II. Phonetics
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
5. A. fear B. hear C. earn D. clear
6. A. chicken B. architect C. cheap D. chair
III. Word form: Put the word in brackets in the correct form
7. Thousands of Vietnamese ……………....... graduated from the Imperial Academy (SCHOOL)
8. Dan Bau is a ………………........... musical instrument in Viet Nam (TRADITION)
B/ READING
I. Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D
In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.
9. How many people in the USA do volunteer work each year?
A. Almost B. one- fifth C. two- fifth D. a half
10. Americans volunteer because
A. they are forced B. they are paid C. they enjoy D. they don’t have jobs
11. Americans have been volunteering……………
A. since the early days of the country
B. for less than 50 years
C. since 1950
D. for 15 years
12. Traditional volunteer activities don’t include:
A. raising money B. buying things C. cooking D. tutoring
II. Read the passage and answer the questions
The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is located in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded as the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third oldest surviving university in the world.
The University of Cambridge was formed in 1209. Over the years, it is always considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was ranked second after Havard in the United States of America.
Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with a student population of about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different locations in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.
*prestigious: uy tín, có danh tiếng
13. Where is the University of Cambridge located?
→…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. When was the University of Cambridge formded?
→…………………………………………………………………………………………
15. What is it regarded in the United Kingdom?
→…………………………………………………………………………………………
16. How many Nobel Prizes has the University won?
→…………………………………………………………………………………………
C/ WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given (and using the words in brackets)
17. People grow a lot of flowers in Da Lat.
→ A lot of flowers……………………………………………………………………
18. Plays are longer than films. (not as…as)
→ Films are ………………………………………………………………………
II. Write a letter to invite a friend to a music show, using the following cues.
Dear….,
19. I/ happy/ hear/ you/ Quang Ngai/ again
20. How about/ watch/ music show/ of Dam Vinh Hung/ ?
21. Is/ Saturday evening/ OK/ you/ ?
22. It/ Quang Ngai Cutural House/ Hung Vuong Street.
23. show/ begin/ 8 p.m/ so/ let’s/ meet/ 7.45
24. Look/ forward/ see/ you/ there.
Cheers, ……………
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