I. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. contain                 B. achieve            C. improve          D. enter

2. A. suggest                  B. rely                  C. compare          D. empty

3. A. expand                 B. exit                  C. exam               D. exhaust

4. A. accident                B. dangerous       C. argument        D. however

5. A. unfriendly            B. century            C. gallery             D. quality

6. A. dangerous            B. plentiful          C. another           D. limited

7. A. easily                     B. consumption   C. energy             D. negative

8. A. different               B. expensive         C. abundant                 D. convenient

9. A. petroleum             B. advantage       C. enormous                 D. tendency

10. A. attention             B. holiday            C. pollution                   D. effective

11. A. argument            B. employment    C. recognize                  D. decade

12. A. nature                           B. severe              C. require            D. figure

13. A. comestic              B. photography   C. economic                  D. experience

14. A. faithfully            B. sincerely          C. completely       D. extremely

15. A. salary                           B. essential           C. industry          D. interview

II. Fill each blank with suitable words in the box.

  1. Mai_______________ driving her car to her office.

  2. How far         _______________it from your home to your school?

  3. He usually_______________ on foot to school when he was a child.

  4._______________you in hurry?

  5. Did you_______________ go swimming on the lake near your house, Tuan?

  6. My dad _______________the bus to work every morning, but Mom drives.

  7. John used to immigrate _______________Brazil. Have you ever been there?

      8. I _______________participating in a volunteer trip to Lang Son. A lot of families are living in poor conditions.

III.    Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to” and the verb in bracket.

1.                                   (you/ enjoy) Maths at school?

2. I _______________(not like) flying, but I love it now.

3. We                             (be) friends, but we don’t get on now.

4.                                   (John/ work) for IBM before he came here?

5. Winters _______________(not/ be) as cold as they are now.

6. She         _______________(live) with her mother, but now she lives with her father.

7. I _______________ (not do) any exercise.

8.                                   (he/ play) for Manchester United?

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

     Traffic jam (1. to be)_______________ a common sight in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta etc. This is due to (2. increase)    _______________ population of the metropolitan cities. People from far off places rush towards big cities to (3. earn) _______________as big cities (4. have)_______________many options and possibilities for them. Then there are permanent citizens also. So with the human traffic, vehicular traffic also increases. As the standard of living is (5. become_______________ high everyone wants to (6.purchase)_______________his own car.

V. Write the correct from or tense of verbs in brackets.

1. ____________________ (you/ ever/ drive) on the wrong side of the road?

2. My family ______________ (fly) back from our Hong Kong holiday two days ago.

3. Right now, the students _______________ (learn) road signs in the schoolyard.

4. Jenifer usually______________ (walk) to school, but this week she _____________ (ride) her bike.

5. The driver was so drunk that he ______________ (lose) control of his car.

6. If I have enough money, I _________________ (buy) a racing car.

7. My father ________________ (teach) me to ride a bike when I was seven.

8. Transport used ______________ (be) much slower three hundred years ago.

9. Saudi women weren’t allowed ______________ (drive) a car until recently.

10. In South Africa, you have to let animals ________________ (go) first.

VI.    Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

     When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1)__________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2)    __________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3)__________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4)      and without many stops, especially on Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5)__________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (6)__________ the bus you want. You can take a taxi, but it is (7)__________    expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground, you find good maps that (8)__________ you the names of the stations and show you (9)__________ to get to them, so (10)__________ it is easy to find your way.

1.  A. by                         B. in                     C. at                     D. on

2.  A. but                       B. because            C. when               D. so

3.  A. few                       B. a lot                 C. many               D. some

4.  A. quick                    B. quickly            C. quicker            D. quickest

5.  A. so                         B. like                  C. than                D. as

6.  A. find                      B. to find             C. finding            D. found

7.  A. less                       B. more                C. most                D. much

8.  A. tell                        B. told                  C. tells                  D. telling

9.  A. who                      B. what                C. when               D. how

10.     A. how                B. that                  C. when               D. where

VII. Read the passage and fill in the blank with the missing word.

          Transport in London is expensive. The fare depends on the length of the journey; you cannot buy or book tickets in advance. Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five travel free.

          You usually buy bus tickets from the conductor, but some buses you pay the driver. Most London buses are double-deckers. On the underground railway (or tube) you buy your ticket from the machine or ticket office, and give it up at the end of the journey. Not all trains from one platform go to the same place, so watch the signs. The last train leaves at 1.15 p.m.

1. The fare depends on the __________ of the journey.

     A. way                                B. distance                     C. time

2.  Children under five don’t have to __________.when they use public transport.

     A. give                                B. pay                           C. buy

3.  You should buy bus tickets from the__________ but on some buses you pay the driver.

     A. machine                         B. driver                        C. conductor

4.  On the underground railway (or tube) you buy your ticket __________ the machine or ticket office.

     A. from                              B. in                               C. on

5.  Not all trains from one__________ go to the same place, so watch the signs.

     A. station                           B. platform                   C. railway