I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain 2. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station 3. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter 4. A. happy B. house C. here D. hour 5. A. maps B. papers C. cats D. books 6. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited 7. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed 8. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified 9. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead 10. A. naked B. booked C. worked D. walked II.Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 1. Linda used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 2. My mum __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle. A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs 3. You should look right and left when you go ________the road. A. down B. across C. up D. along 4. Bus is the main public ________in Viet Nam. A.travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle 5. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end. A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although 6. She’s sure that they will find the film_________. A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained 7. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________” A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see? C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t. 8. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much. A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless 9. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August. A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which 10. My father liked the ____________ of that singer. A. perform B. performer C. performance D. performing 11. Does your bike ever ________ down on the way to school. A. break B. take C. do D. turn 12. I __________go on foot when I was in primary school. A. used to B. break C. can D. may 13. Give a________ before you turn left or right. A. signal B. turn C. sound D. sign 14.In the party last night, she looked in a red dress. A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily 15. Is Minh with the final semester‘s result? B. Satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying 16. The ending of the film is All audiences are very sad. A.disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied 17. This is a film and it makes me cry a lot. A.funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited 18. he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of 19.This is a(n) on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945. A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary 20.He the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year. A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs 21. She is hard working , she isn‘t lucky in examinations. A.Therefore B. But C. However D. So 22. She decided to quit this job the low salary. A.because of B. despite C. because D. although 23. Minh used to jigsaw puzzles in his spare time. A. do B. does C. doing D. did 24. Public in this city is quite good, and it‘s not expensive. A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey 25. It‘s about 2 kilometers ………………my house school. A. between/and B. from/to C. between/to D. from/ and III. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1.Nam often ( play) ________________________ soccer in the afternoon. 2.My father used to (go) _____________________swimming when he was a child. 3.What about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 4. Tien Dung goalkeeper ( live ) _____________________ Thanh Hoa city since 1997. 5.I used to ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sundays when I was a child. 6.Xuan Truong footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 7.Nam used to (go) _____________________fishing when he was a child. 8.They (learn ) _____________________ English for five years. 9.How about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 10.Quang Hai footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 11.I ( meet ) ______________________ her at the movie theater last night. 12.He ( go ) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he ( not go ) ________ there, he went to the City’s museum. 13.Two years ago, she ( teach ) ______________________ at a village school. 14.What __________you (do) ____________ yesterday morning? 15.We ( travel ) ______________________ to Hue next month. 16.My mother ( not like ) ______________________ riding a motorbike. 17.When my father was young, he (drink ) _____________________ a lot of beer. 18.Nam ( study ) ______________________ homework in the living room now. 19.Be careful ! The car ( come ) ______________________ . 20.My mother ( go ) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening. IV. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence 1. Use roads careful so we may be able to use them for a long time. 2. I saw some cars stop by the police. 3. The car was too expensive for him buying. 4. My father is a careful driver and he doesn’t drive too fast or dangerous. 5. On the way we passed, there were many interested sights. 6. The old house in the end of the road has been sold. 7. Despite of taking a taxi, he arrived late. 8. The gate are closed so that the children can’t run into the road. 9. The train had just left when I arrive at the station. V: Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences. 1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired. Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired. 2. They have very little money. They are happy. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. Although ........................................................................................................................................ 4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. Despite .......................................................................................................................................... 6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. Even though .................................................................................................................................. VI. Rewrite sentences with In spite of / Despite /because / because of 1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. In spite of _______________________________________________________________ 2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. Despite _______________________________________________________________ 4. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job. Although_______________________________________________________________ 6. He is so young. His acting is excellent. Although___________________________________________________________________ 7. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. In spite of___________________________________________________________________ 8. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. Despite______________________________________________________________ VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just fine. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times. The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act. Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films. 1. Shooting a film often takes…………………. A. less than six months B. at least six months C. many weeks D. from early in the morning until late night 2. Some scenes have to be filmed many times because……………. A. it takes a long time to make a film B. it is often difficult to make them just right C. many people work together D. the film is poor 3. Which of the following is compared to a factory? A. The film studio B. The indoor stage C. The scenery D. A poor film 4. The director of a film………………… A. is always an actor B. makes the scenery C. is a film star D. says how each scene should be filmed 5. We should choose a film which…………………. A. has actors we know B. seems very real C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director 6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film. B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very big. C. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses. D. Shooting the film often takes many months. 7. The best title for the passage is "________ ". A. Writing the Story B. Actors and Actresses C. A Director D. Making a Film

Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.

1. He forgot to give a ___________ before he turned left and got a ticket. A. hand B. signal C. sign D. light 2. ___________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “about 50 metres”. A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often 3. Linh used to __________ jigsaw puzzles in his spare time. A. do B. does C. doing D. did 4. Public __________ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive. A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey 5. ___________ does it take to go from ha noi to ho chi minh city by plane. A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far

6. Minh used to ___________ his homework late in the evening. A. do B. does C. doing D. did

7. If people ___________ the rules, there are no more accidents. A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember 8. Hurry up or we can’t ___________ the last bus home. A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch 9. Lan used to go to school ___________. A. with bike B. by foot C. in car D. by bus 10. When there is a traffic jam, it ___________ me a very long time to go home. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. lasts

BÀI TẬP VỀ NHÀ: HỌC BỔ TRỢ BUỔI 1 Exercise 5: Complete the sentences, using the -ING form of the verbs in the box. 1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening? 2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend. 3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends. 4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV. 5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often. 6. Do you like _____________ pottery? 7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day. 8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books. 9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain. 10.They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach. Exercise 6: Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it. 1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell. A B C D 2. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint. A B C D 3. I take up my hobby when I came back home from the Art Gallery. A B C D 4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a team game. A B C D 5. In my opinion, more people play monopoly in the future. A B C D Exercise 7: Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box. bottles photos horse-riding gymnastics the guitar camping dolls fishing gardening painting 1. I always take a lot of __________ when I go on holidays. 2. A: Can you play __________? B: No, I can’t, but I can play the piano. 3. My brother’s hobby is watching __________, he likes horses very much. 4. Her brother likes collecting __________, especially glasses. 5. I like drawing very much. My hobby is __________. 6. My sister likes collecting __________. Now she has more than 100. 7. Her hobby is __________. She plants many beautiful flower trees in her garden. 8. My father likes __________. He often goes to the lakes or rivers when he has free time. 9. When we have some days off, my close friends and I often go __________. 10. My sister likes doing __________. She looks very fit. tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go

1. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences 1. Minh used to _____ his homework late in the evening. A. does B. do C. doing D. did 2. If people _________ the traffic rules, there won’t be more accidents. A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember 3. You should _________ right and left when you go across the roads. A. see B. look C. be D. take 4. Hurry up or we can't _________ the last bus home. A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch 5. Lan used to go to school _________. A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus 6. Public _________ in my town is good and cheap. A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel 7. _________ is not very far from here to the city center. A. That B. This C. It D. There 8. When there is a traffic jam, it _________ me a very long time to go home. A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends 9. Mai's dad usually drives her to school _______ her school is very far from her house. A. but B. though C. because D. or 10. Yesterday Hoa and Lan _________ round West Lake. It took them an hour. A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled

I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts) 10. I (go) ____________ there 3 years ago. 11. If she (work) ____________ harder, she (not fail) ____________ the exam next time. 12. It’s difficult to get used to (eat) ____________ with chopsticks. 13. The chairman suggested (hold) another meeting next week. 14. I prefer (drive) ____________ to (be driven) ____________. 15. Would you mind (lend) ____________ me 5$? I forgot ____________ (cash) a cheque. 16. I’d rather (stay) ____________ at home than (work) ____________ for him. II: Read the passage and tick the true (T) or false (F) statements: Football is the most popular game in Britain. English people enjoy watching important matches at the stadium. People often shout and cheer for one side or the other when they watch important matches. Nearly every school has its football team and every boy in Britain knows much about important games. He can tell you the names of the players in most important teams. He has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches. 18. _____ People in Britain enjoy watching important matches on TV. 19. _____ People often fight when they watch important matches. 20. _____ Every school has its football team. 21. _____ Every boy in Britain knows the names of all players. 22. _____ Every boy knows the results of many matches. III: Choose the incorrect words underlined (A, B, C or D) and correct them: 23. It’s no use to advise him to stop smoking. A B C D 24. Living in the city is more comfortably than in the country. A B C D 25. They aren’t used to walk in the rain. A B C D 26. The lesson is too difficult for us to understand it. A B C D 27. She feels very happily with the final result. A B C D 28. Though he loves her very much, but he can’t talk to her about his feeling. A B C D 29. Can you tell me the country where was she born? A B C D IV. Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks 30. There is ….............… noise that I can hear nothing. A. so B. such C. so many D. so much 31. Hoa is good …… speaking English. A. for B. at C. on D. about 32. …… did it take you to finish the project? – Just one day. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often 33. My father …… drink tea every morning. A. used to B. is uesd to C. gets used to D. is accustomed to 34. The …… we study , the more prizes we receive. A. better B. best C. worse D. worst 35. …… the children like watching cartoons . A. Many B. Much C. Most D. Most of 36. Four-fifths of the world’s computers use programmes … English. A. in B. with C. by D. from 37. Why are these two schools so different……each other? A. with B. of C. at D. from 38. He has …… knowledge of history. A. many B. much C. a few D. some 39. He learned English …… he could communicate with the foreigners. A. because B. so that C. if D. unless 40. Tom studies hard …… pass the final exam. A. to B. so that C. in order that D. less 41. Your car is much more expensive than …........…. A. I B. me C. my D. mine V. Insert the correct form of the words in brackets: (2 ms) 42. Nothing could …..............................…him. (satisfaction) 43. Burning coal and oil releases other gases …..............................…to humans. (harm) 44. These countries are …..............................…in exporting shrimps. (prefer) 45. The newspaper is a means of …..............................… (communicate) 46. The oceans are becoming extremely …..............................…. (pollute) 47. He can’t hear because of his …..............................…. (deaf) 48. The roads are rough in…..............................…areas, so it’s hard to travel by road. (mountain) 49. You should be …..............................…when driving. (care) VI. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 50. No one in the class is as tall as Jack. → Jack is …………...................………………..…………………….……………………………… 51. The weather is too cold for us to go out. → The weather is so……….......……………..…………………….……………………………… 52. We wrote this letter for two hours. → It took …………….............................................................................………………………….. 53. The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed…………………………………………….. 54. This house is very beautiful. → What................................................................................................…………………………..! 55. My grandmother is very old. She can’t work now. → My grandmother is too…………………………………………… VII. Read and answer the questions. (3pts ) In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Lan and their children, Lan and Ba often go to the beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south of Viet Nam. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at the Sunshine Hotel for three days. In the morning, Ba played soccer with his father on the beach. Lan and her mother walked long the beach and built sand castles. They visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium and saw different kinds of fish there. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for friends. 56. Where does Lan's family often go for their summer vacation  ……………………………………………………………………….. 57. How long do they often stay there  …………………………………………………………………………. 58. Where do they usually stay …………………………………………………………………………. 59. Where did they go last summer ……………………………………………………………………

Task 1: Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1. Mr. Brown is _________ teacher in the school.

A. young B. younger C. youngest D. the youngest

2. We went camping on the ______bank last summer.

A. mountain B. river C. forest D. pond

3. They _______ in a hot-air balloon last summer holiday.

A. flew B. have flown C. were flying D. are flying

4. –“How often do you go to school?” – “______________”

A. Two kilometers. B. On foot.

C. Half an hour. D. Six days a week.

5. The journey to the village was very _______. We enjoyed it very much.

A. interesting B. interested C. boring D. bored

6. – “Hi. You must be Peter”. – “_____________.”

A. No, thanks B. Yes, I’d love to

C. It’s correct D. That’s right, I am

7. My birthday is ________ November 6th.

A. at B. in C. on D. by

8. Her hobbies are listening to music _______ painting.

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

9. The students spent 20 minutes ________ their homework.

A. to do B. doing C. do D. did

10. – “Why is Mary so sad?” – “Because her bird _______ away.”

A. has flown B. fly C. flown D. flying

I: Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Cyclist and motorist have to wear a __________ when they ride a motorbike.
A. cap B. mask C. helmet D. hard that
2. He forgot to give a ___________ before he turned left and got a ticket.
A. hand B. signal C. sign D. light
3. All of us have to obey ____________ strictly.
A. traffic B. traffic rules C. traffic jam D. regular
4. We should wait for the traffic lights _____________ before we cross the street.
A. turn yellow B. turn green C. to turn yellow D. to turn green
5. Drivers have to ___________ your seatbelt whenever they drive.
A. tie B. fasten C. put on D. put
6. We should __________ the street at the zebra crossing.
A. walk B. walk through C. walk on D. walk across
7. ___________ is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “about 50 metres”.
A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often
8. Linh used to __________ jigsaw puzzles in his spare time.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
9. Public __________ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey
10. I ____________ marbles when i was young, but now i didn’t.
A. play B. used to play C. have played D. didn’t use to play
11. There ___________ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.
A. were B. used to have C. use to have D. used to be
12. ___________ does it take to go from ha noi to ho chi minh city by plane.
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
13. Minh used to ___________ his homework late in the evening.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
14. If people ___________ the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
15. You should ___________ right and left when you go across the road.
A. see B. look C. be D. take
16. Hurry up or we can’t ___________ the last bus home.
A. keep B. follow C. go D. catch
17. Lan used to go to school ___________.
A. with bike B. by foot C. in car D. by bus
18. Public ___________ in my town is good and cheap.
A. travel B. journey C. tour D. transport
19. When there is a traffic jam, it ___________ me a very long time to go home.
A. takes B. costs C. spends D. lasts
20. Yesterday rick and peter ___________ round west lake. It took them an hour.
A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled

II.Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense forms to complete the sentences.
1. You (wait) ______________ for her when her plan arrives tonight?
2. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We (have) ______________ dinner then.
3. I (send) ______________ in my application tomorrow.
4. Next week at this time, you (lie) ______________ on the beach.
5. You (meet) ______ your former teachers at 9 am tomorrow morning,won’t you?