Choose the best word/ phrase to complete the sentences or do as directed:

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

    A. preserve                      B. social                                 C. significant

2. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others:

   A. minority                      B. disturb                                C. incense

3. In my family, children have to get …………….. before leaving the dining table.

          A. practice                      B. sorry                          C. permission

4. At Huong Pagoda, we offer Buddha a tray of fruit to …………………. him.

          A. admire                       B. worship                     C. encourage

5. We speak English ……………… now than last year.

          A. more fluently             B. more fluent                C. fluently

6. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……………. he was three years old.  

          A. although                    B. however                     C. while

7. They like …………………. the buffaloes after school.

          A. collecting                   B. herding                      C. putting up

8. Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily ……………. the weather.

          A. in                               B. on                              C. of

9. We  ………….to Hung King Festival since last Sunday.

          A. went                          B. go                              C. have gone

10. My friend came last night while my mother……..a novel.

          A. read                           B. was reading                C. reads

11. The film was ________________ and he became very rich.

          A. successful                  B. success                      C. successfully

12. What is the………………..between a custom and a tradition?       

          A. similar                       B. similarity                   C. similary