1 badly
2 incredibly
3 badly
4 sleepily
1 badly
2 incredibly
3 badly
4 sleepily
VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the paragraph (2 points)
GOOD AT LANGUAGES
At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad at languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish and Italian and works (1)____________ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in England. (2)____________ several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.
Sarah comes from Spain, (3)____________ she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.
In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance of (4)____________ fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)____________ customers from Latin America. (6)____________ such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)____________ time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)____________ difficult.
It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9)____________ her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)____________ not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company.
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Although the weather was bad, I had a very good time in Brazil ( spite
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Read the following passage, then answer the questions.
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad & my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my English teacher told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library & showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress & only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.
1. How was his English grammar in the first year?
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2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
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3. Did she show him cassettes of pronunciation drills to help him improve his English grammar?
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4. What prize did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
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VI. Read the passage carefully.
In the first year of lower secondary school. I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in the glass bookcase. She told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for the secondary students in my hometown.
1/ Did Nam get any difficulties in learning English in the first year ?
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2/ Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson ?
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3/ Where did nam and his teacher go after that ?
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I .Choose the correct form:
1.- I heard Daniel isn’t very.(good/ well) - Well, he fell and hurt himself quite (badly/ bad)
2. - The weather was so ……….awful/ awfully) yesterday.
3. – Can you remember what happen?
- I can’t remember …….(clear/ clearly).It all happened so ………(sudden/ suddenly)
4. - Don’t worry. I’ll climb …………(careful/ carefully).
5. I am staying in a very (comfortable/ comfortably) hotel in the South of France
6. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive (more careful / more carefully).
7. Life in some parts of the country is( boring / more boring )than that in other parts.
8. The river is not as (long / longer) as it looks.
9. My father has been much (healthier / more healthy) since he stopped smoking.
10. The air in the mountainous zones is (more fresh / fresher )than that in the cities.
II/ Comparisons:
I Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets:
1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable)
2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. (large)
3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot)
4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long)
5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad)
6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult)
7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big)
8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful)
9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautifully)
10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slowly)
14. The man felt…………..with the job, so he gave it up.
A. boring | B. bored | C. bore | D. bores |
15. The weather was……….bad……….we couldn’t go out yesterday.
A. so/that | B. such/that | C. very/that | D. too/that |
16. My little son asked me where…………?
A. the heaven is | B. is the heaven | C. the heaven was | D. was the heaven |
17. Do you enjoy………..what to do by others?
A. tell | B. being told | C. to be told | D. are told |
18. Thank you…………looking………..my baby while I was out.
A. for/at | B. about/at | C. for/after | D. for/for |
19. I am used to…………early in the morning to do some physical exercise.
A. get up | B. staying up | C. getting | D. getting up |
20. …………..my father finds chinese very difficult, he is fond of learning it.
A. Because | B. However | C. Although | D. Therefore |
21. …………….. Mrs.Thoa was tired, she helped her children with their homework.
A. If B. And C. Or D. Although
22. They arrived in Ho Chi Minh city………….………..Monday morning.
A. in B. on C. a D. to
23. I thanked the man………………. helped me move the fridge.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
24. You don’t like this film,………………?
A. do you B. don’t you C. are you D. doesn’t you
25. If I were you, I…………………….ask the doctor for advice.
A. can B. will C. must D. would
7. I wish the Enghlish exam we are talking…………not so difficult.
A. were | B. was | C. is | D. did |
8. The new student…………..any words since he came into our class.
A. doesn’t say | B. didn’t say | C. hasn’t said | D. hadn’t said |
9. We used to ………..mistakes when we were school children.
A. made | B. take | C. make | D. have |
10. People should turn…………the house electrict aplliances when they are out to save electricity.
A. of | B. on | C. down | D. off |
11. My brother can speak French quite………….
A. welly | B. well | C. good | D. goodly |
I .Choose the correct form:
1.- I heard Daniel isn’t very.(good/ well) - Well, he fell and hurt himself quite (badly/ bad)
2. - The weather was so ……….awful/ awfully) yesterday.
3. – Can you remember what happen?
- I can’t remember …….(clear/ clearly).It all happened so ………(sudden/ suddenly)
4. - Don’t worry. I’ll climb …………(careful/ carefully).
5. I am staying in a very (comfortable/ comfortably) hotel in the South of France
6. Cattle usually cross over the road. You should drive (more careful / more carefully).
7. Life in some parts of the country is( boring / more boring )than that in other parts.
8. The river is not as (long / longer) as it looks.
9. My father has been much (healthier / more healthy) since he stopped smoking.
10. The air in the mountainous zones is (more fresh / fresher )than that in the cities.
1. rewrite
a. He was bored by the film and fell asleep. (found/so…that….)
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b. Telling lies is very bad. (It)
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c. The bus was late. They had to take a taxi. (so…that…)
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d. They didn’t go because it was foggy. (because of)
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e. This tea is too sweet to drink. (so…that…)
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f. Before he explained it to me, I couldn’t understand anything. (until)
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g. Why don’t you spend this evening at home? (better)
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h. Is it necessary for me to leave early? (have)
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i. The boys are so young that they cannot play in the street. (too)
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j. You can walk to school alone. You aren’t too young. (enough)
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k. It wasn’t difficult to find her house. (finding)
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l. Those pictures are beautiful. (how)
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m. How tall is peter’s father? (what)
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n. Hand your books to me when you finish reading it, please. (asked)
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Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
54. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
The movie was not …………………………………………….. .
55. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
He told ………………………………………………………. .
56. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
We are going ...................................................................
57. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
Although ……………………………………………………………….. .
58. You must see the headmaster.
You’ve …………………………………………………………………. .
59.Remember to check your flight numbers.
Don’t ...............................................................................
60.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
The news ........................................................................