Question

[Nhw Tuong]

I. PHONETICS

1.1. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1. A. satisfy                B. average                   C. volunteer                D. cultural

2. A. origami              B. delicious                 C. community             D. technology

1.2. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

1. A. hooked               B. book                       C. school                     D. foot

2. A. tool                     B. noon                       C. door    `                   D. school

II. READING COMPREHENSION

2.1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D fits each space. 

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _______ in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2)_______ by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) _______ book Connecticut Yankee.

Calvin lives in California, USA. Fie is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) _______ earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) _______of King Arthur.

Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) _______ because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7)_______to make roller blades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) _______. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and  then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) _______this time he wins the game.

The special effects in A Kid in King Arthurs Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors‘ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) _______. It‘s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author                 B. name                       C. character                D. actress

2. A. played                B. did                          C. made                       D. created

3. A. classify               B. class                       C. classic                    D. classical

4. A. terrify                 B. terrible                   C. terrifying                D. terribled

5. A. period                 B. decade                    C. moment                  D. time

6. A. amazed               B. amazing                  C. amaze                     D. amazes

7. A. what                   B. whatever                 C. how                         D. which

8. A. confident            B. confidence              C. confide                   D. confided

9. A. although             B. but                          C. despite                    D. even

10. A. excite               B. excited                    C. excites                    D. exciting

Answer 1

[Komorebi]

I. PHONETICS

1.1. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

1. A. satisfy                B. average                   C. volunteer                D. cultural

2. A. origami              B. delicious                 C. community             D. technology

1.2. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

1. A. hooked               B. book                       C. school                     D. foot

2. A. tool                     B. noon                       C. door    `                   D. school

II. READING COMPREHENSION

2.1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D fits each space. 

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _______ in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2)_______ by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) _______ book Connecticut Yankee.

Calvin lives in California, USA. Fie is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) _______ earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) _______of King Arthur.

Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) _______ because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7)_______to make roller blades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) _______. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and  then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) _______this time he wins the game.

The special effects in A Kid in King Arthurs Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors‘ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) _______. It‘s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author                 B. name                       C. character                D. actress

2. A. played                B. did                          C. made                       D. created

3. A. classify               B. class                       C. classic                    D. classical

4. A. terrify                 B. terrible                   C. terrifying                D. terribled

5. A. period                 B. decade                    C. moment                  D. time

6. A. amazed               B. amazing                  C. amaze                     D. amazes

7. A. what                   B. whatever                 C. how                         D. which

8. A. confident            B. confidence              C. confide                   D. confided

9. A. although             B. but                          C. despite                    D. even

10. A. excite               B. excited                    C. excites                    D. exciting