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CHUYÊN ĐỀ I – PHONETICS
BÀI 1. BẢNG PHIÊN ÂM QUỐC TẾ 
Exercise 1: Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same group.
A. candy
B. sandy 
C. many
D. handy
A. earning
B. learning
C. searching
D. clearing
A. pays
B. stays
C. says
D. plays
A. given
B. risen
C. ridden
D. whiten
A. cough
B. tough
C. rough
D. enough
A. accident
B. jazz
C. stamp
D. watch
A. this
B. thick
C. maths
D. thin
A. gas
B. gain
C. germ
D. good
A. bought
B. naught
C. plough
D. thought
A. forks
B. tables
C. beds
D. windows
A. handed
B. booked
C. translated
D. visited
A. car
B. coach
C. century
D. cooperate
A. within
B. without
C. clothing
D. strengthen
A. has
B. bag
C. dad
D. made
A. kites
B. catches
C. oranges
D. buzzes
A. student
B. stupid
C. study
D. studio
A. wealth
B. cloth
C. with
D. marathon
A. brilliant
B. trip
C. tripe
D. tip
A. surgeon
B. agent
C. engine
D. regard
A. feather
B. leather
C. feature
D. measure
Exercise 2: Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same group.
A. geology
B. psychology
C. classify
D. photography
A. idiom
B. ideal
C. item
D. identical
A. children
B. child
C. mild
D. wild
A. both
B. myth
C. with
D. sixth
A. helped
B. booked
C. hoped
D. waited
A. name
B. natural
C. native
D. nation
A. blood
B. food
C. moon
D. pool
A. comb
B. plumb
C. climb
D. disturb
A. thick
B. though
C. thank
D. think
A. flour
B. hour
C. pour
D. sour
A. dictation
B. repetition
C. station
D. question
A. dew
B. knew
C. sew
D. few
A. asked
B. helped
C. kissed
D. played
A. smells
B. cuts
C. opens
D. plays
A. decided
B. hatred
C. sacred
D. warned
A. head
B. break
C. bread
D. breath
A. blood
B. tool
C. moon
D. spool
A. height
B. fine
C. tidy
D. cliff
A. through
B. them
C. threaten
D. thunder
A. fought
B. country
C. bought
D. ought
Exercise 3: Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same group.
A. moon
B. pool
C. door
D. cool
A. any
B. apple
C. hat
D. cat
A. book
B. blood
C. look
D. foot
A. pan
B. woman
C. sad
D. man
A. table
B. lady
C. labor
D. captain
A. host
B. most
C. cost
D. post
A. dear
B. beard
C. beer
D. heard
A. work
B. coat
C. go
D. know
A. name
B. flame
C. man
D. fame
A. how
B. town
C. power
D. slow
A. harm
B. wash
C. call
D. talk
A. brought
B. ought 
C. thought
D. though
A. call
B. curtain
C. cell
D. contain
A. measure
B. decision
C. pleasure
D. permission
A. drought
B. fought
C. brought
D. bought
A. builds
B. destroys
C. occurs
D. prevents
A. deal
B. teach
C. break
D. clean
A. supported
B. approached
C. noticed
D. finished
A. unity   
B. suite  
C. studious  
D. volume
A. climber  
B. subtle  
C. debtor  
D. probable
Exercise 4: Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same group.
A. loved 
B. appeared 
C. agreed 
D. coughed
A. thereupon 
B. thrill 
C. threesome 
D. throne
A. chin
B. chaos
C. child
D. charge
A. wasted
B. practiced
C. laughed
D. jumped
A. coast
B. most
C. lost
D. whole
A. energy
B. gain
C. gesture
D. village
A. population
B. nation
C. question
D. station
A. meat
B. sweat
C. leaf
D. seat
A. antibiotic
B. pant
C. ant
D. want
A. height
B. myth 
C. type 
D. climb
A. bush      
B. rush     
C. pull     
D. lunar
A. bought      	
B. sought      	
C. drought      
D. fought
A. killed      	
B. cured   
C. crashed
D. waived
A. thunder
B. prefer  
C. grocer  
D. louder
A. tells 
B. talks     
C. stays 
D. steals
A. stomach	
B. watch
C. change
D. church
A. attacks	
B. repeats
C. roofs
D. trays
A. drought	
B. fought
C. brought
D. bought
A. builds	
B. destroys
C. occurs
D. prevents
A. name	
B. nation
C. native
D. natural
BÀI 2. STRESS & RULES TO MARK STRESS - QUI TẮC ĐÁNH TRỌNG ÂM
Exercise 5: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1.	A. admire 	B. honor 	C. title 	D. difficult
2.	A. describe 	B. struggle 	C. political 	D. society
3.	A. independence	B. politician	C. immortality	D. different
4.	A. comfort	B. nation	C. apply	D. moment
5.	A. ashamed	B. position	C. begin	D. enemy
6.	A. influential	B. creative	C. introduction	D. university
7.	A. profit	B. suggest	C. surrender	D. report
8.	A. career	B. majority	C. continue	D. education
9.	A. vocational	B. employer	C. minority	D. reasonable
10.	A. general	B. opinion	C. abroad	D. surprise	
11.	A. realize	B. improve	C. possible	D. comfortable
12.	A. important	B. especially	C. prefer	D. influence
13.	A. mineral	B. example	C. diamond	D. popular
14.	A. republic	B. collector	C. situation	D. inscription
15.	A. protection	B. separate	C. develop	D. encourage
16.	A. recognize	B. stimulate	C. activity	D. adult
17.	A. intelligent	B. direct	C. desire	D. satisfactory
18.	A. relationship	B. command	C. vocabulary	D. island
19.	A. define	B. idea	C. express	D. figure
20.	A. suppose	B. expect	C. unusual	D. literary
Exercise 6: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1.	A. individual	B. reputation	C. experience	D. scientific
2.	A. carpenter	B. revise	C. ignore	D. traditional
3.	A. necessary	B. achieve	C. poetic	D. communicate
4.	A. influence	B. modern	C. consider	D. different
5.	A. contain	B. poisonous	C. chemical	D. scientist
6.	A. discover	B. unhealthy	C. amount	D. realize
7.	A. avoid	B. gesture	C. permit	D. exact
8.	A. forefinger	B. precise	C. specific	D. computer
9.	A. involved	B. equal	C. machine	D. eventual
10.	A. operation	B. official	C. community	D. efficiency	
11.	A. redundant	B. harmony	C. grammatical	D. essential
12.	A. absolute	B. accuracy	C. obvious	D. original
13.	A. machine	B. enthusiast	C. replace	D. fortune
14.	A. unemployed	B. necessity	C. generosity	D. represent
15.	A. furious	B. wonderful	C. reaction	D. honesty
16.	A. return	B. lottery	C. reward	D. immediate
17.	A. address	B. millionaire	C. believe	D. mislead
18.	A. estimate	B. medical	C. advice	D. vegetables
19.	A. addition	B. exemplify	C. incredible	D. candle
20.	A. aesthetic	B. particular	C. disease	D. acceptability
Exercise 7: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1.	A. physical	B. activity	C. increase	D. expectancy
2.	A. conform	B. perhaps	C. remove	D. various
3.	A. percentage	B. advantage	C. examine	D. influence
4.	A. decay	B. purpose	C. however	D. invention
5.	A. prefer	B. electricity	C. invent	D. collaborate
6.	A. amazing	B. ability	C. performance	D. television
7.	A. appear	B. audience	C. government	D. talented
8.	A. painter	B. energy	C. express	D. boundary
9.	A. inspire	B. resign	C. dangerous	D. exchange
10.	A. commodity	B. material	C. deposit	D. quality
11.	A. petroleum	B. resource	C. occur	D. anger
12.	A. producer	B. consume	C. companion	D. situation
13.	A. attract	B. descend	C. noticeable	D. control
14.	A. widespread	B. anxiety	C. explode	D. alternative
15.	A. direction	B. community	C. garbage	D. utility
16.	A. product	B. convert	C. efficient	D. dispose
17.	A. biological	B. expedition	C. synthetic	D. scientific
18.	A. experiment	B. giant	C. windmill	D. software
19.	A. geometric	B. supply	C. potential	D. pollution
20.	A. destroy	B. disappear	C. development	D. dependent
Exercise 8: Find the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
1.	A. extent	B. synonymous	C. admit	D. manuscript
2.	A. inadequate	B. available	C. authority	D. purpose
3.	A. demonstrate	B. responsible	C. simplify	D. celebrate
4.	A. secondary	B. expectation	C. supervision	D. sociologist
5.	A. instead	B. furious	C. campaign	D. apartment
6.	A. balcony	B. accident	C. mechanic	D. survey
7.	A. flexible	B. together	C. domestic	D. relaxed
8.	A. control	B. giant	C. windmill	D. software
9.	A. geothermal	B. experimental	C. elementary	D. geographical
10.	A. attendance	B. compulsory	C. geography	D. similar
11.	A. politics	B. imaginary	C. result	D. annoyed
12.	A. Japan	B. astronaut	C. unfortunate	D. approximate
13.	A. consequently	B. profile	C. initiate	D. project
14.	A. conference	B. announcement	C. arrival	D. reception
15.	A. argument	B. definite	C. museum	D. permanent
16.	A. treatment	B. prevent	C. intelligent	D. acquire
17.	A. affirm	B. rely	C. infection	D. remedy
18.	A. effort	B. distinguished	C. available	D. luxurious
19.	A. physiology	B. economics	C. nominate	D. competition
20.	A. contribution	B. appropriate	C. opportunity	D. anniversary
CHUYÊN ĐỀ II – WORD CLASSES - CHUYÊN ĐỀ VỀ TỪ VỰNG HỌC
BÀI 1. NOUNS - DANH TỪ
Exercise 9: Give ONE of the derived nouns of the given words.
roots
nouns
roots
nouns
1.
able
16.
imitate
2.
anxious
17.
know
3.
attract
18.
like
4.
announce
19.
lonely
5.
believe
20.
maintain 
6.
careful
21.
manage
7.
certain
22.
modernize
8.
child
23.
organize
9.
discover
24.
pollute
10.
excite
25.
popular
11.
explain 
26.
prove
12.
friendly
27.
short
13.
free
28.
solid
14.
hospitable
29.
stupid
15.
imagine
30.
warm
Exercise 10: Give ONE of the derived nouns of the given words to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1.
The children all have very different____________.
PERSON
2.
An______________ is a person who is concerned about the natural environment and wants to improve and protect it. 
ENVIRONMENT
3.
She had never been greatly concerned about her _____________.
APPEAR
4.
The_____________ of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 
MAJOR
5.
I’ll never forget the____________ I felt in the situation. 
HUMILIATE 
6.
The main goals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are to promote peace and___________ in the region.
STABLE
7.
The security of the earth can be threatened by___________ groups.
TERROR
8.
It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat_____________.
DESTROY
9.
He resigned for a____________ of reasons.
VARY
10.
The Americans are much more concerned than the Indians and the Chinese with physical___________ when choosing a wife or a husband.
ATTRACT
11.
How much does___________ of this club cost?
MEMBER
12.
I was annoyed at his___________ to co-operate.
REFUSE
13.
Jackson had another violent___________ with the referee.
AGREE
14.
She studied__________ at university.
ECONOMY
15.
Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict___________.
BRING
16.
Rescue team held out little hope of finding other___________.
SURVIVE 
17.
___________ of the new system will take several days.	
INSTALL
18.
Teachers must keep a record of students’_____________.
ATTEND
19.
There were 50___________ in the talent contest.
COMPETE
20.
Our___________ has lasted a lifetime. 
FRIEND
Exercise 11: Give ONE of the derived nouns of the given words to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1.
It was a complete _____________ due to their poor planning. 
FAIL
2.
Everyone has a number of__________ but none has many true friends.
ACQUAINT
3.
Freedom of__________ is one of the fundamental rights. 
SPEAK
4.
Do you ever suffer from___________. 
BORE
5.
We can look forward to a period of___________.
PROSPER
6.
Due to___________ the difference between urban life and rural life is more and more reduced.
ELECTRIC
7.
A doctor may prescribe__________ if the patient has an infection.
BIOTIC
8.
Beauty is in the eye of the____________.
HOLD
9.
It is said the____________ of a Swiss watch is perfect.
PRECISE
10.
We have to decide to interview only the best six__________ for the job.
APPLY
11.
He left the room without any_______________. 
EXPLAIN
12.
Many people expressed_____________ with the whole idea.
AGREE
13.
A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart diseases and other____________.
SICK
14.
 _____________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.
ADAPT
15.
Police asked_____________ if they had seen the accident happen
PASS
16.
He shook his head in____________.
APPROVE
17.
He fought the illness with courage and____________.
DETERMINE
18.
Because of a car__________, she didn’t get to the airport in time for her flights.
BREAK
19.
The __________ need assistance from the whole society.
POVERTY
20.
We are offering many special price___________ on printers this month.
REDUCE
Exercise 12: Give ONE of the derived nouns of the given words to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1.
Three of the___________ tried to escape through the window.
CAPTURE
2.
We were all surprised at her_____________ to help.
REFUSE
3.
The duty of the police is the___________ of law and order. 
MAINTAIN
4.
Look at this picture of Bill and his father - you can see the____________ clearly, can't you?
LIKE
5.
George and I have been friends since_______: he used to live next door.
CHILD
6.
In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and____________ for their animals. 
WARM
7.
___________ is one of the qualities required of a social worker.
FLEXIBLE
8.
___________ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution.
ENVIRONMENT
9.
“____________ speak louder than words.” 
ACT
10.
Visitors said that the____________ of the people in Vietnam was most unforgettable.
HOSPITABLE
11.
One of the_______ of English is that it is becoming simpler and simpler.
STRONG
12.
In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of___________.
WISE
13.
What old people fear most is___________.
LONELY
14.
There's a serious____________ of food in the disaster area.
SHORT
15.
He's the only child in his family and hardly enjoys the____________.
BROTHER
16.
Nobody is happy with their unconvincing explanations he gave for the ___________.
FAIL
17.
Tests are often carried out to detect genetic___________ before birth.
NORMAL
18.
The result is impossible to predict with any degree of___________.
CERTAIN
19.
__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.
ADAPT
20.
Marie Curie’s____________ of radium made her famous.
DISCOVER
Exercise 13: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on 
 ___________, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. national 	B. nationally 	C. nationality 	D. native
2. The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport___________ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities.
A. games	B. event 	C. work 	D. situation
3. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very much. He has read them with____________.
A. entertainment 	B. romance 	C. tasting 	D. pleasure
4. ASEAN bodies in addressing global and regional concerns such as food security, ___________ and disaster management.
A. realization 	B. energy 	C. plan 	D. diversity
5. Many of young people between the ages of 16 and 18 who are neither in education nor 
____________ are in danger of wasting their lives.
A. power 	B. ability 	C. nature	D. employment
6. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book____________.
A. review 	B. reviewing 	C. reviewer 	D. reviewed
7. Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing___________.
A. fertile 	B. fertility 	C. fertilizers 	D. fertilizable
8. Chemical wastes from factories are___________ that cause serious damage to species habitats.
A. pollutes 	B. pollutants 	C. pollutions 	D. polluters
9. A book may be studied by students as the____________ of a writing and analysis exercise in the form of a book report. A. limit 	B. time 	C. subject 	D. interest
10. In some communities a husband's____________ over his wife is absolute.
A. power 	B. powerful 	C. powerfully 	D. powered
11. I think that up to now there has not been a real____________ between men and women.
A. equal 	B. equally 	C. equality 	D. equalize
12. Most people consider it women's____________ to take care of children and do housework.
A. limit 	B. relationship 	C. responsibility 	D. respect
13. Throughout the 1970s, ASEAN embarked on a program of economic___________.
A. cooperate 	B. cooperation 	C. cooperative 	D. cooperatively
14. 2015 was the 48th anniversary of the___________ of ASEAN.
A. found 	B. founder 	C. foundation 	D. founding
15. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with____________.
A. extinct 	B. extinction 	C. extinctive 	D. extinctly
16. ASEAN has emphasized cooperation in the "three pillars" of security, socio cultural and 
economic___________ in the region.
A. organization 	B. production 	C. integration 	D. establishment
17. To preserve that____________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it.
A. civil 	B. civilize	 	C. civility 	D. civilization
18. It is reported that humans are the main reason for most species' declines and habitat___________ and degradation are the leading threats.
A. destroy 	B. destructive 	C. destructor 	 	D. destruction
19. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few__________ left.
A. pieces 	B. pages 	C. slices 	D. sheets
20. A child receives his early____________ from their parents.
A. educate 	B. education 	C. educator 	D. educative
Exercise 14: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. He has been very interested in doing research on___________ since he was at high school.
A. biology 	B. biological 	C. biologist 	D. biologically
2. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a___________ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution 	B. night shift 	 	C. household chores 	D. special dishes
3. You are old enough to take___________ for what you have done.
A. responsible 	B. responsibility 	C. responsibly 	D. irresponsible
4. These quick and easy___________ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve 	B. solvable 	C. solutions 	D. solvability
5. 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
6. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first___________.
A. try 	B. attempt 	C. doing 	D. aim
7. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the___________.
A. happiness 	B. household chores C. responsibility 	D. employment
8. You should not burn___________. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
A. dishes 	B. lab 	C. garbage 	D. shift
9. John cannot make a____ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide 	B. decision 	C. decisive 	D. decisively
10. It is thought that traditional marriage___________ are important basis of limiting divorce rates.
A. appearances 	B. records 	C. responses 	D. values
11. The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for individual ___________ and human rights in his speeches.
A. free 	B. freedom 	C. freely 	D. freeing
12. She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university___________.
A. schedule 	B. education 	C. science 	D. technology
13. English is an important___________ that is required in several national examinations.
A. language 	B. test 	C. evaluation 	D. subject
14. ___________ is the study of the Earth's physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live in different regions of the world. 
A. Science 	B. Geography 	C. History 	 	D. Technology
15. ___________ is the study of the events of the past.
A. Geography 	B. History 	C. Arts 	D. Literature
16. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for ___________.
A. achieve 	B. achiever 	C. achievement 	D. achievable
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