I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. D. healthy /ˈhelTHē/
2. C. parade /pəˈrād/
3. C. steam /stēm/
4. A. vehicle /ˈvēək(ə)l/
5. D. captain /ˈkaptən/
6. A. mended /id/
7. A. engaged /t/

8. C. stayed /d/
9. A. excited /id/
10. B. visited /id/
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. D. polite /pəˈlīt/
2. B. police /pəˈlēs/
3. A. agree /əˈɡrē/
4. B. listen /ˈlis(ə)n/
5. A. degree /dəˈɡrē/
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. preparing
spend + V.ing
2. is coming
key word: be careful
3. to play
used to + V.inf
4. be obeyed
S + modal verb + be + P II +...
5. cooking
be used to + V.ing
6. phoned
key word: last night
7. taking
In spite of/ Despite + V.ing
8. have just been built
9. to be washed
S + modal verb + be + P II +...
10. is being watched
S + be (am/ is/ are) + being + P II + ...
IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. fascinated
2. romantic (adj): lãng mạn
3. interesting (adj): thú vị
4. informative (adj): nhiều thông tin
5. disappointed (adj): thất vọng
6. frightening (adj): kinh khủng; khủng khiếp
7. unsuccessful (adj): không thành công
8. festive
9. humour (n): sự hài hước
10. joyful (adj): hạnh phúc
It's + (be) + adj + (for O) + to V +...
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentences below
1. B. How far
2. D. Despite
In spite of/ Despite + N-phrase
3. C. get off : xuống xe
4. C. bored
5. B. at
disappointed (adj): thất vọng
6. D. To celebrate
7. C. Even though
Even though/ Though/ Although + clause
8. A. excited
excited (adj): kích động
9. B. prefer (v): to like better
10. D. horror (n): kinh dị
11. A. directs
12. D. traffic jam: tắc đường
13. A. Nevertheless (adv): tuy nhiên
14. B. moving (adj): cảm động, thương tâm
15. A. amazed (adj): kinh ngạc
VI. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. How far is it from London to Manchester?
What is the distance from A to B?
-> How far is it from A to B?
2. Tom found war films interesting.

find + sth + adj
3. The bridge was built 5 years ago.
S + were/ was + P II
4. She spent one and a half hours writing the essay.
spend + V.ing
5. Martha wasn't excited about thrillers.
thriller (n): phim kinh dị
6. It takes him 20 minutes to go to school on foot every day.
It + takes + S + length of time + to do sth
7. Although he felt unwell, he went on working.
Although/ Though/ Even though + clause
8. In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied.
In spite of/ Despite + V.ing
9. Martha's friends weren't surprised at his success.
(be) surprised at: ngạc nhiên về
10. Although the weather was bad, we decided to go camping.
Although/ Though/ Even though + clause