Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

 A . please

B . pear

C . weak

D . easy

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.       A. city                            B. nice                  C. cathedral             D. cinema

2.       A. cheap               B. great                 C. mean                          D. clean

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

1.               A. bed                  B. setting                C. decide                  D. get

2.               A. easy                 B. eat                     C. learn                     D. tea

3.               A. sit                   B. in                        C. if                         D. fine

4.               A. child                 B. watch                  C. chin                     D. school

5.               A. come                B. no                      C. open                     D. home

I.   Circle the odd out.

1.               A. went                B. wrote                  C. played                   D. clean

2.               A. museum          B. place                 C. swimming pool       D. school

3.               A. spring           B. going                 C. doing                  D. swimming

4.               A. a fever             B. a cough            C. a stomachache        D. a letter

5.               A. cool                  B. hot                       C. weather                   D. cold

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

1. A. do             B. mother        C. brother           D. sometimes

2. A. like            B. nice           C. pink                  D. rice

3. A. easy          B. great         C. cheap               D. people

4. A. teacher      B. kitchen     C. children            D. machine

5. A. study         B. much        C. subject             D. music

6. A. machine B. school C. mechanic D. chemistry

7. A. party B. lovely C. sky D. empty

8. A. lazy B. relax C. teenager D. vacation

9. A. lunch B. kitchen C. machine D. couch

10. A. baseball B. vacation C. favorite D. literature

11. A. bus B. summer C. during D. buffalo

12. A. near B. seat C. tea D. cheap

13. A. thank B. that C. this D. those

14. A. near B. hear C. rehearse D. year

15. A. reader B. leave C. break D. each

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1/Choose the word whose underlined part  is pronounced differently from the others.

A. heat                  B. repeat         C. read                 D. ready

2/  Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. harrow                  B. receive              C. worry              D. mature

Choose the best answer(5.5pts)

3. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in _____.

4. John missed the bus because the alarm clock did not_____

5 Jane had gone to the supermarket _____she got home.

6.  The teacher:_____students are there in your class? – The monitor:  thirty-eight

7. John: “I’ve passed my final exam.” - Tom: “______.”

8. I study many ______such as Maths, Literature, Physics and so on

9. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented _____ what we do.

10.While I ___________dishes last night, I___________a plate.

11. He earned a degree in Maths with flying colours.

A. very well                B. difficultly                                                   C. badly                        D. easily

12.“Would you like to have dinner with me?” -  “___________”

A. Yes, I’d love to.     B. Yes, so do I.      C. I’m very happy. D. Yes, it is.

13. The students  stopped ______because the head teacher came in.

A. chat                       B. chatting            C. to chat              D. chatted

14. Linda______ her English course before she went to Canada for her study tour abroad.

A. has finished              B. had finished       C. was finished         D. would finish

15. I like to learn English because it is _____international language.

A. the                         B. a                       C. an                     D. Ø

16. It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was _____with shoppers.

A. crowded                B. crowding                    C. crowd               D. crowds

17. You should give up …………, or you’ll die of cancer.

A. smoke B. to smoke                C. smoking                         D. smoked

18. I didn’t know how …………… that machine.      

a. to operate     b. operating c. operate    d. operated

19. My father works all the time. He_____

A. relaxes never         B. never relaxes           C. often relaxes                   D. relaxes sometimes

20. Choose the underlined opart that needs correcting

If you feel cold, you’d better to put on your coat and have a glass of hot gingerade.

A                     B      C                              D

Read the following passage choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.     ( 1pt)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike (21) _____questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school. This is a normal development of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming  independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing (22) _____. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.

Parents should do their (23) ____ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not push them to talk (24) _____ they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger signs. Some young people in trying to be adult may experience with , drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of  unusual  behavior which may be connected with these and help if necessary

21. A. being                         B. to be                      C. be               D. been

22. A. on                    B. with                       C. about                           D. up

23. A. well                           B. best                            C. better                          D. good

24. A. because            B. so                     C. if                                D. although

Read  the  following  passage  the correct   answer   to  each  of  the  questions(1pt)

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "so you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink"

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.

Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

25. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for ______.

A. a factory              B. a newspaper    C. a travel agent                 D. a bookshop

26. Rebecca went to Everest _____.

A. with her family     B. without anyone  C. with a climbing group D. with her close friends.

27. The word “she” in the first paragrah refers to _____ 

A. climber                B. journalist         C. Everest             D. Rebecca

28 . Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because ________.

A. it was too cold   B. there was not enough water    C. she is a dirty person       D. she was not permitted

Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2pt)

Could you please pass me the pepper shaker? 

→ Would you mind....................................................................................................................

She cleaned the floor, then she ironed the clothes.

After ………………………………………………

He spent 20 minutes walking to the cinema.

ÒIt …. .…………………………………………………

They are growing many trees in the school garden.

Many trees_________________________________________________

Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why_________________________________________________

Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.

I was _________________________________________

We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.

If we had _________________________________________________

The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.

.................................................. .................................................. ......

The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.

.................................................. .................................................. ......

Put the verbs in  brackets in the correct form

She sometimes… (buy)  ……………….........meat at this market.

We…. (watch)  ………………………..a good film on TV last night.

After I ….(take)………………..a shower, I had dinner.

Would you like …( have)…………… dinner with me tonight?

Nam… (not do)…………………..homework yesterday.

6. My father often …( not play) …………….    tennis in the morning.

Hoa and Lan have stopped ……( talk) ……………..to each other.

Would you mind ….(buy) ……………. me a newspaper?

ĐỀ 4

VERB FORM

She usually ( work )_________in the Sales Department in London , but at the moment she ( do ) _________a training course in Bristol .

The concert ( start )___________at 7.30 this evening .

Something ( smell )_________very good .

Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.

Mary ( appear ) _________on the stage now . She ( look ) _______very  happy .

_______________ Tim________________ (finish) his work yet?

My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody ____________________ (take) it.

The fire ___________________. (spread) to the next building before the firemen arrived

He refused (go) ___________________with us .

I'm looking forward to (see)____________. him soon .

I regret (tell)________________ you that we can’t accept your order.

She enjoys _______________ embroidered jeans. (wear)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following  questions.

Question 1:  A  like      B  bit                         C  minute                   D  hit

Question 2:  A  put      B  study                     C  but                        D  subject

Question 3:  A  beat      B  eating                    C  teacher                   D  breakfast

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following  questions.

Question 4:  I go home after work, I usually ____ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio.

   A  take                       B  get                         C  give                       D  spend

Question 5:  We woke up at the midnight because the alarm clock suddenly ________.

   A  exploded               B  shouted                 C  stood up                D  went off

Question 6:  Miss Jane_________ typing the report when her boss came in.

   A  doesn’t finish        B  can’t finish            C  didn’t finish       D  hadn’t finished

Question 7:  In 1660, Isaac Newton_________to Cambridge University.

   A  went                             B  had gone                 C  has gone            D  goes

Question 8:  She stays at home because she feels ___________.

   A  well                       B  sick                       C  fine                        D  strong.

Question 9:  Lan: “ Good afternoon !”       Nam: “_______________”                     

   A  Hello. How are you?                                                                  B  Goodbye. See you later.                                                                                                 C  Nice to meet you?                                      D  Bye.

Question 10:  John often goes to bed early and________ up late.

   A  to get                     B  got                          C  get                          D  gets  

Read the text below and choose the correct word / phrase for each space.

   English is a very useful language. If we ___(11)____ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand ___(12)___we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of ___(13)___ . Hundreds of books are written in English every day in __(14)___ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English __(15)___ has helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.

Question 11:                         A  do                         B  want               C  know  D  work

Question 12:                         A  when                     B  who                C  where D  what

Question 13:                         A  teachers                 B  people            C  subjects        D  friends

Question 14:  A  the              B  a                            C  many             D  much

Question 15:      A  nation                                      B  knowledge              C  language   D  countries               

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following  questions.

Question 16:  I enjoy __________ with my classmates about their future plans

   A  told                        B  to talk                    C  talking                   D  talk

Question 17:  Maria had gone to the market _________ she got home.

   A  as soon as               B  before                    C  after                       D  when     

Question 18:  Please remember __________ this exercise first, Jane.

   A  do                         B  to do                      C  doing                     D  to be doing

Question 19:  She always goes for a walk with her dog ________ Sunday mornings.

   A  in                          B  on                          C  at                           D  during

Question 20:  She can_________four foreign languages.

   A  speak                      B  talk                        C  say                          D  tell                    

Question 21:  I think you don’t have to ________ about your test.

   A  study                     B  worry                    C  narrow                  D  crowded.

Question 22:  We are too late. The plane ___________ off ten minutes ago.

   A  had taken              B  took                       C  take                       D  has taken

Question 23:  It's not good to avoid____________ the teacher's questions in class.

   A  answer                     B  answered               C  to answer               D  answering      

Question 24:  During the break I often drink tea_________ my friends.

   A  from                      B  with                       C  for                         D  to      

Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. It isn't necessary to finish the work to day.

-> You don't............................................. .................................................. ......

2. Sally finally managed to get a job.

--> Sally finally succeeded......................................... ..........................................

3. "I advise you to take a holiday," the doctor continued.

-> You'd............................................. .................................................. ............

4. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill.

—> Unless............................................ .................................................. ............ 
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.

-> It took .................................................. .................................................. .......

6. "Why don't we go out for a walk?"

My father suggested .................................................. .........................................

7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.


After.............................................

8. It's my opinion that you should take more exersise.


If I................................................. ..................................................

9. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam.


Motorbikes are...............................................

10. I wasn't there yesterday, so I didn't know who he was.


If I................................................. .................................................. ................................................ 


11. If you do not try hard, you can't pass the examination.


Unless............................................ .................................................. ................................................. 

ĐỀ 3

1/Choose the word whose underlined part  is pronounced differently from the others.

A. heat                  B. repeat         C. read                 D. ready

2/  Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. harrow                  B. receive              C. worry              D. mature

Choose the best answer(5.5pts)

3. Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in _____.

4. John missed the bus because the alarm clock did not_____

5 Jane had gone to the supermarket _____she got home.

6.  The teacher:_____students are there in your class? – The monitor:  thirty-eight

7. John: “I’ve passed my final exam.” - Tom: “______.”

8. I study many ______such as Maths, Literature, Physics and so on

9. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented _____ what we do.

10.While I ___________dishes last night, I___________a plate.

11. He earned a degree in Maths with flying colours.

A. very well                B. difficultly                                                   C. badly                        D. easily

12.“Would you like to have dinner with me?” -  “___________”

A. Yes, I’d love to.     B. Yes, so do I.      C. I’m very happy. D. Yes, it is.

13. The students  stopped ______because the head teacher came in.

A. chat                       B. chatting            C. to chat              D. chatted

14. Linda______ her English course before she went to Canada for her study tour abroad.

A. has finished              B. had finished       C. was finished         D. would finish

15. I like to learn English because it is _____international language.

A. the                         B. a                       C. an                     D. Ø

16. It was two weeks before Christmas and the mall was _____with shoppers.

A. crowded                B. crowding                    C. crowd               D. crowds

17. You should give up …………, or you’ll die of cancer.

A. smoke B. to smoke                C. smoking                         D. smoked

18. I didn’t know how …………… that machine.      

a. to operate     b. operating c. operate    d. operated

19. My father works all the time. He_____

A. relaxes never         B. never relaxes           C. often relaxes                   D. relaxes sometimes

20. Choose the underlined opart that needs correcting

If you feel cold, you’d better to put on your coat and have a glass of hot gingerade.

A                     B      C                              D

Read the following passage choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.     ( 1pt)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike (21) _____questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school. This is a normal development of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming  independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing (22) _____. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.

Parents should do their (23) ____ to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not push them to talk (24) _____ they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger signs. Some young people in trying to be adult may experience with , drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of  unusual  behavior which may be connected with these and help if necessary

21. A. being                         B. to be                      C. be               D. been

22. A. on                    B. with                       C. about                           D. up

23. A. well                           B. best                            C. better                          D. good

24. A. because            B. so                     C. if                                D. although

Read  the  following  passage  the correct   answer   to  each  of  the  questions(1pt)

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. "You must carry everything on your back", she explained, "so you can only take things that you will need. You can't wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink"

When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.

Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.

Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains!

25. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for ______.

A. a factory              B. a newspaper    C. a travel agent                 D. a bookshop

26. Rebecca went to Everest _____.

A. with her family     B. without anyone  C. with a climbing group D. with her close friends.

27. The word “she” in the first paragrah refers to _____ 

A. climber                B. journalist         C. Everest             D. Rebecca

28 . Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because ________.

A. it was too cold   B. there was not enough water    C. she is a dirty person       D. she was not permitted

Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2pt)

Could you please pass me the pepper shaker? 

→ Would you mind....................................................................................................................

She cleaned the floor, then she ironed the clothes.

After ………………………………………………

He spent 20 minutes walking to the cinema.

ÒIt …. .…………………………………………………

They are growing many trees in the school garden.

Many trees_________________________________________________

Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.

Why_________________________________________________

Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.

I was _________________________________________

We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.

If we had _________________________________________________

The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.

.................................................. .................................................. ......

The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.

.................................................. .................................................. ......

Put the verbs in  brackets in the correct form

She sometimes… (buy)  ……………….........meat at this market.

We…. (watch)  ………………………..a good film on TV last night.

After I ….(take)………………..a shower, I had dinner.

Would you like …( have)…………… dinner with me tonight?

Nam… (not do)…………………..homework yesterday.

6. My father often …( not play) …………….    tennis in the morning.

Hoa and Lan have stopped ……( talk) ……………..to each other.

Would you mind ….(buy) ……………. me a newspaper?

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group (1 mark). 1. A. talk B. call C. imagine D. all 2. A. easy B. empty C. dryer D. busy 3. A. machine B. armchair C. kitchen D. cheap 4. A. reader B. leave C. break D. each 5. A. important B. library C. physics D. middle 6. A. basketball B. shelf C. education D. congress 7. A. teenager B. together C. guitar D. game 8. A. store B. station C. please D. excuse 9. A. thousand B. house C. about D. souvenir 10. A. uncle B. turtle C. cut D. fun

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

study

art

cartoon

class

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

lamps

sinks

flats

rooms

3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

pear

pie

buy

pond

4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

convenient

friendly

cheap

clean

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

waterfall

desert

wonder

plaster

6. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are healthy. They do ________ everyday. *

homework

science

football

judo

7. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There are three ________ in my new school. *

library

libraries

librarys

libraryes

8. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Put these glasses and bowls on the ________ over there, please. *

wall

cupboard

fridge

lamp

9. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My younger brother has a round ________ and broad ________. *

shoulder/ hands

mouth/eyes

face/ shoulders

elbow/ cheek

10. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Daisy is very ________ to take the test. She is a very good student. *

kind

confident

friendly

talkative

11. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: A ________ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters. *

library

post office

cinema

school

12. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Cam Ly ________ in Lam Dong Province attracts many tourists to visit each year. *

Island

Waterfall

Highland

Forest

13. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My brother and I wear ________ to move conveniently when we go hiking in the mountain. *

walking boots

scissors

backpacks

waterproof coat

14. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

Plant

Animal

River

Wood

15. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

fresh

rare

overpriced

cheap

16. Choose the best response to complete the following dialogue: “What time can we meet?” - “__________” *

How about 8 a.m?

Let’s go out.

That’s fine.

I don’t want to.

17. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There is a café ________ to the restaurant. *

near

behind

in front of

next

18. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: We sometimes ________ experiments in physics class. *

make

work

do

get

19. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Phong and Nam ________badminton at the moment. *

play

is playing

are playing

are play

20. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: You ________ play loud music late at night. The neighbours will call the police. *

can

must

mustn’t

are

21. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The first exercise is easy but the second one is ________. *

easy too

difficult too

difficulter

more difficult

22. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Hurry up! We only have ________ time before the bus leaves. *

many

a few

much

a little

23. Choose the mistake in the four underlined part that needs correction: *

have

called

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

Jimmy parents