Question I: Complete the blank with one suitable word: English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first. 1. How many languages can the writer speak? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 2. The writer has learnt Spanish _______. A. in Spain B. at high school C. at University D. B and C 3. Traveling may cause troubles if _______. A. you cannot speak the language well enough. B. you can speak the language well enough. C. you can speak the language bad enough. D. you can communicate in the target language. 4. Some useful ways to practice your target language are _______. A.. reading books in the language. B. listening to the radio and watching TV in the language. C. seeing films in the language. D. all are correct. 5. According to the writer, what should be mastered first? A. Vocabulary B. Vocabulary and grammar C. Writing skill D. Reading skill
Combine the pairs of sentence using'too'
1.I got up early.I could walk to the meeting on time
2.He practices speaking english well.He can speak english to a foreign person
3.The girl is very nice.Everyone looks at her
4.The flowers are very fresh.They can be sold in 15 minutes
5.The work was very difficult.No one could do it
6.The football match was very boring.We left the stadium after the first half
7.The ticket was very expensive.We had to stay at home to watch TV
8.The water is very polluted.Fish can't live in it
9.The woman is very kind.She always help the poor
10.Minh spoke very fast.I couldn't hear any thing
Combine the sentences
Minh is very rich. He isn't happy (although/ Despite)
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She can't answer my questions. She is very intelligent (although/ Despite)
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He tried. He was not successful (In spite of/ Even though)
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Write the sentences basing on availabale words :
1) You/ can/ speak/ more/ Spanish/ English ?
18. Mary can ____________ English very well.
A. speaks B. speak C. speaking D. to speak
IV.Rewrite these sentences below withh Althought, Despite, In spite..
1. Although Bean is not an intelligent children, he can speak English very well
⇒ Despite / In spite of .........
2. Because Phuong was tall, she never wear high heals
⇒ Because of .........
3. Because the wind was so heavy, I couldn’t go to home
⇒ Because of .........
4. Her mother asked her to go stay at home because she was headache
⇒ Because of .........
5. Because there was traffic jams, I was late.
⇒ Because of .........
Complete these sentences with “so/ too/ either/ neither” to show agreement
10. We often go swimming in the summer and they _______.
11. He can speak Vietnamese very well and his girlfriend _______.
12. Mary came late to the party last night and _______ Jim.
13. Mai will buy some oranges and apples and _______I.
14. The pineapples are ripe and _______ are the bananas.
15. Minh had a medical check-up yesterday morning and we _______.
he can(speak)english well
he can ( speak) english well
Ngoc loves___________ outdoors with trees and flowers.
A. to be B. be C. X D. being
Lan ___________ English for more than a year but she can speak it very well.
A. learns B. learn C. learned D. has learned
You should watch less TV because looking at screen for too long __________ your eyes.
A. hurt B. hurts C. is hurting D. to hurt
Go Green _________ people to recycle rubbish, such as glass, cans and paper.
A. to encourage B. encourage C. encouraged D. has encouraged
Be a Buddy has ___________ education for street children.
A. give helped B. spent C. provided D. helped
He ___________ books for poor children for years.
A. has collected B. collects C. is collecting D. collected
My family has decided to use ….……. electricity by using more solar energy instead.
A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
The seafood she ate this morning makes her feel ………………. all over.
A. well B. good C. itchy D. weak
You can help your young children learn better by ………………. them how to do homework after school.
A. teaching B. doing C. offering D. helping
We ………………. to Ho Chi Minh three times. Last summer we ………………. there by plane.
A. flew/ gone B. have flown/ have gone
C. flew/ went D. have flown/went
When you have a flu, you may have a cough and a ………………. nose.
A. run B. running C. runny D. flowing
It is interesting ………………. leaves from different countries.
A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected