TEST (UNIT 1)

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

1.  A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty

2.  A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut

3.  A. bracelet B. cake C. cake D. hat

4.  A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough

5.  A. comedy B. novel C. princess D. cinema

II. Fill in each blank with the correct words with the cluster /br/ or /pr/.

6. Both their parents have dark             hair.

7. They worked all day without a                .

8. Would you like some              and butter?

9. Watch out! There’s               glass on the floor.

10. We will be out all day so                     some sandwiches with us.

11. Mai looks really             in that dress, doesn’t she?

12. He was awarded second                for his painting.

13.                    is a plant with green flower-heads eaten as a vegetable.

14. You need plenty of               when you want to play a musical instrument.

15. ‘In’, ‘for’, ‘to’, ‘out of’ are all            .

III. Jay and Tina talk about their leisure activities. Complete what they say with the correct verbs.

 Jay: My computer is very important for me. I’m a student at Manchester University, so I (16)                            the  Internet a lot for my studies and my friends and I (17)                                                        a lot of computer games. I don’t (18)                                          and sport. I (19)                                          to evening classes twice a week; it’s a course on Computer Skills. On other nights, I (20)                                                        with friends – we usually (21)                                          to the cinema.

 Tina: I’m an amateur musician, so music is my life! I (22)            the radio nearly all day – mainly classical or jazz. When I (23)                                          TV , it’s always a music channel. I even (24)                                                        music when I (25)                                          to the gym! I (26)                                          the piano and the saxophone. And I (27)                                          a lot of live music in my free time.

IV. Rewrite the messages in “NetLingo”.

28. Hi, Alex. Are you free tomorrow? Would you like to go to see a film? Love Ed 

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29. OK. What would you like to see?

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30. How about “The Queen and I”? It’s at the Odeon Cinema at 7.30 p.m.

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31. Great … What time?

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32. About 7.15?

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33. See you there. By the way, I haven’t got any money … Can you pay for my ticket?

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34. I’ll lend you the money.

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35. Thanks for that! See you tomorrow.

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 Love and kisses, Alex.

V. Complete the sentences in Mai’s e-mail with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

 Hi, Susan!

 Well, I’m here in Ha Noi, now. I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (36. enjoy/ do)                                          the same things. I have some new friends called David and John. David is very good at computers and he (37. not mind/ help)                                          me so that’s good. John is really nice too. He (38. play)                                          basketball and he (39. go/ skateboard)                                          quite a lot. His brother Toby is 18 and he’s really cool but he (40. prefer/ play)                                          football. I (41. do)                                          gymnastics once a week and Hoa (42. do)                                          karate. She prefers indoor sports because she (43. not like/ get)                                          cold! Write soon!

 Love, Mai

VI. Read the conversation and put the sentences (A-F) in the correct places (44-48). There is one extra question.

 A. Who’s she?

 B. Not just a name on a computer screen.

 C. Does she live near here?

 D. Do you fancy coming with us?

 E. Are you there?

 F. How do you know her?

 Mai: Hi, Susan. I’m going out with Hoa and Lan this evening. (44)                               . We’re going to have something to eat and then go to the cinema.

 Susan: I can’t. I’m going to chat with Linda.

 Mai: (45)                                  

 Susan:  She’s my best friend. You don’t know her.

 Mai: (46)_________________________________________

 Susan: We chat online. She’s great.

 Mai: (47)_________________________________________

 Susan: No. She’s from Scotland. I really like her, we chat all the time.

 Mai: Come on, Susan. She’s not your real friend. Let’s go and have a drink and a cake .

 Susan:  I’m not hungry. Anyway, I want to go to the Internet café. Linda might be online.

 Mai: Well, I’m going to meet Hoa and Lan in the canteen. You know, real people you can talk to (48)                                                                                   

VII. Read the review of a video game. Out the comments in the correct order (A-F).

 49. _________ A. What happens in the game

 50. _________ B. The kind of game

 51. _________ C. The name of the game

 52. _________ D. What features it has

 53. _________ E. The price

 54. _________ F. Problems with the game

By SimsFan

 I love “The Sims”! It’s a strategy game and you control the lives of cartoon characters – the “Sims”. You help them work, play, stop and do things in their houses. I bought the first Sims when I was thirteen and I played it every day. This new version is much better – it has got amazing graphics, lots of new and fun characters and incredible music. But it does crash sometimes. It’s not a cheap game (£19.99), but it is great fun!

VIII. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

So Strange! People have strange hobbies

 Mr and Mrs. Ball live in Oxford. They collect garden gnomes. They have 225 in their garden! The gnomes are all different colours and come from different countries.

 Today, Mr and Mrs. Ball are preparing a big garden  party for their gnomes. They are putting lanterns on the trees and decorating the garden with colourful balloons. “We’re writing 225 invitations and we are putting up little tables and chairs for the gnomes,” Mrs. Ball say. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s fun.”

Note:

        (garden) gnomes (n) = tượng thần lùn giữ cửa

 T F

55. Mr and Mrs. Ball come from England.  

56. They collect garden plants.  

57. There are a lot of gnomes in Mr and Mrs. Ball’s garden.  

58. The gnomes are all from the UK.  

59. The gnomes are not very colourful.  

60. Mr and Mrs. Ball have had a party.  

61. Mr and Mrs. Ball will invite all their gnomes to the party.  

62. Mr and Mrs. Ball hope that the party will be enjoyable.  

63. The gnomes are all from the UK.  

64. The gnomes are not very colourful.  

IX. Read the passage carefully, and do the tasks that follow.

Task 1: Match the headings (A-E) to the paragraphs (63-67).

 A. No computers for two days.

 B. Never again!

 C. Homework wasn’t as easy.

 D. I used my phone more.

 E. I didn’t want to listen to them talking!

No computer day! How did you survive?

63.  Ben, Luton, UK

 It was very difficult, I had quite a lot of homework to do. Usually, I use the computer to find information and I write my essay onit. My dad has lots of books, atlases and reference books, but almost all of them are out of date! It wasn’t difficult to find information, but it took more time.

64.  Jenny, Des Moines, USA

 I didn’t have email contact with my friends. I hate it! I sent a lot of texts. A few of my friends also turned off  their computers, but most of them didn’t. On Sunday, there were lots of emails to read.

65.  David, Los Angeles, USA

 I usually listen to sports on the Internet on Saturdays. I can listen to baseball from anywhere in the USA or football from Europe. I listened to my mum’s small kitchen radio. It was awful. There was no football at all. I won’t join in the next “no computer” day!

66.  Sara, Richmond, UK

 My main problem was music. The batteries in my MP3 player were flat. I don’t have a DVD player  - only on my computer – so I listened to the radio. It wasn’t very good. A few DJs are OK, but most of them talk too much.

67.  Lisa, Swansea, Wales

 I read a lot. My mum has some good books. It was very relaxing. Usually , my eyes hurt in the evening. Last Saturday, they were fine. I went to bed earlier, too. The next day, I didn’t turn on my computer at all. I wanted to finish my book.

Task 2: Match the words/ phrases (68-72) with their meaning (F-J). Write the answer in each blank.

_______ 68. survive (v) F. a device giving electricity

_______ 69. atlas (n) G. continue to live

_______ 70. out of date (adj) H. a book of maps

_______ 71. battery (n) I. not working

_______ 72. flat (adj) J. no longer used

X. Fill the gaps with the words/ phrases in the box to give your opinion about the best  leisure activity. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.

 I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reason. (73)           , I read anywhere I can and whenever I am free. (74)                                          , I read many kinds of books, such as: short stories, novels, science books, etc. Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society, science, and our world. Have you read a book “The Art of Happiness” by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful. (75)                                          , it (76)                                         reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people. (77)                                          that, I read a lot of detective stories, like “The Godfather”, “Sherlock Holmes”, etc. (78)                                          , a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel relaxed in my free time. (79)                                          , reading makes my mind rich, my life more pleasant, and I learn a lot from it. (80)                                          , reading brings me many benefits.