UNIT 4 : IN THE PICTURES
EXERCISE FOR REVISION
I. Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress:
1. A. happy B. slowly C. polite D. badly
2. A. comfortable B. successful C. creative D. enormous
3. A. easy B. polite C. patient D. careful
4. A. creative B. terrible C. exciting D. comfortable
5. A. polite B. happy C. badly D. slowly
6. A. comfortable B. creative C. enormous D. politely
II. Indicate the word whose bold part differs from the other three in pronunciation:
1. A. wear B. really C. hear D. ear
2. A. brave B. cake C. take D. small
3. A. climb B. like C. find D. sit
4. A. head B. meat C. wear D. bear
5. A. sand B. hand C. man D. small
6. A. climb B. pick C. kick D. sit
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. The boy is on the beach and he’s picking _______________his head, which is lying on the sand.
A. on B. up C. at [Link]
2. They’re in the_______________,or somewhere very hot.
A. shops. B. cinemas. C. schools D. desert
3. He’s very brave _______________he’s really small and the dinosaur is enormous and very angry!
A. so B. because C. but D. although
4. The man is _______________a park and he’s holding a really small woman in his hand.
A. in. B. on C. to D. for
5. I went to a café in Thân Văn Nhiếp Street, District 2 _______________a beautiful Sunday morning.
A. since B. at C. in D. on
6. _______________she is a little girl, she is helpful.
A. Because B. Although C. Why D. However
7. According_______________the photographer, the toy was good.
A. for B. in. C. to D. of
8. It isn’t _______________to photograph wild animals because they are fast.
A. difficult B. easy C. quiet D. patient
9. Many collectors want to own her toys, _______________she does not want to sell them.
A. so B. but C. although D. so that
10. My mum _______________to music at 8 p.m. last night.
A. listens B. listened C. was listening D. is listening
11. I took photos of my friend _______________we were cycling.
A. what B. why C. when D. while
12. She was climbing _______________she had an accident.
A. what B. why C. when D. while
13. I took this photo _______________we were on a safari holiday in Kenya last February.
A. what B. why C. where D. while
14. It happened while we were taking photos_______________wild animals.
A. of B. with C. at D. in
15. We were driving _______________when we saw a bulldozer.
A. slowly B. slow C. creative D. creatively
16. There was a _______________of people and they were looking at something.
A. lot B. group C. bunch D. type
17. There was an elephant. It was in a mud hole and it couldn’t get _______________
A. on B. off C. in D. out
18. The elephant wasn’t moving, _______________it was alive.
A. but B. so C. and D. or
19. _______________it was possible, the elephant climbed out.
A. Although B. As soon as C. But D. After
20. The elephant was very _______________to be alive after twelve hours in the hole.
A. lucky B. luckily C. slow D. slowly
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
21. This sign says:
A. For vehicles that are over 3.5m in height.
B. For vehicles that are over 3.5m in length.
C. For vehicles of the exact height of 3.5m.
D. For vehicles that are not higher than 3.5m.
22. What does this traffic sign mean?
A. Cyclists ought to enter.
B. Cyclists must enter.
C. Cyclists shouldn’t enter.
D. Cyclists mustn’t enter.
23. What will you do when seeing this sign?
A. Right side road ahead.
B. Slippery when wet sign.
C. Stop sign ahea
D. Crossroad ahead.
24. What does the sign say?
A. You cannot water flowers.
B. It is not allowed to pick flowers.
C. There are not many flowers.
D. Flowers are not planted here.
V/ Word form
1. The toy was still simple, but it was a _____________________for such a little girl. (successful)
2. Some people were making _____________________from old tires and bottles. (decorate)
3. Although their business was different, it was _____________________to the environment. (meaning)
4. According to the_____________________the toy was good. (photograph)
5. The writer liked the café with _____________________decorations. (recycle)
6. Many _____________________want to own her toys, but she does not want to sell them. (collect)
VI/ Verb tense:
1) At this time last year, they _____________________(build) this house.
2) I (drive) _____________________my car very fast when you called me.
3) I (chat) _____________________with my friends while my teacher (teach) the lesson yesterday.
4) My father (watch) _____________________TV when I got home.
5) At this time yesterday, I (prepare) _____________________for my son’s birthday party.
6) What _____________________you _____________________ (do) at 8 pm yesterday?
VII/ Transformation:
1. When he came, I was watching a romantic movie.
=> While _____________________________________________________________.
2. My mother was cooking when she cut her hand.
=> While _____________________________________________________________.
3. They were playing chess when he phoned.
=> While _____________________________________________________________.
4. The Le family was sleeping when the mailman came.
=> While _____________________________________________________________.
5. Mai kept leaving pen at home.
=> Mai was ___________________________________________________________.
6. Mrs Nga kept losing her umbrella.
=> Mrs Nga was _______________________________________________________.
=> He _______________________________________________________________.
7. Ba is a good student.
=> Ba ________________________________________________________________.
8. Hoa is a hard student.
=> Hoa ______________________________________________________________.
9. She dances skillfully.
=> She is _____________________________________________________________.
10. Phong is a bad tennis player.
=> Phong plays ________________________________________________________.
TEST 1
I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the other (0,5)
1. A. polite B. happy C. badly D. slowly
2. A. comfortable B. creative C. enormous D. politely
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (0,5)
3. A. white B. kite C. brilliant D. kind
4. A. sand B. small C. cat D. hat
[Link] the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (3,0)
5. I can speak _________.my teacher happily.
A. for B. to C. in D. with
6. They_________ making decorations from tyres and bottles.
A. was B. were C. did D. do
7. We need to ask _________ to sit with a strange person.
A. politely B. fast C. slowly D. creatively
8. Where _____________ last weekend?
A. did you go B. were you going C. you went D. do you go
9. She is ______ the baby in her hands.
A. hanging from B. lying on C. holding D. standing in
10. Were the men riding horses? _________ .
A. Yes, it was B. No, it wasn’t C. No, they weren’t D. Yes, they weren’t
11. I _________ photos of our family while we were having lunch.
A. took B. was taking C. were taking D. take
12. It’s ______ to take photos of people we don’t know.
A. quiet B. polite C. patient D. rude
13. They live ________ together.
A. happily B. rudely C. cruelly D. creatively
14. _______ were you talking to after class yesterday? – Andy.
A. Where B. Who C. How D. What
15. The sign says:
A. One – way street B. No entry
C. Stop here D. First aids
16. The sign says:
A. No crossing B. No smoking
C. No parking D. No littering
[Link] forms: (1,5m)
17. She is a little girl. She is______________. (help)
18. Many ______________want to own her toys. She does not want to sell them. (collect)
19. It was an ______________rescue and I was lucky to see it. ( amaze)
20. The writer liked the café with ______________decorations. (recycle)
21. According to the______________,the toy was good. (photograph)
22. I can learn vocabulary______________ (patient)
[Link] (0,5)
23. raining / early/ / It / wasn’t / this / morning/./
=> __________________________________________________________________.
24. mum / music at 8 p.m. / last night/ Was your / listening to/ ?/
=> __________________________________________________________________.
VI. Reading Comprehension(1,5)
A. Read the passage carefully and check True or False/ choose the best answer:
What should you do with rubbish?
I happened to see this 6-year-old girl in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She wasn’t playing with the toy. She was
making it with ice-cream sticks. The toy was still simple, but it was a success for such a little girl. She
still wanted to make more and more toys. While I was taking some photos of the toys, she was smiling
nicely. What a clever girl!
I went to a café in Thân Văn Nhiếp Street, District 2 on a beautiful Sunday morning. The café was full
when I got there. Some people were making decorations from old tyres and bottles. They were talking but
they were working very hard too. Although their business was different, it was meaningful to the
environment. Their start-up seemed to be a success story.
25. The little girl played games. __________
26. The photographer thought that the toy was simple. __________
27. The photographer went to a café on Saturday morning. __________
28. The photographer thought that their business seemed to be successful. __________
29. What were the people doing while they were making decorations?
A. They were talking. B. They were singing.
C. They were drinking. D. They were dancing.
30. The word ‘She’ in line 1 refers to:
A. one of six girls B. a six-year-old girl C. six girls D. a girl with six toys
VII. Cloze Texts (1,5)
I took this photo __________(31) we were on a safari holiday in Kenya last February. It was an amazing
rescue and I was lucky to see it.
It happened while we were __________(32) photos of wild animals. We were driving __________(33)
when we saw a bulldozer. There was a group of people and they were looking__________(34) something.
There was an elephant. It was in a mud hole and it __________(35) get out. The elephant wasn’t moving,
but it was alive. A bulldozer was breaking the sides of the hole. __________(36) possible, the elephant
climbed out. After a few minutes, it walked away.
The elephant was very lucky to be alive after twelve hours in the hole. The rescuers were very pleased
and one of them posted a video of the rescue online.
31. A. what B. while C. why D. who
32. A. making B. doing C. taking D. having
33. A. slowly B. quietly C. rudely D. badly
34. A. in B. into C. at D. to
35. A. could B. couldn’t C. can D. can’t
36. A. before B. After C. As soon as D. although
VIII. Transformation (1m)
37. We were travelling across Đắk Lắk when we took photos of elephants.
. => While_____________________________________________________________ .
38. She was climbing when she had an accident.
=> While _____________________________________________________________.
39. Ba kept forgetting his homework.
=> Ba was ____________________________________________________________.
40. She dances skillfully.
=> She is_____________________________________________________________.
