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

1.   a. pagoda                     b.blanket                     c. academy                  d. tablet

2.   a. children                   b.scholar                      c. teacher                     d. lunch

3.   a. question                   b.nation                       c. education                 d.recognition

4.   a. visited                      b.founded                   c. decided                   d. developed

5.   a. heritage                    b.historic                     c. recognise                 d. literature

EX 2  Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.

1.   Oxford University is regarded ________ the oldest university in the UK.

      a. as                             b.in                              c.at                              d. by

2.   Tickets are a bit harder to buy right on the pot, so you’d better book________ advance.

      a. for                            b.with                          c.of                              d. in

3.   The stone stelae were ________ with the names and places of birth of 1307 graduates.

      a. written                     b.learned                     c.carved                       d.selected

4.   Chu Van An was one of the most famous            ________at the Imperial Academy.

      a. founders                  b.statues                      c.teachers                    d.doctors

5.   The students of the Imperial Academy ________ by very famous scholars.

      a. are studied              b. were taught             c. have learned            d. was educated

6.   We ________ leave now or we’ll miss the bus.

      a. can                           b.shall                          c. had better                d. shouldn’t

7.   He bought a picture of the Temple of Literature as a ________ of his trip to Hanoi.

      a. souvenir                   b.landmark                  c. symbol                     d. tablet

8.   ________ was the University of Cambridge formed? - In 1209.

      a. What                        b.Where                       c. How                        d. When

9.   Huong Pagoda is a great ________ spot in Hanoi.

      a. see-sight                  b. sight-see                  c. seeing-sight             d. sight-seeing

10. ‘________ to Hanoi?’‘Yes, I went there last year.’

      a. Were you ever                                             b. Have you ever been

      c. Did you ever go                                          d. Were you ever gone