Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. children | B. scholar | C. teacher | D. lunch |
2. A. question | B. nation | C. education | D. recognition |
3. A. visited | B. founded | C. decided | D. developed |
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others
1. A. population | B. education | C. development | | D. satisfaction |
2. A. advantage | B. atmosphere | C. motorbike | | D. generate |
3. A. countryside | B. natural | C. changeable | | D. dioxide |
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer
1. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484.
A. erected
B. selected
C. regarded
D. located
2. Jazz _________ in the US and is now popular throughout the world.
A. originates
B. originated
C. was originated
D. is originated
3. In my opinion, nuclear power is not only expensive but also ______to our environment.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. rick
D. disaster
4. How much _________ should I use to make the cake?
A. pineapple
B. flour
C. egg
D. carton of milk
5. Remember to _______ the lights before going to bed.
A. turn
B. turn off
C. turn on
D. stop
6. Wave energy is a source of ________ energy.
A. environment friendly
B. environmentally friendliness
C. environmental friendly
D. environmentally friendly
7. It is a good idea to use _______ when travelling long distances.
A. cars
B. taxis
C. private cars
D. public transport
8. _________ source of energy is the source that can’t be replaced after use.
A. Renewable
B. Natural
C. Effective
D. Non-renewable
9. Is this schoolbag _______ ?
A. you
B. your
C. yours
D. them
Exercise 4: Choose the word which best fits each gap.
The first Glastonbury Festival took place In 1970 and was (1) _______ by Michael Eavis, who still runs the festival now (2) _______ his farm in Somerset in the south-west of England. Michael charged people just £1 to enter, and the ticket included free milk from the farm. Only 1,500 people attended on that occasion, (3) _______ this number has grown exponentially since then. In 2011, there were approximately 100 times (4) _______ people in the crowd and tickets, which cost £195 each, (5) _______ out within 4 hours. The festival takes place almost every year in the last weekend of June and lasts for three days.
Although it is best known for contemporary music, Glastonbury is host to other (6) _______ arts such as dance, comedy and theatre.
1. A. organise | B. organising | C. organised | D. organization |
2. A. on | B. in | C. at | D. from |
3. A. so | B. but | C. or | D. while |
4. A. many | B. much | C. more | D. most |
5. A. took | B. sold | C. bought | D. worked |
6. A. performing | B. creative | C. decorative | D. academic |
Exercise 5: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets
1. They ______________ (work) at this company since 2008.
2. In the UK, alcohol ______________(not sell) to anyone under 18. It’s against the law.
3. Would you like ______________(go) to Huong Pagoda with me?
4. Many young people enjoy ______________ (watch) Korean dramas.
Exercise 6: Read the text and answer the questions below.
One major issue with a growing population: shortages of both food and water. Crowded cities make waste water management more difficult. Waste pollutes clean water, making it undrinkable. Even today in some African cities, there are inadequate water supplies because most of the water is lost in pipe leakages.
Today, outdoor air pollution contributes to about two million deaths a year. Indoor air pollution, primarily from cook stoves in developing nations, skills another four million people every year, according to the World Health Organization. As cities continue to crowd, this issue will only grow, according to UN data.
It’s also likely that crime and violence will increase along with urban density, the UN reports. Independent studies have found that the warming planet is likely to increase violence worldwide because of the economic pressure caused by heat and drought.
The best solution is to manage growth and to prepare for the cities of the future.
1. Where is the major issue with a growing population?
........................................................................
2. What does waste pollute?
........................................................................
3. What is the effect of outdoor air pollution?
........................................................................
4. What will increase along with urban density?
........................................................................
5. Why is our planet likely to increase violence worldwide?
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Exercise 7: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one
1. Khue Van pavilion is used as a symbol of Hanoi by Vietnamese people.
Vietnamese people _______________________.
2. His idea is different from mine.
His idea is not _______________________
3. These Dong Ho paintings are more expensive than those modern paintings.
Those modern paintings are not _______________________
