III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (6.9B)

1. We are preparing ___________ a trip to the Temple of Literature.

2. She’s very keen to learn ___________ Japanese culture.

3. The Temple of Literature was built ___________ Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty.

4. What do you plan to take ___________ you on the trip?

5. The Imperial Academy was regarded ___________ the first university in Vietnam.

6. The Po Nagar Tower Complex consisted ___________ six towers.

7. The One Pillar Pagoda was built ___________ the year 1049.

8. The 82 Doctors’ stone tablets were recognised ___________ UNESCO.

9. Thong Nhat Palace is located ___________ 106 Nguyen Du Street, District 1.

10. Khue Van Pavilion is the symbol ___________ Hanoi.

I. Fill in the blanks with a, an, some or any. 

1. Have you got __________ potatoes?

2. I’d like __________bread, and __________piece of cheese, please.

3. For breakfast, I have __________ham sandwich and __________orange juice.

4. Here are __________ cereals, but there isn’t __________ milk.

5. Would you like __________ beer or would you prefer __________ bottle of Coke?

6. Is there __________ rice left? ~ I’m afraid there isn’t __________ rice left, but youcan have __________noodles instead.

7. There aren’t __________ bananas, but there is __________ apple and __________ grapes.

8. I want __________ jam and __________ butter for my toast.

9. Can I have __________ sausages and__________omelette with fries on the side, please?

10. My father always has __________biscuit and __________cup of tea at bedtime.

Complete the sentences with comparative or superlative form
1. Mount Everest is (high) __________________ mountain in the world.
2. Which planet is (close) __________________ to the Sun than the Earth?
3. The weather this summer is even (hot) __________________ than last summer.
4. Your accent is (bad ) __________________ than mine.
5. They live in a (big) __________________ house, but she lives in the (big) __________________ one.
6. French is considered to be (difficult) __________________ than English. but Chinese is the (difficult) __________________ language.
7. Going by car is (convenient) _________________________ going by bicycle in this area.
8. The Sahara is (hot) _________________ desert in the world.
9. This building is (modern) ______________________ that one.
10. The boat trip is (good) _________________ experience of my life.
11. Are your streets (narrow) __________________________ our streets?
12. It’s (beautiful) _________________________ mountain in Australia.

Task 1: Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. great      B. beautiful  C. teacher    D. meat

A. wet        B. better      C. rest           D. pretty

A. horrible  B. hour       C. house        D. here

A. party      B. lovely     C. my              D. empty

A. stove     B. moment  C. sometimes D. close

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. (4.2A)

1. a. dish /S/         b. sugar /S/        c. shoes /S/         d. sing /s/ 

2. a. vision /z/       b. pressure /S/    c. washer /S/       d. machine /S/

3. a. division /z/     b. occasion /z/    c. leisure /z/        d. ensure /S/

4. a. chauffeur /S/  b. shampoo /S/   c. children /tS/     d. cashier /S/

5. a. exhibition /S/  b. revision /z/      c. anxious /S/           d. social /S/