UNIT 4

X. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in bracket.

1. Please, stop! You __________________ (drive) so fast.

2. Yesterday I __________________ (go) to the centre and _________ (see) an exhibition.

3. The children __________________ (not     be) at home last Sunday.

4. Do you think we __________________ (write) a test tomorrow?

5. Are you interested in __________________ (do) community service?

6. Some teenage girls volunteered __________________ (work) at the local hospital.

7. Jack __________________ (collect) coins when he was a little boy.

8. Mr. Dass __________________ (leave) for New York late last night.

9. _________ you _________ (attend) the extra class last night?

10. _________ (Be) there moonlight yesterday evening?

XI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. I really do not enjoy that film because it is rather _________.

A. moving                       B. exciting                       C. interesting         D. Boring

2. I am quite different _________ her.

A. for                               B. with                             C. about                 D. from

3. Your taste in music is quite _________ from mine.

A. same                           B. different                      C. difficult             D. similar

4. I think that pop music is _________ rock music.

A. not as interesting to                                             B. as interesting than          

C. interesting as                                                       D. not as interesting as

5. The concert is not as _________ you said.

A. boring than                  B. boring as                     C. very boring        D. so boring

6. Michael Jackson's style is different _________ other singers’ one.

A. with                            B. as                                C. to                       D. from

7. The taste of this food is the same _________ the taste of your mother’s food.

A. of                                B. with                             C. from                  D. as

8. Classical music is not _________ as pop music.

A. as exciting                   B. as excited                    C. exciting             D. more excited

9. Oliver and Joe are from Toronto. They come from ________ city.

A. different                     B. the same                 C. like                         D. as

10. You look ________ an artist although you aren't one.

A. different                     B. different from         C. from                       D. like

XII. Choose the best option A, B, or C to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

1. - Mark: What do you prefer, pop or folk music? - Phong: ___________

A. No, I don’t.       B. I think I like pop a little more.         C. What about you?

2. - Mai: I don’t see the difference between a cartoon and an animation. - Ann: _________

A. Me, either.        B. I don’t like cartoons.                       C. Is it?

3. - Phong: I’m going to an art gallery next week. Will you join me? - Sue: ___________

A. I know it.          B. Certainly. I love art.              C. I have been to many art galleries.

4. - Phong: ___________ - Mark: I prefer wall painting. I can keep it longer.

A. Do you like painting?

B. My hobby is wall painting.

C. Which do you like better, wall or street painting?

5. - Lan: I think making models is not as interesting as taking photos. - Phong: _________

A. I agree.              B. Yes, it is.                               C. Great.

XIII. Read and complete each numbered blank in the passage with the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

Street painting originated from Britain in the 19th century and soon became (1) ___________ all over the world, especially in European countries.

Street painting is painting on the pavement of streets and town squares, street painters, (2) ___________ chalk artists, usually use chalk of different colours to paint. Some paintings can last for weeks, some can last for only a few days, or even one day. It all (3) ___________ on the weather. Rain or snow can quickly erase a painting. That’s why street painters often choose the dry and (4)_________season to paint. The number of people walking on the painting also affects the lasting time of a (5) ___________. The more people walk on it, the more quickly it will fade.

There are now street painting competitions in many countries, which attract from hundreds to thousands of visitors.

1. A. expensive                B. popular              C. unique               D. beautiful

2. A. and                          B. but                     C. or                      D. so

3. A. depends                   B. because             C. is                       D. depended

4. A. warm                       B. fine                    C. sunny                D. windy

5. A. paintings                 B. it                       C. painter               D. painting

XIV. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

Folk music

Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music. An important form is folk music. Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people. The songs may be hundreds of years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for dancing. In Britain it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc.

In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with acoustic guitars were also called folk singers. The songs were often "protest songs", complaining of bad things happening in society.

1. Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by?

A. classical music  B. folk music                   C. jazz                    D. rock 'n' roll

2. Who were folk songs composed by?

A. old singers        B. city people        C. modern musicians       D. countryside people

3. According to the passage, what is modern music often used for?

A. singing only      B. playing with guitars     C. dancing             D. forming pop music

4. In the 1956s, what did people play folk songs with?

A. guitars               B. flutes                           C. drums                D. pianos

5. Why are folk songs called "protest songs"?

A. Because they are sung by country people.

B. Because they are hundreds of years old.

C. Because nobody knows who originally composed them

D. Because they complain about bad things happening in society.

XV. Combine the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Mr. Pike teaches history of arts. Mrs. May teaches history of music. (same subject)

_________________________________________________________________________

2. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as … as)

_________________________________________________________________________

3. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high. (as … as)

_________________________________________________________________________

4. Huyen My sings beautifully. Her sister sings more beautifully than her. (not as … as)

_________________________________________________________________________

5. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern. (different from)

_________________________________________________________________________

6. My sister’s hair is long and wavy. My hair is short and straight. (different from)

_________________________________________________________________________

XVI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1. I think rock music is more popular than jazz.

à I think jazz music isn't____________________________________________________

2. My English is better than my French.

à My French isn't _________________________________________________________

3. Her phone is not the same as mine.

à Her phone is____________________________________________________________

4. Oil painting is not the same as pencil painting.

à Oil painting is __________________________________________________________

5. This show is the same as the show we saw last week, (different)

à This show isn’t__________________________________________________________

6. His new guitar isn't different from his old one.

à His new guitar  is ________________________________________________________

7. Money is not as important as health.

à Health is ______________________________________________________________

8. This painting isn't so expensive as my favourite painting.

à My favourite painting is___________________________________________________

9. Jim doesn’t play the saxophone as well as his brother.

à Jim's brother plays _______________________________________________________

10. What is your favourite kind of music?

à What kind________________________________________________