I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others1. A. breakthrough B. design C. reference D. nature2. A. mineral B. production C. recipe D. politics3. A. monastery B. situation C. manufacture D. disadvantage4. A. department B. appearace C. determine D. conqueror5. A. conscientious B. racialism C. problematic D. recreationII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences6. After several years, the group was ………………………Each one has particular activitiesA. disbanded B. disappeared C. abandonded D. disapproved7. Employees can not be discriminated ………………….raceA. on grounds of B. for reason of C. with good cause D. a matter of8. Give him time. He is sure to ………………..our way of thinking in the endA. come against B. come in for C. come round to D. come up with9. Have you thought what the ………………might be if you did not win your case in court?A. implications B. connotations C. results D. application10. When my children ……………….their toys, I donated them to a charityA. outlasted B. outnumbered C. outgrew D. outwore11. To …………….our check- in, we decided to not carry any hand luggageA. rush B. expedite C. increase D. speed12. Thanks to the Internet, we can communicate with foreigners ……………..A. effortlessly B. consistently C. unnecessarily D. continuously13. Those who don not take any exercise at all are ………….to falling illA. prepared B. ready C. waiting D. prone14. The girl was very …………..to follow the stranger to his house when he told her that her mother was waiting for herA. easy B. gullible C. childlike D. immature15. She screamed and ran away when she saw the mad dog ……………..herA. coming to B. coming up C. coming at D. coming into16. The new film ………………the latest in animation techniquesA. exposes B. features C. displays D. performs17. “…………………. Is it your student card?” - “Let me see. Yes, it is mine”A. Excuse me B. Pardon C. Hello D. Oh18. “Do you know Linh, a fair-haired girl in class 9A?” – “Yes, she is my ……………neighbor. What’s up?”A. indoor B. inside C. next-door D. front-door19. “Do you know anything about the Earth, Lan?” – “Yes, the Earth ………….around the Sun at about 67,000 miles per hour (about 107,000 kilometers per hour)A. travels B. travelling C. is travelling D. to travel20. “Why don’t you …………..the French Club?” – “ I am not confident in my French”A. be B. join C. take D. participate

II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

     1.  A. surprise            B. sugar                C. profession        D. success

     2.  A. advance            B. around             C. industry            D. imperial

     3.  A. natural              B. national            C. literature           D. suggestion

     4.  A. charming          B. champagne       C. children            D. charity     

     5.  A. recognition       B. temple              C. tablet                D. emperor

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

1. A. cycle                    B. create                                   C. design                                  D. compete

2. A. channel                B. weather                                C. city                                       D. career

3. A. student                 B. music                                   C. visit                                        D. season

4. A. wonderful B. swimming                            C. tourist                                  D. enjoy

5. A. country               B. attract                                 C. relax                                    D. historic

6. A. aerobics               B. always                               C. volleyball                            D. badminton

7. A.  running              B. swimming                           C. tennis                                  D. karate

8. A. event                  B. sailing                                 C. football                               D. stadium

1. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the rest:
1. A. provide B. Malaysia C. although D. currency
2. A. enjoy B. religion C. Hinduism D. around
3. A. Malaysian B. primary C. impress D. comprise
4. A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Malaysia
5. A. depend B. official C. ethnic D. Islam
6. A. Buddhism B. climate C. comprise D. friendliness
7. A. religion B. primary C. territory D. tropical
8. A. compulsory B. correspond C. impress D. divide

 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 a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1.   A. surface                    B. attraction                C. bamboo                   D. technique

2.   A. transfer                   B. publish                    C. accept                     D. remind

3.   A. handicraft               B. cultural                   C. museum                  D. sculpture

4.   A. opinion                   B. embroider               C. department             D. drumhead

5.   A. workshop               B. authenticity            C. grandparent            D. village