Exercise 1. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. started B. wanted C. needed D. lived
2. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
3. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
4. A. pan B. bag C. water D. add
5. A. theater B. health C. bath D. father
6. A. sunburnt B. turn C. curtain D. temperatur
Exercise 1. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. started B. wanted C. needed D. lived
2. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
II. PRACTICE
A. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. started B. wanted C. needed D. lived
2. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music
3. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition
4. A. pan B. bag C. water D. add
5. A. theater B. health C. bath D. father
6. A. sunburnt B. turn C. curtain D. temperature
Exercise 2. Find one word that has a different stress pattern from the others
1. A. surprise B. sugar C. invent D. success
2. A. advance B. century C. industry D. imperial
3. A. natural B. national C. literature D. suggestion
4. A. question B. location C. children D. charity
5. A. develop B. temple C. tablet D. emperor
6. A. condition B. attention C. education D. addition
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D
1. Study hard and practice…………………..exercises.
A. more B. less C. most D. the most
2. My village is not…………………..it was ten years ago.
A. same as B. the same C. the same as D. the same like
3. Teenagers in Viet Nam like k- pop, and they like Korean films………………….
A. so B. too C. either D. however
4. Water puppetry………in the 11th century in the villages of red river delta of north Viet Nam.
A. begin B. start C. formed D. originated
5. There is…………………. tofu, but there aren’t ………………..sandwiches.
A. some – some B. any – any C. any – some D. some – any
6. What is your……………………. dish for breakfast? – it’s beef noodle soup.
A. best B. liking C. most D. favourite
7............................... tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?
A. How B. How many C. How much D. How often
8. Can you tell me ………………….. the dish?
A. to cook B. how to cook C. cooking D. how to cooking
9. The first Doctors’ stone tablets ……………….in 1484.
A. are erected B. erected C. was erected D. were erected
10. I …………….. Nha Trang when I was a child.
A. visit B. visited C. will visit D. have visited
11. He …………… to the USA so far.
A. is B. was C. will be D. has been
12. I enjoy reading ……………… it develops my imagination.
A. and B. but C. so D. because
Exercise 4. Put the verbs in the correct form
1. I enjoy (fish) .....................................because it (be) ……………….… relaxing.
2. Jane will play chess after she (finish) …………………………. school.
3. What …………………… your mother often (do) ………………………at weekends?
4. I think, in the future people (not play) ………………………………individual games.
5. I (read)……………….......................................six books for two months.
6. Amy (live) …………………………………..in Portugal when she was young.
7. She (visit)………………………………. her grandmother since last month.
8. I (go) ………………………………………….to the cinema last night.
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges
1. Lan: “Would you like to go to the cinema tonight with me?” Mai: “ ……………”
A. No, I am not B. Thank you. See you
C. Yes, I’d love to D. Not at all. Thanks
2. Ba: “Let me help you with the box.” Nga: “…………..”
A. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
B. I’m sorry. I’m busy now.
C. What can I do for you?
D. No. You must not touch it.
3. Visitor: “How far is your house from here?” Nam: “ …………….”
A. Is there a bus from here? C. Yes, it’s very far.
B. No, it isn’t. D. Two kilometers, at least.
Exercise 6: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. It is rude to ask the American questions about their age, marriage or income.
A. impolite B. gentle C. acceptable D. polite
2. We started the English lesson at 9 a.m this morning.
A. begin B. began C. look for D. put down
3. Hoa is the most intelligent in my class.
A. most beautiful B. more creative C. most smarter D. cleverest
4. My grandmother looks after my younger sister everyday.
A. takes care of B. looks at C. grows up D. brings up
Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. She is carrying out a health project for the disadvantaged in inner cities and rural areas.
A. coastal B. suburban C. urban D. mountainous
2. Hoa’s house is different from my house.
A. the same like B. the same as C. the like to D. the so that
3. Solar energy doesn’t cause pollution, but it is not cheap.
A. expensive B. effective C. commercial D. possible
4. The traffic here is very dangerous for children.
A. noisy B. safe C. quiet D. easy
C. READING
Exercise 8. Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D.
The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem lake. It (1)…… constructed in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty, first to honor Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high rank scholars of Vietnam. In 1076, King Ly Nhan Tong continued the work and (2)……. Quoc Tu Giam as the first university of Vietnam. There are 82 Doctor's stone tablets in total, with names and origins of 1307 doctors, corresponding to 82 examination courses (3)……. 1442 to 1779. If you visit the Temple at the beginning of the year or in May, you will catch sights of numerous students who (4)…… and rub the tortoise head. such an act is believed to bring them luck to pass the test.
1. A. were B. was C. is D. are
2. A. build B.building C. to build D. built
3. A. from B. to C. in D. between
4. A. will come B. come C. is coming D. came
Exercise 9. Read the text about an artist. Choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D.
You can’t buy a drawing by Julian Beever and you can’t see his work in a gallery or museum. Julian makes his amazing pictures on the pavements of city streets. People have called him “the Pavement Picasso” and perhaps you have seen his pictures on the Internet. Julian has made hundreds of pieces of “pavement art” in different countries - in many parts of Europe and also in the USA, Australia, Japan, Argentina, and Brazil. His drawings can take three or four days to finish. But because he draws with a chalk, the drawing only stay for a short time. When people walk on them or when it rains, they quickly disappear. For Julian, this isn’t a problem. The drawings survive in the photos he has taken, and this is the most important thing for him. Julian’s fame hasn’t come from experts in the art world, but from the Internet. “The reason why my work has become well known is because people like it and they’ve sent it to each other on the Internet,” he says. “So I know that what I do is popular.”Julian Beever is from Leicestershire in England, but he now lives in Belgium.
1. Julian Beever makes drawing……………………………………………..
A. outside B. on his computer
C. for exhibitions in a gallery D. inside
2. He has worked…………………………………………………………......
A. in a few cities B. in lots of countries
C. with hundreds of people D. in his country
3. His pictures....................................................................................................
A. are easy to draw B. look good when it rains
C. don’t stay for a long time D. stay for a long time
4. Lots of people know Julian’s art because…………………………………
A. they know a lot about art B. he has sent photos to them
C. they have seen it on the net D. they know him
5. Julian Beever.................................................................................................
A. hasn’t lived in Britain B. hasn’t tried to be a star in the art world
C. isn’t very interested in photos D. has tried to be a star in the art world
D. WRITING
Exercise 8. Underline and correct the mistake
1. How many orange juice have you had today? ……………………….
2. Some flowers bought for his mother on her birthday yesterday. ………………………
3. The students were not interested in history because it was bored. ………………………
4. She studys engineering at university. ………………………
Exercise 8. Change into the passive
1. A lot of people use cell phones.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Mr. Vinh teaches our English lessons.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. My mother bought those vegetables.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Our teachers give us some exercises to prepare for the test.
.……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Did you buy this dictionary two weeks ago?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Exercise 11. Arrange these words/ phrases into the meaning sentences
1. and / difficult / boring / that / eggshells / people / carving / Some / say / is .
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. girl / have / is / the / kind-hearted / She / most / ever / I /met
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. 2010/ the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets/ recognise/ UNESCO/ a Memory/ World/as.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. is/ I/ think/ Vietnamese food/ cheap/ very delicious.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. have/ They/ visited /before/ Ho Chi Minh City/ never/.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 12. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above
1. I didn’t go to school because I was sick.(so)
-> I was sick, ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. It will be good if you eat less meat and more vegetables.
->You should……………………………………………………………………………..
3. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as …as)
->The photograph…………………………………………………………………………
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening.
-> I enjoy…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I think that learning English is important.
->I find ……………………………………………………………………………………
8. It took her an hour todo her homework every night.
-> She spent …………………………………….……………...........................................
9. I like chicken and my sister does too. (same food)
->………………………………………………........ ……………………………………
10. She started playing volleyball five years ago.
-> She has…………………………………………………………………………………
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
1. A. exhibition B. question C. collection D. tradition (tion)
2. A. pleasure B. leisure C. closure D. sure (s)
3. A. saxophone B. music C. so D. expensive (s)
4. A. happy B. apple C. act D. aunt (a)
5. A.food B. tooth C.flood D.noodle (oo)
6. A.sausage B. sauce C.aunt D.laundry (au)
7. A.son B. sugar C. soup D.sing (s)
8. A.recycle B. collect C. cooking D. come (c)
[Phần gạch chân là phần chữ mik cho vào trong ngoặc r nhá]
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
(1,0 pt)
1 A. exhibition B. tradition C. question D. action
2 A. page B. information C. pavement D. transport
3 A. laughed B. pronounced C. excited D. produced
4 A. display B. unusual C. occasion D. measure
5 A. mothers B. aunts C. centres D. cousins
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0pt)
1. A. different B. beautiful C. unhappy D. difficult
2. A. appear B. listen C. answer D. travel
3. A. convenient B. apartment C. expensive D. compliment
4. A. cafeteria B. reference C. literature D. dictionary
5. A. thirty B. rehearse C. comfortable D. distance
Unit 4 ❶. PHONETICS I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question 2. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. design 3. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure 4. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official 5. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music 6. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure 7. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent 8. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef 9. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision 10. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition 11. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker 12. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit 13. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn 14. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted 15. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize 16. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every 17. A. why B. who C. when D. what 18. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded 19. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic 20. A. conclusion B. ensure C. rush D. mission 21. A. student B. study C. dust D. must 22. A. father B. date C. hard D. last 23. A. chapter B. rich C. cheese D. chemist 24. A. watches B. boxes C. buses D. tables 25. A. pleasure B. sound C. same D. best 26. A. foot B. pool C. moon D. food 27. A. birth B. their C. myth D. fifth 28. A. trays B. says C. bays D. days 29. A. companion B. company C. comparison D. compartment 30. A. naked B. wicked C. beloved D. confused 31. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage 32. A. clothes B. gone C. drove D. ghost 33. A. hear B. clear C. swear D. ear 34. A. heat B. great C. beat D. teach 35. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health 36. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive 37. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon 38. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps 39. A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed 40. A. feed B. heat C. meat D. pleasure 41. A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart 42. A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student 43. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that 44. A machine B. parachute C. champagne D. cheer 45. A. doctor B. hospital C. pollution D. tomorrow 46. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high 47. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker 48. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit 49. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn 50. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted
Exercise 1.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others ( Further practice)
1. A. right B. Mike C. simple D.kind
2. A. maths B. bag C. cat D. page
3. A. under B. tune C. lunch D. must
4. A. with B. bath C. thank D. thesis
5. A. pens B. words C. calls D. cat
Exercise 2. Put the words in brackets into the correct form to comple the sentences
1. I like going to England to study English because I can practice English with________________ speakers ( nation)
2.English is an ________________ language in this country ( officially)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. arrived B. watched C. packed D. typed
2. A. married B. called C. changed D. rented
3. A. started B. worked C. waited D. landed
4. A. needed B. liked C. washed D. hoped
5. A. robbed B. seemed C. cooked D. begged
6. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored
7. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration
8. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. future B. return C.picture D. culture 2. A. general B. garden C. go D. get 3. A. played B. frightened C. excited D. bored 4. A. hand B. transport C. character D. celebration 5. A. closure B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure 6. A. century B. combine C. collect D. concert 7. A. washed B. attended C. decided D. disappointed
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question
2. A. painter B. prefer C. concert D. perform
3. A. music B. so C. saxophone D. expensive
4. A. hard B. talent C. happy D. Similarity
5. A. musical B. delicious C. special D. physician
