I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. ride b. excite c. ridden d. beehive
2. a. pasture b. vast c. braved. farm
3. a. cattle b. circular c. country d. collect
4. a. generous b. ger c. grassland d. guess
5. a. worked b. watched c. relaxed d. crowded
II. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.
a.on b. with c. for d. of
2. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.
a. unhealthy b.inconvenient c. comfortable d. peaceful
3. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.
a. kites b.hay c. cattle d. blackberries
4. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ three years old.
a. as young b.younger c. younger than d. so young
5. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?
a. louder b.more loudly c. loudlier d. louder
6. Countryside is not polluted _______ you can breathe their fresh air.
a. although b.however c., therefore, d. as
7. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’
a. It’s right up my street! b. That’s awesome.

1. We’ve all been working very hard / hardly and now we’re tired
2. Our school Internet connection is really slow/slow.
3. What’s the matter with him? He looks angry/angry.
4. The children are playing quiet / quietly in the garden.
5. Rural areas are common / commonly known as the countryside or a village.
6. Nomadic children are very brave/brave to learn to ride a horse at the age of five.
7. The sun is shining bright / brightly through the trees.
8. We all find living in the city very stressful/stressful.
9. Don’t talk so fast / fastly– I can’t understand what you’re saying.
10. John was a kindly and generous/generous man.
IV. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
1. It’s ____________ to see a kite flying high in the sky.
2. It was very ____________ there; you could just hear the wind moving in the trees.
3. I love the ____________ open spaces and the ____________ air in the countryside.
4. The villagers often find it ____________ to get into town due to the lack of public transport.
5. People in rural areas are more ____________ than their city counterparts.
6. I’m so ____________ of you getting such an exciting holiday.
7. Billy is clearly a ____________ person. He contributed lots of money to charity.
8. It was very ____________ of him to jump into the river to save a drowning child.
9. Most of Mongolian people are ____________ at riding a horse.
10. Life in the countryside is more ____________ and healthier.
generous peaceful optimistic quiet inconvenient
fresh brave exciting vast skillful envious
V. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of adverbs in the box. Add ‘than’ where
necessary.
1. The teacher spoke ___________ to help us to understand.
2. She answered all the questions __________ the other students and she got a very good mark.
3. The Spanish athlete ran ___________ the other runners, so he won the race.
4. Jim threw the ball ___________ Peter.
5. This street is crowded and narrow. Couldn’t you drive a bit ___________?
6. These days we are eating ___________ ever before.
7. I did ___________ on the test than Mark did. He got an A+ and I just got an A.
8. Machines can help farmers harvest ___________.
9. Does more money make you work ___________?
10. You’re talking so loudly. Could you speak a bit ___________, please?
VI. Underline the correct words or phrases.
1. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive more carefully / more carefully.
2. Life in some parts of the country is boring / more boring than that in other parts.
3. The old usually get up earlier / more early than the young.
4. An ox doesn’t plow better / better than a buffalo.
5. These 7 thinking habits will help you become more confident / more confident.
6. Don’t worry. The river is not as deep / deeper as it looks.
7. After a hard-working day, you may sleep soundly / more soundly than usual.
8. My father has been much healthier / more healthy since he stopped smoking.
9. The air in the mountainous zones is fresher / fresher than that in the cities.
10. I can’t understand. Would you ask him to speak clearly / more clearly?
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Some people think that health is _____________ than money. (important)
2. The pollution in our city is much _____________ than it used to be. (bad)
3. My new teacher explained the lessons _____________ than my old teacher. (clear)
4. He doesn’t play volleyball as _____________ as his brother. (good)
5. Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it _____________ next time. (good)
6. Communication is a lot _____________ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)
7. People in rural areas wear _____________ than those in cities. (simple)
8. Robert arrived at the meeting _____________ than Francis. (late)
9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are _____________? (narrow)
10. My mother always gets up _____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)
11. Rene speaks _____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)
12. Can’t you think of anything _____________ to say? (intelligent)
13. I think his new book is much _____________ than his last one. (boring)
14. Max finished the homework _____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)
15. He doesn’t look as _____________ as he used to. (happy)
VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.
1. Farzana did poorly on her algebra quiz because she couldn’t concentrate well.
A B C D
2. The test was more difficult than I expected. I could finish it at least 20 minutes early.
A B C D
3. She is bored with the silent surrounding because she used to live in a big city.
A B C D
carefully hard quietly slowly healthily well badly quickly far fast
4. Life in the countryside is much peaceful and life is also slower.
A B C D
5. Nomadic children learn to ride a horse when they are very small.
A B C D
IX. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. We___________(play) football this afternoon. Do you want to play too?
2. Could you meet me at the airport tomorrow? My flight___________(arrive) at six.
3. Last summer, my friends and I ___________(spend) our holiday on a farm.
4. Nick ___________(not ride) a buffalo drawn cart before.
5. The cattle ___________(graze) on the green pastures right now.
6. Millions of Mongolians ___________(be) semi-nomadic herders for thousands of years.
7. My family ___________(live) in a small town for ten years before moving to Boston.
8. Nick would like ___________(visit) the countryside at the harvest time.
9. I don’t mind ___________(drive) for 1.5 hours on the weekend to get out to the countryside.
X. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Although the city seems to have a lot of great things, the country can offer as (1)_________
satisfaction as well. The country is a marvelous place to live in. It offers a very relaxing feeling, and
it is filled (2)_________ magnificent views and scenery. Rural towns offer more open space than
cities and aren’t overcrowded. The country can also maybe help you become a more independent and
(3)_________ person. You can buy a small piece of land, plow it and put some (4)_________ to grow your vegetables. This way you (5)_________ your crops, and eat and live in
a very healthy way. (6)_________, being in the countryside makes you more of an outdoor person
often enjoying the voices and wild places of nature. Not everyone is (7)_________ to the city life
and not everyone has the desire to live permanently in the countryside. It is a matter of perspective
and personal point of (8)_________.
1. a. most b. more c. much d. many
2. a. in b. out c. up d. with
3. a. active b. idle c. passive d. quiet
4. a. weeds b. seeds c. breeds d. branches
5. a. collect b. damage c. completed. rotate
6. a. By contrast b. However c. Therefore d. In addition
7. a. Interested b. bored c. suited d. excited
8. a. care b. view C. contact d. way
XI. Write a comparative sentence using the information and the word in brackets.
1. Henry arrived at the meeting at 7 o’clock. I arrived at 6:45. (soon)
I ________________________________________________________________________
2. It costs 100 million dong to build a concrete bridge, but only 50 million dong to build a steel
bridge. (expensive)
Building a concrete bridge ____________________________________________________
3. It takes Linh 45 minutes to load hay onto the cart, but his father needs only 30 minutes. (slowly)
Linh______________________________________________________________________
4. It was very difficult to travel to the town 5 years ago. Now people can drive a car or take a bus to
the town. (easily)
People can travel____________________________________________________________
5. I do yoga three times a week, but my sister does it almost every day. (frequently)
My sister __________________________________________________________________
6. The Australian athlete jumped 8.78m. The American athlete jumped 8.59m. (far)
The Australian athlete________________________________________________________

REVISION FOR THE FIRST MID-TERM TEST I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. ride 2. a. pasture 3. d. cattle 4. a. generous 5. a. worked b. excite b. vast b. circular b. ger b. watched c. ridden c. brave C. Country c. grassland c. relaxed II. Choose the best answer a, b, c ord to complete the sentence. 1. The Dao in the Sapa area is famous a. for 2. The Thai live a. in 3. The b. in its "love market." c. with d. beehive d. farm d. collect d. guess d. crowded 25% d. to farming on their bumt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields. b. on c. out d. up house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals. a. terraced b. splendid 4. There were lots of interesting folk games,. Kenny stayed a little longer to join them. C. communal d. thatched a, bur b. because a. What c. however dress in red and black costume?" "The Dao' b. Which c. Who d. so 5. d. When III. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 1. Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practising slash-and-burn farm. A B C D 2. The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam. A B C D 3. We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands. A B C D 4. Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died. A B C D 5. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs. folk songs, and stories. A B C IV. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together (peace) 2. How often is the Gong Festival 3. The 4. The ? (celebrate) of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major) house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune) is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

11. A. ride                               B. excite                      C. ridden                     D. beehive

12. A. pasture                          B. vast                         C. brave                       D. farm

13. A. cattle                            B. circular                    C. country                   D. collect

14. A. generous                       B. ger                          C. grassland                D. guess

15. A. worked                         B. watched                  C. relaxed                    D. crowded

16. A. sentence                       B. semester                  C. resemble                 D. member

17. A. public                           B. slice                        C. televise                   D. hike

18. A. mended                                    B. needed                    C. invented                 D. called

19. A. mother                          B. health                      C. theme                      D. think

20. A. loudly                           B. sound                      C. touch                      D. amount

A. Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part. 

1. A. cattle                 B. ancestor             C. basic                      D. gather

2. A. beds                  B. months                C. walks                     D. books

3. A. pictures            B. watches            C. washes                  D. brushes

4. A. homework         B. brother                  C. open                       D. judo

5. A. camel             B. cattle                     C. paddy                    D. buffalo

Ex.1/ Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. ended                              B. loved                      C. cleaned                   D. bored

2. A. cooked                            B. clicked                    C. talked                     D. naked

3. A needed                             B. developed               C. wanted                    D. included

4. A. loved                              B. liked                       C. wished                    D. gripped

5. A. bored                              B. amazed                   C. excited                    D. enjoyed

Ex.2/ Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.

1. A. listen                              B. travel                      C. borrow                    D. obey

2. A. traffic                             B. agree                       C. noisy                       D. student

3. A. pavement                       B. review                    C. samba                     D. concert

4. A. manner                           B. tourist                     C. machine                  D. action

5. A. fasten                             B. describe                  C. listen                      D. hover

III . Choose the best answer : 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. stopped B. washed C. worked D. wanted 2. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined . A. great B. head C. death D. bread 3. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others . A. money B. dancer C. shopping D. balloon 4. At this time tomorrow , I .... .an interview . A. will be having B. will have C. had D. have 5. .............. they spent a lot of money on the film , it wasn't a big success . A. Nevertheless B. However C. Although D. When 6. My mother .... .... in small village when she was a child . A. use to live B. use to lived C. used to live D. used to lived 7. Class 7A has 40 students , and Class 7B has only 36 students . Class 7A has students than Class 7B . B. more A. fewer C. less D. many 8. Last night , I didn't go to bed early .. ..being very tired .A. because of B. although D. in spite of C. despite of

Ex 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:

1. A.  hard            B. who        C.  honest             D. house

2. A. cheap            B. children         C. teacher         D. chef

3. A. bottle            B. fork        C. record        D. pork

4. A. although        B. enough        C. paragraph    D. cough

5. A. sauce            B. daughter        C. taught        D. aunt

6. A. tablet            B. emperor        C. recognize        D. temple

7. A. academy        B. royal        C. advance        D. around

8. A. flour            B. flower        C. cow        D. pork

9. A. saxophone        B. music        C. so            D. expensive

10. A. tutor            B. volunteer        C. computer        D. community

11. A. accept        B. mother        C. handsome    D. word

12. A. worked         B. wanted        C. stopped        D. asked

13. A. carried        B. B. looked     C. managed     D. opened

14. A. signs           B. profits        C. becomes        D. survives

15. A. wishes         B. practices      C. introduces          D. leave

I.          Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined of the following words

1. A. cattle                               B. camel                                  C. blackberry                           D. vast

2. A. wild                                 B. child                                    C. village                                  D. countryside

II.        Find the word which has a different stress from the others

3. A. countryside                      B. surround                              C. dairy                                    D. pasture

4. A. expect                              B. explore                                C. donate                                 D. harvest

III.       Choose the best answer

5. A busy time when people collect their crops is called _________________________________________________.

A. paddy fields                         B. grassland                             C. harvest time                         D. pasture

6. Life in a small town is ________________________________________________________ than that in a big city.

A. peaceful                              B. much peaceful                      C. much more peaceful             D. less peaceful

7. She speaks English __________________________________________________ now than last year.

A. better than                           B. good                                    C. beter                                    D. better

8. The boys often help their parents to _________________________________________ water from the village well.

A. gather                                  B. collect                                  C. give                                     D. find

9. Minh ____________________________________________ to play football, and so does his brother.

A. fancies                                B. detests                                 C. likes                                     D. enjoys

10. They live _______________________________________________________ with their family in a small cottage.

A. happy                                  B. happily                                C. happiness                             D. unhappy

11. My father ________________________________________________ this wall for 3 hours.

A. has painted                          B. have painted                         C. paints                                   D. painted

12. _________________________________________________ people here are friendly and helpful.

A. local                                    B. locality                                C. location                               D. locally

IV.       Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets

13. _________________________________ never stay in a place for more than two months.                   (nomadic)

14. The hills are ______________________________ in spring when the wild flowers bloom.                 (colour)

15. The problem with video games is that they’re ____________________________________.                (addict)

16. Everybody has to work hard for world ____________________________________.                          (peaceful)

V.         Rewrite these sentences using the given words

17. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night.

We arrived _____________________________________________________________________________________

18. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.

Dogs __________________________________________________________________________________________

19. Learning English well is very difficult.

It is ___________________________________________________________________________________________

20. Mr. Binh is the happiest person in the village.

No one in the village _____________________________________________________________________________

VI.       Use the given words to make sentences

21. My / sister / and / I / share / same / hobby. We / often / go / fish / weekends.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

22.  I / not / know / why / she / collect / pens.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

23. sit / front / computer / all day / can / cause / problems.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________