Task 1. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. stopped B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned 2. A. meat B. seat C. great D. mean 3. A. call B. land C. fall D. ball 4. A. rather B. them C. neither D. think Task 2. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. People in my country are very warm and …………..………. (FRIEND) 2. An …………………………. is a child whose parents are dead. (ORPHANAGE) 3. L.A Hill is a ………………….……….. writer. (HUMOR) 4. I’m …………………………..…. sorry for the delay. (EXTREME) 5. She looks more …………………..……….. than her sister. (BEAUTY) Task 3. Choose the correct answer; A, B, C or D. 1. We _______ to the countryside two months ago. A. go B. have gone C. went D. will go 2. What will you do if you _______ the final examinations? A. will pass B. would pass C. pass D. passed 3. I wish my summer holiday _______ longer. A. will be B. is C. were D. has been 4. I asked him _______ he came from. A. where B. who C. what D. which 5. It rained hard. _______, my father went to work. A. Therefore B. However C. Because D. So 6. Your sister writes poems and stories, _______ she? A. does B. doesn’t C. will D. won’t 7. Laura fell asleep during the lesson _______ she was tired. A. so B. but C. because D. therefore 8. How much _______ do you want? A. bananas B. eggs C. candies D. sugar 9. Do you know the man _______ you met at the party yesterday? A. what B. which C. whom D. whose 10. Tomorrow the director will have a meeting _______ 8:00 am to 10:00 am. A. between B. from C. among D. in Task 4. Complete the sentences with the correct verb form. 1. John adores ________ (play) badminton in the winter. 2. My father sometimes goes ________ (hunt) in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family. 3. The boy ________ (pick) up a stone and threw it in to the river. Dịch: Chàng trai đã lấy một viên đá và ném nó xuống sông. 4. He ________ (collect) stamps from many countries since he _____ (be) eight. 5. Which sports do you like ______ (play)? Task 5. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops. Long-side streets consist of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos. Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon lights are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive. A town is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasure, its sadness, its madness, and above all its people. Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but it has character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city. 1. There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo. 2. There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo. 3. There are small houses found along long road. 4. At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities. 5. Tokyo has beautiful architecture. Task 6. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 1. My house is smaller than your house. → Your house ……………………………………………………….. 2. I love listening to music. → I like……………………………………………………………….. 3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. → The white dress ………………………………………………….. 4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary. → Mary ……………………………………………………………..