PART I: PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. great B. bread C. break D. veil 2. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb 3. A. owl B. cow C. arrow D. powder 4. A. dew B. knew C. sew D. few 5. A. initial B. written C. privilege D. minor 6. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost 7. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. late 8. A. diaper B. diamond C. diary D. diameter 9. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realize 10 | TRƯỜNG THPT TÂN KỲ ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI TỈNH - LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian 180 phút PART I PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. great B. bread C. break D. veil 2. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb 3. A. owl B. cow C. arrow D. powder 4. A. dew B. knew C. sew D. few 5. A. initial B. written C. privilege D. minor 6. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost 7. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. late 8. A. diaper B. diamond C. diary D. diameter 9. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realize 10. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group. 11. A. impressive B. composition C. manufacturing D. competition 12. A. detective B. completely C. regional D. campaign 13. A. technology B. interactive C. consider D. attachment 14. A. calculate B. attitude C. voluntary D. achievement 15. A. agriculture B. apprentice C. associate D. disposal PART II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A. Choose the best answer from A B C or D. 1. Books are no longer the only of stories and information. A. source B. style C. basis D. site 2. You ll have to _ A. come in for a better idea than that if you want to win. B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with 3. Would it be A. fit _ for you to see me tomorrow morning B. successful C. possible D. worth 4. You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn t know what it. A. signified B. meant C . showed D. talked 5. My father often does _ with people from other countries in the region . A. business B. finances C. affairs D. economy 6. Which word is incorrect A. bamboos B. photos C. pianoes D. tomatoes 7. I couldn t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the of the clock. A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers 8. At the end of the winter. The price of winter clothes in the shop usually. A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces 9. The question of .
