ĐỀ THI

Câu 1: Knowing how to recognize the stressed syllable ........................

A. will make you better understood
B. will help you with comprehension
C. will improve your vocabulary
D. will help you with reading

Câu 2: Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. Metathesis is a process that deletes a sequence of segments.
B. Metathesis is a process that reorders a sequence of segments.
C. Metathesis is a process that redoes a sequence of segments.
D. Metathesis is a process that reverses a sequence of segments.

Câu 3: Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Intonation conveys differences of expressive meaning.
B. Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level of the voice.
C. Intonation is the melodic pattern of an utterance
D. Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level of the sound.

Câu 4: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'look out' in rapid speech?
A. look-out
B. loo-k-out
C. loo - kout and loo-k-out are correct
D. loo - kout

Câu 5: Coalescent assimilation is also referred to as a type of ....

A. supporting assimilation
B. contrasting assimilation
C. complementary assimilation
D. reciprocal assimilation

Câu 6: In English, stress helps create ................

A. the pitch of the language
B. the speed of the language
C. the pronunciation of the language
D. the rhythm of the language

Câu 7: Intonation involves ...............

A. the rising and falling of the melody to various pitch levels during the articulation of an utterance.
B. the variation of accent and pronunciation.
C. the variation of stress and rhythm.
D. the rising and falling of the voice to various pitch levels during the articulation of an utterance.

Câu 8: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'A toy and a game' in rapid speech?
A. A toy-and-a game
B. A toy-j-and a game
C. A toy-j-an-da game
D. A toy an-da game

Câu 9: Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

A. In regressive assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
B. In coalescent assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
C. . In progressive assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
D. In progressive assimilation the conditioning sound follows and affects the preceding sound.

Câu 10: Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?

A. Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or "beat".
B. Like word stress, sentence stress can help us to understand written English X
C. Sentence stress is accent on certain words within a sentence
D. Word stress is accent on one syllable within a word.

Câu 11: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'my orange' in rapid speech?
A. my + w + orange
B. my orange
C. my + j + orange
D. none is correct

Câu 12: In which of the following examples, the sound [t] at the end of the first word is NOT RELEASED or
ASPIRATED?
A. Back yard
B. Back chair
C. Back door
D. Both Back chair and Back door are correct

Câu 13: Which of the following categories does not belong to content words?
A. Conjunctions
B. Adverbs
C. Adjectives
D. Nouns

Câu 14: In the word 'pronunciation', the primary stress is on the ......................
A. third syllable
B. fourth syllable
C. first syllable
D. second syllable

Câu 15: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'mend it' in rapid speech?
A. m-endit
B. mend it
C. men - dit
D. me - ndit

Câu 16: In a stress-timed language, stressed syllables are .....................................

A. sometimes more prominent than unstressed syllables
B. varied in timing
C. sometimes less prominent than unstressed syllables
D. equal in timing

Câu 17: When a stop is followed by another stop or affricate, the first stop is
A. not released or aspirated
B. released
C. aspirated
D. not release

Câu 18: In writing the difference between the strong form and the weak form of a word is ...........
A. apparent
B. not apparent
C. not unclear
D. well defined

Câu 19: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'A cow and a buffalo' in rapid speech?
A. A cow-w-and a buffallo
B. A cow-w-an-da buffallo
C. A cow-and-buffallo
D. A cow an-da buffallo

Câu 20: A weak form is the pronunciation of a word or syllable in ...................

A. a stressed manner
B. a distorted manner
C. an open manner
D. an unstressed manner

Câu 21: The relative highness or lowness of the voice is known as ........
A. stress
B. pitch
C. melody
D. rhythm

Câu 22: The suffix 's' in the word 'dogs' is pronounced as [z] ([dogz]). This is an example of...
A. regressive assimilation
B. deletion
C. coalescent assimilation
D. progressive assimilation

Câu 23: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'Employ a new team' in rapid speech?
A. Employ-w-a new team
B. Employ a new team
C. Employ-j-a new team
D. Employ-r-a new team

Câu 24: If the consonants (whether stop or not) are identical, the consonant is somewhat__________, the two
consonants are not articulated separately
A. lengthened
B. shortened
C. varied
D. deleted

Câu 25: If the intonation falls to the low level (1) [a terminal fall], it signals ..................
A. a question
B. an incomplete thought
C. certainty
D. uncertainty

Câu 26: In order to keep the rhythm of English, some sounds in a sentence have to be ...........
A. lengthened
B. changed
C. replaced
D. compressed

Câu 27: Which of the following is not a rule of sentence stress?

A. The last word of a question is always stressed.
B. Structure words are unstressed.
C. The time between stressed words is always the same.
D. Content words are stressed.

Câu 28: Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'How interesting!' in rapid speech?
A. How-w-interesting
B. How interesting
C. How-u-interesting
D. How-j-interesting

Câu 29: Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT

A. You can be better understood if you place the stress where it should be when you're speaking.
B. In every word in English, there is one main emphasized syllable.
C. The vowel sound in a syllable sounds higher in pitch, longer, and louder.
D. The vowel sound in a stressed syllable sounds higher in pitch, longer, and louder.
Câu 30: In rapid speech, the word “grandpa” is pronounced as ....
A. [`gramdpa]
B. [`græmpa]
C. [`grænpa]
D. [`grændpa]

Câu 31: The movement of pitch within an intonation unit is referred to as ...............
A. the intonation contour of that sentence.
B. the intonation of that sentence.
C. the intonation contour of that unit.
D. the intonation of that unit.

Câu 32: In which of the following sentences does the word 'there' has the weak form?
A. There should be a suggestion.
B. There it is
C. Put it there.
D. You shouldn't go there.

Câu 33: The word 'as' in the phrase ‘As much as possible’
A. None is correct.
B. has the weak form
C. has both strong and weak forms
D. has the strong form

Câu 34: In the question ‘What’s he looking at?’, the word 'at' has ...........................
A. None is correct
B. the strong from
C. the weak form
D. both strong and weak forms

Câu 35: Which of the following words has the second syllable stressed?
A. graduation
B. technician
C. understand
D. geometric

TỰ LÀM
1. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'mend it' in rapid speech?
A. mend it
B. me - ndit
C. men - dit
D. m-endit
 2. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'look out' in rapid speech?
A. loo - kout
B. loo-k-out
C. look-out
D. A and B are correct
3. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'my orange' in rapid speech?
A. my + j + orange
B. my + w + orange
C. my orange
D. none is correct
4. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'Employ a new team' in rapid speech?
A. Employ a new team
B. Employ-j-a new team
C. Employ-w-a new team
D. Employ-r-a new team
5. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'A toy and a game' in rapid speech?
A. A toy-and-a game
B. A toy-j-and a game
C. A toy-j-an-da game
D. A toy an-da game
6. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'How interesting!' in rapid speech?
A. How-j-interesting
B. How interesting
C. How-u-interesting
D. How-w-interesting
7. Which of the following is the possible pronunciation of the words: 'A cow and a buffalo' in rapid speech?
A. A cow-and-buffallo
B. A cow-w-an-da buffallo
C. A cow-w-and a buffallo
D. A cow an-da buffallo
8. When a stop is followed by another stop or affricate, the first stop is
A. not released or aspirated
B. released
C. aspirated
D. not release
9. If the consonants (whether stop or not) are identical, the consonant is somewhat__________, the two consonants
are not articulated separately
A. lengthened
B. shortened
C. varied
D. deleted
10. In which of the following examples, the sound [t] at the end of the first word is NOT RELEASED or
ASPIRATED?
A. Back yard
B. Back chair
C. Back door
D. Both B and C are correct
11. The suffix 's' in the word 'dogs' is pronounced as [z] ([dogz]). This is an example of...
A. progressive assimilation
B. regressive assimilation
C. coalescent assimilation
D. deletion
12. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?
A. In progressive assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
B. In progressive assimilation the conditioning sound follows and affects the preceding sound.
C. In regressive assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
D. In coalescent assimilation the conditioning sound precedes and affects the following sound.
13. In rapid speech, the word “grandpa” is pronounced as ....
A. [`grænpa]
B. [`grændpa]
C. [`gramdpa]
D. [`græmpa]
14. Coalescent assimilation is also referred to as a type of ....
A. reciprocal assimilation
B. supporting assimilation
C. contrasting assimilation
D. complementary assimilation
15. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Metathesis is a process that reorders a sequence of segments.
B. Metathesis is a process that deletes a sequence of segments.
C. Metathesis is a process that reverses a sequence of segments.
D. Metathesis is a process that redoes a sequence of segments.
16. In a stress-timed language, stressed syllables are .....................................
A. equal in timing
B. varied in timing
C. sometimes more prominent than unstressed syllables
D. sometimes less prominent than unstressed syllables
17. In order to keep the rhythm of English, some sounds in a sentence have to be ...........
A. lengthened
B. compressed
C. changed
D. replaced
18. A weak form is the pronunciation of a word or syllable in ...................
A. a stressed manner
B. an unstressed manner
C. a distorted manner
D. an open manner
19. In writing the difference between the strong form and the weak form of a word is ...........
A. well defined
B. not unclear
C. apparent
D. not apparent
20. Which of the following words has the second syllable stressed? ...........................
A. the weak form
B. the strong from
C. both strong and weak forms
D. None is correct
21. In which of the following sentences does the word 'there' has the weak form?
A. There it is.
B. Put it there.
C. There should be a suggestion.
D. You shouldn't go there.
22. The word 'as' in the phrase ‘As much as possible’
A. has the weak form
B. has the strong form
C. has both strong and weak forms
D. None is correct.
23. In English, stress helps create ................
A. the speed of the language
B. the pronunciation of the language
C. the pitch of the language
D. the rhythm of the language
24. Knowing how to recognize the stressed syllable ........................
A. will help you with reading
B. will help you with comprehension
C. will make you better understood
D. will improve your vocabulary
25. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT
A. In every word in English, there is one main emphasized syllable.
B. The vowel sound in a syllable sounds higher in pitch, longer, and louder.
C. The vowel sound in a stressed syllable sounds higher in pitch, longer, and louder.
D. You can be better understood if you place the stress where it should be when you're speaking.
26. In the word 'pronunciation', the primary stress is on the ......................
A. first syllable
B. second syllable
C. third syllable
D. fourth syllable
27. Which of the following words has the second syllable stressed?
A. technician 2
B. graduation
C. geometric
D. understand
28. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
A. Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or "beat". /
B. Word stress is accent on one syllable within a word. /
C. Sentence stress is accent on certain words within a sentence. /
D. Like word stress, sentence stress can help us to understand written English.
29. Which of the following is not a rule of sentence stress?
content words are stressed
o structure words are unstressed
o the time between stressed words is always the same
A. Content words are stressed.
B. The last word of a question is always stressed.
C. Structure words are unstressed.
D. The time between stressed words is always the same.
30. Which of the following categories does not belong to content words?
Newly coined and borrowed words cannot be added to these categories of words that are open are the major lexical
categories: noun (N), verb (B), adjective (A), and adverb (Adv
A. Conjunctions
B. Nouns
C. Adjectives
D. Adverbs
31. Which of the following statements is not correct? Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level
of the voice
A. Intonation is the melodic pattern of an utterance.
B. Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level of the voice.
C. Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch level of the sound.
D. Intonation conveys differences of expressive meaning.
32. The relative highness or lowness of the voice is known as ........
A. stress
B. rhythm
C. melody
D. pitch
33. Intonation involves ............... Intonation involves the rising and falling of the voice to various pitch levels
during the articulation of an utterance
A. the rising and falling of the voice to various pitch levels during the articulation of an utterance.
B. the rising and falling of the melody to various pitch levels during the articulation of an utterance.
C. the variation of stress and rhythm.
D. the variation of accent and pronunciation.
34. The movement of pitch within an intonation unit is referred to as ............... The movement of pitch within an
intonation unit is referred to as the intonation contourof that unit
A. the intonation contour of that sentence.
B. the intonation contour of that unit.
C. the intonation of that sentence.
D. the intonation of that unit.
35. If the intonation falls to the low level (1) [a terminal fall], it signals ...............
The intonation then falls to either the low level (1) - a terminal fall, signaling certainty and generally corresponding
to the end of the utterance - or to the middle level (2) - a non-terminal fall, signaling a weaker degree of certainty
and usually corresponding to an unfinished statement, an incomplete thought, or a mood of suspense
A. uncertainty
B. certainty
C. an incomplete thought
D. a question
36. If the intonation falls to the middle level (2) [a non-terminal fall], it signals ........
A. a weaker degree of certainty
B. certainty
C. a complete thought
D. a finished statement
37. Rising-falling intonation patterns of the 2-3-1 "certainly” type do not signal which of the following?
Rising-falling intonation patterns of the 2-3-1 "certainly” type (i.e., the utterance begins at level 2, rises to level 3,
and then falls to level 1) typically signal the following types of utterances: declarative statements, wh- questions
(questions with the interrogative pronouns where, when, what, who, why, how much), and commands or directives
A. Declarative statements
B. Wh- questions
C. Commands or directives
D. Incomplete thoughts
38. The intonation contour: The middle - to - high rise (2-3 or 2-4) pattern signals ................
There are two different rise contours: one that moves from middle to high level (2-3 or 2-4), depending on the
amount of emotion being expressed, and another that rises from low to midlevel (1-2). The middle - to - high rise (2-
3 or 2-4) signals uncertainty
A. directives
B. complete thoughts
C. certainty
D. uncertainty
39. According to the following intonation pattern, what is an appropriate response to the question "We really ought
to visit him, shouldn’t we?"
A. No, we shouldn't.
B. Yes, we should.
C. I don't care.
D. Yes, we ought.
40. Normally, the 2-4 rise intonation pattern is used to express...............
A. surprise
B. disbelief
C. sadness
D. A and B are correct.