Choose the word that has different pronunciation: fifteenth, mouth, southern, author

Choose the word that has different primary stress: occupation, miraculous, determine, diversity.

My uncle’s company made a very good profit in _______________.

Unless you ______________ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.

He _____________ a terrible accident while he _______________ along Ben Luc Bridge.

We all felt cold, wet and hungry; _________________ , we were lost.

The public are concerned _______________ the increasing crime rates in the city.

Standing on top of the hill, ____________________.

____________ one of the most beautiful forms of performance art, ballet is a combination of dance and mime performed to music.

I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ______________________ a programme on TV.

The _______________ dressed woman in the advertisement has a posed smile on her face.

Students can _________ a lot of information just by attending class and taking good notes of the lectures.

Make sure you __________________ us a visit when you are in town again.

The play lasted two hours with a/an ________ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.

When he went to Egypt, he knew ______________ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent.

___________________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.

To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead? (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

Most universities have trained counselors who can reassure and console students who have academic or personal problems.

I don’t know what they are going to ask in the job interview. I’ll just play it by ear. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

Tom is apologizing to Peter for being late.

Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house”

The invention of the mobile phone has undoubtedly revolutionized the way people communicate and influenced every aspect of our lives. The issue is whether this technological innovation has (25) ______ more harm than good. In order to answer the question, we must first turn to the types of consumers. Presumably, most parents (26) ______ are always worrying about their children’s safety buy mobile phones for them to track their whereabouts. We can also assume that most teenagers want mobile phones to avoid missing out on social contact. In this context, the advantages are clear. (27) ________, we cannot deny the fact that text messages have been used by bullies to intimidate fellow students. There is also (28) ________ evidence that texting has affected literacy skills.

(27) ___________

(28) ___________

(29) ___________

In Africa, people celebrate with joy the birth of a new baby. The Pygmies would sing a birth-song to the child. In Kenya, the mother takes the baby strapped to her back into the thorn enclosure where the cattle are kept. There, her husband and the village elders wait to give the child his or her name.

Where do people in Kenya give the name to the child?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2?

The word "undergo" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______________.

What does the word "they" in paragraph 3 refer to?

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

What can be inferred about the life in 2050 according to the passage?

We can conclude from the passage that in 2050 ________________.

The word "This" in paragraph 3 refers to __________________.

What is the author's attitude in paragraph 3?

Why does the author use "prefer robots" in paragraph 5?

The word "conquered" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______________.

What may NOT be true about life in 2050?

My brother is enough young to get a scholarship from the government.

Laura expected to give her mother a hand in housework at the weekend, but she did nothing. (underlined part that needs correction)

It’s less expensive to buy a computer part by part; you can save a few hundred dollars all together. (underlined part that needs correction)

The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.

“Why don’t you complain to the company, John?” said Peter.

I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Park you saw at the conference because he is in Seoul now.

Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café. She now regrets it.

The Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions.