Exercise 1: 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. cooks b. loves c. joins d. spends 2. a. hurry b. under c. pressure d. rush 3. a. believed b. considered c. advocated d. controlled 4. a. wipe b. allow c. powerful d. answer 5. a. endangered b. destroyed c. damaged d. provided 6. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early 7. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry Exercise 2: 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. 1. a. attract b. person c. signal d. instance 2. a. verbal b. suppose c. even d. either 3. a. across b. simply c. common d. brother 4. a. social b. meter c. notice d. begin 5. a. whistle b. table c. someone d. receive 6. a. discuss b. waving c. airport d. often Exercise 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks. Speech is one of the most important (26) ______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be understood by (27) ______ people, we have to speak a language. That is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible it everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very (28) ______. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. (29) ______ the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing (30) ______ we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. Question 26. A. rules B. reasons C. ways D. tests Question 27. A. other B. another C. others D. The other Question 28. A. easy B. expensive C. simple D. important Question 29. A. Although B. Therefore C. But D. However Question 30. A. where B. which C. who D. whom Exercise 7 Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C ,or D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 1.We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our society. A b c d 2..I asked him how far was it to the station if I went there by taxi. A B C D 3.They were questioning by the police. A B C D 4.Do you ever feel that life is not being fair to you because you cannot seem to get the job where you want or A B C D threally suits you? 5.Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job A B C that you would like to have. D 6.We all know that we have to work hardly to earn a living ourselves and support the family A B C D. 7.Anyone where works is regarded as a useful member of our society. A B C D ai giúp em với ạ em cảm ơn ạ