he decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop
=>Rather .. than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the things himself....
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Cricket-how I detested this game when I was young! My family would spend hours and hours watching it on television while I angrily waited for it to end. Every game seemed the same. Yes, one team won and the other one lost, but it was always the same game-some men pitching a ball, some running back and forth.
Then something happened. I became old enough to start playing cricket myself with the other kids in my neighborhood. We found a place to play wherever we could put up a wicket. We played on the street, in the backyard-even on the tops of buildings, believe it or not!
I can recall so clearly the sounds of the ball hitting the bat and the quick running feet. I can still feel the sun on my face as I played and the bruises and scratches from falling down. I can still see the blue sky fading to darkness behind the buildings as our games continued into the night. It became my favorite thing in the world. Now I watch it not with anger, but with fond memories of the endless days and nights spent playing the game.
1. What title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A.Cricket: a game for all ages
B. How I learned to love cricket
C. The dangers of playing cricket
D.Learning the rules of a difficult game
2. In line 1, the word detested is closest in meaning to
A.hated
B.played
C.wanted
D.watched
13. What best describes the author’s attitude toward cricket when he was very young?
A. It was boring to watch.
B. It was difficult to learn.
C. It was fun to talk about.
D.It was dangerous to play.
14. According to the author, what was surprising about some of the cricket games he played?
A. They were played without bats.
B. They were played on rooftops.
C. No one cared who won them.
D. No one got hurt playing them.
15. The author describes memories of all of the following EXCEPT
A. how the sun felt on his skin
B. how the ball sounded hitting the bat
C. how the sky turned from light to dark
D. how the rules of the game caused arguments
16. What change does the author describe?
A. He could not remember the rules of cricket at first, but then he decided it did not matter.
B. He was afraid of getting hurt playing cricket at first, but then he stopped being afraid.
C.He did not like cricket at first, but then he began to enjoy it.
D. He liked playing cricket at first, but then he grew tired of it.
17. In line 13, the word fond is closest in meaning to
A. old
B.cruel
C. happy
D. interesting
read the passage and fill in the gap with one suitable word:
Huy hates (1)..................................... on the farm. He doesn't have many friends here. He has to travel 8 kilometers to school everyday. When Huy wants to go (2).................................... at the weekends, he has to go more than 10 kilometers to the (3)......................................... town and the last bus back is very early - about one hour later. That's why he (4)................................... has enough time to do the whole thing. He wants to live in the city with good shops and places to go. He also needs more chance to study and widen the knowledge about the world around him. Huy (5) .................................... his best to study well and hopes to get a good job in the city in the future.
1 the chances are that the whole thing will have been forgotten by next term
=> In
2 Despite his ungainly air he is remasrkably agile=> Although
3 Interrupting when someone is speaking is rude ( cut) => it
4 we have an emergency electricity supply in case we are cut off ( back)=> If
5 We've decided to leave early tomorrow morning ( set)=> we've
6 i know you are hiding something from me ( back) => what
7 Come on Thursday or Friday . It'sall he same to me ( difference) =>come
8 Gunman kills 3 people in Bank Drama => A man
9 The riddle of the missing heiress has been solved => The police
10 He is by no mean a smart boy=> he
11 I take it for granted that he is a fluential peerson
=> I
12 He didn't think much of the musical show yesterday (OPINION)=>he
13 The Prime Minister was determined to remain in office=>The Prime Minister
14 I don't know the first thing about aeronautics => I
15 the student'd riotous behavior should have been punishes=> the student
Read the passage then answer the following questions:
"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.
B/We should always think.
C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.
D/Galileo was a thinker.
2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?
A/Seeing a cathedral.
B/Thinking about apples.
C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.
D/Thinking about gravity.
3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?
A/Because Ferguson taught about pendulums. B/Because Ferguson was a brilliant thinker. C/Because the king was jealous of Ferguson's intelligence. D/Because Ferguson was an entertaining speaker. 4.How is Galileo similar to Isaac Newton?
AThey were born at the same time. BThey have nothing in common. CThey are both great thinkers. DThey both discovered gravity. 5.Why did James Ferguson decide to make a watch?
A/Because he was curious after seeing the inside of a watch. B/Because the king asked him to. C/Because he needed to support his sick father and mother. D/Because he was poor and needed the money.
SQUIRRELS
Squirels are exciting. In the summer,they run around right after the sun comes up. In the afternoon,squirels go back to their nests. They take naps. Two hours before the sun goes down, they get up anhs run around again. When it is dark outside at night,they stay inside their nests.
Squirels are busiest of all in the wintertime.They run fast. They make turns in the air.Squirels jump from tree branch to tree branch . They run all morning until lunch. After lunch, they go back to their nests to rest again. When the weather is bad,they do not leave their nests.However. they do not hibernate,or sleep on winter.
Squirels have eyes on the top of their heads. These eyes help them to see objects without having to turn their heads. These eyes are difficult,too.They make it hard fo the squirel when it's eating. The squirrel's eyes are busy watching for enemies or danger. They do not pay attention to what they are eating because they are so busy watching for danger.
Male squirrels make themselves very clean. The male squirrels cleans himself more times than the female squirrel. He keeps cleaning himself all they long.
Be careful when you play in the park. Squirrels are beautiful to watch, but they are not safe to touch. If you try and feed one from your hand,you could get bitten. Enjoy them from a distance.
STORY QUESTIONS
1.In which season is the squirrel most active?
A. Summer
B.Winter
C.Fall
D.Spring
2.Using the context clues in the passage, the word enemies most likely means....
A.friends
B.boys
C.threats
D.girls
3.The author's purpose to this passage is
A.to entertain.
B.to inform.
C.to tell you what a squirrel feels like.
D.to persuade.
4.According to this passage, what would be the danger of hand feeding a squirrel ?
A.You could attract other squirrels
B.You could contract a disease
C.You will have to take him home
D.You might get bitten
Give the correct tenses, present progressive or be going to
1. He (have) ____________________________ an operation next week.
2. It’s very cold. I (light) ____________________________ a fire.
3. We (have) ____________________________ some friends to lunch tomorrow.
4. I (read) ____________________________ you some of my own poems.
5. The inspector (ask) ____________________________ you a few questions.
6. Mr Pitt has just phoned to say that he (not come) ____________________________ back
till Wednesday night.
7. Take an umbrella. It (rain) ____________________________.
8. I (go) ____________________________ to the cinema tonight. I already have a ticket.
9. Betty is going to driving lessons. And then (buy) ____________________________ a car.
10. I can’t eat anything today. I (have) ____________________________ an appointment at
the hospital tomorrow.
Ex1:Change these sentences into Reported Speech:
1. Nam said he was told to be at school before 7 o’clock.
2. Thu said all the students would have a meeting the following week.
3. Phong said his parents were very proud of his good marks.
4. The teacher said all the homework had to be done carefully.
5. Her father said to her She could go to the movie with her friend.
6. Hoa said she might visit her parents in the summer.
7. The teacher said we(they) could collect old book for the poor students.
8. She said she didn’t buy that book.
9. The boys said they had to try their best to win the match.
10. Her classmate said Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.
11. They told us their friends would get the award for their highest scores.
12. He said he would go to school by bus the following day.
13. Phong said he needed to learn more vocabulary.
14. His brother told him he could use his computer that day.
15. Mai said to Nam she could not go to the movies with him.
Ex2:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: YES/NO QUESTIONS)
1. Phong asked Peter if/ whether he enjoyed reading.
2. Hoa asked Lan if/ whether she liked sports.
3. She asked Nam if/ whether his sister and brother went to the same school.
4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.
5. He asked his friend if/ whether it would rain the following morning.
6. Tam asked Peter if/ whether he had gone to Hue three years before.
7. Tuan asked Lan if/ whether Tan and Hoa were late for class.
8. She asked to me if/ whether I could speak Chinese.
9. Tam asked Thu if/ whether she would be here for five days.
10. She asked Ba if/ whether he had been reading that book at 8 o’clock the Sunday before.
11. Lan asked Hoa if/ whether she might look at her pictures.
12. Phong asked Ba if/ whether those athletes could swim across that river.
13. Lam asked Lan if/ whether their class would take part in that competition.
14. Tuan asked Ba if/ whether he was fond of watching television.
15. Nga asked Hoa if/ whether she might use her dictionary for a moment.
Ex3:EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)
1. The teacher asked me where my father worked.
2. She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.
3. Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England.
4. She asked her mom if/ whether there were some oranges in the fridge.
5. The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was.
6. His friend asked him how he went to the airport.
7. Lan asked Lien how much that dress cost.
8. Ba asked Tam how often he washed his clothes.
9. Phong asked Thu when her father would leave Vietnam for the USA.
10. The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed.
Ex4:Reported speech with to infinitive
1.She told him to give her another glass of wine
2.She told me to bring her a book.
3.Mother told him to open the window
4.He told me to shut the door after me
5.The captain told them to wait there still he come back
6.She told her to take it and come with her
7.He told me not to come back before one o'clock
8.My mother told me not to forget to look at the door
9.He told his brother not to open the window, open the door
10.He told the girl not to sit on his bed, sit on that chair
Ex5:Reported speech with to infinitive and gerund (HSG)
1. The old man accused the boy of having broken 2 of his glasses.
2. The boy admitted having broken 2 of them.
3. He insisted on taking me to the zoo the following Sunday.
4. She offered to water the flowers every morning if I liked.
5. They refused to go with him the following Friday.
6. The teacher accused the pupils of making the wall dirty
7. The children denied making noise the night before
8. The parents threatened to shut the door if their children went on getting out
9. The girl apologized for having made the house untidy
10.The teacher threatened to punish the pupils if they didn’t pay attention to the lesson
11.He offered to look after the house for me
12.She told me to keep quite
13.He ordered me to keep my mouth shut
14.He suggested meeting outside the cinema after eight
15.He offered to repair the car for me.
16.He invited me to have a drink
17.She advised me to hurry
18. He begged me to let him come in
19.He commanded us not to talk anymore
20. He encouraged all of us to try again
21.He warned me not to swim so far
22.She invited me to come and enjoy tea with her family
23. He suggested coming to visit their teacher that day
24. She advised me to do morning exercises
25. She advised me to learn English
Ex6:Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.
1. The teacher told Joe to stop talking.
2. She told him to be patient.
3. Her father told her to go to her room.
4. She told us to hurry up.
5. He asked her to give him the key.
6. She asked Sam to play it again.
7. He asked Caron to sit down.
8. The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form.
9. She told us to take off our shoes.
10.She told him to mind his own business.
11.She told him not to touch it.
12.He told me not to do that again.
13.He told her not to talk to him like that.
14.She warned him not to repair the computer himself.
15.She told me not to let him in.
16.He begged her not to go out without him.
17.She told me not to forget my bag.
18.The chemistry teacher told his students not to eat in the lab.
19.He advised her not to give herself up.
20.She told the boys not to hurt themselves.
Ex7:Change the following sentence into reported speech:
1. The teacher told john to write that exercise carefully.
2. Mrs green told me to sing as our party.
3. The teacher told john to be careful and think before he answered.
4. Tom told John to read his exercise and tell him if it was correct
5. The traveler told the taxi driver to direct to Victoria station as fast as he could.
6.He asked me if the window was open
7. The pupil asked the teacher to give them better marks
8. Ann told her son what a dirty face he had!
9. My brother advise me not to come back before one o'clock
10. She said that she wondered who was coming on the excursion the next day.
11. Mr.Brown suggested going out for a walk.
12. The teacher said that It wasn't so foggy that day as it has been the previous day
13. My father told me to be modest if I was a good pupil
14. She told me not to forget to send her parents her regards
15. Johnny asked asked Alice if he had gotten
16. He told me to listen
17.He asked me if I told you or I would be punished
18. He advised me not to do that because it was very dangerous
19. Mary said to John that she couldn’t go to the movie with him
20. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
1.She asked where her umbrella was.
2. Martin asked us how we were.
3.He asked if he had to do it.
4.The mother asked her daughter where she had been.
5.She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.
6. She wanted to know what they were doing.
7. He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.
8.The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.
9.She asked me how I knew that.
10.My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses. 1. He wanted to know what the time was.
2. She asked me when we would meet again.
3. She asked him if he was crazy.
4. He wanted to know where they had lived.
5. He asked her if she would be at the party.
6. She asked me if I could meet her at the station.
7. The teacher wanted to know who knew the answer.
8. She wanted to know why he didn't help her.
9. He asked me if I had seen that car.
10.The mother asked the twins if they had tidied up their room.
Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrite the root one:
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. 17. 18. 19. A 20.
Give the correct tenses, present progressive or be going to
1. He (have) ____________________________ an operation next week.
2. It’s very cold. I (light) ____________________________ a fire.
3. We (have) ____________________________ some friends to lunch tomorrow.
4. I (read) ____________________________ you some of my own poems.
5. The inspector (ask) ____________________________ you a few questions.
6. Mr Pitt has just phoned to say that he (not come) ____________________________ back
till Wednesday night.
7. Take an umbrella. It (rain) ____________________________.
8. I (go) ____________________________ to the cinema tonight. I already have a ticket.
9. Betty is going to driving lessons. And then (buy) ____________________________ a car.
10. I can’t eat anything today. I (have) ____________________________ an appointment at
the hospital tomorrow.
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
Bài 1.Rewrite the sentence with the correct punctuation.
1.Dad had to mow the lawn fix the window and trim the tree on Saturday
2.Ruth was invited to the party but she was ill so Jane went instead of her
3.Sorry to disturb you could I speak to you for a moment
4.John's going to sleep the wedding was rather embarrassing
5.Having lost all my money I went home
6.He is not really nice looking and yet he has enormous charm
7.When I was a child I could watch TVwhenever to
8.It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work
9.We were believe it or not in love with each other
10.Have you met our handsome new financial director
