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

1. A. inhabit                           B. devotion          C. character                  D. suggestion

2. A. assistant                B. possible            C. happiness                  D. holiday

3. A. vacancy                 B. beautiful          C. delicious          D. separate

4. A. entrance                B. lesson               C. dancer             D. police

5. A. discover                 B. confidence       C. relation            D. employment

6. A. reply                      B. marriage          C. response          D. maintain

7. A. difficult                 B. biology            C. decision           D. obedient

8. A. understand           B. identity            C. recommend     D. engineer

9. A. technology            B. geology            C. curriculum      D. independence

10. A. technical              B. different          C. remember        D. interview

11. A. flavour                B. summer           C. machine          D. theatre

12. A. hobby                  B. enrol                C. favour             D. summer

13. A. centre                  B. village              C. harvest            D. appear

14. A. excellent              B. efficient           C. popular           D. beautiful

15. A. finish                   B. revise               C. provide            D. prefer

42. Tran Temple Festival lasts from the 15th-20th of lunar August. _________, visitors all over the country eagerly go on a pilgrimage far prior to the day.

     A. Nevertheless    B. Otherwise        C.  Therefore            D. Moreover

43. _________ the main worship event is taking place at Hung Temple, 100 lanterns are released into the sky.

     A. Because           B. Even though    C. While                   D. If

44. Lim Festival is among the most impressive festivals, ceremonies ______ singing events.

     A. or                     B. but                   C. yet                        D. and

45. The navigation of the boat, called ghe ngo, requires great skills ________ it can easily be flipped.

     A. therefore         B. because            C. when                    D. although

46. _________ you consider yourself a culture enthusiast, Hue Arts Festival is a must.

     A. If                     B. Though           C. Because                D. As

47. The festival only lasted for three days; ______ they spent nearly a month preparing for it.

     A. when               B. moreover         C. otherwise              D. however

48. In Quang Ninh, you can go to Yen Tu Mountain to attend the Yen Tu Festival,    _________ you can visit Ha Long Bay.

     A. so                     B. yet                    C. or                         D. otherwise

49. _________ there are loads of festivals in Vietnam, Tet or Tet Nguyen Dan is the most important one.

     A. Since                B. Although         C. When                   D. As long as

50. Festival visitors can take part in cultural activities, such as visiting art galleries, historical places and parks. _________, they can taste exotic food and dishes.

     A. Moreover        B. Therefore        C. However              D. Otherwise

36.The Hung King Temple Festival     from the 8^th to the 11^th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho.

      A. takes                 B. takes part      C. takes place           D. takes turn

37.During the Buddhist Festival, visitors join the procession and make offerings to          Buddha at the pagoda.

      A. think about       B. consider        C. worship                D. believe

38.I think the Kate Festival is a really joyful festival which             many activities.

      A. contains            B. holds             C. features                D. includes in

39.In Viet Nam, the                               we mostly use is chopsticks.

      A. cut                     B. cutting           C. cutlery                  D. cutlet

40.You shouldn't                                   your promise to the children.

      A. break                B. cut                 C. keep                     D. save

41. Mid-Autumn Festival not only recalls the family love, _________ is also a festival for both children and adults in Vietnam.

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31.              different regions and religions have a variety in marital arrangements, the arranged marriage is a traditional feature of every community.

      A. Because             B. Although      C. While                   D. When

32.The Vietnamese are influenced by Buddhist theology and Confucian philosophy, ___they believe in fate in marriage..

      A. and                   B. but                C. so                          D. yet

33.Always take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India,            you will be considered impolite.

      A. otherwise          B. therefore       C. however               D. moreover

34."Giao Thua" is the most sacred time of the year;              ,the first houseguest to offer the first greeting is very important.

      A. moreover          B. nevertheless   C. so                          D. therefore

35.The five-fruit tray on the altar symbolizes the gratitude of the Vietnamese to their ancestors;                    ,it demonstrates their hope for a life of plenty.

      A. and                   B. moreover      C. therefore              D. however

26. I was promised a luxury weekend by my husband _________, I am not satisfied.

A. Despite            B. Because           C. Although             D. However

27. _________ you study harder, you won’t be a e 0 p examination.

A. Unless             B. Because           C. If                          D. Without

28. My sister has been living in Da Lat for 2 years,_________, She has if never been to Than Tho Lake.

A. however          B. although          C. If                          D. because

29.__________Vietnamese IJSO delegation was attending 11th Olympiad in Argentina, we had chance to meet many friends all over the world and visit different beauty spots there.

A. When              B. Despite            C. Although              D. If

30. When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh__________ of Chinese vegetables.

A. provisions       B. materials         C. supplies                D. ingredients

21. The Christian Festival of Easter celebrates the return- of Christ from the dead, _____the festival is actually name after the goddess of the sun.

A. if                     B. but                  C. however               D. moreover

22. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home___________.

A. finally             B. by the end       C. at the end             D. at last

23. I couldn’t hear what he said ________ he was muttering under his breath.

A. because           B. Although        C. in spite of              D. if

24. Children need a caring environment to develop_________ mentally_________ physically.

A. and - and         B. both – and       C. the – the               D. in - and

25. We do not have many carnivals m Viet Nam; ___________We have many Special traditional festivals.

A. moreover        B. while               C. nevertheless          D. although

16. Accommodation in London                 very expensive.

     A. is                      B. are                   C. has                       D. have

17. The road                    down to the sea is very rough.

     A. goes                 B. going               C. to go                     D. gone

18.               is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground.

     A. Waterfall         B. Cave                C. Bay                      D. Lake

19. The vase                   on the shelf is very beautiful.

     A. stands              B. standing          C. is standing           D. stood

20. Do you mind if I                your atlas for a minute?

     A. borrow                                         B. will borrow    

     C. am going to borrow                     D. borrowed

11. Would you mind               I borrowed your dictionary?

     A. if                      B. when                C. that                      D. Ø

12. We                   lots of photos on vacation last summer.

     A. had                  B. took                 C. did                        D. made

13. The animal              in the forest fire was a wild pig.

     A. hurt                 B. hurted             C. hurts                    D. hurting

14. Would you mind                the window?

     A. to close             B. closing             C. about closing        D. closed

15. Welcome                   Springfield!

     A. at                     B. to                     C. in                          D. for

6.  In 2010, Ha Noi                 its 1000^th anniversary.

     A. celebrated        B. commemorated                            C. worshipped          D. remembered

7.  Tet is an occasion for family                 in Viet Nam.

     A. visitings           B. meeting            C. reunions               D. seeings

8.               spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

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

9.  The flight                  at 6.10 has been delayed.

     A. leave                B. which leaves    C. leaving                 D. B&C

10. This is the first time she               rice paddies.

     A. will see             B. sees                  C. has seen                D. saw