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Kimtragiakmnng

m

khok

39nmhc

2007-2008

Hvtn:..............................

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Ngysinh:........................................................................................

Lp:.....................................................................................................

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S phch(Do hi ngchm thi ghi)

Question 12. Transcribe the following sentences, paying particular

attention to the weakand strongforms of grammatical words.

A. I brought some extra from the kitchen because some of the guests

wanted some more.

B. From what I have heard she has been made fun of by you and your

nice friends.

C. You should at least make sure that that sister of yours does not fly off

the handle again.

D. Jane and Bill could have driven them to and from the party.

THE END

HNN - HQGHN cng ho x hi ch ngha vit namKHOA ANH c Lp - T do - Hnh Phc

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Kim tra gia k mn ng mkho k39 nm hc 2007 - 2008

Thi gian lm bi : 60 pht(Khng k thi gian pht )

(Th sinh khng c s dng bt c ti liu no)

(circle the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D or write youranswers in the spaces provided)

Question 1. The principal difference in articulation between

// and // is that ...A. // is voiced while // is voiceless.

B. // is voiceless while // is voiced.

C.// is a fricative while // is a plosive

D. // is a plosive while // is a fricative.

Question 2. Which of the following is the place of articulation

of /j/?A. alveolar B. palato-alveolar

C. palatal D. velar

Question 3. Which of the following description characterizes

//?A. front, open, unrounded vowel

B. back, open, unrounded vowel

C. front, closed, unrounded vowel

D. back, closed, unrounded vowel

Question 4. A labiodental consonant is characterized by a

closure (or approximation) between ...

A. the upper front teeth and the lower lip.

B. the lower front teeth and the upper lip.

C. the upper lip and the lower lip.

D. the upper and the lower lips and the front teeth.

Question 5. State the differences and similarities of the

following pairs of sounds.

A. /s, z/ B. /d, t/

S th ttheo danhsch phng

thi

Phngthis:

Htnv

chkcacnb

Htnvc

hkcacnb

coithithnht

coithithhai

Ch:Yucucnbcoithighirch

vtn

Thsinhcnghiyc

cmcphntrn

S phch(Do hi ngchm thi ghi)

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Th

sinh

khng

cvitv

o

phn

c

gch

cho

Question 6. Which are the major manners of articulation?

A. plosivefricativeaffricatenasallateralapproximantB. plosivefricativeretroflexnasallateralapproximantC.plosivefricativeaffricatenasallateraldentalD. plosivefricativeretroflexnasallateraldental

Question 7. Transcribe the following words phonemically (broad

transcription) and mark the stress pattern of the words.

A. disagreement

B. tranquillizer

C.approximately

D. deteriorate

E. monotonous

F. electronic

G.certificate

H. bachelor

I. anthropology

J. refrigerator

Question 8. Which of the following pairs are homophones (pronounced in

exactly the same way)? Circle your choice.

A. seize - seas B. air - heir C. eyes - ice

D. son - sun E. one - won F. aisle - isle

Question 9. Describe what happens in the pronunciation of the /l/ ofplayand the /r/ of try.

Question 10. Give TWO examples in which the length of the same vowel

varies according to the following final consonant.

Question 11. Put the following words into the correct list depending on its

stress pattern. Each list comprises 4 words.

advertise, advertisement, advertising, assistant, bachelor, biography,character, departure, disagree, disagreement, discussion, disqualify,expensive, indication, indicator, lemonade, mispronounce, operation,operator, receptionist, sensible, understanding, understatement,unemployed

List 1. 00 (words of 3 syllables and having the primary stress on the first

syllable)

List 2. 00 (words of 3 syllables and having the primary stress on thesecond syllable)

List 3.00(words of 3 syllables and having the primary stress on the thirdsyllable)

List 4. 000 (words of 4 syllables and having the primary stress on the firstsyllable)

List 5. 000 (words of 4 syllables and having the primary stress on thesecond syllable)

List 6.000 (words of 4 syllables and having the primary stress on the thirdsyllable)