Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong câu.

1. A. idiom                B. ideal                       C. idiot                           D. instead

2. A. feather                  B. threat                  C. reason               D. pleasure

3. A. conceal                 B. creature                C. deal                   D. healthy

4. A. cage          B. cabbage                     C. cabin                         D. captain

5. A. player                   B. prayer                 C. mayor                        D. hare

Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn lại trong câu.

6. A. consultant             B. evidence_.                   C. explosion                  D. financial

7. A. electronic              B. expedition                 C. insurance                   D. understand

8. A. computation          B. explanation               C. redundancy               D. supernatural

9. A. telephone              B. ambitious                  C. performance              D. appearance

10. A. envelop               B. amazing                    C. passenger                  D. reference

Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu.

1. Passengers are  ..................not to leave cases and packages here.

A. made                    B. commanded              C. informed                   D. advised

2. In his absence, I would like to thank all concerned on my brother's ..................

A. behalf                  B. part                           C. business                    D. interest

3. She lives next to me and I often speak to her on my  ..................to work.
          A. way                      B. travel                         C. street                         D. road

4. The colour of the handle does not .................. so long as it is the right size.

A. worry                   B. affect                        C. matter                        D. concern

5. Now with the new system, mass production is ....................                     

A. evident                 B. permitted                   C. capable                      D. feasible

6. Although he supports the council, he does not take an active .............  in politics.
          A. charge                  B. part                           C. play                           D. affair

7. He sat down,  .................his shoes, and tilted back to relax.

A. pulled off             B. took off                    C. pulled up                   D. took out

8. As a teacher, you have to .................so many exercise books.

A. note                      B. do                             C. right                           D. mark

9. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so.................can play in this match.

A. both of them        B. none of them            C. neither of them          D. either of them

10. He wanted to know where ..............

A. had I been.           B. I had been.                C. did I been.                 D. I been going

11. James .................when he noticed a letter near the doer.

A. has about to leave                                      B. was about to leave     C. is about to leave        D. was about leaving

12. The Earth revolves a little more rapidly  ................. is closer to the sun.

A. when                    B. or it                           C. wherever it                D. when it

13. Joe has .................to continue his higher education.

A. gone oversea        B. gone to overseas       C. gone overseas            D. for overseas

14. Jane returned the borrowed book .................

A. the next very day B. the day very next      C. the very day next      D. the very next day

15. She's finished the course,  .................?

A. isn't she                B. hasn't she                  C. doesn't she                D. didn't she

16. Although he shouted, he couldn't make his voice  .................

A. heard                    B. hear                           C. to be heard                D. to hear

17. Now I .................at night, so it doesn't matter.

A. used to work        B. am used to work       C. am used to working   D. used to working

18. The greater the demand,  .................the price.

A. the highest            B. the high                     C. higher                        D. the higher

19. I'm not keen on shopping for clothes whereas .................

A.  my brother isn't either                                    C. my sister loves it very much

B.   I'm not fond of shopping for food    D. my sister isn't fond of it too

20.  We got on well when we shared a flat  .................

A.  in spite of the difference in our old   C. in spite the fact that I was much older than her

B.   despite her being much older than me. D. although the difference in our age

21. ___________ 1.000 species of fish have been identified.

a. Much as                        b. As many             c. As much as         d. As many as

22. The more he tried to help her, ____________  she seemed to appreciate it.

a. the lesser                      b. less                     c. lesser                   d. the less

23. The curriculum at the public school is as good ___  of any private school.

a. or better than                                               b. as or better than that

c. as or better that                                            d. as of better than those

24. She practices playing the piano __________________     than I do.

a. more regularly b. most regularly c. quite regularly d. as regularly

25. We have kept this seat for you. It's ___________  comfortable chair we have.

a. the more                       b. the most              c. the very much          d. much too

26. The ears of African elephants are _____________  Indian elephants.

a. bigger than                                                   b. bigger as

c. bigger than of                                              d. bigger than those of

27. Subtropical zones……..             temperate zones, but they still have dis summer and winter seasons.

a. that are warmer        b. warmer        c. are warmer as           d. are warmer than

28. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably __________

a. the less qualified                                         b. qualified less

c. the most little qualified                                d. the least qualified

29. Of the two students, Sarah is the ______________

a. most intelligent            b. more intelligent  c. intelligent              d. most intelligent

30. Gasoline is twice ……       it was a few years ago.

a. more expensive than                           b. much expensive as

c. as expensive as                                    d. as expensive than

V. Tìm từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:

            1. A. liberate               B. empty                                 C. network                         D. excellent

            2. A. liberty                 B. sincere                                C. light                        D. finish

            3. A. answered            B. attracted                             C. appeared                        D. designed

VI. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words

            We went (1)…………..……at Waikiki Beach as soon as we arrived on the Hawaiian  island of Tahu. We took a (2)………….……plane to Kilauea Volcano this afternoon. The lava (3)………….……pouring when we flew overhead. It was (4) ………………..exciting.

VII. Read  the following passage carefully and  fill in the blanks with the suitable words

Hoa, Nga and her cousin were bored, so Nga suggested tthey play a (29) …………called 20 questions. She (30) …………….the rules and the the girls started to play. Nga thought of a (31) ……………….and gave the orthers a (32) ……………..by saying that it wasn’t in (33) …………….Nhi found othe place was in America. Hoa thought it was the (34) ……………….Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco. Nhi was (35) ……………….when she said it was the Statue (36) ………….Liberty.

I. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong câu.

1. A. pigeon                       B. pipe                 C. pillow                       D. spill

2. A. square                       B. black               C. match                       D. calcium

3. A. creature                     B. feature            C. heat                          D. creation

4. A. depend                      B. even                C. event                        D. prevent

5. A. plain                          B. game               C. change                      D. chance

II. Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn lại trong câu.

6. A. challenge                  B. eventually       C. resign                                   D. disease

7. A. politics                      B. impolite          C. advantageous                       D. occupation

8. A. sincere                      B. portable          C. element                                D. fortunate

9.A. comprehend               B. spectacle         C. individual                            D. unexpected

10. A. initiate                    B. identity           C. attention                              D. humorous

III. Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu.

1. Do not use mobile phones during  ................ and landing.

      A. flight off.          B. take-off                  C. lift off                D. mounting

2.  He thought that if he admitted he was afraid of swimming he would lose......... with his friends.

             A. weight              B. nerve                      C. face                   D. regard

3. I've been working ................... quite a lot of pressure lately.

          A. in                         B. with                        C. on                      D. under

4. I was so tired that I ..................... asleep in the chair.

          A. dropped               B. fell                         C. went                  D. became

5. The shirt I was wearing today was torn, but I don't think anyone ....................

          A. watched               B. remarked                C. mentioned         D. noticed

6. They were really ........................ about my idea of joining them in London.

          A. enthusiastic         B. keen                       C. interested          D. willing

7. ...............it not been for the torrential rain, we would have gone out.

          A. But                      B. if                            C. Had                   D. should

8. When she first started work, she little thought she would ..................... such difficulties.

          A. come up against  B. come into               C. come in for        D. come up with

 9. .................... imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess.

          A. many of thee       B. many                      C. There are many D. of the many

10. The doctor advised him .................  and to take up some sport.

A. to stop smoke        B. stop smoking          C. to stop smoking           D. to stop to smoke

11. Job specialization takes place  ............... of production is separated into occupations.

A. whenever the work is   B. when the work     C. is when the work     D. whenever working

12. If you need help or something,  ....................  this button.

A. just press                B. you will press        C. you would press           D. you pressed

13. The internet makes it much easier ........................ communicate with one another.
A. to people for          B. for people              C. that people can             D. for people to

 14.  ................... of great apes, the gibbon is the smallest.

      A. Four of the types   B. The four of types   C. Four types of the               D. Of the four types

15. He asks such a silly question that I can't  .....................

      A. help laughing        B. stop laughing         C. help to laugh                D. stop to laugh

16. By the end of next year, we  ................. this advanced training course.
A. are finishing          B. will be finishing    C. will have finished             D. have finished

17. Seldom ..................... more than 20 minutes a night.

A. sleep giraffes         B. do giraffes sleep    C. giraffes do sleep                D. giraffes sleep

18.  The heavy snow made ............. the traffic to move.

            A. impossibly for   B. it impossible for     C. impossible to                D. it impossible to

19. The more you study, ..............you know about the world

A. the better knowledge                                  B. the better you    C. the more things                   D. the more your knowledge

20. This food is a bit ................. Ask them to put it back in the oven.

           A. overcooked.      B. overcooking.          C. undercooking.              D. undercooked.

21- I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone _________ me like that, I _________ extremely angry.

     A. treats/ am                                                       B. will treat/ will be

     C. treated/ would be                                           D. treats/ will be

22- If you _________ me with this exercise, I _________ the same for you one day.

     A. help/ will do                                                  B. helped/ would do

     C. help/ would do                                               D. will help/ will do

23- According to the timetable, if the train _________ on time, we _________ at 5.30.

     A. leaves/ will arrive                                          B. left/ would arrive

     C. had left/ would arrive                                    D. leaves/ arrives

24- If it _________ fine tomorrow, we _________ to the coast.

     A. will be/ will go                                              B. is/ go

     C. is/ will go                                                       D. were/ would go

25- If you _________ me last week, I _________ to come.

     A. invited/ was able                                           B. invited/ had been able

     C. had invited/ would be able                            D. had invited/ would have been able

26- It’s a beautiful house, and I _________ it if I _________ the money, but I can’t afford it.

     A. will buy/ have                                                B. would buy/ had

     C. buy/ have                                                       D. would buy/ had had

27- I don’t like this flat. I think I _________ happier if I _________ in a house in the country.

     A. am/ live                                                          B. will be/ will live

     C. would be/ lived                                              D. would live/ would live

28- I can’t play football, but I’m sure that if I ______, I ________ a lot better than anyone in this awful team.

     A. will do/ play                                                  B. do/ would play

     C. do/ will play                                                   D. did/ would play

29- I _________ you tonight, _________ in?

     A. phone/ will you be                                         B. will phone/ are you

     C. phone/ would you be                                     D. phoned/ will you be

30- Why didn’t you tell me? – If you _________ me, I _________ you.

     A. told/ would help                                            B. told/ had helped

     C. had told/ would help                                      D. had told/ would have helped

31- If Bill _________ the car, he _________ in prison now.

     A. didn’t steal/ wouldn’t be                               B. hadn’t stolen/ hadn’t been

     C. hadn’t stolen/ would have been                     D. hadn’t stolen/ wouldn’t be

32- If Ann _________ so fast, her car _________ into a tree.

     A. weren’t driving/ didn’t crash                         B. didn’t drive/ wouldn’t crash

     C. hadn’t driven/ wouldn’t crash                       D. hadn’t driven/ wouldn’t have crashed

33.I wish I ________ that Gary was ill. I would have gone to see him.

A. had known                B. know               C. knew              D. have known

34. If only he_____ harder, he wouldn’t have lost his job.

A. worked                     B. would work C. had worked       D. has worked

35. He always talks as though he____ a public meeting.

A. addressing                                            B. addressed

C. were addressing                                   D. is addressing

36. He talks as if he_____ all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it.

A. was doing                 B. had done         C. did                  D. has done

37. If only we ________ a car. I’m tired of the bad service of public transport.

A. were                          B. had                 C. have               D. are

38. It is important that he ________ well in his exam.

A. does                        B. did                  C. do                   D. will do

39. I requested that he ________ because he was making so much noise.

A. should have left                                 B. must have left

C. should leave                                      D. would leave

40. The local council recommended that John___ to the head of the department.

A. is appointed                                       B. was appointed

C. be appointed                                      D. could be appointed

41. It’s necessary that the train ________     on time.

A. is                             B. will be            C. would be        D. be

42. It’s high time we……………………our lessons.

            A. review                    B. to review                C. reviewed                 D. had reviewed

43.Would you mind if I…………………….your car?

            A. drive                                   B. am driving              C. should drive                        D. drove

44. He’d prefer……………………hungry rather than…………………..

            A. to be / cook                        B. be / to cook            C. to be / to cook            D. be / cook

45. Without your help, we …….. in such a short time.

A. will not do it                      B. did not do it                       

C. cannot have done it            D. wouldn’t have done it

I, Tìm từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại.  

1.   A. bear                              B. hear                         C. dear                        D. near

2.A. leaf                                  B. life                          C. knife                       D. of

3.A. knocked                          B. needed                    C. founded                  D. wanted

4.A. streets                           B.phones                  C.makes                     D.sports

5.A. sea                                   B. screen                     C. smart                      D. Sugar