Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. attain
B. faithful
C. certain
D. rain
A. attain /əˈteɪn/
B. faithful /ˈfeɪθfl/
C. certain /ˈsɜːtn/
D. rain /reɪn/
Quy tắc:
[ai] nằm trong âm tiết được nhấn trọng âm thì được phát âm là /eɪ/
[ai] nằm trong âm tiết không được nhấn trọng âm thì thường được phát âm là /ə/
[ai] trong phương án C không được phát âm (thực tế được phát âm như /ə/, các phương án còn lại [ai] phát âm là /eɪ/.
Chọn C
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Two friends, Peter and Linda, are talking about pets.
- Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house”
- Linda: “___________________”
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Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
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The last time Jimmy ______ a training course was when he was an undergraduate.
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Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the company.
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The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
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With very high price of oil, people have to ______ on petrol.
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His speech _______ little or no relation to the topic given.
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______, no one was absent from the farewell party last night.
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Psychological experiment is indicated that people remember more math problems that they can’t solve than those they are able to solve.
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When a country in an early stage of development, investments in fixed capital are vital.
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Why are you always so jealous _______ other people?
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It was not until after I got home that I realized that I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.
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Societies doubted about women’s intellectual ability. Therefore, they could not get access to education
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"You did not tell the truth, Lucy!" said Nick.
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When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.