**I. Phonetic and stress**
**Circle the word A, B, C or D that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.**
1. A. damage B. about C. village D. cottage
Analyze: 'damage' has the 'a' pronounced like /æ/, 'about' has the 'a' pronounced like /ə/, 'village' has the 'i' pronounced like /ɪ/, and 'cottage' has the 'o' pronounced like /ɒ/. The pronunciation of 'about' is different.
Answer: B. about
2. A. monkey B. sunny C. moncy D. bungy
Analyze: 'monkey' has a clear 'on' sound /ʌŋ/, 'sunny' has the 'u' pronounced as /ʌ/, while 'moncy' and 'bungy' are not found in the dictionary and are pronounced differently. The most notable difference is between 'monkey' and 'sunny'.
Answer: C. moncy
**Circle the word A, B, C or D that has a different stress pattern from the others.**
3. A. enjoy B. prefer C. picture D. decide
Analyze: 'enjoy' is stressed on the second syllable, 'prefer' is also stressed on the second syllable, 'picture' is stressed on the first syllable, and 'decide' is stressed on the second syllable. 'picture' has a different stress pattern from the others.
Answer: C. picture
4. A. Japanese B. Vietnamese C. guarantee D. committee
Analyze: 'Japanese' has stress on the third syllable, 'Vietnamese' has stress on the fourth syllable, 'guarantee' has stress on the third syllable, and 'committee' has stress on the second syllable. 'committee' has a different stress pattern from the others.
Answer: D. committee
**II. Vocabulary and Grammar**
1. Peter detests_____ durians. A. cat B. to eat C. eating D. ate
Answer: C. eating
2. Today I have an exam, so I got up_____ than I did yesterday. A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
Answer: A. earlier
3. Hung didn't study hard,_____ he failed the exam. A. but B. and C. for D. so
Answer: A. but
4. Pour_____ more olive oil over the salad. A. many B. a few C. a lintle D. less
Answer: D. less
5. If you look at the computer screen too long, it _____ harmful to your eyes. A. is B. will be C. won't be D. be
Answer: A. is
6. I like _____ tea but I don't like the tea they make at the office. A. the B. 0 C. a D. an
Answer: A. the
7. Tom goes to the beach only one a year. He_____ goes to the beach. A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
Answer: D. rarely
8. We've spoken on the phone but never_____. A. face to face B. eye to eye C. time to time D. door to door
Answer: A. face to face
9. My parents said that they _____ on holiday the following day. A. went B. go C. are going D. were going
Answer: D. were going
**Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.**
10. Learning to speak French is not a piece of cake. It requires lots of practice. A. easy B. hard C. fun D. delicious
Answer: A. easy
**Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.**
11. We have a lot of achievements in space science and exploration. A. attainment B. targets C. failure D. goals
Answer: C. failure
**Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchange.**
12. Lam: "Forecasters say that the storm won't move toward the land." Hoa: "_____" A. What a pity! B. Never mind C. Oh no! D. That's a relief!
Answer: D. That's a relief!
**III. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. (1,5 pt)**
1. Tom was standing on the bus stop at 3:00 p.m yesterday. A B C D
Answer: A. (should be "at the bus stop")
2. My brother asked me if we will be alive if a big meteor hit the Earth. A B C D
Answer: C. (should be "would be")
3. Peter drove more fastly than all other racers in the competition. A B C D
Answer: A. (should be "faster")
4. Despite the weather is bad, the farmers still work on their fields. A B C D
Answer: B. (should be "the weather being bad")