1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete a passage about the reasons why some people find learning English difficult.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành đoạn văn về lý do tại sao một số người cảm thấy việc học tiếng Anh khó khăn.)

Some people find it really difficult to learn English, and here are some of the reasons. Firstly, English has one of the biggest vocabularies (1) _____ all languages. Therefore, it is very hard for English learners to remember all the words and phrases as well as use them (2) _____ in different contexts. Secondly, English grammar is complex. For example, there are twelve basic tenses in English. This (3) _____ learners confused when they have to use the tenses correctly in different sentences. (4) _____ grammatical points, such as prepositions, reported speech, and the passive voice are not any less challenging. Thirdly, a lot of learners find English pronunciation very (5) _____. Words which have the same combination of letters may be (6) _____ differently. For instance, the ‘ou’ in ‘rough’ is not pronounced the same as that in ‘through’. Another problem is sentence stress. Stress (7) _____ we put on different words may lead to the difference in meaning. In general, English vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation may (8) ______ learning it not an easy task.

1.

A. of

B. in

C. on

D. for

2.

A. correct

B. corrective

C. incorrectly

D. correctly

3.

A. gets

B. gives

C. makes

D. allows

4.

A. Another

B. Other

C. Others

D. The other

5.

A. confuse

B. confused

C. confusing

D. confusion

6.

A. written

B. pronounced

C. said

D. read

7.

A. who

B. whose

C. the

D. Ø

8.

A. make

B. get

C. let

D. bring

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box to complete a passage about the differences in British English and American English.

(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một từ thích hợp trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn văn về sự khác biệt giữa tiếng Anh Anh và tiếng Anh Mỹ.)

British English and American English (1) _____ in some ways. The most remarkable difference between the two (2) _____ is vocabulary. British people call the place where people take their car to buy (3) _____ or oil a petrol station. However, Americans call it a gas station. The British live in flats (4) _____ the Americans live in apartments. Another difference between these two varieties of English is the (5) ______. There are hundreds of minor differences of this type. Some words (6) _____ humour, flavour or neighbour exist in British English while in American English these words are written without ‘u’ before ‘r’. Besides, verbs (7) _____ in -se in British English are written with the ending -ze in American English. Some of (8) _____ verbs are analyse - analyze, organise - organize, and minimise - minimize.

spelling –– these ––––– 

3. Read a passage about a girl’s experiences of learning languages. Do the exercises that follow.

(Đọc một đoạn văn về trải nghiệm học ngôn ngữ của một cô gái. Làm các bài tập sau.)

I’m a 14-year-old student who enjoys learning different languages. My first language is Vietnamese. When I was very small, my mother always told me stories in Vietnamese. (1) _____. I could read quite fluently when I was 5 years old. Mum encouraged me to read suitable books every day. (2) _____. I really enjoyed the fun and engaging English lessons with foreign teachers at my nursery school. At home, Mum began reading simple English stories to me. (3) _____.

My primary school was a bilingual one. Besides the subjects taught in Vietnamese, we had 10 lessons of English, and another eight lessons of maths, science and IT in English every week. (4) _____. When I entered junior secondary school, Mum encouraged me to learn another foreign language. I didn’t want to go to the language centre, so I chose to learn Spanish with Duolingo. (5) _____. Now I can speak Spanish and read stories in Spanish.

b. Answer the questions.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. When could the girl read in Vietnamese?

2. How were the English lessons at her nursery school?

3. What kind of primary school did she attend?

4. How many English lessons per week did she have at primary school?

5. What other subjects did she study in English?

6. Did she learn Spanish in a language centre?