I. Choose the word that does not have the same pronunciation of the underlined part as that of the rest. 1. A. surround B. course C. mountain D. house 2. A. although B. whether C. ethnic D. clothing II. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest. 3. A. unique B. worship C. friendship D. interesting 4. A. compulsory B. impression C. religious D. generation III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (12) 5. Mathematics and Literature are two ______ subjects in high school examinations. A. compulsory B. optional C. impressive D. unnecessary 6. ______ can take inspiration from events in their daily life. A. Poetic B. Poets C. Poem D. Poetry 7. We walked up the hill to visit the ______ of a Vietnamese hero. A. shrine B. place C. site D. land 8. We want to ______ a course in Computer Science. A. participate B. attend C. take part D. comprise 9. These men ______ in the pool then. A. swam B. have swum C. were swimming D. are swimming 10. If you don’t hurry, you ______ late for work. A. are B. were C. won’t be D. will be 11. I’ll be home ______ Friday morning. You can come then. A. in B. at C. on D. since 12. I haven’t heard any news of Tom ______ last year. A. on B. before C. in D. since 13. Mr. Chi said he ______ to Hue the next day. A. will go B. would go C. goes D. went 14. “Tom and Jerry” ______ several times by his son. A. is watched B. was watched C. has watched D. has been watched