A. sickness B. feelings C. contain D. service

1. Choose the correct word that has the different stress from the others. A. enjoy B. impress C. depend D. beauty 2. Choose the correct word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. beautify B. country C. friendly D. activity 3. I wish you ___________here with me now. A. are B. were C. was D. being 4. Tom wishes he _____________there someday. A. Will be B. should be C. would be D. must be 5. My sister had difficulty __________the English test last Monday. A. did B. doing C. was doing D. done 6. Mr. Nam used ____________on a farm in the countryside. A. lives B. living C. lived D. to live 7. The Singapore unit of _____________is dollar. A. time B. volume C. currency D. field 8. Islam is Malaysia’s official _____________. A. government B. religion C. region D. language 9. Maryam and Lan have ___________for five years. A. corresponding B. correspond C. corresponds D. corresponded 10.English and math are ____________subjects in our school. A. compulsory B. national C. additional D. traditional 11.Many tourists are really ____________by the beauty of Hanoi. A. impress B. impressive C. impression D. impressed 12.Mai’s religion is Buddhism, so she goes to _________every day. A. mosque B. pagoda C. church D. countryside 13.You are rather old, you should not depend too much _______your parents. A. on B. in C. of D. with 14.In some ways, Kuala Lumpur is not different ___________Hanoi. A. in B. on C. of D. from 15._______Mary learnt very hard, she passed the exam easily. A. and B. or C. because D. so 16.English is a /an ___________ language. It is spoken widely in the world. A. international B. national C. native D. nationwide 17.Miss White is very friendly, ___________everyone loves her. A. so B. because C. while D. when 18.Malaysia is divided ___________two regions. A. to B. in C. out of D. into 19.Almost all the tourists want to go back to Hanoi because of the people’s __________. A. friendship B. friendliness C. unfriendliness D. friendlessness 20.Although Nam lives far from his girlfriend, he tries to _______her. A. get touch on with B. keep in touch with C. keep on with D. keep away with 

A - PHONETICS

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part different from others.

1. A. wanted B. showed C. travelled D. rained

2. A. carbon B. hard C. marry D. large

II. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from others.

3. A. picture B. receive C. famous D. lovely

4. A. artist B. rename C. relax D. explain

B - USE OF LANGUAGE

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

5. When the bus stops, the students say goodbye to the driver and _____.

A. walk on B. walk of C. get on D. get off

6. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers________a lot.

A. cry B. frighten C. shock D. laugh

7. My dream last night was so ______ . I cried when I woke up.

A. gripping B. hilarious C. scary D. entertaining

8. We should____________ energy-saving light bulbs.

A. using B. use C. used D. to use

9. Mai used to _________to school on foot.

A. go B. going C. gone D. went

10. ____________ being frightened by characters, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite B. Although C. Despite D. Nevertheless

11. They will ______ dinner with their grandparents at 7 p.m. tonight.

A. has B. have C. having D. be having

12. A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next Sunday.

A. I B. mine C. my D. me

13. You are interested in horror films, ______?

A. don’t you B. aren’t you C. do you D. are you

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response.

14. “Congratulations to you on winning the first prize!” - “_____________.”

A. You’re welcome B. Thanks a lot C. It doesn’t matter D. It’s my pleasure

15. “How do you go to school?” - “_____________.”

A. School is fun B. Buses are crowded C. By bus D. It takes about ten minutes

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

16. Exercising will help you stay in shape.

A. thin B. chubby C. keep fit D. tall

17. My brother is interested in pointing out my mistakes.

A. likes B. hates C. supports D. knows

Circle the letter A, B, C or D indicate the words OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

18. If you follow these simple rules, you will save lots of money.

A. earn B. count C. waste D. replace

19. Solar energy doesn't cause pollution, but it is not cheap.

A. expensive B. effective C. commercial D. possible