II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

11.

A. future

B. explore

C. travel

12.

A. power

B. solar

C. renew

13.

A. difference

B. pollution

C. deforest

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

13.

A. drives

B. packs

C. transports

14.

A. energy

B. forty

C. sky

IV. Supply the correct forms of the given words.

16. On __________ in Hanoi, I was picked up by my pen pal. (ARRIVE)

17. What have the authorities done to improve public __________ of the city? (TRANSPORT)

18. Life in __________ advanced countries are more comfortable. (TECHNOLOGY)

Supply the correct forms of the given words.

19. My __________ boys can’t stand staying in the whole weekends. (ENERGY)

20. We were not satisfied with the service. The sales assistants were __________. ( HELP)

V. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements is TRUE or FALSE.

Never before has the world been facing so many problems. The first problem is overpopulation. Despite different plans to control the population, it has risen continually. The problem of overpopulation is the cause of other problems the world deals with. More people need more energy. That leads to the present-day energy crisis. Another problem is pollution. Mankind has destroyed the environment with their activities. Since the Industrial Revolution, environmental destruction has got worse and worse: disappearing forests, rising sea levels, melting pole ice and polluted air. During the lockdown of Covid-19 in early 2020, many countries had better air quality because people stopped using cars and factories stopped working. Humans are responsible for all the world’s problems.

21. The passage mentions three main problems the world is facing.

22. Humans have done nothing to stop the population growth.

23. The energy crisis is now over.

24. The environment was better before the Industrial Revolution than now.

25. The writer thinks humans cause their own problems.

Question

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

11.

A. future

B. explore

C. travel

12.

A. power

B. solar

C. renew

13.

A. difference

B. pollution

C. deforest

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

13.

A. drives

B. packs

C. transports

14.

A. energy

B. forty

C. sky

IV. Supply the correct forms of the given words.

16. On __________ in Hanoi, I was picked up by my pen pal. (ARRIVE)

17. What have the authorities done to improve public __________ of the city? (TRANSPORT)

18. Life in __________ advanced countries are more comfortable. (TECHNOLOGY)

Supply the correct forms of the given words.

19. My __________ boys can’t stand staying in the whole weekends. (ENERGY)

20. We were not satisfied with the service. The sales assistants were __________. ( HELP)

V. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements is TRUE or FALSE.

Never before has the world been facing so many problems. The first problem is overpopulation. Despite different plans to control the population, it has risen continually. The problem of overpopulation is the cause of other problems the world deals with. More people need more energy. That leads to the present-day energy crisis. Another problem is pollution. Mankind has destroyed the environment with their activities. Since the Industrial Revolution, environmental destruction has got worse and worse: disappearing forests, rising sea levels, melting pole ice and polluted air. During the lockdown of Covid-19 in early 2020, many countries had better air quality because people stopped using cars and factories stopped working. Humans are responsible for all the world’s problems.

21. The passage mentions three main problems the world is facing.

22. Humans have done nothing to stop the population growth.

23. The energy crisis is now over.

24. The environment was better before the Industrial Revolution than now.

25. The writer thinks humans cause their own problems.

Timi · Accepted Answer

Here are the answers to the questions:

11.
Analyze: 
&#x27;future&#x27; stressed at first syllable
&#x27;travel&#x27; stressed at first syllable
&#x27;explore&#x27; stressed at second syllable
Therefore, &#x27;explore&#x27; has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: B. explore

12.
Analyze: 
&#x27;power&#x27; stressed at first syllable
&#x27;solar&#x27; stressed at first syllable
&#x27;renew&#x27; stressed at second syllable
Therefore, &#x27;renew&#x27; has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: C. renew

13.
Analyze: 
&#x27;difference&#x27; stressed at first syllable
&#x27;pollution&#x27; stressed at second syllable
&#x27;deforest&#x27; stressed at second syllable
Therefore, &#x27;difference&#x27; has a different stress position to other words.
Answer: A. difference

To determine the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others, we need to examine the IPA notations.

For question 13, the underlined parts are likely the suffixes "-ives", "-acks", and "-ports". Let&#x27;s analyze their pronunciations:

* drives: /draɪvz/ (the "iv" is pronounced as /aɪv/)
* packs: /pæks/ (the "ac" is pronounced as /æ/)
* transports: /ˈtrænspɔrts/ (the "ort" is pronounced as /ɔrt/)

The pronunciations of the underlined parts are different, but we can see that "drives" has a distinct /aɪv/ sound, while "packs" has a short /æ/ sound, and "transports" has a distinct /ɔrt/ sound. However, if we focus on the vowel sound in the underlined part, "drives" and "transports" have a distinct sound, but "packs" is the one that stands out with a short /æ/ sound.

For question 14, the underlined parts are likely the "e" in "energy", the "o" in "forty", and the "y" in "sky". Let&#x27;s analyze their pronunciations:

* energy: /ˈɛnərʤi/ (the "e" is pronounced as /ɛ/)
* forty: /ˈfɔrti/ (the "o" is pronounced as /ɔ/)
* sky: /skaɪ/ (the "y" is pronounced as /aɪ/)

The pronunciations of the underlined parts are indeed different. We can see that "energy" has a short /ɛ/ sound, "forty" has a distinct /ɔ/ sound, and "sky" has a distinct /aɪ/ sound. However, if we focus on the vowel sound in the underlined part, "forty" and "energy" have a more similar sound to each other than to "sky", which has a distinct /aɪ/ sound, but "energy" has a short /ɛ/ sound, so it&#x27;s the one that stands out.

Based on the analysis, the answers are:
13. A. drives
14. A. energy

16. arriving 
17. transport 
18. technologically 
19. energetic 
20. unhelpful

Here are the answers to the statements:

21. TRUE 
22. FALSE 
23. FALSE 
24. TRUE 
25. TRUE

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 11. A. future B. explore C. travel 12. A. power B. solar...