PRACTICE
UNIT 5 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. pollution B. transport C. waste D. plastic
2. A. child B. machine C. chocolate D. chair
B. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed on the second syllable.
3. A. carefully B. happily C. intelligently D. normally
4. A. directly B. usually C. happily D. finally
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. The firemen arrived just in time to ______________ the child stuck in the fire.
A. assist B. help C. rescue D. provide
6. Robots can search for people after earthquakes ______________ than humans can.
A. faster B. slowly C. slower D. quickly
7. Without modern science and ______________, humans cannot travel to the moon.
A. technological B. technician C. technology D. technologically
8. Jane’s mom: Robots can recognize people’s voices and do what they say.
Jane: ______________
A. How amazing! C. I know. It’s a new one.
B. What a great robot! D. Don’t worry! It’s easy!
9. If we check our tests ______________ carefully, we can get higher scores.
A. much B. more C. a lot D. well
10. My mom cleans the floor ______________ than a vacuum cleaner.
A. more fastly B. more slowly C. slowlier D. more faster
11. Cleaning is a simple job, and robots don’t get ______________.
A. crazy B. mad C. bad D. tired
12. My father prefers this robot because its battery can ______________.
A. run fast B. last longer C. move slowly D. keep it hotter
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. These robots can still function normal in extreme weather.
A. These B. function C. normal D. extreme
14. The new tablet is modern, and the screen is a little too small.
A. new B. is C. and D. a little too
15. The robot Eve is moderner than Wall-E in the movie "Wall-E".
A. is B. moderner C. in D. movie
16. If you want a device for playing games, I think you should buy a computer instead for a
smartphone.
A. playing B. buy C. computer D. for
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
17. In the future, people can use smartphones as helpful devices to __navigate____________.
(NAVIGATION)
18. Newton is considered one of the greatest ____scientists__________ in the world.
(SCIENCE)
19. Henry got a higher score for his literature test last week because he did it more
____carefully__________ than the other students. (CARE)
20. We couldn’t even recognize that robot was working because it was moving very
___quietly___________. (QUIET)
V/ READING
Read part of a website article about computer technology. Write ONE suitable word in
each space.
In 1965, a computer engineer called Gordon Moore said, ‘The number of items in a computer
chip will double every year.’ In other words, chips will become more and more powerful while,
at the same time, becoming smaller and smaller. Ten years later, he changed the doubling time
(21)____to_______ every four years. For the next 45 years, his idea proved to be correct, so
people now call it Moore’s Law. Although some people say the speed of change
(22)_____is______ lower now, as a result of Moore’s Law, the power of modern computers is
unbelievable. One example will show this.
Apollo 11 was the American spacecraft (23)___which/that________ took astronauts to the Moon
and back in 1969. It is clear that the computer on this spacecraft (24)____was_______ able to do
a lot of very difficult things. However, it had a lot less power than your present smartphone!
Your phone has at least one million times more RAM than the spacecraft had. It also works at a
speed which is 100,000 times (25)___faster/quicker________ than Apollo 11’s computer.
So if you can find someone to program your phone for a trip to the Moon and back, all you will
need to make the trip then is a spacecraft!
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. We / can use / robots / instead / people / serve / restaurants / save time.
We can use robots instead of people to serve at restaurants to save time.
27. My laptop / not / good for / play games / so / I / want / change it.
My laptop isn't good for playing games, so I want to change it.
My laptop is not good for playing games, so I want to change it.
28. We / not think / robots / can do / any / the jobs / good / than humans /.
We do not think robots can do any of the jobs better than humans.
We do not think that robots can do any of the jobs better than humans.
We don’t think that robots can do any of the jobs better than humans.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if
any.
29. All the students in my class cleaned the floor more slowly than a robot. (QUICKLY)
A robot cleaned the floor more quickly than all the students in my class.
A robot cleaned the floor more quickly than all the students in my class did.
30. My phone can capture high-quality photos because it has 5 cameras. (SO)
My phone has 5 cameras, so it can capture high-quality photos.
UNIT 6 | LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. disappear B. planets C. Mars D. Venus
2. A. exciting B. living C. gravity D. billion
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the
following question.
3. A. population B. similar C. temperature D. terrified
4. A. gravity B. alien C. prediction D. oxygen
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. The farmer ______________ in the field when he saw a UFO.
A. is working B. was working C. worked D. works
6. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no ______________.
A. technology B. science C. gravity D. air
7. The world’s ______________ is growing more quickly every year. Our planet is becoming
more and more crowded.
A. pollution B. popularity C. population D. pollutant
8. A: What is the word that means 'very small'?
B: I think it's '______________'.
A. huge B. strange C. tiny D. scary
9. The magician was standing on the stage, but then he suddenly ______________.
A. saw B. heard C. appeared D. disappeared
10. The UFO hovered ______________ our house for a few minutes then disappeared into the
clouds.
A. above B. under C. inside D. on
11. Those aliens looked really scary. I was ______________ when I saw them!
A. delighted B. terrified C. happy D. bored
12. I think she is sick. She ______________ to school tomorrow.
A. will go B. won't go C. is going D. doesn't go
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.
A. In B. to C. from D. by
14. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
15. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. do B. in C. enough D. for
16. The gravity on the moon is different of that on Earth.
A. on B. is C. of D. that
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
17. It is possible that we find _____living_________ things on another planet. (LIVE)
18. I find her story about UFOs hardly _____believable_________. (BELIEVE)
19. Environmental pollution has led to the ___disappearance___________ of many species of
plants and animals from our planet. (APPEAR)
20. Many UFO ____sightings__________ have been recorded by the United States government.
(SIGHT)
V/ READING
Read the review of a film and choose the best answer for each question.
The Martian
I’m not a fan of science fiction, so can you imagine how I felt when my friends choose Screen 2
on the movie theater website? It was showing this film. Much better choices for me were Screen
1, with a film about the early days of America, Screen 3, which was showing a comedy, or
Screen 4, which had a film about the first landing on the Moon.
But, I hear you say, the Screen 4 film was about science. Yes, but science fact. And that is why,
in the end, I really liked The Martian because you don’t see any green men with two heads.
Instead, you learn things from the astronaut, like how to make oxygen and how to grow plants
with no soil. We find out how to live on a desert planet with no water and low gravity using the
knowledge and technology which we already have.
The astronaut is left on Mars when his spaceship takes off suddenly because a huge storm is
coming. He is caught in the storm and loses communication with the ship, so they think he is
dead. He nearly dies in several accidents, but a spaceship comes to rescue him after nearly 600
days.
I loved the film, because it wasn’t about a man who is frightened all the time and worried about
his future. In many ways, it is really a comedy, and you know, and the astronaut knows, from his
funny lines when things go wrong, that everything will be all right in the end.
21. Where did the writer see the film?
A. At a movie theatre B. On the TV in his own house
C. On the TV at a friend’s house D. On a website
22. The writer doesn’t like films ______________.
A. about aliens B. about space
C. which are funny D. about the past
23. The astronaut in the film ______________.
A. invents a lot of new things
B. learns to live on the planet
C. uses a lot of technology which we don’t have yet
D. doesn’t explain how he lives on the planet
24. How long is the astronaut alone on Mars?
A. Less than a year B. The film does not give a time period
C. The writer does not say. D. Nearly two years
25. According to the writer, the main character in the film ______________.
A. is scared most of the time B. does not think people will come to rescue him
C. makes jokes about his situation D. is sure that he will die
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. Astronaut Neil Armstrong / step down onto/ moon / July 20th, 1969 /.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the moon on July 20th, 1969.
27. there / intelligent beings / other planets / our solar system?
Are there any intelligent beings on other planets in our solar system?
28. I / terrified / see / unknown flying thing / which / look like / alien spaceship / other day.
I was terrified when I saw an unknown flying thing which looked like an alien spaceship the
other day.
I was terrified to see an unknown flying thing which looked like an alien spaceship the other
day.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if
any.
29. I will always remember the day the first man set foot on the moon. (NEVER)
I will never forget the day the first man set foot on the moon.
30. We were driving down the hill. A strange object suddenly appeared in the sky. (WHEN)
We were driving down the hill when a strange object suddenly appeared in the sky.
When we were driving down the hill, a strange object suddenly appeared in the sky.
When a strange object suddenly appeared in the sky, we were driving down the hill.
A strange object suddenly appeared in the sky when we were driving down the hill.
UNIT 7 | TEENS
I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. measure B. theater C. idea D. fear
2. A. designer B. attendant C. dentist D. education
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the
following question.
3. A. designer B. gamer C. director D. musician
4. A. engineer B. journalist C. article D. teenager
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. My dream is to be a ______________ because I love animals and want to help them.
A. doctor B. veterinarian C. nurse D. dentist
6. Our house is bigger, but ______________ has a swimming pool.
A. they B. theirs C. their D. there
7. The rock star decided to buy a ______________ in order to explore beautiful islands and
shores.
A. bus B. coach C. trolley D. yacht
8. Flight attendants always take care ______________ passengers during the flight.
A. to B. for C. of D. with
9. Can you see the helicopter over there? It's ______________.
A. my B. mine C. me D. me's
10. Some teenagers volunteer to help the elderly ______________ their household chores.
A. with B. on C. at D. for
11. I want to be a ______________ like my father. He works for the New York Times.
A. florist B. flight attendant C. teacher D. journalist
12. He is in a band. He said he ______________ the guitar well.
A. could play B. can play C. could have played D. could be played
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. Kelly said me that she had won the lottery.
A. said me B. she C. had won D. lottery
14. Henry enjoys to go on a holiday in Đà Lạt, but he doesn't have enough money.
A. to go B. on C. but D. enough
15. He told me he often go to school in a limousine.
A. me B. he C. go D. in
16. Mrs. Cooper said that her son spent too much time using his smartphone and didn't focus in
his school work.
A. spent B. too much C. using D. focus in
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
17. We look forward to hearing two __directors____________ sharing about their films.
(DIRECT)
18. Many teenagers feel ___stressed___________ and tired because they have a lot of
homework. (STRESS)
19. One ____solution__________ to this problem is to find other activities to do that don't
involve your phone. (SOLVE)
20. Many young people have ___difficulty/difficulties___________ balancing their school life
and private life. (DIFFICULT)
V/ READING
Choose your career!
What do you want to do when you leave school? There are so many jobs in the world, but it is
good to choose a job that you will be interested in.
• Are you good with colors? Perhaps you could be a house (21)___________, or perhaps you
could make paintings of people, like Leonardo Da Vinci or Rembrandt, but remember, very few
people make money from art.
• Do you like working with machines? Every town and city needs (22)___________ to fix cars in
garages.
• Medicine is a good career. You will have a job for life. If you love animals, the work of a
(23)___________ may be perfect for you.
• Working in a shop or a hotel can be fun, but perhaps the best job serving customers is … flight
(24)___________. See the world and get paid for it!
• Would you like to be on television – not as an actor or someone reading the news, but as an
(25)___________ who talks to celebrities? The job is not easy, because you must think of good
questions and then listen to the answers.
(21) A. painter B. drawer C. artist D. designer
(22) A. engineers B. explorers C. mechanics D. factory workers
(23) A. dentist B. doctor C. veterinarian D. nurse
(24) A. assistant B. attendant C. actor D. receptionist
(25) A. journalist B. announcer C. reporter D. interviewer
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. Although / my best friend / I / have / same characters and interests / my dream / different /
hers.
Although my best friend and I have the same characters and interests, my dream is different
from hers.
27. He / tell me / his dream / is / be / famous soccer player /.
He told me his dream was to be a famous soccer player.
He tells me his dream is to be a famous soccer player.
28. It / difficult / students / focus / their school work / if they / not have / enough time / sleep /.
It is difficult for students to focus on their school work if they don’t have enough time to sleep.
It is difficult for students to focus on their school work if they do not have enough time to
sleep.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if
any.
29. Her dream is to become a ballerina and mine is to be a singer. (HERS)
My dream is to be a singer and hers is to become a ballerina.
My mom told me, “You must finish your homework before playing games.” (HAD TO)
My mom told me that I had to finish my homework before playing games.
UNIT 8 | TRADITIONS OF ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM
I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. product B. province C. population D. homestay
2. A. ethnic B. clothes C. with D. northern
B. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed on the second syllable.
3. A. culture B. highland C. language D. dessert
4. A. utensils B. exciting C. pottery D. tradition
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. I love the ______________ on H'mong clothing. They look like flowers, animals, and stars.
A. patterns B. signs C. materials D. colors
6. My friend gave me a bamboo ______________ set on my birthday. The set included a spoon,
a fork and chopsticks.
A. clothing B. utensil C. cooking D. pottery
7. After nearly a thousand years, the Chăm villagers still make pottery completely
______________ hand.
A. in B. with C. by D. for
8. With ______________ population of 1.7 million people, ______________ Tày are the biggest
ethnic minority group in Vietnam.
A. a / no article B. a / the C. no article / the D. no article / no article
9. Every chef in this restaurant has to wear an ______________ while cooking so they can keep
their clothes clean.
A. apron B. blouse C. coat D. jacket
10. Trang asked me ______________ I was free that afternoon.
A. what B. how often C. did D. if
11. The reporter asked him ______________ best.
A. which team he liked B. which team did he like
C. which team he likes D. which team does he like
12. Kayla: How was your vacation? – Katie: ______________.
A. I stayed in a beautiful homestay.
B. I spent a whole week in Da Lat.
C. We tried all the local food and visited lots of tourist attractions there.
D. It was amazing. Everything was great.
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. She asked if I know Komorebi homestay in Da Lat.
A. asked B. I know C. homestay D. in
14. For Mông ethnic group in the northern province of Hà Giang, mèn mén (steamed minced
corn) is a special part of their culture.
A. For Mông ethnic B. the northern C. steamed minced D. their culture
15. When Mia went to a vacation in Hà Giang, she could experience local food as well as the
tradition of people living there.
A. to B. in C. could D. food
16. We had the chance visit some famous Chăm buildings and watch a traditional Chăm dance
performance in Nha Trang.
A. visit B. watch C. traditional D. in
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given word.
17. When you come to Sapa, you can get beautiful, unique _____products_________ made by
ethnic minorities. (PRODUCE)
18. Áo dài has been the __traditional____________ clothes of Vietnamese people since the 18th
century. (TRADITION)
19. Although I know about Kontum, I don't think I'm _____experienced_________ enough to be
a tour guide for this place. (EXPERIENCE)
20. Many Vietnamese women are very good at ___embroidery___________. (EMBROIDER)
V/ READING
Read the three texts about traditional events. For each question, choose the correct person.
Chuck
Many people in my region celebrate something called carnival. The name comes from two Latin
words meaning ‘say goodbye to meat’. The festival happens just before a month where we try
not to eat so much. A lot of people enjoy the festival, but then they don’t follow the rule about
eating! People wear amazing clothes in bright colors, and there is a big parade in most cities.
Jane
At Christmas in my country, people give each other gifts on the actual day, 25th December.
Many children get lots of gifts, so it was my favorite time of year when I was younger. I also
loved the special things made of paper, called crackers. I take one end and you take the other and
pull. The cracker breaks with a bang, and one person gets a paper hat and a little present from the
cracker.
Ali
In my culture, we have a holiday every year after the month which is called Ramadhan. During
that month, we do not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. This is very difficult in my own
country, where one day only lasts about 12 hours, even in summer, but now I live in Britain, and
summer days are more than 16 hours long.
21. Who does not talk about food?
A. Chuck B. Jane C. Ali
22. Who says a tradition is easier to follow in their own country?
A. Chuck B. Jane C. Ali
23. Who writes about reasons for liking a festival?
A. Chuck B. Jane C. Ali
24. Who says costumes are part of a festival?
A. Chuck B. Jane C. Ali
25. Who says presents are part of a festival?
A. Chuck B. Jane C. Ali
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. He / ask / me / if / I / take part / the trip / Cao Bằng / his team / following week.
He asked me if I was going to take part in the trip to Cao Bằng with his team the following
week.
He asked me if I would take part in the trip to Cao Bằng with his team the following week.
He asked me if I was taking part in the trip to Cao Bằng with his team the following week.
27. There / not any / hotels / mountainous area / so / we / had to stay / ethnic family's wooden
house.
There weren't any hotels in the mountainous area, so we had to stay at an ethnic family's
wooden house.
There were not any hotels in the mountainous area, so we had to stay at an ethnic family's
wooden house.
28. I asked her / how / she / can make / a fire / without matches or lighters /.
I asked her how she could make a fire without matches or lighters.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if
any.
29. The Chăm spend up to 15 days making a special piece of cloth.
It takes the Chăm up to 15 days to make a special piece of cloth.
30. “Where are you going to stay when you visit the Red Dao village?” she asked me.
She asked me where I was going to stay when I visited the Red Dao village.
