I have always wondered how life was twenty years ago. I (1) __________ that life in the past was boring and inconvenient (2) ___________ the lack of modern facilities. However I changed my opinion after I heard my grandfather talk about his childhood. In the past, although modern and convenient gadgets were not available, everyone really enjoyed the simple and peaceful life. In the family, the father used to be the (3) ___________ while the mother used to just stay home and take care of the house. The saying” Men make house, women make home” used to be very popular that day. The children (4) ___________ play video games or go on extra classes after school as we (5) ___________ today. (6) ___________, they could enjoy a variety of outdoor activities with other such as kite flying, rope skipping, so on. In the past, many unique customs of Vietnamese people were seen more vividly than today. (7) ___________, Vietnamese women used to (8) ___________ their teeth black and people used to chew betel nut. It is such a pity that I rarely see those customs today.

1.       A. consumed                 B. presumed                  C. resumed                    D. résumé

2.       A. because           B. despite             C. due to              D. as

3.       A. breadwinner   B. pillar               C. strongest                   D. most important

4.       A. didn’t used to B. didn’t use to    C. used to            D. use to

5.       A. do                    B. did                   C. used to do                 D. didn’t used to do

6.       A. Besides            B. While               C. However                   D. Instead

7.       A. Likewise                   B. For example    C. Therefore                 D. Although

8.       A. color                B. dye                  C. make               D. paint

Dịch bài luận sang tiếng việt:

Noticing the peach buds slightly blossoming, getting the spring rain clang to the clothes, smelling the incense in the air, which all signal to the fact that Tet has already arrived. Tet is always considered as the most expectant opportunity to gather up beside your beloved ones, to enjoy the full emotion that “I am now in my home”. The Tet holidays before I was 18 suddenly rush into my mind, and I want to write about those nonreturnable Tets. Would you feel eager and distinctive if you could celebrate Tet in both Northern and Southern ways even you were living in the North? That was exactly how I experienced Tet holiday in my family because my grandfather comes from the South. A small apricot blossommed tree, a lovely peach blossom one and a kumquat tree laden with fruits, my house was full of Spring’s colors! I felt as if the living room were absolutely occupied by the Spring’s vitality and energy. To be more important, the best thing of those Tet holidays was that my family still had enough members as I defaulted it must be: my grandparents, my aunt, my parents, my older brother, my younger brother, my dog and me. Hastily preparing food for Tet, my mum spent all of her day considering and listing everything necessary. Re-decorating the house was the my brother’s and my task. My dad took in charge of cooking while my grandparents would like to direct how the altar should be displayed. Together preparing for Tet, I used to experience Tet with its full meaning of “Tet doan vien” (Tet – Family Reunion).

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Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with adjective or adverb form of the words.

1. Tina listened to her mother carefully ( careful)

2. Moana was ……………… hurt in a car accident. (serious)

3. She is very ………………. and earns a lot of money. (success)

4. He becomes …………………… when he sees her. (happy)

5. The car goes extremely ……………….. . (fast)

6. He is not a good student, but he writes ………. (good).

7. He is tired because he has worked ……………. .(hard)

8. We’ll have an accident if you don’t drive more ……………….. (careful). 

9. She looked ………… , but I’m not sure she was feeling very nervous. (calm)

10. Tom is ………… . He works …………………… (slow)

my grandfather was very fit when he was young
he used to do a lot of exercise
my grandmother was very good at swimming
she used to go swimmingin the morning in summer
my parents had some lovely holidays
they used to visit the beautiful places in ha noi and ha long
my uncle was a pilot for vietnam airlines
he used to fly a T.U 134.
my dad didnt have a motorbike
he used to go everywhere by bicycle
i had a dog when i was a kid
it used to follow me everywhere

VIII. During the weekend I traveled by air for the firsr time in my life. I generally travel by train or bus. It í both cheaper and safer. But this was the short journey. At the beginning I did not feel verry happy. This feeling didn't last long. The trip was very exciting. I was soon high up in the sky among the clouds. The view of mountains, fields and rivers was interesting and unusual. I enjoyed my short and comfortable journey very much

1.When did he first travel by air?

2.How does he generally travel?

3.Was the trip exciting?

4.What did he see from the sky?

X. Rewrite the sentences

1.How high is the Big Ben Clock Tower?

What....................................?

2.He tooks after the sick people

He takes................................?

3.You shouldn't make noise in hospital

You had.............................

4.She knows how to draw well

She is good............................

combine each pair of the following sentences using the words/phrases in brackets

1A serious road accident happened there was a traffic chaos yesterday(CAUSED)

2I had to get the mop.I spilled my juice(since)

3he walked slowly.he has a bad leg(because of)

4A peacock will spread his feathers he will attract a felmale(so)

5the cyclone has come.many thousands of deaths(resulted in)

6Don't eat too much sugar.It creates health problems(lead to)

7the weather was bad. that's why our departure delayed(because of)

8there was damage to our property because of the fire(resulted in)

9They haven't reply our invitation so far.i think they are not coming(since)

10the road condition is poor there has been sevearl accidents(caused)