I usually ride a/my motorbike to work every morning
I usually ride a/my motorbike to work every morning
EX5. Read and choose the best answer to complete the passage:
When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) ........... taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) ............. it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ........... buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) ........... and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) ............. taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) ............. , it is difficult (7) ............. the bus you want. You can (8) ............ a taxi , but it is (9) .............. expensive than the undergroud or a bus . On the undergroud, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) ........ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.
1. A. at B. in C. by D. to
2. A. but B. because C. when D. so
3. A. many B. a lot C. few D. much
4. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker D. more quickly
5. A. so B. like C. than D. as
6. A. well B. good C. fine D. bad
7. A. to find B. find C. finding D. found
8. A. go B. take C. get D. travel
9. A. less B. more C. most D. so
10. A. give B. talk C. show D. take
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. The Temple of Literature ………………… by thousands of people every year.
A. is visit B. is visited C. was visited D. were visited
2. Emperor Ly Nhan Tong is the person who constructed …………………
A. The Imperial Academy B. Great Wall
C. One-pillar Pagoda D. Ha Long Bay
3. Doctors’ stone tablets were made of …………………
A. sand B. brick C. stone D. cement
4. The Temple of Literature is one of the historic and ………… sites in Viet Nam.
A. cultural B. culture C. old D. new
5. It’s a great idea to take some medicines ………………… you have a fever now.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
6. There is a pond ………………… the garden and the house.
A. in B. among C. between D. on
7. You’d better ………………… an umbrella because it is going to rain.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. took
8. ThienQuang well was ………………… as a world heritage.
A. met B. recognized C. seen D. watched
9. The Imperial Academy was regarded ………… the first university in Viet Nam.
A. to B. for C. as D. with
10. The Imperial Academy was ………… in 1076 under Emperor Ly Nhan Tong.
A. construct B. construction C. constructing D. constructed
11. Stone tablets were erected on the ………………… of the tortoise after each Royal examination.
A. back B. stomach C. head D. arm
12. The ………………… of this pagoda lasted 2 years.
A. instruct B. instruction C. instructing D. instructed.
Going to the gym seems pointless to me. POINT => I can't......going to the gym.
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
12. I am the most intelligent student in the class, ?
A. am I B. do I C. isn’t I D. aren’t I
13. The new law limits smoking in public. There are places where people can smoke.
A. many B. less C. fewer D. more
14. does it take to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city by plane?
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
15. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early being very tired.
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
16. I have never felt as as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible
17. At this time next week, we _ a wind turbine in our garden.
A. install B. installed C. will installed D. will be installing
18. With that device the wave energy into electricity.
A. will change B. changed C. will be changed D. will be changing
19. My jacket is on the chair, is on the table.
A. she B. her C. hers D. she’s
Ex 4: Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given
1, There was a cinema here two years ago. (use to)
2, I cried a lot when I was a child. (use to)
3, The distance between my house and school is about 1km. (It)
4, What is the distance between Lao Cai and SaPa? (Far)
5, Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday (In spite of)
6, Nam took a taxi, but he arrived late for the concert. . (However)
7, Although the traffic turned red, he didn’t stop his car. (However)
8, Although we walk to school, we arrive school on time. (Despite)
EX6. Read the film review, and then answer the questions.
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main character in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is played by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modem retelling of Mark Twain’s classic book Connecticut Yankee.
Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very goodat sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a terrible earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the time of King Arthur.
Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is amazing because he plays them modem music on his CD player and he shows them how to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more confident. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, but this time he wins the game.
The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur's Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and exciting. It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
1. What type is the film “A Kid in King Arthur ’s Court”?
2. Who is the main character? By whom is it played?
3. Who is the director of the film? Is he a good director?
4. What is Calvin doing when the earthquake happens?
5. How can he land in the time of King Arthur?
6. Why do King Arthur and Merlin think that Calvin is amazing?
7. Who is Calvin trained to become?
8. What does Calvin do to help King Arthur?
9. How can Calvin come back to the present time?
10. How are the special effects in the film?
11. How are the actors’ performances?
12. What does the writer think about the film?
I. Listen and choose the correct answer to the following questions.
1. When does Halloween occur?
A. October 11th B. October 21st C. October 31st D. October 30th
2. What do people do on Halloween?
A. Carve pumpkins and make funny faces on them.
B. Wear special costume and knock on the door of many houses.
C. Both of them.
D. None of them.
3. Where did the writer make his first Halloween pumpkin?
A. At his house B. At his friendship family’s house.
C. At his friend’s house. D. At his neighbor’s house.
4. How did the writer feel about making Halloween pumpkin?
A. happy B. bored C. tired D. funny
5. What does the writer think about Halloween?
A. scary B. interesting C. tiring D. terrific
II. Writethe followingsentences, using the cues:l/My sister / not like / go fishing /because / it / interesting............................................................................................................................................................2/ My brother / not like / ice-skating / because / it / dangerous ............................................................................................................................................................3/ last year/we/start/community garden/project............................................................................................................................................................
4/ so far/we/ask/people/donate/books and clothes/the poor chidren.............................................................................................................................................................5/ when/you/start/work/this charitable?.....................................................................................................................
IV.Rewrite these sentences using the given word in brackets so that their meanings stay the same as the first ones.
38. Although there was a traffic jam, I managed to arrive at the train station on time. (despite)
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
39. The government will firmly control the over-exploitation of non-renewable energy sources. (be)
=> The over-exploitation ……………………………………………………………………
40. They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year. (not use to)
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
The market does not have any carrots.
There ............................................................................
They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
Because of ...........................................................................
Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
If you are ...........................................................................