I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others:
1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite
2. A. degree B. student C. funny D. widen
3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter D. visit
4. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
5. A. culture B. turkey C. machine D. tourist
6. A. parade B. perform C. reverse D. copy
1. Choose the words which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
2. A. ticket B. costume C. event D. number
3. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
4. A. yourself B. thirteen C. abroad D. village
5. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway D. Turkey
6. A. cannon B. chaos C. circle D. direct
7. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police
8. A. preface B. famous C. forget D. childish
9. A. cartoon B. western C. teacher D. theater
10. A. horror B. highlight C. project D. perform
I. Choose the word in each line that has differene stress pattern.
1. A. discuss B. gather C. perform D. attend
2. A. ticket B. costume C.Jevent D. number
3. A. return B. happen C. differ D. visit
4. A. yourself B. thirteen C. abroad D. village
5. A. Japan B. Thailand C. Norway
D. Turkey
Find which word which has a different stress pattern from the other A direct B affect C open D renew
II. Find one odd word A, B, C or D.
1.A. Tet holiday B. Easter C. Thanksgiving D. Monday
2.A. tired B. joyful C. delightful D. happy
3.A. sausage B. Turkey C. beef steak D.Birthday cake
4.A. candle B. lighting C. lantern D. moon
5. A. sibling B. cousin C. friend D. relative
6.A. joyful B. funny C. prefer D. happy
7. A. party B. elephant C. camp D. desert
III. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Yesterday, Carlos went (1)____ La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2)_______ were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3)________ up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4)_______ a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5)_____ to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6)_______ their eyes.
After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7)_________ . The whole town square (8)_______ red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9)_____ Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10)_____ food and drink.
1. A. at B. in C. to D. from
2. A. There B. They C. That D. This
3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb
4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing
5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing
6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect
7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown
8. A. were B. are C. was D. is
9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize
10.A. badly B. better C. well D. good
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
2. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
3. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas
4. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
5. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
6. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant
7. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle
8. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1. A. enjoys B. prepares C. attends D. reports
2. A. festival B. together C. elephant D. telephone
3. A. Easter B. ready C. season D. teacher
4. A. Halloween B. water C. wedding D. week
5. A. childhood B. Christmas C. chocolate D. challenge
Dear Fred,
I’m so pleased when you are going to (1)_______my country. I‘ll try to give you as much information as I can about my city.
First of all, you can stay at a small (2)________near my house. It’s not very (3) _______and it’s located near the city center. If you want to (4) _______round the town, a taxi is the most (5) ________means of transportation, but it’s also the most expensive. If you want a cheap means, hire a bicycle and buy a (6) ________.
As this is the beginning of the summer, you shouldn’t fill your bags and suitcases with your warm (7) ______, just bring light and convenient clothes. Remember to bring a (8) _______with you because you’ll be able to (9) __________a lot of photos. There are a lot of famous tourist (10) __________in my city, you can certainly visit them when you are here. I’ll take you out at the weekend.
1. A. go B. travel C. visit D. know
2. A. hotel B. theater C. restaurant D. park
3. A. expensive B. fast C. near D. delicious
4. A. do B. come C. visit D. travel
5. A. expensive B. convenient C. near D. good
6. A. hat B. camera C. motorbike D. map
7. A. clothes B. trousers C. shirts D. T-shirt
8. A. bag B. hat C. camera D. umbrella
9. A. bring B. take C. do D. see
10.A. attractions B. attract C. attractive D. areas
Dear Fred,
I’m so pleased when you are going to (1)_______my country. I‘ll try to give you as much information as I can about my city.
First of all, you can stay at a small (2)________near my house. It’s not very (3) _______and it’s located near the city center. If you want to (4) _______round the town, a taxi is the most (5) ________means of transportation, but it’s also the most expensive. If you want a cheap means, hire a bicycle and buy a (6) ________.
As this is the beginning of the summer, you shouldn’t fill your bags and suitcases with your warm (7) ______, just bring light and convenient clothes. Remember to bring a (8) _______with you because you’ll be able to (9) __________a lot of photos. There are a lot of famous tourist (10) __________in my city, you can certainly visit them when you are here. I’ll take you out at the weekend.
1. A. go B. travel C. visit D. know
2. A. hotel B. theater C. restaurant D. park
3. A. expensive B. fast C. near D. delicious
4. A. do B. come C. visit D. travel
5. A. expensive B. convenient C. near D. good
6. A. hat B. camera C. motorbike D. map
7. A. clothes B. trousers C. shirts D. T-shirt
8. A. bag B. hat C. camera D. umbrella
9. A. bring B. take C. do D. see
10.A. attractions B. attract C. attractive D. areas
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. snake B. educate C. racing D. castle
2. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
3. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. reward B. country C. samba D. music
5. A. comfort B. apple C. water D. machine
II. VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Everybody has gone to the _____ festival.
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
7. The Academy Awards, commonly _____ as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
8. La Tomatina is a _____ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually
9. Some people love to go _____ with friends on New Year’s Eve.
A. walk B. for walk C. for a walk D. for a walking
10. The _____ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air
11. People of _____ minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March
A. village B. local C. native D. ethnic
12. We saw a _____ of Lotus floats when attending Loykrathong Festival in Thailand last year.
A. parade B. march C. group D. class
13. In Vietnam, many people’s _____ is Buddhism.
A. custom B. religion C. tradition D. festival
14. Mr. Dam is a _____ person because he believes much in his star sign.
A. superstitious B. careful C. traditional D. smart
15. Many families in Vietnam _____ their ancestor on Hoi Mua occasion.
A. worship B. worships C. worshiping D. worshiped
16. Many villages _____ offer money or contribute food and drink to celebrate the festival.
A. volunteer B. volunteerly C. voluntary D. voluntarily
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
17. Tet Holiday is the most important festival in Vietnam which takes place in late January or early February.
A. appears B. occurs C. brings D. holds
18. Some people take naps after the feast with the whole family.
A. play games B. go out C. go to sleep D. hang out
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.
19. During their concert, Cold play stirred up the crowd in nearly 3 hours with their hit songs.
A. hand up B. move up C. settle D. sit down
20. We are so into the music played by him.
A. enjoy B. excite about C. dislike D. fond of
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. _____ will take the money back? Mary.
A. Who B. What C. Why D. Whose
22. _____ does the man drink milk? Everyday
A. Who B. How often C. Where D. When
23. _____ sugar should be bought? Two kilos and a half.
A. How heavy B. How many C. How much D. How about
