Complete the passage with the suitable words:
HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA
Halloween was introduced to America by Irish (1)..... Around the 1840s. The holiday was also known by the name Devil's Night or Hell
Night. People played (2)...................... tricks on their neighbors. For (3)........................, they might steal some of their eggs from the
(4).................. house. In today's times it has become more family-oriented with
Halloween (5)........................, Games like "bobbing for apples” or a contest for
the most (6)...................... costume. To bob for apples: place apples in a large tub
(7)......... ............ with water. With their hands tied behind the
(8)..................., people try to catch one of these apples using their
(9)...................... . The person catching the most (10)....................... wins the
game.
Exercise 9: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:
1.The bell (ring )....................... while Tom ( take ) ........................ a bath.
2.I ( be )..................... very tired because I work )............ all day yesterday.
3.He (sit) ............... in a cafee when I ( see ) ............................ him.
4.Do you remember the film we (see)....................... last week?
5.When I was a child, I used (spend) ..................... hours playing with a tin box.
6. You must take)................... an umbrella. It (rain)...................... now.

Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces:
ТЕТ
Tet is national and family (1)___. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to (2)___ a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring (3)___ are organized, streets and public buildings are (4)___ decorated and
almost all shops are (5)___ with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied, special food is (6)___ offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are
made on the (7)___ altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the (8)___ visitor comes and children are given (9)___money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well. Everybody gives each other best (10)___for the new year.
1/a.occasion b.festival
c.meeting d.chance
2/a.have b.get
c.obtain d.make
3/a.stores b.shops
c.fairs d.market
4/a.bright b.brightless
c.brightlessly d.brightly
5/a.full b.crowded
c.filled d.up
6/a.cooked b.done
c.made d.served
7/a.home b.house
c.family d.hiusehold
8/a.one b.first
c.second d.last
9/a.luck b.fortune
c.luckily d.luckly
10/a.phrases b.wishes
c.sentences d.words

CHỌN A,B,C,D KHÔNG CẦN CHÉP ĐỀ NHA

Complete the dialogue, and then practice it with your partner:
Vien: Hi, Duong. I read a very interesting article yesterday. It's about Lantern
Festival in China.
Duong: Really? (1)..................?
Vien: It concerns with the rebirth of nature after the cold of winter.
Duong:(2)...............................?
Vien: Lanterns mean to increase the light and warmth of the sun.
Duong: I see. ( 3 ).....................?
Vien: It is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Duong: Oh! (4)..........................?
Vien: Exactly
Duong:( 5 )..............................?
Vien: They are hung up both inside and outside of the homes, in the streets and in
public places.
Duong: ( 6 )......................?
Vien: Yes. The lanterns brightly illuminate the night.
Duong:(7)..........................?
Vien: They fire crackers,
Duong:( 8 ).................?
Vien: Of course. As at all Chinese festivals, they eat and drink all kinds of food.
8/.Do they eat anything

Complete the dialogue:
Mrs. Robinson: John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please.
Mr.Robinson: (1).....................
Mrs. Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers.
Mr.Robinson: (2).....................
Mrs. Robinson: Marigolds, because they are traditional at Tet.
Mr.Robinson: ( 3 )...................
Mrs. Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do a few things.
Liz: (4)........................
Mrs. Robinson: Are you busy?
Liz: (5) .......................
Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Go to the market and pick up some packets of dried watermelon
seeds, please.
Liz: ( 6 ).......................
Mrs. Robinson: I'm going to Mrs.Nga's. She's going to show me how to make sticky
rice balls.

Complete the dialogue, and then practice it with your partner:
Vien: Hi, Duong. I read a very interesting article yesterday. It's about Lantern
Festival in China.
Duong: Really? (1)..................?
Vien: It concerns with the rebirth of nature after the cold of winter.
Duong:(2)...............................?
Vien: Lanterns mean to increase the light and warmth of the sun.
Duong: I see. ( 3 ).....................?
Vien: It is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Duong: Oh! (4)..........................?
Vien: Exactly
Duong:( 5 )..............................?
Vien: They are hung up both inside and outside of the homes, in the streets and in
public places.
Duong: ( 6 )......................?
Vien: Yes. The lanterns brightly illuminate the night.
Duong:(7)..........................?
Vien: They fire crackers,
Duong:( 8 ).................?
Vien: Of course. As at all Chinese festivals, they eat and drink all kinds of food.
8/.Do they eat anything

Complete the dialogue:
Mrs. Robinson: John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please.
Mr.Robinson: (1).....................
Mrs. Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers.
Mr.Robinson: (2).....................
Mrs. Robinson: Marigolds, because they are traditional at Tet.
Mr.Robinson: ( 3 )...................
Mrs. Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do a few things.
Liz: (4)........................
Mrs. Robinson: Are you busy?
Liz: (5) .......................
Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Go to the market and pick up some packets of dried watermelon
seeds, please.
Liz: ( 6 ).......................
Mrs. Robinson: I'm going to Mrs.Nga's. She's going to show me how to make sticky rice balls.

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the rest:
1.A.damage
B. revive
C. promise
D. bandage
2.A. asleep
B. conscious
C. sterile
D. tissue
3.A. stretcher
B. towel
C. awake
D. treatment
4.A. ambulance
B. injection
C. minimize
D. handkerchief
5.A. happen
B. beautiful
C. hospital
D. overheat
6.A. reuse
B. compost
C. fabric
D. mixture
7.A. plastic
B. reduce
C. metal
D. glassware
8.A. package
B. explain
C. away
D. instead
9.A. mosquito
B. recycle
C. deposit
D. decompose
10.A. natural
B. animal
C. afternoon
D. vegetable
11.A. airport
B. paddle
C. rescue
D. around
12.A. canoe
B. florist
C. luggage
D. garden
13.A. water
B. sunbathe
C. tribal
D. prefer
14.A. departure
B. recognize
C. waterfall
D. institute
15.A. oceanic
B. botanical
C. destination
D. information

Choose the word in each line that has the underlined italic part pronounced
differently from the rest:
1. A.corn
B. born
C. often
D. crop
2. A. bleed
B. sheer
C. need
D. sheet
3. A. stretcher
B. challenge
C. brochure
D. chat
4. A. valley
B. pan
C. mankind
D. ward
5. A. corn
B. overhead
C. buffalo
D. stove
6. A. thirst
B. flirt
C. first
D. twin
7. A. crush
B. come
C. concern
D. appliance
8. A. factory
B. bad
C. microwave
D. manual
9. A. remove
B. roval
C. boy
D. toy 10. A. install
B. participate
D. minimize
C. itinerary
11. A. grant
B. gallery
D. immigrate
C. gentle
12. A. treat
B. clear
C. steam
D. bean
13. A. beloved
B. injured
D. awarded
C. included
14. A. brochure
B. up
C. stuck
D. pub
15. A. promise
B. absent
C. sugar
D. sterile
16. A. feather
B. fifth
C. there
D. then
17. A. reduce
B. include
C. husk
D. tutor
18. A. menu
B. cucumber
C. uniform
D. crutch
19. A. wisdom
B. toaster
C. husband
D. outdoors
20. A. install
B. hall
C. calendar
D. lawyer

Choose the word in each line that has the underlined italic part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A.corn
B. born
C. often
D. crop
2. A. bleed
B. sheer
C. need
D. sheet
3. A. stretcher
B. challenge
C. brochure
D. chat
4. A. valley
B. pan
C. mankind
D. ward
5. A. corn
B. overhead
C. buffalo
D. stove
6. A. thirst
B. flirt
C. first
D. twin
7. A. crush
B. come
C. concern
D. appliance
8. A. factory
B. bad
C. microwave
D. manual
9. A. remove
B. roval
C. boy
D. toy 10. A. install
B. participate
D. minimize
C. itinerary
11. A. grant
B. gallery
D. immigrate
C. gentle
12. A. treat
B. clear
C. steam
D. bean
13. A. beloved
B. injured
D. awarded
C. included
14. A. brochure
B. up
C. stuck
D. pub
15. A. promise
B. absent
C. sugar
D. sterile
16. A. feather
B. fifth
C. there
D. then
17. A. reduce
B. include
C. husk
D. tutor
18. A. menu
B. cucumber
C. uniform
D. crutch
19. A. wisdom
B. toaster
C. husband
D. outdoors
20. A. install
B. hall
C. calendar
D. lawyer

Put the following words in the correct order:
1. to/ live/ a farm/ when/ i/ used/ was/small/on/I.
2. harder/ to/ ought/ You / study
3. today? / Which/ you / have / subject / did
4. grandmother /stories/humorous /used/to/tell/My /us/ to
5. time / electricity/wasn't/ There / any / at / that
6. used /early/to/get/She / weekends / on
7. to /work/on/a/farm/Mr. Lam/used
8. had /to / without /help/of / He / do /the /mordern / equipment / everythi