III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other. A. accept B. activity C. across D. afraid A. boat B. cow C. grocer D. grow A. display B. drive C. exciting D. idea A. amusing B. cousin C. homesick D. season A. change B. chicken C. Christmas D. much IV. Read the passage and then answer the questions below. Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly. Questions: What did man probably first use fire for? For what purpose was fire used by red Indians? What were the first street lights? ……………………………………………………………………….. How long did the candle clock take to burn?............................................................................................... 5. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock? …………………………………………….. V. Fill in the blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. powers space fun attraction generations Traditional folk games of the Vietnamese As the result of the modern life, after school time, children in cities don’t have enough (1) ……………, and friends to play together. While parents are busy with their business, the children are kept inside 4 concrete walls and entertain themselves with watching television, playing with their toys or playing video games. However, the traditional folk games still have very strong and magical (2) …………… to every child. They might not play it very often as the older (3) ……………. did, but the stories about these folk games will still be told in every family. The most favourite folk games must be listed are: the game of Dragon and Snake, the game of Cat and Mouse, Marble game in the Vietnamese style, Mandarin’s Square, hide and seek… More than (4) ……………, these folk games improve the smartness and (5) …………… of observation in children. V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown 1.The noise / the traffic/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/ ( ……………………………………………………. 2. If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn ( ……………………………………………………………. 3. It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop( r......................... ......................................................... 4. Minh/ collect / stamps / 2000 . ( ......................... .............................................................................. VI. Give the correct form of the words 1. The book was so.......................that I couldn't finish it. (BORE) 2. He is so sad because the film ended .......................... (HAPPY) 3. It is usually forbidden to destroy.....................buildings. (HISTORY) 4. She has one of the biggest art ……………………….. in Britain. (COLLECT) 5. Thank you for a very …………………. evening. (ENIOY) 6. I’m not used to ……………… on the left. (DRIVE ) 7. He was punished for his ………………………. (LAZY). 8. We had a very ……………………… (ENJOY) ev
