Excercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is

pronounced is placed differently from that of the others in each group.

1. A. orchards B. forums C. villagers D. accounts

2. A. conclusion B. wood C. neighborhood D. football
3. A. choose B. look C. spoon D. food
4. A. mixture B. leisure C. lure D. lecture
5. A. truth B. June C. cushion D. conclusion
6. A. again B. company C. woman D. villager
7. A. combine B. police C. cover D. collect
8. A. wanted B. washed C. danced D. watched
9. A. beds B. dogs C. porters D. books
10. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes

Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. The earth (move) _____ around the sun.
2. My father always (have) ______ tea for breakfast.
3. They often (argue) _______ to find out who will do the housework.
4. How you (go) _____ to school? _____ I (go) there by bus.
5. My mother (be) _____ a teacher. She (teach) _______ English well. She (help) _____ me
a lot with my homework.
6. She sometimes (buy) _______ vegetables in the market.
7. He often (go) to the cinema at weekend. He (like) it very much.
8. It (not rain) ____________ much in winter.
9. You (love) ______ me? No, I (hate) ________ you.
10. My father (smoke) _______ twenty cigarettes a day
11. Look! The bus (come) _____
12. While my sister (listen) _____ to music, I (do) my homework at the moment.
13. What you (do) ________ now? I (watch) _________ the news on TV.
14. Where are you? I am upstairs. I (have) ________ a bath.
15. He (sleep) _______ and his wife (wash) _______ clothes now.
16. I often (have) _______ bread for breakfast but today I am having cakes and milk.
17. “You always (come) ________late” said the teacher.
18. Why you (laugh) _______? Am I too funny?
19. At the moment, I (work) very hard. Please don’t annoy me!
20. You sister (go) to the cinema with us tonight? I’m not sure.
21. I rarely (go) ________out in the evening, but Mary often (go) ___out with her friends in
the evening.
22. My younger brother never (play) ________ tennis, but he usually (watch) ________it on
TV.
 23. You ________ (like) her? – No, I don’t
24. It (often/ not / rain) _________ in the dry-season
25. The sun (rise) ________ in the East and (set) ________ in the West
26. The water (boil) ________ at 100 Celsius Degree.
27. Lan (brush) ________ her teeth four times a day so they (be) _________ very white and
beautiful.
28. Susan usually (get) ________ up early in the morning. She often (have) ________
breakfast at 6:30 and her work (start) _____ at 7.00 and (finish) ________ at 11:30 am.
29. Minh (try/ always) _______ to finish his homework before going out with his friends.
30. She (usually/ not/ finish) ________ her homework before going to play tennis.
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Mary (go) ________ shopping with me yesterday.
2. The policeman (drive) __________ away ten minutes ago.
3. The biscuit factory (close) _________ last year.
4. The headmaster (come) __________ to the school in 1985.
5. You (spend) __________ a lot of money last month?
6. I (call) ________ Mr Wilson at 9 p.m. last night, but he (not be) _____ at home. He
(study) ______ at the library.
7. I (not hear) ______ the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) _____.
8. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) _____.
The birds (sing)______.
9. My brother and sister (talk) _______ about something when I (walk) ________ into the
room.
10. Tom went to his friends’ house, but the boys (not be) _______ there. They (play) _____
soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

11. At this time yesterday we (have) _______ an English lesson in Mai’s house.
12. Yesterday while my father (repair) _________ my bike, my mother (prepare) _____ for
the meal, my sister (iron) ___ clothes and I (tidy) _____ up the house.
13. What you (do) ______ at 8 am last Sunday? I (go) ____ shopping with my friends.
14. I just (get) _______ into the bath when the phone (ring) _______.
15. The little boy (fall) ______ asleep while his mother (read) _____ him a story.
16. When I (arrive) _____ at his house this morning, he still (sleep) _______
17. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it (snow) ______ in lowa, the sun (shine)
______ in Florida.
18. While Ted (shovel) ____ snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife (bring) _____ him a
cup of hot chocolate.
19. John (have) ______ a car accident last week. He (drive) _______ down the street when
suddenly a lorry (hit) ___ his car from behind.
20. Ten years ago, the government (decide) ______ to begin a food programme. At that time,
many people in the rural areas (starve) _______ due to several years of drought.
Exercise 4: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Clare (be) _______ five years old next month.
2. The train leaves at 8:59, so we (be) _______ in Scotland by lunchtime.
3. You (take) __________ a trip to London next week?
4. I don’t think Emma (get) _________ the job.
5. What will you do after lunch? I think that I (go) _________swimming.
6. I think it (be) _________________ sunny tomorrow.
7. I’m sure he (pass) ___________ the exam.
8. I (stay) _____________ at home if it rains.
9. He (send) __________ the letter when he goes to the post office.
10. “I have missed the last bus.”
“Don’t worry. I (give) _______ you a lift.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer
1. Horses can run _____ than buffalos.
A. Slower B. more slowly C. slow D. slowly
2. You made the same mistake again. You should check your paper ____ before handing it
in.
A. Carefully B. careful C. more careful D. more carefully
3. All these students are good, but some work _____ than others.
A. Hard B. more hard C. more hardly D. harder
4. My sister speaks English much _____ than I do.
A. Fluently B. fluent C. more fluent D. more fluently
5. It usually rains ______ in my country than in yours.
A. Heavy B. heavier C. heavily D. more heavily
6. This morning, I got up ____ than usual.
A. Early B. more early C. earlier D. better early
Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer
1. The children are so excited to learn how to ____ crafts using wastepaper and ice-cream
sticks.
A. invent B. recycle C. make D. draw
2. I think that people in the countryside live more _______ than those in the city.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy.
3. The Internet allows us to communicate __ friends from different parts of the world.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
4. Nam is very sociable and active. He ____ many school activities.
A. takes part in B. takes part on C. takes part of D. takes part with
5. Jony doesn’t feel interested in playing the piano anymore, so he ____ another hobby next
year.
A. Takes up B. taking up C. will take up D. will takes up
6. Be quiet, please! I’m trying to ______ on my homework.
 A. concentrate B. log C. advise D. bully
7. It’s ____ time, so the villagers are busy cutting and gathering their crops.
A. festival B. growing C. harvest D. planting
8. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
9. The children in my village enjoy ____ blackberries to eat in the nearby forest.
A. picking B. pick C. to pick D. picks
10. My cat is very good at _____ mice.
A. catching B. to catch C. catches D. catch
11. In his free time, my younger brother is ____ on taking photos and doing puzzles.
A. fond B. keen C. interested D. crazy
12. What are you interested _____ doing at weekends?
A. into B. on C. about D. in
13. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance and enjoy moon-cakes;_________,
every child likes it very much.
A. However B. Moreover C. Because D. Therefore
14. Red envelopes are believed to bring good ______ on Tet holiday.
A. luck B. love C. wish D. hope
15. Talor Swift is a beautiful girl; _____, she’s kind-hearted.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise

Exercise 7: Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with a suitable
option A, B, C or D
When we feel anxious, we often give ourselves negative messages like that: “I can’t do this”,
“I’m useless”, and “I’m going to fail”. It can be difficult but (15) ______ to replace these with
positive thoughts such as: “this is just anxiety, it can’t harm me”, and “relax, concentrate – it’s
going to be okay”. Picturing how you’d like things to go can help you feel more (16) ____. Try
to imagine yourself turning up to an exam feeling confident and relaxed. You turn over your
paper, write down what you do and come away knowing you tried your best on the day. It can
sometimes appear that your whole future depends on what grades you get. There can be (17)
____ pressure for your people to do well in exams which can cause a lot of stress and anxiety.
Remember that exams are important, (18) ___ they are not the only way to a successful future.
Many people achieve success in life without excelling at school.
15. A. impossible B. helpful C. helpless D. effortless
16. A. confident B. nervous C. uncertain D. prepared
17. A. a lot of B. few C. less D. some
18. A. but B. and C. because D. therefore
Exercise 8: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follows are True
(T) or False (F).
In my opinion, using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your
social life. Firstly, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause health problems such as eye-
tiredness and obesity. Secondly, you may get irritated easily. Besides, if you use the computer too
much, you will not have time for your family and friends. In short, computers should only be
used for a limited time.
1. Using the computer too much can make your eyes tired.
2. Using the computer too much is not good for you.
3. We still can spend a lot of time with our family and friends as with computers.
4. According to the writer, we should use the computer for a long time

Exercise 9: Fill in each blank with “a”, “an”, or “the” to complete the following passage.
______ history of Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture started in 1891 when _____ French
scientist began to collect Cham sculptures that had been discovered in scattered areas of Quang
Nam Province and brought them to Da Nang. ______ first museum building was designed by
French architects, and construction began in 1915 and was finished by May 1916. _______
Museum has played ________ important role in preserving sculpture items featuring the cultural,
spiritual and ritual lives of the Cham people.