11. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
A. parade B. patient C. plane D. traffic
12. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently
A. beauty B. success C. fireworks D. harvest
Choose the best words by circling the letter A, B, C or D.
13. Critic say Midnight Run is a must –see ___________ it is funny and exciting.
A. Although B. because C. however D. therefore
14. Day of the Dead is celebrated_______ November 1st in Mexico.
A. on B. in C. at D. during
15. “____________ “A spy called 007” at Hoa Phong cinema this weekend?”
-“Good idea”
A. How about seeing B. Do you like seeing C. Should you see D. Do you want to see
16. We are all _________ that he became the champion of the competition.
A. interested B. surprised C. terrified D. worried
17. You.................drive carefully. The street is very crowded now.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. would D. mustn’t
18. ……is it from your house to school?
A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How
19. Lan enjoys ……………part in Mid – Fall festival.
A. take B. taking C. took D. taken
20. The Christmas season is also called the …… season.
A. festival B. festive C.festivals D. festives
III.Task 1: Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Look out for yourself and your friends when out on foot and bike. Choose the (21) ________ routes you can like quieter, slower roads, with pavements if you’re walking or cycle paths if you’re going by bike.
It’s easy to get distracted by your phone or by friends, but you need to be (22)________ to traffic. Put your phone away and take your earphones (23)________ when crossing the road. Don’t trust that drivers (24)_______ spot you and be able to stop in time – many drivers go too fast and don’t pay enough attention, (25)________ anything you can do to protect yourself is a good thing.
21. A. safe B. safer C. safest D. safely
22. A. risky B. warning C. serious D. alert
23. A. off B. over C. out D. down
24. A. must B. will C. could D. should
25. A. but B. so C. though D. because
Task 2: Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The theory of the animated cartoon was introduced before the invention of the cinema by half a century. When working to create conversation pieces for Victorian shops, people discovered the principle of persistence of vision. If drawings of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession, the human eye would perceive them as a continuous movement.
One of the first commercially successful devices, invented by the Belgian Joseph Plateau in 1832, was the phenakistoscope, a spinning cardboard disk that created the illusion of movement when viewed in a mirror, in 1834, William Horner invented the zoetrope, a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures. The Frenchman Émile Reynaud in 1876 adapted the principle into a form that could be projected before a theatrical audience. Reynaud became not only animation’s first entrepreneur but also the first artist to give personality and warmth to his animated characters.
26. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Early history of animation B. The reason why animation is popular
C. The invention of Joseph Plateau D. The first animation’s entrepreneur
27. When was the theory of animation developed?
A. after the introduction of the cinema B. in 1832
C. about 50 years before the invention of the cinema D. in 1876
28. What happens to human eyes when pictures of the stages of an action were shown in fast succession?
A. They will find the pictures more vivid. B. They cannot see the pictures.
C. They will perceive the pictures as normal. D. They will see the pictures as a continuous movement.
29. What is a phenakistoscope?
A. a popular form of entertainment B. a spinning cardboard disk
C. a rotating drum lined by a band of pictures D. a collection of Victorian drawings
30. Who is NOT MENTIONED as an inventor of an animation-making device?
A. Victoria B. William Horner C. Émile Reynaud D. Joseph Plateau
