Exercise 2: Read the dialogue, then choose the correct answers.

Marie:        We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina.

Cristina:     Football? You must be joking. I can’t stand it.

Mark:         No? Why not?

Cristina:     Twenty two men of two teams run after a ball, trying to kick it into a net ... and thousands of people shouting and screaming like madmen every time it’s a goal or not. Is this a game?

Mark:         I see ... you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, blind man’s buff...

Cristina:     Don’t tease me, Mark. I’m not a child anymore and there are much better sports than football.

Mark:         Really?

Cristina:     Yes, take volleyball, for example. It’s so exciting, the two teams try to keep the ball in motion without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence.

Mark:         Yes, maybe you’re right I like volleyball too. For me all ball games are great!

Cristina:     Not only ball games, Mark. Don’t you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts... and things like that?

Mark:         Er...of course I do.

1.   What are Cristina and Mark talking about?

      a. Football                   b. Volleyball                c. Ball games               d. Games

2.   How many football players are there in each team?

      a. 11                            b. 12                            c. 20                            d. 22

3.   Why does Mark mention children’s games like hopscotch?

      a. Because Cristina likes these games.      b. Because Cristina is a child.

      c. Because he wants to tease Cristina.      d. Because he wants Cristina to play these games.

4.   What kind of sports and games does Cristina NOT refer?

      a. Chess                       b. Baseball                   c. Badminton              d. Darts

5.   Cristina thinks football is an exciting game.

      a. True                         b. False                        c. No information

6.   Mark likes all ball games.

      a. True                         b. False                        c. No information

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He (feel) ________ hot and thirsty. He would like some cold water.
2. Look! She (play) ________ football.
3. They (not ride) ________ a bicycle to school every day. They walk.
4. Lan is hungry. She would like (eat) ________ some noodles.
5. My friends and I (run) ________ in the school yard yesterday.

V. Find and corect the mistakes.
1. London is a Britain's biggest city.
2. Oxford University is oldest university in Britain.
3. William Shakespeare is the popular British writer in the world.
4. My favorite food are the fish and chips.
5. His common leisure activities are watching TV, films and listening the radio.

VI. Put the suitable noun phrases to fill the gaps.
delicious food coming family gathering peach blossoms lucky money sticky rice cakes
Minh: Hi Peter.
Peter: Hi Minh. Are you happy when New Year is (0) coming?
Minh: Yes. In Viet Nam, our New Year is called Tet. I'll eat a lot of (1) ________ at Tet.
Peter: Really?
Minh: My mother will make some Banh Chung (Chung cakes), a lot of spring rolls and some other special food.
Peter: I never eat (2) ________. Is it tasty?
Minh: Very. It is made from sticky rice, green beans and pork.
Peter: It sounds good. What do people often do at Tet?
Minh: They clean and decorate their houses with (3) ________ so all houses look more beautiful.
Peter: Do they travel during Tet?
Minh: No. Tet is a time for (4) ________.
Peter: What do you like best at Tet?
Minh: Eating great food and getting (5) ________.
VII. Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

1. How many main kinds of sports are there in the world?
______________________________
2. Can you name some team sports?
_________________________
3. How many teams do team sports require?
________________________________
4. Why do two separate teams compete against each other?
_______________________________________
5. What are team sports sometimes called?
________________________________

VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose A, B, C or D to complete the gaps.
The leaning tower of Pisa is one of the most famous (1) ________ in the world. It is famous not because of its beauty or size, but (2) ________ it leans dangerously to one side. Each year the tower attracts thousands of (3) ________ from all around the world. (4) ________ the tower leans to the south and also curves towards the north. It is said that the tower has (5) ________ more than 17 feet.
1. A. buildings               B. cities                  C. towns            D. schools
2. A. nevertheless           B. because               C. for             D. when
3. A. visitors                       B. flies                    C. dollars           D. birds
4. A. tomorrow                    B. sometimes               C. yesterday          D. today
5. A. lean                             B. leaned                     C. leans                  D. leaning

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. hear      B. near      C. fear     D. pear
2. A. gathers     B. plays    C. fathers     D. stops
3. A. favourite     B. slight     C. fine     D. high
4. A. fold           B. close           C. son      D. hold
5. A. tooth         B. this            C. bath      D. both

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. My sister likes watching TV _________ I like going out with my friends.
A. and          B. but             C. or         D. so
2. They want to work in television industry, _________ they are working hard.
A. because             B. although          C. so           D. and
3. My parents cancelled their picnic _________ the weather was bad.
A. because              B. when               C. but          D. or
4. _________ the programme is late, he will wait to watch it.
A. Because               B. Although            C. When         D. So
5. You can watch Harry Potter on TV _________ you can read it.
A. so                  B. when                   C. but                  D. or
6. – “___________ a nice T-shirt, Trang!” –“Thank you.”
A. How                B. What               C. Which             D. It
7. – “___________ is the most expensive city in the world?” – “I think it's Tokyo.”
A. Which                 B. Where                 C. What             D. How
8. I ___________ to China three times.
A. have gone              B. has been             C. went             D. visited
9. He first ___________ Ha Noi in 2003.
A. went                    B. have been                C. have gone          D. visited
10. ___________ eat too much salt. It's not good for you.
A. Do                   B. Don't                              C. Please               D. Can't

III. Match each question in column A with its suitable answer in B
A B
1. How often does she go to the zoo?
2. What is the weather like in the winter?
3. What does she do in her free time?
4. What is she going to do this afternoon?
5. What is there to drink?

A. She does aerobics.
B. She goes there by bus
C. There is some apple juice.
D. It’s often cold.
E. She is going swimming.
F. She often does.

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. hear B. near C. fear D. pear
2. A. gathers B. plays C. fathers D. stops
3. A. favourite B. slight C. fine D. high
4. A. fold B. close C. son D. hold
5. A. tooth B. this C. bath D. both
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. My sister likes watching TV _________ I like going out with my friends.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
2. They want to work in television industry, _________ they are working hard.
A. because B. although C. so D. and
3. My parents cancelled their picnic _________ the weather was bad.
A. because B. when C. but D. or
4. _________ the programme is late, he will wait to watch it.
A. Because B. Although C. When D. So
5. You can watch Harry Potter on TV _________ you can read it.
A. so B. when C. but D. or
6. – “___________ a nice T-shirt, Trang!” –“Thank you.”
A. How B. What C. Which D. It
7. – “___________ is the most expensive city in the world?” – “I think it's Tokyo.”
A. Which B. Where C. What D. How
8. I ___________ to China three times.
A. have gone B. has been C. went D. visited
9. He first ___________ Ha Noi in 2003.
A. went B. have been C. have gone D. visited
10. ___________ eat too much salt. It's not good for you.
A. Do B. Don't C. Please D. Can't
III. Match each question in column A with its suitable answer in B
A B
1. How often does she go to the zoo?
2. What is the weather like in the winter?
3. What does she do in her free time?
4. What is she going to do this afternoon?
5. What is there to drink?
A. She does aerobics.
B. She goes there by bus
C. There is some apple juice.
D. It’s often cold.
E. She is going swimming.
F. She often does.
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He (feel) ________ hot and thirsty. He would like some cold water.
2. Look! She (play) ________ football.
3. They (not ride) ________ a bicycle to school every day. They walk.
4. Lan is hungry. She would like (eat) ________ some noodles.
5. My friends and I (run) ________ in the school yard yesterday.
V. Find and corect the mistakes.
1. London is a Britain's biggest city.
2. Oxford University is oldest university in Britain.
3. William Shakespeare is the popular British writer in the world.
4. My favorite food are the fish and chips.
5. His common leisure activities are watching TV, films and listening the radio.

VI. Put the suitable noun phrases to fill the gaps.
delicious food coming family gathering peach blossoms lucky money sticky rice cakes
Minh: Hi Peter.
Peter: Hi Minh. Are you happy when New Year is (0) coming?
Minh: Yes. In Viet Nam, our New Year is called Tet. I'll eat a lot of (1) ________ at Tet.
Peter: Really?
Minh: My mother will make some Banh Chung (Chung cakes), a lot of spring rolls and some other special food.
Peter: I never eat (2) ________. Is it tasty?
Minh: Very. It is made from sticky rice, green beans and pork.
Peter: It sounds good. What do people often do at Tet?
Minh: They clean and decorate their houses with (3) ________ so all houses look more beautiful.
Peter: Do they travel during Tet?
Minh: No. Tet is a time for (4) ________.
Peter: What do you like best at Tet?
Minh: Eating great food and getting (5) ________.
VII. Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.
1. How many main kinds of sports are there in the world?
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Can you name some team sports?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. How many teams do team sports require?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Why do two separate teams compete against each other?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. What are team sports sometimes called?
______________________________________________________________________________
VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose A, B, C or D to complete the gaps.
The leaning tower of Pisa is one of the most famous (1) ________ in the world. It is famous not because of its beauty or size, but (2) ________ it leans dangerously to one side. Each year the tower attracts thousands of (3) ________ from all around the world. (4) ________ the tower leans to the south and also curves towards the north. It is said that the tower has (5) ________ more than 17 feet.
1. A. buildings B. cities C. towns D. schools
2. A. nevertheless B. because C. for D. when
3. A. visitors B. flies C. dollars D. birds
4. A. tomorrow B. sometimes C. yesterday D. today
5. A. lean B. leaned C. leans D. leaning
IX. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. Tea / is / in / most / drink / the / London / popular /./
_________________________________________________________________________
2. I / cannot / because / my / sleep / neighborhood / very / noisy / is /./
_________________________________________________________________________
3. After / John / clean / his / washed / car /, / looked / it / very /./
_________________________________________________________________________
X. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Minh plays football very well.
 Minh is a __________________________________________________________________
2. There are three interesting films on VTV3 today.
 Today VTV3 has ___________________________________________________________

Choose the best option A, B, C or D.

1. ________ is that documentary about? - About women in the past.

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

2. ________ is your favorite football player? - Cristiano Ronaldo.

A. Where                       B. Who                      C. How often             D. How long

3. My sister can’t swim ________ she’s afraid of water.

A. because                     B. and                        C. but                        D. so

4. My best friend likes going to the cinema ________ I like watching TV at home.

A. and                           B. but                        C. because                  D. or

5. I want to watch the cartoon ________ I turn on the TV.

A. but                            B. so                          C. although                D. because

6. ________ pencil is this? Can I borrow it?

A. Who                         B. Whom                   C. Which                   D. Whose

7. ________ are you going to invite to your birthday party next week?

A. What                         B. Who                      C. Whose                   D. Where

8. ________ did you spend in Hue? - 5 days.

A. How many                B. How much            C. How long              D. How often

9. I enjoy watching game shows ________ they are very exciting and interesting.

A. and                           B. but                        C. so                          D. because

10. ________ the newsreader reads English news very fast, my sister can hear all.

A. But                           B. Because                 C. Although               D. Despite