“Good luck with the exam, Minh!” – “____, Dad.”

Introduction

In this article, we will explore a series of questions and exercises related to pronunciation, stress, and grammar. These exercises are designed to help Vietnamese students improve their English language skills. Let’s dive in!

Pick out the words underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. message
2. A. dinner
3. A. ready
4. A. kitchen
5. A. arrive

Pick out the words that have the stress different from that of the others.

6. A. usually
7. A. tobacco
8. A. biology
9. A. airport
10. A. routine

Choose the best answer.

11. I know __ how she felt.
    A. exact
12. I felt quite ___ with my day’s work.
    A. satisfied
13. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____.
    D. go off
14. I have not met him since he __ school.
    A. left
15. My house isn’t very far school, so I usually go to school bike.
    D. from – by
16. _____ films should be made for school.
    A. Educational
17. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ____ walks to work.
    C. often
18. When I was a child, I usually __ fishing with my brother.
    B. went
19. We _____ dinner at home on Saturdays.
    D. don’t have
20. ___ class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things.
    C. Biology
21. The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.
    C. happy
22. Now I don’t take the bus to school as I ____.
    A. used to
23. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.
    A. takes
24. • “___ do you often go to school?”

• “At 6.30 every morning.”
  B. What time

25. He’s not really interested in ____ on the farm.
    C. working

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

26. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
    B. arrives
27. We haven’t seen Jim since he has returned the countryside.
    B. returned
28. I spend 20 minutes to read books every day.
    A. to read
29. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans.
    A. talking
30. David immediate comes home after finishing school.
    A. immediately

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

31. The milk was too sour to drink.
    C. The milk wasn’t fresh enough to drink.
32. We started to write to each other two years ago.
    C. We’ve written to each other for two years.
33. He last had his eyes tested a year ago.
    A. He has not had his eyes tested for a year.
34. Mary is contented with what she does.
    B. Mary is satisfied with what she does.
35. My brother always drives to work.
    B. My brother always gets to work by car.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.

36. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT __
    C. a farmer
37. Gigha is the name of ___.
    D. the island where they live
38. Tourists ____ to the island.
    A. sail
39. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the __.
    D. pub
40. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?
    B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank.

The 29th of August in 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared _41_ in the face. Our flight was 42 to leave at 10:30 a.m., and arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We started boarding 10:00 a.m. Most of us were holiday makers and there 43 a lot of laughing and joking going on. It was raining slightly, but visibility was good and the plane 44 on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the duty- free goods when the plane began 45 . At first, we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to 46 and we realized we were speeding towards the ground. People screamed in 47. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live. Then, just when we had 48 all hope, we felt the plane level out, and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that everything was now 49__ control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes _50 we landed safely.

41. A. death
42. D. bound
43. C. was
44. D. took off
45. B. shaking
46. C. dip
47. D. panic
48. A. given up
49. C. under
50. A. after

Choose the best option that has the same meaning as the original sentence.

46. We hope to receive a message from our mutual friend, Susan.
    B. We’re looking forward to receiving a message from our mutual friend, Susan.
47. You should have read the instruction carefully.
    D. Why didn’t you read the instruction carefully?
48. We really do not want to hear your explanation again.
    C. We are fed up with hearing your explanation again.
49. It’s a waste of time to persuade Johnny to change his mind.
    D. It’s worthless trying to persuade Johnny to change his mind.
50. Minh wishes he had taken part in the English competition last week.
    C. Minh now regrets not having attended the English competition last week.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word or phrase.

Alexander Graham Bell was born (31)_ in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the (32)__ century, and later came to (33) United States. Several members did a great deal to encourage him in the field of (34). In America, he worked with deaf-mute at Boston University. Soon, he started (35)____ with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone.

31. A. in
32. B. nineteenth
33. C. the
34. D. science
35. A. experimenting