PRACTICE 3

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. enjoyed B. moved C. achieved D. liked
2. A. nature B. change C. gravity D. basic
3. A. breathe B. with C. thermal D. clothing
4. A. fills B. adds C. stirs D. lets
5. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. reject B. attract C. beauty D. decide
7. A. settle B. protect C. compose D. relate
8. A. confidence B. solution C. suitable D. family
9. A. organism B. attraction C. prevention D. engagement
10. A. elephant B. dinosaur C. buffalo D. mosquito

PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III. Choose the best answer.
11. This is the first time I ________ the washing-up.
A. have done B. did C. will do D. do
12. It is difficult to __________ a date which was convenient for everyone.
A. organize B. provide C. arrange D. elect
13. My _________ in their family is helping my younger brother with his study.
A. responsibility B. task C. activity D. job
14. You should _______________ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make B. get C. set D. pay
15. A ____________ is a book or a movie with an exciting story about crime or spying.
A. comic B. thriller C. romance D. biography
16. _____ student in the class got good marks on the test.
A. All B. Some C. Most D. Every
17. I find it ___________ to work in this room. It’s too small and airless.
A. comfortable B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. comfort
18. According to the weather _________________ , there will be rain tomorrow.
A. program B. information C. forecast D. news
19. The streets are getting more and _______ these days.
A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
20. She plays the piano ____________ as she sings.
A. as beautiful B. as beautifully C. more beautifully D. the most beautifully
21. It was __________ that we could hardly work.
A. so warm day B. such warm day C. so warm D. such a day so warm
22. They arrived _________ the airport ________ good time for the plane.
A. in – on B. to – in C. at – in D. to - for
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23. Let’s go to the party tonight, _______?
A. shall we B. will you C. do we D. don’t we
24. ______ book is this, yours or mine?
A. what B. whose C. whom D. that
25. He is looking for _______ shoes.
A. him B. her C. his D. he
26. You can come here either on Monday ________ on Friday.
A. or B. nor C. both D. and
27. ________ she come and clean the office this afternoon?
A. Is B. Did C. Might D. Could
28. If we protect our environment, we will ________.
A. save our world B. destroy our world C. damage our world D. buy our world
29. You can take these plastic bottles to the factory to _________ them.
A. reuse B. recycle C. reduce D. redo
30. Would you like the robot __________ it for you?
A. to do B. do C. doing D. did
IV. Put the words in brackets into the correct form.
31. They had a long and happy _______________. (marry)
32. All of the new employees had to spend two weeks of _________ training. (intend)
33. Cartoon is loved by ____________. (teen)
34. This river has been _______________. (pollute)
35. This coffee is too ___________ to drink. (heat)
36. I really don’t think he has the _________ to do this job. (able)
37. The old lady hid all her _____________ under the floor. (save)
38. Sally came in so __________ that she woke up everyone. (noise)
39. He cycled _______________ and had an accident. (care)
40. She often feels ___________ when she get bad marks. (happy)

V. Put the verbs into the correct forms to complete the sentences.
41. Up to now, I (learn) ____________ a lot of information about her.
42. He (write) _______________ a novel for two years.
43. Look at those black clouds! It ________________ (rain).
44. Jane (brush) ______________ her teeth after dinners.
45. We (be) ___________ students in four years’ time.
46. We have run out of vegetables. – I (buy) _____________ some.
47. Paul couldn’t read until he (be) ___________ eight years old.
48. Peter could (swim) ____________ when he (be) _________ very small.
49. Jack is interested in (open) __________ a bar.
50. My breakfast (make) ______________ by my mom every day.
PART D. WRITING
VI. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
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51. How deep is that river?
What ………………………………………………………………............?
52. I’m not as interested in table tennis as my brother.
My brother.…………………………………………………..………… ....
53. Can you tell us the way to the bus stop?
How …………............................................................………………….......
54. Hoa’s school has more than 500 students.
There …………………………………………………………………........
55. No lake in the world is deeper than Lake Baikal.
Lake Baikal ………………………………………………………………..
56. It would be a good idea for you to go to a pagoda.
I think ……… ......………..............................................................................
57. Do you find it easy to make friends?
Are you good……………………………………….....................................?
58. My mother is always busy from morning till night.
My mother is never ……………….................................................................
59. The children like to watch dragon dance in the street at Tet.
The children enjoy...........................................................................................
60. How much are your shoes?
What...............................................................................................................?