Exercise 1. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. knife B. rocket C. desk D. bookshelf
2. A. vacation B. America C. about D. actor
3. A. few B. left C. of D. flu
4. A. school B. architect C. chemist D. kitchen
5. A. university B. thirsty C. bird D. girl
Exercise 2. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word/phrase that indicates a hobby or disease.
1. You like playing monopoly and chess. I think your hobby is playing board games.
2. You enjoy being outdoors. You like planting trees and vegetables. I think your hobby is gardening.
3. You love the sea and the waves. You have a board for yourself. May be your hobby is surfing.
4. You play outdoors all day, and you look red. I think you may have sunburn.
5. You eat too many sweets at night and you have tooth decay. You may have a toothache.
Exercise 3. Choose A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. You will be healthier if you consume __________ fruits and vegetables.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. little
2. I have a temperature, _________.
A. but I go to bed early B. so I feel tired
C. or I am putting on weight D. and I eat more vegetables
3. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.
A. to ride B. ride C. rides D. riding
4. I ________ making models interesting, but my sister doesn't.
A. does B. think C. find D. say
5. My father loved _________ horse-riding when he lived in France.
A. doing B. going C. playing D. taking
6. Minh_________100 postcards so far. He intends to sell them to raise funds.
A. makes B. made C. has made D. make
7. Ben __________ three eggshells and he will continue the fourth one.
A. carves B. has carved C. carved D. will carved
8. David is short-sighted. He should spend_________time staring at his smart phone.
A. more B. less C. fewer D. few
9. I think, in the future robots__________able to feel emotions like humans.
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
10. You should eat less chocolate, _________ you can put on weight.
A. and B. or C. but D. so