I. Choose the word whose underlined and part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (0.5 pt.)

1. A. wear B. meat C. beach D. clean

2. A. cheese B. character C. teacher D. watch

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the other words. (0.5 pt) 

3. A. physics B. author               C.subject D. exciting

4. A. scary B. secret          C. biology D. family

I. Pronunciation:

  1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:

        A. chemical              B. chemistry              C. mechanic          D. exchange

  2.  Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the rest:

        A. language               B. consist                  C. improve           D. agree

II. Grammar and vocabulary:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:      

1. -“What would you like to drink now?” – “_______________.”
A. No, thanks     B. Yes, please     C. I like to do nothing     D. Orange juice, please
2. All of us enjoy ______- to classical music.
A. listen         B. listens         C. listening         D. listened
3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams.
A. because         B. and         C. so         D. but
4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu         B. sunburn         C. spots         D. stomachache
5. My family has decided to use ________- electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more                         B. less                          C. much                     D. fewer
6. I_________ playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find                     B. think                      C. say                         D. tell

1. Choose the correct word that has the different stress from the others. A. enjoy B. impress C. depend D. beauty 2. Choose the correct word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. A. beautify B. country C. friendly D. activity 3. I wish you ___________here with me now. A. are B. were C. was D. being 4. Tom wishes he _____________there someday. A. Will be B. should be C. would be D. must be 5. My sister had difficulty __________the English test last Monday. A. did B. doing C. was doing D. done 6. Mr. Nam used ____________on a farm in the countryside. A. lives B. living C. lived D. to live 7. The Singapore unit of _____________is dollar. A. time B. volume C. currency D. field 8. Islam is Malaysia’s official _____________. A. government B. religion C. region D. language 9. Maryam and Lan have ___________for five years. A. corresponding B. correspond C. corresponds D. corresponded 10.English and math are ____________subjects in our school. A. compulsory B. national C. additional D. traditional 11.Many tourists are really ____________by the beauty of Hanoi. A. impress B. impressive C. impression D. impressed 12.Mai’s religion is Buddhism, so she goes to _________every day. A. mosque B. pagoda C. church D. countryside 13.You are rather old, you should not depend too much _______your parents. A. on B. in C. of D. with 14.In some ways, Kuala Lumpur is not different ___________Hanoi. A. in B. on C. of D. from 15._______Mary learnt very hard, she passed the exam easily. A. and B. or C. because D. so 16.English is a /an ___________ language. It is spoken widely in the world. A. international B. national C. native D. nationwide 17.Miss White is very friendly, ___________everyone loves her. A. so B. because C. while D. when 18.Malaysia is divided ___________two regions. A. to B. in C. out of D. into 19.Almost all the tourists want to go back to Hanoi because of the people’s __________. A. friendship B. friendliness C. unfriendliness D. friendlessness 20.Although Nam lives far from his girlfriend, he tries to _______her. A. get touch on with B. keep in touch with C. keep on with D. keep away with 

* Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other.
1. A. played B. finished C. worked D. watched
2. A. please B. pleasure C. easy D. teacher
3. A. ground B. group C. house D. found

* Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. access B. article C. alert D. channel
2. A. machine B. magic C. daily D. major
3. A. harvest  B. itinerary     C. bamboo    D. collect

A. Phonetics (0,4P)

1/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.2P)

A- classmate         B- character       C- place     D- grade

2/ Circle the word with a different stress parttern from the other (0.2P)

A- wardrobe    B- tradition C- folktale D- household

B. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (1.6p)

1/ She ___________ morning exercises regularly so as to improve his health.

A- does         B- did      C- has done       D- will do

2/ Her mother ___________ this city two years ago.

A- left        B- leaves       C- is leaving         D-will leave

3/ I promise I ___________ my best next semester.

A- try       B- tried      C- will try         D- have tried

4/ How long have you studied English? I ___________ it for six years.

A- have studied        B- study         C- studied      D- will study

5/ She asked her children ________.

A- stop to play          B- stop playing          C- to stop playing           D- to stop to play

6/ Let’s paint the house ____________ . It will be much cheaper.

A- yourself      B- herself       C- ourselves         D- themselves

7/ His parents are always proud _________ him.

A-about B- with C- on D- of

8/ She grew up in England, so her ________ is English.

A- mother tongue    B- first language    C- foreign language    D- a and b

I. Choose A, B, C, D to indicate the word that has a different stress from the others.

1. A. follow B. special C. computer D. midterm

2. A. feeling B. address C. collect D. mistake

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.

1. A. test B. dress C. these D. then

2. A. gather B. monthly C. father D. brother

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

4. A. man B. woman C. relax D. badminton

5. A. mountain B. mouse C. round D. cousin

I. Choose A, B, C, D to indicate the word that has a different stress from the others.

1. A. follow B. special C. computer D. midterm

2. A. feeling B. address C. collect D. mistake

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.

1. A. test B. dress C. these D. then

2. A. gather B. monthly C. father D. brother

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

4. A. man B. woman C. relax D. badminton

5. A. mountain B. mouse C. round D. cousin