Complete the sentences with because/ as/ since/ or so.

1. We decided to go out to eat _______ we had no food at home.

2. He has a very important job _______ he is particularly well-paid.

3. No one was watching the television, _______ I switched it off.

4. _______ she changed a lot, we didn’t recognize her.

5. Mathew went to bed _______ it was too late to go out.

6. ________the weather was bad, they delayed their trip.

7. He wants to buy a new car _______ he saves up.

8. I can’t drive fast _______ the street is very crowded.

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. free-time activities 

B. Americans

C. the researchers

D. frequent watchers

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

Which of the following could be the best tittle of the passage?

A.Do people prefer watching TV to other free-time activities?

B.The TV is on but who’s watching?

C.Is TV always bad?

D.What are people’s TV habits?

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

What did the researchers find about Americans’ TV habits in their survey

A.TV distracts most people from doing other activities.

B.People who seldom watch TV spend more time on children than frequent watchers.

C.60% of frequent watchers often do others things while the TV is on.

D.Infrequent watchers do a more variety of activities than others.

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

According to the passage, the following are true, EXCEPT____.

A.Almost all American households own one or more TV sets.

B.Reading newspapers ranks second in popularity, just after watching TV.

C.American people have their TV on for more than a quarter of a day.

D.About a third of those asked spent more time on other free-time activities.

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.

Many of us worry about the effects of television on family life. We think that we spend too much time watching television and that it takes us away from more important activities, such as reading, exercising and talking to family and friends. But is this really true?

Studies have shown that people in the United States do spend a lot of time in front of their television sets. About 98% of American homes have at least one TV set, and in the average home the TV is on more than six hours a day. But how much attention do people actually pay to the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other free-time activities? Recently some researchers in New York City tried to find the answers to these questions by conducting a telephone survey. They phoned more than a thousand people all over the United States and asked them questions about how they spend their free time.

No one was surprised to find out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States. More than 70% of those asked said that they watch TV every day or almost every day. The second most popular activity that they mentioned was reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home was third, talking on the phone to friends and relatives was fourth and doing some form of exercise was fifth.

But the researchers discovered an interesting fact about Americans' TV habits. According to this survey, although most people turn the TV on every day, they do not actually watch it very much. Six out of ten people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, they may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, talk to their children or even read to them. The TV may be on, but it is just background music.

The researchers therefore concluded that television does not take Americans away from more important activities. It doesn't keep them from doing other free-time activities. In fact, when they compared people who frequently watch TV and those who seldom watch TV, they found that there were no great differences in their other activities. The frequent watchers read to their children and talk to their families just as much as the others.

(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)

The word “conducting” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.

A. organizing

B. preparing

C. asking

D. reviewing

Chuyển sang câu bị động

21. They haven’t sent us the book they published .

22. No one has made any comments on the event.

23. What do they call the new hotel?

24. They made us stay indoors while they were testing the new weapon.

25. They expect you to arrive at work 5 minutes earlier than the others.

26. Everybody thought that Jack was the laziest of al the people.

27. They have closed the motorway because they are repairing it.

28. Someone left the back door open and turned off the light in the yard.

29. We must wash this kind of cloth in warm water only.

30. I had someone wash my suit this morning.

31. People consume gas faster than they produce it.

How about _____trees around our school? 1 điểm planting planted to plant plant Shall we _____posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school? 1 điểm to make make making made Let's _____the gas to save energy. 1 điểm turning down turn down turned down to turn down Write the correct form of the word in the blank to complete the sentence. Mrs. Mi suggests _____ a show to raise money for poor children. (organize) 1 điểm Câu trả lời của bạn A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters ____water a month. 1 điểm from of to by I suggest _____to school by bike to save energy. 1 điểm to go go went going Mrs. Mi suggests that Mrs. Ha should _____the faucets when it's not necessary. 1 điểm put off turn on put on turn off Mrs. Ha's water bill last month was 300.000 VNĐ. It's very ______. 1 điểm enormous small worried tiny I think we should _____a shower instead of a bath to save energy. 1 điểm Chọn Shall we take shower instead of a bath to save water? 1 điểm No, I don't worry No, thanks No problem No, I don't want to I suggest _____unused clothes to help street children. 1 điểm collecting collect to collecting to collect Why don't we _______the lights when they are not in use? 1 điểm turned off to turn off turning off turn off Mrs. Mi thinks that Mrs. Ha should reduce the amount _____water her family uses. 1 điểm of in on by What about turning off the air conditioner? 1 điểm Well done Yes, you can Yes, of course All right Mrs. Mi suggests that Mrs. Ha should _____a plumber to check the pipes. 1 điểm invite get make do A: Why don't we take a bus to school to save energy? B: _____. 1 điểm Yes, please That's a good idea Yes, certainly Sure Mrs. Mi suggests _____showers to save water. 1 điểm to take of taking take taking Which sentence has the same meaning with this sentence? What about turning on the lights? It's too dark. 1 điểm Shall we turning on the lights? It's too dark. I think we should to turn on the lights. It's too dark. Why don't you turning on the lights. It's too dark. I suggest turning on the lights. It's too dark. Mrs. Ha is worried _____her recent water bill as it's big. 1 điểm Chọn Let's go to school by bike to reduce exhaust fume in the air. 1 điểm I prefer going to school by bike to reduce exhaust fume in the air. I suggest going to school by bike to reduce exhaust fume in the air. I think you should go to school by bike to reduce exhaust fume in the air. Why don't you go to school by bike to reduce exhaust fume in the air.

1. I...(work) here for too long. it's time to find a new job.

2. I was nineteen and studying at university. I...(be) there for almost a year.

3. It was New Year's Eve but none of the family really wanted to celebrate. they ....( have) a terrible year.

4. the doctor came as quickly as she could but the old man... (already die)

5. she woke up and thought about the night before. it...(certainly be) a night to remember.

6. oh no! you look terrible. what...(happen)?

7. go and help that child.she .... ( fall off) her bike

8. no one in the village had any money because they...(all lost) their jobs.

9. there was no one at the meeting. everyone ... (decide) to boycott it.

10. I hear you're looking for a new job. ....... (you/find) one?