Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

Many children want to have a pet. But parents do (1)....... like the idea of a dog (2)........ a cat in the house. In fact, (3)..........can be good for children. A pet means something to play (4)........... This can be especially important if there is only (5)...........child. Also children can (6)............ a lot from a (7).......... They can learn about (8)......... and natural would. Children also learn about (9)........... care of something. They can not forget about their pets. This is an important (10)............for all children.

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V. Reading

1. The end of a long journey

Yesterday was an important day for Thomas Burns from Portsmouth. He retired after 45 years as a bus driver in the city. Here he writes about the changes he has seen over the years.

‘Over the years a lot of things have changed in Portsmouth and I think it’s more difficult to be a bus driver today than before. There are more cars, more cyclists, more traffic jams and more people in a hurry! I’ve seen a lot of changes in the town centre too. When I started you could drive along the High Street. Now you can’t. It’s for people on foot! There are lots of roads you can’t drive along.

Another change is that 40 years ago we had conductors. Conductors were people who worked on the bus too and they walked up and down the bus and sold the tickets. Today the driver has to sell tickets. Also, the conductors watched the passengers for any trouble. Today we have CCTV cameras instead! But a CCTV camera can’t tell a teenager to get off the bus!

The passengers haven’t changed a lot. I’ve met some really nice people and some very rude people too. But that’s life, isn’t it?’

* Are the sentences true or false?

1. People want to get to places quickly these days. _

2. There is more traffic on the roads today than before.

3. The city centre is the same as it was when Thomas started as a driver.

4. There is more trouble on the buses today than there was before. _

5. All Thomas’s passengers were polite. _

2. A near accident

Pam Tyler has just returned from a winter holiday and has a story to tell about a very near accident.

Pam travelled with her husband, Steve, and her two children, Kev and Lucy. They were very happy when they started the journey. ‘The children were so excited,’ says Pam. ‘Christmas with lots of snow. It was the perfect holiday!’

The Tyler family went by car and took the car ferry from England to Norway. ‘It was very cold,’ continues Pam. ‘And the children asked again and again, “Is it snowing in Norway?” When the boat arrived it was amazing. The snow was really heavy!’

They arrived at 6.30 in the evening and they had to drive for two hours to get to their holiday home. But first they had to drive through the town – on the right hand side of the road! Pam was the driver with Steve beside her and the children were in the back. At that time of the evening it was dark and snowy and it was difficult to see the road. Pam drove slowly. Suddenly she saw a red light and stopped quickly. She was just past the light.

Steve shouted, ‘Drive!’ ‘But it’s red,’ said Pam.

‘Just drive!’ Steve shouted. ‘Now!’

Pam drove and a few seconds later a tram passed behind them. The red light was there to stop the cars when the trams passed. In the snow Pam stopped the car after the light and she stopped ON the tram lines. Luckily, Steve saw the tram and saved their lives!

‘There aren’t any trams in my town in England,’ says Pam. ‘I didn’t know about the tram lines. We nearly died. We were very lucky. Of course, Steve drove for the rest of the holiday!’* Answer the questions.

1 Why were the children excited about the holiday?

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2 What was the weather like when they arrived in Norway?

3 Why was it difficult to drive?

4 What did Pam see and what did she do?

5 Why did Steve shout ‘Drive!’?

1. STAMPS

The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made ( 1) .……...1840. Before that time people paid money to the postman (2)……………… every letter they received and the postman didn’t give letters to anybody (3)……........ didn’t pay him .

An English teacher whose (4)…………… is Rowland Hill thought much about it . One day he said that people who wrote the letters must (5)……………….for them and not the (6)……………………..who got the letter . (7) …………spoke about it to people in the Government Soon all the (8)……………..began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them .

2. ENGLAND

England is not a large (1)……………No town is very far ( 2) …………..the sea. Many English families (3) …………… their holiday at (4) ……………seaside. There are no high mountains in England , no very ( 5 ) ………………...…rivers and no large forests.(6) ………..are many towns in England . The English (7) .….................looks (8)…………….. beautiful , especially (9)……………..spring and summer . All the forests , the fields and the gardens are green , red , blue, yellow , and white (10) ………………….flowers.

3. TELEVISION

Television is (1) …………..of man’s most important means (2)……….……… communication. It brings (3) ……………and sounds from (4) ……….…..in the world to million of homes. A person with a (5) ……………set can (6) ………..… ..in his (7)………………and watch the president (8)……………..…..a speech or visit a foreign country. Through T V , home viewer (9)…………..…..see and learn (10) ……………….people, places anything in far away lands.

Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống sử dụng các từ cho sẵn :has ; sometimes ; people ; until ; fishes ; kind ; on ; because ; fishing ; with .

Steve likes fishing .He(1)………………………in the river near his house .(2) ………………………Sunday afternoon, when he (3) ………………………no work, he goes down to the river (4) ………………………a little seat and some sandwiches and fishes (5) ………………………it is quite dark . There are always a few (6) ……………………… there . They catch(7) ……………………… , they all sit there quietly for hours .(8) ………………………they catch some fish , sometimes they do not . I don’t like that (9) ………………………of sports (10) ………………………I’m not very patient .

Bài 1:Yesterday you sent a friend of yours Steve. You hadn't seen him for a long time. Here are some of the things Steve said to you:

1. I'm living in London.

2. My father isn't very well.

3. Rachel and Mark are getting married next month.

4. My sister has had a baby.

5. I don't know what Frank is doing.

6. I saw Helen at a party in June and she semed fine.

7. I haven't seen Diane recently.

8. I'm not enjoying my job very much.

9. You can come and stay at my place if you're ever in London.

10. My car was stolen a few days ago.

11. I want to go on holiday but I can't afford it.

12. I'll tell Chris I saw you.

Later that day you tell another friend what Steve said. Use reported speech:

1. Steve said that he was living in London.

2. He said that .........................

3. He ...................................

4. ......................................

5. ......................................

6. ......................................

7. ......................................

8. ......................................

9. ......................................

10. ......................................

11. ......................................

12. ......................................

GAP FILL

There are many reason (1)............ it is important to have a hobby. First of all, a hobby can be remedy for your (2)............ . Because it is activity you choose for yourself, it will always give you pleasure and (3)............. you relax. Even if you just spend a little time enjoying your hobby, you can see the difference (4)............ your spirit. Second, some hobbies can also (5)............. you financially. Many old people enjoy gardening. They grow a lot of trees and vegetables, so they can sell them for some money. In (6)..........., a hobby can help you connect with other people. If you like collecting stamps, you can (7).............. a stamp club to share your ablums with other collectors. If your hobby is carving eggshells, you can give your products to your friends (8) gifts.

1. A. for B. why C. because

2. A. happiness B. pain C. tiredness

3. A. help B. have C. do

4. A. for B. in C. on

5. A. harm B. give C. benefit

6. A. addition B. general C. conclusion

7. A. take part B.go C. join

8. A. like B. as C. for

Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I ....... at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ......... to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ........... a great time in Nha Trang last year.(have)

4. My vacation in Hue ....... wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I ......... Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ....... very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I ........ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai ........ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung ....... chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10.They ....... about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)