Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one without changing the word given in the bracket.

0.  Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.                                           ( always )       

->  Vinh is always forgetting his homework.   

1.  You shouldn’t stay up too late.                                                      ( had better )

2.  My sister  speaks French fluently.                                                 ( speaker )

3.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.                                     ( more expensive )

4.  Nam likes staying at home more than going to the zoo.               ( prefers )

5.  There are over eight hundred stamps in Tim’s collection.            ( has )

XIII - Rearrange the sets of words and phrases in correct order to make meaningful sentences.

0.  from/ far/ it/ How/ is/ house/ school/ to/ your/ ?

 ->  How far is it from your house to school?

1.  birthday/ old/ you/ your/ on/ How/ will/ next/ be/ ?

2.  listen / She’s / and / going / to / pop music / book / read / to / a.

3.  she / not go/ yesterday/ tired/ Nga/ school/ because/ was/ to/ did.

4.  long/ does/ How/ you/ take/ home/ market/ go/ to/ to/ from/ the/ it/ ?

5.  Geography / study / different / We / in / class / maps / learn / and / countries / about.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original one.

0.  Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.       

->  It’s very interesting to have a vacation abroad.

1.  How tall is your brother?                                                  

->  What____________________________

2.  Do you have a cheaper computer than this?                      

->  Is this____________________________

3.  How much does it cost to mail a letter to the USA?          

->  What is___________________________

4.  He didn’t eat that food and she didn’t eat it, either.         

->  Neither he nor_____________________

5.  She’s very sad that she wasn’t accepted in that group.

->  She’s very sad not__________________

Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.

            Today, I talked with Liz Robinson (0)      about      her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year (1)________the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family (2)________an apartment next door to mine.

            Last week, the Robinsons (3)_________to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she (4)_________to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to (5)_________in touch.

            Liz's about my age. We like playing and talking together. I (6)________her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English's (7)________a lot.

            Liz helps me (8)________my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she (9)________. Her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.      

(10)________week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

0.    A. to                                 B. about                      C. with                        D. on

1.    A. from                             B. to                            C. at                            D. in

2.    A. had                              B. stayed                     C. rented                     D. lived

3.    A. moved                         B. went                       C. got                          D. hired

4.    A. will arrive                    B. has                          C. comes                     D. is coming

5.    A. get                               B. keep                        C. stay                         D. talk

6.    A. teach                            B. taught                     C. will teach                D. am teaching

7.    A. improve                       B. improving               C. to improve              D. improved

8.    A. with                             B. for                           C. of                            D. about

9.    A. sent                              B. gave                        C. bought                    D. received

10.  A. This                             B. Last                        C. Next                        D. In a

X - Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A or B,C,D).

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.

Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes.

As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in love with her.

1.  Little Pea’s father was a___________.

     A. fairy                               B. prince                      C. cruel man                D. poor farmer

2.  How was the new wife of Little Pea’s father?      ~ She was not very_________.

     A. upset                              B. kind            C. cruel                        D. beautiful

3.  Who made Little Pea do chores all day?

     A. the prince                       B. her father                C. Stout Nut                D. Stout Nut’s mother

4.  What made Little Pea’s father very annoyed?

     A. Little Pea had to do chores all day.                  B. His new wife was very cruel to his daughter.   

     C. He had a broken heart.                                      D. A and B                               

5.  When did the village hold its harvest fastival?

     A. In the spring                  B. In the summer         C. In the autumn         D. In the winter

6.  Who did Stout Nut’s mother make new clothes for?

     A. herself                           B. Stout Nut                C. Little Pea                D. the prince

7.  When did Little Pea have beautiful clothes?

     A. Before the festival started                                 B. After the festival began

     C. During the festival                                            D. When the prince found her shoe

8.  The word ‘rags’ in line 8 could best be replaced by___________.

     A. black,dirty clothes         B. nice,new clothes     C. old,torn clothes       D. beautiful fitted clothes

9.  All of the following are false EXCEPT__________.

     A. Stout Nut, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea.     

     B. The village held its harvest festival in the summer.                             

     C. The girl who owned the lost shoe was Little Pea.

     D. The prince found Little Pea’s lost shoe and he decided to marry it.

10.What is the best title for the passage?

     A. The Lost Shoe    B. Little Pea  C. Stout Nut    D. Little Pea and Stout Nut

In each of the following sentences, there is a mistake. Underline that mistake and correct it.

0.   We are lucky to have fine weather last Sunday.                   are              ->     were        .

1.   I asked the nurse to check your weigh again.                                                       ->                     .

2.   The heavy rain prevented us by enjoying the trip.                                               ->                     .

3.   She gave some medicines to make you to feel better.                              ->                    

4.   Why do children afraid of going to see the dentist?                                             ->               

5.   A Frenchman invents a deep-sea diving vessel in the early 1940s.                     ->                     .

I.Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.

1. This is my favourite chair. It’s so ………………..! (COMFORT) 

2. It’s ………………… to drive so fast. (DANGER)

3. I must clean this ……………………. floor. (DIRT)

4. Elvis Presley was a …………………… pop singer. (FAME)

5. It was …………………….. so they had to drive very slowly. (FOG)

6. Is lunch ready yet? They’re very ……………………. (HUNGRY)

7. Be careful! The road are very ……………………… (ICE)

8. I’d like a nice …………………… orange. (JUICE)

9. How many …………………….. holidays do you have? (NATION)

10. Why do they give such …………………… parties? (NOISE)  

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses.

1.   Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. He (grow)_________up in a poor family.

2.   Minh didn’t vist the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch)_______a cold.

3.   Look! That plane is flying towards the airport. It (land)_________.

4.   How often does your uncle go to the hospital (have)_________a medical check-up?

5.   Take these pills and you (feel)_________better then, Ba!

6. He (cut)...........................my hair too short.

     - Don't worry; it (grow)......................................again very quickly.

7. The film (begin)......................................at 7.30 or 8.00?

8. My uncle (not visit) .............................us since he moved to the new town.

9. You should practice (speak) .............................English every day.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in brackets.

      1    He feels sorry that he can’t come to his brother’s wedding. (WISHES)

         →...............................................................................................................

      2.   “If I were you, I would no longer spend most of my time chatting on Facebook”, he said. (ADVISED)

   →....................................................................................................................

      3.   When did you start searching for some facts in the past? (HOW)

        →................................................................................................................

      4.   My mother no longer cooked for me since I married my wife. (USED)

        →.....................................................................................................

Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.

1. Minh is a better painter than Giang

ð Giang can’t………………………………………………………..………………

2. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.

ðIt only………………………………………………………………………………

3. Collecting dolls from foreign countries is of Mary’s interests.

ð Mary is…………………………………………………….……………………

4. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.

ð Because of…………………………………………………….……………………

5. The Opera House has very confortable sats.

ð The seats …………………………………………………….……………………

6. In the future, home robots can do all our housework.

ð In the future, home robots will…………………………….……………………

7. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

ð No river …………………………………………………….……………………

8. She is interested in watching television.

ð She likes …………………………………………………….……………………

9. What is your daughter’s age, Mrs. Mai?

ð How old…………………………………...........................................................?

10. Mr. Cuong plays table tennis well

ð Mr. Cuong is…………………………………......................................................