PRONUNCIATION: Consonant clusters

(Phát âm: Phụ âm đôi)

Exercise 4. Indicate the word whose bold part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

(Chỉ ra từ có phần in đậm khác so với ba từ còn lại về phát âm.)

1. a. swim                    b. swing

c. sword                      d. sweet

2. a. school                  b. Schilling

c. scheme                    d. scholar

3. a. member               b. amber      

c. climber                    d. December

4. a. scene                   b. scarf         

c. scan                         d. score

5. a. hunger                 b. finger   

c. anger                       d. singer

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.(Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với  các từ còn lại)

Question 1. A. burn               B. sun                       C. hurt                        D. turn

Question 2. A. headache        B. architect               C. chemical        D. children

Question 3. A. sick               B. swimming           C. itchy                     D. riding

Question 4. A. blanket          B.  calorie                  C. donate              D. allergy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.(Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với  các từ còn lại)

Question 1. A. burn              B. sun                   C. hurt                    D. turn

Question 2. A. headache        B. architect           C. chemical            D. children

Question 3. A. sick          B. swimming             C. itchy                    D. riding

Question 4. A. blanket           B.  calorie              C. donate                 D. allergy

Bài 1: Choose the word with the bold part pronounced differently from the word with the other three parts (Chọn từ có phần in đậm được phát âm khác với từ có ba phần còn lại)

1)    A. lamp              B. pan             C. match            D. table

2)    A. about             B. outside             C. cousin                D. countless

3)    A. bread             B. steamer            C. baed                   D. meet

4)   A. injure                B. knife                C. picture                D. sink

5)    A. chemical              B. chores              C. reach                 D. mach

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question. (0.6pt.)

1.     A. income                         B. honeymoon               C. money                                       D. import

2.     A. gender                          B. secondary                  C. encourage                                 D. preference

3.     A. sue                               B. sugar                          C. pursue                                       D. spend                                                                               

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following question. (0.4 pt.)

4.    A. mistake                         B. college                       C. woman                                      D. housework

5.    A. superstitious                 B. decorated                   C. situated                                     D. interestingly

I. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. three                         B. think                       C. theatre                    D. These

2. A. anything                   B. earth                       C. both                                    D. With

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

4. A. weather                    B. neither                    C. feather                    D. Thick

5. A. this                           B. something               C. that                         D. Although

6. A. mother                      B. cloth                       C. within                     D. Either

7. A. health                       B. bathroom                C. another                    D.Thought

8. A. healthy                     B. though                    C. without                   D. Although

9. A. wear                         B. where                      C. fear                         D. Prepare

      10. A. chair                       B. stair                                    C. pair                         D. Idea

I. Find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

⦁ A. cabin B. comfortable   C. cinema D. café

⦁ A. trees            B. plants             C. sports           D. shops

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

⦁ A. About B. Around C. Between                 D. Under

⦁ A. Again     B. Cycling    C. Japan                  D. Above

III. Choose the best word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

⦁ _____ is it from here to the post office? - It’s about two kilometers.

A. How about B. How far C. How old D. How often

⦁ This bag is 3000$. It’s very _____.

A. cheap B. noisy C. boring D. expensive

3_____any  posters on the wall ? 

A. Is there B. There is C. Are there D. There are

4____ many flats are there in this building?  -  There are 120.

A. What B. How C. Where D. which

⦁ This is a pretty place with trees and plants. It’s a _________.

A. movie theatre B. market C. park D. post office

6. The weather today is _____________ than it was yesterday.

A. best             B. worse             C. worst                       D. bad

7.The name of this car _____ Ford.

A. be B. am C. is D. are

8.We stay in a five- star hotel with _______________ food and comfortable rooms. 

⦁ dirty B. fantastic C. bad D. unpopular

9.If you like sports, there are also five ________________

⦁ swimming pools B. libraries C. squares  D. shopping centers

10.If you prefer _______________, there is a library.

⦁ swimming B. reading C. climbing D. cooking

⦁ Look at that book. ____ is really interesting.

A. He B. She C. Its D. It

12.____________ is a building, statue, or other large structure that is built to remind people of an important event or famous person.

      A. Square B. Sports center C. Monument D. Bridge

IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign

1. The signs says:

⦁ Don’t sleep in class

⦁ Talk with your friends

⦁ Keep quiet

⦁ Listen carefully

2. Look at the picture! It means...

A. No swimming                                                       

B. No running

C. No water

D. Hot water 

V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 17 to 20 are TRUE or FALSE and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)

Imagine a five-star hotel with fantastic food and comfortable rooms. Imagine a square, shops, cinemas and theatres. Imagine all of these things on one very big ship: Oasis of the Seas.

More than 2,000 people work on Oasis of the Seas, and there are cabins for 6,360 passengers. That's a lot of people, and they eat a lot of food in the ship's twenty cafés and restaurants. There are 250 chefs!

It's the first ship with a park. It's called Central Park and it's got fifty real trees and 12,000 plants. If you like sports, there are also five swimming pools and there's an exciting sports area with a climbing wall. If you prefer reading, there's a library, but relax - there isn't a school on the ship!

⦁ The name of the ship is “ Oasis of the Seas” ______________

⦁ There are 2,000 people work on the ship.     _______________

⦁ The ship has got 250 chefs.                   _______________

⦁ There’s a climbing wall in the sports area.    ______________

    5.How many real trees are there in the Central Park?

⦁ 15                         B. 51                  C. 50                        D. 55

6.Is there a school on the ship?

⦁ Yes, there is.       B. No, there isn’t

C.Yes, there are        D. No, there aren’t.

VI. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits blank space in the following passage.

Ho Chi Minh City (1)______ in the South of Viet Nam. It (2) _______ got a population of about 9,000,000. It’s very modern and the people are really (3) ______.There are many good amusement parks, shopping malls (4)_______ buildings here. Đa Lat, Vung Tau … are some quite nice places not far (5) _______Ho Chi Minh City. I sometimes (6) ________ these cities for holidays, but Ho Chi Minh City is more interesting.

1. A. is B. are           C. are                                     D. be

2. A. have B. has           C. having                D. to have

3. A.friend B. friendship C. friendly                D. friends

4 A. but            B. or                      C. so                          D. and

5. A. from B. at C. in                D. of

6. A. work B. enter C. visit                D. have

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

⦁ There are many __________ pools in this large ship. (swim)

⦁ Our neighbors are very ______________. (noise)

⦁ My best friend speaks a little ___________, but I’m not very good at it. (Italy)

⦁ It’s about twenty minutes on __________ to get to the monument. (feet)

⦁ I sometimes visit these __________ for holidays. (city)

VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

⦁ Ho Chi Minh Cỉty is bigger than Ha Noi. 

⦁ Ha Noi ________________________________________________________ 

⦁ Learning Japanese is more difficult than learning Italian

   Learning Italian                        _________________________________________

⦁ The blue car is more expensive than the red car.

⦁ The red car ______________________________________________________

⦁ I’m really into playing sports. 

⦁ My ____________________________________________________________

⦁ There are forty - five chairs in my classroom.

⦁ My classroom                      ____________________________________________

⦁ Andy doesn’t like cycling. 

⦁ He is not _________________________________________________________

I. Pronunciation: A. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others : 1. A. constancy B. sympathy C. loyalty D. consistency B.Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following question: 2. A. mutual B. trust C. uncertain D. number II. Choose the best option: 3. He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily. A. person B. personality C. personal D. personage 4. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust. A. basic B. fragile C. mutual D. blind 5. They all expressed great _______ for the victims of the flood. A. sympathy B.sympathize C. sympathetic D. sympathies 6. The company expects ________ from its employees. A. constancy B. quality C. interest D. loyalty 7. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship. A. important part B. romantic part C. difficult part D. interesting part 8. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles. A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked 9. Inform the police immediately if you see anything ______ . A. strange B. fair C. suspicious D. uncertain 10. He finds it ________ lasting friendships. A. difficult to make B. difficulty in making C. is difficult to make D. difficult making 11. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries A. promote B. promoting C. to promote D. being promoted 12. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ________ lunch. A. having B. to have C. having had D. for having 13. They ________ good friends, but they've fallen out recently. A. used to be B. would be C. were D. are 14. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend. A. to let me to borrow B.to let me borrowing C. let me borrow D. to let me borrow 15. She made her son ______ the windows before he could go outside ______ with his friends. A. wash/ to play B. to wash/ play C. wash/ play D. to wash/ to play 16. Look at the man in white. I think he must be __________ 50. A. not less B. in the least C. least of all D. at least 17. You can believe him. I do not think he is capable __________ telling lies. A. to B. of C. at D. nothing 18. Parents seem to have no control _________ their children these days. A. for B. over C. on D. with 19. A good clock always keeps ________ time. A. accurate B. serious C. certain D. true 20. We can ______ the difficulty without too much effort. A. get off B. get away C. get over D. get in