REVIEW 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. pool B. cool C. root D. wood
2. A. hurry B. sure C. during D. curious
3. A. village B. disagree C. message D. cottage
4. A. open B. contact C. office D. college
5. A. truth B. include C. full D. rule
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A. ensure B. collect C. upload D. harvest
2. A. relation B. cultural C. basketball D. countryside
3. A. expectation B. activity C. participate D. development
4. A. professional B. convenient C. information D. community
5. A. concentrate B. connection C. notify D. practical
III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
social media peer pressure log on keen orchard
well-trained surfing hospitable fond hanging out
1. She likes Geography, but she’s not too ________________ on Biology.
2. Do you like to visit a farm or ________________ and pick fresh berries?
3. He mostly spends his time ________________ the web using his smartphone.
4. ________________ sites and apps help people share ideas and build communities.
5. Parents are ________________ of telling children that their years at school are the best days of
their life.
6. They are the kindest, most ________________ people who will make you feel at home.
7. I spent a lot of time listening to music and ________________ with some close friends.
8. These dogs are ________________ to find earthquake victims.
9. No students could ________________ to their accounts on the day of the online test.
10. Negative ________________ may happen when your friend makes you feel that you have to do
something to be accepted.
IV. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The ________________ traffic is a continual annoyance to the citizens in the city. (noise)
2. Do you know the man who invented the combine ________________? (harvest)
3. The team was very ________________ of each other, so our project was a big success. (support)
4. A special bus transported a group of ________________ from the airport to a hotel. (tour)
5. I shall be ________________ in receiving your comments on my posts. (interest)
6. More and more people entered and the train was ________________. (crowd)
7. ________________ cows by hand was the way people did for thousands of years. (milk)
8. In the rural areas, hospitals and markets are far-away - it’s ________________. (convenience)
9. The students are working under extreme ________________ at the moment. (press)
10. They are living ________________ in the countryside at the current time. (peace)
V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Nowadays, many youngsters spend hours ________________ the net on smartphones.
A. connecting B. surfing C. emailing D. blogging
2. My brother is still crazy ________________ both his work and his hobbies.
A. in B. on C. of D. about
3. This app works well for small group communication and ________________ friends and family.
A. messaging B. posting C. loading D. logging
4. Willy ________________ playing football and doing exercise, so he looks sporty.
A. dislikes B. hates C. fancies D. detests
5. Weaving and knitting are ________________ cottage industries in many rural areas.
A. vast B. traditional C. peaceful D. picturesque
6. ________________ a website describes when a person reads through the web pages on the
Internet.
A. Checking B. Browsing C. Logging in D. Downloading
7. The farmers grow crops and ________________ cattle and poultry for their own use.
A. herd B. harvest C. keep D. raise
8. The rural western regions are generally less ________________ than the urbanized east coast
areas.
A. simple B. basic C. developed D. complicated
9. They ________________ the fields and scatter the good seed on the land.
A. plough B. catch C. dry D. feed
10. The beauty of this village scenery is ________________, and you can’t find it anywhere else.
A. unique B. diverse C. popular D. common
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. She is not feeling well because of the pressure ______ her schoolwork.
2. He is a smart student in our class, and he is an active member ______ our club.
3. Do you think that doing puzzles is good ______ our brain?
4. I log on ______ YouTube daily to upload videos and watch other people’s videos.
5. As the explorers climbed highly ______ the mountain, the air became cooler.
6. To avoid pressure, teens need good friends and tolerant teachers ______ school.
7. I like rural life because the people there are generous, hospitable, and close ______ each other.
8. My friends like showing off their new things by posting pictures ______ social media.
9. People in the city seem to react more quickly to changes than those ______ the country.
10. I use Facebook to connect ______ friends, post pictures, and share others’ posts.
VII. Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. She _________________ (usually, wear) glasses because she’s very short-sighted.
2. Despite the bad weather, we _________________ (enjoy) ourselves last Sunday.
3. The flight to Singapore _________________ (take off) at a quarter to nine a.m.
4. Next time you come, I _________________ (take) you to my uncle’s farm in the suburb.
5. Hurry up, Jimmy! Everybody _________________ (wait) for us outside.
6. What time _________________ (you, get) home last night?
7. The village _________________ (have) no running water so they have to collect it from the stream.
8. We _________________ (see) immense coconut plantations if we visit Ben Tre province.
9. I’m sorry, but I _________________ (be) busy right now.
10. Look! The cat _________________ (climb) up that tree.
VIII. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Hurry up; _________________, you will be late for the train.
A. or B. otherwise C. for D. moreover
2. Thomas is very kind, and he never minds _________________ other classmates.
A. helps B. helping C. to help D. help
3. _________________ do you often hang out with? - My best friend in our class, Christina.
A. Whose B. Which C. Who D. Where
4. The view of immense rice paddies makes me _________________ relaxed and calm.
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. feels
5. He doesn’t like the bike, _________________ he bought it anyway.
A. so B. nevertheless C. however D. yet
6. With modern devices, the farmers now work and live _________________ than before.
A. less conveniently B. more conveniently
C. less inconvenient D. more inconveniently
7. All the stores in the town were closed, _________________ we couldn’t buy any food.
A. for B. and C. so D. but
8. _________________ can the ethnic boys speak English fluently? - By practising it with tourists
every day.
A. Why B. Where C. How D. Who
9. Julia spent the morning _________________ for information for her project.
A. to search B. search C. searches D. searching
10. I choose this car as my favourite because it’s _________________ all the ones I have driven.
A. the fastest of B. the faster of C. more faster as D. faster
IX. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. They enjoy to visit open-air markets where the locals sell home-made products.
A. to visit B. where C. locals D. home-made
2. I see that life in the country is more peaceful and slowly than that in the city.
A. in B. is C. slowly D. that
3. Who do many Vietnamese families have an altar in their house? - To worship their ancestors.
A. Who B. Vietnamese C. have D. To worship
4. It rained hard; moreover, lightning flashes and thunder boomed.
A. rained B. moreover C. flashes D. boomed
5. We can visit the orchards this weekend, but we can stay home and play games.
A. visit B. but C. stay D. and
6. The Mekong region is also famous for it floating markets and fruit orchards.
A. is B. for it C. and D. orchards
7. I don’t want to go out tonight; besides, I have homework doing.
A. don’t B. besides C. have D. doing
8. Which animal can run the fastest, a horse or a dog? - A horse, of course.
A. Which B. the fastest C. or D. of
9. Would you like trying some specialties such as sticky rice and grilled meat?
A. trying B. such as C. sticky D. and
10. George claimed he was working yesterday; moreover, nobody saw him at the office.
A. claimed B. working C. moreover D. saw
X. Write questions for the underlined parts.
1. My father taught me how to put up a tent.
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2. I last visited my hometown six months ago.
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3. We can easily find terraced fields in the northern mountainous regions.
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4. I will do a lot of interesting things during the trip to the countryside.
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5. No, reading comics is not her favourite hobby.
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6. Jessica goes to the gym almost every evening.
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7. I’m collecting photos of flowers on the Internet just for fun.
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8. The smartphone on the desk is hers.
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XI. Complete the conversation with the sentences from the box.

Do you like my photos?

I myself took them
When did you start taking photos?
I’m interested in flowers, especially orchids.
I need them for a photography competition.
I'll buy one very soon.
I mean I want to take beautiful photos like yours.
And you found that you had a new hobby, didn't you?
Thy: Hello, Hoa. What are you doing?
Hoa: Hello, Thy. I’m editing some photos. (1) __________________________________
Thy: Really? Let me see. All these photos are yours, aren’t they?
Hoa: Yes, they are. (2) __________________________________
Thy: Wow! I didn’t know that you’re a photographer. (3) __________________________________
Hoa: More than 5 years ago, when my uncle gave me a professional camera.
Thy: (4) __________________________________
Hoa: That’s right. (5) __________________________________
Thy: Yes, I do. All these photos are about different kinds of orchids. Some photos were taken in the
garden and many of them were in the wild...
Hoa: Exactly! (6) __________________________________. I travelled a lot to take all of these.
Thy: You must have amazing time out there. Hey, can you teach me to use the camera?
(7) __________________________________. And I’d like to go with you next time.
Hoa: Sure. But you need a good camara first.
Thy: (8) __________________________________
XII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
People in most rural areas in Vietnam are farmers or fishermen whose life mainly depends on
agriculture, livestock, and handicrafts, which are closely associated with natural conditions in places
they’re living.
In mountainous villages, locals do the cultivation on terraced fields and raise cattle. In the central
highlands or desert areas in the South, people mainly make their living in volcanic soiled farms or feed
big cattle like cows, sheep, goats, etc. for industrial production.
The locals in Mekong Delta - which is famous for floating markets - earn their living by fishing or
raising cattle besides growing wet rice and tropical fruits. Mekong Delta residents also know how to
make use of their homeland’s advantages to create additional handicrafts such as pottery, bricks and
coconut candy.
In the coastline areas, the local life mainly depends on catching seafood and growing aquaculture.
Most adults, especially men in families, will go far offshore on wooden boats or modern steel ships,
for weeks or even months, to catch fish and other kinds of seafood. Others live on land, grow
aquaculture in their farms or make sea salt.
Nowadays, with a developing flow of industrialization, people in the countryside have applied more
and more modern appliances or technologies in their works to improve productivity. In some aspects,
it could help their life become better. However, they still cherish the tradition, keep working hard and
preserve their own distinct identity.
1. What does the life of Vietnamese farmers and fishermen mainly depend on?
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2. What kind of fields can be seen in mountainous villages?
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3. What is the Mekong Delta well-known for?
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4. Can Mekong Delta residents create pottery and bricks?
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5. In which area does the local life mainly depend on aquaculture and catching fish?
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6. How long do the fishermen have to stay at sea on their fishing trip?
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7. What have the local people done to improve work efficiency?
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XIII. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
personality indoor or entertainment mental spend participating Leisure
Years ago, children kept themselves busy with either outdoor games or (1) _______________ games
after school. On those days, there was no TV, video games (2) _______________ the Internet. It is
true that TV and the Internet are a good source of knowledge, information, and (3)
_______________. However, these things make children inactive and lazy. Physically, it is harmful if
children (4) _______________ too much time on TV or computers. Therefore, it is advisable for
children to have an outdoor or creative hobby in their (5) _______________ time. Writing, painting,
sketching, clay modelling, singing, and dancing will help them to think new ideas and it will be a (6)
_______________ exercise. Any hobby that demands hard work and patience gives children a feeling
of success. Children (7) _______________ in sports and games can develop team spirit. Hobby is not
just a time pass but it helps a child’s (8) _______________ development.
XIV. Write complete sentences using the cues given.
1. British people/ enjoy/ watch/ television/ their free time
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2. Mr. Harry/ be/ not/ good/ volleyball,/ but/ he/ be/ professional footballer.
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3. Play/ beach games/ be/ one/ villagers’ leisure activities
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4. Joe/ feel/ happier/ in/ countryside/ in/ crowded/ noisy/ city
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5. Hobbies/ such as/ play/ sports/ or/ run/ be/ good/ your health
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6. Life/ our village/ not/ be/ as fast as/ their neighbourhood
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7. When/ summer/ come,/ they/ like/ go hiking/ mountains
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8. herd/ cattle/ harder/ do/ household chores?
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XV. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Jenny likes lying on a sofa and relaxing.
 Jenny’s interested
2. How beautiful and immense the paddy field is!
 The paddy field
3. It’s time for you to prepare everything for the summer vacation now.
 You’d better
4. You’ll have to eat healthily to stay slim.
 If you want
5. Could you help me to turn off the TV, please?
 Would you mind
6. The air is fresh and clean because there are lots of trees here.
 There are
7. In the past the villagers didn’t live as happily as they do now.
 The villagers now
8. Why don’t we play a sport or try some outdoor activities?
 How about?