Ex5. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.

1.  He moved to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago.

A.  He has moved to live in Binh Dinh for 5 years.     B. He has lived in Binh Dinh for 5 years.

                C. He has to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago.               D. He has lived in Binh Dinh since 5 years.

2.  "Please come into my office." the principal said to me. A. The principal asked me to come into his office.

B.  The principal asked me to come into my office.

C.  The principal told me came into his office.

D.  The principal told me coming into his office.

3.  He intends to invite me to his party tonight.

3. Read the text again and choose the best answers.

(Đọc lại văn bản và chọn đáp án đúng nhất.)

1. What is American Idol?

A. A game show on TV

B. A TV singing competition

C. A live dancing competition

2. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. From the semi-final, singers who can go to the next stage are decided by the audience vote.

B. The judges choose as many singers as they can.

C. People around the world can vote for the songs they like.

3. Who wins American Idol?

A. The singer with the highest number of votes on the final night.

B. The singer with the highest number of votes and highest score from the judges.

C. The singer with the highest score from the judges.

4. Which of the following statements about the judges is NOT mentioned?

A. They give comments after each live performance.

B. They have different views about singers’ performances.

C. They are not in favour of choosing ordinary people.

5. What can be inferred about the competition in Viet Nam?

A. The audience decides who makes it to the final stage.

B. All the singers will be famous.

C. It can help develop participant’s singing careers.

Exercise 8. Choose the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

131. We/use/ live / flat/ when/ I/ child.

A. We use to live in flat when I am a child.        B. We used to live in flat when I am a child.

C. We use to live in a flat when I was a child.    D. We used to live in a flat when I was a child.

132. People/ not have/ mobile phones/ 50 years ago.

A. People didn't used to have mobile phones 50 years ago.

B. People didn't use to have mobile phones 50 years ago.

C. People don't used to be have mobile phones 50 years ago.

D. People didn't used to be have mobile phones 50 years ago.

133. My family/ go/ Thailand/ last April/ take part/ the Songkran Festival.

A. My family go to Thailand last April take part the Songkran Festival.

B. My family went to Thailand last April take part the Songkran Festival.

C. My family went to Thailand last April take part in the Songkran Festival.

D. My family went to Thailand last April to take part in the Songkran Festival.

134. How far/ it/ your house/ the bookstore?

A. How far is it between your house to the bookstore?

B. How far is it from your house and the bookstore?

C. How far is it form your house to the bookstore?

D. How far is it from your house to the bookstore?

135. We / all / amused / his / funny / stories /.

A. We all amused on his funny stories.          B. We are all amused on his funny stories.

C. We all amused at his funny stories.           D. We are all amused by his funny stories

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets in the correct form.

1.   Labourers in the Mekong Delta can earn enough money from their crafts during the flood seasons. (live)

Labourers in the Mekong Delta can live on from their crafts during the flood seasons

2.   The methods of producing handcrafted paper flowers in Thanh Tien village in Hue were transferred from generation to generation to keep the craft alive. (pass)

3.   The tour guide gave a short speech so that foreign visitors could get information about the process of making fish sauce in Phu Quoc. (find)

4.   Craft village development is now a good way to solve the poverty in rural areas. (deal)

5.   We are thinking with pleasure about the trip in order to discover the traditional craft villages round Hue. (forward)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following question

Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.

A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in

B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live

C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully

D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following question.
Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.

A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.

B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.

C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.

D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.