I.
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. special B. celebrate C. excited D. center
2. A. Thanksgiving B. thinking C. there D. thin
3. A. positive B. negative C. tug D. future
4. A. puppet B. funny C. schedule D. sunny
5. A. milk-shake B. fashion C. talent D. candy
6. A. town B. flowers C. show D. cow
7. A. celebrates B. foods C. fireworks D. points
8. A. festivals B. weekends C. Saturdays D. gifts
9. A. activities B. timetables C. performances D. roles
10. A. decorated B. watched C. worked D. danced
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from
that of the other in each group.
11. A. 'market B. 'puppet C. pa'rade
D. 'magic
12. A. ex'cite B. 'costumes C. 'lantern
D. 'martial
13. A. 'festivals B. 'decorate
C. im'portant D. 'family
14. A. lo'cation B. a'partment C. tra'dition
D. 'Halloween
15. A. 'restaurant B. tra'ditional C. par'ticipate
D. ac'tivity
IV. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following
sentences.
1. Some__________ stories feature robots that can talk and have feelings like humans.
A. horror B. romance C. science
fiction D. documentary
2. Susan: Was the movie on Channel 7 last night good?
Tommy: No__________,
A. it was awesome B. it was awful C. it was
fantastic D. it was happy
3. Toby: __________ guitar is it?
Amanda: It's Simon's.
A.
Who B. Which C. Whose
D. Whom
4. There are two kinds of cai luong. One is about Vietnamese history and the
__________ is about modern Vietnam
A. another B. other C. others
D. different
5. I watched a horror movie Insidious 3 last night.
A. called B. calling C. call
D. to call
6. What kind of movie do they all agree __________?
A. about B. on C. with D. in
7. There is a romance__________ at 9 p.m. I remember it's Me Before You.
A. in B. up C.
on D. with
8. Emma Thompson is a talented actress both in drama__________ in comedies.
A. or B. but C. and
D. so
9. Opera singers who perform Mozart's works often wear historical__________.
A. clothing B. dress C. customs
D. costumes
10. I enjoy listening and dancing__________ jazz with my friends.
A. with B. to C. in D. a
bout
11. At the end of this tour, we will visit a __________ monument in Ba Dinh district.
A. historic B. history C. historian
D. historically
12. The house is quite __________ for the shops. It’s about 30 minutes’ drive.
A. convenience B. convenient C. inconvenient
D. conveniently
13. We found a __________ place with a long sandy beach and blue sea about a mile
away.
A. fantasy B. fantasize C. fantastically
D. fantastic
14. Ho Chi Minh city is famous __________ its nightclubs and busy streets.
A. for B. with C. as
D. to
15. Narrow streets in Hanoi are the main reason for __________ traffic. The
government needs to build larger ones.
A. big B. huge C. heavy
D. large
16. People often prefer to live in the suburbs and travel to work by subway.
Suburb means __________.
A. city center B. downtown C. outside the
city D. village
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences.
17. The new theme park is dead boring. There aren’t many things to do there.
A. uninteresting B. exciting C. sad
D. fantastic
18. I love walking down the narrow streets in the Old Quarters at the weekends.
A. broad B. huge C. wide
D. thin
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences.
19. I’ve just had a terrible thought. He may never come back from the battle field.
A. awful B. horrible C. fantastic
D. dreadful
20. The law protects ancient monuments and old churches.
A. modern B. old C. traditional
D. historic
