1.     Choose the word that is different from the rest in each group.

Tablet            chocolate                 medicine                  pill

2.     Choose the word that is different from the rest in each group.

love                like                  enjoy              hate

3.     Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

comb             lamb               club                climb

4.     Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Repeat                       spell               jet                  sell

5.     Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

tour                trouser                                  cloudy                        loud

6.     I bought some _____ at the bakery.

Beef                bread                        drinks                       fruits

7.     A/ an _____ is a young child whose age ranges between one and three years old.

Teen               senior                       youth                        toddler

8.     The diesel engine was named ___________ its inventor, Rudolf Diesel.

 with               along              to                    after

9.     The key ________ a football match is lots of practice and confidence.

 winning        to be won             to winning               to being won

10.The man ________ around the parking lot for 15 minutes to find a parking space yesterday.

drive              drives                         has driven                drove

11.The policeman warned us _______ there.    

to not go              not to go              not go             not go to

12.The typhoon caused serious damage to the area because they had not received any warning and therefore _________ no preparation for it.

 made                        had                 did                 got

13.The United States’ Library of Congress is one of the _____ libraries in the world.

Larger            largest                      larger than              large

14.There is too much traffic, ____________, the air is polluted.

However       since             therefore                  but

15.If you get up early, you ____ late.

 weren't                    wouldn't be            aren't                        won't be

16.- Joanna: "What are you going to do this weekend?" - Marek: " ______ "

 I think it will be interesting.                   I plan to visit my aunt.

 I'm very busy now.                                   I hope it isn't raining.

17. Marie and Phil are talking at recess. - Phil: "Would you like to go swimming with us?" - Marie: "______"

I'd love to, but I don't feel well today.             It's kind of you.

 No, I don't like.                              Yes, I'd like.

18.Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Acupuncture is one of the oldest medical treatment in the world.

 one                oldest             treatment                in

19.Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

 Sally dances very beautiful. She is a great dancer in our ballet class.

dances                       beautiful                   great             in

20.Choose the underlined part that needs correction. Simon takes part with many different volunteer programs in his town.

takes part with                    different       programs                 in

Question 3: Choose the word that is different from the rest in each group (5pts).

I. Choose the word having the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.

1. A. wanted              B. developed             C.needed                              D. included

2. A. jumped             B. loved                     C.washed                              D. liked

3. A. interested         B. shocked                C.acted                                  D. excited

4. A. annoyed           B. bored                     C.exhausted                         D. moved

5. A. played              B. starred                   C.laughed                             D. amazed

II. Choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentences.

1. A _______is a film that shows real life events or stories.

A. action                    B. documentary        C.thriller                     D. comedy

2. I found the book so ________that I can’t put it down.

A. gripping                B. boring                    C.shocking               D. annoying

3. The end of the film was so_____that many people cried.

A.  shocking              B. moving                  C.exciting                  D. boring

4. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____film- I was laughing from beginning to end.

A. hilarious               B. violent        C.scary  D. moving

5. _____they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. However               B. Nevertheless        C.When                                 D. Although

6. Last night I didn’t go to bed early ____being very tired.

A. despite of              B. in spite of              C.although                            D. because

7. Not many people went to see the film; _______, it received good reviews from critics.

A. however                B. despite                  C.but                                     D. although

8. We found the plot of the story _____.

A. bored                     B. boring                    C.interested                          D. acting

9. We were _____with  the lastest film of that director.

A. satisfy                   B. satisfying              C.satisfactory                      D. satisfied

10. A ______is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

A. horror                    B. sci-fi                      C.comedy                             D. documentary

11. Twelve Years a Slave is based ______ a true story of Solomon Northup

A. in                            B. by                           C. on                                       D. from

12. “What _________ of film is the Matrix?” – “Science fiction”.

A. ranking                  B. plot                        C.review                               D. kind

13. Critic say Midnight Run is a must –see ___________ it is funny and exciting.

A. Although               B. because                 C.however                            D. nevertheless

14. Vin Diesel _________ in many action films, including The Fast and Furious series.

A. starred                   B. made                      C. produced                           D. directed

15. The special effects in Jurassic Park are ___________! The dinosaurs look so real and alive

A. visible                   B. incredible             C.terrible                              D. believable

16. For a ___________, that film wasn’t very funny. I didn’t laugh once.

A. thriller                   B. romance                C.documentary                    D. comedy

17. That vampire film was extremely ____________. I had my eyes closed half on the time!

A. hilarious               B. moving                  C. gripping                            D. scary

18. “Could I ask you a few question about your favorite movies?”____________________

A. That sound good.                                     C. Sure. Go ahead

B. Not a bad idea                                          D. But I don’t want to.

Choose the words whose bold part is pronounced differently from the rest of the words in each group.

1. A. spaghetti             B. gram              C. can                 D. bag

2. A. box                     B. onion              C. bottle              D. shop

3. A. carton                 B. container        C. grocery           D. crunchy

4. A. chips                   B. chocolate       C. bunch             D. chef

5. A. really                   B. beans             C. eating            D. teaspoon

6. A. amount                   B. delicious         C. found            D. proud

7. A. ingredients         B. pancakes        C. potatoes        D. grapes

8. A. tomatoes            B. noodles           C. groceries       D. bunches

9. A. cooked                B. needed          C. tasted            D. listed

10. A. picked               B. added             C. mixed            D. hoped

❶ PHONETICS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. recycle B. library C. fly  D. sky

2. A. post B. hospital C. plastic D. newspaper

3. A. southest B. throw C. another D. bathroom

4. A. definitions B. environment C. preposition D. welcome

5. A. charity B. program C. trash D. donation

6. A. around B. about C. country D. found

7. A. plants B. jars C. gardens D. throws

8. A. elephants B. protects C. handbooks D. cleans

9. A. foxes B. bottles C. clothes D. magazines

10. A. picked B. helped C. created D. Laughed

11. A. action      B. attack                   C. jacket                   D. battle

12. A. performance      B. general                   C. Terrible        D. September

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

11. A. station B. bottle C. reuse D. donate

12. A. wildlife B. protect C. purpose D. useful

13. A. charity B. hospital C. library D. recycle

14. A. recycling B. container C. newspaper D. direction

15. A. supermarket  B. community   C. environment D. imperative

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. watch B. channel C. children D. schedule

2. A. program B. show C. popular D. home

3. A. newsreader B. weather C. week D. leave

4. A. invaders B. queens C. events D. kings

5. A. actions B. blanks C. soldiers D. reviews

6. A. changes B. battles C. armies D. movies

7. A. swapped B. liked C. watched D. animated

8. A. horror B. hour C. here D. hard

9. A. action B. fiction C. suggestion D. animation

10. A. fear B. near C. really D. wear

11. A. their B. hair C. series D. there

12. A. game B. animal C. channel D. national

13. A. birthday B. three C. theater D. there

14. A. terrible B. comedy C. president D. general

15. A. movie B. notice C. close D. show

16. A. teacher B. great C. leader D. beat

17. A. spare B. play C. game D. table

18. A. keep B. cheer C. meet D. week

19. A. sphere B. series C. here D. where

20. A. theater B. thank C. there D. thirty

Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. exciting B. terrible C. fantastic D. historical

2. A. Vietnamese B. general C. president D. character

3. A. action B. drama C. horror D. arrive

4. A. awful B. boring C. become D. funny

5. A. leadership B. animated C. comedy D. invader

6.  A. soldier   B. horror              C. author                       D. dislike

7. A. mystery B. comedy               C. adventure                       D. character