PRACTICE TEST 5: VIETNAMESE FOOD AND DRINK

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. fall                      B. airbag                      C. water                      D. already

2. A. shop                    B. hot                          C. coffee                     D. bone

3. A. taught                 B. cause                       C. laugh                       D. audience

4. A. world                  B. morning                  C. short                       D. fork

5. A. bargain               B. warm                      C. farm                        D. carp

II. Match a question in Column A with a correct answer in Column B.

III. Complete each of the following sentences with a, an, some or any.

1. I would like …………dozen eggs.

2. My mother wants to make …………eel soup for dinner.

3. I’m afraid we don’t have …………vegetables left in the fridge.

4. Would you like …………coffee, Mrs. Phuong?

5. There is …………orange in the box.

6. Do we have …………apple juice in the fridge?

7. There is …………milk in the bottle.

8. They don’t want …………meat.

9. We have …………rice and fish for lunch.

10. Mrs. Brown never has …………sugar for tea.

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences.

1. I want a …………of orange juice.

A. slice                        B. bar                          C. piece                       D. carton

2. Be careful when you …………the oil into the flying pan.

A. serve                       B. pour                        C. beat                         D. fold

3. We need a kilo of fish and …………pork.

A. much                      B. any                          C. many                       D. some

4. My sister likes beef. It’s her favorite…………

A. meat                       B. drink                       C. vegetable                D. fruit

5. …………kilos of chicken do you want?

A. How much             B. How any                 C. How many              D. How some

6. A bowl of noodles …………ten dollars.

A. is                             B. are                           C. have                        D. has

7. On the table there were vegetables, bread and two large…………

A. a bowl of soup       B. bowl of soups         C. bowls of soup         D. bowls of soups

8. –“Is there anything else?”

    - “…………”

A. Here you are                                               B. A dozen, please

C. Twenty-eight dollars                                  D. Yes. I need some milk

9. – “What’s for breakfast?”

    - “…………”

A. I’m full                                           B. There is some bread

C. I’d like some milk                          D. Eight thousand two hundred

10. – “Is there any fruit?”

      - “Yes. …………”

A. There is some soda                         B. There are some cabbages

C. There is some pork                         D. There are some grapes

V. Use the words given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.

1. I would like six apples. (DOZEN)

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2. What is the price of a bowl of beef noodle soup? (MUCH)

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3. There is sugar in many kinds of food. (HAVE)

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4. We haven’t got any tomatoes. (THERE)

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5. My sister likes chicken very much. (FAVORITE)

Name: ............................................... PRACTICE – 01 Class : 6A I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (0.5pt) 1. A. wear B. sneakers C. beach D. clean 2. A. kitchen B. tick C. like D. dinner II. Choose the correct word or phrase or utterance (A,B,C or D) to fill in the blank space. (2pts) 3. There are many interesting_____________ after school. A. act B. actor C. activities D. action 4. Đà Lạt is my beloved ________. I was born and grew up there. A. house B. hometown C. market D. region 5. ________ does the most housework in your family? A. Who B. What C. What time D. Where 6. _________ people are there in her family? A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How 7. My sister really likes ______________ on the weekends. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swims 8. I like math , biology, ____________________ music . A. and B. or C. but D. so 9. To join a club, sign________ on the nocticeboard. Add your class and phone number,too. A. for B. in C. up D. at 10. Tom: Why don’t we join the English Speaking club? Peter: Good idea! _________________________. A. Why ? B. We can’t make more new friends. C. We can’t write it well. D. We can improve our pronunciation. III/ What do the following signs mean? Choose the most correct answer (A, B, C or D). (0.5pt) 11. What does the sign say? A. No left turn B. Turn left C. Turn right D. Go straight 12. Pick up _______near your house and school. A. trash B. plastic bags C. cans D. glass jars IV. Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket below. (1pt) 13. You can see many big and beautiful ________________from here. (build) 14. Living in a town is ________________ from living in a big city. (differ) 15. Do you know the _____________________of this book? (write) 16. Cần Thơ is an important centre of business and _______________ (transport) V. Supply the correct form of the verb in each bracket below.(1pt) 17. Jenny _____________ in the kitchen. She makes breakfast. (be) 18. Her house _________________a garden. (have) 19. My mom ______________ at home. She does the shopping. (not /be) 20. Jack and Paul _____________ dinner together. (make) VI. Read the passage then answer the questions. (1.0pt) School Clubs We have lots of fun clubs at our school. If you like outdoor activities, the Soccer Club meets at 4 p.m. every Tuesday, with the Tennis Club at the same time on Thursdays. For indoor activities, the Board Games Club starts next week. It is popular so please sign up on the noticeboard. The Book Club welcomes anyone who likes reading. You don't need to sign up but please bring your own copy of The Secret Garden with you to the Library at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Our Arts and Crafts Club is for people who like making things. The cost is $20 per term for materials. 21. Which club is on Tuesdays? ____________________________________________________________________. 22. Which club wants you to sign up on the noticeboard? ____________________________________________________________________. 23. Which club wants you to take something with you? ____________________________________________________________________. 24. Which club needs money? ____________________________________________________________________. VII. Read the passage carefully and then check“True” or “False”. (1.0 pt) Hello everyone, my name’s Jack. I am reading an interesting series of fantasy novels, Harry Potter, by J. K. Rowling- the famous British author. In this series, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my most favorite characters. They study at Hogwarts – a magic school, and they use their magic to help their friends. All the teachers and students in the school have magic, too. They can fly to school, but they cannot use their magic outside school. One day, there is a war between Hogwarts’ students and some dark magic teachers. Harry and his friends save everyone from danger. I learn a lot of good lessons about friendship from this book series. This is why I love it the most. I think you should read it too, and I hope you will share your favorite books with me. It will be great! Statements True False 25.Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels. 26. Ron Weasley is a teacher at Hogwarts. 27. Only teachers at Hogwarts can use magic to fly to school outside school. 28. The three best friends use their magic to help their friends who are in danger. VIII. A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (1.0pt) 29. My favorite subject is Math . I like ________________________________________________. 30. There is a balcony in my sister’s apartment  My sister’s apartment ___________________________________________________. 31. Jane has a black computer.  It’s __________________________________________________________________. B. Arrange these words or phrases into their correct orders. (1.0pt) 32. / the book club /sign up / at our school. / for / Why don’t you / ? ______________________________________________________________________. 33. famous for/ and museums ./ The city/ beautiful houses / is / ____________________________________________________________________. 34. is / mystery story . / interesting / an / This novel / ______________________________________________________________________.

Practice test for grade 8

I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. icon             B. visual               C. scenic               D. disaster

2. A. territory        B. Scottish            C. often                D. tornado

3. A. parade          B. rage                  C. earthquake       D. climate

4. A. source          B. visit                  C. castle                D. station

5. A. dead             B. health               C. great                 D. heavy

PRACTICE TEST 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. usual                   B. design                     C. version                    D. pleasure

2. A. musician             B. official                    C. ocean                      D. concerto

3. A. question              B. tradition                  C. exhibition               D. action

4. A. exposure             B. ensure                     C. treasure                   D. closure

5. A. machine              B. chef                                    C. chorus                     D. brochure

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.

1. Trà Giang is one of the most famous …………………..of Vietnam. Many people love her. (ACT)

2. The …………………..she gave last night was marvelous. (PERFORM)

3. The Đan Bau is a Vietnamese traditional …………………..instrument. (MUSIC)

4. I don’t like pop music because it is not as …………………..as rock and roll. (EXCITE)

5. Mai wanted to share her …………………..with other people. (PLEASE)

6. Tran Van Can is my favorite …………………..He is famous for the painting “Little sister Thuy” (ART)

7. …………………..is the art of taking and processing photographs. (PHOTOGRAPH)

8. Water puppetry …………………..in the villages of the Red River Delta. (ORIGIN)

9. Peter has received a letter of …………………..to see a water puppet show this Sunday. (INVITE)

10. I think a good knowledge of arts and music is a …………………..for anyone. (NECESSARY)

III. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as…as)

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2. This picture is 800,000 VND. That picture is 600,000 VND. (price… different)

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3. Mr. Brown speaks English. Mrs. Kent speaks English. (same language)

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4. John didn’t go to the concert show last night. Nam didn’t go to the concert show last night. (either)

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5. Mr. Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs. Ha teaches history of music. (same subject)

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6. I like pop music. My brother likes pop music. (too)

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7. This painting is green. That painting is green. (colour…different)

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8. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high. (as…as)

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9. Van Gogh is Dutch. Picasso is Spanish. (nationality…different)

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10. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa’s sister sings more beautifully than her. (as…as)

IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence and correct it.

1. This movie is not more interesting as the one we saw last week.

   A                  B                                 C         D

2. My brother never enjoys classical music and I don’t too.

 A                    B         C             D

3. The author of this novel is the same like that one.

 A                    B                     C               D

4. The concert show was quite different than what I thought.

  A       B                           C                 D

5. Hoang is very interested in rock and roll and his classmates are either.

    A     B                                                   C                           D

V. Use the words given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given.

1. I like pop music but my brother likes rock music. (different)

My taste in music………………………………………….....my brother.

2. Neither Mary nor  her sister studied arts at school. (either)

Mary never studied arts at school and …………………………………..

3. I think Vinh acted better than Quang in that play. (as)

I think Quang didn’t …………………………………...Vinh in that play.

4. Both Anna and her brother are fond of watching water puppet. (too)

Anna is fond of watching water puppet and ……………………………..

5. My hobby is drawing and John’s hobby is also drawing. (same)

My hobby …………………………………………………John’s hobby.

3.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

limestone

buffalo

botanical

photo

4.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

sunbathe

sugar

luggage

jungle

5.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

linguistic

classical

romantic

phonetic

6.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

kangaroo

Taiwanese

symbolize

guarantee

PRACTICE TEST 13

PART A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (3 pts)

1.   A. bother                     B. sunbathe                C. cloth                D. months

2.   A. vegetable                 B. comfortable           C. nature              D. moderate

3.   A. interest                    B. selection                C. resident            D. injection

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.(2 pts)

1.  A. pancake                         B. discount           C. wardrobe                   D. marine

2.  A. migrant                          B. typhoon           C. compost           D. limestone

PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)

1. Bob hasn’t _________up his mind yet.

    A. made                     B. gone                 C. used to             D. found

2. This is the _________book I have ever read.

    A. bad     B. worse               C. worst               D. badly

3. Would you like me to get you something to drink? ~ _________.

    A. That would be nice         B. No, I’m sorry  C. That’s too bad D. My pleasure

4. I usually go to work by bus, but _________and then I use my motorbike.

    A. again                     B. once                 C. now                           D. ever

5. Of my parents, my father is _________.

    A. the stricter             B. the strictest                C. stricter             D. strict

6. "What can I get for you?"    ~ “ _________.”

    A. All right                          B. I'm afraid not   C. I hope so                   D. Yes, please

7. The coat _________on the floor belongs to my brother.   

    A. lies                        B. lying                C. lain                            D. is lying

8. Tuan had a bad cut on his arm. It’s _________badly.       

    A. bleeding                          B. burning            C. coughing          D. sneezing

9. Your _________is included in the ticket price.

      A. reservation          B. vacation           C. accommodation                   D. money

10. Do you ever talk to _________

      A. yourself                        B. myself    C. itself                 D. herself

11. The computer is _________guarantee so the company should do something with it.

      A. with                     B. on                    C. for                    D. under

12. She was _________ tired that she wen to bed early.

      A. such                    B. too                             C. as           D.so

13. “I think computers are useful.”  ~  “ _________.”

      A. I’m not agree                B. So do I                      C. I disagree too  D. So are they

14. Vietnam is a _________country.

      A. rubber-exported B. exporting-rubber       C. exported-rubber        D.rubber-exporting    

15. He can run very _________

      A. fastly                   B. fast                  C. quick      D. slow

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.( 15pts)

1. Ba gets used to ( stay) ____________ up late.

2. I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn)____________brightly when Jack came in at 8.00.

3. The money (steal)____________in the robbery was never found.

4. At this time next month, they (work)____________in Ho Chi Minh City.

5. She locked the door so as (not disturb)____________.

6. My mother is too tired (cook)  ………………………………………. tonight.

7. The boys like (play) ………………………………. games but hate doing the homework.

8. Look at the car. The driver (drive) ……………………………………………. too fast.

    I think he (hit) ……………………………………………….. the cyclist.

9. I don't enjoy (laugh) ……………………………………………… at by other people.

10. The children (play) …………………………………   when it started to rain.

11. Lan’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she  (clean)……………………… it.

12. Look! Somebody (break)…………………………….. that door.

13. They (not meet)……………………….. us since last week.

14. What (you/do) ………………………………….. at this time yesterday.

15. Our school (open)  …………………………….. a new club next week.  

III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.(5pts) 

1. The _________are scheduled to take off at 15.00 and 15.30.                FLY

2. People in the countryside are _________.       FRIEND

3. Alot of people believe that well - paid job are                              PLENTY

4. We received a lot of _________from our teacher.                        ENCOURAGE

5. During his _________ the family lived in Cornwall  CHILD

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.(5pts) 

1. I have lived here since many years and I think it’s a nice town.

    A                       B                      C           D

2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.

    A                   B                                C                           D

3. We have sung together ever when I was a small child.   

            A                                 B         C                 D

4. My father’s car is the same color like my uncle’s car.

                 A                   B                  C          D

5. Shall you close the window for me , please?

     A               B                             C             D

V. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition. ( 5 pts)

1) Your father is very kind ................... David.                 
2) Hurry or you will be late ..................... school.           
3) Were they present ................... the meeting?                
4) She was confused ....................... the dates.              
5) His book is different ............................ mine.           

PART C. READING

I - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions   (5pts)

          I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

26.  A. say                     B. tell                             C. talk                  D. speak

27.  A. exciting               B. excites                       C. excited             D. excite

28.  A. after                             B. until                           C. when                D. while

29.  A. although             B. even                           C. because            D. so

30.  A. pronouncing       B. speaking                    C. reading             D. telling

II.Fill in the blank with an appropriate work. (10pts)

              Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about  it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first?

PART D. WRITING

I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.(5pts)  

1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.

- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..

2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.

- The time machine ……………………………………………………………………..

3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.

- He was delighted that ………………………………………………………………..

4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

- People ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.

- I’m very sad not …………………………………………………………………….

II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional words and make any changes necessary. (5pts)

1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.

- …………………………………………………………………………………….

2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.

- ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV /  only / but / not / bringing .

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.

- ………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Do you think bicycles are the best means of transport in Vietnam?

Write a passage (100-120 words) about your opinion.( 10pts)

PRACTICE TEST 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

I. Choose the word that has different stresss or have the underline part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. camping              B. recycle                    C. correction               D. community

2. A. giant                   B. target                      C. defuse                     D. garbage

3. A. chemist               B. school                     C. chance                    D. chaos

4. A. frog                    B. drag                                    C. page                        D. mug

5. A. kite                     B. cookie                     C. hike                         D. knit

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.

1.Go Green is a non-profit …………………..that protects the environment. (ORGANISE)

2. Many people were made …………………..after the flood. (HOME)

3. We talked to and sang for the …………………..people at a nursing home. (OLD)

4. The campaign …………………..people to recycle glass, cans and paper. (COURAGE)

5. The children volunteered to clean up their …………………..and local area. (NEIGHBOUR)

6. There are many kinds of …………………..pollution such as air pollution, land pollution and water pollution. (ENVIRONMENT)

7. We’ve …………………..books and clothes to the children in remote areas. (DONATION)

8. The programme was …………………..to both the community and individuals. (BENEFIT)

9. We’ve worked together for several months to provide good facilities for …………………..people (ABLE)

10. This project has been funded by …………………..contributions. (VOLUNTEER)

III. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense of verbs (present simple, present perfect, past simple)

1. Mr. and Mrs. Phuong (offer) …………………..free meals for the poor in Hanoi so far.

2. We (clean) …………………..up the dirty streets in our area last Sunday.

3. You ever (recycle) …………………..things, such as bottles or paper?

4. My sister (tutor) …………………..children from poor families twice a week.

5. You (provide) …………………..evening classes for sixty children last summer?

6. I think Mr. Quang (donate) …………………..blood several times.

7. Tom (participate) …………………..in “Green Summer” programme before?

8. They (not start) …………………..the community garden project in 2012.

9. Your friends (sing) …………………..for the elderly people every Sunday?

10. The children (not finish) …………………..painting the mural over graffiti yet.

Câu 1: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. child B. life C. miss D. library

Câu 2: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. like B. pastime C. president D. child

Câu 3: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. team B. sea C. teacher D. rehearse

Câu 4: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. team B. please C. rehearse D. tea

Câu 5: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. empty B. enjoy C. bell D. event

Câu 6: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. relax B. essay C. event D. second

Câu 7: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. number B. study C. fun D. student 

Câu 8: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. subject B. computer C. fun D. hungry

Câu 9: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. children B. chemistry C. christmas D. mechanic

Câu 10: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. mechanic B. christmas C. couch D. school

Câu 11: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A. comic B. stop C.moment D. hobby

Câu 12: Choose the word which pronounced differently from the others.

A.cold B. moment C. holiday D. stove

Câu 13: They ___________the Independence Day on September 2^nd every year.

A. celebration B. celebrating C. celebrate D. celebrator

Câu 14: Nam and Ba ____________ some experiments at the moment.

A. are doing B. is doing C. will do D. do

Câu 15: Why don’t we ____________this afternoon?

A. fishing B. go fishing C. play fishing D. to fish

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

study

art

cartoon

class

2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

lamps

sinks

flats

rooms

3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

pear

pie

buy

pond

4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

convenient

friendly

cheap

clean

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. *

waterfall

desert

wonder

plaster

6. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: They are healthy. They do ________ everyday. *

homework

science

football

judo

7. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There are three ________ in my new school. *

library

libraries

librarys

libraryes

8. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Put these glasses and bowls on the ________ over there, please. *

wall

cupboard

fridge

lamp

9. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My younger brother has a round ________ and broad ________. *

shoulder/ hands

mouth/eyes

face/ shoulders

elbow/ cheek

10. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Daisy is very ________ to take the test. She is a very good student. *

kind

confident

friendly

talkative

11. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: A ________ is a place where we go to buy stamps or send letters. *

library

post office

cinema

school

12. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Cam Ly ________ in Lam Dong Province attracts many tourists to visit each year. *

Island

Waterfall

Highland

Forest

13. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: My brother and I wear ________ to move conveniently when we go hiking in the mountain. *

walking boots

scissors

backpacks

waterproof coat

14. Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

Plant

Animal

River

Wood

15. Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence: *

fresh

rare

overpriced

cheap

16. Choose the best response to complete the following dialogue: “What time can we meet?” - “__________” *

How about 8 a.m?

Let’s go out.

That’s fine.

I don’t want to.

17. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: There is a café ________ to the restaurant. *

near

behind

in front of

next

18. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: We sometimes ________ experiments in physics class. *

make

work

do

get

19. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Phong and Nam ________badminton at the moment. *

play

is playing

are playing

are play

20. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: You ________ play loud music late at night. The neighbours will call the police. *

can

must

mustn’t

are

21. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: The first exercise is easy but the second one is ________. *

easy too

difficult too

difficulter

more difficult

22. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: Hurry up! We only have ________ time before the bus leaves. *

many

a few

much

a little

23. Choose the mistake in the four underlined part that needs correction: *

have

called

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

Jimmy parents