Alexander Graham Bell is ................. for inventng the telephone. Bell was born...............the 3^rd of March, 1847. His mother, Eliza, was almost completely deaf and could only hear a few loud sounds. She hadn't been able to hear at the of four. Amzingly,....................being deaf, she could play the piano incredibly well. When he was thirty, Bell ..................Mabel Hubbard, who was also.......................

Bell could read and write when he was very young, and he had a clear speaking voice. He first learnt to communcate with his mother using fingers. However, he really wanted to .................to her. He used to speak very close to her head in a deep voice and she was avle to................him.

Điền “ could” hoặc “couldn’t” vào chỗ trông trong các cấu sau.

1. When I was young, I _______play the guitar: it was too difficult for me!

2. Her grandmother was bilingual: she _______ speak both English and Spanish.

3. Yesterday, Peter ________ do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help.

4. In 1950, people ________ use mobile phones.

5. When his mother was young, she ________ skate but she can’t do it any longer.

6. We ________ open the door: it was locked from the inside!

7. In 1990, people ________ watch TV.

8. Mary’s grandfather ________ play chess and he was the best!

9. In1945, people ________ play video games.

10. But the ________ play chess!

11. Peter ________ play tennis last Monday: he had broken his arm!

12. When Ann was teenager, she ________ watch a horror film: it was too frightening for her!

13. Last Sunday, we ________ take any photos in the museum: it was forbidden.

14. Mozart ________ play the piano when he was 5.

ex1. complete each sentence with can / could / be able to { not }

1. _______________ you swim when you were 10 ?

2. we ________ get to the meeting on the ttime yesterday because the train was delayed by one hour

3. he __________ arrive at the party on the time even after misting the train , so he was very pleased

4. he's amezing , he _____________ speak 5 langusges including chinese

5. I _____________ drive a car until I was 34 , then I moved to the countryside so I had to learn

6. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I _______________ find them anywhere

7. I searched for your house for ages , luckily I ____________ find it in the end

ex2. complete each sentence with can / could / be able to { not }

1. I ____________________ understand the chapter we had to read for homework . It was so diffcult

2. I ______________ lift this box - it's too heavy . would you help me ?

3. lucy _____________ make it to our meeting after all. she's stuck in traffic at the moment

4. john ________________ play tennis really well . he's champion of his club

5. unfortunately , I really ___________sting at all . no - one in my family is musical either

6. when the car broke down I was really pleased because I _________ solve the problem

7. julian _____________ play excellent goft when he was only ten

I. Read the pasage and fill each blank with a suitable word.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was born on December 17^th 1770 in Bonn, but he (1)....to Vienna, Austria in 1792, and lived there until his death in 1827. Beethoven showed his (2)...... talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven. Beethoven is regarded as (3).....of the giants of classical music, he is occasinally referred to as (3).... of the ''three Bs'' (along with Bach and Brahms). His best-known (4).....include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quarters. He also (5).....chamber music, choral works( including the celebrated Missa solemnics), and songs. He was also a key figure in the transition from the 18^th century musical classicsm to 19^th century romanticism

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

1. Read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.

The missing ring

Robert's mother was very sad. On Saturday, she lost her favourite ring when the family went for a walk in the forest. Robert's dad went back on Sunday morning to try to find it. He looked everywhere but he couldn't see it because the ring was very little and it was dark under the big trees.

"I'll buy you another sliver ring just like the one you lost," he said to Robert's mum that evening. "But I loved that one!" she answered.

On Monday morning she was still unhappy so Robert said, "Let's go for another walk after school. Perhaps we will finnd your fing if we look again very carefully." "Good idea, Robert," she answered.

So later that afternoon, they drove back to the forest. They enjoyed walking there. They kicked the leaves with their feet and listened to all the birds in the trees.

Suddenly a lovely red, spotted butterfly flew out of the trees and down on to the ground in front of them. "Look at that!" Robert said. When Robert's mother looked through her camera to take a picture, she saw something on the small leaf which was under the butterfly. It was her missing ring!

"I can't believe it!" she said. "A butterfly has shown us where I dropped my ring!" It was a very good end to the day.

Example

When Robert and his parents went for a walk, his mother lost a ..........ring...........

Robert's father tried ............to find........... the ring the next morning.

Question

1.It was too ............................................ in the forest to see the little ring.

2.The missing ring was made of ..................................................

3.On Monday morning, Robert's mother's mother still felt ..........................................................

4.After ........................................................ on Monday, Robert and his mother went to the forest again.

5.They could hear ........................................................... in the trees.

6.In the forest, a .......................................................... flew in front of Robert and his mother.

7. The missing ring was on ................................................................ under the butterfly.

Complete the text with given words:

wound, ambulance, accident, bleeding, emergency, conscious

Tim was riding a motorbike when he had an (1)................... . He fell off his motorbike and hit his head on the road. His head was hurt and it was badly bleeding. However, he was still (2)......... Is was an (3)............. so Mary called an (4)............. in order to take him to Danang Hospital. While waiting for the ambulance, Mary tried to stop (5)............. by using a handkerchief to cover the (6)................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?

A. He is comfortable with Joe

B. Joe tells him how to play better

C. He does not know that Joe is there

D. He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face. "I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!" 

Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?

A. He is comfortable with Joe

B. Joe tells him how to play better

C. He does not know that Joe is there.  

D. He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) _________ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) _________ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) _________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

Question 3:

A. a lots

B. lots

C. much

D. some