II. Word stress Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. deny B. remote C. income D. unique 2. A. nature B. subject C. scenery D. tuition 3. A. admire B. Internet C. violent D. website 4. A. government B. linguistics C. territory D. journalism 5. A. mausoleum B. vegetarian C. intermediate D. informative 6. A. ailment B. disease C. pultry D. nervous 7. A. digestive B. intestine C. condition D. evidence 8. A. internal B. skeletal C. therapy D. willpower 9. A. alternative B. bacteria C. respiratory D. scientific 10. A. acupuncturist B. circulatory C. ineffectively D. vegetarian 11. A. enormous B. vulnerable C. contribute D. exactly 12. A. healthy B. disease C. cancer D. balance 13. A. muscle B. vessel C. consume D. organ 14. A. contribute B. vulnerable C. digestive D. enormous 15. A. acupuncture B. benefit C. breadwinner D. contribute 16. A. contest B. talent C. ablum D. debate 17. A. stimulate B. skeleton C. pyramid D. digestive 18. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance 19. A. platinum B. melody C. contestant D. instrument 20. A. achievement B. audience C. performance D. recording III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 1. Linh can’t go out with us to see a movie now because she’s ____ meal. A. preparing B. making C. arranging D. keeping 2. I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works ____. A. lately B. early C. later D. late 3. I usually ____ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business. A. pick up B. take care of C. look for D. take charge of 4. Ms. Mai asked me how she could ____ household chores equally in her family. A. make B. divide C. give D. contribute 5. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the ____ lifting. A. strong B. hard C. heavy D. huge 6. My mother told me to do the ____ yesterday but I forgot about it since I had much homework to finish. A. wash-up B. laundry C. childcare D. exercises 7. ____ the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine. A. Taking out B. Coming out C. Pulling out D. Bringing out 8. My wife is going on her business next week so I have to ____ most of the chores around the house. A. distribute B. hold C. take D. handle 9. Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household ____. A. financial B. financially C. finances D. financier 10. ____ is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family. A. Breadwinner B. Homemaker C. Servant D. Houseman 11. When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the sole ____. A. housemaid B. housekeeper C. father D. breadwinner 12. My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for ____ at weekends. A. cook B. groceries C. heavy lifting D. the chores 13. After eating dinner, I have to do the ____ and then do my homework every day. A. washing-up B. wash-up C. washing-ups D. washings-up 14. Her husband is very kind. He always cares ____ her and never puts all of the housework ____ her. A. about - in B. for - in C. about - on D. with - on 15. To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good ____ for her. A. role B. behaviour C. example D. action 16. We take ____ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers. A. turn B. out C. around D. turns 17. Most people will receive ____ benefits when sharing the housework in their family. A. enormously B. enormity C. enormous D. strong 18. Like his mother, Viet is a ____ child who can talk openly to anyone. A. social B. sociable C. generous D. critical 19. After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good ____ with her mother-in-law. A. association B. relation C. friendship D. relationship 20. In many countries, divorces ____ to rise because of long-standing conflicts. A. tend B. have C. aim D. encourage 21. Hoang ____ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important. A. checks B. will check C. is checking D. check 22. Nowadays, people ____ social networks with more and more caution. A. uses B. are using C. used D. use 23. At the moment, my sister ____ her homework, my brother ____ games. A. is making - is playing B. is doing - is playing C. does - plays D. makes - is playing 24. It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time. A. have - eat B. have - are eating C. are having - eat D. are having - are eating 25. I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday. A. rode - went B. ride - am going C. ride - go D. is riding - am going 26. That Hoa ____ in class affects other students around. A. always talk B. is always talking C. always talks D. always talking 27. Hoang and Phong ____ football as they’re having class now. A. don’t play B. are playing C. doesn’t play D. aren’t playing 28. Hoa usually ____ charge of doing the washing-up in her family. A. takes B. is taking C. take D. will take 29. Our friends ____ for the fashion show now. A. is preparing B. are preparing C.prepares D. prepare 30. All staff in this restaurant ____ an urgent meeting right now. A. are attending B. is attending C. attends D. attend 31. After the physics lesson, the children know that water ____ at 100 degrees C. A.will boil B. is boiling C. boils D. boil
