8.     Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets.

1.   Cycling is faster than walking. (as)

      Walking __________________________________________________

2.   This tea doesn’t taste the same as the one I usually drink. (from)

      This tea __________________________________________________

3.   Money is not as important as health. (than)

      Health___________________________________________________

4.   His new guitar isn’t different from his old one. (as)

      His new guitar_____________________________________________

5.   Everest is higher than K2. (as)

      K2______________________________________________________

6.   Oil painting is not the same as pencil painting. (from)

      Oil painting_______________________________________________

7.   Yesterday’s exam wasn’t as short as today’s. (than)

      Today’s exam_____________________________________________

8.   Your idea is different from mine. (as)

      Your idea_________________________________________________

9. Classical music is interesting. Folk music is interesting. (as...as)

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10. This picture is 800,000 VND. That picture is 600,000 VND. (price... different)

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11. Mr. Phong teaches history of arts. Mrs. Ha teaches history of music. (same subject)

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12. This painting is green. That painting is green. (colour... different)

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13. The new sculpture is 4 meters high. The old sculpture is 4.2 meters high. (as... as)

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14. Van Gogh is Dutch. Picasso is Spanish. (nationality... different)

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15. Hoa sings beautifully. Hoa's sister sings more beautifully than her. (as... as)

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7. Read the passage and write answers to the questions.

Westminster High School is a famous school in England. It is in the heart of London, next to the Houses of Parliament. The school has some modern facilities such as a new sports hall, a golf course, a science centre, a large theatre, and a music centre.

There are 740 students in the school. They are intelligent and hard-working. To attend the school, they have to pass an entrance exam and an interview. All students have to take final exams in science, maths, English, literature, and French or German. They also take part in some outdoor activities such as playing golf, growing flowers or rowing on the Thames.

1. Where is Westminster High School?

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2. What facilities does the school have?

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3. What are the students like?

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4. What do the students have to do to attend the school?

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5. What outdoor activities do they take part in?

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5. Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions of place.

1. I studied __________________ that lower secondary school when I was young.

2. There are many books __________________ the shelves of the school library.

3. The science laboratories and computer rooms are ___________________ the top floor of the building.

4. Do the children have to do homework ________________  home?

5. When you visit my school, you will see many flowers _________________ the school garden.

6. Here you can see some pictures of our summer activities ______________________ the wall.

6. Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions of time.

Mark: I'm sorry I was out when you called yesterday afternoon, Alice. Look, I'm free (1) _______ the fifteenth of March. Can we meet then?

Alice: I'm busy next week, I'm afraid. So, I can't see you (2) _______ Friday.

Mark: I'd like to have a meeting this month if possible because I'll be very busy (3) _______ April.

Alice: I'm going away (4) _______ Easter, so how about the week after? Shall we meet (5) _______ the twenty-seventh? That's a Wednesday.

Mark: OK. Let's meet (6) _______ Wednesday afternoon (7) _______ half past two

3. Complete the sentences with phrases from the box. There are some extra phrases.

1. When you visit my school, you can see three modern _________.

2. Their school is one of the most famous _________ in the city.

3. We can borrow books and magazines from the _________.

4. If you want to study at this school, you have to _________.

5. Tran Phu Lower Secondary School is for _________ in the province.

6. When does the _________ take place?
4. Circle the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

1. The staff room is............................ (at/in/on) the second floor of the building.

2. When I saw Hoa, she was holding a pocket English dictionary ......................(at/in/on) her hands.

3. Is their school (at/in/on)......................... 32 Vo Van Kiet Avenue?

4. The child is sitting (at/in/on) the classroom, looking at the poster (at/in/on)..................... the wall.

5. Parents usually wait for their children (at/in/on) the school gate (at/in/on) ..................11:30 a.m.

6. What do you usually do (at/in/on) .............................Tet?

1. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each of the following questions.

1. We haven’t got ________ rice left for breakfast.

A. some                                  B. no                                      C. any

2. There ________ cans of orange juice in the fridge.

A. are some                            B. are any                               C. is some

3. Ann has ________ dresses. She’s always buying new ones.

A. lots of                                B. some                                  C. any

4. ________ organic food in the supermarket?

A. Were there any                  B. Were there some    C. Was there any

5. This morning he didn’t have ________ cup of tea as usual.

A. some                                  B. no                                      C. a

6. He can teach me to cook some popular dishes. He has ________ free time today.

A. any                        B. a lot of                               C. many

7. There ________ yogurt in this carton.

A. isn’t any                            B. isn’t some              C. aren’t any

8. Did you buy ________ bottle of cooking oil yesterday?

A. some                                  B. a                                         C. any

2. Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences below.

1. I have ..............................(some/ any) food for you if you want some.

2. There is ...........................(a lot of/ some) pepper in my omlette. Too much. I don’t like it.

3. Can I have ................................(some/ a lot of) sauce in my spaghetti? But not too much.

4. I need to buy ......................(some/ any) oil because there isn’t ...........................(some/any) oil in the kitchen.

5. She is a warm and friendly girl. She has..................................... (lots of/ some) friends.

6. I need ........................(some/ any) sugar for the cakes. Is there............................ (any/ a lot of) sugar in the jar?

10. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. We often (donate) ______________ vegetables to a nursery school in the village.

2. Last summer, we (start) ______________ a Paper-Notebook Exchange programme. Now we have 20 members.

3. I (tutor) ______________ a primary school student every Thursday. He really likes English now.

4. Our club members (give) young people advice when they need it.

5. I (become) ______________ a member of Green School Club last year.

6. We often (write) _____________ letters to children in orphanages. Last Tet holiday, we (give) ______________ them banh chung.

8. Choose the correct answer A, B or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.

My grandparents live in the countryside, and they have a big garden. They spend a lot of time working on it. When I visit them in summer. I often join them in the garden, and they teach me a lot of things about (1) ________. Vegetables come in different shapes, sizes, and (2) ________ They also grow differently as well. Carrots and potatoes grow (3) ________ the ground. We can’t see them. Some kinds of beans (4) ________ a high net to grow. Cabbages and cauliflower grow above the ground. My grandfather says that coloured vegetables are very good for health (5) ________ they provide a lot of natural vitamins, White cauliflower is (6) ________ in vitamin C. Orange carrots and red tomatoes contain vitamin A. (7) ________ have vitamins A, B, C, and E. My grandfather also says that gardening is a good way of(8) ________. It helps him keep fit and strong.

1.A. health                   B. Vegetables                           C. exercise

2.A. colours                 B. Prices                                  C. weight

3.A. above                   B. on                                         C. under

4.A. need                     B. Provide                                C. have

5.A. and                       B. Because                               C. so

6.A. rich                      B. poor                                    C. low

7.A. Chicken               B. Fish                                     C. Pumpkins

8.A. resting                  B. relaxing                               C. exercising

9. Write complete sentences from the prompts

1.Please / eye exercises / keep / eyes / getting dry. 

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2. People / Iceland / eat / lot / fresh fish.

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3. Air pollution / be / really harmful / our health. 

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4. Going to bed / getting up / early / be / good / your health.

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5. Healthy food/ love / laughter / bring / healthy life.

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6. Make sentences, using the words and phrases below to help you. You can change the words / phrases or add necessary words.

1. I / like / garden / because / I / love / plants / flowers.

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2. My sister / not like / horse riding / because / she / afraid of/ horses.

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3. Make / models / develop / your / creativity.

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4. Collect / stamps / help / you / be / more / patient.

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5. Jog / make / you / strong / and / reduce / stress.

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7. Rearrange the words and phrases to make simple sentences.

1. a lot of/ We / to prevent / garlic / eat / the flu /.

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2. do not / have much stress / in the countryside / People /.

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3. your / eye drops / tired eyes / You / for / can use /.

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4. my country / Green tea / in / a popular drink / is /.

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5. keep you / and active / Physical activities / strong / help /.

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3. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the present simple or present continuous.

My cousin, Mi, (1. love) ____________ cooking. She (2. not go) ____________ to any cooking class. She (3. learn) ______________ to cook from her mum, and sometimes she (4. get) ____________ recipes from the Internet. She (5. share) ______________ this hobby with her sister. I (6. enjoy) _____________ cooking too, so Mi and I usually (7. make) _____________ pizza together when we (8. meet) _____________ at the weekend
4. Choose the correct answer A, B or C to fill in each blank in the following passage. 

Mark has a lot of hobbies and interests. He usually (1) _______up early, so he can jog before school. After school, Mark olen (2) _______ a horse af the riding club near his home. Sometimes he goes riding on Sunday afternoons. He also (3) _______ music. He goes to choir practice on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. (4) _______ Saturday mornings, he usually waters the plants and trees in the garden with his mum. He seldom watches TV because he likes doing things (5) _______. He has a lot of friends and he (6) _______ football with them twice a week. He’s a happy boy!

1.A. gets                      B. Stays                                   C. does

2.A. cycles                   B. drives                                  C. rides

3.A. makes                  B. loves                                   C. does

4.A. on                        B. In                                        C. at

5.A. inside                   B. behind                                 C. outside

6.A. is playing B. plays           C. play

1.Choose the correct answer

1.A. cough                   B. enough                                C. Through                           D. laugh

2.A. dolphin                B. Uphill                                  C. earphone                          D. alphabet

3.A. night                      B. tough                                  C. flight                                D. high

4.A. ate                        B. about                                    C. amazing                           D. above

5.A. learn                     B. early                                    C. earth                                 D. hear

2.   Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.

      1. His life (be)                   so boring. He just (watch)                    TV every night.

      2. I                          late for school yesterday (be).

      3. My father (be/ not)                     at the office the day before yesterday.

      4.                Mr. and Mrs. James (come)                 back home and have lunch late last night?

      5. How                    you (get)                      there?

      6. John (study)                    hard in class, but I (not think)                          he'll pass.

      7. It (be)                  cloudy yesterday.

      8. Where                 your children (be)                   ?

      9. The telephone (ring)                               several times and then (stop)                          before I could answer it.

      10. The bank (close)                       at four o'clock.

      11. The little boy (spend)                            hours in his room making his toys.

      12. Jamie passed the exam because he (study)                   very hard.

      13. My mother (fry)                        eggs for breakfast every morning.

      14. Mozart (have)                           more than 600 pieces of music.

      15. My father (not watch)               TV last night but I                   (do).