● Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage
Freddy liked to go the countryside to draw animals and plants. Ne day, while(1)____across a field, looking for rabbits to draw, he was so lost in thought that he did not (2)______a bull running towards him. About a hundred meters (3)____ was a tree under which he usually sat to draw. Suddenly, he heard a (4)______ noise behind him. It was the bull! He knew that a bull could run much(5)_____ than a man, but he also knew that a bull could not see very (6)_____and noticed only shape and movement. To distract the bull, he threw his bag away (7)______ him. The bull saw the sudden movement and headed for the bag. Freddy quickly climbed (8)______ the tree and watched the bull attack his bag. (9)_____ the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the tree and ran(10)______ fast as he could. Everything in the bag was completely ruined.
●Complete the sentences below. Use the prepositions in the box.
after at between by during
for in on since until
1. Mr. Thanh isn't here at the moment. He'll be back ___ a few minutes.
2. We were at the seaside _____ two weeks.
3. I haven't seen Liz _____ Monday.
4. Mrs. Nhung has gone away. She's been away ___ Friday.
5. Where's Trang? She should be here ______ now.
6. There are usually a lot of parties ____ New Year's eve.
7. Can I meet you ______ 8 am and 9 am?
8. We met a lot of people _____ our holiday.
9. Ten o'clock is a bit early. We should come ____ that.
10. They don't like traveling ____ night.
●Write sentences with "wish"
1. Our classroom doesn't have any windows.
2. The sun isn't shining right now.
3. The teacher is going to give us an exam tomorrow.
4. Lan doesn't know how to make a cake.
5. We live in a small flat in the city.
6. Please don't say things like that.
7. I can't go with you to the countryside next weekend.
8. Nam is too young to ride a motorbike.
9. My aunt and her children are not coming to dinner with us tonight.
10. You are always forgetting your homeworks.
● Read the passage and answer the questions that follow
The tiny village og Frinley is said to possess a "cursed tree". Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touched the tree, he will have bad luck, if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it. In sprite of all that has been said, the tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk. So far not one of them has been truck down by sudden death!
1. Where and when was the tree planted?
2. What has the tree got in recent years?
3. What will happen to a man if he touches the tree?
4. Why is the tree a useful source of income?
5. Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about the tree?
●Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.
1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished.(so)
2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests.(and)
3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon.(so that)
4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree.(while)
5. Hoa is very sick. She can't sit up.(so...that)
6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry.(so)
7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food thete.(both)
8. The water is very cold. We can't swim in it.(too)
9. Peter didn't have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home.(so)
10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs.(not only...-but also)
● Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences
1. wanted/clearly/the front line/the President/we/so/to see/stood/in/we.
2. holiday/she/in/wishes/Nha Trang/spend/next summer/her/Liz/could.
3. return/twice/they/home/least/a month/town/to usually/at/their.
4. started/after/pleasant/the countryside/home/day/a/to go/in/they/having.
5. people/mountain resorts/some rest/hard-working/many/go to/to have/a/after/week.
6. the capital/80 kilomerters/home village/about/the north-east/is/of/to/my.
7. hours/boat/got/main/after/traveling/to/island/three/by/the/we.
8. some minutes/a tree/tired/the man/and/he/and/for/felt/hungry/so/slept/under/sat down.
9. stay/until/September/uncle/with/the end/my/will/of/us.
10.learned/alot/people/arrived/Tom/about/since/Vietnamese/has/he/here.
IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. In the 1920s cinema became an important art form and one of the ten largest industry in the US
2. In some cases , advertisements make people to buy things that they do not really want .
3. George told Mary that he has seen this film three times .
4. It was so nice weather that we would like to go to the beach .
5. Though it is one of the rarest metals , gold was one of the first to be discover .
6. Although polar bears hunt other animals , they seldom rarely kill people .
7. Hanoi has been the economic , culture , and political center of the Vietnamese .
8. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmostphere .
9. Nearly all chemical agents are harmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken .
10. By measuring the color of star , astronomers can tell how hot is it .
IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. In the 1920s cinema became an important art form and one of the ten largest industry in the US
2. In some cases , advertisements make people to buy things that they do not really want .
3. George told Mary that he has seen this film three times .
4. It was so nice weather that we would like to go to the beach .
5. Though it is one of the rarest metals , gold was one of the first to be discover .
6. Although polar bears hunt other animals , they seldom rarely kill people .
7. Hanoi has been the economic , culture , and political center of the Vietnamese .
8. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmostphere .
9. Nearly all chemical agents are harmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken .
10. By measuring the color of star , astronomers can tell how hot is it .
1) this iron bar is too cold for the woker to strike
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2) the new is too good to be truth
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3 ) he spoke too fast for anybody to understand
4) this tea is too hot for him to to drink
5) the cake was too hard for me to eat
6) the production is too smail to satisfy the neeed of our city
7) The problem was tô complicated for them to solve in a few months
8) the man was tô tired to say a word
9) i think that my sister is too busy to help them
10) peter is too young to take part in the club
11) mike is too young to see the horror film
12) he acted so well that the audience was moved to tears
13) she isn't very inteligent so she can't do that exercises
14) the paper mill is very large so it can satisfy the need of the whole country
15) those exercises are easy so they cuuld finish them in half an hour
16) the policeman cuold not run very fast , so he was unable to catch the burglar
17)there is no much beer , so you can't all have a drink
18) i am very tired so i must go to bed early
19) peeter is too young to ride bike
Giups mk với cần gấp!!
national, top, popular, normal, high, amazing, huge , expensive, favourite, west
What are the most popular landmarks in the Uk? Tower of London? Big Ben? In our teenager survey, she answers are different! The(1) ________ two favourite landmarks of the 21st century are these:
1, The London Eye
Rosie, 15: " My (2)_________ is the London Eye . The views from the top are (3)__________ . It moves all the time but it goes very slowly. It takes half an hour to go round once"
The London Eye is a huge wheel on the River Thamesin London . Is is 135 metres (4) _________ . Each of the courist attraction in the Uk . It has over three and a half million visitors a year
2, Wembley Stadium
Nick, 15: " I love wembley stadium, especially the arch. It is said it's the longest roof arch in the world . My dad has got tickets for the Cup Final at Wembley in May"
Wembley Stadium is England's (6) ________ football stadium. It is in the (7)___________ of london, ten miles from the centre. However, you can see it from she centre of Londn. The
(8)__________- arch is 133 metres high. The stadium holds 90,000 people and has two giant screens. Each Screen is the size of 6000(9) __________TV screens. The stadium cost £778 million to build, so it's the most(10)_________stadium in the world
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1. He drives so carefully that he has never had any accidents.
→ He is so .................................................................
2. “ We got home late last night” they said.
→ They said .............................................................
3. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
→ Everything ...........................................................
4. This is his first visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
→ He is .....................................................................
5. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of
his age.
→ The man was too ..................................................
6. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school.
→ Even ....................................................................
7. If you don’t take care of those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
→ Unless you look .....................................................
8. I would prefer you not to phone me at work.
→ I’d rather ................................................................
9. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident is ......................................................
10. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman.
→ Not .......................................................................
EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ......
2. My father usually (have) ...... tea for breakfast.
3. What ...... you (do) ...... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ...... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ...... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ...... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...... your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) ...... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ...... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ...... her while he (walk) ...... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ...... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ...... her since she (leave) ...... school.
15. When I (be) ...... a boy, I often (go) ...... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) ...... my office last night, it (still
Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning
to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ......
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most ......
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ......
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
Điền từ:
English is a useful language. If we (1) _______ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand what we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of (2) _______. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in (3) _______ countries. English has also helped to spread ideas (4) _______ knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better (5) _______ and friendship among countries all over the world.
1) the beaty of đà lat made an impression the musician, so he composed a lot of songs there.
------> the musician was
2) the last time we paid a visit to this school was when we left for the United Stares.
--------->we last visited
3) stop playing! It's high time you started the revision to the first english test.
------I wish that you
4)he stopped using the laptop fifteen minutes ago .
-------> the laptop hasn't