IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word provided. poet comedian playwright composers artists poet sculptor 1. Shakespeare is renowned as the English __________ and __________ whose body of works is considered the greatest in history of English literature. 2. Charlie Chaplin started his career as a __________ in vaudeville, which eventually took him to the United States in 1910 as a featured player with the Fred Karno Repertoire Company. 3. Trinh Cong Son’s music is often called “Nhac Trinh” . He is one of my favorite __________. 4. With The Tale of Kieu , Nguyen Du became a famous Vietnamese __________ in the early 20th century. 5. The Spanish painter, __________, and graphic artist Pablo Picasso was one of the most productive and  revolutionary  __________ in the history of Western painting.

V. Choose the best answer: 1. I can’t go to Berlin with you and your father can’t (either/ too). 2. I hardly skip breakfast and Jim (doesn’t skip breakfast either/ skips breakfast too). 3. We won’t go sailing tomorrow because of the storm and they (don’t/ won’t) either. 4. I want to be a famous actress in the future and my friemd Sarah (wants/ doesn’t want) it too. 5. They haven’t watched the movie yet and I (haven’t/ doesn’t have) either. 6. I will help my mom do the washing and my brother (will do it too/ don’t do it either) 7. My brother’s just got a new bike and I (have got a new bike too/ am got a new bike too). 8. For me, playing the piano is never easy and playing the guitar (is too/ isn’t either). 9. She is a warm-hearted person but her daughter (isn’t either/ isn’t). 10. Drinking alcohol is harmful to your body and eating fast food (is harmful too/ isn’t harmful either).

VI. Use the words given to write the comparisons with “as…as” or “the same…as”. movies hard tasty valuable origin fast long songs talent clothes 1. Can I borrow your ladder? My ladder isn’t ______________ yours. 2. Your cake is delicious. My cake isn’t ______________ yours. 3. None of Tom’s friends has ______________ him. 4. Both of us fancy rock music. She listens to ______________ me. 5. Jim likes ______________ Tom, and they often watch together. 6. Life nowadays isn’t ______________ it used to be. People now live more comfortably. 7. Her ring is not ______________ her necklace. 8. My cat has ______________ yours. They both come from Russia. 9. Kim bought ______________ her sister. They want to look like twins. 10. You should go home ______________ you can. Your mom is looking for you everywhere.

IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word provided.

poet                         comedian             playwright          composers        artists          poet             sculptor 

1. Shakespeare is renowned as the English __________ and __________ whose body of works is considered the greatest in history of English literature.

2. Charlie Chaplin started his career as a __________ in vaudeville, which eventually took him to the United States in 1910 as a featured player with the Fred Karno Repertoire Company.

3. Trinh Cong Son’s music is often called “Nhac Trinh” .  He is one of my favorite __________.

4. With The Tale of  Kieu , Nguyen Du became a famous Vietnamese __________ in the early 20^th century.

5. The Spanish painter, __________, and graphic artist Pablo Picasso was one of the most productive and  revolutionary  __________ in the history of Western painting.

William Shakespeare was the (1)………. writer in the English language. He was born in 1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon. At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years (2) ………. than himself. A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright. Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem). His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today. They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been (3) ………. into films, both in English and other languages. Shakespeare's plays are about the great issues of life - love, hatred, jealousy, power, ambition, (4) ………. and so on. So, his plays are just relevant today as they were in the sixteenth (5) ………..

1. A. great

B. greater

C. greatest

D. greatly

2. A. old

B. elder

C. eldest

D. older

3. A. did

B. done

C. make

D. made

4. A. death

B. died

C. die

D. to die

5. A. days

B. months

C. years

D. century

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Complete the text with the verbs in brackets and the correct modal form of may, might, must or could. More than one answer may be possible.

Did William Shakespeare really exist? If so, did he really write all his plays himself ? These ............ ( seem ) like strange questions to ask about the greatest writer in history. However, some experts believe that one man ............. ( not write ) so many plays and poems on his own. They argue that this was impossible, and say that he .............. ( have ) help from other writers. There are also historians who believe that the man named William Shakespeare, who lived in Stratford - upon - Avon, was not Shakespeare the writer because he had never been abroad. Therefore, he ............. ( know ) about the places and people described in Shakespreare's plays. Consequently, thay belive that the real Shakespeare ............... ( be ) an aristocrat who had travelled widely. In universities all over the world, academics today are doing more research into Shakespeare's true identity. It .............. ( take ) many years to solve the mystery. On the orther hand, they .............. ( never/ find out ) the truth.

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True or False

Today,when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is relatively recent thing-that in Shakespeare's time,for example,only a few million people spoke,and the language was not thought to be very important by the other nations of Europe,and was unknown to the rest of the world.

English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England,in all the continents of the world. This exporting of English began in the seventeenth century,with the first settlements in the United States,assisted by massive immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,that has given the English language its present standing in the world.

1. English was spoken by a few million people in Shakespeare's time.......

2. It is considered as a mother language outside England.......

3. English was spoken in North America in the seventeenth century.........

4. Most of the immigration in the USA do not speak English.............

William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in English literature.He was born in 1564 in Stratfrd-upon Avon.At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway,who was eight years older than himself.A few years later he moved to London,where he worked as a actor and a playwright.Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets[a kind of poem containing 14 lines].His most famous plays are the four great tragedies-Othelo,Macbeth,Hamlet,and King Lear.Shakespeare dided in Straford on 23 April 1616,but his plays are still very popular today.They have been translated into different lauguages,and many of have been made into films,both in English and other languages

When and where was he born

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How many plays did he write

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When did he die

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Are his plays still popular today

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Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions.

William Shakespear is the world's famous English playwright. He was born at Stratford-on-Avon in 1564. He married Anne Hathaway when he was eighteen and had three children. After that he left his family and went to London to begin his career as an actor, and later, a playwright. He wrote about thirty seven plays of all kinds: comedies, tragedies and historise. He retired in 1611 and spent the last years of his life in Stratford. He died in 1616 and was buried in the church of Stratford.

1.Who is Shakespear?....................................................

2.When was he born?......................................................

3.When did he marry?.......................................................

4.How many children did he have?.....................................................

5.How many plays did he write?...........................................................

6.What kinds of plays did he write?............................................................

7.Did he die at Stratford?............................................................

8.How old was he when he died?...................................................................

9.Where was Shakespear buried?....................................................................

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

__________________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

__________________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

__________________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

__________________________________________________

5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

__________________________________________________

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the questions from 13 to 22.

Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did. Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries. Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and thereafter began to practice law in Hartford. Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how  inadequate the available schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation.

In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader. The first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that eventually it sold more than 80 million copies and provided him with a considerable income for the rest of his life. While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which was published in 1806.

In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. Webster‟s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciation, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour.

In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000. This edition has served as the basis for many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name.

In how many volumes was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?

A. Four volumes 

B. Three volumes 

C. Two volumes 

D. One volumes