Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

I live in a small village called Vinh An. There (1) _____________ about 600 people here. I love the village (2) _____________ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean – people often look after it (3) _____________ great care. The air is always clean, (4) _____________. It's much more friendly here than in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and (5) _____________ someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.

There are only a (6) _____________ things that I don't like about Vinh An. One thing is that we don't have (7) _____________ things to do in the evening. We don't have any cinemas or theaters. The (8) _____________ thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows (9) _____________ everyone else is doing. But I still (10) _____________ village life to life in a big city.

Exercise 5. Matching the first halves in column A with the others in column B to make compound sentences.

Your answer:

Exercise 6. Complete each sentence with a suitable coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb.

1. People are very busy at work now, ____________ they tend to eat more fast food.

2. You can order this laptop through this website, _________ you can go to the store to buy it.

3. The kids have to keep silent; ____________ they will be punished.

4. The service here is too bad, ____________ we have to wait for nearly 2 hours to be served.

5. Jenny is doing her homework, ____________ her brother is watching comic books.

6. My grandfather is very old; ____________ he is still healthy.

7. Nancy always tries her best at school; _____ she has been given a scholarship to study abroad.

8. This group of students is drawing, ____________ the other group is making a model.

9. The test was long; ____________ I can’t finish it on time.

10. David invited me to the cinema; ____________ I was busy working.

Exercise 7. Complete each sentence using the correct conjunction in the brackets.

1. Jack’s overweight, _________ he continues to eat lots of chocolate and fast food. (and, so, yet)

2. I’ve worked on the computer for 10 hours today, _________I’ve got a headache. (and, so, but)

3. The meeting was finished, ____________ everyone went out. (and, or, but)

4. Jane is making good progress, ____________ she needs to keep going. (but, so, or)

5. Lucy is not here. Maybe she is stuck in the traffic jam, ____________ she may forget about the meeting. (and, but, or)

6. Maria didn’t review for the exam, ____________ she failed. (but, so, or)

7. To get to Phu Quoc, you can fly, ____________ you can ride the ferry. (and, or, yet)

8. I’m afraid of heights, ____________ I want to enjoy the view from the top of this mountain. (and, yet, so)

9. This restaurant isn’t located in a nice place in the city, ______ it’s a good one. (but, and, so)

10. I got up late this morning, ____________ I didn’t have breakfast. (yet, and, or)

Exercise 8. Circle the correct answers.

1. My sister is a teacher (and/ but) she works in an international primary school.

2. My teeth hurt, (so/ or) I am going to see the dentist tomorrow.

3. We want to go to the concert, (but/ so) there aren’t any tickets left.

4. You shouldn’t listen to rock music through earphones, (or/ and) you will have an earache.

5. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth, (so/ and) it causes obesity.

6. I cannot finish my work on time, (so/ for) the computer suddenly stops working.

7. People are advised to drink enough water, (and/ so) do exercises regularly.

8. Jack invited me to his party (and/ but) I was so busy.

9. I want to eat Tokbokki, (so/ but) I am going to a Korean restaurant tonight.

10. I will go to the zoo tomorrow, (and/ so) my father will take me there.

Exercise 9. Choose the best answers.

1. I was tired, ____________ I went to bed early.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

2. I tried to call her, ____________ she didn’t answer.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

3. You can go to the city centre by bus ____________ by train.

A. because B. or C. and D. either

4. I have a dog, ____________ I raise a school of fish.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

5. She can sing well; ____________ she can’t dance.

A. and B. however C. but D. therefore

6. He was hungry; ____________ he ate two bowls of rice.

A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. so

7. You should drive carefully; ____________ you may cause an accident. 

A. however B. but C. otherwise D. therefore

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 from 55 to 64.

          My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

What does the writer do to help her parents at home?

A. She does the dusting.

B. She does the mopping.

C. She does the washing.

D. She does the shopping.

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 from 55 to 64.

          My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

What does the writer’s brother do?

A. a computer programmer

B. a high school student 

C. a college student

D. a football player

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1. Well. here I'm in England. Thank you for your kind letter. You ask me what it's like here. I must say that it's pretty good/well and I'm good/well . The language school is very efficient/efficienly organised. . On the first morning, we had to do a test, which I found rather hard/hardly . However, I god a surprising/ surprisingly good mark. I am in the second class. I didn't talk much at first because I didn't think of the words quick/quicly enough, bit late/lately I've became much more fluent/ fluently. I am staying with a family who live near/nearly the school. They are quite busy with my friends from school. I was surprised how easy/easily I made new friends here. They come from different/differently parts of the world and we have some absolute/absolutely fascinating discussions. I do hope you will be able to join me here next term. I am sure we would have good/well fun together . Aren't you impressed at how accurate /accurately my English is now ?

Read and answer the questions.

I live in a small village Henfield. There are about 500 people here. The village is quiet and life here is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. People never throw their rubbish in the steets, so the village is always clean. The air is also very clean because there's not much heavy traffic.It'smuch more friendly here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help. However,there are some things I don't like about Henfield.One thing is that there's not much to do in the evening. We haven't got any cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing .But I still prefer village life to life in a big city
1. Where does the writer live ?
2. What is the population of Henfield ?
3. Why is the village always clean ?
4. Are the people in Henfield helpful ?
5. Does Henfield have any cinemas or theaters ?
6. Does the writer like to live in the village or in the city ?

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 from 55 to 64.

          My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A The writer’s mother likes travelling. 

B. One of the writer’s grandmothers is living with her. 

C. The writer’s brother has to clean his own room. 

D. The writer has a cousin whose age is the same as hers.

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 from 55 to 64.

          My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

Which of the followings is NOT the hobby of the writer’s father?

A listening to music

B. bird watching

C. painting

D. doing the gardening

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 from 55 to 64.

          My family consists of four people. There’s my father whose name is Jan, my mother whose name is Marie, my brother, Peter and of course, me. I have quite a large extended family as well but, only the four of us live together in our apartment in a block of flats. My father is fifty-two years old. He works as an accountant in an insurance company. He is tall and slim, has got short brown and gray hair and blue eyes. My father likes gardening very much as well as listening to music and reading books about political science. His special hobbies are bird watching and travelling.

Now I’ll describe my mother and my brother. My mother is forty-seven and she works as a nurse in a hospital. She is small, and slim, has short brown hair and green eyes. She likes bird watching and travelling too, so whenever my parents are able to they go some place interesting for nature watching. Since we have a cottage with a garden they both spend a lot of time there. My brother is sixteen. He is slim and has short brown hair and blue eyes. He also attends high school. He is interested in computers and sports like football and hockey. He also spends a lot of time with his friends.

I have only one grandmother left still living. She is in pretty good health even at the age of seventy-eight so she still lives in her own flat. I enjoy spending time with her when I can. Both my grandfathers died from cancer because they were smokers, which was really a great tragedy because I didn’t get chance to know them. My other grandmother died just a few years ago. I also have a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The cousin I’m closest to is my uncle’s daughter Pauline. We have a lot in common because we are both eighteen and so we are good friends.

My parents have assigned me certain duties around the house. I don’t mind helping out because everyone in a family should contribute in some way. I help with the washing up, the vacuuming and the shopping. Of course I also have to help keep my room tidy as well. My brother is responsible for the dusting and mopping. He also has to clean his own room. Even though my brother and I sometimes fight about who has to do what job, we are still very close. I am also very close to my parents and I can rely on them to help me. My patents work together to keep our home well maintained and it seem they always have a project or another that they are working on. They respect each other’s opinions and even if they disagree they can always come to a compromise. I hope in the future that I have a family like ours.

What is the writer’s father?

A. a cashier

B. an accountant

C. a receptionist

D. a writer