No matter (1) ………………. well you take care of your pet, sometimes it runs away or gets lost. Its collar may have broken, or it was scared and ran off. To (2) ………………. loosing your pet, you need to take care of your house and yard first.

If you use a fence, be sure that there is no way the animal can get under or over it. Make (3) ………………. the gate is locked at all times. Second, don’t let your cat or dog run (4) ………………. the neighborhood. Keep it on a leash or in a cat (5) ………………. at all times. This is important when you take your animal to the vet, too. Loud noises can scare it (6) ………………. . If the animal is on a leash or in a carrier, it is harder for it to run away from you.

In case, your pet runs away, you need to look for it as soon as you (7) ………………. it is missing. Check around your house first. You have to check everywhere. Make sure to listen, too. Your cat could be stuck and the only way you will find it is to hear it (8) ………………. . Alternatively, you should go to the place where your pet was lost and talk to everyone. Describe it to them and give your phone number.

  Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.

1. A. how B. what C. why D. when

2. A. keep B. prevent C. avoid D. stop

3. A. certain B. sure C. unsure D. uncertain

4. A. along B. down C. around D. about

5. A. keeper B. container C. carrier D. box

6. A. easily B. easy C. difficult D. difficultly

7. A. find B. see C. realize D. look

8. A. shouting B. talking C. whispering D. crying

  Circle the statements which are true about writer’s advice.

A. Fences should have one or two gaps to create a sense of freedom to your pet.

B. Gates shouldn’t be open at any circumstances.

C. Pets shouldn’t be kept in the carriers all the times when they go out with you.

D. You should keep your pets far away from loud noises.

E. You should wait for your pets for a while before starting looking for it.

F. You should ask people if they see your pet.

IX  Read the passage.

We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35 minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat and be healthy.

  Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.

1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B

2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of

3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked

4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost

5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours

  Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.

1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .

2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at ………………. .

3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals.

1. All of the children of the Smith’s really like playing rackets.

→ (keen)

2. The thing that I hate most is motor racing, and I will never do it in my life.

→ (detest)

3. The harvest festival in my hometown usually starts in October, but this year it started in the middle of September.

→

(earlier)

4. It takes a buffalo about half of a day to plough that field, but a machine can do it within an hour.

→

(faster)

5. In cities, classrooms are equipped with speakers, computers, projectors; however, classrooms in the countryside don’t have any.

→

(better equipped)

Choose the correct answer.

1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer …………. to the outskirts to staying in the city.

A. going B. to go C. go D. went

2. Last night, she had an …………………. dancing performance in the school festival.

A. adore B. adoring C. adored D. adorable

3. No matter …………………. hard farmers have to work every day, they don’t earn much money from their work.

A. how B. how much C. how many D. how far

4. A boy …………………. buffalos is one of the typical images about the country life.

A. leading B. walking C. raising D. herding

5. You cannot dry the rice on …………………. days.

A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. windy

6. In the home of the ethnic minority peoples, the ………. are often placed in the middle.

A. table B. TV C. alter D. stilt

7. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional …………………. of the Khmer people.

A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume

8. The chapi is a traditional …………………. of the Raglai people.

A. music instrument B. musical instrument

C. farming tool D. farming tools

9. …………………. should we meet on Sunday? – Because I have to do some shopping first, then let’s meet at 10 a.m.

A. Why B. Where C. What time D. When

10. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there …………………. than us.

A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier

Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.

1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .

2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at ………………. .

3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals

 VIII  Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. He adores to go to the parties in weekends with his close friend.

2. Flying kites on the paddle field with other kids is very excited to him.

3. She can swim much more well than anyone else in my class.

4. What she is truly keen in is classical music not modern music.

5. Why should we learn about the life of Vietnam’s ethnic minority people?

1. People living in big cities tend to be more …………… than those in the countryside. ambition

2. Although farmers work very hard, many of them lead a poor life.  They don’t have a lot of …………… in their houses. furnish

3. I think it is more …………… to live in a big city because you can enjoy a lot of interesting activities. entertain

4. I am expecting to have an …………… time with my relatives in this summer holiday. enjoy

5. It is so …………… to see the moon and starry sky at night. love

What did he write it with ? ...............................................................................................
17 Did the idea interest you ? ...............................................................................................
18 They used to start their engines by hand ...............................................................................................
19 They didn’t pay me for the work ...............................................................................................
20 We ask the man not to play his radio loudly at mid-night

21 A machine could do this much more easily ...............................................................................................
22 We have to pick the fruit very early in the morning ...............................................................................................
23 She is going to redecorate her bedroom ...............................................................................................
24 The examiner ought to read the passage three times .............................................................................................
25 It is high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child .......................................................................................
26 Someone stole my car and abandoned it fifteen miles away .........................................................................................

V Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly as the sentence before it:
71. It is expected that tax increases will be announce in tomorrow’s budget statement
-> Tax increases............................................................................................................
72. We understand that inner-city crime rates are going up in most areas
-> Inner-city crime rates.................................................................................................
73. They say that the rock star’s wife has had at least two facelifts
-> The rock star’s wife ..................................................................................................
74. We believe that nine crew members were lost overboard in the storm
-> Nine crew members..................................................................................................
75. It was considered that Ralph’s speech was one of the best
-> Ralph’s speech..........................................................................................................