I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. | A. | collection | B. | tradition | C. | exhibition | D. | question |
2. | A. | usually | B. | leisure | C. | version | D. | composer |
3. | A. | closure | B. | leisure | C. | pleasure | D. | sure |
4. | A. | essential | B. | traditional | C. | picture | D. | audition |
5. | A. | discussion | B. | vision | C. | treasure | D. | decision |
6. | A. | painter | B. | prefer | C. | concert | D. | perform |
7. | A. | music | B. | so | C. | saxophone | D. | expensive |
8. | A. | actor | B. | guitarist | C. | attract | D. | gallery |
9. | A. | hard | B. | talent | C. | happy | D. | Similarity |
10. | A. | musical | B. | delicious | C. | special | D. | physician |
II.Put the words into two groups (/ʃ / and /t ʃ / )
discussion | vision | leisure | musician | special |
fiction | sunshine | conclusion | social | anxious |
machine | usually | sure | delicious | treasure |
television | decision | measure | occasion | pleasure |
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o / t ʃ/ :
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1. | Today, subjects like music and arts are put into the school in Viet Nam. | |||||||||
| A. | so | B. | too | C. | either | D. | however | ||
2. | My cousin – Hoa, is the same age me. |
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| A. | as | B. | of | C. | to | D. | like | ||
3. | For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a for every student. | |||||||||
| A. | need | B. | needs | C. | necessity | D. | necessary | ||
4. | This year’s musical festival is not it was last year. | |||||||||
| A. | worse | B. | as good as | C. | as well as | D. | different from | ||
5. | Since the 1970s, the festival in Glastonbury has taken almost every year and has grown in size. | |||||||||
| A. | time | B. | place | C. | note | D. | notice | ||
6. | The puppet shows present themes of Vietnamese villages. | |||||||||
| A. | city | B. | country | C. | rural | D. | urban | ||
7. | The brit school is the most famous arts school in Britain. | |||||||||
| A. | perform | B. | performed | C. | performing | D. | performance | ||
8. | The villagers are they were years ago. There is no change at all. | |||||||||
| A. | as friendly as |
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| C. | different from |
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| B. | as friend as |
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| D. | not as friendly as |
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9. | Dong ho paintings are made on_______paper with beautiful ________colours. | |||||||||
| A. | tradition – nature |
| C. | traditional – nature | |||||
| B. | tradition – natural |
| D. | traditional – natural | |||||
10. | My village is not it was ten years ago. |
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| A. | same as | B. | the same | C. | the same as | D. | the same like | ||
11. | Teenagers in Viet Nam like k- pop, and they like Korean films . | |||||||||
| A. | so | B. | too | C. | either | D. | however | ||
12. | Water puppetry in the 11th century in the villages of red river delta of north Viet Nam. | |||||||||
| A. | begin | B. | Start | C. | formed | D. | originated | ||
13. | My brother’s taste in art is quite different mine. | |||||||
| A. | to | B. | As | C. | from | D. | then |
14. | The group is for their albums and tours around the world. | |||||||
| A. | well-prepared |
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| C. | well-know |
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| B. | well-known |
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| D. | know-how |
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15. | The film is not long as the film I watched last week. | |||||||
| A. | but | B. | As | C. | to | D. | from |
16. | You can see many interesting in that art gallery. | |||||||
| A. | paper | B. | Portraits | C. | colours | D. | paints |
17. | I never watch ballet, and my sister doesn’t . |
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| A. | so | B. | Too | C. | either | D. | like that |
18. | Classical music is not as pop music. |
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| A. | exciting | B. | as exciting | C. | as excited | D. | more excited |
19. | Arts are of great in education, especially for young children. | |||||||
| A. | important | B. | Importance | C. | unimportant | D. | unimportance |
20. | The performances of puppetry show ____________in the countryside and______. | |||||||
| A. | everyday life – folk tales | C. | everyday life – folk stories | ||||
| B. | everyday life – folk rock | D. | everyday lives – folk people |
III. Complete the following text, using the words in the box.
saxophone | Art | band | concert |
pop star | Singing | painting | subject |
My friend’s name is Peter and he loves music. He is good at (1) and he can play the guitar. He wants to learn the (2) when he is a bit older. He is already in a (3) and they hope to play at the school (4) next term. He is also interested in (5) so his favourite (6) at school is (7) . But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a (8) .
IV.Rewrite the sentences using “not as … as”.
1. The hotel in New York was better than the hotel in California.
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2. French is easier than German.
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3. Rick is friendlier than Glenn.
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4. Indonesia is hotter than Viet Nam.
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5. Football is more exciting than volleyball.
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