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

PART A:      LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. close                              B. cow                        C. throw                                 D. open

2. A. bins                             B. cups                     C. trees                                D. papers

Choose the word that has different stress pattern.

3. A. volleyball                     B. badminton            C. basketball             D. aerobics

4. A. future                          B. machine                C. helper                             D. robot

III. Choose the best answers A, B and C

1. They are interested _____ learning Science.

A. on                                       B. at                            C. of                                        D.in

2. We can _____ things like plastic bottles and cans

A. cook                                  B. do                           C. reuse                                  D. reduce

3. I like bananas, apples _____ mangoes.

A. so                           B. and                         C. but                                      D. or

4. Choose the best word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.

Ho Chi Minh City is an exciting city

A. dangerous                         B. boring                    C. interesting                         D. expensive

5. Anna: “The car of the future will probably run on water.” – Sam: “_____”

A. How fantastic!                B. Good job!             C. Well done!                        D. Good idea!

6. If you find a beautiful old glass, you will _____ it to keep pencils in.

A. throw                                 B. put                          C. use                                                 D. reduce

7. The Nile River is the __________ river in the world.

A. longest                              B. long                        C. most long                          D. longer

8. If you study hard, you____ the exam.

A. pass                                   B. will pass                C. passes                                D. passed

9. You should recycle empty cans and bottles. Don’t just ______________.

A. throw it

B. reuse them

C. throw them away

D. donate it

10. My mother ______________ eating fast food or drinking coffee.

A. does not likes

B. does not like

C. do not likes

D. do not like

11. ______________ this program or can I turn the TV off?

A. You watch

B. Did you watch

C. Do you watch

D. Are you watching

12. Mai: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Hung: ______________.

A. No, I do not. I am an only child

B. No, I am not

C. Yes, I am

D. Yes, it is

13. This city is famous ______________ beautiful houses and museums.

A. in

B. of

C. for

D. all are correct

PART B: READING

My future house will be (1) ___________ an island. It will be surrounded by tall trees and blue sea. There will be a helicopter on the roof so that I can (2) ___________ to school. There will be some robots in the house. They will help me (3) ___________ the housework, such as: cleaning the floors, cooking meals, washing clothes, and watering the flowers. I will have a super smart TV in my (4) ___________ so I can sit on my bed and watch it. The TV will help me (5) ___________ the Internet, send and receive my e-mails, and contact my friends on other planets.

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