EXERCISE 1.
I.Choose the best answer
1. He loves _____________ tree leaves from different countries.
A. collecting B. to collect C. collect D. collects
2. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work.
A. to ride B. ride C. rides D. riding
3. I love cooking, _________ my sister doesn’t.
A. because B. so C. but D. and
4. Laughing is good_________ your health.
A. for B. to C. with D. of
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced /3:/
A. dear B. pear C. earn D. heart
6. Choose one mistake and correct it.
I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell.
A B C D
II. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. I enjoy (fish) .................................................. because it (be) ……………….… relaxing.
2. Jane will play chess after she (finish) …………………………. school.
3. What …………………… your mother often (do) ………………………at weekends?
4. I think, in the future people (not play) ………………………………… individual games.
5. We find (arrange) ……………………… flowers interesting because it (help) ……………… us relax.
6. I (not collect) ………….……………………… dolls when I grow up.
III.Complete the passage with the words given
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Mary’s hobby is singing. She enjoys (1) ………… very much. When her brother (2) ……… a karaoke set last month, Mary was so glad that she sang every day after dinner. She likes to sing only (3) …………… songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) …… the karaoke discs. Mary is singing in the karaoke (5) ………… organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going (6) …… to support her.
IV.Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D
1. - ............... do you find making pottery? – I finding making pottery interesting.
A. What B. How C. Why D. When
2. Jenny...................two eggshells and he will continue the third one.
A. carves B. has carved C. carved D. will carved
3. My father hates ………… coffee. He prefers tea.
A. to drink B. drink C. drinks D. drinking
4. I have a temperature,………………………………. .
A. and I eat more vegetables B. or I am putting on weight C. so I feel tired D. but I go to bed early
5. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
A. away B. answer C. sunburn D. picture
6. Which word has main stress differently from the others?
A. volunteer B. charity C. melody D. calorie
7. Beethoven ………….. a lot of songs.
A. composes B. composed C. has composed D. compose
8. Liz: I am so nervous that I am putting on weight.
Tony: ……………………….. .
A. Wash your hand more B. Eat less junk food C. Sleep more D. Sunbathe less
9. Jack spends almost his time staring at his smart phone, ……..….. is very short-sighted.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
10. My father loved …………. horse-riding when he was young.
A. doing B. going C. playing D. taking
11. She feels itchy and her nose is running. She says she has ………….. .
A. headache B. toothache C. allergy D. flu
12. Jenifer says that she ……………. collecting dolls, but she…………… in the future.
A. will like / won’t continue B. likes / won’t continue C. likes / continues D. will like / continues
PART READING
I.Choose the correct answer to complete the passage by circling A, B, C or D
Camping is an activity in which people live (1)………..temporarily. Campers participate in fishing, hunting, swimming, wildlife watching, plant study, and nature photography. It provides bodily benefits when it involves hiking to, from and around a campsite, and many people believe that camping makes youngsters (2)…………more confident. Camping is suitable (3) ………….those who are in wholesome physical condition because it may require walking several times. The key to an enjoyable camping is planning because planning the trip before leaving helps (4)………..avoid preventable accidents such as bad weather, injury, or simply a crowded campsite.
1. A. upstairs B. downstairs C. inside D. open-air
2 A. help B. handle C. feel D. thumb
3 A. in B. for C. at D. on
4. A.campers B. groups C. parties D. cliques
PART D. WRITING (2pts)
I.Arrange these words/ phrases into the meaning sentences
1. sunburn / yesterday / was / because / outside / has / Alice / she / all / day .
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. and / difficult / boring / that / eggshells / people / carving / Some / say / is ..…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. girl / have / is / the / kind-hearted / She / most / ever / I /met
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. organization / the / to / encouraged / people / Big Heart / has / protect / environment. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
II.Answer the questions about you
1. Will you take up making model in the future? Why or Why not?
2. Is calorie important to your body? Why?
3. Why do you think people should do more exercise?
4. What do you want to do to help your community?
EXERCISE 2
USE OF ENGLISH.
Section I: Choose the best option.
1. All of us enjoy ………………. to classical music.
A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened
2. The Japanese eat a lot of rice, …………. they eat a lot of fish, too.
A. or B. but C. so D. and
3. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu B. sunburn C. spots D. stomachache
4. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
5. I ............... playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find B. think C. say D. tell
6. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. curl B. keen C. city D. cook
Section II: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brakets to complete sentences.
1. She often (go) ......................... to the market with her mother every weekend.
2. We (visit) ...................... Hue next month.
3. My younger sister (collect) ................. dolls two years ago.
4. .................. you ever (do) ................. volunteer work ?
Section III. Give the correct form of the words provided.
1.I think staying at home all day is _______________ because I don’t know what to do. BORE
2.It is ____________________to eat a lot of sweetened food and drinks. HEALTH
3.I love ____________________ pottery because it is challenging. MAKE
4.Many people do volunteer work because it can make a ______________in their community. DIFFER
5.Some students usually teach street ____________________English in the summer. CHILD.
6. Water____________________ began in the 11th century. (PUPPET)
7. My father’s friend is a great . ____________________ (PAINT)
8. Who is your favourite ____________________ (MUSIC)
9. English is an____________________ and important subject. (INTEREST)
10. Ba is a famous stamp__________________ ( COLLECT)
PART C: READING
Section I: Read the text below, then fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box. There is one Extra word you don’t need to use.
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We need (1)........................... or energy to do the things we (2)..................... every day: walking, riding a bike, and even sleeping! We get calories (3) ...................... the food we eat. If we eat too many, we can get (4) ...................... If we don’t eat enough, we feel tired and weak.
Section II: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
The first reason why many families do volunteer work is that they feel satisfied and proud. The feeling of fulfillment comes from helping the community and other people. In addition, volunteering is a great way for families to have fun and closer. But many people say they don’t have time to volunteer because they have to work and take of their families. If that’s the case, try rethinking some of your free time as a family. You could select just one or two projects a year and make them a family tradition. For instance, your family can make and donate gift blankets for the old homeless people on holidays. Your family can also spend only one Saturday morning a month collecting rubbish in your neighborhood.
1. How do people often feel when they volunteer?
2. Why don’t some people have time to volunteer?
3. How can your family help the old homeless people?
PART D: WRITING
Section I: Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given.
1.Tuan / find / play / table tennis / interesting / because / he / can / play / best friends.\
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2.They / visited / Ho Chi Minh City / so far.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Lan / like / talk / to / her friends / her free time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
EXERCISE 3
I. Match the verbs in A with the phrases in B:
A B
1. do a. swimming Answers: 1 + _____
2. have b. pottery 2 + _____
3. go c. a temperature 3 + _____
4. make d. exercise 4 + _____
II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D:
1. I …………….. Nha Trang when I was a child.
A. visit B. visited C. will visit D. have visited
2. He …………… to the USA so far.
A. is B. was C. will be D. has been
3. Americans eat a lot of junk food, ………….junk food causes obesity.
A. but B. and C. so D. because
4. Tim: I feel itchy and my nose is running. Doctor: ………………………..
A. Wash your hair more. B. I think you have the flu.
C. Drink more water. Eat less meat D. I think you have a stomachache.
5. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. allergy B. headache C. temperature D. obesity
6. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. cold B. curly C. ocean D. clothes
READING COMPREHENSION
I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage:
Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms (1)…….. a headache are various. People may (2)……….. pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have a headache (3) …………. they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. (4)……….. can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their (5)…………… or simply by going to bed.
1. A. on B. in C. of D. at
2. A. be B. have C. happen D. take
3. A. when B. but C. so D. and
4. A. Medicine B. Doctor C. Sport D. Fruit
5. A. life B. lifestyles C. hobbies D. working
II. Read the passage and complete the list of 5 volunteer activities in the passage:
Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization is planning to help the community by encouraging you to participate in a recycling program. All you have to do is to collect used glass and cans, and send them for recycling. You can also donate old books to poor students in the city. By doing this, we can help save natural resources and earn some money for the organization.
If possible, you can participate in other programs such as donating money to people in a flooded area, helping street children, giving away school uniforms to poor students and cleaning up the school yard. We hope you will join our programs. These are ways to change the world.
0. collect used glass and cans.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………
WRITING.
I.Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn’t go to school because I was sick.
à I was sick, so …………………………………………………………………….
2.It will be good if you eat less meat and more vegetables.
à You should ………………………………………………………………………
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
à His hobby is ……………………………………………………………………..
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening.
à I enjoy ……………………………………………………………………………
5.I think that learning English is important.
à I find ……………………………………………………………………………..
III. Complete these sentences using the provided words:
1. My hobby / collect glass bottles.
2. I / start / my hobby / when / twelve / years old.
3. I often / share / my hobby / my mother.
4. I / feel / happy / when / look at / beautiful flower vases made from them.
5. I / continue / my hobby / future / because / it / help save the environment.
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EXERCISE 4
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I.Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. answer B. teacher C. butter D. birth
2. A. surprise B. alone C. neighbour D. burn
3. A. of B. fat C. few D. safe
4. A. sping B. visit C. present D. usually
5. A. curl B. keen C. glove D. cook
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. -“What would you like to drink now?” - “_______________.”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. I like to do nothing D. Orange juice, please
2. All of us enjoy _______ to classical music.
A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened
3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______
A. flu B. sunburn C. spots D. stomachache
5. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
6. I ............... playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
A. find B. think C. say D. tell
7. -“ Would you like me to turn off your computer?
- “ ______________. I’ll do it myself”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. Don’t do it D. Of course
8. You like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby may be _______.
A. collecting things. B. playing sports C. dancing D. board games
READING
I. Read and fill in the blanks with ONE word given in the box.
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My Favourite Hobby
My name is Sara. My _________(1) is reading. I enjoy reading a book when I am free. I started to do it __________(2) I was four years old. The first time I did it, I felt interested. So I kept reading. The teachers always taught me to read the difficult words. I was happy when I read a story with a happy ending. I was thrilled when I read a detective story. I enjoy reading ___________(3) I like to explore the imaginative world of my favourite author, J.K. Rowling who _________(4) “ Harry Potter” . There are a lot of advantages of reading. Reading can make me relaxed and calm. I can also learn new vocabulary items. Then I can further ___________(5) my English. Moreover, it can give me an unlimited imagination, so I can write books in the future. I can learn the different cultures and customs of other countries in the world too.I read at least one hour every day. I read books by myself. I usually read it at home. I wish I could read different kinds of books because it might be very challenging.
II. Read the following passages and answer the questions below. (1.5 pts)
Oil painting:
Since the 18th century, under the impact of society, culture, and technology, oil painting has undergone dramatic changes. They are rebellious but passionate, and prosperous.
Watercolor paintings
Watercolor paintings are considered a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions, and bright feelings using water-soluble pigments.
Sketch: (Tranh phác họa)
Van Gogh did not begin painting until his late twenties. He produced more than 2,000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 sketches.
Portrait: (Tranh chân dung)
The Mona Lisa is a famous 16th-century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci. The true identity of the woman pictured in the portrait remains unknown, despite intensive researchs by art historians.
What kind of painting is rebellious?
Who was famous for Sketch?
When did Leonardo da Vinci draw the portrait ‘ The Mona Lisa”?
WRITING
I. Combine each pair of the following sentences into one, using the suggested conjunctions in the brackets. (1.5 pts)
1. Mr. Hai usually has stomach problems. He eats dinner very close to the bedtime. (so)...
2. My dad has a lot of carved eggs. He has never sold any of them. (but)
3. You will get a breathing problem. Clean your bed room more regularly. (or)
II. Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences.(1.0 pt)
1. It/ be/ good idea/ eat/ diferrent/ kind/ fruit/ vegetable/ every day.
2. My brother/ not like/ ice-skating/ because/ think/ it/ dangerous.
21. Ba enjoys ______ strange stamps. A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected
22. Don’t let children ______ near the river. A. to play B. playing C. play D. played
23. Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the ______ popular magazines in Viet Nam.
A. many B. much C. most D. best
24. She has taught English here ______ 10 years. A. in B. for C. since D. from
25. These English books ______ yesterday. A. bought B. buy C. was bought D. were bought
26. Minh got wet, ______ he forgot his umbrella. A. so B. and C. because D. therefore
27. We ______ Nam since he left school. A. didn’t meet B. don’t meet C. won’t meet D. haven’t met
28. What _____ at the ABC cinema tonight?A. is played B. is on C. is playing D. are they play
29. I hope you know that you _____ come with me if you don't want to.
A. can't B. mustn't C. don't have to D. don't need
30. He asked me if I ____ to swim across the river. A. was able B. be able C. could D. am able
31. I'm glad to hear that at least today's _____ cheerful.
A. news is B. news are C. the news is D. the news are
32. _____ wanted to see you yesterday.
A. One of my friend. B. One my friend C. A friend of mine D. A friend of me
33. John moved from the room ____ the noise. A. because B. because of C. as D. although