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LESSON 10

Unit 2 Topic: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE Teacher’s comment

Skills REVIEW (UNIT 1&2)

EXERCISES REVIEW UNIT 1

Task 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part..

1. A. ear B. clear C. hear D. bear

2. A. mouse B. could C. would D. put
3. A. sure B. sort C. soy D. soon
4. A. worked B. watched C. needed D. walked
5. A. beat B. heat C. cheat D. break.

Task 2: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. Ann finds books ……………. because she can learn many things from them.
A. are useful B. be useful C. useful D. being useful
2. Louise are very fond ……………. going camping with friends at weekends.
A. about B. of C. in D. with
3. She has decided to ……………. swimming because it is very good for her health.
A. take in B. take up C. take to D. take with
4. It is very ……………. to watch these movies. I think you should watch them.
A. entertaining B. entertained C. entertainment D. entertain
5. I don’t feel like ……………. shopping now. I need to have some sleep to feel better.
A. going B. to go C. go D. to going
6. That dress looks so ……………. I want to buy it. Do you think it is nice?
A. fancy B. funny C. crazy D. noisy
7. I love being outdoors, but today I ……………. staying at home.
A. want B. don’t mind C. like D. prefer
8. Teenagers often prefer travelling with their friends ……………. travelling with their parents.

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A. from B. than C. as D. to
9. She loves winter sports, so I think she should go ……………. this winter.
A. swimming B. hiking C. ice-skiing D. jogging
10. About favorite leisure activities, she and I share many things in …………….
A. similarity B. general C. common D. the same

Task 3: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.
1. My younger brother gets ……………. on computer games. hook
2. When my work is ……………., I usually listen my favorite song. stress
3. It is very ……………. to go out and do some shopping with your close friends. relax
4. Jenny is a ……………. girl, and she has many good relationships. social
5. There are a lot of interesting extra-curriculum ……………. for students in my school. Active

Task 4: Read the passage about Phong’s weekend and answer the questions.
On Friday’s afternoon, after school, I usually surf the Net or listen to music. In the evening I
often go to the cinema with my friends.
On Saturday morning I get up late and have breakfast. Then I play football with my classmates in
the park. In the afternoon I watch TV (usually a football match). In the evening I go to my best
friend’s place – we sometimes play computer games, or we talk.
On Sunday morning I do my homework. Then I listen to music or watch TV. On Sunday evening
I surf the Net again, or read a book.
1. Where does Phong often go on Friday evening?
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2. When does he play football?
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3. What does he watch on Saturday afternoon?
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4. What does he do on Sunday morning?
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5. When does he surf the Net?
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EXERCISES REVIEW UNIT 2

Task 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. unit B. use C. university D. unchanged
2. A. ache B. charity C. charming D. changeful
3. A. whole B. whereas C. whose D. whom
4. A. slaughter B. laughter C. naughty D. taught
5. A. service B. office C. device D. practice

Task 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.
A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang
C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging
2. Don’t worry. It is ............... to travel to that village even at night.
A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient
3. Life in a small town is ............... than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful
C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
4. The boys often help their parents to ............... water from the village well.
A. gather B. collect C. absorb D. give
5. ............... month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often
6. Vietnamese people have many ............... customs and crafts.
A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. cultural
7. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.
A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder
8. In my opinion, country people are ……………………. than city people.
A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.
9. A village is often ……………………. than a city.
A. more densely populated B. less densely populated
C. more densely populating D. less densely populating
10. My family is going to come back to the hometown to ……………………. a visit to our
grandparents.

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A. make B. pay C. do D. make

11. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the
rice onto the …………………….
A. buffalo – drawn cart B. cart buffalo – drawn
C. cart – drawn buffalo D. cart – buffalo drawn
12. We often spend a lot of time talking with our ……………………. during Tet holiday.
A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative
13. ……………………. people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and
happy life.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When
14. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a
slow …………………….
A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C
15. Which one do you prefer, life in the ……………………. area or life in a modern town?
A. far B. further C. distance D. remote
16. I have stayed in a ……………………. area for two weeks. The transportation was very
inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.
A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb
Task 3: Write the comparative forms of the adjectives/ adverbs in the brackets.
1. The countryside is (crowded) ……………… and (tranquil) ……………… than cities.
2. I guess that ploughing machine can plough very much (fast) …………… than a buffalo.
3. Good healthcare service can be (easy) ……………… found in rural areas than in cities.
4. Farmers often have to get up (early) ……………… than city dwellers.
5. Houses in big cities are often (well-furnished) ……………… than those in villages.
Task 4: Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. Iceland is considered the most _____________ country in the word. (PEACE)

2. A ___________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (NOMAD)
3. My brother has been ______________ a stamp for several years. (COLLECTION)
4. It is a/an ______________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road.
(CONVENIENCE)
5. Drinking water in some areas may be ______________. (SAFE)

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6. During my stay in the village, I was ______________ with several local farmers. (FRIEND)
7. Encouraging children to eat and drink ______________ is very important. (HEALTH)
8. Local people in the village often wear their _______________ costumes during the festivals.
(TRADITION)
9. Please give ______________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (GENEROUS)
10. The baby slept very ______________ because the bed was really comfortable. (SOUND)

Task 5: Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so,
and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round.
Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one
another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from
many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country
life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into
each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what
they can’t find in the village shops.

1. When do city people often go to the country?

A. At the weekends. B. All the year round.
C. At Christmas. D. The summer holidays.
2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rented.
B. They can go to the country at weekends.
C. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.
D. All are correct.
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
A. They have a church.
B. They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.
C. They have a village green.
D. They have running water.
4. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

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A. The village green

B. The church
C. Running water
D. The Internet
5. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
D. They can go there to buy luxury goods.