ĐỀ SỐ 9
PHONETICS
(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. round
b. wound 
c. mountain 
d. cloudy

2. a. honest
b. honour
c. heir  
d. homeless

3. a. natural
b.  family
c. dangerous
d. bank

(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. a. exchange
b. pagoda
c. economic
d. minority

5. a. alien
b. creature 
c. charity 
d. deposit

 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. Vehicles account______ air pollution in the city.
a. with
b. about
c. for
d. of

7. I’m sorry; I wasn’t paying close attention_________ what you said.
a. on
b.  at
c.  in
d. to

8. _______the TV There is nothing interesting on.
a. Turn on
b.  Turn off  
c. Turn down
d. Turn up

9. We came in quietly______ not to wake the children.
a. as if
b. so as
c. so that
d. in case

10. _______ he said nothing he seemed to be very upset about it.
a. Despite
b. Because 
c.  Although
d. Even if

11. Peter cannot go to see the exhibition because he_________ his ticket.
a. lost
b. has lost 
c. will lose
d. has been lost

12. Do you like playing basketball or volleyball? ~__________ . I prefer football.
a. Both
b. Either  
c. None      
d. Neither

13. I was______ the Net looking for information on Indian music.
a. surfing
b. chatting
c. communicating
d. spending

14. ______ it is! I hate such terrible weather.
a. What cold
b. How cold
c. How a cold
d. What a cold

15. Do vou know the girl _______ Tom is talking?
a. who
b. whom
c. to who
d. to whom

16. Old people must________politely.
a. speak
b. speak to
c. be spoken
d. be spoken to

17. The question was_______ that nobody could answer it.
a. too difficult
b. so difficult
c.  such difficult
d. very difficult

18. You had a very good time at the   party last night,____________________ ?
a. hadn’t you
b.  had you
c. don’t you
d. didn’t you

19. I’ve just bought a_________ .
a. small wooden coffee table  
b. small coffee wooden table

c. coffee wooden small table
d. wooden small coffee table

 
20. ‘Let me congratulate you on winning the first prize.’ ‘________ .’
a. You’re welcome
b. Never mind

c. That’s very kind of you
d.  It’s my pleasure

 
(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that needs correcting.
21. The teacher advised (A) students read (B) all the questions carefully (C) before doing them (D).
 
22. If you work hard (A), you would (B) be successful in (C) anything that (D)you do.
23. They asked (A) me what did happen (B) last night, but (C) I didn’t (D) tell
24. We mustn’t (A) leave so soon (B) because (C) the show doesn’t start till
25. There are (A) television subtitles (B) for the deafs (C) and hard of (D) hearing
(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. The house is large but it is in need  of _______ . (modern)
27. I’d like to help you but________ there’s nothing I can do. (fortunate)
28. She would have to get her mother’s________to take the trip, (permit)
29. We depend on_________ contributions to support our programs, (volunteer)
30. I don’t believe what he has just said. It is very________. (reason)
READING
(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the