A. Phonetics
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. local B. flower
C. poster D. host
2. A. April B. plant
C. candle D. many
3. A. single B. sign
C. younger D. angry
4. A. exhaust B. harm
C. hole D. hide
5. A. cow B. brow
C. low D. town
Answer:
- 1. B. flower 2. A. April 3. B. sign
- 4. A. exhaust 5. C. low
2. Put the words in the box into two groups.
quiet cosy nice slow old
fine blow night throw why
/ ai / | /əʊ/ |
Answer:
/aɪ/ | /əʊ/ |
quite /kwaɪt/ | cosy /ˈkəʊzi/ |
fine /faɪn/ | slow /sləʊ/ |
why /waɪ/ | old /əʊld/ |
nice /naɪs/ | blow /bləʊ/ |
night /naɪt/ | throw /θrəʊ/ |
B. Vocabulary & Grammar
1. Find the odd A, B, C or D
1. A. Australia B. Africa
C. Italian D. America
2. A. exciting B. carefully
C. amazing D. noisy
3. A. taller B. better
C. uglier D. smallest
4. A. talk B. watched
C. stayed D. played
5. A. lovely B. beautifully
C. slowly D. careless
Answer:
- 1. C. Italian 2. B. carefully
- 3. D. smallest 4. A. talk 5. D. careless
2. Write the name of the city under the picture.
1 ........................... |
2. ................................ |
3. ........................... |
4. ................................... |
5. ........................... |
6. ................................... |
Answer:
- 1. Singapore 2. Ha Noi 3. Sydney
- 4. Tokyo 5. Newyork 6. London
3. Look at the pictures and write the comparison sentences.
1. ............................. |
2. ............................... |
3. ...................................... |
4. ...................................... |
5. ..................................... |
Answer:
- 1. The man Baker is fatter than the girl Jane./ The girl is thinner than the man.
- 2. John is taller than Betty./ Betty is shorter than John.
- 3. Mike is the best singer.
- 4. A motorbike is faster than a bike./ A motorbike is more expensive than a bike.
- 5. NANO is cheaper than CAMRY. / CAMRY is more convenient than NANO.
4. Complete the blanks in the box.
Answer:
C. Reading
1. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
Because you travel to the US, you (1)……… out what documents you need. British people do not (2)………. to get a visa, but there are different rules for (3)………nationalities. (4)……… example, you don’t need to show that you have enough money (5)……….you. (6)………..there is one rule you can be sure about: everyone (7)…………..to show their passport. The roads in New York are very busy, but don’t worry, you can get around cheaply and easily by subway. Remember that you are not allowed to smoke (8)……….public transport or in shops. And don’t forget that you must tip taxi drivers and waiters. New York is not the most dangerous city in the US, but you really (9)………walk along empty streets at night. And it is (10)…….to travel around in groups.
1. A. must B. would
C. can D. could
2. A. ought B. have
C. should D. used
3. A. other B. many
C. different D. some
4. A. In B. On C. For D. At
5. A. on B. in C. of D. with
6. A. But B. Then C. Now D. And
7. A. could B. must C. has D. should
8. A. in B. on C. at D. by
9. A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t
C. wouldn’t D. might not
10. A. safe B. safer C. safest D. more safe
Answer:
- 1. A. must 2. B. have 3. C. different
- 4. C. For 5. D. with 6. A. But
- 7. C. has 8. B. on 9. A. shouldn't
- 10. B. safer
2. Read the passage and answer the questions.
The Windy City
Chicago, where I am from, is called “the Windy City”. In the winter a cold wind blows off Lake Michigan and it snows a lot. The temperature gets very cold, sometimes below zero.
In the spring, the weather is great. It’s warm and snow melts. People plant gardens and start to play outdoor sports like baseball.
In the summer, it’s hot and sometimes humid. People swim and turn on their air-conditioners to keep cool. Sometimes it rains or we get thunderstorm.
In the fall it’s cool. People prepare for winter and buy warm clothes like coats and hats. The leaves change colors and fall from the trees. It’s very beautiful.
1. When do the leaves change colors in Chicago?
=> ………………………………………………………….
2. When do people plant gardens?
=> ………………………………………………………...
3. When is it humid?
=> ………………………………..…………………………
4. When do people prepare for winter?
=> …………………………………………………………..
5. When does it snow?
=> …………………………………………………………..
Answer:
- 1. In the fall
- 2. In the spring
- 3. In the summer
- 4. In the fall
- 5. In the winter
D. Writing
1. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. Sydney / the / cleanest / the / is / and / the / most / in / city / world / beautiful/ ./
…………………………………………………………………………
2. I / can not / because / my / sleep / neighborhood / very / noisy / is / ./
…………………………………………………………………………
3. After / Jonh / clean / his / washed / car / , / looked / it / very /. /
…………………………………………………………………………
4. Tea / is / in / most / drink / the / London / popular / ./
…………………………………………………………………………
5. Turtles / and / move / snails / do / quickly / not / ./ They / both / slow / are / animals / ./
…………………………………………………………………………
Answer:
- 1. Sydney is the cleanest and the most beautiful city in the world.
- 2. I cannot sleep because my neighborhood is very noisy.
- 3. After John washed his car, it looked very clean.
- 4. Tea is the most popular drink in London.
- 5. Turtles and snails do not move quickly. They are both slow animals.
2. Complete the fact sheet about Ha Noi- Viet Nam.
1. Old street: ……………………………………………………
2. Cultural temple: …………………………………………..
3. Biggest turtle in: …………………………………………..
4. The Huc Bridge in: …………………………………………
5. Ho Chi Minh Museum on: ……………………………..
Answer:
- 1. Old street: Hang Gai, Hang Sac, Hang Trang, etc.
- 2. Cultural Temple: Van Mieu
- 3. Biggest turtle in: Ngoc Son Temple
- 4. The Hue Bridge in: Hoan Kiem Lake
- 5. Ho Chi Minh Museum on: Hung Vuong Street, Ba Dinh District
3. Answer the question.
1. Question: Which city would you like to visit? Why?
Answer:
- 1. I love visiting to Singapore. Although Singapore is small but it is the cleanest city of the world. It is not very far from Vietnam to Singapore.
- I see many beautiful places of Singapore through television. Singapore has Sentosa Island and Universal Studio, at this place, there are a lot of outdoor activies. I can play game, walk in the forest and eat delicious foods in Singapore.