News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country, and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories of print media and electronic media.Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use radio waves to send news into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers “The New York Time” is published weekly, the News week and Times magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In theUnited States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour Television news is the one that you not only listen to but also watch it. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of new media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of news.

1. What does new media helo people to do? - It helps us______.

A. Learn what is happening in our country as well as in the world

B. Communicate news to readers

C. Send news into magazines and newpapers

D. Relax after work or study

2. The word published in line 3 in the socond paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.

A. Printed

B. Written

C. Typed

D. Sold

3. Print media presents news____.

A. Orally

B. Visually

C. Aurally

D. Orally and visually

4. How often do most newpapers print news?

A. Every month

B. Every week

C. Every day

D. Every hour

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the reading passage?

A. There are two genaral categories of the news media.

B. Radio waves are used to send news into magazines and newspapers.

C. "The New York Time" is published evry week.

D. Television and radio are two types of print media

1. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.

A. finds                      B. found                   C. finding                  D. find

2. A tradition is something we do that is special and _______ down through the generations.

A. to passed                B. passed                 C. passing                  D. is passing

3. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we _____ use

a knife and fork at dinner.

A. have to                    B. are having            C. has to                     D. having to

4. In 2010, Ha Noi ____________  its 1000^th anniversary.

A. celebrated               B. commemorated    C. worshipped             D. remembered

5. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.

A. visiting                    B. meeting                C. reunions                D. seeing

6. ___________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. While                      B. When                    C. Nevertheless           D. However

7. People  burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.

A. relatives                   B. ancestors               C. friends                   D. neighbors

8. You_________  miss any of the meetings. They’re always very useful.

A. needn’t                    B. should                    C. shouldn’t               D. can

9. She is famous ____ her intelligence. She designs many special styles for Ao Dai.

A. in                            B. for                       C. with                      D. into

10. My sister has been living in Da Lat for two years;  _____, she has never been to Than Tho Lake.

A. however                  B. although               C. if                            D. because

11. _________ you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.

A. Unless                     B. Because                C. If                           D. Without             

12. Viet Nam is _______ multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. A                           B. an                        C. the                        D. A and C

13. The children used to ___________ a long way to school.

A. going                       B. goes                       C. go                         D. gone

14. The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new _____ for their cattle.

A. pasture                     B. land                       C. houses                  D. products

15. She is one of ____________ most popular singers now.

A. a                            B. an                        C. 0                           D. the

16. He is _____________ on beer.

A. addicted                 B. fond                     C. hooked                  D. interested

17. He is ___________ the cattle at the pasture.

A. flying                       B. caring                    C. herding                 D. harding

18. Teenagers enjoy listening to music and____________  out with friends.

A. hang                       B. to hang                 C. hanging                 D. hangs

19. Life in a small town is ____________ than that  in a big city.

A. less peaceful                                            B. much more peaceful   

C. much peaceful                                          D. peaceful

20. My mother always tells me that I ___________  be home by 9 p.m.

A.  has to                      B. have to                   C. have not to            D. mustn’t

21. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ___________ he was three years old.

A. even though           B. because                C. while                     D. if

22. English is thought to be  _________ than Math.

A. harder                      B. the more hard       C. hardest                    D. the hardest

23. Can you speak English _________. My English is not good.

A. slow                        B. more slowly          C. quickly                   D. more quickly

24.The Lao are one of _________ many Thai- speaking peoples.

A. the                           B. a                            C. an                           D. X

25. Feeling tired, Ba went to bed _________ usual last night.

A. late than                  B. less early than      C. more early than      D. earlier than

26. My grandparents love ______________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.

A. doing garden          B. doing gardening   C. do gardening         D. to do garden

          27.I wonder who live       ______________ country folk or city people?

A. happier                   B. more happier        C. happilier                D. more happily

 28.Using computers too much may have harmful effects            your minds and bodies.

A. on                          B. to                         C. with                      D. onto

29. A mong the ethnic minorities,__________Tay have the largest population.

A. the                          B. a                          C. an                          D. X

30.____________ is the festival celebrated? – Every year.

A. When                     B. How often            C. How                      D. What

31 She has read ........interesting book.

A. a                             B. an                           C. the                          D. x

32.He has been living 15km away from Nha Trang;__________, he has never been to        the Nha Trang Carnival.

A. if                            B. moreover             C. however                D. while

33 . Kevin _______ at that high school from 1998 to 2001.

A. studies                     B. has studied            C. was studied            D. studied

34. He _______ working for this company five years ago.

A. began                       B. has begun              C. will begin               D. begins

35               the bad weather, farmers still work on their fields.

A. In spite of               B. Although              C. Because of             D. However

36               do children usually get in the first days of the New Year?

- Lucky money.

A. when                      B. while                    C. how                       D. what

37. Can you show me ........way to ........station?

A. the/the                     B. a/a                         C. the/a                       D. a/the

38. "Khen" is a                 instrument of the Central Highland.

A. traditionally            B. tradition               C. traditional              D. trade

39. Hmong is an ethnic             .

A. minority                 B. area.                     C. people                   D. region.

40. Peter enjoys      the movement of clouds on the sky.

A. lie and watch                                           B. lying and watching    

C. to lie and to watch                                   D. to lie and to watch

41. To            Tet, Vietnamese people often make many tasty traditional foods.

A. celebrate                 B. make                    C. have                      D. create

42. You        take their shoes off before entering a Japanese house.

A. can                         B. have to                 C. may                       D. might

43. The Toronto International Film Festival is a film festival       each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A. held                        B. hold                     C. perform                 D. shown

44. Most children love Tet                   they can also receive lucky money.

A. moreover                B. while                    C. because                 D. therefore

45. We celebrate our traditional festival each year,            it's very costly.

 A. although                B. despite                 C. in spite of              D. therefore

46. Would you pass me ........ salt, please?

A. a                               B. the                        C. an                           D. x

47.     ___ Mai has been living 10 km away from Huong Pagoda, she has never been to Huong Pagoda Festival.

A. in spite of               B. despite of             C. although                D. despite

48. Eating               represents the hope that no one will go hungry in the coming year.

A. a lot                        B. a few                    C. little                      D. a little

49. The Starfruit Tree is a                    .

A. legend                    B. fairy tale               C. fable                      D. folk tale

50.When the prince          Cinderella at the party, she                  a beautiful gown.

A. saw/ wearing                                           B. seen/ was wearing

C. sees/ wear                                               D. saw/ was wearing

51. My father                   very angry with me last Saturday.

A. was                        B. were                     C. is                           D. are

52. A little princess                    a ball and              me accidentally (throw/hit).

A. throw/ hit                B. threw/ hit              C. throws/ hit             D. threw/ hitting

52. Alice                down the street when it begins to rain.

A. is going                  B. are going              C. was going              D. went

Question 20: Some information has ________ but we still don’t know exactly what is going on. A. dropped in B. fallen through C. got away D. leaked out Question 21: - “Did you get everything you wanted?” - “ ________.” A. No I didn’t want anything there B. Yes, why not C. Yeah, more or less D. No, they didn’t do anything Question 22: - “Nam has been awarded a scholarship to study in Australia” - “Oh, really? ________!” A. How lucky he is B. What a lucky he C. What lucky he is D. Lucky as he is Question 23: You will spend at least one year working abroad ________ you can find out how things operate overseas. A. because B. so as to C. so that D. so long as Question 24: I am sure he will ________ the chance of earning some extra money. A. fall for B. get at C. jump at D. stand for Question 25: ________ is an important quality in a teacher. A. The patience B. A patience C. To patient D. Patience Question 26: Luckily, the rain ________ so we were able to play the match. A. watered down B. gave out C. got away D. held off Question 27: - “ Would you like milk or sugar?” - “ ________ ” A. No sugar, please. B. No, just a black coffee, please. C. Why not milk for me? D. Yes, a lot of milk. Question 28: Do you ________ turning the television on now? A. mind B. disapprove C. want D. object Question 29: Her parents were very ________ because she was out so late that night. A. responsible B. sorry C. worried D. overcome Question 30: There is ________ to be frightened of the dog; he is quite harmless. A. a fear B. no fear C. no need D. any reason
 

I.    Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. please       b. read           c. head                         d. teacher

2.   a. ears         b. eyes               c. hands                       d. cheeks

3.   a. funny       b. curious      c. chubby              d. lunch    

4.   a. confident        b. kind              c. nice             d. reliable 

5.   a. shy                  b. pretty         c. curly             d. pony

Exercise I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

6. a. please         b. read         c. head         d. teacher

7. a. ears             b. eyes         c. hands              d. cheeks

8. a. funny          b. curious            c. chubby            d. lunch

9. a. confident   b. kind         c. nice          d. reliable

10. a. shy            b. pretty              c. curly        d. pony

Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others. Why?

1. A. ears                       B. eyes                        C. arms                          D. lips

2. A. big                        B. black                       C. book                         D. patient

3. A. she                        B. spring                     C. smile                         D. sell

4. A. holiday                 B. waterfall                 C. wonder                     D. need

5. A. finger                    B. leg                          C. neck                          D. elbow

6. A. writes                    B. makes                     C. drives                        D. takes

7. A. cheap                    B. sleepy                     C. near                          D. peaceful

8. A. big                        B. wide                       C. quiet                         D. exciting

9. A. beds                      B. clocks                     C. walls                         D. tables

10. A. creative               B. think                       C. big                            D. idea