I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. laid B. paid C. said D. stayed 2. A. coach B. toothache C. cheek D. cheque Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. consonant B. hamburger C. tomorrow D. cucumber 4. A. hotel B. color C. picture D. tuna Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 5. Of the two lectures, the first is possibly the best, partly because the one who delivered it had A B C such a wonderful style. Giaoan de thi tienganh . info D 6. John got his sister read his assignment, and then asked her to write the report for him because A B C he did not have enough time. D 7. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a fundamental A B C part of every child’s education. D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 8. When you come tomorrow, why not ……… your girlfriend with you? A. fetch B. take C. bring D. carry 9. You will see him when he ……… here tomorrow. A. will come B. has come C. come D. comes 10. I want to ……… a table at the Mercury Hotel. A. maintain B. reserve C. manage D. allow 11. It was impossible for her to tell the ………, so she had to invent a story. A. joke B. tale C. truth D. lie 12. They didn’t agree ……… John’s plan, did they? A. with B. to C. for D. about 13. ……… he was seen to be an aggressive politician, he was a quiet and loving family man at home. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite of D. Nevertheless 14. John lost the ……… bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness. A. beautiful Japanese blue new B. beautiful new blue Japanese C. new beautiful blue Japanese D. Japanese beautiful new blue 15. Television advertisements are ……… expensive and our budget isn’t very big. A. rarely B. extremely C. costly D. hardly 16. The station is too ……… away for us to walk. A. long B. far C. short D. distant