It takes me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.
à I spend
It takes me fifteen minutes to go to school every day.
=> I spend
I spend fifteen minutes going to school every day.
I spend fifteen minutes going to school every day.
I spend fifteen minutes going to school every day.
It takes me 15 minutes to go to school by bike. ->I spend
I spend 15 minutes going to school by bike.
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning, beginning with the words provided.
1. It takes me 20 minutes to ride my motorbike to get to school every day.
>> I spend ………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. She spent 2 hours solving this geometric problem.
>> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The police arrested the robbers yesterday in the town.
>> The robbers ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam still found the solution to the problem although it was difficult.
>> The problem ….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. The road is slippery but he still drives quite fast.
>> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People spent 5 years building this trade centre.
>> It took …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The suitcase is very heavy, but he still lifts it up.
>> Although …..………………………………………………………………………………….
8. OUP published this book in 2010.
>> This book …….……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He washed his car yesterday.
>> His car ………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although the poem is long, he still memorizes it.
>> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 2: Identify one error (A,B,C,D) in each sentence below.
1. Nam has lived far from his parents for 2 years, so he is looking forward to see them as soon as possible.
A B C D
2. It is difficult for the city government solve the water pollution overnight.
A B C D
3. Yesterday the police stopped him and made him to get out of his car because he broke the traffic law.
A B C D
4. How do you go to the market? – 3 times a week, sometimes 5 times a week.
A B C D
5. In spite of it rained heavily, the students went to class on time.
A B C D
6. He was breaking his leg while he was playing football in the schoolyard yesterday.
A B C D
7. Although his legs were broken, but he still had got out of his car before it exploded.
A B C D
8.I would like buying some sugar, 3 eggs and a bunch of banana, please.
A B C D
9. Would you mind to turn on the fans? It’s very hot in this room.
A B C D
. I spend 20 minute riding my ....
2. It took her 2 hours to solve this...
3/ The robbers were arrested in the town by the police yesterday.
. I spend 30 minutes walking to school every day. (TAKES)
- It __________________________
Đáp án: It takes me 30 minutes to walk to school every day.
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as
the given one
1. I walk to school in 15 minutes every morning.
A. It takes me fifteen minutes to walk to school
B. I need less than 10 minutes to walk to school
C. It takes I a quarter to walk to school
D. It's a 10 minute walk from my house to school
2. The recess lasts thirty minutes.
A. It is a thirty minutes recess B. It is a recess thirty minutes
C. It is a thirty- minute recess D. It is a recess thirty minute
3. What's your favorite subject?
A. What subject do you like best? B. What subjects do you have?
C. What subject do you want? D. What subject do you need?
4. My apartment is behind a supermarket.
A. There is a supermarket behind my apartment
B. The supermarket is in front of my apartment
C. The supermarket isn't in front of my apartment
D. There isn't a supermarket in front of my apartment
5. How many books does the Library of Congress have?
A. How many books the Library of Congress has?
B. How many books there are in the Library of Congress?
C. How many books are there in the Library of Congress?
D. All are correct
PART D- WRITING – 20 pts
Question I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with given words so that their meanings stay the same. (5pts)
1. It takes me twenty minutes to go to school every day.
- I spend……….. …………………………………………………………………………
2. How far is it from the airport to the city centre?
- What is ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I like playing sports better than watching sports on TV
- I prefer………………………………………………………………………………...
4. Can you tell me the length of this street?
- Can you tell me how……………………………………………………………………
5. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
- The time machine …………………………………………………………
7. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that …………………………………………………………
8. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People ……………………………………………………………………
9. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not ………………………………………………………
10.We have a two-month summer vacation.
- Our summer vacation ..………………………………………………………………
1. It takes me twenty minutes to go to school every day.
- I spend…20 minutes going to school every day……………
2. How far is it from the airport to the city centre?
- What is ……the distance from the airport to the city centre?…………..
3. I like playing sports better than watching sports on TV
- I prefer……playing sports to watching sports on TV…...
4. Can you tell me the length of this street?
- Can you tell me how…long is this street?…………………………………………………………………
5. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s …very important to keep the environment clean……………..
6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
- The time machine …will be shown to the public when it is finished…………
7. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that …he received his aunt's letter……………
8. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People …recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals………
9. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not …to be accepted in that group……
10.We have a two-month summer vacation.
- Our summer vacation ..…lasts for two months……………
Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash the dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven forty-five. There are forty pupils in my class. We study Maths, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Maths. At ten a.m. we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m.
* Decide the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Question 24: She has breakfast at about seven-fifteen. .....
Question 25: It takes her about forty-five minutes to walk to school. .....
Question 26: She has dinner and eats fruit or rice, sometimes bread and tea. .....
* Answer the following questions:
27: Which subjects does she like best at school? .....................................................................................................................................................
28: What does she do before going to bed?
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Question 29: What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up?
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GIÚP MÌNH VS MNG ƠI CÔ CHO TỚI 30 TRANG MÌNH LÀM K NỔI
Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash the dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven forty-five. There are forty pupils in my class. We study Maths, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Maths. At ten a.m. we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m.
* Decide the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Question 24: She has breakfast at about seven-fifteen. ..T...
Question 25: It takes her about forty-five minutes to walk to school. .F....
Question 26: She has dinner and eats fruit or rice, sometimes bread and tea. ....T.
* Answer the following questions:
27: Which subjects does she like best at school? ..................She likes English best...................................................................................................................................
28: What does she do before going to bed?
.................She does her homework...................................................................................................................................
Question 29: What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up?
..................She washes the dishes...................................................................................................................................
1. The boy writes the letter in an hour.
It takes they boy an hour to write the letter.
2. My father spent 2 hours repairing the car.
It took my father 2 hours to repair the car.
3. I walk to school in fifteen minutes.
It takes me fifteen minutes to walk to school.
4. It takes me half an hour to write the letter.
I spend an hour writing the letter.
5. The flight to Hue lasted an hour.
It took the flight to Hue an hour to last.
6. It takes us forty-five minutes to do the test.
We spend forty-five minutes doing the test.
7. They drive to Vung tau for about three hours.
It takes them about three hours to drive to Vung Tau.
8. They drive to Vung tau for about three hours.
They spend about three hours driving to Vung Tau.
9. How much time do you spend doing the test?
How long does it take you to do the test?
10. We walked to the waterfall for half an hour.
It took half an hour to walk to the waterfall.
11. We walked to the waterfall for half an hour.
We spent half an hour walking to the waterfall.
12. How much time does she spend surfing the web a day?
How long does it take her to surf the web a day?
1. It takes the boy an hour to write the letter.
2. It took my father 2 hours to repair the car.
3. It takes me fiffteen minutes to walk to school.
4. I spend half an hour writing the letter.
5. It took the flight to Hue an hour.
6. We spend forty-five minutes doing the test.
7. It takes them about three hours to drive to Vung Tau.
8. Theys spend about three hours driving to Vung Tau.
9. How long does it take to do the test?
10. It took us half an hour to walk to the waterfall.
11. We spent half an hour walking to the waterfall.
12. How long does it take her to surf the web a day?
1. The boy writes the letter in an hour.
-> It takes the boy an hour to write the letter.
2. My father spent 2 hours repairing the car.
-> It took my father 2 hours to repair the car.
3. I walk to school in fifteen minutes.
-> It takes me fifteen minutes to walk to school.
4. It takes me half an hour to write the letter.
-> I spend half an hour writing the letter.
5. The flight to Hue lasted an hour.
-> It took an hour to fly to Hue.
6. It takes us forty-five minutes to do the test.
-> We spend forty-five minutes doing the test.
7. They drive to Vung Tau for about three hours.
-> It takes them about 3 hours to drive to Vung Tau.
8. They drive to Vung Tau for about three hours.
-> They spend about 3 hours driving to Vung Tau.
9. How much time do you spend doing the test?
-> How long does it take you to do the test?
10. We walked to the waterfall for half an hour.
-> It took us half an hour to walked to the waterfall.
11. We walked to the waterfall for half an hour.
-> We spent half an hour walking to the waterfall.
12. How much time does she spend surfing the web a day?
-> How long does it take her to surf the web a day?
A. It takes me twenty minutes to walk to school everyday.
B. It took me twenty minutes to walk to school everyday.
C. It takes me twenty minutes walking to school everyday