1.It's about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
2.They got there by bus.
3.The banyan tree is at the entrance to the village.
.4.On the mountain they saw a shrine of a Vietnamese hero.
5.They had their picnic on the river bank.
6.Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parent.
7.Liz wishes she could visit Ba's village again some day.
Last Saturday, Liz was very happy (1)……….to Ba,s family on a day trip to his home village about 60 km to the north of Hanoi. They left Hanoi (2)……..his home village very early on Sunday morning. It took them (3)……….one hour and half to (4)……….his village by bus. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Liz felt very (5)……….to have a great chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross the bamboo forests. After a twenty-minute walk, they a
ived at Ba,s house and ate a big lunch with Ba,s family members.
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about 30 minutes to visit Ba,s uncle. There, they walked up the mountain where the shrine of a Vietnamese hero is (6)………… The scenery was so wonderful that a lot of photos were (7)………… Liz wishes (8)………..all of the photos to her parents after the unforgetable trip.
1. A. to be invited B. to invite C. to inviting D. invited
2. A. to B. for C. with D. at
3. A. near B. nea
y C. nearly D. more than
4. A. visit B. get C. reach D. a
ive
5. A. excited B. excitingly C. excitedly D. exciting
6. A. lies B. located C. sit D. lain
7. A. taken B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken
8. A. sending B. to be sent C. to being sending D. to send
. It was a beautiful day. My friends and I decided to go for a picnic. We took a bus to the countryside. We walked about 20 minutes to the picnic site by the river.
2. We put down the blanket on the ground and laid out the food on it.
3. After the meal, we played games and sang the song "What song is it?" and played the "blind man's buff" (Bịt mắt bắt dê). Later in the afternoon, we went fishing in the river. We enjoyed the picnic very much.
4. When we looked at the time, it was nearly 6.30 p.m.. We hurriedly gathered things and ran to the bus stop.
5. We were lucky to catch the last bus, and we arrived home very late in the evening.
answer
1 . When did you go on picnic?
2 . Where did you gou go ?
3 How did you go there
4 Did you enjoy your picnic ?
1/ Yoga is one of my favorite ……………………. (relax)
2/ Did you have a chance to do any …………………………. (sightseer)
3/ Knock before you …………………………. (entrance)
4/ She is a keen stamp ……………………. (collection)
5/ The doctor gave her some medicine and told her to get a week ………………. (restless)
6/ We have a ……………………. decision. (collect)
7/ They ……………………. greetings before the meeting. (exchangeable) .
8/ The hotel is in a lovely …………………. overlooking the lake. (locate)
9/ After work she ………………. with a cup of tea and the newspaper. (relaxation)
10/ Our office is ……………………. in the city center. (location)
11/ He won’t let the children leave his ……………………… (sightseeing)
12/ We had a ……………………. beside the river. (picnicker)
13/ He looked away from the computer screen to ……………… his eyes. (restful)
14/ Goods are …………… as long as they are in good condition. (exchange)
15/ I really …………………. people who can work in such difficult conditions. (admiration)
16/ We walk up the mountain and ……………………… the fresh air there. (enjoy)
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoons. Peter plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play. The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
question
What does Mr Parker do
What does Van do after finishing his homework
How do the Parker relax on Saturday afteroon
Are Mr and Mrs nice to Van
How does Van feel now
VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the given words.
1) They have changed the date of the meeting. The date ...................
2) It took Mary two hours to travel to the countryside last week. Mary spent .....
3) When I was a school boy, I went swimming after school every afternoon. I used to
.......................................................
4) Ba feels wo
ied because he gets a bad mark at Math today. Ba wishes .......
5) Lan missed the bus this morning because she got up late. Lan got up late, so ...
6) Nobody has invited me, so I’m not going to the party. Because I ...........
7) My sister is a better cook than I. I don’t ...........................
8) This exercise is not easy enough for us to do. This exercise is .............
9) Today is Sunday, so the children don’t have to go to school. Because ........
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Every year several thousand people are killed and one or two thousand people (1. injure) _______ in Great Britain. These people are killed and injured in road accidents. If you are in England and if you (2. listen) _______ to the eight o’clock news from the BBC, you often (3. hear) _______ about news of road accidents. Accidents often (4. cause) _______ by carelessness. There are rules which help t make the road safe but people always (5. obey) _______ the rules.
VIII. Use the cues below to write a passage telling your recent trip to the countryside.
Last weekend/ my family/ two-day trip/ home village.
We/ start/ the journey/ very early/ morning.
After three hours/ travel/ bus/ we/ reach/ old banyan/ entrance/ the village.
Everyone/ feel/ tired/ take a rest/ the tree.
After that/ we/ start/ walk/ the village/ twenty minutes/ come/ my grandparent’s house.
We/ spend/ enjoyable weekend/ the country.
We/ feel/ happy and healthy/ the trip.
. Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences.
1. wanted / clearly / the front line / the President / we / so / to see / stood / in / we.
=>________________________________________________________________________ .
2. holiday / she / in / wishes / Nha Trang / spend / next summer / her / Liz / could.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
3. return / twice / they / home / least / a month / town / to / usually / at / their.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
4. started / after / pleasant / the countryside / home / day / a / to go / in / they / having.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
5. people / mountain resorts / some rest / hard-working / many / go to / to have / a / after / week.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
6. the capital / 80 kilometers / home village / about / the north-east / is / of / to / my.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
7. hours / boat / got / main / after / traveling / to / island / three / by / the / we.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
8. some minutes / a tree / tired / the man /and / he /and /for /felt /hungry / so /slept /under /sat down.
=>________________________________________________________________________ .
9. stay / until / September / uncle / with / the end / my / will / of / us.
=> ________________________________________________________________________ .
10. learned / a lot / people / arrived / Tom / about / since / Vietnamese / has / he / here.
=> ________________________________________________________________________
I.Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. The school is widely admired_______ its excellent teaching
2. We had a friendly exchange_______ views
3. She made helpful comments________ my work
4. The movie was shot entirely_______ location in Italy
5. These fields have been_______ the plough for centuries
6. When I get home from work I like to relax_______ the newspaper
7. There were several families pinicking_________ the river bank
8. It was hard work_______ the farm but satisfying
9. The barley is fed________ the cattle
10. A lighthouse marks the entrance______ the harbour
II. SPEAK. Answer the following questions, usimg the clues given. Then practice with your partner
1. Where did you go last summer vacation?
_ home village/ visit/ grandparents
___________
2. Where is it?
_ a small town/ beach/ near Vung Tau
____________
Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences:
1) They .......... in that house for several months.
A: live B: are living C: Living D: have lived
2) It is rains heavily , ............I can't go to the movie with you .
A: because B: and C: so D: but
3) My father ..........teaching in a small village 10 year ago.
A: is starting B: started C: starts D: has started
4) Minh wishes he ......... a new bike .
A: has B: would have C: had D:will have
5) I wish you .......... it again . A:don't do B:won't do C: didn't do D: wouldn't do
6) I can't go to the park with you ............ it is raining .
A:so B:because C:and D:but
7) He wishes he .......... speak English well.
A: Can B: could C: would D: will
8) It was an ...........day. A: enjoy B: enjoyable C:enjoyment D:enjoyablly
9) They walked . half an hour to reach the village.
A:in B:at C:to D:for
10)My village lies near the ..........of the moutain and by the river .
A) foot B: leg C: feet D: hand
11) She has just taken the exemination ..... Maths .
A: for B:at C:on D: in
12)The telephne was ..............by Alexander Bell.
A) invent B: invented C:inventing D:inventor
13) I'm very proud.......... my school.
A: from B;at C: of D:off
14) She did the test very well and I did ..........
A: even B: also C: too D: so
15) He worked very hard, ............. he passed the exem easily.
A:and B:so C:but D:because
16) On the .... to the village , we saw a big hotel.
A: way B: entrance C: direction D:mountain
17) I knew her ............. I was a child.
A: since B: until C: while D:when
18)Hurry up , or you won't ..... the last bus .
A: miss B: take C: catch D:go
19)He can swim and ............ can I.
A: to B: too C: so D:such
20)Let's wait ............ the rain stops.
A: before B: after C: until D:when