Task 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. answer B. further C. butter D. birth
2. A. burn B. collect C. alone D. neighbour
3. A. chimpanzee B. mechanic C. chemistry D. earache
4. A. of B.funny C. wife D. bookshelf
5. A. conquer B.cook C. centimetre D. key
Task 2. Put the following verbs into the correct tense.
1. I enjoy (fish) ………………. because it is relaxing.
2. She (love) ………………. swimming in the afternoon.
3. My friend hates (eat) ………………. out alone.
4. We suggest (watch) ………………. a horrible film.
5. What about (listen) ………………. to pop music.
6. Does she enjoy (do) ………………. gardening?
7. ………………. you (visit) ………………. your grandparents recently?
8. She (send) ………………. a letter to her pen-pal for 2 days.
9. They (write) ………………. this essay last week.
10. ………………. she (finish) ………………. school a month ago?
11. People in Viet Nam as well as in the world (visit) ………… Huong Pagoda every year.
12. At the end of this month we (go) ………………… to the Temple of Literature.
13. Hoan Kiem lake (be) ………………… in the centre of Ha Noi.
14. They (erect) ………………… stone tables in the Temple of Literature many years ago.
15. The gardeners always (take) ………………… care of trees and flowers in the Temple.
16. Last summer holiday, we (visit) ………………… many historical places in Ha Noi.
17. My sister and I often (pray) ………………… in the church on Saturday.
18. The Temple of Literature (be) ………………… the very first stop-over of any foreign tourists in Ha
Noi.
Task 3. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. My hobbies is going hiking and shopping at weekends. .................
A B C D
2. If you eat more sugar, you will lose your weight easily. .................
A B C D
3. Her son has lost his way on his way home yesterday. .................
A B C D
4. You should eat much junk food because you will be fat soon. .................
A B C D
5. Peter and Ann has bought a new car for about 2 weeks. It is so nice. .................
A B C D
Task 4. Put the correct form of the words in the following sentences.
1. English is an ………………. and important subject. (interest)
2. Ba has a large stamp ………………. (collect)
3. My mother works ………………. hours than yours. (many)
4. He drinks ………………. beer than me.(little)
5. Eating more vegetables and less meat will make you ………………. (health)
6. I don’t like this movie because it is so ………………. (bore)
7. He gets a cold, so he has a ………………. nose. (run)
8. There are ………………. symptoms when you have a cold. (differ)
Task 5. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. My family has decided to use ….……. electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
2. She studied very hard, ………………. she passed all the exams.
A. so B. and C. because D. but
3. All of them enjoy ………………. to rock music.
A. to listen B. listening C. listen D. to listening
4. My friend is interested in riding a horse. He rides a horse three ………………. a week.
A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
5. The seafood she ate this morning makes her feel ………………. all over.
A. well B. good C. itchy D. weak
6. You can help your young children learn better by ….. them how to do homework after school.
A. teaching B. doing C. offering D. helping
7. We ………. to Ho Chi Minh three times. Last summer we …………. there by plane.
A. flew/ gone B. have flown/ have gone C. flew/ went D. have flown/went
8. When you have a flu, you may have a cough and a ………………. nose.
A. run B. running C. runny D. flowing
9. It is interesting ………………. leaves from different countries.
A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected
10. I love playing volleyball, ………………. my father doesn’t.
A. and B. so C. because D. but
11. Laughing is very good ………………. your health.
A. for B. of C. at D. to
12. When you have a fever, you should drink more water, stay in bed and relax ………….
A. much B. more C. most D. less
13. Volunteers always do general ……………. such as talking with the elderly, repairing houses,
providing food and so on.
A. matters B. labors C. jobs D. activities
14. Last year, our class came to the village and ………………. meals for the poor.
A. cook B. offered C. do D. make
15. What has she ………………. for that orphanage?
A. do B. did C. done D. doing
Task 6. Read the passage. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so
you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (1)………. that you have a cold, and you feel
completely (2) …………….
Everyone suffers (3) ………. the common cold at some time or other. It isn’t a serious (4) ………….,
but nothing can cure it. Medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough (5)……….,make
your head less intense, and stop your nose (6)………. for a while. So far(7) ……… no cure for the common
cold and no medicine to prevent it.
(8) …………. there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about
(9) ……………. to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won’t get
cold. (10) ……………. say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold.
1. A. diseases B. fevers C. cures D. symptoms
2. A. sad B. hungry C. miserable D. thirsty
3. A. from B. of C. with D. about
4. A. misery B. illness C. headache D. wrong
5. A. less B. fewer C. much D. more
6. A. walking B. jogging C. running D. flowing
7. A. it is B. there is C. they are D. there are
8. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. But
9. A. what B. why C. where D. how
10. A. Other’s B. Another C. Others D. Other
Task 7. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.
1. poor/ should/ the/ rich/ help/ the.
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2. she/in/ close/ watching/ her/ is/ movies/ friends/ at / interested/ cinema/ the/ with/.
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3. away/ should/ the/ people/ give/ unused/ poor/ things/ to.
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4. doing/ meaningful/ volunteer/ activity/ work/society/ is/ a/for.
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5. night/ stop/ comic/ reading/ to/ books/ at/ go/ and/ bed/ early.
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Task 8. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. My friend is a big fan of K-Pop music.
→ My friend is ...........................................................................................................(fond)
2. Tom is interested in reality TV shows. He doesn’t like game shows.
→ Tom is...................................................................................................................... (but)
3. She started to work for this volunteer organization in 2010.
→ She has.................................................................................................................. (since)
4. The teacher has taught these students for three years.
→ The teacher began................................................................................................... (ago)
5. He was taken to the hospital. His right leg was broken.
→ His..............................................................................................................................(so)
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