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Read the text quickly and choose the best title.
1 Not many English people have pets.
2 English people don't spend money on their pets.
3 English people prefer to spend their time with animals rather than with other people.
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Read the text again.Some parts of the text have been removed.Complete the text by deciding which part of the text (A-E) fits each gap (1-4) there is one extra letter that you do not need.
British people love their animals.Over half the households in Britain have got a pet.Goldfish are the most popular pet,but the British own 7.2 milion cats and 6.6 million dogs.1 c Friend from other countries are sometimes shocked.
People in other countries often spend a lot of money on comfortable kennels for their dogs,which means that the dogs sleep outside.The British let their dogs take over their houses.2 a They allow their dogs to lie on their sofas and armchairs, and give them almost as much attention as their children. They spoil their dogs with toys and treats and specially prepared meals.
Perhaps the British love their animals so much because they feel more confident with animals than with other people! British people can be very formal and find it hard to talk to people that they do not know.3 e They feel embarrassed if they have to talk to strangers. But there is no problem with dogs.4 b The British can easily start a conversation with a strange dog.
Greorge Mikes is the author of a famous book about the British.He say that when British people go for a walk with a friend , they don't say a work for hours.But if they go out for a walk with their dogs, they talk to them all the way!
a Thay allow their dogs to lie on their sofas and armchairs, and give them almost as much attention as their children.
b The Britich can easily start a conver sation with a strange dog.
c Friend from other countries are sometimes shocked.
d They think of them as part of the family.
e They feel embarrassed if they have to talk to strangers.
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Think about the advan tages and disadvantages of having pets:
Advantages:
- Pets help you reduce stress and feel more happy.
- Pets has many good effects on our life: dogs help us guard the house and protect us, cats catch mice for us and so on.
- Pets are always faithful and helpful
- Pets help us be more responsible.
Disadvantages:
- We have to spend money and time on taking care of them by feeing, excercising, ect.
- Pets affect some people's health.
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Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Câu ở dạng so sánh hơn nhất vì có cấu trúc “one of the…”
Dịch: Đà Nẵng là một trong những thành phố bình yên nhất ở Việt Nam với rất nhiều bãi biển xinh đẹp
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Mệnh đề phụ quan hệ với “those”.
Dịch: Đây là một địa điểm tuyệt vời cho những ai yêu thích biển và muốn tận hưởng không khí trong lành
Exercise 2: Read and arrange the headlines into each paragraph.
- Set up a compost bin
- Explore the idea of purchasing energy-efficient appliances
- Make your own non-toxic cleaning products
- Grow an organic garden
WAYS TO MAKE GREENER WORLD
1. Make your own non-toxxic cleaning products
Doing this will reduce the use of plastics because you are reusing plastic containers to hold the cleaning products. The ingredients are also biodegradable which means it is gentler on the environment.
2. Grow an organic garden
Being able to rely on yourself for fresh produce is very rewarding. Share your harvest with neighbors and preserve the excess for years to come. If you don’t have the space or time to grow a garden, shop locally and support local farmers.
3. Set up a compost bin
Add a few less things to the landfill by composting your kitchen scraps. All plant-derived foods, coffee grounds and tea leaves can be composted. Have a small container in your home to place items in. When the storage container gets full, transfer the waste to an outdoor bin. Use the results to enrich fertile soil in the garden.
4. Explore the idea of purchasing energy-efficient appliances
They may cost more upfront but in the end you will save money because they use less energy. Replace regular lights bulbs with their energy efficient counterparts. You pay a little more, but the life of the bulb is significantly longer.
Exercise 6: Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What will you do to reduce the use of plastics?
I will make my own non-toxxic cleaning products .
2. What should you do with the excess of harvest?
I will share my harvest with neighbors and preserve the excess for years to come .
3. What should you do if you do not have space for growing a garden?
I will shop locally and support local farmers .
4. How can you reduce the amount of rubbish?
I can set up a compost bin .
5. What can be composted?
All plant-derived foods, coffee grounds and tea leaves can be composted .
6. What can we do with the composted products?
We can use them to enrich fertile soil in the garden .
7. How energy-efficient appliances help to save money?
They use less energy .
8. Which are cheaper, regular light bulbs or energy efficient appliances?
Regular light bulbs .
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress is different from the others.
1. A. cartoon B. funny C. little D. channel
2. A. education B. entertaining C. comedian D. exhibition
3. A. Jupiter B. universe C. stadium D. Pacific
4. A. squirrel B. giraffe C. ocean D. garden
5. A. newspaper B. designer C. reporter D. adventure
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
6. A. something B. theatre C. neither D. monthly
7. A. other B. thinking C. healthy D. birthday
8. A. Thailand B. weatherman C. anything D. Thanksgiving
9. A. earth B. through C. both D. there
10. A. growth B. three C. feather D. thing
III. Choose the correct form of the words (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.
11. Nowadays, foreign game shows are more______ with teenagers than they used to be. They can watch them easily on cable TV
A. popular B. unpopular C. unpopularity D. popularity
12. She encourages her children to watch _______ programmes on TV because they help them improve their knowledge.
A. educating B. education C. educationalty D. educational
13. They want to produce a music programme______ to attract a lot of people to follow.
A. entertainer B. entertainingly C. entertaining D. entertainment
14. Some ______ are keen on watching science or cuisine programmes.
A. viewing B. viewer C. viewers D. viewed
15. She prefers ______ cartoons to listening to pop music.
A. watching B. watch C. to watch D. watched
IV. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
16. VTV2 and VTV3 are well- known _____ channels in Viet Nam.
A. foreign B. national C. local D. international
17. He is one of the most famous ___ in Viet Nam. You can see him appear on weather forecast every day.
A. MCs B. comedians C. newsreaders D. weathermen
18. I need a _____ immediately because I can't turn on your TV without it when I sit on the sofa.
A. TV screen B. TV viewer C. remote control D. volume button
19. My father likes watching _____ programmes. They have a lot of football matches or boxing competitions.
A. sports B. animals C. news D. films
20. The main character in this comedy show looks so _____. His motions and actions always make me laugh a lot.
A. boring B. clumsy C. skillful D. intelligent
21. I watch The Adventures of Tin Tin on TV every Saturday. It's a _____ about a smart boy and his loyal small dog.
Adocumentary. B. cartoon series C. broadcast D. weather forecast.
22. I like watching science channels because I can _____ a lot of interesting things about my life.
A. discover B. test C. instruct D. compete
23. It's difficult for me to decide to watch between two programmes. They're ____ different channels_____ the same time.
A. on/ in B. on/ at C. from/ at D. from/ in
24. I can't watch my favourite game show _____ my father is watching news at present.
A. although B. so C. and D. because
25. He likes watching animals programmes, ______ he also likes watching comedy shows.
A. and B. so C. but D. or
26. The TV schedule today is so boring. _____ I decide to go out with my friends.
A. although B. so C. because D. but
27. _____ he's a famous actor, he seems to be very friendly with his fans.
A. although B. So C. Because D. And
28. _____ is dancing in your room? – It's my sister
A. Why B. How C. What D. Who
29. __________ is this documentary on? – About half an hour.
A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How often
30. ____ of music do you like? – I like Pop and Rock.
A. How many kind B. How kind C. What kind D. What much kind
V. Choose the best response (A, B, C or D) to complete each of conversation.
31. – How often do you watch English cartoons?
- _________________________________
A. Not much. I can watch them all day.
B. Not me. Watching cartoons is my sister's hobby.
C. Very often. I watch them after having dinner.
D. It's up to my parents.
32. – How much does your family pay for the bill of cable TV?
- __________________________________________
A. About 75 thousand dong per month.
B. From twice to four times a week.
C. Very cheap. We bought it two months ago.
D. It's vey lively. It costs 50.000 dong
33. – What programmesdo you like watching best?
- _________________________________________
A. Well... I prefer listening to the news on the radio.
B. I like game shows. They're very interesting.
C. It's on Channel V. I live English songs.
D. Oh, I really watch TV at home.
VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks.
Television has become an intergal part of my family's daily life. We watch TV every day, together or alone. (34) ...................., there is only one television set in our house. We can't watch what we want at the same time so all members of my family agree that we take turns to decide what we will watch. I get (35) ................cartoons after school at 6. I usually watch it alone or (36) ..................my sister as my parents are busy preparing dinner. During dinner, my whole family (37) ...................... the news and the weather forcast because my dad likes keeping up with current events. After that, my sister often watches the music channel. When I go to bed at 9.30, my mom turns on the TV and catches up on her soap (38) ................... |
34. A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Because
35. A. watch B. to watch C. watches D. watched
36. A. to B. and C. with D. without
37. A. watch B. is watching C. has watched D. watched
38. A. opera B. music C. play D. film
VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Road to Olympia Mount is a weekly television quiz show. It first began in 1999 and now has become one of the longest running television programmes on national channel VTV3. Contestants, who are high school students from different parts of Viet Nam, compete in a quiz game consisting of four rounds. Each round features questions from a wide variety of subjects such as Maths, English, Science and general knowledge..... The contestant with the highest point at the end of the final round is the winner. Prize for the winner includes money and scholarship. As Road to Olympia Mount is a popular competition in Viet Nam, students all over the country want to take part in the show and represent their schools and provinces. |
39.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. A Lasting Television Quiz Show.
B. National Channel VTV3.
C. Vietnamese High School Students.
D. How to Run a Television Programme.
40 . Which of the following word has the closest meaning with the word "contestant"?
A. Examiner B. Employee C. Winner D. Competitor
41. What must the contestants do to have a chance of winning the quiz show?
A. They must give the right answers as many as they can.
B. They must earn money as much as they can.
C. They must defeat other contestants as many as they can
D. They must choose the subjects as many as they can
42. Which of the following is TRUE about Road to Olympia Mount?
A. It is the longest television show on national channel VTV3.
B. Students can represent their schools and provinces when they join the show.
C. It awards all the contestants money and scholarship.
D. English is the main subject of the show.
43. Which is the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The first competition of Road to Olympia Mount was in the 20th century.
B. Road to Olympia Mount is a popular competition for Vietnamese high school students.
C. Road to Olympia Mount usually invites foreigners as guests of honour.
D. Contestants must go to the final round with the highest point to win the show.
VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.
44. I like watching animals programmes because they make me to understand => understand the wild life a lot. A B C D
45. Although => Because she is a young comedy, her performances are very exciting and funny. A B C D
46. The questions in this game show will help => will be helped children widen their knowledge for oceans and deserts in the world.
A B C D
47. He's good at acting because => so he'd like to become a famous actor in the future.
A B C D
48. The MC is very handsome and clever, so => but his speaking English isn't good.
A B C D
49. How many of the main actor of the film appear => appears in this events?- There are three of them.
A B C D
50. How => What is the newsreader like?- He's very intelligent and independent.
A B C D
Part 4: Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word/phrase from the box. There are some extra words.
packed
satisfaction
able
introductory
capable
full
chosen
involve
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