1. A. school B. scholarship C. chemistry D. choose
2. A. kitchen B. biology C. disagree D. holiday
3. A. band B. sand C. hand D. many
4. A. typical B. family C. bicycle D. cycling
5. A. composer B. solo C. post D. love
6. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery
7. A. breadwinner B. heavy C. break D. instead
8. A. excited B. talented C. supported D. watched
9. A. hopeless B. endless C. success D. harmless
10. A. burden B. sister C. nervous D. nurture
I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery
2. A. chore B. chance C. child D. stomach
3. A. attempts B. shares C. looks D. beliefs
4. A. laundry B. pause C. cause D. because
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
5. A. grocery B. sociable C. breadwinner D. decision
6. A. duty B. retire C. trouble D. household
7. A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution
8. A. homemaker B. critical C. tradition D. typical
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
9.Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family
A. cared for B. trained C. loved D. talked down
10. She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into law.
A. builder B. designer C. housewife D. construction worker
11. The government should force husbands to pay their wives for chore.
A. house-keeping B. housework C. children-raising D. cooking
12. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
13. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not.
A. profit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. gain
14. Nuclear family set allows couples to spend more time with each other as there are no family rituals as such.
A. extended B. basic C. additional D. extra
15. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.
A. fed B. cared C. brought up D. abandoned
16. Sharing household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family.
A. outright B. negative C. convinced D. irrefutable
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in order for each of the following sentences to be correct.
17. The (A) wives are (B) also responsible to (C) the family finances (D).
18. Frank usually swims (A) before work (B), but (C) this morning he jogs.(D)
19. Children who (A) shares (B) the housework with (C) their mums and dads do (D) better at school.
20. It is the duty for (A) the young to take (B) care of (C) their elderly (D) parents.
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions. 21. Gender equality means that both men and women are _____ equally.
A. treated B. played C. worked D. provided
22. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in education and employment.
A. elimination B. equality C. opportunity D. discrimination
23. Most people consider it women's _____ to take care of children and do housework. A. responsibility B. relationship C. limit D. respect
24. It's hard work looking _____ three children all day.
A. after B. up C. to D. through
25. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _____ tidying the living room.
A. on B. with C. for D. about
26. You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible
27. These quick and easy_____ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost. A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
28. Billy comes and gives me a hand with cooking.
A. helps B. prepares C. is busy D. attempts
29. Where is Jimmy? - He is _____ work. He is busy_____ his monthly report. A. on / for B. in / about C. to / through D. at / with
30. We are not allowed _____jeans at school.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. worn
31. Sometimes I do not feel like _____ to my sibling about my troubles,
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
32. Right now, Jim _____ the newspaper and Kathy_____ dinner.
A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking
C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking
33. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _____
A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment
34. He was very respectful at home and _____ to his parents.
A. responsible B. caring C. obedient D. lovely
35. Every day I _____up at 6 o'clock, _____ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _____for work at 8 o'clock
A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left
36. We enjoy _____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
37. It is parents' duty and responsibility to_____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.
A. shake B. hold C. join D. take
38. He is a _____ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
39. Doctors are supposed to _____ responsibility for human life.
A. do B. take C. rush D. join
40. Peter was _____ a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.
A. in B. on C. with D. over
41. _____the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family. A. Be B. Is C. To be D. Being
42. She _____trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps
43. I _____ complete silence now while I am trying this experiment.
A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted
44. The students ___________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _____ by Mr. Tanzer.
A. are usually taught / are being taught
B. usually teach / are teaching
C. have usually been taught / have been teaching
D. were usually teaching / are teaching
45. My mother always the first _____ up and the last _____ to bed.
A. getting / going B. to get / going C. getting / to go D. to get / to go
46. Alex is busy_____ for his exams.
A. to study B. studied C. studying D. studies
47. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _____ families and in preserving their cultures. A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit
48. You should not burn _____. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
A. dishes B. lab C. garbage D. shift
49. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
50. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
A. drinks B. beverages C. grains D. special dishes
I. tìm từ có cách phát âm khác những từ còn lại
1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant
2. a. pleasant b. beach c. bread d. weather
3. a. frightening b. different c. pilot d. fire
4. a. sheet b. green c. sheep d deer
5. a. child b. little c. routine d. finger
6. a. chat b. panic c. buffalo d. passenger
7. a. technology b. lunch c. chemistry d. mechanic
8. a. worked b. pumped c. watched d. contented
9. a. traveled b. stared c. landed d. seemed
10. a. typical b. worry c. happy d. terrify
II. tìm từ có vị trí dấu trọng âm khác những từ còn lại
11. a. tobacco b. passenger c. buffalo d. district
12. a. literature b. routine c. neighbor d. purchase
13. a. repair b. harrow c. contented d. announce
14. a. interested b. transplanting c. frightening d. comfortable
15. a. technology b. biology c. wonderful d. immediately
16. a. afternoon b. comfortable c. passengers d. discotheque
17. a. arrive b. airport c. announce d. experience
18. a. overjoyed b. frightening c. satisfied d. favourite
19. a. practice b. heavily c. immediately d. purchase
20. a. transplant b. biology c. technology d. information
TASK 1: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. a. career b. discuss c. balance d. decide
2. a. laundry b. protect c. household d. burden
3. a. equal b. prepare c. divide d. routine
4. a. family b. grocery c. consider d. physical
5. a. example b. develop c. emotion d. understand
6. a. positive b. nursery c. popular d. enormous
7. a. parents b. require c. divource d. behave
8. a. similar b. benefit c. difficult d. important
Put the verbs in the correct forms/tenses
1. The laundry (always/ do)... at 8 every evening
2. At the moment, he (watch).... his favorite film on TV
3. Every day, Jane (wash).. the dishes but today she (do)... the washing up
4. Household chores (divide)... equally in my family. I (cook).., my husband (help)... with heavy lifting and my daughter (take)... out the rubbish
5. When everyone works together on household chores, a positive atmosphere (create).. by this
6. He (watch)... TV ay 7,00 every morning?
7. Now I (do)... the cooking while Hoa (listen)... to music
8. At the moment, Nam and his friands (go)... shopping at the mall
1. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce
2. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved
3. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell
4. A. husband B. mum C. contribute D. vulnerable
5. A. cleaned B. shared C. called D. visited
6. A. skill B. split C. children D. finance
7. A. breadwinner B. clean C. each D. lead
8. A. balance B. challenge C. career D. happy
9. A. share B. alike C. tradition D. equal
10. A. generation B. grateful C. educate D. grandparents
Exercise 3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. university B. student C. volunteer D. museum
2. A. game B. organize C. angry D. college
3. A. win B. wine C. wrong D. wet
4. A. read B. teach C. please D. break
5. A. hour B. honest C. vehicle D. happy
6. A. blood B. food C. childhood D. understood
7. A. music B. city C. send D. said
8. A. church B. child C. chemistry D. cheese
9. A. sword B. wear C. wet D. swamp
10. A. surgery B. curtain C. cure D. curdle
11. A. heal B. head C. seal D. lean
12. A. here B. there C. cheer D. sphere
13. A. who B. when C. what D. why
14. A. off B. of C. first D. fan
15. A. corn B. price C. piece D. concept
16. A. well B. week C. two D. forward
17. A. ear B. hear C. near D. heart
18. A. satellite B. light C. might D. lit
19. A. laser B. cancer C. attack D. scalpel
20. A. energy B. gift C. biology D. agency
21. A. meat B. accept C. ending D. weather
22. A. poison B. reason C. laser D. sack
23. A. nitric B. oxide C. timber D. tiny
24. A. summer B. since C. sure D. sound
25. A. vapor B. famous C. waste D. plastic
26. A. erosion B. smog C. disposal D. process
27. A. washed B. matched C. indented D. walked
28. A. repaired B. watched C. finished D. taped
29. A. left – handed B. looked C. stopped D. liked
30. A. plays B. gets C. swims D. cleans
31. A. shakes B. washes C. steps D. meets
32. A. pleasant B. pens C. books D. opens
33. A. stops B. calculates C. laughs D. occasion
34. A. than B. theatre C. theory D. thorough
35. A. consumption B. production C. industrial D. industry
36. A. little B. possible C. edible D. terrible
37. A. habitat B. rapid C. informant D. manage
38. A. quay B. technique C. key D. Queen
39. A. company B. companion C. apprentice D. extra
40. A. respect B. estimate C. guess D. access
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. pleasant B. health C. healthy D. breathe
2. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow
3. A. fear B. realize C. pear D. near
4. A. inventor B. president C. adventure D. genetics
5. A. adopt B. front C. column D. borrow
6. A. inventor B. lecture C. examine D. second
7. A. doctor B. provide C. adopt D. sponsor
8. A. biology B. invention C. discovery D. digestion
9. A. discovered B. studied C. invented D. entered
10. A. carry B. rabies C. cat D. battle
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
11. A. recommend B. volunteer C. understand D. potential
12. A. study B. reply C. apply D. rely
13. A. suspicion B. telephone C. relation D. direction
14. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
15. A. discover B. difficult C. invention D. important
16. A. swallow B. survive C. digest D. finish
17. A. product B. satisfy C. pleasure D. however
18. A. happiness B. rewrite C. eject D. oblige
19. A. compare B. compose C. company D. consist
20. A. manage B. recognize C. argue D. discriminate
*. Stress
1. A. enormous B. vulnerable C. contribute D. exactly
2. A. excited B. irregular C. attachment D. talent
3. A. skeleton B. intestine C. grandparent D. similar
4. A. contestant B. routine C. consist D. laundry
5. A. adore B. achievement C. composer D. passionate
6. A. competition B. system C. format D. debut
7. A. album B. compose C. begin D. remain
8. A. contestant B. general C. recognise D. confident
9. A. debut B. contrast C. broadcast D. repeat
10. A. husband B. brother C. vessel D. effect
Chọn tư có trọng âm khác:
1. A. education B. immedialety C. occasional D. experience
2. A. buffalo B. disaster C. serveral D. family
3. A. engineering B. information C. occupation D. everybody
4. A. thirsty B. fellow C. repair D. quarter
5. A. tobacco B. favorite C. contended D. continue
Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. She works as a fashion model to....her living
A. get B. earn C. gain D. raise
2. She....goes to bed after midnight
A. hardly ever B. seldom never C. hardly never D. almost ever
3. Playing computer games for 12 hours every day....her only 15 minutes to go there on foot
A. make B. making C. makes D. made
4. Mai's house is near her school and it....her only 15 minutes to go there on foot
A. takes B. took C. has taken D. is taking
5. It is....that every student will have to follow the school timetable strictly
A. certainly B. surely C. certain D. obviously
6......., Nam gets up at 6 p.m but today Sunday so he gets up a little bit late
A. normal B. normally C. normality D. rarely
7. Could you please...me the way to the post office?
A. speak B. tell C. talk D. ask
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. responsible | B. homemaker | C. mow | D. overworked |
| 2. A. bathe | B. finance | C. program | D. cat |
| 3. A. lifting | B. routine | C. split | D. divide |
| 4. A. clothes | B. fold | C. groceries | D. iron |
| 5. A. duty | B. clusters | C. rubbish | D. washing-up |
II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Circle A, B, C or D.
| 1. A. Private | B. Provide | C. Arrange | D. Advise |
| 2. A. Resurface | B. Knowledge | C. Technical | D. Export |
| 3. A. Medical | B. Entertainment | C. Atmosphere | D. Suburb |
| 4. A. Recipe | B. Cinema | C. Similar | D. Expertise |
| 5. A. Indicate | B. Forefinger | C. Procedure | D. Enemy |
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Match the two columns to make correct phrases.
|
1. set |
a. the floor |
|
2. mop |
b. the houseplants |
|
3. feed |
c. the heavy lifting |
|
4. water |
d. the baby |
|
5. do |
e. the table |
II. Choose the odd one out.
| 1. A. satisfaction | B. household chore | C. breadwinner | D. financial |
| 2. A. mop | B. lawn | C. equity | D. resolution |
| 3. A. split | B. bathe | C. overworked | D. tidy |
| 4. A. housekeeper | B. housewife | C. houseplant | D. homemaker |
| 5. A. conflict | B. marital | C. chore | D. finance |