I. How is th pronounced in the following words? Circle the correct option 1. that /θ/ /ð/ 6. earth /θ/ /ð/ 11. although /θ/ /ð/ 16. breath /θ/ /ð/ 2. think /θ/ /ð/ 7. feather /θ/ /ð/ 12. thank /θ/ /ð/ 17. breathe /θ/ /ð/ 3. other /θ/ /ð/ 8. three /θ/ /ð/ 13. brother /θ/ /ð/ 18. them /θ/ /ð/ 4. weather /θ/ /ð/ 9. thieves /θ/ /ð/ 14. month /θ/ /ð/ 19. thirsty /θ/ /ð/ 5. theatre /θ/ /ð/ 10. there /θ/ /ð/ 15. healthy /θ/ /ð/ 20. clothe /θ/ /ð/ II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. theater b. thank c. there d. thirty 2. a. game b. animal c. channel d. national 3. a. watch b. channel c. children d. schedule 4. a. programme b. show c. popular d. home 5. a. newsreader b. weather c. week d. leave III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest. 1. a. this b. think c. thank d.thieves 2. a. gather b. bathe c. birthday d. weather 3. a. tooth b. breathe c. through d. earth 4. a. thirty b. than c. therefore d. those 5. a. mouth b. Thursday c. nothing d. worthy IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. 1. Who wants to be a millionaire? is _________ at eight o’clock every Tuesday night. a. in b. on c. at d. from 2. Could you turn _________ the volume please? I can’t hear that singer very well. a. up b. down c. on d. off 3. I like watching the news _________ I want to know what is happening around the world a. and b.so c.but d.because 4. It’s a fantastic _______. If you answer ten questions correctly, you can win a million pounds a. fashion show b. talk show c.gameshow d. reality show 5. The film was _________. I felt asleep in the middle. a. scary b.boring c.exciting d.entertaining 6. The story was very interesting _________ very sad. a. and b.or c.so d. but 7. _________ does Sam watch the “Muppet Show”? - On every Sunday afternoon. a. What b. When c. What time d.How often 8. Grandma never _________ any episodes of her favourite series. a. misses b.watches c. forgets d. has 9. Game shows are _________ programmes. They can be both entertaining and educational. a. much exciting b. more exciting c. most exciting d. the most exciting 10. _________ televisiondo you watch a day? - About two hours. a. How long b.How many c. How much d. How often VII. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. You should________ (do) your homework, instead of _________ (watch) TV before dinner. 2. She turned on the radio because she wanted ____________ (listen) to some music. 3. ____________ (you/ watch) the news on TV last night? 4. What ____________ (you/ do) tonight, Hung? 5. Which programme ____________ (Linda/ like) best? 6. A new series of wildlife programmes ____________ (be) on at 9 o’clock Monday evenings. 7. My father never ____________ (watch) romantic films on television. 8. I only let my kids ____________ (watch) television at the weekends. VIII. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. It was a very ____________ comedy. I laughed and laughed. (fun) 2. The children are very ____________ in animal programmes. (interest) 3. Discovery channel attracts millions of ____________ around the world. (view) 4. This ____________ had a large fund of jokes. (comedy) 5. Watching television can be very ____________. (educate) 6. Journalist Lai Van Sam is one of the ____________ Vietnamese television MCs. (good) 7. This programme is very ____________ to teens. It can enrich their knowledge. (use) 8. Watching TV is the most popular form of home ____________. (entertain) IX. Match a sentence in column A to a response in column B. 1. What do you think of game shows? a. 2 or 3 hours every evening. 2. Do you ever watch wildlife programmes? b. Romance. 3. How much time do you spend watching TV? c. Yes. It’s a great way to improve your English. 4. What is your favourite TV programme? d. I don’t really like them because they are really boring. 5. Who is the writer of Harry Potter? e. At eight thirty Saturday evening. 6. What kind of film do you like best? f. Yes, I do. I am very interested in animals. 7. When is the show on? g. I like Sports programme most. 8. Do you watch TV programmes in English? h. It’s J.K. Rowling. em xin anh chij giups em a