1. It‟s a pity John can‟t come to my birthday party this weekend. 
(Rewrite the following sentences using “I wish “construction).
→ I wish……………………………………………………….
2.  I’m sorry I don’t have time to go to the cinema with you.( Use:” I wish”)
→ I wish ………………………………………………………………….
3. he/ used/ play/ football/ local team,/ but/ he/ too/ old/ now. 
(Write sentences, using the clues given)
→ - He used to …………………………………………………………..
 4.I had saved my document before the computer crashed. ( Use: AFTER)
→ After I had………………………………………………… .
5.This was my favourite bicycle. I rode everywhere on it( Use : “used to+ V1”)
→ This was my favourite bicycle. I used ………………………………
6.I/ suggest/ that/raise/ money/charity( Make a complete sentence)
→ I suggest that ………………………………………………………….
7.The traffic problems of the city had been solved. The Prime Miniter was pleased.
(Use: S+ be+ adj+ that-clause)
→ The Prime Miniter was ……………………………………………………………. 
8.I am sorry about the school facilitiesour parents had. They are very poor.
(Use: S+ be+ adj+ that-clause)
→ - I am sorry that ……………………………………………………………

1, Everybody had gone home when I came to the party

\(\rightarrow\) As soon as ..............................

2, This country is unsafe to visit during summer vacation

\(\rightarrow\) It is .............................................

3, There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people learning English

\(\rightarrow\) The number of people ......................................

4, Phong went to the beach working hard for a week

\(\rightarrow\) After Phong ...........................................

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.

5. She was so rude to shout as his face in the department store.

-> It was

6. My father was pleased when he learned that I had passed the entrance exam to high school

-> My father

7. Everybody had gone home when I came to the party.

-> As soon as

8. This country is unsafe to visit during summer vacation.

-> It is

9. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people learning English.

-> The number of people

10. Phong went to the beach after working hard for a week.

-> After Phong

1. You should use less paper to protect the environment.

→ If I ________________________________________________________________________

2. There has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers built in Hanoi this year.

→ The number of ______________________________________________________________

3. He suggested visiting Moc Chau to learn about Thai and H’mong people.

→ What about _________________________________________________________________

4. They believe that touching the head of a Buddha statue is a sign of disrespect.

→ It _________________________________________________________________________

5. It’s a pity I can’t get my visa extended.

→ I wish ________________________________________________________________

rewrite the following sentences using adjectives or adverbs showing degree of change

1 the school facilities have been improved a lot within the last three years

->there have been..............................................................

2 there is a minor increase in the number of children going to school this year

-> the number.......................

3 the number of nuclear families in the countryside has risen little by little

-> the number...........................................

4 there has been puite a large reduction in the number of poor families in the countryside

->there has been ..........................

5 the number of students attending university in viet nam has grown very much in recent years

-> there has been.........................

6 though the pace of life in the countryside has not changed as rapidly as in the city , the changes seem significant

->in spete of.............................

Rewrite the following sentences using a wish construction

1. It's a pity my computer is out of order.

.........................................................................................................

2. I'd like my younger brother to concentrate more on his studies.

.........................................................................................................

3. I'm sorry I don't have time to go to the cinema with you.

.........................................................................................................

4. It's a pity John can't come to my birthday party this weekend.

.........................,...............................................................................

5. I'd like you to take me to the zoo after school.

........................................................................................................

6. It's a pity it is raining heavily outside.

.........................................................................................................

7. It's a pity my favourite book is out of stock.

...................................................................................................,.....

8. I'm sorry I'm not old enough to drive car.

.........................................................................................................

9. It's pity they are having a class at the moment.

.........................................................................................................

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10. It's a pity my school doesn't organize outdoor activities.

.........................................................................................................

Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.  

In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness. The researchers have come up a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.

First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other words, happiness (1)_______ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so.

Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular, friends are a great (2) ______ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (3) ______ such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar (4) ______ relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness.

Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) ______ overall satisfaction, and vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (6) ______ both ways. Job satisfaction is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (7)_____ by social interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the contrary, can be a serious cause of unhappiness.

Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) ______ than most other causes of happiness. Activities (9) _____ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (10) ______themselves, but also because of the social support of other group members – it is very strong in the case of religious groups.

1. A. runs B. arrives C. goes D. descends

2. A. source B. origin C. base D. meaning

3. A. movements B. signals C. slogans D. motions

4. A. near B. tight C. close D. heavy

5. A. consists of B. applies to C. counts on           D. contributes to

6. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns

7. A. too B. as well C. also D. plus

8. A. check B. power C. choice D. control 

9. A. so B. such C. like D. thus

10. A. facilities B. activities C. exercises D. amenities

I. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc

1. He has a wide..............of music (KNOW)

2. Don't judge people by their...........................(APPEAR)

3.He put all his money in the............................(SAVE)

4.I walk .......................that old house every day. (PASS)

5.The ...................charged me 50,000 VND for each room. (DECORATE)

6............................In Vietnam has brought a lot of big changes.( INDUSTRY)

7. The .......................in his province is very dramatic.( LAND)

8. The internet has...............developed in every field. (INCREASE).

II. Chia động từ trong ngoặc

1. Elderly people (give) teenagers good advice.

2. It's difficult (climb) this mountain

3. Don't try ( persuade)me. Nothing can make me(change) my mind.

4. He said that his mother ( not be) very well, so he can't (go) to the party.

5. When we(meet) George and Linda yesterday, we ( walk) through the park.

1) if people (travel)...........to work by bus, there (be)....................fewer car fumes A.to travel/be B.travel/are C. will travel/be D.travel/will be 2) if people didn't throw rubbish in the street, it (look)........attractive A. will look B.would look C. look D. to look 3) there are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number (increase)......fast A.is increasing B. to increase C.are increasing D.increase 4) in the future, natural disasters (predict).........accurately with the help of technology A. to predict B.predict C. will be predicted D.will predict 5) on my birthday, I was very pleased because I (receive)............a nice present A.receive B. had received C.without D.at