Task 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined

Listen to the talk again. Choose the correct answers A, B, or C.

1. The world’s biggest source of soot is ____________.

A. burning forests 

B. burning crop waste

C. killing living things in the soil 

2. Black carbon only stays in the atmosphere for a few ____________.

 A. hours                B. days or weeks          C. months (tháng)

3. Black carbon speeds up _______________.

A. the release of sunlight into the air

B. burning of crop waste 

C. ice melting

4. The next part of the talk will probably be about ______________.

A. ways to reduce black carbon emissions

B. heat-trapping gases 

C. other heat-trapping pollutants 

Question VIII. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A - F  for each paragraph from 1 - 5 of the article. Write them in the numbered blanks.

A. An easy life

B. Less money; less waste

C. Home’s like people

D. Not all good news

E. Starting to take control

F. Everything under control

INTELLIGENT HOUSING

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  Have you ever thought about how your body works? Everyday, you make your body do lots of different actions, such as when you walk, talk, or dance. But at the same time, your body automatically does many other things that are essential for everyday life. For instance, when you blink or yawn or breathe, you don’t have to think about what you doing; your body simply carries out these task for you. You might think this is strange, but the latest houses are like this, too.

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Now, thanks to the work of some far- sighted architects and designers, houses have become “more intelligent”. It isn’t quite true to say that houses are starting to think for themselves, but some modern homes are now using sophisticated technology to control many of the routine jobs that up to now have always been our responsibility.

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For years, architects and builders have been trying to find ways to make houses more economical and comfortable to live in, as well as trying to reduce the amount of damage that houses do to the environment. “Intelligent” houses seem to be the ideal solution. Clever use of building materials and techniques has brought us houses that are easier and cheaper to keep warm than traditional housing. Modern water systems, together with the recycling of washing water from bathrooms and kitchens, means that “intelligent” houses use 30% less water than convetional homes.

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“Intelligent” homes might look a little unusual from the outside. This is because the builders use a lot of glass and wood to make the walls. Some of the houses even have a grass roof because it is kinder to the atmosphere! But, inside, they are comfortable and bright. The technology, which is similar to that of your TV remote control, makes sure of this. There are always enough lights on in every room and the windows close when it starts to rain. The water is always at the correct temperature whenever you want to have a shower and the house doesn’t allow you to use more water than you need. You can even watch TV in every room, or use the close- circuit cameras to see what’s happening in the garden.

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Until recently, we have always had to think about everything we want our houses to do. If we have wanted it to be warmer or cooler, lighter or darker, we had to turn the heating or lighting on or off. However, for some families already live in “intelligent” houses, daily life has changed in many ways. They don’t worry about turning off the light or locking the door before they go out. The house does all this for them. Families in “intelligent” houses don’t have to do as much work to keep their home clean and comfortable- and the hi-tech kitchen means it isn’t difficult to prepare family meals.

I. Circle the word with different sound in the underlined part in each line(1pt)

1.         A. celebrated              B. liked                        C. washed                  D. stopped

2.         A. waste                      B. gravy                      C. parade                    D. later

3.         A. obey                       B. money                     C. key                          D. honey

2.         A. sugar                      B. scared                     C. say                          D. surprise

II. Circle the word that has the main stress different from others (1pts):

1. A. festival                            B. perform                   C. parade                    D. enjoy

2. A. famous                           B. Christmas               C. Easter                     D. rename

3. A. money                            B. teacher                    C. delicious                 D. funny

5. A. greasy                             B. exciting                   C. shocking                 D. moving

Choose one word that has underlined part different from the others.

 B. PHONETICS AND USE OF ENGLISH (2.5pts) I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (0,5pt). I. A. many B. classmate C. grade D. gravy 2. A. viewed B. acted C. filmed . starred II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern (0,5pt). I. A. money B. dancer C. balloon D. listen 2. A. dangerous B. easily C. expensive D. energy III. Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences (1.5pts) he is old, he wants to travel around the world. B. Although C. Despite D. Because A. In spite of 2. We another important test at this time next Friday. B. do C. will d D. will be doing A. are doing 3. We to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot. A. used to cycle B. cycle C. was cycling D. went fun. 1. Everybody attends the festival_ A. with B. for C. in D. of 5. Although they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn't a big _ A. success C. performance 6. The WHO future. D. show B. failure to continue being able to lead the international response to pandemics, current and D. is needing . need B. are needing C. needs

I. Put the words into the correct column depending on the stressed syllable.

perform, culture, describe,  manner,  machine, country, relax, prefer, village, beauty,compete, happy, begin, season, parade, gravy, prepare, turkey, gather, abroad, amazed, candle, expect, listen, answer, alone, costume, attend, greasy discuss

PART I. PHONETICS

I. Put the words into the correct column depending on the stressed syllable.

perform, culture, describe, manner, machine, country, relax, prefer, village, beauty, compete, happy, begin, season, parade, gravy, prepare, turkey, gather, abroad, amazed, candle, expect, listen, answer, alone, costume, attend, greasy, discuss