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Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others


exercise 1. choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.  a. fine  b. thin  c. behind  d. nice
2.  a. king  b. kick  c. fit d. child
3.  a. land  b. late c. safe d. way
4.  a. steak  b. great c. head  d. break
5.  a. rain b. paint c. said d. tail
6.  a. gate b. change c. hand d. danger
7.  a. train b. air c. pair d. stair
8.  a. eight b. either c. height d. neither
9.  a. my b. style c. bicycle d. type
10. a. quite b. quit c. buy d. require
11. a. care  b. bare c. are d. share
12. a. their b. heir c. there d. here
13. a. cheer  b. wheel c. keen d. knee
14. a. hear  b. seat c. beach d. peach
15. a. hair  b. fair  c. chain d. chair
16. a. bee b. been c. seen d. deer
17. a. earth  b. learn c. clear d. search
18. a. declare b. airport c. where d. engineer
19. a. ear b. dear c. pear d. clear
20. a. area b. arena c. parent d. various
exercise 2. choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
1.  a. enjoy  b. seldom c. money d. member
2.  a. people  b. costume c. invite d. country
3.  a. prepare  b. listen c. receive d. begin
4.  a. machine  b. nation c. cloudy d. mommy
5.  a. protect b. person c. village d. actual
6.  a. never  b. happen  c. quiet  d. attend
7.  a. morning  b. forget  c. england  d. maybe
8.  a. award  b. lovely  c. sunny  d. pronoun
9.  a. complete  b. because  c. parent  d. describe
10. a. perhaps  b. decide  c. cheerful  d. relax
ii. vocabulary and grammar:
exercise 3. choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. you can go when the traffic lights turn _______. 
 a. red b. green  c. pink  d. yellow
2. a person who is driving a motorbike on the road is called _______. 
 a. architect b. cyclist c. motorist d.  pedestrian
3. you should _______ a helmet when you ride a bike or motorbike.
 a. go b. ride c. cross  d. wear
4. he was injured because he didn’t _______ the seat belt
 a. give b. fasten c. drive  d. sail 
5. it is important for a road user to _______ traffic rules. 
 a. obey b. look c. write d. play
6. cyclists must always keep both hands on the _______. 
 a. saddle b. pedal c. handlebars d. steering wheel
7. you don’t _______ the road when the traffic lights turn red.
 a. stop b. turn c. go  d. cross
8. he is driving his car. she mustn’t go on the _______.
 a. road b. street c. bridge d. pavement 
9. pedestrians are walking across the street at the _______ crossing.
 a. zebra b. tiger c. horse d. mouse
10. all _______ for flight vn124 please proceed to gate 5.
 a. signal  b. rules c. passengers d. crossroads 
11. he is driving so fast: he may endanger other_______.
 a. means of transport  b. road users c. zebra crossing  d. railway station
12. he forgot to give a _______ before he turned left and got a ticket.
 a. signal b. sign c. light d. hand
13. if people _______ the rules, there are no more accidents.
 a. follow b. take care of c. obey d. remember
14. it is about 300 meters _______ my house to the bus stop.
 a. in b. to c. at d. from
15. john often goes to school _______ with his friends.
 a. with bicycle b. by foot c. in car d. by bus
16. _______500 metres from my house to the market.
 a. it is b. i am  c. we are  d.  they are
17. _______ is it from the bus station to the hospital?
  a. how much  b. how long  c.  how far d. how often 
18. it’s not very far from their villa _______ the city center.
 a. from b. to c . about d. near
19. it is raining. you _______ wear your rain coat.
 a. have b. might c. would  d. should
20. she _______ come home too late last night. her parents were so worried about her.
 a. doesn’t b. isn’t c. shouldn’t d. didn’t
21. the ending of the film is_________. all audiences are very sad.
 a. disappointed b. satisfying c. disappointing d. satisfied
22. this is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot. 
 a. funny b. moving c. comedy d. excited
23. _________ he is a ceo and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
 a. because b. although c. despite d. because of
24. this is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in vietnam in 1945.
 a. horror film b. sci-fi c. comedy d. documentary
25. she _________ the oscar prize as the best actress this year.
 a. wins b. acts c. performs d. directs
26. she is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.
 a. therefore b. but c. however d. so
27. before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.
 a. reviews b. disaster c. critic d. character
28. the film was so _______ however my father saw it from beginning to end
 a. interesting b. exciting c. boring d. fascinating
29. the end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.
 a. boring b. shocking c. exciting d. moving
30. they are making this film based _______ a true story.
 a. to b. after c. on d. for
31.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.
 a. although  b. because c. however d. despite
32. my younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.
 a. so b. in spite of c. though d. despite
33. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.
 a. however b. although c. in spite of d. because
34. we didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.
 a. but  b. despite c. although d. though
35. jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.
 a. though  b. in spite of  c. because  d. however
36.  _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
 a. despite  b. however  c. but  d. because
37.  ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him
 a. because  b. so c. however d. although 
38. he never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.
 a. although  b. because c. though d. in spite of
39. he doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.
 a. despite  b. but c. because  d. so
40. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.
 a. in spite of  b. despite c. although d. however
41. a__________ is a round cake traditionally eaten during the mid-autumn festival.
 a. hamburger  b. mooncake c. cookie  d. sandwich
42. la tomatina festival is held in___________.
 a. england  b. german  c. spain  d. turkey
43. santa claus often brings children presents at_________________.
 a. easter  b. christmas  c. tet  d. halloween
44. diwali is the festival of____________.
 a. harvests  b. tomatoes c. dances d. lights
45. the golden_______________ is the symbol of cannes film festival.
 a. palm b. pigeon  c. coin d. pig
46. we saw beautiful____________ floats at a parade at the tulip festival.
 a. tulip b. rose c. daisy  d. lily
47. she wore a beautiful traditional__________.
 a. firework  b. parade  c. display d. costume
48. children love____________ eggs at easter.
 a. cooking  b. eating  c. painting  d. making
49. most families have a big feast with roast __________on thanksgiving day.
 a. potatoes b. beef  c. turkey d. sheep
50. everybody wore a_________ at halloween night, so no one knew who was really at the party.
 a. mask b. towel  c. dress d. shirt
51. the figure of santa claus has a long history in ___________ traditions.
 a. christmas b. easter c. thanksgiving d. halloween
52. the beauty of traditional ao dai and _________ dances are the highlight of vietnamese cultural festivals.
 a. dragon b. folk c. lion d. modern
53. cannes ___________ festival is held in cannes, france every year. 
 a. film b. music c. arts d. drama
54. on thanksgiving day, we ___________ and play and talk.
 a. have a feast b. perform a lion dance c. carve pumpkins d. throw tomatoes
55. the greatest flower event in vietnam, ___________ is a show to remember.
 a. twins day festival b. rio carnival c. hoi mua festival d. da lat flower festival
56. ___________ your best friend? – yes, you are.
 a. i am b. you are c. am i d. are you
57. ___________they play all sorts of music in the festival?
 a. does b. is c. are d. do
58. ___________ your school near your home? – yes, ______________.
 a. is – it is b. is – i am c. are – they are d. are – i am
59. ___________ nga and loan like the festival? – yes, _____________.
 a. do – they do b. did – they do c. does – she does d. are – she is
60. ___________henry have a tv in his room? – no, ______________.
 a. does – he does b. is – he isn’t  c. does – he doesn’t d. do – he doesn’t
exercise 4. underline the mistake and rewrite the correct sentence. 
1. how far is from your house to the nearest restaurant?  
2. it is at 2 kilometers from my house to la villa french restaurant.   
3. how far is it from your university and my university?   
4. how far it is from our school to the camp site?    
5. its not far from our school to the camp site?    
6. how far is it at the train station to the nearest drugstore?   
7. despite of the film’s amazing effects, its plot is not so appealing.
8. however she doesn’t look very beautiful, she has a kind heart.
9. in spite that i don’t like her way of talking, i appreciate her effort.
10. my brother isn’t very young, nevertheless, he talks like a middle-aged woman.
11. although the fact that mary’s recently moved to this city, she is so familiar with it.
12. i often eat fast food. it is not, however, good for my health.
13. my brother wants to travel around the world. although he can’t afford it.
14. you shouldn’t put the rubbish in the waste bins over there. 
15. yesterday hoa and lan cycle round west lake. it took them an hour.
exercise 5. choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence. 
1. it’s important to obey the traffic rules when you are a road user. 
a. remember   b. follow   c. forget   d. ignore  
2. many young children ride their bikes dangerously. 
a. safely   b. carefully   c. carelessly   d. happily 
3. what about going to the cinema tonight? 
a. what in   b. what on   c. how about  d. how long 
4. the lakes are full of rubbish. nobody wants to go there.
a. rubber   b. garbage   c. fish   d. water 
5. it isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
a. you not need  b. you don’t need     c. you aren’t need d. don’t need
6. although the film was gripping, tom slept from beginning to end.
a. attractive   b. boring   c. moving  d. hilarious
7. the independence palace is located on nam ky khoi nghia street.
a. put    b. situated   c. situating  d. locating
8. do you want to visit hcm mausoleum first?
a. can you like  b. could you like  c. do you like    d. would you like
9. in spite of having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster.
a. although   b. despite   c. though  d. even though
10. do you tidy your room?
a. sweep   b. paint   c. clean up   d. clear
exercise 6. choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence. 
1. it’s raining hard, but mr long is driving quickly. 
a. slowly    b. fast     c. brightly   d. frequently 
2. the roads in mumbai are so narrow that cars cannot move. 
a. tight    b. small    c. bumpy   d. wide
3. you should not give your personal information such as your full name or your hometown.
a. private   b. public   c. individual  d. confidential
4. i want to eat some junk food, but i’m putting on weight.
a. losing   b. less    c. catching  d. having
5. turn off the lights before you going out.
a. turn over   b. turn on   c. turn down  d. turn up
6. although they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
a. show   b. failure   c. achieve  d. attend
7. we will reduce energy consumption as much as possible.
a. provide   b. supply   c. increase  d. save
8. do more exercise, and you will feel fitter and healthier.
a. better   b. less    c. much  d. many
9. the price of this house is the same as the price of that one.
a. different from  b. different   c. different to  d. different about
10. don’t forget to turn off the lights when leaving a room or going to bed.
a. replace   b. remember   c. solve  d. need
exercise 7. mark the letter a, b, c or d on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
1. - ba : “how about seeing a film?”       -minh:  “…………”
a. good idea! what shall we see? b. thank you!  c. the film is interesting. d. it is a horror film.
2. - “do they like mary?”                                “_________”
a. yes, they like to see her.     b. sure, she’s such a nice girl.
c. certainly. they’re like her.    d. no. they’re not alike.
3. - “would you like to come to dinner next friday?”      - “_________”
a. certainly not.  b. unfortunately not.  c. i’m afraid, i can’t.       d. i hope not
4. - peter: “what did you do with phuong on saturday? - ben:  ………. .
a. we swam in the swimming pool.    b. it was very cold
c. you sailed a boat with him.              d. she went fishing with you.
5. - ba: “what sports do you like?”         - minh:  “…………”
a. well, i love football and swimming   b. no, i don't know 
c. yes, it is my favourite sport    d. i think it is boring
iv. reading:
exercise 8. read the following passage and circle the letter a, b, c, or d to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the number blanks.
 safety tips for bus passengers 
always maintain a queue while waiting for a bus. 
never stand on queue on the middle (1) _______ the road. at the time of boarding a bus do not try to run or chasing the bus. once you are inside the bus (2) _______ a seat and hold firmly on the handrail if you are standing. 
never try to board an overcrowded bus. avoid (3) _______ inside of a bus because your high-pitch noise may distract the attention of the driver and it could lead to a major (4) _______ accident.
1.   a. of b. to c. on d. about
2.   a. hold b. sit c. take d. find
3.   a. shout b. shouting c. to shout d. shouts
4.   a. road b. way c. path d. street 
 
exercise 9. read and choose the correct word to complete the dialogue. 
nga: 
(1) _______  does your father work, mai?
 
mai: 
he works in a factory (2) _______  binh duong
 
nga: 
how (3) _______  is it from your house?
 
mai: 
it’s (4) _______  15 kilometers
 
nga: 
oh, it’s very far. how (5) _______  he go to work?
 
mai: 
he goes (6) _______  motorbike.
 
nga: 
how much time does it take (7) _______  to get there?
 
mai: 
about one hour. is your father’s company far (8) _______  your house?
 
nga: 
not very far. it takes him (9) _______  ten minutes to get there by car.
 
mai: 
oh, it’s very (10) _______ your house. your father is so happy!
 
1.  a. when  b. where  c. who  d. what
2. a. in b. at  c. on  d. between 
3.  a. much b. often c. long  d. far
4.  a. about b. to  c. near d. above
5. a. did b. do c. does d. doing
6.  a. across b. by c. in d. doing
7. a. her b. you c. me d. him
8.  a. to b. for c. only d. any
9.  a little b. few c. only d. any
10. a. near            b. next          c. far      d. long
exercise 10. read these following passages and choose the best answer:
         charlie chaplin was an english actor, director, producer, and composer. he is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. charlie chaplin's portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world. 
         chaplin was born in london on the 16th of april, 1889. he spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. in 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the united states. he first appeared on screen in 1914. he created his world-famous character, the tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. he also composed background music for most of his films. in 1972 chaplin received an honorary academy award for 'the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century'. chaplin died on the 25th of december, 1977, at his home in switzerland. 
1. when did he start appearing in films? 
 a. in 1910                    b. in 1914                         c. in 1972                d. in 1941
2. in about how many films did he play the tramp? 
 a. over seventy               b. seventeen              c. twenty-five             d. less seventy
3. what is charlie chaplin’s job?
 a. actor b. director        c. producer and compose            d. all are correct
4. which of the following is not true? 
 a. charlie chaplin was an english artist.  b. he received an award in 1972. 
 c. he played classical music. d. chaplin died on the 25th of december, 1977.
exercise 11. read the following passage and circle the letter a, b, c, or d to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
two of the most important holidays in the united state are independence day and thanksgiving day. the fourth of july marks the american declaration of independence from britain. most towns, big or small, celebrate the fourth of july with parades and fireworks. families (1) _______with barbecues or picnics. thanksgiving day is celebrated in fall, on the fourth thursday in november. it is a day (2) _______people give thanks to the harvest. most families (3) _______a large dinner with roast turkey. (4) _______independence day and thanksgiving are national (5) _______.
1.  a. celebrating  b. celebration  c. celebrate  d. celebrated
2.  a. where  b. when  c. which  d. what
3.  a. have  b. buy  c. help  d. take
4.  a. besides  b. both  c. either  d. nor
5.  a. chances  b. months  c. holidays  d. times
v. writing
exercise 12. choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.
1. it is about 120 kilometres from ho chi minh city to yung tau.
a. the distance from ho chi minh city to vung tan are about 120 kilometres.
b. the distance from ho chi minh city to vung tan arel20 kilometres.
c. the distance from ho chi minh city to vung tau is 120 kilometres.
d. the distance from ho chi minh city to vung tau is about 120 kilometres.
2. we arrived too late to catch the bus.
a. we didn’t arrived early enough to catch the bus.  b. we didn’t arrived enough early to catch the bus.
c. we arrived early enough to catch the bus.   d. we arrived enough early to catch the bus.
3. they last went to school by bike two years ago.
a. they have gone to school by bike for two years.        b. they have gone to school by bike two years ago.
c. they haven’t gone to school by bike for two years.     d. they haven’t gone to school by bike two years ago.
4. i often got up early when i was younger.
a. i am used to get up early.    b. i am used to getting up early.
c. i used to getting up early.    d. i used to get up early.
5. everyday/people/ involved/ road accidents.
a. everyday much people are involved on road accidents.
b. everyday much people are involved in road accidents.
c. everyday many people are involved on road accidents.
d. everyday many people are involved in road accidents.
6. it/ important/ us/ learn/ use/ roads properly/ safely.
a. it is important for us to learn to use the roads properly and safely.
b. it is important to us to learn use the roads properly and safely.
c. it is important for us to learn use the roads properly safely.
d. it is important to us to learn to use the roads properly and safely.
7. we/ obey/ traffic rules.
a. we should obey all traffic rules.   b. we must obey all traffic rules.
c. we need obey some traffic rules.   d. we can obey all traffic rules.
8. we/waiting/next bus/come.
a. we are waiting the next bus for coming.  b. we are waiting the next bus to come.
c. we are waiting for the next bus to come.  d. we are waiting to the next bus for coming.
9. it/ 300 kilometres/ho chi minh city/phu quoc island.
a. it is about 300 kilometers to ho chi minh city from phu quoc island.
b. it is about 300 kilometers from ho chi minh city to phu quoc island.
c. it is about 300 kilometers from ho chi minh city and phu quoc island.
d. it is about 300 kilometers go ho chi minh city to phu quoc island.
10. we/ look carefully/ right/ left/ crossing/ roads.
a. we must look carefully right or left after crossing the roads.
b. we must look carefully right or left before crossing the roads.
c. we must look carefully right and left after crossing the roads.
d. we must look carefully right and left before crossing the roads.
11. these/ some things we/ do/ avoid accidents.
a. these are some things we can do avoid accidents.     b. these are some things we could do to avoid accidents.
c. these are some things we can do to avoid accidents.
d. these are some things we shouldn’t doing to avoid accidents.
12. he didn ’t eat much although he was hungry
a. he didn’t eat much in spite of being hungry.  b. he didn’t eat much in spite of his being hungry.
c. he didn’t eat much despite his hunger.   d. all are correct.
13. although it got dark, they continued to work.
a. despite the darkness, they continued to work.  b. in spite the darkness, they continued to work.
c. despite of the darkness, they continued to work.  d. in spite of darking, they continued to work.
14. in spite of the noise, i kept on studying.
a. although it is noise, i keep on studying.   b. although it is noise, i kept on studying.
c. although it was noise, i kept on studying.   d. although it was noise, i keep on studying.
15. despite his good english, he wasn’t chosen.
a. although his english good, he wasn’t chosen.  b. although his english was good, he wasn’t chosen.
c. although his english was good, he was chosen.  d. although his good english, he wasn’t chosen.
16. although mary was sad, she managed to smile.
a. despite being sad, mary managed to smile. b. despite being sad, she managed to smile.
c. in spite of being sad, she managed to smile. d. in spite being sad, mary managed to smile.
17. despite/ heavy/ rain, i went/ school/ on time.
a.  despite of the heavy rain, i went to school on time. b. despite the heavy rain, i went to school on time.
c. despite to the heavy rain, i went school on time.            d. despite heavy rain, i went to school on time.
18. although/ she/ intelligent,/she/ answer/ question.
a. although she was very intelligent, she can answer my question.
b. although she was very intelligent, she can’t answer my question.
c. although she is very intelligent, she can answer my question.
d. although she is very intelligent, she can’t answer my question.
19. the twins day festival/ held/ the first weekend/ august.
a. the twins day festival held on the first weekend in august.
b. the twins day festival is held on the first weekend in august.
c. the twins day festival is held in the first weekend in august.
d. the twins day festival is held on the first weekend on august.
20. the festival/ celebrated/ twinsburg, ohio.
a. the festival celebrated twinsburg, ohio. b. the festival is celebrated at twinsburg, ohio.
c. the festival is celebrated in twinsburg, ohio.  d. the festival are celebrated in twinsburg, ohio.
exercise 13. write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one. 
1. she watched the documentary three times, but she couldn’t understand it.   (understand)
 ( although  
2. although they said that the film was a tragedy, it didn't have a sad ending.   (but)
 ( they said  
3. the leading actor was famous. however, his performance in the film was poor.  (his)
 ( though  
4. i tried my best, but i couldn't win the leading role in the play.     (although)
 ( i couldn't  
5. the price increased three times. however, i managed to buy two tickets for the film.  (but)
 ( the price  
6. the film failed because they invested too little money into it.     (so)
 ( they invested  
7. ben prepared carefully for the casting. he wasn’t chosen.  (however)
 ( ben prepared  
8. you may hold your opinion. you have to obey orders.  (but)
 ( you may  
9. he is a vegetarian. sometimes he eats fish.  (however)
 ( he is  
10. loan said her english is terrible. she got an 8 on writing test.  (however)
 ( loan said  
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