3. Despite of/ Although/ In spite of getting up early, I still missed the bus.

4. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival in/ at/ on a very serious way.

5. On Thanksgiving, families and friends meet /appear /gather to have a feast.

6. Where/ Why/ How often is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.

7. Everybody attends the festival with / for / in fun.

8. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to follow/ attend/ take the Rio Carnival.

9. It is amazement /amazing / amazed to see elephants racing in Dak Lak.

10. If people follow / take care of / obey the rules, there are no more accidents.

11. We got up late, therefore we caught / missed / lost the bus. 

12. La Tomatina is a seasonal/ religious/ music festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.

13. The highlight/ importance/ performance of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.

14. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to remember /celebrate /open the festival.

15. There was used to/ used to was/ used to be few cars on the streets in Vietnam in the past.

CÁC BẠN GIÚP MỀNH VỚI

Exercise 9. Combine the two sentences, using although / though

1. The questions were very difficult. He solved them easily
2. He was a great actor. He never played a leading role in a film.
3. They spent a lot of money on the film. The film wasn't a big success.
4. The film was a comedy, I didn't find it funny at all.
5. We played well, We couldn't win the match.
6. He arrived late, he left the cinema early.
7. Popcorn and other snacks in the cinema are very expensive. people still buy them.
8. I don't really like to go to the cinema. I don't want to stay home tonight.
9. They spent millions of dollars on making the film. It wasn't successful as expected
10. The film didn't receive good reviews from critics. Many people went to see it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

         On the fourth Thursday in November, in houses around the United States, families get together for a feast, or a large meal. Almost all families eat turkey and cranberry sauce for this meal, and have pumpkin pie for dessert. This feast is part of a very special day, the holiday of Thanksgiving.

         In 1620 the Pilgrims made a difficult trip across the ocean from England. They landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the Pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New World in search of religious freedom.

        The Pilgrims' first winter was very hard. Almost half the group died of cold, hunger and disease. But the Indians of Massachusetts taught the Pilgrims to plant corn, to hunt and to fish. When the next fall came, the Pilgrims had plenty of food. They were thankful to God and the Indians and had a feast to give thanks. They invited the Indians to join them. This was the first Thanksgiving.

        Thanksgiving became a national holiday many years later because of the effort of a woman named Sarah Hale. For forty years Sarah Hale wrote to each president and asked for a holiday of Thanksgiving. At last she was successful. In 1863 President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday.

         How much is Thanksgiving today like the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving? In many ways they are different. For example, historians think that the Pilgrims ate deer, not turkey. The idea of Thanksgiving, though, is very much the same: Thanksgiving is a day on which we celebrate and give thanks.

When did the the Pilgrims make a difficult trip to across the ocean from England?

A. in 1863 

B. in 1621   

C. in 1830  

D. in 1620

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:

1.      The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.

2.      (Even/ Although/ Despite/ However) they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a success.

3.      (How much/ How far/ How long/ How many) does it take to go from Ha Tinh to Ha Noi?

4.      All of us have to obey (traffic/ traffic rules/ traffic jam/ regular) strictly.

5.      A/An (action/ documentary/ thriller/ comedy) is a film that shows real life events or stories.

6.      Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite/ although/ because of/ in spite of) being tired.

7.      A/An (horror/ sci-fi/ comedy/ documentary) is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

8.      We found the film (bored/ bore/ boring/ interested).

9.      The ( festival/ air/ tradition/ festive) atmosphere is felt around all the village.

10. A lot of cultural and ( arts/ artists/ artistic/ art) activities are held as part of the festival.

11. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of  Light, is the (importance/ most important/ more important) holiday of the year in India.

12. It is (amaze/ amazed/ amazing/ amazement) to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

13. Everybody has gone to the (musical/ music/ musician/ musicians) festival.

14. La Tomatina (hold/ held/ is hold/ is held) on the last Wednesday f August every year.

15. The festival (takes/ held/ holds/ takes place) every year at the end of August.

V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets:

1.      There were lively New Year ___________  all over the town. (CELEBRATE)

2.      There are many ___________  differences between the two communities. (CULTURE)

3.      I feel ___________  every time I try to read that exercise book. (BORE)

4.      We were excited about the ___________   of the musical festival. (PERFORM)

5.      The ___________  of the restaurant is so good that we want to go there again. (SERVE)

VI. Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets:

1.   I couldn’t sleep. I was tired (in spite of)

     ………………………………………………………………..

2.   I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella ( although)

     ………………………………………………………………..

3.   They used to get up early doing exercise. (no longer)

     ………………………………………………………………..

4.   What is the distance from here to the city center? (How far)

     ………………………………………………………………..

5.   The distance from Ha Tinh to Ho Chi Minh city is about 1,000 km. ( It's)