REVISION FOR THE MID_ TERM EXAM
Ex1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1, a. plane b. safe c. traffic d. station
2, a. ahead b. great c. bread d. health
3, a, watched b, stopped c, walked d, confused
4, a, decorated b, laughed c,visited d, decided
5, a, opened b, lived c, sailed d, practiced
EX2. Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
1. Vu Lan festival is one of the biggest ________ festivals of Vietnam.
A. seasonal B. festive C. traditional D. serious
2. I like Mr. Bean films. They are ...........................
A. funny B. violent C. boring D. Scary
3. ..........do you clean and decorate your house before Tet? - To welcome the lucky things.
A. What B. How C. Why D. How often
4. ............... do they celebarate the festival ? - Every year
A. What B. How C. Why D. How often
5. You should strickly obey the traffic __________
A. jams B. sign C. rules D. problems
6. My father always _________ a car to work.
A. rides B. drives C. flies D. drive
7. We were ................ in that film. The acting was excellent.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. to interest
8. We will find the film ......................because the critics have had good review on it.
A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. to amaze
9.The festival ________ on 23rd November in the lunar calendar.
A. celebrated B. harvest C. takes place D. hosts
10. ________ make me scared so I don't like to watch them.
A. Comedies B. Horror films C. Documentaries D. Action films
Ex 3. Supply the correct forms of the words.
1. Do you know Daniel Day- Lewis ? He won three Oscars for the best ...... ACT
2. There is a sumba_______________at the Rio Carnival PARADE
3. We are going to the cinema to see an ............. film. AMAZE
4.We ______ Thuong Temple festiaval every year. CELEBRATION
5. I am very ....................... in the festval in my hometown. INTEREST
6. Thuong Temple festival is a ............................ festival in Lao Cai city. SEASON
7. Western ...................... is different from ours. CULTURAL
8. The scenes are very ................................. BEAUTY
Ex 4: Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given
1, There was a cinema here two years ago. (use to)
2, I cried a lot when I was a child. (use to)
3, The distance between my house and school is about 1km. (It)
4, What is the distance between Lao Cai and SaPa? (Far)
5, Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday (In spite of)
6, Nam took a taxi, but he arrived late for the concert. . (However)
7, Although the traffic turned red, he didn’t stop his car. (However)
8, Although we walk to school, we arrive school on time. (Despite)
EX5. Read and choose the best answer to complete the passage:
When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) ........... taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) ............. it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ........... buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) ........... and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) ............. taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) ............. , it is difficult (7) ............. the bus you want. You can (8) ............ a taxi , but it is (9) .............. expensive than the undergroud or a bus . On the undergroud, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) ........ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.
1. A. at B. in C. by D. to
2. A. but B. because C. when D. so
3. A. many B. a lot C. few D. much
4. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker D. more quickly
5. A. so B. like C. than D. as
6. A. well B. good C. fine D. bad
7. A. to find B. find C. finding D. found
8. A. go B. take C. get D. travel
9. A. less B. more C. most D. so
10. A. give B. talk C. show D. take
EX6. Read the film review, and then answer the questions.
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main character in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is played by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modem retelling of Mark Twain’s classic book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very goodat sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a terrible earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the time of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is amazing because he plays them modem music on his CD player and he shows them how to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more confident. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, but this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur's Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and exciting. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. What type is the film “A Kid in King Arthur ’s Court”?
2. Who is the main character? By whom is it played?
3. Who is the director of the film? Is he a good director?
4. What is Calvin doing when the earthquake happens?
5. How can he land in the time of King Arthur?
6. Why do King Arthur and Merlin think that Calvin is amazing?
7. Who is Calvin trained to become?
8. What does Calvin do to help King Arthur?
9. How can Calvin come back to the present time?
10. How are the special effects in the film?
11. How are the actors’ performances?
12. What does the writer think about the film?
Ex7: Write a description of your favourite festival.
- What is the festival?
- Where is it held?
- When is it held?
- Who celebrate it?
- How is it held?
- Why is it held?
I. Find the word which has the different sound in the underlined part
1. A. ahead B. bread C. seatbelt D.break
2. A. cycle B. bicycle C. fly D. skyscraper
3. A. passed B. walked C. stopped D. obeyed
4. A. hated B. pulled C. added D. waited
5. A.chance B. chaos C. school D. Christmas
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Day of the Dead is celebrated............ November 1st in Mexico.
A. on B. in C. at D. during
2. I think we should………… to the festival by bike
A. to go B. go C. going D. being gone
3…………. is it from your house to the festivals’ venue ?
A. How many B. How long C. How often D. How far
4. She…………..as a teacher for many years before she became a writer
A. didn't use work B. used to worked C. used to work D. worked
5.I go to school by bus every day………… I don’t like it much
A. despite B. because C. although D. In spite of
6…………….. people are there in your company?
A. How many B. How long C. How often D. How much
7……………….having two cars in his house, he rarely drives to work
.A. Though B. Although C. However D. In spite of
8. English ………………. by students at schools
.A. is studying B. are studying C. is studied D. are studied
9……………….. don’t we go camping this weekend?
A. when B. why C. what D. how
10. I couldn’t take my eyes off the scene because the film was so………….
A. boring B. annoyed C. disappointed D. gripping
III. Write the correct from or tense of verbs in brackets.
1. You must………keep…………(keep) to the left when you are in the UK
2. Did Mai’s family………………fly………………………. (fly) back from our Hong Kong holiday two days ago ?
3.Manh usually walks to school late despite………living………..(live) his school
4 If I have enough money, I…………will buy……………..(buy) a racing car.
5. The streets used…………to be…………………..(be) cleaner and more peaceful
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I.
1.D. break
2.C. fly
3.D. obeyed
4.A. hated
5.C. school
II.
1.A. on
2.B. go
3.D. How far
4.C. used to work
5.C. although
6.A. How many
7.A. Though
8.C. is studied
9.B. why
10.D. gripping
III.
1.keep
2.flew
3.living
4.will buy
5.to be
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