Although It was hot, I went to school
=> Despite the hot weather, I went to school.
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Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences.
1. I don't really like the film although ___________.
2. The spent a huge amount of money on the film. However, __________.
3. The film was a great success in spite of _________.
4. The sound in the film is terrible. Nevertheless, __________.
5. Although it is a horror film __________.
6. Despite his age, __________.
rewirte the following sentenes by using although in spite of despite
1 Despite my warning they went ahead with their plan
2 They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water
3 In spite of being bad at pool. she beat him three times in a row
4 She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boy friend very much
5He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare
6 They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion
7
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rewirte the following sentenes by using although in spite of despite
1 Despite my warning they went ahead with their plan
2 They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water
3 In spite of being bad at pool. she beat him three times in a row
4 She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boy friend very much
5He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare
6 They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion
7
1.Dịch and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below. do win catch go read speak get . 1. Last month I..... an interesting book about Martin Luther King. 2. Janine........ to New York for two weeks last year. 3. She..... to her mother on the phone every day. 4.we.......three salmon in the river last weekend. 5. I.... some of my homework before breakfast this morning. 6. My cousin...... a job at the new. Supermarket yest...
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1.Dịch and complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs below. " do win catch go read speak get ". 1. Last month I..... an interesting book about Martin Luther King. 2. Janine........ to New York for two weeks last year. 3. She..... to her mother on the phone every day. 4.we.......three salmon in the river last weekend. 5. I.... some of my homework before breakfast this morning. 6. My cousin...... a job at the new. Supermarket yesterday. 7. Our team ....... the school basketball competition last Saturday Bài tập 2: dịch and complete the sentences and questions with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms. 1.......( you/ write) an email to James last night? 2. I........(buy) the English-English dictionary because it was very expensive. 3...... (Stuart/see) Karen yesterday evening? She wanted to speak to him. 4. We....( go) to the cinema last Friday, but the film was terrible! 5. Mum.....(cook) dinner last night. We went to a restaurant instead. 6. I don't want lunch today because I .....( have) a big breakfast this morning. 7. ( you/go) to the film club last Wednesday?
PART I . PHONETICS , GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently .
1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
2. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station
3. A.washed B. paraded...
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PART I . PHONETICS , GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently .
1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
2. A. traffic B. pavement C. plane D. station
3. A.washed B. paraded C. danced D. worked
4. A. played B. passed C. frightened D. annoyed
5. A. stay B. play C. say D. ahead
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. common B. happy C. complete D. joyful
2 A. common B. happy C. complete D. pumpkin
3. A. Famous B. Artist C. relax D. gather
4. A. excited B. interested C. confident D- memorable
5. A. famous B. hotel C. gather D. country
Choose the words whose main stressed syllable different from the rest.
5 …………. he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
6. Lan used to go to school _________.
A. with bicycle B. by foot C. in car D. by bus
7. Public ___ in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport B. tour C. journey D. travel
8. _________ is not very far from here to the city center.
A. That B. This C. It D. There
9. When there is a traffic jam, it _________ me a very long time to go home.
A. costs B. takes C. lasts D. spends
10. Mai's dad usually drives her to school____ her school is very far from her house.
A. but B. though C. because D. or
11. Yesterday Hoa and Lan _________ round West Lake. It took them an hour.
A. cycle B. cycles C. cycling D. cycled
12. Lan : How about seeing a film? - Mai: ...................................
A. Good idea B, thank you C. not at all D please do
13.The film was so boring. __________ , Jack saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
14. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”
A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t.
15. The film was so boring . ……………., my father saw it from beginning to end .
A. Therefore B. However C. ALthough D. Despite
16.How about going to the cinema this Saturday ?
A. That’s a good idea! B. No. thanks C. Yes, that’s right D. No, I don’t
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets .( 1 point)
1.We (attend) ….............the Water festival last week .
2.When my father was young , he used to (drink)…………..…a lot of beer .
3.Next week at this time , We (have ) ………………….a test . tương lai tiếp diễn: will be v-ing
4.They (know) …..............…each other for over two years
5. They are tired and they'd like ( have)…………………………. a rest .
6. …….you ( write) …………….the essay yet? -Yes, I ( write)……… …. it yesterday.
7. Minh 's sister ( fly) …………………………….to Da Nang tomorrow.
8. My father used to (play)...................... football when he was a child.
9. This time next week, we (study).............................. Unit 11 ( tương lai t diễn)
10.Quang Hai footballer (play) ............. soccer beautifully last Saturday.
PART 2:. READING
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each
SAFETY TIPS FOR BUS PASSENGERS
Always maintain a queue while waiting (1) . . . . . a bus. Never stand on queue on the middle of the road. At the time of boarding a bus do not try to run or chasing the bus. Once you are inside the bus (2) . . . . . a seat and hold firmly on the handrail if you are standing. Never try to (3) . . . . . an overcrowded bus. Avoid (4) . . . . . inside of a bus because you high-pitch noise may distract the attention of the driver and it could lead to a major road accidents.
1.A. for B. to C. on D. In
2.A. hold B. take C. sit D. Find
3.A. choose B. go C. wait D. board
4.A. shout B. shouting C. to shout D. shouts
II. Read the text again and answer the questions (1 point)
Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he made his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with actresses like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won lots of awards. He loves acting and when he finished filming the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.
1.Who’s Ewan McGregor? .......................................................................
2. Where was Ewan McGregor born? ………………………………………………………
3. When did he make his first film? ………………………………………………………
4. Have his films won lots of awards? ..............................................................................
I. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.(1pt)
When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) _________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) _________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) _________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) _________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning.
1. A. at B. in C. on D. by
2. A. bus B. because C. when D. so
3. A. a lot B. few C. much D. many
4. A. quick B. quicker C. quickly D. quicklier
II. Read the text and then answer (1.5 pts)
Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.
1. What did the writer see yesterday?
2. Was the accident between a taxi and a bicycle?
3. How was the boy sent to the hospital ?
4. How about the boy's leg?
5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened?
6. Did you blame the increasing number of accidents on the road for careless driving and drunk drivers?
PART 3: .WRITING
I. Use the words given to write a paragraph about the film( 1,5 pts). Tham khảo bài đọc sgk/22
I/like/ watch/ different/films/but / the film /I like/ most /Titanic .
The film / about the sinking of the ship Titanic / its first voyage.
Although the film /a sad ending/ Critics/ say/ it / a must-see.
I/ think/ Titanic / moving / the acting / excellent.
II. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above( 1,5 pts)..
1. The distance from Hai Phong to Ha Noi City is about 100 kilometres. à It is about…………
2. In spite of being so young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.àAlthough……………
3.My father lived in small village when he was a child. à My father used ...…
4. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. (FEWER) àTokyo ………………
5. She went to bed early because she was ill. ( so) --> ...................... ...........
6. What is the distance between Hai Phong and Vung Tau? ( How) --> ...........................?
1. He often played football last year. -> He used ............ ...................
2. The distance from my hometown to Hanoi is about 50 kilometres. -> It
3. A teacher needs more calories than a farmer.(fewer) -> A farmer .................
4. The festival took place in a remote area. However, a lot of people attended it. -> Although ....................
FURTHER PRACTICE
PART 1: PHONETICS, GRAMMAR AND VOCAB
I. Choose the best option (1,0pt)
1. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited
2. A. order B. receive C. perform `D. rehearse
3. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ___________ being very tired.
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
4. How about seeing a film?
A. Good idea B, thank you C. not at all D. please do
II. Supply the correct tenses or form of the verbs (1,0pt)
1. Two years ago, she used to (teach) ……………………….. at a village school.
2. What ……………………….. you (do) ……………………….. yesterday morning?
3. We (study) ……………………….. English for five years.
4. At 10 o’clock tomorrow he (work ) ……………………….. in his office.
PART 2: READING
I. Choose a word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1,0pt)
Two of the most important holidays in the United States (1) ______ Independent Day and Thanksgiving Day. The fourth of July marks the American declaration of independence from Britain. Most towns, big or small, celebrate the fourth of July with parades and fireworks. Families (2) ______ with barbecues or picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in fall, on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day when people give thanks to the harvest. Most families (3) ______a large dinner with roast turkey. Both Independence day and Thanksgiving Day are national (4) ______.
A. was B. were C. is D. are A. celebrating B. celebration C. celebrate D. celebrated A. have B. buy C. help D. take A. chances B. months C. holidays D. timeII. Read the text carefully and then answer the questions (1,0pt)
Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world, electricity is very available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the factories. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, computers, and many other machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we have in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons, and many others. The list is simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.
1. What is the most common form of energy today? ………………………………………
2. What is the most common use of electricity? ………………………………………
3. Is electricity used to light up the factories only? ………………………………………
4. Who will most probably be lost without electricity? ………………………………………
PART 3: WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning (1,0pt)
1. My father lived in small village when he was a child. àMy father used to ……………………………
2. The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa city is about 100 km àIt is about…………………
3. The festival took place in the winter. However, many people attended it.à Although ..........................
4.Mr. John drinks less beer than Mr. David-> Mr. David drinks ……………………
1. The distance from Ha Noi to Hue city is about 500 km àIt ........................................................
2. My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job. ( used to)
à My uncle used........................................
3. In spite of watching the film twice, I didn’t understand it. à Although I ................................. ...............
4. My friends spent more time on playing volleyball than I did. ( less) à I spent.................................
II.Write the complete sentences, using the suggested words.
1.The film/ like/ best/ Titanic ................................................................................................
2.It/ romantic film/ act/ Leonardo/ Kate ..................................................................
3. The film/ about/ sink/ ship Titanic/ its first voyage. ....................................................
4.The ending/ film/ sad/ because/ Titanic/ sink. .....................................................
I used to walk to school when i was young ( foot)
4. I love action films. The/re very . EXCITE
5. Big Ben Down is about a group of who take TERROR
control of Big Ben.
6. We were with the service at the cinema. SATISFY Everything was terrible.
7. There are always cowboys in a . WEST
8. The...
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4. I love action films. The/re very . EXCITE
5. Big Ben Down is about a group of who take TERROR
control of Big Ben.
6. We were with the service at the cinema. SATISFY Everything was terrible.
7. There are always cowboys in a . WEST
8. The film is a big . It is boring from DISAPPOINT beginning to end.
9. A drama is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays ACT and generally.
10. The film is about two hijackers who to blow THREAT up the plane.
IV. Choose the correct word.
1. I was disappointing/disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you interesting/interested in football?
3. The football match was very exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It’s sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I was offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/astonished progress.
8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing/amused.
9. Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?
10. He’s one of the most boring/bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/interested.
V. Complete the sentences. Use “although” + a sentence from the box.
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2. , I recognized her from a photograph.
3. She wasn’t wearing a coat .
4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party .
5. , I managed to make myself understand.
6. , the room wasn’t warm.
7. I didn’t recognize her .
8. We’re not very good friends, .
C. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) the story.
Soon the public had (4) favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5) , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) people went to see films, but in (9) years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) national film industries.
II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7) to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) . Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) . It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress
2. A. played B. did C. made D. created
3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical
4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled
5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time
6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes
7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which
8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided
9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even
10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting
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All the worled knows William Shakesspeare as one of the greatest poets and dramatists. He was born in a small English town of Straford-upon-Avon and bring up in a large family if eight brothers and four sisters, but mnay of them died very soon. His father, John Shakespeare, made a sold gloves. William learned in a school in Straford. He married very young when he was about nineteen, and soon went to London where he worked at a theater. There he began to write plays for the theater, his plays wer...
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All the worled knows William Shakesspeare as one of the greatest poets and dramatists. He was born in a small English town of Straford-upon-Avon and bring up in a large family if eight brothers and four sisters, but mnay of them died very soon. His father, John Shakespeare, made a sold gloves. William learned in a school in Straford. He married very young when he was about nineteen, and soon went to London where he worked at a theater. There he began to write plays for the theater, his plays were good and people like him. Now shakespeare cold help his family in Straford. He has thirty-seven plays and some books of poems. At the end of his life he came back to Straford and lived there. [Những từ in đậm là nhưng từ cần điền vào chỗ trống_mình điền đúng chưa ạ?]
1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------
2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you --...
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1. The children prefer cycling to walking.
The children would rather ------------------------------------------------------------
2. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to buy that car.
I’d rather -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. I would prefer you deliver this sofa on Friday.
I’d rather you -------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather you ------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. She has a one-hour journey to work every day.
Her journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. I had to spend two hours finishing my assignment.
It took ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. We spent three hours opening the door.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. He washed his car in one hour.
It took ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. They built that bridge in three years.
It took -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too -------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. The ink was so faded that I couldn’t read the word.
The ink was too ---------------------------------------------------------------------
13. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
It was ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. He is such a slow speaker that his students get bored.
He speaks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. These questions are too difficult for us to answer.
These questions are so ---------------------------------------------------------------
16. He spoke too quickly for me to understand.
He spoke so ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. The air is too polluted for us to breathe.
The air is not ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. The tea was too hot for him to drink.
It was such ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. The garden is too small to play football in.
The garden isn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------
20. The box was too heavy for the child to carry.
The box was so ------------------------------------------------------------------------
It was such ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21. The film was interesting enough for us to see twice.
It was such --------------------------------------------------------------------
The film was ------------------------------------------------------------------
22. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.
The sea is not ------------------------------------------------------------------
23. It was such hot coffee that he couldn’t drink it.
The tea was too ----------------------------------------------------------------
24. No one in the group is younger than her.
She is the -------------------------------------------------------------------------
25. Tom is the best football player in the team.
No one in the team is ----------------------------------------------------------
26. My sister is taller than any other student in the class.
My sister is ---------------------------------------------------------------------
27. Susan isn’t as good at chemistry as Sarah.
Sarah is ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
28. Stone isn’t as hard as iron.
Iron is -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
29. I don’t play the guitar as well as he does.
He plays ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
Ho Chi Minh city ---------------------------------------------------------------------
31. My father doesn’t drink a lot. He doesn’t smoke a lot.
My father neither ---------------------------------------------------------------------
32. He didn’t come. He didn’t phone me.
He neither ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33. I come late and my friend comes late too.
Both -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
34. She likes pop music. She also likes rock music.
She likes not only ------------------------------------------------------------------
35. You can go to bed. You can watch TV if you like.
You can either -----------------------------------------------------------------------
36. I/ not meet/ him/ yesterday.
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37. When/ I/ go/ work/ see/ accident.
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38. They/ used/ live here/ but now/ they/ live/ city.
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39. She/ wash/ dishes/ while/ husband/ watch/ TV
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40. When/ I/ come/ they/ have/ breakfast.
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41. Farmers/ work/ field/ at the moment.
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42. My friend/ not write/ me/ a year.
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43. My father/ jog/ that park/ every morning.
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44. I/ learn/ French/ many years now.
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45. Before I/ go/ out/ I/ prepare/ dinner.
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The two children have been in London. They were surprised at the crowds everywhere. They decided to travel on the tube railway. They found that they had to be quick and get on the train or it would go off without them.
One day they went to Hype Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Gardens in bright autumn sunshine. This was different from the crowded streets, and Mary said that it was like being back home. The leaves of the great trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were...
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The two children have been in London. They were surprised at the crowds everywhere. They decided to travel on the tube railway. They found that they had to be quick and get on the train or it would go off without them.
One day they went to Hype Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Gardens in bright autumn sunshine. This was different from the crowded streets, and Mary said that it was like being back home. The leaves of the great trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were flying about, there were lots of flowers and ducks swimming about on the Round Pond. Only the noise from the street in the distance reminded them of the town.
1. Where have the children been?
..........................................................................
2. What made them surprised?
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3. What did they decide to do?
..........................................................................
4. Where did they go one day?
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5. In which season did they go there?
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6. Where do you think the two children cam to London from?
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