IV. Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a
grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three
extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A. invented

B. designed

C. discovered

D. planned

E. first

F. early

CALENDARS
These days, everybody uses calendars to note important dates like birthdays, but when did we start
measuring time?
Until recently, experts believed that people in the Near East made the 1) ………………..……. calendar
5,000 years ago. However, they then 2) ………………..……. an ancient site in Scotland from over
10,000 years ago. At the site, there were 12 holes in the ground. Scientists think that people
3) ………………..……. them to track the movement of the Moon and measure time. It’s an exciting discovery because it shows that people had calendars many centuries ago.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân CH)

A. CHocolate

B. CHecking

C. CHristmas

D. CHarity

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân CH)

A. teaCHer

B. CHeck

C. whiCH

D. CHemicals

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân TH)

A. paTH

B. THunder

C. norTHern

D. earTH

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân S, C)

A. collapSe

B. anCient

C. Suck

D. perCent

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân EA)

A. wEAther

B. tEAch

C. rEAding

D. sEAson

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân ED)

A. fillED

B. walkED

C. playED

D. diED

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân A)

A. cAndle

B. lAdder

C. Area

D. lAtch

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân A)

A. dAmage

B. blAnket

C. disAster

D. cAndle

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân O)

A. crOp

B. sOlar

C. stOp

D. drOp

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân TH)

A. THought

B. birTHday

C. THroughout

D. THough

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân EA, EE)

A. disEAse

B. dEAd

C. trEAtment

D. snEEze

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân I)

A. envIronment (environment)

B. bIllboard (billboard)

C. vIsual (visual)

D. lItter (litter)

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân TH)

A. birTH

B. THermal

C. earTH

D. furTHer

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân ED)

A. poisonED

B. diED

C. dumpED

D. causED

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud. (Phần gạch chân A)

A. contAminant

B. wAste

C. illustrAte

D. radiAtion

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. environment

B. together

C. popular

D. official

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. environment

B. astrology

C. scientific

D. emergency

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. destructive

B. natural

C. terrible

D. tropical

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. ceramic

B. specific

C. oceanic

D. aquatic

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. artistic

B. poisonous

C. aquatic

D. pollutant

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. uncountable

B. undrinkable

C. unaffected

D. unsuitable

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. eruption

B. hurricane

C. tornado

D. volcano

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. geographic

B. economic

C. energetic

D. arithmetic

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. unambitious

B. unorganized

C. unpopular

D. unfortunate

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. government

B. survivor

C. property

D. resident

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. environment

B. temperature

C. botanical

D. contaminant

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. untreated

B. aquatic

C. pollution

D. electronic

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. pollute

B. poison

C. damage

D. illustrate

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. presentation

B. radioactive

C. environmental

D. contamination

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

A. permanent

B. chemical

C. dramatic

D. herbicide

III) Complete the following sentences with the correct words from the table, and then read aloud the sentences. Practise saying the words with the cluster /bl/ or /kl/.

16.            Fill in each _____________ in the following exercise.

17.            Itˆs cold tonight  can I have another ____________?

18.            She has been ___________ since her birth.

19.            A ____________ is a piece of clothing that women wear.

20.            My shoes need ____________.

21.            It was so dark that we couldnˆt see the road ________________.

22.            I prefer _____________ pie for desserts.

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

1.

A. big

B. wish

C. fish

D. high

2.

A. pagoda

B. torch

C. overseas

D. sofa

3.

A. temple

B. messy

C. decorate

D. department

4.

A. museum

B. windsurfing

C. surround

D. diverse

5.

A. thrilling

B. then

C. through

D. thread

6.

A. decorate

B. market

C. resolution

D. celebrate

7.

A. smile

B. so

C. spring

D. noise

8.

A. parent

B. travel

C. hand

D. bad

9.

A. love

B. mother

C. pagoda

D. come

10.

A. lucky

B. shy

C. why

D. buy

11.A. cheap

B. great

C. peace

D. meal

12.A. evening

B. extreme

C. scene

D. excite

13.A. garage

B. village

C. message

D. shortage

14.A. field

B. movie

C. quiet

D. piece

15/ / A. teachers

B. desks

C. lamps

D. hats

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

1.

A. big

B. wish

C. fish

D. high

2.

A. pagoda

B. torch

C. overseas

D. sofa

3.

A. temple

B. messy

C. decorate

D. department

4.

A. museum

B. windsurfing

C. surround

D. diverse

5.

A. thrilling

B. then

C. through

D. thread

6.

A. decorate

B. market

C. resolution

D. celebrate

7.

A. smile

B. so

C. spring

D. noise

8.

A. parent

B. travel

C. hand

D. bad

9.

A. love

B. mother

C. pagoda

D. come

10.

A. lucky

B. shy

C. why

D. buy

11.A. cheap

B. great

C. peace

D. meal

12.A. evening

B. extreme

C. scene

D. excite

13.A. garage

B. village

C. message

D. shortage

14.A. field

B. movie

C. quiet

D. piece

15/ / A. teachers

B. desks

C. lamps

D. hats

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

II. Choose the correct answers.

1.     Do you believe that the first footer ________ us good or bad luck?

2.     Students __________ copy their classmates’work.

3.     People in Laos _________ water over one another.

4.     The American ___________ a midnight kiss with someone they love.

5.     People in many countries in the world often wear their ________ clothes on the New Year Day.

6.     On New Year’s Day, children in Korea make a _________ to their parents or elders and wish them a long and healthy ___________.

7.     I wish you a _______ life and ___________ health.

8.     We should help our mothers _____________ the table after the meal.

9.     I will _________ my lucky money in my piggy bank.

10.  Some Vietnamese people don’t eat shrimps ___________ New Year’s Day.

III. Rearrange the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation between Lan and her English friend, Daisy, about Tet in Viet Nam.

         ________  e. Well. We cook a lot of traditional food, visit our relatives and friends and we also go to pagodas.

    IV. Give advice for these situations, using ‘should’ or ‘shouln’t’ and the words given in   brackets.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

V. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps to complete the following text.

     There are many Chinese festivals in Hong Kong. The Western New Year starts on the first day of January but the Chinese begin New Year on the first day of the first moon of the Chinese calendar. Before New Year’s Day comes, people clean and decorate their houses, (1) _________ a lot of traditional food and go shopping for presents and new clothes. New Year’s Eve is the time (2) _________ every family gathers its members together for dinner.

   People (3) __________ the New Year with a music perfomance and firework display to light up the sky.

   On the New Year’s Day, They visit their friends and relatives. The children get lucky money in red envelopes. Many people go to the (4) ­­­­­__________ to wish for good health and good luck. Chinese people in Hong Kong celebrate the New Year with (5) _________ and happines

VI. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

Antarctina is __________________________________________________

You _________________________________________________________

My father _____________________________________________________

Fansipan is ____________________________________________________

Nobody in Nam’s class ___________________________________________

 VII/Give the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. What........ you (do)............ next Sunday?

2. He usually..................... (jog) in the morning.

3. My brother................... (watch) TV at the moment.

4. Hoa............................ (not go) fishing in the winter.