PRACTICE 1

I. Choose a word that has a different sound in the part underlined

1. A. decide B. musician C. painting D. cinema
2. A. favorite B. crayon C. gallery D. paper
3. A. excellent B. museum C. lemon D. television
4. A. parents B. care C. fair D. opera
5. A. saxophone B. ocean C. portrait D. piano
6. A. chop B. machine C. change D. choose
Odd one out

1. A. singer B. trumpet C. painter D. artist

2. A. compose B. sing C. dance D. saxophone
3. A. guitar B. piano C. cello D. portrait
4. A. singer B. paintbrush C. microphone D. camera
5. A. theatre B. cinema C. performance D. museum
6. A. exciting B. excellent C. expensive D. song writer

II. Match words to the pictures

camera, painting, portrait, singer, composer/ song writer, painter, actress, artist, puppet, art gallery, paintbrush,
musical instruments

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

III. Complete the sentence with words in Ex II
1. I love this ………………….because she has a beautiful voice.
2. This ……..………….displays a lot old objects and pictures in the previous century.
3. His brother is a talent. He can play so many ……………………..
4. Look at that………………………! It’s one of the most famous artworks by Picasso.
5. He enjoys drawing his father’s ……………………in the afternoon.
6. We use the ……………… to paint the picture.
7. I love arts. My favourite ……………….. is Picasso.
8. She loves watching water ………………...in her free time.
9. I need a good ………………..to take photos.
10. My father is a ………………………He’s got about 100 songs in his career.
11. The ………………..works so hard to complete the tasks before May.
12. My daughter has a dream of becoming a well-known …………..….. in the future.

IV. Match

1.play a. as a teacher
2.take b. the piano
3.make c. the housework
4.draw d. a song
5.work e. an art lesson
6.write f. a portrait
7.have g. a photo
8.do h. the bed
V. Complete the sentences, using “as…as” .
1. I am not ___________________ you. (tall)
2. This book is not ___________________ that one. (interesting)
3. This summer is ___________________ last summer. (hot)
4. Yesterday is was ___________________ today. (sunny)
5. I think my essay is ___________________ yours. (good)
6. My dog isn’t ___________________ it appears to be. (fierce)
7. Children nowadays are not ___________________ they used to be. (active)
8. Watching movie is not ___________________ reading books. (entertaining)
9. Jane is ___________________ as a doll. (pretty)
10. Cats are not ___________________ dogs. (friendly)
VI. Rewrite the sentences using “different from” .
1. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern.
=> My house is ____________________________________________________.
2. My mother’s favourite food is noodle. My favourite food is rice.
=> My mother’s favourite food ________________________________________.
3. My best friend has a powerful personality. I have a weak personality.
=> My best friend’s personality ________________________________________.
4. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. Life in the city is exciting.
=> _______________________________________________________________.
5. Lan’s school is Hai Ba Trung School. Hue goes to Nguyen Hue School.
=> _______________________________________________________________.
6. My hobby is collecting stamps. My brother’s hobby is playing the piano.
=> _______________________________________________________________.
7. My answer for this equation is “4” but Tom thinks it should be “5”.
=> _______________________________________________________________.
8. My sister’s hair is long and wavy. My hair is short and straight.
=> _______________________________________________________________.
VII. Read and decide if each statement is true or false or not given.
My favorite singer is Dina Paucar. She is a very successful singer. She is from Peru and she is very popular all over
the world. She is 38 years old, she is married and she has two kids. She is also a composer. Her most popular songs are
“Que lindo son tus ojos”, “Ami madrecita”. In addition, Dina is a public person; she works in her concert and in her
record company. When she is free, she works on television with advertising and promoting health campaigns. Dina is
now very rich but she is a very generous person. She loves helping people a lot, especially poor and sick children. Like
me, most of the Peruvian people admire Dina because she is the symbol of the generosity and success in Peru.
No Statements T F NG
1. Dina Paucar is a famous singer and she comes from Peru.
2. Dina Paucar did not get married, but she adopted two kids.
3. In addition to singing, Dina Paucar writes songs.
4. Dina Paucar has worked in 10 concerts.
5. Dina Paucar works on television in her free time.
6. Although Dma Paucar is not so rich, she still helps poor people.
7. Every year, 1000 sick children are helped by Dina Paucar.
8. Dina isconsidered as the symbol of the generosity and success.
PRACTICE 2
I. Choose a word that has a different sound in the part underlined

1. A. prefer B. perform C. painter D. concert

2. A. usually B. composer C. leisure D. version
3. A. delicious B. special C. concentrate D. musician
4. A. pleasure B. pension C. measure D. usually
5. A. sunburnt B. service C. sugar D. sculpture
6. A. chop B. machine C. change D. choose
II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
1. My uncle’s house is full of interesting pieces of art. It’s ( different/ like/ as/ than )a museum.
2. The film is not ( as interesting as/more interesting like/ as interesting than/ as interesting like )the
original one.
3. Because I was sitting in the back row of the theatre, I couldn’t see ( painters/ musicians/ writers/
players).
4. Turn the TV off. The show is ( exciting/ peaceful/ expensive/ boring .
5. Mozart is one of the most famous ( actors/ composers/ makers/ collectors) of classical music.
6. Did you enjoy the play? - Yes. It was ( like/ as/ different/ same) from the previous version.
7. To (perform/ play/ dance/ sing) successfully, they have to practice the play many times.
8. Chris is a very good pianist and can also play a number of other musical( films/ instruments/ actors/
artists).
9. My sister’s personality is very different ( as/ like/ than /from) mine.
10. The leading ( action/ writer/ dancer/ actress) changed her costume more than 10 times during the play.
11. Painting and drawing are not the same thing. They are quite ( like/ as/ more/ different).
12. What musical ( instrument/ band/ singer/ musician) do you like best? - The BTS.
13. An art ( house/ school/ library/ gallery) is a room or building which is used for showing works of art.
14. ( Knitting/ Swimming/ Boating/ Skating) and cooking are popular arts and craft hobbies for girls.
15. If you want to try some water sport, go ( dancing / skiing/ canoeing/ climbing) or snorkeling.
16. ( Swimming / Dancing/ Acting/ Bird watching) is a peaceful hobby that will get you outside to
experience the natural world around you.
17. Some hobbies like making models or building dollhouses make you more ( creative / popular/ fit/
interesting).
18. There is an excellent ( book / singer/ collection/ group) of oil paintings at the art gallery.
19. Our community ( cinema / museum/ gallery / stadium) will show Harry Potter tomorrow.
20. You need a good set of pencils to ( carve / draw/ compose/ show) good portraits.
21. Flower arrangement is a/an ( performance / art/ talent/ piece of music).
III. Find and correct mistakes
1. My boyfriend is as strong like a horse.
_______________________________________________________________.
2. This exercise isn’t hard as I thought.
 _______________________________________________________________.
3. Life in foreign countries is different life in home country.
_______________________________________________________________.
4. My parents share the same hobby as.
_______________________________________________________________.
5. His cat isn’t the same pretty as mine.
_______________________________________________________________.
6. This art museum is definitely different as the historical museum.
_______________________________________________________________.
7. Roses don’t have the same fragrance like lotuses.
_______________________________________________________________.
8. My essay is as length as yours.
_______________________________________________________________.
9. This island isn’t as beautiful than those I have visited.
_______________________________________________________________.
10. My mother is different appearance from me.
_______________________________________________________________.
IV. Arrange words given to make complete sentences

1. difficult/ as/ Playing/ is/ piano/ guitar/ playing/ as/./

_______________________________________________________________.
2. horse/ run/ a/ Can/ fast/ as/ a/ as/ train/?/
_______________________________________________________________.
3. try/ as/ can/ you/ hard/ as/ should/ You.
_______________________________________________________________.
4. Tom’s/ totally/ is/ from/ My/ writing style/ different/./
_______________________________________________________________.
5. car/ same/ runs/ the/ speed/ at/ His/ mine/ as/./
_______________________________________________________________.
6. I/ went/ My/ school/ friend/ same/ the/ best/ and/ to/./
_______________________________________________________________.
7. good/ This/ fridge/ modern/ isn’t/ as/ my/ one/ as/ old/./
_______________________________________________________________.
8. Spending time/ isn’t/ with/ as/ computer/ as/ friends/ entertaining/ on/ spending time/./
_______________________________________________________________.

V. Rewrite the sentences

1. Her picture is not like mine.
Her picture is________________________________________________
2. Khanh is a better painter than Giang.
Giang can’t_________________________________________________
3. Her picture is not the same as her brother’s.
Her picture is _______________________________________________
4. This year’s performance is not very good. Last year’s was better.
This year’s performance ________________________________________
5. Reading books is not as exciting as watching TV.
Watching TV is__________________________________________________
6. Travelling by plane is more expensive than travelling by bus.
Travelling by bus isn’t_______________________________________________
7.Cartoons are not like documentaries.
Documentaries are_____________________________________________________

VI. Read the passage and choose the correct words

 I’m sure that you have heard the name Trinh Cong Son many times. He was one of the most famous (1)
__________and songwriters of Viet Nam in the 20th century. He was born in 1939 in Dak Lak Province. As a
child he grew up in Hue. Later he went to Sai Gon to study. He began to (2) _______songs and became well-
known in 1958. He continued to (3)________ music all his life. He wrote about 600 songs in all. Among his
best songs are Noi vong tay lon (Circle of Unity), Ha trang (White Summer) and Cat Bui (Dust). His (4)
________ are mostly about love, human condition, and nature. He died in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001. His
songs remain (5) ________ among the Vietnamese all over the world today. Many have been translated into
English, French, Japanese, and other (6)________

1. A. players B. painters C. musicians D. singers

2. A. collect B. write C. sing D. act
3. A. compose B. sell C. concentrate D. translate
4. A. films B. plays C. paintings D. songs
5. A. popular B. boring C. interesting D. expensive
6. A. countries B. cities C. subjects D. languages.

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sở thích pleasure
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cọ vẽ máy ảnh
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sở thích pleasure
lễ hội phong cảnh
cọ vẽ máy ảnh
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bộ sưu tập thích hơn
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sở thích pleasure
lễ hội phong cảnh
cọ vẽ máy ảnh
bức tranh/ vẽ khác với
bộ sưu tập thích hơn
viện bảo tàng hài kịch
truyền thống sự kiện
hình thức nghệ thuật tác phẩm nghệ thuật