Exercise 1: Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. model B. unique C. eggshell D. flower
2. A. dangerous B. countryside C. energy D. volunteer
3. A. compound B. diet C. service D. donate
4. A. different B. serious C. regular D. effective
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
5. A. knife B. of C. leaf D. life
6. A. cough B. thought C. enough C. laugh
7. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy
8. A. aerobics B. calories C. cycling D. doctor
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
9. | Rob eats a lot of fast food and he ......... on a lot of weight. | |
| A. takes | B. puts | C.spends | D. brings | |
10. | In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another,………. a volunteer. | |
| A.be | B. are | C. have been | D. has been | |
11. | Junk foods are high in fat, sodium and sugar, which can lead to .......... | |
| A. fever | B. allergy | C. obesity | D. stomachache | |
12. | Will you ............ making models in the future? | |
| A. look for | B. pick up | C. take up | D. find | |
13. | I think I’m getting a flu. I’ve got a sore throat and a .............. nose. | |
| A. running | B. runny | C. sneeze | D. flowing | |
14. | What does your father do……….his free time? | |
| A. in | B. at | C. on | A.while | |
15. | Sports like riding a bicycle or running use a lot of ............. | |
| A. calories | B. bicycles | C. an energy | D. healthy | |
16. | My family enjoys……. Because we can sell vegetables and flowers…….. | |
| A. garden -to | B. gardening-for | C. gardening-with | D. gardening-of | |
17. | You are having a temperature. ............. orange juice! | |
| A. Eat more | B. Eat less | C. Drink more | D. Drink less | |
18. | We……. Ha Noi several times, but last summer we there by train. | |
| A. flew-went | B. has flown-went | C. have flown- have gone | D. have flown-went | |
19. | He has toothache, ............. he still eats a lot of sweets and cakes. | |
| A. so | B. or | C. and | D. but | |
20. | I enjoy reading ........... it develops my imagination. | |
| A. so | B. because | C. and D. but | |
21. | ................. your used books to your local library or charities. | |
| A. Collect | B. Donate | C. Read | D. Sell | |
.22 | We need to spend less time ................ computer games.. | |
| A. play | B. to play | C. playing | D. to playing | |
23. | You should think of................ the volunteer activities in your community. | |
| A. taking in | B. participate | C. taking part in | C. join | participating | D. | taking part in |
24. | Stay outdoors……and do…….physical exercises. | |
| A. more-less | B. less-less | C. more-more | D. less-more | |
25. | We can get many.......... from volunteer work. | |
| A. benefits | B. benefit | C. advantage | D. good luck | |
26. | They provide housing and other services for........... | |
| A. homeless people | B. disabled people | C. donors | D. volunteers | |
27. | You can avoid some diseases by……..yourself clean. | |
| A. keeping | B. taking | C. looking | D. bringing | |
.28 | I feel very happy because I can……. A difference in our community. | |
| A. do | B. make | C. bring | D. take | |
.29 | We.......... many toys for street children so far. | |
A. do B. hasbeen | C. have done D. make | | C. has flown/ went D. have flown/ went | |
30. | We can make postcards and sell them to .............. money to help the homeless. A. rise B. raise C. get D. own | |
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Exercise 4: Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.
Other young volunteers go and work in the home of people wwho are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys wwho don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers.
31.What do volunteers usually to help those who are sick or old in their home?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing, dance for them.
C. They cool, sew and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
32. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know thing about that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
33.Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. Playing games
B. Learning photography
C. Going to interest places
D. Watching films
34.Why do they use many students as volunteers?- Because ……..
A. They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. They have a lot of free time
C. They know how to do the work.
D. They are good at playing games and learning new things.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
35.Where don’t students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly
Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the given word
36. Junk food tastes so good. It is bad for your health.
A. Junk food tastes so good but it is bad for your health.
B. It is bad for your health but junk food tastes so good.
C. It is bad for your health, but junk food tastes so good.
D. Junk food tastes so good, but it is bad for your health.
37. He is interested in collecting toy cars.
A. He fancy collecting toy cars.
B. He fancies collecting toy cars.
C. He fancies to collect toy cars.
D. He is fancy to collect toy cars.
38. She started learning English ten years ago.
A. She has not learnt English before.
B. She learnt English ten years ago.
C. She has not learnt English since ten years.
D. She has learnt English for ten years.
39. The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago.
A. I saw my uncle for two years ago.
B. The last time I saw my uncle for two years ago.
C. I have seen my uncle for two years ago.
D. I haven't seen my uncle for two years.
40. My father hasn’t smoked for two years.
A. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
B. My father started smoking two years ago.
C. The first time my father smoked was two years ago.
D. It’s two years since my father started smoking .
41.Why don’t we donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity?
A. He suggested to donate old books, toys and clothes to charity?
B. He suggested why we don't donate our old books, toys and clothes to charity.
C. He suggested donating old books, toys and clothes to charity.
D. He suggested donating old books, toys and clothes to charity?
42 You should clean this room everyday.
A. This room should be cleaned everyday.
B. This room should been cleaned everyday.
C. This room should clean everyday.
D. This room should be clean everyday.
Exercise 6: Which one needs correction?
43. Frank has done his homework and then listened to music.
A. B. C. D.
44. The children have put away their toys but they didn’t make their beds yet.
A. B. C. D.
Exercise 7: Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
45. | “ Let’s go to Nha Trang! “………………” |
| A. Have you thought of Ha Long Bay? B. That’s a good idea! C. Why don’t you go to the mountains? D. Yes, let’s go somewhere. |
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. financial B. populous C. skyscraper D. fabulous
2. A. assure B. leisure C. pressure D. figure
3. A. access B. conduct C. wander D. asset
4. A. acceptable B. fashionable C. affordable D. reliable
5. A. concentration B. adolescence C. favorable D. relaxation
6. A. cognitive B. recognize C. concentrate D. assignment
7. A. communication B. multicultural C. cosmopolitan D. metropolitan
8. A. confident B. embarrassed C. frustrated D. delighted
9. A. forbidden B. determine C. negative D. attraction
10. A. nationwide B. activate C. vehicle D. teenager
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
11. A. wanders B. wonders C. conducts D. returns
12. A. daughter B. laundry C. sausage D. author
13. A. calls B. plays C. dials D. says
14. A. lighthouse B. heritage C. hour D. hotel
15. A. pleasure B. measure C. treasure D. ensure
16. A. champagne B. charity C. chapter D. childhood
17. A. abandoned B. embarrassed C. captain D. awareness
18. A. education B. confident C. individual D. graduate
19. A. conflict B. reliable C. forbidden D. determine
20. A. popular B. culture C. regular D. fabulous