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In the UK the third Monday in January is the most (1)___ depressing_____day of the year, says psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall, who calls it Blue Monday. Why? Because it's winter, the weather is usually (2)___ grey_____ and cold, the days are (3)___ dark_____, and Monday is the (4)___ first_____ day of the (5)___ working_____week. People are also often (6)____ short____ of money after Christmas, some people (7)__feel______ bad after breaking their New Year resolutions. And the happiest (8)_day_______of the year? The third Friday in June, says Dr Arnall. And it's easy to see (9)__why______ -it's summer, it's (10)___warm_____ outside, the evenings (11)___are_____ light, and the weekend (12)____starts____ now!
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Antarctica is a snow-covered continent. The average temperature at the South Pole is - 510C. Few plants or animals can live on the land- it is too cold for them. There are few scientists from different countries who live and work on speculial bases in Antarctica. On midsummer's day ( December 22nd ) there is daylight for 24 hours and so during this period a few tourists ships and planes come to see this strange land. But in winter there is no daylight for months. It must be a terrible place during the winter. The snow is always there - winter and summer - but in fact, little snow falls in the year ( an average of 12 - 20 cm ). People say that it can be a beautiful place. At first, it appears frightening but after a little time, some people fall in love with it.
1. What is the weather like in Antarctica ?
=> It is very cold.
2. Why can few plants and animals live in Antarctica ?
=> Few plants or animals can live on the land because it is too cold for them.
3. Where do the scientists come from ?
=> They come from different countries who live and work on speculial bases in Antarctica.
4. How many tourist ships and planes come to see this strange land ?
=> A few tourists ships and planes come to see this strange land.
5. What is always there in winter and summer ?
=> The snow is always there - winter and summer.
I. Choose and circle the best answer. (2ms)
1. Many (cultural/ romance/ disappointed/ annoyed) and artistic activities are held as the part of the flower festival in Da Lat.
2. Wind, hydro and solar are (modern/ renewable/ non-renewable/ new) resources.
3. Nick washes his hand a lot, (so/ and/ but/ although) he doesn’t have flu.
4. At a seasonal festival, people race down the hill to (break/ catch/ buy/ eat) cheese.
5. They had to wear (goggles/ tradition/ trucks/ greasy) to protect their eyes at the tomato festival.
6. (When/ How/ Why/ Where) were you born? – In March
7. People are looking for cheap, clean and effective sources of (solar/ energy/ wind/ water)
8. Which word has a different stressed syllable from the others?
A. convenient B. enormous C. expensive D. dangerous
II. Put the word in brackets into the correct forms: (1.5ms)
1. Wind power is convenient and (abundance) ______abundant_____
2. At this time next week, we (study) __will be studying__ English grammar.
3. Many poor people in (develop) __________development_______ countries don’t have modern sources of energy
4. In the future, the wind and the sun (use) ______will be uses___________ as the most important energy sources
5. They enjoyed a mix of (well) ________good_________ music from around the world.
6. My father used (spend) ___to spend__a lot of time for the festivals.
IV. Reading. (2.5ms)
Part 1. Complete the sentences, using the words from cued pictures (1m)
1. They put ……………………………. on the roof of our house to get power.
2. It’s a special animal in some countries. We call it a …………………………….
3. People all over the world celebrate ……………………………. on 24th and 25th of December.
4. La Tomatina in Spain is a …………………………….
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Part 2. Read the text and answer the questions (1.5ms)
My name’s Nick. Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life. In the morning, many people tried to climb up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m. We saw a jet of water coming from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes bags from the trucks we thrown to the crowds and we began throwing tomatoes at one another. We all had to wear goggles to protect our eyes. After one hour, we saw another jet of water and stopped throwing. The whole town was red with rivers of tomato juice. Together with local people and tourists, we enjoyed the good food and drinks.
1. What did many people do yesterday morning?
_They tried to climb up the pole to get the ham yesterday morning__
2. Where did a jet of water come from?
___a jet of water coming from the water cannons and the chaos began.___
3. Did people throw tomatoes at one another at the tomato festival? ________Yes,they did______
4. When did they see another jet of water?
__________After one hour__________
V. Writing (2ms)
Part 1. Do as directed in brackets. (1m)
1. People will decorate their houses to welcome New Year. (Change into passive)
_______their houses will be decorated to welcome New Year._____
2. They have to wear boots to protect their feet. (Make question)
Why ___________do they have to wear boots?__________
3. Biogas is made from plant waste and animal manure.(Change into active)
_____They make Biogas from plant waste and animal manure.____
4. Which festival do you like best? Why?. (Answer the question)
________I like Lim festival best .Because it is interesting_____
Make questions for the underlined parts, using the question words in brackets ( Phần gạch chân thay bằng in đậm )
1. In 201, 51,515 people attended Burning Man ( How many )
How many people attended Burning Man in 2015?
2. Some youngsters accidentally knocked over one of the giants ( What )
What did some youngsisters do?
3. The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight ( What )
What is the highlight of the festival?
4. La Tomatina dated back to 1945 when an annual parade of enormous figures with big hesds was passing through the streets of Bunyol ( When )
When did La Tomatina date back?
5. La Tomatina in Bunol near Valencia happens every year ( How often )
How often does La Tomtina in Rurol near Valencia happen?
6. La Tomatina takes place on the last Wednesday in August ( When )
When does La Tomatina take place?
7. The festival began in San Francisco's Baker Beach in 1986 ( When, Where )
When and where did the festival begin?
8. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden model of a hated person ( What )
What does it take its name from?
9. Burning Man lasts one week ( How long )
How long does the burning man last?
10. The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September ( When )
When does the event begin?
Make questions for the underlined parts, using the question words in brackets ( Phần gạch chân thay bằng in đậm )
1. In 201, 51,515 people attended Burning Man ( How many )
How many people attended Burning Man in 2015?
2. Some youngsters accidentally knocked over one of the giants ( What )
What did some youngsisters do?
3. The highlight of the festival is the tomato fight ( What )
What is the highlight of the festival?
4. La Tomatina dated back to 1945 when an annual parade of enormous figures with big hesds was passing through the streets of Bunyol ( When )
When did La Tomatina date back?
5. La Tomatina in Bunol near Valencia happens every year ( How often )
How often does La Tomtina in Rurol near Valencia happen?
6. La Tomatina takes place on the last Wednesday in August ( When )
When does La Tomatina take place?
7. The festival began in San Francisco's Baker Beach in 1986 ( When, Where )
When and where did the festival begin?
8. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden model of a hated person ( What )
What does it take its name from?
9. Burning Man lasts one week ( How long )
How long does the burning man last?
10. The event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September ( When )
When does the event begin?
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronuonced differently from the that of the others.
1. a. typhoon b. recycle c. supply d. typical
2. a. own b. crowd c. know d. window
3. a. concerned b. increased c. offered d. revised
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. a. magazine b. telephone c. community d. dangerous
2. a. semester b. electricity c. arrangement d. delicious
III. Choose the suitable word in brackets to fill in the blank.
1. Please let Helen ………… with you.
a. go b. to go c. going d. goes
2. No one else in the class plays the guitar John.
a. as well b. as well than c. so well as d. as good as
3. Lan ………. in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
a. lives b. has lived c. lived d. is living
4. He ………. five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games, a.
a. wins b. won c. has won d. is winning
5. The students are playing ……………. in the schoolyard.
a. happy b. happier c. happiest d. happily
6. My friend suggested …………. by bus.
a. to go b. go c. going d. goes
7. We ………… wear uniform when we are at school.
a. have to b. must c. can d. may
8. I’m very ……… in the information you have given me.
a. concerned b. surprised c. worried d. interested
9. ………….. does it take you to go to school?
a. How much b. How long c. How far d. How often
10. Lake Superior is ……… any other lakes in the world.
a. larger than b. the largest of c. largest of d. the larger than
IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
The country is (1)……more….. beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2)……for…. the summer holidays though
they cannot live (3)…there…. all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (4)…so…. that they can go there whenever they can find the (5)……time…. .
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (6)…built…. round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have (7) …water….. brought through pipes into each (8)……house… .
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Our country is rich in ……natural….. resources. (nature)
2. How ………careless…. of you to break that cup! (care)
3. They are members of an international ……organization…….. (organize)
4. I have to do some maths ………revision…. Tonight. (revise)
5. English is …widely…… used in many parts of the world. (wide)
VI. Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B.
| A | B |
| 1. What are you studying? 2. Why do you think most people learn English? 3. Do you like learning English? 4. When did you start learning English? 5. How did you learn to speak English so well? 6. Where are you studying? 7. Why did you choose that college? 8. Are most of your books in English? 9. Are you going to visit Britain? |
a. At New Method College. b. Two years ago. c. Yes, I am. Probably next year. d. All of them are. e. Yes, I do. f. English g. Very often it’s to get a better job. h. I speak English whenever I have a chance. i. I heard it was very good. |
1- F; 2 - G ; 3 - E ; 4- B ; 5- H ; 6- A ; 7- I ; 8- D ; 9 - C ;
VII. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.
interesting – available - least - educational - fields - higher - advantages - range
There are various (1)……advantages…. to living in a large city. For one thing, there is the matter of education: (2)… educational… programs of all kinds for all ages and interests are (3)…available.. at all times of day and night in a city.
Then, a city offers a wide (4)…range….. of choices in entertainment, recreation, and culture as well as opportunities to meet many (5)…interesting.. people. Last but not (6)…least.. is the opportunity for jobs and money: Many jobs in many (7)…fields…. are available with (8)…higher….. salaries than in a small town.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. The last time I saw him was in 1985.
I haven’t …………………………seen him since IN 1985…………………………….
2. When did you begin to learn English?
How long ………………………have you learned English?……………………………..
3. Are you and Jane the same age?
Are you as ………………………old as Jane?…………………………….
4. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 o’clock, but they arrived at 2.30.
My friends …………………………arrived earlier, than I expected………………………….
5. “Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.
The gardener …………………………told us not to walk on the grass………………………….
B2 : Fill in each gap with suitable relative pronoun : where , when , why or, which :
1. Here is the beach __WHICH___ is the safest for swimmers.
2. Mr Bike will buy the house __WHICH___ is opposite to my house .
3. This is the place ___WHERE___ the battle took place 40 years ago .
4. The town __WHICH___ we are living in is noisy .
5. The town __WHERE___ we are living is noisy and crowded .
6. Sunday is the day __WHICH___ we usually go fishing on .
7. Sunday is the day __WHEN___ we usually go fishing .
8. I'll never forget the day __WHEN__I first met her .
9. This is the hotel __WHICH___ we stayed last summer .
10. Tell me the reason___WHY__ you have cancelled the tour .
11. The year ___WHEN__ we came to live here was 1975.
12. I wish to see the factory ___WHERE___ your father used to work .
13. That's the house ___WHICH___ I was born in .
14. The city __WHICH____ I lived as a child has been pulled down now .
15. We're going to London , __WHERE___ is famous for Big Ben .
16. This house , ___WHERE___ Pele used to live , is being made into a museum .
Additional exercise : Hãy sửa lỗi sai ở những câu sau (nếu cần thiết)
1. Peter , whom visited us yesterday , has just graduated from university .
Whom -> who
2. Miss Huong , that is staying with us , often goes to school by bike .
That -> who
3. New York , where we celebrated our party , is pretty cold in winter .
4. New York , we celebrated our party , is pretty cold in winter .
5. Do you know the students to who the teacher is talking ?
Whom -> who
6. Do you know the students to whom the teacher is talking to ?
7. My sister , whom you met last week , has already gone to abroad.
Whom -> who
8. My sister , you met last week , has already gone to abroad .
9. A night is the time of the day which it is dark outside .
10. A dictionary is a book where gives you the meanings of words .
Where -> which
11. A dictionary is a book , which gives you the meanings of words .
12. Anh is always late for class which makes the teacher angry .
13. This car which was broken down last night is quite expensive .
14. That's the house where was built in 2005.
Where -> which
B2 : Fill in each gap with suitable relative pronoun : where , when , why or,which :
1. Here is the beach __which___ is the safest for swimmers.
2. Mr Bike will buy the house __which___ is opposite to my house .
3. This is the place __where____ the battle took place 40 years ago .
4. The town __where___ we are living in is noisy .
5. The town __where___ we are living is noisy and crowded .
6. Sunday is the day __when___ we usually go fishing on .
7. Sunday is the day __when___ we usually go fishing .
8. I'll never forget the day __when__I first met her .
9. This is the hotel __where___ we stayed last summer .
10. Tell me the reason___why__ you have cancelled the tour .
11. The year ___when__ we came to live here was 1975.
12. I wish to see the factory __where___ your father used to work .
13. That's the house __which____ I was born in .
14. The city __where____ I lived as a child has been pulled down now .
15. We're going to London , ____which_ is famous for Big Ben .
16. This house , ___where___ Pele used to live , is being made into a museum .
Additional exercise : Hãy sửa lỗi sai ở những câu sau (nếu cần thiết)
1. Peter , whom=> who visited us yesterday , has just graduated from university .
2. Miss Huong , that=> who is staying with us , often goes to school by bike .
3. New York , where we celebrated our party , is pretty cold in winter .
4. New York , where we celebrated our party , is pretty cold in winter .
5. Do you know the students to who=> whom the teacher is talking ?
6. Do you know the students to whom the teacher is talking to=> bỏ ?
7. My sister , whom you met last week , has already gone to abroad.
8. My sister , whom you met last week , has already gone to abroad .
9. A night is the time of the day which=> when it is dark outside .
10. A dictionary is a book where=> which gives you the meanings of words .
11. A dictionary is a book which gives you the meanings of words .
12. Anh is always late for class which makes the teacher angry .
13. This car which was broken down last night is quite expensive .
14. That's the house where=> which was built in 2005.