I. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1. a. doctor                 b. simple                  c. castle                    d. perform

2. a. musical              b. composer             c. performance         d. musician

3. a. portrait               b. gallery                 c. actress                  d. fantastic

4. a. exhibition          b. musician              c. performance         d. tradition

5. a. puppet b. guitar       c. cello         d. singer

II. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1.  His Jacket is almost the same colour __________ mine.           
a. with                          b. as                         c. to     d. for
2.  Water puppetry began __________ the 11th century.
a. in                              b. on                       c. at     d. from
3.  The ___ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
a. composer                 b. actress                  c. artist     d. actor
4.  Janna can’t play the piano, and Carol can’t play it __________.
a. either                        b. too                       c. neither     d. as well
5.  Juan and Patricia are not the same height Juan is __________ Patricia.
a. as tall as                   b. not as tall as         c. more tall than     d. not tall than
6.  Saxophones are used mainly for __________ jazz music.
a. composing               b. taking                  c. playing     d. writing
7.  I went to the 3D __________ last weekend. The paintings were excellent!
a. movie theater           b. concert hall          c. opera house     d. art museum
8.  __________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance.
a. Although                  b. Because               c. As     d. However
9.  __________ does a water puppet show take place? ~ In a pool.
a. What                        b. When                   c. How     d. Where
10.                               Which is the national anthem of Vietnam?
a. Tieu Doan 307         b. Chien si Viet Nam              c. Tien Quan Ca            d. Tien ve Ha Noi
11. I never watch ballet, and my sister doesn’t____________.
a. too                            b. so                         c. either      d. like that
12. Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school ________in Vietnam.
A. school year             B. subjects               c. curriculum      D. education
13. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films_________.
A. too                          b. either                   c. so      D. however
14. My cousin, Mai, is the same age ________me.
A. like                          B. to                         C. of      D. as
15. My village is not _________as it was ten years ago.
a. same as                    b. the same               c. the same as      d. the same like

16. A_________ is the person who is so funny and makes people laugh happily.
A. writer      B. singer      C. comedian D. artist
17. You can eat_________ much_________you like.
A. as/from    B. as/ as       C. the same/as        D. different/from
18. Mozart was one of the most famous_________of classical music.
A. makers    B. workers   C. composers         D. actors
19. This car doesn’t cost……………….the other one because it’s not new.
A. as many as         B. as much as         C. the same     D. twice as much as
20. I can’t play any musical instruments. – I can’t, _________.
A. too B. either       C. so  D. neither

 II Choose the word with the different stress pattern

     1.  A. above              B. apple               C. alone               D. again

     2.  A. dictation          B. decision           C. librarian         D. carefully

     3.  A. encounter        B. determine        C. entertain         D. endanger

     4.  A. mountain        B. maintain         C. fountain          D. certain

     5.  A. answer            B. allow               C. except              D. import

II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern.

1.   A. raincoat           B. bookshop                C. apply                       D. toyshop

2.   A. somewhere      B. anyone                     C. teacher                    D. confirm

3.   A. bedroom           B. mistake                    C. typewriter                D. pretty

4.   A. homesick         B. believe                     C. remark                     D. control

5.   A. brother            B. behave                     C. noodles                    D. curtain

II. Choose the word with a different stress pattern.
4. A. science                B. goggles                   C. review                     D. cannon
5. A. poster                 B. tuna                         C. relic                         D. surround
III. Choose the best answer.
6. The traffic _______ tell people to do, warns people about possible dangers in the street.
A. jams                        B. signs                       C. lights                       D. rules
7. Always look _______when you cross the street.
A. quickly                   B. well                         C. carefully                 D. safely
8. What must you do before you turn left or right when _______ a motorbike?
A. holding                   B. taking                     C. making                    D. riding
9. That horror film is too _______ for me.
A. hilarious                  B. frightening              C. romantic                 D. moving
10. The films was so _______ that we almost fell asleep.
A. interesting              B. gripping                  C. boring                     D. violent
11. Critics were all _______ at their performance on the stage yesterday.
A. disappointed          B. annoyed                  C. worried                   D. bored
12. The biggest _______ for the winner is a trip to France.
A. part                         B. benefit                    C. prize                        D. mark
13. A lot of people go to the city center to _______ the festival.
A. have                        B. attend                     C. relax                        D. discuss
14. It must be _______ to see elephants racing in the street.
A. amazed                   B. nervous                   C. amazing                  D. romantic
15. What should the students do after this _______ with the teacher?
A. task                         B. discussion               C. homework              D. break

Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest: 23. A. Practice B. Adore C. Cracker D. Tractor 24. A. Performance B. Procession C. Musician D. Heritage *Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: 25. A. Played B. Wanted C. Opened B. Smiled 26. A. Accept B. Reflect C. Preserve D. Collect

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. harmful B. slowly C. cloudy D. unique

2. A. cooperation B. activity C. mechanic D. provide

3. A. performance B. procession C. damage D. musician

4. A. invention B. musician C. education D. arrangement