I. Choose the whose underlined part is pronounced diferently from the others
1. A. conduct B. difficult C. stuck D. fun
2. A. needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
3. A. advice B. decision C. delighted D. variety
4. A. delighted B. decision C. advice D. helpine
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. concentrate B. tense C. stressed D. self-aware
2. A. delighted B. decision C. advice D. helpline
3. A. classmate B. missing C. embarrass D. pressure
4. A. adulthood B. frustrated C. study D. columnist
5. A. embarrassed B. decisive C. empathize D. dependent
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. confident B. graduate C. medicine D. encourage
2. A. depress B. manage C. expect D. assure
3. A. wonder B. abandon C. emotion D. important
4. A. disappointed B. preparation C. adolescence D. communicate
5. A. convince B. guidance C. friendship D. pressure
II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. skill B. house-keeping C. tense D. decision
2. A. advice B. decision C. delighted D. helpline
3. A. study B. adulthood C. columnist D. frustrated
4. A. concentrate B. self-aware C. stressed D. tense
5. A. embarrassed B. depressed C. helpline D. empathise
6. A. embarrass B. missing C. classmate D. pressure
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. The word in brackets at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits
suitably in the blank.
1. They were brought up to behave in a way in public. (CIVILIZATION)
2. Many people limit their to the sun because their skin burns very easily. (EXPOSE)
3. Helen was worried about her test, and she didn’t sleep well. She was very tired after a night.
(SLEEP)
4. The price of the book is 10 dollar, including and packing. (POST)
5. How are you getting on with your course in French. (CORRESPOND)
6. It is for beginning students to make mistakes in English. (AVOID)
7. The of the trains and buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
8. This issue is very . Don’t discuss it outside the group. (CONFIDENCE)
9. Do you know what the of the river is? (DEEP)
10. He was born blind, but despite this he still managed to become one of the top pop singers of
his generation. (ABLE)
Question1:Choose the word pronounced differently from the other ones:
1. A. conduct B. difficult C. stuck D. fun
2. A. metropolitan B. polluted C. forbidden D. affordable
3. A. delicious B. facility C. city D. place
4. A. museum B. cultural C. drum D. sculpture
5. A. tablecloth B. authenticity C. through D. although
6. A. attraction B. surface C. lacquerware D. artisan
7. A. columnist B. frustrated C. study D. adulthood
8. A. museum B. empathise C. embarrassed D. depressed
9. A. delighted B. helpline C. advice D. decision
10. A. classmate B. pressure C. embarrass D. missing
11. A. clothes B. matches C. colleges D. churches
12. A. listened B. stayed C. wanted D. played
13. A. embarrassed B. determine C. metro D. relax
14. A. adulthood B. frustrated C. drumhead D. education
15. A. remind B. disappointed C. forbidden D. conflict
16. A. design B. tense C. easily D. result
Question 2: Choose the word stressed differently from the others :
1. A. famous B. village C. workshop D. bamboo
2. A. business B. experience C. grandparent D. chocolate
3. A. generation B. communicate C. historical D. environment
4. A. embroider B. department C. handicraft D. opinion
5. A. populous B. determine C. forbidden D. delicious
6. A. metropolitan B. fascinatingly C. multicultural D. recreation
7. A. skyscraper B. convenience C. resident D. vehicle
8. A. affordable B. environment C. variety D. indicator
9. A. factor B. medium C. dweller D. downtown
10. A. fabulous B. reliable C. variety D. forbidden
11. A. negative B. indicator C. determine D. skycraper
12. A.metropolitan B. affordable C. disappointed D. multicultural
13. A. disappointed B. adolescence C. environment D. recreation
14. A. neighbourhood B. assignment C. emotion D. support
15. A. experience B. emotional C. emergency D. populous
16. A. fabulous B. skyscraper C. lacquerware D. determine
Question 3: Pick out the word that is of different topic or part of speech from the others:
1. A. craftmen B. artisan C. dweller D. villager
2. A. embroider B. visitor C. villager D. designer
3. A. stressed B. relaxed C. frustrated D. depressed
4. A. workshop B. museum C. zoo D. conical hat
5. A. fabulous B. terrible C. terrific D. awesome
6. A. embroider B. teenager C. wander D. remember
7. A. upset B. excited C. stressed D. disappointed
8. A. lacquerware B. conical hat C. lantern D. workshop
9. A. climate B. education C. safety D. multicultural
10. A. adulthood B. adolescence C. neighbourhood D. childhood
11. A. confident B. relaxed C. worried D. delighted
12. A. visitor B. embroider C. skyscraper D. designer
13. A. expect B. disappoint C. medical D. prepare
14. A. selfish B. self-confident C. self-controlled D. self-disciplined
15. A. mentally B. friendly C. physically D. traditionally
16. A. columnist B. artisan C. advisor D. childhoo
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. caused B. increased C. practisedD. promised
2. A. fashionB. passionC. decisionD. Russian
3.A. describeB. titleC. licenseD. little
4. A. drivenB. examineC. combineD. risen
5. A. challengingB. champagneC. championshipD. charity
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
13. A. continent B. openness C. operate D. dominant
14. A. fluency B. punctual C rusty D. multinational
15. A. creation B. decision C. immersion D. translation
16. A. Chinese B. speech C. technical D. touchdown
17. A. simplified B. varied C. mastered D. immersed
18. A. bilingual B. dialect C. derivative D. profile
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (4,0pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
(NB)Question 9: A. adolescence B. emergency C. helpline D. tense
(TH)Question10: A. delighted B. depressed C. embarrassed D. stressed
Choose the word whose main stress is different.
(TH)Question 11: A. wonderful B. emergency C. beautiful D. indicator
Choose the best answer.
(NB)Question 12: His parents said design graduates _____ find jobs easily.
A. will not B. won’t C. cannot D. wouldn’t
(TH)Question 13: She told her mother that _____ a very high score in her test.
A. she had got B. she had get C. she has get D. she has got
(TH)Question 14: My parents asked me to find out to improve my English.
A. what B. which C. how D. where
(VDC)Question 15:“ She asked me the seat or not.
A. if – had occupied B. whether – was occupied
C. if– has been occupied D. whether – occupied
(NB)Question 16: By the age of 15, teenagers are better able to a more demanding curriculum.
A. solve B. operate C. handle D. deal
(TH)Question 17. The advice columnist said, “It sounds like the problem is not your appearance but the you see yourself.”
A. route B. distance C. way D. behavior
(NB)Question 18: Choose the word does not fit in the sentences: “You may feel _____ before taking an important exam.”
A. bored B. worried C. stressed D. surprised
(TH)Question 19: My closest friend is not very and she likes having a small friend group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out.
A. society B. sociable C. social D. socialist
(VD)Question 20: He asked his father how to _____ negative emotions.
A. cope to B. cope of C. cope for D. cope with
(VD)Question 21:“My parents want Mai to go to a top college and study medicine.” - “__________”
A. Really? B. Do they? C. May be not? D. What college?
(VD)Question 22: “My life’s got stuck these days. I am so depressed and unable to think of anything”.
- “__________”
A. You will be tired. B. Stay calm. Everything will be alright. C. Stay stuck there. D. No, thanks.
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. A. atmosphere B. candidate C. efficiency D. hurricane
2. A. inspire B. diasppear C. describe D. academy
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others
3. A. evidence B. violent C. hero D. compliment
4. A. luxury B. institute C. reduce D. uniform
* Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. enough B. plough C. tough D. rough
2. A. contract B. language C. cancel D. image
3. A. naked B. crooked C. markedly D. backed
4. A. decision B. design C. invisible D. disease
5. A. production B. procedure C. product D. provide
Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:
1.A. passed B. watched C. wanted D. washed
2.A. biology B. difficult C. intelligent D. history
3.A. mystery B. family C. supply D. battery
