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)___school_____, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)___was____ really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3)____know___ how to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4)____and___ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5)___of____ English told me to wait 6)___for____ her outside the classroom. She took (7)___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 (8)___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 (9)___prize____ in the English Speaking Contest (10)___held____ 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__from__ my house.

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

3. Snow is falling all___over_ the country.

4. Will you pick me__up__ after the party?

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

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

1. The post office is not far_FROM___ my house.

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

3. Snow is falling all_OVER___ the country.

4. Will you pick me__UP__ after the party?

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

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2. was

3. know

4. and

5. of

6. for

7. me

8. improve

9. prize

10. held

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2. at

3. over

4. up

5. with

*Give the correct form of the words in parentheses.
- These medicines can work well with your....illness....................... (Ill)
- Every week, there are two......flights...................from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (Fly)
- He is a well-known...........photographer................. (Photograph)
- The........performance................she gave last night was marvelous. (Perform)

How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary....scholl..........(1), I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation...was............(2)readly bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not...........know.....(3)how to improve them. I didn't want my father....and..........(4)mother to know about this. One afternoon after thes lesson, my teacher...of..........(5)English told to me to wait.....for...........(6)her outside thes classroom. She took.....me...............(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...improve............(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.......prize...........(9)in the English speaking contest....held...............(10)for secondary school students in my hometwon.

1. The Internet may be dangerous because there are many bad programs and viruses.

2. You should practise listening to English tapes or English programs on the radio.

3. She hopes she can talk to people from all over the world and understand her favorite English songs.

4. He suggested they should sing a song that ?? Có bị thiếu đề không ạ?

1. First she asked me what my name was , and where I come=>came from ?

2. Oh , Paola ! Let me try remembering=>to remember

3. I disagree because we can't practice to speak=>speaking English with native speakers

4. '' Do you like pop music ? '' she asked me do=>if I liked pop music

5. You'd better learn in=>by heart all the new words

6. The teacher asked me translated=>to translate a passage into Vietnamese

7. When he was as Sandra's flat yesterday , Martin asked if he can=>could use the phone

8. Do you know where has Tom gone=>tom has gone ?

9. Tom said=>said to me that you were ill

10. An=>a promised she will be there on time

I . There is a mistake in each of these sentences . Underline the mistake and then correct it

1. First she asked me what my name was , and where I come from ?

=> First she asked me what my name was, and where I came from.

2. Oh , Paola ! Let me try remembering

=>Oh, Paola! Let me try to remember!

3. I disagree because we can't practice to speak English with native speakers

=>I disagree because we can't practice speaking English with native speakers

4. '' Do you like pop music ? '' she asked me do I liked pop music

=> '' Do you like pop music ? '' she asked me if I liked pop music

5. You'd better learn in heart all the new words

=>You'd better learn by heart all the new words

6. The teacher asked me translated a passage into Vietnamese

=> The teacher asked me to translate a passage into Vietnamese

ill in each blank with a suitable word

How Nam has improved his English.

In the first year of lower secondary 1…………SCHOOL…………., I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 2…………WAS……………. really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 3…………KNOW……………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4………………AND………… mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5…………OF……….......................... English told me to wait 6………………FOR…………… her outside the classroom. She took 7………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 8…………………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 9…………PRIZE………… in the English Speaking Contest 10……………HELD………for secondary school students in my hometown.

Fill in each blank with a suitable word

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.

Fill in each blank with a suitable word

How Nam has improved his English.

In the first year of lower secondary 1…school…………………., I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation 2…was……………………. really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not 3…know……………………..how to improve them. I didn’t want my father 4……and…………………… mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher 5……of…………….......................... English told me to wait 6……for……………………… her outside the classroom. She took 7………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 8……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 9…prize………………… in the English Speaking Contest 10…held…………………for secondary school students in my hometown

Fill a suitable word in each blank

My name is Hoa. I'm in the sixth ...grade.... at Nguyeen Binh Khiem secondary school. I like to learn Mathematics because it ....helps.... me to develop my thinking. I spend much of my time ...doing... Maths exercises. I often ....get.. mark 9 and 10 in Maths tests. I don't...like.... English because remembering English words and structures...are.... very difficult for me. But I think I have to work harder at english. My teacher encourages me a lot. She ...buys... me some english books, and she shows me how to remember words better. I hope that my ..English.. will be better in the second semester.

Fill a suitable word in each blank

My name is Hoa. I'm in the sixth ....GRADE... at Nguyeen Binh Khiem secondary school. I like to learn Mathematics because it ....HELPS.... me to develop my thinking. I spend much of my time ...IN... Maths exercises. I often ...HAVE... mark 9 and 10 in Maths tests. I don't...LIKE.... English because remembering English words and structures..ARE.. very difficult for me. But I think I have to work harder at english. My teacher encourages me a lot. She ..TEACHES.... me some english books, and she shows me how to remember words better. I hope that my ..ENGLISH.. will be better in the second semester.

My name is Hoa. I'm in the sixth grade at Nguyeen Binh Khiem secondary school. I like to learn Mathematics because it helps me to develop my thinking. I spend much of my time doing Maths exercises. I often get mark 9 and 10 in Maths tests. I don't like English because remembering English words and structures are very difficult for me. But I think I have to work harder at english. My teacher encourages me a lot. She buys me some english books, and she shows me how to remember words better. I hope that my English will be better in the second semester.

1. I often …have… English lessons on Wednesday and Friday.

2. I practice listening by…watching… English cartoon on TV.

3. He …writes… new words in his notebook and reads them aloud.

4. …How… do you learn vocabulary ?

5. I speak English every day with……my……friends.

6. To practise speaking you can talk ……to… foreign friends.

7. He learns English because He wants to…listen… English songs.

8. What foreign …languages… do you have at school? – I have English and Chinese.

9. To practise …writting skills…, I write emails to my friends.

10. Why do you learn English? – …Because… I want to sing English songs.

Ex 2: Fill in the blank with a suitable word:  

1. I often have English lessons on Wednesday and Friday.

2. I practice listening by watching English cartoons on TV.

3. He writes new words in his notebook and reads them aloud.

4. How do you learn vocabulary ?

5. I speak English every day with my friends.

6. To practise speaking you can talk to foreign friends.

7. He learns English because He wants to sing English songs.

8. What foreign languages do you have at school? – I have English and Chinese.

9. To practice writing, I write emails to my friends.

10. Why do you learn English? – Because I want to sing English songs.

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1. First she asked me what my name was, and where I come=> came from ?

2. Oh, Paola! Let me try remembering=> to remember

3. I disagree because we can't practice to speak=> speaking English with native speakers

4. You'd better learn in => by heart all the new words

5. The teacher asked me translated => to translate a passage into Vietnamese

6. When he was as Sandra's flat yesterday, Martin asked if he can=> could use the phone

7. Do you know where has Tom=> Tom has gone ?

8. Tom said => said to me that you were ill

9. An promised she will => would be there on time

10. He invited me to having=> have with him and his family