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Full name: School: Class: Mark: PRACTICE ENGLISH TEST UNIT A PHONETICES I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A hate B air C chair D hair A prepare B carry C share D fair A parent B reindeer C upstairs D careful A racket B skateboard C games D player A favorite B animal C channel D programme B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Daisy swimming with her friends last weekend A went B go C is going D goes Terry _ any sports when he was in grade A don't play B didn't played C doesn't play D didn't play there Olympic Games in 2017? A Is B Are C Was D Were At the weekend we can play a _ of badminton or join in a football match A sport B game C match D ball Football is an _ game A outdoor B away C individual D.out Kien is not very _ He never plays games A sport B sporting C sporty D badly Thanh likes _ weather because he can go swimming in the river A hot B cold C rainy D raining Vietnamese students play different sports and games _ break time A in B on C during D while Because it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot _ skiing A play B go C D.doing 10 I like , so I will save money to buy a good bicycle A jogging B.swimming C.cycling D.skiing 11 They don't allow players to use hands in , except goalkeepers A volleyball B.football C.basketball D.baseball 12 In , you need to knock down all the pins A badminton B.tennis C.table tennis D.bowling 13 I like morning exercise because it keeps me healthy A doing B.playing C.walking D.jumping 14 is a rope pulling game, and it requires strength A Skateboarding B.Roller skating C Tug of war D.Skipping 15 Many girls and women _ aerobics to keep f it A play B go C D have 16 It’s very _ to swim there The water is heavily polluted A safe B unsafe C unpopular D popular 17 – “ _ you go to the gym?” – “By bus.” A What B How C Why D How often 18 – “What’s your favourite _?” – “I like swimming.” A subject B game C sport D football 19 William is very - he runs five kilometres every day A fit B.tall C.smart D.shy 20 The two greeted the audiences before the match started A teams B.games C.competitions D.sports 21 The refused a goal, but finally we won the game A players B.coach C.fans D.referee 22 She is among the best _ runners in the country A jogging B.marathon C.badminton D.cycling 23 My father is playing with his friend now A aerobics B.exercise C.karate D.chess 24 There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and sport s A individual B separate C competitive D popular 25 Football is the sport in the world It is considered “the king sport” A more popular B popularer C most popular D populares 26 It is to skate there because the lake has just been frozen A dangerous B safe C popular D interesting 27 This river is not enough for children to swim in A clear B clean C polluted D cold 28 We took part _ a running race last summer and won the first prize A on B at C about D in 29 _ is one of the most ancient of all sports A Horse racing B Racing horse C Race horse D Horse race 30 After school, we basketball or badminton A play B C go D, make C READING I Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following text My favourite sports star is Michael Jordan He was a famous basketball player in American National Basketball Association (NBA) He (1) _ 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls The NBA website writes: “… Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player (2) _ all time.”The spirit of Michael Jordan (3) _ that he never gave up It ma y be oneof the secrets of the success for Michael Jordan Such a spirit makes a difference in our lives, so we (4) _ try our best if we want to be successful He is also a very (5) _and generous person because he uses his money to help those who need his help A played B did C took D.take A in B on C of D about A was B had C made D have A could B should C may D will A fine B nice C well D bad II Read Leo's report about his favourite sport Choose the correct answer A, B or C "Water polo is a new sport at our school, but we have a good team now We practise after school on Thursday at the Northside Pool and we're doing well in the National Schools Competition There are seven players in a water polo team The game is a bit like football because each team tries to score a goal with a ball But in water polo you don't use your feet - you catch and throw the ball with one hand And you never stop swimming A game lasts 32 minutes, and in that time you swim up and down a 30metre pool lots of times If you aren't fit, water polo isn't the sport for you! For me, it's great, because I love being in the water and I can swim fast I also enjoy being part of a team We have some excellent players and we're all good friends So it's fun, and it's also a fantastic way to get fit." Leo Johnson People play water polo A in a stadium B in a swimming pool C at the beach His team plays A well B badly C in a new competition Water polo players A often play football B bounce the ball C doesn't kick the ball In a water polo game, players A can't use their hands B sometimes swim 30 metres C swim all the time Leo A isn't very fit B can swim quickly C likes playing individually D WRITING I Put the words / phrases in correct order to make sentences/ questions? play/ sports and games/ an/ our lives/ in/ important part join/ did/ sports competition/ you/ in/ the/ last week? London/ in/ was/ The 2012 Olympic Games/ held about/ television programmes/ sports and games/ popular/ are stand/ the teacher/ the boys/ wants/ to/ in line when/ my father/ played/ volleyball/ he/ young/ was you / practise / table tennis / How often / / playing the match / win / your team / Did / last Sunday arrive / the stadium / at / What time / you / did 10 play / games / your family / Does / sometimes / together Put the words in the correct order 1.go/ do/ weekend/ on/ always/ fishing/ parents/ their/ the ? _ every/ play/ day/ badminton/ Lan/ does? _ now/ doing/ she/ aerobics/ is _ children/ to/ movies/ do/ the/ how/ go/ the/ often? _ often/ video/ the/ games/ plays/ Nam/ afternoon/ in _ a/ the/ sometimes/ students/ picnic/ have _ camping/ they/ go/ do/ sometimes? _ usually/ his/ swimming/ with/ friends/ he/ goes _ sailing/ my house/ my classmate Nam/ on the river/ last summer/ went/ with/ I/ near _ 10.your eyes/ swimming/ should/ when/ goggles/ you/ you/ go/ wear/ to protect _ Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same My brother plays football very well My brother is Mai likes playing badminton most Badminton is Sports and games are very important in children's lives Sports and games play Children take part in many after-school activities when school finishes Children Lan is very good at basketball Lan can My sister can run very fast My sister is _ Hoang is a bad footballer Hoang plays football _ Peter likes playing badminton most Peter’s favourite Mike runs faster than his brother does Mile’s brother doesn’t run so 10 Hugo finds it interesting to play sports in his free time Hugo is interested III Write a paragraph of about 80 – 100 words to describe a sport that you like doing in your free time using the prompts - Which sport and games you like doing in your free time? - How you playing it? - Is it a team sport or individual sport? - How many people are there in a team? - Why you like it? Your writing IV Write a paragraph of 50-60 words to describe a football match that you watched recently, using the prompts – Time – The two sides – The start of the match – The f irst half of the match – The second half of the match – The result ================== PRACTICE TEST_KEY A PHONETICES I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A hate B air C chair D hair A prepare B carry C share D fair A parent B reindeer C upstairs D careful A racket B skateboard C games D player A favorite B animal C channel D programme B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Daisy swimming with her friends last weekend A went B go C is going D goes Terry _ any sports when he was in grade A don't play B didn't played C doesn't play D didn't play there Olympic Games in 2017? A Is B Are C Was D Were At the weekend we can play a _ of badminton or join in a football match A sport B game C match D ball Football is an _ game A outdoor B away C individual D.out Kien is not very _ He never plays games A sport B sporting C sporty D badly Thanh likes _ weather because he can go swimming in the river A hot B cold C rainy D raining Vietnamese students play different sports and games _ break time A in B on C during D while Because it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot _ skiing A play B go C D.doing 10 I like , so I will save money to buy a good bicycle A jogging B.swimming C.cycling D.skiing 11 They don't allow players to use hands in _, except goalkeepers A volleyball B.football C.basketball D.baseball 12 In , you need to knock down all the pins A badminton B.tennis C.table tennis D.bowling 13 I like morning exercise because it keeps me healthy A doing B.playing C.walking D.jumping 14 is a rope pulling game, and it requires strength A Skateboarding B.Roller skating C Tug of war D.Skipping 15 Many girls and women _ aerobics to keep f it A play B go C D have 16 It’s very _ to swim there The water is heavily polluted A safe B unsafe C unpopular D popular 17 – “ _ you go to the gym?” – “By bus.” A What B How C Why D How often 18 – “What’s your favourite _?” – “I like swimming.” A subject B game C sport D football 19 William is very - he runs five kilometres every day A fit B.tall C.smart D.shy 20 The two greeted the audiences before the match started A teams B.games C.competitions D.sports 21 The refused a goal, but finally we won the game A players B.coach C.fans D.referee 22 She is among the best _ runners in the country A jogging B.marathon C.badminton D.cycling 23 My father is playing with his friend now A aerobics B.exercise C.karate D.chess 24 There are two main kinds of sports: team sports and sport s A individual B separate C competitive D popular 25 Football is the sport in the world It is considered “the king sport” A more popular B popularer C most popular D populares 26 It is to skate there because the lake has just been frozen A dangerous B safe C popular D interesting 27 This river is not enough for children to swim in A clear B clean C polluted D cold 28 We took part _ a running race last summer and won the first prize A on B at C about D in 29 _ is one of the most ancient of all sports A Horse racing B Racing horse C Race horse D Horse race 30 After school, we basketball or badminton A play B C go D, make C READING I Read the passage, and then decide whether the sentences are True or False Nam and Tan are students in grade They are good friends At school, they are in the same class They live near school, and they walk to school every morning In the afternoon, they often go to their sports club They like sports very much Nam plays badminton, and Tan plays table tennis Sometimes they go swimming or play soccer with their classmates They don't have time to go camping 1.Nam and Tan are not in the same class F They are good friends T They go to school by bicycle F In the afternoon, they often go to their sports club T Nam plays table tennis F They don't play sports with their classmates F They go swimming every day F They never go camping T II Read the passage, and then answer the questions Nam has some plans for this Sunday First, in the morning he is going to the sports club to play table tennis with Lan and Ba Next, in the afternoon he is going to buy some books at the bookstore and after that he's going to go swimming with Thanh and Tan Finally, he is going to the movie theater with his parents and his sister in the evening 1.What is Nam going to on Sunday morning? => He is going to the sports club to play table tennis with Lan and Ba What is he going to in the afternoon? => In the afternoon he is going to buy some books at the bookstore Is he going to play soccer on Sunday afternoon? => No, he isn’t Where is he going in the evening? =>He is going to the movie theater Who is he going to the movie theater with? => He going to the movie theater with his parents and his sister III Read Leo's report about his favourite sport Choose the correct answer A, B or C "Water polo is a new sport at our school, but we have a good team now We practise after school on Thursday at the Northside Pool and we're doing well in the National Schools Competition There are seven players in a water polo team The game is a bit like football because each team tries to score a goal with a ball But in water polo you don't use your feet - you catch and throw the ball with one hand And you never stop swimming A game lasts 32 minutes, and in that time you swim up and down a 30metre pool lots of times If you aren't fit, water polo isn't the sport for you! For me, it's great, because I love being in the water and I can swim fast I also enjoy being part of a team We have some excellent players and we're all good friends So it's fun, and it's also a fantastic way to get fit." Leo Johnson People play water polo A in a stadium B in a swimming pool C at the beach 47 His team plays A well B badly C in a new competition Water polo players A often play football B bounce the ball C doesn't kick the ball In a water polo game, players A can't use their hands B sometimes swim 30 metres C swim all the time Leo A isn't very fit B can swim quickly C likes playing individually D WRITING I Put the words / phrases in correct order to make sentences/ questions? play/ sports and games/ an/ our lives/ in/ important part Sports and games play an important part in our lives join/ did/ sports competition/ you/ in/ the/ last week? Did you join in the sports competition last week? London/ in/ was/ The 2012 Olympic Games/ held The 2012 Olympic Games was held in London about/ television programmes/ sports and games/ popular/ are Television programmes about sports and games are popular stand/ the teacher/ the boys/ wants/ to/ in line The teacher wants the boys to stand in line when/ my father/ played/ volleyball/ he/ young/ was My father played volleyball when he was young you / practise / table tennis / How often / / playing How often you practice playing table tennis? the match / win / your team / Did / last Sunday Did your team win the match last Sunday? arrive / the stadium / at / What time / you / did What time did you arrive at the stadium? 10 play / games / your family / Does / sometimes / together Does your family sometimes play games together? Put the words in the correct order 1.go/ do/ weekend/ on/ always/ fishing/ parents/ their/ the? Do their parents always go fishing on the weekend? every/ play/ day/ badminton/ Lan/ does? Does Lan play badminton evryday? now/ doing/ she/ aerobics/ is She is doing aerobics now children/ to/ movies/ do/ the/ how/ go/ the/ often? How often the children go to the movies? often/ video/ the/ games/ plays/ Nam/ afternoon/ in Nam often plays video games in the afternoon a/ the/ sometimes/ students/ picnic/ have The student sometimes have a picnic camping/ they/ go/ do/ sometimes? Do they somtimes go camping? usually/ his/ swimming/ with/ friends/ he/ goes He usually goes swimming with his friends sailing/ my house/ my classmate Nam/ on the river/ last summer/ went/ with/ I/ near I went sailing with my classmate Nam on the river near my house last summer 10.your eyes/ swimming/ should/ when/ goggles/ you/ you/ go/ wear/ to protect When you go swimming, you should wear goggles to protect your eyes Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same My brother plays football very well My brother is a good football player Mai likes playing badminton most Badminton is is Mai’s favourite sport Sports and games are very important in children's lives Sports and games play play an important part/ role in children’s life Children take part in many after-school activities when school finishes Children many after- school activities when school finishes Lan is very good at basketball Lan can play basketball well My sister can run very fast My sister is a fast runner Hoang is a bad footballer Hoang plays football badly Peter likes playing badminton most Peter’s favourite sports is badmintons Mike runs faster than his brother does Mile’s brother doesn’t run so fast as him/ he does 10 Hugo finds it interesting to play sports in his free time Hugo is interested playing sports in his free time II Write a paragraph of about 80 – 100 words to describe a sport that you like doing in your free time using the prompts - Which sport and games you like doing in your free time? - How you playing it? - Is it a team sport or individual sport? - How many people are there in a team? - Why you like it? Your writing _ III Write a paragraph of 50-60 words to describe a football match that you watched recently, using the prompts – Time – The two sides – The start of the match – The f irst half of the match – The second half of the match – The result ================ ... The f irst half of the match – The second half of the match – The result ================== PRACTICE TEST_ KEY A PHONETICES I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from... interesting 27 This river is not enough for children to swim in A clear B clean C polluted D cold 28 We took part _ a running race last summer and won the first prize A on B at C about D in 29... winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls The NBA website writes: “… Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player (2) _ all time.”The spirit of Michael Jordan (3) _ that he never gave