1. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other 1. A. sandwich B. highway C. wrap D. mapping 2. A. misses B watches C. writes D practices 3. A. chemistry B. school C. church D. character II. Circle the word which has a different stress pattern in each line. (0.4pt) 1. A. promise B. promote C. replace D explore 2. A. amazing B. relaxing C. exciting D. interesting or to indicate the correct answer to each the following 1. In keeping with __ we cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of a lunar month. A. habit B. tradition C. ritual D. practice 2. Nam and his friends felt __ when they couldn't put up a tent by themselves. A. pleasant B. embarrassing C. embarrassed D. pleased 3. When we went to Sydney, we only had a couple of hours to look __ A. out B. down C. back D. around 4. My neighbor asked me to use the dishwasher. __ A. how B what C. where D. why __ . Nam's father was very tired, he helped him with the homework. A. Because B. Although C. However D. Therefore 6. I didn't understand the lesson. I learnt it __ A. on purpose B. by chance C. with memory D. by rote 7. Tom had ............. eco-tour of Langbiang Mountain. __ A. a B the C. an D. varnothing (no article) 8. His mind __ when I asked him how to do the homework A. went blank B. went empty C. became exhausted D. put up 9. The __ the street is, the less I like it. A. busiest B. busier C. more busy D. busy 10. Teacher: Can you write about your trip last week?- Student: . __ A. No, I don't think so, teacher. B. That's not a good idea, teacher. C. Yes, teacher. How much time do we have? D. I know this is hard on you. IV. Write the correct form of the words in the blankets to complete the sentences. (1.0pt) 1. Nam had a nightmare while he (sleep) . __ in the camp by the old castle. 2. I wish I (have) __ enough money to buy a new bicycle. 3. He (not/take) any nhotos of his village for two months __

**I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others.**<br /><br />1. **D. mapping** (The underlined part is 'pp', while the others have 'w', 'gh', and 'r'.)<br /><br />2. **A. misses** (The underlined part is 'sses', representing the third-person singular present tense ending, while the others have 'es', 'es', and 'es' which are also third-person singular present tense endings but with different spellings depending on the base verb.)<br /><br />3. **B. school** (The underlined part is 'oo', representing a short 'oo' sound, while the others have 'ch', 'ch', and 'ar'.)<br /><br /><br />**II. Circle the word which has a different stress pattern in each line.**<br /><br />1. **D. explore** (The stress is on the second syllable, while the others are stressed on the first syllable.)<br /><br />2. **A. amazing** (The stress is on the first syllable, while the others are stressed on the second syllable.)<br /><br /><br />**III. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D or to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.**<br /><br />1. **B. tradition** Keeping five-colour sticky rice is a traditional practice.<br /><br />2. **C. embarrassed** Feeling embarrassed is the appropriate emotion in this situation.<br /><br />3. **D. around** Looking around implies sightseeing.<br /><br />4. **A. how** This question is asking for the method.<br /><br />5. **B. Although** This shows contrast: despite being tired, he helped.<br /><br />6. **D. by rote** Learning by rote means memorizing without understanding.<br /><br />7. **A. a** "An eco-tour" requires "a" because "eco" starts with a vowel sound.<br /><br />8. **A. went blank** This idiom describes a sudden inability to think.<br /><br />9. **B. busier** This uses the comparative form correctly.<br /><br />10. **C. Yes, teacher. How much time do we have?** This is the most appropriate and polite response.<br /><br /><br />**IV. Write the correct form of the words in the blanks to complete the sentences.**<br /><br />1. Nam had a nightmare while he **was sleeping** in the camp by the old castle. (Past continuous tense)<br /><br />2. I wish I **had** enough money to buy a new bicycle. (Past simple tense in a wish clause)<br /><br />3. He **has not taken** any photos of his village for two months. (Present perfect tense)<br /><br /><br />