Part I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed

2. A. respond B. wonder C. cross D. cotton

3. A. source B. shout C. amount D. found

4. A. although B. that C. those D. think

5. A. mobile B. plumber C. balloon D. blanket

Part II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Don’t worry. I’ll look ______ your house and children while you’re away.

A. in B. on C. up D. after.

7. I suggested ............... some money for poor children.

A. raise B. raising C.to raise D. raised

8. Nam: “Thank you very much for your nice gift.” - Minh: “_________”

A. You're welcome. B. Yes, let’s. C. Good idea. D. No, thanks.

9. The girl wishes she__________ in Hue for the festival next week.

A. can stay B. stayed C. stays D. would stay

10. If our ________ makes it difficult for others to understand us, then we should seek ways to improve our pronunciation.

A. language B. tone C. dialect D. accent

11. I am a teacher, ___________?

A. amn’t I B. am I C. aren’t I D. aren’t we

12. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.

A. who B. where C. whom D. which

13. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health.

A. quick B. quickly C. fastly D. slow

14. Minh got wet_________he forgot his umbrella.

A. because B. so C. and D. therefore

15. We ………………….to the countryside two months ago.

A. go B. have gone C. went D. will go

16. This newspaper ………………… everyday.

A. is publishing B. publishes C. published D. is published

17. I deal with customers on the phone and rarely meet them _________

A. head-to-head B. eye-to-eye C. face-to-face D. hand-in-hand

18. Peter: “How often do you go to the zoo?” - Tom: “_________________.”

A. Three times a week B. three weeks C. By car D. I like it

19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported ____________ 31 December 2019 in China.

A. in B. on C. at D. of

20. His parents made him ________________ very hard.

A. work B. to work C. worked D. working