I Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part

1. A near B learn C dear D clear (ear)

2. A knocked B needed C founded D wanted ( ed)

3. A volunteer B collage c community D doctor (o)

4 A provide B individual C situation D children ( i )

5 A tutor B student C university D discuss ( u)

6 A cough B laugh C enough D high ( gh )

7 A collect B clean C city D cracker ( c )

8 blanket B donate C calorie D allergy (a )

Task 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1.  A. surprise           B. Thursday               C. nurse                      D. burn

2.  A. calorie             B. carve                      C. college                   D. center

3.  A. collect             B. concern                 C. concert                  D. tutor

4.  A. absent              B. government          C. dependent             D. enjoy

5.  A. word                B. wonder                  C. work                      D. worst

6.  A. burst                B. curtain                   C. furniture               D. cure

7.  A. burn                 B. sun                         C. hurt                        D. turn

8.  A. nurse                B. picture                   C. surf                        D. return

9.  A. sofa                  B. away                      C. banana                  D. occasion

10. A. cancel             B. ceiling                   C. calling                   D. cupboard

I)-Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. therapy 2. A. almond 3. A. allergy II)-Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 4. A. alternative B. acupuncture C. original D. respiratory 5. A. stimulate B. skeleton C. pyramid D. digestive III)-Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6. Fish, poultry, beans, or nuts ______ half of the dinner plate. A. make B. make out C. make up D. make of 7. Ailments are caused by a(n) ______ of yin and yang. A. imbalance B. unequal C. abnormal D. ineffectiveness 8. In some remote parts of the world, herbs may be the only treatment ______ to the majority of people. B. respiratory B. sesame B. imagine C. medical C. avocado C. sugar D. vessel D. massage D. oxygen A. leading B. available C. easy 9. There are foods that can help you fall asleep or keep you______. A. wake B. waking C. waking up 10. Liver is a large organ in the body which ______ the blood. D. access D. awake D. is cleaning up A. cleans B. cleans up C. is cleaning 11.The Healthy Eating Pyramid reminds us to ______ our intake of salt and added sugar. A. limit B. stop C. avoid D. remove 12. When acupuncture correctly, it is very safe for patients. A. performs B. will be performed C. is performed D. will have performed 13. You should see a doctor if your nosebleed ______ by an injury, such as a punch. A. caused B. were causing C. was caused D. will be caused 14. If your retina records the image well, your brain ________ the image, and you ______ image clearly. A. will interpret- will see B. interpret- See C. is going to interpret-are going to see D. is interpreting-are seeing 15. At your eye exam, you ________to read from an eye chart. A. will probably ask B. are going to ask C. will probably be asked D. are asking IV)-Rewrite the following sentences using the passive. 16. The acupuncturist will ask the patient to lie down. ______________________________________________________________________ 17. The acupuncturist should use single-use disposable sterile needles. ______________________________________________________________________ 18. As the acupuncturist inserts each needle the patient will fl dhem. but iniialy without pain. ______________________________________________________________________ 19. Sometimes people heat the needles or stimulate them with electricity after insertion. ______________________________________________________________________ 20. People keep the needles in acupoints for about twenty minutes. ______________________________________________________________________ V)-Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Benefits of spiritual healing Spiritual healing can be very effectively used to solve numerous physical, mental and emotional problems. Spiritual healing can help eliminate physical and mental problems and give great health benefits. Spiritual healing is often confused with (21) ______ healing, Although many techniques in spiritual healing encourage believing in a greater power and positive universal forces, it does not force any particular faith or religious belief. Spiritual curing has been around in all (22)______. The most obvious health benefits of spiritual healing can be seen on the (23)______ level. People with high blood pressure, cholesterol, body pains, migraines, back aches etc. have cured their (24) ______ by means of spiritual healing techniques. One can see considerable (25)______ of blood pressure and cholesterol, better sleep patterns, less worrying, and healing of aches and pains of the body after using spiritual healing techniques. The mind and body are interconnected, involved elements and the well-being of one can have a great (26)______ on the other. Therefore, a healthy mind is resided in a healthy body and a healthy body is a (27) _______ of a healthy mind. Once a person eliminates the worrying a bit and incorporates positive thinking, the mind can do (28)______. It can help you imagine and create wonderful things, (29) ______ goals and achieve them. This process of focusing (30)______ the positive to improve the mental health can boost your creativity. 21. A.faith 22. A.land 23. A.mental 24. A.feelings 25. A.stopping 26. A.result 27. A.cause 28. A.wonders 29. A.score 30. A.On B. faithful B. heritage B. physical B. viruses B. lowering B. affect B. result B. wonderful B. make B. in C. belief C. cultures C. exercising C. therapies C. cutting C. impression C. effect C. awesome C. set C. at D. believable D. nation D. medicine D. ailments D. controlling D. effect D. action D. progress D. reach D. Ø VI)-Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question. Teenagers and Sleep Sleep is food for the brain. During sleep, important body functions and brain activity occur. Skipping sleep can be harmful, even deadly, particularly if you are behind the wheel. You can look bad, you may feel moody, and you perform poorly. Sleepiness can make it hard to get along with your family and friends and hurt your scores on school exams. Sleepiness can lead to aggressive or inappropriate behavior such as yelling at your friends or being impatient with your teachers or family members. Sleep is vital to your well-being, as important as the air you breathe, the water you drink and the food you eat. It can even help you to eat better and manage the stress of being teenager Teenagers need about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night to function best. Most teen do not get enough sleep: one study found that only 15% reported sleeping 8 hours and a half on school nights. Not getting enough sleep or having sleep difficulties can limit your ability to learn, listen, concentrate and solve problems. Teens tend to have irregular sleep patterns across the week - they typically stay up late and sleep in late on the weekends, which can affect their biological clocks and hurt the quality of their sleep. Consuming caffeine close to bedtime can hurt your sleep, so avoid coffee, tea, soda and chocolate late in the day, and you can get to sleep at night. Nicotine and alcohol will also interfere with your sleep. A consistent sleep schedule will help you feel less tired since it allows your body to get in synchronization with its natural patterns. You will find that it's easier to fall asleep at bedtime with this type of routine. 31. Sleepiness is harmful because ______. A. our scores at school may be low and the relationship with others becomes worse B. important body functions and brain activity occur during sleep C. you can look bad behind the wheel D. can lead to appropriate behaviors or being patient with your teachers or family members 32. In order to function best, teenagers need ______. A. at least 10 hours of sleep each night B. over about 10 hours of sleep each night C. about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night D. 8 hours and a half on school nights 33. All of the following are bad sleeping habits EXCEPT ______. A. having coffee or tea close to bedtime B. staying up very late on the weekends C. having nicotine and alcohol D. having the same sleep pattern 34. A consistent sleep schedule is very important because ______. A. it will helps you feel less tired during daytime B. you have less difficulty in falling asleep at bedtime C. nicotine and alcohol will not interfere with your sleep D. it is easier for you to fall asleep at any time 35. The word "consistent" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A. not changing B. agreeing C. similar D. changeable

III . Choose the best answer : 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. stopped B. washed C. worked D. wanted 2. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. great B. head C. death D. bread 3. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others . A. money B. dancer C. shopping D. balloon 4. At this time tomorrow , I .... .an interview . A. will be having B. will have C. had D. have 5. .............. they spent a lot of money on the film , it wasn't a big success . A. Nevertheless B. However C. Although D. When 6. My mother .... .... in small village when she was a child . A. use to live B. use to lived C. used to live D. used to lived 7. Class 7A has 40 students , and Class 7B has only 36 students . Class 7A has students than Class 7B . B. more A. fewer C. less D. many 8. Last night , I didn't go to bed early .. ..being very tired .A. because of B. although D. in spite of C. despite of

I.    Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part.

      1.   A. rest                         B. help                         C. garden                    D. identify

      2.   A. traffic                     B. pavement                C. plane                       D. station

      3.   A. sign                         B. mistake                   C. triangle                   D. drive

      4.   A. nearest                    B. head                        C. bread                      D. health

      5.   A. railway                   B. mail                         C. sail                          D. captain

UNIT 7

I.    Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part.

      1.   A. rest                          B. help                         C. garden                     D. identify

      2.   A. traffic                      B. pavement                C. plane                       D. station

      3.   A. sign                         B. mistake                   C. triangle                    D. drive

      4.   A. nearest                    B. head                        C. bread                       D. health

      5.   A. railway                   B. mail                         C. sail                          D. captain

II.  Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to” and the verb in bracket.

      1.                                       (you/ enjoy) maths at school?

      2. I                                     (not like) flying, but I love it now.

      3. We                                 (be) friends, but we don’t get on now.

      4.                                       (John/ work) for IBM before he came here?

      5. Winters                                     (not/ be) as cold as they are now.

      6. She                                (live) with her mother, but now she lives with her father.

      7. I                         (not do) any exercise.

      8.                                       (he/ play) for Manchester United?

III. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.

      1.   Drivers have to            their seatbelt whenever they drive.

            A. put                          B. tie                            C. fasten                      D. put on

      2.   We should wait for the traffic lights                before we cross the street.

            A. turn green               B. to turn green C. turn yellow                        D. to turn yellow

      3.   All of us have to obey             strictly.

            A. traffic rules             B. traffic                      C. traffic jam               D. regular

      4.   Cyclists and motorists have to wear a              when they ride a motorbike.

            A. hard hat                  B. cap                          C. mask                       D. helmet

      5.   He forgot to give a                  before he turned left and got a ticket.

            A. signal                      B. sign                         C. light                        D. hand

      6.               does it take you to get to Ho Chi Minh City by plane? - About 2 hours.

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

      7.   There               a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.

            A. used to be               B. used to have            C. use to have              D. were

      8.   I           marbleswhen I was young, but now I didn’t.

            A. play                        B. used to play            C. have played         D. didn’t use to play

      9.   “          is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” - “About 50 meters’

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

      10. We should                   the street at the zebra crossing.

            A. walk                       B. walk on                   C. walk through          D. walk across

      11. Lan used to go to school                      .

            A. with bicycle            B. by foot                    C. in car                       D. by bus

      12. Public             in my town is good and cheap.

            A. transport                 B. tour                         C. journey                   D.travel

      13. _______ is not very far from here to the city center.

            A. That                        B. This                        C.It                              D.There

      14. When there is a traffic jam, it              me a very long time to go home.

            A. costs                       B. takes                       C. lasts                         D.spends

      15. Mai’s dad usually drives her to school            her school is very far from her house.

            A. but                          B. though                    C. because                   D. or

      16. Yesterday Hoa and Lan           round West Lake. It took them an hour.

            A. cycle                       B. cycles                      C. cycling                    D.cycled

      17. Minh used to               his homework late in the evening.

            A. does                        B. do                           C. doing                      D. did

      18. If people                      the rules, there are no more accidents.

            A. follow                     B. take care of             C. obey                        D.remember

      19. You should                  right and left when you go across the roads.

            A. see                          B. look                        C. be                            D. take

      20. Hurry up or we can’t               the last bus home.

            A. keep                        B. follow                     C. go                           D. catch

IV. Rewrite each sentence or question so it has the same meaning. Use “Used to”.

                        Ex: I was in the school tennis team.

                        → I used to be in the school tennis team.

      1.   Anna had long hair when she was at school.

            ...........................................................................................................

      2.   Mary didn’t listen when her teachers were speaking.

            ...........................................................................................................

      3.   Ricardo got up at 6.00 when he was training for the Olympics.

            ...........................................................................................................

      4.   What did you usually do on Saturday evenings?

            ...........................................................................................................

      5.   Sophie was afraid of dogs when she was a little girl.

            ...........................................................................................................

      6.   We always gave our teachers presents at the end of term.

            ...........................................................................................................

      7.   Did you live next door to Mrs. Harrison?

            ...........................................................................................................

      8.   My brother wore glasses when he was young.

            ...........................................................................................................

V.  Write statements, negatives or questions with “used to”.

      1.   Susan/have/a dog?                                           (question)

            ...........................................................................................................

      2.   people/ use/ mobile phones                             (negative)

            ...........................................................................................................

      3.   he/ go/ swimming                                            (statement)

            ...........................................................................................................

      4.   they/like/jazz music?                                       (question)

            ...........................................................................................................

      5.   Olga’s family/ live/ in Moscow.                      (statement)

            ...........................................................................................................

      6.   we/ drink/ coffee                                             (negative)

            ...........................................................................................................

      7.   my sister/watch/television                                (negative)

            ...........................................................................................................

      8.   Tony/ work/ in a bank?                                   (question)

            ...........................................................................................................

VI. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

      1.   I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.

            → I used...........................................................................................................................

      2.   There were some trees in the field, but now there aren’t any.

            → There used...................................................................................................................

      3.   Anna doesn’t live with her parents any more.

            → Anna used...................................................................................................................

      4.   He is not a poor man any more, but he become a rich businessman.

            → He used.......................................................................................................................

      5.   They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.

            → They didn’t use...........................................................................................................

      6.   My hair now is much longer than that in the past.

            → In the past my hair used...............................................................................................

      7.   I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.

            → I used...........................................................................................................................

      8.   Did you often go to the beach when you lived in NhaTrang?

            → Did you use.................................................................................................................

      9.   Mr. Hung often went to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.

            → Mr. Hung....................................................................................................................

      10. There were traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street become wider.

            → There...........................................................................................................................

UNIT 8

I.    Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

      1.   A. loved                      B. liked                        C. wished                    D. gripped

      2.   A. safely                      B. pavement                C. animation                D. female

      3.   A. bored                      B. amazed                   C. excited                    D. enjoyed

      4.   A. filled                       B. opened                    C. played                     D. wanted

      5.   A. ended                      B. shocked                  C. laughed                   D. missed

II.  Find which word does not belong to each group.

      1.   A. tired                        B. exciting                   C. bored                      D. exhausted

      2.   A. film                         B. cartoon                    C. cinema                    D. comedy

      3.   A. director                   B. editor                      C. actor                        D. comedy

      4.   A. science fiction         B. animation                C. documentary           D. romantic

      5.   A. shocking                 B. acting                      C. entertaining             D. exciting

III. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

      1.   The movie on TV last night made me             .

            A. bore                        B. boring                     C. bored                      D. boredom

      2.   I was                to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.

            A. interest                    B. interests                   C.interested                 D.interesting

      3.   We were                      with the latest film of that director.

            A. satisfy                     B. satisfying                C. satisfactory              D. satisfied

      4.   They were very disappointed              her acting.

            A. of                            B. with                        C.in                             D. on

      5.   Lets go to the VictorCinema. I’m sure you'll find the film                   .

            A. excites                    B. excite                      C. excited                    D. exciting

      6.   Mr. Beans Holiday is a                        film - I was laughing from beginning to end.

            A. hilarious                  B. violent                     C.scary                        D. moving

      7.   We are really               about going to the cinema tonight.

            A. excited                    B. interested                C. amused                   D. pleased

      8.   The film was so                       . However, my father saw it from beginning to end.

            A. interesting               B. exciting                   C. boring                     D. fascinating

      9.   We found the plot of the film                          .

            A. bored                      B.boring                      C.interested                 D. acting

      10. The cinema changed completely at                 end of              1920s.

            A. an – the                   B. the - a                      C.a - the                       D. the - the

      11. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening               nobody in my family liked it.

            A. although                 B. yet                           C.in spite of                 D. so

      12. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early                   being very tired.

            A. despite of                B. in spite of                C. although                  D. because

      13. I                       thrillers to action films.

            A. like                         B.prefer                       C.would rather            D. enjoy

      14. We like the film very much. The                     are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.

            A. characters               B. acting                      C. style                        D. action

      15. A                     is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

            A. Horror                    B. sci-fi                        C. comedy                   D. documentary

IV. Choose the correct word.

      1.   I was disappointing/disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.

      2.   Are you interesting/interested in football?

      3.   The football match was very exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.

      4.   It’s sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.

      5.   Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?

      6.   I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I was offered it.

      7.   She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/astonished progress.

      8.   I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing/amused.

      9.   Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?

      10. He’s one of the most boring/bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/interested.

V.  Complete the sentences. Use “although” + a sentence from the box.

      1.   Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.

      2.                                                               , I recognized her from a photograph.

      3.   She wasn’t wearing a coat                                                       .

      4.   We thought we’d better invite them to the party                                              .

      5.                                                               , I managed to make myself understand.

      6.                                                               , the room wasn’t warm.

      7.   I didn’t recognize her                                                 .

      8.   We’re not very good friends,                                                   .

      VI. WRITING

      1.   Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

            ðIn spite of___________________________________________________________

      2.   Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

            ðBecause of __________________________________________________________

      3.   Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

            ðDespite_____________________________________________________________

      4.   My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

            ð In spite of__________________________________________________________

      5.   Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

            ð Because of__________________________________________________________

      6.   Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

            ð Despite____________________________________________________________

      7.   Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

            ð Despite____________________________________________________________

      8.   In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

            ðAlthough___________________________________________________________

      9.   Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

            ð In spite of__________________________________________________________

      10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

            ðEven though_________________________________________________________