Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

Question 1: A. bath
B. cathedral
C. ethnic
D. southern

Answer: B. cathedral (the "th" in "cathedral" is pronounced differently from the "th" in "bath," "ethnic," and "southern")

Question 2: A. complains
B. decays
C. exists
D. controls

Answer: C. exists (the "s" in "exists" is pronounced /z/, while in "complains," "decays," and "controls" it's pronounced /s/)

Question 3: A. smile
B. like
C. polite
D. miss

Answer: D. miss (the "i" in "miss" is pronounced differently from the "i" in "smile," "like," and "polite")

Question 4: A. uniform
B. until
C. university
D. unique

Answer: B. until (the "u" in "until" is pronounced differently from the "u" in "uniform," "university," and "unique")

Question 5: A. hour
B. house
C. hot
D. head

Answer: A. hour (the "h" in "hour" is silent, while in "house," "hot," and "head" it's pronounced)

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Question 6:
.......... I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.
A. Even though
B. So
C. Therefore
D. Because

Answer: A. Even though

Question 7:
It's often difficult for a young child .......... clothes.
A. wearing
B. to wear
C. worn
D. is wearing

Answer: B. to wear

Question 8:
I wish I .......... what to do to help my mother now.
A. know
B. will know
C. have known
D. knew

Answer: D. knew

Question 9:
A fortress is a castle on high ground in or near a city, where people could go when the city ..........
A. have attacked
B. attacked
C. were attacked
D. was being attacked

Answer: D. was being attacked

Question 10:
Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four .......... divisions since December 2003.
A. administe
B. administration
C. administrative
D. administrator

Answer: C. administrative

Question 11:
After he .......... his homework, he went to bed.
A. finishes
B. finished
C. has finished
D. had finished

Answer: D. had finished

Question 12:
All the best theatres and restaurants are .......... within a few minutes' walk of each other.
A. laid
B. situated
C. seated
D. stood

Answer: B. situated

Question 13:
He made a .......... of Roman coins and medals.
A. collect
B. collective
C. collection
D. collector

Answer: C. collection

Question 14:
He will not be .......... to vote in this year's election.
A. old enough
B. enough old
C. as old enough
D. enough old as

Answer: A. old enough

Question 15:
They are doctors .......... I talked to yesterday.
A. whose
B. whom
C. which
D. who

Answer: B. whom

Question 16:
She suggested .......... in the peaceful place.
A. to live
B. lives
C. living
D. live

Answer: C. living

Question 17:
In spite of the rain, they continued ..........
A. to work
B. work
C. worked
D. works

Answer: A. to work

Question 18:
.......... he behaved badly, they dislike him.
A. So
B. Although
C. If
D. Because

Answer: B. Although

Question 19:
"I learned that you won the 100-meter race this morning. Congratulations!"
A. Thank you.
B. No, don't say so.
C. Just lucky.
D. No, no. I ran slowly.

Answer: A. Thank you.