Mark the letter A. B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. temperature
B. direction
C. pollution
D. condition
Đáp án A (Trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại rơi vào âm thứ hai).
temperature /’tempərətʃə/ (n): nhiệt độ.
direction /dɪ’rekʃən/ (n): phương hướng.
(Đuôi “ion” trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng trước nó).
pollution /pə’lʊʃən/ (n): sự ô nhiễm.
(Đuôi “ion” trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng trước nó).
condition /kən’dɪʃən/ (n): điều kiện.
(Đuôi “ion” trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng trước nó).
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