Read the text and choose the correct answer.

                                       Playing a musical instrument

Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and still really enjoy it now: it’s a perfect way to relax and cheers me up when I’m feeling down. When I lived at home with my parents, we had a lovely reddish brown piano in the house and I had piano lessons every week. However, when I went to university, I had to leave my family, my home and my piano behind.

I missed playing the piano so much that I spent all the money I got for my eighteenth birthday on a brand new electric piano. It was quite difficult getting it from the music shop to my house: I had to take a friend with me to get it into a taxi and then carry it to the door. I am very glad I bought it though. I was able to play whenever I wanted, using headphones so that I wouldn’t disturb my flatmates. When I was studying or writing an essay, I used to take a break to play something energetically. It really helped ease my frustration! When I was feeling a bit homesick, playing music that I learned on my old piano made me feel better.

1. What is the passage about? 

      A. the writer’s hobby     B. the writer’s favorite subject                    C. a musical instrument

2. When did he start playing the piano?

      A. five years ago                        B. when he went to university                   C. when he was five

3. The word closest in meaning to “feeling down” is…

      A. tired                             B. unhappy                                       C. excited

4. What did he buy with all the money he got for his eighteenth birthday?

      A. a lovely reddish brown piano          B. a new electric piano       C. headphones

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

      A. He played music when he was homesick.

      B. He used headphones in order not to disturb his flatmates.

      C. Playing the piano didn’t help him with his study.

IV. Choose the best answer that has the same meaning with the given sentence 226/ They enjoy fishing a They hobby is fishing b Their hobby is fishing c Them hobby is fishing d Their hobbies is fishing 227/ Learning English is interesting. a It is interesting to learning English b It is interesting to be learned English c It is interesting to learn English00069 d It is interesting learn English 228/ I can’t buy this book because it is too expensive. a This book is so expensive for me to buy b This book is too expensive to buy c This book is too expensive for me to buy d This book is too cheap for me to buy 229/ England has many old towns and villages. a There are many old towns or villages in England b There are many old towns and village in England c There are many old town and villages in England d There are many old towns and villages in England 230/ He is a famous writer and everyone knows him. a He is so a famous writer that everyone knows him. b He is such a famous writer that everyone knows him. c He is such an famous writer that everyone knows him. d He is so famous writer that everyone knows him. 231/ I ‘ve never met such a famous person before a It’s the first time I have never met such a famous person. b It’s the first time I have met such a famous person. c It’s the first time I have been met such a famous person. d It’s the first time I had met such a famous person. 232/ He drives carefully. a He is a carefully driver. b He is a careful driving. c He is a carefully driving. d He is a careful driver. 233/ They’ve been living here for six years now. a They moved here for six years b They moved here six years c They moved here six year ago. d They moved here six years ago. 234/ I’ll get to Hai Phong in two hours by train. a It takes me two hours to geting to Hai Phong by train b It will take me two hours to get to Hai Phong by train c It takes me two hours to get to Hai Phong by train d It will take me two hours to getting to Hai Phong by train. 235/ He likes watching TV and I do too. a Either he or I like watching TV. b Neither he or I like watching TV. c Both he and I like watching TV. d Neither he nor I like watching TV. 236/ It is important for all of us to learn foreign languages a To be learn foreign languages is important for all of us b Learning foreign languages is important for all of us c Learn foreign languages is important for all of us d To learning foreign languages is important for all of us 237/ The suitcase was very heavy so Tom couldn't carry it. a The suitcase was so heavy that Tom could carry. b The suitcase was so heavy for Tom to carry. c The suitcase was too heavy for Tom to carry it. d The suitcase was too heavy for Tom to carry. 238/ Missing breakfast always gives me a headache. a If I misses breakfast, I always have a headache. b If I miss breakfast, I always have a headache. c If I missed breakfast, I always had a headache. d If I miss breakfast, I always had a headache. 239/ The Red River is too wide for us to swim across a The Red River is such wide that we can’t swim across. b The Red River is so wide that we can swim across. c The Red River is too wide that we can’t swim across. d The Red River is so wide that we can’t swim across. 240/ I can’t play the guitar a I wish I could play the guitar. b I hope I can play the guitar. c I hope I could play the guitar. d I wish I can play the guitar. 241/ We flew to America last summer. a We went to America on plane last Summer. b We went to America without plane last Summer. c We went to America by plane last Summer. d We went to America with plane last Summer. 242/ Lan is 16 years old. Nam is 14 years old. a Nam is 2 years younger than Lan. b Nam is 2 years young than Lan. c Nam is 2 years more younger than Lan. d Nam is 2 years older than Lan. 243/ Lan speaks English better than Hung. a Hung speaks English as better as Lan. b Hung doesn’t speak English as good as Lan. c Hung doesn’t speak English as well as Lan. d Hung speaks English as well as Lan. 244/ Study hard or you will get bad marks. a If you didn't study hard, you would get bad marks. b If you don’t study hard, you will get bad marks. c If you didn't study hard, you will get bad marks. d If you don’t study hard, you would get bad marks. 245/ It is necessary for all of us to learn English well. a Learning English well isn't necessary for all of us. b Learning English well is necessary for all of us. c To learning English well is necessary for all of us. d Learning English well is good for all of us. 246/ I am too busy. I can’t wait for you. a I am so busy that I can’t wait for you. b I am such busy that I can’t wait for you. c I am so busy that I can wait for you. d I am too busy that I can’t wait for you. 247/ You can’t read this book because you are too young. a You’re not young enough to read this book. b You’re not old enough to read this book. c You’re old enough to read this book. d You’re too old to read this book. 248/ Riding a bicycle along a pavement is against the law. a You can ride a bicycle along a pavement b You could ride a bicycle along a pavement c You must ride a bicycle along a pavement d You mustn’t ride a bicycle along a pavement 249/ Kate is a very good singer. a Kate sings very best b Kate sang very well. c Kate sings very well. d Kate sings very good. 250/ No one is taller than Pat in our class a Pat is as tall as girl in our class. b Pat is the taller girl in our class. c Pat is tallest girl in our class. d Pat is the tallest girl in our class. 251/ How much did she weigh two months ago ? a What was her weight two months ago. b What did her weigh two months ago. c What was her weigh two months ago. d What did her weight two months ago. 252/ He has collected stamps for five years. a He started to collect stamps for 5 years b He started to collecting stamps 5 years ago c He started collecting stamps 5 years ago d He started collecting stamps for 5 years 253/ What’ s your date of birth? a When was your birthday ? b When is your date of birth ? c When was you born? d When is your birthday ? 254/ He wrote the letter in 2 hours. a It takes him 2 hours to write the letter. b It took him 2 hours to write the letter. c It taken him 2 hours to write the letter. d It will take him 2 hours to write the letter. 255/ How thick is that novel ? a What is the thickness of that novel? b What is the thickless of that novel? c What was the thickness of that novel? d What is the thick of that novel?

Exercise 4: Read the passage and thenanswer the following questions.

Housework in My Family

I’m Ken. I’m eleven years old. I like soccer, video games, and blogging. Today I want to talk about housework in my family.

I think I do the most housework in my family. I clean the kitchen every day. I do the dishes, too. My mom does the shopping. She’s a teacher in a school. My sister is a college student. She doesn’t do anything. She doesn’t make her bed or clean her room. My father cleans her room after work. He’s a chef in a restaurant so he makes dinner. He does the laundry and cleans the bathroom, too.

Hmm. Now, I really think about it, my father does the most housework.

1.    What does Ken write about?

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2.    Who does the shopping?

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3.    Who makes dinner?

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4.    Who does the laundry?

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5.    Who does the most housework in Ken’s family?

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1. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1.Blogging/ interest/ hobby/ I/ really enjoy.

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2. Blog/ let/ blogger/ write/ topics/ he or she/ like.

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3. It/ very/ similar/ website/ blog posts.

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4. Blog/ help/ me/ improve/ my writing skill.

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5. Sometimes/ I/ write/ how-to/ tutorials.

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2. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. She like reading books before slepping.

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2. I will calling you when I get new information.

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3. She enjoy to listening to Korean music.

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4. Huy and Hoa are interested in play chess.

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HELP ME ! please.

1. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1.Blogging/ interest/ hobby/ I/ really enjoy.

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2. Blog/ let/ blogger/ write/ topics/ he or she/ like.

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3. It/ very/ similar/ website/ blog posts.

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4. Blog/ help/ me/ improve/ my writing skill.

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5. Sometimes/ I/ write/ how-to/ tutorials.

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2. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. She like reading books before slepping.

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2. I will calling you when I get new information.

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3. She enjoy to listening to Korean music.

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4. Huy and Hoa are interested in play chess.

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HELP ME ! please.

Read the Learn this! box. Underline the past modal verbs in the dialogue in exercise 1.

Freya: I can't find my camera, Archie.

Archie: There it is. It's under your bag. Why do you have to bring it to class?

Freya: I must take it to my photography class today. By the way, I didn't understand that email you sent me yesterday.

Archie: I didn't send any emails yesterday.

Freya: Well, you might have sent it earlier. But I got it yesterday.

Archie: I can't have sent you an email. My phone hasn't been working for a week.

Freya: Somebody must have used your account. The email had a link to a competition, but when I clicked on it, nothing happened.

Archie: Oh no! You shouldn't have clicked on the link. You've possibly downloaded some malware onto your phone.

Freya: That's terrible! You should have warned me earlier.

Archie: I didn't know! Anyway, you might not have downloaded anything. It's possible that you were lucky. You just need to wait and see.

Freya: Anyway, you need to warn your other friends. That email could have gone to everybody in your address book!

II. Read the letter and answer the questions

Dear Mira,

Thanks for your letter. Now I’ll tell you about my hobbies.

My favourite hobby is knitting. It is strange, isn’t it?. My mother taught me to knit two years ago. Now I can knit scarves and sweaters. It’s great when I can give them to my relatives and friends as gifts. Knitting is also imaginative because you can knit anything you can imagine of. Besides, it is quite cheap. You only need a pair of needles and some wool.

I’m sending you a scarf next month. I’m knitting it. I hope you’ll like it.

Best wishes,

Vy

What is Vy’s hobby?