SECTION A: PHONETICS
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. (0.5p)
1, a-hour
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b-honor
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c-horse
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d-honest
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2, a- option
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b- information
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c- suggestion
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d- invitation
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3, a-creature
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b-measure
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c-treasure
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d-deaf
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4, a-Christmas
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b-charity
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c-chorus
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d-chemistry
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5, a-adjust
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b-husk
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c-bulletin
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d-jungle
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II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (0.5p)
1, a-volunteer
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b-decompose
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c-academic
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d-magnificent
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2, a-heritage
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b-memorial
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c-bulletin
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d-concrete
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3, a-emirgrate
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b-document
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c-emergency
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d-demonstrate
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4, a-compliment
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b-directory
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c-participate
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d-convenient
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5, a-comfort
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b-contact
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c-concern
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d-elevate
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 2ps)
1, I am not surprised that Lan failed to solve that problem . She did it ...... to get it right
a-quite quickly
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b-so quickly
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c-very quickly
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d-too quickly
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2, Neither I nor my sister ....... to blame
3, He was sitting on the beach when he ........ a shout
a- heard
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b-hears
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c-was hearing
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d-has heard
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4, The number of high buildings ........ risen
5, We are not used to ........... in a cold climate
a- live
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b-be lived
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c-living
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d-leave
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6, Have you had your house ................. yellow?
a- repaint
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b-repainted
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c-be repainted
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d-painting
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7, Rose is a miserable person . She’s jealous ...... everyone
a- about
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b-to
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c-with
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d-of
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8, We couldn’t help ........ when he told us what had happened
a- laugh
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b-laughing
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c-to laugh
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d-to laughing
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9, He ......................... the house . It looks nice and tidy now
a- is decorating
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b-has been decorating
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c-has just decorated
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d-just decorated
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10, I asked her why ..................school the day before
a- she didn’t go
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b-she hasn’t gone to
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c-she hadn’t gone to
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d-all are correct
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11, Tell me when you ...., I’ll pick you up at the airport
a-go
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b-leave
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c-arrive
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d-will arrive
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12, She says that ..... the environment is quite an easy job
a- recycling
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b-having
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c-keeping
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d- protecting
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13, The girl ..... on the stage is a handicapped child
a- singing
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b-is singing
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c-sings
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d- sung
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14, Things ....... in tree leaves are better than in plastic bags
a- are wrapped
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b-wrapping
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c-are wrapping
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d- wrapped
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15, .................................... to Da Lat? Yes , I went there last summer
a- Have you ever gone c-Have you ever been
b- Had you ever gone d- Did you ever go
16, We ...................... to the cinema at weekends
a- used to take c- was used to be taken
b- used to be taken d- was used to take
17, Everyone ........Tom was invented to the party
18, He was watching television ........... the burglar alarm went off
a- when
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b-that
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c-while
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d- as
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19, He asked .................I had phoned his parents the day before
a- if or not
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b-whether or not
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c- when
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d- wheather or not
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20, My father has a brother and he hasn’t seen him .............. the last ten years
a- since
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b-in
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c- for
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d- during
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