Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

It is undeniable that instrument innovations hit the right note in 2013 with the 3D-printed guitar, the AT-200 guitar, the seaboard grand and the wheel harp.

A. growth   

B. modernnisation          

C. revolution        

D. stagnation

IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing. Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time. Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on. For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) . 1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest 2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual 3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports 5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing

X. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.

1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. ______________________________________________________________ 2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it. ______________________________________________________________3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it. ______________________________________________________________4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben. ______________________________________________________________ 5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework. ______________________________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given in the brackets. 1. Mai enjoys going on a picnic with her friends at weekends. (interested) ______________________________________________________________2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the street because it rained heavily. (so) ______________________________________________________________3. I find collecting glass bottles unusual. (think) ______________________________________________________________ 4. There are over two hundred stamps in Mike’s collection. (has) ______________________________________________________________5. This is the first time I have been to Paris. (never) __________________________________________________________________________________

The guitar is one of the oldest instruments known to man. There were guitars in ancient Egypt and Greece, but the written history of the guitar (1)............................... in Spain in the 13th century. By 1500 the guitar was popular in Italy, France, and Spain. A French document of that time concluded that many people started (2)........................ the guitar. Stradivarius, the undeniable king of liolin makers, could not resist creating a variety of guitars. Also, there was no lack of music written for the instrument. Haydn, Schubert, and others wrote guitar music. When the great musician Beethoven (3).................................. to compose music for the guitar, he got angry and refused to do it, but eventually even Beethoven could not (4)............................... the challenge. Legend tell us he finally called the guitar a miniature orchestra. Indeed the guitar does sound like a little orchestra! Perhaps that is why in rural areas around the world the guitar (5)............................... a source of music for millions to enjoy for long.

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

          Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) ____     in their free time. Sports provide other (2)             hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

          Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3)          collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

          For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4)                  , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5)                   .

1.     A. fun                    B. funny                    C. funnies        D. funniest

2.     A. strange              B. normal                  C. favourite     D. unusual

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

4.     A. exercise             B. game                     C. interest        D. sports

5.     A. play                  B. to play                  C. playing        D. to playing

BÀI 7. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

      Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

      Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (66)                in their free time. Sports provide other (67)                   hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

      Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (68)              collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

      For some people, a hobby is a favourite (69)                    , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (70)            .

66. A. fun              B. funny                            C. funnies                         D. funniest

67. A. strange        B. normal                          C. favourite                       D. unusual

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

69. A. exercise      B. game                             C. interest                         D. sports

70. A. play            B. to play                          C. playing                         D. to playing

Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank

Saxophone, art, band, concert, pop star, singing, painting, subject

My friend’s name is Peter and he loves music. He is good at              and he can play the guitar. He wants to learn the               when he is a bit older. He is already in a              and they hope to play at the school               next term. He is also interested in               so his favourite             at school is          . But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a              .

Paul is asking Joe for permission to play the guitar in the room. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.        Paul: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?”        Joe: “_____________________”

A. Well, if only you didn’t                                   

B. Oh, I wish you wouldn’t.

C. Well, actually, I’d prefer it if you didn’t                   

D. Well, I’d rather not

Paul is asking Joe for permission to play the guitar in the room. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Paul: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?”

Joe:“___________”

A. Well, if only you didn’t

B. Oh, I wish you wouldn’t

C. Well, actually, I’d prefer it if you didn’t

D. Well, I’d rather not