I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different to that of the rest in each group. 1. A. bargain B. construct C. accuse D. decline 2. A. garment B. campaign C. gradual D. province 3. A. mechanize B. handicraft C. industrial D. centralize 4. A. competitive B. economic C. equivalent D. security 5. A. drastically B. accommodate C. congratulate D. promotional III. Choose A, B, c, or 0 to indicate the correct word for each blank to complete the following passage.Gold is a measure of wealth which is recognized all over the world. For centuries it was the foundation of the international monetary system and (31) ..... today, it remains one of the most important components of a country's foreign currency reserves. What (32) ..... gold attractive is that it has a value of its own for both industrial and ornamental purposes, unlike paper bank notes, which are worthless (33) ..... themselves. As a result, gold is bought as an (34) ..... in times of financial uncertainty. Until the 1930s, several European currencies were based on the Gold standard, which meant that the value of a (35) ..... of currency was fixed in terms of a stated quantity of gold. People could freely (36) ..... any bank notes they had for gold. In 1931, world-wide financial problems caused the Gold standard to be dropped. Then, in 1935, the USA, France and the UK (37) ..... the price of gold at $35 an ounce, which remained the price until 1971. Because the demand for gold (38) ..... so fast, however, the price of gold for ornamental and industrial purposes was allowed to rise. Today one ounce of gold costs $ 390 in London. Gold for jewellery is mixed (39) .... a metal alloy and the purity of the gold is measured in carats. Most gold sold to the public has 40% gold and is called nine-carat rjold. Good investors can buy pure gold from dealers in the (40) ...... of gold bars or gold coins. 31. A. yet B. just C. now D.feven 32. A. makes B. turns C. gives D. forms 33. A. on B. for C. to D. in 34. A. expense B. allowance C. investment D. interest 35. A. unit B. piece C. bit D. part 36. A. convert B. exchange C. alter D. refund 37. A. fixed B. attached C. laid D. stood 38. A. grew B. raised C. heightened D. gained 39. A. down B. by C. up D. with 40. A. sort B. fashion C. form D. type IV. Put the words in brackets in their correct form to finish the passage. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Public reaction to the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when it was first shown in 1937 was (41. ordinary) .................. It was received with great (42. excite) ................. and it immediately became enormously popular (43. through) ................. the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this (44. world) ................. popularity; the film and its characters captured the (45. imagine) .................. of people all over the world like no film before it. In Britain, there were (46. day) ................... newspaper articles about the film and how it was made. Snow White toys and books were on (47. sell) ............everywhere. Some people thought that it might be (48. upset) ............... for children but most people saw it as (49. harm) ................. entertainment. Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving (50. enjoy) ................. to many generations of children.

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Để giải câu hỏi trên, trước hết chúng ta cần phân biệt cách nhấn âm của các từ trong mỗi nhóm được đưa ra. Sau đó, chọn từ có cách nhấn âm khác biệt so với các từ còn lại trong nhóm đó.

1. A. bargain (2nd syllable)
B. construct (1st syllable)
C. accuse (1st syllable)
D. decline (1st syllable)

Chọn từ "bargain" vì cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 2, còn các từ còn lại cách nhấn âm đều nằm ở âm tiết đầu tiên.

2. A. garment (1st syllable)
B. campaign (2nd syllable)
C. gradual (1st syllable)
D. province (2nd syllable)

Chọn từ "gradual" vì cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết đầu tiên, còn các từ còn lại cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 2.

3. A. mechanize (2nd syllable)
B. handicraft (1st syllable)
C. industrial (3rd syllable)
D. centralize (3rd syllable)

Chọn từ "industrial" vì cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 3, còn các từ còn lại cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 2.

4. A. competitive (4th syllable)
B. economic (3rd syllable)
C. equivalent (3rd syllable)
D. security (2nd syllable)

Chọn từ "security" vì cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 2, còn các từ còn lại cách nhấn âm đều nằm ở âm tiết thứ 3.

5. A. drastically (1st syllable)
B. accommodate (2nd syllable)
C. congratulate (3rd syllable)
D. promotional (3rd syllable)

Chọn từ "drastically" vì cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết đầu tiên, còn các từ còn lại cách nhấn âm nằm ở âm tiết thứ 2 hoặc thứ 3.

Vậy, câu trả lời cho phần I là:

1. A. bargain
2. C. gradual
3. C. industrial
4. D. security
5. A. drastically