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1.he kept for making noise although his teacher asked him not to do so.
2. the train was supposed arriving at 11.30 but it was 40 minutes late.
3. each of the beautiful apartments in the building was quickly sold to their new owner.
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Question 2: What was he invited to do one day?
A. To go to a wedding.
B. To make jokes at a party.
C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.
D. To prepare a speech.
Đáp án: C
Thông tin: Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception.
Dịch nghĩa: Gần đây, một trong những người bạn thân nhất của Geoffrey đã yêu cầu anh ta phát biểu tại buổi tiếp tân.
Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Question. What was he invited to do one day?
A. To go to a wedding.
B. To make jokes at a party.
C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.
D. To prepare a speech.
Đáp án C
Thông tin: Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception.
Gần đây, một trong những người bạn thân nhất của Geoffrey đã yêu cầu anh ta phát biểu tại buổi tiếp tân.
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Question 3: What is Geoffrey interested in?
A. Going to weddings.
B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.
C. Making jokes.
D. Teasing his friends.
Đáp án: B
Thông tin: This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves.
Dịch nghĩa: Đây là thứ mà Geoffrey yêu thích.
Task 7: Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences
1. His mother asked him _________ a mess in his room.
A. making B. make C. not to make D. made
2. He asked _______ it was too early to apply for the course.
A. if B. what C. where D. that
3. He _______ me that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told B. tells C. said D. says
4. My teacher told me that I ________ attend the math course for the higher level programme that I had applied for.
A. can’t B. may not C. won’t D. couldn’t
5. Lan couldn’t decide ________ to work with on the project.
A. who B. what C. how D. when
1. His mother asked him _________ a mess in his room.
A. making B. make C. not to make D. made
2. He asked _______ it was too early to apply for the course.
A. if B. what C. where D. that
3. He _______ me that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told B. tells C. said D. says
4. My teacher told me that I ________ attend the math course for the higher level programme that I had applied for.
A. can’t B. may not C. won’t D. couldn’t
5. Lan couldn’t decide ________ to work with on the project.
A. who B. what C. how D. when
Read the passage and do the exercise below .
Hachiko , an Akita dog , was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924 . His owner , Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start . Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner , a professor at the Imperial University , to Shibuya train station when he left for work . When he came back , the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him . Sadly , the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home .
Although Hachiko was still a young dog , the friendship between him and his owner was very strong and he continued to wait at the station every day . Sometimes , he would stay there for days at a time , though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors . He became a familiar sight to commuters over time . In 1934 , a statue of him was put outside the station . In 1935 , Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive .
* Write " T " before the number of the sentence if it is true .
Write " F " if the sentence is not true .
1/ The professor died at work .
2/ The dog waited every day at the station .
3/ Nobody gave the dog any food .
4/ The dog died before the statue was put outside the station .
HELP ME !!!!!!!
Read the passage and do the exercise below .
Hachiko , an Akita dog , was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924 . His owner , Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start . Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner , a professor at the Imperial University , to Shibuya train station when he left for work . When he came back , the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him . Sadly , the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home ( buồn thay giáo sư bất ngờ ra đi ở nơi làm việc năm 1925 trước khi ông ấy có thể trở về nhà (1)).
Although Hachiko was still a young dog , the friendship between him and his owner was very strong and he continued to wait at the station every day (2) . Sometimes , he would stay there for days at a time , though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors ( Mặc dù một số người cho rằng nó trở lại vì thức ăn mà nó được cho bởi người qua đường -> Tức là có người cho nớ thứ ăn (3)) . He became a familiar sight to commuters over time . In 1934 , a statue of him was put outside the station . In 1935 , Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive ( Vào năm 1934 một cái tượng đài của ông ấy được đặt ở ngoài trạm/ nhà ga. Đến năm 1935 thì con chó mới chết -> Con chó chết sau khi tượng đài đc đưa ra(4)) .
* Write " T " before the number of the sentence if it is true .
Write " F " if the sentence is not true .
1/ The professor died at work . T
2/ The dog waited every day at the station . T
3/ Nobody gave the dog any food . F
4/ The dog died before the statue was put outside the station F
* Trâm đã highlight một số key sentences để bt câu đó là đúng hay sai trên đoạn văn rồi nha.
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Question 1: Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?
A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.
B. Because he can make a good speech.
C. Because he has a lot of friends.
D. Because he is admired by everybody.
Đáp án: D
Thông tin: Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour.
Dịch nghĩa: Mọi người đều ngưỡng mộ anh vì khiếu hài hước.
11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.
A. So B. Because C. However D. Although
12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.
A. though B. so C. and D. but
13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.
A. Although B. So C. As D. However
14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.
A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since
15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.
A. so B. because C. but D. if
16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to
A. because B. however C. although D. since
18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.
A. because B. although C. so D. but
20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
3. ______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
4. The children slept well, despite _____
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
5. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.
A. or B. because C. therefore D. but
9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.
A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to
10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore
A. so B. but C. and D. however.
11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.
A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter
12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.
A. so B. but C. and D. however.
13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1
4. I got a job _________ my bad English.
A. if B. although C. in spite of D. because
Rewrite the following sentences:
I could not do the test although it was not difficult.
==> In spite of .......
Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
==> In spite of ........
Rewrite the following sentences:
I could not do the test although it was not difficult.
==> In spite of ..not being difficult , I could do the test.....
Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
==> In spite of ...getting up early, he was late for the fisrt train.....
Rewrite the following sentences:
I could not do the test although it was not difficult.
==> In spite of ...the test not being difficult, I could not do it....
Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
==> In spite of ....getting up early, he was late for the first train....
I could not do the test although it was not difficult.
==> In spite of it was not difficult, I could not do the test
Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
==> In spite of he got up early, he was late for the first train.
tik mik nhes !!!
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Question 5: What did Geoffrey's daughter really dislike?
A. Her father's speech.
B. The way her father made jokes.
C. The wedding.
D. Seeing people laughing at her father.
Đáp án: D
Thông tin: Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Dịch nghĩa: Geoffrey hỏi cô tại sao lại như vậy và cô nói với anh rằng cô không thích thấy nhiều người cười nhạo anh như vậy!