I. Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined.
1. A. traditional B. essential C. audition D. picture
2. A. attract B. actor C. guitarist D. gallery
3. A. delicious B. special C. musical D. physician
4. A. usually B. composer C. leisure D. version
5. A. prefer B. perform C. painter D. concert
II. Choose the correct answer.
6. Her hobbies are …………………. photographs and collecting coins.
A. Taking B. design C. organising D. decorated
7. A funny man or woman in a film is a ……………………
A. Poet B. singer C. comedian D. musican
8. –I don’t like the new soap opera on VTV6 now.
- I don’t like it…………….
A. Too B. either C. so D. neither
9. The music festival will be at the ……………time as last year.
A. Same B. different C. more D. most
10. A………………… is a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job.
A. Poet B. singer C. comedian D. musican
4.Viet Nam has some kinds of traditional ………………….such as “Cheo” or “Cai luong”.
A. musical instrument B. opera C. song D. poem
5. His daughter wants to become a well-known …………… but she has no talent at all.
A. act B. actor C. actress D. action
6. My sister’s personality is very different ………………mine
A. as B. than C. from D. the same as
7. Please eat …………….much………………….you like.
A. as/from B. the same/as C. different/ from D. as/as
8. Duong can draw animals, and Duy can do it………………..
A. too B. either C. so D. neither
9. This painting is prettier, but it costs……………….. the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as D. twice as many
10. Mozart was one of the most famous ……………..of classical music.
A. actors B. composers C. artists D. makers
III.Use the words/phrases below to write complete sentences.
1. My friends/ enjoy/ the Children’s Painting Exhibition / I/ too.
-……………………………………………………………………
2. Young Talent/ not / as/ old/ as/ Nightingale.
-……………………………………………………………………
3. I/ think/ paint/ very/ boring.
-…………………………………………………………………….
4. Nightingale/ older/ Young Talent.
-……………………………………………………………………..
IV.Choose the correct answer for each gap in the following passage.
Artists who (1)…………….pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there (2)………….. only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (3)……………….favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to(4)…………….. it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (5)…………………….. the artist is so good that he gets a large (6)……………..around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.
1. A. draw B. paint C. take D. print
2. A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. A. artist B. artist’s C. artists D. artists’
4. A. pick B. hold C. bring D. get
5. A. if B. although C. unless D. because
6. A. meeting B. collection C. gathering D. crowd
V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below.
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin’s portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world.
Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for “the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century”. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.
1. In 1970 he began to perform pantomime in………………..
A. The US B. London C. Switzerland
2. When did he start appearing in films?
A. In 1910 B. In 1914 C. In 1972
3. In about how many films did he play the Tramp?
A. Seventy B. Seventeen C. Twenty-five
4. Charlie Chaplin is very famous for……………..
A. his stage performance B. his background C. his character “the Tramp”
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Charlie Chaplin was an English artist.
B. He played classical music.
C. He received an award in 1972.
