1. Complete the sentences in Mai's email with the correct form of the verb brackets.

Hi Susan.Well , i'm here in Ha Noi , now .I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (1) (enjoy/ do) .......ENJOY DOING.....the same things .I have some new friends called David and John.David is very good qt computer and he (2) ( not mind/ help) .........DOESN'T MIND HELPING.....me so that's good .John is really nice too.He (3) ( play) .......PLAYS.... basketball and he (4) (go/ skateboard) .....GOES SKATEBOARD........quite a lot .His brother Toby is 18 and he's really cool bt he (5)(prefer/ play) ....PREFER TO PLAY.........football .I (6) (do) .....DO......gymnastics once a week and Hoa (7) (do) .DOES....karate .She prefer indoor sports because she (8)(not like/get) ...........DOESN'T LIKE...cold !Write soon!

2. Fill the gaps with the words / phrases in the box .More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.

In my opinion- In short - Finally - Besides - Second - also - First - In addition.

I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reasons .(1) ....FIRST....I read everywhere i can and whenever i am free.(2) ..SECOND...I read many kinds of books, such as : short stories,novels , science books , ect .Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society ,science and our world.Have you read the book"The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful.(3) ......., it (4) ......ALSO....reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people.(5) .....IN ADDTION......that ,I read a lot of detective stories , like "The Godfather " , "Sherlock Holmes" , ect .(6) ....BESIDES....., a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel ralaxed in my free time (7) ......FINALLY......., readind makes my mind rich , my life more pleasant ,and i learn a lot from it.(8) ...IN SHORT...., reading brings me many benefits.

Hi Susan.Well , i'm here in Ha Noi , now .I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (1) (enjoy/ do) ......enjoy doing......the same things .I have some new friends called David and John.David is very good qt computer and he (2) ( not mind/ help) ......doesn't mind helping........me so that's good .John is really nice too.He (3) ( play) ....plays....... basketball and he (4) (go/ skateboard) ....goes skateboarding.........quite a lot .His brother Toby is 18 and he's really cool bt he (5)(prefer/ play) .....prefers playing........football .I (6) (do) ....do.......gymnastics once a week and Hoa (7) (do) .does....karate .She prefer indoor sports because she (8)(not like/get) .......doesn't like getting.......cold !Write soon!

2. Fill the gaps with the words / phrases in the box .More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.

In my opinion- In short - Finally - Besides - Second - also - First - In addition.

I choose reading as my favourite leisure activity for a number of reasons .(1) ....first.....I read everywhere i can and whenever i am free.(2) ...second...I read many kinds of books, such as : short stories,novels , science books , ect .Books help me to have more knowledge and experience of society ,science and our world.Have you read the book"The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama? It teaches us how not only to get over sadness, but also to be always cheerful.(3) ..in my opinion....., it (4) .....also.....reminds us to live because everybody and real happiness only comes when helping other people.(5) .....besides......that ,I read a lot of detective stories , like "The Godfather " , "Sherlock Holmes" , ect .(6) ......in addition..., a number of comic books and magazines for teenagers make me feel ralaxed in my free time (7) .....finally........, readind makes my mind rich , my life more pleasant ,and i learn a lot from it.(8) ....in short..., reading brings me many benefits.

V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so I didn't go to school
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is playing computer games
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy watching TV in the evening
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find learning English important
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost too much for us to buy
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children are attracted by Charles Dickens’ novels
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only takes us half an hour to get to the art gallery
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is not as big as my house / Your house is smaller than my house

10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car is more expensive than the black car
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play is more interesting than this film
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is different from mine
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my favourtite kind of music

1. ride

2.prepare

3. go

4.finish

5.buy

6.eat

7.walk

8.learn

9.dance

10.decorate

11.set

1. Although Nam is not an intelligent student, he can learn very fast.
=> Despite / In spite of ________________not being an intelligent student, he can learn very fast______________________.

2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.
=> Because of ______________Hoa’s richness, she could buy that house_______________.

3. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
=> Because of ________________the heavy rain, I couldn't go to school_________________.

4. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
=> Because of ___________________his sickness his father asked him to go stay at home___________________.

5. Because there was an accident, I was late.
=> Because of __________an accident, I was late_____________.

6. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
=> Because of ____________________her bad grades_________________________.

7. Although he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful business man.
=> Despite ______________________________his physical handicap, he has become a successful business man__________________________.

8. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying the Tivi.
=> Because _____________________the price is cheap, my wife insists on buying the Tivi_____________________.

9. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
=> Despite / In spite of __________the heavy rain, we still went to school__________.

10. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ____________studying hard , I passed the exam____________.

1. Although Nam is not an intelligent student, he can learn very fast.
=> Despite / In spite of ___________________Nam not being an intelligent student, he can learn very fast___________________.

2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.
=> Because of _______________Hoa's richness, she could buy that house______________.

3. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
=> Because of ________________the heavy rain, I couldn't go to school_________________.

4. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.
=> Because of __________________his sickness, his father asked him to go stay at home____________________.

5. Because there was an accident, I was late.
=> Because of ___________an accident, I was late____________.

6. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
=> Because of ______________________her bad grades, she failed the University entrance exam_______________________.

7. Although he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful business man.
=> Despite ___________________________his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman_____________________________.

8. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying the Tivi.
=> Because _____________________the TV is cheap, my wife insists on buying it_____________________.

9. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
=> Despite / In spite of __________the heavy rain, we still went to school__________.

10. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
=> Because of ____________​studying hard, I passed the exam____________.

Use the correct form of adjectives in brckets :

1.She has ...more.. friends than I do. (many)

2.Of the ten students here,he is the ..best... . (good)

3.His English is ..worse.. than mine . (bad)

4.You are the ...most talkative.. in your class. (talkative)

5.His school is ...farther.. from the bus stop than hers. (far)

6. I have ..less. money than you because I am very lazy. (little)

7.My son is ..more... intelligent than his son. (intelligent)

8.Can you speak .more quietly... ? (quietly)

9.The compass is the ..cheapest.. of the school things. (cheap)

10.He speaks English ..better.. than me . (well)

1. collection

2.bored

3.imagineer

4.musical

5. width

6.decorated

7.CULTURAL

8.CAREfully

9.SURROUNDINGS

10.attractive

IV, Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences:

1, Tim's hobby is collecting coins. He is a coin ...collection......... (COLLECT)

2, I think carving eggshells is a very .....bored....... (BORE) hobby.

3, Reading books can also develop our ...imagineer.......... (IMAGINE)

4, Piano is one of the most popular...musical..... (MUSIC) instruments.

5, I like surfing the Internet because it.....width........ (WIDE) my knowledge.

6, You can buy a lot of beatiful ......decorated........... (DECORATE) for Christmas.

7, Is the Temple of Literature a ....cultural.............(CULTURE) place in Ha Noi?

8, The students were.....carefully.......... (CARE) prepared for the final exam.

9, The school is quite normal, but its....surroundings............ (SURROUND) are really nice.

10, Thong Nhat palace is a tourist...attractive........... (ATTRACT) in Ho Chi Minh City.

1, collector

2, boring

3, imagination

4, musical

5, widens

6, decorations

7, cultural

8, carefully

9, surrounded

10, attracted

1. Were

2. Were living/ visited

3. Did you go/ went

4. Didnt visit/ caught

5. Flew/ took/ bought

III. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses. (2pts)

2. My younger brother was so much _______interested_________ by “Tayduky’ film.(interest)

3. My stomachache _____díappeared________ after I took the tablets. (appear)

4. It was ______unkind________ of you not to help him when he was in trouble. (kind)

5. When my father has free time he often tells us ________funny______ stories. (fun)

6. Look! the children are eating _______hungrily_________. (hungry)

7. It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very ________helpful_______.(help)

8. Catching the common cold is _____unpleasant__________ for everybody. (please)

10. I am looking forward to _______seeing_________ you. (see)

I. Fill each blank with a word to finish the passage

My name is Hoa. I'm in the sith (1) .........grade....... at Nguyen Binh Khiem Secondary School. I like to learn Mathematics because it (2) .........helps....... me to develop my thinking. I spend much of my time (3) .........doing........ Maths exercise. I often (4) .......get......... mark 9 and 10 in Maths tests. I don't (5) .........like...... English because remembering English words and structures (6) ..........are..... very diffcult for me. But I think I have to word harder at English. My teacher encourages me a lot. She (7) .........gives......... me some English book, and she shows me how to remember words better. I hope that my (8) ..........English......... will be better in the second semester.

II. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences

1. Children look very ( excite) ____excited___ while playing games during break time.

2. The (long) _____length_____ of the experiment is 20 minutes.

3. My aunt works as a (chemistry) _____chemist____ at a university.

4. Pupils are very interested in outside class (act) ______activities____.

5. Some peple play sport to be (heathly) ____healthy_____, not because they like it.

6. Sometimes we are bored and(sleep) _____sleepy_____ with his long lectures.

7. Students of our school are (friend) _____friendly_____ with one onother

8. When foreigners talk to him, he can speak English (easy) ___easily_____ with them.

9. Be (care) __careful___! The ground is very wet and slippery.

10. I like the fried chicken in our school canteen: it's really (taste) _____tasty______.

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III- Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (2.5pts)

1. Can you give Tim this message when he (come)comes here tomorrow?

2. Hurry up or you (be)will be late for school, Hoa.

3. They (watch)are watching TV in the livingroom now.

4. During my vacation in Nha Trang, I (take)took a lot of photos.

5. You will get used to (eat)eating with chopsticks soon, John.

6. Why didn't you (not go)go to the party last night, Ba?

7. None of my classmates (be)is good at table tennis.

8. I (have) am having a party this weekend. Should I invite all of our classmates, Hoa?

9. did You (go)go to the dentist last week, Nam?

10. I prefer staying at home watching TV to (go)going out in the evening.