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A. Phonetics

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

Read the words aloud.

1. A. sound            B. cloud             C. found              D. favourite

2. A. tool                B. noon              C. door                D. school

3. A. know             B. show              C. now                  D. low

4. A. crafts             B. comics           C. streets             D. stamps

5. A. mention        B. question        C. action              D. education

Answer:       1D      2C      3C    4B    5B

2. Put the words in the box into two groups.

Pround    breath      break    bracelet     practice

brown    pray        brush       appropriate      pretty

Answer:

B. Vocabulary & Grammar 

1. Choose the right word/ phrase and then write it under each picture.

Listening to the radio        playing badminton           doing yoiga         Doing DIY    

Texting           reading books           making crafts       listening to music

Answer: 

• 1. doing yoga                        2. Making crafts                   3. Doing DIY
•  4. listening to music             5. Playing badminton          6. Texting

2. Put the words in brackets into the right form to complete the sentences.

1. I like cooking in my free time. It makes me feel _________. (relax)

2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is ________. (bore)

3. Skateboarding is her hobby. It is also one of the most ____________sports of the teenagers in this town. (popularity)

4. My close friend gave me a ___________ present on my birthday. I like it so much. (wonder)

5. My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection _________. He really loves his job. (organize)

Answer:  

• 1. relaxed       2. Boring        3. Popular      4. Wonderful             5. Organization

3. Choose the correct option A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.

1. Mai enjoys ________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.

A. hearing               B. playing        C. listening          D. talking

2. My grandparents love __________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful     flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.

A. doing garden      B. doing gardening        C. do gardening       D. to do garden

3. You should avoid ______ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.She feels relaxing.

A. seeing                  B. looking                         C. watching                 D. glancing

4. Nga likes ________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.

A. window shop       B. window to shop        C. window shops        D. window shopping

5. Lan used to love _____ front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She takes part in a judo club.

A. using                     B. sitting                         C. doing                       D. having

6. Minh is very hard-working boy. He doesn’t mind ______ a lot of homework in the evenings.

A. making                 B. reading                       C. seeing                      D. doing

7. Do you fancy _____ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?

A. going                       B. having                          C. staying                             D. moving

8. I don’t like _______ up early in the winter days. I love ______ in bed late.

A. getting / stay          B. get / stay                    C. getting / stay                    D. get / staying

9. Mai’s dad likes _______ spring rolls when her family her parties.

A. doing                       B. making                         C. cooking                             D. trying

10. Why don’t we ____ our parents with some DIY project? T think it is useful.

A. help                        B. do                                   C. make                                 D. give

Answer:  

• 1. C. listening                           2. B. doing gardening          3. C. watching
• 4. D. window shopping         5. B. sitting                            6. D. doing
• 7. A. going                             8. C. getting/ staying            9. B. making       10. A. help

4. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box. 

          Melodied,          leisure time,              making crafts,         game, doing,       

Leisure activities,         the most,             comics,             reading             kateboarding

1. Nick has just bought a CD of Vietnamese folk songs and he thinks he’ll enjoy listening to the ______.

2. While Nick was learning Japanese, he liked ________ Doreaemon.

3. My friends gave me some interesting short stories on my birthday because they know that I like reading________.

4. Tam lives near the coast of Da Nang so he likes playing beach ___________ with his friends after school.

5. Hobbies such as collecting stamps or _________ are very interesting.

6. How much ________ do people in the US have on average day?

7. Minh hates _____ the same thing every day.

8. What are the three activities that pupils in Viet Nam do _____ in their free time?

9. How much time a day do you spend on _________, Phuc?

10. Which activity do you like best, football, badminton or ________?

Answer: 

• 1. melodies                     2. Reading                    3. Comics           4. Games
• 5. making crafts            6. Leisure time             7. Doing             8. The most
• 9. leisure activities      10. Skateboarding

C. Reading

1. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.

Millions of teenagers enjoy ______ video games. Some play them at home. Others play them in arcades. These games are good fun _____

Players must be careful.

Teenagers should not spend much time in the these games______ they can become tired, dizzy and even obese. If they use the computer

Too much, they won’t have time for their families and friends. People who are addicted to computer games don’t have like to join any club or play any sports. They like __________ in front of the computer all the time. One doctor says, “This is very bad for young people. They must take part in activities with others. All young people should be with people of their own age. They should spend only a small part of their time playing video _____. They mustn’t forget to do other things too.”

Answer: 

• (1). Playing                (2). But             (3). Because       (4). Sitting           (5). Games

2. Read the conversation and answer the questions.

Hoa: Well, everybody … What shall we do today? Any idea?

Mary: I’m not sure … it depends on the weather. Is it sunny outside?

Hoa: Just a minute … oh, it’s raining again.

Mai: Oh, no! I don’t want another boring day like yesterday. Is there     anything interesting we can go and see?

Mark: I know what can do. I’ll have a look at the guide book. I’m sure we can do. I’ll have a look at the guide book. I’m sure we can find some ideas in there.

Mary: All right. Where is the guide book?

Mark: It’s there. On the shelf.

Mary: Let’s see … well, there’s the Museum of Country Life. How about that?

Hoa: Is there anything more exciting?

Mary: Well. There’s Aqua World. It’s Sea Life centre.

Hoa: Yes, that sounds better. Why don’t we go there?

Mai: Ok then, if you like.

Mark: Shall I phone them to see what time it opens?

Mary: Good idea! So everybody’s happy, then.

Question:

1. How many people are there altogether?

__________________________________________________.

2. Can they do some leisure activities outside today ?/ Why (not)?

__________________________________________________.

3. Did they have an exciting yesterday?

__________________________________________________.

4. Is there anything interesting they can go and see?

__________________________________________________.

5. What will they do at last?

__________________________________________________.

Answer: 

• 1. There are four
• 2. No, they can’t. Because it’s raini
• 3. No, they didn’
• 4. Yes, there is
•  5. They will go to the Aqua World ( Sea Life Centre).

3. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ______ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _________ the internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) ______ three times.

Mainly I just (4) _________ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) ______ information, too. I also compare prices of thing, (6) __________ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.

I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) _________. One friend of mine always looks (8) ________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) _____ his habits.

In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet(10) _______.

 1. A. spend               B. spending             C. spent

2. A. have                   B. use                       C. play

3. A. online               B. inte1rnet             C. computer

4. A. write                 B. email                    C. send

5. A. at                       B. in                          C. for

6. A. because           B. but                        C. although

7. A. is                       B. were                     C. are

8. A. tired                  B. hard                     C. happily

9. A. change             B. to change            C. changed

10. A. sensible         B. sensibly               C. sensibleness

Answer: 

• 1. C. spent             2. B. use        3. A. online            4. B. email                   5. C. for
• 6. B. but              7. C. are         8. A. tired             9. C. changed            10. B. sensibly

D. Writing

1. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

Example: we / create / webpage / our / school /.

=>  We have created a webpage for our school.

1. Internet / change / way / we / communicate.

____________________________________________________________.

2. I / mail / my / pen pal / Australia /.

____________________________________________________________.

3. do / think / spending / you / much / too / time / is / the / on / Internet / harmful /?

____________________________________________________________.

4. are / sides / the / positive / and / negative / what / of / the / Internet /?

____________________________________________________________.

5. Internet / the / useful / is / , / but / also / it’s / a / place / dangerous / .

____________________________________________________________.

Answer: 

• 1. Internet has changed the way we communicate.
• 2. I’ve emailed my pen pal in Australia.
• 3. Do you think spending too much time on the Internet is harmful?
• 4. What are the positive and negative sides of the Internet.
• 5. The Internet is useful, but it’s also a dangerous place.

 2. Review the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. (spends)

____________________________________________________________.

2. He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school. (prefers)

____________________________________________________________.

3. Making crafts or collecting things like stamps and coins are very interesting. (It’s)

____________________________________________________________.

4. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)

____________________________________________________________.

5. I don’t like to get up early and prepare breakfast in the cold winter days. (hate)

____________________________________________________________.

Answer:

• 1. He spends all his free time looking after his garden.
• 2. He prefers listening to pop music to watching TV after school.
• 3. It’s very interesting to make crafts or collect things like stamps and coins.
• 4. We enjoy visiting museums when we have leisure time.
• 5. I hate getting up early and preparing breakfast in the cold winter days

3. There are five grammar mistakes in this passage. Can you find and correct them?

Like most people, I turn on my laptop play as well as to study. At weekends, I go to my favorite chat room and I chat.

Sometimes I spend hours online and I often make new friends. My mum doesn’t go shop anymore. She likes buy everything online. My sister likes music and she has join a rock group which she found on a webpage at her university.

When I want to improving my English, there are a lot of great websites with vocabulary games and practice exercises. I usually score more points than my sister! 

Answer:

•  1. Play => to play            2. Shop => shopping      3. Buy => Buying   
•  4. Join => Joined              5. Improving => Improve