A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “ Come in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house. 1. How did the man order the flower? A. By telephone.​B. By e-mail.​ C. By letter.​D. By wire. 2. Why was the girl crying? A. She did not have enough money to buy a rose.​​B. She missed her mother C. She lost her money.​​​​​D. She wanted to change another rose. 3. How was the girl’s mother? A. She was living in the cemetery.​​​​B. She was dead. C. She looked after the cemetery.​​​​D. She was visiting the cemetery. 4. Why did the man change his mind? Because…………. A. the flower shop could not deliver the flowers on time​B. he was moved by the girl’s love for her mother C. his mother’s home was near there​​​​D. the flower shop ran out of flowers 5. The best title for this story is………… . A. Flowers for mothers.​B. A man and a little girl.​C. The flower shop.​D. A dead mother

I.                Choose the best answer

Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different types of grasses and they are A. noticed/ B. realized/ C. caught/ D. found in every region on the earth. They are the A. single/ B. one/ C. only/ D. special flowering plants that can exist in the freezing A. environment/ B. scene/ C. situation/ D. background of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Grasslands support a wide range of animal life, from tiny insects and birds to huge animals like cows and lions. All of them A. depend/ B. build/ C. turn/ D. hang on grass in one way or another.

Grass A. repeats/ B. recovers/ C. reduces/ D. remains very quickly after it is cut or A. hurt/ B. broken/ C. injured/ D. damaged. Unlike other plants, the new leaves from A. beside/ B. behind/ C. below/ D. beyond the soil, not from the topof the plant. That is A. why/ B. where/ C. what/ D. when large families of animals are able to live together in one area. As A.fast/ B. soon/ C. quickly/ D. often they have eaten all the grass there, a fresh meal is always A. available/ B. present/ C. free/ D. complete because the plants start to grow again.

Combine the pair or group of sentences using relative clause and/or non-finite clauses

1. Noticing the door was open, I decided to go in. This turned out to be a mistake

2. At the end of the street there was a building. The street was crowded with shoppers. Tom had not noticed the building before.

3. Some people have just moved in next door l. They have the same surname as some other people. Those other people have just moved out

4. Mary didn't know anything about mountains l. She thought it would be quite safe to climb alone

10. She wore a coat to the party. It was similar to a coat. I have got a coat at home

Giúp mình vs. Mình cảm ơn ạ

Choose the best ending (a or b) for the sentences.

1 We couldn't open the front door because

a it had snowed all night.

b it snowed all night.

2 It was a lovely spring day and the birds

a sang.

b were singing.

3 I looked out of the window and noticed that

a it had stopped raining.

b it was stopping raining.

4 The plants died because we

a were forgetting to water them.

b forgot to water them.

5 Before I left the house, I

a locked all the windows.

b was locking all the windows.

6 I wasn't particularly hungry because

a I'd already had lunch.

b I already had lunch.

V. Reorder the given words and phrases to make a complete sentence.
1. lights / out / was / , / When / the / went / I / bed / in / lying.
2. for / I / in Tasmania / sign / was / when / a / waiting / bus / I / noticed / for / Hell’s Gates / a.
3. Later, / the / I / got / that / found / town / its / name / a / nearby / terrible / prison / from / out.
4. concert / begin / waiting / Everyone / was / for / to / the / when / message / arrived / a.
5. wanted / relaxing / so / Charlotte / a / she / chose / stay / holiday / on / small / island / to / a.
6. 1748 / archeologists / Since / uncovered / two-thirds / of / have / the / about / city.

Rewrite the sentence or join the pairs of sentences begining with the word(s) given 

1. He worked out the answer . It was clever of him 

It was.....

2 . He was crossing the road . I caught sight of him

I noticed .....

3 When we finally heard that David had arrived , we were very relieved

We were relieved ....

4 Why have you thrown up your job? You're mad

You are...

5 Mr Linh doesn't allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings 

Mr Linh doesn't let...

Mr Linh makes ...

II. Write the correct forms of the words:

1. I didn’t have enough time (finish) ………………… my work yesterday.

2. As she drove past his house, she noticed him (run) ……………. away from home.

3. I was relived (an tâm) (find out) ……………………. that I had passed the exam.

4. She smiled to hide her slight (embarrass) ………………………. .

5. She sent me an-email (inform) ………………… me that the meeting had been canceled.

6. She wanted to knit a scarf, but she (run out) ………….. of wood before she was finished.

7. On Christmas Day, I often send my close friends (greet) ……………….. cards.

8. It was raining hard, but by time the class (be) ………..over, the rain (stop) ………….

9. I’ll help you to (choice) …………….. some beautiful paintings.

10. What’s her name again? I wish (I/can) ……………….. remember her name.

11. Ms Green works in this factory as an (account) ………………………. .

12. The vegetable didn’t taste very good. They (cook)………………. for too long.

13. The teacher stressed the need for regular (attend) ………………….. .

14. When we (arrive) ……………in London tonight, it (probably/rain) ……………….…….

15. After he (finish) ……………….. breakfast, he (sit) ………….down to write some letters.

16. I have bought my ticket because I (travel) ………… to Ho Chi Minh this weekend.

17. This novel (bring) ……………… out every two years.

18. She finds (make) …………… pottery difficult.

19. When will you finish (carve) …………… the eggshells.

20. That old man always enjoy the (peace) …………….. and quietness of the country life.

21. I don’t think Jane (leave) ………………… this Sunday.

Buy. Be . Not like. Havetest-drive
When I got to the garage, I managed to have a quick look at the car before the salesman came out of his office. It seemed......in very good condition and was worth about $2000, although the garage Washington asking $1500 for it. When the salesman came out. I arranged......the car straight away. The salesman and I got in and we drove off. I liked the car immediately and I decided that I wanted......it, but of course, I didn't say this to the salesman. Instead, I pretended...the car very much
Try. Get. Accept . Pay
When we had finished the test drive and had pulled up outside the garage, I told the salesman that I couldn't afford......more than $900. The salesman, of course, refusEd.....such a miserable little offer. He told me that he expected.....at least $1300 for the car. I tried offering $950, $980, $990, but he wouldn't change his mind. Then I decided......something different
Give . Be. Sell . Accept
​I thanked the salesman politery, said goodbye, got out of the car, and started to walk away. It worked! The salesman got out of the car too and hurried after mẹ. He told me that he wanted.....fair and was prepared.......a reasonable offer for the car. In the end, he agreed.......it to me for $1100. He even agreed......me $300 for my old car