Read the sentences about going to a concert. Choose the best answers.
Complete these sentences with MUCH or MANY.
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I. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.
My neighborhood is very convenient - it‟s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I‟d like to live in the suburbs.
1. What does the word „convenient‟ in line 1 mean?
A. close to something B. beautiful
C. far from other places D. noisy
2. What does the word „it‟ in line 2 refer to?
A. the author‟s neighborhood B. shopping center
C. bus station D. downtown
3. It‟s easy to .
A. find a place to park B. live in the suburbs
C. move to another place D. go to the bus station
4. The author .
A. likes to live in the suburbs
B. thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet
C. thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient
D. feels that his/her neighborhood is not safe
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The author‟s neighborhood is inconvenient.
B. The author doesn‟t want to move to anywhere.
C. It‟s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.
D. Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.
Exercise 7: Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the biggest and most important festival in Vietnam. Tet often falls between late January and early February.
A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shops are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made of sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
On the days of Tet, people visit other family members or friends and they exchange New Year’s wishes. Children receive their “lucky money” inside red envelopes. Many people go to pagodas to pray for a happy new year for themselves and their families. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
79.When does Tet occur?
A. early January and late February B. early January and early February
C. late January and early February D. late January and late February
80.What do people NOT do to prepare for Tet?
A. buying gifts B. cooking traditional food
C. decorating their houses D. visiting other families.
81.Where is apricot blossom the symbol of Tet?
A. in the North of Viet Nam. B. in the Central of Viet Nam.
C. in the South of Viet Nam. D. in all over Viet Nam.
82.What is made of sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork?
A. Banh Chung B. red banner
C. peach blossom D. lucky money
83.What do children receive during Tet?
A. wishes B. lucky money
C. flowers D. games
84.On the days of Tet, what do Vietnamese people go to pagodas for?
A. to pray for a happy new year B. to exchange New Year’s wishes
C. to take part in forms of entertainment D. to give their children lucky money
I. Read the text and then choose the best answer to complete it.
(1) ............ the United States, many adults and children (2) ............ overweight. Some people eat (3) ............ food at meals. They also eat snacks between meals. Sometimes people eat healthy things like fruit or vegetables (4) ............ many Americans eat a lot of junk food such as cookies, candies and potato chips. Eating junk food can (5) ............ people gain weight. People also gain weight (6) ............ they don‟t get enough (7) ............ . People need to walk, run, ride bicycles, or walk out in health clubs and gyms. When people exercise, they (8) ............ good and have more energy. A good diet and exercise will help you (9) ............ along and (10) ............ life.
1. A. On | B. In | C. At | D. From |
2. A. is | B. was | C. were | D. are |
3. A. too many | B. too much | C. few | D. plenty |
4. A. but | B. because | C. although | D. so that |
5. A. get | B. lead | C. urge | D. make |
6. A. so | B. however | C. but | D. because |
7. A. exercises | B. work | C. money | D. energy |
8. A. make | B. taste | C. have | D. feel |
9. A. live | B. lives | C. living | D. to living |
10. A. health | B. safư | C. fair | D. healthy |
II. Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) ............ popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2) ............ universities have their own teams.
In winter, the most popular kind of sports (3) ............ basketball. There (4) ............ usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (5) ............ and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (6) ............ millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (7) ............, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people (8) ............ to the games (9) ............ the radio, watch them on television or read about them (10) ............ the newspapers.
V. Read the passage,then choose the best word to fill in the blank (1.5p)
Lan is excited about the (1) ___ activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is (2) _____ a plan to help the community. She will (3) _______ its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for (4) _______.
She hopes she can save (5)__________ resources and earn some money for her school Y&Y in these activities. She also thinks about (6) ____________ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?
1. A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. interests
2. A. having B. have C. to have D. has
3. A. take part in B. took part in C. get in D. got in
4. A. recycle B. recycling C. to recycle D. recycled
5. A. nature B. natures C. naturing D. natural
6. A. participate B. to participate C. participated D. participating
VI. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given ( 1.5 p)
1. If/we/ reuse bottles, we/ save a lot of money.
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2. They/ live/ Hai Phong/ since 1990.
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3. Turn off/ lights/ when/we/ not use them.
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4. She/ have / a robot/ do/ housework/ future.
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5.They / not might / live / the Moon.
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6. If /we/ make/ soil / polluted, many /plants /die.
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V. Read the passage about Nga and her best friend, then choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each question.
My name is Nga and my best friend is Lan. She is my classmate. We are both in grade 6 at Lam Son Secondary School. Lan lives next to my house. Every day, my father takes us to school on his motorbike, and we come home on foot in the evening. She is an intelligent girl. Her favourite subject is math, and she is really good at it. Mine is English. We usually help each other with our homework. Whenever i am sad, Lan always tells me stories to make me happy. I feel really lucky to have a best friend like Lan.
1. How old are Lan and Nga?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14
2. How do they go to school?
A. By bus B. On foot C. By motorbike
3. What is NOT TRUE about the passage?
A. They are classmates. B. They are neighbours. C. English is Lan's favourite subject.
4. What do they usually help each other?
A. Do their homework B. Do their housework C. Do their shopping
5. What does Lan do to make Nga happy?
A. Sing a song B. Tell stories C. Buy presents VII.
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