II. Phonetics 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (1.0 pt)

1. A. worked                     B. stopped          C. played          D. watched

2. A. child                 B. which            C. catch          D. chemistry

3. A. design                 B. solar           C. website         D. sample 

4. A. mineral              B. tidal            C. exist           D. think

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1.A. stopped B. arrived     C. faced D. touched

2 A. helps B. laughs C. hands D. likes 

3.A. student B. pressure          C. tuition D. curriculum

4.A. primary B. divide             C. determine D. biology

5.A. technology B. chemistry   C. school D. children

6.A. interviewed B. finished C. delivered                  D. performed

7.A. kites               B. catches   C. oranges                   D. buzzes

8.A. picked             B. laughed               C. watched                    D. raised

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 

9. A. attract            B. finish                          C. support                    D. oblige

10.A. curriculum              B. signal                           C. secondary                     D. marriage

11.A. intelligent B. dependent C. interest             D. computer

12 A. confidence B. attitudes                        C. instance                        D. attention 

13.A. marriage B. responsible C. compulsory             D. assistance

14.A category                  B. technology                    C. confidence                   D. mischievous

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

15. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools. 

A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid

16. Both my father and my mother join hands to give us a nice and happy home. 

 A. give a hand  B. work together C. help together D. manage

17. A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage

 A.come up            B. happen  C. find out        D.sacrifice

18. In my family, my mother always does the cooking and shopping, my father has responsibility for mending things, especially electrical devices.

A. impairing B.making C. repairing D. curing

19.Mr.Jean is much concerned about his son’s safety because he has to ride his bike to school every day. 

A.  looked after    B . depended on        C . brought about    D.  worried about

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

20. I don’t advocate that women are discriminated against on the basis of their sex.

A. behaved badly     B. treated fairly C. provided D. neglected

21. Peter is a mischievous boy. He usually plays tricks on the others.

A. helpful           B. naughty C. obedient D. generous

22. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

A. rudeness B. politeness C. encouragement D. measurement

23. Before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's famous divorce in 2016, the couple had reportedly been living separately under the same roof for a while. 

A. creatively                      B. unreasonably        C.  irresponsibly              D. together 

24. When having days off, he always helps his wife tidy up the house.

A. clear up B. sort out C.arrange D. mess up

25. My husband willingly helps me do the chores at weekends so that I can have more time to relax.

A. eagerly B. reluctantly C. agreeably D. readily

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

26. By the time I left the room, I turned off the lights.

               A            B                    C                D

27. My brother is good at English, and he always gives a hand for my English exercises.

                                 A                       B                                       C                           D

28. People are not allowed entering  the part after  midnight because of  the lack of security .

                                            A                              B                         C                           D

29.  Smiles arid grimace can be very effective used in conversation, but more commonly, we do 

                 A                                              B                                                C                                D

not tend to think that  nonverbal physical response may be communicating.

30. A new bridge is being built across the river and it says that it will be called New Gate.

A              B                C                               D

31. Because the highway system was built 40 years ago, most of the roads now need to repair.

            A                  B                 C                  D

32. Linda asked her father that he was going to New York the next Sunday.

                                  A        B                C                              D 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

A. bull 

B. dull 

C. full 

D. put

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

A. favour 

B. harbor 

C. flour 

D. vapor

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. sweet

B. sword

C. answer

D. whole

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. though

B. breath

C. arithmetic

D. threaten

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. percent 

B. event

C. agent

D. prevent