. Write the correct form of verbs in the bracket.

1. It (be)           often hot in summer.

2. The children often go (swim)                in rivers after school.

3. It is necessary (water)                the flowers twice a day.

4. Farmers are always busy with (harvest)                   their crops.

5. Mai (love)               (listen)       to the morning sounds in the countryside.

6. My father always (make)           important decisions in my family.

7. In summer afternoons, children often (fly)               kites especially when it (be)      windy.

8. We sometimes (gather)              around the campfire and (listen)                   to the elderly tell stories about my village's heroes.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group

1. A. fruit                       B. building           C. juice                 D. suitable

2. A. village                    B. cottage             C. marriage           D. massage

3. A. about                     B. today                C. apart                D. alive

4. A. although                B. plough             C. country            D. though

5. A. architect                 B. change              C. children            D. watch

6. A. country                  B. cloud                C.  loudly             D. mouse

7. A. camel                     B. cattle                C.  paddy              D. buffalo

8. A. populated               B. loaded              C.  harvested         D. lived

9. A. fields                      B. flowers             C.  lemons            D. parks

10. A. normal                 B. visitor              C.  transport          D. chore

11. A. ride                      B. excite               C. ridden              D. beehive

12. A. pasture                 B. vast                  C. brave                D. farm

13. A. cattle                    B. circular             C. country            D. collect

14. A. generous              B. ger                    C. grassland          D. guess

15. A. worked                B. watched           C. relaxed             D. crowded

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.

1. John adores                        (play) badminton in the winter

2. My father sometimes goes                      (hunt) in the forests. He’d liketo find some more food for our family.

3. The boy                     (pick) up a stone and threw it in to the river.

4. He                    (collect) stamps from many countries since he                 (be) eight.

5. Which sports do you like                                  (play)?

6. Hoa’s teacher wants her (spend)                                more time on math.

7. I promise I (try)                                      my best next semester.

8. Sandra needs (improve)                                   her English writing.

9. You should (underline)                          the word you want (learn)       .

10.   Can you help me (move)                    this table?

11.   Nam always (get)                                        grade A in Physics, but last semester he (get)                              B.    

12.   They were proud of (be)                     so successful.

Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.

     1.  My house is bigger than your house.

          Your house _____________________________________________________

     2.  The black car is cheaper than the red car.

          The red car _____________________________________________________

     3.  This film is more interesting than that one.

          That film is ____________________________________________________

     4.  My kitchen is smaller than yours.

          Your kitchen____________________________________________________

     5.  My mother cannot cook as well as me.

          I can__________________________________________________________

     6.  She has a house which is not as modern as my house.

          My house is____________________________________________________

     7.  The movie was boring. I had been thought it was interesting.

          The movie was__________________________________________________

     8.  He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.

          Jack can________________________________________________________

     9.  I did not spend as much money as you.

          You spent______________________________________________________

     10. I didn’t think this book is expensive as it is.

          This book is ____________________________________________________

Reading the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.

My grandmother told me that our village (1) ____very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all days but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to (2) _____in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has (3) _____ a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the (4) ______. on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads (5) ______ the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries can get to the village easily. They build a medical centre so people’s health can be looked (6) _____at any time. They build a new school so their (7) ______ have better learning conditions. They build a bridge (8) ______ the river so villagers have a shorter way to town. They also build a football ground so their children can (9) ____ sports. And they grow cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money. I would like to become an agricultural engineer in the future so I can apply new technology to our farming and do more for the village (10) _____ our parents did.

Put the words or phrases in the correct order.             

1.   I say/ people/ it / is/ Some/ for/ better/ children/ that/ in the city/ to/ than/ grow up/ in the countryside.

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2.   in/ Is/ the country/ living/ healthier/ living/ much/ in/ than/ the city?

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3.   because/ the air/ People/ living/ fresh/ the villages/ enjoy/ is/ clean/ in/ and.

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4.   We/ onto / load/ helped/ buffalo drawn carts/ the farmers/ the rice.

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5.   changed/ in/ has/ a lot/ ten/ over/ Life/ the/ countryside/ past/ the/ years.

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6.   In/ children/ the city/ play/ the countryside/ freely/ than/ more/ in.

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7.   learn/ a/ Nomadic/ horse/ when/ to/ children/ they/ small/ are/ ride.

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8.   jobs/ many/ formers/ Unlike/ depend/ other/ the/ heavily/ weather/ on.

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