IV. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions below.
There are different ways to keep fit. One of the most important ways is by exercising. Exercising must be done regularly. The amount of exercise done each time is dependent on the free time that a person has. Exercises can be done from twenty minutes to an hour. Sometimes, daily five-minute exercises are just as effective.
Exercising can take place both indoors and outdoors. Those who exercise indoors often do so in the comfort of gymnasiums. They train on equipment that has been specially designed for the different parts of the body. Sometimes, games can also be played indoors. Badminton courts and even some swimming pools are found indoors.
There are many different types of outdoor exercises. These include tennis, cycling and even rock climbing. Most people enjoy outdoor activities because they like being in the Sun or are attracted to its sense of peace and quiet. Yet there are others who like the wind blowing against them. Some of these activities are only suitable for people who love adventure.
The type of exercise a person takes up often depends on his lifestyle and personality. It is important that a person finds an exercise that is suitable for him.
According to the passage, why do some people spend less time exercising?
A. Five minutes is effective for them
B. They do not have much free time
C. Gymnasiums are expensive
D. They keep fit not by exercising
BÀI TẬP VỀ NHÀ: HỌC BỔ TRỢ BUỔI 1 Exercise 5: Complete the sentences, using the -ING form of the verbs in the box. 1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening? 2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend. 3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends. 4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV. 5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often. 6. Do you like _____________ pottery? 7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day. 8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books. 9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain. 10.They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach. Exercise 6: Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it. 1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell. A B C D 2. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint. A B C D 3. I take up my hobby when I came back home from the Art Gallery. A B C D 4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a team game. A B C D 5. In my opinion, more people play monopoly in the future. A B C D Exercise 7: Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box. bottles photos horse-riding gymnastics the guitar camping dolls fishing gardening painting 1. I always take a lot of __________ when I go on holidays. 2. A: Can you play __________? B: No, I can’t, but I can play the piano. 3. My brother’s hobby is watching __________, he likes horses very much. 4. Her brother likes collecting __________, especially glasses. 5. I like drawing very much. My hobby is __________. 6. My sister likes collecting __________. Now she has more than 100. 7. Her hobby is __________. She plants many beautiful flower trees in her garden. 8. My father likes __________. He often goes to the lakes or rivers when he has free time. 9. When we have some days off, my close friends and I often go __________. 10. My sister likes doing __________. She looks very fit. tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go
Exercise 5: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games
B. learning photography
C. going to interest places
D. watching films
4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? – Because .
A. they can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. they have a lot of free time.
C. they know how to do the work.
D. they are good at playing games and learning new things.
5. Where don’t students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals
B. orphanages
C. clubs
D. homes for the elderly
IV. Match the first halves in column A with the second ones in column B to make sentences. ( 1.5 points)
Column A | Column B |
1. Place bins here and there, | A. so they have a lot of fresh air. |
2. You can exercise every morning, | B. she really wants to do it. |
3. These people live in the mountains, | C. and people will throw rubbish into them. |
4. I find carving wood interesting | D. so I feel very hot and my face is red now. |
5. I was outside all day yesterday without wearing a hat | E. because I can make a lot of beautiful things from wood. |
6. Because Nga has never worked for a charity shop, | F. or you are putting on weight. |
Your answer: | 1……… | 2……… | 3……… | 4……… | 5……… | 6……… |
Which of the following is not a place for indoor exercise as mentioned in the passage?
A. Tennis courts
B. Badminton courts
C. Swimming pools
D. Gymnasiums
Exercise 2: Read the following and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank. Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel (1) relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming one of the most popular places for a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s the largest health farm in the country but it isn’t the most expensive. I (2)________ten times better after two days of exercise and massage. But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy. Of course, it was also expensive! If you’re looking for something a (3) cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and the coldest time of the year, and it can also be the (4) time for your body. We all eat too (5) _________and we don't take enough exercise. A lot of health farms offer lower prices from Monday to Friday from November to March. 1. A. like B. more C. less D. similar 2. A. feel B. felt C. fell D. fall 3. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 4. A. worst B. good C. best D. great 5. A. many B. a lot C. lot of D. much
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
1. The show was worse than we thought at first.
A. The show was so good as we thought at first.
B. The show was not so bad as we thought at first.
C. We thought at first was not so good as the show.
D. The show was not so good as we thought at first.
2. I am not so artistic as my my friend.
A. My friend is less artistic than me.
B. My friend is as artistic as me.
C. I am more artistic as my friend.
D. My friend is more artistic than me.
3. The Eiffel Tower is as high as an 81-storey building.
A. The Eiffel Tower was the same height as an 81-storey building.
B. The Eiffel Tower is the same high as an 81-storey building.
C. The Eiffel Tower ‘s height is different from 81-storey building’s.
D. The Eiffel Tower is the same height as an 81-storey building.
4. I like Pop music. My brother likes classical music
A. My taste at music isn’t the same as my brother’s.
B. My taste in music is the same as my brother’s.
C. My taste of music isn’t as same like my brother’s.
D. My taste in music isn’t the same as my brother’s .
5. This dress is the same as the one Sandy wore at the party last week.
A. This dress is not different from the one Sandy wore at the party last week.
B. This dress is different to the one Sandy wore at the party last week.
C. This dress is not different with the one Sandy wear at the party last week.
D. This dress is as different as the one Sandy wore at the party last week.
6. dog food/ you/ buy /at the supermarket/ yesterday
A. How much dog food did you buy at the supermarket yesterday?
B. How much dog food did you bought at the supermarket yesterday?
C. How many dog food did you bought at the supermarket yesterday?
D. How much dog food do you buy at the supermarket yesterday?
7. Peter/ have/ not/ got / noodles/ left /lunch
A. Peter doesn’t have got any noodles left for lunch.
B. Peter haven’t got any noodles left for lunch.
C. Peter hasn’t got any noodles left in lunch.
D. Peter has not got any noodles left for lunch.
8. My sister eats an apple every day.
A. How many apple does your sister eat everyday?
B. How many apples does your sister eat everyday?
C. How many apples do your sister eats everyday?
D. How much apple does your sister eat everyday?
9. There is a little fish sauce in the bowl.
A. How much fish sauce is there in the bowl?
B. How many fish sauce does is there in the bowl?
C. How much fish sauce there is in the bowl?
D. How much fish sauce are there in the bowl?
10. The Ha Noi People’s Committee built the statues in 2003.
A. The statues were built by the Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2003.
B. The statues was built by the Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2003.
C. The statues were built the Ha Noi People’s Committee in 2003.
D. In 2003,the statues were build by the Ha Noi People’s Committee
11. Do four busy streets surround the Temple of Literature?
A. Does the Temple of Literature surrounded by four busy streets?
B. Is the Temple of Literature surrounded by four busy streets?
C. Are the Temple of Literature surround by four busy streets?
D. Are four busy streets surrounded by the Temple of Literature ?
12. People consider the Imperial Academy the first university in Vietnam.
A. The Imperial Academy was considered the first university in Vietnam.
B. The Imperial Academy is consider the first university in Vietnam.
C. The Imperial Academy is considered the first university in Vietnam.
D. The Imperial Academy considered the first university in Vietnam.
13. When did UNESCO recognise Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage Site?
A. When did Ha Long Bay recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
B. When was Ha Long Bay recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
C. When is Ha Long Bay recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
D. When were Ha Long Bay recognise as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
14. first /puppets /made /farmers / 11th century.
A. First puppets was made by farmers in the 11th century.
B. The first puppets are made farmers in the 11th century.
C. The first puppets were made farmers at the 11th century.
D. The first puppets were made by farmers in the 11th century.
15. Many kinds of fruits/ be/ sell/ the floating market/ CanTho.
A. Many kinds of fruits were sold on the floating market in CanTho.
B. Many kinds of fruits are sold at the floating market in CanTho.
C. Many kinds of fruits is sold at the floating market at CanTho.
D. Many kinds of fruits are selled by the floating market in CanTho.
16. The last time she talked to him was in September.
A. She has never talked to him in September.
B. She has not talked to him for September.
C. She has not talked to him since last September.
D. She has not talked to him since September .
17. Linh last went to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre two months ago.
A. Linh hasn’t been to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre for two months.
B. Linh hasn’t gone to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre for two months.
C. Linh has been to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre since two months.
D. Linh didn’t go to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre two months ago.
18. They didn't go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
A. They didn't go camping yesterday because of it rained heavily.
B. They didn't go camping yesterday because of the heavy rain.
C. They didn't go camping yesterday because of the heavily rain.
D. They didn't go camping yesterday because of the rain heavy.
19. Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane's interests.
A. Jane is interested in collect dolls from foreign countries
B. Jane is interests with collecting dolls from foreign countries
C. Jane interested in collecting dolls from foreign countries
D. Jane is interested in collecting dolls from foreign countries
20. Volunteer work is very hard for teenagers in the city. They enjoy doing it.
A. Although volunteer work is very hard for teenagers in the city, they enjoy doing it.
B. Volunteer work is very hard for teenagers in the city, so they enjoy doing it.
C. Because volunteer work is very hard for teenagers in the city, they enjoy doing it.
D. Although volunteer work is very hard for teenagers in the city, but they enjoy doing it.
Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Vietnamese food culture varies by regions from the north to the south. In Northern Vietnam, food is characterized by light and balanced. Northern Vietnam is seen to be the cradle of Vietnamese cuisine with many notable dishes like Pho, Bun Rieu, Bun Thang, Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, etc. Then, food culture in Northern Vietnam became popular in Central and Southern Vietnam with suitable flavors in each region. The regional cuisine of Central Vietnam is famous for its spicy food. Hue cuisine is typical Central Vietnam‟s food culture. Food in the region is often used with chili peppers and shrimp sauces, namely, Bun Bo Hue, Banh Khoai, Banh Beo, etc. In Southern Vietnam, the warm weather and fertile soil create an ideal condition for planting a variety of fruit, vegetables and livestock. Thus, food in the region is often added with garlic, shallots and fresh herbs. Particularly, Southerners are favored of sugar; they add sugar in almost dishes. Some signature dishes from Southern Vietnam include Banh Khot and Bun Mam. 1. It is considered that Vietnamese cuisine __________. A. originated from the North B. became more and more popular C. always combines taste and colour D. can be found only in Northern Vietnam 2. What are the features of Northern Vietnamese food? A. It‟s delicious and healthy. B. It‟s sweet and sour. C. It‟s light and balanced. D. It‟s a bit fatty and salty. 3. Hue cuisine is notable for its __________. A. colorful food B. spicy taste C. bitter taste D. light flavor 4. In Southern Vietnam, __________. A. the warm weather makes it hard to plant fruit and vegetables B. fresh herbs are always used in cooking C. people love sweet food D. sugar is often added to dishes 5. Which of the followings is NOT true? A. Food in Vietnam changes region to region. B. Southerners do not like northern food due to its light flavor. C. Chill peppers and shrimp sauces are among the frequently used ingredients. D. Bun Bo Hue is a typical dish of the Central Vietnam cuisine.
. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined word(s) in the sentence.
19. We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in shape.
a. keep fit b. stay healthy c. get calories d. get energy
20. He ate some seafood. Yesterday. Now he feels sick. He say he has a stomachache.
a. tired b. weak c. ill d. strong