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.

PRACTICE TEST 13

PART A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (3 pts)

1.   A. bother                     B. sunbathe                C. cloth                D. months

2.   A. vegetable                 B. comfortable           C. nature              D. moderate

3.   A. interest                    B. selection                C. resident            D. injection

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.(2 pts)

1.  A. pancake                         B. discount           C. wardrobe                   D. marine

2.  A. migrant                          B. typhoon           C. compost           D. limestone

PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)

1. Bob hasn’t _________up his mind yet.

    A. made                     B. gone                 C. used to             D. found

2. This is the _________book I have ever read.

    A. bad     B. worse               C. worst               D. badly

3. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ _________.

    A. That would be nice         B. No, I’m sorry  C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure

4. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.

    A. again                     B. once                 C. now                           D. ever

5. Of my parents, my father is _________.

    A. the stricter             B. the strictest                C. stricter             D. strict

6. "What can I get for you?"    ~ “ _________.”

    A. All right                          B. I'm afraid not   C. I hope so                   D. Yes, please

7. The coat _________on the floor belongs to my brother.   

    A. lies                        B. lying                C. lain                            D. is lying

8. Tuan had a bad cut on his arm. It’s _________badly.       

    A. bleeding                          B. burning            C. coughing          D. sneezing

9. Your _________is included in the ticket price.

      A. reservation          B. vacation           C. accommodation                   D. money

10. Do you ever talk to _________

      A. yourself                        B. myself    C. itself                 D. herself

11. The computer is _________guarantee so the company should do something with it.

      A. with                     B. on                    C. for                    D. under

12. She was _________ tired that she wen to bed early.

      A. such                    B. too                             C. as           D.so

13. “I think computers are useful.”  ~  “ _________.”

      A. I’m not agree                B. So do I                      C. I disagree too  D. So are they

14. Vietnam is a _________country.

      A. rubber-exported B. exporting-rubber       C. exported-rubber        D.rubber-exporting    

15. He can run very _________

      A. fastly                   B. fast                  C. quick      D. slow

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.( 15pts)

1. Ba gets used to ( stay) ____________ up late.

2. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn)____________brightly when Jack came in at 8.00.

3. The money (steal)____________in the robbery was never found.

4. At this time next month, they (work)____________in Ho Chi Minh City.

5. She locked the door so as (not disturb)____________.

6. My mother is too tired (cook)  ………………………………………. tonight.

7. The boys like (play) ………………………………. games but hate doing the homework.

8. Look at the car. The driver (drive) ……………………………………………. too fast.

    I think he (hit) ……………………………………………….. the cyclist.

9. I don't enjoy (laugh) ……………………………………………… at by other people.

10. The children (play) …………………………………   when it started to rain.

11. Lan’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she  (clean)……………………… it.

12. Look! Somebody (break)…………………………….. that door.

13. They (not meet)……………………….. us since last week.

14. What (you/do) ………………………………….. at this time yesterday.

15. Our school (open)  …………………………….. a new club next week.  

III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.(5pts) 

1. The _________are scheduled to take off at 15.00 and 15.30.                FLY

2. People in the countryside are _________.       FRIEND

3. Alot of people believe that well - paid job are                              PLENTY

4. We received a lot of _________from our teacher.                        ENCOURAGE

5. During his _________ the family lived in Cornwall  CHILD

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.(5pts) 

1. I have lived here since many years and I think it’s a nice town.

    A                       B                      C           D

2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.

    A                   B                                C                           D

3. We have sung together ever when I was a small child.   

            A                                 B         C                 D

4. My father’s car is the same color like my uncle’s car.

                 A                   B                  C          D

5. Shall you close the window for me , please?

     A               B                             C             D

V. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition. ( 5 pts)

1) Your father is very kind ................... David.                 
2) Hurry or you will be late ..................... school.           
3) Were they present ................... the meeting?                
4) She was confused ....................... the dates.              
5) His book is different ............................ mine.           

PART C. READING

I - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions   (5pts)

          I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

26.  A. say                     B. tell                             C. talk                  D. speak

27.  A. exciting               B. excites                       C. excited             D. excite

28.  A. after                             B. until                           C. when                D. while

29.  A. although             B. even                           C. because            D. so

30.  A. pronouncing       B. speaking                    C. reading             D. telling

II.Fill in the blank with an appropriate work. (10pts)

              Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about  it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first?

PART D. WRITING

I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.(5pts)  

1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.

- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..

3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.

- He was delighted that ………………………………………………………………..

4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

- People ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.

- I’m very sad not …………………………………………………………………….

II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional words and make any changes necessary. (5pts)

1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.

- …………………………………………………………………………………….

2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.

- ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV /  only / but / not / bringing .

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.

- ………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Do you think bicycles are the best means of transport in Vietnam?

Write a passage (100-120 words) about your opinion.( 10pts)

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

1.   A. weather                    B. brother                            C. breathe                           D. cloth

2.   A. tooth                         B. maths                              C. father                              D. thing

3.   A. theatre                      B. thunder                          C. those                               D. thick

4.   A. both                          B. teeth                                C. smooth                           D. fourth

5.   A. weather                    B. wealthy                          C. clothing                          D. bathing

6.   A. though                     B. thank                               C. throw                              D. thin

7.   A. thin                           B. that                                  C. the                                   D. they

8.   A. birthday                   B. month                             C. both                                D. them

9.   A. anything                  B. them                                C. neither                            D. weather

10. A. think                         B. than                                 C. Thursday                       D. third

11. A. father                        B. they                                 C. the                                   D. thick

12. A. then                          B. though                            C. bath                                 D. mother

13. A. southern                  B. neither                            C. thus                                 D. third

14. A. author                      B. those                               C. width                              D. think

15. A. there                         B. theater                            C. earth                               D. anything

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

1.   A. weather                    B. brother                           C. breathe                           D. cloth

2.   A. tooth                         B. maths                              C. father                              D. thing

3.   A. celebrate                  B. decorate                         C. gathering                        D. relative

4.   A. family                       B. ago                                  C. again                               D. afford

5.   A. weekend                  B. exercise                          C. exhaust                           D. contest

6.   A. how                           B. powder                           C. crowd                             D. know

7.   A. hour                          B. sour                                 C. colour                             D. our

8.         A. orange       B. open           C. home          D. phone

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

1.   A. how                           B. powder                           C. crowd                             D. know

2.   A. hour                          B. sour                                 C. colour                             D. our

3.   A. orange                      B. open                                C. home                               D. phone

4.   A. house                        B. mouse                             C. shoulder                         D. south

5.   A. notice                       B. stone                               C. motor                              D. coward

6.   A. lot                             B. open                                C. clothes                            D. most

7.   A. south                        B. house                              C. soul                                 D. noun

8.   A. know                        B. cow                                 C. slow                                D. show

9.   A. how                           B. show                               C. follow                             D. pillow

10. A. close                         B. knot                                C. note                                 D. post

11. A. cold                          B. shop                                C. sold                                 D. photo

12. A. a cow                       B. now                                 C. down                               D. know

13. A. rose                          B. fond                                C. code                                D. stone

14. A. shoulder                  B. sound                              C. count                              D. around

15. A. tower                        B. owl                                  C. crown                             D. show

I. Fill in the b lank with the words from the box. Use each word only one

1.   In Tokyo, you can see both old and ________________ buildings.

2.   The ________________ season in Ho Chi Minh City normally starts in May.

3.   The people in our city are quite ________________ to strangers. It’s easy to have talk with them.

4.   My aunt makes really ________________ dish with chicken and rice.

5.   Las Vegas is a(n) ________________ city with an annual sunshine rate of 84.80%.

6.   His lateness was due to the very ________________ traffic on the motorway.

7.   We had a/ an ________________ trip to Africa Last month. I enjoyed it very much.

8.   Buses and trains in big cities are always ________________ with people.

9.   We cannot afford to live in such a/ an ________________ hotel in Paris.

10. Instead of going to a busy beach hotel, we decided to head to the mountains for a/ an ________________ vacation.

III. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. We are having a good time in Ho Chi Minh city.

      A. great                         B. bad                                  C. boring                             D. quiet

2. Put the garbage in the garbage bins.

      A. thing                         B. toy                                   C. rubbish                           D. bag

3. Factories produce a lot of smoke, so the air in this area is polluted.

      A. pure                          B. dirty                                C. clean                               D. dry

4. New York is an exciting city with many skyscrapers.

      A. boring                       B. beautiful                        C. clean                               D. interesting

5. Big Ben is the most famous tower in England.

      A. well-known             B. big                                   C. fantastic                         D. wonderful

IV. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

1. Pho is the most popular  food in Vietnam.

      A. wonderful                B. common                         C. delicious                        D. unpopular

2. Ho Chi Minh city is the largest city in Vietnam.

      A. small                         B. smallest                          C. big                                   D. biggest

3. The weather in Rio de Janeiro is hotter than in Sydney.

      A. hot                            B. cold                                 C. colder                             D. warmer

4. A lot of buildings in Hoi An are old.

      A. historic                     B.  new                                C. beautiful                        D. modern

5. Things in this shop are more expensive than things in the supermarket.

      A. dangerous                B. famous                           C. cheap                              D. cheaper

V. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1.   My sister’s pictures are exciting but she’s school marks are quite bad.      ______________

2.   Tom forgot his homework, but his brother didn’t forget him.                       F ______________

3.   In mine free time I play the piano with my mother.                                         ______________

4.   They have got a little dog but I don’t know it’s name.                                    ______________

5.   If you lend me your novel. I will lend you my.                                                ______________

Ex 1: Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

          1. A. grades                    B. conserves                 C. admires                 D. finishes

          2. A. teaches                   B. lives                         C. washes                  D. misses

          3. A. books                     B. clubs                        C. hats                        D. stamps

          4. A. notebooks              B. rulers                        C. erasers                   D. pencils

          5. A. vases                      B. dishes                       C. tables                     D. fridges

          6. A. ears                        B. eyes                          C. arms                       D. lips

7. A. jeans                      B. styles              C. students                   D. labels

8. A. banks                       B. roofs              C. kids                            D. hats

9. A. watches               B. washes             C. oranges                      D. likes

10. A. books                 B. cats                 C. dogs                  D. maps

11. A. dolls                   B. rewards           C. sticks                 D. walls

12. A. books                 B. clubs               C. hats                     D. stamps

 13. A. solved                    B. compared                 C. happened                D. exhausted

 14. A. striped                   B. crowded                    C. expressed               D. booked

 15. A. talked                    B. watched                     C. lived                       D. stopped

16. A. needed                B. worked                     C. stopped                   D. booked

17. A. turned                 B. played                   C. needed                     D. lived

18. A. stopped         B. matched                C. worked                    D. provided

19. A. looked                B. moved              C. gained                D. prepared

20. A. jeans                    B. styles              C. students                   D. labels

21. A. banks                 B. roofs                  C. kids                          D. hats

22. A. watches             B. washes             C. oranges                    D. likes

23. A. books                 B. cats                 C. dogs                  D. maps

24. A. dolls                   B. rewards           C. sticks                 D. walls

25. A. books                 B. clubs                C. hats                 D. stamps

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

1. A. display                B. unusual                   C. occasion                  D. measure

2. A. robot                   B. photo                       C. object                      D. postcard

3. A. exciting   B. fragile                      C. twice                       D. continent

4. A. fever                   B. of                            C. soft              D. chef

5. A. itchy                    B. stomach                   C. charity                     D. match

IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his/her free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds or hunt animals. They also climb the mountains, go fishing, go skating, or go swimming. They also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.

People have hobbies because these activities bring enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes, they can bring financial profits. Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired. People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby regardless of their age, position, or income.

Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients who suffer from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves.

1. According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when …………………..

A. he/she is not occupied                                 C. he/she is at home

B. he/she is at work                             D. he/she is busy

2. The underlined word they in the passage refers to …………………..

A. people                     B. hobbies                   C. activities                  D. profits

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies?

A. enjoyment   B. relaxation    C. knowledge   D. freedom

4. In which paragraph does the writer mention different activities taken by hobbyists?

A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4

5. According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to …………………..

A. people who have retired                              B. people who are joyful

C. patients’ physical and mental health            D. patients’ interests and thinking

VI. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original sentences.

1. It’s a good idea to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

We should _

Keep on cleaning the streets because of the heavy rain.

Because it____.

3. The garden party won’t take place if the weather doesn’t improve.

Unless ___.

4. Both students and teachers can borrow books from the library.

The library lends _____.

5. Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does.

He plays this_______.

PRACTICE TEST 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

I. Choose the word that has different stresss or have the underline part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. camping              B. recycle                    C. correction               D. community

2. A. giant                   B. target                      C. defuse                     D. garbage

3. A. chemist               B. school                     C. chance                    D. chaos

4. A. frog                    B. drag                                    C. page                        D. mug

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

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

1.Go Green is a non-profit …………………..that protects the environment. (ORGANISE)

2. Many people were made …………………..after the flood. (HOME)

3. We talked to and sang for the …………………..people at a nursing home. (OLD)

4. The campaign …………………..people to recycle glass, cans and paper. (COURAGE)

5. The children volunteered to clean up their …………………..and local area. (NEIGHBOUR)

6. There are many kinds of …………………..pollution such as air pollution, land pollution and water pollution. (ENVIRONMENT)

7. We’ve …………………..books and clothes to the children in remote areas. (DONATION)

8. The programme was …………………..to both the community and individuals. (BENEFIT)

9. We’ve worked together for several months to provide good facilities for …………………..people (ABLE)

10. This project has been funded by …………………..contributions. (VOLUNTEER)

III. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense of verbs (present simple, present perfect, past simple)

1. Mr. and Mrs. Phuong (offer) …………………..free meals for the poor in Hanoi so far.

2. We (clean) …………………..up the dirty streets in our area last Sunday.

3. You ever (recycle) …………………..things, such as bottles or paper?

4. My sister (tutor) …………………..children from poor families twice a week.

5. You (provide) …………………..evening classes for sixty children last summer?

6. I think Mr. Quang (donate) …………………..blood several times.

7. Tom (participate) …………………..in “Green Summer” programme before?

8. They (not start) …………………..the community garden project in 2012.

9. Your friends (sing) …………………..for the elderly people every Sunday?

10. The children (not finish) …………………..painting the mural over graffiti yet.