Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

A.cotton                     
B.bottle                       
C.cold                                    
D.common

"I don't have much free time to speak to you now," he said to me.
A.He told me he hadn't have much free me to speak to me then.
B.He told me he doesn't have much free me to speak to me then.
C.He told me he didn't have much free me to speak to me now.
D.He told me he didn't have much free me to speak to me then.

The team reached the top of the mountain. The team spent a night there.
A. The team had not only reached the top of the mountain, but they spend a night there as well.
B. Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there
C.Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there as well
D.The team both reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part the needs correction in each of the following questions.
Ms Phuong hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. 
A.hardly never 
B.an 
C.to play
D.in

He left the country  __________ arrest if he returned.
A.with fear of 
B.with threat of    
C.under threat of
D.in fear of

Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A.Stanford
B.A and B are correct
C.Harvard
D.Princeton

____________(57)
A.being
B.be
C.been
D.have been

A.tsunami      
B.terrorist
C.involvement 
D.disaster

My father is very busy with his business; therefore ,  he  is  always  willing  to  give  a  hand  with  the housework.
A.with
B.therefore
C.willing  to  give  a  hand
D.the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Lack of water  and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants
A. promoted 
B.assisted     
C. realized
D.prevented