Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. lose B. move C. stove D. improve
2. A. opens B. photographs C. performs D. pays
3. A. raised B. picked C. laughed D. watched
4. A. cough B. plough C. weigh D. though
5. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury
Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. They are not_________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
A. so old B. old enough C. enough old D. as old
7. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.
A. despite B. in spite C. because D. because of
8. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.
A. Too B. Neither C. So D. Either
9. If I had the map now, I_________a short-cut across the desert.
A. could have taken B. take C. could take D. can take
10. If I were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.
A. try B. trying C. to try D. tries
11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Therefore
12. The capital of Thailand is_________.
A. London B. Paris C. Bangkok D. Phnom Penh
13. This detailed map is_________the atlas.
A. more useful B. more useful than C. more useful as D. usefuler than
14. The smaller the room is, the_________furniture it needs.
A. less B. fewer C. smaller D. more
15. He hates_________at while he is out in the street.
A. stared B. be stared C. is stared D. being stared
16. If I_________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow.
A. is B. are C. were D. would be
17. It was_________hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. such B. so C. so a D. such a
18. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?
A. will B. shall C. do D. must
19. I wish I_________to him. Now it is too late.
A. had listened B. would listen C. listened D. have listened
20. Ellen: “_________?” ~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
A. How is John doing B. What does John like
C. What does John look like D. Who does John look like
Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.
21. It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.
A B C D
22. Nam is tallest student in his class.
A B C D
23. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t.
A B C D
24. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building were destroyed.
A B C D
25. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.
A B C D
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.
It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most
environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on

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a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and
tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to
deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29)
______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often
to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.
26. A. in B. at C. to D. on
27. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited
28. A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly D. comfortably
29. A. size B. number C. deal D. digit
30. A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibit
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In
the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the
station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that
his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village
four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the
news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago
when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
31. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
32. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
33. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
34. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now.
Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.
36. ___________, Bill arrived late.
A. In spite of having taken a taxi B. Despite of having taken a taxi
C. Although of having taken a taxi D. Though having taken a taxi
37. The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.
A. how was old her son B. how old son was C. how old her son is D. how old her son was
38. The more a car costs, __________.
A. faster it goes B. the faster it goes C. so faster it goes D. the fastest it goes
39. The students never understand you, do they? ~ __________?
A. Do the students never understand you? B. Are the students never understand you?
C. Don’t the students never understand you? D. Do they the students never understand you?
40. __________, he’ll lose his job.
A. If he works harder B. If he doesn’t works harder
C. Unless he doesn’t work harder D. Unless he works harder