I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. measure B. leather C. clean D. feather
2. A. treatment B. earplug C. hearing D. fear
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 3. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. informal
4. A. dramatic B. tornado C. historic D. injury
III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). 1. .............. loss can be caused by noise pollution. A. sound B. hearing C. listening D. audio
2. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads .............. the death of many aquatic animals and
plants. A. to B. in C. from D. at
3. Households pollute water sources by .............. waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers. A. damaging B. dumping C. losing D. leading
4. This month’s electricity bill is too high .............. the air conditioner is turned on all the time. A. since B. due to C. although D. because of
5. The government has come .............. a solution to the water problems of the city. A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to
6. All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory .............. dumping poison into the lake. A. will keep B. to keep C. kept D. keeps
7. A lot of fish has died recently because of the .............. water in this lake. A. contaminating B. contaminated C. contaminate D. contaminant
8. If the air was clean, we .............. have to wear masks when going out. A. wouldn’t B. won’t C. would D. will
9. If I .............. you, I .............. water from that dirty tap. A. am - will drink B. am - won’t drink
C. were - would drink D. were - wouldn’t drink
10. If he .............. trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now. A. will throw B. would throw C. didn’t throw D. doesn’t throw

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IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditional sentences type 1. 1. If the air in a City________ (get) very polluted, it can make people’s eyes burn. 2. If we dump all sorts of Chemicals into rivers, we________ (not be) able to swim in them in the future. 3. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if people________ (keep) polluting the environment. 4. If we all use public transport more, we________ (help) reduce air pollution. 5. If we________ (not stop) over-fishing the oceans, many species________ (become) extinct. V. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditional sentences type 2. 1. If people________ (not be) so careless, Earth wouldn’t be in danger. 2. The amount of waste ________ (decrease) if people started to buy reusable packages. 3. Many fish wouldn’t die if factories________ (not dump) so many Chemicals into rivers and oceans. 4. If people stopped using cars completely, there________ (be) much less pollution. READING
I. Read the passage and complete the sentences. True (T) or false (F). Air pollution is a serious problem in many cities. Motor vehicles, factories and other sources create so much
air pollution that it may hang in the air like dirty fog. Air pollution threatens the health of the people who live
in cities. City wastes cause water pollution when they are poured into the waterways. These wastes kill fish
and make some areas unfit for swimming. In addition, many large cities have difficulties in disposing of their
garbage. The amount of garbage grows each year, but places to put it are quickly filling up. Citizens, governments, industries, scientists, and business people must work together in different ways to gradually
reduce pollution. For example, most cities have introduced recycling programmes.  1. Motor vehicles and factories are among some sources of air pollution.  2. Air pollution doesn’t endanger people‟s health in some cities.  3. Air pollution is the only problem of the environment mentioned in this passage.  4. Garbage disposal is a problem in many large cities.  5. Everyone must cooperate to reduce pollution.  6. We can reduce pollution by recycling programmes only. II. Read the passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). There are three main (1) ............... of pollution: air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Air, which is the most important element of our environment for our (2) .................., can be polluted in
many ways. Smoke in the air from mills, factories and industry (3) .................. carbon, monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane, which are all poisonous gases. This leads (4) .................. health
problems like asthma and lung diseases, and the thinning of the ozone layer, which
(5) ........................ us from harmful UV ray. China, the USA, Russia, India, Mexico and Japan are
the world leaders in air pollution (6) ........................
1. A. types B. kinds C. models D. both A & B
2. A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. survived
3. A. includes B. include C. contains D. contain
4. A. in B. into C. to D. from
5. A. prevents B. protects C. avoids D. hides
6. A. emissions B. emitted C. emission D. emitting
WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words. 1. People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
TYPE 2 (Dùng câu điều kiện loại 2 để viết lại câu) → If people _______________________________________________________________________
3. She suffered from a serious disease because of drinking contaminated water in a long time. SINCE
(Sử dụng SINCE để viết lại câu) → _______________________________________________________________________________
3. The air is so dirty. I sneeze so much. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE 2( Sử dụng câu điều kiện
loại 2 để viết lại câu)
-> ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Their children have birth defects. The parents were exposed to radiation. BECAUSE(Dùng because để
nối 2 câu thành một câu)
->_________________________________________________________________________________

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5. The air pollution causes breathing problems. LEADS TO ( Sử dụng lead to để viết lại
câu) _____________________________________________________________________________________

I.Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1.     A. changes          B. battles                     C. armies                     D. movies

2.     A. swapped         B. liked                        C. watched                  D. animated

3.     A. horror             B. hour                        C. here                         D. hard

4.     A. action                 B. fiction                     C. suggestion               D. animation

5.     A. fear                 B. near                         C. really                       D. wear

I.Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. watch             B. channel           C. children         D. schedule

2. A. program         B. show                C. popular         D. home

3. A. newsreader   B. weather            C. week             D. leave

4. A. invader          B. queens             C. events           D. kings

5. A. actions          B. blanks               C.soldiers          D. reviews

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure 2. A. community B. computer C.museum D. curious 3. A. minority B. ethinic C. tradition D. religion 4. A. recognised B. desighned C. displayed D. entered 5. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection 6. A. school B. skull C. scenery D. sky 7. A. visited B. recommended C. wanted D. hoped 8. A. important B. boring C. minor D. northern 9. A. community B. custom C. costume D. museum 10. A. ethnic B. gather C. though D. clothing 11. A. vast B. cart C. craft D. paddy 12. A. scarf B. school C. science D. scare 13. A. terraced B. satisfied C. hooked D. relaxed 14. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse 15. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt 16. A. stopped B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned 17. A. meat B. seat C. great D. mean 18. A. call B. land C. fall D. ball 19. A. rather B. them C. neither D. think 20. A. tasty B. mall C. stadium D. change 21. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money 22. A. just B. summer C. much D. ruler 23. A. around B. delicious C. house D. ground 24. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. hot D. humid 25. A. wanted B. played C. stayed D. opened 26. A. earth B. thing C. they D. theatre 27. A. around B. about C. proud D. would 28. A. problem B. love C. hobby D. box 29. A. market B. part C. card D. scare 30. A. slippery B. sure C. simply D. singer

I.Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

I.Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

Part 9: Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others in each group                   

1. A. poison           B. visual            C. measure             D. pleasure

2. A. thermal         B. litter              C. permanent          D. service

3. A. affect            B. cholera          C. pollutant            D. radiation

4. A. passed           B. watched        C. played                D. washed

❶ PHONETICS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. gym                                B. sky                                      C. balcony                              D. laundry

2. A. island                             B. seafood                              C. serve                                  D. summer

3. A. information                  B. population                                    C. question                            D. transportation

4. A. live                                 B. listen                                  C. think                                   D. write

5. A. delta                               B. garage                                C. basement                           D. attention

6. A. speaking                        B. teaching                             C. cleaning                             D. wearing

7. A. farmers                          B. groups                               C. markets                              D. parks

8. A. museums                       B. apartments                        C. buildings                            D. schools

9. A. stores                             B. temples                              C. houses                                D. families

10. A. asked                           B. watched                             C. washed                              D. painted