KEY 6
I.
Listen to an interview with Grace about her “Text a friend” service. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F).
STATEMENTS
T
F
1.
The “Text a friend” service is for students who are having a hard time at school.
T
2.
One of Grace’s problems was her bad grades.
T
3.
Grace dealt with her problems alone.
F
4.
Grace started the “Text a friend” service because she wanted students to know they
are not alone.
T
5.
The “Text a friend” service is only for students who are new to the school.
F
II.
Listen to the passage and fill in the blank missing words.
Located between the Lake of the Restored Sword, the Long Bien Bridge, a former city rampart, and a
citadel wall, the Old Quarter started as a snake and alligator – infested swamp. It later evolved into a cluster
of villages made up of houses on stilts, before (1) ……being unified……… Hanoi’s Old Quarter came into
being at the time King Ly Thai To selected Thang Long as the country’s (2) ……capital……… in 1010.
What makes the streets unique is that many of them remain in their very ancient architecture of the (3)
………15
th
century…… Up to now, it has been the oldest continuously developed area of Vietnam.
Due to their long – lasting age, they are called “Old Quarter” or “36 Old Streets” (As consisting of 36
member streets). “Hanoi’s 36 districts” is Vietnam’s version of the guide concept. In the past, as artisans
moved to the capital city to do business, they gathered together in this area to share the resources. As a (4)
………result……, many of the streets were named (5) ……after……… the crafts sold at that individual
street.
III.Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1.
A. passed
B. realized
C. wished
D. touched
2.
A. airports
B. suitcases
C. things
D. calculators
3.
A. because
B. nurse
C. horse
D. purpose
4.
A. throughout
B. although
C. right
D. enough
5.
A. justice
B. service
C. practice
D. advice
IV. Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1.
A. disagree
B. studying
C. wonderful
D. shopkeeper
2.
A. poisonous
B. manager
C. recipe
D. recommend
3.
A. history
B. medical
C. uniforms
D. refugee
4.
A. calculator
B. introduce
C. desperate
D. questioning
5.
A. unemployed
B. afternoon
C. overweight
D. parallel
6.
A. compartment
B. pedestrian
C. convenience
D. fascinate
7.
A. significant
B. population
C. astonishment
D. cooperate
8.
A. elevate
B. popular
C. tolerant
D. equipment
9.
A. environment
B. technology
C. agriculture
D. associate
10. A. nuclear
B. freedom
C. certain
D. exporter
V.
Choose the best answer.
1.
I …………………dinner when my parents came home.
A.
eat
B. had eaten
C. am eating
D. ate
2.
I’m still looking…………………a job but I hope to find something soon.
A.
To
B. for
C. on
D. at
3.
It was a nice day, so we decided…………………for a walk.
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