From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
I. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. three B. with C. father D. there
2. A. meat B. break C. steak D. great
3. A. clown B. south C. southern D. plough
4. A. method B. death C. think D. those
5. A. nature B. natural C. explain D. nation
6. A. kitchen B. torch C. mechanic D. church
7. A. ocean B. beach C. clean D. reason
8. A. climb B. surburb C. comb D. doubt
9. A. treasure B. reasure C. measure D. pleasure
10. A. feature B. reason C. season D. pleasant
II. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
1. How about ______ lunch with us on Sunday?
A. to have B. have C. have had D. having
2. I suggest ______ A shortcut through the park. It’ll take much less time
A. to take B. take C. taking D. is taking
3. If you don’t pay the bill within two week, electricity will be _________..
A. turn off . B. come off C. cut off D. take off
4. We are leaving Hue for Ho Chi Minh city ______ 4 o’clock this affternoon.
A. in B. from C. to D. at
5. We’re very worried ______ spending lots of money on energy in our home.
A. about B. with C. to D. on
6. The villagers are interested in ______ Natural resources but they don’t know how to do so
A. to conserve B. conserve C. conserving D. conserved
7. The girl was not pretty but she sang ______.
A. beauty B. more beautiful C. beautiful D. beautifully
8. Check the faucets for dripping water ______ you will have to pay an enormous water bill.
A. although B. or C. because D. however
9. If we ______ wasting water, there will be shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
A. turn on B. turn off C. go on D. look for
10. You should ______ all the lights before going out.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn out
11. Many women nowadays are fond of ______ football.
A. playing B. to play C. play D. played
12. The doctor suggested that the secretary _________.. at least three days off work.
A. to have B. having C. should have D. have
13. My brother was ______ as the most effective activist in the school charity programme.
A. said B. nominated C. invited D. appointed
14. I’m going to tell you something important, so please listen ______.
A. care B. careful C. carelessly D. carefully
15. If it ______ this evening, I won’t go out.
A. rain B. rains C. raining D. rained
16. Ba ate a lot of food _________.. he wasn’t very hungry.
A. but B. and C. though D. because
17. Mrs. Yen forgot to __________________. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn on B. turn off C. look for D. look after.
18. I ’d love to play volleyball _________…I have to complete an assignment.
A. and B. so C. but D. because
19. What about ….. fishing with me this morning?
A. go B. goes C. to go D. going
20. _________ we go on littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
A. And B. But C. So D. If
21. She is tired _________she stayed up late watching TV.
A. as B. but C. so D. and
22. Tuan sighed ….. when he heard that he failed the test.
A. sad B. sadly C. more sad D. sadlier
23. They couldn’t send the parcel….. the post office closed on the national holiday.
A. because B. although C. so D. or
24. When he was in university, he wasted much time _________ by Internet.
A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatted
25. He denied ________the shop.
A. breaking into C. break into C. breaking on D. to break into
26. She suggested __________ for a swim.
A. going B. go C. to go D gone
27. You don’t know French, __________?
A. does you B. don’t you C. do you D. didn’t you
28. I don’t ________ the action films. I prefer documentaries.
A. likes watching B. like watching C. hardly to watch D. hardly watching
29. _________ we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.
A. Because of B. As C. If D. And
30. Tom doesn’t have to go to lecture, __________?
A. does Tom B. did he C. doesn’t Tom D. does he
31. He finished _________ and sat down.
A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoken
32. I’ll write in Spanish finished _________ understand English.
A. because he don’t B. because he doesn’t
C. because of he doesn’t D. because of he don’t)
33. Sue _______. She never seems to stop.
A. work continuously B. works continuously
C. works continuous D. continuously works
34. She ___________ when she heard the news.
A. can’t help crying B. can’t helped crying
A. couldn’t help cry D. couldn’t help crying
35. The children _________ surprised, were they?
A. weren’t B. was C. haven’t been D. hasn’t been
36. Did you go to Jane’s party last night? Of course, I did. But now I regret _______ there.
A. go B. gone C. going D. went
37. _______ the meat was cooked, I took it out of the oven.
A. Because of B. Because C. If D. And
38. He looked me _______ when I interrupted him.
A. angry B. angrily C. hungry D. thirsty
39. It’s essential that ________ here on time.
A. you are B. you is C. you were D. you be
40. Bill puts money in the bank, ________?
A. didn’t he B. did he C. doesn’t he D. does he
41. I’m leaving next week. And I think I’ll never forget ________ with you.
A. worked B. work C. to work D. working
42. He _______ to find a job, but he had no luck.
A. tried hard B. hardly tried C. tried hardly D. try hardly
43. It is necessary that the mother __________ by breast milk.
A. feed her baby up C. feeds her baby up
A. bed her baby up D. feeds up her baby
44. Maria is studying laws, _________?
A. isn’t Maria B. is Maria C. isn’t she D. wasn’t she
45. Would you mind ________ your pet snake somewhere else?
A. put B. putting C. to put D. puts
46. ________ the manager is out today, I’ll sign the letter.
A. Because B. If C. Because of D. But
47. My leg was hurting me. I ________ walk.
A. could hardly B. can hardly C. could hard D. can hard
48. The driver was ________.
A. serious injured B. injure seriously C. seriously injured D. injured seriously
49. You haven’t written to her_________, have you?
A. recently B. never C. late D. recent
50. The boy likes ________ games but hates ___________ his lessons.
A. play/ study B. playing/ study C. play/ studying D. playing/ studying