IV. Read the passage and answer the questions below.

ENGLISH IS CONFUSING

“Good evening, everybody!” said the teacher, Donna. “Where is everybody?” That was sort of a daily joke by Donna. Usually the class started with only two or three students present, and then filled up as the minutes went by. It was summertime. Summer school was only eight weeks long. Class attendance was always smaller than during fall and spring semesters.

“I don’t know, teacher. Maybe they late or no come,” said one student. “Maybe watching TV football tonight.”

“Is there a soccer game tonight? It seems like there’s a soccer game every night. Oh, well. Let’s get started, okay? We’re on page 36 in the workbook. Tonight we’re studying participles as adjectives. Students are always confused when they learn about the present and past participles, so we will practice this a lot. Tonight, we’re just going to practice the present participle.

“The present participle tells us what emotion or feeling the subject is causing. For example, ‘Grammar is boring’ means that the subject – grammar – causes an emotion of boredom. If we say, ‘The movie is interesting,’ we are saying that the movie causes a feeling of interest. If we say, ‘The roller coaster is exciting,’ we are saying that the roller coaster causes a feeling of excitement. Any questions so far? Am I confusing you? Is everyone confused?”

The classroom was quiet. Donna looked at blank faces. They were confused. She knew this would take a while. But eventually, the faster students would grasp it, and then they would help the slower students. By the end of the evening, most of the class would feel comfortable using the present participle.

Donna erased the board and put some new examples on it. She loved guiding her students through difficult topics like this one. She always felt a little bit thrilled when the look of understanding came to their faces.

1. What was Donna’s daily joke?

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2. How many students were usually present when class started?

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3. Which season was it?

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4. How long did summer school last?

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5. What was always smaller in the summer?

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6. What were some absent students doing, perhaps?

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7. What was tonight’s subject?

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Những từ cảm thán tạo thành câu đọc lạp hay làm thành phần biệt lập trong câu như thế nào? Cho ví dụ minh họa

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

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2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

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3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

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4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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I. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

The English language is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is used as either first or second language .................... (1) many countries.

During the 16^th century, only about two million people spoke English. All .................... (2) them lived in what is now the United Kingdom. Over the centuries, as a result of various historical events, English has spread throughout .................... (3) world. Today, about 400 million people speak English as their native .................... (4). Most of them live in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, .................... (5) the Unites States.

About 100 million people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and in many African .................... (6), speak English in addition to their own language. An additional 200 million people in the world probably know .................... (7) least some English. English is really an international language.

Cho tam giác ABC cân tại A. Đường cao Ad, O là trung điểm của AC, E là điểm đối xứng với D qua O

a, Chứng minh: AECD là hình chữ nhật

b, Gọi I là trung điểm của AD, chứng minh: I là trung điểm của BE

c, Cho AB = 10cm; BC = 12cm. Tính S_OAD=?

d, Đường thẳng OI cắt AB tại K. Tìm điều kiện của Tam giác ABC để AEDK là hình thang cân

Bài 1: Lúc 9h Minh bắt đầu đi từ nhà đến trường bằng xe đạp, hỏi anh của Minh phải xuất phát lúc mấy giờ để đến trường cùng lúc với Minh? Biết quãng đường từ nhà đến trường là 6km, vận tốc của Minh là 10km/h, anh của Minh đi nhanh gấp rưỡi Minh

Cho 3,25 g kẽm tác dụng vừa đủ với HCl. Dẫn toàn bộ khí thu đc qua bột CuO dư nung nóng. Xác định khối lượng Cu dư thu đc sau phản ứng.