ĐỀ SỐ (13/10) LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION I - Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently A celebrity B calculation A announcement B allergy C complicated D community C appliance D accession II - Choose the word with a different stress pattern A household B breakfast C parent D advice A hopeless B ensure C arrive D donate - GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY I - Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences He often _ a lot of money to the Red Cross every year A donates B announces C imitates D heals Jack tried to apply for a _on his new invention in 2001 A platinum B patent C fabric D disease We are really _about protecting our health A dedicated B obvious C concerned D interested My car broke down on the way, _I went to work late A but B yet C or D so C saw D will see We _this film twice A have seen B are seeing Mr Smith _ TV while his wife _the dishes A watched-washed B watched-was washing C was watching-washed D was watching-was washing My close friend, John has just come from USA I _him tonight A will meet B met C am going to meet D was meeting I don’t know what _for this job interview A wear B wearing C to wearing D to wear II - Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSSTE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences The movie was so interesting that we saw it again and again A boring B exciting C fascinating D good Mary was never able to heal the rift between herself and her father A fix B rebuild C hurt D cure III - Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the words given in brackets His _made a great impression on me (GENEROUS) Trang The brain is a part of the _system of the human body (NERVE) Many people offered to _blood to these patients (DONATION) IV- Complete the following sentences using the suitable prepositions The band consists _two female singers and one male singer Linda is completely dedicated _her volunteer work Music has a big impact _his life SKILLS - LISTENING Two people are talking about doing the housework in their family Listen and choose the best option to complete the sentences Nancy thinks doing household chores is beneficial for kids because it helps _ A improve their life skills B develop confidence C teach them self-discipline D All of them are correct Nancy’s mum is NOT responsible for _ A doing the cooking B watering the plants C sweeping the house D Both A & B are correct Nancy takes out the rubbish _ A twice a week B in the afternoons C every morning D on Saturdays John’s dad _ A often goes on business B does heavy lifting in the house C dislikes doing housework D thinks that doing housework is not his duty John _after school A shops for grocery B cleans the floor C cooks D does the washing-up - READING I - Read the passage and choose best option to fill in each blank Research has scientifically proven that meditation is a safe and simple way (1) _your physical, emotional, and mental state, and its countless values have been known for thousands of years More and more doctors promote the benefits of meditation to cure many stress-related illnesses One of the (2) _important benefits of meditation is how it releases stress from our bodies Meditation practiced regularly will lead you (3) _a deeper level of relaxation and contemplation If you want to be free of constant worry, pressure and stress, meditation can give you a life that is calm, peaceful, happy and relaxing If you practice (4) _, meditation will promote a sense of calm and control, you will feel far more relaxed and happy Your ability to (5) _will be greater You won’t become stressed about things any more You’ll feel more peaceful and relaxed about everything instead A balance B balancing C to balance D to balancing Trang 2 A more B most C many D much A to B for C with D at A regular B regularly C regularize D regularity A take B give C practice D concentrate II- Read the passage and answer the following questions Folk music is traditional melodies, words, and songs of the common people that are often handed down from one generation to the next Folk music songs are related to almost every kind of human activity Folk music often expresses the character of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation A folk song can express political or religious beliefs, tell a story or describe history, or just provide amusement Folk music is usually learned by listening rather than by reading the notes or words The music is shared from person to person, from place to place, and from generation to generation Folk songs sometimes change either by accident or from a purposeful alteration Folk song melodies and words often evolve over time Tunes are shortened or lengthened, pitches and rhythms are altered, and portions of one song may be combined with part of another Folk songs can often be classified into different types The ballad, a song that often tells a story about real events, is one of the main types of folk songs Ballads are in stanza form, where a melody is repeated for each of several verses, and may have a refrain that is repeated several times Another type of folk song is those that deal with a particular activity, occupation, or set of circumstances This group includes work songs, prison songs and war songs There are also spiritual songs, songs for children and songs about life’s stages What does folk music often express? _ How is folk music learned? _ How are tunes, pitches and rhythms? _ What is one of the main types of folk songs? _ What does another type of folk songs include? _ - WRITING I - Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS John used to play the drum when he was small → John _the drum any more Foreign volunteers are planting a lot of trees along the streets now Trang → A lot of trees _along the streets by foreign volunteers now 3.Mark spent one thousand dollar on this new laptop → This new laptop _one thousand dollar II- Combine these pairs of sentences Mary took care of my children I went on business (because) → _ The lakes are so dirty We will clean them up tomorrow morning (so that) → _ III - Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) about about healthy lifestyle habits you adopt You can use the following questions as cues or your own ideas: • What is it? • How you know it? • When you it? • Why you think it is healthy? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Trang