PRACTICE TEST 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. usual                   B. design                     C. version                    D. pleasure

2. A. musician             B. official                    C. ocean                      D. concerto

3. A. question              B. tradition                  C. exhibition               D. action

4. A. exposure             B. ensure                     C. treasure                   D. closure

5. A. machine              B. chef                                    C. chorus                     D. brochure

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.

1. Trà Giang is one of the most famous …………………..of Vietnam. Many people love her. (ACT)

2. The …………………..she gave last night was marvelous. (PERFORM)

3. The Đan Bau is a Vietnamese traditional …………………..instrument. (MUSIC)

4. I don’t like pop music because it is not as …………………..as rock and roll. (EXCITE)

5. Mai wanted to share her …………………..with other people. (PLEASE)

6. Tran Van Can is my favorite …………………..He is famous for the painting “Little sister Thuy” (ART)

7. …………………..is the art of taking and processing photographs. (PHOTOGRAPH)

8. Water puppetry …………………..in the villages of the Red River Delta. (ORIGIN)

9. Peter has received a letter of …………………..to see a water puppet show this Sunday. (INVITE)

10. I think a good knowledge of arts and music is a …………………..for anyone. (NECESSARY)

III. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as…as)

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2. This picture is 800,000 VND. That picture is 600,000 VND. (price… different)

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3. Mr. Brown speaks English. Mrs. Kent speaks English. (same language)

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4. John didn’t go to the concert show last night. Nam didn’t go to the concert show last night. (either)

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5. Mr. Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs. Ha teaches history of music. (same subject)

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6. I like pop music. My brother likes pop music. (too)

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7. This painting is green. That painting is green. (colour…different)

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8. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high. (as…as)

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9. Van Gogh is Dutch. Picasso is Spanish. (nationality…different)

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10. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa’s sister sings more beautifully than her. (as…as)

IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence and correct it.

1. This movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week.

   A                  B                                 C         D

2. My brother never enjoys classical music and I don’t too.

 A                    B         C             D

3. The author of this novel is the same like that one.

 A                    B                     C               D

4. The concert show was quite different than what I thought.

  A       B                           C                 D

5. Hoang is very interested in rock and roll and his classmates are either.

    A     B                                                   C                           D

V. Use the words given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.

1. I like pop music but my brother likes rock music. (different)

My taste in music………………………………………….....my brother.

2. Neither Mary nor  her sister studied arts at school. (either)

Mary never studied arts at school and …………………………………..

3. I think Vinh acted better than Quang in that play. (as)

I think Quang didn’t …………………………………...Vinh in that play.

4. Both Anna and her brother are fond of watching water puppet. (too)

Anna is fond of watching water puppet and ……………………………..

5. My hobby is drawing and John’s hobby is also drawing. (same)

My hobby …………………………………………………John’s hobby.

Unit 4 ❶. PHONETICS I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question 2. A. version B. pleasure C. usual D. design 3. A. closure B. sure C. pleasure D. leisure 4. A. ocean B. concert C. musician D. official 5. A. so B. expensive C. saxophone D. music 6. A. treasure B. closure C. exposure D. ensure 7. A. happy B. hard C. similarity D. talent 8. A. chorus B. brochure C. machine D. chef 9. A. treasure B. vision C. discussion D. decision 10. A. exhibition B. action C. question D. tradition 11. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker 12. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit 13. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn 14. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted 15. A. spring B. swimming C. think D. realize 16. A. country B. hungry C. fly D. every 17. A. why B. who C. when D. what 18. A. finished B. reported C. landed D. succeeded 19. A. celebrate B. lazy C. vacation D. mechanic 20. A. conclusion B. ensure C. rush D. mission 21. A. student B. study C. dust D. must 22. A. father B. date C. hard D. last 23. A. chapter B. rich C. cheese D. chemist 24. A. watches B. boxes C. buses D. tables 25. A. pleasure B. sound C. same D. best 26. A. foot B. pool C. moon D. food 27. A. birth B. their C. myth D. fifth 28. A. trays B. says C. bays D. days 29. A. companion B. company C. comparison D. compartment 30. A. naked B. wicked C. beloved D. confused 31. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage 32. A. clothes B. gone C. drove D. ghost 33. A. hear B. clear C. swear D. ear 34. A. heat B. great C. beat D. teach 35. A. nearest B. head C. bread D. health 36. A. sign B. mistake C. triangle D. drive 37. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon 38. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps 39. A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed 40. A. feed B. heat C. meat D. pleasure 41. A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart 42. A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student 43. A. brother B. thick C. they D. that 44. A machine B. parachute C. champagne D. cheer 45. A. doctor B. hospital C. pollution D. tomorrow 46. A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. high 47. A. collect B. clean C. city D. cracker 48. A. pottery B. melody C. modal D. profit 49. A. near B. clear C. dear D. learn 50. A. knocked B. needed C. founded D. wanted

II. Chose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

6. A. usual B. design C. version D. pleasure

7. A. musician B. official C. ocean D. concert

8. A. question B. tradition C. exhibition D. action

9. A. exposure B. ensure C. treasure D. closure

10. A. kite B. cookie C. knit D. hike

1.  A. collection              B. tradition           C. exhibition         D. question

2.  A. version                  B. pleasure            C. usual                D. design

3.  A. closure                  B. sure                  C. pleasure            D. leisure

4.  A. ocean                    B. concert             C. musician           D. official

5.  A. so                         B. expensive         C. saxophone        D. music

6.  A. treasure                 B. closure             C. exposure          D. ensure

7.  A. happy                   B. hard                 C. similarity          D. talent

8.  A. chorus                   B. brochure           C. machine           D. chef

9.  A. treasure                 B. vision               C. discussion        D. decision

10.     A. exhibition       B. action               C. question           D. tradition

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

1.  A. collection            B. tradition         C. exhibition      D. question

2.  A. version                B. pleasure          C. usual               D. casual

3.  A. closure                B. sure                 C. pleasure          D. leisure

4.  A. ocean                   B. concert            C. musician         D. official

5.  A. so                         B. expensive       C. saxophone      D. music

6.  A. treasure               B. closure            C. exposure         D. ensure

7.  A. happy                  B. hard                C. similarity        D. talent

8.  A. chorus                 B. brochure         C. machine          D. chef

9.  A. treasure               B. vision             C. discussion      D. decision

10.    A. exhibition     B. action              C. question         D. tradition

11. A. collect                B. clean               C. city                  D. cracker

12. A. pottery               B. melody           C. modal             D. profit

13. A. near                    B. clear                C. dear                 D. learn

14. A. knocked            B. needed            C. founded                   D. wanted

15. A. spring                B. swimming      C. think               D. realize

16. A. country              B. hungry            C. fly                             D. every

17. A. why                    B. who                 C. when               D. what

18. A. finished             B. reported                   C. landed             D. succeeded

19. A. celebrate            B. lazy                 C. vacation                   D. mechanic

20. A. student               B. study               C. dust                 D. must

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

1.  A. collection            B. tradition         C. exhibition      D. question

2.  A. version                B. pleasure          C. usual               D. casual

3.  A. closure                B. sure                 C. pleasure          D. leisure

4.  A. ocean                   B. concert            C. musician         D. official

5.  A. so                         B. expensive       C. saxophone      D. music

6.  A. treasure               B. closure            C. exposure         D. ensure

7.  A. happy                  B. hard                C. similarity        D. talent

8.  A. chorus                 B. brochure         C. machine          D. chef

9.  A. treasure               B. vision             C. discussion      D. decision

10.    A. exhibition     B. action              C. question         D. tradition

11. A. collect                B. clean               C. city                  D. cracker

12. A. pottery               B. melody           C. modal             D. profit

13. A. near                    B. clear                C. dear                 D. learn

14. A. knocked            B. needed            C. founded                   D. wanted

15. A. spring                B. swimming      C. think               D. realize

16. A. country              B. hungry            C. fly                             D. every

17. A. why                    B. who                 C. when               D. what

18. A. finished             B. reported                   C. landed             D. succeeded

19. A. celebrate            B. lazy                 C. vacation                   D. mechanic

20. A. student               B. study               C. dust                 D. must

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 point)

1. A. unhappy       B. character                            C. activity                       D. vacation 

2. A. teacher                      B. pleasure                            C. pleased                     D. clean      

3. A. named                      B. lived                       C. washed                       D. used      

4. A. drives              B. watches                                      C. brushes                       D. misses

5. A. celebration             B. collection                             C. education                             D. suggestion

II.  Choose and circle the best answer. (1.0 point)

A. lives               B. lived                        C. has lived                    D. is living

2. He always ………………… to improve his English pronunciation.

A. try                  B. trys                          C. tries                                     D. trying

3. Lan’s mother told her  ………………… up too late.

A. not stay          B. to not stay                C. to stay not                            D. not to stay

4. Living in the country is not expensive and it isn’t complex, ………………… .

A. too                 B. either                       C. neither                       D. so

5. Minh is 15 years old. He isn’t ………………… to drive a car.

 A. young enough              B. enough young                  C. enough old                          D. old enough

6. My friend suggested ………………… by bus.

A. go                  B. to go                        C. goes                           D. going

7. I am very ………………… in the information you have given me.

A. concerned      B. interested                           C. surprised                    D. worried

8. They used to …………………  to school together  when they were in primary school.

A. walk              B. walking                             C. walked                       D. walks

9. Customers can shop  ………………… in the new shopping mall in town.                  

     A. convenient     B. convenience            C. comfort                               D. comfortable

10.The doctor advised him ………………… a rest and ………………… any heavy work.

A. to take-not do       B. to take-not to do                  C. to take-don’t do                   D.  to take-to do

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (0.5 point)

1. We (study) …………………… English since we were in grade 3.

2. My father (buy) …………………… this car two days ago.

3. Students always (wear) …………………… uniform on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

4. Who (look) …………………… after your children when you are away tomorrow?   

5. My mother (cook) …………………… in the kitchen now.

IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank. (1.0 point).

          Language learners learn words in (1) __________ ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the (2) __________ of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not do so. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word (3) __________ remember how to use the word in the right way.

          In order to remember words (4) __________ some learners even write each word and its use (5) __________ a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it any time.

1. A. different          B. modern                    C. same                          D. important

2. A. use                 B. list                           C. example                     D. meaning

3. A. but                 B. to                                      C. so                              D. instead of

4. A. good               B. worse                      C. better                         D. less

5. A. into                B. up                                     C. at                               D. on

V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.0 point).

When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. I’m no longer afraid of crossing the road. However, I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.

          Answer the questions:

1. Where did his family move? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

      2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      4. What scared him?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

      5. Is he afraid of crossing the road now?                           

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite the following sentences. (1.0 point)

1. Ba is very strong . He can lift this table .(enough to)

→ Ba is strong ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Lan said to me: “Turn off the lights, please .”

→ Lan told me  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. My brother started working in Ha Noi 5 years ago.

→ My brother has .................................................................................................................................

4. He failed the exam because of his laziness.

→ Because…………………………………………………………………………………………….

VII. Arrange these words into their correct order. (1.0 point)

1. We / is / like/ teacher of English / our / because / he / humorous / very.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. She / to / always / wants / improve / her English.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Hoa’s character / very/ is / from / different / her mother’s.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. My children / speaking / enjoy / English / much.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2pts)

1. Lan: “Let’s go to the cafeteria and get a cold drink.” – Hoa: “_______________”

A. I’d love to              B. Good idea!                         C. My pleasure            D. That’s too bad

2. Do you work _________ hours than your friend?

A. fewer                      B. few                                     C. less                          D. much

3. ____________ do you play sports after school? – I usually play sports after school.

A. How many             B. How far                                          C. How old                 D. How often

4. Mr. Nam is a doctor. He __________ care of sick people.

              A. makes                   B. does                                    C. takes                       D. gives

5. __________ a bright room! I like these colors.

              A. What                    B. How                                   C. When                      D. Which

6. The math books are on the shelves ________ the left.

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

7. Hoa is _____________ because she misses her parents and her friends.

              A. happy                   B. happily                                C. unhappy                  D. happier

8. In the ___________ class, we learn about books and write essay.

A. History                   B. Physics                               C. Music                      D. Literature

9. She’s sure that they will find the film_________.

A. entertaining                        B. entertain                             C. entertainment         D. entertained

10. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”

A. No, I like it at all                B. Sure. What film shall we see?        C. Who is in it?           D. I’m sorry, I can’t.