2. Preparations for the festival begin several months before. → A. months

3. People prepare special food and buy new clothes. → B. food

4. In the midnight, fireworks fill the sky. → C. midnight

1. Mr. Brian is a teacher. → T
2. There are many high-rise buildings and villas in the area where Mr. Brian is living. → F
3. In his area, there are many means of public transport. → T
4. There are jams because people often speed up and bump into other vehicles. → F

I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1. A. obesity → /əʊˈbiː.sə.ti/ (different from the others)
2. B. available → /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ (different from the others)

II. Find a word in each line whose stress pattern is different

1. B. idea → Different stress pattern
2. C. review → Different stress pattern

III. Choose the best answer

1. Two pedestrians were injured because they didn’t cross the street at the zebra crossing. → D. pedestrians

2. How long does it take you to ride to school? → A. How long

3. On New Year's Eve, we go to Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the fireworks. → B. display

4. The ending of the film is disappointing. All the audiences are sad. → B. disappointing

5. Her father gave her a lot of good advice; however, she didn't follow it. → C. However

6. Mark: "Let's go to see Harry Potter tonight."
   Mai: "I'd love to but I have homework to finish." → A. I'd love to but I have homework to finish.