I. PHONICS.

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others    

1. A. bird                      B. girl                           C. first                 D. sister

2. A. hobby                            B. cycle                C. bye                  D. why

3. A. swims                   B. works              C. sits                   D. laughs

4. A. collect                     B. surf                        C. learn                D. birth

5. A. pottery                  B. collect              C. melody            D. monopoly

6.  A. bird-watching        B. children           C. school             D. challenge

7. A. laughed                 B. washed             C. helped              D. planned

8. A. hear                      B. earn                 C. near                 D. clear

Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs stress from the others    

1. A. earache                 B. unhealthy                  C. sunburn            D. toothache

2. A. decide                            B. enjoy               C. collect              D. mountain

3. A. common                B. fancy               C. hobby              D. balloon

4. A. skating                  B. climbing          C. jogging            D. exciting

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

1. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences 

1.  She .................. blood  twenty times so far.

A. donates            B. has donated       C. is donating                D. to donate

2. Have you ever ...........to Sapa?

A. seen                  B. been                  C. visited                       D. gone          

3. If you want to be healthier, you ……….....do more exercises.

A. should              B. need not          C. don’t have to          D. should not

4. Volunteers can do general ............... such as clean-up projects or home repair.

A. things                B. labour               C. jobs                            D. activities

5. All of us enjoy………………cartoon.

A. watch               B. watches           C. watching                  D. watched

6. We came to the mote village and   ............meals for homeless children.

A. cook                   B. offered              C. do                              D. made

7. She got up very late,…………….she went to school late.

A. because            B. and                  C. so                            D. but

8. He............ lectures to foreign tourists about traditional food and games recently.

A. gives                  B. gave                  C. have given                D. has given

9. Hoa looks tired . Her face is red. Perhaps she has ……………

 A. flu                  B. sunburn           C. spots                      D. headache 

10. You should think of ...............the volunteer activities in your community.

A. taking in             B. making              C. participating             D. taking part in

11. Rob eats a lot of fast food and he                         on a lot of weight.

A. spends               B. brings              C. takes                       D. puts

12. They have decided to clean up the neighborhood ...............it is full of rubbish.

A. so                        B. but                     C. because                    D. although

13. We ............... making pottery boring.

A. find                   B. think              C. say                          D. tell

14. Do more exercise and eat ……………….fruit and vegetables.

A. more                 B. many               C. fewer                       D. less

15. He ………….books for poor children for many years.

A. donates             B. has donated     C. is collecting              D. collected

16. Mai: “How about playing football on Saturday, Lan”?

Lan: “………….” 

A. Great idea!         B. Thanks.           C. Yes, I am.                D. No, I don’t .

III. READING.

1. Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

     Maintaining a healthy body is not that easy and not so difficult also. Most important tip for a healthy body is to have healthy food and eat them at proper time. Avoid eating junk food. Your diet should contain food which has more nutrients. Try to include vegetables, fruits, milk, and fish in your daily diet. Make sure you are having your breakfast regularly. Skipping your breakfast regularly will definitely affect your health. Make sure you drink more amount of water daily. Regular exercise will also keep your body in good health. You can go for running, do cycling, walking faster etc. Apart from these always try to manage your stress. By controlling your stress you can maintain a healthy body. Your body should get enough time to take rest. Make sure you get a sleep of 8 hours daily. Sleep is very important for healthy body and also for mental and emotional happiness.

1. To have a healthy body, you should……………...

A. eat junk food                                   B. put on weight

C. have a healthy diet                            D. not consume nutrients

2. Skipping breakfast is ……………...for your health.

A. good                    B. bad                  C. necessary              D. unimportant

3. Which of the followings is not keep your body in good health?

A. smoking               B. cycling             C. running                D. jogging

4. Managing stress can help people ……………....

A. have a good body  B. live longer        C. sleep enough time  D. stay healthy

5. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. It’s difficult to maintain a healthy body.

B. Water is important for your health.

C. Getting enough sleep can make you happier.

D. Eating healthy and exercising are tips to stay healthy.

2. Read and fill in the blanks with one word given      

kinds      classify      books           near

name         collection       clean             immediately

     Collecting (1) ………… is my favourite hobby. I started my hobby five years ago. The first item in my (2) ………… is a book about Doraemon. And now I have a lot of books of all (3) …………comics, children’s, history, science, detective, adventure, etc.

     Whenever I find an interesting book I buy it (4) …………I usually buy books in the bookstores (5) ………… my school and my house. Sometimes my relatives and my friends give me books as a gift. I (6) ………… my books into different categories and put each category in one corner of my bookshelf with a (7) ………… tag on it. It takes all my free time to keep everything (8) …………and dusted. It keeps me amused for hours, too.

IV. WRITING.               

I. Make sentences using the words and phrases given 

1. /when/ I/ ten/ begin/ play/ football/ I/. →................................................. ……………

2. / I/ think/ skateboarding/ more/ interesting/ mountain – climbing/. →.......... …………...           

3. / usually/ his/ swimming/ with/ friends/ He/ goes/. →…….……………………………

4.    / in/ future/ My father/ go abroad/. →………………………………………………….

5. / sailing/ on the river/ last summer/ went/ I/. → ……………………………………….

6. / Read/ books/ free time/ is/ favourite/ hobby/.

→ ……………

7. / elderly/ Last year/ nursing home/ we/ in/ visited/ people/ the/. →……………………

8. / he/ Has/ finished / the/ yet/ work/? →……………………………………………………

II. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same using the beginning  

1. He collects stamps. 

→ He is ...........................................................................................

2. His hobby is taking photos.→ He likes …………………………………………………….

3. There are five rooms in his house. 

→His house ……………………………….

4. Nga hates playing games, because it’s not good for her eyes.

 → ………………………………, so ………………………………………..........

5. I have worked as a nurse for three years.→ I started……………………………………….

6. She is the best student in my class. →Noone ………………………………………...........

7. She became a member of Be a Buddy two years ago.

 → She has been…………………………………………………………………

8. She thinks making pottery is difficult. 

→She finds………………………………………..

I. PHONICS.

Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others    

1. A. bird                      B. girl                           C. first                 D. sister

2. A. hobby                            B. cycle                C. bye                  D. why

3. A. swims                   B. works              C. sits                   D. laughs

4. A. collect                     B. surf                        C. learn                D. birth

5. A. pottery                  B. collect              C. melody            D. monopoly

6.  A. bird-watching        B. children           C. school             D. challenge

7. A. laughed                 B. washed             C. helped              D. planned

8. A. hear                      B. earn                 C. near                 D. clear

Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs stress from the others    

1. A. earache                 B. unhealthy                  C. sunburn            D. toothache

2. A. decide                            B. enjoy               C. collect              D. mountain

3. A. common                B. fancy               C. hobby              D. balloon

B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR. (2.0p)

Question 3. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.4p)

9. A. near B. fear C. hear D. earth

10. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think

Question 4. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below. (1.2p)

11. If we _____ fewer papers, we ________ a lot of trees.

A. use/ will save B. uses/ will save C. will use/ saves D. used/ saved

12. ______ draw on the walls and tables, please.

A. Do B. Don’t C. Should D. Shouldn’t

13. I ______ the museum with my family last summer.

A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits

14. I………. to Singapore three times.

A. have gone B. have been C.went D.visited

15. Walking to school will help ……………… air pollution.

A. refill B. reuse C. recycle D. reduce

16. _______ is a dozen eggs? – 30.000 dong.

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

Question 5. Write the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences (0.4p)

17. If it (be) _________sunny next week, we will go to Ha Long Bay.

18. Amsterdam is one of the (peaceful) ________________ cities in the world.

19. I (travel) _____________ to the Moon by super car in the future.

20. In the year 2030, robots will be able (do)______all the housework instead of us.

C. READING. (2.0p)

Question 6. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1.0p)

VTV1 is a (21)____ television channel in Viet Nam. It attracts millions of (22) _____ because it offers many different interesting programmes. The (23) ____ tells people what is happening in Viet Nam and the rest of the world. (24) _____ bring a lot of laughter and help people relax after a hard working day.

21. A. local B. national C. international D. world

22. A. people B. workers C. teachers D. viewers

23. A. 7 o'clock news B. music C. tragedy D. film

24. A. News B. Weather forecast C. Comedies D. Contests

Question 7. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1.0p)

There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and individual sports. Team sports are such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other because they want to get the best score. For example, in a football game, if team A scores 4 goals and team B scores 3 goals, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

25. How many main kinds of sports?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

26. Is baseball one kind of team sport?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

27. Why do two separate teams compete against each other?

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………..

28. Are team sports sometimes called competitive sports?

-> ………………………………………………………………...................................

D. WRITING. (2.0p)

Question 8. Rewrite each of the following sentences In such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0p)

29. We make the air dirty because we use the car all the time.

-> If…………………………………………………………………………………..

30.I had bad a cold, so I didn’t go to school yesterday. (Rewrite this sentence with “because”) -> ……………………………………………………………………………

31.I’ve never read any book more interesting than this book.

-> This book ………………………………………………………………….……..

32. I started studying English 3 years ago.

-> I have ……………………………………………………………………………

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. bird 2. A. burn 3. A. nurse 4. A. neighbor 5. A. hobby B. girl B. sun B. picture B. favorite B. hour C. first C. hurt C. surf C. culture C. hotel D. sister D. turn D. return D. tourist D. hot II. Put the word into the correct column according the underlined part. camera culture signal yesterday bird natural birthday neighbor learn heard again turn first final sir girl word world third assistant /ə/ B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Find which word does not belong to each group. /ɜ:/ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ 1. A. reporter 2. A. stamp 3. A. skating 4. A. hate 5. A. unusual B. collector B. album B. climbing B. enjoy B. favourite C. gardener C. collector C. gardening C. love C. popular D. newspaper D. mountain D. horse-riding D. like D. common II. Read the dialogue and fill the correct words in the blanks, use the words in the box. are from enjoy climb show collecting expensive about Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house! Elena: Come upstairs! I'll (1) _______________ you my room. Mi: Wow! You have so many dolls. Elena:Yes. My hobby is (2) _______________dolls. Do you have a hobby? Mi: I like collecting glass bottles. Elena: Really? That's very unusual. Is it (3) _______________? Mi: Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. What (4) _______________ doll collecting? Is it expensive? Elena : I guess so, but all of my dolls (5) _______________presents. My and my aunt and uncle always give me dolls on special occasions. Mi: Your dolls are all very different. Elena: Yes, they're (6) _______________ all over the world! Nick: I don't know why girls collect things. It's a piece of cake. Mi: Do .you have a difficult hobby, Nick? Nick: Yes, I (7) _______________ mountain climbing. 3 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 Mi: But Nick, there are no mountains around here! Nick: I know. I'm in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam: In the future, I'll (8) _______________ mountains in other countries too. III. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. 1. Mr. Porter is nice _______________everyone. 2. Kathy was absent _______________lass yesterday. 3. Are you ready _______________ the test? 4. I’m angry _______________ Greg. 5. I’m mad _______________ Peter. 6. Are you afraid ...................... dogs? 7. Sometimes people aren’t kind ..................... animals. 8. One inch is equal _______________ 2.54 centimeters. 9. I’m thirsty _______________a big glass of ice water. 10. Joe has good manners. He’s always polite _______________ everyone. 11. I’m not familiar _______________ that book. Who it? 12. John’s thermos bottle is full _______________ coffee. IV. Choose the correct answer in each sentence. 1. Are you interested for/ in photography. 2. This is my best/ favourite book. It’s David Copperfield, by Dickens. 3. I’ve decided to make/ join the local swimming club. 4. Kate usually passes/ spends most of her time reading. 5. Tim has a very interesting fun/ hobby. He builds small boats. 6. What do you like doing in your empty/ spare time? 7. Wendy is a member/ team of the drama club. 8. Anna likes going to the cinema/ cinema. V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Sally and her family love (go) __________________. to the park in the summer. 2. Her mum likes (lie) _______________ on the blanket and loves (read) _______________ her favourite magazines. 3. Anna’s family (like) _______________ the park because they love (be) _______________ outdoors 4. I enjoy (collect) ____________________ dolls and it becomes my pleasure. 5. We love (watch) ____________________ new films, and we (go) ____________________ to watch a new Hollywood film next weekend. 6. My brother hates (do) ____________________ the same things day after day. 7. Our uncle (play) ____________________ badminton once a week. 8. I (collect) ____________________ a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far. 9. In 2100, people (travel) _______________ in flying cars. 10. I’m so hungry, Mum. _ I (make) _______________ you some sandwiches. VI. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first. 1. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. A. Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. B. If you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. C. Unless you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. 4 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 D. Unless you were careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. 2. Because he doesn’t leave immediately, I call a policeman. A. Unless he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman. B. If he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman. C. Unless he leaves immediately, I will call a policeman. D. If he left immediately, I wouldn’t call a policeman. 3. Today isn’t Sunday, so the pupils can’t go swimming. A. If today is Sunday, the pupils could go swimming. B. If today were Sunday, the pupils could go swimming. C. The pupils could go swimming unless today is Sunday. D. The pupils could not go swimming if today isn’t Sunday. 4. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson. A. If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson. B. If you don’t stop talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson. C. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson. D. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t have understood the lesson. 5. If the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help. A. Unless the homework is easy, I won’t ask you for help. B. Unless the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help. C. Unless the homework is easy, I will ask you for help. D. Unless the homework isn’t difficult, I won’t ask you for help. 6. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week. A. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it. B. If you promised to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it. C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it. D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it. C. READING I. Read the text and choose the correct answer. If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be very risky. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an inexpensive way of keeping" fit if you live there. Some cyclists don't mind spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale which may not be impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cycling helmets C. Bicycle markets According to the passage, cycling in London is A. easy B. difficult B. Cheap bicycles D. Cycling in London' The word "it" in line 4 refers to A. cycling B. passion C. excitement The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines A. 2 B. 5 C. 5-6 According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that A. It is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain. B. some bikes in London are cheap. C. there are not many lanes especially for bikes. D. some cyclists don't want to buy expensive II. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the list. C. tiring D. boring D. doing exercise D. 8-9 5 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 like (2) live be travel make sing read go write This is Michael Johnson. He (1) _______________ a famous rock star. He (2) _______________ in America. He (3) _______________ all around the world and (4) _______________ in rock concerts. He (5) _______________ his songs and (6) _______________ his own video clips. In his free time, he (7) _______________ staying at home listening to his CDs. At weekends, he usually (8) . _______________ to expensive restaurants with his friends. He also (9) _______________ a lot of books about strange things. I can’t wait to see him perform live. I (10) _______________ him so much. III. Choose the most suitable word for each space. What do you like doing best (1) _______________ your spare time? My cousin Paul likes going (2) _______________ in the country and (3) _______________photos. Sometimes he (4) _______________ with his friends, and they (5) _______________at the park or at the beach. They always (6) _______________ a good time. His brother Chris isn’t (7) _______________ on walking. He spends most of the (8) _______________ at home. 1. A. for 2. A. for walks 3. A. making 4. A. travels 5. A. enjoy 6. A. have 7. A. interested 8. A. other B. when B. walks B. having B. gets up B. have fun B. make B. out B. time C. in C. a walk C. taking C. sees C. hobby C. do C. decided C. people D. at D. to walk D. doing D. goes out D. go D. like D. keen D. money D. WRITING I. Use the words and phrases to complete the sentences. 1. Stamp collection/ be/ interesting hobby. ........................................................................................................................... 2. You/ can learn many things, such/ the geography/ a country/ stamps. ........................................................................................................................... 3. Postal stamps/ be a source/ interesting facts/ important dates/ every country/ the world. .......................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................... 4. It/ make stamp collecting/ become very popular. .......................................................................................................................... 5. As you look at the pages/ a stamp album, you/ can learn interesting details/ foreign customs/ arts/ literature/ history/ culture. ........................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................ ........... 6. Their colors/ can make/ you feel relaxed/ happy. ........................................................................................................................... 7. Collecting stamps/ can become/ a business. ............................................................................................................................ 8. If you are lucky/ finding/ special stamp, it/ will bring/ you some money besides knowledge/ pleasure. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. 6 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 II. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words. 1. What is the price of this watch?  How much .................................................................................? 2.What is the price of these beautiful scarves?  How much .................................................................................? 3. Can you tell me the way to Dong Nai Post office?  Can you tell me ........................................................................? 4. Can you tell me the way to the station?  Can you tell me ........................................................................? 5. They are fast typists?  They .......................................................................................... 6.Peter is a hard worker.  Peter .......................................................................................... 7.There are no bottles on the self.  There aren’t ............................................................................... 8. We have no time to prepare the speech.  We don’t have .......................................................................... PART III: TEST YOURSELF I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. D. worker D. near D. combine D. enjoy D. culture COURAGE 2. You looked so _______________when you fell asleep on the sofa. PEACE 1. A. prefer 2. A. bear 3. A. collect 4. A. absent 5. A. future II. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals. 1. Running after that thief was very _______________ of you! B. better B. hear B. concern B. government B. return C. teacher C. dear C. concert C. dependent C. picture 3. All four of my grandparents are still _______________ LIVE 4. Did you vote in the last _______________ ELECT 5. It can be very difficult for . _______________ when they leave prison and go back into the community. PRISON 6. At the end of the film, you hear a single _______________ and then Al Pacino falls to the groun. SHOOT 7. It’s _______________! I’ve lost my glasses agains! BELIEVE 8. I think we’re all in _______________ that something must be done about the problem. 9. Should I write “Bristish” or “English” as my _______________? NATION 10. We’ll only have real _______________when women earn as much money as men. EQUAL III. Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D. 1. Nowadays people ________ hours sitting in front of computers. A. spend B. last C. set D. take 2. I think you should take up swimming ________ it is suitable for your health condition. A. so B. because C. although D. but 3. My family enjoys _______ because we can sell vegetables and flowers _______ money. A. garden – to B. gardening – for C. gardening – with D. garden – of 4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your _______ to your friends as presents. 7 AGREE Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 A. hobby B. money C. greetings D. products 5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the _______ magazines. A. fashion B. cooking C. sports D. science 6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is _______. A. danger B. in danger C. dangerous D. endangered 7. My sister is very keen in swimming, and she goes swimming three _______ a week. A. time B. a time C. times D. timings 8. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make _______ of the things we like best. A. meanings B. models C. copies D. uses 9. You need to be _______ to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell. A. careful B. interesting C. fit D. patient 10. If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will _______ your own clothes. A. do B. make C. take 11. There are many ________ why it is important to have a hobby. A. answers B. reasons C. details 12. Will you ________ making models in the future? A. pick up B. look for C. take up 13. Do you think that hobby is _______ and boring? A. easy B. difficult C. danger 14. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very _______ in using colors. A. careless B. care C. creative D. imagine 15. A hobby helps you to connect with ________ people. A. other B. others C. another D. the other 16. I join a photography club, and all members love _______ a lot of beautiful photos. A. take B. taking C. make D. making 17. What does your father do _______ his free time? A. in B. at C. on D. while 18. I think a hobby will always give you _______ and help you _______. A. pleased – relax B. pleasure – relaxed C. pleased – relaxing D. pleasure – relax 19. You can share your stamps _______ other collectors _______ a stamp club. A. with – at B. to – at C. with – in D. to – in 20. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and _______ you need is time. A. most B. all of C. some D. all IV. Circle the correct preposition to complete the sentence. 1. Don’t blame the theft on/ for Tim. He duidn’t steal anything. 2. I’ll share the sandwiches to/ with you, if you like. 3. They accused Tonya of/ for telling lies, but she was telling the truth. 4. Are you still angry with/ about me? 5. I’d completely forgotten for/ about the party. I’m not ready! 6. Trudy is such a lovely baby. She always smiles at/ to you when you sing to her. V. Complete the text with the verbs in the box. Peter doesn’t have a very normal routine. He (0) works in a night club, where he (1) _______________ the piano in a jazz band. The club (2) _______________ at 11.00 at night, but the members of the band usually D. get D. facts D. find D. interesting start walks plays finish goes opens have go work lives needs gets watches get practice arrive 8 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 (3) _______________there at 9.00 and they (4) _______________ for a couple of hours. The first customers (5) _______________ at about 11.15 and the show (6) _______________ at midnight. It (7) _______________ at 5.00 in the morning. Then Leo and his friends (8) _______________something to eat, before they (9) _______________ home. Leo (10) _______________ quite close to the club, so he (11) _______________ home. He (12) _______________ to bed at 8.00, but he only (13) _______________ about four hours sleep, so he (14) _______________ at midday. In the afternoon he (15) _______________ TV or he goes out. VI. Put the verb in the parentheses into correct tenses. 1. The sun always _______________ (rise) in the east. 2. In my country, it _______________ (not, rain) much in winter. 3. The moon _______________ (move) around the earth. 4. Mai _______________ (be) very happy because she has 3 good marks today. 5. I like _______________ (play) tennis. 6. My brother _______________ (enjoy) playing football. He usually _______________ (play) football every afternoon. 7. My brothers _______________ (be, not) engineers. 8. Well, he is 40 years old, bald with a moustache. He _______________ (have) large ears and he _______________ (wear) glasses. 9. They _______________ (have, not) any money. 10. Hoa _______________ (visit) her parents once a year. VII. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 0 . You mustn’t park there. It’s illegal. 1. In the nineteenth and _______________ twentieth centuries the _______________ of _______________ to Australia were from Britain. Many of today’s newcomers, however, are from the _______________ 2. Next year the factory will _______________ a lot more people. The numbers of jobs will _______________ by over sixty _______________ 3. I like that new car but I _______________ to _______________ my old one. 4. _______________ has always been important in the United States. 5. It isn’t always easy for minorities to _______________ into the local _______________ if they are from a different _______________ 6. By the year 2050 the _______________ of the world will be ten _______________ VIII. Read the text below and choose the best answer for each question after the text. PETS Many people like to keep pets. Dogs and cats are very popular pets. Some people, however, keep birds or goldfish. They need less space and are easier to look after. If you want to have a pet, you can buy one from a pet shop but you must be careful not to buy a sick animal. It is best if you know something about the pet you want. This helps you choose a healthy pet. However, if you do not have much money and know very little about animals, you can visit the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The first society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in England in 1821. It was set up to make sure that all animals are treated with kindness. The RSPCA in Hong Kong carries out this aim. The legal keep percent culture immigration community majority increase early prefer integrate billion immigrants Far East employ population 9 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 RSPCA officers collect animals which have no homes and are left in the street. They look after them until they are healthy again. People visiting the RSPCA may choose their pets from these animals and you can be sure that you will get a healthy pet. If later your pet becomes ill, you can take it to the doctors at the RSPCA for treatment. When you have a pet, it is very important that you look after it properly. You must remember to feed it at suitable times. You should also give it a clean and comfortable place to rest. Your pet will be happy and healthy if you love it and care for it properly. 1. According to the passage, what kind of pet needs more space? A. A dog B. A bird 2. What can help you choose a healthy pet? A. Being careful with your money B. Learning about a pet you want 3. The first society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded _______. A. in 1924 C. in England B. more than 1000 years ago D. in 1842 4. What does the RSPCA do with sick and homeless animals? A. Leave them in the streets C. Give them to people who cure sick pets B. Make them healthy again D. Sell them to pet shops 5. You can always be sure that every pet from the RSPCA _______. A. will never get sick C. is strong and healthy B. is collected from a dustbin D. always needs too much care IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. I have a very interesting and (1) _______________ hobby. I make short video clips with my digital camera. It was my birthday present from my parents last year. Since then, I have (2) _______________three short films. It’s great fun! I started asking my friends and relatives to take (3) _______________ in the films. I have tried to write the story for my video clips. When I have finished the script, I make copies for the “actors”. Each scene is small and they can look at the words just (4) _______________ we start filming. We film at the weekend in my neighborhood, (5) _______________ no one has to travel far. When the video clip is finished, I invite all the “actors” and we watch the film at my house. 1. A. enjoyable 2. A. done 3. A. scene 4. A. until 5. A. so B. enjoyed B. made B. role B. after B. because C. enjoying C. played C. part C. only C. but D. enjoy D. watched D. film D. before D. although X. Look at sis underlined words in the text. They all have spelling mistakes. Write them correctly. C. A goldfish D. A mouse C. Having a lot of money D. Visiting many pet shops 10 Giáo Viên Chuyên Anh - Thầ y Bùi Văn Vinh - 0988.333.599 1. This is a photo of my freind, Stephanie. ................................................................................................... 2. She’s 18 and she’s French. She lives in a village near Toulouse. She studys engineering at university. ................................................................................................ 3. She has short black hair and very dark eyes. She is inteligent and funny, but sometimes she’s a bit sad too. ................................................................................................ 4. She loves music and she likes writting songs. She can play the guitar very well and she has a beautifull voice. We love listening to her. She’s also crazy about computers and she likes looking for song lyrics on the Internet. She also hates one thing- doing sport. ................................................................................................. 5. I like her because she’s allways there when I need her. .................................................................................................

REVIEW 1

A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group

1.   A. bird                                B. girl                           C. first                          D. sister

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

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

4.   A. neighbor                        B. favorite                    C. culture                     D. tourist

5.   A. hobby                            B. hour                         C. hotel                        D. hot

6.   A. prefer                             B. better                       C. teacher                     D. worker

7.   A. bear                               B. hear                         C. dear                          D. near

8.   A. collect                            B. concern                    C. concert                     D. combine

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

10. A. future                           B. return                       C. picture                     D. culture

11. A. exciting              B. excellent                  C. experience    D. expensive

12. A. hobby                 B. cycle                        C. bye               D. why

13. A. pottery               B. collect                      C. melody                     D. monopoly

14. A. bird-watching     B. children                    C. school                      D. challenge

15. A. future                             B. return                       C. picture                     D. culture

16. A. piano                              B. fish                          C. like                          D. badminton

17. A. arrange                           B. game                        C. make                        D. skate

18. A. mother                 B. some                         C. cold                           D. come

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

20. A. telephone             B. post office                 C. directory                   D. moment

21. A. number                   B. Sunday                  C. excuse                      D. fun

22. A. second                 B. personal                   C. tomorrow                 D. movie

23. A. machine                 B. kitchen                   C. teacher                     D. children

24. A. city                      B. many                       C. country                    D. cry

25. A. book                                 B. room                        C. stool             D. school

26. A. soon                       B. see                         C. sure              D. sorry

27. A. amazing             B. orange                      C. table             D. favorite

28. A. country              B. journalist                  C. younger                    D. countryside

29. A. game                              B. arrange                     C. skate            D. cake

30. A. hobby                 B. doll              C. collect                      D. for

31. A. difficult              B. unusual                    C. uncle                        D. result

32. A. piano                              B. fish              C. like              D. badminton

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

34. A. heard                              B. pearl             C. heart            D. earth

35. A. button                B. circus                       C. suggest                     D. future

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

37. A. light                               B. fine              C. knife            D. principle 

38. A. farm                               B. card              C. bare              D. marvelous 

39. A. both                               B. bottle                       C. Scotland                   D. cotton 

40. A. park                                B. farm             C. warm                       D. marmalade

41. A. nature                B. pure             C. picture                     D. culture

42. A. faithful               B. failure                      C. fairly                        D. painted 

43. A. country              B. cover                        C. economical   D. ceiling

44. A. new                                B. sew              C. few              D. nephew

45. A. with                               B. library                      C. willing                     D. if

46. A. ask                                 B. angry                       C. manager                   D. damage

47. A. notebook            B. hoping                     C. cock             D. potato

48. A. engineer             B. verb             C. deer              D. merely

49. A. theory                B. therefore                  C. neither                     D. weather

50. A. shoot                              B. mood                       C. poor             D. smooth

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. welcome               B. upstairs                    C. hobby                       D. eggshell

2. A. difficult                B. unusual                    C. expensive     D. occasion

3. A. challenge              B. outdoor                    C. model                       D. enjoy

4. A. melody                 B. pottery                     C. creative                    D. gallery

5. A. receive                             B. fragile                      C. unique                     D. arrange

6. A. essential               B. unusual                    C. occasion                   D. calorie

7. A. mural                               B. monopoly     C. graffiti                      D. conjunction 

8. A. reporter                            B. mountain                 C. gardener                   D. newspaper

9. A. favourite                          B. unusual                    C. popular                     D. common

10. A. pottery               B. flower                      C. silent                        D. prepare

11. A. exciting              B. melody                     C. experience    D. expensive

12. A. gymnastics                     B. gardening     C. basketball     D. volleyball

13. A. affect                              B. excuse                      C. attend                      D. damage

14. A. language             B. character                 C. complete                  D. spinach

15. A. anniversary                     B. adventure                 C. improve                    D. appointment

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1.   Nowadays people                hours sitting in front of computers.

            A. spend                       B. last                           C. set                           D. take

2.   I think you should take up swimming _____it is suitable for your health condition.

            A. so                            B. because                    C. although                  D. but

3.   My family enjoys    because we can sell vegetables and flowers         money.

            A. garden - to               B. gardening - for          C. gardening - with       D. garden - of

4.   If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your      to your friends as

      presents.

            A. hobby                      B. money                      C. greetings                  D. products

5.   My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the     ___

      magazines.

            A. fashion                     B. cooking                    C. sports                       D. science

6.   My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is                 .

            A. danger                      B. in danger                  C. dangerous                D. endangered

7.   My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three __           a week.

            A. time                         B. a time                      C. times                       D. timings

8.   We often read the instructions carefully in order to make                   of the things we like best.

            A. meanings                 B. models                     C. copies                      D. uses

9.   You need to be                    to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

            A. careful                     B. interesting                C. fit                            D. patient

10. If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will                       your own clothes.

            A. do                            B. make                        C. take                         D. get

11. There are many       why it is important to have a hobby.

            A. answers                    B. reasons                     C. details                      D. facts

12. Will you                 making models in the future?

            A. pick up                    B. look for                    C. take up                     D. find

13. Do you think that hobby is               and boring?

            A. easy                         B. difficult                    C. danger                      D. interesting

14. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very                     in using colors.

            A. careless                    B. care                          C. creative                    D. imagine

15. A hobby helps you to connect with              people.

            A. other                        B. others                       C. another                    D. the other

16. I join a photography club, and all members love                    .

            A. take                         B. taking                      C. make                        D. making

17. What does your father do                 his free time?

            A. in                             B. at                             C. on                            D. while

18. I think a hobby will always give you            and help you                 .

            A. pleased - relax                                              B. pleasure - relaxed     

            C. pleased - relaxing     D. pleasure - relax

19. You can share your stamps              other collectors.

            A. with - at                   B. to - at                       C. with - in                   D. to - in

20. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and                     you need is time.

            A. most                        B. all of                        C. some                        D. all

21. There are many                   _____ why it is important to have a hobby.

            A. answers  B.reasons                            C.details                                   D.facts

22.Will you                              making models in the future?

            A.pick up    B.look for                           C.take up                                  D.find

23.Do you think that hobby is   and boring?

            A.easy                         B.difficult                      C.danger                      D.interesting

24.I love my sister’s paintings because she is very                                               in using colours.

            A.careless   B.care                                 C.creative                                 D.imagine

25.A hobby helps you to connect with                             people.

            A.other                        B.others                         C.another                     D.the other

26.I join a photography club, and all the members love___a lot of beautifulphotos.

            A.take                          B.taking                         C.make                        D.making

27.What does your father do     his free time?

            A.in                             B.at                                C.on                            D.while

28. I think a hobby will always give you_____and help you                                             .

            A.pleased-relax             B.pleasure-relaxed          C.pleased-relaxing D.pleasure - relax

29. You can share your stamps other collectors                                                    a stamp club.

            A.with - at  B.to - at                              C.with - in                                D.to - in

30. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and           you need is time.

            A.most                        B.all                               C.some                        D.all of

31. Nowadays people_____ hours sitting in front of computers.

            A.take                          B.last                             C.set                            D.spend

32.I think you should take up swimming _____ it is suitable for your health condition.

            A.so                             B.because                       C.although                   D.but

33. My family enjoys                because we can sell vegetables and flowers                      money.

            A.garden - to                B.gardening - for             C.gardening - with D.garden - of

34. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your                                           to your friends as presents.

            A.hobby                       B.money                        C.greetings                  D.products

35. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the______magazines.

            A.fashion    B.cooking                           C.sports                              D.science

36. _____ is her father's hobby. He likes going to the zoo to see beautiful parrots

or canaries.

A.   Collecting birds                                             B. Raising pets

C. Bird-watching                                                D. Arranging flowers

37. My mother loves_____ . She usually grows vegetables and takes care of____them when she has free time.

A. cooking food B. gardening                                C. cycling                    D. eating fruits

38. My brothers would like to_____ mountain climbing. They think they will

enjoy themselves and _____ some nice photos.

A. go/ take                     B.    pick/take                 C. take/collect              D. go/pick

39. I prefer listening to music____ very much. Gentle     and nice lyrics of old

songs always attract my attention.

A. headphones      B.     noise                              C. colours                    D. melodies

40. My father will go_____on the sea when my family goes to the beach this week.

A. gymnastics       B. camping                             C. horse-riding D.        surfing

41. I love making ____ because I can create some nice and unique clay bottles

or cups to give my friends.

A. pottery                      B. paper kites                  C. architectures           D.             lanterns

42. __ is my unusual hobby. I like moving on the ice and feel like a beautifulswan.

A. Swimming                                                     B. Eating ice-creams

C. Ice-skating                                                      D. Making models

43. She took______ playing the piano when she was a young girl.

A.    in                            B. over                          C. up                            D. on

44. He   a karate club next month. He_____ to improve his health.

A.    will join/ wants                                            B. joins/wants

C. will join/ will want                                        D. is joining/ wants

45. Our grandfather____ he____ us how to carve eggshells this weekend.

A.   will promise/will show                      B. is promising/shows

C. promises/will show                                        D. promised/shows

46. My mother____ me to the museum tomorrow because she______      to finish

a lot of her work.

A.    doesn't take/ has                                           B. won't take/ has

C. won't take/ doesn't have         D...