II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions.
1. A. economic B. electric C. engineer D. entertain
2. A. romantic B. financial C. popular D. reduction
3. A. resources B. increase C. farmland D. disaster
4. A. workshop B. remind C. outskirts D. village
5. A. embroider B. lantern C. impress D. desire
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. On arrival at home I____________ that she just____________ just a few minutes before.
A. had found – left B. have found – have just left
C. found – had just left D. found – left
2. The photos by a British diplomat capture the____________ of old bicycles crowded electric trams, the queue to buy goods and lines of barrels waiting to collect water in the 1980s.
A. minds B. thinking C. ideas D. images
3. After they____________ their breakfast, they____________ shopping yesterday.
A. have – go B. had had – go C. had – had gone D. had had – went
4. As an old saying in Viet Nam, “Blood is thicker than water”, the concept of blood____________ is always engraved in the mind of the Vietnamese.
A. relation B. relationship C. relative D. relatively
5. In the old days, people____________ phrynium leaves before they made chung cakes
A. would collect B. had collected C. have gained D. ad gained
6. ____________ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc marble village to buy some souvenirs.
A. After B. Before C. By the time D. Because
7. Would you like to live in a modern house or a(n) ____________cottage?
A. picturesque B. awful C. terrible D. bad
8. It would be unreasonable____________ him____________ you money if you didn't pay it back.
A. to expect/lend B. to expect/to lend C. expect/to lend D. expecting/lend
9. We're disappointed____________ that our sales have declined sharply in the last 2 months.
A. to hear B. to heard C. not to hear D. hearing
10. “Good morning, could I speak to Mr. David, please?”; “____________”
A. He’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?
B. Probably by Monday next week.
C. I’ll have to ask the person you want to ring first.
D. Certainly. Would two o’clock be OK
11. David is talking about Mr. West’s early retirement.
- David: “Mr. West is going to retire next month.” - Kathy: “____________.”
A. Oh, I have no idea. B. You don’t say!
C. Right, you’d probably be the next. D. Congratulations!
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
1. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy B. crowded C. full D. quite
2. Parent are recommended to collaborate with teachers in educating children.
A. part B. cooperate C. separate D. disagree
3. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited B. encouraged C. made D. contributed
