PRACTICE 1 FOR UNIT 3

MY FRIEND
PART A: PHONETICS
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. best B. part C. pie D. pen
2. A. bow B. pie C. back D. baby
3. A. copy B. happy C. beast D. pull
4. A. bed B. job C. pass D. bull
5. A. ban B. pet C. peach D. pier
6. A. bat B. beer C. bye D. prize
7. A. pig B. chubby C. pin D. pole
8. A. better B. Bobby C. birthday D.
provole
9. A. pencil B. pocket C. boy D.
postcard
10. A. about B. professional C. beautiful D.
butterfly
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Why ___________ we go to the movie? - Good idea.
A. do B. don’t C. are D. aren’t
2. My grandfather ___________ fishing in his free time.
A. does B. do C. goes D. go
3. ___________ your friend like hot drinks?
A. Do B. Does C. Is D. Will
4. What ___________ your favourite sport?
A. do B. does C. is D. are
5. They are ___________ aerobics now.
A. play B. playing C. doing D. do
6. Lan and Nam ___________ tennis on the playground.
A. plays B. are playing C. is playing D. play
7. They ___________ fishing in the winter.
A. not go B. don’t go C. doesn’t go D. aren’t
going
8. He usually ___________ in the morning.
A. is jogging B. jog C. jogs D.
jogging
9. We ___________ the news at the moment.
A. watch B. is watching C. are watching D.
watches
10. The weather ___________ fine today. The sun ___________
A. is / is shining B. to be / shining C. are / shines D.
am / shine
11. My best friend is kind and ________. He often makes me laugh.
A. funny B. nice C. shy D. boring
12. My brother has _________short _________ hair.
A. a - straight B. ∅ - long C. ∅ - curly D. a –
black
13. Next summer I am working as a _________ teacher in a village near Hoa Binh City.
A. good B. nice C. favourite D.
volunteer
14. The Summer Camp is for students ________ between 10 and 15.
A. age B. aged C. aging D. ages
15. We are visiting a milk farm to see _________ they ________milk, cheese, and butter.
A. why - do B. ∅ - do C. how - make D. how –
do
16. “Is the boy strong or weak?” ___ “_________is weak.”
A. He B. She C. It D. They
17. _________the boxes light or heavy?
A. Am B. Is C. Are D. Be
18. _________ color is your shirt?
A. How B. What C. Where D. When
19. What _________ is your bag? - It's green.
A. size B. color C. date D. money
20. Is she old or _________?
A. tall B. weak C. young D. short
21. “What color are the cups?” ____ “_________ white.”
A. They are B. It is C. Are they D. We
are
22. What color _________ the armchairs?
A. am B. is C. are D. does
23. Is her face round _________ oval?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
24. What color are her eyes? – They are _________.
A. thin B. full C. brown D. tall
25. The room _________full of heavy, ugly furniture
A. be B. are C. am D. is
27. He _________a keen ear for dialogue
A. has B. having C. to have D. have
28. I am too tired even _________.
A. think B. to think C. thinking D. thinks
29. He _________a round face with a high forehead.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
30. He _________a good head of hair
A. have still B. still have C. has still D. still
has
II. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it
1. My friends, Hoa have good sense of humor. ………………………
2. My teacher is very humorous or clever. ………………………
3. I have a good memory, if I can remember everything for a long time ………………………
4. My father are tall and fat ………………………
5. My sister have long fingers ………………………
III. Fill each blank with a suitable adjective given in the box
talkative cool confident creative clever
1. I would like to have a glass of ___________ lemonade every year.
2. Misha is a ___________ girl. She tops the class every year.
3. John is a ___________ boy. He always gives new ideas in different situations.
4. My close friend, Huong is ______________. She talks all the time.
5. Lan can make a speech in English in front of the class. She feels ___________-when she
speaks.
IV. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
1. John (play) …………………… football at the moment.
2. Look! Mandy and Susan (watch)……… ……………..…a film on TV.
3…………………… Olivia (visit) ……………… her uncle every weekend?
4. Now the sun (shine) …………………………
5. They sometimes (read) ……………………….. poems in the lessons.
6. Listen! …………………..The band (play) …………………….the new guitar?
7. Every morning, my mother (not get) ……………………up at 6 o’clock. She (get) ………………..
up at 5.
8. My father (not smoke) …………………….., but my uncle smokes too much.
9. …………………… she (have)………….………. breakfast at the moment?
10. She (not play) …………..………… the guitar, but she (play) ……………………..………… the piano
now.
V. Circle A, B, C, or D for each picture

A. sending letter A. playing chess A. learning

B. writing letter B. playing cards B. talking
C. reading letter C. playing football C. whispering
 D. painting the mail box D. playing volleyball D. listening to music

A. singing A. having dinner A. writing

B. dancing B. cooking dinner B. reading
C. jumping C. watching TV C. painting
D. jogging D. preparing for school D. typing
PART C: SPEAKING
Match the questions (A) and the answers (B).
1. Who is this? 1. a. Yes, sure.
2. Who’s she? 2. b. They’re blue.
3. What do you see in the photo? 3. c. We’re taking part in an art
workshop.
4. What sort of hair does she have? 4. d. It’s my cousin, Jane
5. Can you pass the pen, please? 5. e. The students from your class are
playing beach volleyball
6. What color of the eyes does Tom 6. f. It’s curly.
have?
7. Would you like to have a picnic on 7. g. She has a round face and short
Sunday? black hair.
8. What are you doing tomorrow? 8. h. Sorry, we can’t. We’re visiting our
grandparents.
9. What does your new friend look like? 9. i. This is Minh, my best friend. He is
kind and clever.
10. Does she have a round face? 10. j. Of course not. She has an oval face
PART D: READING
I. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Jack is my best friend. He is a teacher. HE is teaching in a school in London. Every morning,
he gets up at about 7 o’clock, has breakfast and a cup of coffee. Then he leaves for work.
The school is far from his home, so he can’t walk there. He must go by bus. He has lunch at
a restaurant nearby. In the afternoon he works until 5 or 5.30 and then he goes home. He
doesn’t work on Saturdays or Sundays. He goes to the cinema or theatre. He is married and
he has a son. He loves his family. They are very happy.
1. What is Jack’s job?
A. a student B. a teacher C. a writer D. a
doctor
2. What does “leaves for” mean?
A. run to B. swim to C. fly to D. go to
3. What’s his favorite drink?
A. milk B. tea C. coffee D.
lemonade
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
A. He doesn’t have lunch at home C. He doesn’t have any son
B. He works in a school D. He goes to work by bus
5. What does he do at the weekend?
A. He teaches his students C. He comes back home
B. He goes to the cinema or theatre D. He watches television
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below.
Hello. I’m Elsa. I’m from Chicago. This ______ (1) the picture of Alice, my best friend.
She lives _______ (2) Los Angeles. You can see she is really fit. She _________ (3) oval face,
brown eyes and straight nose. She’s very kind and creative. We have been pen pals
________ (4) more than five years. This summer vacation, she’s going _______ (5) me. We
are going to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum to visit Uncle Ho. I’m so excited to see her soon.
1. A. is B. are C. be D. being
2. A. at B. on C. in D. to
3. A. has B. makes C. goes D. does
4. A. of B. in C. since D. for
5. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visits
PART E: WRITING
I. Put in order
1. in/ photos/ summer. / take/ We/ always
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. reads/ often/ comics. / He
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. never/ is/ boy/ That/ happy.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. chocolates. / usually/ I/ eat => ……………………………………………………………………..…………
5. to/ sometimes/ I / jazz. / listen
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. here? / often / Do / come / you => ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. into / usually / go / their / easily / sheep / The / box.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. late / never / school. / for / I / am / => ……………………………………………………………………….
9. they / don’t / Sometimes / want / cooperate. / to
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. always / I / am / nice. => ………………………………………………………………………………………
Complete the sentences using the suggested words and phrases.
1. My friend / Peter / have / short / fair / hair.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What / sister / hair / like?
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. It / straight / long / black / hair.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. her lips / red.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. My sister / understand / things / quick / and easy.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..