Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: The stranger asked me a lot of questions. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank:          Before the (1)__________ of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to (2)_________ country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in another country paid (3)_________ that part of the trip. If a letter crossed several (4)___________ , the problem was worse.          Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back. The British post office made the first (5)__________ in 1840. They were the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter. The post office (6)__________ the letter. When people (7)_______ letters, they didn’t have to pay anything. The letters were paid. Postage stamps became universal in Great Britain immediately. Other countries started making their postage stamps very quickly. Today post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps. (8)_________ stamps is one of the cheapest hobbies in the world, and every stamp (9)________ knows (10)_________ the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue.   1. A. invention                B. arrival                   C. transmission                D. delivery 2. A. other                      B. the other              C. another                        D. others 3. A. to                           B. for                         C. with                              D. about 4. A. cities                      B. post offices            C. people                         D. countries 5. A. envelopes              B. parcels                  C. stamps                         D. postcards 6. A. transmitted            B. delivered               C. subscribed                   D. received 7. A. sent                       B. faxed                     C. delivered                     D. received 8. A. Delivering               B. Collecting              C. Selling                          D. Buying 9. A. collecting                B. collector                C. collection                      D. collected 10. A. about                   B. of                          C. on                                 D. to   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: It is believed that there is another world for the death people. Choose a word that has different stress pattern: important                 emphasis                 organize                popular Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: early                 near                   hear                     appear Choose the best answer for the following sentence: When I _________ home yesterday morning, my son ________ and my wife ___________ to work.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: If you ____________ as I told you, you would have succeeded. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: classis                   cranky                  gradual                   quality Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The population of the world has been _______________ faster and faster.   Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: brown                   plough                     throw                  blouse Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Many passengers are unbelievably nervously, usually because of a bad experience in the past. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: It is under the bed that there are a pair of shoes. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: cough             though              thought                 eighty Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: She was very embarrassing because it was her first experience of dealing with people from another culture. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: I'm sorry I forgot your birthday, ” said Dave to Julia. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   postal            Internet               store             listen Choose the best answer for the following sentence: You should help your children develop-their good habits and lose ______________.   Choose a word that has different stress pattern: relationship                     establishment                    ceremony                    capacity Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Vietnamese people try to pay off their debts in advance so as to they can be debt-free on Tet. Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: I / know / she / in / hospital / I / visit / her / . Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Were I five centimetres taller, I _____________ for the job.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The hostess brought me some coffee, but ________________________  coffee was so bitter that I could not drink it.   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Would you like ___________ an orange juice?   Choose the best answer for the following sentence: People ____________ that he was jealous of her.   Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   rumor               unselfish                 number                   up Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _____________ do teenagers in your country give their friends on their birthday?   Choose a word that has different stress pattern: enthusiastic             anniversary              universal                 population Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: crouch                 group                    ground                  cloudy Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: shoes / mother / buy / too small / wear. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: My little son! It’s time you ______________________ to bed.   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: They are really my friends true. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: hitting                honour                 heart                horrible Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: My story has happened about three years ago when I was a student in grade 6. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Over two decades Vietnam has emerged as an important regional produce of oil and natural gas in Southeast Asia. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: It was Linda and Martin that I often go to the cinema with. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: Working here requires employees _____________ good at English and computer   Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   cheat            psychology              each                approach   Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   children                 machine                   much                  exchange Choose a word that has different stress pattern: population                solidarity             difficulty            nationality Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: the / when / all / preparations / been / have / completed /, / she / feels / happy/. Choose a word that has different stress pattern: mineral             energy                 generate                introduce Choose a word that has different stress pattern: engineer               construction                 designer               statistic Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: about                   plough                 cough                    shout Choose a word that has different stress pattern: affect               idol                 sneaky                cosy Choose the best answer for the following sentence: _____________ at the audience, the contestant gave her answer with confidence. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: The plane had scarcely taken off when it crashed.    Choose the best answer for the following sentence: In my opinion, more work has to be done to _____________ illiteracy in our country.   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Competitors which are entered by the National Olympic Committee to represent  their country. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   though                comb                  only              gone Choose a word that has different stress pattern: official                    customer                    procedure                    policeman Choose the best answer for the following sentence: I will never forget ________________________ classmate of mine, Peter Jones, who shared _____________________ same class with me for three years. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: I am studying not only mathematics but also chemistry. Choose the best answer for the following sentence: The house was in great disorder because he ____________ it.   Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:   police             service                machine              miner Choose the best answer for the following sentence: People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will ______________ their luck during the whole year.   Choose the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: from / participated / competed / 19 countries / the Games / in / a total number of 970 athletes / and / in 8 sports Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: John is probably studying at the moment.   Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of the sentence and correct it: Brent Bishop is the leader of the Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition (SEE), a nonprofit organization which established to clean Everest. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: seat               bread                 teach                dream Choose a word that has different stress pattern: broadcast                global                   public                  suggest