B. LANGUAGE FOCUS Exercise 1.Circle 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. [ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra từ khác so với ba từ còn lại về trọng âm trong những câu hỏi sau] 1. A. exception B. linguistics C. paragraph D. specific 2. A. including B. integrate C. different D. organise 3. A. marathon B. maximum C. formally D. effective 4. A. discover B. satisfy C.abandon D. imagine 5. A. contestant B. completion C. remember D. membership Answer 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D Exercise 2.Choose the correct answer. [ Chọn câu trả lời đúng] 1. A kettle _ to boil water. A. is used B. use C. used D. is using 2. Tennis with a racket. A. played B. plays C. is playing D. is played 3. Uranium by Marie Curie. A. discovered B. was discovered C. discovers D. is discovering 4. Shakespeare Hamlet. A. wrote B. was written C.was writing D. is written 5. The road in 1990. A. built B. was being built C. was built D. was building 6. Pictures more than words. A.speak B. are spoken C. are speaking D. is spoken 7. Flowers water every day. A. are needed B. needs C. need D. is needed 8. The school year in Vietnam into two terms. A. was divided B. are divided C. is dividing D. is divided 9. Students in Vietnam to take the National Leaving Examination at the end of grade 12. A. are required B. require C. was required D. required 10. The National Leaving Examination by the Ministry of Education and Training. A. administers B. is administered C. was administered D. administered Hướng dẫn giải: 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B Exercise 3.Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes the following passage. [ Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D đáp án hoàn thành tốt nhất bài đọc sau] Every child in England is provided with full time education from the age of five to sixteen. Many parents send their children to state schools (1) the tuition and the equipment, textbooks and exercise books. (2) free of charge. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school. Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which (3) by a secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over). At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven-plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, Arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest marks (about 20% of the children) (4) to go to grammar schools. The others (5) to technical schools. 1. A. where B. that C. which D. whose 2. A. gave B. give C. are giving D. are given 3. A. is followed B. follow C. was followed D. following 4. A. were allowed B. are allowed C. allow D. allowing 5. A. are sent B. were sent C. sent D. sending Answer 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
