UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB – Practice 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. character b. act c. land d. similar 2. a. fitness b. differ c. establish d. tidy 3. a. voluntary b. along c. support d. organization 4. a. resource b. your c. course d. encourage 5. a. hobbies b. bags c. groups d. organizations *. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. a. favor b. able c. support d. offer 2. a. garden b. enroll c. sidewalk d. drawing 3. a. interest b. explain c. tutor d. hobby 4. a. assistance b. similar c. register d. citizen 5. a. voluntary b. academic c. application d. education II. Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence. 6.____away on holiday next week. Can we meet the week after? a. am b. going to be c. will d. was 7. The sun_____ at 5.16 tomorrow. a. rise b. rises c. is rising d. is going to rise 8. I actually enjoy _____ shoes. It’s relaxing! a. clean b. cleans c. to clean d. cleaning 9. The news ______ as a shock to many of the people present. a. come b. may come c. are coming d. will comes 10. This charity aims to help people _____ themselves. a. help b. helping c. on helping d. for helping 11. We got _____ in the woods. a. lot b. lost c. loss d. lose 12. The _____ is to increase sales in Europe. a. aim b. aid c. arm d. ace 13. I like _____ activities such as walking and camping. a. outdoor b. indoor c. outside d. inside 14. She gave me a form and told me to _____ . a. fill it b. fill it out c. fill out it d. fill in it 15. Two years_____ , an American businessman got lost in London. a. lately b. later c. latter d. late III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. 16. After you will go another 50 meters, you will see a path to your left. A B C D 17. Can you help me moving this table? A B C D 18. Take this map so that you don’t go lost! A B C D 19. All of them agreed to participate for the program. A B C D 20. They are going to clean the banks of the lakes in weekends. A B C D IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Mom: Sun, you look very (21)_____today. Anything interesting (22)___school? Son: Yes, Mom. I’m going to (23) _____ the Green Club. Mom: Really? What will you do? Son: We are having an (24) __ month. And, we’re going to clean the banks of the lakes (25) ___ weekends. Mom: Will you do anything else? Son: Oh, yes. We’re planting young trees and plants to sell to some schools. We hope (26) _____ more green color to the town and earn some money for our club. Mom: That sounds excellent. 21. a. unhappily b. happily c. unhappy d. happy 22. a. in b. at c. on d. with 23. a. participate b. join c. take part d. all are correct 24. a. environment b. camp c. organization d. program 25. a. when b. in c. on d. all are correct 26. a. give b. to give c. giving d. to giving V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions about it. ‘Activation!’ is a charity. Its main aim is to provide activity breaks for teenagers from poor families in London. We choose children who would never have a holiday unless we helped. Every year we organize charity events to raise money and we bring small groups of children here to the seaside, where they can learn to swim and to sail. Host families provide accommodation and look after the teenagers during their stay. charity (n); tổ chức từ thiện break (n) : kì nghỉ unless (conj) : trừ khi host (n) : chủ accommodation (n) : chỗ ở 27. What is ‘Activation!’? a. An organization b. A charity c. A volunteer d. a & b are correct 28. The children who take part in the program are ______ a. rich b. poor c. sociable d. hard-working 29. How can they raise money? a. By organizing charity events. b. By bringing small groups of children to the seaside. c. By teaching children to swim. d. no information 30. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to? a. families b. events c. children d. activities 31. Which of the following is true? a. Teenagers from rich families in London can join the program. b. The children must learn to swim and to sail. c. ‘Activation!’ provides accommodation for the children. d. Host families take care of the children during their stay. VI. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any 32. He didn’t used to staying up late night. 33. On the dictionary Friday comes after Wednesday. 34. What do you do yesterday night? 35. We go swimming on the river on last week. 36. My sister is born on 1970. 37. Childs often receive toys and cakes from Santa Claus on Christmas. 38. They usually get up soon at the morning. 39. How do you often take a nap on noon? 40. It is often rains on summer. 41. We used to playing marbles much years before. VII. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form: 42. My grandmother used to …………(tell) me folktales. 43. Mr. Green used to …………(take) his children to the zoo. 44. Did you use to …………(swim) in the morning? 45. He used to …………(smoke) pipe, didn’t he? 46. We are used to …………(get) up early. 47. Is Daisy used to …………(drive) in busy streets? 48. Life here is much easier than it used to …………(be) 49. This knife is used to …………(cut) fruit. 50. She didn’t use to …………(wear) a long dress. 51. She used to …………(do) everything by hand. ENGLISH Test yourself 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5p) 1. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match 2. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical 3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary 4. A. encourage B. proud C. enough D. young 5. A. invited B. arrived C. Mentioned D. loved *. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5p) 1 A around B pancake C culture D Neighborhood 2. A area B contest C expensive D airmail 3 A order B organize C Discuss D Resident 4 A effect B backpack C written D comfortable 5 A notice B hardware C attend D celebrate II. Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence. (1.2pts) 1. She is very generous- she often buys me presents. A. sociable B. outgoing C. kind D. reserved 2. Tom is shy but his sister is outgoing. A. humorous B. hard-working C. sociable D. helpful 3. No, you can’t go on holiday by yourself! You aren’t………… ! A. very old B. too old C. old enough D. enough old 4. Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone? A. displeased B. pleased C. please D. pleasure 5. Dave has a good ……………… of humor. A. sense B .scene C. scent D. cent 6. Our neighbors always show their ………………. A. character B. sociability C. volunteer D. annoyance 7. It’s funny to tell………… . A. jokes B. stories C. cartoons D. albums 8. Mr. Lai has a little hair on his head. He is………… . A. bald B. fat C. short D. hairless 9. The sun rises in the ……………… . A. west B. east C. north D. south 10. Her new glasses change her…………… . A. appear B. appears C. appearance D. appearances 11. ……… is something that you say or do to make people laugh. a. Joke B. Novel C. Poem D. Fairy tale 12. He wasn’t experienced enough………… . A. for doing the job B. to do the job C. to the job D. doing the job. III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets (0.5pt) 1. After (do) _______________ her homework, Linh usually listens to the plays on the radio. 2. Minh likes sports, especially (play) ____________tennis. 3. Hoang (read) _____________________this novel for 3 hours. 4. We (not phone) ___________________each other since last week. 5. Mr. Tan (be) __________________ in Hong Kong since June. IV. Math a question in A with an answer in B (0.5pt) A B 1. Who was Litt le Pea? 2. How did you get to school? 3. How often do we have math? 4. What is necessary in learning words? 5. When did scouting begin in England? A. We have math for times a week. B. It began in 1907. C. She was a poor farmer’s daughter. D. I walked. E. Revision is necessary in learning words. V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (1pt) According Dr. Lee, here are the most important things a student should do to be a goog language learner. First, you should always go to class and get to it early. Second, you should sit straight and pay attention. And you ought to ask and answer questions in class. Third, you should do all homework and try to use your new language outside of class at least once every week. Finally, you mustn’t give up. 1. The author was trying to …. . A. show how important the language is B. introduce a new way of language learning C. give the reader advice on language learning. D. persuade the readers to join their new language class. 2. The author wrote the passage to …. A. students B. language learners C. doctors D. engineers 3. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? A. How to be a good language learner. B. How to be a good teacher. C. A new way of language learning. D. Dr. Lee’s ideas. 4. We could replace “ought to” in line 3 with … A. should B. have to C. need D. can 5. Language learners shouldn’t … . A. get to class early B. ask and answer questions in class C. be absent from school D. use the new language outside of class *Read the way this girl studies English words and answer the questions below: (2.4pts) I have a little notebook. I always have it with me. I try to fill one page a day. Sometimes I put words in groups, like fruit – all kinds of fruit. You know? Or colors, or clothes, or things and the shop where you buy them. I have some grammar pages, where I write regular verbs or irregular verbs, or a page of prepositions. I think prepositions are difficult, you know – on Sunday, in the morning, listen to a concert -but you say phone someone. In my language we say” phone to someone” . * Questions (2pts): 1. What does she always have with her? ………………………………………………………………… 2. In what way does she put words?  ………………………… ………………………………………… 3. What does she write on grammar pages?  …………………………………………………………… 4. Why does she have a page for prepositions?  …………………………… ………………………… * About you: 1. How do you study English words?  …………………………………… …………………………… 2. What do you think is the most difficult in studying English?  ……………… ……………………… VI. Write a letter to your pen pal. Use the information given below. (1.4pts)  Christmas and New Year holiday.  first semester report / last week.  good grades / English / Math / Physics.  teacher / tell / improve Chemistry / Literature.  in a few weeks / Tet holidays or Lunar New Year Festival.  help my parents / clean / decorate/ the house.  send you / some photo. VII. Listen to the passage and answer the questions (2pts) 1. Which club does the writer enjoy taking part in? …………………………………………………. 2. Why does he enjoy this club? 3. What are the activities of the club? 4. What about the number of the participants? 5. When do they organized this club? . UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB – Practice 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. character b. act c. land d. similar 2. a of them agreed to participate for the program. A B C D 20 . They are going to clean the banks of the lakes in weekends. A B C D IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the. Poem D. Fairy tale 12. He wasn’t experienced enough………… . A. for doing the job B. to do the job C. to the job D. doing the job. III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets (0.5pt)