SECTION 2. PHONETICS III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (10 points) 1. A. most B. remote C. costly D. control 2. A. chef B. machine C. Chicago D. psychology 3. A. scissors B. missing C. necessary D. cassette 4. A. scenery B. media C. recent D. heroic 5. A. bushes B. headaches C. researches D. wishes IV. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. (10 points) 1. A. official B. minority C. inventor D. stationery 2. A. diversity B. popularity C. disappointed D. mausoleum 3. A. divide B. remain C. comprise D. publish 4. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountainous. 5. A. fashionable B. marvelously C. eternally D. territory SECTION 3. LEXICO-GRAMMAR V. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. (40 points) 1. I wish I ______ you some money for your rent, but I am broken myself A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend 2. She can’t afford that book because she has________ money. A. a lot of B. few C. a. little D. little. 3. The pigeon is the ____________of peace. A. symbolize B. symbolically C. symbol D. symbolic 4. Just think, ______ two years’ time, we’ll be 18! A. under B. over C. after D. in 5. The music at the party was very loud and could __________from far away. A. be heard B. hear C. be heared D. have heard 6. Minh is new to English, he should attend the ____________ class. A. beginner B. intermediate C. advanced D. new 7. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the _________. A. bridges B. rivers C. fields D. meadows 8. Does Mr. Ba bring his farm ________ to the local market every day? A. productivity B. products C. production D. producing 9. “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to ______ great care of it.” A. bring B. take C. keep D. make 10. My mother bought me a _________ skirt on my 15th birthday. A. beautiful French flowered cotton B. cotton French beautiful flowered C. flowered beautiful cotton French D. beautiful flowered French cotton 11. George: “_____________.” Michelle: “Thank you for your compliment. ” A. You’ve done your work B. This is a present for you C. I’m glad that you’re well again D. You look pretty in this dress 12. Would you like tea or coffee? – I’d__________ have some tea. A. like B. prefer C. rather D. better 13. He was the first person _______ the fire. A. discover B. to discover C. discovering D. discovered 14. You will have to_______your holiday if you feel too tired. A. put down B. put out C. put off D. put up 15. “Why don’t you sit down and ____________?” A. make yourself at home B. make it your own home C. make yourself at peace D. make yourself at rest 16. You had to go home right after the farewell party last night,_______ ? A. didn't you B. hadn't you C. weren’t you D. did you 17. Tommy: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to attend your wedding". - Mary: “____________”. A. Great B. Sounds like fun C. Oh, that's annoying D. Well, never mind 18. His sister is always leaving her umbrella on the bus. She is very____________ . A. kind - hearted B. narrow- minded C. open - minded D. absent - minded 19. _______, we tried our best to complete it. A. Difficult as the homework was B. Thanks to the difficult homework C. Despite the homework was difficult D. As though the homework was difficult 20. “Never be late for an interview, __________ you can’t get the job.” A. otherwise B. unless C. or so D. if not