I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. crooked B. finished C. arrived D. blessed
2. A. purchased B. staved C. cleaned D. arranged
3. A. phoned B. enjoyed C. boiled D. cooked
4. A.head B.break C.bread D.heavy
5. A.lazy B.date C.hate D.car
6. A.actor B.acting C.address D.action
7. A. festival B.end C.elephant D. perform
8. A. celebrate B. candle C. cake D. racing
9. A.Thanksgiving B.they C.than D.those
10. A. break B. head C. bread D. heavy
11. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health
12. A. sandwich B.chicken C.children D.chilli
13. A.cheese B.architect C.chair D.child
14. A. although B.enough C.paragraph D.cough
15. A.hobby B.hour C.hotel D.hot
16. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
17. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
18. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
19. A. wishes B. practices C. introduces D. leaves
20. A.burn B.sun C.hurt D.turn
III. Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
1. I am sorry I am not ................. fast.
A. used to drive B. used to driving
C. use to drive D. use to driving
2. Jane ................. for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working B. used to work
C. is used to working D. am used to work
3. Newton ................. scientific books when being a boy.
A. used to read B. has read
C. had read D. bad been reading
4. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early being very tired.
A.despite of B.in spite of C.although D.because of
5. Not many people went to see the film; ,it received good reviews from critics.
A.however B.despite C.but D.although
6. We found the plot of the film .
A.bored B.boring C.interested D.acting
7. “ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” - “About 50 metres.”
A.How far B.How long C.How often D.How much
8. Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
9. ____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
10. We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
11. We found the plot of the film .
A. bored B. boring C. interested D. acting
12. The movie on TV last night made me .
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom
13. The play was so boring. , An saw it from beginning to end.
A.Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
14. My mum the bus to work every day, but I cycle.
A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs
15. ................. are you doing? - I’m reading a book.
A. Whom B. Who C. Whose D. What
16. ................. do you know about this subject, and who taught it to you?
A. Which B. Who C. What D. Whom
17. La Tomatina is a seasonal to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. celebration B. parade C. festival D. game
18. He thinks elephants are animals.
B. fascinated B. fascinating C. fascinates D. fascinate
19. Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
20. You must ___________ the traffic rules in order to avoid accidents.
A. park B. obey C. reverse D. warn
1. You’re the best guitarist in the school.
ð No one _______________________________________________________________
2. No one in Ba’s class is taller than him.
Ba is ________________________________________________________
14. It is 25 years since I became a teacher of English
ð I have _________________________________________________________
15. The last time he wrote to her was 20 years ago
ð He hasn’t ______________________________________________________
16. The Mekong river is the longest river in Viet Nam
ð No rivers ______________________________________________________
17. Viet Nam produces more rice than Thailand
ð ThaiLand______________________________________________________
18. He drove more careful than his father
ð His father ______________________________________________________
IV. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense or form
1. Be careful! The teacher (look)...................................at you.
2. In summer, it(be).................very hot, so he often(go)...............to the seaside on holiday.
3. your brother/ do)........................................................morning exercise every morning?
4. Mother(cook).............in the kitchen at the moment. She (cook)................every morning
5. How about(play)...............................soccer?
6. Bread ........................ (make) from bread flour and yeast
7. We …………….. (learn) French for five years
8. They …………….. (work) for the same company for twenty years
9. This house …………….. (build) for over fifty years
10. Please don’t make so much noise. We …………….. (discuss) an important matter
11. The video film is so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
12. I (meet)…………………. Arthur 3 weeks ago.
13. John (drive)………..that car ever since I (know)……….him.
14. He (leave)…………for London 2 years ago and I (not see)……..him since.
15. He says that he (look)………….for a job next week.
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the other
1. A. harvest B. famous C. design D. festival
2. A. open B. affect C. direct D. renew
3. A. attend B. happen C. succeed D. replace
4. A. Easter B. festive C. rename D. harvest
5. A. funny B. pretty C. lucky D. alone
6. A. invest B. major C. perform D. machine
7. A. leather B. account C. adapt D. decide
8. A. police B. result C. correct D. traffic
9. A. breakfast B. pepper C. hotel D. ticket
10. A. parade B. copy C. replace D. arrive