TEST 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. advertise B. addition C. adventure D. advantage 2. A. clear B. break C. dearIy D. hear 3. A. church B. chemical C. choice D.cheaper Choose the word whose main stress pattem is not the same as that of the others:
4. A. element . B. vacancy C. undergrowth D. ancestry 5. A. preservation B. environment C. accessible D. conventional Choose the word or phrase (A. B. C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
6. We haven’t seen each other ____ we met at Peter’s party. (A. for B. before C. during D. since) 7. He has been absent _______ so many classes this month. (A. from B. at C. for D. on) 8. There is an old TV set ________ the corner of the house. (A. in B. at C. on D. below) 9. They all do it ________ save the environment. (A. in order B. so to C. so as to D. in order for) 10. __ New Year, Vietnamese people always have big celebrations. (A. In B. At C. On D. From) 11. This drug can only be obtained If you have a doctor’s _______ A. license B. permission C. prescription D. order 12. They visited the university _______ the former president used to learn. A. who B. which C. when D. where 13. Laser treatment does well when the cell can be _______ attacked. A. direct B. directly C. directionally D. indirect 14. It was a matter of_______ when people travelled on the left in ancient England. A. convenient B. inconvenience C. convenience D. conveniences 15. If I ______ him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow. A. hadn’t met B. didn’t meet C. met D. have met 16. The laser is used in a lot of _______ as a powerful treatment A. surgical B. surgery C. surgically D. surgeons 17. Smoking cigarettes often ______ a loss of appetite. A. succeeds in B. results in C. carres out D. brings up 18. Tom is _______ among the boys in the class. A. the taller B. the tallest C. taller D. tallest 19. The students are _______ In working out the solution. A. absorbent B. absorbing C. absorption D. absorbed 20. I want to know the truth, but he always tried to _______ answering my questions. A. avoid B. stop C. keep D. hesitate 21. The collector _______ his set by the end of the year. A. will complete. B. has completed C. will have completed D. will be completing 22. Vietnamese women are no longer _______ people in the modern society. A. dependent B. independent C. dependable D. depending 23. It is no use _______ this lotion. It won’t work. A. about trying B. to try C. to trying D. trying 24. The students were made _______ harder for the next exam. A. work B. working C. to work D. worked 25. She enjoys _______ stamps from all over the world. A. collect B. collected C. collecting D. to collect 26—35. Choose the word or phrase (A. B. C or 0) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
If you are (26)…. to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you (27)….. bring a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped gift, he/she may open it (28) …..you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is (29) …polite. It shows that the host is (30)….. about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you (31) . Even if the host doesn’t like it, he/she will tell a ‘white lie’ and say (32) ……they like the gift to prevent the guest (33)……… feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a