PART 1. PHONETICS

1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. wet B. met C. head D. hand

2. A. girl B. burn C. turn D. pearl

3. A. left B. debt C. fan D. dead

4. A. train B. tale C. mine D. rain

5. A. die B. bicycle C. high D. min

6. A. meet B. feed C. speed D. fit

7. A. limit B. lipid C. treat D. hit

8. A. curve B. term C. gear D. herm

9. A. truck B. drunk C. mug D. dark

10. A. sign B. light C. bye D. tin

. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. wet B. met C. head D. hand

2. A. girl B. burn C. turn D. pearl

3. A. left B. debt C. fan D. dead

4. A. train B. tale C. mine D. rain

5. A. die B. bicycle C. high D. min

6. A. meet B. feed C. speed D. fit

7. A. limit B. lipid C. treat D. hit

8. A. curve B. term C. gear D. herm

9. A. truck B. drunk C. mug D. dark

10. A. sign B. light C. bye D. tin

Traffic congestion in many (1) .... around the world is severe. One possible solution to this (2) ... is to impose heavy taxes on car drivers and use this money to make public transport better. One of the first benefits of such a measure is that the heavy taxes would (3) ... car owners from using their cars because it would become very (4) ... to drive. This would mean that they would begin to make use of public (5) .. instead, thus reducing traffic problems and (6) ... as well. Another benefit would be that much more use would be made of public transport if it was improved. It is often the case that public transport in cities is very poor. For (7) ... , we often see old buses and (8) .... that people would rather not use. High taxes would generate enough money to make the necessary changes

BT1: Hãy chép lại câu rút gọn trong những trường hợp sau:

a> Người ta là hoa đất

b> Ăn quả nhớ kẻ trồng cây

c> Nuôi lơn ăn cơm nằm, nuôi tằm ăn cơm đứng

d> Gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì rạng

e> Học ăn, học nói, học gói, học mở.

BT2:Hãy cho biết cấu tạo của các câu đặc biệt.

GV : Gợi ý cho hs tìm các câu đặc biệt có trong đoạn văn và phân loại chúng.

a) Buổi hầu sáng hôm ấy.Con mẹ Nuôi, tay cầm lá đơn, đứng ở sân công đường.

( Nguyễn Công Hoan)

b) Tám giờ. Chín giờ. Mười giờ. Mười một giờ.Sân công đường chưa lúc nào kém tấp nập.

( Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền)

c) Đêm. Bóng tối tràn đầy trên bến Cát Bà.

BT3: Phân biệt câu đặc biệt và câu rút gọn trong những trường hợp sau:

a) Vài hôm sau. Buổi chiều.

CĐB CĐB

Anh đi bộ dọc con đường từ bến xe tìm về phố thị.

b) Lớp sinh hoạt vào lúc nào?

- Buổi chiều.(CRG)

c) Bên ngoài.(CĐB)

Người đang đi và thời gian đang trôi.

d) Anh để xe trong sân hay ngoài sân?

- Bên ngoài( CRG)

e) Mưa. ( ĐB) Nước xối xả đổ vào mái hiên.

Nước gì đang xối xả vào mái hiên thế?

- Mưa (CRG)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate

2. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered

3. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct

4. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged

5. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked

II. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .....

A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation

2. Not many people went to see the film;..... , it received good reviews from critics.

A. however B. despite C. but D. although

3....... he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite

4. Trung finds horror films really ......

A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted

5....... they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although

6. We didn’t find it funny.... it was a comedy.

A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but

7. In Titanic, it...... Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.

A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars

8. The end of the film was so...... that many people cried.

A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring

9. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday..... feeling very tired.

A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so

10....... beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However

11.I found the book so ......that I couldn’t put it down.

A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking

12..... careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.

A. With B. However C. Such D. Despite

13.The film has a silly plot........ , many people enjoyed it.

A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. Nevertheless

14.A..... is a film that shows real life events or stories.

A. Action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy

15.I have never felt as as..... I did when I watched that horror film.

A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible

4. A. filled B. opened C. played D.wanted

5. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed

she has really learnt very fast . She has made astonishing/atonished progress.

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

1. Horror films ......my younger sister. TERIBLE

2. I don’t think it is good for young kids to see .....on TV. VIOLENT

3. We are going to the cinema to see an..... film. AMAZED

4. Although Titanic is a..... film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE

5. He falls in love with a pretty girl. It’s a beautiful .. .. ROMANTIC

6. His recent film received a lot of .....from the public. CRITIC

7. My favourite...... -fiction films have being from Mars. SCIENTIST

8. I don’t like horror films because they are too .....for me. FRIGHT

9. Dracula is the best....... film I’ve ever seen. IMPRESS

10.Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars for ACT

Best ................

II. Choose the correct word.

1. We were all (horrifying/horrified) when we heard about the disaster.

2. It’s sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money.

3. Are you (interesting/interested) in football?

4. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite (exciting/excited).

5. It was a really (terrifying/terrified) experience. Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/shocked).

6. I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it.

7. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really (disgusting/ disgusted).

8. Do you easily get (embarrassing/embarrassed)?

II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.

1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite)

______________________________________________________

2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)

______________________________________________________

3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)

______________________________________________________

4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)

______________________________________________________

5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)

............

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IV. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it

was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. An accident B. A fire C. A fighting D. A crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and ......

A. a bus B. a bicycle C. a car D. motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by ......

A. a police B. a car C. a passenger D. an ambulance

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His .....

A. arm B. head C. leg D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very....

A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. well