UNIT LEISURE ACTIVITIES A PHONETICS Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud A sound B cloud C found D favorite A tool B noon C door D school A know B show C now D low A crafts B comics C streets D stamps A mention B question C action D education Put the words in the box into two groups proud breath break bracelet practice brown pray brush appropriate pretty / br / / pr / B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the right word/ phrase and then write it under each picture Listening to the radio playing badminton doing yoiga Texting reading books making crafts Doing DIY listening to music 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Put the words in brackets into the right form to complete the sentences I like cooking in my free time It makes me feel _ (relax) My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is (bore) Skateboarding is her hobby It is also one of the most Sports of the teenagers in this town (popularity) My close friend gave me a _ present on my birthday I like it so much (wonder) My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection _ He really loves his job (organize) Choose the correct option A, B, C, D to complete the sentences Mai enjoys to music, especially pop music in her free time A hearing B playing C listening D talking My grandparents love very much There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden A doing garden B doing gardening C gardening D to garden You should avoid too much TV It’s not good for your eyes She feels relaxing A seeing B looking C watching D glancing Nga likes with her close friend on Saturday evenings A window shop B window to shop C window shops D window shopping Lan used to love _ front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t She takes part in a judo club A using B sitting C doing D having Minh is very hard-working boy He doesn’t mind a lot of homework in the evenings A making B reading C seeing D doing Do you fancy _ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning? A going B having C staying D moving I don’t like _ up early in the winter days I love in bed late A getting / stay B get / stay C getting / stay D get / staying Mai’s dad likes _ spring rolls when her family her parties A doing B making C cooking D trying 10 Why don’t we our parents with some DIY project? T think it is useful A help B C make D give Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box Melodied, leisure time, making crafts, game, doing, skateboarding Leisure activities, the most, comics, reading Nick has just bought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he’ll enjoy listening to the While Nick was learning Japanese, he liked Doreaemon My friends gave me some interesting short stories on my birthday because they know that I like reading Tam lives near the coast of Da Nang so he likes playing beach _ with his friends after school Hobbies such as collecting stamps or _ are very interesting How much people in the US have on average day? Minh hates _ the same thing every day What are the three activities that pupils in Viet Nam _ in their free time? How much time a day you spend on _, Phuc? 10 Which activity you like best, football, badminton or ? C READING Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word Millions of teenagers enjoy video games Some play them at home Others play them in arcades These games are good fun _ Players must be careful Teenagers should not spend much time in the these games they can become tired, dizzy and even obese If they use the computer Too much, they won’t have time for their families and friends People who are addicted to computer games don’t have like to join any club or play any sports They like in front of the computer all the time One doctor says, “This is very bad for young people They must take part in activities with others All young people should be with people of their own age They should spend only a small part of their time playing video _ They mustn’t forget to other things too.” Read the conversation and answer the questions Hoa: Well, everybody … What shall we today? Any idea? Mary: I’m not sure … it depends on the weather Is it sunny outside? Hoa: Just a minute … oh, it’s raining again Mai: Oh, no! I don’t want another boring day like yesterday Is there anything interesting we can go and see? Mark: I know what can I’ll have a look at the guide book I’m sure we can I’ll have a look at the guide book I’m sure we can find some ideas in there Mary: All right Where is the guide book? Mark: It’s there On the shelf Mary: Let’s see … well, there’s the Museum of Country Life How about that? Hoa: Is there anything more exciting? Mary: Well There’s Aqua World It’s Sea Life centre Hoa: Yes, that sounds better Why don’t we go there? Mai: Ok then, if you like Mark: Shall I phone them to see what time it opens? Mary: Good idea! So everybody’s happy, then Question: How many people are there altogether? Can they some leisure activities outside today ?/ Why (not)? Did they have an exciting yesterday? Is there anything interesting they can go and see? What will they at last? Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) more than an hour at a time online I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _ the internet anywhere Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) three times Mainly I just (4) _ my friends I read online magazines and I look (5) information, too I also compare prices of thing, (6) I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) _ One friend of mine always looks (8) because he spends all night online Although he’s got a bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) _ his habits In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) _ A spend B spending C spent A have B use C play A online B internet C computer A write B email C send A at B in C for A because B but C although A is B were C are A tired B hard C happily A change B to change C changed 10 A sensible B sensibly C sensibleness D WRITING Make up sentences using the words and phrases given Example: we / create / webpage / our / school /  We have created a webpage for our school Internet / change / way / we / communicate I / mail / my / pen pal / Australia / / think / spending / you / much / too / time / is / the / on / Internet / harmful /? are / sides / the / positive / and / negative / what / of / the / Internet /? Internet / the / useful / is / , / but / also / it’s / a / place / dangerous / Review the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given He uses all his free time to look after his garden (spends) He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school (prefers) Making crafts or collecting things like stamps and coins are very interesting (It’s) We usually visit museums when we have leisure time (enjoy) I don’t like to get up early and prepare breakfast in the cold winter days (hate) There are five grammar mistakes in this passage Can you find and correct them? Like most people, I turn on my laptop play as well as to study At weekends, I go to my favorite chat room and I chat Sometimes I spend hours online and I often make new friends My mum doesn’t go shop anymore She likes buy everything online My sister likes music and she has join a rock group which she found on a webpage at her university When I want to improving my English, there are a lot of great websites with vocabulary games and practice exercises I usually score more points than my sister! UNIT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A PHONETIC Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud A country B cloud C loudly D mouse A camel B cattle C paddy D buffalo A populated B loaded C harvested D lived A fields B flowers C lemons D parks A normal B visitor C transport D chore Put the words in the box into two groups block climb clip black blue blow blossom /bl/ cloud clue clap /cl/ B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the right phrase and then write it under each picture herding the buffaloes; picking tomatoes; drying the rice; riding a horse; harvesting the rice; making a kite; flying kites; collecting water Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences People in my country are very open and (friend) I like to go there when I have free time Some of my (relate) live in the countryside Some people say that the country is more (suit) for the people who are retired Entertainment is difficult to find in the country, (particular) in the evening Natural disasters can (easy) destroy a harvest and leave the farmers with little or no money until the following year Use the adjectives or adverbs in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences Minh says life in the countryside is (interesting)……………… he expected He’ll go there whenever he has free time My brother is studying at a university in Ha Noi He often says he loves living in our village because people here are (friendly)…….………… people in Ha Noi Last week we went to Sa pa It’s (wonderful)…………………… to look at the paddy fields on mountain slops than the paddy fields on the lowlands My grandparents often tell us that they used to live in a (hard)……………… life than it is now Living in the countryside is (peaceful)………………… and (quite) ……… living in big cities The cost of living in my town is (expensive)………………………… Living in modern flocks of flats is (convenient)……………………… other places You can buy everything you want just on the ground floor City children have (exciting)……………………life than the country children He is a famous athletic so of course he runs (fast)……………… me 10 My grandfather says that farmers in the past worked (hard) …………… farmers nowadays Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box rice; countryside; herding; buffalo; busiest time; harvest time; buffalo-drawn carts; colorful; fantastic; noisier than At the ……………… , my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drives it home I often help my parents dry the……………in the yard in front of my house Some farmers in my village still use……………… to transport rice home C ensure D curious A minority A recognized B question Choose the right word/phrase and then write it under each picture (1.0 pt) wearing costumes Harvesting rice Cycling playing beach games Communicating with friends surfing the Internet Find the suitable word/ phrase in and write it in each gap in the following sentences (1.0 pt) playing beach games Cycling Communicating with friends wearing costumes Harvesting rice Choose the correct option A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the sentences ( 1.0 pt) D multi – cultural B ethnic groups B hunting C cooking A herd Read the following text then match the topics 1-5 with paragraphs A-E ( 1.0 pt) Ben introduces himself A Ben’s ideas for the inventor E He talks about the inventor C Of the game and when he invented it He describes the game B Ben says who plays the game in his family D Match first halves in column A with the second ones in columns B to make sentences (1.0 pt) D E A B C Read the following passage Find the five mistake and write the correct words (1.0 pt) Children love to (0) playing computer games Some people say that many of them are addicted to games If you become addicting, all you can think about is computer games and you cannot spend a day without laying Of course, playing games on the computer is a great way to spending time and have fun But there are also bad sides to it as well First of all, you not get enough exercise because you not have to move your body much when play game Second, your eyesight becomes badly because your eyes are fixed on the computer screen for too long This is why it is not hand to find children wearing glasses around these days Third, you not get to spend much time with your family because you are spending all of your time in front of the computer Playing computer games is not such a bad thing But too much playing can cause problems How much hours you spend in front of the computer? Why not take this opportunity to cut down on computer games? addicting -> addicted spending -> spend play -> playing badly -> bad much -> many Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given (2.0 pts) Hi My name is Quang I live on a farm The farm is not big My parents grow rice, com and potatoes They don’t use animals to the farm work anymore Today they use a tractor It works faster and better After helping my parents with the farm work, I like to sit and look at the sky and the green fields, I think country is more beautiful than the city In the country, I can hear bird singing and animals bleating It’s really peaceful I like making my own kites I enjoy flying a kite in summer Sometimes my brother and I go fishing in the river near our farm When we catch some fish, we often wrap them in a banana leaf and burn them with the straws It’s really delicious, maybe it’s the best food I have ever had UNIT OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS A PHONETICS Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud A stripe D survey 3.D customer 4.C bathe 5.B handed Put the words in the box into two groups /spr/ /str/ Spread Astronaut Sprain Stranger Springy Street Spray String Sprout strawberry B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the right word/phrase and then write it under each picture buying peach blossom branch having special spring rolls receiving lucky money visiting the old people giving gifts to parents going to the church Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences I’m so exciting about your trip It’s going to be amazing Ao dai is our traditional dress We wear it every Monday at school In Viet Nam, we usually wait for the eldest person to sit down before you sit down After taking food from the plate, you should put it into your bowl before eating What is the similarity between a custom and a tradition? Choose the correct option A, B, C, D to complete the sentences C shouldn’t B for B have to B should A have to 10 B has to B should D for – in C cycling B crowded Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions at Of Of in – to About – on – to To On At In 10 For C READING Read the passage below then decide which statements are True or False True False True True False False False False These announcements appear at some places only Match each announcement (1 – 8) with a proper place (A – J) where it usually appears C G E J B I H D Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the passage (1) over (2) popular (3) ago (6) with (7) later (8) called (4) was (9) in (5) of (10) wearing D WRITING Look at the pictures and make up sentences using should/ shouldn’t/ have to You should think ouside the box! You have to separate the trash You shouldn’t smoke You should protect the environment You should help the disabled You should play sports You have to come back home at p.m You should finish your homework before going to school You shouldn’t kill bear / You have to protect the wild animals 10 You have to wear uniform Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences All the students love the principal because of his kindness I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold I wish he took the doctor’s advice There are five mistakes in this passage Can you find and correct them? Chopsticks Depending on the restaurant you decide upon for that evening, you may be require to use chopsticks If for some reasons you aren’t too adept with chopsticks, try to learn before pass through immigration It’s really not that hard One false assumption among many Japanese that’s slowly being dispelled by time are the “uniqueness” of Japan Japan is a island nation; Japan is the only country that has four seasons; foreigners can’t understand Japan; only Japanese can use chopsticks properly I cannot count the number of times I’ve been told how to use Japanese chopsticks but I couldn’t use perfectly If you’re dining in a Japanese, don’t be surprised if you receive a look of amazement at your ability to eat like a Japanese require -> required pass -> passing are -> is a -> an in -> with UNIT FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM A PHONETICS Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others Read the words aloud D resource D statue C impress A convince B production Cross out the word that has no partner to bake soup Grilled salad To taste a receipt to recommend a bill To a reservation B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Look at the pictures suggestion, find out the words/ phrases to suit the puzzle F C E T I V A L S T I C K H I C K E N F R U I T S C H U N G P A G K U M O W F T S E L M P L Y C A O D A Q U A T E R S S P R I N R I C K E S G R E O L L E Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences To make chung cake, the rice and green bean has to be soaked in water for a day to make it stickier Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on Tet holiday Parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as an opportunity to show their love and appreciation for their children Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school I am writing to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Eden Hotel in London last weekend Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences B but D at last A because B both – and C nevertheless D However A Unless A however A When 10 C supplies Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions around By Along During To down On Up In 10 Across C READING Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word (1) of (2) clean (3) for (4) before (5) which (6) members (7) wrapped (8) visit Read the passage and decide which statements are true (T) or false (F) F T T F F Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete it C D D B A A D C A 10 B D WRITING Rearrange the words and phrases given to make meaningful sentences Thanks to technology, we can now preserve our culture for future generations At Huong pagoda, we offer Buddha a tray of fruit to worship him In Japan, remember to take off your shoes at the entrance to all homes, most businesses and hotels Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on many special days At Easter, children have to be independent and look after themselves Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given The hotel we saw first was rather expensive so we decided to look for another The traffic in the streets is becoming more and more difficult because there are more and more cars sold every day The supermarket in our neighbourhood no longer opens as very few people live there She lost her job because of her inexperience My mother didn’t mind our singing since we did it quietly Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter A great deal of excitement still builds in well before in -> up Tet Street are decorated on coloured on -> with lights and red banner Shop are full with goods People are busy buying gifts, with -> of cleaning and decorating their house and cooking traditional foods Homes are often decorated plants and flowers at this time Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South The kumquat tree in its ripe deep in -> with orange fruits is popular throughout the country One of Tet’s most special food is banh chung, which is made up sticky up -> from rice, green beans and fatty pork Mut, which is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular There are five preposition mistakes in this passage below Can you find and correct them UNIT FOLK TALES A PHONETICS Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D A cartoon D Australia B adventure A discovery C cassette Put the words in the box into two groups: positive or negative characters positive negative kind- heart mean hospitality lie kind jealous easy-going lazy merciful talkative B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Do you remember these folk tales? Write the name of the folk tales under the pictures Cinderella Snow White and the Seven Dwarves The Frog Prince The Bamboo with One Hundred Sections Thach Sanh and Ly Thong Alibaba and 40 thieves Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences happily Herself Beauty charming / attractive Symbolized / symbolized Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences B contact C in which D lying C back B into B figures 10 B natural Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions C go skiing D performance D differences for Down On With To on To Up After 10 To C READING Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the passage (1) was (2) up (3) laid (4) bury (5) coffin Read the passage and answer the questions Yes, it does If the robot presses its big button, it will be able to write a lot about the man Yes, it does They are Arabic, English and French I must programme for that Read the passage then choose the best answer for each question D in a beautiful country D He painted all day A he asked for a picture D Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful A Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture D WRITING Look at the pictures and write down the sentences using the past continuous tense At ten past ten yesterday morning, I was completing the application form I was doing my homework when the telephone rang yesterday afternoon Last week when three of us were driving on the motorcycle without helmets, we saw a terrible accident on the road We promised not to break the traffic law again Last week we had wonderful time outside Some of us were planting trees and other sweeping the roads My parents were jogging around the lake at a.m yesterday morning Use the suggested words and phrases to make meaningful sentences We were having dinner when the telephone rang I was walking along the stress when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me Somebody was following me I was frightened and started to run When we was watching a television program called “Little flowers” last night, the electricity went out What were you and your friends doing at 4p.m yesterday afternoon? While I was waiting at the bus stop, it started to rain heavily There are five grammar mistakes in this passage Can you find and correct them? Heart song There was a great man who married the woman of his dreams With their love, they created a little lovely girl When the little girl was grew up, the great man grew up -> was growing up would hug her and tell her, "I love you, little girl." The little girl would pout and say, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Then the man would laugh and say, "But to me, you'll always be my little girl." The little girl decided to leave her home and went into the world As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family It didn't matter where she goes in goes -> went the world, the man would call her and say, "I love you, little girl." The day came when the little girl received an unexpected phone call The had -> had had great man was ill He had a stroke He couldn't talk, smile, laugh, walk, hug, dance or tell the little girl that he loved her And so she went to the side of the great man When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and not strong at all He looked at her and tried can’t -> couldn’t to speak, but he can’t The little girl did the only thing she could She sat next to the great man, drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father Her head on his chest, she thought of many things She remembered she had always felt protected and cherished by the great man She felt grief for the loss she was to endure, the words of love that had comforted her And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart The heart beat on, steadily unconcerned about the damage to the rest of the body And while she rested there, the magic happened She beaten out -> beat out heard what she needed to hear His heart beaten out the words that his mouth could no longer say I love you, little girl … I love you, little girl … and she was comfortable Patty Hansen TEST YOURSELF Find the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words (1.0 pt) A teammate B generous D demonstrate D exhibition A product Write the correct name under each picture (1.0 pt) Blood Donation Fairytale Betel Mid-Autumn Cakes Hoi An Ancient Town Sa Pa/ terraced fields in Sa Pa Volunteer activities Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences (2.0 pts) urbanized Unhealthy Carelessly accommodation Encouragement Greetings description 10 Daily Unfortunately Departure Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (2.0 pts) C town C than A Occupied D old-time A for C narrow B visit C recent A popular 10 C officially Match each item on the left with an item on the right (1.0 pt) Do you think I should buy my teachers a present? e They are wonderful people, really He should try to be a bit more punctual b People in this meeting think it’s rude I don’t think she wears casual clothes to this formal party c Most of the guests are very beautiful in traditional dresses You shouldinvite everybody before having meals d That’s nice custom in Viet Nam When chewing food, we shouldn’t talk a That’s bad habit Read this passage, then answer the questions (1.0 pt) She lives on a farm 80 kilometers to the north of Las Vegas Yes, they She help the Pauls with form work: she often feeds the animals and waters the vegetables; sometimes she pumps water into the field Yes, she does Yes, she does because Yoko feels as if she were in her family in Tokyo Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given (2.0 pts) The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho This festival is help to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh Mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances ... little girl I love you, little girl and she was comforted Patty Hansen VỞ BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 8. 2 MỤC LỤC UNIT 7: POLLUTION UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS TEST YOURSELF... buildings there are made from an ………… type of light stone (charm, attract) Banh Chung was square and ……… the earth Banh Day was round and ………… the sky (symbol) Choose the correct Option A, B,... in the afternoon then they come back home My mother (7) …the animals again while my father … (8) … the buffalo shed and the chicken coop They usually finish their work at about six thirty Twice