Nam is a student of the foreign language school in HCM City. Last summer, he invited his friends to his home village near Ba Dong beach. They loved the activities on these days so much.

In the early morning, when they were doing morning exercises, farmers were working on the farm. The men were plowing in the field. The women were watering vegetables. One of Nam^’s friends said “What a busy morning!”.

In the afternoon, Nam and his friends took a trip to Ba Dong beach by bike. On the way to the beach, they still saw the farmers working in the field. At the beach, they saw some children playing football there. Nam and his friends played blind man^’s bluff together and returned home at 6 pm with happy feelings.

After dinner, they began singing songs under the moon. They enjoyed the fresh air at night. It was a wonderful day.

After coming back school, they miss the days in the countryside forever. They wish they could visit Nam^’s home village again.

* Write (T) for true sentences and (F) for false ones.

……43. The farmers worked in the field all day.

……44. They aren’t going to visit Nam^’s home village again.

** Answer the questions.

45. Who went to Ba Dong beach last summer?

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46. Do they remember the days in the countryside forever?
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XI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.

47. The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday.                                           …………………………   

48. My sister enjoys listening to music and dance with her friends.                                          …………………………

49. You have read this interesting article on the website, have you?                                          …………………………

50. Jeans cloth made completely from cotton in the eighteenth century.            …………………………

There have been concerns about health problem in the area recently as the factories were reported to cause the pollution. To stay from worries, we decided (46) ………………………a health check with the local doctor. We phoned to make an (47) ………………………and at 9 o’clock the next morning, the doctor welcomed us at the door (48) ………………………a lovely smile. After (49) ………………………all necessary forms, we were given different tests. All the tests were done very quickly with the help of modern (50) ………………………. As she did the checks, the doctor said that a lot of people were worried about air pollution and came to her for health checks like us.

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46. A. have                        B. to have                          C. having                           D. had

47. A. arrange                    B. arranging                      C. arranged                        D. arrangement

48. A. with                         B. in                                   C. about                             D. for

49. A. fill                           B. filled                             C. filling                            D. to fill

40. A. tools                        B. equipment                     C. work                              D. materials

VII. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.

41. It’s time we (catch) ………………………the bus.

42. I wish they (be) ………………………here next time.

43. They (not finish) ………………………their work yet.

44. Work harder or you (fail) ………………………in the entrance examination.

45. When I arrived at the airport yesterday, I (meet) ………………………by my cousin and a couple of her friends.

The use of computer and the internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. For example, a journalist who lives in a remote part of the world still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s newspapers. The internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any parts of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. This means it’s inexpensive to communicate. Email allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. The internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some businesses are advertising their products on the internet. People can use the internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the internet for education- students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e. mail or talk their problems through ‘ on – line’ rather than attend a class.

31. The use of computer and the Internet allows people ………………….

A. not to work B. to travel to work C. to work at home D. to stay at home and rest 

32. The internet is …………………to communicate with people around the world.

A. a cheap way B. a difficult way C. an expensive way D. an inconvenient way  33. Through the Internet, businesses can ………………….

A. buy goods from each other B. send their products to customers 

C. advertise and sell their products D. all are correct

34. It takes …………………to do the shopping on the Internet.

A. less time B. more time C. a little time D. a lot of time

35. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Internet can be used for education.

B. Email can be used to advertise new products.

C. Thanks to the Internet, people do not need to go to work.

D. Students nowadays spend more time going online than attending school.

IV. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.

26. I have never gone abroad before.
I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

27. Is it all right if I take some photographs?

Would you mind …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

28. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.

The last time ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

29. The test was not easy enough for him to get good grades.
The test was so …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
30. We can’t have a holiday because we don’t have enough money.

If we ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Although 80% of Australian live near cities, the cities are not as large as those in some other countries. Most people live in houses in suburbs – not in apartments. The suburbs usually have their own churches, schools and shopping centre. They also have recreational facilities. In large cities, like Sydney, the suburbs are often far from the town. Because many people commute to work, the traffic is slow and there are many traffic jams.

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21. Where do most of Australian live?

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22. How are the cities in Australia?

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23. Do most people live in houses in suburbs or in apartments?

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24. Is Sydney a large city?

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25. Why are there many traffic jams?

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We had to stop building when there was no more money. (gave)

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47. “You should start a new hobby, Mr. Smith”, the doctor said. (take)

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48. I don’t remember exactly when my parents started this workshop. (set)

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49. That matter can be postponed until the committee meets next week. (left)

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50. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can stay equal with theirs. (keep)

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