Mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. 1. A. machine B. birthday C. summer D. busy 2. A. collect B. escape C. people D. enjoy Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 3. ______________, men often wore Aodai. A. Tradition B. Traditionalize C. Traditional D. Traditionally 4. That is the most interesting novel ______________ I’ve ever read. A. who B. which C. whose D. where 5. I knew they were talking about me ______________ they stopped when I entered the room. A. in order to B. so that C. because D. therefore 6. A very valuable painting______________ in the city museum last night. A. stole B. was stolen C. was stealing D. is stolen 7. The librarian told us not ______________ reference books out of the library. A. taking B. to take C. take D. took 8. When I came to visit her last night, she ______________ dinner with her family. A. was having B. had C. were having D. is having 9. Mr. Quang said that he ______________ in Ho Chi Minh City. A. is living B. lived C. has lived D. will live 10. I tried the dress on but it didn’t ______________ me. A. fit B. match C. suit D. go 11. He ______________ taking that job even though the salary was very attractive. A. turned on B. turned up C. turned down D. turned off 12. I’m sorry that I don’t know how to play any musical instruments. I wish I______________ one only. A. can play B. could play C. play D. will play 13 . Mary often ______________ up very early so that she can catch the first bus. A. got B. get C. gets D. to get 14. If I had the map now, I______________ a short-cut across the desert. A. will take B. could take C. take D. can take 15. During the time we were on our holiday, we stayed at a ______________. A. five-star hotel B. five stars hotel C. five-stars hotel D. five star hotel 16. After living in Viet Nam for 2 years, Jane gets used ______________ with chopsticks. A. to eat B. eating C. ate D. to eating 17. It is nearly 3 months ______________ he last visited his parents. A. while B. since C. during D. when 18. Nobody liked this detective film but Nam, ______________? A. does he B. doesn’t he C. didn’t they D. did they 19. The children ______________ games in the living-room at the moment are my nephews. A. playing B. played C. were playing D. are playing 20. Mid-Fall Festival is the most important ______________ for Vietnamese children. A. decoration B. congratulation C. activity D. celebration