PART 2: VOCABULARY

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.

1.   My favourite subject is _________________. I like learning about people in the past.

2.   Harry Potter is a famous _________________ series. Many people love the magical world in the books.

3.   There are many _________________ projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make beautiful cards and decorations.

4.   Her first _________________ is about her childhood in the south of India. Many people, especially girls and women, love it because they can see themselves in her story.

5.   Why don't you_________________ for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.

6.   Matt doesn't like _________________. He thinks all the books he has to read in the class are boring.

7.   We learn about different countries in _________________ class.

8.   The _________________is looking for actors for their new play.

Exercise 2: Read the sentences. Circle the correct answers.

3. I like computers. That's why I like_______________.

1. Listen and fill in the blanks.

My friend, Lien, is a new (1) ................ . Her house is near a (2) ......................... . It is in front of the (3) ..................... , between the (4) ........................ and the (5) ......................... . Today she doesn't go to school because it's (6) ................ . There are (7) ................... rooms in her house. There is a small (8) ........................ in front of her house, behind the house is a (9)..................... . Lien grows lots of (10) ...................... in that garden. I really like the garden as the flowers are very beautiful.

2. Listen and fill in the blanks:

Every day I get up at 7. I have (1) ..................... at 8 and take my (2) ........................ to school at (3) ........................ . I come to my (4) ............................ class at 8:50, and the lesson starts at (5) ........................ and finish at (6) ...................... .

In the afternoon I go (7)....................... . After that I clean my house and pick up the children from(8) ........................... at 3 p.m.

At about 5 p.m I cook dinner for the whole(9) ..................... . We have dinner at 7 and watch TV for 1 (10) ........................ . We all go to bed at 10.

V. Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.

1. My favorite subject is______________ I like learning about people in the past.

2. Harry Potter is a famous______________ series. Many people love the magical world in the books.

3. There are many______________ projects before the holidays. You can learn how to make beautiful cards and decorations.

4. Her first______________ is about her childhood in the south of India. Many people, especially girls and women, love it because they can see themselves in her story.

5. Why don't you______________ for an outdoor activity? Being outdoors is great for your health.

6. Matt doesn't like______________. He thinks all the books he has to read in the class are boring.
7. We learn about different countries in______________ class.

8. The______________ is looking for actors for their new play. 

Use the words given to fill in the blanks.          

We all are destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (41) …………………to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (42) …………………that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from car (43) …………………the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (44) …………………so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a (45) …………………, farmers in parts of Africa can not (46) …………………enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (47) …………………disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now. Because we have killed (48) …………………many for them to (49) …………………. However, it is not so simple to talk (50) …………………the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth.

III.Fill in the blanks using the words in the box

1.      They are _______________  the room with flowers and balloons.

2.      My favorite thing was the _______________  at the end.

3.      I _______________  play badminton with my dad on the weekends.

4.      I want to check out the _______________  . All the dishes look very tasty.

5.      The puppet show _______________   in ten minutes.

6.      _______________  is one of the traditional custom of Vietnam on Lunar New Year.

7.      I think I'm _______________  that day-let me check my calendar.

8.      We eat _______________  foods such as stollen, a special cake, on Christmas Day.

9.      Thousands of people jammed into People’s Square to watch the _______________  .

10.  I think you should participate in the _______________  show. You can dance really well.

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1.      Chung cake is a ________ dish of Vietnamese people on Tet holiday

      A. luxury                      B.modernise                       C.traditional                       D.delicious

2.      Peter ________ his room before the 12th birthday party.

      A. visit                          B. rearrange                        C. paint                               D. decorated

3.      Trinh invites Loan to ________.

      A. eat dinner with her family                                 B.read at her home

      C.play chess                                                              D. go to the restaurant

4.      Lan’s family_______watches TV in the evening.

      A. never                        B.sometimes                       C.often                                D.always

5.      Vietnamese people usually return to their families _________ Tet.

      A. in                               B. on                                    C. for                                   D. during

6.      When the clock strikes midnight, colorful fireworks light _________ the sky.

      A. in                               B. up                                    C.on                                     D. over

7.      Tet is the biggest and most important_________ in Vietnam.

      A. festival                     B. decoration                      C. occasion                         D. tradition

8.      I always _________ my grandparents a long life and good health.

      A. celebrate                  B. wish                                C. make                               D. bring

9.      ‘_________ do Vietnamese people prepare for Tet?’‘They decorate their houses and cook special food.’

      A. What                         B.Where                              C.How                                 D.How often

III. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

vast                    peaceful             nomadic

inconvenient         hospitable          quiet    safe          slow

Question 11. I love the people in my village. They are so friendly and ______

Question 12. I sometimes lie and watch the ______ movement of the clouds.

Question 13. Some people in the mountains of north Viet Nam used to have a ______ life.

Question 14. Don’t worry. It’s ______ to travel here, even at night.

Question 15. It’s so ______ to send a letter from my village. The nearest post office is miles away.

Question 16. Would you please be ______? There is an exam going on.

Question 17. I love the ______ sky on starry nights. It looks fantastic.

Question 18. The Tasadays are a ______ tribe. They never fight and never hit their children.

.     Fill in the blanks with available words in the box.

1. They have six holiday _______________ for sale.

2. I keep all the children’s playthings in that big ________________.

3. This ____________ even washes pots and pans.

4. The ____________ keeps food at a constant temperature.

5. I left my bags in the _____________.

6. We usually eat breakfast in the _____________.

7. His bedroom’s always _____________.

8. Put the fish in the ___________ please!

9. I just want to get home and stretch out on the _______________.

10. He hung his suit in the ______________.

VIII.       Read the dialogue and fill the correct words in the blanks, use the words in the box.

        Nick:              Hi Mi, welcome to our house!

        Elena:            Come upstairs! I’ll (1)                                                         you my room.

        Mi:                 Wow! You have so many dolls.

        Elena:            Yes. My hobby is (2)                                                            dolls. Do you have a hobby?

        Mi:                 I like collecting glass bottles.

        Elena:            Really? That’s very unusual. Is it (3)                                                               ?

        Mi:                 Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. What (4)                    doll collecting? Is it expensive?

        Elena:            I guess so, but all of my dolls (5)                                      presents. My aunt and uncle always give me dolls on special occasions.

        Mi:                 Your dolls are all very different.

        Elena:            Yes, they’re (6)                                     all over the world!

        Nick:              I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a piece of cake.

        Mi:                 Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?

        Nick:              Yes, I (7)                                                mountain climbing.

        Mi:                 But Nick, there are no mountains around here!

        Nick:              I know. I’m in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the future, I’ll (8)                                     mountains in other countries too.

IX.  Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

        1. Mr. Porter is nice                                       everyone.

        2. Kathy was absent                                    class yesterday.

        3. Are you ready                                           the test?

        4. I’m angry                                   Greg.

        5. I’m mad                                    Peter.

        6. Are you afraid                                          dogs?

        7. Sometimes people aren’t kind                                                               animals.

        8. One inch is equal                                      2.54 centimeters.

        9. I’m thirsty                                                  a big glass of ice water.

        10. Joe has good manners. He’s always polite                                                       everyone.

        11. I'm not familiar                                      that book. Whose is it?

        12. John’s thermos bottle is full                                                                 coffee.