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TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others.
II. Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1._____________ food is a kind of food that is quick and easy to prepare and eat, but
it is thought be bad for your health.
2. As a _____________ in his family, Mr. Black has to work hard all the time for
money.
3. To stay healthy or become stronger, you should _____________ regularly.
4. Mrs. Brown does not do many _____________ duties, she just shops for groceries.
5. Many people around the world watched Michael Jackson's _____________ on the
Internet.
6. A _____________ drink is a cold drink that does not contain alcohol.
7. The pop superstar's first __________ was so great that it was sold more than
1,500,000 copies.
8. I have to do some household _____________ such as cooking meals, cleaning the
house and washing the dishes.
9. A: Where does your brother often do the _____________?
B: He goes to the launderette near his college.
10. One of my favorites songs is "The Candle in the Wind" by Elton John.
This _____________ can sing and play the piano very well.
VI. Write the correct form of the Adjective of attitude.
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It's a beautiful city with lots
of parks and open spaces. It's also a very (1)..................city.
Most of the people (2)..................in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The
business district is very modern with (3)..................of high new office buildings.
Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there (4)..................rows
of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and
date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (5)..................its shops and restaurants. There are many good
shopping. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore's restaurants sell Chinese,
Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.
1. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean
2. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived
3. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much
4. A. is B. will be C. were D. are
5. A. in B. on C. at D. for
IX. Read the text about Mother Teresa and answer the questions.
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century.
However, her life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skopje,
Macedonia in 1910. At the age of 18 she left her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters
of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She went to India as a
missionary. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The school was in
a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She
was horrified by what she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and
going to live among the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from
leaving the convent, but in the end they agreed to let her go.
Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. Although she had no
money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the
poor. By the 1990s she had become famous and she was eventually given the Nobel
Prize for her service to the poor. Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1.In space, with no gravity for muscles to work against, the body becomes
weakly.
A B C D
2. Animism is the belief that objects and natural phenomena such as rivers,
rocks ,
A B
and an increased resistance to its flow through tiny branches of the arteries.
C D
4. Her pasion for helping people have motivated her to found her own charity
organization
A B C
D
5. The teacher asked him why hadnt he done his homework, but he said nothing.
A B C D
6. Hardly had he entered the room than all the lights went out.
A B C D
7. I think your garden needs to weed and you had better do it right now.
A B C D
8.The scholarship that Wilson received to study history at Cambridge presented an
unique
A B C D
opportunity.
9. The shopkeeper warned the boys dont lean their bicycles against his window.
A B C D
10.Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called.
A B C D
High school students from Southeast Asia protect the environment with
inventions that challenge the present situation. They presented their research at the
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (ISEF)
Fish scales to create plastic were items such as bowls and plates, with no trace
of fish odour in 2011. The team also found out that the material completely breaks
down in about 28 days when buried in soil, and does not harm creatures that live in the
dirt. In comparison, conventional plastic products release toxins during the
manufacturing process and during disposal.
The Vietnamese team proposed using solar energy and vacuum techniques to
power the desalination process in 2012. Conventional desalination methods are
expensive affairs as they tend to consume vast amounts of electricity and fuel. In
contrast, solar energy is an inexhaustible and renewable energy source.
The Indonesian team built a Green Refrigerant Box in 2014 that, instead of
running on electricity, used a hand-operated vacuum pump made from plastic soft
drink bottle. The idea was formed because the students hometown in rural South
Sumatra frequently experiences power cuts, constantly shutting down electrical
appliance.
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3. The doctor ordered him to take a long rest.
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4. A group of students have met their friends at the rail way station.
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5. It is said that Laura won a special prize at the musical competition.
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MORE PRACTICE
III. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
Reading 1
Plants supply people with food, clothing, and shelter - their most important
needs. Many of our most useful medicines are also made (1) ......................... plants.
In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives. Most people enjoy the smell
of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest. Not (2)
......................... plants are helpful to man. Some species grow in fields and gardens as
weeds that choke off useful plants. Tiny hits of pollen from (3) ......................... plants
cause such (4) ......................... as asthma and hay fever. Other plants destroy millions
of dollars (5) ......................... of crops yearly.
1. A. of B. from C. by D. with
2. A. all B. every C. any D. some
3. A. any B. certain C. most D. all
4. A. accidents B. diseases C. misfortune D. disasters
5. A. worth B. value C. price D. Money
Reading 2. Read the text about Spring school and answer the questions.
Spring School is an informal school. It provides classes for disadvantaged children in
Ho Chi Minh City. Around30 street children live and study at the school and about
250 children with special difficulties from District 1 regularly attend classes.
The Organization for Educational Development cooperated with Spring School to set
up English classes in 1998. Dance, theatre, singing, and folk music classes were set up
a year later. Children from these classes participate in fundraising performances. They
raise money to continue their English and Performance Arts classes. Spring School
requires volunteers to help organize their fundraising dinner held annually in June.
This is an exciting night in which children dance, sing and play music at one of the
largest hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. They also need foreign volunteers to contact
sponsors and help to expand the school activities. Volunteers are required from
February until July to help organize these events.
VII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others.
1. A. Platinum B. Format C. Stage D. Snash
2. A. Composer B. Solo C. Post D. Love
3.A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery
4. A. Smartphone B.fastener C.portable D. costly
5.A. meaningful B. finance C. society D. advice
6.A. breadwinner B. heavy C. break D. instead
7.A. excited B. talented C. supported D. watched
8.A. performed B. launched C. promised D. talked
9.A. donation B. charity C. attachment D. character
10.A. overspent B. achievement C. environment D. movement
11.A. hopeless B. endless C. success D. harmless
12.A . Volunteer B. Cheerful C. Needy D. Career
13.A. generous B. velcro C. video D. inventor
14.A. processor B. congestion C. tourism D. assignment
15.A. determine B. versatile C. dynamite D. profile
16.A.fabric B.laptop C.patent D. imitate
VIII. Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1.A. Self interest B. bookshelf C. waterfall D. trainsporting
2.A. Heart attack B. washing powder C. fish tank D.mother tongue
3.A. contribution B. disadvantaged C. announcement D. individual
4.A. incredible B. advertisement C. successful D. audience
5.A. understand B. newspaper C. volunteer D. interact
6.A. enormous B. vulnerable C. contribute D. exactly
7.A. homeless B. needy C. donate D. remote