V.  Complete the thank-you note Laura sent to Daisy, using the words in the box.

band     have     come    concert    eat     exciting            ticket    starts

Dear Daisy,

Thank you very much for the DVD you sent me for my birthday. The film is (1) ________. The image is fantastic and the sound is super. I really like the happy ending. I’m going to the Roses (2) ________ this Saturday and I (3) ________ an extra (4) ________.          Would you like to (5)      ________ ? They’re a great (6) ________ . The concert (7) ________ at 8.00 p.m at Meadow Arena. We can go out to (8) ________ after the concert if you like. Please let me know.

Laura                               

VII. Write a thank-you letter using the words given. (10 pts)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
___________________________________________
2. They/beautiful/ and/ they/ really/ help/ cheer/ me/ up.
___________________________________________
3. I/ come out/ hospital/ last Thursday morning.
___________________________________________
4. You/ come over/ place/ weekend/ because/ I/ very/ bored/ now?
___________________________________________
5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
___________________________________________
Love, (Thao)
VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)
How Nam has improved his English.
In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties
in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my
English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how to improve them. I didn’t
want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the
lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the
classroom. She took (7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of
pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an
English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think you
know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year
later, I won the first (9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for

1. The post office is not far____ my house.
2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.
3. Snow is falling all____ the country.
4. Will you pick me____ after the party?
5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

Bài tập 1: Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun.

1. There are eighteen different kinds of penguins............live south of the equator.

2. Thank you very much for the present.............you sent me.

3. This is Mrs. Jones, ..................son won the championship last year.

4 . His girlfriend, ................he trusted absolutely, turned out to be an enemy spy.

5. The bus crashed into a queue of people, four of............ were killed.

Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences. 1. the computer/ reading papers/ She/ while/ was using/ I was. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. to contact/ Carlos/ at home/ was trying/ while/ sleeping/ me/ I was. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. waiting for/ got there/ Her boyfriend/ my sister/ was/ her/ when. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. came/ was listening/ they/ when/ I/ to/ the music. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. fell over/ She/ when/ suddenly/ was walking/ she/ in the street. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. waiting for/ spoke to/ He/ the bus/ were/ still/ when/ I/ him. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. always/ here/ to work/ worked/ He/ late/ when/ he/ was coming. ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. when/ My mom/ got there/ was always complaining/ she/ my room/ about. ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. in Moscow/ This time/ was living/ last year/ I. ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. doing/ at 11 o’clock/ What/ last night/ you/ were? ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. peaceful/ Life/ countryside/ the/ in/ is. ______________________________________________________________________________ 12. with/ have/ You/ tent/ bring/ to/ a/ don’t/ you. ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. lying/ field/ on/ like/ Children/ the/ kites. ______________________________________________________________________________ 14. you/ questions/ Can/ festival/ ask/ some/ about/ I/ this? ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. study/ when/ Don’t/ there/ not/ light/ is/ enough. ______________________________________________________________________________ 16. have to/ inside/ your/ You/ hat/ off/ when/ take/ going/ a pagoda. ______________________________________________________________________________ 17. tales/ It’s/ to/ children/ read/ beneficial/ fairy/ to. ______________________________________________________________________________ 18. are/ many/ There/ traditional/ in/ festivals/ Vietnam. __________________________________________________________

I. writing : Use the cues of words to complete the following thank-you note

1. thank you/ much/flowers/you send/while/I/be / hospital.

2. they/ beautiful / and/ they/ really help / cheer / up. I/ come/ out/ hospital/ thursday morning.

3. you/ comeover/ place/ weekend/ because/I/ very bored/ now

4. I/ look/ forward/ see/ soon

Dear_Mai,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IX.Find and correct the mistakes.

1. She came back home early in order for meet her friends.

2. Thank you very much to the present you sent me yesterday.

3. Shall I to come to the station with you?

4. What time you will be here?

5. She tried her best so as to not fail the exammination.

6. I meet you in front of the post office in ten minutes.

7. We are too tired continuing the journey.

8. Nam got up early this morning to going jogging.