1. I didn’t spend as much money as my friend did.

    My friend spendnore money than I did. ……………………………………………………………..…………………….

2. He couldn’t afford to buy a car.

     -The car is too expensive for him to buy…………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

     -I last enjoyed myself at your birthday party…………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.  It was so late that nothing could be done.

     -It was too late for anything to be done ……………………………………………………………………………………

5.   I 've never met such a famous person before.

     -It is the first time I have ever met such a famous people ……………………………………………………………………………

II.Put the words and phrases in the right order

1. Nha Trang/ in/ the/ most/ Is/ beatiful/ Vietnam?/ beach

Is Nha Trang the most beautiful beach in Vietnam?

2. robots/ useful./ expensive,/ are/ Although/ they/ very/ are

Although robots are expensive, they are useful.

3. didn’t know/ so their/ were quiet,/ mother/ they were at home./ The children

The children were quiet, so their mother didn't know they were at home.

4. will give./ pass my exams/ my mum/ with good grades,/ me a laptop./ If I

If I pass my exams with good grades, my mum will give me a laptop.

5. the phone/ can’t/ in the pool./ answer/ now/ Nam/ he’s swimming/ because

Nam can't answer the phone now because he's swimming in the pool.

6.Our/ last/ team/ played/ Saturday/ 6 E team/ with.

Our team played with 6E team last Saturday.

7.Don’t/ food and drink/ into/ bring/ please/ ,/ the gym.

Don't bring food and drink into the gym, please

8.every/ The Olympic Games/ four years/ takeplace.

The Olympic Games takeplace every four years.

9.see/ you/ Did/ Phong/ yesterday/ the stadium/ at ?

Did you see Phong at the stadium yesterday?

10.a week/ three times/ my/ sister/ aerobics/ does/ keep fit/ to.

My sister does aerobics three times a week to keep fit.

I.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 Learning how to use a computer is very easy

=> It is very easy to learn how to use a computer

2 He drives very carefully.

=> He is a very careful driver

3 Students at our school take part in a lot of outdoor activities

=> Students at our school do a lot of outdoor activities

4 I find it difficult to find a better solution to that problem.

=> I have  difficulty in finding a better solution

5Lan is the oldest of the three sisters

=> Lan has three sisters and she is the oldest

SECTION E. WRITING (5.0points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points.

1.      It’s the first time that I have ever seen a football match.

I have……never seen a football match before…………………………………………………………………..

2.      No cities in Viet Nam are noisier than Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City ………is the noisiest city in VN………………………………………………….

3.      Living in Hoa Binh is cheaper than living in Ha Noi.

Living in Hoa Binh is not ………as expensive as living in HN………………………………………….

4.      I last saw Mai 5 months ago.

I haven’t……seen Mai for 5 months……………………………………………………………….

5. Nobody in his class is as intelligent as he.

    He is.......the most intelligent in his class....................................................................................................

6. My school has twenty classes.

    There........are 20 classes in my school....................................................................................................

7. The black car is more expensive than the red car.

    The red car..........is not as expensive as the black one........................................................................................

8. My room is smaller than your room.

    Your room.......is bigger than my room.........................................................................................

9. Why isn't this TV working?

=>What............is wrong with this TV.......................................................................?

10. We can't afford to buy this car.

=>The car........can't be afforded to buy by us........................................................................ ......................................................

II. Write full sentences using the given words:

What/ expensive car !

What an expensive car!

My brother/ go/ Ho Chi Minh city / since 2012.

My brother has gone to HCM city since 2012

If / you / work hard , you / pass / exam.

If you work hard, you will pass the exam

In the year 2030 / robots / be able to do  all /  housework / instead of / us.

In the year 2030 robots will be able to do all the housework instead of us

I/ like/ to /wireless TV/  my future house.

I like to have a wireless TV in my future house

6.      I/ not like/ winter/ because/ it/ very cold.

I don't like winter because it is very cold

7.         Many / plants/ animals/ danger/ because /we /destroying /them.

Many plants and animals are in danger because we are destroying them

8.      Ba /going / stay /a friend’s house / Nha Trang.

Ba is going to stay at a friend's house in Nha Trang

9.      Quang / brother / walk / movie theater / moment.

QUang and his brother are walking to the movie theater at the moment

10.  Ba / usually / play  volleyball / but / sometimes / sailing.

Ba usually plays volleyball but sometimes he goes sailing

III.Rearrange the sentences - 

1.      What / her / hair? / color / is

What is her hair color?

2.  mother / goes / My / every / morning. / jogging

My mother goes jogging every morning

3.  you / like / lunch? / What/for/ would

What would you like for lunch

4.      are / going / to / We / Huong / week. / pagoda / next / visit

We are going to visit Huong pagoda next week

5. wants/ hot. / is/ Huy/ to/ swimming/because/ go/it/ too

Huy wants to go swimming because it is too hot

6. most/ London/ tea/ is/ popular/ the/ drink/ in.

Tea is the most popular drink in London

7. and/ buy/ you/ vegetables/ the/ go/ meat/ tot supermarket/to/ can/.

Can you go to the market and buy some vegetable

8. the /my/ father/ goes/ judo/ club/ every/ Sunday/ to

My father goes to the judo club everyday

9. DaNang/ city/ is /the/ in/ Central VietNam/ largest

Da Nang is the largest city in the Central VN

10. people/in/ break/ things/ at / my/Tet/shouldn’t/ country

People shouldn't break things at Tet in my country

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.            YOU HAD BETTER NOT STAY UP TOO LATE                                          ( had better )

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                 MY SISTER IS A FLUENT FRENCH SPEAKER                                ( speaker )

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.              THE RED CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE BLACK CAR                       ( more expensive )

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.      NAM PREFERS STAYING AT HOME TO GOING TO THE ZOO         ( prefers )

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.      TIM'S COLLECTION HAS OVER 800 STAMPS      ( has )

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

=>HOW OLD WILL YOU BE ON YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

=>SHE'S GOING TO LISTEN TO POP MUSIC AND READ A BOOK

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

=>NGA DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED 

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

=>HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO GO TO THE MARKET FROM THE HOME?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries / about.

=>WE STUDY MAPS AND LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES  IN GEOGRAPHY CLASS

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.                                                      ( had better )

-> You had better not stay up too late.

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                                                 ( speaker )

-> My sister is a fluent French speaker.

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.                                     ( more expensive )

-> The red car is more expensive than the black car.

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.               ( prefers )

-> Nam prefers staying at home to going to the zoo.

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.            ( has )

-> Tim’s collection has over eight hundred stamps.

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

-> How old will you be on your next birthday?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

-> She's going to listen to pop music and read a book.

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

-> Nga did not go to school yesterday because she was tired.

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

-> How long does it take to go from the home to the market?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries /

-> We study about different countries and learn map in Geography class.

1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

→ I haven^’t ____gone to a football match for a long time________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in Phu Tho province.

→ That’s the man ______who used to work with me when I lived in Phu Tho province. __________________________________________________

3.  Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped.

→ Poor___as Peter is, he usually helps the handicapped. ____________________________________________________________________

4. John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice.

→ Were_______John to take his doctor’s advice,  he wouldn't be sick  ________________________________________________________________

5. “What you have cooked is the best  in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.

→ John said _________to his girl friend what she had cooked was the best  in the world ___________________________________________________________

1Althought the plot wasn’t very interesting, the special effects were spectacular

2He didn't win an Oscar for Best Actor despite performing excellently

3How much does the bicycle cost?

4There did not use to have more vehicles in the road

81. How interesting the book is! WHAT

…………What an interesting book…………………………………………………………………………………..

82. Finish eating first, then you can watch TV.  UNTIL

………Don't watch TV until you finish eating……………………………………………………………………………………..

83. In spite of her tiredness, she managed to finish her work. ALTHOUGH

………Although she was tired, she managed to finish her work ……………………………………………………………………………………..

84. I am not as good at learning English as my brother. BETTER

…My brother is better at learning English than me…………………………………………………………………………………………..

85. Roller - skating doesn’t interest Tony. INTERESTED

Tony isn't interested in roller-skating ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

it is important to be there on time