2. Complete the text with affirmative and negative forms of there was and there were.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các dạng khẳng định và phủ định của there was và there were.)

The first marathon

2,500 years ago  (1)................ a war between Greece and Persia and (2) ........................ a lot of battles. (3)..................... a big battle in a place called Marathon, which the Greeks won”. This was important news, but (4) ....................... any internet and (5) ........................ any telephones. So a man called Pheidippides ran to Athens with news of the battle. He ran about forty-one kilometres. (6).............. any good roads, so it was a difficult journey. When he arrived in Athens, he died.

*won = past of win, ran = past of run.

1.      (Peter read) ________________ books in his free time?

2.      Charlotte ( not practice) _____________________ at the moment.

3.      Henry loves (play) __________________ rugby.

4.      (there be) _______________ a war between Greece and Persia 2,500 years ago?

5.      She’s the best (swim) ___________ in Australia.

6.      I (compete) ________ in a tennis competition yesterday.

7.      (not open) ____________ the windows, it’s so windy outside.

hãy dịch đoạn văn sau sang tiếng việt:

The first Olympic Games took place in Greece more than two thousand and seven hundred years ago Every year there was no war in five days and sports competitions took place. The games were organized for more than six hundred years. Then, for one thousand and five hundred years, nothing more was heard of them
The modern Olympic Games began again in 1896. They take place every four years. They can not take place in a country which is at war and during the two world wars there were no Olympics games. During the Olympics games there are many competitions in many knids of sports such as running, jumping, athletics, swimming, boxing, basketball, soccer and more.

Read and complete. Use the past simple or past continuous.

Ten years ago, my brother was in his last year at Art School. He was taking part in a young artist's competition with a big piece of sculpture. He called it 'war'. I....(not know) anything about modern art art then and, to me, it....(look) like a pike of old metal objects.

The day of the competition, my brother...(decide) to put his piece of sculpture in a different place. He asked me and a friend to do it and...(go) to get something from the car. Unfortunately, while we...(carry) the thing to its new place, I...(slip) and...(lose) my balance. When I...(get) up, all the metal pots and boxes...(lie) all over the floor

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POPPY DAY
POPPY DAY , 11 November, is the day when people in Britain remember the soldiers that died in the First World War (1914 – 1918), the Second World War (1939 – 1945) and all other wars since. The first Poppy Day was in 1921. The First World War had ended three years earlier, but it was still very difficult, even impossible, for ex-soldiers in Britain to find employment. So some of them started making and selling red paper poppies. They gave the money that they raised to ex-soldiers who were disabled or unemployed, and to the families of soldiers who had died. The choice of flower was significant. During the war, the soldiers had noticed poppies growing every year on the battlefields in Belgium and the north of France. A well – known poem from that time, written by a Canadian soldier, begin with the lines:
In Flanders* fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place*; …
In the days leading up to Poppy Day, about 32 million people in Britain buy and wear small poppies. Some people choose to wear white poppies because they think that white symbolizes peace. Then, at 11 a.m. on 11 November (at the moment when the First World War ended) there’s a two – minute silence. Many people stop and think quietly about the soldiers who died. There are ceremonies at war memorials in towns and villages all over the country. The most important ceremony is in London, when the Queen and the Prime Minister lay wreaths of poppies at the Cenotaph, a monument to soldiers who died in battle.

*(Flanders ­= the north of Belgium; our place = our graves)

Giúp em với ạ :(( THE MODERN OLYMPICS In 1896, the modern Olympics began. Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France was the father of the modern Olympics. He (1)..................... that international games would be a good way to create peace and good feelings (2)..................... people from different countries. Because the early Olympics had begun in Greece, King George I of Greece was invited to (3)..................... the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. More than 50,000 people attended. The modern Olympic Games were (4)..................... from the early Olympics in a (5)..................... of important ways. First of all, there was no (6)..................... any connection with religion. Second, the Games were not limited to Greeks. They were international, and one of the main goals was to promote world peace and (7)..................... among people from different countries. England, France, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland, and the United States sent teams to the 1896 Olympics. After that, athletes continued to (8)..................... in games every four years except for three times during time of war: The First World War (9)..................... the Olympic meeting of 1916, and the Second World War stopped the 1940 and 1944 meetings. Sometimes individual countries have chosen (10)..................... to send their athletes to the Olympics. In this way, they make a political statement of some sort to the world. 1. A. found out 2. A. between 3. A. open 4. A. various 5. A. great B. believed B. both B. host B. similar B. figure B. almost C. recognized C. all C. hold C. different C. deal C. longer C. considering C. beat C. made C. no D. told D. among D. organize D. varied D. number D. any D. sympathizing D. compete D. permitted D. neither 6. A. more 7. A. understanding B. realizing 8. A. fight 9. A. stopped 10. A. none B. struggle B. prevented B. not

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

The Battle of Gettysburg

One of the most important battles of the American Civil War occurred around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from July 1 to July 3, 1863. What began as a search for shoes by the Confederate Army quickly escalated into a major battle. As the Confederate soldiers sought new shoes, they unexpectedly encountered Union cavalry stationed west of the town at Willoughby Run, and the battle began. After much fighting and heavy casualties on both sides, the Confederates pushed the Union forces back through the town of Gettysburg, where they regrouped south of the town along the high ground near a cemetery.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered General R.S. Ewell to seize the high ground from the

battle - weary Union soldiers "if practical." Ewell hesitated in the attack, giving the Union troops a chance to establish a stronghold along Cemetery Ridge and then bring in reinforcements with artillery. By the time Lee realized Ewell had not attacked, the opportunity had vanished. Other failures by the Confederates included the generals' opposition to the attack plans and a lack of information about Union defense. This combination of errors allowed the Union forces to win a critical victory in the Civil War. By the end, a total of 160,000 men were involved in this fierce and bloody battle.

Question 42: Complete the summary by choosing one sentence (A, B, C or D) that is among the most important information to fill in the blank.

SUMMARY: This passage discusses the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle began when Confederate and Federal soldiers met by accident near Gettysburg.__________. Failures by the Confederate forces in planning and intelligence allowed the Union army to win the battle.

A. When Lee realized that Ewell had not attacked, the opportunity was gone.

B. Confederate General Ewell hesitated to attack, which allowed the Union forces time to prepare.

C. The Confederate soldiers regrouped south of Gettysburg on high ground.

D. A total of 160,000 men were involved in the battle.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .

The Battle of Gettysburg

One of the most important battles of the American Civil War occurred around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from July 1 to July 3, 1863. What began as a search for shoes by the Confederate Army quickly escalated into a major battle. As the Confederate soldiers sought new shoes, they unexpectedly encountered Union cavalry stationed west of the town at Willoughby Run, and the battle began. After much fighting and heavy casualties on both sides, the Confederates pushes the Union forces back through the town of Gettysburg, where they regrouped south of the town along the high ground near cemetery.

   Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered General R.S. Ewell to seize the high ground form the battle-weary Union soldiers “if practical”. Ewell hesitated in the attack, giving the Union troops a chance to establish a stronghold along Cemetery Ridge and then bring in reinforcements with artillery. By the time Lee realized Ewell had not attacked, the opportunity had vanished. Other failures by the Confederates included the generals’ opposition to the attack plans and a lack of information about the Union defense. This combination of errors allowed the Union forces to win a critical victory in the Civil War. By the end, a total of 160,000 men were involved in this fierce and bloody battle

The word “vanished” in paragraph 2 in closest in meaning to _______

A. succeeded

B. disappeared

C. decreased

D. remained

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .

The Battle of Gettysburg

One of the most important battles of the American Civil War occurred around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from July 1 to July 3, 1863. What began as a search for shoes by the Confederate Army quickly escalated into a major battle. As the Confederate soldiers sought new shoes, they unexpectedly encountered Union cavalry stationed west of the town at Willoughby Run, and the battle began. After much fighting and heavy casualties on both sides, the Confederates pushes the Union forces back through the town of Gettysburg, where they regrouped south of the town along the high ground near cemetery.

   Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered General R.S. Ewell to seize the high ground form the battle-weary Union soldiers “if practical”. Ewell hesitated in the attack, giving the Union troops a chance to establish a stronghold along Cemetery Ridge and then bring in reinforcements with artillery. By the time Lee realized Ewell had not attacked, the opportunity had vanished. Other failures by the Confederates included the generals’ opposition to the attack plans and a lack of information about the Union defense. This combination of errors allowed the Union forces to win a critical victory in the Civil War. By the end, a total of 160,000 men were involved in this fierce and bloody battle

According to the passage, which of the following is assumed in the Battle of Gettysburg?

A. 160,000 men were killed

B. It was a major victory for General Lee

C. The Union soldiers were led by General Ewell

D. Both sides had many casualties