PHÁT ÂM
Lưu ý:
Một số từ kết thúc bằng -ed được
dùng làm tính từ/danh từ, đuôi -ed được phát âm là /id/:
1. aged
/eɪdʒid/ (a): cao tuổi, lớn tuổi
aged /eɪdʒd/
(Vpast): trở nên già, làm cho
già cỗi
2. blessed
/blesid/ (a): thần thánh,
thiêng liêng
3. crooked
/krʊkid/ (a): cong, oằn, vặn vẹo
4. dogged
/dɒɡdi / (a): gan góc, gan lì,
bền bỉ
5. naked
/neikid/ (a): trơ trụi, trần
truồng
6. learned
/lɜːnid/ (a): có học thức,
thông thái, uyên bác learned /lɜːnd/ (Vpast):
học
7. ragged
/ræɡid / (a): rách tả tơi, bù
xù
8. wicked
/wikid/ (a): tinh quái, ranh
mãnh, nguy hại
9. wretched
/ˈretʃɪd/ (a): khốn khổ, bần
cùng, tồi tệ
10. beloved /bɪˈlʌvɪd/
(a): yêu thương
11. cursed /kɜːst/
(a): tức giận, khó chịu
12. rugged /ˈrʌɡɪd/
(a): xù xì, gồ ghề
13. sacred
/ˈseɪkrɪd / (a): thiêng liêng,
trân trọng
14. legged
/ˈleɡɪd / (a): có chân
15. hatred
/ˈheɪtrɪd / (a): lòng hận thù
16. crabbed
/ˈkræbid / (a): càu nhàu, gắt gỏng
PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1.1: 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.
Question
1: A. round B. ground C. shout D. touch
Question
2: A. travelled B. behaved C. practised D. combined
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3: A. threatened B. promised C. injured D. agreed
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4: A. bread B. heat C. peak D. steal
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5: A. performed B. discussed C. cancelled D. followed
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6: A. leave B. teach C. speak D. learn
Question 7: A. count B. doubt C. group D. sound
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8: A. happened B. reduced C. survived D. bothered
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9: A. deal B. teach C. break D. clean
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10: A. supported B. approached C. noticed D. finished
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11: A. laughs B. drops C. maintains D. imports
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12: A. justice B. campus C. culture D. brush
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13: A. wanted B. stopped C. decided D. hated
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14: A. century B. culture C. secure D. applicant
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15: A. finished B. developed C. defeated D. looked
Question 16: A. hesitate B. reserve C. physics D. basic
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17: A. sale B. chalk C. date D. plane
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18: A. toured B. jumped C. solved D. rained
Question 19: A. dressed B. dropped C. matched D. joined
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20: A. walk B. call C. take D. talk
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21: A. date B. face C. page D. map
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22: A. played B. planned C. cooked D. lived
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23: A. find B. think C. drive D. mind
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24: A. missed B. talked C. watched D. cleaned
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25: A. washed B. passed C. worked D. opened
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26: A. hate B. face C. make D. dance
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27: A. mood B. flood C. spoon D. moon
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28: A. listens B. reviews C. protects D. enjoys
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29: A. delays B. begins C. attracts D. believes
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30: A. head B. bean C. meal D. team
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31: A. great B. cheap C. clean D. mean
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32: A. improves B. destroys C. suggests D. reminds
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33: A. dream B. wear C. treat D. mean
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34: A. attacks B. medals C. concerns D. fingers
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35: A. meat B. threat C. beat D. seat
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36: A. wonders B. problems C. mountains D. moments
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37: A. washed B. formed C. turned D. boiled
Question 38: A. house B. mouth C. could D. found
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39: A. drought B. fought C. brought D. bought
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40: A. builds B. destroys C. occurs D. prevents
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41: A. dumb B. shut C. sunny D. tube
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42: A. advertise B. variety C. standard D. natural
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43: A. appeal B. ease C. team D. already
Question 44: A. page B. age C. village D. stage
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45: A. abroad B. coal C. road D. toasty
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46: A. good B. book C. foot D. food
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47: A. dear B. near C. bear D. fear
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48: A. sound B. touch C. amount D. account
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49: A. undermine B. imagine C. discipline D. magazine
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50: A. timeline B. memorise C. citadel D. financial
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51: A. stool B. blood C. soon D. moon
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52: A. feat B. great C. seat D. meat
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53: A. stomach B. chopstick C. monument D. robbery
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54: A. floppy B. accompany C. trophy D. simplify
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55: A. shoulder B. announce C. around D. background
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56: A. email B. prepare C. equal D. jewel
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57: A. awful B. straw C. award D. outlaw
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58: A. eliminate B. private C. locate D. stimulate
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59: A. sorrow B. follow C. eyebrow D. show
Question
60: A. laughter B. caution C. applause D. autumn
Exercise 1.2: 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.
Question
1: A. captain B. table C. lazy D. base
Question
2: A. teammate B. reading C. seaside D. creating
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3: A. vegetation B. destination C. adventure D. detective
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4: A. risky B. imprison C. wildlife D. victory
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5: A. orphan B. torch C. afford D. oxford
Question 6: A. relieve B. believe C. thief D. ancient
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7: A. ghost B. lost C. post D. mostly
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8: A. crowded B. towel C. towed D. vowel
Question 9: A. globe B. emotion C. official D. lonely
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10: A. changes B. durables C. privileges D. marches
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11: A. abandoned B. flourished C. pumped D. passed
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12: A. variety B. varied C. variable D. variation
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13: A. discover B. awesome C. tongue D. won
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14: A. citrus B. cereal C. composer D. cinema
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15: A. ginger B. gesture C. gymnasium D. gradual
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16: A. criticism B. arrival C. interrupt D. primitive
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17: A. character B. aching C. chamber D. orchestra
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18: A. recommend B. recognize C. refrigerate D. reference
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19: A. organ B. torn C. landlord D. worldly
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20: A. sense B. develop C. enlarge D. reserved
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21: A. Mars B. particular C. superstar D. charter
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22: A. preschool B. preposition C. presence D. pressure
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23: A. postponed B. received C. attached D. mingled
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24: A. oxygen B. typist C. syllable D. typical
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25: A. breakfast B. bread C. reason D. meant
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26: A. design B. preserve C. physical D. basic
Question
27: A. fund B. unusual C. volunteer D. muddy
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28: A. fake B. amaze C. framework D. merchant
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29: A. requires B. widens C. scores D. attacks
Question
30: A. laugh B. plough C. fought D. height
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31: A. none B. phone C. stone D. zone
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32: A. life B. like C. live D. lively
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33: A. beard B. hear C. rear D. swear
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34: A. ancient B. educate C. stranger D. transfer
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35: A. account B. astound C. country D. mounting
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36: A. distributed B. used C. emailed D. copied
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37: A. invented B. contributed C. attributed D. welcomed
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38: A. coughed B. developed C. introduced D. downloaded
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39: A. wicked B. reduced C. influenced D. expressed
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40: A. accessed B. searched C. surfed D. recorded
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41: A. international B. nation C. national D. nationality
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42: A. language B. massage C. marriage D. shortage
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43: A. because B. nurse C. horse D. purpose
Question 44: A. cultures B. customs C. ideas D. migrants
Question
45: A. passed B. realized C. touched D. wished
Question
46: A. endangered B. gorilla C. global D. dragon
Question 47: A. change B. poaching C. chemical D. achievement
Question
48: A. horn B. vehicle C. hippo D. habitat
Question
49: A. species B. nest C. special D. helpful
Question 50: A. snorkelling B. sensitive C. diversity D. reserve
Question
51: A. application B. combustion C. navigation D. recognition
Question
52: A. computer B. communication
C. command D. complicated
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53: A. advanced B. automated C. constructed D. reunited
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54: A. arrangement B. application C. activate D. assistance
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55: A. potential B. production C. promotion D. psychology
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56: A. advertisement B. applicant C. candidate D. management
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57: A. relevant B. energetic C. enthusiastic D. engineer
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58: A. organized B. prioritize C. important D. opportunity
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59: A. competitive B. entrepreneur C. apprenticeship D. conscientious
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60: A. challenging B. energetic C. management D. organized
Exercise 1.3: 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.
Question
1: A. tedious B. secure C. temporary D. rewarding
Question
2: A. enthusiastic B. smooth C. southern D. trustworthy
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3: A. tertiary B. trustworthy C. tempting D. shortlist
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4: A. pension B. commission C. passion D. decision
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5: A. shortlist B. temporary C. afford D. accordingly
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6: A. graduate B. mandatory C. explode D. persuade
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7: A. investigate B. neglect C. gaol D. progress
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8: A. chooses B. clothes C. encourages D. boxes
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9: A. design B. persuade C. pursue D. increase
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10: A. motivation B. initiative C. optional D. restricted
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11: A. amazing B. charge C. female D. taste
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12: A. break B. breath C. thread D. tread
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13: A. enough B. plough C. rough D. tough
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14: A. believes B. dreams C. girls D. parents
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15: A. kissed B. laughed C. looked D. loved
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16: A. lake B. bay C. cane D. lack
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17: A. lurk B. luck C. but D. put
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18: A. stopped B. expected C. finished D. faced
Question 19: A. thoughtful B. threaten C. therefore D. thin
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20: A. grease B. sympathy C. horse D. rose
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21: A. secondary B. complimentary
C. vocabulary D. supplementary
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22: A. idiot B. idea C. idol D. ideal
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23: A. police B. policy C. polite D. pollute
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24: A. preferable B. preference C. preferably D. preferential
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25: A. athlete B. capital C. stalk D. talent
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26: A. emblem B. member C. regret D. theme
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27: A. August B. gerund C. purpose D. suggest
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28: A. dream B. mean C. peace D. steady
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29: A. consist B. disable C. suggest D. vision
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30: A. genius B. gorilla C. global D. gases
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31: A. pollution B. poaching C. physical D. pesticide
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32: A. warming B. warn C. walk D. wasn't
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33: A. floor B. flood C. moorland D. door
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34: A. increase B. release C. please D. grease
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35: A. degree B. doctorate C. graduate D. kindergarten
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36: A. bachelor B. chapter C. chemistry D. teacher
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37: A. culture B. student C. institution D. university
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38: A. appreciate B. psychology C. programme D. respectively
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39: A. scholar B. technique C. archaeology D. achievement
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40: A. ancient B. concern C. associate D. special
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41: A. itinerary B. abundant C. elegance D. landscape
Question 42: A. tomb B. dome C. mosaic D. poetic
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43: A. numerous B. luxury C. perfume D. moment
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44: A. academic B. apply C. apology D. achieve
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45: A. dweller B. overcrowded C. network D. waste
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46: A. commercial B. electricity C. advanced D. processing
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47: A. inhabitant B. geography C. radiation D. available
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48: A. upgrade B. presentation C. description D. consumption
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49: A. disposal B. optimistic C. population D. occupy
Question
50: A. sugar B. consume C. trans-fat D. obesity
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51: A. vitamin B. mineral C. diet D. fitness
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52: A. medicine B. remedy C. exercise D. obesity
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53: A. balanced B. yoga C. fatty D. natural
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54: A. vegetable B. hygiene C. sugary D. longevity
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55: A. culture B. public C. sustain D. butterfly
Question
56: A. pollution B. coral C. problem D. ecology
Question
57: A. discount B. observe C. safari D. scuba-diving
Question
58: A. relax B. departure C. benefit D. interest