Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 
sometimes               badminton                   twice                      riding
A. sometimes               
B. badminton                   
C. twice                      
D. riding

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
seriously                        valuable                       technology                      dangerous
A. seriously                        
B. valuable                       
C. technology                      
D. dangerous

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
famous              about               around               found
A. famous              
B. about               
C. around               
D. found

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
result                   silence                    repeat                     again
A. result                   
B. silence                    
C. repeat                     
D. again

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
comfortable                      community                     agriculture                     socialize
A. comfortable                      
B. community                     
C. agriculture                     
D. socialize

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Thao: “How long are you going to study this subject?”
 Hang: “_____________ ”
A. For a month 
B. In December 
C. This semester
D. Since September

Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given:
Washington, D.C. / also / host / 172 foreign embassies / as well as / the headquarters / many international organizations//.
A. Washington, D.C. also host 172 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations.
B. Washington, D.C. also hosts 172 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters for many international organizations.
C. Washington, D.C. is also hosting 172 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters in many international organizations.
D. Washington, D.C. also hosts 172 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations.

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
It was ____________________ I had expected. 
A. more a hundred times fun than                     
B. a hundred times fun more than
C. more fun than a hundred times                        
D. a hundred times more fun than

Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
unusual                      united                   parliament                   attraction
A. unusual                      
B. united                   
C. parliament                   
D. attraction

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
John ____________ to executive manager of an advertising company.
A. has just been promoted           
B. has just been promoting 
C. has just promoted   
D. is promoting