Bài 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1, A. the B. there C. think D. they

2, A. earth B. feather C. theater D. thanks

3, A. when B. where C. detective D. best

4, A. clumsy B. cute C. just D. but

5, A. weather B. newsreader C. teaching D. repeat

6, A. game B. relax C. national D. channel

7, A. programme B. sport C. most D. show

8, A. thirty B. them C. both D. theme

9, A. schedule B. when C. red D. comedy

10, A. brother B. through C. then D. weather

I/ Pronunciation:

A.   Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:

1/ A. communicate      B. explore                    C. forum                      D. force

2/ A. exchange               B. channel                      C. chemistry                D.  reach

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:

1/ A. violent                B. document                C. control                    D. access

2/ A. commerce           B. benefit                     C. response                 D. remote

II/ Choose a, b, c or d:

1/ Nobody can deny the ________ of the Internet in our life.

     a. channels              b. benefits                    c. controls                     d. purposes

2/ He spends a lot of time ________ the web every day.

     a. responding          b. looking                    c. walking                    d. surfing

3/ We can communicate ________our friends by means of email.

     a. at                        b. to                             c. for                            d. with

4/ Before the appearance of newspaper, people got news from________.

     a. computers           b. criers       c. magazine                  d. television

5/ ‘Muc Tim’ is one of the most ________magazines for teenagers.

a. costly                  b. comfortable             c. dangerous                d. popular

6/ Remote controls are used to________ with television.

     a. invent                  b. develop                    c. interact                     d. respond

7/ TV________ can enjoy interesting programs by choosing the right channels.

     a. lookers                b. watchers                  c. viewers                    d. seers

8/ Living in a distant town, students can’t get _________ to the Internet easily.

     a. access                  b. work                        c. connect                    d. relation

9/ “I don’t like watching sports.” – “ ________”

     a. I do, too              b. So do I          c. I’m the opposite      d. Yes, I do.

10/ The Internet has ____________ developed and become part of our everyday life.

a. increase             b. increasing        c. increasingly               d. increased

III/ Rearrange:

1/ news as / Town criers / they were walking / shouted the latest/./

→ Town criers __________________________________________________

2/ are used / with TV / Remote controls / to interact/./

→ Remote

3/ part of our everyday life /has increasingly / The internet / developed and become/./

→ The Internet _________________________________________________

4/ of using the computers, / can they? / can deny the advantages / No one

→ No one______________________________________________________

5/ uses the Internet / every day, / Your father / doesn’t he?

→ Your _______________________________________________________

I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. throw                    B. theme                                  C. thirsty                                  D. there

2. A. fourth                  B. tooth                        C. warmth                                D. breathe

3. A. then                     B. them                        C. their                                     D. thing

4. A.thirty                    B.theme                                     C. both                                     D.them

5. A. brother                 B. weather                                 C.through                                D.than

6. A. chess                   B. tennis                                 C. contest                                  D. racket

7. A. match                  B. active                                 C. marathon                             D. exercise

8. A. every                  B. end                                       C. send                                    D. grandmother

9. A. tower                 B. how                                       C. snow                                  D. crow

10. symbol              B. opening                       C. postcard                      D. boat

11. nose                       B. cold                                     C. old                               D. our

12. A. fold               B. cloth                             C. close                           D. hold

I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. throw                    B. theme                                  C. thirsty                                  D. there

2. A. fourth                  B. tooth                        C. warmth                                D. breathe

3. A. then                     B. them                        C. their                                     D. thing

4. A.thirty                    B.theme                                     C. both                                     D.them

5. A. brother                 B. weather                                 C.through                                D.than

6. A. father                   B. thank                                 C. both                                 D. earth

7. A. clip                  B. give                                 C. twice                             D. stupid

8. A. travel                  B. match                                       C. fantastic                                   D. education

9. A. tower                 B. how                                       C. snow                                  D. crow

10. symbol              B. opening                       C. postcard                      D. boat

11. nose                       B. cold                                     C. old                               D. our

12. A. fold               B. cloth                             C. close                           D. hold

I. Phonetics A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. game​B. bridge​C. against ​D. garage 2. A. machinery ​B. march​C. cheerful​D. merchant 3. A. page​B. message ​C. danger​D. ringer B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest 4. A. sympathy​B. loyalty​C. acquaintance​D. quality 5. A. rumor​B. believe​C. common​D. mutual II. Vocabulary and Grammar Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer 6. He was so ________ that he distrusted all his friends. ​A. suspect​B. suspicious​C. suspicion​D. suspiciously 7. Friendship offers us great ________ in life. ​A. pleasure ​B. pleasant​C. please​D. pleased 8. Man is engaged in a ________ struggle with nature. ​A. constantly​B. constancy​C. inconstantly​D. constant 9. __________ is a two-sided affair. ​A. Friendly​B. Friendship​C. Friendliness​D. Friend 10. He is always __________ in words and deed. ​A. loyalty​B. loyally​C. loyal​D. loyalist 11. Daisy made me _________ him next week. ​A. promise calling​B. to promise calling​C. to promise to call​​D. promise to call 12. Some companies never allow ________ in their offices ​A. to smoke ​B. smoke​C. smoking ​D. smoked 13. They would __________ go by plane than spend a week traveling by train. ​A. love ​B. like​C. prefer​D. rather 14. I can hear a cat __________ at the window. ​A. scratches​B. scratching ​C. to scratch ​D. was scratching 15. If we leave now for our trip, we can stop __________ lunch at 11:00 sharp. ​A. to have​B. having​C. to have had​D. being having 16. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to __________ him to go. ​A. make​B. suggest ​C. let​D. persuade 17. She is busy ___________ for her wedding. ​A. shopping​B. shop​C. to shop​D. shopped 18. __________ Mr. Green nor his wife can drive. ​A. Not​B. Either​C. Neither​D. Both 19. I couldn’t repair my bicycle, __________ I didn’t have the right tools. ​A. although​B. because​C. because of​D. therefore 20. Two of the factories in our small town have closed. ___________, unemployment is high. ​A. Consequently​B. Because​C. So that​D. However

I. Phonetics A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. game​B. bridge​C. against ​D. garage 2. A. machinery ​B. march​C. cheerful​D. merchant 3. A. page​B. message ​C. danger​D. ringer B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest 4. A. sympathy​B. loyalty​C. acquaintance​D. quality 5. A. rumor​B. believe​C. common​D. mutual II. Vocabulary and Grammar Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer 6. He was so ________ that he distrusted all his friends. ​A. suspect​B. suspicious​C. suspicion​D. suspiciously 7. Friendship offers us great ________ in life. ​A. pleasure ​B. pleasant​C. please​D. pleased 8. Man is engaged in a ________ struggle with nature. ​A. constantly​B. constancy​C. inconstantly​D. constant 9. __________ is a two-sided affair. ​A. Friendly​B. Friendship​C. Friendliness​D. Friend 10. He is always __________ in words and deed. ​A. loyalty​B. loyally​C. loyal​D. loyalist 11. Daisy made me _________ him next week. ​A. promise calling​B. to promise calling​C. to promise to call​​D. promise to call 12. Some companies never allow ________ in their offices ​A. to smoke ​B. smoke​C. smoking ​D. smoked 13. They would __________ go by plane than spend a week traveling by train. ​A. love ​B. like​C. prefer​D. rather 14. I can hear a cat __________ at the window. ​A. scratches​B. scratching ​C. to scratch ​D. was scratching 15. If we leave now for our trip, we can stop __________ lunch at 11:00 sharp. ​A. to have​B. having​C. to have had​D. being having 16. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to __________ him to go. ​A. make​B. suggest ​C. let​D. persuade 17. She is busy ___________ for her wedding. ​A. shopping​B. shop​C. to shop​D. shopped 18. __________ Mr. Green nor his wife can drive. ​A. Not​B. Either​C. Neither​D. Both 19. I couldn’t repair my bicycle, __________ I didn’t have the right tools. ​A. although​B. because​C. because of​D. therefore 20. Two of the factories in our small town have closed. ___________, unemployment is high. ​A. Consequently​B. Because​C. So that​D. However