I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other  three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.  

1. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery  

2. A. chore B. chance C. child D. stomach  

3. A. attempts B. shares C. looks D. beliefs  

4. A. laundry B. pause C. cause D. because  

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.  

5. A. grocery B. sociable C. breadwinner D. decision  

6. A. duty B. retire C. trouble D. household  

7. A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution  

8. A. homemaker B. critical C. tradition D. typical  

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in  each of the following questions.  

  9.Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family  

 A. cared for B. trained C. loved D. talked down  

10. She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into  law.  

 A. builder B. designer C. housewife D. construction worker  

11. The government should force husbands to pay their wives for chore.  

 A. house-keeping B. housework C. children-raising D. cooking 

12. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.  

 A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by  

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in  each of the following questions.  

13. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not.  

 A. profit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. gain  

14. Nuclear family set allows couples to spend more time with each other as there are no family rituals as such.  

 A. extended B. basic C. additional D. extra  

15. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.  

 A. fed B. cared C. brought up D. abandoned  

16. Sharing household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family.  

 A. outright B. negative C. convinced D. irrefutable  

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in order for each of the following sentences to be correct. 

17. The (A) wives are (B) also responsible to (C) the family finances (D).  

18. Frank usually swims (A) before work (B), but (C) this morning he jogs.(D)  

19. Children who (A) shares (B) the housework with (C) their mums and dads do (D) better at school.

      20. It is the duty for (A) the young to take (B) care of (C) their elderly (D) parents.

  Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.           21. Gender equality means that both men and women are _____ equally.  

A. treated B. played C. worked D. provided  

22. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in education  and employment.  

A. elimination B. equality C. opportunity D. discrimination 

23. Most people consider it women's _____ to take care of children and do housework.  A. responsibility B. relationship C. limit D. respect  

24. It's hard work looking _____ three children all day. 

A. after B. up C. to D. through 

25. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _____ tidying the living room.  

A. on B. with C. for D. about  

26. You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done. 

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible  

27. These quick and easy_____ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.  A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability  

28. Billy comes and gives me a hand with cooking. 

A. helps B. prepares C. is busy D. attempts  

29. Where is Jimmy? - He is _____ work. He is busy_____ his monthly report.  A. on / for B. in / about C. to / through D. at / with  

30. We are not allowed _____jeans at school.  

A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. worn  

31. Sometimes I do not feel like _____ to my sibling about my troubles,  

A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked  

32. Right now, Jim _____ the newspaper and Kathy_____ dinner.  

A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking  

C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking  

33. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _____  

A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment  

34. He was very respectful at home and _____ to his parents.  

A. responsible B. caring C. obedient D. lovely  

35. Every day I _____up at 6 o'clock, _____ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _____for work at 8 o'clock  

A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving  C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left  

36. We enjoy _____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room  after a day of working hard.  

A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing  

37. It is parents' duty and responsibility to_____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.  

A. shake B. hold C. join D. take 

38. He is a _____ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.  

A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring  

39. Doctors are supposed to _____ responsibility for human life.  

A. do B. take C. rush D. join 

40. Peter was _____ a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.  

A. in B. on C. with D. over  

41. _____the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family.  A. Be B. Is C. To be D. Being  

42. She _____trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.  

A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps  

43. I _____ complete silence now while I am trying this experiment.  

A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted  

44. The students ___________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _____ by Mr. Tanzer.  
A. are usually taught / are being taught

B. usually teach / are teaching  

C. have usually been taught / have been teaching

D. were usually teaching / are teaching  

45. My mother always the first _____ up and the last _____ to bed.  

A. getting / going B. to get / going C. getting / to go D. to get / to go  

46. Alex is busy_____ for his exams.  

A. to study B. studied C. studying D. studies  

47. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _____ families and in preserving their cultures.  A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit  

48. You should not burn _____. You had better dig a hole and bury it.  

A. dishes B. lab C. garbage D. shift  

49. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.  

A. under B. above C. upon D. out of  

50. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.  
A. drinks B. beverages C. grains D. special dishes 

II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern :

1. A.achievement B. audience C. performance D. recording

2. A. allery B. sleepiness C. additive D. papaya

3. A. acupuncture B. benefit C. breadwiner D. contribute

4. A. alternative B. acupunture C. original D. respiratory

5. A. stimulate B. skeleton C. pyramid D. digestive

6. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance

7. A. contest B. talent C. ablum D. debate

8. A. contest B. award C. release D. compose

I. tìm từ có cách phát âm khác những từ còn lại

1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant

2. a. pleasant b. beach c. bread d. weather

3. a. frightening b. different c. pilot d. fire

4. a. sheet b. green c. sheep d deer

5. a. child b. little c. routine d. finger

6. a. chat b. panic c. buffalo d. passenger

7. a. technology b. lunch c. chemistry d. mechanic

8. a. worked b. pumped c. watched d. contented

9. a. traveled b. stared c. landed d. seemed

10. a. typical b. worry c. happy d. terrify

II. tìm từ có vị trí dấu trọng âm khác những từ còn lại

11. a. tobacco b. passenger c. buffalo d. district

12. a. literature b. routine c. neighbor d. purchase

13. a. repair b. harrow c. contented d. announce

14. a. interested b. transplanting c. frightening d. comfortable

15. a. technology b. biology c. wonderful d. immediately

16. a. afternoon b. comfortable c. passengers d. discotheque

17. a. arrive b. airport c. announce d. experience

18. a. overjoyed b. frightening c. satisfied d. favourite

19. a. practice b. heavily c. immediately d. purchase

20. a. transplant b. biology c. technology d. information

1. A. chore B. work C. more D. divorce
2. A. trashed B. talked C. reached D. loved
3. A. prepare B. help C. tennis D. tell
4. A. husband B. mum C. contribute D. vulnerable
5. A. cleaned B. shared C. called D. visited
6. A. skill B. split C. children D. finance
7. A. breadwinner B. clean C. each D. lead
8. A. balance B. challenge C. career D. happy
9. A. share B. alike C. tradition D. equal
10. A. generation B. grateful C. educate D. grandparents

TASK 1: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1. a. career  b. discuss  c. balance  d. decide

2. a. laundry  b. protect  c. household  d. burden

3. a. equal  b. prepare  c. divide  d. routine

4. a. family  b. grocery  c. consider  d. physical

5. a. example  b. develop  c. emotion  d. understand

6. a. positive  b. nursery  c. popular  d. enormous

7. a. parents  b. require  c. divource  d. behave

8. a. similar  b. benefit  c. difficult  d. important 

Put the verbs in the correct forms/tenses 

1. The laundry (always/ do)... at 8 every evening

2. At the moment, he (watch).... his favorite film on TV

3. Every day, Jane (wash).. the dishes but today she (do)... the washing up

4. Household chores (divide)... equally in my family. I (cook).., my husband (help)... with heavy lifting and my daughter (take)... out the rubbish

5. When everyone works together on household chores, a positive atmosphere (create).. by this

6. He (watch)... TV ay 7,00 every morning?

7. Now I (do)... the cooking while Hoa (listen)... to music

8. At the moment, Nam and his friands (go)... shopping at the mall

MỌI NGƯỜI GIÚP MÌNH VỚI MÌNH CẢM ƠN NHIỀU

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others

1. A. prestigious B. development C. originate D. superstition

2. A. permanent B. prosperity C. honeymoon D. legendary

3. A. performance B. television C. marathon D. property

4. A. answer B. reply C. singer D. future

5. A. ability B. naturally C. equality D. society

6. A. performance B. interest C. marathon D. property

7. A. employ B. affect C. retum D. income

4. A. gender B. equal C. happen D. pursue

6. A. carry B. enroll C. supply D. prefer

7. A. affect B. perform C. housework D. suppose

8. A. collect B. decide C. relax D. travel

9. A. traditional B. engagement C. proposal D. ancestor

10. A. status B. argue C. basic D. against

11. A. village B. banyan C. bamboo D. entrance

12. A. national B. newspaper C. dormitory D. biology

13. A. economic B. experience C. invitation D.introduction

14. A. contaminate B. environment C. psychology D. inorganic

15. A. pesticides B. fertilizers C. detergents D. chemical

16. A. consumption B. sustainable C. alternative D. biological

17. A. endangered B. limited C. awareness D. renewable

18. A. disappear B. environment C. contaminate D. renewable

19. A. evaporate B. disaster C. poisonous D. Diversity

20. A. mature B. affect C. challenge D. employ

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. pleasant B. health C. healthy D. breathe

2. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow

3. A. fear B. realize C. pear D. near

4. A. inventor B. president C. adventure D. genetics

5. A. adopt B. front C. column D. borrow

6. A. inventor B. lecture C. examine D. second

7. A. doctor B. provide C. adopt D. sponsor

8. A. biology B. invention C. discovery D. digestion

9. A. discovered B. studied C. invented D. entered

10. A. carry B. rabies C. cat D. battle

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

11. A. recommend B. volunteer C. understand D. potential

12. A. study B. reply C. apply D. rely

13. A. suspicion B. telephone C. relation D. direction

14. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic

15. A. discover B. difficult C. invention D. important

16. A. swallow B. survive C. digest D. finish

17. A. product B. satisfy C. pleasure D. however

18. A. happiness B. rewrite C. eject D. oblige

19. A. compare B. compose C. company D. consist

20. A. manage B. recognize C. argue D. discriminate

OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 11

Choose the word that has the underlined syllable pronounced different from the others.

1. A. worked B. hoped C. watched D. lived

2. A. invader B. destroy C. spend D. Soldier

3. A. nature B. toxic C. plant D. Contain

4. A. played B. missed C. called D. moved

5 A. nation B. tourist C. study D. return

Choose the word whose main stress is placed different from the others.

6. A. ethnic B. explore C. orphan D. fauna

7. A. dependent B. survival C. minority D. recognize

8. A. temperature B. chemical C. habit D. location

9. A. abandon B. national C. wilderness D. butterfly

10 .A. establish B. disaster C. tropical D. dependent