TEST YOURSELF 1

I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (1.0pt)
1. A. choose B. look C. spoon D. food
2. A. truth B. June C. cushion D. conclusion
3. A. again B. company C. woman D. villager
4. A. mixture B. leisure C. lure D. lecture
5. A. choice B. join C. going D. noise
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (1.0 pt)
1. In his free time, my younger brother is _____________ on taking photos and doing puzzles.
A. fond B. keen C. interested D. crazy
2. What are you interested _____________ doing at weekends?
A. into B. on C. about D. in
3. How often do you _____________ notifications on Facebook? - Once a day.
A. upload B. browse C. connect D. check
4. Be quiet, please! I’m trying to _____________ on my homework.
A. concentrate B. log C. advise D. bully
5. It’s time, so the villagers are busy _____________ cutting and gathering their crops.
A. festival B. growing C. harvest D. planting
III. Complete each sentence below by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word provided. (1.0
pt)
1. The farmers are _____________ the rice from the back of the truck. (LOAD)
2. They live in a beautiful cottage _____________ by trees and flowers. (SURROUND)
3. When you feel you have to do something so that your friends accept you, you’re experiencing peer
_____________. (PRESS)
4. The Internet _____________ at our home is not strong, so I can’t study online. (CONNECT)
5. I _____________ cooking because I usually burn the food. (LIKE)
IV. Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the word / phrase that needs correction- Then correct the mistake. (2.0
pts)
1. Mi loves playing sport, so his brother hates it.
A. loves B. sport C. so D. hates
2. Farmers should plough their fields carefully; however, they will not have a bumper crop.
A. plough B. carefully C. however D. have
3. If you don’t do your homework more careful, you won’t get good marks.
A. don’t B. careful C. won’t D. marks
4. In his free time, my grandpa enjoys to catch fish and feeding pigs.
A. In B. free time C. to catch D. feeding pigs
5. She hates use Facebook Messenger to discuss schoolwork.
A. use B. to C. discuss D. schoolwork
V. Choose the correct answer. (1.0 pt)
1. My brother studies (harder / hardly) than my sister.
2. Ann uploads pictures to social networks more (frequently/frequent) than her friends.
3. Phong spends a lot of time doing puzzles; (therefore / otherwise), he can solve puzzles more quickly than his
other classmates can.
4. What does your sister dislike (to do / doing) in her free time?
5. It’s late now, and I can’t stay any (long / longer).
VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the email. (1.0 pt)
Dear Elena,
Thanks for your email. Now I’ll tell you about my summer holiday in my home J town. I live in Ha Noi,
(1) _____________ my home town is Ninh Binh. My grandparents live there, in a small house near a paddy
field. I went to stay with them in June. It was a wonderful holiday. Every morning, my grandma and I got up
early and (2) _____________ the pigs and chickens. When we finished, we cooked breakfast. After that, I (3)
_____________ fishing with my grandpa or helped my grandma with the gardening. In the afternoon, I went
to the fields with some other children. They taught me to (4) _____________ the buffaloes. Sometimes we
flew kites or skipped rope together. In the evening, I drew pictures, read books, or watched TV with my
grandparents. I went to bed quite early, at about 9 p.m.
I’m sending you a photo I took (5) _____________ my grandparents’ house. I hope you’ll like it.
Love
Mi
1. A. but B. so C. for D. or
2. A. feed B. is feeding C. fed D. will feed
3. A. could B. went C. did D. played
4. A. run B. get C. go D. herd
5. A. for B. of C. on D. next
VII. Read the text and do the tasks below. (2.0 pts)
A lot of teenagers take part in clubs in their schools. So what are the benefits of school clubs?
First, when you join a school club you make new friends. You will meet other students who could potentially
become your new close friends. The reason is that clubs have members with something in common. At club
meetings you will spend some time with other members. This will help you better understand one another and
even become friends.
In addition, being a club member helps you learn new skills. By participating in different clubs and
working with diverse people, you can develop such skills as communication, teamwork, and time
management.
Another benefit of joining a club is that you can improve yourself. You not only learn more about your
area of interest but you can also become more confident. You will have a chance to work with new people,
organise club activities, and take part in different events. This will make you feel much better about yourself.
a. Match a word / phrase in A with its meaning in B.
A B
1. potentially a. the activity of working well together as a team
2. diverse b. possibly
3. teamwork c. the possibility something will happen, especially something you want
to happen
4. time management d. the ability to use time effectively
5. chance e. very different from each other
b. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.
6. There are students with something in _____________ a club.
7. Club meetings help members _____________ one another.
8. Joining a club develops students' _____________ like communication, teamwork, and time management.
9. Being a club member makes students more _____________.
10. They will also feel _____________ about themselves.
VIII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given. You can add some words or make
changes to the given words and phrases. (1.0 pt)
1. Nam / not good / dancing / however / he / member / dancing club.
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2. Lan / fond / message / friends / because / it / more convenient / calling.
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3. Feed / pigs / and / milk / cows / be / her / daily / activity.
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4. Today / farmer / village / usually / use / combine harvester / harvest / crops.
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5. Teenagers’ / stress / may / come / schoolwork / family / friend.
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