Ex 18 : Read the passage below 

My name ' s Nam. I live in Ha Noi . I have two friends , Lan and Minh. Lan lives in Da Nang. Minh lives in Can Tho.The weather in our places is not the same.This weekend, it will be cold and dry in Ha Noi , but it will be cool and sunny in Da Nang , and it will be hot and cloudy in Can Tho . The seasons are diffirent, too.There are four seasons in Ha Noi : spring ; summer ,autumn and winter .But there are only two seasons in Da Nang and Can Tho : the dry season and the rainy season

Answer the questions

1. How many seasons are there in Can Tho ?

2.what are they?

3.what will the weather be like in Ha Noi this weekend?

4. What will the weather be llike in Da Nang this weekend?

5.What will the weather be like in Can Tho this weekend?

VII. Read the passage and circle A, B or C to complete the sentences.

Every summer, Lien and her family fo to the countryside to visit her grandmother. Unlike Ha Noi, the countryside is very spacious and peaceful. Because Ha Noi is densely populated, it is always fullof noise and traffic jams. The countryside has fewer vehicles than Ha Noi, so there is less pollution. In Ha Noi, some families are wealthy, but some other families still live in poverty. Some people don’t have money to buy food or don’t have accommodation, so they commit crime. Therefore, there are more crimes in Ha Noi than in the countryside. Lien likes living in the countryside more than in Ha Noi.

Question 31. Because Ha Noi is ___________ populated, it is always full of noise and traffic jams.

A. densely B. dense C. density

Question 32. The countryside has ___________ vehicles than Ha Noi, so there is less pollution.

A. less B. more C. fewer
Question 33. In Ha Noi, some families are wealthy, but some other families still live in ___________.

A. poor B. poverty C. wealth

Question 34. Some people don’t have money to buy food or don’t have accommodation, so they ___________ crime.

A. cause B. make C. commit
Question 35. There are ___________ crimes in Ha Noi than in the countryside.

A. more B. less C. fewer
VIII. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.
Question 36. He didn’t eat much although he was hungry.

A. He didn’t eat much in spite of being hungry. B. He didn’t eat much in spite of his being hungry.
C. He didn’t eat much despite his hunger. D. All are correct.

Question 37. Although it got dark, they continued to work.

A. Despite the darkness, they continued to work.
B. In spite the darkness, they continued to work.
C. Despite of the darkness, they continued to work.
D. In spite of darking, they continued to work.

Question 38. What time do you often get up?

A. When do you often get up? B. How do you often get up?
C. Where do you often get up? D. Why do you often get up?

Question 39. Why do you study English?

A. Where do you study English for? B. When do you study English for?
C. What do you study English for? D. Why do you study English for?

Question 40. Solar energy is not only plentiful but also clean.

A. Solar energy is both plentiful or clean. B. Solar energy is either plentiful or clean.
C. Solar energy is both plentiful and clean. D. Solar energy is neither plentiful nor clean.

Read and circle a or b.

Hello . My name’s Nga. I live in a village in Vinh Phuc Province. It’s about sixty kilometres from Ha Noi. The village is small and quiet. The village is small and quiet. There are not many people, shops and traffic. I enjoy living here because life is peaceful and the people are friendly. At weekends, my parents often take me to Ha Noi. It’s much noisier and busier. It has lots of large lakes, beautiful parks and tall buidings. The streets are so crowded and things are more expensive. I like Ha Noi because the shops are really nice and life is exciting.

Which one is busier, Ha Noi or Vinh Phuc?

A. Ha Noi is     

B. Vinh Phuc is

Read and circle a or b.

Hello . My name’s Nga. I live in a village in Vinh Phuc Province. It’s about sixty kilometres from Ha Noi. The village is small and quiet. The village is small and quiet. There are not many people, shops and traffic. I enjoy living here because life is peaceful and the people are friendly. At weekends, my parents often take me to Ha Noi. It’s much noisier and busier. It has lots of large lakes, beautiful parks and tall buidings. The streets are so crowded and things are more expensive. I like Ha Noi because the shops are really nice and life is exciting.

What’s Ha Noi like?

A. It’s quiet.  

B. It’s noisy

Read and circle a or b.

Hello . My name’s Nga. I live in a village in Vinh Phuc Province. It’s about sixty kilometres from Ha Noi. The village is small and quiet. The village is small and quiet. There are not many people, shops and traffic. I enjoy living here because life is peaceful and the people are friendly. At weekends, my parents often take me to Ha Noi. It’s much noisier and busier. It has lots of large lakes, beautiful parks and tall buidings. The streets are so crowded and things are more expensive. I like Ha Noi because the shops are really nice and life is exciting.

What’s life in the village like?

A. It’s exciting.    

B. It’s peaceful.

Read and circle a or b.

Hello . My name’s Nga. I live in a village in Vinh Phuc Province. It’s about sixty kilometres from Ha Noi. The village is small and quiet. The village is small and quiet. There are not many people, shops and traffic. I enjoy living here because life is peaceful and the people are friendly. At weekends, my parents often take me to Ha Noi. It’s much noisier and busier. It has lots of large lakes, beautiful parks and tall buidings. The streets are so crowded and things are more expensive. I like Ha Noi because the shops are really nice and life is exciting.

Things are more expensive in_____.

A. Ha Noi    

B. Vinh Phuc

Read and circle a or b.

Hello . My name’s Nga. I live in a village in Vinh Phuc Province. It’s about sixty kilometres from Ha Noi. The village is small and quiet. The village is small and quiet. There are not many people, shops and traffic. I enjoy living here because life is peaceful and the people are friendly. At weekends, my parents often take me to Ha Noi. It’s much noisier and busier. It has lots of large lakes, beautiful parks and tall buidings. The streets are so crowded and things are more expensive. I like Ha Noi because the shops are really nice and life is exciting.

What’s Nga’s village like?

A. It’s small.    

B. It’s large.