PROGRESS REVIEW 2

1. Choose the best answer.

1. Bến Thành market is always a _______ destination for foreigners.

a. boring b. familiar c. awful

2. I really like my mum because she's always ________ to me.

a. kind b. scary c. confident

3. I'm mad about long films - they're sometimes slow and _______.

a. interesting b. rich c. boring

4. My sister doesn't like very strong coffee. She thinks it's _______.

a. brave b. terrible c. sweet

5. In Việt Nam, it is not _______ for kids as well as adults to celebrate Mid-Autumn festivals.

a. uncommon b. familiar c. usual

6. Our grandfather isn't scared of anything. He's a very _______ man.

a. old b. brave c strong

Answer:

1. b

2. a

3. c

4. b

5. a

6. b

2. Complete the sentences with the words.

museum buildings collection exhibit exhibition

Ex: The oldest museum in the world is the Ashmolean in Oxford.

1. The National Gallery in London is very famous. It's got a __________ of more than 2,300 paintings!

2. There's an ________ of Pablo Picasso's paintings at the art gallery. It's brilliant!

3. My favourite _________ at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City is the Patton tank.

4. I want to visit the Taj Mahal in India and the Colosseum in Rome - I love interesting old _________.

Answer:

1. collection

2. exhibittion

3. exhibit

4. buildings

3. Write sentences using the affirmative (V), negative (X) or question (?) form of was/ were.

1. the tour / very interesting (V)

2. the tunnels / really old (V)

3. what / the name of the tour (?)

4. the visit to the old town / very long (X)

5. the tour guide / good (?)

6. our teacher / with us on the trip (V)

7. the tourists / scared of the dark (X)

8. your friends / at the museum too (?)

Answer:

1. The tour was very interesting.

2. The tunnels were really old.

3. What was the name of the tour?

4. The visit to the old town wasn’t very long.

5. Was the tour guide good?

6. Our teacher was with us on the trip.

7. The tourists were scared of the dark.

8. Were your friends at the museum too?

4. Listen to Lily and Ann talking about a travel programme. Match 1-6 with a-f.

1. He explored a. some animals

2. He visited b. South America

3. He met c. his school friend

4. He stayed in d. an older man

5. He took photos of e. the mountains

6. He helped f. twon other travellers

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Complete the sentences using the affirmative, negative or question form of the past simple.

1. ______ I (go) the cinema on Saturday, but I ______ (not enjoy) the film.

2. _______ you ______ (take) any good photos on holiday?

3. We _______(play) volleyball yesterday, but we _______(not win) the match.

4. Thanh ______(travel) to New York, but he ____(not visit) the Statue of Liberty.

5. What time David ______(get up) this morning?

6. They _______(come) to the party, but they ______(not see) any of their friends.

7. ______ Ann and Emma ________(find) their money?

8. Why _____ she ______ (leave) the class early?

Answer:

1. went / didn’t enjoy

2. Did you take

3. played / didn’t win

4. travelled / didn’t visit

5. did David get up

6. came didn’t see

7. Did Ann and Emma find

8. did she leave

6. Choose the correct words.

George: Hey, Peter. (1)____ was your weekend?

Peter: (2)____ bad, thanks. I played volleyball and then I went shopping. I bought this red sports bag. What do you (3)_____?

George: It (4)_____ really cool, I got a new bag, too.

Peter: When was that?

George: Three weeks (5)_____. But nobody noticed.

Peter: Oh no! What about you? What did you (6)______ at the weekend?

George: I went to a football match.

Peter: Oh, right. What (7)_____ it like?

George: It wasn't (8)_____. My team lost 7-0 and I missed the bus on the way home.

Peter: Oh dear!

George: Yeah. I think you had a much better weekend!

1. a. What b. How c. Why

2. a. Isn’t b. No c. Not

3. a. thinking b. think c. thinks

4. a. looks b. look c. looked

5. a. before b. ago c. early

6. a. go b. happen c. do

7. a. was b. were c. is

8. a. horrible b. cruel d. brilliant

Answer:

1. b

2. c

3. b

4. c

5. b

6. c

7. a

8. c

7. Complete the text with the words. There are two extra words.

A special day

I will never (1)______ my older sister’s eighteenth birthday barbecue at our house. (2)______ my mum prepared a lot of nice food. (3)______ 6 o’clock, all the guests arrived for the party.

(4)______ my dad hit the barbecue in the garden and after (5)______ he started to cook the food.

At 7 o’clock, we all ate in the garden. It (6)______ a nice, warm evening, so we (7)_____ cold. We all laughed and talked for a long time. (8)_______, at about 10 o’clock, everyone went home.

There (9)_______ thirty people at the barbecue and we all had a great (10)_______. It was a lovely party and we all felt very happy.

Answer:

1. forget

2. First

3. At

4. Then

5. that

6. was

7. weren’t

8. Finally

9. were

10. time

8. Complete the words.

1. In the foreground of the photo, my dad is s_ _ _ _ _g o_ his mountain bike.

2. My friend Nga is p_ _ _ _ _ _ u_a beach ball in this holiday picture.

3. In my favourite funny video, a little boy is j_ _ _ _ _g u_ with his baby sister.

4. Is Denis k_ _ _ _ _g a ball in that old picture?

5. In this photo, a man is h_ _ _ _ _g f_ _ _ a tree.

6. On the front of this postcard, some people are w_ _ _ _ _g o_ the beach.

7. My aunt and uncle are c_ _ _ _ _ _g u_ a mountain in their holiday video.

8. What are you h_ _ _ _ _g in your left hand in that photo?

Answer:

1. In the foreground of the photo, my dad is sitting on his mountain bike.

2. My friend Nga is picking up a beach ball in this holiday picture.

3. In my favourite funny video, a little boy is jumping up with his baby sister.

4. Is Denis kicking a ball in that old picture?

5. In this photo, a man is hanging from tree.

6. On the front of this postcard, some people are walking on the beach.

7. My aunt and uncle are climbing up a mountain in their holiday video.

8. What are you holding in your left hand in that photo?

9. Fill the blanks with one words in the box.

1. The girl made toys from ______.

2. The toys were simple, but it was a ______ for such a little girl.

3. Some people made _________ from old car tires and bottles.

4. _______ their business was different, it was meaningful.

5. Their __________ seemed to be a success story.

Answer:

1. ice-cream sticks

2. success

3. decorations

4. Although

5. start-up

10. Write sentences using the affirmative (✔) or negative (✘) form of the past continuous

1. we / play volleyball / at 10∶30 ✔

2. it / rain / yesterday morning ✘

3. you / listen / in class / today ✘

4. the monkeys / hang from a tree ✔

5. I / watch / that film / earlier ✘

6. Thanh / write / a letter / at 5∶00 ✔

Answer:

1. We were playing play volleyball at 10:30.

2. It wasn’t raining yesterday morning.

3. You weren’t listening in class today.

4. The monkeys were hanging from a tree.

5. I was watching that film earlier.

6. Thanh was writing a letter at 5:00.

11. Listen to the photography teacher speaking to the students. Complete the sentences with adjectives or adverbs.

1. So don't forget, you need to hold the camera _____ at all times.

2. Always move _____ with the camera.

3. When you take photos of people, you need to be very ______

4. It's important to speak to people ______ and wait _____ until they're ready.

5. Remember to be ______ when you take photos of groups of people.

6. The people weren't smiling ______ and they weren't standing in one group.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

12. Write past continuous questions.

1. ___________________ (your dad / smile) in the holiday photo?

2. Where ________________(they / go) when I saw them yesterday?

3. _____________________(it / rain) on the first day of the trip?

4. ____________________(we / visit) Rome this time last week?

5. Who _____________________(you / sit) next to on the plane?

6. What ____________________(she / say) about the trip earlier?

Answer:

1. Was your dad smiling

2. were they going

3. Was it raining

4. Were we visiting

5. were you sitting

6. was she saying

13. Complete the sentences using the past continuous or past simple form of the verbs.

1. We ________(eat) in a restaurant in Hollywood when we ______(see) that famous film star.

2. Hoa ________(lose) camera while she _______(travel) in South America.

3. It ______(snow) when they _______(arrive) in Paris.

4. They _______(stop) in Oxford while they _______(drive) across the UK.

5. He _______(walk) through the museum when he ______(meet) an old friend.

6. You ______(take) a wonderful photo while we ______(stay) in Egypt.

Answer:

1. were eating / saw

2. lost / was travelling

3. was snowing / arrived

4. stopped / were driving

5. was walking / met

6. took / were staying

14. Complete the dialogue then practise with your partner.

Paul: Did you take this photo, Vicky?

Vicky: Yes. (1)_______.

Paul: It's a fantastic photo. (2)__________.

Vicky: They were jumping to the sea from a big rock.

Paul: Really? Where were you when you took it?

Vicky: (3)____________.

Paul: Did you have a go?

Vicky: You're kidding.

Paul: Well, it's an amazing photo. (4)____________.

Vicky: (5)_________. Thanks.

Answer:

1. What do you think of it?

2. But what were those guys doing?

3. I was standing on the beach.

4. I’m impressed.

5. That’s really kind of you.

15. Put the paragraphs in the suitable order.

A. After a few minutes, the horse started to eat some food.

B. As soon as possible, some rescuers came and helped the horse out of the river.

C. I took this interesting photo while I was staying with my aunt last April. It was an amazing rescue.

D. They were looking at something in the water. It was a horse. It wasn't moving much, but it was alive. It was standing in the river and it couldn't get out.

E. It happened when while we were visiting a small village. We were walking along near the river when we saw a group of people. I can write a description of an event using linking words.

Answer:

C – E – D – B – A