Exercise 3:  Rearrange the words to make correct sentences

1. children/ to/ zoo/ do/ the/ how/ go/ the/ often?

2. his house/ my friend/ on the river/ last week/ went swimming/ near.

3. Dalat/ of/ is/ one/ the/ it/ popular/ most/ tourist attractions/ in

4. Did/  was/ I/ not go/ school/ last Sunday,/ to/ because/ I / sick.

5.yesterday/ who/ play/ football/ you/ did/ with?

6.  sports/ building/ physical strength/ necessary/ are/ for.

7.  to switch/ before/ go/ don’t/ the TV/ off/ you/ forget/ to bed.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. tiger B. wife C. fire D. wisdom

2. A. soccer B. notice C. photo D. grocery

3. A. character B. school C. teacher D. chemistry

4. A. type B. fly C. early D. recycle

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

5. VTV2 is a channel which provides many _____ programmes for teenagers and children.

A. educational B. educated C. education D. educate

6. Pelé _______ 1,281 goals in his 22-year football career.

A. won B. got C. gained D. scored

7. I often _____ fishing with my father at the weekend.

A. do B. go C. play D. swim

8. Quang Binh province is famous for hard-working and _______ people.

A. friendly B. modem C. high D. costly

9. "What is your TV programme?" - "It's cartoons"

A. good B.favourite C. best D.like

10. You should take an umbrella ________ it is going to rain.

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

11. ________ do you go to school? - Five days a week.

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

12. Please _______ the dog while we are away, Peter!

A. feed B. to feed C. feeding D. fed

13. My house is near………house, so I often go there and play badminton with her.

A. his B. her C. she D. hers

14. He ..................... out with his friends last week.

A. go B. goes C. went D. going

15. – “Last week I won the first prize in our school speaking contest”

- “………….”

A. Thank you B. Yes, I did C. Congratulations! D. Thank you

16. – “What’s your favourite TV programme?”

- “………….”

A. Cartoons B. Yes, I am C. Thank you D. Because I like TV programme

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

17. We go swimming with our parents last week.

A B C D

18. Mine hometown is a very beautiful place.

A B C D

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

19. Hello Fatty! is a cartoon series about a clever fox and his clumsy human friend.

A. smart B. skilful C. careful D. foxy

20. Playing sports regularly can bring many health benefits.

A. frequently B. rarely C. sometimes D. randomly

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

21. Lan enjoys living in the country side because it is very quiet.

A. silent B. noisy C. loud D. peaceful

22. Melbourne is quite a safe city to live in.

A. peaceful B. secure C. dirty D. dangerous

III. READING

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following text.

Television first came some sixty years ago in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is one of the most (23) sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television brings (24) for children, world news, music and many other (25) . If someone likes sports, he can just choose the right sports, (26) . It is not difficult for us to see why (27) is a TV set in almost every home today.

23. A. cheap B. expensive C. popular D. exciting

24. A. news B. cartoons C. sports D. plays

25. A. sets B. reports C. channels D. programmes

26. A. athletes B. channel C. time D. studio

27. A. it B. this C. that D. there

II. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answers.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In Tokyo, there are always too many people in the place where you want to come.

People are very polite even when they often spend a long time on traffic jams. Tokyo is different from London when you want to walk to a place.

During the day, most people travel to work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train, everybody in a seat seems to be asleep whether the journey is long or short.

The worst time to be in the street at night is about 11.30 when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home.

28. Tokyo is different from London because .

A. it has a larger population B. it is a noisy city

C. it is more difficult to walk to somewhere D. its people are friendly and more polite

29. When does the writer think the worst time to go into the street?

A. When the nightclubs are closing. B. At 8.00 am.

C. When the trains are full. D. At 11.30 am

30. What does the writer think of Japanese trains?

A. They are very nice and comfortable. B. There are not enough trains.

C. They often run late. D. They leave and arrive on time.

31. In London trains, every British in a seat .

A. reads a newspaper B. looks like being asleep

C. talks with other people D. looks out of the window.

32. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Most people in Tokyo travel to work by train.

B. It is very difficult to go around in Tokyo.

C. When Japanese people are on traffic jams, they are not polite.

D. Trains in Tokyo are very good - they always leave and arrive on time.

IV.WRITING

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence.

33. I am very busy today. I can't go to the cinema with you.

A. I am very busy today, but I can't go to the cinema with you.

B. I am very busy today, so l can't go to the cinema with you.

C. Although I am very busy today, I can't go to the cinema with you.

D. I am very busy today because I can't go to the cinema with you.

34. Phong works very hard. He doesn't earn much money.

A. But Phong works very hard, he doesn't earn much money.

B. Phong doesn't earn much money because he works very hard.

C. Phong works very hard, but he doesn't earn much money.

D. So Phong works very hard, he doesn't earn much money.

35. Rio de Janeiro is much hotter than Sydney.

A. Sydney isn't as cold as Rio de Janeiro.

B. Sydney is hotter than Rio de Janeiro.

C. Rio de Janeiro has a higher temperature than Sydney.

D. Rio de Janeiro has a lower temperature than Sydney.

36. We can see cartoons at 8.00

A. Where can we see cartoons? B. When can we see cartoons?

C. What can we see cartoons? D. How can we see cartoons?

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning with the provided words.

37. He/ visit/ Hue/ last year.

A. He visited Hue last year. B. He visited to Hue last year.

C. He was visited Hue last year. D. He visits Hue last year.

38. How often/ you/ watch TV?

A. How often you watch TV? B. How do often you watch TV?

C. How often do you watch TV? D. How often are you watch TV?

39. What/ cosy house!

A. What an cosy house! B. What a cosy house!

C. What cosy house! D. What is a cosy house!

40. Not/ eat much meat/ because/ it/ be not/ good/ you.

A. Not eat much meat because it isn’t good for you.

A. You not eat much meat because it isn’t good for you.

A. Do not eat much meat because it isn’t not good for you.

D. Do not eat much meat because it isn’t good for you.

TEST YOURSELF 3

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a cit underline y

2. a. weather

3. a hear

b. idea

b. continent

c. career

c. channel

4. a. school

5. a. remote

b. cycle

b. earth

b. popular

c. symbol

c. marathon

c. cold

d. bicycle

d. healthy

d. beach

d. character

d. snow     giải thích âm 

2. Complete the sentences using the following words:

                 journey, awful, symbol, common, polluted, peaceful, popular.

1.     The weather in this city is                                                          . It is very hot and humid.

2.     Visiting  relatives  and  friends   is   the  most popular family activity during Vietnamese Tet.

3.     They went on a long train journey around Europe.

4.     Da Lat is a peaceful and lovely city.

5.     Big Ben is the cultural                                                              of London and England.

6.     - What is the most symbol food in Vietnam?

-        Maybe it is rice.

7.     The air in Beijing has become polluted recently.

1.     Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. advise          excite                         mixture                     arrive

2.     Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. Champagne                       machine                   charity                      brochure

3.     Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. stamps                    clubs              hats               books

4.     He tried hard, _____ he couldn't win a gold medal at the European Championship. because of                however                  and                 but

5.     I_____ my hand to draw her attention but she took no _____ of me.

 waved/ notice        shook/ notice          waved/ attention               shook/ attention

6.     The boy was keen _____ collecting shells on the beach.

 in                    at                    on                               with

7.     After changing trains three times we arrived at our ___________ in the end.

 destination              departure                 package                     countries

8.     Areas around the Mekong Delta can ____ clouds during the day.

expect           hope              look                think

9.     Choose the correct answer. Before you enter your card details, make sure it's a _____ website.

strong                        secure                        positive                     reassured

10.Ben _______ a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn’t.

 used travel              used to travel                      used to travelling              is used to travelling

11.I'd love to have lived in the old days when people _____ to market by horse and carriage. have been travelling    got used to travelling        would travel           had been travelling

12.Most people _______ will be polite to you ____ you are polite to them.

you meet/ unless           meet you/ only          you meet/ if        meeting you/ in case

13.Not many people have turned out to watch the festival, ______?

have they                 don't they                 do they                      haven't they

14.Teacher: "Your English is very good, Nam." Nam: "_____".

Yes, of course. I know it is perfect.                    Thanks. Are you telling lies?

           Thanks for your compliment. It's certainly encouraging.             No, I don't like it

15. A: "Let's have a drink. What would you like?" B: "_______"

 Some coffee, please.      It's not good.            No, it isn't.               Certainly.Here you are.

16.choose the underlined part that needs correction.

 In spite of it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

 In spite of    so                    went out                   an

17.Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

 After learning the lesson, the children got many information about the history of their country.

 Learning       many                        about                         their

18.Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Would you mind to take me to school when you have free time?

Would           to take           when             have