I. Pronunciation: Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. (0.5 points)

1.         A. laundry                   B. hometown              C. physics                   D. event

2.         A. fantasy                   B. adventure               C. exciting                  D. apartment

II. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank in each sentence. (2.5 points)

3. The plates are dirty. I need to ________.

            A. do the shopping     B. do the dishes          C. make the dishes      D. do the laundry

4. ________ stories are about magic, kings and queens.

            A. Fantasy                   B. Mystery                  C. Comic                     D. Adventure

5. Why don’t you sign ________ a book club?

            A. in                            B. out                          C. up for                      D. for

6. Your desk is very dirty. ________ is clean and tidy.

            A. My                          B. Me                          C. Desk                       D. Mine

7. I enjoy doing ________ because I can make pretty things from paper.

            A. outdoor activities   B. arts and crafts         C. acting                     D. in the drama club

8. Can Tho is famous ________ its floating markets and beautiful rivers.

            A. on                           B. for                           C. in                            D. with

9. - Student A: “Where is your hometown?” - Student B: “________”

            A. I love my hometown.                                 B. It’s in the east of Vietnam.

            C. My hometown is a big city.                       D. My hometown is very good for growing rice.

10. - Student A: “What does the new teacher look like?” - Student B: “________”

            A. He’s very friendly.                                     B. He teaches literature.        

            C. He’s tall and has brown hair.                     D. He likes playing soccer.

II. Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

1. A. astronaut               B. waterfall                    C. popular            D. polluted

2. A. fantastic                B. exciting                      C. interesting        D. polluted

3. A. expensive              B. useful                        C. costly               D. noisy

4. A. decorate                B. celebrate                    C. fascinate          D. unfortunate

5. A. delicious                B. exciting                      C. beautiful          D. reliable

6. A. palace                    B. houseboat                  C. motorhome      D. machine

7. A. cathedral               B. opera                         C. office                D. hospital

I. Pronunciation: Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. (0.5 points)

1.       A. reuse      B. wildlife   C. offer       D. cleanup

2.       A. funny     B. awful      C. asleep     D. program

II. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank in each sentence. (2.5 points)

3. You can catch a bus at the ________.

          A. train station     B. police station   C. street      D. bus station

4. Alice is ill so she ________ to school today.

          A. goes       B. don’t go C. can’t go  D. should go

5. Mr. Simon is going to ________ $1,000 for the charity.

          A. donate    B. carry      C. pick        D. buy

6. I’m going to see a movie ________ Sunday ________ 6 p.m.

          A. in/ at      B. on/ at      C. on/ in      D. at/ on

7. Student 1: “Excuse me, is there ________ supermarket near here?”

    Student 2: “Yes, ________ supermarket is on King Street, next to the police station.”

          A. the/ the   B. the / a     C. a/ a         D. a/ the

8. We stayed in a hotel ________ the beach. We had to cross the road when we wanted to go swimming.

          A. in front   B. between  C. opposite D. next

9. Student A: “Did you enjoy your school trip?”

      Student B: “________”

10. Student A: “I think recycling paper is important.”

      Student B: “________”

11. What does the sign mean?

12. What does the sign mean?

II. Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. answer                B. correct                    C. perform                 D. describe

2. A. dishwasher        B. microwave             C. department             D. furniture

3. A. classmate           B. lucky                       C. travel                      D. dislike

4. A. ceiling                B. football                   C. compare                  D. table

5. A. suburb                B. sandy                      C. station                    D. pollute

6. A. backyard            B. remove                    C. Korean                 D. desert

7. A. degree                B. forest                       C. plaster                     D. wonder

8. A. natural                B. beautiful                 C. waterfall                D. introduce

9. A. appearance        B. confident                C. cathedral                 D. activity

10. A. faraway            B. finally                     C. favourite                D. remember

11. A. cupboard         B. between                  C. crazy                       D. drawer

12. A. wonder             B. narrow                    C. compare                  D. turning

13. A. around              B. kitchen                    C. bookshelf               D. teacher

14. A. special              B. repeat                      C. minute                     D. student

15. A. always              B. heavy                      C. boring                      D. correct

16. A. sister                 B. cousin                     C. because                   D. brother

17. A. again                 B. listen                      C. reason                     D. table

18. A. classroom        B. refer                        C. design                      D. behind

19. A. family               B. picture                    C. daughter                  D. below

20. A. creative            B. basketball               C. usually                    D. different