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.
