The guitar is one of the oldest instruments known to man. There were guitars in ancient Egypt and Greece, but the written history of the guitar (1)............................... in Spain in the 13th century. By 1500 the guitar was popular in Italy, France, and Spain. A French document of that time concluded that many people started (2)........................ the guitar. Stradivarius, the undeniable king of liolin makers, could not resist creating a variety of guitars. Also, there was no lack of music written for the instrument. Haydn, Schubert, and others wrote guitar music. When the great musician Beethoven (3).................................. to compose music for the guitar, he got angry and refused to do it, but eventually even Beethoven could not (4)............................... the challenge. Legend tell us he finally called the guitar a miniature orchestra. Indeed the guitar does sound like a little orchestra! Perhaps that is why in rural areas around the world the guitar (5)............................... a source of music for millions to enjoy for long.

IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing. Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time. Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on. For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) . 1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest 2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual 3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports 5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing

X. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.

1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. ______________________________________________________________ 2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it. ______________________________________________________________3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it. ______________________________________________________________4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben. ______________________________________________________________ 5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework. ______________________________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given in the brackets. 1. Mai enjoys going on a picnic with her friends at weekends. (interested) ______________________________________________________________2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the street because it rained heavily. (so) ______________________________________________________________3. I find collecting glass bottles unusual. (think) ______________________________________________________________ 4. There are over two hundred stamps in Mike’s collection. (has) ______________________________________________________________5. This is the first time I have been to Paris. (never) __________________________________________________________________________________

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

          Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) ____     in their free time. Sports provide other (2)             hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

          Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3)          collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

          For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4)                  , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5)                   .

1.     A. fun                    B. funny                    C. funnies        D. funniest

2.     A. strange              B. normal                  C. favourite     D. unusual

3.     A. another             B. other                     C. others                   D. the other

4.     A. exercise             B. game                     C. interest        D. sports

5.     A. play                  B. to play                  C. playing        D. to playing

BÀI 7. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

      Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

      Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (66)                in their free time. Sports provide other (67)                   hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

      Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (68)              collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

      For some people, a hobby is a favourite (69)                    , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (70)            .

66. A. fun              B. funny                            C. funnies                         D. funniest

67. A. strange        B. normal                          C. favourite                       D. unusual

68. A. another       B. other                             C. others                           D. the other

69. A. exercise      B. game                             C. interest                         D. sports

70. A. play            B. to play                          C. playing                         D. to playing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_____________ taught me how to play the guitar.

A. It was my uncle whom

B. It was my uncle

C. it is my uncle when

D. It was my uncle that

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Lucy is asking for permission to play the guitar at Pete’s home.

-Lucy: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?”.

-Pete: “______”.

A. Oh, I wish you wouldn’t

B. Well, I’d rather not.

C. Well, actually, I’d prefer it if you didn’t

D. Well, if only you didn’t.

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the correct answer in the following questions.

Question 5. He can play many ____ such as piano, guitar and violin.

A. subjects                B. performances       C. exhibitions           D. musical instruments

Question 6. There is some tofu, but there __________  any sandwiches.

A. are                         B. is                            C. isn’t                       D. aren’t

Question 7. Milk, water, bread and pepper are ______ nouns.

A. countable             B. uncountable         C. countless              D. count

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Question 22: Lucy is asking for permission to play the guitar at Pete's home.

- Lucy: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you're studying?”.
- Pete: “______”.

A. Oh, I wish you wouldn't.

B. Well, I'd rather not.

C. Well, actually, I'd prefer it if you didn't.

D. Well, if only you didn't.

II. Give the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:

1. ……………..you ever (see)………………………a real robot at work ?    - No, never.

2. Trung is learning to play the guitar. He (have)………………….guitar lesson twice a week.

3. If it (be)…………….nice tomorrow, we (plant)……………some young trees in our garden.

4. Do you think there (be)……………………a city underwater ?

1. When my brother and I (be)…………small, We (go)………swimming every weekend.

2. Minh (not go)……………jogging yesterday, she (stay)……..at home and (do)…….aerobics.

3. Owen is a football coach but he (not work)………at the moment.

4. …….you (watch)………..the tennis match on TV last night?

5. Quang (not play)………..any sports. He (like)………. collecting stamps.

6. My father (take)……….me to the National stadium five days ago.

II. Give the correct form of the verbs given in brackets:

1. ……………..you ever (see)………………………a real robot at work ?    - No, never.

2. Trung is learning to play the guitar. He (have)………………….guitar lesson twice a week.

3. If it (be)…………….nice tomorrow, we (plant)……………some young trees in our garden.

4. Do you think there (be)……………………a city underwater ?

1. When my brother and I (be)…………small, We (go)………swimming every weekend.

2. Minh (not go)……………jogging yesterday, she (stay)……..at home and (do)…….aerobics.

3. Owen is a football coach but he (not work)………at the moment.

4. …….you (watch)………..the tennis match on TV last night?

5. Quang (not play)………..any sports. He (like)………. collecting stamps.

6. My father (take)……….me to the National stadium five days ago.