I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. magnificent B. delay C. bank D. travel

2. A. checkout B. erode C. exotic D. decision

3. A. reasonable B. resort C. season D. excursion

4. A. safari B. stalagmite C. lag D. package

5. A. explore B. environment C. resort D. expedition

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. safari B. breathtaking C. traveller D. sightseeing

2. A. vacation B. delicious C. excursion D. holiday

3. A. original B. stimulating C. imperial D. geography

4. A. magnificence B. destination C. affordable D. accessible

5. A. habitat B. addition C. fantastic D. discover

I.     Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.    a. resort                  b. seaside                      c. safari                          d. sightseeing

2.    a. shortage              b. luggage                     c. package                     d. landscape

3.    a. country               b. enough                      c. tourist                        d. touchdown

4.    a. explored             b. relaxed                      c. tanned                       d. delayed

5.    a. experience          b. exciting                     c. expedition                 d. explore

II.   Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

1.    a. promote              b. narrow                       c. broadcast                   d. sightsee

2.    a. pyramid              b. historic                      c. stimulating                 d. breathtaking

3.    a. erosion                b. souvenir                    c. stalagmite                  d. safari

4.    a. magnificence      b. available                    c. accessible                   d. speciality

5.    a. cooperation        b. expedition                 c. preservation               d. underneath

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

26. A. resort                      B. seaside                          C. safari                             D. sightseeing

27. A. shortage                  B. luggage                         C. package                         D. landscape

28. A. country                   B. enough                          C. tourist                           D. touchdown

29. A. explored                  B. relaxed                          C. tanned                           D. delayed

30. A. experience              B. exciting                         C. expedition                     D. explore

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

36. A. grate                   B. staple                      C. marinate                  D. shallot

37. A. explore               B. expedition              C. resort                      D. environment

38. A. massive               B. immersion               C. imitate                    D. variety

39. A. spicy            B. seaside               C. sauce                  D. sugar

40. A. safaris            B. status               C. guess                  D. class

I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. danced B. arrived C. asked D. watched
2. A. environment B. website C. widely D.live
3. A. loved B. missed C. helped D. liked
4. A. country B. encourage C. touch D. generous
5. A. parade B. lunar C. apart D. acquaintance
6. A. extensive B. highlands C. celsius D. trust
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2pts)
1. We feel very ………….…….……… today.
A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. to excite
2. He told me he ………..……….. to leave the city the following day.
A. will have B. would have C. has D. had
3.Your sister works in a foreign company, ………..……… she ?
A. isn't B. doesn't C. won't D. can't
4. The church ………………… about 100 years ago.
A. has been built B. is built C. was built D. will be built
5. If I …………………you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow.
A. is B. are C. were D. would be
6. The football match was postponed …………………….the bad weather.
A. despite B. in spite C. because D. because of
7. The boy…………………..eyes are brown is my friend.
A.whose B. who C. whom D. which
8. The policeman warned us…………………….……there.
A. not go B. to not go C. not to going D. not to go

* Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
2. A. weight B. height C. eight D. vein
3. A. visit B. resort C. reason D. forest
4. A. disappointed B. dynamite C. install D. banana
5. A. enough B. cough C. though D. rough

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.    A. enhances                       B. wishes                  C. satisfies               D. replaces

2.    A. house                              B. hour                       C. horse                    D. home

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others

3.    A. limited                 B. optional                            C. disastrous                        D. natural

4.    A. complement       B. priority                              C. replacement                    D. community

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

1.  A. regular                         B. popular                   C. fabulous                     D. culture

2.  A. remind                                    B. rickshaw                 C. helpline                      D. advice

3.  A. team-building             B. weave                     C. measure                     D. treat        

4.A. delighted               B. generation                C. accept                  D. memorable

5.A. passed        B. decided       C. knitted                 D. extended

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. hurt                            B. further                             C. sure                                  D. burn

2.   A. noticed                      B. booked                             C. stopped                            D. provided

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.

3. A. apple                           B. butter                               C. mother                             D. advance

4. A. protection                   B. referee                             C. dictation                          D. increasing

III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

5. The audience                     the rock band were mainly young people.

A. watched                     B. watching                          C. looked                             D. looking

6. I don’t know which website is useful                 getting access to me.

A. of                               B. with                                 C. from                                 D. for

7. It is said that UFOs are no longer just human being’s                  .

A. cooperation               B. imagination                     C. creation                           D. question

8. She                   to the cinema with her husband last year, but she doesn’t go with him now.

A. used to go                  B. often goes to                    C. usually goes                    D. sometimes goes

9. Our school is going to                  its one-hundredth anniversary.

A. perform                     B. organize                           C. celebrate                          D. make

10. What would you do if you                   a hero in history?

A. met                            B. would meet                      C. can meet                          D. meet

11.As John was ill, his mother                      him.

A. looked up                  B. looked after                     C. looked over                     D. looked for

12. We’re spending too much money on clothes. We should be more                         .

A. economic                   B. economically                   C. safe                                  D. economical

13. All the competitors take part in the games in the spirit of                     .

A. sportsman                  B. sportsmanship                 C. solidarity                         D. athletes

14. When we are at home, we can wear____________clothes.

A. casual                        B. important                         C. unimportant                     D. formal

IV.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.   

15. What does this sign mean?

A. You can smoke here.

B. You can’t smoke here.

C. You can buy cigarettes here.

D. You can’t buy cigarettes here.

16. What does this sign say?

      A. Stop or park here.    

      B. No parking.

      C. One-way road ahead.

      D. Don’t stop or park here.

V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

POWER UP!

      If you went to hospital and there was no electricity, you would be (17)                . You’d (18)                                                                         feel scared, too! But (19)                 some of the world’s poorest countries, hospitals often have no power. Doctors sometimes perform operations in the candle light! If they (20)               electric lights, these operations would be easier and safer.

Power Up Gambia is a charity that provides (21)            energy for hospitals (22)              health clinics in the Gambia, West Africa. Its most famous supporter is Olivia Wilde, star of the American TV show House.

“If I were a superhero, I’d want electrical power in my finger,” Olivia once said. Perhaps supporting Power Up Gambia is the next best thing.

17. A. amazed                      B. amazing                           C. amazement                      D. amazes

18. A. friendly                     B. probably                          C. lovely                              D. lively

19. A. on                              B. to                                     C. from                                 D. in

20. A. had                            B. has                                   C. have                                 D. having

21. A. sun                             B. sunny                               C. solar                                D. sunlight

22. A. when                         B. and                                   C. too                                   D. after

VI.Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

Japan, an island nation in East Asia, has the total area of about 378,000 square kilometers. In Japan, the climate is rainy and humid with four distinct seasons. It is the world’s ninth most crowded nation with a population of about 128 million. The official language in Japan is Japanese and the dominant religion is Buddhism. The basic unit of currency of Japan is the yen. The largest city in Japan is Tokyo, the national capital. Japan is among the top nations in the world in education with 99% of the population that can read or write.

23. Japan is an offshore island in eastern Asia.                                                                                                        

24. There are two seasons in Japan: the rainy season and the dry season.                   

25. Most of Japanese are Buddhists.                                                                                                                                                                      

26. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.                                                                                                                                                                    

27. What is the passage mainly about? – It is about ______________.

      A. Tokyo                        B. East Asia                         C. Japanese                          D. Japan

28. The word “dominant” in bold in line 4 is closest in meaning to the word: ___________.

      A. lively                         B. necessary                         C. main                                D. unofficial

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

29. Flood and drought are natural                            that often happen in the central of Viet Nam. (disastrous)

30. We find the English Speaking Contest                                         .                                                                       (interest)

31. He is one of the most positive                                       in this campaign.                                                            (activity)

32. If Peter keeps acting                                     , we will stay away from him.                                                        (polite)

33. You can't make a trip to space without good ______________________condition.                                             (physic)

34. My parents are ___________________with my good academic results.                                                            (satisfy)

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. that cause / People need to / our environment / and damage to / limit the activities / pollution / . //

®    People need to ……………………………………………………………………………………

36. to others / for you / many occasions / your feelings / There are  / to express / . //

®    There are …………………………………………………………………………………………

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

37. They spent 45 minutes doing their test.

®    It took …………………………………………………………………………………....…..

38. I know that girl’s family very well. She is a good person.

®    The girl ………………………………………………………………………………………

39. He understands the speech more quickly than she does.

®    She doesn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

40. The doctor advised me to rest after a hard-working week.

®    The doctor suggested ………………………………………………………………….…….