Read the text and choose the correct answer.

                                       Playing a musical instrument

Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and still really enjoy it now: it’s a perfect way to relax and cheers me up when I’m feeling down. When I lived at home with my parents, we had a lovely reddish brown piano in the house and I had piano lessons every week. However, when I went to university, I had to leave my family, my home and my piano behind.

I missed playing the piano so much that I spent all the money I got for my eighteenth birthday on a brand new electric piano. It was quite difficult getting it from the music shop to my house: I had to take a friend with me to get it into a taxi and then carry it to the door. I am very glad I bought it though. I was able to play whenever I wanted, using headphones so that I wouldn’t disturb my flatmates. When I was studying or writing an essay, I used to take a break to play something energetically. It really helped ease my frustration! When I was feeling a bit homesick, playing music that I learned on my old piano made me feel better.

1. What is the passage about? 

      A. the writer’s hobby     B. the writer’s favorite subject                    C. a musical instrument

2. When did he start playing the piano?

      A. five years ago                        B. when he went to university                   C. when he was five

3. The word closest in meaning to “feeling down” is…

      A. tired                             B. unhappy                                       C. excited

4. What did he buy with all the money he got for his eighteenth birthday?

      A. a lovely reddish brown piano          B. a new electric piano       C. headphones

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

      A. He played music when he was homesick.

      B. He used headphones in order not to disturb his flatmates.

      C. Playing the piano didn’t help him with his study.

Topics : one of your hobbies (reading/playing sport/ playing a musical instrument.....)

Details :

- your hobby(I like reading / playing sport /playing a musical instrument....)

-When you start it ( I started.... When I was a child / when I was very Young....)

-how much time you spend on it

-why you enjoy it

-how you benefit from this hobby (It helps me relax after hard work / It broadens my knowledge about.... /I can live a richer and more fulfilling life/...)

Choose the correct answer

36. Playing musical instruments is difficult for me.

A. I enjoy playing musical instruments.

B. It is difficult for me to play musical instruments.

C. It was difficult for me to play musical instruments.

D. It is difficult to me to play musical instruments.

37. She didn’t complain anymore when she was given a promotion.

A. She stopped complaining when she was given a promotion.

B. She stopped to complain when she was given a promotion.

C. She stops complaining when she was given a promotion.

D. She didn’t stop complaining when she was given a promotion.

38. He/ prefer/ stay at home/ to/ go to the supermarket.

A. He prefer staying at home to going to the supermarket.

B. He prefers staying at home to go to the supermarket.

C. He prefers stay at home to going to the supermarket.

D. He prefers staying at home to going to the supermarket.

39. Father/ tell/ not/ borrow/ money/ friends/ 

A. My father told me not to borrow money from friends.

B. My father told to me not to borrow money from friends.

C. My father tell me not to borrow money from friends.

D. My father told me not borrowing money from friends.

40. The children were bored with staying indoors. 

A. The children hated staying indoors.      B. The children used to stay indoors. 

C. The children liked staying indoors.       D. The children never stayed indoors.

II. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1.0 p)

Dear Lucy,

How are you? My family and I are fine here. Hope you are fine, too.

I am interested in learning to play a musical instrument.  I do not know which instrument to choose. I was thinking of learning to play  the piano like many of my friends. However, my father suggested that I try something different. So, I tried the guitar but my fingers hurt. My sister suggested the violin But I think it would be hard. Lastly, my brother suggested that I play drums, but my mother disagreed because it would be too loud and noisy.

I know you play some instruments. That is why I am asking you for your advice.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Your friend,

Nadia

1. Who wrote this letter?. -..................................................................................

2. Name the musical instruments mentioned in the letter. - .................................................

3. Which instrument is difficult to play?-..........................................................................

4. Why is Nadia writing this letter to Lucy?-.............................................................

Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Jim Benson, pianist, and songwriter People often ask me who I have to thank for my success as a pianist and songwriter. They expect to hear that I was born into a musical family and had an excellent piano teacher. However, the truth is different. When I was little, nobody played an instrument at home. I learnt to play the piano and sing because there was a piano in my house and I just wanted to make music. My parents allowed me to sit at the piano and sing for as long as I wanted. If they were afraid that I would break the old piano, they never mentioned it. They didn’t suggest that I should take lessons, either. The songs just came to me when I had my hands on the piano. I suppose I had musical talent and that is all you need. I started writing proper songs when I was a teenager. The music was mine, but the words were from other songwriters. It seemed so easy. When you start to compose, you do that, you copy other people’s best songs. Then you start changing the melodies and the words and you develop your own style. That only happened later, when I had grown beyond my teenage years. For a time, I thought music would be just a hobby. My parents had developed a strong belief that I would be able to make a living as a musician, but I had my doubts, so after school, I took a job in radio advertising. Then one day one of my songs won a prize and that changed everything. I realized my happiness was in music. I have been a musician ever since that day.

22. What is Jim Benson's main purpose in writing the text?

to suggest how children can be taught music

 to describe his life as a successful musician

to explain how he became a musician

 to complain about his lack of musical training

23. When Jim Benson started making music on the piano, his parents

seemed happy to let him play it.            said the piano might get damaged.

  saw the need for a piano teacher.        wanted him to play his own songs.

24. What does Jim Benson say about the songs he wrote as a teenager?

They were not well-written.                     They took a long time to write.

 They were not very original.                   They showed his personal style.

25. Jim Benson took a job in advertising because

 his parents suggested it was a good career for him.

he thought he might not earn enough as a musician.

 he had learnt about advertising jobs at school.

 it offered him the opportunity to change his life.

26. Which advice would Jim Benson give talented young people?

 You need somebody in your family to guide you when you start.

 It's OK to copy other people’s songs when you are learning.

 It is not a good idea to write songs when you are very young.

 If you want to be successful, you must have good music teachers.

Read the passage and answer the question

Dear Linda

Do you know about musical intrument? I am very like E so know a lots is musical instrument such as : Dan Bau, Dan Nhi, piano,..

But I like best is Dan Bau. In my free time, i often play it with my sister. Dan Bau is very famous for everybody. It have one string and made by wood . Many to see I play Dan Bau, you will go to my home. I think it very exciting and fantastic. Noww I am leaning play piano.

Hope to hear you soon

Your friend

Thanh

1: What is Thanh favourite musical instrument?

---> .......................................................

2: Wwhat Linda thinks about Dan Bau?

---> ....................................................

3: Wwho ofen play Dan Bau with her?

---> ..............................................

PET Writing part 1A: Fill in the gaps with no more than 3 words

1. I haven't been to a concert for a long time.

It's a long time since ................................................. a concert.

2. Why don't you learn a musical instrument?

If I were you, ..........................................learn a musical instrument.

3. If you don't practice the piano every day, you won't improve.

You won't improve unless ......................................the piano every day.

4. There are only a few concerts this month.

There aren't very........................................... concerts this month.

5. This room is too small for us to play music in.

This room isn't .................................................. for us to play music in.

PET Writing part 1B: Fill in the gaps with no more than 3 words

I like playing the guitar ........................................... playing the piano.

They spent a long time............................ which concert to go to.

We were not ......................................... take our instruments on the plane.

We had to play the music more ....................................because the neighbourcomplained.

It's the ................................................... I have ever been to this place.

*Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

There are many kinds of musical instrument and people listen to music all over the world. They turn on music in parties, clubs, weddings and restaurants as well. People like music because it helps them forget sadness and makes them feel more love in life. After a hard working day, people come back home and feel so tired. Music now can help them close their eyes and relax themselves. Sometimes it is difficult to understand music, but people still enjoy it. 

 31.  Do people listen to music all over the world?

  A. Yes, they are                                B.  Yes, they do                      

C. No, they don't                                  D.   No, they aren’t

32  Where do they turn on music?

A. in weddings in restaurants            B. in clubs and weddings       

C.  in parties and clubs                 D.  in parties, clubs, weddings and restaurants

33. The words “sadness” in line 3 means ______.

  A. relax feeling                                B.  funny feeling        

  C. unhappy feeling                           D.  safe feeling

34. How do people feel after a hard working day?

  A. tired                                              B. can close their eyes           

  C. relax themselves                           D. easy to sleep

35. Is it difficult to understand music?

   A. Yes, is it                  B. No, it is         C. Yes, it is        D. No, isn’t it

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

1. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child?

    A             B                   C                                         D

2. Please discass about it with your father and tell me what you decide.

                                A            B                             C             D

3. Two miles of the coast, we sailed right into the storm.

                      A                          B           C           D

4. Trains running amongst Boston and New York were delayed.

                     A            B                                             C           D

5. The flight between New York to London took about 5 hours.

            A              B                       C                 D

6. "How about more pie?" No, but thanks. I ate too much.

              A             B                     C                   D

7. I turned out the radio and listened to the six o'clock news.

             A               B                               C                D

8. The school agreed sending students on the field trip.

      A                               B                          C                D

9. There was something wrong to one of the tires.

                 A         B                        C        D