1.      It is unsafe to go out alone very late at night.

 Going _____________________________________________

2.      It is interesting to learn English.

 Learning ____________________________________________________

3.      It is boring to stay at home at the weekend.

Staying ____________________________________________________

4.      Linda thinks it is a good idea to go to Nha Trang by train.

Linda suggests ____________________________________________________

5.      He often participates in outdoor activities during the summer vacation.

 He often takes ____________________________________________________

6.      They participate in volunteer works at their school.

 They take ____________________________________________________

7.      Hoa participated in English club in the local Youth House.

 Hoa took ____________________________________________________

8.      Tom enjoys reading book in the local library.

Tom is ____________________________________________________

9.      Bao enjoys doing volunteer works at his school.

Bao is_________________________________________________

226/ They enjoy fishing a They hobby is fishing b Their hobby is fishing c Them hobby is fishing d Their hobbies is fishing 227/ Learning English is interesting. a It is interesting to learning English b It is interesting to be learned English c It is interesting to learn English00069 d It is interesting learn English 228/ I can’t buy this book because it is too expensive. a This book is so expensive for me to buy b This book is too expensive to buy c This book is too expensive for me to buy d This book is too cheap for me to buy 229/ England has many old towns and villages. a There are many old towns or villages in England b There are many old towns and village in England c There are many old town and villages in England d There are many old towns and villages in England 230/ He is a famous writer and everyone knows him. a He is so a famous writer that everyone knows him. b He is such a famous writer that everyone knows him. c He is such an famous writer that everyone knows him. d He is so famous writer that everyone knows him. 231/ I ‘ve never met such a famous person before a It’s the first time I have never met such a famous person. b It’s the first time I have met such a famous person. c It’s the first time I have been met such a famous person. d It’s the first time I had met such a famous person. 232/ He drives carefully. a He is a carefully driver. b He is a careful driving. c He is a carefully driving. d He is a careful driver. 233/ They’ve been living here for six years now. a They moved here for six years b They moved here six years c They moved here six year ago. d They moved here six years ago. 234/ I’ll get to Hai Phong in two hours by train. a It takes me two hours to geting to Hai Phong by train b It will take me two hours to get to Hai Phong by train c It takes me two hours to get to Hai Phong by train d It will take me two hours to getting to Hai Phong by train. 235/ He likes watching TV and I do too. a Either he or I like watching TV. b Neither he or I like watching TV. c Both he and I like watching TV. d Neither he nor I like watching TV. 236/ It is important for all of us to learn foreign languages a To be learn foreign languages is important for all of us b Learning foreign languages is important for all of us c Learn foreign languages is important for all of us d To learning foreign languages is important for all of us 237/ The suitcase was very heavy so Tom couldn't carry it. a The suitcase was so heavy that Tom could carry. b The suitcase was so heavy for Tom to carry. c The suitcase was too heavy for Tom to carry it. d The suitcase was too heavy for Tom to carry. 238/ Missing breakfast always gives me a headache. a If I misses breakfast, I always have a headache. b If I miss breakfast, I always have a headache. c If I missed breakfast, I always had a headache. d If I miss breakfast, I always had a headache. 239/ The Red River is too wide for us to swim across a The Red River is such wide that we can’t swim across. b The Red River is so wide that we can swim across. c The Red River is too wide that we can’t swim across. d The Red River is so wide that we can’t swim across. 240/ I can’t play the guitar a I wish I could play the guitar. b I hope I can play the guitar. c I hope I could play the guitar. d I wish I can play the guitar. 241/ We flew to America last summer. a We went to America on plane last Summer. b We went to America without plane last Summer. c We went to America by plane last Summer. d We went to America with plane last Summer. 242/ Lan is 16 years old. Nam is 14 years old. a Nam is 2 years younger than Lan. b Nam is 2 years young than Lan. c Nam is 2 years more younger than Lan. d Nam is 2 years older than Lan. 243/ Lan speaks English better than Hung. a Hung speaks English as better as Lan. b Hung doesn’t speak English as good as Lan. c Hung doesn’t speak English as well as Lan. d Hung speaks English as well as Lan. 244/ Study hard or you will get bad marks. a If you didn't study hard, you would get bad marks. b If you don’t study hard, you will get bad marks. c If you didn't study hard, you will get bad marks. d If you don’t study hard, you would get bad marks. 245/ It is necessary for all of us to learn English well. a Learning English well isn't necessary for all of us. b Learning English well is necessary for all of us. c To learning English well is necessary for all of us. d Learning English well is good for all of us. 246/ I am too busy. I can’t wait for you. a I am so busy that I can’t wait for you. b I am such busy that I can’t wait for you. c I am so busy that I can wait for you. d I am too busy that I can’t wait for you. 247/ You can’t read this book because you are too young. a You’re not young enough to read this book. b You’re not old enough to read this book. c You’re old enough to read this book. d You’re too old to read this book. 248/ Riding a bicycle along a pavement is against the law. a You can ride a bicycle along a pavement b You could ride a bicycle along a pavement c You must ride a bicycle along a pavement d You mustn’t ride a bicycle along a pavement 249/ Kate is a very good singer. a Kate sings very best b Kate sang very well. c Kate sings very well. d Kate sings very good. 250/ No one is taller than Pat in our class a Pat is as tall as girl in our class. b Pat is the taller girl in our class. c Pat is tallest girl in our class. d Pat is the tallest girl in our class. 251/ How much did she weigh two months ago ? a What was her weight two months ago. b What did her weigh two months ago. c What was her weigh two months ago. d What did her weight two months ago. 252/ He has collected stamps for five years. a He started to collect stamps for 5 years b He started to collecting stamps 5 years ago c He started collecting stamps 5 years ago d He started collecting stamps for 5 years 253/ What’ s your date of birth? a When was your birthday ? b When is your date of birth ? c When was you born? d When is your birthday ? 254/ He wrote the letter in 2 hours. a It takes him 2 hours to write the letter. b It took him 2 hours to write the letter. c It taken him 2 hours to write the letter. d It will take him 2 hours to write the letter. 255/ How thick is that novel ? a What is the thickness of that novel? b What is the thickless of that novel? c What was the thickness of that novel? d What is the thick of that novel?

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Some people learn a second language (1)_____. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you have (2)_____learn a new language such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)_____ and more interesting .

The first step is to feel positive about learning English . If you believe that you can learn,you will learn and (4)____ patient. You do not to have to understand (5)____all at once. It `s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes .

The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to (6)_____in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. (7)_____, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates (8)_____class.

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning . You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements.

Question 1

A. ease

B. easy

C. easily

D. all a, b, c.

Some people learn a second language (1).............................. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you have (2)............................ learn a new language, such as English ? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)............................ and more interesting. The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn (4)............................ patient. You do not to have to understand (5)............................... all at once. It's natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to (6)............................ in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. (7)................................, you much speak English every day, You can practice with your classmates (8)............................... class. The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After (9).................................. class, think about what you did. Did your answer a question (10)..................................... ? Did you understand something the teacher explained ? Perharps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements.

11. Nam is the best student in my class. 

→ Nobody .............................................................................................................................?  

12. Is it difficult to learn English grammar?

→ Learning .................................................................................................................................?

13. Travelling by car is much faster than travelling by train.

→ Travelling by train isn’t ..........................................................................................................

14. Did your father buy that car last week?

→ Your father ..........................................................................................................................?

15. He hasn’t eaten this kind of food before, has he?

→ This is the …………………………………………………………………………………?

16. Do few students learn Russian nowadays?

→ Few students ........................................................................................................................?

17. Peter’s parents gave him an interesting book on his birthday, didn’t they?

→ Peter  ………………………………………………………………………………………?

18. Mobile phone producers began to modernize all smart phones years ago, didn’t they?.

→  Mobile phone producers have …………………………………………………………….?

19. She began doing the exercises an hour ago, didn’t she?

→ The exercises have …………………………………………………………………………?

20. The trip to the countryside interests Liz a lot.

→ Liz is ………………………………………………………………………?

11. Nam is the best student in my class. 

→ Nobody .............................................................................................................................?  

12. Is it difficult to learn English grammar?

→ Learning .................................................................................................................................?

13. Travelling by car is much faster than travelling by train.

→ Travelling by train isn’t ..........................................................................................................

14. Did your father buy that car last week?

→ Your father ..........................................................................................................................?

15. He hasn’t eaten this kind of food before, has he?

→ This is the …………………………………………………………………………………?

16. Do few students learn Russian nowadays?

→ Few students ........................................................................................................................?

17. Peter’s parents gave him an interesting book on his birthday, didn’t they?

→ Peter  ………………………………………………………………………………………?

18. Mobile phone producers began to modernize all smart phones years ago, didn’t they?.

→  Mobile phone producers have …………………………………………………………….?

19. She began doing the exercises an hour ago, didn’t she?

→ The exercises have …………………………………………………………………………?

20. The trip to the countryside interests Liz a lot.

→ Liz is ………………………………………………………………………?

VI. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.

yourself - naturally - important - improve meaning - importance - look up - myself

To me, English is very interesting. It is not difficult to learn English well. However, it is (23) ____________ to know the most effective way of learning. I rarely (24) ____________ new vocabularies but often learn them through reading. At first, I found it difficult because I didn’t know many vocabularies. However I try to guess the (25) ____________ through the information in newspapers and magazines. When I can’t guess, I will look them up in the dictionary. My mother bought me an English – English dictionary. It helps me much. I can use those new vocabularies correctly and (26) ____________. I often write a diary and compose short stories to (27) ____________ my writing skill. I may imagine the content or change what I have read from the newspapers and magazines. I also listen to English music and news on the radio and TV. It is an interesting way of practicing listening. My father bought me an ipod so that I can record the news and listen again. When I listen, I repeat and mimic the accent . Then I record my voice and listen again to correct the mistakes (28) ____________. It’s very useful.