TEST 1
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. notice B. comic C. respond D. rock
2. A. pollute B. nuclear C. humor D. tunic
3. A. Easter B. Please C. beach D. ready
4. A. earth B. gather C. ethnic D. think
5. A. amount B. route C. shout D. round
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. spacecraft B. volume C. parade D. standard
7. A. separate B. applicant C. minimize D. consumer
8. A. communicate B. well-qualified C. minority D. correspondent
9. A. economical B. deforestation C. intermediate D. documentary
10. A. chopstick B. conclusive C. congratulate D. occasionally
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C or D)
11. The typhoon may damage the water pipes they supply our home.
A B C D
12. Tom enjoys festivals in Vietnam despite he doesn’t understand Vietnamese cultural very much.
A B C D
13. You have never used a computer before, have you?
A B C D
14. Minh asked me how far is it from the airport to my house.
A B C D
15. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
A B C D
IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
16. Islam is the country’s official ________ in Malaysia.
A. region B. religion C. language D. currency
17. The word jean comes from a kind of ________ that was made in Europe.
A. animal B. equipment C. plant D. material
18. The Parkers ________ maize, rice on their farm.
A. grow B. raise C. increase D. feed
19. If you want to ________ your English, I can help you.
A. develop B. go up C. improve D. enlarge
20. Internet is a wonderful ________ of modern life.
A. invention B. discovery C. exploration D. result
21. I think the best way to reduce garbage is to ________ and recycle things.
A. rebuild B. reuse C. rename D. replace
22. In my family, lighting ________ for 20% of the electricity bill.
A. wastes B. collects C. saves D. accounts
23. My father’s ________ is always the family.
A. priority B. achievement C. capacity D. growth
24. Family members ________ live apart try to be together at Tet.
A. they B. who C. whom D. which
25. If Thanh ________ rich, he ________ around the world.
A. is – will travel B. will be - travels C. were-would travel D. would be-travel
26. I suggest that we ________ some canned food.
A. should buy B. will buy C. shall buy D. must buy
27. It’s raining. ________, Mr. Binh has to go to work.
A. Because B. But C. Therefore D. However
28. My brother dislikes ________ to rock music.
A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. to listening
29. Uncle Hung said that he ________ leave the next day.
A. has to B. had to C. will have to D. has had to
30. Maryam and Lan ________ pen pals for over three years.
A. are B. were C. would be D. have been
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
New Year’s Eve is the holiday (31) ________ New Year’s Day, on December 31, the last day of the (32) ________ year.
In modern (33) ________, Western countries usually celebrate this day with a party (34) ________ culminates with a group countdown to the midnight hour. Party hats, noisemakers, fire crackers