Read the text and choose the best answer:

Home school : a good thing or a bad thing ?

Some children don't go to school. Well, they don't learn in a classroom with a lof of other children ; they stay at home and study with their mum or dad. Thay don't learn at home because they have to , but because some parents think their children don't learn enough at normal schools.

' School isn't good for my son ' , says Miranda Peeler, who teachers her son, Ben,at home. ' Ben doesn't work in class ' . He play with his friends all the time and he doesn't listen to the teacher . There are 30 children in his class, and it's difficult for the teacher to teach ALL of them. Now T teach him at home . He learn all the important subjects and he does a lot of work. He has to ; he's the only one in the class! We study on the computer too. At school there is only one computer for all the children in the class. Ben like home school . He's a clever boy and he wants to learn . Here he can do that. Brenda Masters is a teacher. She doen's think it's a good idea.' Yes, children learn a lot at home school. But they don't play with their friends. They don't learn how to work in a group. Work is important but play is important too. Friends are important. Sport is important. School is important.

1. A lot of children study at home because:

A. their parents want to teach them at home .

B. the teacher don't want the children at school.

2. Ben's mother think :

A. Ben doesn't study important subjects at school.

B. the classes are verry big.

3. At Ben's school :

A. There are some computers.

B. The children don't use computer.

4. Brenda think :

A. parents are's good teacher.

B.Children have to work and play.

5. Brenda thinks that home school is :

A. a good thing.

B. a bad thing.

1 : Read the following the pasage and choose the item ( A,B,C or D ) that best answer each of the questions abotu it

My neighbourhood is very convenient - It's near the shopping centter and the bus station . It's also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown . It's very noisy - the streets arre always full of people ! The trafficj is terrible , and parking is a big problem ! I can never park on my own street . I'd like to live in the suburds .

1 : What does the word ' convenient ' in line 1 mean ?

A. close to something B. beautiful

C, far from other places D. noisy

2: What does the word 'it' in line 2 refer to ?

A. the author's neighbourhood B. shopping centter

C.bus station D. downtown

3: It's easy to ................

A. find a place to park B. live in the suburds

C. move to another place D. go to the bus station

4: the author ...................

A. likes to live in the suburds B. thinks that his/her neibourhood is too quiet

C.thinks that living in the suburds is very convenient D.feel that his/her neibourhood is not safe

5: Which of the following is true ?

A. the author's neibourhood is inconvenient B.the author doesn't want to move anywhere

C. It's too difficult for the author to find a place to park his / her car D. Living downtown is better than living in the suburds

Listen to the conversations between Mi and Nick then choose the correct answer 1. Does Nick’s room look small or big? A. Yes, it does B. It is small C. No, it doesn’t D. It is big 2. What is there behind Nick? A. a bed B. a dog C. a TV D. a sofa 3. Where does Mi live? A. In a town house B. In a country house C. In an apartment D. In a city 4. How many people are there in Mi’s family? A. two B. three C. four D. five 5. Who lives near Mi’s apartment? A. her sister B. her aunt C. her friend D. her teacher Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 PART B- PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1 point) 1. A. compass B. love C. judo D. come 2. A. dogs B. rooms C. attics D. photos 3. A. feet B. heat C. cheek D. great 4. A. Thursday B. thanks C. these D. cathedral 5. A. tall B. bar C. car D. farm Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 PART C- GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences (2.0 points) 1. I have English lessons Monday and Friday. A.at B.in C. on D. from 2. The children look very _______________ while playing games during break time. A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excitement 3. I go to the _________ club every Sunday. I like this sport. A. music B. STEM C. math D. judo 4. My close friend, Hung is ___________. She talks all the time. A. talkative B. confident C. creative D. clever 5. Which bike is____________, this one or that one? A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest D. more cheap 6. There are 20 boys in my class. Dung is _____________ . A. tall B. taller C. the tallest D. the highest 7. The villa is _____________by many trees. A. surrounded B. built C. have D. covered 8. ____________ any children in the playground right now. A. There are B. There is C. There aren’t D. Are there 9. My best friend is kind and . He often makes me laugh. A. funny B. shy C. kind D. rude 10. “What are you doing this afternoon?” – ‘I'd like to _______________ swimming.” A. go B. have C. play D. do Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II. Find the mistakes in the following sentences by writing A,B,C or D in the table : 1. Jane isn’t live in England. She lives in Australia. A B C D 2. A house in the city is expensive than a house in the country. A B C D 3. There are some orange juice and milk to drink. A B C D 4. You must to do your homework before going to school. A B C D 5. Hoa is much taller than I. A B C D Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 III. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1.0 point) 1. We can’t go out now. It (rain) _______________ very hard 2. Viet Nam (have) _______________ many beautiful beaches. 3. It is wrong of you to do this. This must never (happen) ________________ again! 4. Nam is interested in (play) ________________ board games in his free time. 5. Let’s (walk) ________________ to the movie theater. Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 PART D. READING I. Read and choose the correct word to fill in each blanks. breakfast teaches Saturdays happy from Jack is my best friend. He is a teacher. He ____(1)____ in a school in London. Every morning, he gets up at about 7 o’clock, has ____(2)____ and a cup of coffee. Then he leaves for work. The school is far ____(3)____ his home, so he can’t walk there. He must go by bus. He has lunch at a restaurant nearby. In the afternoon, he works until 5 or 5.30 and then he goes home. He doesn’t work on ____(4)____ or Sundays. He goes to the cinema or theatre. He is married and he has a son. He loves his family. They are very ____(5)____ . Answer: 1 2 3 4 5 II. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks. (1.0 point) Hoa’s village is about 10 kilometers from Da Lat. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, and the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, the village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. A. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Hoa’s village is famous for flowers and vegetables. 2. The smell of the roses makes people feel cold. Answer: 1 2 B. Answer the questions. 3. How far is it from Hoa’s village to Da Lat? ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Is the village beautiful in spring? ____________________________________________________________________ 5. Why doesn’t it take the villagers much time to water the roses? ____________________________________________________________________ PART E- WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. (1point) 1. There are many roses in our garden. -> Our garden______________________________________________________. 2. The hospital is in front of my house. -> My house is_____________________________________________________. 3. Nobody in my family is older than my grandmother. -> My grandmother is _______________________________________________. 4. Mary has big blue eyes. -> Mary’s ________________________________________________________. 5. Ha Noi is large, Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest. -> Tokyo is____________________________________________ the three cities. II. Use suggestions to make complete sentences. You can add more words but cannot omit the given words. (1 point) 1. He / be/ excited / his/ first/ day/ school. ______________________________________________________________________. 2. The cat /be/ front / the computer. ______________________________________________________________________. 3. Peter / have / short / fair / hair. ______________________________________________________________________. 4. there/ a new library/ Le Loi Street? ______________________________________________________________________. 5. She/coming/Ha Noi/again/a tour/next summer. ________________________________________________________________

Fill in each blank with the correct adjective from the box.

hard-working, boring, funny, talkative, friendly, shy, creative, confident, clever, kind.

1. It is ________ to sit on the plane with nothing to read.

2. I'm not very ________ at Maths. I often maake mistakes in calculations.

3. Everyone is ________ to me. They often help me when I need.

4. She is often ________ at school, and she always gets good marks.

5. The teacher wants the students to feel ________ about asking questions when they don't understand.

6. She always has a ________ smile with everyone.

7. Children are often ________ of people they don't know.

8. He's a little bit ________; he likes to talk a lot.

9. It's a really ________ - she writes poetry and pains.

Read

Jack is my best friend.He is a teacher.He's teaching in a school in London.Every morning he gets up at about 7 o'clock,has breakfast and a cup of coffee.Then he leave for work.The school is fas froom his house,so he can't walk there.He must go by bus.He has lunch at a restauravd nearby.In the afternoon ke works until 5 or 5.30 and then he goes home.He doesn't work on saturdays or sundays.He goes to the cinema or theatre.He is married and he has a son.He loves his family.They are happy

1What does ''leave for'' mean?

A.run to B.swim to C.fply to Dgo to

2 What's his favourite drink ?

A. milk B.tea C coffee D lemonade

3 A ciording to the passa,which of the tollowing statements is not true ?

A he doesn't have lunch at home B he works in a school C he doesn't have any son D hr goes to work by bus

4 How does he go to work ?

A by ear B on foot C by taxi D by bus

THE END EXERCISE 3 (18/02/2020)

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress is different from the others.

1. A. cartoon B. funny C. little D. channel

2. A. education B. entertaining C. comedian D. exhibition

3. A. Jupiter B. universe C. stadium D. Pacific

4. A. squirrel B. giraffe C. ocean D. garden

5. A. newspaper B. designer C. reporter D. adventure

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. something B. theatre C. neither D. monthly

7. A. other B. thinking C. healthy D. birthday

8. A. Thailand B. weatherman C. anything D. Thanksgiving

9. A. earth B. through C. both D. there

10. A. growth B. three C. feather D. thing

III. Choose the correct form of the words (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.

11. Nowadays, foreign game shows are more______ with teenagers than they used to be. They can watch them easily on cable TV

A. popular B. unpopular C. unpopularity D. popularity

12. She encourages her children to watch _______ programmes on TV because they help them improve their knowledge.

A. educating B. education C. educationalty D. educational

13. They want to produce a music programme______ to attract a lot of people to follow.

A. entertainer B. entertainingly C. entertaining D. entertainment

14. Some ______ are keen on watching science or cuisine programmes.

A. viewing B. viewer C. viewers D. viewed

15. She prefers ______ cartoons to listening to pop music.

A. watching B. watch C. to watch D. watched

IV. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

16. VTV2 and VTV3 are well- known _____ channels in Viet Nam.

A. foreign B. national C. local D. international

17. He is one of the most famous ___ in Viet Nam. You can see him appear on weather forecast every day.

A. MCs B. comedians C. newsreaders D. weathermen

18. I need a _____ immediately because I can't turn on your TV without it when I sit on the sofa.

A. TV screen B. TV viewer C. remote control D. volume button

19. My father likes watching _____ programmes. They have a lot of football matches or boxing competitions.

A. sports B. animals C. news D. films

20. The main character in this comedy show looks so _____. His motions and actions always make me laugh a lot.

A. boring B. clumsy C. skilful D. intelligent

21. I watch The Adventures of Tin Tin on TV every Saturday. It's a _____ about a smart boy and his loyal small dog.

A. documentary B. cartoon series C. broadcast D. weather forecast.

22. I like watching science channels because I can _____ a lot of interesting things about my life.

A. discover B. test C. instruct D. compete

23. It's difficult for me to decide to watch between two programmes. They're ____ different channels_____ the same time.

A. on/ in B. on/ at C. from/ at D. from/ in

24. I can't watch my favourite game show _____ my father is watching news at present.

A. although B. so C. and D. because

25. He likes watching animals programmes, ______ he also likes watching comedy shows.

A. and B. so C. but D. or

26. The TV schedule today is so boring. _____ I decide to go out with my friends.

A. although B. so C. because D. but

27. _____ he's a famous actor, he seems to be very friendly with his fans.

A. although B. So C. Because D. And

28. _____ is dancing in your room? – It's my sister

A. Why B. How C. What D. Who

29. __________ is this documentary on? – About half an hour.

A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How often

30. ____ of music do you like? – I like Pop and Rock.

A. How many kind B. How kind C. What kind D. What much kind

V. Choose the best response (A, B, C or D) to complete each of conversation.

31. – How often do you watch English cartoons?

- _________________________________

A. Not much. I can watch them all day.

B. Not me. Watching cartoons is my sister's hobby.

C. Very often. I watch them after having dinner.

D. It's up to my parents.

32. – How much does your family pay for the bill of cable TV?

- __________________________________________

A. About 75 thousand dong per month.

B. From twice to four times a week.

C. Very cheap. We bought it two months ago.

D. It's vey lively. It costs 50.000 dong

33. – What programmesdo you like watching best?

- _________________________________________

A. Well... I prefer listening to the news on the radio.

B. I like game shows. They're very interesting.

C. It's on Channel V. I live English songs.

D. Oh, I really watch TV at home.

VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks.

34. A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Because

35. A. watch B. to watch C. watches D. watched

36. A. to B. and C. with D. without

37. A. watch B. is watching C. has watched D. watched

38. A. opera B. music C. play D. film

VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.

39.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A Lasting Television Quiz Show.

B. National Channel VTV3.

C. Vietnamese High School Students.

D. How to Run a Television Programme.

40 . Which of the following word has the closest meaning with the word "contestant"?

A. Examiner B. Employee C. Winner D. Competitor

41. What must the contestants do to have a chance of winning the quiz show?

A. They must give the right answers as many as they can.

B. They must earn money as much as they can.

C. They must defeat other contestants as many as they can

D. They must choose the subjects as many as they can

42. Which of the following is TRUE about Road to Olympia Mount?

A. It is the longest television show on national channel VTV3.

B. Students can represent their schools and provinces when they join the show.

C. It awards all the contestants money and scholarship.

D. English is the main subject of the show.

43. Which is the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. The first competition of Road to Olympia Mount was in the 20^th century.

B. Road to Olympia Mount is a popular competition for Vietnamese high school students.

C. Road to Olympia Mount usually invites foreigners as guests of honour.

D. Contestants must go to the final round with the highest point to win the show.

VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.

44. I like watching animals programmes because they make me to understand the wild life a lot. A B C D

45. Although she is a young comedy, her performances are very exciting and funny. A B C D

46. The questions in this game show will help children widen their knowledge for oceans and

A B C D

deserts in the world.

47. He's good at acting because he'd like to become a famous actor in the future.

A B C D

48. The MC is very handsome and clever, so his speaking English isn't good.

A B C D

49. How many of the main actor of the film appear in this events?- There are three of them.

A B C D

50. How is the newsreader like?- He's very intelligent and independent.

A B C D

I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. The children are playing boarding games, and their mother is arranging flowers. A D 2. One of his father's favourite hobbies is playing horse-riding, and he just practises it A B C twice a month. D 3. He started learning how to play the guitar on his elder brother. A B C D 4.Your favourite football match will begin at 3 p.m., so you should arrive there B C soon to get a good seat. D 5. She will attend the judo class next month because she intends to have a long A B C vacation in Ho Chi Minh City. D 6. He loves to listen to classical music, but he spends a little time doing it. A B 7. She didn't enjoy the party very much because she didn't like music and A B C to dance there. D 8. She's 18 and she's France. She lives in a village near Toulouse. She studies A B engineering at university. D 9. She has ashort black hair and yery dark eyes. She is intelligent and funny, but A B C sometimes she's a bit sad too. D 10.She loves music and she likes writing songs. She can plays the guitar very well and

VII. Find the mistakes and correct it:

1. I has breakfast at 6:30 every day. I go to school at 7:30.

A B C D

2. He usually plays soccer in the winter so it's cold.

A B C D

3. Nam don't like milk. He likes chocolate.

A B C D

4. The book are very good. She would like to read it now.

A B C D

5. What color are her hair? It is red.

A B C D

6. There are any children in your room.

A B C D

7. She would likes some milk and bananas.

A B C D

8. Vui feel hungry. She wants to eat something.

A B C D

9. He is going to make some sandwiches in the chicken at the moment.

A B C D

10. There is a long vacation on the summer.

A B C D