Exercise 5. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to 25.
Many American customs will surprise you; the same thing happens to us when we (21)_______ another country. People from various cultures handle many small daily things differently. What a dull world it (22)_______ be if this were not true! Some differences are minor, and people soon become accustomed to them. At (23)_______ , for example, some foreign women may be startled at the idea of (24)_______ their hair cut or styled by men. Visitors maybe amazed to see men wearing wigs. People may find the transitory quality of much American life odd, for example, one (25)_______ rent art by the week or the entire furnishings of an apartment, from sofa and bed to the last spoon, on less than eight hours’ notice. “Package” living is part of today’s American scene.
(23)
A.first       
B.all                            
C.last                          
D.least

Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.politic                     
B.historic                    
C.electric                    
D.specific

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He should have his visa _______ before it expires if he does not want to be deported.
A.extend
B.extending
C.extended
D.extension

Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A.The location of sea ice
B.A model of the ocean's movements
C.Cloud formations over the ocean 
D.The temperature of the ocean's surface

Chọn từ (ứng với A, hoặc B, C, D) có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại.

A.house
B.mouse
C.mountain
D.although

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage
Last Saturday, the representatives of three classes of my school (41)______ part in the annual final English competition (42)______ by our English teachers. To take part in in the contest, they have to work in groups (43)_____ three. They must complete five activities in all. On completion of each activity, they have to answer the questions (44) ______the worksheet. The judges will observe and score their (45)_____.
(41)______
A.takes  
B.took     
C.taking 
D.take

Nobody can deny the benefits of the Internet in our life, can’t they?
A.can’t they                 
B.of                           
C.deny                      
D.in

The DSDP can be said to be _______in terms of geological exploration.
A.a total flop
B.a west of time and effort
C.a great success
D.of crucial importance

I didn’t have an umbrella, __________I got wet.
 
A.so                               
B.but                                
C.however                    
D.therefore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He was utterly devastated by the news.
A.surprise       
B.happy                  
C.upset                          
D.shocked