®Ò luyÖn tËp I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. church B. chess C. choice D. choir 2. A. push B. pull C. rush D. butcher 3. A. lamb B. comb C. lumber D. debate 4. A. winding B. windy C. finish D. spin 5. A. wealth B. cloth C. with D. marathon II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently. 1. A. village B. relative C. facility D. countryside 2. A. permanently B. information C. electricity D. entertainment 3. A. beautiful B. expensive C. plentiful D. difficult 4. A. modern B. dirty C. remote D. peaceful 5. A. accessible B. definite C. neighborhood D. government III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. You can’t pass an exam without good ( prepare ) ___________. 2. He got an accident because of his ( care )____________. 3. I am completely ( satisfy ) ____________ with the poor results of your work. 4. I stayed with them during my holiday last year and their ( friend ) ___________ made me feel like at home. 5. We just bought this car two years ago, but now it is ( use ) ____________. 6. I was so ( interest ) ____________ in the film yesterday. 7. That woman always shows her ( kind ) ____________ to children. 8. Many ( present ) ____________ of different organization participated in the conference yesterday. 9. There were over fifty ( music ) ____________ in the orchestra. 10. The Stock Exchange is ( sense ) ___________ to political changes. IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Mary is anxious to make (1) _________ at school. Her friend Jan (2) _________ her to his party, where she is the (3) _________ international guest. At the party she meets (4) _________ people who ask her many (5) _________ and show deep (6) _________ in her culture. Some of (7) _________ tell her to “drop by their apartments and say that they (8) _________ to see her at school. She gives her apartment (9) _________ to several people and tell them to come (10) _________ her place, which is near the school. V. Complete the following dialogue. A: Vietnam Airlines Services. Can I help you? B: Yes, thank you. I’d like to go to HCM city as soon as possible. When (1) ____________________________________________? A: There will be a flight tomorrow at 7 am. B: Are (2) _______________________________________________? A: Yes, sir. The flight is not fully booked yet. B: What (3) ______________________________________________? A: A first-class ticket is 700,000 Vietnam dong. B: Can (4) _______________________________________________? A: Certainly sir. Two first-class tickets for flight VN 747. B: When (5) ______________________________________________? A: If you come to our office at 5 pm today, I’ll have them ready for you. B: Thank you. VI. Rearrange the sentences into a meaningful passage. A. I work hard all week so I decided to get away on Sunday. B. We had a good time there. However, on the way home my friend was involved in an accident. C. After a long argument, we called the police. D. I invited a friend to go with me because I wanted some company. E. They said it wasn’t his fault but it was an unpleasant end to the day. F. It wasn’t his fault but the other driver didn’t agree. G. We hired a car for the day and we drove into the country. VII. Rewrite these following sentences, keep the same meaning. 1. I haven’t seen this film before. (THIS) 2. Peter can run faster than me. (CAN’T) 3. “Have you done this sort of work before?” she asked me. (IF) 4. “You can leave early,” Mr. Thomas said to Alison. (LET) 5. My father likes classical music very much. (CUP OF TEA) 6. “What is your job?” Mary asked Tom. (WANTED) 7. Mrs. Edwards is the owner of that car.  That car________________________ 8. It is cheaper to go by train than by car.  Going by car___________________ 9. Tim will be eighteen next week.  It is_________________________________ 10. The bus couldn’t run because of the fog.  The fog_____________________ 11. She can’t have any more children because of her age.  She is____________ 12. He failed to win the race.  He didn’t_________________________________ VIII. Use the cues given to write meaningful sentences. Dear Jane, Thank / letter. I / sorry / I / not be able / write / two weeks. I / have / do / homework. My exam / be / four week. I / cannot / speak / French / well / yet. I / glad / you / come / Paris. You / able / come soon? I want / show / you everything. I / look forward / see / you. Write / me / soon. Lots of love, IX. Pick out one unnecessary word in most lines of the passage. Tick (  ) the correct one. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. ____ Scouting began in country England in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America started three years old later. Today, there are Boy Scout programs in more than of 140 countries. In the United States alone, there are over 4 million Scouts! Boy Scouts learn useful skills while having fun. Scouts swim and plays sports, go camping and hiking, and to learn how to survive in the outdoors. They learn how to protect the environment and conserve resources. Other than Scout activities include making the arts and crafts, learning first aid, and learning know how to use computers or fix cars. Scouts often do community service and volunteer work. Scouts learn teamwork by working together.