I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:

1. A. slice                    B. grill                         C. sprinkle                               D. salami                    

2. A. occasion             B. starter                     C. bacon                                  D. location                 

3. A. popular               B. confusion               C. excursion                            D. reduce                   

4. A. bilingual             B. abroad                    C. affordable                          D. package                             

5. A. dialect                B. checkout                 C. erode                                  D. guess                                 

II. Choose the word which has different stress pattern:

6. A. celery                 B. marinate                 C. versatile                              D. bilingual                

7. A. original               B. geography               C. stimulating                          D. imperial                             

8. A. magnificence      B. accessible                C. affordable                           D. destination                        

9. A. accent                B. mistake                   C. global                                  D. rusty                                  

10. A.translate             B. dialect                     C. dominance                          D. fluent          

Exercise 02: Combine the sentences by using relative adverbs

6. The Riverside Restaurant is very beautiful. I once had lunch with Henry in this restaurant.
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7. She doesn’t want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause.
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8. The days were the saddest ones. I lived far from home on those days.
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9. A café is a small restaurant. People can get a light meal there.
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10. You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
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4. They reported that there had been a serious accident on the main road.
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5. They think that he has died a natural death.
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6. They reported that the President had suffered a heart attack.
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7. They rumored the man was still living.
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8. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.
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9. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow.
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10. They declared that she had won the competition.
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11. They promise that the performance will start on time.
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12. Someone said that he was in love with his secretary.
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13. People think that Maradona is the best football player in the 20th century.
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14. They find that the job is not suitable for a girl like her.
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15. They say that John is the brightest student in class.
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16. People said that Mary had bought a new car yesterday.
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17. They believed that she came here.
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18. People say that Jim passed the exam last week.
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19. People say that we have eaten Korea’s food for 2 months.
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20. People think that the new minister is a good speaker.
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Exercise 01: Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in the box.
respect wrapped to worship passed to take
reflects to reunite to break

1. She ___________ the present in red paper and tied it with yellow ribbon.
2. All students should ___________ their teachers.

3. The culture of xoe dancing ___________ Thai people’s lifestyle and culture.
4. We decided ___________ with tradition and go away for Tet holidays.
5. In my family the tradition that has been ___________ down is eating together every Sunday.
6. Almost every Vietnamese household sets an altar ___________ their ancestors.
7. It is considered very impolite not _________ off your shoes before entering a house in Japan.
8. Lots of people come back ___________ their families during Tet holiday.

Exercise 03: Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. customs B. tradition C. dinner D. visit
2. A. family B. difference C. similar D. society
3. A. expert B. human C. behave D. chopsticks
4. A. polite B. parents C. children D. special
5. A. money B. decorate C. community D. offspring
6. A. April B. children C. paper D. invite
Exercise 04: Choose the best answer.
1. Do they fancy ……………….the Temple of Literature?
A. staying B. visiting C. going D. coming
2. In Vietnamese culture, younger people often ……………for the eldest person to sit before they can sit
down.
A. follow B. look C. wait D. search
3. He doesn’t remember to have a strap around the back of the sandals whenever he ……………them.
A. has B. wears C. buys D. takes
4. Remember to ……………..off your shoes before going into the house.
A. take B. give C. turn D. get

Exercise 01: Complete the sentences with “should/ shouldn’t”.
1. In Japan, you __________ point at people or things because it’s considered rude.
2. When invited to a Vietnamese home, you _________ bring gifts wrapped in brightly coloured paper.
3. You _________ stand up chopsticks in your food between mouthfuls or when finished – it resembles
incense sticks that are burned in memory of the dead.
4. You _______ sweep your house on the first three days of the New Year because all your money and
success will be swept out too.
5. You __________ smile and say “thank you” when receiving a gift.
6. When travelling on public transport, you __________ avoid loud phone conversations.
7. When visiting Thailand, you _____________ mention the King and do anything that’s disrespectful.
8. You __________ take your shoes off when entering homes or temples.
9. You __________ use both hands when giving and receiving things.
10. When dining in Thailand, you _____ eat with your fork, but do use it to push food onto your spoon.
11. You ________ stay up too late because it’s not good for your health.
12. No one ________ be late for school tomorrow because we will have an exam.
13. I think there _________ a garbage dump in front of the restaurant.
14. You ___________ go for a check-up regularly.
15. I think you _________ be more tactful.
16. __________ you have any questions, please write me an email.
17. What ____________ I do to learn better?
18. My father thinks that I __________ be so into computer games.
19. The candidates _________ be here before 10am, or they will be disqualified.
20. You _______ learn about some cultural features of the country you are going to visit.
21. Mary ___________ take any pills before seeing the doctor.
22. __________ James apply for the job at this company? - Yes, he should.
23. How much time __________ I spend on this task?
24. Old people ___________ work too hard. They need an abundance of time to relax.
25. Parents ____________ let their children expose to smartphones at an early age