REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

I. Complete the sentencses with the correct tenses or form of verbs.

1. _____________ you ever ( ride ) ________________ a horse ?
2. Last weekend we ( learn ) _________________ some tricks.
3. Many years ago, my village was very poor and the living conditions ( be ) ________________ so low.
4. Do you fancy ( play ) _______________ badminton with me somtime next week ?
5. She doesnt like ( communicate ) _________________ through emails
6. They detest ( get ) _____________ up early in the morning.
7. Children enjoy ( run ) ________________ around the fields shouting and laughing happily
8. _______________ ( you / finish ) your homework yet ?
9. Oh, yes! Now I remember I ( meet ) ____________________ him when I was in Hoi An.
10. Americans ( have ) _______________volunteering since the early day of the country.
11. How many plays ______________ she ( write ) _______________ so far ?
12. The room smells bad. Somebody ( smoke ) __________________ here.
13. She ( visit ) ________________ Hue when she was a child.
14. When Giong ( lie ) ___________________ on the bed, he heard an announcement from the emperor.
15. When the crow ( drop ) ____________________ the cheese, the fox ( eat ) _________________it.
16. They (dance ) ___________________ merrily when Cinderelle suddenly ( leave )
______________________ the party.
17. What ( you / do ) ____________________ at 9 oclock last night ?
18. LA Long Quan ( miss ) ________________ his life under the sea, so he decided to take fifty of his
sons back there.
19. __________________ ( you / have ) breakfast at 7 a.m last Sunday ?
20. Her mother says that she must (be) home by 9p.m. Sharp.
21. He doesnt mind ( do ) __________________ homework.
22. She adores ( work ) ____________________ with children.
II. Rewrite sentences.
1. In general, putting a tent is not as difficult as building a house.
Building a house is ___________________________________________________________.
2. A lion runs faster than a horse.
A horse runs ________________________________________________________________.
3. The cost of living in the countryside is more slowly than that in the city.
The cost of living in the city is _________________________________that in the country
4. A bufflalo ploughs better than a horse.
A horse ploughs _________________________________________________________________
5. A country is more peaceful than the city.
The city is ___________________________________________________________________
6. Ho Chi Minh city is more expensive than Hue.
Hue is ___________________________________________________________________________
7. My village is not as crowded as the city.
The city is ________________________________________________________________________
8. A city has more interesting activities than the countryside.
The countryside has ________________________________________________________________
9. Some people think that country folk are friendlier than the city people.
Some people think that the city people are not __________________________________________
10. Its not always true that poor people donate less generously than rich people.
Its not always true that rich people donate _____________________________________________
11. Our gers are now better equipped than in the past.
In the past our gers ______________________________________________________________.
12. A business person travels more expensively than a tourist.
A tourist ______________________________________________________________________
13. I am a faster worker than Tom is
 I work _________________________________________________________________________.
14. Mais singing is more beautiful than Mis
Mai sings _____________________________________________________________________
23. We were ealier at the party than the Smiths last night.
We arrived at _____________________________________________________________________
24. My English is more fluent than my sisters .
I speak _______________________________________________________________________
25. Because Quan ho is the traditional folk song of Bac Ninh, only this kind of singing is allowed at Lim
Festival.
- Quan ho is the traditional folk song of Bac Ninh ___________________________________________
26. The buffalo- fighting Festival sounds frightening but it is essential part of the ceremony to worship the
Water God.
- Although _________________________________________________________________________
27. Even though the New Years Eve is late at night, children stay awake to welcome the New Year and
watch the firework display.
- The New Years Eve is late at night ______________________________________________________
III. Complete the sentences with thewords given

simply better although While a slowly

1. It is typical of the cultural life of _____________ Thai people.

2. Ethnic people in the mountainous regions live ________________ than people in the city.
3. Some people say that It is ______________ for children to f\grow up in the city.
4. _____________ the sun was shinning, it wasnt very warm.
5. ______________ I was waiting at the bus stop, it started to rain heavily.
6. When people are not in hurry, they move more ___________________

have to mind yet moreover faster mind

1. He doesnt ___________________ doing the washing up.

2. Before leaving the dining table, does your son . ask for permission?.
3. The Huong Pagoda Festival is always crwoded, we like to go there to pray for good
fortune and happiness.
4. Tet is a time for us to worship our ancestors; ,its also a time for family gatherings.
5. Time goes by ________________ when we are busy.
6. My sister doesnt ............................. cooking buy she hates doing the washing up after meals.
more follow or otherwise a must
1. We speak English _______________ fluently now than last year.
2. Most peope book tickets long in advance; ____________, they can not return home for Tet.
3. To welcome Tet, we decorate our house with peach blossoms ,_______________ we can buy a
mandarin tree for a longer lasting display.
4. She wear that costume because its the family tradition.
5. We should ______________ our customs and traditions.
6. Viet Nam is _______________multicultural country with54 ethnic groups.
V. Complete the passage with the most suitable word
Customs and traditions (1) very important. Like other families, we have our own
customs and traditions. Fristly, theres a tradition in our family of (2) lunch together
.(3) the second day of Tet. Everyone .(4) to be there before 11 a.m. We
..(5) followed this tradition for three generation.
Secondly, we have the custom of ..(6)Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or go
for a picnic. We dont have to do it, but it (7) us closer as a family.
Thirdly, we celebrate (8) grandparents wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of
October (9) they dont remember the exact date.