Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter :

Dear Uncle Tom,

1. Thank / much / alarm clock / send me / 15th birthday.

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2. It just / what / need.

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3. I / terrible / get up late / every morning.

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4. Thanks / your present / I / wake up / time.

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5. I / hope / you both well.

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6. I / look forward / see / you / Christmas.

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7. Thanks also / lovely card.

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Best wishes,

Peter

Dear Uncle Tom,

SECTION III: WRITING

Question 1: Rewrite sentences as directed.
1. Why don’t you take that English course?
If.............................................................................................................................................
2. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?
You didn’t.....................................................................................................................................?
3. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning.
Even..............................................................................................................................................
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
Not until.........................................................................................................................................
5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
He hates..........................................................................................................................................
6. Without Tom’s help, Bill couldn’t have finished the work.
If it..................................................................................................................................................
7. William said to Mary “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”
William suggested..........................................................................................................................
8. “It’s time we went to bed” they said. (Rewrite, using reported speech)
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9. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

The bank manager ........................................................................................................................
10. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years.
The last..........................................................................................................................................
11. I cleaned the floor then I went to bed.
After...............................................................................................................................................
12. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.
She told.........................................................................................................................................
13. “Would you like to dance with me?” she said to John.
She...............................................................................................................................................
Question 2: Write complete sentences using the words given to form a letter:
Dear Uncle Tom,
1. Thank / much / alarm clock / send me / 15th birthday.
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2. It just / what / need.
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3. I / terrible / get up late / every morning.
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4. Thanks / your present / I / wake up / time.
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5. I / hope / you both well.
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6. I / look forward / see / you / Christmas.
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7. Thanks also / lovely card.
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VII. Write a thank-you letter using the words given. (10 pts)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
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2. They/beautiful/ and/ they/ really/ help/ cheer/ me/ up.
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3. I/ come out/ hospital/ last Thursday morning.
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4. You/ come over/ place/ weekend/ because/ I/ very/ bored/ now?
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5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
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Love, (Thao)
VIII. Read the passages the fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts)
How Nam has improved his English.
In the first year of lower secondary (1)________, I had some difficulties
in learning English. My English pronunciation (2)_______ really bad and my
English grammar was worse. I did not (3)_______ how to improve them. I didn’t
want my father (4)_______ mother to know about this. One afternoon after the
lesson, my teacher (5)_______ English told me to wait 6)_______ her outside the
classroom. She took (7)_______ to the school library and showed me tapes of
pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an
English- English dictionary to (8)_______ my English grammar. “Now I think you
know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year
later, I won the first (9)_______ in the English Speaking Contest (10)_______ for

1. The post office is not far____ my house.
2. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her____ 8 603 312.
3. Snow is falling all____ the country.
4. Will you pick me____ after the party?
5. We all agreed____ their request for a full investigation.

Part 2: Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases given in their correct form. You can add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given. (05 marks)

1. It/ used/ be/ feature/ both/ classrooms/ business meetings.

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2. you/ do/homework carefully/ and/ keep/ assignments/ organized

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3. They/ good facilities/ displaying images/ videos/ classroom.

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4. Mistakes/ which/ made/ during/ guided practice/ easily erased

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5. Some students/ enjoying “Cats and Mouse game”/ while/ others/ interested/ play/ blind man’s bluff.

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IV. Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the words given in capital letters.

V.  Complete the thank-you note Laura sent to Daisy, using the words in the box.

band     have     come    concert    eat     exciting            ticket    starts

Dear Daisy,

Thank you very much for the DVD you sent me for my birthday. The film is (1) ________. The image is fantastic and the sound is super. I really like the happy ending. I’m going to the Roses (2) ________ this Saturday and I (3) ________ an extra (4) ________.          Would you like to (5)      ________ ? They’re a great (6) ________ . The concert (7) ________ at 8.00 p.m at Meadow Arena. We can go out to (8) ________ after the concert if you like. Please let me know.

Laura                               

Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10 pts)

1.       I / forget / set / alarm clock / before / go / bed.

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2.       Tom / ten minutes / late / his interview.

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3.       If I / be you / I / take / bus / work / avoid / traffic jams.

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4.       He / try / stop smoking / many times / but / he / never succeed.

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5.       I wish / parents / not make me / get up so early / morning.

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6.       It / 8 months / since / my father / lose / job.

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7.       When / I / get / station / train / leave / five minutes.

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8.       He / sorry / not say / goodbye / her / before / leave.

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9.       factory managers / refuse / deal / workers' demand.

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10.    It / wrong / you / not / give / her / chance / explain.

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V. Using the prompts provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter:
Dear Sir/Madam,
1. I/ like/ express/ concern/ increasing/ number/ Karaoke bars/ city.
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2. There/ be/ lot/ reasons/ I/ object/ places.
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3. Firstly/ owners/ take/ much money/ those/ come/ sing.
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4. Secondly, they/ cause/ much noise/ neighborhood.
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5. Thirdly, there/ number/ pupils/ play truant/ just/ go/ those/ places/ sing.
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6. Last/ least/ these bars/ do harm/ appearance/ city/ because/ their/ ugly flashing lights.
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7. I/ want/ say/ I/ not/ old fashioned/ person.
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8. I/ hope/ authority/ take/ matter/ careful consideration.
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9. I/ not mean/ ban/ them/ but/ there/ should/ effective way control/ this kind/ entertainment
places.
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10. I/ look/ see/ city council/ do/ this matter.
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