Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others
* Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. sort B. bottle C. roll D. coffee
3. A. opened B. stayed C. closed D. knocked
4. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
5. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed
6. A. first B. girl C. bird D. sister
7. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
8. A. laughter B. sausage C. autumn D. laundry
9. A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough
10. A. junk B. sun C. put D. adult
11. A. headache B. architect C. chemical D. children
12. A. aerobics B. calories C. cycling D. doctor
13. A. volunteer B. engineer C. committee D. clear
14. A. population B. volume C. offer D. provide
15. A. tutor B. volunteer C. computer D. community
16. A. certain B. compare C. encourage D. community
17. A. charity B. chemistry C. chemical D. mechanic
18. A. calorie B. carve C. collage D. centre
PART II - LANGUAGE FOCUS
* Choose the best answer
1. You can see many interesting in that art gallery.
A.paints B.colours C.portraits D.paper
2. Water puppetry_______in the 11 th century in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam.
A.start B.begin C.originated D.form
3. The puppet shows present themes of Vietnamese villages.
A.country B.rural C.city D.urban
4. The group is for their albums and tours around the world.
A.well-prepared B.well-known C.well-know D.well - done
5. Arts are of great ____________in education, especially for young children.
A. important B. importance C. unimportant D. unimportance
6.It arrives_________ New York at ten o’clock.
A.at B.in C. near D. on
7. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films .
A.too B.either C.so D.however
8. Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school in Viet Nam.
A.school year B.subjects C.curriculum D.education
9. For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a for every student.
A.necessary B.need C.needs D.necessity
10. He usually _________________bread, egg and milk for breakfast.
A. uses B. has C. does D. takes
11. How many __________________of beer does he want?
A. litres B. kilo C. tablespoon D. teaspoon
12. Classical music is not as pop music.
A.as exciting B.as excited C. exciting D. more excited
13. This film is not long as the film I watched last week.
A.as B. but C. like D. too
14. My brother’s taste in art is quite different mine.
A. than B.as C.to D. from
15. My village is not it was ten years ago.
A. same as B. the same C. the same as D. the same like
16. The villagers are they were years ago. There is no change at all.
A. as friend as B. as friendly as C. different from D. not as friendly as
17. This year’s musical festival is not it was last year.
A.as good as B.as well as C. different from D. worse
18. My cousin, Mai, is the same age me.
A. like B.to C. of D.as
19. tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
20. The __________ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
A. composer B. action C. artist D. actor
21.He prepares a cheese sandwich and two ………………..in her bag.
A. coffee B. jam C. oranges D. sugar
22. How many…………………are there in the basket?
A. bananas B. bread C. water D. yoghurt
23. A is a small meal that you eat when you are in a hurry.
A. snack B. dinner C. breakfast D. lunch
24. is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a restaurant.
A. Hot food B. Fast food C. Sandwiches D. Hamburgers
25. water should I put into the glass?
A. How B. How much C. How many D. What
26. Our school has a programme to children from poor families in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. ask B. offer C. tutor D. volunteer
27. There is tofu, but there aren’t sandwiches.
A. some – some B. any – any C. some – any D. any – some
28. Pho is always served _________ fresh herbs, bean sprouts, sliced-up chilies, and lime.
A. for B. with C. in D. on
29. This cake is made _________ fresh butter and eggs.
A. in B. of C. by D. from
30. You don’t need to take _________ food on the trip.
A. a B. some C. any D. the
31. We need a _________ of bread to make the sandwiches for everyone.
A. bottle B. bar C. loaf D. tube
32. Last Sunday, my father ……………….fishing but he didn’t catch any fish.
A. had B. did C. went D. took
33.People in my country often have three…………………a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A. meals B. parts C. kinds D. forms
34. You don’t need to take _________ food on the trip.
A. a B. some C. any D. the
35. My lemonade is a bit _________. Can you give me some sugar, please?
A. sour B. sweet C. spicy D. salty
36. Would you like _________ milk in your coffee?
A. any B. some C. a D. a few
37. How _________ cheese do we need to make a cheese cake? ~ About 250 grams.
A. few B. many C. much D. little
PART III - READING
Exercise 1: Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer for each gap.
Artists who draw pictures on the pavement which chalk used to be very common sight in
London, but there (1)..........only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved
by the fact that one of the (2)...........favorite tricks is to draw a five pound note and see a lot of people
trying to (3)..........it up. The police usually trick pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law
against drawing on the pavement (4)...............the artist is so good that he gets a large
(5)..............around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
1. A. is B. are C. was D. ware
2. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
3. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
4. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
5. A. meeting B. collection C. gathering D. crowd
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms (1)…….. a headache are various. People
may (2)……….. pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore.
People have a headache (3) …………. they work too hard or they are too nervous about something.
(4)……….. can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can
prevent headaches by changing their diets or their (5)…………… or simply by going to bed.
1. A. on B. in C. of D. at
2. A. be B. have C. happen D. take
3. A. when B. but C. so D. and
4. A. Medicine B. Doctor C. Sport D. Fruit
5. A. life B. lifestyles C. hobbies D. working
Exercise 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael
joined the band “the Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “the King of
Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music
Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California, the U.S.
1. When was Michael Jackson born?
A. in 1971 B. in 1964 C. in 1958 D. in 2009
2. Where was Michael Jackson born? – He was born in …………
A. Gary B. the United States C. London D. Both A and B
3. When did Michael join the band “ the Jackson Brothers”? – In ………………
A. 1958 B. 1964 C. 1971 D. 2009
4. Did he start his solo career in 1964?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. Yes, he was D. No, he wasn’t
5. Who is called “the King of Pop”?
A. Michael Jackson B. Michael learns to rock C. Madona D. Céline Dion
6. How many Grammy Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
7. How many American Music Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
8. Is “Earth Song” one of his most successful songs?
A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C. Yes, he is D. No, he isn’t
9. Where did Michael Jackson die? – He died in …………
A. Los Angeles B. California C. the U.S. D. All are correct
Exercise 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Have you seen the film School of Rock? It’s about a rock musician who became a
teacher. The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green. Paul
Green started the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA. He gave
students rock music lessons after school, but he wanted to do more. Now he gives
them the chance to play in rock concerts. “Some of our students have never played
in front of a real audience before. We teach them how to do it,” he says. He has
already taught hundreds of young people to be rock performers, and now there are
over 30 schools of rock in different towns in the USA.
1. How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
A. over 20 B. over 30 C. over 40 D. over 50
2. What is the film School of Rock about?
A. It is about a painter B. It is about a school
C. It is about a concert D. It is about a rock musician
3. When did Paul Green start his first rock school?
A. In 1995 B. In 1996 C. In 1997 D. In 1998
4. What does he teach his students to do?
A. He teaches them how to dance
B. He teaches them how to play in front of a real audience
C. He teaches them how to play musical instruments
D. He teaches them how to make a film
5. Who runs the real music school?
A. Rock performers B. An audience
C. Paul Green D. Students
Exercise 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Please, stop! You ________________(drive) so fast.
2. Yesterday I ________________(go) to the centre and ________________(see) an exhibition.
3. As soon as I ________________(finish) painting my room, I’ll paint the kitchen.
4. The children ________________ (not be) at home last Sunday.
5. Do you think we ________________ (write) a test tomorrow?
6. Are you interested in ________________(do) community service?
7. Some teenage girls volunteered ________________ (work) at the local hospital.
8. My father ______________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.
9. The broth is made by ______________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.
10. What is there ______________ (drink), Mike?
11. They will not (provide) pencils at the test, so please bring your own.
PART IV- WRITING
2. Use the following cues to complete the sentences.
1. sunburn / yesterday / be / because / outside / have / Mary / she / all / day
...............................................................................................................
2. your/ you/ like/ time/ do/ in/ spare/ what?
..........................................................................................................................
3. Nancy/ usually/ play/ badminton/ her friends
.............................................................................................................................
4. My/ brother/ teach/ me/ how/ make/ model planes/ two/ year/ ago.
..............................................................................................................................
5. horse/ run/ a/ can/ fast/ as/ train/?/
..................................................................................................................
6. food/ Giang/ homeless/ for/ prepare/ drink/ last year
....................................................................................................................
7. She/ French/ we/ song/ teach/ a/ last month
......................................................................................................................
8. go/ How/ movie/ tonight/ the/ theater/ about?
.......................................................................................................................
9. hobbies/ Her/ photography/ dancing/ include
.......................................................................................................................
10. different/ his/ previous /This/ movie/ one
.........................................................................................................................
Exercise 4. Write a letter of invitation (60-80 words) to one of your friends to a street painting
Festival.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What event do you want to invite your friend to?
• Where does the event take place?
• When does the event start?
• When is the best time for you and your friend to meet?
Vvvvvvvvv……………..
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. sort B. bottle C. roll D. coffee
3. A. opened B. stayed C. closed D. knocked
4. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
5. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed
6. A. first B. girl C. bird D. sister
7. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
8. A. laughter B. sausage C. autumn D. laundry
9. A. although B. enough C. paragraph D. cough
10. A. junk B. sun C. put D. adult
11. A. headache B. architect C. chemical D. children
12. A. aerobics B. calories C. cycling D. doctor
13. A. volunteer B. engineer C. committee D. clear
14. A. population B. volume C. offer D. provide
15. A. tutor B. volunteer C. computer D. community
16. A. certain B. compare C. encourage D. community
17. A. charity B. chemistry C. chemical D. mechanic
18. A. calorie B. carve C. collage D. centre
PART II - LANGUAGE FOCUS
* Choose the best answer
1. You can see many interesting in that art gallery.
A.paints B.colours C.portraits D.paper
2. Water puppetry_______in the 11 th century in the villages of the Red River Delta of North Viet Nam.
A.start B.begin C.originated D.form
3. The puppet shows present themes of Vietnamese villages.
A.country B.rural C.city D.urban
4. The group is for their albums and tours around the world.
A.well-prepared B.well-known C.well-know D.well - done
5. Arts are of great ____________in education, especially for young children.
A. important B. importance C. unimportant D. unimportance
6.It arrives_________ New York at ten o’clock.
A.at B.in C. near D. on
7. Teenagers in Viet Nam like K-pop, and they like Korean films .
A.too B.either C.so D.however
8. Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school in Viet Nam.
A.school year B.subjects C.curriculum D.education
9. For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a for every student.
A.necessary B.need C.needs D.necessity
10. He usually _________________bread, egg and milk for breakfast.
A. uses B. has C. does D. takes
11. How many __________________of beer does he want?
A. litres B. kilo C. tablespoon D. teaspoon
12. Classical music is not as pop music.
A.as exciting B.as excited C. exciting D. more excited
13. This film is not long as the film I watched last week.
A.as B. but C. like D. too
14. My brother’s taste in art is quite different mine.
A. than B.as C.to D. from
15. My village is not it was ten years ago.
A. same as B. the same C. the same as D. the same like
16. The villagers are they were years ago. There is no change at all.
A. as friend as B. as friendly as C. different from D. not as friendly as
17. This year’s musical festival is not it was last year.
A.as good as B.as well as C. different from D. worse
18. My cousin, Mai, is the same age me.
A. like B.to C. of D.as
19. tomatoes do you need to make the sauce?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
20. The __________ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
A. composer B. action C. artist D. actor
21.He prepares a cheese sandwich and two ………………..in her bag.
A. coffee B. jam C. oranges D. sugar
22. How many…………………are there in the basket?
A. bananas B. bread C. water D. yoghurt
23. A is a small meal that you eat when you are in a hurry.
A. snack B. dinner C. breakfast D. lunch
24. is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a restaurant.
A. Hot food B. Fast food C. Sandwiches D. Hamburgers
25. water should I put into the glass?
A. How B. How much C. How many D. What
26. Our school has a programme to children from poor families in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. ask B. offer C. tutor D. volunteer
27. There is tofu, but there aren’t sandwiches.
A. some – some B. any – any C. some – any D. any – some
28. Pho is always served _________ fresh herbs, bean sprouts, sliced-up chilies, and lime.
A. for B. with C. in D. on
29. This cake is made _________ fresh butter and eggs.
A. in B. of C. by D. from
30. You don’t need to take _________ food on the trip.
A. a B. some C. any D. the
31. We need a _________ of bread to make the sandwiches for everyone.
A. bottle B. bar C. loaf D. tube
32. Last Sunday, my father ……………….fishing but he didn’t catch any fish.
A. had B. did C. went D. took
33.People in my country often have three…………………a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A. meals B. parts C. kinds D. forms
34. You don’t need to take _________ food on the trip.
A. a B. some C. any D. the
35. My lemonade is a bit _________. Can you give me some sugar, please?
A. sour B. sweet C. spicy D. salty
36. Would you like _________ milk in your coffee?
A. any B. some C. a D. a few
37. How _________ cheese do we need to make a cheese cake? ~ About 250 grams.
A. few B. many C. much D. little
PART III - READING
Exercise 1: Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer for each gap.
Artists who draw pictures on the pavement which chalk used to be very common sight in
London, but there (1)..........only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved
by the fact that one of the (2)...........favorite tricks is to draw a five pound note and see a lot of people
trying to (3)..........it up. The police usually trick pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law
against drawing on the pavement (4)...............the artist is so good that he gets a large
(5)..............around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
1. A. is B. are C. was D. ware
2. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
3. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
4. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
5. A. meeting B. collection C. gathering D. crowd
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms (1)…….. a headache are various. People
may (2)……….. pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore.
People have a headache (3) …………. they work too hard or they are too nervous about something.
(4)……….. can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can
prevent headaches by changing their diets or their (5)…………… or simply by going to bed.
1. A. on B. in C. of D. at
2. A. be B. have C. happen D. take
3. A. when B. but C. so D. and
4. A. Medicine B. Doctor C. Sport D. Fruit
5. A. life B. lifestyles C. hobbies D. working
Exercise 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael
joined the band “the Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “the King of
Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music
Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California, the U.S.
1. When was Michael Jackson born?
A. in 1971 B. in 1964 C. in 1958 D. in 2009
2. Where was Michael Jackson born? – He was born in …………
A. Gary B. the United States C. London D. Both A and B
3. When did Michael join the band “ the Jackson Brothers”? – In ………………
A. 1958 B. 1964 C. 1971 D. 2009
4. Did he start his solo career in 1964?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. Yes, he was D. No, he wasn’t
5. Who is called “the King of Pop”?
A. Michael Jackson B. Michael learns to rock C. Madona D. Céline Dion
6. How many Grammy Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
7. How many American Music Awards did he get?
A. twenty-six B. fourteen C. thirty D. thirteen
8. Is “Earth Song” one of his most successful songs?
A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C. Yes, he is D. No, he isn’t
9. Where did Michael Jackson die? – He died in …………
A. Los Angeles B. California C. the U.S. D. All are correct
Exercise 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Have you seen the film School of Rock? It’s about a rock musician who became a
teacher. The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green. Paul
Green started the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA. He gave
students rock music lessons after school, but he wanted to do more. Now he gives
them the chance to play in rock concerts. “Some of our students have never played
in front of a real audience before. We teach them how to do it,” he says. He has
already taught hundreds of young people to be rock performers, and now there are
over 30 schools of rock in different towns in the USA.
1. How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
A. over 20 B. over 30 C. over 40 D. over 50
2. What is the film School of Rock about?
A. It is about a painter B. It is about a school
C. It is about a concert D. It is about a rock musician
3. When did Paul Green start his first rock school?
A. In 1995 B. In 1996 C. In 1997 D. In 1998
4. What does he teach his students to do?
A. He teaches them how to dance
B. He teaches them how to play in front of a real audience
C. He teaches them how to play musical instruments
D. He teaches them how to make a film
5. Who runs the real music school?
A. Rock performers B. An audience
C. Paul Green D. Students
Exercise 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Please, stop! You ________________(drive) so fast.
2. Yesterday I ________________(go) to the centre and ________________(see) an exhibition.
3. As soon as I ________________(finish) painting my room, I’ll paint the kitchen.
4. The children ________________ (not be) at home last Sunday.
5. Do you think we ________________ (write) a test tomorrow?
6. Are you interested in ________________(do) community service?
7. Some teenage girls volunteered ________________ (work) at the local hospital.
8. My father ______________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.
9. The broth is made by ______________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.
10. What is there ______________ (drink), Mike?
11. They will not (provide) pencils at the test, so please bring your own.
PART IV- WRITING
2. Use the following cues to complete the sentences.
1. sunburn / yesterday / be / because / outside / have / Mary / she / all / day
...............................................................................................................
2. your/ you/ like/ time/ do/ in/ spare/ what?
..........................................................................................................................
3. Nancy/ usually/ play/ badminton/ her friends
.............................................................................................................................
4. My/ brother/ teach/ me/ how/ make/ model planes/ two/ year/ ago.
..............................................................................................................................
5. horse/ run/ a/ can/ fast/ as/ train/?/
..................................................................................................................
6. food/ Giang/ homeless/ for/ prepare/ drink/ last year
....................................................................................................................
7. She/ French/ we/ song/ teach/ a/ last month
......................................................................................................................
8. go/ How/ movie/ tonight/ the/ theater/ about?
.......................................................................................................................
9. hobbies/ Her/ photography/ dancing/ include
.......................................................................................................................
10. different/ his/ previous /This/ movie/ one
.........................................................................................................................
Exercise 4. Write a letter of invitation (60-80 words) to one of your friends to a street painting
Festival.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What event do you want to invite your friend to?
• Where does the event take place?
• When does the event start?
• When is the best time for you and your friend to meet?
Vvvvvvvvv……………..