I. Make questions for the underlined words.

1. The Muong people often play flute and trumpet.

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2. The Thai live in mountainous areas with abundant land for growing wet rice.

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3. I like TV game shows best.

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4. TV viewers can know about the weather in their regions from the weather forecast.

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5. We go to the zoo twice a month.

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6. We can meet in front of the theater at 7.30.

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7. Bob likes the comedy because it makes him laugh.

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8. The Hoa costume are the most colorful.

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EX: Circle the correct answer

Should people retire to the countryside?

Many people who are close to their retirement want to move to the countryside to enjoy the rest of their life. It is widely believe that life in the rural areas are (1)______ than that in the city. The countryside is (2)______ than the city and people's health will improve. (3)______, city folks have warned people about the potential risks of living the rural areas. Life in the countryside may not be blissfully calm as expected, even tougher. For example, rural houses are (4)______ and more inconvenient than those in the city. During harsh weather condition, it is dangerous for peole living in it. (5)______, people may also (6)______ up to the lack of health care service. The vulnerable old people can't be (7)______ treated in the countryside than in the city. For those who have spent most of their life working and living in urban areas, they may not be able to (8)______ the boredom and lack of facility in the rural areas.

1. A. more peaceful B. more peacefully C. more noisy D. more noisily

2. A. less polluted B. more polluted C. less pollute D. more pollute

3. A. However B. But C. Therefor D. When

4. A. much weaker B. more weaker C. less weaker D. more weakly

5. A. However B. Besides C. Whereas D. Therefore

6. A. look B. make C. face D. take

7. A. well B. more better C. best D. better

8. A. come down with B. put up with C. work out D. agree on

VI. Fill in the gaps with suitable words or phrases given

Pumps concert popular side effects fought

earn brain does the laundry stomach disadvantaged

audience passionate donate awards applied

community graduated breath in music volunteer

1.A heart...........about 7570 litters of blood thought our bodies every day.

2.The most common...........with acupuncture are soreness, slight bleeding, or discomfort

3.My brother.........at the launderette near his college

4.My father works to............money for the family

5.Each person has to be responsible for the development of the..........

6.Food is stored in the..........before being digested.

7.Each summer vacation, a lot ò students...........to work in mountainous areas to help the peope there.

8.The main controller of the nervous system is the.........

9.If you............deeply, your lungs can expand to twice their normal size

10.Would you like to go the..........with me tonight?

11.My brother is..............about collecting stamps.

12.After Elvis Presley...........from high school, he began his singing career with the Sun Records in Memphis

13.He has won a lot of..........for his contribution to community development.

14.Dangdut is a kind of Indonesian............music which has a similar meloly , vocal and instruments as Indian music

15.The............gave her a big applause after her beautiful performance

16.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of............in the United States.

17.Last summer, our class took part in helping..........people in a remote area

18.Peter..........for a job as a volunteer at a charity organization

19.To help poor people in mountainous areas, you can...........money, clothes, time or work

20.Mahatma Gandhi.............for the right of coloured people in general and the Indians in particular

Complete the conversations with less or not as . . . as and the words in parentheses. Do not use not unless it is included in the parentheses. Use than and the second as only where necessary.
1. Anita: The clothes in this store (1) aren’t as nice as (not be / nice) they
used to be. Look at this coat! It’s much (2) _______ (fashionable) the coat I bought here last year.

Jackie : Well, that’s true. It (3)_______ (not be / stylish), but it’s also (4) _______ (expensive).

2. Chris: Check out this new coffee machine! It looks great! Ours (5) _______ (not be / fancy) this new one.
Mike: Well, it’s definitely fancier than ours, but it (6) _______(not be / efficient). It (7) _______ (not make coffee / quickly), and the coffee (8) _______(not taste / good).

Cloze tests

A. Complete the passage with the words in the box

The differences (1) ............ American English and British English are not as (2)........... as the differences in Chinese dialects. Two (3).......... the differences between American English and British English are (4).......... and spelling. In American English we (5)........ elevator, truck, and apartment. The British say lift, lorry and flat. Another difference is (6).......... . In American English we (7)......... honor, meter, and realize. In British English, these (8)......... are honour, metre, and realise

B. Read the passage and choose the best answers

In other words, language is not necessarily the private property of those (1)........ use it, just as French is not the private property of (2)........ , nor English of Englishmen. English is spoken as a first (3).......... in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the (4)...... . It is unreasonable to regard any language as the (5)......... of a particular nation, and with no language is more unreasonable (6)......... with English. This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of (7)....... than any other language, for it is easily outnumnered in this respect by Chinese. But it is the most (8)......... of lamguages

1. A. Which B. Who C. Whom D. Whosr

2. A. Americans B. Dutchmen C. Englishmen D. Frenchmen

3. A. Language B. Luggage C. Baggage D. Country

4. A.Worth B. Work C. Word D. World

5. A. Possession B. Possessive C. Importance D. Necessity

6. A. That B. Than C. As D. So

7. A. Speakers B. Speaker C. Writers D. Writer

8. A. National B. International C. Conpulsory D. Official

II. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.(1m)

1. My mark in the exam was ________________ low. I had had done better. (disappoint)

2. Many ethnic people in mountainous areas are _________. They can’t read or write. (illiteracy)

III. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. (1m)

1. I wish people in the world _______________ in peace. (live)

2. The city ______________ up a new school in the west suburb lately. (set)

Giúp mk vs ạ ^^

1.There are a lot of people who ___work in remote and mountainous areas nowadays

A.volunteer    B.voluntarily      C.volunteers     D.voluntary

2.That's ___story I have ever heard.

A.a hilarious    B. the hilarious   C.the more hilarious    D. the most hilarious

3.The recent heavy rains have contributed to ease the water ___resulted from the severe prolonged drpught

A.shortage   B.lack   C.absence    D.deprivation

VI. Reading comprehension:

1. Air pollution is caused of illhealth in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are lwasw limiting the amount of smoke which factiries can produce although there is not enough information on the ffects of smpke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol prduces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.

* Questions:

1. What does the air pollution cause?

2. Who has proved that air pollution causes lung diseases?

3. Is there pollution in the city? Why or why not?

4. What happens to the children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere?

2. Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world electricity is very available at the touch of a swich. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, coputers and many others machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we ave in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans. Irons and many others. The list of simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.

* True or false:

1. The passage is about a kind of energy.

2. Electricity has a lot of uses.

3. Without electricity, our life will not be affected.

4. The appliances that are depened on electricity are endless.

A/ Give the right forms ( tenses) of the verbs in bracket

a/ He (1. keep) (2. talk) about you last night.

b/ Last night I (3. spend) all afternoon (4. repair) my bike.

c/ I (5. teach) English in this school since I (6. leave) University.

d/ Children shouldn't (7. drink) coffee. It (8. be/ not) good for their health.

e/ My uncle (9. send) me postcards every time he (10. go) away.

B/ Fill in each blank of the following passage with ONE word.

Now is the time to prepare your child (1) .............. the future. We have entered the 21^st (2) .................. " The information revolution" and English is the language of Globaalisation. Career and life opportunities are much more (3) ....................... for those who can use English with confidence. Those who can not speak English in the future will br left (4) ................. .

Our expert native English - speaking teachers provide an individually focused and highly interactive (5)...................... environment. Communication activities - songs, stories and games - help your children (6) ........................ easily and quickly. Studies shows that the best time to learn another language is when you are (7) ........................ . This course is designed for young learners to learn and (8) ................. English accurately and fluently, while building confidence in speaking. And it make learning Enlish enjoyable with step by step process in all four skills areas - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. New and modern "interactive' course book, listening tapes and (9) .................. video lessons. This course is further enhanced with special teacher selected supplementary materials and handouts designed expressly (10) ................. children.