I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest 1. A. think B. though C. through D. birthday 2. A. find B. nice C. library D. interesting 3. A. close B. borrow C. cold D. work 4. A. bear B. repair C. fear D. share 5. A. breathe B. tenth C. father D. these II. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. 6. He likes playing basketball___________it's so funny. A. because B. but C. so 7. “____________will be the winner in this sports competition?” – “I think Minh will be the winner.” A. Who B. What C. Which 8. He____________football with his classmates last week. A. plays B. played C. is going to play 9. She _______________as a news reporter since she ____________ from Brown university. A. has worked – graduated B. worked – graduated C. works – graduated 10. Nam is ________________ student in my class. A. the more intelligent B. more intelligent C. the most intelligent 11. It's snowy. _____________on your thick coat. A. Putting B. To put C. Put 12. It is the first time we ______________ the Eiffel Tower in Paris. A. visit B. visited C. have visited 13. I like watching TV, ______________I spend three hours a day watching my favourite programmes on TV. A. so B. but C. although 14. Please_______________up! We're late again. A. to hurry B. hurry C. hurries 15. Big Ben is ________________ tower and the bell is ___________ bell ever made in England. A. the famousest – the largest B. the most famous – the largest C. the more famous – the larger III. Choose the best option to fill in the blank. 16. The Sydney Opera House is considered as the symbol of __________. A. Asia B. America C. Australia D. Europe 17. Vietnam is located in Southeast __________. A. America B. Asia C. Australia D. Europe 18.. The smallest __________ in the world is Australia. A. continent B. ocean C. country D. city 19. Some developed nations namely Britain, France and Germany are located in __________. A. America B. Asia C. Australia D. Europe 20. Penguins often live in __________ because they are especially adapted to the cold weather. A. Asia B. Antarctica C. Australia D. America