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Gio Vin: H Xun Hong Trng THCS Qunh Thng

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Tn Bi dy
Tenses + pronunciation
Tenses (cont) + pronunciation
Tenses (cont) + pronunciation
Tenses (cont) + pronunciation
Word family
Word family (cont)
Mistakes + Multiple choice
Mistakes + Multiple choice (cont)
Sentence transformation
Sentence transformation
Sentence transformation
Sentence transformation
Reading
Reading (cont)
Reading (cont)

Bui 1: Tense and pronunciation


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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
1. A. leather
B. dream
C. weather
D. ahead
2. A. thank
B. they
C. these
D. than
3. A. talked
B. watched
C. lived
D. stopped
4. A. puts
B. stays
C. sees
D. loves
5. A. library
B. middle
C. lift
D. picture
6. A. alien
B. alike
C. amount
D. appear
7. A. loved
B. returned
C. tried
D. visited
8. A. jeans
B. pants
C. shoes
D. ties
9. A. bought
B. ground
C. mountain
D. shout
10. A. catch
B. center
C. coach
D. culture
II. Choose the best answer:
1. I wish all of you . harder for your next examination.(will work/
worked/ have worked/ work).
2. There used to .. a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago.
(be/ being/ been)
3. It takes her only 5 minutes .. to school.( walk/ to walk/ walking)
4. I come from Viet Nam so I am not used to .. on the left in England.
(drive/ drove/ driven/ driving)
5. I wish they .. here tomorrow.(will come/ would come/ come/ came)
6. It is dangerous .. in this river.(swim/ to swim/ swimming/ swam)
7. Lets .. somewhere for a drink!( go/ to go/ going/ went/ gone)
8. It is raining heavily, .. I cant go to the movie with you.(and/ but/
because/ so)
9. Minh wishes he . a new bike.(has/have/will have/had)
10.I wish you .. it again.(dont do/ wont do/wouldnt do)
11. If he .. a student, he will get a discount.(is/ was/ were/ will be)
12.Quang was fond of .. TV .(watch/ to watch/ watching)
13.If you live in this small town, you .. earn much money.(arent/
cant/couldnt)
14.If we became rich, we .. travel around the world.(will/ would/ can)
15.She would come to see you if she . your address.(had/ has/ have)
16.He wont be happy if you .. come.(didnt/ wont / wouldnt/ dont)
17.If I .. a bird, I would be a dove.(am/ be/ were)
18.My father is very interested in .. beer. (drink/ to drink/ drinking)
19.Where will you go if you a car? (have/ had)
20.Where would you go if you a car? (have/ had)
21.If you want to pass the next exam, you .. study hard.(will/ can/
would/ must)
22.My mother isnt here now. I wish she . here.(is/were/be/would)
23.He . playing computer games.(d like/ d love/ likes/ enjoy)

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24.I often spend an hour the housework everyday.(do/to do/
doing)
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in bracket
1. I am used to .. early.(get up)
2. His mother is seriously ill now.He wishes he a doctor.(be)
3. They used to .. swimming in the afternoon.(go)
4. If I had more free time, I .. him study English better.(help)
5. If the weather . cool, the bananas wouldnt spoil.(be)
6. She spent 3 hours . her brother with homework.(help)
7. Unless she the flowers, they will die.(water)
8. She cant speak English,so she wishes she . speak a little.(can)
9. I wish that I how to play the guitar.(know)
10.If only I on Cua Lo beach right now.(be)
11. It will take me 30 minutes . the vegetables.(water)
12.My brother enjoys . to stories about UFOs.(listen)
13.What you . if you had a lot of money?(do)
14.We .. without him if he comes late.(go)
15.If you . , you may be late.(not hurry)
16.Ba is in London now. He wish he . in Viet Nam. (be)
17.We are fond of .. English songs.(sing)
18.I wish I . more time to finish the work.(have)
19.Tom can . French very well.(speak)
20.She would like . that shirt.(buy)
21.What would you do if you .. a UFO?(see)
22.If you . now, youll catch the rain.(go)
23.I dont know what is in the box. It may .. a toy.(be)
24.Her sister .. interested in helping the poor now.(is/was/will be)
25.John . in Hanoi for 3 years so far.(live)
26.If you met an alien, what you ?(do)
27.Where will she stay if she .. to Paris?(go)
28.Last night when I was doing my homework, the lights .. out.(go)
29.If I were you, I .. some cakes for the party.(buy)
30.If it .., well have the party outside.(not rain)

Bui 2: Tense and pronunciation


I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. A. sure
B. serve
C. upset
D. escape
2. A. Christmas
B. character
C. change
D. chemistry
3. A. cook
B. cool
C. too
D. food
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4. A. plants
B. computers
C. trains
D. hotels
5. A. traveled
B. needed
C. cleaned
D. stayed
6. A. seat
B. great
C. seaside
D. beach
7. A. threw
B. drew
C. knew
D. flew
8. A. giant
B. religion
C. ranger
D. grow
II. Supply the correct form of verb in the brackets.
1. Don't turn off the light. I (read) ................................a report now.
2. The film was marvelous. If you (come)...........with us, you (enjoy)............. it,
too.
3. I never (see).......................... anyone more punctual than your brother.
4. He (leave) ..........for London two years ago and I (not, meet)........ him since
then.
5. Try (avoid)...................(make)...................spelling mistakes in your
composition.
6. You shouldn't get Jack (type).................... this letter, he is a careless man.
7. It's not worth (buy)............... a return ticket.
III. Use the correct tense and form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. After .................(a. shout) for help, he .................(b. take) off his shoes
and ................(c. jump) in ...................(d. save) her.
2. I feel as if my head ...................(e. be) on fire now, doctor.
3. There is someone behind us. I think we (f. follow) ..............
4. It was your fault to keep Tim ..................(g. wait) for you so long.
You ................... (h. not come) so late.
5. On the second of next month, he ........................(i. work) in this laboratory
for two years.
6. These shirts need .................. (j. iron) at the moment.
IV. Supply the correct form of verb in the brackets.
1. Their marriage only lasted three months. If he (1. be).................. less mean
she (2. not leave) ........................him.
2. Its high time you (3. make) .................up your mind about (4.
choose).............a career. If you (5. not decide).................., you (6. never
settle)...........................down.
3. When I woke up this morning, the world looked like a wonderland. It (7.
snow) ................................. all night.
4. I left my book here and now its gone. Someone must (8.
take) ........................it.

Bui 3: Tense and pronunciation


I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
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1. A. food
B. good
C. too
D. soon
2. A. popular B. pollution
C. population
D. proper
3. A. leader
B. leather
C. pleasure
D. measure
4. A. lazy
B. tomato
C. label
D. tasty
5. A. boxes
B. goes
C. arrives
D. leaves
6. A. planet
B. character
C. happy
D. classmate
7. A. humor
B. music
C. cucumber
D. sun
8. A. enough B. mountain
C. country
D. young
9. A. old
B. sociable
C. outgoing
D. volunteer
10. A. encourage B. extremely C. generous
D. planet
II. Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Do you wish you (study)..Fine Arts instead of Music?
2. Ill have it (send).to you immediately.
3. Not (know)the language and (have).no friends in the
country, he found it impossible to get a job.
4. I felt the house (shake).
5. I remember (take)to that place once.
6. By this time next week she (work)in this company for two
years.
7. Why do you keep looking back? Are you afraid of (follow)

8. By the year 2010, many cities (double)in size.


9. You cant meet the director. She (go).to HoChiMinh city and
(not/return)until next month.
10.I (try) to learn by heart this text for half an hour, but I (not/ succeed)
.yet.
11. When he came, I just (finish)..(type)the report.
III. Supply the correct verb forms
1. Lien (tell)..not to be late for work again by her boss
yesterday.
2. Paper money (use).for over a thousand years.
3. This film is the best one I (see)..
4. The Robinsons invited us (have).lunch with them.
5. Its hard for the little boy ( keep)..quiet
6. She asked her roommate (not/ make)..noise because she
(study) at that time.
7. The food ( prepare)early tomorrow.
8. He spends a lot of time (study)..English everyday, I think he
(pass)..the next exams easily.
IV. Supply the correct verb forms

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1. I (walk)along the street when I suddenly (feel)
.something hit me in the back. I (not/know).what
it was.
2. It (be) coldwhen we (leave).the house that day, and a
slight snow (fall).
3. I prefer (stay)at home to (go).out at weekend.
4. The boat (sink).quickly, but fortunately everybody (rescue)
.
5. Tom doesnt enjoy (laugh).at by other people.
6. The students (skip).rope over there are my friends.
7. Its a serious problem. I dont know how it can (solve)
.
8. I learned to swim when I (be)..very young. I (teach)by my
brother.

Bui 4: Tense and pronunciation


I. Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1.
A. favour
B. hour
C. labour
D. vapour
2.
A. food
B. noodle
C. flood
D. boot
3.
A. hear
B. gear
C. near
D. bear
4.
A. studious
B. hurry
C. study
D. dull
5.
A. teacher
B. cheer
C. watch
D. character
6.
A. although
B. than
C. those
D. thought
7.
A. circle
B. cold
C. call
D. count
8.
A. wide
B. little
C. like
D. hide
9.
A. fun
B. sun
C. bury
D. under
10. A. waited
B. mended
C. decided
D. helped
II. Give the right foorm of verbs in the brackets.
1. My father (read) ........................at the moment. he always (read) ..................
a book after dinner.
2. A friend of my brother's (call) ................ him last night but he (not
be) ................
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at home. So I (take) .................. a message for him.
3. Mai (telephone) .......................... you when she comes back.
4. Steve used (be) ............... a football player. He had to stop (play) ................
because of an injury.
5. Don't try (persuade)............................... me. Nothing can make me
(change) ....................... my mind.
6. Ask him (come) ......................in. Don't keep him (stand) ............... at the
door.
7. I prefer (walk) .......................to (ride).................
8. Let me (suggest)..................... some solluttions.
9. Did you succeed in ..........(solve) the problem?
10. If it rains. We (not go) ................... camping.
III. Give the right form of verbs in the brackets.

1. Phuong (not finish)............................ her homework, yet.


2. you (feed)................the cat yet? - Yes. I (feed)...............it half an hour ago.
3. My uncle (not vist) ........................... us since he (move) ...................... to the
new town.
4. We already (finish) ..............................the first semester exam.
5. We (have) ..................... a party next Sunday. Would you like
(come) ..................?
6. Do you mind (help) .................me now?
7. When I (cross) .........................the street, I (realise) .......................that I
(leave) .................... the office keys at home.
8. If I were a millionaire, I (give) ..........................money to the Poor.
9. Listen! What languages they (speak)........................ overthere?
10. Minh (not, have) ............................. any sisters so she wishes she
(have) .............. one.
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He ____(eat) dinner when I ____(come) home.
2. I ____(not meet) him since we left school.
3. What paper ____(make) from?
Hoa asked Mai if she ____(have) a computer at home
V. Give the right form of verbs in the brackets.
1. The bottles of milk (bring) ...............................to houses every day.
2. Its not difficult (remember)..................................all the students' name in a
class.
3. I took off my shoes so as (not make)................................... any noise.
4. I would rather you (turn) .......................off the switches before
(leave) .......................the office.
5. If you don't hurry, you (not catch) .................................the first bus.
6. This is the first time I (met).......................her.
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7. The children prefer (watch)............................to (read).....................books
8. Would you like (go)...................now or shall we wait to the end?
9. Would you mind (show)...................me how (send)........................ an e-mail?
10. He (not find).....................any jobs since he (graduate)....................from the
university.
11. Don't turn off the light. I (read) ................................a report now.
12. The film was marvelous. If you (come)...........with us, you (enjoy).............
it, too.
13. I never (see).......................... anyone more punctual than your brother.
14. He (leave) ..........for London two years ago and I (not, meet)........ him since
then.
15. Try (avoid)...................(make)...................spelling mistakes in your
composition.
16. You shouldn't get Jack (type).................... this letter, he is a careless man.
17. It's not worth (buy)............... a return ticket.
18. It's time we (get)...................home

Bui 5 + 6: Word family


I. Supply the correct form of the words given to complete sentences below.
1. ______ speak louder than words.
ACT
2. One of the causes of air pollution is ______ waste.
INDUSTRY
3. UNESCO is one of worldwide ______ organizations.
NATION
4. Ba left home early, ______, his bike was broken mid-way.
LUCK
5. Can you ______ yourself before we start our lesson?
INTRODUCTION
6. Will you please give us some _______ explanation?
FAR
7. Are there any _______ between these two schoolbags?
DIFFER
8. Life in the countryside is much _______than life in the city.HEALTHY
9. You should read books to_______ your knowledge.
RICH
10.Would you mind if I _______ on the air-conditioner?
TURN

II. Word forms.

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1. He used all his ............ to force the door open. (strong)
2. He was too.................... to tell his teacher about the stupid mistakes (shame)
3. The police are interested in the sudden .............. of the valuable painting
(appear)
4. I believe you because I know you are..................(truth)
5. I feel so ...............that I am going to bad (sleep)
6. The cost of .................must be paid by the buyer (carry)
7. Recently health foods have increased in ....................(popular)
8. The old lady hid all her.................under the floor (save)
9. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely..........................(harm)
10. The restaurant is now under new....................(manage)
11. The government has promised to deal with the problem of.........................
among young people. (employ)
12. Oscar has eaten so much he had to.....................his belt (loose)
13. The dictionaries are with the other.............................books (refer)
14. I had to check the wages in .....................to my normal work (add)
15. During his ........................the family lived in Cornwall (child)
16. Those berries are..................... Don't eat them! (poison)
17. He was very ..................... of the work he had done (pride)
18. There has been a .......................of 10% in the amount of money available
for buying new books (reduce)
19. He is interested in the .....................of old buildings (preserve)
20. All the newspapers praised the..........................of the firemen (brave)
21. Saucepans are sold in the...........................goods department. (house)
22. The group called "Friends of the Earth" is concerned about
the.....................of the natural environment. (conserve)
23. The thief replaces the diamond with a ....................stone (worth)
24. ......................about the company's future meant that few people wanted to
invest money in it. (certain)
25. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was.......................(intend)
26. People with very ....................shouldn't go sunbathing for long periods.
(sense)
27. Thousands of people have been made............................by the war (home)
28. The hurricane caused terrible...................along the coast (destroy)
29. Without your..................he would never been able to do it. (courage)
30. Successful business needs good...........................(organize)
31. Alice had a ...............day at work and went to bed early. (tire)
32. The party is ................., so you don't have to dress up for it (form)
33. Travelling in big cities is becoming more...................everyday (trouble)
34. He was ........................because he couln't pay his debts (prison)
35. There is extreme..................in many Third World countries. (poor)
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36. I am afraid you have .............................me because that is not what I meant
(understand)
37. Librarians spend a lot of time .......................books (class)
38. In electronics, we learn to repair.......................appliances (house)
39. Nam is very .....................in computer (interest)
40. His teacher......................him to study phylosophy (encouragement)
41. The house looks a bit too old. It needs .....................(paint)
42. Burning gas is an .....................way of heating the house. Coal is much
cheaper(economic)
43. Old people often have to save money for their .......................(retire)
44. A holiday in America can be .........................cheap (surprise)
45. Since..............................has been so poor, the class is being closed (attend)
46. The weather was terrible, so we had a very.....................holiday(please)
47. I wrote .....................letters of application, but I got no reply(end)
48. Sorry about the mistakes. I ............................the instructions you gave me
(understand)
49. There were 150............................in the talent contest.(compete)
50. There's so much information......................... it is no wonder people get
confused (avail)
51. That is not a ........................way to do the job (creation)
52. In particular, parents are afraid of changes in their
children's .......................... (person)
53. She performed.............................at the concert (wonder)
54. She is so ........................, she never gets anything done (organization)
55. reading helps to...........................our knowledge about the world (rich)
56. some friends arrived................last night, so we all went out for dinner
(expect)
57. Thanks for your............. delivery of the parcel(time)
58. The crowd shows its....................by shouting insults at the players(approve)
59. They've................my name on this form: the first letter is L not R(spell)
60. I thought the test was..........................easy, actually.(compare)

Bui 7+ 8: Mistakes and Multiple choice


I. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. Everybody . on time.
A. arrive
B. arrives
C. arriving
arrived.
2. English..............in all over the world.
A. speak
B. is speaking
C. is spoken
2. Everybody will be at home..Christmas.
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D. spoke
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A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
3. What does the clown look like? - He looks.
A. fun
B. funny
C. funnily D. funniness
4. He fell.and broke his arm.
A. inside
B. here
C. upstairs D. downstairs
5. Im sorry. My sister is out. Would you like to..her a message?
A. write
B. tell
C. say
D. leave
6. We let you know as soon as we made our.
A. decision
B. decided
C. decisive D. decide
7. Did someone help you.the picture?
A. drew
B. drawing C. draw
D. draws
8. When I come home, Ill callher.
A. to
B. at
C. with
D. no preposition
9. For many people, window shopping is an enjoyable
A. interest
B. habit
C. hobby
D. experience
10. Be careful when you shop.interest orthe telephone.
A. on/ on
B. in/ in
C. on/ in
D. by/ at
11. They hope they will receive a gold
A. prize
B. award
C. medal
D. all are correct
II. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. We should use cloth bags ..........of plastic bags.
A. instesd
B. besides
C. apart
D. without
2. In the world, millions of old papers..........away everyday
A. throw
B. are throwing
C. are thrown
D. threw
3. She was very sad............good marks in the final test.
A. not get
B. not to get
C. to not get
D. not getting
4. Liz is very .........in learning English.
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
D. interests
5. People learned how...........paper many centuries ago.
A. was made
B. is making
C. making
D. to make
6. He used to ...............his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels.
A. earn
B. gain
C. get
D. make
7. It was very difficult for us ...............the last examination.
A. pass
B. passing
C. to pass
D. passed
8. He can't earn money ........he has no job.
A. unless
B. until
C. without
D. if
9. I am looking for ward ............. you in June.
A. seeing
B. to see
C. to seeing
D. see
10. Would you mind............me the way to the nearest police station?
A. showing
B. to show
C. show
D. showed
11. Do you .........my turning the TV on now?
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A. mind
B. want
C. object
D. disapprove
12. This is a lovely part of the country, ...........?
A. is this
B. isn't it
C. is it
D. isn't this
13. When we felt thirsty, we stopped .........
A. drink
B. drinking
C. to drink
D. drank
14. ............ he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A. Because
B. Despite
C. Since
D. Although
15. We had better ...... an umbrella when we go out. It looks like going to rain.
A. taken
B. took
C. takes
D. take
16. This orange tastes.........
A. sweetly
B. sweet
C. sweets
D. to sweet
17. To make up one's mind means to ............
A. decide
B. feel sure
C. understand
D. think
18. Twenty-five is..........of one hundred.
A. one-four
B. one-fourth
C. first-four
D.
firstfourth
19. If only I had taken his advice.
A. I wish I followed his advice
B. I wish I have taken his advice
C. I regret not having taken his advice
D. I regret not to take his advice
20. If I had been you, I .........the police.
A. would call
B. would have call
C. had called
D. would have called
21. My little sister, unlike me, hates doing ........... especially cleaning the
windows.
A. homework
B. jobs
C. housework
D. tasks
22. My neighbor made ........noise last night that I couldn't get to sleep.
A. so much
B. so many
C. such many
D.
such
much
23. ......... a movie to be entertaining. It has to have an interesting story.
A. So that
B. In order that
C. In order for
D. In order
to
24. Is she a good friend of .........?
A. you
B. your
C. you're
D. yours
25. She refused to eat meat under any ...............
A. occasions
B. circumstances
C. opportunities
D. reasons
I. Choose the best answer.
1. Would you .... to go to the movie with me? - "I'd love to"
A. like
B. want
C. love
D. mind
2. She is not ......... get married.
A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for
3. Her mother ...... this city two years ago.
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A. left
B. leaves
C. is leaving
D.will leave
4. They enjoy ....... lies
A. to tell
B. telling
C. tell
D. told
5. Each of us ....... a different character.
A. have
B. is having
C. has
D. are having
6. Marrie Curie was French ........... she was born in Poland
A. despite B. in spite of C. although
D. Because
7. After a month, Hoa got used to ........ in her new school.
A. study
B. studying
C. studied D. is studying
8. Last Tuesday her son was absent from school ........ of his illness.
A. though B. but
C. instead
D. because
9. In order ...... remember words better, some learners write words on the small
pieces of paper.
A. for B. to
C. so
D. that
10. Students should work .......... to make their parents happy.
A. hardly
B. in hard way
C. hard
11. The doctor asked him ........ a rest and ........ any heavy work.
A. to take/to do
B. to take/not do C. to take/don't do
D. to
take/not to do
12. If he doesn't know your address, I ............him when I meet him.
A. give
B. will give
C. would give
D. gave
13. It is very important for us ......... English today.
A. to study B. study
C. studying
D. to studying
14. ............. stamps is my favorite hobby.
A. collect B. to collect
C. collecting
D. collected
15. She is working very hard ......... she can pass the next exam.
A. in order to
B. so as to C. A&B are correct D. so that
III. Each sentence below has ONE mistake. Find and correct it. (20
points):
1. Did it spend you two days to finish reading the book?
2. Having a tired day, I went to bed early last night.
3. Three years are too long for us to build a new house in the countryside.
4. Children, you should do these experiments yourself before asking for
help!
5. She has just bought a Japanese new car, that's why she is having a party
now.
6. Friends are usually the people have the same hobbies or the same ages.
7. Their son hasnt talked to them when he was punished for telling lies.
8. He was shy but at the end he asked her to marry him.
9. The doctor advised me to eat little chocolate if I wanted to lose weight.
10.Most children find video games are interesting.
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IV. Correct the mistakes.
1. Mr Brown work in a factory in the city
2. Mrs Mai is very old to have some more children.
3. The weather is such beautiful that They decide to go on a picnic today.
4. The ice is enough thick for us to walk on.
5. Ann didn't go to the circus with Betty because of she had a bad cold.
6. Although the price is high but my daughter insists on going to the movie.
7. It's time we walk home now.
8. It is a thirty-minutes drive from here to the city center.
9. They haven't met each other when they left the school.
10. If it doesn't rain, we take part in the trip.
11. They got used to drive on the left when they lived in London.
12. Lan is one of my best friend.
13. She gets up early every morning so as to not go to school late.
14. Life in the country is different to in the city.
15. Because it is raining hard so we can't not go to school on time.
V. Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Find and correct it.
1. The books on top of the bookshelf were such interesting that they were sold
very fast.
2. This is our new employee. Will you show him how sending a fax machine?
3. I didn't know why was she absent from school this morning.
4. Collecting stamps is one of my hobby.
5. I'm not used to write either in English or in Italian.
6. What did you do when I saw you yesterday?
7. Mrs Brown is very old to have any more children.
8. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the
exam were very low.
9. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.
10. The tea cup was broken when moving to the kitchen.

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Bui 9,10,11,12: Sentences transformation


I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
one.
1. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago.
- I havent
2. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
- It is such
3. The hurricane blew off the roof of his house.
- The roof
4. How many competitors were there in the game yesterday?
- How many people..?
5. Pay the money back to me or I will call the police.
- If you
6. If I were you, I would try my best to learn English. John said to Jane.
- John advised
7. I was not surprised that you did very well in your exam.
- It came as
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
one.
1. She got wet because she forgot her umbrella.
She forgot her umbrella,
2. Lets go to the beach this weekend.
Why dont ?
3. Do you like learning English? Peter asked me.
Peter asked
4. She cooks better than her sister.
Her sister doesnt
5. If you dont work hard, you will fail the final exam.
- Unless you
6. I spend two hours a day doing my homework .
- It takes
7. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago.
- I havent
III. Rewrite the sentences.
1. Let's meet inside the center, at the caf corner.
How.......................................................................................................
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2. Sao Mai vovie theater is near my aunt's house.
Sao Mai movie theater isn't ...................................................................
3. I'll telephone you tomorrow morning.
I'll give .....................................................................................................
4. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because he ..............................................................................................
5. Because the weather is fine, We will go camping this afternoon.
Because of..............................................................................................
6. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
The front yard isn't ................................................................................
7. I'll call Linh if you want.
Would you .............................................................................................?
8. I had a cat once, but I don't have any more
I used ......................................................................................................
9. Peter played game a lot when he was in grade 7.
Peter used...............................................................................................
10. The house is very expensive. We can't buy it.
The house isn't.........................................................................................
11. "You should go to school on time". My mother said to me.
My mother advised me .........................................................................
12. "Read books regularly, Nam" Mrs Khue asked
Mrs Khue asked ..................................................................................
13. "Don't ask people about their salary" They asked
They asked ............................................................................................
14. "You shouldn't play games much" She said to Lan
She advised ............................................................................................
15. We like reading detective stories.
We enjoy .............................................................................................
IV. Rewrite the sentences.
1. It's three years since I last saw Nam.
I haven't ....................................................................................
2. We started to live here fifteen years ago.
We have ....................................................................................
3. The last time she visited me was five months ago.
She hasn't.....................................................................................
4. I last wrote to my uncle in June.
I haven't ......................................................................................
5. It's a long time since we became close friends.
We have ......................................................................................
6. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
Minh has .....................................................................................
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7. Because of the difficult test, I couldn't finish.
Because .......................................................................................
8. Although had much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing
this machine.
In spite ...
9. The story was so funny that we couldn't help laughing.
It was
10. My mother cooks better than I.
I can't ...........................................................................
11. It took me about 30 minutes a day to use the internet.
I spent.....................................................................................................
12. When did you start working in that factory?
How
long ....................................................................................................................?
V. Rewrite the sentences.
1. My father often buys me some a math magazine on his way home every day.
I..........................................................................................................................
2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People..................................................................................
3. Going out alone at night is very dangerous.
It is..........................................................................................
4. "Don't make me sad, the students" the teacher said
The teacher asked.....................................................................
5. "I am learning English in an evening course" Minh said to his friends
Minh said to his friends ....................................................................................
6. Practice speaking English every day or you will not improve your English.
If........................................................................................................................
7. They first printed "The Times" two hundred years ago.
"The Times"................................................................................
8. Whose bag is it?
Who ...................................................................?
9. He is not strong enough to do that job.
-> He is too......................................................................................................
10. If Joe doesn't change his behavior, he will end up in the prison.
-> Unless...........................................................................................................
VI. Rewrite the sentences.
1. My father often buys me some a math magazine on his way home every day.
I..........................................................................................................................
2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People..................................................................................
3. Going out alone at night is very dangerous.
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It is..........................................................................................
4. "Don't make me sad, the students" the teacher said
The teacher asked.....................................................................
5. "I am learning English in an evening course" Minh said to his friends
Minh said to his friends ...................................................................................
6. Practice speaking English every day or you will not improve your English.
If........................................................................................................................
7. They first printed "The Times" two hundred years ago.
"The Times"................................................................................
8. Whose bag is it?
Who ...................................................................?
9. He is not strong enough to do that job.
-> He is too......................................................................................................
10. If Joe doesn't change his behavior, he will end up in the prison.
-> Unless...........................................................................................................
VII. Rewrite the sentences.
1. My father often buys me some a math magazine on his way home every day.
I.............................................................................................................................
2. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
People..................................................................................
3. Going out alone at night is very dangerous.
It is..........................................................................................
4. "Don't make me sad, the students" the teacher said
The teacher asked.....................................................................
5. "I am learning English in an evening course" Minh said to his friends
Minh said to his friends ........................................................................................
6. Practice speaking English every day or you will not improve your English.
If...........................................................................................................................
7. They first printed "The Times" two hundred years ago.
"The Times"................................................................................
8. Whose bag is it?
Who ...................................................................?
9. He is not strong enough to do that job.
-> He is too......................................................................................................
10. If Joe doesn't change his behavior, he will end up in the prison.
-> Unless...............................................................................................................
11. Could you tell me the way to the movie theater?
-> Would you mind..
12. They will build a new school in my village.
-> A new school.
13. Can I use your handphone?
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-> Do you mind..
14. This question is difficult to understand.
-> Its
15. Dont throw things away, Lan said to Nam.
-> Lan asked..
16. I was very delighted that I passed the final exam.
-> I was very delighted .
17. My brother often went fishing when he was young.
-> My brother used
18. Hes very old. He cant walk fast.
-> Hes too.
19. Nga failed her English exam because of her laziness.
-> Because Nga..
20. Ba swims better than Nam.
-> Nam doesnt..

Bui 13,14,15: Reading passage


I. Read the passage and choose the correct words from the list to fill in
each blanks.
modern hot
climate theater
cultural mausoleum taste
dish citadel
center
Ha noi is a (1).and political center of Vietnam. Tourists can find old
houses and (2).buildings in and around Ha noi. Ha noi has a mild
(3) It is cold in December and January, but it is very(4)
....in Summers months. Ba dinh Square is in the (5).of Ha
noi. In the ancient times, this place was the north gate to the (6)..
Now President Ho Chi Minhs (7)..is located here.
For entertainment, tourists shouldnt miss the Central National Cai Luong
(8). A special (9)..of Hanoians is Cha ca, and
steamed rolls (Banh cuon) in Ha noi have their unique (10)
II: Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.
All languages have rules (1).forming words and for ordering those
words in meaningful sentences. In (2).languages, meaning is expessed
through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters. (3)
..spoken languasges, meaning is expsessed (4)..a system of sounds

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and rules for combining those sounds. Word order is more important in English
than it is (5)some languages, such as Russian.
(6)..other languages English is always changing, but it changes very
slowly. People invent new words, borrow words from (7)languages, and
change the meaning of words as needed. For example, the English word byte
was invented (8)..computer specialists in 1959. The word tomato was
borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The
word meat (9)referred to food in general. People learn English as well
as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language.
Most schoolchildren learn their first language easily and sometimes other
laguages as (10)
TEST I.
A DOCTOR
A doctor who worked in a village was very annoyed because many people
(1) _________ to stop him in the street and ask (2) _________ his advice. In
this way, he was never paid for his services, and he never managed to earn
much (3) _________. He made up (4) _________ mind to put an end to do this.
One day, he (5)________ stopped by a young man (6) _________ said to him,
Oh, doctor, Im so happy to see you. Ive got a severe pain in my left side.
The doctor pretended to be interested (7) _________ said, Shut your eyes and
stick your tongue (8) _________ of your mouth. Then he went away, leaving
the man standing in the (9)________ with his tongue hanging out and a large
crowd of people laughing (10) _________ him.
TEST II.
FARMS IN THE UK
Britain is a highly industrialized country and there (1)____ only 238 farms
in the UK. More and (2)____ farmers leave the land because they cant earn
enough money for (3)____ living. Only large farms are economic and most of
these British farms are big. They usually grow cereals (4)____ the east of
England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland. The
small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed, breakfast
and accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields (5)____ to be quite
small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand (6)____ old and
full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allowed farmers
to use modern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European
standard
TEST III.

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Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags
and newspapers (26)____ thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot (27)____ wood pulp and the work of millions
of (28)____. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save
(29)____ and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public,
paper mills recycle (30)____ much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their
simple work is (31)____ take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp
again. For (32)____ ton of recycled newsprint, twelve (33)____ can be saved.
We can insist (34)____ the more paper people save, the (35)____ trees are
preserved.
TEST IV.
Computers are helpful in many ways. Firstly, they are fast. They can work with
information much more quickly (1)____ a person. Secondly, computers can
work with a lot of information (2)____ the same time. Thirdly, they can keep
information (3)____ a long time. They do not forget things the common people
do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, (4) ____
course, but they usually do not make mistakes.
These days, it is important to know about computers. There are a number
of things to learn. Some companies have classes at work. Also, most
universities offer day and night courses in computer science. Another way to
(5)____ is from a book, or (6)____ a friend. After a few hours of practice, you
can work with computers. You may not be an expert, but you can have fun.
TEST V.
Modern father
According (1)___ the writer, the modern father looks (2)___ his children and
helps in the house, even though his wife does not go out to work. The division
in the role of the mother and the (3)___ is no longer very clear, and dad does
the share of child care: he can feed the baby, dress the children or make the
dinner. This present image of the father is, of course, completely (4)___ from
the still traditional dad, (5) represents authority, is the head of the household
and makes all the important decisions. His wife is responsible for the
domestic side of family life.
A DOCTOR
A doctor who worked in a village was very annoyed because many people
(1) _________ to stop him in the street and ask (2) _________ his advice. In
this way, he was never paid for his services, and he never managed to earn
much (3) _________. He made up (4) _________ mind to put an end to do this.
One day, he (5)________ stopped by a young man (6) _________ said to him,
Oh, doctor, Im so happy to see you. Ive got a severe pain in my left side.
The doctor pretended to be interested (7) _________ said, Shut your eyes and

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stick your tongue (8) _________ of your mouth. Then he went away, leaving
the man standing in the (9)________ with his tongue hanging out and a large
crowd of people laughing (10) _________ him.
MY GRANDFATHER
My grandfather was born (1)_________ China. He came from a very poor
(2)_________. His parents lived (3)_________ a small farm. He didnt have a
very good education. At the (4)_________ of 17, he left home. First he went to
Shanghai (5)_________ then he went to Hong Kong. He (6) _________ as a
waiter and then as a cook. When he was 21, he married (7)_________
grandmother and had four children. My mother was the oldest.
My grandmother died recently, and my grandfather lives alone now. He is
almost 80. (8)________, he is still very active and interested in everything that
is going on. He often reads the newspapers and watches television even though
his eyesight is fairly poor.
IV. Read the passage below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper
bags and newspapers (26)____ thrown away.
Making paper requires a lot (27)____ wood pulp and the work of millions
of (28)____. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save
(29)____ and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public,
paper mills recycle (30)____ much as sixty percent of waste paper. Their
simple work is (31)____ take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp
again. For (32)____ ton of recycled newsprint, twelve (33)____ can be saved.
We can insist (34)____ the more paper people save, the (35)____ trees are
preserved.
Dear Janet,
I am having a wonderful ___ (1) ___ in India. This is really a relaxing
place. Im glad I took no notice ___ (2) ___ Johns complaints about this
country.
You know you asked me to bring back some local cloth for you. Well, I
cant find __ (3) ___ very nice. Mike took me to the market the ___ (4) ___
day and there was nothing. So, instead Im bringing you a surprise. I hope
you wont be disappointed. There is so ___ (5)___ wonderful craft here. I
want to bring it all home to England. I would love to take some over to
America at Christmas. The only ____(6)____ is money! I wish I had taken
___(7)_____.
See you soon. Thanks for taking care ____ (8)___ my house for me. Ill
take you out to dinner when I get back to England.
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Love,
Joe.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
MUSIC
There are two things that make humans different (1) ------ all other
animals. They are language and music. Music is clearly different from
language. (2) ------ people can use it to communicate especially their
emotions. Like reading, writing and (3) ------ music can express ideas,
thoughts and feelings. It can (4) ----- one s anger, love, hate or friendship; it
can also convey ones hopes and dreams.
Music is very much an important part of our life. It is (5) ---- during
almost all important events and (6) ------ special occasions. It adds
joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival
Above all, music entertains. It makes people happy and excited. It
delights the sense. In (7) --------, music as entertainment has always (8)
------- a big business. It is (9) ------ billion dollar industry. It is difficult to
imagine what our lives would be like (10) ------ music.
V. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
It is estimated that about 200 million people (1) _______ the world use the
internet. The Internet allows people to work at home (2)____ of traveling to
work. The Internet allows businessmen to communicate with customers and
workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone (3) ________
E- mail allows users to (4)_______ documents, pictures and other data from
one part of the world to another in (5)___________ more than 5 minutes.
People can use the Internet to do shopping, too. These days, there are various
types of shop online. People just stay at home and access to the Internet to
decide (6)_______they want to buy. This (7)____ a lot of time. It is possible to
use the Internet (8)___ education - students may connect with their teachers
from home to send or receive e-mail or talk about their problems rather than
attend a class.
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Every nation and every country has (1).........................own customs and
traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the
people (2) ..................... in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their
traditions and carefully keep them up.
It has been the law for (3)......................300 years that all theaters are
closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a (4)..........................Sunday
papers are published. To this day and English family prefers a house
(5).................... a garden to a flat in a morden house with central heating.
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English people like gardens. Sometimes the (6).................. in front of the house
is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a
box of flowers.
(7)...................... are especially rich in old traditions and are different in
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national
holiday, and in Scotland it is (8)........................kept, except by clerks in banks,
all shops and factories are working.

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