Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
2. a. caps b. meters c. swimmers d. lines
3. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical
4. a. pool b. good c. look d. book
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
5. a. festival b. badminton c. participant d. organize
6. a. solidarity b. energetic c. excellently d. combination
Choose the one word or phrase – a, b, c, or d – that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase:
7. The news of war _______ and the world.
a. was shocked the nation b. was shocked by the nation
c. shocked the nation d. shocked by the nation
8. The player __________________________.
a. will reward for his hat-trick b. will be rewarded for his hat-trick
c. will reward his hat-trick d. will be rewarded his hat-trick
9. Before the end of the term, I _______ all the required reading.
a. was finished by b. had been finished by
c. had finished d. had been finished
10. The player was ejected because he committed a foul.
a. as b. due to c. despite d. provided
11. John could not continue the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. because b. since c. as d. because of
12. They cancelled the match _______ his badly injured leg.
a. due to it rained heavily b. because of the heavy rain
c. because of it rained heavily d. because the heavy rain
13. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard.
a. though b. due to c. because of d. because
14. It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
a. the more difficult b. more difficult than
c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult
15. You must drive slower in built up areas. _______ you drive in the city, it is _______ that you will have an accident.
a. The faster and faster / the more
b. The faster / the more probable
c. The more and more fast / the more and more probable
d. The more fastly / the probable
Đáp án
| Câu | Ghi chú | Câu | Ghi chú | Câu | Ghi chú |
| 1. b | /k/, còn lại: /tʃ/ | 6. c | /ˈeksələntli/ | 11. d | |
| 2. a | /s/, còn lại: /z/ | 7. c | shock: gây sốc; | 12. b | |
| 3. a | /aɪ/, còn lại: /ɪ/ | 8. b | 13. d | ||
| 4. a | /u:/, còn lại: /ʊ/ | 9. c | 14. d | ||
| 5. c | /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ | 10. a | because = as; | 15. b |