He got a job ......................... his English was bad.

A.despite

B.although

C.because

D.because of

E.But

He was late for school because he got up late. (Using "because of" in the middle of the sentence)
 

1.        I wanted to go. He wanted to stay. (BUT)

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2.        I was feeling tired. I went to bed when I got home. (SO)

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3.        He watched the film on DVD until midnight. He has an examination today. (DESPITE)

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4.        We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee. (HOWEVER)

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5.        I’ve been too busy to answer my mail. I’ll do it soon. (NEVERTHELESS)

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6.        She didn’t eat much though she was hungry. (IN SPITE OF)

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7.        Because it was so noisy, I cannot focus on studying. (BECAUSE OF)

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8.        Despite the bad weather, I went to school on time. (EVEN THOUGH)

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9.        Mary could not go to school because of her sickness. (BECAUSE)

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10.   Because she was ill, she can’t come to the party, (THEREFORE)

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A.            III. Fill in blank with the correct forms of the given verbs in brackets.

A long time ago, there lived a hunter in a village with his family. He (1. have) ………………. a pet dog that was very faithful. One day, the hunter had to leave the house for one day, so he (2. go) ………………. to the city with his wife. He (3. leave) ……………….  his son with his faithful dog. At 12 o’clock that night, a wolf (4. find) ………………. the way to get into the house. When the wolf (5. attack) ………………. the baby, the faithful dog ran into the wolf and fought with him. After a long fight the dog killed the wolf. The next morning, when the hunter and his wife returned from the city, the dog (6. wait) ………………. outside for his master. The hunter (7. see) ………………. the blood on the dog’s mouth. He thought that the dog had killed his son. He (8. become) ………………. very angry and (9. kill) ………………. the dog with his gun. Then he rushed inside to have a look at the baby. When he found his son safe inside him, he (10.

weep) ……………….

I.   Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.  My grandmother often told __________ to me when I was young.

A.  fairy tales                B. court music             C. wolf pack                D. ogre man

2.  The fox in the fable “The fox and the grape” is very __________.

A.  brave          B. generous                C. cunning                  D. giant

3.  Have you ever seen a very huge person, or a __________?

A.  tale                          B. evil                          C. giant          D. glitch

4.  In the story, the princess was walking in the campus of the castle when an eagle __________.

A.  appear                    B. appeared                C. was appearing        D. appearing

5.  Unlike Cam, Tam was a __________ and generous girl.

10.  Cinderella lives unhappily because her stepmother isn’t kind __________ her.

A.            with                             B. to                            C. of                            D. on

11.  I __________ of meeting a prince last night.

A.            dreaming        B. dream                     C. dreamt                    D. to dream

12.  The princess __________ by a brave knight after five days.

A.            was rescued        B. rescue                C. rescued                  D. rescuing

13.  John fell off the ladder when he __________ the wall.

A.            paints              B. paint                        C. was painting        D. painted

14.  What was the end __________ the story?

A.            on                                B. of                            C. to                            D. at

15.  He tried __________ the dragon because it harmed the village.

beat          B. beating         C. to beat         D. beats

D. WRITING: I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets. 1. Peter and Phong are happy to join the procession. It is going to rain. (however/nevertheless) → ……………………………………………….. 2. Nick wanted to travel around Viet Nam to take pictures of festivals. He started to save money. (therefore) → …………………………………………………. 3. You can go to the Giong Festival. You can go to the Huong Pagoda Festival. (otherwise) → ……………………………………………………. 4. At the Ooc om bok we float beautiful paper lanterns on the river. We also hold thrilling dragon boat races. (moreover) → …………………………………………………. 

I. Read the following passage and complete it. Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) ______ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ______ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are brought (3) _______ the occasion. One or two days (4) ______ the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) ______ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) __ ___of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money (7) ____ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ______ their neighbours, friends and relatives. II. Read the passage and answer the questions: 1. When do people make Chung cake? → ……………………………………….. 2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve? → …………………………………. 

IV. Choose the correct options.

1.  Let's go and see the drum ......... and dragon dancing held at Saint Giong festival next Sunday.

                performance                        perform                        production                   beating

2.  Ho Quy Ly was the ....... and the first emperor of the Ho Dynasty of Viet Nam.

                finder                                   founder                        foundation                   discoverer

3.  Vietnamese people often make ........ of food, fruits, fresh flowers and incense to their ancestors during Tet holiday.

                offering                                offers                           offer                             offerings

4.  When praying, you should ....... your hands and bow down to Buddha's statue.

                clasp                                    clap                             press                           raise

5.  We often release ......... into the sky because it's believed to bring bad luck away.

                birds                                    mouses                       lanterns                       flowers

Tại sao tác giả lại so sánh việc hút thuốc lá như tằm ăn dâu?

Cho đoạn trích:

        “ Nhưng, ô kìa! Sau trận mưa vùi dập và những cơn gió phũ phàng kéo dài suốt cả đêm,…vẫn còn một chiếc lá thường xuân bám trên bức tường gạch. Đó là chiếc lá cuối cung ở trên cây. Ở gần cuống lá còn giữ màu xanh sẫm, nhưng với rìa lá hình răng cưa đã nhốm màu vàng úa, chiếc lá vẫn dũng cảm treo bám trên cành cách mặt đất chừng hai mươi bộ.”

a. Đoạn văn trên được trích từ tác phẩm nào? Tác phẩm đó thuộc thể loại gì?

b.Giới thiệu những nét cơ bản về tác giả, tác phẩm mà em vừa nêu

c.                       Câu văn in đậm trong đoạn văn trên sử dụng phép tu từ gì? Nếu tác dụng của phép tu từ đó.

d.                       Từ “ô kìa!” trong đoạn trích trên thuộc từ loại gì? Nếu lược bỏ từ đó đi thì sắc thái biểu cảm của câu văn có bị ảnh hưởng không? Phần 3.