I. Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of others. 1. A. decided B. cooked C. missed D. laughed 2. A. prison B. compile C. competition D. religious 3. A. stops B. thanks C. listens D. rents II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. 4. A. scientific B. sociology C. geography D. medication 5. A. volunteer B. accurate C. wonderful D. terrible III. Choose the best answer 6. On Christmas Eve, people often ...................... a tree A. are decorated B. were decorated C. decorating D. decorate 7. He asked me .................................. A. Where I like coffce or not B. Whether I liked coffce C. What I liked coffce D. Which I liked coffce 8. Although we are aware…………..the importance of environment, we still over explore it. A. to B. in C. for D. of 9. Do you mind............................the window? It’s very cold A. close B. closing C. to close D. closes 10. He had his father..................... his watch A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix 11. Let’s go to the cinema to night. There is a good film on at 7.45 . A. That’s a good idea B. No, I don’t think so C. all right D. very good 12. Nam’s family has been living .................Ha Noi for twenty years. A. over B. in C. on D. at 13. I like this ................... song because it reminds me of my schooldays. A. beautify B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautiful. 14. Tom invited us to come to his party, ....................? A. wasn’t he B. hadn’t he C. didn’t he D. did he . 15. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home. A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play 16. We ......................................... tennis for two hours. A. played B. had playes C. have played D. was playing 17. A nest …………..in the porchsince last week by apair of robins. A. has built B. had built C. has been built D. had been built 18. If you get up early, you..................................be late for school. A. weren’t B. wouldn’t be C. aren’t D. won’t be 19. My father asked us..............................on our playing computer games. A. to cut down B. cut down C. to cutting down D. cutting down 20. Henry………….into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A. had gone B. went C. will go D. goes 21. ……………he worked hard, he could not finish the job. A. although B. because C. despite D. because of 22. ...............................I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep. A. Eventhough B. So C. Therefore D. Because of 23. Does she suggest..................................some more butter? A. to buy B. buying C. buys D. bought 24. The new appliance does not only work ...............................but also saves energy. A. effective B. effect C. effectively D. effectiveness 25. You should travel by bike..........................by motorbike to save energy. A. instead of B. therefore C. however D. beacause 26. You should wear ..................to keep your hands warm. It’s very cold outside. A. hats B. shoes C. boots D. gloves 27. This shirt is ..................big that I can’t wear . A. so B. too C. such D. to 28. The students ....................happily when the bell rang. A. played B. are playing C. were playing D. have played