I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. religious b. highlight c. firework d. lively

2. a. feast b. greasy c. great d. seasonal

3. a. chaos b. chance c. school d. Christmas

4. a. called b. gathered c. played d. watched

5. a. carnival b. fascinate c. celebrate d. exciting

8. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. *

A.hilarious

B.sign

C.violent

D. high

9. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. *

A.exists

B.claims

C.warns

D.lives

A.    PHONETICS (1.5 pts)

Exercise 01: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. chemist                        B. school                     C. chance                    D. chaos

2. A. frog                             B. drag                        C. change                    D. mug

3. A. kite                              B. cookie                     C. hike                         D. knit

 Exercise 02: (0.75 pts) Choose the word that has stress pattern differently from the others.

4. A. ticket                           B. costume                  C. event                       D. number

5. A. return                           B. happen                    C. differ                      D. visit

6. A. yourself                       B. thirteen                   C. abroad                    D. village

III.Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest .
1. a.cloudy b. windy c. dry d. rainy
2. a.change b. chance c. chemist d.chatter
3. a.reading b. head c. meat d. cheat
4. a.five b. fifth c. knife d.fine
5. a.slow b. down c.cow d.allow
6. a.hour b. home c. head d. hit
7. a.books b.stops c.wants d. plays
8. a.looked b. stopped c. watched d. learned
9. a.welcome b. independent c. anything d.women
10 a. island b. florist c. stream d. sight
11. a. head b. beach c. weather d. heavy
12. A. deal B. stealth C. steal D. heal
13. A. of B. deaf C. leaf D. wife
14. A. row B. show C. snow D. cow
15. A. occupy B. simply C. accompany D. hobby
16. A. century   B. canteen  C. continue    D. computer
17. A. cook       B. intelligence        C. notice        D. city  
18.A. column     B. known      C. phone    D. kind
19. A. bomb       B. thumb      C. lamb       D. blue
20. A. doubt B. break C. book D. bend
21. A. know B. kneel C. knock D. kite
22. A. knit B. knew C. kinds D. kneel
23. A. heir B. hair C. honest D. honour

24. A. debt B. lamb C. thumb D. combine,
25. A. autumn B. column C. listen D. solemn

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. *

8. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

A. congestion

B. suffer

C. narrow

D. headline

bạn nào giúp mình với ạ mình cám ơn 
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. sport B. job C. boss D. top
2. A. for B. more C. four D.
wrong Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3. A. continue B. realize C. demonstrate D. opposite
4. A. activity B. attentiveness C. explanation D. ability
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence; or that best substitutes the underlined part.
5. Her suggestion met with strong _______. Her workmates did not agree with her to some things.
A. opposition B. determination C. condition D. consumption
6. In our modern time, there are still many farmers and workers living ______ poor conditions.
A. at B. in C. for D. within
7. Most people in the town are interested in the ______ of photographs taken by some disabled children, which are displayed in the town hall. A. exhibition B. expenditure C. passion D. feature
8. They _______ living on farms and working on fields. A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. did not use
9. There are many different technologies such as hearing aids available to people _______ are hearing impaired.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. who
10. I’m going to meet a woman with _______ I used to study.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
11. He had _______ no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion.
A. done B. made C. determined D. earned
12. Many Vietnamese people _____ from disability due to dioxin during the war struggling for freedom and independence:
A. determine B. suffer C. cope D. face
13. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a _____ work.
A. time-consuming B. time-bargain C. time-saving D. time-limit
14. When the teacher entered the classroom, his students ________ too much noise.
A. is making B. made C. were making D. have made
15. Mary left the city without saying goodbye so we do not have her now address or telephone number, _______ makes it impossible to contact her.
A. that B. those C. when D. which
16. Every school year we have four________.
A. forty-five minute tests B. forty-five minutes tests C. forty-five minutes test D. forty-five minute test
17. They ______ best friends when they were little boys but now their friend- ship no longer exists.
A. are used to be B. are used to being C. used to be D. got used to being
18. The _______ of policy is not our business - our job is to put it into practice.
A. determine B. to determine C. determination D. determined
19. She cannot be at work. No one in the office _______ her since the lunch time.
A. has seen B. saw C. had seen D. would see
20. She is teaching some mentally retarded ________.
A. adding and subtracting B. how to add and subtract C. added and subtracted D. for adding and subtracting
21. Gold and diamonds _______ making jewelries.
A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. get used to
22. Paul seemed very proud _______ his success when everybody congratulated him on what he had got.
A. for B. through C. in D. of
23. Children _______ have always been part of our communities.
A. disabled B. disabilities C. who is disabled D. with disabilities
Choose the best answer to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
24. Most parents have realized that they should send their disabled kids to school to get special education as soon as possible.
A. children B. students C. grandsons D. nephews
25. They are good friends. They often share their common joy and sorrow.
A. fun B. happiness C. gift D. sadness
Choose the best answer to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
26. Why did the parents oppose to the idea of sending their children to the special class at first?
A. unlimited B. everyday C. normal D. undefined
27. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children as they did not believe that their children could learn anything at all.
A. doubt B. reply C. regret D. ignore
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following questions.
28. When I was younger, I used not to be allowed eating too many sweets.
         A B C D 29. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words. A B C D 30. I can’t find my diary, that is a real nuisance. A B C D Choose the correct words to complete the passage. The New York Institution for the Blind was (31) ________ in 1831, about five years after Louis Braille had developed his system of writing for the (32) ________. It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (33) ________ program for children who were blind or visually impaired. Early in the twentieth century the name was (34) ________ to The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) to better reflect the school’s expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (35) ________. 31. A. discovered B. founded C. located D. provided 32. A. deaf B. blind C. mute D. disabled 33. A. educated B. educating C. educate D. educational 34. A. renamed B. adjusted C. changed D. developed 35. A. impairments B. injuries C. handicaps D. disabilities Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with given cues. 36. We haven’t seen her since 1999. → We last ___________ in 1999. 37. My younger brother is lazy. This annoys his teachers. → My younger brother is lazy, ____________ his teachers. 38. Mr. Micheal grew tulips but he doesn't any more. → Mr. Micheal used ___________ tulips. Complete sentences with the cues. 39. I / write / ask / you / solve / problem / I / get / one of your shops //. - I am __________ you to solve the problem that I got from one of your shops. 40. Last week / I / buy / a sweater / T & T shop / Oxford Street //. - Last week, I ___________ from T & T shop on Oxford Street.

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. language                          b. package                          c. mathematics                     d. marvelous

2. a. chemistry                         b. prepare                            c. receive                              d. degree

3. a. private                             b. diploma                          c. guide                                d. writer

4. a. trouble                              b. study                              c. tutor                                 d. subject

5. a. received                            b. worked                           c. obtained                           d. harbored
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1. a. background                      b. career                              c. secondary                         d. private

2. a. scientific                           b. atomic                             c. impossible                         d. professor

3. a. obtain                               b. determine                       c. award                               d. harbour

4. a. ambitious                          b. difficulty                        c. brilliant                             d. mature

5. a. education                         b. difficulty                        c. champion                          d. institute

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A.watched                 B. phoned                   C. preferred                         D. followed

2. A. midterm                 B.pepper                      C. prefer                               D. preserve

3. A.  popular                                                     B. control                             C. drops

4. A.  opportunity                                              B. originate                          C. volunteer

5. A.  donated                                                    B. passed                              C. cooked

6. A.  midterm                                                    B. pepper                              C. prefer

II. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

1. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has ________.

   A. flu                           B. sunburn                   C. spots                                D. stomachache

2. He is a great artist. He can _____________ in both _____________.

   A. carved – eggshell                                       B. plant – wood and eggshells

   C. plant – stone and eggshells                        D. carve – wood and eggshells

3. They are very _____________ about their volunteer program.

   A. excited                   B. excite                      C. Exciting                           D. excitement

4. My son usually _____________ his homework in the evenings.

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

5. I have got _____________ apple in my bag.

   A. a                             B. An                          C. The                                  D. no article

6. What delicious food! _________ your mother _________ it?

   A. Does/cook              B. Will/cook                C. Did/cook                         D. Is/ cooking

7. Your sister likes cooking, and I do,_____________.

   A. so                            B. either                      C. too                                   D. neither

8. Who _____________ the garden when you are away? (H)

   A. looked after            B. will look at             C. looked at                         D. will look after

1. My sister hates _____________ computer games.

A. play               B. playing                    C. plays                                D. played

2. Would you like to have ________________ apple juice?

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

3. Last month, Nam participated in _______________ funds for street children.

A. raising            B. making                    C. gathering                         D. taking

4. Children _____________ plastic bottles for recycling last week.

A. collect            B. collects                   C. collecting                         D. collected

5.. This shirt is not as expensive __________________ I thought at first.

A. as                   B. like                          C. from                                 D. than

6. ___________________ are not good for your health.

   A. fish                         B. meat                        C. vegetables                        D. soft drinks

7. My classroom is ______________ the second floor.

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

8. Lemonade isn’t very sweet. I’ll add some more ___________________

   A. sugar                       B. salt                          C. pepper                              D. lemon

1. Alice decided to take ___________ yoga class five years ago.

   A. in                            B. up                           C. out

2. To protect our skin from bad condition, we need to use ___________.

   A. eye drops                B. lip balm                   C. sun cream

3. At the end of this month, students will give a hand in cooking food for young children at ___________.

   A. an orphanage          B. a nursing home       C. rural area

4. The last performance was a successful cooperation between the ___________ and the musicians.

   A. composer                 B. viewers                  C. poets

5. European usually consumes ___________ bread and omelette for breakfast.

   A. fried                       B. toasted                    C. roasted

6. Alex will participate ___________ a singing contest next month.

   A. on                           B. in                            C. of

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.1. A. type B. typhoon c. typing D. tyranny2. A. chaos B. channel C. chamber D. charter3. A. daisy B. describe C. basic D. system4. A. argument B. particular c. architect D. hardship5. A. which B. whole c. whatever D. whistle

II. Choose the correct answer A, B, c, or 0 to complete the following sentences.6. -“Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?”A. I hope that tomorrow is gladB. I am sorry I have an extra class tomorrowc. Hope to see a lot of fun tomorrowD. All right, you are so generous7. Better life habits can reduce your______of getting a heart attack.A. emergency B. risk C. danger D. threat8. When your immune______is weak, you can catch colds easily.A. structure B. body C. system D. organ9 .1 had a painmy head because I did not wear helmet when riding bicycle.A. on B. of C. with D. in10. It took me a lot of time______what the aim of the game was.A. focus B. concentrate C. grasp D. consider11. Don’t be_______. Everything will be fine!A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. happy D. disappointed12.1 am so___________ under the assignments at the moment. Terrible!A. iced B. snowed C. fogged D. tired13. Could you lend me some money to _ _ _ _ me over until i get paid?A. hand B. tide C. help D. meet14. The Sears Tower can be.______the peak which human beings have everachieved in skyscraper construction.A. thought B. considered C. believed D. said15. You better think_____ a good excuse why you did not come to the meeting.A. up B. on C. of D. about16.1 am in a real______ and I do not know what to do.A. dilemma B. paradox C. query D. nuisance17. She thinks that he should______ the fact that their relationship is over.A. catch up with B. face up to C. keep up to D. come up with18.1 am going to ______ up on what all the road signs mean before my driving test.A. learn B. swot C. look D. catch19. The moss would like me to ______the report to include material costs.A. reform B. rewrite C. revise D. redo20. Hope that bad weather will not______your summer holiday.A. worsen B. deteriorate C. harden D. spoil

IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the numbered blanks.Everyone must be aware (36)______of the necessity of a first aid kit in theirhome and car. Businesses corporations must have necessary first aid supplies, (37) -________ somewhere in their facility. If the building is large, they should have (38) ______kits in each section.It is important to have first aid kits, because they (39)______ someone who isinjured, to be rapidly treated with basic first aid before they can be property treated at the local hospital. Therefore in emergency circumstances, someone should know where the (40)______first aid kit is located and how to use the contents within it.First aid kits are designed to (41)______non-emergency situations that do notneed a doctor and to provide instant care in emergency situations. Every first aid kit has basic items that are used to treat minor injuries and (42) _______ stop or reduce the chances of infection.There are also first aid kits for burns, kitchens and special industries. Having one first aid kit with you does not mean that you are waiting for an accident to happen. Accidents are a reality in life, so (43)_____ we like it or not, it is always best to be ready.

First aid kits for the office or home should be purchased in a size that meets the (44)______of the number of people potentially using the kit. It can be large or small, but should always have crucial first aid items. The kit can provide you (45)______the assurance that minor injuries can be dealt with in a quick manner.36. A. with B. of c. on D. at37. A. erected B. sheltered c. located D. constructed38. A. single B. connective c. separate D. common39. A. empower B. permit c. allow D. authorize40. A. farther B. furthest c. nearer D. nearest41. A. cure B. ease c. avoid D. treat42. A. luckily B. possibly c. hopefully D. fortunately43. A. where B. whether c. when D. what44. A. necessities B. commands c. demands D. requirements45. A. with B on c. for D. in

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

12
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’

13

=>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________________________________________________________________