1 Although there are very few garbage bins in the yard, good students never litter on the ground
2 environmentally
3 celebrated
1. Passover is celebrated in ______ and by all______ people. It occurs in late ____. On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish people eat a _______.
2. _____ is a joyful festival which is celebrated in ________. It happens at ______ .On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch ________. They give young children ________ as long as they are good.
1. Passover is celebrated in ______ and by all______ people. It occurs in late ____. On the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish people eat a _______.
2. _____ is a joyful festival which is celebrated in ________. It happens at ______ .On Easter Day, people crowd the streets to watch ________. They give young children ________ as long as they are good.
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the blankets. (1 pt)
1. Stop Minh! It’s very _________________ to be near the stove.(danger)
2. On Passover holiday, people celebrate freedom from _________________. (slave)
3. In the future, many buildings will be _________________by solar energy. (hot)
4. We can protect the environment by _________________air pollution. (reduction)
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1 pt)
A WONDERFUL TRIP IN MOROCCO!
strongly | heavily | which | drove | what | by |
I went to Morocco in March with my sister and had a fabulous time on a desert tour (1) ____________ was a fantastic experience. From Fez, we (2) ____________ to the desert with sightseeing stops along the way. We rode the camels into the desert and had dinner. It’s nice if you get there (3) ____________ sunset. In the morning, sunrise at the desert is a wonderful experience and then they serve you breakfast. We really love this trip and I (4) ____________ recommend this trip.
VII. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions. (1 pt)
A forest fire broke out last Monday in Thuy Nguyen District’s Mot Mountain in Hai Phong Province, burning down at least three hectares of eucalyptus trees. The fire started around 2 p.m and took about an hour to put out, but more than three hectares of forest vegetation were totally damaged within that time. The district’s forest rangers said that there are many graves on the mountain and that the fire may have been caused by people who visited the forest on Tet (Lunar New Year) and burned incense, fake banknotes and paper clothes at the graveside of their loved ones.
1. Where did the forest fire break out last Monday?
_ _________________________________________________________________________.
2. How long did it take to put out the forest fire?
_ _________________________________________________________________________.
3. How many hectares of forest vegetation were totally damaged?
_ _________________________________________________________________________.
4. By whom may the fire have been caused?
_ _________________________________________________________________________.
IV. Put the name of the celebration in each blank: Halloween/ New Year’s Day/ Boxing Day/
Passover/ Christmas/ Mother’s Day/ Easter/ Father’s Day/ Mid-Fall Festival.
1. It is celebrated in Viet Nam on the 15th of August in a lunar year.
2. It is celebrated on 26 December , the day after Christmas Day.
3. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May when people give cards or gifts to their mothers.
4. It is celebrated in late March or early April in memory of freeing of the Jews from being slaves in
Egypt.
5. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June when people give cards or presents to their fathers.
6. It is celebrated on Sunday in March or April when Christians think Christ coming back to life.
7. It is celebrated on 25 December when Christians remember the birth of Christ.
8. It is celebrated on the first day of the years, January 1st.
9. It is celebrated in the night of October 31, when children wear costumes and go from door to door to
ask for candy.
Complete using the correct form of the words in bold type.
In our ( 1.live)..... whether at home, in the car or at work we are constantly bombarded by (2.advertise)..... Their role is to grab our attention and make products (3. attract)..... enough so that people will want to buy them (4.immediate).... There has been a lot of ( 5.discuss)...... on the powerful effects of advertising. Are ads really (6. use)..... to us? Some would ask if the adverts are (7.true).... Do they give us a fair and (8. real)....idea of the product? People are rarely in (9.agree)... on any of these questions, but the fact is that ads are (10. help).... in lettering people know the wide variety of goods available
· 1Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.
5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare
6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions
8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion
9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
11. Despite being tired, he walked to the station
12. The children slept well despite the noise.
13. in spite of earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
14. Tom went to work in spite of not feeling very well.
15. Their new product turned out to be a success despite pessimistic market studies.
16. The speech made the crowd cheer despite the minister's lack of preparation time
17. Julie failed the exam in spite of working very hard.
18. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
19. In spite of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
20. Despite/in spite of being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
21. In spite of being necessary for democracy, politicians are still liars and thieves
22. Valencia is a fantastic place despite of being too hot in July and August
23. She’s a great person In spite of getting jealous over stupid things sometimes
24. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
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25. Cars are a big waste of money although you do need one if you live in the country.
26. The best things in life are free though love is often very expensive
27. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day
though the time difference
28. Although the sun was shining, the water was cold.
29. Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished.
30. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
31. We stayed up late, although we were tired.
32. Although she lost her way twice, she arrived safely.
33. Though Kevin was hard working, he failed the examination.
34. Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.
35. They visited Madrid although they didn't have time to visit El Prado.
36. Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway.
37. Although it was only the first time they met, they made friends immediately.
38. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals.
39. Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned
40. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work
41. Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat.
42. Although I had practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.
45. Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
46. The weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
47. John rarely sees Paul although they live in the same town.
48. Anna never learned the language although she lived there for two years.
1. Although Lan is ill, she still takes part in the contest. In spite of 2. Despite the bad weather,they decided to go on a picnic → Although 3. The test is too difficult for us to do in one hour → Because 4. They cancelled the match because of the heavy rain. Since it 5.Nam tries his best to learn English to communicate with the foreigners. {Rewrite the sentence, using A dependent clause of purpose) 6. My father drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accidents. (using "so that " 7. He had breakfast. Then he went to the park. (Using A dependent clause of time to combine) After 8.II help you to improve your English in my free time. (Using A dependent clause of time) When
1) Though the doctor has advised him he keeps on smoking.
⇒In spite of
2) He went out for a walk although it rained
⇒Despite
3) Although he is rich, he never helps the poor
⇒Despite
4) Although he is poor, he is always happy
⇒In spite of
5) Although She passed the exam, she didn't feel satifield
⇒Despite
6) Despite his intelligence, he doesn't study well at school
⇒Even though
7) Despite his poverty, Minh still helps the orphan
⇒Although
8) In spite of his inexperience, he got a good salary
⇒Although
9) Despite his age, Mr Thanh runs 5km every morning
⇒Even
10) In spite of not speaking VietNamese, Mr Anderson decided to settle in Ha Noi
⇒Although
Garbage ia a (1)________ problem in the U.S. Every year, Americans produce about 308 billion pounds. A lot of the garbage goes (2) ________the landfills. But many landfills do not have room (3) ________all the garbage. One (4) ________ that one of the garbage problems is recycling. Half of all the garbage in the U.S can be (5) ________and use again. Recycling helps the landfills problem and (6) ________ enough energy too. When people recycling newpapers, they save (7) ________ When they recycling glass, plastic, or cans. They save oil and eceltricity. Recycling is good for everyone.
Question 1
A. difficultly
B. serious
C. pleased
D. dangerously
