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

1. A. charity B. chemistry C. chemical D. mechanic

2. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. prefer
3. A. provide B. individual C. situation D. children
4. A. tutor B. student C. university D. discuss
5. A. climb B. like C. find D. sit
6. A. head B. meat C. wear D. bear
7. A. sand B. hand C. man D. small
8. A. fear B. hear C. earn D. clear
9. A. chicken B. architect C. cheap D. chair
10. A. leave B. read C. ready D. pleased
11. A. studying B. much C. subject D. music
II. Choose the correct answers.
1. We should follow the activities from doctors and health ______ in order to keep fit.
A. managers B. workers C. people D. experts
2. Let’s help the street children because they have bad _______.
A. live B. living conditions C. ways of life D. earnings
3. They have decided to ride to work _______ it is good for their health and the environment.
A. so B. but C. although D. because
4. Our school has a programme to _______ children from poor families in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. ask B. offer C. tutor D. volunteer
5. Americans _______ the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of
the country.
A. have had B. has had C. had D. to have
6. Traditional volunteer activities include _______ money for people in need, cooking and giving
food.
A. rising B. raising C. getting D. taking
7. Junk foods are high in fat, sodium and sugar, which can lead to ______.
A. fever B. allergy C. obesity D. stomachache
8. Lack of vitamin E can cause skin diseases and ______.
A. tired B. tiring C. tiredness D. tireless
9. If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will ________ your own clothes.
A. get B. do C. take D. make
10. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is ________.
A. dangerous B. danger C. in danger D. Endangered
Ex 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

⇒ He collects............................................................................................
1. His hobby is collecting toy cars.

⇒ You don't............................................................................................
2. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.

3 The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as …as)

The photograph ...........................................................................
4. The market does not have any carrots.
There ............................................................................
5. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
If you are ...........................................................................
6. Would you like to go on a picnic with me?
→ What about…………………………………………………………………?
7. When is your birthday?
→ What …………………………………………………………………………?
8. There are forty students in my class.
→ My class ………………………………………………………………………
9. Nam walks to school every day.
→ Nam goes……………………………………………………………………
10. Nam is taller than Ba.(as ........ as )
-> Ba is not ……………………………………………………………….…......…
11. Lan’s book is not the same as mine.( different from)
->Lan’s book is………………………………………………………………....…..
12. My school is bigger than my sister’s school..(not as ........... as )
-> My sister’s school is .............................................................................................
13. What is the price of a kilo of this pork?
-> How much .............................................................................................................?

Ex 4: Choose the best answer to complete the passage:

Headache is a very common disease. The symptoms (1)…….. a headache are various. People
may (2)……….. pains only one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is
sore. People have a headache (3) …………. they work too hard or they are too nervous about
something. (4)……….. can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking
tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their (5)…………… or simply by
going to bed.
1. A. on B. in C. of D. at
2. A. be B. have C. happen D. take
3. A. when B. but C. so D. and
4. A. Medicine B. Doctor C. Sport D. Fruit
5. A. life B. lifestyles C. hobbies D. working

Ex 5. Read the text and circle the correct word

Ludwig van Beethoven was a world-famous composer, born in 1770 in Germany. But did you
know he was deaf?
During his life, he wrote many different pieces of music for orchestras. As well as writing
music, he played several instruments, including the piano and the violin.
Beethoven had some famous teachers--like Haydn and Mozart. They all saw his amazing musical
abilities from an early age. When he lived in Vienna, Austria, he often played the piano in the homes
of very important people.
Unfortunately, he lost his hearing completely by the age of 40. He continued to play the piano,
but it was very difficult for him to hear the higher notes. So, he started to listen to the movement of
the lower strings of the piano, instead of listening to the high notes.
Amazingly, he is most famous for some of the pieces of music he wrote after he lost his hearing!
Many people around the world continue to play his music.
1. Detal Beethoven was born in …
a. Germany b. Austria c. Italy
2. Inference Beethoven is famous for his … music.
a. pop b. classical c. rock
3. Vocabulary The phrase "from an early age" means …
a. as a child b. as an adult c. as an old man
4. Vocabulary Another way of saying "he became deaf" is.
a. he lost his sight b. he lost his feeling c. he lost his hearing
5. Dead He became completely deaf by the age of …
a. 20 b. 30 c. 40

Ex 6: Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D
In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S.
government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year.
Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the
country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer
activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general
labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to
the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.
1. How many people in the USA do volunteer work each year?
A. Almost B. one- fifth C. two- fifth D. a half
2. Americans volunteer because
A. they are forced B. they are paid C. they enjoy D. they don’t have jobs
3. Americans have been volunteering……………
A. since the early days of the country B. for less than 50 years
C. since 1950 D. for 15 years
4. Traditional volunteer activities don’t include:
A. raising money B. buying things C. cooking D. tutoring

Ex 7: Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each blank.
Last Sunday Nam and many of his friends (1) ___________ a book fair in his neighbourhood. The
book fair is an annual charitable activity with a view to collecting money and used books, and
donating them (2) ___________ poor students in his community. Like other friends, Nam donated
some used student’s books and bought some English short stories, comics and Vietnamese novels. He
hoped he could make a small contribution to his community by doing so. There (3) ___________ also
some interesting competitions in the book fair, such as answering quizzes about famous books,
composing poems, solving secret coded messages, etc. The (4) ___________ received various gifts
like handmade cards, cute teddy bears or school things. Unluckily, Nam didn’t win any games, (5)
___________ he still felt very happy.
1. A. donated B. joined C. were
2. A. to B. with C. about
3. A. been B. was C. were
4. A. runner B. winners C. competitors
5. A. but B. and C. so
Ex 8. Read the passage and Answer the questions by choosing the correct option A, B or C.
Josh is one of the gifted seventh graders at an international lower secondary school with over 800
students aged from 11 to 15. It also has modern facilities and well-qualified teachers, which can
provide Josh and his friends with the best learning conditions. Josh has a great passion for science. He
likes doing interesting experiments in the science laboratory under the guidance of his teacher. He
finds these experiments about electricity or light quite useful and practical. The computer room is also
a place where he often goes after class to search for necessary information about safe, funny and
simple experiments on the Internet. He also does many science projects with his partners there. With
great efforts, he hopes he will become a scientist in the future.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. An international school with hundreds of students.
B. gifted student’s dream.
C. A good learning environment for a gifted student.
2. Who helps Josh to conduct the science experiments in the school lab?
A. Josh’s teacher. B. Josh’s partner. C. Josh’s classmate.
3. What does Josh think about the science experiments?
A. They are safe and practical.
B. They are useful and practical.
C. They are funny and practical.
4. What does the word there in line 11 mean?
A. On the Internet.
B. In the science laboratory.
C. In the computer room.
5. How can he achieve his dream of becoming a scientist?
A. Try his best.
B. Read many physics books.
C. Watch science programmes on TV.