VII.Combine a clause in column A with a clause in column B to make complex sentences.
A
1. Before I have breakfast,
2. They were talking
3. Although he worked very hard,
4. Since Joe has high blood pressure,
5. Never look down on anybody
6. After he finished his homework,
7. When he finished his degree,
8. George was obviously in a bad mood,
9. He’ll be able to maintain a healthy weight
10. Whenever they eat at this restaurant
B
a.his parents let him play video games.
b.Matt got a job in a software company.
c.because he didn’t even say good morning.
d.unless you’re helping him up.
e.they order a hamburger and fries.
f.if he keeps exercising.
g.he has to watch what he eats.
h.he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
i.I spend half an hour doing exercises.
j.while the teacher was explaining the lesson.

IV. Rewrite the sentences 1.They worked hard. They got high salary. (because of) ⇒ …………………………………………………………. 2. We studied English hard. We could have a good job. (so that) => ………………………………………… (so as to) =>……………………………………………… 3.Although the weather was nice, we stayed at home => In spite of ……………….. 4.Mary told: “ I am at your house now, Jack” =>…………………………………………….. 5. She said :”Should I set up a factory?” ⇒ She wondered…………………………………………. 6. Jack told me “Did you come to see me in this store yesterday?” =>…………………………………………………………………………… 7. Mary said :”Don’t talk about this anymore!” =>…………………………………………………. 8. “How long have you known me , Jenny?” said Jack =>……………………………………………………….. 9. They asked :” How should we practise English now?” =>………………………………………….. 10, They said to me: “If I were you , I would buy this book today” =>…………………………………………………………………….. 11.Why don’t we go to the cafeteria? -> What about ___________________________? -> I suggest __________________________? 12. Let’s go shopping with us. -> Why don’t you __________________________________________________? -> Would you like ____________________________________________? 13. Would you like to go to the movie theater? -> What about ______________________________________________________?

RELATIVE CLAUSE

I.               WHO – WHOM – WHOSE

COMBINE THESE SENTENCES

1.     There are 3 nurses here. They are trying to save the patients

2.     The students are really nerve-racking. The teachers are going to hand out their tests’ results.

3.     The manager of that company was such an intellectual man. His professional manner makes me admire.

4.     I cant understand why you always look up to that neighbor. He is just a normal man.

5.     The English teacher is going to go abroad. I need to say goodbye to him.

6.     The toddles are being punished. They stole the biscuits on the fridge.

7.     We were texting the owner of that shop. I had bought 3 items from him.

8.     The books are torn apart. Its content is quite good.

9.     The movie director was so busy. He had to take charge of a lot of responsibilities.

10.  The refugees try to go to other countries. Their homes are lost

11.  I do not know that singer. I saw her on television last night.

12.  Don’t call that stranger. His voice is so frightening.

13.  The neighbors are cutting the plants. Their flowers give off such good smell.

14.  They are filming the tiger. I have never seen it before.

15.  The writer is so prolific. She has written 3 books this year.

Exercise 2. Read the following passage then choose the best option to each statement.

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds or hunt animals. They also climb the mountains, go fishing, go skating, or go swimming. They also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.

People have hobbies because these activities bring enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes, they can bring financial profits. Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired. People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby regardless of their age, position, or income. Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients who suffer from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves.

1. According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when…..

A. he is not occupied ​B. he is at home​C. he is at work​D. he is busy

2. The underlined word they in the passage refers to……….

A. people​B. hobbies​C. activities​D. profits

3. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage as advantage of having hobbies?

A. enjoyment​B. relaxation​C. knowledge ​D. freedom

4. The word “income” in the passage refers to ……

A. money​B. friend​C. relatives​D. hobbies

5. According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to………

A. people who have retired​B. people who are joyful

C. patients’ physical and mental health​D. patients’ interests and thinking

IV. Complete the following sentences:

1. That lesson was so difficult that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The goods were so good that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. We enjoyed the music so much that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. He is such a busy man that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. They are such big shoes that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. He spoke so fast that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. He worked so hard that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. The mountains are so high that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. I have so many things to do that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. There is so much noise here that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

V. Fill in the blanks with SO MUCH (không đếm được)or SO MANY(đếm được):

1. We have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . problems that we can’t go to bed early.

2. Why have you got. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . furniture ?

3. There was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . food that everyone ate too much.

4. There were. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . guests that there wasn’t enough food.

5. Doctor Simmon has. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . patients that he’s always busy.

6. There are. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . planets in the universe that we can’t count them.

7. There was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . noise in the room that I couldn’t work.

8. They drank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wine that they couldn’t walk.

9. My father has. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . work to do that he can’t come back home tonight.

10. I ate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sandwiches that I felt ill.

I- S/IT + BE + Adj …+ To –V = V-ing / To- V … + BE + Adj

1. Chinese characters are difficult to write

-……………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. These exercises are not easy to do

- …………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Foreign languages are difficult to learn

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4. English is hard to speak

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5. A dress is not easy to make

- ………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Doing morning exercises is good for your health

-……………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Japanese is hard to write

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8. It’s not easy to ride a horse - ……………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. Coffee is not good for growing children to drink ………………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10. It’s difficult to train dogs

- ………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section III: Choose a suitable word below to fill in each blank in the following passage

activities / hard / ski / relaxation / valuable / spare / and / physical / anything /paint / for / Anyone / because / build / stamps / animals

A hobby can be almost .................... (1) a person likes to do in his .................... (2) time. People raise pets, .................... (3) model ships, weave baskets, or carve soap figures. They watch birds, hunt .................... (4), climb mountains, raise flowers, fish, .................... (5), skate and swim. Hobbyists also .................... (6) pictures, attend concerts and plays, and perform on musical instruments. They collect every thing from books to butterflies, and from shells to .................... (7).

People take up hobbies .................... (8) these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and .................... (9). Sometimes they even yield financial profit. Hobbies help people relax after period of .................... (10) work. Hobbies also offer interesting .................... (11) for persons who have retired. .................... (12), rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless his age, position, or income.

Hobbies can help a person’s mental and .................... (13) health. Doctors have found that hobbies are .................... (14) in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheel-chair patients something to do, .................... (15) provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves.

Read the passage and choose the best option A , B , C or D to answer or complete each of the following questions

A hobby can be almost what a person likes to do in his / her spare time . Hobbyists raise pets , watch birds , or hunt animals . They also climb the mountains , fish , ski , skate , and swim . Hobbyists also paint pictures , attend concerts and play musicial instruments . They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps

People have hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment , friendship , knowledge , and relaxation . Sometimes they can bring financial profit . Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired . People , rich or poor , old or young , sick or well , can follow a satisfycing hobby , regardless of their age , position , or income

Hobbies can help a person's mental and physical heath . Doctors have found that hobbies are available in helping patients suffering from physical or mental illness . Hobbies give these patients activities to do , and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about themselves

1. According to the passage , a hobby is what a person likes to do when .......................

A. he/she has free time B. he/she is at work C. he/she is at home D. he/she is busy

2. The word "income" is closest in meaning to ...............

A. salary B. job C. loan D. career

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies ?

A. enjoyment B. relaxation C. knowledge D. surprise

4. Where in the passage does the writer mention different activities taken by hobbyists ?

A. paragraph 1 B. paragraph 2 C. paragraph 3 D. paragraph 4

5. According to doctors , hobbies are helpful for ....................

A. patients' physical heath

B. patients' mental heath

C. patients' material life

D. patients' physical and mental health