Rearange
1. born/I/in/1990/was/Vinh Phuc/in.
2. English lessons/and/I/on/have/Monday/Tuesday
3. passion/swimming/favourite/my/is.
4. family/here/in/moved/my/2004
5. her/Mary/that/are/is/those/and/students
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ........born in 1990 and died in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “ Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his (2) ................... . As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to play the trumpet while he was living in a special home for children who had got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in the home,he(3) ……..............various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 (4) ............1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one of the first solo stars in the history of pop (5) ………....... When he died, he had been making records and he had been touring all over the (6) ................for more than forty years, and noone was just so popular (7)…..….. he had been before. He even had a number one pop record” What A Wonderful World” (8) ...... the 1960s.
1. What is the distance between Vinh Phuc and Ha Noi city? (from)
> How…………………….………….?
2. I often walked to school when I was a student. (walk)
> I used………………………
3.They found the journey to Australia very tiring.
>The journey made ……………….....................................................................
4. They will build a hydro power station next month. > A...........................................................
5.We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
>Despite ............................................................................................................
6. Although they are short, they still love playing sports.
> In spite of……………………………
7. He is so young. His acting is excellent. > Although.............................................................
8.The weather was bad, he went swimming > Although.............................................................
i. Click the correct option for each gap to complete the following passage.
One of the first novels in the history of literature was written (23) ______ England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born in London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was (24) ______ schoolboy, he began to write stories. After leaving school, he (25) ______ in his father’s shop and wrote articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries (26) ______ met many people. That helped him much in his writings. In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which made him famous.
23. A. in B. at C. on
24. A. the B. an C. a
25. A. sold B. worked C. bought
26. A. so B. and C. because
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.
suddenly | worst | programme | made | acting |
John Travolta was born in 1954 in New Jersey. He was the youngest of six children. In 1975, he played in a TV (1) ……….. called Welcome Back Kotter. The programme was very popular and Travolta became famous. Audiences liked his (2)……… and dancing. In 1977, things (3) ……….. went wrong. His mother died. Travolta said it was the (4)………. time of his life. He made several unsuccessful films, and thought about giving up as an actor. In the mid-nineties, John Travolta’s luck as an actor changed for the better. He (5) ……… some very popular films. For the second time in his career, he became successful
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael joined the band “The Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “The King of Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S.
Where was Michael Jackson born? – He was born in …………
A. Gary
B. the United States
C. London
D. Both A and B
III. Choose the correct answer:
1. He bought that car 5 years ago but …………….. still looks new. A. it B. itself C. he D. himself
2. When were you born? – I was born ……………..1988. A. between B. in C. on D. at
3. Jim will………….in his car at this time tomorrow. A. to travel B. travels C. travel D. be traveling
4. My sister……………cartoon on TV every Saturday. A. watches B. watched C. watch D. watching
5. When were you born? – I was born ……………..1988. A. between B. in C. on D. at
6. Solar energy is renewable …………….. clean. A. but B. and C. so D. although
7. Hydro power is a ____________ source. A. non – renewable B. renewable C. solar D. natural
8. He………………in New York a year ago. A. live B. lives C. is living D. lived
9. My grandfather used ……….books in his room five years ago. A. to read B. reads C. reading D. read
10. At 5 p.m tomorrow, Dung………………..violin in the music room at her school A. is playing B. played C. will be playing D. plays
11. He drinks……………water every day. A. many B. a few C. a lot of D. fewer
12. These dirty clothes will …………………..by my mother. A. to wash B. be washed C. wash D. washing
13. She ……………the office at the moment. A. cleans B. clean C. cleaning D. is cleaning
14. He had a cold ……………..he got wet last night . A. but B. and C. or D. because
15. We celebrated …………………..10th wedding anniversary. A. we B. our C. her D. his
16. You are too thin, you should eat…………………. A. more B. less C. fewer D. many
17. I……………do it for you. I promise. A. will B. should C. would D. am
18. These bottles will ……………next week. A. recycled B. recycling C. be recycled D. recycle
19. We will ………………a day off tomorrow. A. have B. has C. having D. had
20. He has an………………personality as I know. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
21. She saw a movie last night, but it was………………. A. bores B. bore C. bored D. boring
22. Lien wanted ………………a letter to her friend in France. A. sending B. sends C. send D. to send
23. He…………….with this computer five times. A. works B. has worked C. working D. worked
24. We should ………….. a bike to school. A. sail B. go C. ride D. drive
25. Tom borrowed my bike. ……………………….was broken. A. He B. His C. He bike D. Bike
Rewrite the following sentences
1. She is good at speaking English and her sister, too.
-> She...........................................................................
2. My sister was born in 2000 and I was born in 2006.
-> I am..........................................................................
-> My sister...................................................................
3. I don't speak English as well as my friend.
-> I am...........................................................
-> I am...........................................................
-> I speak.......................................................
-> My friend....................................................
-> My friend...................................................
I. Use a relative pronoun or relative adverb to combine each pair of sentences below.
1. I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris nearly 50 years ago.
2. Laura couldn’t find the box. She kept her photos in that box.