C.

BÀI TẬP:
PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. ended B. loved C. cleaned D. bored
2. A. way B. station C. pavement D. traffic
3. A. seatbelt B. enter C. obey D. present
4. A. cooked B. clicked C. talked D. naked
5. A needed B. developed C. wanted D. included
6. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
7. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
8. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
9. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
10. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
11. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
12. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
13. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
14. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
15. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
16. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed
17. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified
18. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead
19. A. parade B. waste C. later D. gravy
20. A. naked B. cooked C. booked D. walked
21. A. ahead B. bread C. pleasant D. seat-belt
22. A. ways B. days C. says D. stays
23. A. obey B. key C. grey D. survey
24. A. stayed B. washed C. filled D. annoyed
25. A. embarrassed B. crowded C. excited D. divided
26. A. ahead B. instead C. seat-belt D. bread
27. A. left B. centre C. enter D. frighten
28. A. traffic B. plane C. station D. pavement
29. A. washed B. needed C. danced D. matched
30. A. wanted B. filled C. stayed D. played

II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of
the other in each group.
1. A. silent B. noisy C. pretty D. polite
2. A. station B. season C. police D. sandal
3. A. agree B. hurry C. enter D. visit
4. A. fasten B. describe C. listen D. hover
5. A. degree B. student C. funny D. widen
6. A. traffic B. dancer C. cycling D. balloon
7. A. central B. gripping C. complete D. boring
8. A. obey B. enter C. answer D. listen
9. A. station B. healthy C. safety D. alone
10. A. tidy B. compete C. extend D. mistake
11. A. campaign B. expand C. survey D. respect
12. A. gradual B. technique C. ethnic D. province
13. A. disappointed B. competition C. representative D. participate
14. A. complete B. worksheet C. explain D. observe
15. A. traditional B. entertainment C. activity D. variety

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I am very interested __________learning English.
A. to B. in C. at D. for
2. In the party last night, she looked __________in a red dress.
A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily
3. Is Minh __________with the final semester’s result?
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying
4. The ending of the film is __________All audiences are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
5. This is a __________film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
6. __________he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
7. This is a(n) __________on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
8. He __________the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.
A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs
9. She is hard working __________, she isn’t lucky in examinations.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
10. She decided to quit this job __________the low salary.
A. because of B. despite C. because D. although
11. My son feels very happy when he sees that __________ with a lot of cute animals.
A. horror film B. biopic C. thriller film D. animation
12. Most __________ say that this film is worth watching.
A. plots B. settings C. critics D. acting
13. He acts very well. I’m sure that yesterday he stayed up all night reading the
__________.
A. acting B. character C. survey D. script
14. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read __________ of the
film.
A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character
15. That was a __________.. and boring horror film so I slept from the beginning to the end.
A. shocking B. entertaining C. gripping D. predictable
16. I didn’t expect the movie to be so interesting and so __________! I cried at the end
of the film.
A. moving B. violent C. confusing D. hilarious
17. According to our latest survey, Batman is one of 10 __________ films this summer.
A. must-see B. violence C. embarrassed D. stunt
18. Woody Allen is one of some directors who __________ in their own films and
receive positive reviews.
A. set B. star C. recommend D. make
19. The film had such a sudden and __________ ending that no one can imagine.
A. disappointed B. must-see C. predictable D. shocking
20. Watching __________ films may make people more aggressive.
A. hilarious B. violent C. entertaining D. gripping
21. The movie on TV last night made me__________.
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom
22. I was__________ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
23. We were__________ with the latest film of that director.
A. Satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfactory D. satisfied
24. They were very disappointed her acting.
A. of B. with C. in D. on
25. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you'll find the film __________.
A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting
26. Mr. Beans Holiday is a__________ film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. hilarious B. violent C. scary D. moving
27. We are really__________ about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
28. The film was so__________. However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
29. We found the plot of the film __________.
A. bored B. boring C. interested D. acting
30. The cinema changed completely at__________ end of__________1920s.
A. an – the B. the - a C. a - the D. the - the
31. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening__________ nobody in my family liked it.
A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so
32. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early__________ being very tired.
A. despite of B. in spite of C. although D. because
33. I __________ thrillers to action films.
A. like B. prefer C. would rather D. enjoy
34. We like the film very much. The__________ are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.
A. characters B. acting C. style D. action
35. A__________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. Horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
36. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an__________.
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
37. Not many people went to see the film;__________, it received good reviews from
critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
38.__________he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
39. Trung finds horror films really__________.
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
40.__________they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although
41. We didn’t find it funny__________ it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
42. In Titanic, it__________ LeonardoDi Caprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
43. The end of the film was so__________ that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
44. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday__________ feeling very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
45.__________beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
46. I found the book so__________ that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking
47.__________careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
A. With B. However C. Such D. Despite
48. The film has a silly plot.__________, many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. Nevertheless
49. A__________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. Action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
50. I have never felt as__________ as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible

VERB FORM
I. Write the correct tense or form of verbs in bracket.
1. What is the best horror movie you _____________________ (see) so far?
2. Tom Hanks ______________ (win) an Oscar for playing Forrest Gump in 1994.
3. I ________________ (watch) a very interesting Korean drama at present.
4. Kong – Skull Island ________________ (direct) by Jordan Vogt – Roberts.
5. The film was a commercial success although it _____________ (not receive) good
reviews from critics.
6. _______________ (your brother/ usually/ watch) movies at home or the cinema?
7. What _______________ (you/ do) tomorrow night?
8. Joanna _______________ (not be) to the cinema since November.
9. The last film I _______________ (see) at the cinema was an action film called Fast
and Furious.
10. Clint Eastwood became one of the most respected directors, in spite of
_______________ (be) known for his western.

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form

1. My brother usually (go) _______________fishing in his free time.
2. We (not like) _______________skating because it's dangerous.
3. I think 20 years from now more people (take up) _______________outdoor
activities.
4. Jane's hobby is (cook) _______________. She enjoys (prepare)
_______________food for her family and friends.
5. What your mother (do) _______________at weekends?
6. In my opinion, in the future people (not play) _______________individual games.
7. We find (arrange) _______________flowers interesting because it (help)
_______________us relax.
8. My father (start) _______________ the hobby ten years ago after a trip to Ha Long Bay.
9. (you/be) _______________ free next Sunday?
10. I (collect) _______________a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.
11. My brother hates (do) _______________the same things day after day.
12. My parents like (live) _______________ in the countryside .I think they (move)
_______________to our home town next year.
13. They (give) _______________a party next week. They have arranged everything for it.
14. I (see) _______________ a film this Sunday evening. (you/go) _______________with
me?
15. I enjoy (fish) _______________ because it (be) _______________ relaxing.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Minh's hobby is singing. She (1) singing very much. When her brother
(2) a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she could (3)
every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs.
In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) the karaoke discs. Minh is
singing in the karaoke (5) organized by the RC Center this
Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
1. A. invented B. enjoys C. thinks D. hates
2. A. sings B. discovered C. bought D. made
3. A. sings B. sing C. sung D. singing
4. A. of B. about C. under D. on
5. A. competition B. battle C. company D. institution

CORRECTION:
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence
that needs correcting.
1. There are many action scenes in this film, so he finds it so gripped and attracting.

A B C D

2. They produced the film very well, and it was based in a real story in many years.
A B C D
3. She likes the open of the film because it is very impressive.
A B C D
4.Although the main characters in that film aren't famous, but their performance
A B C D
is very good.
5. Despite of the heavy traffic, she still went to the film company in time yesterday.
A B C D
6. In spite of awarded a lot prizes in his acting career, he tries to challenge himself
 A B C
to achieve more success.
D

7. The director thought the film would make success when it was shown.
A B
Therefore, it didn't attract audiences a lot.
C D
8. When you see signs along the road such as a " Left turning only", you must obey them
A B C D
9. They were annoying at the young actor's bad attitude behind the scene.
A B C D
10. My parents have an intention of travelling in Japan on the middle of November.
A B C D

READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in
the following passage.
explain should their consisted been
way any now when plenty

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and
Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) __________ of short, simple scenes, people
loved it and films have (2) __________ popular ever since. The first films were silent,
with titles on the screen to (3)__________ the story.
Soon the public had (4)__________ favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5)
, the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was
shown and from then on, the public (6) __________ only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) __________ produced
95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) __________ people went to
see films, but in (9) __________ years audiences have grown again. More countries
have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10)
__________ national film industries.

II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1)
in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2)__________Thomas Ian
Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) __________book
Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at
sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4)
__________earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He
lands in the past, in the (5)__________of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss
Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) because he
plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7)__________to make
rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more
(8) __________. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then
Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game,
(9) __________this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb
is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10)
__________. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress

2. A. played B. did C. made D. created
3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical
4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled
5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time
6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes
7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which
8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided
9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even
10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting

III. Read and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.

Watching television is an interesting and fun activity. The word television is often
shortened to TV. On TV you can watch many different programs about a wide range of
things. Some examples of TV programs are news, cartoons, reality shows, sports,
documentaries and soap operas.
There are several channels which show different TV programs. In Vietnam, the
main channels are called “VTV1”, “VTV2”, and “VTV3”. TV guides tell us what
programs are showing on which channel, and at what time on a particular day.
Most programs on TV are episodes that are part of a series. These episodes
usually last for about 30 minutes or full hour. At the weekend, there are lots of
interesting movies on TV. Now you don’t need to go to the cinema. You can watch
films at home. It’s so comfortable.
You can learn a lot from watching TV but you should not watch too much or you
will hurt your eyes.
No Statements T/F
1. Watching television is an interesting and fun activity.
2. You can watch only some programs about a wide range of things.
3. “VTV1”, “VTV2”, and “VTV3” are the main channels in Vietnam.
4. We know the time and the name of programs thanks to TV guides.
5. There are lots of interesting movies on TV on weekdays.
6. TV does brings us any benefits. It damages our eyes.

IV. Read the passage and fill in the blank with a missing word.
There are (1) __________ types of films: comedy, romance, science fiction,
romance, documentary, horror, action, ect. In those kinds, my favorite one is romantic,
such (2)__________.Titanic, The Notebook, Notting Hill, ect. They give us a
meaningful lesson about life and love. Sometimes they are moving and make me (3)
__________a lot. I am also keen (4) __________documentaries. They give me such an
interesting (5)__________ .
1. A. few B. a few C. one D. various
2. A. as B. example C. for D. on
3. A. laugh B. smile C. bore D. cry
4. A. in B. on C. with D. about
5. A. games B. knowledge C. song D. meal

V. Read the passage. Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) then
answer the questions.
My favorite movie is cartoon “Tom and Jerry”. Tom is a cat with blue and white
color. He keeps the house for a normal family and has a very free life. His job is chasing
Jerry day by day. Jerry is a brown house mouse. He usually lives in the deep cave
behind the wall. Although they hate each other so much and always find ways to hurt
the opponent but when Tom or Jerry falls into really dangerous situations, then both
become another savior. The film is an endless confrontation between Tom and Jerry,
bring plenty of laughter for the audiences. I love this film because when I watch it I feel
very glad, feeling like returned to my childhood.
A. True/ False statements
1. Jerry is very scared of Tom. .......................
 2. They sometimes help each other in a hard situation. .......................
3. Tom is a black and white cat. .......................
4. Tom and Jerry is a moving one. .......................
5. People often laugh when they watch this cartoon. .......................
B. Answer the questions:
1. What’s Tom’s color?
...........................................................................................................................
2. Does Tom usually live in a cage?
...........................................................................................................................
3. When will they help each other?
...........................................................................................................................
4. How do the audiences feel when they watch “Tom and Jerry”?
...........................................................................................................................
5. Why does the writer love “Tom and Jerry”?
...........................................................................................................................

❼. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence or question so it has the same meaning
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
ðIn spite of_______________________________________________________
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
ðBecause of _____________________________________________________
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
ðDespite_________________________________________________________
4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
ð In spite of______________________________________________________
5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
ð Because of_____________________________________________________
6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
ð Despite________________________________________________________
7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
ð Despite________________________________________________________
8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
ðAlthough_______________________________________________________
9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
ð In spite of______________________________________________________
10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
ðEven though ______________________________________________
II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired.(despite)
____________________________________________________________
2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
____________________________________________________________
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
____________________________________________________________
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.(in spite of)
____________________________________________________________
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.(despite)
____________________________________________________________
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. (even though)
____________________________________________________________

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PHONETICS
I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group
1. A 7. C 13. B 19. D 25. A
2. D 8. C 14. C 20. A 26. C
3. C 9. D 15. B 21. D 27. D
4. D 10. A 16. D 22. C 28. A
5. B 11. C 17. C 23. B 29. B
6. A 12. B 18. B 24. B 30. A
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed
differently from that of the other in each group.
1. D 4. B 7. C 10. A 13. D
2. C 5. A 8. A 11. C 14. B
3. A 6. D 9. D 12. B 15. B

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. B 11. D 21. C 31. A 41. C
2. B 12. C 22. C 32. B 42. D
3. B 13. D 23. D 33. A 43. B
4. C 14. A 24. B 34. A 44. B
5. B 15. D 25. D 35. C 45. B
6. B 16. A 26. A 36. A 46. A
7. D 17. A 27. A 37. A 47. D
8. A 18. B 28. C 38. C 48. D
9. C 19. D 29. B 39. C 49. B
10. A 20. B 30. D 40. D 50. B

VERB FORM
I. Write the correct tense or form of verbs in bracket.
1. have seen 6. Does your brother usually
watch
2. won 7. are you doing
3. am watching 8. hasn’t been
4. was directed 9.saw
5. didn’t receive 10. being
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form
1. goes 6. won’t play 11. doing
2. Don’t like 7. Arranging / helps 12. Living / will move
3. Will take up 8. Started 13. Are giving
4. Cooking / preparing 9. Will you be 14. Am seeing / will u go
5. Does your mother do 10. Have collected 15. Fishing / is
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for
each blank.
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5.A

CORRECTION
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence
that needs correcting.
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D
II. There is one mistake in each sentence.
Underline and correct the mistake.
1. to obey→ obey 6. When→ Who
2. amazed→ amazing 7.Despite→ Although
3. Because→ Although 8.but→ However
4. go→ going 9.although→ in spite of/despite
5. a lots of→ a lot of 10.In→ by

READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits
the blank space in the following passage.
1. consisted 2. been 3. explain 4. their 5. way
6. would 7. which 8. fewer 9. recent 10. many
II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
III. Read and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F
IV. Read the passage and fill in the blank with a missing word.
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B
V. Read the passage. Decide whether the statements are True
(T) or False (F) then answer the questions.
A. True/ False statements
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
B. Answer the questions:
1. Tom is a cat with blue and white color.
2. No, he has a very free life.
3. They will help each other when they fall into really dangerous
situations.
4. Tom and Jerry” brings plenty of laughter for the audiences.
5. The writer loves “Tom and Jerry” because it makes he feels like
returned to childhood.

WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence or question so it has the same
meaning
1. In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
2. Because of being sick, Mary couldn’t go to school.
3. Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.
4. In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.
5. Because of a big storm, I stayed at home.
6. Despite Tom’s bad grades, he was admitted to the university.
7. Despite her physical handicap, she has become a successful
woman.
8. Although Tom got a good salary, he gave up his job.
9. In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
10. Even though the prices are high, my daughter insists on going
to the movies.
II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets
in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired.
2. In spite of having very little money, they are happy.
3. Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest
village.
4. I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story.
5. Despite living in the same street we hardly ever see each other.
6. Even though I was only out for five minutes, I got very wet in the
rain.