Despite her bad singing, she still won the first prize in the singing competition.
Fill in each blank with one suitable from the box to complete the passage:
sang competition enjoys bought on
Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………singing very much. When her brother (2) …………………a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ………………..every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ……………the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) …………….organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. (2pt)
bought competition singing on English |
Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ………..…….… very much. When her brother (2) ……….……… a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) ………………. songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) …………..… the karaoke discs. Mary is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………… organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
V. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each gap to complete the passage.
sang competition enjoys bought on |
Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………… singing very much. When her brother (2) ………………… a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ………………….. every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ………………… the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………….. organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
III. Read the passage fill in each numbered gap with a suitable given word. (1,25 marks).
| competition | there | on | English | bought |
Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys singing very much. When her brother (1) . . . . . a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (2) . . . . . songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (3) . . . . . the karaoke discs. She is singing in the karaoke (4) . . . . . organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (5) . . . . . to support her.
IV. Rewrite the sentences so that its meaning stays the same (1,0 mark).
1. People make many famous films in Hollywood.
➜ Many .……………………………………………………………………..
2. Football is more exciting than volleyball.
➜ Volleyball isn’t ……………………………………………………………
3. I like orange juice best.
➜ My favourite ………………………………………………………………
4. My school is the same as my sister’s.
➜ My sister’s school isn’t…………………………………………………….
5. I didn’t go to school because I was sick.
➜ I was sick, so …………………………………………………………………….
6. It will be good if you eat less meat and more vegetables.
➜ You should ………………………………………………………………………
Although she was sick, she won in the competition
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or (F).
After school Kien usually goes swimming. He goes to the swimming pool five times a week. His swimming pool is very good. The pool is 25 metres long and has six lanes. More than a thousand children have swimming lessons there every month.
His swimming instructor is experienced and friendly, but she is also strict.
Lessons last 45 minutes, but he usually trains for an hour and a half. During the lesson he swims about two kilometers. His favourite swimming styles are crawl an backstroke.
He practices a lot to improve his swimming skills. He wants to achieve good results. Last month he participated in a swimming competition. Ten swimmers from three schools took part in the competition. He won first prize.
Swimming is his favourite sport. Swimming is interesting and pleasant, and it helps him to keep fit.
The best friend won first prize in the swimming competition.
A. True
B. False
Complete the passage with the words given
bought competition singing there on English
Mary's hobby is singing. She enjoys (1)_______ every much. When her brother (2)_______ a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3)_______ songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4)_______ the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5)_______ organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (6)_______ to support her.
II. Read the text and choose the best options to answer the following questions. This is a story that Charlie Chaplin liked to tell about himself. It happened after the great actor had become internationally famous. A theater announced that a competition would be held to see who could act like Charlie Chaplin. Those taking part in it had to dress like Chaplin, walk like Chaplin and act one of the roles in a Charlie’s film. When Charlie Chaplin heard about the competition, he decided to take part in the competition himself. Naturally he kept his plan a secret from everybody. When the results of the comptition were announced, Charlie said: “ I didn’t know whether to feel angry or only surprised. I didn’t win the first prize. But after thinking about it, I decided that it would be best to laugh”.
11. This is a story which ____________
A. was told by his friends.
B. happened even he was not famous yet.
C. Charlie was fond of telling.
D. was announced at the competition.
12. People who took part in the competition had to _______________
A. imitate Chaplin’s walking, dressing and acting.
B. keep a secret from other people.
C. sing a song.
D. be a great actor.
13. Charlin didn’t ________________________
A. take part in the competition.
B. allow this competition to be held.
C. like a competition.
D. tell anybody about his plan.
14. When the results of the comptition were announced _________
A. he was very surprised and angry.
B.he learnt that he had won the first prize.
C. he learnt that somebody else had won the first prize.
D. he learnt that his new film was a success.
15. When he learnt the news he decided ________
A. to keep a secret
B. to laugh
C. to be angry
D. not to take part in such a competition
10. They got the first prize at the competition.
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