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PRACTICE TEST UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. actor B. painting C. anthem D. gallery
2. A. decide B. exciting C. exhibit D. organise
3. A. educated B. played C. recycled D. changed
4. A. cello B. choose C. kitchen D. concert
5. A. sugar B. closure C. share D. anxious
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. sunburnt B. sculpture C. service D. sugar
2. A. measure B. pleasure C. conclusion D. pension
3. A. delicious B. special C. concentrate D. musician
4. A. usually B. composer C. leisure D. version
5. A. prefer B. perform C. painter D. concert
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Exercise 1: Put like, as, or from in the gaps.
1. The music festival this year is as good ______ it was last year.
2. Jane and Trang agree that taking photos is not _________ paintings.
3. The concert will be broadcast 'live': that means it comes on TV at the same time ______ it is
performed.
4. This picture is _________ the one we saw at the museum last week.
5. This camera is not as expensive ______ I thought at first.
6. Your taste in art is quite different ______ mine.
7. This year’s music contest is not ___________ last year’s.
8. Some people say that Spider-Man 2 is as boring__________ Spider-Man 1.
9. My mother is always as busy ______ a bee.
10. This test is not so difficult ________ the one we did last week.
11. The music festival will be at the same time _______ last year.
12. Please eat ________ much ________ you like.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentence with as, than or from.
1. The blue car is as fast __________ the red car.
2. Physics is more difficult __________ history.
3. Animals feel pain the same __________ we do
4. Life in the country is very different __________ life in the city.
5. He’s not really __________ tall as he looks on TV.
6. This classroom is a lot nicer __________ the one we had last year.
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7. London was different __________ most European capitals.

8. Driving a boat is not the same __________ driving a car.
Exercise 3 : Combine the sentences by using as ...... as ; not as ........ as ; different ....from
1. Her daughter is ___________ her mother. ( beautiful)
2. That dog _____________ it look (not dangerous)
3. Schools in Viet Nam ____________ schools in the USA (different)
4. These trees ___________ those ( the same as )
5. Rome is not ________ Athens . Athens is older. (as............ as )
6. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. ( as........ as)
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7. This picture is expensive. That picture is more expensive than that. ( not ....as)
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8. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa’s sister sings more beautifully than her. (as .......as )
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9. I work hard . My friend works harder . ( as ............ as )
I don’t ..............................................................................................................................
10. My hair is black . Your hair is black , too. ( the same colour)
My hair ..........................................................................................................................
Exercise 4 : Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Oliver and Joe are from Toronto. They come from __________ city.
A. different B. the same C. same D. same as
2. Kevin likes painting, but he’s not good at it. - I’m__________ .
A. not too B. either [Link] not D. not either
3. I don’t agree with you . Your ideas are ___________ .
A. same as me B. the same as I
C. different from mine D. similar to mine
4. The gallery is _______ it was 10 years ago. There is no change at all.
A. different from B. different as C. same as D. the same as
5. This year’s musical festival is not_______ it was last year.
A. as exciting than B. same exciting as C. as exciting as D. as exciting more
6. I am waiting for the ticket office to open, and my cousin _______.
A. is too B. is same C. is either D. is so
7. It was noisy because he turned the volume up _______ it would go.
A. as loud as B. as loud than C. as loud like D. loud as
8. This film is _______the film I watched with my friend last week.
A. so interesting as B. not as interesting as
C. as interesting so D. not as interesting to
9. My feelings about this song are _______ what I have imagined before.
A. different from quite B. quite different from
C. quite from different D. different quite from
10. Listening to pop music is my favourite hobby. -___________.
A. I’m not either B. I do too C. Me too D. I don’t either
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Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the

sentences.
1. My uncle’s house is full of interesting pieces of art. It’s_______ a museum.
A. similar B. like C. as D. than
2. This film is not_________ the original story.
A. as interesting as B. as interesting than
C. more interesting like D. as interesting like
3. The audience_________ wildly when the band appeared on stage.
A. smiled B. sounded C. applauded D. cried
4. To_______ successfully, they have to practise the play many times.
A. perform B. play C. sing D. dance
5. Turn the TV off. The show is _________ .
A. exciting B. peaceful C. tiring D. boring
6. Mozart was one of the most famous_________ of classical music.
A. actors B. composers C. artists D. makers
7.- Did you enjoy the play?
- Yes. It was_________ from the previous version.
A. like B. similar C. different D. same
8. Because I was sitting in the back row of the theatre, I couldn’t see the _________ .
A. painters B. musicians C. composers D. writers
9. Water puppetry _________ in the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta of
North Viet Nam.
A. start B. begin C. originated D. formed
10. The villagers are ________ they were years ago. There is no change at all.
A. as friend as B. as friendly as C. different from D. not as friendly as

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.

1. His Jacket is almost the same colour __________ mine.
A. with B. as C. to D. for
2. Water puppetry began __________ the 11th century.
[Link] B. on [Link] [Link]
3. The __________ is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better.
A. composer B. actress [Link] D. actor
4. Janna can’t play the piano, and Carol can’t play it __________.
A. either B. too [Link] D. as well
5. Juan and Patricia are not the same height Juan is __________ Patricia.
A. as tall as B. not as tall as C. more tall than D. not tall than
6. Saxophones are used mainly for __________ jazz music.
A. composing B. taking [Link] D. writing
7. I went to the 3D __________ last weekend. The paintings were excellent!
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A. movie theater B. concert hall C. opera house [Link] museum

8.__________ I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance.
A. Although B. Because [Link] D. However
9. __________ does a water puppet show take place? ~ In a pool.
A. What B. When [Link] D. Where
10. Which is the national anthem of Vietnam?
A. Tieu Doan 307 [Link] si Viet Nam C. Tien Quan Ca D. Tien ve Ha Noi
C. READING.
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

Dong Ho Painting is a kind of Vietnamese (1) _____________ painting originating in

Dong Ho Village, Bac Ninh Province. Dong Ho paintings have about 300 years of history in
the (2) _____________ of Vietnam.
Dong Ho pictures are (3) _____________ on a special kind of Dzo paper. The printing
paper is made of bark of a tree called “Dzo”. Colours of the painting are refined from various
kinds of tree (4) _____________, which people can easily find in Vietnam. Traditional (5)
_____________ use all-natural colours for their pictures: burnt bamboo leaves for black,
cajuput leaves for green, copper rust for blue, etc. The painting is covered by a (6)
_____________ of sticky rice paste to protect the painting and their colours. They are so (7)
_____________ lasting, so that it is very difficult to make them dimmer even time or daylight.
Vietnamese people used to buy Dong Ho pictures for (8) _____________ during Tet.
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Artists use colour to create patterns. Colour can also show different moods. Bright
colours make US feel happy and energetic. Dark colours make US feel calm or sad.
The primary colours are red, yellow, and blue. They are the colours that can be mixed together
to make different colours. Mixing two primary colours makes a secondary colour. The
secondary colours are orange, green, and violet. Orange is made by mixing yellow and red.
Green is made by mixing yellow and blue. Violet is made by mixing red and blue. Intermediate
colours can be made by mixing two primary colours and a secondary colour together. Some
intermediate colours are blue violet and red orange. Black, white, and gray are special colours.
They are called neutral colours.
Colours have been organized into a colour wheel. It shows the three primary colours, the three
secondary colours, and the six intermediate colours. Artists use the colour wheel to help them
know which colours they want to use together.
primary (adj): Cơ bản - secondary (adj): thứ cấp
intermediate (adj): trung gian - neutral (adj): trung tính
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Primary colours, secondary colours and intermediate colours
B. The ways to mix colours
C. Colour and its effects on our mood
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D. Some basic information about colour

2. Which of the following is the correct way to make red orange from the three primary
colours?
A. Mix red and yellow, then mix the new colour with red.
B. Mix yellow and blue, then mix the new colour with red.
C. Mix red and blue, then mix the new colour with yellow.
D. Mix the three primary colours.
3. According to the passage, white is a_______ .
A. special colour B. neutral colour
C. Both A and B D. None of above
4. Which of the following can't be found in the colour wheel?
A. Red orange B. Green C. Yellow D. Black
5. We can learn from the passage that___________.
A. happy and energetic people like bright colours
B. the colour wheel has 12 colours
C. we can also mix different colours to make the primary colours
D. artists are the best ones to know and use colour
D. WRITING
I. 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)
......................................................................................................................................
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)
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II. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
Example :
1. I am tall, but you are taller. (as ________ as )
⇨ I am not as tall as you....
2. Lan is pretty, and her sister is pretty too. (as ________ as )
Lan is ..............................................................................................................
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3. My bicycle is nice but yours is nicer. (as ________ as )

My bicycle isn’t .... ........................................................................................
4. Cats aren’t friendly, but dogs are friendly. (different from )
Cats are ... ......................................................................................................
5. Mr Brown is 50 years old; Mrs Brown is 50 years old . (the same)
Mr Brown is _____________ age as _____________ .
6. The film was so boring, but I thought it was interesting. (different from )
The film was quite _____________ what _____________
7. Your hair is black ; mine is black too. (the same)
Your hair is ____________ color as ______________.
8. Jane likes chocolate ; but John likes beer. (different from )
Jane’s taste is ..................................................................................................
9. Jill is more intelligent than Bill . (as ________ as )
Bill isn’t ........................................................................................................
10. I arrived here at 7 a.m ; the guests arrived here at 7 a.m too . (the same)
I arrived here _____________ time as _______________
III. Complete the second sentence so that if means the same as the first one.
1. Your album is not the same as my album.
___________________________________________________________________ .
2. Both William and Kate are interested in drawing.
___________________________________________________________________ .
3. Anderson is better at playing the piano than Henry.
___________________________________________________________________ .
4. Pop music is not as fast as rap music.
___________________________________________________________________ .
5. Ballet and samba are quite different.
___________________________________________________________________ .
6. Marissa is a better dancer than Emily.
___________________________________________________________________ .
7. Sophia didn’t sing at the party, and Abigail didn’t either.
___________________________________________________________________ .
8. No painting in the art gallery is as beautiful as this one.
___________________________________________________________________ .

IV. Write a letter to invite someone to a street painting festival, using the following
cues:
- Event: Street Painting Festival.
- Start time: 9 o’clock , Sunday morning.
- Place: Central Road.
- Activities: meeting street artists, drawing pictures on the street.
- Time to meet: 8:45

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