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

1. A. harvest                          B. parade                   C. music                     D. village

2. A.  amazing                       B. festival                  C. begin                      D. arrive

3. A. famous                          B. joyful                     C. usual                      D. alone

4. A. bamboo                         B. invite                     C. tourist                    D. prepare

5. A. answer                          B. happen                  C. between                 D. often

6. A. discuss                          B. gather                    C. receive                  D. attend

7. A. ticket                             B. special                   C. event                      D. number

8. A. solution                        B. expensive             C. natural                   D.  abundant

9. A. energy                           B. volunteer              C. dangerous                         D.  countryside

10. A. beautiful                     B. important              C. pollution               D. exhausted       

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. harvest                     B. parade                C. music                 D. village

2. A.  amazing                   B. festival               C. begin                  D. arrive

3. A. famous                     B. joyful                 C. usual                  D. alone

4. A. bamboo                    B. invite                  C. tourist                 D. prepare

5. A. answer                      B. happen               C. between              D. often

6. A. discuss                     B. gather                 C. receive               D. attend

7. A. ticket                        B. special                C. event                  D. number

8. A. solution                    B. expensive           C. natural                D.  abundant

9. A. energy                      B. volunteer            C. dangerous           D.  countryside

10. A. beautiful                 B. important            C. pollution             D. exhausted

11. A. traffic                     B. dancer                C. cycling               D. balloon

12. A. polite                      B. receive               C. copy                   D. obey

13. A. prefer                       B. finish                    C. complete                D. begin

14. A. dangerous                B. important             C. enormous              D. convenient

15. A. although                 B. primary              C. elephant             D. traffic

a. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.

1.         A. referee                    B. amazing                  C. historic                   D. invention

2.         A. digital                     B. conference              C. Japanese                  D. difficult

b. Read the sentences out loud with the correct stress. How many stressed words are there in each sentence? Listen, check, and repeat. 

3. How will people travel to work in the future?

4. A: Will technology replace humans in the future?

B: No, it won't.

c. Draw a suitable arow above each underlined word to show intonation. Then listen and repeat.

5. I can renember the names of some planets such as Venus, Neptune, and Mars.

6. They have a TV, a fridge, a table and four chairs.

IV/ Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:

1. A. cannon                B. chaos                      C. circle                      D. direct

2. A. festival               B. disaster                   C. pavement                D. station

3. A. horror                 B. highlight                 C. project                    D. perform

4. A. affect                  B. direct                      C. renew                      D. open

5. A. happen                B. differ                      C. asleep                     D. dancer

6. A. answer                B. abroad                    C. receive                    D. machine

7. A. money                B. relax                       C. lovely                     D. funny

8. A. hotel                   B. rename                    C. describe                  D. artist

9. A. picture                B. famous                    C. prepare                   D. listen

10. A. alone                B. adopt                      C. obey                        D. copy

11. A.silent                 B.noisy                        C.pretty                       D.polite

12. A.station               B.season                      C.police                      D.sandal

13. A.agree                 B.hurry                        C.enter                                    D.visit

14. A.fasten                 B.describe                   C.listen                        D.hover

15. A.degree               B.student                     C.funny                       D.widen

16. A. funny                B. water                      C. pumpkin                 D. alone

17. A. abroad              B. obey                        C. affect                      D. circle

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. festival                      B. resource           C. station          D. history

2. A. statue                         B. important         C. devote           D. begin

3. A. ancestor                     B. curious             C. heritage        D. tradition

4. A. buffalo                       B. recognize          C. convenient    D. cultural

5. skateboard                  B. sticker               C. adore            D. leisure

I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident

2. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting

3. A. interview B. industry C. essential D difficult)

4. A. extreme B. generous C. lonely D. clothing

5. A. friendly B. extra C. along D. orphanage

V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.

31. I don’t see any _________ in arriving early at the theater if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.

A. cause B. reason c. aim D.t point

32. The new manager's office has __________ new equipment.

A. many B. a lot of c. some of D. a few

33. I don't __________ to change mv job because I like it.

A. risk B. intend c. persist D. insist

34. You thought I did wrong but the result _____ my action.

A. agreed B. approved c. proved D. justified

35. Careless driving also accounts _______ the increasing number of traffic accidents.

A. on B. into c. for D. with

36. The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.

A. by no means B. by means of

c. by all means D. in the mean time

37. I' d rather ______ to the party with my parents because there was nothinginteresting there.

A. haven't been invitẹd B. hadn’t been invited

c. not be invited D. not have been invited

38. She ______ him of having lied to her.

A. threatened B. blamed c. criticized D. accused

39. We have bought extra food _______ our friends,stay to have dinner.

A. in case B. if c. provided D. as long as

40. Cut this cake into six ______ pieces.

A. same B. alike c. like D. equal

VI. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning

Example: 0. Successful

BECOMING A TOP ATHLETE

To be (0) .............. (SUCESS) in a sport requires a number of things including ambition and (41) ............ ( DEDICATE) Without these qualities, it is very difficult  to compete at a high level. Most of the famous sportspeople we knowtoday began training during their (42) .............. (CHILD) in order to reach theirpeak while still comparatively young. 

Athletes should pay careful (43) ........... (ATTEND) to their diet, because (44) .............. (NOURISH) food is essential for maintaining a strong body which is less liable to suffer injury. Diet is also important because it must beadequate to support such (45) .............. (ENERGY) activity.

It is also necessary to have the (46) .............. (DETERMINE) to succeed. Athletes will often encounter temporary (47) .............. (FAIL) on their road to eventual success, and they must mentally prepare themselves so that thistype of (48) ......... (COURAGE) doesn't have too strong a negative effect on their future (49) ............... (PERFORM) Even if a sufficiently talented athlete puts in the time and effort required, they will also need (50) ................. (PATIENT) and  perhaps a little luck, in order to succeed.

 II  Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

      1.   A. companion              B. beautiful                 C. comedy                   D. festival

      2.   A. Persian                    B. fountain                  C. maintain                  D. avian

      3.   A. traditional               B. librarian                  C. comfortable            D. significant

      4.   A. opinion                   B. offering                  C. scenery                   D. carnival

      5.   A. invader                   B. procession               C. reliant                     D. celebrate

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. decision B. vision C. sure D. measure

2.A. rubbers B. rulers C. bicycles D. notebooks

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

3. A. situation B. difference C. evening D. morning

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

4. Peter is a talent dancer; he dance very well.

A B C D

5. I like listening to music, and my sister does either.

A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

.

6. Do you believe that eating ………. carrots helps you see at night

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

7. Many students are eager to take part ………. the project on protecting the environment.

A. for B. in C. at D. from

8. They ………. many trees in public areas recently.

A. planted B. will plant C. are planting D. have planted

9. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is ………. .

A. dangerous B. in danger C. danger D. endangered

10. Would you mind .............. me a hand?

A. giving B. give C. to give D. have given

11. We should be careful with ………. you eat and drink.

A. when B. How C. what D. which

12 Mary :- Would you like ………. to drink? - Daisy: I’d like some tea .

A. nothing B. anything C. something D. few things

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

13. My sister is fond of listening to music.

A. is keen B. dislikes C. hates D. is interested in

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

14. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.

A. wonderful B. boring C. informative D. good

15. My school is the same as yours.

A. like B. familiar to C. different with D. different from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to the US government statistics, about one-fith of the American population (16) ………. volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another (17) ………. the early days of the country. Americans volunteer not (18) ………. they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Raditional volunteer activities include (19) ………. money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean up project and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to (20) ………. elderly), and tutoring/mentoring young people.

16. A. does B. makes C. gives D. helps

17. A. for B. among C. since D. at

18. A. as B. because C. but D. and

19. A. giving B. getting C. borrowing D. raising

20 . A. a B. an C. the D. X

III. WRITING

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning each new one with the given word(s)..

21. Her hobby is raising money for the poor

A.She enjoys raise money for the poor

B.She enjoys to raise money for the poor

C.She enjoys to raising money for the poor

D.She enjoys raising money for the poor

22. Van’s brother usually goes to work by motorbike.

A.Van’s brother usually ride his motorbike to work.

B.Van’s brother usually rides his motorbike to work.

C.Van’s brother usually rides his motorbike for work.

D.Van’s brother usually to rides his motorbike to work.

Combine two sentences into a new one, using the words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way.

23. City life is more exciting than country life.(as)

A.Country life is as not exciting as city life.

B.Country life are not as exciting as city life.

C.Country life is not as exciting city life.

D.Country life is not as exciting as city life.

24.Why don’t we stay at home for a change? (suggest)

A. I suggest to staying at home for a change

B. I suggest stay at home for a change

C.I suggest staying at home for a change

D.I suggest stayed at home for a change

25. You should not watch TV too late. (ought )

A.You ought to watch TV too late

B.You ought watch TV too late

C.You ought not watch TV too late

D.You ought not to watch TV too late

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough

2. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

3. A. ecology B. environment C. autography D. residential

4. A. Maltese B. festive C. degree D. unique

Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.

5.Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted

6. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded

7. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.

A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.

A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible

9. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.

A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest

10. The roof of the building _________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged