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

1.   A. with                        B. breathe                          C. they                              D. truth

2.   A. show                       B. snow                             C. now                              D. slow

3.   A. care                         B. share                             C. prepare                         D. career

4.   A. fear                         B. near                               C. hear                              D. bear

5.   A. like                         B. bit                                 C. bite                               D. kind

1I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.. . farther B. earth C. breath D. marathonA

2. A. there B. breathe C. their D. healthy

3. A. birthday B. anything C. nothing D. although

4. A. theatre B. them C. through D. throw

5. A. match B. marathon C. boat D. channel

6. A. congratulation  B. play C. favourite D. fantastic

7. A. competition B. chess C. exercise D. contest

8. A. racket B. tennis C. yesterday D. schedule

9. A. repeat B. get C. begin D. expensive 

10. A. map B. car C. star D. class

11. A. hour B. nose C. poster D. ghost

12. A. hot B. pot C. cold D. cloth

13. A. low B. snow C. only D. flour

14. A. old B. sport C. report D. horse

15. A. fold B. flower C. clothes D. show

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

1.   A. wipe                       B. alive                        C. micro                      D. link

2.   A. cleaner                    B. threat                      C. ahead                      D. instead

3.   A. breathe                   B. ethane                     C. thank                      D. healthy

4.   A. choose                    B. moon                      C. food                        D. look

5.   A. burden                    B. survive                    C. curtain                    D. furnish

6.   A. camel                      B. sandy                      C. travel                      D. stable

7.   A. dune                       B. hummock                C. scrublands              D. gun

8.   A. basic                       B. desert                      C. president                 D. season

9.   A. separate                  B. network                  C. dessert                    D. crest

10. A. stretches                 B. slopes                      C. ranges                     D. faces

II.  Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1.   A. education               B. facility                    C. development           D. intelligence

2.   A. metropolitan           B. organization            C. university                D. multicultural

3.   A. fascinate                 B. restaurant                C. expensive                D. difference

4.   A. feature                    B. ancient                    C. drawback                D. conduct

5.   A. fabulous                 B. pagoda                    C. determine               D. convenient

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I.    Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1.   Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city                 .

      A. dwellers                  B. foreigners               C. beginners                D. movers

2.   You can see the                  of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.

      A. urban area               B. convenience            C. urban sprawl           D. living condition

3.   Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the                     of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.

      A. mind                       B. heart                       C. head                        D. spot

4.   It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and                      .

      A. funny                      B. boring                     C. enjoyable                D. helpful

5.   No city in America has                  monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

      A. as much                  B. such many              C. as many                  D. a few

6.   My passport                       last month, so I will have to get a new one.

      A. elapsed                   B. expired                   C. ended                     D. terminated

7.   The department is also deeply                   in various improvement schemes.

      A. connected               B. entailed                   C. involved                 D. implied

8.   His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any                       of it at all.

      A. interpretation          B. meaning                  C. intelligibility           D. sense

9.   The main attraction of the job was that it offered the                   to do the research.

      A. possibility               B. proposal                  C. opportunity             D. prospect

10. I wish you’d tell me what I                        do in this difficult situation.

      A. shall                        B. would                     C. should                     D. ought

11. A competitor may submit any number of entries                                     , each one is accompanied by a packet top.

      A. supposing               B. notwithstanding     C. assuredly                D. provided

12. They always kept on good             with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.

      A. friendship               B. relations                  C. will                         D. terms

13. He earns his living by                    old paintings.

      A. reviving                  B. restoring                 C. reforming                D. replenishing

14. Hotel rooms must be                      by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.

      A. vacated                   B. evacuated               C. abandoned              D. left

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a              .

      A. rarity                       B. minority                  C. scarcity                   D. minimum

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

1. A. wipe B. alive C. micro D. link

2. A. cleaner B. threat C. ahead D. instead

3. A. breathe B. ethane C. thank D. healthy

4. A. choose B. moon C. food D. look

5. A. burden B. survive C. curtain D. furnish

6. A. camel B. sandy C. travel D. stable

7. A. dune B. hummock C. scrublands D. gun

8. A. basic B. desert C. president D. season

9. A. separate B. network C. dessert D. crest

10. A. stretches B. slopes C. ranges D. faces

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

                A. nurse                        B.  return                     C.  picture   

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

                A. teacher                      B. term                         C. fisherman

III . Choose the best answer : 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. stopped B. washed C. worked D. wanted 2. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. great B. head C. death D. bread 3. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others . A. money B. dancer C. shopping D. balloon 4. At this time tomorrow , I .... .an interview . A. will be having B. will have C. had D. have 5. .............. they spent a lot of money on the film , it wasn't a big success . A. Nevertheless B. However C. Although D. When 6. My mother .... .... in small village when she was a child . A. use to live B. use to lived C. used to live D. used to lived 7. Class 7A has 40 students , and Class 7B has only 36 students . Class 7A has students than Class 7B . B. more A. fewer C. less D. many 8. Last night , I didn't go to bed early .. ..being very tired .A. because of B. although D. in spite of C. despite of

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

1. A. thirsty      B. throw     C. thin        D. there

2. A. breathe    B. fourth    C. tooth      D. warmth

3. A. then         B. thing      C. them      D. their

4. A. chess          B. competitive        C. exercise      D. fantastic

5. A. played      B. watched     C. looked        D. washed

6. A. visited      B. wanted       C. missed       D. needed

7. A. go            B. coast          C. around       D. know

8. A. boat         B. old              C. cold            D. hour

9. A. sky           B. wish           C. high            D. exciting

10. A. hat         B. cat             C. glass           D. had

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

(1 Point)

gather

monthly

father

brother

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

(1 Point)

fold

close

cloth

hold

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

(1 Point)

test

dress

C. these

then

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

(1 Point)

man

woman

relax

badminton

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

(1 Point)

mountain

mouse

round

cousin

6.Find the odd word in each line.

(1 Point)

walk

borrow

took

cook

7.Find the odd word in each line.

(1 Point)

went

got

eat

drank

8.Find the odd word in each line.

(1 Point)

running

driving

skipping

swimming

9.Find the odd word in each line.

(1 Point)

book

show

comedy

cartoon

10.Find the odd word in each line.

(1 Point)

boring

educational

interesting

funny

11.Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
There ___ an interesting match on TV last night.

(1 Point)

is

were

was

12.Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
My dad ___ a lot of tennis some years ago.

(1 Point)

plays

played

is playing

13.Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
I was at the gym last Sunday, but I ___ you there.

(1 Point)

not saw

don't see

didn't see