Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others:

1.A. coughs   B. throws   C. pours   D. lives

2.A. amount   B. resource   C. account   D. household

3.A. check   B. chest   C. chopstick   D. champagne

Choose the word whose underlined part Is pronounced differently from that of the
other words:
1. A. nuclear B. pollute C. infrastructure D. reduce
2. A. persuade B. wrap C. deforestation D. label
3. A. flow B. household C. folk D. category
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
4. A. effective B. efficiency C. appliance D. innovation
5. A. ordinary B. recent C. suggest D. regularly
II. USE OF ENGLISH: (3,0 pts). Write A.B.C, or D which best completes the
sentences:
6. Tom suggested _________ to eat.
A. go out B. going out C. to going out D. going on
7. I think we should use electricity _________ to save money.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
8. That river is _________ with foam.
A. littered B. ended C. thrown D. covered
9. Henry’s mother has just gone abroad _________ , he has to look after himself.
A. Therefore B. so C. However D. Moreover
10. We need stronger laws to protect the _________ .
A. environment. B. deforestation C. pollutants D. complication
11. The _________ causes many health problems.
A. treasure B. pollution C. resources D. standard
12. In a few years’ time, our houses will be _________ by solar energy.
A. replaced B. installed C. heated D. conserved
13. Television is an _________ means of communication.

A. natural B. alternative C. ineffective D. effective
14. The teacher divided the students _________ four groups.
A. in B. into C. on D. onto
15. The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared _________ Singapore.
A. as B. with C. of D. than
16. Can you give us some advice _________ how to improve English, Ms. Mary?
A. of B. off C. on D. after
17. He got wet _________ he forgot his umbrella.
A. so B. because of C. since D. but
18. We enjoy learning English _________ we find it very difficult.
A. moreover B. and C. however D. but
19. There is a _________ faucet in your kitchen.
A. drip B. dripping C. driping D. dripped
20. We are worried about the _________ of the fresh water for the world’s population.
A. short B. shortage C. shorten D. shortening

* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. A. craftsman          B. factor              C. indicator          D. concentrate
2. A. talked                B. decided            C. stopped            D. finished
3. A. please                B. measure          C. seat                  D. beach
4. A. surface B. attraction C. lacquer D. artisan
5. A. through B. authenticity C. although D. tablecloth

Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C, or D:

1.

    A. books

    B. cats

    C. maps

    D. dogs

2.

    A. tidal

    B. gift

    C. bill

    D. public

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D

3.

    A. century

    B. conclusion

    C. available

    D. ambition

4.

    A. contain

    B. achieve

    C. improve

    D. visit

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

5. My mother told me to watch the milk and don't let it boil over.

    A. told

    B. to watch

    C. don't let

    D. over

6. You had better learn English before apply for the job.

    A. for the job

    B. learn

    C. apply

    D. had better

7. Mrs. Young felt unhappy because her son got a good mark in Math.

    A. got

    B. mark

    C. in

    D. unhappy

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

8. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.

    A. cleaned

    B. cleaning

    C. clean

    D. to clean

9. He was made _________ for two hours.

    A. to wait

    B. wait

    C. waiting

    D. waited

10. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.

    A. enough early

    B. early enough

    C. too early

    D. early too

11. Do you know _________ ?

    A. who how many people go on Sundays to church

    B. who go to church on Sundays how many people

    C. how many people who go on Sundays to church

    D. how many people who go to church on Sundays

12. We watch the cat ________ the tree.

    A. climbed

    B. climb

    C. had climbed

    D. was climbing

13. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.

    A. came

    B. will come

    C. would come

    D. would have come

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from others. Circle A, B, C or D. (1 pt)

1. A. moon                            B. flood                      C. typhoon                D. food

2. A. category                       B. conserve               C. complain               D. ancient

3. A. somtimes                      B. with                       C. visit                       D. worship                

4. A. throw                            B. thought                  C. therefore               D. thick

V. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL letters to complete each sentence. (1 pt)

VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1 pt)

            In Vietnam, family meals with many (1) ______________ Vietnamese food have been one of the unique cultural features. Since the ancient (2) ______________, family meal has become a very familiar thing. Whenever people go far away, they think about it with high regard. Up to now, family meals have been more highly appreciated due to the fact that people are getting busier with their business.

            In some big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, parents always busy; they (3) ______________ early in the morning and take their children to schools before going to work. Children study and have lunch at schools, parents work and have lunch at offices or somewhere else which is (4) ______________ for them. Therefore, dinner is an intangible string to connect family members together and a good (5) ______________ for them to share a meal and talk together after a hard day.

VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. (1 pt)

            A total of 90 people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016, and experts say extreme weather conditions are becoming harder to predict. Deadly storms and the subsequent floods and landslides also injured 223 people and damaged 1,600 houses nationwide between January and August, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

            More than 200,000 hectares of rice, 50,000 hectares of other crops and 19,000 hectares of fishery farms were affected. The total damage of natural disasters was estimated at nearly VND9 trillion (US$404 million) in this year. According to the weather forecast center, the northern mountainous region will see heavy rains and strong winds during upcoming year 2017.

1. Were 900 people killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016?

2. What were the causes of 223 injured people and 1,600 damaged houses nationwide between January and August?

3. How many hectares of fishery farms were affected?

4. When will the northern mountainous region see heavy rains and strong winds?

V. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL letters to complete each sentence. (1 pt)

VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1 pt)

            In Vietnam, family meals with many traditional Vietnamese food have been one of the unique cultural features. Since the ancient (1) ______________, family meal has become a very familiar thing. Whenever people go far away, they think about it with high regard. Up to now, family meals have been more highly (2) ______________ due to the fact that people are getting busier with their business.

            In some big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, parents always busy; they get up early in the morning and (3) ______________ their children to schools before going to work. Children study and have lunch at schools, parents work and have lunch at offices or somewhere else which is (4) ______________ for them. Therefore, dinner is an intangible string to connect family members together and a good (5) ______________ for them to share a meal and talk together after a hard day.

VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. (1 pt)

            A total of 90 people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016, and experts say extreme weather conditions are becoming harder to predict. Deadly storms and the subsequent floods and landslides also injured 223 people and damaged 1,600 houses nationwide between January and August, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

            More than 200,000 hectares of rice, 50,000 hectares of other crops and 19,000 hectares of fishery farms were affected. The total damage of natural disasters was estimated at nearly VND9 trillion (US$404 million) in this year. According to the weather forecast center, the northern mountainous region will be see heavy rains and strong winds during upcoming year 2017.

1. How many people were killed in natural disasters in Vietnam in 2016?

2. What were the causes of 223 injured people and 1600 damaged houses nationwide between January and August?

3. Were over 200,000 hectares of rice and 50,000 hectares of other crops affected?

4. How much money was estimated as total damage of natural disasters in 2016?

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D.

1. A. promised                        B. pleased                  C. reused                     D. prefered

2. A. amount                           B. admire                    C. pants                       D. material

3. A. types                               B. writes                      C. likes                        D. houses

4. A. health                             B.  speak                     C.  each                       D. seat

5. A. rest                                 B.  comment               C.  entrance                 D. forest

6.A. danger                             B.  angry                     C.  language                D. passage