SECTION II: PRONUNCIATION (10pts)

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 

1.    A. flour                        B. flower                           C. cow                         D. pork

2.    A. butter                       B. region                          C. gathering                 D. variety

3.    A. apple                       B. fragrant                         C. fragile                         D. traffic

4.    A. tasty                        B. lemonade                      C. salty                        D. pastry

5.    A. bitter                       B. delicious                       C. diet                         D. music

6.    A. tofu                         B. butter                            C. cup                             D. uncountable

I:  Pronunciation: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. maid                   B. wait                         C. said                         D. sail  

2. A. sailing                 B. railway                    C. brainstorm              D. captain

3. A. enter                   B. mention                   C. vehicle                    D. helicopter

4. A. seatbelt               B. bread                       C. ahead                      D. healthy

5. A. take                     B. mistake                   C. indicate                   D. says

6. A. safety                  B. traffic                      C. station                     D. plane

7. A. animation            B. female                     C. pavement                D. safety

8. A. sign                     B. critic                        C. illegal                      D. direct

9. A. filled                   B. wanted                    C. played                     D. opened

10. A. recommend       B. seatbelt                   C. vehicle                     D. investigate

11. cooked                   B. talked                      C. booked                    D. naked

12. A. delivered           B. clicked                    C. promised                 D. picked

13. A. needed             B. developed                C. wanted                    D. included

14. A. liked                 B. washed                   C. loved                       D. jumped

15. A. acting                B. actor                        C. address                    D. action

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other

.1. A. leather B. neat C. cream D. dream

2. A. colour B. toe C. go D. hole

3. A. light B. time C. price D. bring

4. A. false B. talk C. salad D. all

5. A. wait B. train C. said D. paid

II. Pick out one word which has the stress syllable different from those of the others.

1. A. spacecraft B. experienced C. plannet D. scientist

2. A. object B. evidence C. impossible D. alien

3. A. disappointed B. prisoner C. microorganism D. conclusion

4. A. example B. marvelous C. gemstone D. mineral

5. A. pesticide B. category C. profitable D. linguistics

I. Usage of English
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1 A. talked   B. watched    C. stopped    D. decied
Pick out the word which is stressed differently from that of the other words
2 A. legative    B. suspicious   
   C. cornstancy     D. fabulous
Look at the picture and fill in the gap
3 The birthplace of the famous bai tho ___ is Tay Ho village in Hue
Choose the correct option to complete each blank
4 Is it true that you___ this woolen hat yourself? (knitted/made/did/carved)
5 why don't you ____ this difficult word in the dictionnary to find its meaning over there? (look up/give up/get over/set up)
6 Ten excellent people applied for the job in this company, but eight of them were tunred___ (on/down/with/out)
7 My relatives were born and grew____here, so we love this place very much (up/in/on/from)
8 In my country, there are a lot___craft villages like Bat Trang (without/at/of/in)
9 Paris, a famous city, is one of ___ cities in the word, and many people visit it every year (large/largest/the largest/larger)
10 My cute sister is____ as my mother (as tall as/as tall/taller/the tallest)
11 We'll buy a smaller house___the children have grown up and left home (when/so that/because/since)
12 This museum has many unique artefacts___it is small (since/in order that/when/though)

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

09. A. lie                            B. height                          C. weigh                             D. pie

10. A. sugar                        B. snack                           C. strict                               D. seniority

11. A. helped                      B. liked                            C. watched                          D. posted

12. A. fatal                         B. adventure                    C. page                                D. generation

43. A. use                           B. unbelievable               C. university                       D. uniform

14. A. good                         B. book                            C. bare-footed                    D. igloo

V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

36. We’re playing the old songs that I’m sure they will ……………………memories for you.

A. bring back                     B. preserve                      C. change                            D. imagine

37. Melinda has got into the ……………………of turning on the TV as soon as she gets home.

A. tradition                         B. habit                            C. behavior                         D. practice

38. Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will …………………….

A. survive                           B. die out                         C. live on                            D. save

39. Her face was lively and bright as she ……………………the story from her childhood memories.

A. acted out                        B. kept                             C. used                                D. passed down

40. Every summer, they set off for their ……………………farmhouse which is 300 kilometers away from the city.

A. downtown                      B. metropolitan               C. urban                              D. remote

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in pronunciation in each of the following questions

31. A. imagined B. considered C. modernized D. developed

32. A. subjects B. designs C. standards D. labels

33. treasure B. feature C. leather D. weather

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three words in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

34. A. terrific B. effective C. marvelous D. impressive

35. A.persuade B. install C. occur D. capture

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1. A. pAnts B. fAde C. bAggy D. fAshion

2. A. stYle B. livelY C. poetrY D. sYmbol

3. A. mAterial B. vacAtion C. rAdio D. plAin

4. A. trAvel B. Admired C. relAx D. blAnket

5. A. internEt B. accEss C. invEnt D. rEspond

II. Pick out the word that has the stress placed differently from that of the other words

1. A. Entertainment B. Education C. Development D. Interactive

2. A. Newspaper B. Document C. Government D. Information

3. A. Bamboo B. Village C. Forest D. Hobby

4. A. Tradition B. Fashion C. Designer D. Occasion

5. A. Minority B. Majority C. Economic D. Material

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from that of the other words. 1. A.cooks B. books C. bags D. folks 2. A. stream B. heavy C. ready D. head Pick out the word that has the different stress pattern from that of the other words. 3. A. botanic B. glorious C. assemble D. delicious 4. A. divide B. control C. receive D. listen Choose the best answer 5. They are building many new roads in this city. A. Many new roads have been built in this city B. Many new roads is being built in this city C. Many new roads are being built in this city D. Many new roads are going built in this city 6. How many countries took part in the first World Cup ? A. interested B. co-operated C. participated in D. competed 7. If he.................more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes. A. works B. worked C. had worked D. has worked 8. If you know English, you can communicate...........people from the English-speaking world easily. A. of B. with C. at D. in 9. John is really.................... in learning French. A. interested B. disappointing C. interesting D. disappointed 10. I wish I had enough money...............a new bicycle. A. to be bought B. to buy C. buy D. buying 11. It was not until his father came home that the boy............up the house. A. cleaned B. had cleaned C. cleans D. has cleaned 12. Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final. Germany was the .................... A. second rank B. champion C. winner D. runner - up 13.Can you repair my bicycle? -Oh, yes, I...................it now. A. am going to do B. will do C. will to do D. do 14. I prefer rock....................jazz. A. of B. than C. to D. for 15.Was the film..................... ? A. interesed B. interesting C. interests D. interest 16.She failed the test,..................... she studied hard. A. as B. in spite of C. despite D. although 17.They....................the farm if they had enough money A. would enlarge B. would have enlarged C. enlarged D. had enlarged 18.Music can....................one’s anger, love, hate or friendship. A. express B. say C. tell D. speak 19.Up to 2006, the world has witnessed 18 World Cup ........................ A. competitions B. plays C. games D. tournaments 20 .Look at those black clouds! It................soon A. will rain B. has rained C. is going to rain D. rains 21A: I still need to buy some souvenirs before we leave. -B: ..............go shopping after dinner! A. How about B. Shall we C. Let’s D. Why not 22.Don’t worry about the letter. I’m sure you ..............it soon. A. are finding B. won’t find C. will find D. are going to find 23.I.................you soon. I promise. A. will see B. am going to see C. will have seen D. am seeing 24.Hue is famous _________its Imperial City. A. for B. on C. with D. to

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 

            1. A. exhibition                     B. question                    C. collection                        D. tradition

            2. A. take place                     B. stage                         C. folk tale                           D. canvas

            3. A. young                           B. definitely                  C. country                            D. century

            4. A. comedy                         B. melodic                    C. theme                               D. order

            5. A. saxophone                    B. music                        C. circus                               D. expensive

            6.  A. discussion                    B. decision                    C. treasure                            D. vision