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Marks:
Full name:……………………………………………

REVIEW FOR THE MID-TERM TEST n.o 2

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. woman B. move C. would D. cook
2. A. hospitable B. enjoyable C. village D. mountain
3. A. busy B. picturesque C. surrounded D. scenery
4. A. parent B. summer C. enjoyable D. garden
5. A. farmer B. children C. accident D. collect
6. A. harvest B. children C. frequently D. water
7. A. pick B. activity C. village D. city
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
8. A. teamwork B. stressful C. session D. mature
9. A. notification B. expectation C. competition D. picturesque
10. A. account B. bully C. connect D. discuss
11. A. enjoyable B. media C. practical D. tolerant
12. A. pressure B. mature C. upload D. account
III. Give the correct word/ verb forms.
13. He spends most of his free time (look) _____________ after the garden.
14. Nancy is interested in (hang) _____________ out with her best friend Helen.
15. Sue loves _____________ (make) origami.
16. Would you like (come) _____________ to my house tonight?
17. Nancy is fond of (listen) _____________ to music.
18. Sue enjoys (sit) _____________ on the beach.
19. I love (eat) _____________ noodles at weekends.
20. Tom prefers (play) _____________ badminton with his friends.
21. I’d like (see) _____________ him at his party!
22. Would you like (come) _____________ to my house this weekend?
23. My dad detests (be) _____________in the kitchen.
24. We decided (use) _____________ Facebook for our class forum.
25. I hope you can (join) _____________ the club you like?
26. Let’s (join) _____________ that club together.
27. We have enough time (get) _____________ some snacks beforehand.
28. I started (play) _____________ chess 2 years ago.
29. My mum sent me to a chess club because she wanted me (be) __________ learn it.
30. You should (tell) _____________your parents about your interests.
31. Life in some parts of the country is (boring) _____________ than that in other parts.
32. The old usually get up (early) _____________ than the young.
33. After a hard-working day, you may sleep (sound) _____________ than usual.
34. My father has been much (healthy) _____________ since he stopped smoking.
35. The air in the countryside is (fresh) _____________ than that in the cities.
36. He doesn’t play volleyball as (good) _____________ as his brother.
37. Some people think that health is (important) _____________ than money.
38. The pollution in our city is much (bad) ____________ than it used to be.
39. My new teacher explained the lessons (clear) _____________ than my old teacher.
40. Communication is a lot (easy) _____________ than it was 50 years ago.
41. People in rural areas wear (simple) _____________ than those in cities.
42. Robert arrived at the meeting (late) _____________ than Francis.
43. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are (narrow) _____________ ?
44. Rene speaks (fluent) _____________ than the other ESL students in the class.
45. Can’t you think of anything (intelligent) _____________ to say?
46. I think his new book is much (boring) _____________ than his last one.
47. Max finished the homework (fast) _____________ than anyone else in the class.
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48. He doesn’t look as (happy) _____________ as he used to.

IV. Complete each sentence with but, so, or, moreover, however, for, therefore, otherwise, yet
49. I learned very hard, ______________ I passed the exam.
50. Mai bought many books, _____________ she likes reading.
51. The Japanese eat healthily. _____________they live a long time.
52. The festival is always crowded, _____________we like to go there.
53. Quang failed the exam, _____________he was very lazy.
54. Mai has to study really hard; _____________, she will fail the exam.
55. We looked everywhere. _____________, we could not find the keys.
56. Smoking gives you bad breath. _____________, it is harmful to your health.
57. You can go to the zoo, ______________ you can go to the cinema.
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
58. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
My father enjoys __________________________________________________
59. I don’t enjoy walking to school.
I’m not very keen__________________________________________________
60. John really doesn’t like eating at restaurants.
John hates________________________________________________________
61. I’m happy to work in a team.
I’d like__________________________________________________________
62. I enjoy listening to music.
I am interested____________________________________________________
63. He is a careful taxi driver.
He drives_________________________________________________________
64. He swims very slowly.
He is____________________________________________________________
65. Minh’s sister dances beautifully.
Minh’s sister______________________________________________________
66. He works very hard.
He is____________________________________________________________
67. My brother is a better soccer player than me.
My brother plays___________________________________________________
68. Duy is a slower writer than Nga.
Duy ____________________________________________________________
69. My brother is a faster swimmer than me.
My brother swims__________________________________________________
VI. Rewrite these following sentences without changing their meanings.
70. We can’t have a holiday because we don’t have enough money. (so)
____________________________________________________________________________
71. Although the weather is fine, Thu is still bringing a raincoat with her. (but)
____________________________________________________________________________
72. I’m busy, so I don’t write to my friends regularly. (therefore)
____________________________________________________________________________
73. Because you live so far away, we don’t visit you very often. (so)
____________________________________________________________________________
74. He got up early, but he didn’t go to school on time. (however)
____________________________________________________________________________
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KEY
REVIEW FOR THE MID-TERM TEST n.o 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. woman B. move C. would D. cook
2. A. hospitable B. enjoyable C. village D. mountain
3. A. busy B. picturesque C. surrounded D. scenery
4. A. parent B. summer C. enjoyable D. garden
5. A. farmer B. children C. accident D. collect
6. A. harvest B. children C. frequently D. water
7. A. pick B. activity C. village D. city
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
8. A. teamwork B. stressful C. session D. mature
9. A. notification B. expectation C. competition D. picturesque
10. A. account B. bully C. connect D. discuss
11. A. enjoyable B. media C. practical D. tolerant
12. A. pressure B. mature C. upload D. account
III. Give the correct word/ verb forms.
13. He spends most of his free time (look) _____________ after the garden. looking
14. Nancy is interested in (hang) _____________ out with her best friend Helen. hanging
15. Sue loves _____________ (make) origami. making/ to make
16. Would you like (come) _____________ to my house tonight? to come
17. Nancy is fond of (listen) _____________ to music. listening
18. Sue enjoys (sit) _____________ on the beach. sitting
19. I love (eat) _____________ noodles at weekends. eating/ to eat
20. Tom prefers (play) _____________ badminton with his friends. playing/ to play
21. I’d like (see) _____________ him at his party! to see
22. Would you like (come) _____________ to my house this weekend? to come
23. My dad detests (be) _____________in the kitchen. being
24. We decided (use) _____________ Facebook for our class forum. to use
25. I hope you can (join) _____________ the club you like? join
26. Let’s (join) _____________ that club together. join
27. We have enough time (get) _____________ some snacks beforehand. to get
28. I started (play) _____________ chess 2 years ago. playing
29. My mum sent me to a chess club because she wanted me (be) _____ learn it. to be
30. You should (tell) _____________your parents about your interests. tell
31. Life in some parts of the country is (boring) ___ than that in other parts. more boring
32. The old usually get up (early) _____________ than the young. earlier
33. After a hard-working day, you may sleep (sound) ______ than usual. more soundly
34. My father has been much (healthy) ______ since he stopped smoking. healthier
35. The air in the countryside is (fresh) _________ than that in the cities. fresher
36. He doesn’t play volleyball as (good) _____________ as his brother. well
37. Some people think that health is (important) ________ than money. more important
38. The pollution in our city is much (bad) _______ than it used to be. worse
39. My new teacher explained the lessons (clear) ___ than my old teacher. more clearly
40. Communication is a lot (easy) _______ than it was 50 years ago. easier
41. People in rural areas wear (simple) _________ than those in cities. more simply
42. Robert arrived at the meeting (late) ________ than Francis. later
43. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are (narrow) ____ ? narrower
44. Rene speaks (fluent) _____ than the other ESL students in the class. more fluently
45. Can’t you think of anything (intelligent) ____ to say? more intelligent
46. I think his new book is much (boring) ____ than his last one. more boring
47. Max finished the homework (fast) _____ than anyone else in the class. faster
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48. He doesn’t look as (happy) ____ as he used to. happy

IV. Complete each sentence with but, so, or, moreover, however, for, therefore, otherwise, yet
49. I learned very hard, ______________ I passed the exam. so
50. Mai bought many books, _____________ she likes reading. for
51. The Japanese eat healthily. _____________they live a long time. therefore
52. The festival is always crowded, _____________we like to go there. but/ yet
53. Quang failed the exam, _____________he was very lazy. for
54. Mai has to study really hard; _____________, she will fail the exam. otherwise
55. We looked everywhere. _____________, we could not find the keys. however
56. Smoking gives you bad breath. _____________, it is harmful to your health. moreover
57. You can go to the zoo, ______________ you can go to the cinema. or
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
58. My father likes to do gardening at the weekend.
My father enjoys doing gardening at the weekend.
59. I don’t enjoy walking to school.
I’m not very keen on walking to school.
60. John really doesn’t like eating at restaurants.
John hates eating at restaurants.
61. I’m happy to work in a team.
I’d like to work in a team.
62. I enjoy listening to music.
I am interested in listening to music.
63. He is a careful taxi driver.
He drives taxi carefully.
64. He swims very slowly.
He is a slow swimmer.
65. Minh’s sister dances beautifully.
Minh’s sister is a beautiful dancer.
66. He works very hard.
He is a hard worker.
67. My brother is a better soccer player than me.
My brother plays soccer better than me/ than I (do).
68. Duy is a slower writer than Nga.
Duy writes more slowly than Nga/ than Nga does.
69. My brother is a faster swimmer than me.
My brother swims faster than me/ than I do.
VI. Rewrite these following sentences without changing their meanings.
70. We can’t have a holiday because we don’t have enough money. (so)
We don’t have enough money, so we can’t have a holiday.
71. Although the weather is fine, Thu is still bringing a raincoat with her. (but)
The weather is fine, but Thu is still bringing a raincoat with her.
72. I’m busy, so I don’t write to my friends regularly. (therefore)
I’m busy. Therefore, I don’t write to my friends regularly.
73. Because you live so far away, we don’t visit you very often. (so)
You live so far away, so we don’t visit you very often.
74. He got up early, but he didn’t go to school on time. (however)
He got up early; however, he didn’t go to school on time.