PRACTICE TEST I. Make questions for the underline parts. 1. She is 45 years old. . 2.

Her mother is going on a diet to lose weight. . 3. The guest of the show is David. .. 4. Van Cao composed the first song in 1939. . 5. I feel proud when I listen to Tien Quan Ca. . 6. If she doesnt come, I will go without her. .. 7. We spent the evening playing our guitar last night. . II. Rewrite the following sentences, using the phrase of purpose. 1. The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view. . 2. We lower the volume of the radio. We don't want to bother our neighbours. . 3. I'll write to you. I want to tell you my decision soon . 4. These men were talking in whispers. They didn't want any one to hear their conversation. 5. John doesn't want to be late for class. He gets up early. 6. Alice prepares her lesson carefully. She wants to get high marks in class.. . 7. They hoped to have high salary. They did their job well. . . 8. I'm studying hard . I want to keep pace with my classmates. .. . 9. We didn't want to waste electricity. We turned out the lights. .. III. Reading: Classical music All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different thing to different people. Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds. Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told story about wars, armies, and soldiers. They wrote about religion. Some times they composed music for holidays. They told love stories, and showed strong

emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky . Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years. Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it. Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However we can all learn to enjoy classical music. It is very important to people. 1. Bach composed his music ......... years ago. A. thousands of B. over 500 C. about 300 D. 50 2. Vivaldi wanted to ................. A. make a design B. show strong emotion C. tell a love story D. tell a story about war 3. The first classical composers wanted to ......... A. tell story about religion B. make an interesting design . C. write lovely sound D. Both B and C 4. Tchaikovsky ........................ A. did not tell stories B. wrote 200 years ago C. showed emotion D. Both A and B 5. Haydn composed .............. A. love stories B. classical music C. stories and armies D. ideas IV Choose the best word or word phrase to complete the following sentences: 1. ........... catch up with his studies, he worked through the summer. A. in order to B. so that C. to D. for 2. I'm really looking forward ......... to university. A, to going B. to go C. going D. go 3. He said the government would do its best to ........ the problem of unemployment. A. solve B. decide C. answer D. relax 4. Music is clearly different ......... language. A. withB. from C. in D. of 5. When you......... him, give him my best wishes. A. visit B. will visit C. would visit D. had visited 6. I prefer classical music ........ rock 'n' roll. A. to B. than C. rather than D. more than 7. I wish I had enough money .......... a computer. A. buying B. to buy C. to buying D. for buying 8. She came quietly ............ not to wake the baby. A. as if B. such as C. so as D. in order that 9. I like pop music ......... it helps me relax. A. because B. because of C. due to D. owning to 10. He began ........ music when he was very young. A. Play B. to play C. playing D. B. and C 11. Van Cao was ......... a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people. A. known as B. known of C. famous for D. called as 12. .......... people go to the movies now. A. LessB. Lesser C. few D. fewer 6. The .......... of blood always makes him feel sick. A. view B. sight C. form D. scene