III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

    Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers in English Literature. He was born into a poor family in England. His father was a clerk in an office. It was a good job but he always spent more money than he earned, so he was often in debt. When Dickens was eleven years old, his father was put into prison because he could not pay his debts. At the age of twelve, Dickens was sent to work in a factory labeling bottles for six shillings a week.

     When Dickens was sixteen, he worked for a newspaper, and soon became a good journalist. He also wrote many short stories and novels about London’s life. Many of his characters were poor and hungry people. Some of his novels have been translated into many different languages. His two novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” are famous all over the world.

A.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?

A. Charles Dickens was born into a poor family in England.

B. Charles Dickens always spent more money than he earned.

C. His father was put into prison when he was 11 years old.

D. “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” were written by Charles Dickens.

2. The word  famous in the second paragraph mostly means________.

A. strange B. well done   C. well- known D. unknown

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Was Charles Dickens one of the greatest writers in English Literature?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. How old was he when he worked for a newspaper?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What did he write about in his short stories and novels?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với thương yêu:..........................

Đặt câu với từ thanh bình: .......................................

Tìm vế câu th́ch hợp để điền vào chỗ trống để tạo thành câu ghép:

 Chim chóc hót ca ......................................................

Dùng dấu ( : )  hoặc dấu ( , ) để điền vào chỗ trống:

Dây đàn bầu có thể gợi trong lòng ta . . .  yêu . . .  ghét . . . buồn . . . vui . . . giận hờn và cả hi vọng.

Dùng các từ thích hợp như lực đẩy, lực kéo, lực hút, lực nén, lực uốn, lực nâng để điền vào chỗ trống trong các câu sau đây: - Để nâng một tấm bê tông nặng từ mặt đất lên, cần cẩu đã phải tác dụng vào tấm bê tông một ……(1)…… (H 6.1a) - Trong khi cày, con trâu đã tác dụng vào cái cày một ……(2)…… - Con chim đậu vào một cành cây mềm, làm cho cành cây bị cong đi. Con chim đã tác dụng lên cành cậy một ……(3)…… (H 6.1c) - Khi một lực sĩ bắt đầu ném một quả tạ, lực sĩ đã tác dụng vào quả tạ một …(4)….. (H 6.1b) A (1)- lực nâng; (2)- lực đẩy; (3)- lực uốn; (4)- lực kéo. B (1)- lực kéo; (2)- lực đẩy; (3)- lực uốn; (4)- lực nâng. C (1)- lực nâng; (2)- lực kéo; (3)- lực uốn; (4)- lực đẩy. D (1)- lực kéo; (2)- lực nâng; (3)- lực đẩy; (4)- lực uốn.

I. Chọn một từ thích hợp để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống có đánh số trong đoạn văn sau. Khoanh tròn vào chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ chọn như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm.

Every year students in many (0) ______ learn English. (1) ______ of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults.

Learning another language! Learning English? Why do all these people want to learn English? It is (2) ______ to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is (3) ______ for their work. Teenagers often learn English (4) ______ their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English (5) ______ they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

0. A. houses B. homes ©. countries D. families

1. A. None B. Some C. Any D. All

2. A. horrible B. cold C. difficult D. careful

3. A. use B. useful C. using D. useless

4. A. for B. with C. to D. of

5. A. although B. but C. despite D. because

Complete the sentences provided with the proper words in the box.

Charles Dickens is......................... as one of the greatest names in English literature.

Mr. Micawber is said to be a......................... of Dickens’ father.

Mr. Hawkins......................... all his life to writing.

He works as a......................... in the hotel.

Did he write a lot? Yes, his......................... are widely read in the world.

We’re......................... to help you if you want.

Charles Dickens wrote about his own life. He wrote his.........................

His parents died when he was young. ........................., he had to work for his living.

Mr. Dickens was constantly in.........................

Mr. Lam is 60 years old. He’ll......................... next year.

C. Luyện tập ( sách vnen trang 135)

2) Luyện tập sử dụng từ:

a) Nối cột A và cột B để xác định những lỗi dùng từ sai trong các câu sau:.........................

b) Đoạn thơ sau đã lược đi một số từ. Em hãy lựa chọn các từ phù hợp trong số các từ ngữ: " thầm thì, thủ thỉ, vàng, chói chang, chận trời, bầu trời" để điền vào chỗ trống:...........................