Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1.   Robin Hood was born in Sherwood Forest.

2.   Robin Hood was descended from the noble family of the Earl of Huntingdon.

3.   King John wasn’t kind to his people.

4.   Robin Hood lived with his slaves in the forest.

5.   Robin Hood only stole from the rich.

6.   Robin and his men used guns as their weapons.

7.   The ordinary people of Nottingham hated Robin Hood.

III. Read the following passage and answer the question

You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he was the (1) ....................... famous in England. He became ....................... (2) while still at the university, mainly ....................... (3) of his sporting achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics teams and held the world record for the long jump. He was ....................... (4) a popular sport journalist. He was ....................... (5) famous that letters addressed to ‘Mr. Fry, Oxford’ were delivered to him ....................... (6) any difficulty. His college, although it had quite a different name, ....................... (7) known as ‘Fry’s College’.

Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting ....................... (8). They point out that he lived at a time ....................... (9) standards were quite low and ....................... (10) was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes ....................... (11) that time did not have the totally dedicated approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him ....................... (12) the standards of his ....................... (13) time. There is no doubt that he ....................... (14) extraordinary skill and an ability to write ....................... (15) sport with style and intelligence

1. My brother lived in England when he was a little boy. => My brother used ______________________________________________________________ 2. Mr. Minh is a good teacher at Math. => Mr. Minh ____________________________________________________________________ 3. Mr. Long teaches English very well. => Mr. Long is __________________________________________________________________ 4. My father no longer smokes cigarettes. => My father used _______________________________________________________________ 5. M. Obama swims very quickly. => Mr. Obama is _________________________________________________________________ 6. When Hoa was a young girl, she usually bought a lot of dolls. => Hoa used _____________________________________________________________________ 7. I enjoy playing badminton very much. => I am _________________________________________________________________________ 8. She loves listening to music at night. => They are _____________________________________________________________________ 9. They enjoy watching movies on TV. => They are _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Mr. Bean enjoys cooking meals for himself. => Mr. Bean is _________________________________ giúp cần gấp ạ

PABLO PICASSO

everyone knows the artist picasso. his ideas changed the world od art forever. during his lifetime, he became famous and very rich. now his paintings are some of the most expensive pictures in the world. one painting sold for $ 106.5 million in new york.

picasso was born in spain in 1881. his first word was 'pencil' , and he could draw beautifully from an early age. first, he had drawing lessons from his father . then, he went to art college when he was only 13 years old. three years later, he was bored and stopped going to classe. finally, at the age of 19, he moved to paris - the art capital of the world . he got married twice and had four chirlden.

picasso often changed his style od paniting . fo example, after his best friend died, the sad artist pained only in blue . then he began to use a lot of pinks and oranges . later, he started to paint using shapes - a style later called ' cubism', in his life, he produced over 50,000 works of art, he never retired, but pained nearly every day until his death at the age of 91.

VINCENT CAN GOGH

vincent can gogh is a very famous painter. everyone in the world knows his work, and his paintings sell for millions of dollars. but he wasn't famos when he was alive. and he only sold one painting before he died.

van gogh was born in the netherlands in 1853. he has a difficult life because he suffered from mental illness. he never got married. he didn't begin to draw and paint seriously until he was 27, and he died just ten years later. but in that time, he produced more than 2,000 paintings and drwaings.

at first, van gogh painted poor people and used only dark colours. later he moved to the south of france. he loved the sunlight there, and his style of painting became colourful and exciting. but van gogh was often depressed and his mental illness became worse, first , he cut off part of his own ear, and then in 1890, he shot himselt.

look at the reading strategy. then read the texts again. answer the questions for both van gogh and picasso

1. when was he born ?

2. where was he born ?

3. which countries did he live in ?

4. was he famous when he lived ?

5. was he rich or poor ?

6. how much do his paintings cost now?

7. when did he start to draw or paint ?

8. did he get married and have chirlden?

9. how many works of art did he produce?

10. how old was he when he died?

1.       Despite the fact that he has lived in London for 20years, he cannot speak English

Long as …………………………

2.       She entered the room and switched the light on

On………………………………….

3.       The teacher doesn’t intend to allow

The teacher’ s intention……………….

4.       “What a tasty cake this is!”

My neighbor commented ……………………………..

5.       For all my faults, she agree to mary me

However many………………………..

6.       He didn’t do this as far as I know

He didn’t do this to the best………………

7.       Joe’s very smart, and most people don’t like that

Joe’s too……………….

8.       It was quite unnecessary to redecorate the flat two weeks before you moved out

 You needn't……………………..

9.       I met Mary as soon as I left home .

I had no sooner…………..

10.   Sunny as it is , it may still rain tonight .

Although ………………..