I. Fill in “where, whose, who, which, when, why”.
Buying a present for someone is often a tricky business. The first thing (1) ………………………… you have to decide is what to buy and the shop (2) ………………………… you should go to buy it. Then you might want to buy a joint present with a friend, so you have to find a time (3) ………………………… you are both free. It is probably most difficult buying a present for someone (4) ………………………… you don’t know very well and (5) ………………………… tastes you know little about. You have to try to find something (6) ………………………… you think they would like. However, it is also no easy job buying a present for a close member of your family, such as your mother. I never know what excuse to tell my mother when I go out. I can’t tell her the reason (7) …………………………
I’m going out because I want to surprise her on the big day. Still, it is worth all the trouble just to see the look of pleasure on someone’s face the moment (8) ………………………… they receive your gift.
I (rent) ……………… DVD three days ago, and I had to give it back to the shop today.
I (go out) ……………… to buy some books when the telephone rang.
At 8.00 p.m yesterday, I was knitting a hat for my cat , and my brother (read) …………… his favorite fairy tale.
At this time yesterday, my mother (cook) ……………… in the kitchen, and my father was watering some plants in the garden.
The wolf (swallow) ……………… her grandma, then he lay down on the bed and covered himself with a blanket to disguise as her grandma.
1. A new supermarket (build) _______________ near my house next year.
2. If my mother goes shopping, she (buy) _______________ some snacks.
3. Unless I (drive) _______________ a solar-powered car, she won’t go to the beach with me.
4. Tom Hanks (win) _______________an Oscar for playing Forrest Gump in 1994.
5. I (watch) ________________ a very interesting Korean drama at present.
6. Many years ago, people (be not) _____________ worried about traffic jams.
7. (The locals/ hold) _________________ the festival twice a year?
8. (She/ be) ________________ the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival last year?
9. Last month I (join) ___________ a course to learn how to make Christmas decorations.
10. Right now, the stars (parade) _______________ on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.
9. A story
I had a terrible time last Sunday. It was rather cold, (1) ...... quite sunny, so after lunch I walked (2) ....... town. I wanted to buy a pullover, I (3) ....... looking in the window of a clothes shop (4) .... someone stole my wallet. While I was walking (5 ) ...... it started to rain and I arrived home cold and miserable. I decided to have a hot bath. I was getting (6) ....... to have my bath when the doorbell (7) ....... . It was a salesman and it (8) ...... me several minutes to get (9) ......... of him. Unfortunately, all the time he was (10) ....... to me the water was running. You can imagine the state of the bathroom!
10. Learning body language
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another not only by (1) ......... but also by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only in the last few years that these aspects of communication (2) ..... been studied at all widely. This type of communication is (3) ......... as body language or non- verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder if you can learn how body (4 ) ......... works. It is of course possible to read books on the subject but you also need to (5) …...... time observing people’s movements. A railway station is a particularly good place (6) …..... such observation, as here people can be seen openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by means of ( 7 ) ........
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to understand (8) ….... is happening simply by watching the picture you will learn even more about communication ( 9 ) ......... words. By turning the sound back up every five minutes (10) …..... so, it is possible to check (11) ......... accurate your understanding is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have (12) ........ definite advantage at a boxing party. You will be able to sit on your own for the (13 ) …...... evening and thoroughly enjoy (14 ) …...... by both watching and interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
III. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2pts)
1. My mother enjoys_________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
2. My father sometimes goes ____________ in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
3. What would you like to drink?
A. No, thanks B. apple juice, please. C.Yes, thank you. D. apple,please
4. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
5. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
6. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find
7. The Viet (or Kinh) have______ number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
8. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who
1. to stay home / I didn’t go / because /. / to school / I had / my Mom / and help
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2. used to / . / My grandma / a farm / when she / live / a young girl / on / was
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3. new clothes / Stout Nut’s mother / . / had none / for her, / made / but poor Little Pea
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4. on / work harder / . / Miss Jackson said / your Spanish / you should / pronunciation
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5. electrical sockets / we / cover / I think / to / ought / . / the
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6. most of / Bao usually / . / doing volunteer work / the local orphanage./ spends / at / his free time
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27. try / must cover / into them / . / You / so that / electrical sockets / Children / anything / to put / do not
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28. fire destroys / because someone / and injures / Each year, / children / matches / . /home / plays with
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29. all dangerous / children’s reach / You / . / keep / out of / objects /have to
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30. safe / locked / It is / medicine / cupboard / to keep / in
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32. to stay home / I didn’t go / because /. / to school / I had / my Mom / and help
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33. used to / . / My grandma / a farm / when she / live / a young girl / on / was
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34. new clothes / Stout Nut’s mother / . / had none / for her, / made / but poor Little Pea
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35. on / work harder / . / Miss Jackson said / your Spanish / you should / pronunciation
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36. they come across / Many / . / do not */ language learners / all new words / try to learn
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Rewrite these sentences:
1.My father often goes to work by bus.
=>My father often takes
2.His hobbies are playing ice hockey and collecting stamps.
=>He likes
3.Mary doesn’t enjoy listening to music.
=> Mary is
4.Our English class starts at 7 p.m and finishes at 9 p.m.
=>Our english class lasts
5.He helps his mother look after his sister in the afternoon.
=>He helps his mother take
6.Does your sister love going mountain biking?
=>Is
7.Hoa draws very badly
=>Hoa is
8. It takes me 1 hour to learn English every day.
=>I spend
9.My brother is a good student.
=>My brother
10.My best friend can go rock climbing very well.
=>My best friend is
Rewrite these sentences:
1.My father often goes to work by bus.
=>My father often takes
2.His hobbies are playing ice hockey and collecting stamps.
=> He likes
3.Mary doesn’t enjoy listening to music.
=>Mary is
4.Our English class starts at 7 p.m and finishes at 9 p.m.
=>Our english class lasts
5.He helps his mother look after his sister in the afternoon.
=>He helps his mother take
6.Does your sister love going mountain biking?
=>Is
7.Hoa draws very badly.
=>Hoa is
8.It takes me 1 hour to learn English every day.
=>I spend
9.My brother is a good student.
=>My brother
10.My best friend can go rock climbing very well.
=>My best friend is