Bessie Smith, an American singer, is known as the Empress of the Blues. She had a beautiful voice. Born in poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was helped in her career by Ma Rainey, one of the best known of the early women blues singers. After touring in the South, Smith went to New York City in 1923 and recorded with leading jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, and Benny Goodman. Then she became the most popular blues singer of her time, reportedly earning $2000 a week at the peak of her career. She died in Clarksdale, Mississippi, after an automobile accident.

1.      What did Bessie Smith do?

A. singer                    B. a dancer                C. a teacher                D. a worker

2.      She was born in a....................... family.

A.  rich                        B. wealthy                 C. poor                      D. bad

3. ................................. helped her with her career.

A.  her mother            B. Louis                     C. James                    D. Ma Rainey

4.      She became the most popular.............................. of her time.

A. blues singer         B. rock singer            C. pop singer             D. red singer

5.      She died in …………..

A.  New York             B. Mississippi           C. Tennessee             D. England

Let me introduce some interesting information about our first university in my country, Vietnam. Its full name is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giám (known as The Temple of Literature – The Imperial Academy (12) in English), but I’ll call it Van   Mieu   for   short.   As   you   can   see   from   the overall of Van  Mieu,  there  are  four  main  sections  with  four  main

(14) and five court yards. There are eighty-two Doctors’ Stone Tablets in KhueVan (15). It is considered that you will be lucky if you come here to pray and touch on the stone turtle’s heads before exams, so there are a lot of exam candidates coming here annually.…

Let me introduce some interesting information about our first university in my country, Vietnam. Its full name is Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giám (known as The Temple of Literature – The Imperial Academy (12) in English), but I’ll call it Van   Mieu   for   short.   As   you   can   see   from   the overall of Van  Mieu, for short____________(13)of Van Mieu, there  are  four  main  sections  with  four  main

(14) and five court yards. There are eighty-two Doctors’ Stone Tablets in KhueVan (15). It is considered that you will be lucky if you come here to pray and touch on the stone turtle’s heads before exams, so there are a lot of exam candidates coming here annually.…

Exercise 9: Choose one sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrites the sentence given in italic . ​68. People who are out of work are increasing in our country. ​A. There is a decrease in the number of unemployed people in our country. ​B. There is an increase in the number of workers in our country. ​C. The unemployed in our country are increasing. ​D. The unemployed who have work are increasing in our country. ​69. Mrs. Quyen taught the mute but she doesn’t do it any more. ​A. Mrs.Quyen used to teach the mute. ​B. Mrs.Quyen has used to teaching the mute. ​C. Mrs.Quyen gets used to teach the mute. ​D. Mrs.Quyen is used to teaching the mute. ​70. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us. ​A. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday that surprised all of us. ​B. This Mai didn’t come to class yesterday surprised all of us. ​C. Which surprised all of us that Mai didn’t come to class yesterday. ​D. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday, which surprised all of us. ​71. They didn’t have proper schooling because they were poor. ​A. Poverty prevented them from having proper schooling. ​B. They were poor but they still had proper schooling. ​C. They had proper schooling because they were poor. ​D. Property didn’t discouraged them from having proper schooling.

Bài 1: Rewrite sentences

1. It was the happiest day of my life

- No other ......................................................................................................

2. It 's the best film

- No other ........................................................................................................

3. She is the most popular singer in our country

- No other singer ..............................................................................................

4. It was the coldest day of the year

- No other day ...................................................................................................

5. The bus takes longer than the train

- The train travels .............................................................................................

6. No one in the group is younger than her

- She is ..............................................................................................................

VII.     Read the passage and choose the best answer

1. Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful

2. and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second lunar

3. month of the year, when it (21) _________________ warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the

4. northwest mountainous area – blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (26) ____________. This is a great time for everyone,

5. (27) __________________ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend.

6. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (28) _______________ for good crops, for happiness,

7. and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

21. A. gets                                 B. go                                         C. comes                                 D. runs

22. A. seen                                B. arranged                               C. observed                                   D. celebrated

23. A. largely                            B. especially                             C. generally                                   D. typically

24. A. ask                                  B. look                                       C. pray                                    D. call

write  the sentences in comparíon

1 he/clever/of all

2.he/drive/carefully

3.she/good/singer/our country

4.must/trash/you/put/in/waste bin/the

5.meet/the/in/let's/post office/front/of.

6.the/turn/go/third right/take/and/straigh

7.would/to/music/like/listen/you/to/some?

8.she/has/long/round/black/face/and/hair/a

II .Rewrite sentence

1.It's the oldest building in the town

no other ...........................................................................

2.it was the happiest day of my life

No other............................................................................

3.it's the best film

no other............................................................................

4.she is the most popular singer in our country

no other singer....................................................................

5. it was the coldest day of the year

no other day....................................................................

6.no one in the group is younger than her

she is..............................................................................

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Spring  is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)  ............. life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) .............warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area – blossoms. Hoa Ban Festival is (3) ........... .This is a great time for everyone, (4) .............for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5) ........... for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and ancestors The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

1. A. minor                   B. cultural                    C. custom                     D. festival

2. A. gets                      B. goes                         C. comes                      D. runs

3. A. seen                     B. arranged                   C. observed                   D. celebrated

4. A. largely                  B. especially                 C. generally                  D. typically

5. A. ask                       B. look                         C. pray                         D. call