How Nam has improved his English. 

In the first year of lower secondary held 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 tapes 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” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first  prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my  hometown. 

36. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year? A. The pronunciation 

B. The grammar 

C. Both pronunciation and grammar 

D. The way of improving his pronunciation 

37. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? 

A. His teacher 

B. One of his friends 

C. His father 

D. His mother 

38. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that? 

A. to the town library 

B. to the school library 

C. to the teachers’ room

D. to his house 

39. What did the teacher show him then? 

A. A glass bookcase 

B. An English-English dictionary 

C. An English Grammar book 

D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills 

40. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A. The first prize 

B. The second prize 

C. The third prize 

D. The fourth prize

*Give the correct form of the words in parentheses.
- These medicines can work well with your........................... (Ill)
- Every week, there are two.........................from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (Fly)
- He is a well-known............................ (Photograph)
- The........................she gave last night was marvelous. (Perform)
*Read the passages and fill in each blank with a suitable word.
How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary..............(1), I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation...............(2)readly bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not................(3)how to improve them. I didn't want my father..............(4)mother to know about this. One afternoon after thes lesson, my teacher.............(5)English told to me to wait................(6)her outside thes classroom. She took....................(7)to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to...............(8)my English gammar . 'Now I think you know what you should do' she said. I made much progress and only one year, I won the first..................(9)in the English speaking contest...................(10)for secondary school students in my hometwon.

VI. Read the following passage then choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.

How Nam has improved his English.

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 tapes 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”; she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English -Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

1. What problems did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation B. The grammar

C. Both pronunciation and grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

A. His form teacher B. His friends

C. His father D. His teacher of English

3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A. to the town library B. to the school library

C. to the teachers’ room D. to his house

4. What did the teacher show him then?

A. A glass bookcase B. An English-English dictionary

C. An English Grammar book D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5. What did he win in the English - Speaking Contest one year later?

A. The first prize B. The second prize

C. The third prize D. The fourth prize

VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)

How Nam has improved his English.

In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the classroom. She took (7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for secondary school students in my hometown.

IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

1. The post office is not far____ my house.

2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.

3. Snow is falling all____ the country.

4. Will you pick me____ after the party?

5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

How Nam has improved his English

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.

Question 5.How was his English grammar in the first year?
___________________________________________
Question 6.Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
_____________________________________________
Question 7.Did she show him cassettes of pronunciation drills to help him improve his English grammar?
________________________
Question 8. What prize did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
_____________

In the first year of lower secondary school, Nam had some difficulties in learning English. His English pronunciation was really bad and his English grammar was worse. Nam did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher told him to wait for her outside the classroom. She took him to the school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told him how to use an English – English dictionary to improve his English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. He made much progress and only one year later, he won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.

23. Did Nam’s teacher & Nam go to school library?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 

A. Fill in each blank with a suitable word ( 1ms)

                                                  How Nam has improved his English.

               In the first year of lower secondary 1……………………., I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 2………………………. really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 3………………………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4………………………… mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5………………….......................... English told me to wait 6…………………………… her outside the classroom. She took 7………………………… to the school library and showed me tapes  of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to 8…………………………….  my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said.  I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 9…………………… in the English Speaking Contest 10……………………for secondary school students in my hometown.

1…………….. 2……………….3………………….4…………………5…………………...

6……………...7……………….8………………….9………………….10…………………

B. Read the passage and choose the best answers A, B, C or D. ( 0.5 ms)

1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation

B. The grammar

C. Both pronunciation and grammar

D. The way of improving his pronunciation

2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

A. His teacher

B. One of his friends

C. His father

D. His mother

3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A. to the town library

B. to the school library

C. to the teachers’ room

D. to his house

4. What did the teacher show him then?

A. A glass bookcase

B. An English-English dictionary

C. An English Grammar book

D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?

A. The first prize

B. The second prize

C. The third prize

D. The fourth prize

In the first year of lower secondary 1……………………., I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 2………………………. really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 3………………………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4………………………… mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5………………….......................... English told me to wait 6…………………………… her outside the classroom. She took 7………………………… to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to 8……………………………. my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first 9…………………… in the English Speaking Contest 10……………………for secondary school students in my hometown.

I.           Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the text:

Viet Nam is in the South-East Asia. It has (1)......................................................................................... lot of beautiful mountains, rivers

and beaches. (2) ………………… are two long (3) ………………… in Viet Nam: The Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4)..................................................................................... The Mekong River is the

(5) ………………… river in the South-East Asia and of course it is longer (6) …………………

the Red River. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) ………………… to the East Sea. Phanxipang  is  (8)  …………………  highest  mountain  in  Viet  Nam.  It's  3,143  meters (9)

………………… Viet Nam also (10)............................. many nice beaches such as Sam Son, Do

Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau and so on ....