Last week they visited a museum. The first artificial satellite is on display there.
→ Last week they ___________________________________________
Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
I knew they were talking about me……… they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because
B. so that
C. despite
D. therefore
I knew they were talking about me……… they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because
B. so that
C. despite
D. therefore
Read the text below and decide.
Last week I went to an International Food Festival taking place in Hai Phong. Because the festival only (1)____place for one day, hundreds of people crowded into it. It was the biggest food festival I had ever seen. There (2)___thirty countries participating in the festival. They brought with them traditional food specialities which reflected their unique national (3)_____. I was really impressed (4)____the Cobb salad. It is an American garden salad made from chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette, (5)___the salad requires quite a few ingredients, it is quick to make. The American chef at the festival (6)___me the way to make the salad and it took me only 15 minutes to complete. How amazing! The next day I made Cobb salad (7)____my mum for lunch, and she loved it right away. (8)____good dish is steak pie, a traditional British meat pie made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Unfortunately, I did not have (9)______time to listen to the chef give instructions on how to make this dish. However, I tried it and it was brilliant.Next year (10)______there is another food festival, I will definitely join in.
Question 1
A. ran
B. took
C. went
D. found
Read the paragraph, then answer the questions
One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place in April or May, and it lasts for three days. The festival celebrates the life of Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year. During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper lanterns. They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards. In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free.
How long does Vesak last?
Read the paragraph, then answer the questions
One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak. It takes place in April or May, and it lasts for three days. The festival celebrates the life of Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year. During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper lanterns. They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards. In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free.
Questions:
How long does Vesak last?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Nam is a student of the foreign language school in HCM City. Last summer, he invited his friends to his home village near Ba Dong beach. They loved the activities on these days so much.
In the early morning, when they were doing morning exercises, farmers were working on the farm. The men were plowing in the field. The women were watering vegetables. One of Nam’s friends said “What a busy morning!”.
In the afternoon, Nam and his friends took a trip to Ba Dong beach by bike. On the way to the beach, they still saw the farmers working in the field. At the beach, they saw some children playing football there. Nam and his friends played blind man’s bluff together and returned home at 6 pm with happy feelings.
After dinner, they began singing songs under the moon. They enjoyed the fresh air at night. It was a wonderful day.
After coming back school, they miss the days in the countryside forever. They wish they could visit Nam’s home village again.
* Write (T) for true sentences and (F) for false ones.
……43. The farmers worked in the field all day.
……44. They aren’t going to visit Nam’s home village again.
** Answer the questions.
45. Who went to Ba Dong beach last summer?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46. Do they remember the days in the countryside forever?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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XI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
47. The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday. …………………………
48. My sister enjoys listening to music and dance with her friends. …………………………
49. You have read this interesting article on the website, have you? …………………………
50. Jeans cloth made completely from cotton in the eighteenth century. …………………………
Choose the best answer:
My mother showed me how……..clothes.
A. to make
B. making
C. make
D. made
Quick Test No.1
I. Give the correct form of the verb
1. He …………………………….English every day (study)
2. They …………………………….. their grandparents last Sunday. (visit)
3. I …………………………to Hanoi next week. (go)
4. This boy ………………………………..his teeth three times a day. (brush)
5. She often ………………………………….the clothes in the morning. (wash)
6. We ………………………………………Music at that time.(practise)
7. The children …………………………………..soccer at this time. (play)
8. Lan always ……………………………..up early and goes to school on time. (get)
9. Mr Long ………………………………………back from his farm. (just / come)
10 Pham Duy ……………………………..over one thousand songs up to now. (compose)
II. Multiple choices
⦁ She................Hanoi last year
A. went B. go C. goes D. is going
⦁ Now you ..................from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
⦁ When Carol....................last night, I................my favorite show on television
A. was calling- watched B. called- have watched
C. called- was watching D. had called- watched
⦁ By the time next summer, you....................your studies
A. completes B. will complete
C. are completing D. will have completed
⦁ Right now, Jim.................the newspaper and Kathy...............dinner
A. reads- has cooked B. is reading- is cooking
C. has read- was cooking D. read- will be cooking
⦁ While I ………………. TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
⦁ The earth ……………… on the sun for its heat and light.
A. is depend B. depending C. has depend D. depends
⦁ I don’t feel good. I ……………… home from work tomorrow.
A. am staying B. stay C. will have stayed D. stayed
⦁ I’ve been in this city for a long time. I …………….. here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
⦁ My family loves this house. It ……….the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
A. was B. has been C. is D. will be