IX  Read the passage.

We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35 minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat and be healthy.

  Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.

1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B

2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of

3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked

4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost

5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours

  Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.

1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .

2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at ………………. .

3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals.

1. though my house was cheaper than Norman's, it is bigger and more attractive

=>Norman's house may

2.although the weather was changed, the picnic went ahead as planned ( SPITE)

=>the pinic went ahead as planned......................................in the weather

3.in spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she's got on very well

=>reluctant

4.although it rained torrentially all day, we all enjoyed the excursion

=>despite

5.on no account should you tell anyone else about these plans

=>whatever

6.speaking personally, i don't care whether she comes with us or not (MATTER)

=>it.......................................whether she comes with us or not

7.honestly, i don't mind where we go for our summer holidays( MATTER)

=>honestly,................................me where we go for our summer holidays

8.we are friends although we have disagreements about some things (DISPITE)

=>we are friends.........................disagree about some things

I. Give the correct from of the word given to complete the sentence.

-we have ............... work to do in the afternoon than in the morning (little)

-Many young people are doing ................. service (common)

-We have ................ work to do in the afternoon than in the morning (little)

-Wind power is convenient and ............. (abundance)

-At this time next week , we ............. English grammar (study)

-Many poor people in ................ countrides don't have moderm sources of energy (develop)

-In the suture , the wind and the sun .................. as the most important energy sources (use)

-My father used ............ a lot of time for the festivals (spend)

-The first symptom of the disease is a very high ............. (temperate)

-The long hot summer has led to serious water .............. (short)

1. Read the passage carefully and then answer the folowing questions:

My name is Petty and this is my husband, Phil. We both work in offices in London. We have breakfast at half past seven. We don't have a big breakfast. We usually have bread, coffee and orange juice.

For lunch we usually have a salad or soup and sandwich. That's at about 1.30.

We usually have dinner at halfpast seven in the evening. It is a big meal of the day and we have meat or fish with vegetables and potatoes or rice. We have orange juice with milk. On Saturday evenings, we go to a restaurant for dinner at about eight o'clock.

a) What do they drink for dinner?

b) Where do they have dinner on Saturday evenings?

c) Is dinner a big meal for Petty and her husband?

2. Supply the correct verb tense/ from of the verbs in the brackets.

They ( visit ) ........... Da Lat this summer vacation

I. cho dạng đúng của từ cho trong ngoặc

Dear Jane,

Well, I am here in Viet Nam on our ASEAN countries tour. We (get) to Ho Chi Ming city five days ago. We (have) a good day journey. It (take) three days by bus, but we (see) lots of things on the way. We (not do) much for the first two days, as a couple of other girls (be) ill. We ( spend) most of the time on the beach. On wednesday we(come) up to the mountains , and yesterday we ( go) to Hue, the ancient capital of Viet Nam and ( do) some sightseeing. It (be) fantastic! We (not have) a lot of time there, but we (see) everything and I (take) lots of photos

I.Read this passage carefully
The countryside is more beautiful than a city and pleasant to live in . Many ppeople think so and they go the countryside for their summer holidays. Some people also build their house in a village so they can go there when they have free time
English villages are not all the same but they are not very different from others. Almost every villages has a church and we can see it drom a long distance. Countrylife is more comfortable now and many villages are very nearr to some small towns where people can buy everything
1. Find the word or phrase in the passage which has the same meaning with:
a. spare time..........................................................
b. whole.................................................................
c. to look................................................................
d. a lot of...............................................................
2. Answer the questions:
a. What do people think about the countryside?
..............................................................................
b. Where do some people build their house?
.............................................................................

Sentence building 

1. My family/ broke tradition / not spend the summer holiday/ countryside.                       ………………………………………………………………………………… 

2. Weekend / a time for us / relax/do the things we prefer. 

……………………………………………………………………………………………… 

3. As Vietnam/ influenced /wars for many years, there/ difficulties we are facing.    ……………………………………………………………………………… 

4. fresh water can’t/ easily/ provided in flooded area/ in a city.  

………………………………………….. 

5. It/time/us/show/our love/mom/mother’s day. 

………………………………………………………………………………… 

6. Which country/ have/ large/ area, Singapore or/ Malaysia?  

I. Hoàn chỉnh 2 đoạn văn sau:

1. Americans like sport very much. One of the.....popular kinds of sports in autumn. All the high schools........universities have their own teams. In winter the most popular kind og sports............basketball. There ........usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a.........of.............and ice. Many people like skiing and skating. In the orther sports seasons, millions.........Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in..........,but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games.......the radio, watch them on television or read about them........the newspaper.

2. Greeting Yen Son school, Nam and I.......doing something differently this year. We are at Bac Giang Youth activity Centre. People........here every summer to learn about.........hobbies and interest. I am learning English and Nam Is learning about computer. We......... up at six every morning and do lessons...........seven to half past eleven. We have.............at twelve and then there are more lessons. We work very.............but we are very happy. We are.............wonderful time here. It is a.............past seven in the morning now, and we are sitting on the grass in..............of the Centre. The weather is very fine today. We love summer!