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EXTRA PRACTICE
PHONETICS
Mark 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. stable
2. A. hold
3. A. participates
4. A. avoided
5. A. promote
6. A. athlete
7. A. emblem
8. A. August
9. A. dream
10.A. consist
B. maintain
B. offer
B.
athletes
B. recommended
B. confusion
B. capital
B. member
B. gerund
B. mean
B. disable
C. scholarship
C. bloc
C. dominates
C. permitted
C. focus
C. stalk
C. regret
C. purpose
C. peace
C. suggest
D. dominate
D. solidarity
D.
activities
D. practiced
D. association
D. talent
D. theme
D. suggest
D. steady
D. vision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. maintain
B. charter
C. finish
D. practice
2. A. solidarity
B. cooperation
C. representative
D.
nationality
3. A. celebrate
B. integrate
C. qualify
D. consider
4. A. promote
B. enjoy
C. involve
D. realize
5. A. remember
B. understand
C. imagine
D. encourage
6. A. assistance
B.
confidence
C. relation
D. proposal
7. A. celebration
B. behaviour
C. stability
D. relationship
8. A. support
B. depict
C. promote
D. purchase
9. A. leadership
B. maintainance
C. principle
D. agreement
10. A.
competition
B. contribution
C. interference
D. stability
VOCABULARY
Mark 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.
1. Now can I please get on with the job, without any more
interference from you?
A. approval
B. intervention
C. limitation
D. postponement
2. The
emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice - the
most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.
A. banner
B. logo
C. motto
D. slogan
3. Your starting salary is £23,000 per annum and will be reviewed
annually.
A every day
B.
every month
C. every week
D. every year
4. In Thailand, it's
against the law to litter on the pavement. If you are caught, you can be fined up
to $2000 Baht.
A evil
B. illegal
C. immoral
D. cruel
5 The beautiful sights in Sa Pa, Mui Ne and Ha Noi all contribute to the country's magic
charm.
A. beauty
B. fame
C. imatation
D. value
6. ASEAN organised different projects and activities to
integrate its members.
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A. combine
B. socialize
C. separate
D. upgrade
7.
The major shortcoming of ASEAN as an organisation is the inability to go through many
declarations, agreements, and instruments that they have proliferated over the years.
A. advantage
B. benefit
C. drawback
D. achievement
8. We have achieved considerable results in the economic field, such as high economic growth,
stability and significant poverty
alleviation over the past few years.
A. protection
B. development
C.prevention
D. reduction
9. After the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the 13th National Congress of the Communist
Party of Viet Nam adopted a resolution to have 'more friends and fewer enemies'.
A. breakdown
B. adopt
C. perform
D. alleviate
10. He had
dominated racing this year with six victories in seven starts.
A. overcrowded
B. overreacted
C. overwhelmed
D. overshadowed
11. It's often hard to find the right time to approach someone about a
delicate issue, as well as being
difficult to say the words you need to say.
A. sensitive
B. significant
C. unconscious
D. supportive
12. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in
Bangkok, Thailand, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, joining hands
initially.
A. basically
B. firstly
C. finally
D. eventually
13. Thailand
has dominated in most of the recent ASEAN GAMES in the region,
winning the
biggest numbers of gold medals.
A. has been the most successful
C. has been the most dedicated
B. has been the least successful
D. has been the least dynamic
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