life in the countryside has changed a lot over the past ten years
Life in the countryside has changed a lot over the past ten years.
I .Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use the comparative form ﴾er or more﴿ with give adjective
1. Andrew hasn't many friends.Clare has lots of friends ﴾popurlar﴿
->Clare ...............................
2.The film lasts two and a half hours, but videotape is only two hours long ﴾long﴿
->The film .......................................
3. It takes four hours to go by car and five hours to go by train﴾slow﴿
->Going by train ......................................
4. laura's room has a lot of pictures and flowers. Mark's room doesn't have any pictures ﴾interesting﴿
->Laura's room .............................................
5. Daneil can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos ﴾strong﴿
->Matthew ................................................
6. There are a lot of vehicles on the streets in the city. There are few vehicles on the streets in the countryside ﴾crowded﴿
->The streets in the city .................................................
7. The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run very hour ﴾frequent﴿
->The buses ..............................................
8. Yesterday the temperature was six degrees. Today it's only three degrees ﴾cold﴿
->It ........................................................
Điền từ thích hợp trong bảng vào chỗ trống:
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industries ; population ; pleased ; shopping university ; bridges ; important ; countryside. |
I was born in Newcastle, acity in the northeast of England. Newcastle is on the bank the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a (1).......... of about 200000 people There is a cathedral and a (2)............. There are five (3)....... over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest (4).............. centers in the world, the Metro Canter.
A few years ago, the main (5)........... were ship building and coal mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more (6)...............
I move from Newcastle ten years ago, but i often return. I miss the people who are so warm and friendly, and I niss the wild, beautiful (7).......... near the city, where there are so many hills and streams.
People who are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are calls "Geordies". I am very (8)........ to be a "Geordie"!
Le Mat Snake Festival
Over the years, Le Mat Village in Long Bien District, Hanoi has been famous nationwide for not only snake catching and breeding, but also its unique festival. The festival is annually held on March 20-24 of the lunar calendar to worship the village’s tutelary god of the Hoang Family.
Legend told that one day while the daughter of King Ly Thai Tong (1072-1127) was boating with her maids on the Duong River, a big snake, which was considered a water monster, overturned the boat and caught the princess. The crew could do nothing to protect the princess. But a young man in the Hoang Family from Le Mat Village dove into the water, fought against the monster and, in the end, succeeded in killing it and saving the princess. King Ly Thai Tong was deeply impressed by the young man’s feat and gave him a reward in gold and court titles. But the hero graciously rejected the reward and, instead, requested the King to allow him and a number of poor people to reclaim land in the areas west of the capital in Thang Long. When the man passed away, the locals honored him as the village’s tutelary god and every year organize a festival to commemorate him.
Le Mat Village Festival consists of many unique rituals and folk activities, such as the water offering ceremony, the snake-killing dance, one of the ten ancient dances in the imperial capital of Thang Long and the ritual of catching carp in the village well. With many ancient cultural features, Le Mat Village Festival is one of the unique festivals in our country, attracting a large number of tourists.
I. Find the words in the passage that have similar meaning to these phrases: (0,5pts)
1. unusual or special in some way
= ………………………..……..
2. people who visit a place for pleasure and interest
= ………………………………
II. Answer the questions: (1 pt)
1. What is Le Mat snake festival well-known for?
@ ________________________________________________________________.
2. Was the monster who caught the princess a dragon?
@ ________________________________________________________________.
3. List the activities you can see at the festival.
@ ________________________________________________________________
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4. Why is Le Mat festival considered one of the most unique festival in our country?
@ ________________________________________________________________.
giving your opinion
Write a paragraph giving your opinion about life in countryside
I. Reorder these words to make meaning sentences :
1. in / life / the / noisier / than / countryside /in / city / is / much / that / the .
II . Give right form of words :
1............. and peopple - communcation is one of two most common activites in the US ( society )
III . Rewirte these sentences but keep meaning :
1. Long began growing rice three years ago .
2. This sentence is so dificult that we can't finish on time .
3. I belive hanging out with friends is more exciting than staying at home .
GIÚP MK VS CÁC BN !!!
-Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
-The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
-Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
fill in the bank with the correct form of the given word.
1. <My younger brother gets .....on computer games . HOOK
2. When my work is... , I usually listen my favourite song . stress
3. It is very ... to go out and do some shopping with your close friends.relax
4. Jenny is a .... girl, and she has many good relatuonships. social
5 . There are a lot of interesting extra - curriculum ... for students in my scchool. active
Write the comparative forms of the adjectives/ adverbs in the brackets:
1 The countryside is (crowded).......and (tranquil)........than cities.
2 I guess that ploughing manchine can plough very much (fast)..........than a buffalo
3 Good healthcare service can be (easy)........found in rural areas in cities
4 Farmers often have to get up (early) .........than citydwellers
5 Houses is big cities are often (well-furnished)............than thoes in villages.
I. Pronunciation
1). Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,75pt)
1.A.invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
2. A. provide B. product C. profess D. produce
3. A. lit B. sight C. fine D. mine
2). Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,25pt)
4. A. village B. prevent C earthquake D. shelter
II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2pts)
1If we use water………, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals……..
A. dying B. to die C. die D. died
3. The city has a summer ….. in the park .
A. festivily B. festive C. festively D. festival
4.English is an …….. language in Singapore
A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
5.She prefers English ……France
A. to B. for C. at D. in
6. Three hundred people were left …..by the earthquake.
A. homely B. unhomely C. homeless D. homeness
7. there will be a ……..rainstorm next week .
A. power B. powerful C. powerless D. powerly
8.Many people ……..die food poison today.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
III. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 2.0 pts)
1. If Billy (live) ……… .in Mexico, He (speak) ……..Spanish
2. While Bob (sleep)………the phone (ring)……….
3. You ( not lose) ………..weight, If you (eat)……... too much junk food
4. This house ( build )……..… in 2000.
5. Most people ( leave ) ……………….before the volcano erupted.
IV. Give the correct form of the word ( 1pt).
1. Our car pumps out a lot of ....................gas every day. ( poison ). .........................
2. Scotland has rich ................... ( cultural ) .......................
3. Air ......................... has risen day by day. ( pollute ) .......................
4. Water was .............. with poisonous chemicals. ( contaminate ) ........................
V. Reading: Read the passage (2pts)
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you think. I remember when I went to a foreign country, I was really scared because there was so much graffiti on the building’s wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt insecure since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city. I also remember the time I studied in Melbourne. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my things in their proper places. I also bought a small plant and placed it in a corner. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me focus on my learning.
a) Match the words with their correct meaning ( 1pt ).
1. graffiti a. chú ý ................
2. placed b.cảm hứng ................
3. motivation c. đã đặt, để ................
4. focus d. hình vẽ quảng cáo .................
b) Answer the questions( 1pt )
1. Why was the author scared when she was in a foreign country ?
............................................................................................
2. What was she busy with ?
............................................................................................
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings.(2 pts)
1. Someone has stolen by bicycle.
.-> My bicycle ……………………………………………………………..
2. If he doesn’t work hard, he will not pass his exam.
-> Unless ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I don’t have free time , so I can’t go some where.
-> If I ………………………………………………………………………….
4. Vy ate a lot last night , so she had a stomachache.
-> Because.............................................................................................................
