Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: education                  certificate                  core                  obstacle Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: general              golf               garden               guitar Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   research                 resent                 resemble               resist Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:  naked                 formed                 trusted                    recorded Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   easy               please               pleasure               teach Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   food              blood              boots               booth Choose a word that has different stress pattern: comment                              prepare                            reform                       casual    Choose a word that has different stress pattern: ahead              system                paper               shuttle Choose a word that has different stress pattern: interview              impression                company                 formally Choose a word that has different stress pattern: family                          medical                        society                         natural Choose a word that has different stress pattern:  parents              project                 breakfast                unlike Choose a word that has different stress pattern: combination              illustration                comprehension               origin Choose the best answer for the following sentence: "What a nice town!” “It’s famous ___________ its historical places.” Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Please _________ your hand if you need assistance. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “I have to take a taxi home from the party last night.” “Oh, that’s too bad. You __________ in my car.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If Mary __________ to sit in for us, we __________ to the movies yesterday.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “What was your impression of last night’s lecture?” “ _____________ speaking, I thought it was rather boring.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The detective started his work by drawing a map showing the precise ______________ of the accident.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Michael can’t stand _____________ fun of. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If you just approach the job with the right attitude, things ___________ well.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Nhung asked me what time the post office _____________ . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: This book is so long that I ___________________ .   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Putting a man on the moon was one of our greatest _____________ that will be mentioned in history again and again.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: if __________ you less, you ___________ much better.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _______________ had I managed to repair my car earlier. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The group of doctors carried out an ____________ surgery to find out the reason leading to the criminal's death.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: How about going to Spain? The weather ___________ perfect if we ___________ no, and we ___________ able to go water-skiing.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  "How dark your sister’s hair is!'' '' It's _____________ mine when I was ay her age.''   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Yesterday evening while we were playing cards, _________ . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The __________ year in our country runs from September to June. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Miss Claymore: "One month ago, I warned you not to cheat in that test!" Miss Claymore said that she ______________ me not to cheat in that test one month before.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: My sister _________________ for you since yesterday. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Why don't we go on the coach? It is ___________ cheaper than the train. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Unit 9 is ___________ than Unit 10. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: A ___________ studies living things and works with plants and animals. Choose the best answer for the following sentence:  _________________ players are not allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the player is holding the ball.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: This is the first time I ______________________ here.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: “Did Peter go downtown by car or by train?” “He __________________ by train becaus his car was in the mechanics.”   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: She ___________ him if she ____________ his mother.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Pollution together with water erosion ______________________ its toll on the building.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The girls shows great interest in photos and pictures, which meant that she is _____________ artistic field.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: An animal perfectly in ____________ with its environment is a perfect mechanism. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:         A species that faces overexploitation is one (1)___________ may become severely endangered or even extinct due to the (2)________ in which the species is being used. Unrestricted whaling during the 20th century is an example of overexploitation, and the whaling (3)_________ brought many species of whales to extremely low (4)_______  sizes. When several whale species were nearly extinct, a (5)____________ of nations agreed to abide by an international moratorium on whaling. Due to this moratorium,some whale species, such as the grey whale, have (6)________ remarkable comebacks, while others (7)___________ threatened or endangered.            Due to the (8)_______ in animal parts, many species continue to suffer high rates of exploitation. Even today, there are (9)_______ for items such as rhino horns and tiger bones in several areas of Asia. It is here that there exists a strong market (10)____ traditional medicines made from these animal parts.   1. A. that                B. who                  C. whom                  D. where 2. A. measure         B. speed               C. rate                     D. ratio 3. A. company        B. employment      C. agency                 D. industry 4. A. people           B. population         C. humanity             D. mankind 5. A. total              B. number              C. sum                     D. crowd 6. A. made             B.done                  C. opened                D. produced 7. A. prepared       B. waited               C. remain                 D. come 8. A. purchase       B. agreement        C. exchange             D. trade 9. A. requirement  B. suggestions      C. demands              D. wishes 10. A. with            B. of                       C. at                         D. for   Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:                         ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY             The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, in consonance with the goal set by ASEAN Vision 2020, envisages a Southeast Asia bonded (1)_______ in partnership as a community of caring societies and founded on a common regional identity.             The Community shall foster cooperation in social development aimed at (2)_____ the standard of living of disadvantaged groups and the rural population, and shall seek the active involvement of all sectors of society, in (3)_________ women, youth, and local communities.            ASEAN shall ensure that its work force shall be (4)_________ for, and benefit from, economic integration by investing more resources (5)_______ basic and higher education, training, science and technology development, job (6)_________ , and social protection.           ASEAN shall (7)_________ intensify cooperation in the area of public health, including in the prevention and (8)_________ of infectious and communicable diseases.          The development and enhancement of (9)___________ resources is a key strategy for employment generation, alleviating (10)__________ and socio-economic disparities, and ensuring economic growth with equity.   1. A. themselves                B. mutuality                  C. together                 D. commonly 2. A. raising                       B. rising                         C. upgrading              D. pushing 3. A. special                       B. particular                  C. excellent                 D. typical 4. A. awaited                     B. developed                C. mentioned               D. prepared 5. A. with                           B. at                              C. for                           D. over 6. A. creation                     B. employment              C. invention                 D. discovery 7. A. farther                       B. further                      C. more                        D. higher 8. A. conservation             B. protection                 C. safeguarding           D. control 9. A. human                       B. men                          C. mankind                  D. people 10. A. famine                      B. disaster                    C. poverty                  D. tragedy Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: John said that he was going to visit his grandparents tomorrow. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: We were tired after a long walk; therefore so that, we went to bed early. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Habitat fragmentation have caused plant and animal species in the remaining islands of habitat to lose contact with others of their own kind. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: If you slept  better last night, you wouldn’t be so tired now. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: You mustn’t take flowers to your hostess if you don’t want to. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: I am looking for a job as a secretary. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one: Nam went to Hanoi, and so did his parents. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: They are watering the flowers. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: Most people get fewer colds in summer than in winter. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: I was shocked that John stole the car. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: The Arabian Desert / third-largest in the world / cover / nearly 1 million square mile of the Arabian Peninsula. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Once again / we / obliged / you / your donation     Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: The Roman alphabet/ take/ thousands of years/ develop. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: Last / night /storm /damage / power / lines /so / town / without / electricity/ several / hour //. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: not/ difficult/ learn/ English/ you/ study/ structure/ vocabulary/ every day.