Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:
A. hyphen ( ˈhīfən )
B. honest ( ˈänist )
C. helmet ( ˈhelmit )
D. heat
1. C h oose the word which h as a d ifferent sound in the part underlined:
A. h yphen B. h onest C. h elmet D. h eat
2. Choose the word which has a different position of the main stress :
A. freedom B. enjoy C. discover D. arrange
3. Mo st people enjoy ________________ abroad and having the chance to stay in some exotic cities.
A. travel B. to travel C. travelled D. travelling
4. I’d like to become a ___________ because I can travel everywhere and show tourists around.
A. ex plorer B. tour guide C. flight attendance D. holiday maker
5. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad _________________.
A. jet lag B. journey C. touchdown D. mix - up
6. Have you ever been to the ________________ discovered Son Doong Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Viet Nam? A. just B. new C. newly D. recent
7. Do you think cycling from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City with some friends is _________________?
A. interest B. interestingly C. interesting D. interested
8. An obvious benefit of tourism is that it plays a key role in economic____________of every nation.
A. growth B. increase C. raise D. strong
9. Thanks _____________ the widespread use of modern means of transport, people have more choices of holiday destination and can now visit even the remotest parts of the world.
A. for B. to C. of D. upon
10. Add ________ __ vinegar and 200ml of water into the bowl and mix well.
A. a slice of B. a tablespoon of C. a b ar of D. a can of
11. We need ___________ apples, and __________ bottle of cooking oil .
A. a - some B. some - any C. an - the D. some - a
12. I am going to visit Japan next week and Tokyo is our ________________ destination.
A. finalize B. final ly C. final D. finalizing
13. A _____ ______ person is someone who can speak and use several different languages.
A. l ingual B. bilingual D. forei gn D. native
14. He often eats fast food and drinks soft drink . H e puts on weight quickly.
A. I f h e often eats fast food and drinks soft drink , h e will put on weight quickly .
B. He often eats fast food and drinks soft drink if h e puts on weight quickly .
C. I f h e d oesn ’ t eat fast food and drink soft drink h e will put on weight quickly .
D. I f h e often eats fast food and drinks soft drink , h e won ’ t put on weight quickly .
15. My father smokes cigarettes every day , so h e coughs a lot.
A. I f my f ather smok e cigarettes every day, he won ’ t cough a lot.
B. I f my mother didn ’ t smoke cigarettes every day , h e wouldn ’ t cough a lot.
C. M y father would smoke cigarettes every day if h e cough ed a lot .
D. I f my father d oesn ’ t smoke cigarettes every day , h e wouldn ’ t cough a lot .
16. Eating healthy foods is very important.
A. I t ’ s v ery important eating healthy food s .
B. I t ’ s not impo rtant to eat food s .
C. I t ’ s very important to eat h ealthy food s .
D. I t ’ s important to eating healthy food s .
17. L et ’ s taste my new d ish!
A. W hy do you t aste my new d ish?
B. W hat about t aste my new d ish?
C. S hall you t asting my new d ish?
D. I suggest t asting my new d ish.
18. I think you should read English news papers to improve your reading skill.
A. If I were you, I would read English newspapers to improve the reading skill.
B. I f I am you, I would read English newspapers to improve the reading skill.
C. I f I we re you, I will r ead English newspapers to improve the reading skill.
D. I f I were you, I wouldn ’ t read English newspapers to improve the reading skill.
19. We last went to Spain three years ago.
A. It is three years since we last went to Spain.
B. It h as b een three years since we last went to Spain.
C. It was three years since we last went to Spain.
D. It is three years since we have gone to Spain.
20. You spent more money during the trip than I did.
A. I don ’ t spend as much money during the trip as you did.
B. I didn’t spend as much money during the trip than you did.
C. I didn’t spend as much money during the trip as you do .
D. I didn’t spend as much money during the trip as you did
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. hour B. honest C. honor D. house
2. A. summer B. include C. instruction D. compulsory
3. A. languages B. classes C. shrines D. beaches
4. A. laughed B. asked C. impressed D. wondered
5. A. nation B. national C. banyan D. travel
I: Choose the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. frustrated B. enjoyed C. cleaned D. played
2. A. surface B. conduct C. stuck D. multicutral
II. Choose the word which has the stress pattern different from the other words.
1. A. graduate B. design C. college D. medical
2. A multicultural B. development C. university D. international
C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5 pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. He hasn't ............. up his mind yet.
A. found B. made C. gon e D. stood
2. I was born in Scotland but I ……………….in Northern Ireland.
A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose
3. They can’t decided who ……… first.
A.go B. to go C. went D. going
4. Mary asked me why I…………..absent from class the day before.
A. was B. have been C. had been D.am
5. We were shown……….. the town by a volunteer student.
A. up B.off C. around D. away
6. The last exhibition was not………...................... this one
A. as interesting B. so interesting as C. most interesting D. more interesting
7. I wish my parents could put themselves in my………..
A. situation B. shoes C. feelings D. heart
8.The town council decided to pull……. The building ,as it was unsafe.
A. up B. over C. down D. off
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. laughed B. washed C. danced D. played
2. A. beds B. dogs C. porters D. books
3. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes
4. A. homework B. mother C. open D. judo
5. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.
1. A. satisfied B. socialize C. volunteer D. exercise
2. A. information B. technology C. community D. activity
3. A. library B. museum C. melody D. favourite
4. A. protection B. addicted C. computer D. goldfish
I. Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. endangered B. generation C. accept D. memorable
2. A. traditional B. authority C. handicraft D. grandparent
3. A. environment B. repeat C. embroider D. transfer
4. A. pottery B. opinion C. communicate D. behavior
5. A. handicraft B. publish C. remind D. historical
PART I. LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY (3ms)
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. helpline B. September C. embarrassed D. depressed
2. A. tense B. skill C. decision D. house-keeping
II. Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
3. A. worried B. cognitive C. concentrate D. frustrated
4. A. wonderful B. emergency C. adulthood D. indicator
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each blank.
5. Could you tell me where …………….. my name?
A. to sign B. signs C. signed D. signing
6. There is not a lot of world news in this newspaper.
A. crowded B. international C. urban D. local
7. At weekends the city is always packed with people.
A. crowded B. busy C. noisy D. polluted
8. Our car ……………… at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
A. broke into B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down
9. Jane had a difficult childhood. She ……………… a broken home.
A. came from B. came over C. came in D. came up with
10. The woman ……………… when the police told her that her son had died.
A. broke down B. broke away C. broke in D. broke into
11. We need to prepare food, do laundry and chores at home. It’s ………………
A. social skills B. self-care skills C. housekeeping skills D. cognitive skills
12. “Where did you spend your holidays last year?” she asked me.
A. She asked me where I had spent my holidays last year.
B. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the year before.
C. She told me where I had spent my holidays the year before.
D. She asked me where I had spent my holidays the following year.
