I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 a. vanilla b. vacuum c. add d. facsimile 2 a. whiten b. fiber c. zipper d. conveyor 3 a. remove b. wrote c. mold d. cocoa 4 a. follow b. powder c. show d. borrow 5 a. wood b. thousand c. procedure d. hairdryer II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 6 a. iconic b. monument c. territory d. difficulty 7 a. Singapore b. Philippines c. Canada d. India 8 a. native b. perhaps c. whisky d. accent 9 a. official b. excursion c. Thanksgiving d. spectacle 10 a. festive b. Arctic c. unique d. speaker III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 11 It can’t be denied that English has become an __________ language of the world. a. national b. international c. cultural d. multicultural 12 The train __________ the railway station at 8:00 m. every morning. a. leave b. leaving c. will leave d. leaves 13 Koalas are well-known as the symbol __________ Australia. a. of b. in c. on d. for 14 What he has said about me is __________ wrong. a. absolute b. absolutely c. official d. officially 15 What is _________ official language of your country? a. a b. an c. the d. x 16 Canada is made up _________ 10 provinces and 6 territories a. on b. of c. by d. with 17 Since 1965, the maple tree with red leaves _________ the most well-known Canadian symbol. a. has become b. become c. became d. becoming 18 Mount Rushmore is located _________ the USA. a. in b. to c. of d. with 19 Trung speaks English like a native __________ though he comes from a. speak b. speaking c. speaker d. spoke 20 English is the __________ language of many countries, including Britain and Philippines a. official b. absolute c. unique d. puzzling 21 Australia has a wide __________ of landscapes and animal species. a. loch b. state c. kilt d. range 22 Mount Rushmore is a national __________ carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA. a. schedule b. parade c. monument d. legend 23 According to the schedule, the train __________ at 12 m. a. arrived b. arrive c. arrives d. arriving 24 This house is said to be __________ by ghosts. a. haunt b. haunted c. haunting d. haunts 25 He has been working in a cattle __________ for five years a. accent b. station c. icon d. state