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*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

I-/ khng nh th no lm g:
1-Vi tnh t:
a) Trng ch ng:
S + tobe (not) + adj + enough + to V-nd..
Ex: She wasnt old. She wasnt in my class She wasnt old
enough to be in my class.
He is strong. He can carry the box => He is strong enough to
carry the box.
b) Khc ch ng:
S + tobe (not) + adj + enough+ for O + to V-nd..
Ex: The test is very easy. We can do it well. The test is easy
enough for us to do well.
2-Vi danh t:
S + V (not) + enough + noun (+ for O) + to V-nd..
Ex: He has enough money to buy that big house.
3-Cng thc tng ng:
S + tobe (not) + adj + enough + to V-nd..
= Qa nh th no lm g : S + tobe + too + adj (+ for O) + to
V-nd..
Ex: He is not old enough to be in my class = He is too young to be
in my class.

II.Hi din mo, tnh cch:

1- Hi din mo:
What + do/ does + S + look like?
=>S + tobe + adj + and (tc)
S + has/ have + kch thc + trng thi + mu tc +
hair
Ex: What does Huong look like? She is tall and thin and she has long black
hair.
2-Hi tch cch ca 1 ngi:
What + tobe + S + like?
=>S + tobe + adj
Ex: What is huong like? She is sociable and generous.

*LUYN TP:
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. planet
b. character
c. happy
d. classmate
2. a.letter
b. twelve
c. person
d. sentence
3. a. humor
b. music
c. cucumber
d. sun
4. a. enough
b. young
c. country
d. mountain
5. a. sociable
b. ocean
c. reserved
d. special
6. a. dark
b. father
c. star
d. principal
7. a. old
b. sociable
c. outgoing
d. volunteer
8. a. my
b. curly
c. library
d. lucky
9. a.fair
b. straight
c. train
d. wait
10. a. spends
b. laughs
c. friends
d. potatoes
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II. Choose the best answer:

1. The sun ............... in the east.
a. rise
b. rose
c. rises
d. rising
2. Which girl is Celis? Shes the one with______
a. long curly black hair
b. curly long black hair
c. long black curly hair
d. curly black long hair
3. She shouldnt get married; she ........................
a. is not old enough
b. was not old enough
c. is not enough old
d. was not enough old
4. you cant go to holiday by yourself. You arent ............!
a. very old
b. too old
c. old enough
d. enough old
5. She was a very_____child.
a. health
b. healthy
c. healthily
d. healthiness
6. What does your brother ..............?
a. look like
b. look as
c. be like
d. as
7. Dave has a good______of humor.
a. sense
b. scene
c. scent
d. cent
8. does Lien live? ~ In Hue.
A. What
B. Which
C. Who
D. Where
9. does Hoa look like? ~ Shes beautiful.
A. Who
B. What
C. Which
D. How
10.My brother isnt old enough .. to school aloner.
A. going
B. go
C. to go
D. went
III. Combine the following sentences, use the structure enough to....
1. The weather wasnt very warm. We couldnt go swimming.
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2. He wasnt very good. He couldnt do the job.
=>
3. The ladder isnt very long. It dont reach the window.
=>
4. The tea isnt strong. It wont keep us awake.
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5. The fire isnt very hot. It wont boil the kettle.
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6. The ice is thick. We can walk on it.
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7. It wasnt very warm. We couldnt sit in the garden.
=>
IV- Vit cu dng t gi trong ngoc :
1. The children were so excited . He couldnt laugh cheerfully. (tooto)
.........................................................................................................................
2. He is very intelligent . He can do these exercises . ( enough to )
..........................................................................................................................
3. She is very busy . She has no time to go with him . ( too... to)
..........................................................................................................................
4. She is clever. She can do everything by herself. (enough)
.......................................................................................................................................
5. They are very strong. They can do all day.( enough )
.......................................................................................................................................
6. The water is very hot. I cant drink. (too)
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7. This exercise is very difficult. They cant do it. (too)
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8. Ba is very short. He cant reach that book. (too)

V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
My (1)_____friend is Natalie. She (2)_______intelligent, (3)_____fun to be with,
and honest. Shes short and slim and she has (4)______and brown eyes. I think she is
(5)______
1. a. best
b. most
c. open
d. nearest
2. a. was
b. were
c. is
d. are
3. a. humor
b. annoy
c. kind
d. peace
4. a. short curly brown hair
b. short brown curly hair
c. curly short brown hair
d. curly brown short hair
5. a. beautiful
b. lovely
c. pretty
d. all are correct
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers
each of the questions about it.
Nich Johnson live with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north
London. Nicks mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and
he works in a bank. Nicks sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog
in the family. His name is Fred.
26. How many people are there in Nick Johnsons family?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
27. Where does Nicks family live?
a. America
b. England
c. Scotland
d. Australia
28. Which does the word his in line 4 refer to?
a. Nicks mother
b. Nicks sister
c. Nicks dog
d. Nicks cousin
29. Whats Nicks sisters name?
a. Sue
b. Jim
c. Tracy
d. Fred
30. Which of the following is not true?
a. Nicks family live in London.
b. Nicks father works in a bank
c. Nicks mother works in a supermarket.
d. Nicks sister is five years old.
VII- Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. Vegetarians (not eat) meat.
2. What you (do) every night?
I (go) to my aunts house.
3. He (listen) to music after school.
4. Most rivers (flow) into the sea.
5. My father sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market
6. They (go) fishing on Sunday.
Water (boil) ..... 1000C.
VIII- Complete the sentences with given words:
curly, sociable, character, orphanage, reserved, generous, straight
1. Her hair isnt straight. Her hair is..
2. His parents died ten years ago. So he had to live in an
3. My sister never talks about her. She is a .. girl.
4. He sometimes gives me money. He is a man.
5. She has a very strong..
6. Most of our family have hair.
IX- Read the paragraph then answer the following questions:
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Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the best. Shes my mothers youngest sister.
She has never married and lives alone in a small village near Bath. Shes fifty years old,
but she is young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, thick brown hair and dark brown
eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her , the first thing you notice is her smile.
Her face is a little wrinkled(c np nhn) now, but I think she is still attractive. She is
the sort of person you can always go to if you have a problem and she is generous. She
likes reading and gardening in her free time.
1. Whats your aunts name?
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2. How old is she?
=>
3. What does she look like?
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4. What is she like? =>
5. Where does she live?
=>
6. Who does she live with?
=>
7. What does she like doing in her free time?
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X. Make complete sentences from the words below.
1. The sun / rise / East.
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2. He / be / old / enough/ go/ school.
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3. It / be / too/ cold / go out.
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4. She / be / nice girl / long hair.
=>
5. He / be / friendly / kind / everyone.
=>
6. His hair / short / black.
=>
7. What / your teacher / like?
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8. He / be / sociable / generous.
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9. We / enjoy / tell /jokes.
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10. He / be / hard-working student.
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UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS (Cont)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. classmate
b. character
c. grade
d. place
2. a. enough
b. extremely
c. generous
d. planet
3. a. lucky
b. volunteer
c. sun
d. public
4. a. brown
b. however
c. know
d. town
5. a. reserved
b. recived
c.booked
d. annoyed
II. Choose the best answer:
1. I _____ a letter from my old friend last week.
a. sent
b. gave
c. received
d. took
2. Would you _____ to go to the movies with me? Id love to.
a. like
b. want
c. love
d. mind
3. He is not _____ get married.
a. enough old to
b. enough old for c. old enough to
d. old enough for
4. She is wearing a _____ dress.
a. red new pretty
b. new pretty red
c. pretty red new
d. pretty new red
5. her mother _____ this city two years ago.
a. left
b. leaves
c. is leaving
d. will leave
6. I find Peter is not communicative. Hes rather ____ in public.
a. kind
b. reserved
c. sociable
d. humorous
7. They enjoy _____ jokes.
a. to tell
b. tell
c. telling
d. told
8. The River Amazon _____ into the Atlantic Ocean.
a. flow
b. flows
c. flowed
d. is flowing
9.Ba enjoys jokes.
A. telling
B. tell
C. to tell
D. told
10.Bao spends his free time volunteer work at a local orphanage.
A. to do
B. do
C. to doing
D. doing
11.Lan is getting tired doing the same thing every day.
A. with
B. of
C. in
D. by
12.The sun in the East and in the West.
A. goes / sets
B. moves / goes
C. rises / moves
D. rises / sets
13.Each of has a different character.
A. we
B. us
C. our
D. ourselves
14.Last year, Hoa and Lan to the same school.
A. went
B. go
C. goes
D. going
17.We are to drive a car.
A. old enough not B. not enough old C. not old enough D. enough not old
III/ Give the correct forms of the verbs:
Nien (be) _____ Hoas next-door neighbor in Hue. She (be) _____ very beautiful.
She (have) _____ big brown eyes and a lovely smile. Last week, she (go) _____ to Ha Noi
(visit) _____ Hoa. They (travel) _________ around the city and (see) _____ a lot of
interesting places. Nien (think) _________ Ha Noi (be) _____ beautiful but also noisy and
busy, so she (not like) _________ (live) _________ there.
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IV/ Give the correct forms of the words:

1. People in my country are very warm and (friend) _________________ .
2. An (orphanage) _________________ is a child whose parents are dead.
3. L.A Hill is a (humor) __________________ writer.
4. Im (extreme) _________________ sorry for the delay.
5. She looks more (beauty) _________________ than her sister.
6. They were very (luck) __________________ to survive a shipwreck.
7. I love the (peaceful) _________________of summer evenings in the countryside.
8. Those cats look (love) __________________.
V/ t cu hi ct A tng ng vi cu tr li ct B.
A
B
1. What _________________________?
Nguyen Bao Quoc
2. How old ______________________?
fifteen
3. What _________________________?
tall, thin, curly short hair
4. What _________________________?
humorous, kind and helpful.
5. Where_________________________?
at 2/16 Tran Phu street.
6. Who _________________________?
his parents and elder sister.
7. What _________________________?
swimming, reading and fishing.
8. Who _________________________?
Phong and Nam.
VI/ Sap xep cac t thanh cau hoan chnh:
1. enough/ Jane/ stay / to/ alone/ old/ isnt/ at home.

2. you/ going/ to/ are/ what/ do /next weekend?

3. she/ hair/ black/ has/ long/ straight.

4. in the east/ rises/ sun/ the/ in the west/ sets/ and.

5. table/ large/ was/ in the kitchen/ there/ a/ wooden/ round.

6. awful/ an/ what/ house!

VII/ oc oan van sau o tra li cau hoi:

Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in
their life. And so do I. I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai. We are in the same class at
the primary school, and then secondary school. we are also neighbors so we spend most of
our time in learning and playing together. Hanh is beautiful girl with big black eyes and an
oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She likes
reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time. Mai isnt as
beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Mai is very sporty.
She spends most of her free time playing sports. Mai is a volleyball star of our school. she
is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I
love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.
* Questions:
1. Does the author have any close friends? What are their names?

2. What does Hanh look like?

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4. What does she often do in her free time?

5. Is Mai more beautiful than Hanh?

6. What is Mais hobby?

7. Which sport does Mai play in the school team?

8. What is Mais character?

VIII/ Viet mot oan van ve Trung s dung nhng thong

tin trong khung:
Name: Nguyen Manh Trung
Age: 15
Appearance: tall, fat, curly short hair
Characters: sociable, generous, kind
Address: 24 Nguyen Du street, Ho Chi Minh City
Family: mother, father, and two younger sisters
Friends: Nam, Thanh, Phong
His name is

IX. Choose the most suitable word from the list to fill in each gap.
generous orphan
humorous
reserved
annoy
1. He is a................writer.
2. It was................of you to share your food with me.
3. It................me when someone forgets to say thank you.
4. He has been a/an.............since he was 6 years old.
5. Lan is the new comer and comes from Hue. That's why she is
.
X. Read the following descriptions and answer the questions given below.
A. Mr.Bao is 37 years old. He's married and he's got two children, a boy and
a girl. He's an English teacher at Quoc Hoc High School. He's very tall
but rather slim. He loves his career and his students.
B. Ms. Loan is 25 years of age. She's still single, but she's got a boyfriend.
She works at the Provincial Post Office of Thua Thien Hue. She's tall and
pretty. Her hair is black and soft. She likes wearing "ao dai". She is a
hard-working clerk.
Questions.
1. How old is Mr. Bao? .................................................................................................................................................................
2. What does he do? .......................................................................................................................................................
3. What's her job?
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4. Where does he work? .......................................................................................................................................................

5. Where is her office? .......................................................................................................................................................
6. Is she a hard-working clerk?.......................................................................................................................................................
7. What is she like? .......................................................................................................................................................
XI- Rewrite the sentences, using ENOUGH:
1. We have a lot of sandwiches. We can have them for lunch.
...........................................................................................................................................
2. Youre 14 years old. You cant drive a car.
...........................................................................................................................................
3. She is a good student. She will be able to pass this exam.
...........................................................................................................................................
4. He does his work well. He can get promotion.
...........................................................................................................................................
5. This bag is very small. It cant carry everything.
......................................................................................................................................
6. Ba is tall. He can play volleyball.
.....................................................................................................................................
7.
Lan is intelligent. She can do that test.
.....................................................................................................................................
8.
His parents are very rich. They can buy a new car.
.....................................................................................................................................
9.
Phong and Thu arent tall. They cant play basketball.
.....................................................................................................................................
10.
Tam is old. He can ride a motorbike.
.....................................................................................................................................
11.
Phu is very strong. He can carry those heavy bags.
.....................................................................................................................................
12.
We are thirsty . We can drink a lot of water.
.....................................................................................................................................
13.
The children are tired. They go to bed early.
.....................................................................................................................................
14.
He is hungry. He eats three loaves of bread.
.....................................................................................................................................
15.
Hoa is skillful. She can make her own handkerchief.
.....................................................................................................................................
XII- Use enough and the word in the brackets to link the following sentences:
1. He is very short. He cant reach the book on the bookshelf. (Tall)
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2. She is old. She cant climb the stairs. (strong)
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3. dont get married. You are too young. (old)
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4. The coffee is hot. You cant drink it. (cool)
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5. My brother is very young. He cant wash himself. (old)
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UNIT 2: MAKING ARRANGEMENTS

*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

1- Be going to + V-nd:
*Cng thc:

(+) S + am/ is/ are +going to + V--nd......................

(-) S + am/ is/ are + not + going to + V-nd..................
(?) Am/ Is/ Are + S + going to + V-nd....................?
- Yes, S + tobe.
- No, S + tobe + not.
*Cch dng:
-Din t hnh ng chc chn s xy ra hoc d nh hay k hoch
vch sn trong tng lai.
Ex: I am going to play tennis this afternoon.
*Cc t i km: tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, in the
future.

2- Adverbs of place: Chng ta s dng trng t ch a im ch v tr ca ngi

hoc vt.
here
: ay
V du:
there
: ang kia
- Hes here.
- Shes there.
outside
: ben ngoai,
- Theyre upstairs.
pha ngoai
inside
: ben trong
upstairs
: tren lau
downstairs
: di lau
- Ngoi ra cn c c t: in, on, at, behind, in front of, to the left of, to the right of, on the
right, on the left.
For example
We are sitting in the room.
She stays at home
The book is on the desk.
She stands behind me
Put the chairs in front of the board.
Grow flowers to the left of the house.
Keep standing on the right.
I-Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

1.

a. sit

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a. children
b. chicken
c. chair
d. character
3.
a. curly
b. shy
c. fly
d. sky
4.
a. joke
b. local
c. blond
d. sociable
5.
a. laugh
b. enough
c. photograph
d. although
6.
a. taught
b. cause
c. caught
d. laugh
7.
a. meet
b. volunteer
c. seem
d. free
8.
a. straight
b. train
c. hair
d. rain
9.
a. person
b. blond
c. commercial
d. control
10.
a. cousin
b. country
c. cough
d. enough
II- Give the correct form of the words in capital.
1. She is beautiful with a..smile.
LOVE
2. Each of my friends has a.character
DIFFER
3. Nam is very.., kind and generous
SOCIAL
4. After his parents died, he was sent to an
ORPHAN
5. Some of my ..are not very friendly.
CLASS
6. We like our math teacher because he is very..
HUMOR
7. I am ..in collecting stamps
INTEREST
8. I feel ..having a lot of friends
LUCK
9. The school yard is veryat recess
NOISE
10.He is He never talks much in public
RESERVE
11.Ill make for you to meet him at the airport. ARRANGE
12.Tuan .his friends to his house on Christmas? INVITATION
13.My..
will call you later. (ASSIST)
14.What led to the..
of the telephone? (INVENT)
15.Mr. Pike runs his business very.His friends admire him. (SUCCESS)
16.My brother bought a new.. rod yesterday. (FISH)
17.Their children have quite.. characters.
(DIFFERENCE)
III- Write sentences. Say what people are going to do.
Eg: I feel very tired. (take a day off)
I am going to take a day off.
1. My uncle has won some money. (buy a new car)

2. They received a wedding present from their penpal friend, Nien. (write a letter to thank him)

3. Ill have an annual holiday next month. (visit Ha Long Bay)

4. My father has a bad cough. (stop smoking)

..
5. Linh is studying medicine . (be a doctor)

6. We have bought some bricks. (build a garage)

7. The windows are dirty and Maill be free this afternoon. (clean the windows)

8. Jane and Lan have decided ta have a party. (invite lots of people)

9. Now its starting to rain, and you havent got an umbrella. (get wet)

10.I feel awful. Theres a terrible feeling in my stomache. (be sick)

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IV- Write sentences about what these people are going tobe. Use the words in the
box:
Teacher
Interpreter
pilot
actor
athlete /ethli:t/ VV
in kinh
Chef
driver
singer
lawyer
Eg: Hai is learning to drive. =>he is going to be a driver.

dancer

a. Lan is learning to dance.

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b.Hoa loves children.
=>
c.Tom and John are learning to fly.
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d.Nam is studying law.
=>
e.Bods at drama school.
=>
f.Peter cooks very well.
=>.
g.Loan is good at languages.
=>
h.Linda can run very fast.
=>
i.Thu is very good at singing.
=>
V- Complete the sentences, using the appropriate adverbs in the box.
in
on there outside
inside upstairs here downstairs out over
1.The children love Disneyland. They want to go there again.
2. I opened the box and look
3. She ran..to open the door for him.
4. Im afraid I cant drink coffee with milk..
5. Lets go..and sit in the sun.
6. Wait . Ill be back in a minute.
7. He ran up the stairs to see what happened..
8. Whats..at the Rex movie Theater this week?
9. Cometo my place and well discuss it.
10. Dr Hammond is..right now. Can I take a message?
VI- Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1. The post office is not far..my house.
2. Lets meet..the City Theater..7 oclock.
3. She was born.May 16th, 2001.Nha Trang.
4. He worked..deaf- mutes..Boston University.
5. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her.8 603 423.
6. Snow is falling allthe country.
7. Will you pick meafter the party?
8. The secrectary took a message..her boss.
9. he emigrated..Canada...1870s.
10. We all agreed.their request for a full investigation.
VII/Choose the best answer:
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1. Deaf-mutes can _____ speak _____ hear.

a. both and
b. not onlybut also
c. neithernor
d. eitheror
2. Alexander Graham Bell was born _____ March 3, 1847.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. during
3. They _____ from Canada to America to find work.
a. started
b. demonstrated
c. delivered
d. emigrated
4. Would you like _____ a message?
a. to leave
b. leave
c. leaving
d. left
5. She came _____ with anew idea for increasing sale.
a. on
b. up
c. in
d. over
6. Hell come ____ to pick you _____ .
a. on/ in
b. over/ on
c. in/ up
d. over/ up
7. Dont come in. Please wait _____ for your turn.
a. inside
b. downstairs
c. outside
d. upstairs
8. Our friends _____ meet us at the airport tonight.
a. are
b. are going to
c. go to
d. will be to
9/ Jonh always ____________ six days a week
a/ works
b/ worked
c/ will work
d/ is working
10/ She ____________ swimming once a week
a/ is going
b/ goes
c/ went
d/ will go
11/ They ____________ looking for a dictionary now
a/ being
b/ were
c/ be
d/ are
12/We ____________ English here in 1987
a/ were teaching b/ are teaching c/ taught
d/ teached
13/ Daisy ____________ married on May 19 in 2008
a/ got
b/ is getting
c/ will get
d/ gets
14/ The Earth ____________ around the Sun
a/ goes
b/ will go
c/ is going
d/ go
15/ Tom ____________ hard last night so he ____________ tired today
a/ worked/was
b/ works/was
c/works/is
d/ worked/is
VIII. Use the key words to write meaningful sentences with BE GOING TO.
E.g.: He / be / ready / five. => He's going to be ready at five.
1. men / repair / roof/ house / next week.
=>
2. teacher / explain / next lesson / us / tomorrow.
=>
3. Mrs. Johnson / wear / new dress / this / evening?
=>
4. Browns / buy / new house / this year.
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5. my family / visit / my grandparents / Nha Trang / next month.
=>
6. we / listen / that radio program / this evening.
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7 . I / ask / Mr. Wilson / his / advice / this matter.

=>...
8. They / build / new house / here / August?
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UNIT 3: AT HOME
*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

I. Modal verbs: ng t khuyt thiu

+ HAVE TO + V: Dung e dien ta y can phai lam g
V du:I have a very important test tomorrow. I have to study tonight.
Neu chu t la ngoi th ba, so t , ta dung has to
Neu muon dien ta s viec trong qua kh, ta dung had to
V du: I had to study last night.
* Chung ta can lu y la have to, has to , had to c s dung nh
mot ong t thng nen khi oi sang the nghi van (Interrogative)
hoac the phu nh (Negative) ta mn tr ong t to do.
+ MUST + V: Cung giong nh have to, must dien ta y can phai
lam g. Must nhan manh vao s bat buoc, tam quan trong cua s
viec hoac khong con s la chon nao khac. Must la mot trong
nhng ong t ac biet.
Hay nhan xet cac v du sau.
- You must do it now.
- He must do it now.
- You must not come late.
- Must he stay in his room ?
+ OUGHT TO + V = should: Dung e dien ta mot li khuyen nen
lam g, Ought to cung la mot trong nhng ong t ac biet.
Hay nhan xet cac v du sau.
- You ought to get up earlier.
- He ought to get up earlier.
- He oughtnt to get up late.
II. Reflexive pronouns: i t phn thn.
Hay nhan xet bang sau:
Ngi
chu ng
I
FIRST PERSON
we
SECOND PERSON
THIRD PERSON

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myself
ourselves
yourself (singular)
yourselves (plural)
himself
herself
itself
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themselves
* i t phn thn c dung e nhan manh chnh chu ng (Subject),
ch khong ai khac, thc hien viec g hoac trong trng hp chu
ng (Subject) va tuc t (Object) eu ch mot ngi hoac mot vat.
V du:
- He draw that picture himself.
(Chnh anh ta a ve bc tranh
o.)
- She draw that picture herself.
(Chnh co ta a ve bc tranh
o.)
- I cut myself.
(Toi b t tay.)
- Tom cut himself.
(Tom b t tay.)
III. Prepositions of time.
1. In:
in + month/ year (in June, in 2000)
in + season (in summer)
in + the morning/ evening .......
2. On:
on + day (on Monday)
on + days of month (on 1st, on 10th )
on the weekend
3. At:
at + a time of the day (at 6 a.m, at 8 p.m)
at night
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others .

1. a. feed
b. clean
c. empty
d. sweep
2. a. tank
b. can
c. have
d. safe
3. a. floor
b. door
c. more
d. poor
4. a. able
b. table
c. may
d. rack
5. a. couch
b. cough
c. sound
d. ground
6. a. bed
b. telephone
c. help
d. deaf
7. a. precaution
b. cause
c. saucepan
d. aunt
8. a. steamer
b. bead
c. great
d. cheap
9. a. chore
b. chemical
c. character
d. school
10. a. socket
b. stove
c. oven
d. bowl
II- Fill in the blank with one suitable reflexive pronoun.
1. He was very surprised when he looked at .. in the mirror.
2. I dont like going to the cinema with other people. I prefer going by
3.The child had no brothers or sisters, so she often had to play by.
4. Im afraid that the children are going to cut. on the broke glass.
5. We had a great time London together. We really enjoyed..
6. Can I take another biscuit ? Of course. Help...
7. Dont worry about Linn and me. We can look after
8. I gave them a key to our house so that they could let.. in
9. Phuong had a great holiday. She enjoyed.....
10. Please try and understand how I feel. Put..in my position.
III- Fill in the blank with MUST or HAVE TO
1. I am sleepy. I....go to bed now.
2. You really .come and see our new house one day.
3. My son .go to school on Sunday.
4. My sister..practice the piano 3 hours a day.
5. I .read this book. It is very interesting.
6. English children...stay at school until they 16 years old.
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7. I ...give him the money. He is in need of help.

8. You .keep the drugs out of childrens reach.
9. Her eyes are bad so she.. wear glasses all the time.
10. Tom... cook the meal because his wife is away.
IV- Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition
1.I havent seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her ..Saturday.
2.Ill phone you Sunday evening about 7 oclock.
3.Tom went to bedmidnight and got up .5.30 the next morning.
4..Sunday morning,we usually go for a walkthe park.
5.We usually gatherHenrys home..Christmas.
6.The door bell and the telephone rang..the same time.
7.Ben has been invited to a wedding20 February.
8.Mr Thanh isnt here . the moment.Hell be back..a few minutes.
9.I havent seen LizMonday.
10.Can I meet you..8 a.m and 9 a.m.
V- Give the correct form of the words in capital
1. Be careful to cover the.sockets for the safe
ELECTRIC
of the children
2. Every household in my.. .has a TV set.
NEIGHBOR
3. The childhimself by playing with a knife.
INJURY
4. Look in the and find the sweater for me.
ROBE
5. Im going to the supermarket to buy a rice.
COOK
6. Cook the meat in the .at least 30 minute.
STEAM
7. We must remember the.precaution in the home
SAFE
8. You must put all the and drug in a locked cupboard.
CHEMIST
9. The....of the telephone made Alexander
INVENT
famous all over the world.
10. You must put all the .objects out of
DANGER
childrens reach.
VI- Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
2. They (go).....to the church twice a week
3. My aunt (have to)..go now
4. Yesterday (be).. the first day of the new school year.
5. She (cut) the grass in the garden now
6. Does your sister enjoy(swim).. in the sea?
7. I (not think) he must (go) out now.
8. Where you (go)... for your holiday last year?
9. She is afraid of (tell) about herself.
10. You (stay) at home tonight? I dont know, perhaps I (go)
. out.
VII- Choose the best answers
1.What are you doing ?- Im looking at in the mirror
a. me
b. myself
c. myself
d. yourself
2. Im going to be.late tonight. Dont wait for me.
a. house
b. work
c. home
d. office
3. I have to go and meet Grandma because she is
a. not well
b. not good
c. not sick
d. not ill
4. You to go to the market yourself to buy some fish and vegetables.
a. must
b. ought
c. should
d. can
5. You use a ..to cook rice.
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a. steamer
b. pan
c. rice cooker d. oven
6. We can easily find the..under the sink in the kitchen.
a. armchair
b. cushion
c. bookshelf
d. saucepan
7. Children often eat drugs because they look like.
a. things
b. candy
c. drinks
d. cupboards
8. You must.the sockets so that children wont be killed.
a. put
b. cover
c. reach
d. include
9. You can usually find soap and in the bathroom.
a. folders
b. bed
c. shampoo
d. fridge
10. What is she doing ? She is..the floor.
a. doing
b. sweeping
c. dusting
d. feeding
VIII- Rewrite the following sentences based on given cues.
1. There/ two/ armchairs/ left corner/ living- room.
..
2. Next to/ my house/ large park.
..
3. Right side/ room/ there/ door.
.
4. There/ T.V set/ beside / bookshelf.
..
5. You/ ought/go/ market/ buy/fish/ vegetables.

6. I/ going/ visit/ grandma/after work/

.
7. On/ bookshelves/ next/ sofa/ pots/flowers.
..
8. Why/ we/ put/ these things/ out/ childrens reach?

X- Read the passage and answer the following questions:

My aunt Nhan is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five. However, she often appears on
the stage as a young girl. Nhan will have to take part in a new play soon. This time she will be a
girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last
year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-colored dress. If anyone
asks her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to grow up.
1. What does your Tan do?

..........................................................................................................................................
2. How old is she?
..........................................................................................................................................
3. When will Nhan have to take part in a new play?
..........................................................................................................................................
4. What did she have to wear in another play last year?
..........................................................................................................................................
5. Does she like to talk about her
age? .................................................................................................................................
.........
XI. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house. It
was a hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and
electricity but for some reasons, there was no electricity light in the kitchen. It was some thing
quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling
because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house.
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1. When did they move into their new house?

...........................................................................................................................................
2. Was the house new or old?
...........................................................................................................................
...............
3. Was the house more than a century old?
.........................................................................................................................................
..
4. Was there no electricity in the house?
.........................................................................................................................................
..
5. Why did the writer feel puzzled?
.........................................................................................................................................
..
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*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

1. Th qu kh thng:

*Cng thc:
*Vi ng t thng:
(+) S + V-ed / V-pI.
(-) S + didnt + V-nd.
(?) Did + S + V-nd?
-Yes, S + did.
-No, S + didnt.
Notes:
V-ed : l ng t c quy tc.
V-pI: l ng t bt quy tc (phi hc
thuc)

*Vi ng t tobe:
(+) S + was/ were + adj/ N.
(-) S + wasnt/ werent + adj/ N.
(?) Was/ Were + S + adj/ N ?
-Yes, S + was/ were.
-No, S + wasnt/ werent.
Notes:
S = she, he, it, danh t s t, I: Was
S = we, you, they, danh t s nhiu: were

*Cch dng:
-Din t hnh ng xy ra v chm dt mt thi im xc nh trong
qu kh.
Ex: I lived in Lam Cot 2 years ago.
I was at home yesterday.
-Dng k li 1 chui cc hot ng xy ra lin tip.
Ex: Yesterday I came home late, I had a bath, ate noodles, watched TV and then
went to bed.

*Cc t i km :
Yesterday, last (week/ month/ year/ summer/ night.), ago, in 1991.
*Cch vit chnh t khi thm ui ED:
-Thng thng ta thm ui ed vo sau ng t .
Ex: visit -> visited
-Nhng ng t kt thc bng e, ch thm d.
Ex: live ->lived
-Nhng ng t kt thc bng 1 ph m trc n l 1 nguyn m duy nht,
nhn i ph m sau mi thm ed.
Ex: stop ->stopped
-Nhng ng t kt thc bng y i thnh i sau thm ed.(trc y l
nguyn m khng i)
Ex: study -> studied
play -> played
*cch c ui ed: c 3 cch c ui ed:
/-t/ : khi ng t kt thc bng sh, p, k, f, s, ch.
Ex: washed, watched, looked
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/-id/: khi ng t kt thc bng t, d.

Ex: wanted, needed..
/-d/: cc ng t cn li.
Ex: played, lived..

2. Used to.
*Din t 1 thi quen trong qu kh (by gi khng cn na):

(+) S + used to + V-nd..?

(-)S + didnt + use to + V-nd..?
(?) Did + S + use to + V-nd..?
+Cng thc tng ng:
S + used to + V-nd = S + often + V-qk..
= S + dont/ doesnt + V-nd + .any more
Ex: My father used to smoke = My father often smoked.
= My father doesnt smoke any more.
*Quen lm g: din t vic lm quen, thch nghi vi vic g hin
ti.
S + get + used to + V-ing= S + tobe + used to + V-ing
Ex: I am/ get used to getting up early in the morning.
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.

a. match

b. pan

c. transmit

d. safety

2.

a. equipment

b. upset

c. end

d. help

3.

a. folk

b. hold

c. photo

d. neighbor

4.

a. fairy

b. train

c. afraid

d. wait

5.

a. excited

b. prince

c. once

d. escape

II. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks:

1. His siste was born . 1992.
a. in
b.on
c. at
d. by
th
2. My birthday is . May 28 .
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. by
3. They came here 8a.m. and 9a.m.
a. at
b. before
c. after
d. between
4. Springs come Summers.
a. at
b. before
c. after
d. between
5. When he say young, he .. fishing with his brother.
a. uses to go
b. used to go
c. was used to go
d. is used to going
6. What did they do
a. yesterday night
b. the night of yesterday
c. last night
d. the night in yesterday
7. Yesterday morning she ... absent from clas because she was ill.
a. is
b. was
c. will be
d. would be
8. The man left the room just a few minutes.
a. before
b. after
c. yet
d. ago
9. Well leave Moscow for London half an hour.
a. on
b. for
c. in
d. by
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10. Have you done your homework ..?

a. already
b. yet
c. just
d. ago
11. _____ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
a. Novel
b. Fiction
c. Folktale
d. Legend
12. When I was a child, I _____ follow my Mom to the market.
a. used to
b. like
c. get used to
d. usually
13. We must be there _____ 7.30 and 10.30.
a. at
b. before
c. between
d. after
14. Theyll arrive _____ Monday, 14 July.
a. in
b. at
c. during
d. on
15. I like folktale and _____ does my sister.
a. neither
b. so
c. too
d. either
16. They wanted to know ____ she left early .
a. why
b. what
c. when
d. where
17. My father used _____ us to the zoo when he was alive.
a. took
b. taking
c. to take
d. take
18. Oh, thats nice. where _____ it?
a. do you buy
b. are you buy
c. did you buy
d. you buy
III/ Give the correct forms of the verbs:
1. They (award) ___________ him a medal for bravery last year.
2. Mr. Brown used (play) _____________ football when he (be) ______ young.
3. Mozart (start) ________ (compose) ________ at the age of five and (write) _________
more than 600 pieces of music.
4. _____________you (go) ___________out last night?
5. Last night I (go) __________ to bed late. Suddenly I (hear) ___________ a noise. I
(get) _______ up to see what it (be) ________but I (not see) _____________ anything.
6. What ___________ you (use) __________to do in your free time? I used to go fishing.
7. Martha (phone) __________ me yesterday. Shes on holiday in France. She (have)
__________ a great time and (not want) ____________ to come back.
8. My parents used (live) _________ in Hue. They (be) _________ born and (grow)
__________ up there. In 1969, they (move) ____________ to Da Nang and then to
Saigon. At present we (live) __________ in a small house in Ho Chi Minh City.
9. The Moon (move) ...... around the Earth.
10. The children (play) ...... in the park at the moment.
11. My mother (cook) ...... a meal now.
12. Be careful! The bus (come) .......
13. My friend (get) ...... married in August this year.
14. She (visit) ...... Hue this summer vacation.
15. What. your mother (do) ...... now?
16. He used to (swim) ...... in this river.
17. I am used to (cook) ...... at home.
18. Are you used to (get) ...... up early?
IV- Supply the correct form of the words in brackets
1. That boy has a ( girl ) face.
2. The worst part is being ( help ) to change anything.
3. Helen, where is the vacuum ( clean ) ?
4. Have you got a ( wash ) ....... machine at home ?
5. Dont just sit watching television-make yourshelf (use ).?
6. The group shared their ( remember ) .. of life at school.
7. We always get ( love ) .. in London.
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8. Peoples reaction to the film has varied ( great ) .. .

9. Its ( tradition ) . in American to eat turkey on Thanks-giving Day.
10. All of her children ( marry ) ended in divorce.
V. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences (if any):
1. We used to playing marbles much years before.
2. He didnt used to staying up late night.
3. On the dictionary Friday comes after Wednesday .
4. What do you do yesterday night?
5. We go swimming on the river on last week.
6. My sister is born on 1970.
7. Childs often receivetoys and cakes from Santa Claus on Christmas.
8. They usually get up soon at the morning.
9. How do you often take a nap on noon?
10. It is often rains on summer.
VI. put these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. school / to / didnt / go / he / because / home / he/ had / stay / to/ to / after / look /
mother / sick / his.

2. chil / was / I /a / when / I / football / play / to / use.

3. Minh / did / what / ask / him / help / sister / his / to / do /to ?

4. had / do /to / mother / his / everything / equipment / modern / without / of / help / the.

5. foolish / is / man / the / to / too /lesson / the / understand.

6. not / sister / her / is / enough / old / married / get / to.

7. not / get / to /use / we / did / up / morning / early / the / in.

8. book / of / kind / what / you /looking / are / for ?

9. sister / younger / his / is / not / intelligent / also / but / only / pretty.

10. often / you / do / how / cinema / to / go / the?

VII/ Hoan thanh cau vi t gi y:

1. We/ not go/ school/ Saturdays.

2. They/ usually/ hold/ party/ New Years Eve.

3. I/ going/ see/ Joanna/ lunchtime.

4. Last night/ she/ come home/ 10.30 and 11.00.

5. Jazz/ become/ popular/ United States/ the 1920s.

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6. I/ call/ you/ Friday afternoon/ about 2.30.

7. The first man/ walk/ moon/ 21 July 1969.

8. We/ often/ have/ short holiday/ Christmas.

9.
I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid.

10. As / child / I / used / know / her / well.

11. How / you / use / get / school?

12. He / used / travel / lot / before / you / get /job?

13. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until I we I fall / asleep.

14. What / you / do / last weekend?

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N THI GIA K I

1:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1P
1. a. object
b. socket
c. household
d. opposite
2. a. safety
b. electricity
c. myself
d. anything
3. a. cupboards
b. boat
c.soap
d. road
4. a. knife
b. socket
c desk
d. bookshelf
II- Give the correct form of these verbs: (1,5P)
1.The sun (rise) in the East.
---------------------------2.Ba isnt strong enough (carry) this box.
--------------------------3.I have to (clean) my house everyday.
--------------------------4.My mother (buy) a new book yesterday.
--------------------------5.I used (eat) bread for breakfast.
--------------------------6. I am used to (get) up early.
-------------------------III-Choose the best answer: (2P)
1.What_______she_________like?
a.do/ look
b.is/ look
c.does/ look
2.Nga has a movie ticket. She________a movie tonight.
a.is going to see
b.see
c.sees
3.You ought_____________harder.
a.study
b.to study
c.studying
4.She is old enough__________drive a car.
a.to drive
b.drives
c.driving
5.What is she like?
a.Shes sociable
b.Shes tall
c.she has long hair
6.Hung can repair this car__________.
a.hiself
b.himself
c.heself
7.I am going to Ha Noi ___________January.
a.on
b.at
c.in
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8.She will be back______________7oclock because she wants to see the 7 oclock news.
a.after
b.at
c.before
IV-Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2P)
I like my aunt Emily the best. She is my mothers youngest sister. She lives in a small village
near Bath. She is fifty years old, but shes quite young in spirit. She is slim, tall and has thick
brown hair. She is sociable and generous. She likes reading and gardening in her free time.
1.What is your aunts name?

_______________________________________________________________________
2.How old is she?

_______________________________________________________________________
3.What does she look like?

_______________________________________________________________________
4.What is she like?

______________________________________________________________________
V-Match the questions in A with the correct answers in B : (1P)
A
B
1.What does your father look like?
a.Because one match can cause a fire.
2.Where did you live two years ago?
b.She watches TV.
3.Why musnt children play with matches?
c.I lived in Hue.
4.What does Lan do in her free time?
e.He is short and fat.
1__________
2____________
3__________
4__________
VI-Complete the following sentences, use the words given: (1P)
1.My mother/ used/ live/ a/ farm.

_________________________________________________________________
2.She/ have/ long/ black/ hair.

_________________________________________________________________
3.I/ not/ tall/ enough/ reach the top of this tree.

_________________________________________________________________
4. Lan/ have to/ clean/ house/ everyday.

________________________________________________________________
VII- Use enough and the word in the brackets to link the following sentences: (1,5P)
1. He is very short. He cant reach the book on the bookshelf. (Tall)

2. She is old. She cant climb the stairs. (strong)

.
3. dont get married. You are too young. (old)

4. The coffee is hot. You cant drink it. (cool)

5. My brother is very young. He cant wash himself. (old)

6. The weather is bad. We cant go out. (good)

2:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1P)
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1.
2.
3.
4.

a. pan
a. cover
a. injure
a. reach

b. match
b. folder
b. knife
b. such

c. lamp
c. send
c. kill
c. chemical

d. save
d. answer
d. sink
d. chore

II- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

(2P)
1. ..is a big metal box for keeping food and drink cold and fresh.
a. Counter
b. Sink
c. Jar
d. Refrigerator
2. You to eat more, you are too thin.
a. should
b. ought
c. could
d. must
3. Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the ..
a. desk
b. wardrobe
c. refrigerator
d. bookshelf
4. She felt and hurt ..
a. her
b. herself
c. himself
d. myself
5. They bought ..a new car.
a. theyself
b. theyselves
c. themselves
d. themself
6. He wear a suit to work but he usually does.
a. doesnt have to b. mustnt
c. have to
d. must
7. Paul looked at .in the mirror.
a. he
b. herself
c. himself
d. his self
8. .is a thing that you use in a kitchen for cooking food.
a. Cooker
b. Cook
c. Refrigerator
d. Counter
III- Give the correct form of the words: (1P)
1.Trung and his friends like...movie very much
ACT
2. Bell experimented with way of transmitting.........
SPEAK
over a long distance
3. My aunt is a shop.....
ASSIST
4. We are making... ...for the trip to
ARRANGE
Dien Been next week.
IV- Give the correct form of the verbs: (2,5P)
1. The Sun always (rise). in the East. Look! It (rise) now.
2. I dont think I (go) out tonight. Im too tired.
3. Where you (spend)... your summer holiday last year, Tam ?
4. In my country it (not rain) much in winter.
5. I (not know). how to dance when I (be)... six years old.
6. My father (not like) drinking beer but yesterday he (have)
.. two big glasses of beer because he (be). happy to receive my
mothers news.
V- Read the passage and answer the following questions (2P)
A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country. It was early spring, so they thought it
was too cold to go to the seaside.
They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 kilometers into the country until they came
to this favorite place. Huy and his sister went to the wood to pick wild flowers. Huy's parents sat
quietly fishing by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back
into the basket and went back to their car. They got home at 5.00 p.m.
1. When did Huy's family go for a picnic in the country?

2.Did they set off without eating breakfast?

3.How far is it from Huys house to the favorite place?

4. How did they go to the country?
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5. What did Huy and his sister do in the wood?

.
6. What did Huys parents do?

7.Did they get home at 4.30?

8. What time did they go home?

VI-Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the original meanings are unchanged:(1P)
1. Jack is not old enough to ride a motorbike.

Jack is too.......................................................................................................................
2. It took him an hour to solve that exercise.

He spent.............................................................................................................................
3. I used to live in London.

I dont .............................................................................................................
4. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country

We used.
VII- Use the suggestions to make meaningful sentences: (0,5P)
1. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid.

2. What / you / do / last weekend?

3:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1P)
1. a. patient
b. address
c. assistant
d. distance
2. a. fishing
b. cousin
c. invent
d. furniture
3. a. conduct
b. customer
c. upstairs
d. introduce
4. a. upstairs
b. fair
c. straight
d. downstairs
II- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
(2P)
1. I (was/ were/ am) born in Ha Noi .
2. I (learn/ learnt/ will learn) English next year.
3. My mother usualy (cook/ cooked/ cooks) for my family.
4. Look! A man (running/ is running/ runs) in the train.
5. He (stay/ going to stay/ will stay) here untill she comes back.
6. Why are you working so hard? Because I (will buy/ am going to buy) a car so Im saving as
much as I can.
7. Dad! Can you mend it for me? Sorry, I cant. Ask Mom she (will/ is going to) do it for you.
8. I havent got enough money to get a house. No problem, I (will/ am going to) lend you some.
III- Give the correct form of the words: (1P)
1. Thomas Watson was Bell's ., wasn't he?
assist
2. She's beautiful with a ....smile.
love
3. Each of my friends has a .character.
differ
4. Nam is very ., kind and generous.
social
IV- Give the correct form of the verbs: (2P)
1. Millions of people (visit)......................................Ha Long Bay every year.
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2.The Brown family (build) .. that house long ago.

3. Yesterday I (be) .. busy, so I ( not have ) time to phone you.
4.Nga and Hoa (see) a movie tonight
5.It (be) hot in the summer.
6.The soft drink (not be) cool enough for me to drink.
7.The earth (circle) .. the sun once every 365 days.
V- Read the passage and answer the following questions (2P)
I want to tell you about my brothers day. He usually gets up at 6.30 every morning. He
often eats eggs for breakfast and dinks some milk. He sometimes walks to school. His classes start
at 7.30 and end at 11.30. He has a fifteen-minute break for break, he often chats with his friends
in his free time. He plays sports in the afternoon. He does his homework and takes a bath. He
watches TV every day. On Sunday morning, he goes to his art class. He is very good at drawing.
1. What time does the writers brother get up?

.
2. Does he have eggs and milk for breakfast?

.
3. How does he go to school?

.
4. What does he do in his free time?

.
5. How often does he watch TV?

.
6.When does he go to his art class?

.
7. Does he swim in the afternoon?

.
8.What is he good at?

.
VI-Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the original meanings are unchanged:(1P)
1.This montain is very high. we cant climb it.

This mountain is too

2. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?

Are you tall enough..?

3. There are ten people in the room but there are only eight chairs.

There arent.
5. This picture is $10.50, I have only $ 9.50 so I cant buy it.

I havent.
VII- Order these words into meaningful sentences (1P)
1. short / sister / hair / my / curly / has.

..
2. brown / has / eyes / she / big.

..
3. many / are / flowers / garden / in / red / her / there / small.

..
4. car / is / black / it / big / a.
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Bi tp thm
I- Choose the proper words to fill in the spaces in this paragraph:
take , everyone, members , indeed, four, sometimes , old , younger, mother , lot
MY FAMILY
My family is small . There are only four (1) . in my family. They are my father , my
(2) . my siter and me.
My father is a teacher . Hes about forty-six years (3) My mother works at home .
Shes a few years (4) .. than my father . My sister goes to school . She is seventeen
years old . I am (5) years younger than my sister. (6)than my family is
good an happy. My father and my mother love my sister and me a (7) .They buy many
things for us .Sometimes they (8) us to the zoo.They also tell us many interesting stories .(9)
they help us in your studies .
(10) , I love my family very much.
II- Complete these sentences with the suitable prepositions.
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ..March 3rd , 1845Scotland.
2. He worked .deaf - mutes ..Boston University.
3. I'll come .to pick her at 8 o'clock.
4. Mrs Lan called .her newspaper delivery.
5. I couldn't meet Mrs Chi because she's .
6. He worked very hard and finally came a very important invention.

Ngy hc: ....

Bui 7

Ngy hc: ....

Bui 8

N THI GIA K I (cont)

UNIT 5: STUDY HABITS

*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

1. ADVERBS OF MANNER : trang t ch the cach

- Adverbs of manner cho chung ta biet hanh ong xay ra nh the
nao (How?)
- Mot so trang t ch the cach c hnh thanh bang cach them
ly vao sau tnh t.
V du:
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
soft
softly
beautiful
beautifully
bad
badly
Can chu y vai trng hp ngoai le sau:
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
hard
hard
fast
fast
good
well
Hay nhan xet cac v du sau:
1.Hes a bad swimmer. He swims badly.
2.Hes a good player. He plays well.
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3.Theyre hard workers. They work hard.

*Cng thc:
Adj :
S + tobe + a/ an + adj + N
Adv :

adv

*Ghi nh:
tnh - danh
ng - trng
2. SHOULD + V-nd..: NN LM G
- Should c dung vi ong t nguyen mau (bare infinitive) e
dien ta y nen lam g.
- Cau truc nay dung chung cho tat ca cac ngoi.
- ay la mot trong nhng ong t ac biet nen khi oi sang the
phu nh ta them NOT vao sau nhng ong t nay. Khi oi sang
the nghi van ta ao Should ra trc ch ng.
CU HI
CU KHNG NH
CU PH NH
Should I leave now ?
I should leave now.
I shouldnt leave
now.
Should she leave now ?
She should leave now.
She shouldnt
leave now.
3. REPORTED SPEECH (CU GIN TIP)
Direct speech (Trc tip)
Indirect speech (Gin tip)
V1 +
S+ told / asked O + to + V1 +
KHNG
Mike said to Mary, Come in,
Mike told Mary to come in.
NH
please.
Dont + V1 +
S+ told / asked O + not + to + V1 +

PH NH "Don't play on the grass, boys," she

said.
She askes the boys not to play on the grass.
Can/could/ may /might you +
S+ told / asked O + to V1...
V1 ...?
Nam asked/ told me to close that door.
YU CU Could you close this door?, said Nam to
me.
You should / ought to +
S+ told + B +(that) S+ shough/ ought to V1...
LI
V1.
He told his son he should do his homework that
night.
He
said
to
his
son,
You
should
do
your
KHUYN
homework tonight.
- Ngoi th nhat chuyen ve cung ngoi ngi noi.: (I he, she; me him/ her;
my his, her )
- Ngoi th hai chuyen ve cung ngoi ngi nghe: (you I, we, he, she, they; you
me, us, him, her, them; your my...)
-Ngoi th ba khong oi ngoi (sh/she/ it/ they)

Trc tip

Gin tip

This / These / Here

That / Those / There

Now / Today / Tonight

Then / That day / That night

The next/ following day
The day before
The following week/ year
The previous week / year

Tomorrow
Yesterday
Next week / year
Last week / year

I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others .
1. a. Spanish
b. habit
c. necessary
d. satisfactory.
2. a. mend
b. semester
c. letter
d. report.
3. a. comment
b. promise
c. shop
d. improve.
4. a. meaning
b. heart
c. eat
d. speak.
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II. Change into reported speech: (Imperatives: Cau menh lenh)

1.
I said to my son, Take this book to the shelf! ( chuyn said to told/ asked )

..................................................................................................................................................
2.

My husband said to me, Go to the movies!

..................................................................................................................................................
3.

Linh said to Nam Please wait for me outside the theater

..................................................................................................................................................
4.

I said to Jim, Dont shout

..................................................................................................................................................
5.

My daughter said to us, Dont laugh so loud.

..................................................................................................................................................
6.

She said to her parents, Dont listen to him this time.

..................................................................................................................................................
7. The manager said, Come into my office, please.

.............................................................................................................................................
8. The teacher said to us,Dont make so much noise.

.............................................................................................................................................
9. Mr. White said, Please come to our dinner tonight, Sheva.

.............................................................................................................................................
10.Dont call me again at this late hour! Sam said to Susan.

.............................................................................................................................................
III. Change into reported speech: (Requests: Cau yeu cau)
7. I said to peter, Can you lend me some money?

...........................................................................................................................................
..
8. She said to them, Can you go fishing with me?

...........................................................................................................................................
..
9. I said to Peter, Can you lend me some money?
............................................................................................................................................
10. She said to them, Can you go fishing with me?

............................................................................................................................................
.
IV. Change into reported speech: (Advice: Cau khuyen nhu)
11. The doctor said to the patient, You should stay in bed today.
.........................................................................................................................................
12. The teacher said to his students: You ought to obey you r parents.
.....................................................................................................................................
13. They said to Hoa, You should stay in bed today.
.....................................................................................................................................
14. Our teacher said to Na, You should practise speaking English everyday
........................................................................................................................................
V. Choose the best answer:
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1) He said to her, Give up smoking!

A. He told her to give up smoking.
B. He told her not to give up smoking.
C. He told her if she gave up smoking.
D. He told her to giving up smoke.
2) He told them, Don't tell me such a nonsense!
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense. B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense. D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
3) Will and Tim said, We were very happy about the present.
Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.
A. had been
B. been
C. were
D. were being
4) Sarah said, My Mom takes me to school every day.
A. Sarah said her Mom took her to school every day.
B. Sarah said her Mom takes her to school every day.
C. Sarah said my Mom took her to school every day.
D. Sarah said her Mom takes me to school every day.
5) Helen said, Im watching the late night show.
Helen said ____ the late night show.
A. they were watching
B. you watched
C. she was watching
D. Helen is watching
VI. Read the passage and answer question below:
In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often go to the
beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south of Vietnam. They usually
stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer they
went to Da Lat. they stayed at a hotel for three days. In the morning, Tuan and his father go
jogging around Xuan Huong Lake. Hoa and her mother walked along Bui Thi Xuan Street and
then visited the flower garden. Hoa liked it very much and the flowers were very beautiful. In the
afternoon, the family went to visit the palace. They were so happy after the trip.
Questions:
1. Where does Hoas family often go for their summer holiday?

.....................................................................................................................................
2. How long do they often stay there?

.....................................................................................................................................
3. Where do they usually stay?

.....................................................................................................................................
4. Where do they sometimes stay?

.....................................................................................................................................
5. Where did they go last summer?

.....................................................................................................................................
6. What did Hoa and her mother do there in the morning?

.....................................................................................................................................
7. What did her brother and father do there in the morning?

.....................................................................................................................................
8. What did her family do in the afternoon?

.....................................................................................................................................
VII. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets :
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1. The driver of the red care was (serious) injured.

2. He had (serious) .. injures after the accident.
3. We think he behaved very (self) .. .
4. Danny is (terrible) .. upset about losing his job.
5. There is a (sudden) change in the weather now.
6. That girl is (colour) dressed.
7. Do you like wearing (colour) . Clothes?
8. The boy fell and hurt himself quite (bad) . .
9. She says she didnt do well at school because she was (bad) .. taught.
10. Dont enter that room. It doesnt look (safe) .
VIII- Supply the correct form of words:
1. Tom is a __________ player. (skill)
2. Children played games __________ on the yard. (happy)
3. Our Dad drives car __________. (careful)
4. __________, he passed the final test. (luck)
5. We like wearing __________ clothes. (tradition)
6. Can you speak English __________? (well)
7. He told me about a __________ story. (fun)
8. We often got home __________ last year .(fast)
9. Peter speak English very __________ (fluent)
10. We are __________ to see you again. (happily)
IX-Hon thnh cc cu s dng tnh t hoc trng t trong ngoc:
1.My mother cycles_____________ . She is a ______________ cyclist . (slow/ slowly)
2.Bas sister swims _____________ . She is a ______________ swimmer. (quick/ quickly)
3.Mr Hai drives ________________. He is a ______________ driver . (careful/ carefully)
4.Ha plays table tennis _______________. She is a ____________table tennis player. (skillful/
skillfully)
5.The boy in my class play soccer___________. They are ________ soccer players (good/ well).
X- Em hy vit li cc cu sau sao cho ngha cu khng thay i:
Ex: He is a careful driver.
He drives carefully.
1-Long is a bad swimmer.
=>Long swims.
2-My brother cycles slowly.
=>My brother is
3-Miss Lan is a fast runner.
=>Miss Lan runs..
4-Mrs Oanh cooks well.
=> Mrs Oanh is.
5-Khanh is a fluent English speaker.
=>Khanh speaks

Ngy hc: ....

Bui 9

UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB

*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

I- GERUNDS (Danh ong t)

- La nhng ong t them ing , ong vai tro cua 1 danh t. Trong
bai nay, chung ta hoc cac gerunds ng sau cac ong t nh :
love, like, dont like, hate, enjoy,..
V du:
I love playing tennis.
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- Gerunds cung c dung sau cac gii t (prepositions)

Tobe interested in
Tobe tired of
Tobe fed up with
+ V-ing
Tobe good at
Tobe bad at
II- ASKING FOR FAVOURS
Chung ta co the xin ai giup
bang cach noi nh sau

Can you help me ?

Could you help me ?
Could you do me a favour ?
I need a favour.

e ap lai 1 li xin giup

, ta co the noi

Certainly.
Of course.
Sure.
No problem.
Im sorry. Im really busy.

III- OFFERING ASSISTANCE:

Khi muon giup ai, ta co the dung 1
trong nhng cau truc sau

ap lai nhng cau tren,

ta co the noi

- Yes, please.
May I help you ?
- Yes. Thats very kind of you.
Can I help you ?
- No. Thank you.
What can I do for you ?
- No. Thank you. Im fine.
How can I help ?
Do you need any help ?
Let me help you .
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. escape
b. graze
c. transmit
d. chase
2. a. knife
b. sink
c. excited
d. device
3. a. magic
b. generous
c. magazine
d. message
4. a. deaf
b. bead
c. lead
d. teach
5. a. folktale
b. rope
c. buffalo
d. love
6. a. rag
b. straw
c. catch
d. match
7. a. tie
b. die
c. stripe
d. wisdom
8. a. traditional
b. magically
c. festival
d. fall
9. a. mark
b. dark
c. harvest
d. warm
10. a. appear
b. near
c. hear
d. wear
II/ Choose the best answer:
1. She likes ( planting / plant) roses in the garden.
2. My father used ( to smoke/ smoking ) a packet of cigarettes a day.
3. Please stop ( to ask / asking ) me question.
4. I'm used ( to work / to working) with the TV on.
5. She hopes ( to have / having ) a suitable job.
6. He enjoys ( to get / getting ) up late on Sunday morning.
7. They are thinking of ( to move / moving ) to America.
8. You don't need ( to come / coming ) to the meeting.
9. Does she want ( to become / becoming ) a singer?
10. My sister hates ( to do / doing ) the ironing.
11. It's very difficult ( to reach / reaching ) a decision.
III/ Read the passage and answer the questions below:
When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and difficult
to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots of bikes,
motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life
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in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. Im no longer afraid of crossing the
road. However, I dont really like to live in the city. I prefer to live in the countryside.
Questions:
1. Where did his family move?

................................................................................................................................
2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?

.................................................................................................................................
3. What does he think about the city life and the city people?

................................................................................................................................
4. What did he hate most about the city?

.................................................................................................................................
5. How is he now?

.................................................................................................................................
6. Does he live in the cities?

.................................................................................................................................
IV/ Choose and give the correct form of the verbs given.
Collect, cook, enroll, gather, join, perform, plant, play, raise, recycle
1. Hoang likes...badminton and table tennis
2. My brother isfor the summer activities
3. We can collect used paper, glass and cans and send them for.
4. The program focuses on....fund for the poor
5. In.this program, you will help the street children
6. The Y & Y Green Group istrees along the sidewalk
7. They will start the spring activities program by...garbage at
Dong Xuan Market.
8. We finish...broken glasses at six thirty
9. ..is my sisters favorite hobby
10. Bad likes....music but Tam doesnt
V/ Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:
1. He is interested............................................... going fishing.
2. Are you keen ..................................................movies?
3. Im looking forward .......................................my summer holiday.
4. What are you thinking...........................................................?
5. What do the children insist........................................................?
6. Are you busy ............................................................. your homework?
7. She is afraid.................................................snakes.
8. She is accustomed......................................................getting up early.
9. Are they surprised...........................................................seeing that picture?
10. Coffee is not good................................................growing children.
VI/ Supply the correct verb forms.
1. The boys like( play)......................games but hate(do)............................lesson.
2. Please, stop (talk).............................Im try ( finish)...........................this letter to my mom.
3. The doctor advised me (give)........................................up (smoke)........................
4. By (work) ................................................days and nights, he finally succeeded in
( finish)........................................................his project on time.
3. Could you help me (water).....................................................the flowers, please?
4. He need (find) ...................................................the police station because he lost money
5. He is very good at (repair)....................................................things.
6. Im looking forward to (hear)............................................................from you.
VII/ Correct mistakes.
1. Im looking forward to meet you.
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2. May me do you a favor?

3. Certainly. What must I do for you ?
4. Im sorry, but I dislike to cook.
5. Do you mind to go with us to the zoo?
6. Would you like cooking dinner for me?
VIII/ Mutiple choice:
1. My aunt looksus when my parents are away
a. on
b. after
c. for
d. at
2. ....is fathers second wife
a. aunt
b. mother
c. step-mother d. niece
3. The buffalo was grazing in the.
a. field
b. garden
c. straw
d. pond
4. My uncle lives.a farm
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. up
5. I cant rememberwhen I was a small girl
a. what life was like
b. where life was like
c. how was life like
6. I didnt go to school because I .to stay home and help mom
a. has
b. have
c. had
d. ought
7. Why didnt you come and..beside me on this armchair
a. sit
b. lie
c. stand
d. knee
8. .cook dinner for your family?
a. Used you to
b. Do you used to
c. Did you use to
9. The sofa isthe bookshelf
a. near to
b. next to
c. on
d. in
10. There was no electricity so we had to..the lamp in the evening
a. lit
b. light
c. lighted
d. burnt
IX-Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. He can remember to be in the hospital when he was four.
A
B C
D
2. She finds it difficulty to get out now with her bad leg.
A
B
C
D
3. They ought to spend a lot of money on cleaning out the beach.
A
B
C
D
4. Could you give me a small favor?
A
B
C D
5. You should participate to the recycling program.
A
B
C
D
X. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Hoa is excited about the (1) _____ activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is having a plan
(2)______ the community. Shell (3) _____ in its recycling program. In joining this program,
shell collect (4) _____ paper, glass and empty cans. Then she will send them for (5)______.
She hopes that she could save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y&Y in
these (6)______ . She also thinks about participating in (7)_____ planting trees and flowers or
(8)______ the street children.
1. a. interesting
b. interested
c. boring
d. bored
2. a. help
b. to help
c. helping
d.to helping
3. a. take part
b. participate
c. fill
d. a & b
4. a. use
b. used
c. using
d. to use
5. a. recyclable
b. recycle
c. Recycled
d. Recycling
6. a. organization
b. members
c. activities
d. resources
7. a. and
b. either
c. so
d. neither
8. a. help
b. helped
c. helping
d. to help
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XI-Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of
the questions about it.
The Wildlife Treatment Center is a small organization that was set up on the Greek island of
Aegina in 1984. Its aims are to protect rare birds and other animals which are in danger and to
teach people about the importance of wildlife.
At the busy animal hospital, vets and volunteers take care of anything from birds to bears.
Many of the animals in the Center are rare, but not all. The Center accepts any animals that is in
trouble, and even takes care of ordinary pets.
Ordinary members of the public usually bring sick and injured animals into the hospital.
set up (phrv) : thnh lp
rare (adj) : qu him
accept (v) : chp nhn
vet (n) : bc s th y
island (n) : ovet
pet (n) : th cng
1. Where is the Wildlife Treatment Center?
a. In Greece
b. On the island of Aegina
c. a & b
d. no information
2. At the animal hospital, they take care of _______ .
a. anything from birds to bears
b. sick and injured anima1
c. ordinary members of the public
d. a & b are correct
3. What does the word volunteer in line 5 mean?
a. ordinary people
b. someone who does a job that they do not have to do
c. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject
d. someone who is a member of an organization
4. Which of the following could replace takes care of in line 8?
a. looks at
b. looks in
c. looks for
d. looks after
5.who usually brings sick and injured animals into the hospital?
a. vets
b. vulunteers
c. members of the Center
d. ordinary people
XII/ Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:
1. The Moon (move) ...... around the Earth.
2. The children (play) ...... in the park at the moment.
3. My mother (cook) ...... a meal now.
4. Be careful! The bus (come) .......
5. My friend (get) ...... married in August this year.
6. She (visit) ...... Hue this summer vacation.
7. What. your mother (do) ...... now?
8. He used to (swim) ...... in this river.
9. I am used to (cook) ...... at home.
10. Are you used to (get) ...... up early?

Ngy hc: ....

Bui 10

UNIT 7: MY NEIGHBORHOOD
*NG PHP CN GHI NH:

The present perfect tense (Th hin ti hon thnh)

1-Cng thc:
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(+) S + have/ has + V-pII.................

(-) S + have / has + not + V-pII...........
(?) Have/ Has + S + V-pII.................?
-Yes, S + have/ has.
-No, S + have/ hasnt.
Notes: Have: I, they, we, you, Ns
Has : she, he, it, N
2-Cch dng:
-Din t 1 s vic va mi xy ra.
Ex: she has just arrived at the airport.
They have begun a new English class recently.
-Din t s vic xy ra nhng khng nh r thi gian.
Ex: I have already seen that play.
-Have you ever been to New York?
-He has not repaired his car yet?
-Din t 1 s vic xy ra trong qu kh v cn lin quan n hin ti.
Ex: I have lived in Lam Cot since 2004.
I have lived in Lam Cot for 4 years.
3-Cc t i km:
Just, since, for, recently, yet, never, ever, already, before, so far, its the first/
second time, up to now, up to the present, till now(cho ti by gi), all +
TTSH + life.
*V tr ca cc t:
Just, never, ever, already ng ngay sau have/ has.
Yet, before ng cui cu.
*Notes: yet: ch dng trong cu ph nh v cu hi.
For + khong thi gian.
Since + mc thi gian qu kh.
Never: mang ngha ph nh.
I Hy sp xp cc thnh ng ch thi gian vo ng ct:
1991
4.00 p.m
Monday
a day
yesterday
many months
an hour
1.00 a.m
ten year
a long time
a week
she was young
Since
For

II. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap:
1. It has been raining _____ lunch time.
2. My boss will go away ______ the next ten days.
3. Im staying in England ______ a year.
4. She has lived in London ______ 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _____ an hour.
6. I have known her _______ January.
7. Nams father has worked in this company _____ 20 years.
8. Have you learned English _____ a long time?
9. I havent seen Tom _____ Monday.
10. The house is very dirty. We havent cleaned it _____ ages.
11. She has been sick _____ Wednesday.
12. John has worked in that firm _____ six years.
13. He has been in the hospital _____ almost a month.
14. They havent sent him any money ____ last summer.
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15. She has not eaten anything ____ two days.

16. They have been friends ______ high school.
17. They have lived with her parents _____ they were married.
18. Weve lived here _____ 1999.
19. I havent seen Linh _____ my birthday party.
20. That building has been there _____ the 19th century.
III. Write sentences with the cues words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs.
1. He/ have/ a cold/ a week.

..............................................................................................................................
2. They/ buy/ the new house/ April.

..............................................................................................................................
3. My family/ be/ here/ Christmas.

..............................................................................................................................
4. We/ not see/ each other/ 10 years.

..............................................................................................................................
5. Mr. Clark/ work/ in the bank/ a long time.

..............................................................................................................................
6. Tom and Joanna/ go/ to France/ last summer.

..............................................................................................................................
7. My sister/ start/ a new job/ yesterday.

..............................................................................................................................
8. I/ not eat/ in that restaurant/ ages.

..............................................................................................................................
9. Mr. Robinson/ teach/ in this school/ 1978.

..............................................................................................................................
10. I/ write/ this letter/ six oclock.

..............................................................................................................................
11. Mr. Ha/ give up/ smoking/ five months.

..............................................................................................................................
IV. Supply the correct tense, simple past or present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses.
1. We are now living on 72nd street where we (live) __________ for two year.
2. They (live) __________ in Washington from 1950 to 1955.
3. Before John came to the United States, he (work) __________ as a clerk.
4. Since coming here, however, he (work) __________ as a worker.
5. Smith (leave) __________ New York last month and (work) ________ in Chicago since then.
6. When I last saw him, John (feel) __________ very well.
7. I myself (study) ___________ French since 1980.
8. We (buy) ___________ this car two years ago and (drive) ________ it 5000 miles since then.
9. My former teacher was Miss. Smith. I (study) __________ with him for six months.
10. My present teacher is Mr. Jones. I (study) ___________ with her for one month.
11. I (work) ___________ him since 1970.
12. How long _____ you (learn) ___________ English?
13. _______ you (meet) _______ him since we (say) ___________ good-bye?
V. Put the verbs in parentheses into the present perfect tense:
1 He (practice)_______________ the piano since 8 o'clock.
2 I (not meet) him______________ this movie since last week.
3 Jorge (read)____________ the newspaper for an hour.
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4 ______ Maria (learn)_____________ English since grade 6?

5 He (swim)_____________ for half an hour.
6 How long ____________ Mr. Johnson (work) ____________ here? For 35 years.
7 We (begin)_____________ to study for the test since this morning.
VI. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:
1 John (hate)____________ smoking.
2 Jill always (get up)____________ at 6.00 a.m.
3 Joan (travel)___________ around the world.
4 We (not see)_____________ this movie last night.
5 Terry (clean)__________ the lawn tomorrow.
6 John and I (be)______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.
7 Maryam (stay)____________ with us at the moment.
8 He (wear)___________ the same coat since he (move)___________ here.
9 I (not see)_____________ your brother recently.
10 Listen to those people! What language____________ they (speak) ___________?
X. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house. It
was a hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and
electricity but for some reasons, there was no electricity light in the kitchen. It was some thing
quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling
because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house.
1.When did they move into their new house?

...........................................................................................................................................
2. Was the house new or old?

...........................................................................................................................................
3.Was the house more than a century old?

...........................................................................................................................................
4.Was there no electricity in the house?

...........................................................................................................................................
5.Why did the writer feel puzzled?

...........................................................................................................................................
XI. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect (I have done) or simple past (I did).
1. I (see) her before.
2. I (see) her last year.
3. Tom (never be) in Hanoi.
4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What you (do) yesterday?
6. You (watch) TV last night?
7. She (be) born in 1980.
8. He (write) a book since last year.
9. Mr. Green (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in 1986.
10. How long you (learn) English?
11. Jill .......................... (buy) a new car two weeks ago.
12. His hair is very short. He .......................... (have) a haircut.
13. Last night I .......................... (arrive) home at half past twelve. I .......................... (have) a
bath and then I .......................... (go) to bed.
14. .......................... (you/visit) many museums when you were in Paris?
15. My bicycle isnt here anymore. Somebody .......................... (take) it?
16. When .......................... (you/give) up smoking?
17. I .......................... (not/eat) anything yesterday because I ......................... (not/feel) hungry.
18. Why ............................... (Jim/not/want) to play tennis last Friday.
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19. The car looks very clean. .................................... (you/wash) it?

XII/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. pancake
b. surface
c. situation
d. tasty
2. a. family
b. grocery
c. try
d. happy
3. a. business
b. humid
c. music
d. community
4. a. cheap
b. please
c. speak
d. area
5. a. delicious
b. concern
c. price
d. parcel
XIII-Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tenses .
1.Be quiet ! The baby (sleep)
2. The sun (set) in the West.
3.Mr Green always (go) to work by bus.
4. It ( not rain ) in the dry season.
5. They ( have ) lunch in the cafeteria now.
6. My little sister ( drink) milk every day.
7. The doctor sometimes ( return) home late.
8. He ( write) a long novel at present.
9. Look ! The bus ( come).
10. The earth (move) around the sun.
11.His uncle ( teach) English in our school five years ago.
12. There (be) a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
13. It (take) me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.
14.They ( not speak) to each other since they quarelled
15. I (try) to learn English for years, but I ( not succeed) yet
16.I (not see) her since last week.
17. Jonh( do) his homework already.
18.I( be) twenty years old next June.
19.Where are you?- Im upstairs. I (have) a bath.
20. Where you ( spend) your holiday last year?
XIV-Choose the best answer:

1. Martina has been a professional tennis player . 1994.

a. since
b. for
c. on
d. in
2. I never feel very . in his present.
a. comfort
b. comfortable
c. comfortably
d. comforting
3. .. is it since you last saw Joe?
a. how long
b. how far
c. what time
d. what day
4. She has been a professional tennis player . years.
a. since
b. for
c. in
d. on
5. The wallet was . in my pocket.
a. too big to put
b. too big for putting
c. so big to put
d. bigger cant put
6. She has earned millions of dollars . 1994.
a. since
b. for
c. in
d. at
7. . have you known Jane?
a. How far
b. How long
c. What time
d. What day
8. The water wasnt in.
a. clean enough to swim
b. enough clean to swim
c. clean enough for swimming
d. enough clean for swimming
9. Martina has loved sports .. she was a child.
a. since
b. for
c. when
d. as
10. Born in Slovakia, she has lived in Switzerland . many years.
a. since
b. for
c. as
d. when
Ngy hc: ....
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*NG PHP CN GHI NH:
1- Comparison with like, (not) as .as, (not) the same as, different from
o Like (prep) : ging nh
He looks like his father.
o The same as : ging nh
Her eyes are the same color as yours
The bag on the left is the same as the bag on the right.
o (Not) as .as (nh..)
The magazine is not as large as the newspaper.
He is as tall as me.
o Different from (khc vi)
What makes him different from the rest of the students?
This table is different from that one.
2- Comparative and superlative:
o Comparative. ( so snh hn)
- Short adjective:
S1 + BE + Adjective + er + THAN + S2
Lan is 1.8 meters tall. Nga is 1.75 meters tall. Therefore, Lan is taller than Nga
Nga is shorter than Lan.
- Long adjective:
S1 + BE + MORE + ADJ + THAN + S2
The red skirt is 120,000 VND. The green skirt is 150,000 VND. Therefore, the green skirt is more
expensive than the red skirt.
o Superlative. (so snh nht)
- Short adjective:
S + BE + the +Adjective + est
Lan is 1.8 meters tall. Nga is 1.75 meters tall. Hoa is 1.85 meters tall. Therefore, Hoa is the tallest.
- Long adjective:
S + BE + the most + Adjective
The red skirt is 120,000 VND. The green skirt is 150,000 VND. The pink skirt is 450,000 VND.
Therefore, the pink skirt is the most expensive.
Some irregular comparative and superlative forms.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Good
better
(the) best
Bad
worse
(the) worst
Far
farther
(the) farthest
further
(the) furthest
old
older
(the) oldest
elder
(the) eldest.
Little
less
(the) least.
Much
more
(the) most
Many
more
(the) most
o Comparative with -er and -er. (cng ngy cng .)
Nga is growing fast. Shes getting taller and taller
Computers are becoming more and more complicated.
(Nhng chic my tnh cng ngy cng phc tp.)
Holidays flights are getting less and less expensive.
o The more , the more (cng.., th .cng)
The more money you make, the more she spends.
(Bn cng lm ra nhiu tin, th c y cng tiu nhiu)
The more expensive petrol becomes, the less people drive.
(Xng du cng tr nn c , th cng t ngi i xe hi.)
I. Read the passage and answer the questions below:
Last year, my friends, Nam and Minh, spent their summer in Nha Trang. It was the first
time they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at Sunrise hotel. They have a friend in Nha Trang. His
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names Quang. He took them to see many interesting places such as Cham temple, Hon Chong,
Tri Nguyen Aquarium ... They saw sharks, dolphins and many different types of sea fish at Tri
Nguyen Aquarium, Nam and Minh bought many gifts for their friends in a souvenir shop. Minh
liked the fish best but Nam didnt. He liked to take some photographs of all famous places in Nha
Trang. They felt happy and healthy after the trip.
1. Was the first time or the second time they went to Nha Trang?

.................................................................................................................................................
2. Where did stay in Nha Trang?

.................................................................................................................................................
3. Which places did their friend take them to see?

.................................................................................................................................................
4. What did they see at Tri Nguyen Aquarium?

..................................................................................................................................................
5. How did they feel after the trip?

..................................................................................................................................................
II. Complete the sentences superlatives:

1. Quyen/ beautiful/ in her family.

.....................................................................................................................................................
2. Nile River/ long/ river/ in the world.

...................................................................................................................................................
3. Winter/ fast/ season/ in the year.

...................................................................................................................................................
4. Her car / old / in the company.

..................................................................................................................................................
5. Quang and Nam / sociable / in my class

....................................................................................................................................................
III. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. No one in the group is taller than Trung.

Trung is................................................................................................................
2. No one in the class is better than Hoa.
Hoa is ..................................................................................................................
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same ageas).
Tim is ______________ age _______________.
2. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well, too. (asas).

She speaks ______________________ her sister.

3. They like spaghetti; but I like hamburger. (different form).

Their tastes are _______________________________________.

4. Theyve lived here for a long time but weve lived here longer. (asas).

They havent ______________________________.

5. He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap too. (like).
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He is ______________________________________________ hers.
6. My birthday is 12 August. Toms birthday is 12 August. (the same as).

My birthday is _________________________ Toms.

7. Sandra spent 1000 dollars; but Susan spent 120 dollars. (asas).

Sandra ___________________ much money ___________________.

8. I thought she was intelligent girl; but she is so stupid. (different from).

She is __________________ what ___________________.

9. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully. (asas).

Nam doesnt ___________________________________.

10. We left the meeting at 10 pm; they left the meeting at 10 pm too. (the sameas).

We left _____________________ time __________________.

V. Choose the best answer.
1. His garden isnt as large (as/ than) mine.
2. My dictionary is different (than/ from) Liens.
3. Her mother is the (same/ similar) age as yours.
4. We havent talked to your sister (for/ since) a long time.
5. Trung (hasnt collected/ didnt collect) stamps since Christmas.
6. Its nine months since I (drank/ have drunk) Lipton tea.
7. There are (much/ more) than eighty stores in the mall.
8. The students were worried (about/ for) the results of the final exam.
9. We should organize the meeting in (so/ order) to discuss the new pay offer.
10. She is (enough/ too) tired to cook the meal tonight.
VI.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the Others:
1. a. definite
b . quiet
c. supplies
d . migrant
2. a .country
b . scout
c . government
d . cousin
3. a .helped
b . asked
c. increased
d. prefered
4 .a .character
b . school
c. teacher
d . chemistry
5 .a earth
b . heart
c . earn
d . heard
VII.Choose the best answer:
1. They ve studiedsix oclock .
a.in
b.at
c.since
d.for
2 My mother was .last night ,so we went out for dinner.
a. tired enough to cook
b .too tired to cook
c . tired for cooking
3 . .have you lived in thisn town ? ( a. how much/ how many/ how far / how long)
4. Airmail is .expensive than surface mail . ( a. the most / the same / as / more)
5. Its two years since I last Joe .
(a. see / saw ./ have seen / seeing )
6. He went to school late because he stuck in the this morning .
a. rush hour
b. traffic light
c . traffic jam
d . cross road
7. Typhoons ,floods or droughts can easly .,a harvest
a. destroy
b. finish
c. provide
d. defeat
8. Which one is ..,milk or orange juice ? ( better / good / the best / well )
9. It .in winter ; Now it .
(a. is raining / doesnt rain
b. rains / doesnt rain
c. rains / isnt raining
d. is raining / isnt raining
10. The climate is hotter and hotter .
a. coming
b. becoming
c. getting
d. b&c are correct
11. The party was great and we enjoy ..very much . ( ourself / ourselves / usselves )
12. Our team won the game because we played very . ( well / goodly / better )
13. Her mother is the .age as yours .
( similar / same / as / diffirent )
14. We spent a lot of time that work .
( to do / doing / do / does
)
15. You ..go to school late .
( must / must not / dont have to / have to)
VIII . Preposition
1. Thats very kind .you to help me . .the Math problem .
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2. We hope to earn some mony ..our school Y& Y.

3. To be member our organization , you can register today .
4. My father is good . gardening .
5. Tam had high marks exams.working very hard ..school .
6. We must be there ..8.00 and 10.00 .
7. The bank closes 3.00 pm . If you arrive 3.00 pm ,the bank will close .
IX- Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs :
1. Na ..her homework yet . (not finish )
2. I . to the movies tonight . The film ..at 7.30 . ( go / begin )
3. The world rapidly . Things .the same . ( change / never,stay )
4. What time this train ..to London ? ( get )
5. Computer .more important in our life .( become)
6. Can we stop walking soon ? I .tired . (get )
7. We ..our work half an hour ago . ( finish )
8. He often....coffee. in the morning,but today he tea . (drink /drink )
9. My mother told me .. up late . (not /get )
10. My brother often to school late last year . ( go )
X- Rewrite :
1. My mother said you shouldnt go to school late.

My mother said..
2. You should practise English every day the teacher said

The teacher told

The teacher advised.
3. Can you help me with my homework ? Minh said to his sister.

Minh asked .
4. Please land me your dictionary ,Quang Hoa said.

Hoa asked ...

5. Their mother said to them Dont make so much noise.

Their mother told..

6. Peter is too young to drive a car.

Peter is not.
7. This suit is more expensive that shirt.

That shirt .
8. She studied harder than her brother.

Her brother didnt.

9. A motorbike isnt as expensive as a car.

A car is ....
10. Its three years since I last spoke to her .

I havent
11. Tam doesnt type as fast as she used to.

Tam used

12. The last time we met him was in January.

We havent..
13. Nam is the tallest student in class 8a.

No student.
14. He began studying English in 2000 .
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He has ..
IX . Fill in the blank with one suitable word :
The country is 1 . beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in . Many people think
so , and go to the country 2.the summer holiday though they cannot live
3.all the year round . Some people have a cottage built in a village .4.that they can go
there whenever they can find the5. .
Ngy hc: ....

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UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE

I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others .
1. a. drought
b. although
c. cough
d. neighbor
2. a. traffic
b. relative
c. tragedy
d. jam
3. a. apartment
b. offer
c. prefer
d. another
4. a. nature
b. pressure
c. urban
d. supply
5. a. create
b. peaceful
c. increase
d. easily
II- Give the right form of the verb in each gap to complete the following sentences.
1. My uncle( not visit) us since he ( move). to the new
town.
2. You should practise ( speak).. English everyday.
3. It ( get) hotter and hotter in June.
4. The movie ( start)at 8.15 this evening.
5. We already ( finish) the first semester exams.
6. Mr.Binh( learn).Chinese at school, but he ( forget).. most of it.
7. We (have)a party next Sunday. Would you like (come)
?

8. My parents ( not be ).................................................in Moscow yet.

9. You ever ( see ).....................................................that film?

10. They ( buy )................................................................new instruments recently.
11. I ( work).........................................................with him since 1990.
12. She ( study)...................................................English for four years now.
13. I ( not see )................................................................you for ages
14. They ( live )..............................................here for the whole life.
15. You ( meet )..............................................................him since we said goodbey?
16. How long you ( learn ).............................................................................English?
17. We ( not get ) .......................................................in touch with him for years.
18. He ( not be ).............................................................here since Christmas.
19. I (try).................................................................learning English for years.
20. He already ( drink).......................................................three cups of coffee
III- Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the passage below.
The country is .1.. beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many
people think so, and go to the country2..the summer holiday though they cant
live3.. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village..4. that they can go there
whenever they.5. find the time.
English villages arenot all alike, but.6.some ways they arenot very different from
.7 other. Almost every village.8a church, the round or square tower of which can
.9.seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, ..10..
people are buried.
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1 2.. 3. 4 5
6 ... 7.. 8. 9 10..
IV- Multiple choice
1. They have studied.6 o'clock.
a. for
b. at
c. since
d. to
2. My mother is .tired.cook tonight.
a. enough/ to b. too/ to
c. so / that
d. very / to
3. The new shopping mall is quite .the present shopping area.
a. different from
b. the same
c. like to
d. similar
4. .have you lived in this town? - For nearly 20 years.
a. When
b. Where
c. How
d. How long
5. She has.over 30 pages since yesterday.
a. writen
b. wrote
c. written
d. write
6. Airmail is .expensive than surface mail.
a. the most
b. like
c. as
d. more
7. " What .?" - " She is very nice."
a. did Sandra like
b. is Sandra like
c. does Sandra like
d. was Sandra like
8. "." - It's 20.000 dong.
a. How much is this parcel cost?
B. How much does this parcel take?
c. How much is this parcel?
D. How much does this parcel worth?
V. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Im interested _____ farming.
2. My grandmother prefers living in the countryside ____ living in the city.
3. He spent his whole life struggle ____ imperialism.
4. He got used ____ the noise.
5. Hold ____ a minute while I get my breath back.
6. My parents are tired ____ living in the city.
7. Are you free ____ Sunday afternoon?
8. Shes still looking ____ a job.
VI. Write the comparative form or superlative form of the words in brackets.
1. Sport is __________ politics. (interesting)
2. Cant you think of anything ___________ to say? (intelligent)
3. Its ____________ day of the year. (short)
4. London is ______________ Birmingham. (big)
5. I prefer this chair to the other ones. Its _______________. (comfortable)
6. The weather is getting _________. (bad)
7. I like living in the countryside. Its ____________ living in a town. (peaceful)
8. Who is ___________ in the class? (clever)
9. Thats _________________ meal Ive had for a long time. (delicious)
10. It was ____________ speech Ive ever heard. (boring)
11. My English ___________ yours. (bad)
VII.Complete the sentences comparatives:
1. Lan/ pretty/ her mother
........................................................................... ......................................................................
2. This pen/ expensive/ that pen.
............................................................................. ......................................................
3. Those apples/ delicious/ these apples
............................................................................ ............................................................
4. Ms Hoa / attractive / Mr. Lan.
.................................................................................... ..................................................
5. This pen / good / that pen.
.......................................................................................... ..................................................
VIII- Complete the sentences. Use the superlatives:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Nam is the youngest student in his class. (young)

This book is of the three. (interesting)
They are student in my class. (good)
Winter is in the year. (cold)
These house are in the village. (beautiful)
This dress is in the shop. (expensive)
IX- Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. My house is bigger than your house.
Your house is. ...................................................................................................................
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 grandmother is older than every one in my family.
My grandmother is the.......................................................................................
6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
Tam is the......................................................................................................
7. I cant cook as well as my mother.
My mother can cook...........................................................................................
8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.
Jack can......................................................................................................................
9. I did not spend as much money as you.
You spent.......................................................................................................................
10. I dont think this book is expensive as it is.
This book is.............................................................................................................
11. He is the tallest boy in his class.
No one in............................................................................................................
12. This is the most interesting film of all.
No other films are ............................................................................................
13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.
Japanese cars ...............................................................................................................
14. This exercise is easier than that one.
That exercise is not ......................................................................................................
15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.
Jack .............................................................................................................................
16. No one in the group plays better than he.
He can.........................................................................................................................
17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.
This hotel is the ............................................................................................................
18. Other oceans in the world arent as large as the Pacific one.
The Pacific Ocean is ................................................................................................
X-Use the given words in parentheses to complete the sentences:
1. His shirt is red. My shirt is red, too. (like)
The color of ________________________________________
2. This bicycle is 800:000 VND. That bicycle is 600:000 VND. (different)
The price __________________________________________
3. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster. (as ..... as)
His car ____________________________________________
4. It is hot today. It was hot yesterday. (like)
The weather ________________________________________
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Mr. Phong __________________________________________
6. Im Vietnamese. She is Russian. (different)
my nationality _______________________________________
7. She sings more beautifully than her sister. (as ....... as)
Her sister ___________________________________________
8. This book is 10.000. That book is 15.000. (as ...... as)
That book ___________________________________________
XI- Rewrite the following sentences, using Comparative:
1. My homework is worse than yours.
Your homework is____________________________________________
2. He does the test more easily than Nga.
Nga________________________________________________________
3. A dictionary is more expensive than an English book.
An English book_____________________________________________
4. He behaves now worse than he used to.
He used to__________________________________________________
5. My uncle is fatter than my father.
My father__________________________________________________
6. Viet Nam isnt as large as the USA
Viet Nam__________________________________________________
7. My friend cooks better than I do.
I_________________________________________________________
8. Hue to Ha Noi is nearer than HCM City to Ha Noi.
HCM City to Ha Noi_________________________________________
XII- Read the passage and answer the questions below:

1- In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often go to the
beach for two or three days. Last summer they went to Da Lat. They stayed at a hotel for seven
days. In the morning, Tuan and his father went jogging around Xuan Huong Lake. Hoa and her
mother walked along Bui Thi Xuan Street and then visited the flower garden. Hoa liked it very
much and the flowers were very beautiful. In the afternoon, the family went to visit the palace.
They were so happy after the trip.
Questions:
1. Who often go for their summer holiday?

2.

Where did they go last summer?

3.

Did they stay there for a week?

.........
4.What did they visit there?

.......................

2- My aunt Nhan is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five. However, she often appears on
the stage as a young girl. Nhan will have to take part in a new play soon. This time she will be a
girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last
year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-colored dress. If anyone
asks her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to grow up.
6. What does your Tan do?
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7. How old is she?

......................................................................................................................................................
8. When will Nhan have to take part in a new play?
......................................................................................................................................................
9. What did she have to wear in another play last year?
......................................................................................................................................................
10. Does she like to talk about her age?
......................................................................................................................................................

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NI DUNG N TP:
Present simple tense.
Used to.
(not) adj + enough + to Adjectives.
infinitive.
Adverbs.
Asking for appearance and
Commands, requests and
characters.
advice in reported speech.
Be going to + V-nd.
Gerunds
Prepositions of places.
The present perfect tense
Modal verbs.
The comparison.
Reflexive pronouns.
Prepositions of time.
Past simple.

1:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1P
1. A - house
B - help
C - hour
D - hat
2. A - washed
B - needed
C - wanted
D - mended
3. A - was
B - sea
C - see
D - sugar
4. A - with
B - while
C - fit
D - little
II- Give the correct form of these verbs: (1,5P)
1-They (have) an English test now.
2-We (attend) an English course for 2 weeks.
3-She (not/ do) her housework yet..
4-Mai likes (collect) stamps.

5-Why he (go) to the school late yesterday?.........................................

Because he (not/ catch) the bus.

III- Give the correct form of the words: (1P)

1-She is beautiful with a (love) smile. .
2-Nam is very (social), kind, generous..
3-She is the (good) student in my class.
4- He drives a car (careful). ..
IV-Choose the best answer: (2P)
1-Could you do me a favor, please? ..
a.Yes, I could.
b.No problem
c.Yes, I can
d.No, thanks
2-She needs to improve herskill.
a.read
b.reads
c.reading
d.to read
3-He should do it.. .
a.herself
b.himself
c.itself
d.myself
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a.as
b.to
c.from
d.with
5. Ba is old enough...............drive acar
a-for
b-by
c-to
6. Nam has to .................dinner himself
a-cook
b-cooked
c-cooking
7. Im going to visit Halong Bay .................July
a-at
b-by
c-on
8. Lipton tea is different ................Dimal tea
a-as
b-so
c-from
V-Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2P)
Mrs Maria is 30 years old. She is working in aschool. She started teaching in 2000. She likes her
job very much because it gives her many chances to communicate with children. She is pretty and
slim, she has long black hair. She is sociable, humorous, and helpful. All students like her very
much.
1. What does she do?...........................................................................................................................
2. Why does she like her job? .............................................................................................................
3. What does she look like? .............................................................................................................
4. What is she like? ........................................................................................................................
VI-Complete the following sentences, use the words given: (1P)
1. They/ going/ buy/ new house.
...........................................................................................................................
........................
2. Ha Noi/ different/ Hai Phong.
...........................................................................................................................
........................
3. They/ used/ travel/ around/ the world.
...........................................................................................................................
........................
4. This test/ easy/ enough/ us/ do/ in 15 minutes.
...........................................................................................................................
........................
VII-Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the original meanings are unchanged:(1,5P)
1-It is warm. The children can go swimming.

It is warm enough
2-Close your book the teacher said.

The teacher asked ..

3-This car is very expensive. We cant buy it.

This car is too ..

4-Dont talk in class the teacher said.

The teacher asked .

2:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1P
1. a. pan
b. match
c. lamp
d. save
2. a. cover
b. folder
c. send
d. answer
3. a. injure
b. knife
c. kill
d. sink
4. a. steamer
b. reach
c. breakfast
d. bead
II- Give the correct form of these verbs: (2P)
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1. I (know) him since 2000.

1.
2. You (meet) her yesterday?
2.
3. She doesnt enjoy (draw).
3.
4. He used to (smoke) when he was a student. 4.
5. They (live) in Bac Giang for 4 years.
5
6. He enjoys (chat) with his friends.
6
7. I (know) her for 15 years.
7
8. They used (work) very hard.
8
III- Write the comparative form or superlative form of the words in brackets (1P)
1. Sport is ______________________ politics. (interesting)
2. Cant you think of anything _______________________ to say? (intelligent)
3. Its ________________________ day of the year. (short)
4. London is __________________________ Birmingham. (big)
IV-Choose the best answer: (2P)
1. He was born January 1st 2001.
a.at
b.in
c.on
d.for
2. They worked .
a.careful
b. carefully
c. care
d. careless
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented .
a. the telephone
b. the radio
c. the television
d.the fan
4. You must . harder.
a. to learn
b. learned
c. learning
d. learn
5. he is to carry this suitcase.
a.enough strong
b.very strong
c.strong enough
d.stronger
6. Can I .a message for Miss Hoa, Lan?
a.leave
b.left
c.to leave
d.leaves
7. He looked at ..in the mirror.
a.himself
b.herself
c.myself
yourself
8. he likespart in the summer activities.
a.to take
b.took
c.taking
d.takes
V-Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2P)
Lan is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is having a plan to help
the community. She will participate in its recycling program. She will collect the glass, used cans
and bottles. Then she will send them for recycling. She hopes she can save the natural resources
and raise some money for her school Y&Y.
Questions:
1. Is Lan going to have an interesting activities?

. .
2. What will she participate in?

. .
3. What will she do?

. .
4. What does she hope?

. .
VI-Put the following words in correct order: (1P)
1-just/ have/ They/ new/ a/ car/ bought.
.
2-used/ live/ We/ a/ small/ to/ house/ in.

3-me/ Can/ help/ you/ this/bag/ carry? Ok

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4-has/ long/ His daughter/ black/ hair. .

VII-Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the original meanings are unchanged:(1P)
1. Please send me your photo. Lan said.

Lan told me
2. He failed the exam because his laziness.

Because he was.
3. She isnt tall enough to play basketball.

She is too
4. Lan is the best student in her class.

No one .....
3:
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.1P
1. a. planet
b. character
c. happy
d. classmate
2. a. letter
b. twelve
c. person
d. sentence
3. a. humor
b. sun
c. cucumber
d. music
4. a. mountain
b. young
c. country
d. enough
II- Give the correct form of these verbs: (2P)
1. The sun (rise) in the East.
2. I (not see) her since last month.
3. She used to (get) up early last year.
4. Nam loves (play) table tennis.
5. They (buy) this book for a week.
6. The teacher told me (read) the passage
7. Look! That plane is flying toward the airport. It (land).
8. We (have) a small party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
III- Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (1p)
1. Im interested ___________ farming.
2. My grandmother prefers living in the countryside __________ living in the city.
3. He got used __________ the noise.
4. Are you free __________ Sunday afternoon?
IV-Choose the best answer: (2P)
1. Whats (good/ better/ the best/ well) film youve ever seen?
2. He (wins/ won/ has won/ is winning) five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games.
3. The students are playing (happy/ happier/ happiest/ happily) in the schoolyard.
4. She told me (giving/ to give/ gave/ given) you this dictionary.
5. Vietnamese language is different (from/ to/ with/ for) English language.
6. Hoang likes (playing/ plays/ to playing/ play) the piano in his free time.
7. London is (the largest/ the larger/ largest/ large) capital city in Europe.
8. The boy is not (strong enough/ enough strong/ too strong/ so strong) to lift the suitcase.
V-Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2P)
In the first year of lower secondary school, Ba had some difficulties in learning English. His
pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. His teacher
told him how to learn English. He didnt know that only one year later, he won the first prize in
the English speaking contest held for secondary school in his hometown.
Questions:
1. What did Ba have in learning English?

2. Was his pronunciation of English words good first?

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3. What did his teacher tell him?

.
4. What did he win one year later?

.
VI- Complete the following sentences, use the words given: (1P)
1. The house/ expensive/ than/ the apartment.
....
2. My father / hate / cook / meals. ..
..
3. I / not / go / school / yesterday/ because / I / be/ sick.
..
4. Mr Huan/ not / strong/ enough/ carry/ this box.
..
VII-Change the sentence into reported speech: (1P)
1 .Sit down ,pleasethe teacher said to her students
...................................................................................................................................................
2. Dont talk in classshe said to me
...................................................................................................................................................
3. Could you open the door ,pleasemy mother asked me
...................................................................................................................................................
4.You should study harderNam told Lan
...................................................................................................................................................
Ngy hc: ....

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1:
I- chn 1 p n ng hon thnh mi cu sau:(2 im)
1. My aunt speaks English very..........................................
A. fluent
B. fluently
C. good
D. goodly
2. The teacher asked me......................for him outside his office.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. waited
3. May I .............................out?
A - go
B - went
C - going D - to go
4 My sister hates ...............................the housework .
A - do
B - does
C - to do
D - doing
II- Cho dng ng ca ng t trong ngoc:(2 im)
1. Mai enjoys (watch) T
.V.
........................................
2. Next sunday I (join) the Youth and Young Green
Group.
......................................
3. Minh told him (not go) to school by
bus.
......................................
4. Hoa told her sister (practise) English
regularly.
......................................
III- Vit li cu gi nguyn (2 im)
1. Nam doesnt like watching news.
Nam hates..........................................................................................
2. Mr Ba said to his friend Can you stop smoking, please?
Mr Ba
asked..................................................
3. When I was a child, I usually lived in Bo
Ha town.
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used..............................................................
.........
4. I am too tired, so I cant help you.
I am not strong...........................................
IV- Chn 1 t khng cng nhm vi nhng t khc v khoanh trn
A/B/C/D (2 im)
1.
A. bookshelf
B myself
C herself
D. itself
2.
A . next
B between
C here
D. opposite
3.
A. must
B should
C can
D want
4.
A . well
B lovely
C quickly
D slowly
5.
A. cupboard
B.pan
C.cooker
D.book
6.
A.steamer
B.hot
C.cold
D. warm
7.
A.in
B.next
C.at
D. on
8.
A.happy
B.lovely
C.busy
D.country
V- c v tr li cc cu hi: (2 im)
Nam is going to have interesting activities this summer because he is a
member of the Youth and Young.They are planning to help the community. In
their program, they will collect glass, used cans and papers Then they will
send them for recycling.They will clean the city streets and banks of lakes
and rivers.They hope that they can help save natural resources, protect the
environment and earn money for the organization.
1.
Is Nam going on the holiday this summer?

2.

Why is Nam going to have interesting activities this

summer?

3.

What will they do in their program?

4.

Can they save natural resources from it?

BI TP THM:
I/Chon t hoac cum t thch hp e ien vao o trong:
1. I _____ a letter from my old friend last week.
a. sent
b. gave
c. received
d. took
2. Would you _____ to go to the movies with me? Id love to.
a. like
b. want
c. love
d. mind
3. He is not _____ get married.
a. enough old to
b. enough old for
c. old enough to
d. old enough for
4. She is wearing a _____ dress.
a. red new pretty
b. new pretty red
c. pretty red new
d. pretty new red
5. her mother _____ this city two years ago.
a. left
b. leaves
c. is leaving
d. will leave
6. I find Peter is not communicative. Hes rather ____ in public.
a. kind
b. reserved
c. sociable
d. humorous
7. They enjoy _____ jokes.
a. to tell
b. tell
c. telling
d. told
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8. The River Amazon _____ into the Atlantic Ocean.

a. flow

b. flows

c. flowed

d. is flowing

II/ Cho dang ung cua ong t trong ngoac:

Nien (be) _____ Hoas next-door neighbor in Hue. She (be) _____ very beautiful. She
(have) _____ big brown eyes and a lovely smile. Last week, she (go) _____ to Ha Noi (visit)
_____ Hoa. They (travel) _________ around the city and (see) _____ a lot of interesting places.
Nien (think) _________ Ha Noi (be) _____ beautiful but also noisy and busy, so she (not like)
_________ (live) _________ there.
III/ Cho dang ung cua t trong ngoac:
1. People in my country are very warm and (friend) ___________ .
2. An (orphanage) ____________ is a child whose parents are dead.
3. L.A Hill is a (humor) ____________ writer.
4. Im (extreme) ___________ sorry for the delay.
5. She looks more (beauty) ___________ than her sister.
6. They were very (luck) ____________ to survive a shipwreck.
7. I love the (peaceful) ___________of summer evenings in the countryside.
8. Those cats look (love) ____________.
IV/ Sap xep cac t thanh cau hoan chnh:
1. enough/ Jane/ stay / to/ alone/ old/ isnt/ at home.

2. you/ going/ to/ are/ what/ do /next weekend?

3. she/ hair/ black/ has/ long/ straight.

4. in the east/ rises/ sun/ the/ in the west/ sets/ and.

V/ oc oan van sau o tra li cau hoi:

Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life.
And so do I. I have two close friends, Hanh and Mai. We are in the same class at the primary
school, and then secondary school. we are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in
learning and playing together. Hanh is beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face.
She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often
goes to the library whenever she has free time. Mai isnt as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely
smile and looks very healthy. Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports.
Mai is a volleyball star of our school. she is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor.
Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will
never die.
* Questions:
1. Does the author have any close friends? What are their names?

2. What does Hanh look like?

3. What does she like?

4. What does she often do in her free time?

5. Is Mai more beautiful than Hanh?

6. What is Mais hobby?

7. Which sport does Mai play in the school team?

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VI- Give the correct form of the words:
1. You must be ________________ when you open that door . (care )
2. I watch the news everyday because its very ________________ . ( inform )
3. The children are more ________________ in cartoons . ( interest )
4. Every student was very ________________ about the holiday . ( excite )
5. There are many ........ ............... parks in Hanoi. BEAUTY
6. Hoa has a lot of friends as she is so ...... ................ FRIEND
7. I hope to speak English as ................... as my teacher. GOOD
8. We should prepare food ........... ............. before turning on the stove. careful
9. Ba is very strong. He runs...... ................ than anyone in the class. fast
10. I like this website because it is ... .................for me. Use
11. He left the room without______________________. EXPLAIN
12. Playing tennis is one of his favorite___________________. ACT
13. We started our trip on a beautiful__________________morning. SUN
14. He said Good morning in a most___________________way. FRIEND
15. He always drive more________________at night. CARE
16. Hes a very_______________________carpenter. SKILL

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