Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
My father spent fifteen minutes reading newspapers this morning.
A.
It took my father fifteen minutes to reading newspapers this morning.
B.
It took my father fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.
C.
It takes my father fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.
D.
My father took fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.
My family has six people. We have different hobbies. My grandfather likes reading newspapers. He reads newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She goes to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She cooks very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes cycling. He gets up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn’t likes this sport. She likes walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like any sports. He likes listening to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country. I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love collecting things, such as stamps and coins.
* Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. ______The writer’s family members have the same hobby.
2. ______The writer’s grandmother goes to the market near her house every morning.
** Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
3. The writer’s family has ______ people.
A. six B. five C. seven
4. The writer’s mother walks ________ kilometers every morning.
A. less than four B. more than five C. about four or five
IV. Write the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. (4,0ms)
1. My father gets up early in the morning. He doesn’t want to get to the meeting late.
My father gets up early in the morning so that _______________________________________
2. Traveling around the city in a day is impossible.
It is _____________________________________________________________________
3. Nobody has used these rooms for ages .
These rooms _______________________________________________________________
4. My friend, Lan didn’t get good grades in the exam. She made her parents sad.
My friend, Lan promised she ___________________________________________________
VIII. Read the passage and do the tasks below.
My family has six people. We have different hobbies. My grandfather likes reading newspapers. He reads newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She goes to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She cooks very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes cycling. He gets up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn’t likes this sport. She likes walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like any sports. He likes listening to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country. I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love collecting things, such as stamps and coins.
* Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. ______The writer’s family members have the same hobby.
2. ______The writer’s grandmother goes to the market near her house every morning.
** Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
3. The writer’s family has ______ people.
A. six B. five C. seven
4. The writer’s mother walks ________ kilometers every morning.
A. less than four B. more than five C. about four or five
Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions
31.I haven’t seen my father for one month.
A. It is one month since I last saw my father.
B. It was one month since I last saw my father.
C. It is one month since I have seen my father.
D. It is one month since I last see my father.
32. This is the first time I have gone out for a picnic.
A. I have ever gone out for a picnic.
B. I have never gone out for a picnic before.
C. I had never gone out for a picnic before.
D. I never go out for a picnic.
33. I last saw him when I left school.
A. I didn’t see him since I left school.
B. I haven’t seen him since I left school.
C. I haven’t seen him since I had left school.
D. I haven’t seen him since I leave school.
34. It started raining two days ago.
A.It rained for two days.
B.It has rained for two day.
C.It has rained for two days.
D.It has rain for two days.
35. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.
A. After Lan said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.
B. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.
C. After Lan saying goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.
D. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.
36. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.
A. At this time last year they are building this house.
B. At this time last year they building this house.
C. At this time last year they were building this house.
D. At this time last year they were building house.
37. The police / arrest the man /while /he / have /dinner / restaurant.
A.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
B.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
C.The police arrest the man while he was having dinner in a restaurant.
D.The police arrested the man while he was having dinner in restaurant.
38. Father’s day /be/ national holiday / America /since 1972.
A. Father’s day has been a national holiday in America since 1972.
B. Father’s day have been a national holiday in America since 1972.
C. Father’s day is a national holiday in America since 1972.
D. Father’s day has a national holiday in America since 1972.
39.By the time / I/ meet you /I /work / that company / 5 years
A.By the time I had met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.
B.By the time I meet you I had worked in that company for 5 years.
C.By the time I met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.
D.By the time I met you I worked in that company for 5 years.
40. this time/next week/ we/ lie/the/ beach
A. At this time next week, we will lying on the beach.
B. At this time next week, we will be lying on the beach.
C. At this time next week, we are lying on the beach.
D. At this time next week, we will be lying at the beach.
VI/ Use the given words in brackets to rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:
Question 12: He likes to read newspapers in the morning
-He________________________________________________(enjoy)
Question 13: Mai plays the piano more badly than Nga.
-Nga plays the piano___________________________________________.(good)
Question 14: Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food because of his poverty.
-Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food_______________________________(because)
I. Write the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. My mother spent three hours making a dress.
=> It took ...........................................................
2. We haven't been to the connert for over a year.
=> The last time ................................................
3. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
=> He enjoys .....................................................
4. You can make paymen at any post office.
=> Paymen ........................................................
5. The president presented the trophy to the winner.
=> The trophy......................................................
6. His dog is caller Tony.
=> He ..................................................................
đặt câu hỏi với từ gạch chân
1. The souvenir shop is in front of the book store.
2. It’s five kilometers from my house to the supermarket.
3. It takes Mr. Lan fifteen minutes to walk to work.
4. We go to Ho Chi Minh City by train.
5. Trung will mail his letter to Bruce, his pen pal.
6. The stamps for your letter cost 8,000 VND.
7. Minh needs a phone card because she wants to give he parents a call.
8. There are over 1,000 stamps in Nam’s collection.
9. I’d like to buy some local goods.
10. Tam phones his uncle twice a month.
Mr.T said: "I can swim across this river in three minutes."
-> Mr.T said that ....
His sister said: "I don't like this movie."
-> His sister ...
The boys said: "We have to do our best to win this final match."
-> The boys said...
Ha's father said to her: "You can go hanging out with friends tonight."
-> Her father said to her...
Nam said: "I am told to be at school before 7 o'clock tonight."
-> Nam said...
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stay the same .
1. “ Please turn down the radio for me,” My father said to me . (TO)
My father asked ………………. …………………………………………………............................................
2. Minh does morning exercises regularly because he wants to be healthy. (SO)
Minh does ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. People don’t use this road very often . (USED)
This road ……………………………………………………………………….………………………………
4. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking . (DIDN”T)
I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….
5. People believe that he stole that car. (HAVE)
He ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
