REVIEW EXERCISES

I. Listening (2 pts)
 REGISTRATION FORM
Required information about the (0) yoga class
Suitable class: (1) Elementary
________
Days: (2) Tuesdays Saturdays
________ and ________
Time: (3) ________________
6.00 – 7.30 a.m
July 16th
Training starts: (4) ________
How much: (5) ________/
30 dollars month
What to do: come to the centre and complete (6)
a form
_____
student card
What to bring: (7) ____________
Name: Tyrone (8) __________
Williams
 II. Choose the word with underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest (1 pt ):

1. A. talked B. painted C. asked D. liked

2. A. worked B. stopped
C. forced D. lived
3. A. languages B. rabies C. assumes D.
consumes
4. A. waited B. mended C. objected D. faced
5. A. roses B. villages C. apples D. matches
a
 III. Choose the best answer (1 pt )
1. The little girl asked what.............to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
2. He has been selling motorcycles.................
A. ten years ago                B. since ten years                  
C. for ten years ago                 D. for ten years
3. Columbus............America more then 400 years ago.
A. discovered                             B. has discovered                    
C. had discovered                 D. he has gone
4. He fell down when he ............towards the church.
A. run B. runs
C. was running D. had run
 III. Choose the best answer (1 pt )
5. We ............there when we met Peter.
A. still stayed B. stayed still
C. was still staying D. were still staying
6. Look at the black cloud. It ...............
A. rains B. is going to rain
C. will rain D. is raining
7. By Christmas, I............. for you for 6 months.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
8. I............in the room now.
A. am being B. was being
C. have been being D. am
 III. Choose the best answer (1 pt )

9. I.............to New york three times this year.

A. have been B. was
C. were D. had been
10. I will come and see you before I.............for America.
A. leave B. will leave
C. have left D. shall leave
IV. Decide the correct form of the words. (1 pt )

biologist (biology)
1. My father is a ___________
caring
2. My mother is a very _________ woman. (care)
3. We need to discuss the problem frankly and find
solutions
______ quickly.(solve)
4. Americans and Asians have very different ideas
marriage (married)
about love and __________.
5. Americans are more concerned than Indians with
attractiveness (attract)
physical _____________
V. Choose the best response in each situation. (1
pt )
1. Do you fancy going to the cinema?
__________________________________
A. I love playing sports.
B. Me too!
C. Yeah! Sounds good!
D. Really? I’m not that keen on watching films.
2. Are there any flats to rent in the city center?
___________________________________
A. Well, I’ve got it.
B. Yes, but they are expensive.
C. Nice. There are some shops nearby.
D. That’s fine. I will take it.
 VI. Fill in each gap with one word from the table,
there are more words than needed (1 pt )
chance nursing homes contractual nightshift arguments
banquetswell-behaved hospital pressure formal
rude annoy responsibility pleasure get together

 1. My father is a doctor, he works on a .................................

nightshift 3 times a week.
2. In my family, I take the ...........................
responsiblity to wash the dishes and take out the garbage.
3. Students in my school are under a lot of study ...................................
pressure
4. The boys who ...................................... people are mischievous.
annoy
5. On Monday mornings, all teachers and students ........................... on the schoolyard.
get together
6. Marriages that are decided by the parents are called ............................... marriages.
contractual
7. Old-aged parents in America live in...........................................
nursing home
8. Nowadays, wedding ................................... are usually held at restaurants or hotels.
banquets
9. It's considered to be ................... when a student waves to his teacher to get attention.
10. The telephone often causes rude ...................................... between members of the family.
arguments
 VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer (1 pt ):
1. In the past, ............................................
A. Vietnamese people were free to make a decision on the
marriage.
B. Vietnamese marriages were decided by parents and family.
C. Getting married at early age was not allowed.
D. Parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage.

In the past, both men and women were expected to get married at
young age. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and
family.
 VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer (1 pt ):
2. At that time, the fact that the bride and the groom had only first
met on the day of their engagement or marriage
was ............................
A. surprising B. popular C. uncommon D. strange

It was not surprising to find that the groom and the bride had only
just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
 VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer (1 pt ):
3. Which sentence is TRUE about Vietnamese modern marriage ?
A. Most young people don't have their marriage based on love.
B. All marriages are arranged by parents and families
C. Marriage is quite westernization .
D. Couples do not get married at quite young age.

In modern Viet Nam , this has changed completely as people

choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in
consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover,
early marriage is quite illegal.
 VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer (1 pt ):
4. According to the passage, ..............................................
A. Overseas Vietnamese people don't like to have a traditional wedding.
B. There is an engagement ceremony before the wedding ceremony.
C. Many traditional customs don't exist in a traditional wedding
ceremony nowadays.
D. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune-teller the date and time of the
marriage ceremony.
Many traditional customs continue to be celebrated in wedding
ceremony by Vietnamese in both Vietnam and foreign countries,
often combining both western and eastern elements. Beside the
wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which
usually takes place half a year before the weeding. Due to the
spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time marriage
ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune-teller.
 VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer (1 pt ):
5. Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding ceremony ?
A. guests B. dishes C. firecrackers D. gifts

The number of GUESTS at the banquet is large, usually in the

hundred. Several special DISHES are served. Guests are expected
to bring GIFTS, money and the groom and the bride will go from
table to table to thank their guests for their blessing and gifts.
 VIII. Rewrite the following sentences without
changing their meaning (2 pts )

1. Helen said " I have been here for six months ".
he had been there for six months.
Helen said .............................................................................
2. Helen said " I will leave tomorrow '.
Helen said ...........................................................................
he would leave the following day.
3. Helen said to John " What will you do in the future?".
Helen asked John........................................................................
4. John bought a lot of food what he would
to prepare do in the future
for the party.
A lot of ...............................................................................
5. I had finished
fooda was delicious boughtcake before John came
to prepare forin. the party by John.
A delicious cake ..................................................................
 
had been finished before John came in.