Question

[Nguyễn Phương Linh]

IIII. Pronunciation

1. Choose the word whose main stress is placed/whose underlined part is pronounced  differently from the others.

1. A. agree                               B. enjoy                                   C. listen                                   D. receive

2. A. season                             B. harvest                    C. poster                      D. event

3. A. perform              B. happen                    C. visit                         D. differ

4. A. wanted               B. washed                   C. worked                   D. stopped

5. A. cycled                             B. stayed                     C. decided                  D. played

III. Vocabulary and grammar:

A.    Choose the best answer:

1. The play was so boring. ________, Hoa saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore                B. Despite                               C. However                 D. Although

2. The festival ________ on 23rd November in the lunar calendar.

A. celebrated               B. harvest                    C. takes place                          D. hosts

3. My mother liked the ____________ of that singer.

A. perform                  B. performer                C. performance                     D. performing

4. ________ do people visit their relatives and say good wishes to them? – They do those things at Tet.

A. When                      B. How                                   C. What                       D. Why

5. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.

A.There                       B. It                               C. This                     D.That

B. Find ONE mistake in each sentence and correct them.

1. When do Thai people celebrate this festival? – Every year.

2. We didn't used to like her much when we were children.

3. Despite the teacher explained very carefully, the students didn't understand.

4. She didn't say any words. Although, he could understand what she wanted.

5. We are really exciting  about going to the cinema tonight.

C. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Ao Dai is a ……………………dress for Vietnamese women.       TRADITION

2. The Christmas season is also called the…………………season.               FESTIVAL

3. I don’t think it is good for young kids to see ……………on TV              VIOLENT

4. We were ……………with the service at the cinema. Everything was terrible.     SATISFY

5. Christmas is a ………………..festival in many countries.             RELIGION

IV. Reading: Read the text and choose the correct answer:

            Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.

1. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident ?

A. Young and experienced drivers.   B. Old and inexperienced drivers.

C. Young and old drivers.               D. Young and inexperienced drivers.

2. Young men often choose ________________________

A. expensive cars.               B. fast cars with big engines.

C. slow cars with big engines.      D. fast car with small engines.

3. Who have an effect on the driver ?

A. passengers       B. policemen   

 C. children        D. journalists.

4. When young male drivers have the wife of girlfriends in the car, their driving becomes ________________________A. worse                      B. better               C. slower                   D. faster

5. When their husband or boyfriend is in the car, women’s driving is…..

A. more careful                    B. better                 C. more dangerous           D. faster

V. Writing:    

1.Rewrite the following sentences, keep the meaning unchanged:

1. When I was a child, I took part in a lot of traditional festivals.
I used ………………………………………………………………

2. How far is it from your house to the cinema?.
What is …………………………………………………………………?

3. I love comedies. However, I don't like that comedy at all. 
Although ……………………………………………………………

4. He is so young, but he performs excellently
In spite  of……………………………………………..

5.The distance from the city center to my house is about 6 kilometers.
It's …………………………………………………………………