A. PHONETICES
I)-Write the words from the box in the correct part of the table, according to the stress pattern.
unacceptable
unachievable
unafraid
uncertain
unambitious
uncomfortable
unaware
unbelievable
unfasten
unemployment
uncommon
uncommunicative
unworried
uncompleted
unpopular
impossible
immeasurable
impersonal
improbable
immortal
immovable
immaterial
imprecision
impurity
impassable
oOo
ooO
oOoo
ooOo
oOooo
ooOoo
ooOooo
II)-Write the opposite of these words, using un- or im-, and then read the words aloud.
attractive ____________________
polite _______________________
practical ______________________
natural ______________________
official _______________________
pleasant _____________________
competitive ___________________
lucky ________________________
necessary _____________________
proper ______________________
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I)-Complete the following sentences with nouns indicating people.
A person who paints or draws is a/an ____________________.
A person who writes novels is a/an ______________________.
A person who is starting to learn something for the first time is a/an __________.
A person who is in your family who lived a long time before you is a/an ________________.
A person who plays the piano is a/an ______________________.
II)-Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
Some types of computer games can be _________________. (educate)
Smartphone can vary from day to day due to new _____________ by different companies in the word. (invent)
The _________________ of a nuclear power plant costs a lot of money. (construct)
Space _______________ brings a bout many benefits to science. (explore)
Life is become easy and __________________ through science and technology. (comfort)
Nuclear waste is _______________ for both human and the environment. (harm)
III)-Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
Japan (built)_________________ a robotic moon base by 2020, built by robots, and for robots.
China (connect) __________________ Beijing to London with a high-speed railway soon.
Car-makers (design) __________________ self-driving cars to offer extreme safety and ease of transport.
The US military officials say that navy ships (run) _______________ on 50 percent of biofuels by 2020.
We (implant) ______________ chips in the brain to control devices by the year 2050.
With commercial space travel, we (take) __________________ minerals from the moon at this time in 2030.
Universal translation (become)_______________ common in mobile devices.
We (create) ______________ a synthetic brain that functions like the real one in year 2050.
IV)-Change the sentences into reported speech.
The scientist: “Cloning will become more popular in the next century.”
The scientist said that .
Dr. Nelson: “Every home will have at least one robot to perform any boring task."
Dr.Nelson said that .
Our teacher: “Parents do not allow children to play computer games for a long period of time.”
Our teacher told us that ___________________________________________.
The doctor: “Nutrition pills can cause serious side effects.”
The doctor told his patient that _____________________________________.
The physicist: “Nuclear power plants don`t require a lot of space.”
The physicist said that ____________________________________________.
The politician: “Wrong decisions in Chernobyl caused a big nuclear explosion.”
The politician told the audience that _________________________________.
V)-Read the conversation between Duong and Chau, and then report what Chau told her friend, using reported speech.
Duong: You know, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
Chau: Many people think that the real inventor of the telephone was Antonio Meucci, a poor Italian American.
Duong: Really? How could he do that?
Chau: He shared a workshop with Bell in the 1860s, and made a “talking telegraph” for his wife, who was ill in bed.
Duong: Why didn’t Meucci become the inventor?
Chau: He didn`t become the inventor because he never took his idea to the US Patent Office.
Duong: Why not?
Chau: He was too poor to pay the $250 that he needed.
Duong: But Alexander Graham Bell is considered the inventor of the telephone, isn`t he?
Chau: Alexander Graham Bell took the invention to the Patent Office, and became the inventor.
Chau said that ___________________________________________________
She said that ____________________________________________________
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C. SPEAKING
I)-Read the article about Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, give the answers to the questions in the conversation, and practise it in pairs.
An ordinary life... an amazing idea
Tim Berners-Lee looks very ordinary. He is about sixty years old and has brown hair. He was born
1.colth bags (use ) instead of plastic bags.
2.it's lovely(see) you again.
3. we are happy ( receive) a lot of presents from our grandparents.
4.the woman (hold) a brown bags was Nam's mother.
5.the table (make) of metal needs repairing.
6.the film (show) on TV last night won the first prize in the film festival
7.the students (talk) to the principal are from class 8A.
8.I (wait) for my friends outside the stadium when he (arrive)
9.how fast the girl (ride) when the accident (happen)?
10. yesterday, Tuan (ask) me (go) to the station with him , but I (not/want) to leave the house because I (wait) for the cal.
Read the passage then answer the questions:In the USA, millions of old car tires are thrown away every year. But tires can be recycled to make pipes, floor coverings, shoes and sandals.In Britain, the empty bottles of mike are cleaned and refilled. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times.In industry. most used glass is collected and sent to the factories to be made into new glassware returned when people bring the cans back for recycle.
1) What can people do with the old car tires?
2) What do people do with empty bottles of milk?
3) What is made into new glassware?
4) What can the people bringing cans back for recycling get?
bài 3 Choose the word or phrase that are not correct in standard english
1 Jack asked has his boss could he have a day off
2 I am not very fond of get up early
3 His illness is protatly because strees
4 He has someone outs his hair every 6 weeks
5 The guide pointed off all the places of interests to us or the way
bài 4
Sky (21) ...something very strange lást night . It was (22)..... . He was about to go to bed , and while he was brushing hís teeth , he saw some lights in the sky above the trees . It was a UFO ! HE decided (23) ..... out , and and while he was putting on some clothes , the UFO landed . He wasn't afraid , but he wanted (24) .. ... a good look . Then while he (25).........towards the UFO , the door opened , and the alines came out . He ran back into the house (26).... he wanted to take a picture of the alines and while he was getting his camera , they looked around his gadren . Then they got back into the UFO and while they were talking off, Sky (27).... a photo . But there was a problem . The camera was (28).....
21 A has been B saw C are seeing D sees
22 A late B lately C later D laterest
23 A go B to go C going D to going
24 A have B to have C having D to having
25 A walks B walked C walking D to walking
26 A because B however C so D but
27 A had B took C got D did
28 A expensive B empty C unsuitable D surprising
I. Change the senten cesinto reported speech:
1."I want to be come a scientist when I group up", Nam said
->......
2."We met Professor Stephen Marshall yesterday",said Peter.
->......
3"I can not go to the science class tomorrow morning", said Hoa
.........
4"They have studied this kind of plant for two months", she told us.
.........
5."We don't open the laboratory today", Mr.Vinh said.
........
6."I'm finding evidence for my rếach now", said Nick.
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7."You may be late for the work shop this after noon", I told Mary.
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8."I didn't teach Earth Science lasyear" said Dr.Thomas
.......
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space.
An increasing number of people are now going on ________ (0) to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million ________ (1) visited Egypt. The ________(2) of Egypt is about fifty million and the ________ (3) is El Quahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the _______ (4) is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average _______ (5) from October to March is not too high. The most ______ (6) sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to _______(7) Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much ______ (8) as possible in the time available. A _______ (9) to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent ______ (10) there from Cairo.
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0. |
A. holiday |
B. visit |
C. excursion |
D. trip |
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1. |
A. explorers |
B. voyagers |
C. tourists |
D. passengers |
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2. |
A. people |
B. citizenship |
C. nation |
D. population |
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3. |
A. principal |
B. head |
C. state |
D. capital |
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4. |
A. Temperature |
B. climate |
C. condition |
D. position |
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5. |
A. weather |
B. measurement |
C. climate |
D. temperature |
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6. |
A. famous |
B. known |
C. visited |
D. requested |
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7. |
A. search |
B. inspect |
C. examine |
D. visit |
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8. |
A. viewing |
B. trip |
C. sightseeing |
D. looking |
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9. |
A. picnic |
B. trip |
C. guide |
D. entertainment |
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10. |
A. flights |
B. travels |
C. journeys |
D. voyages |
II. Complete the sentences with either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF:
1. We postponed our trip…………. . . . . . . ……. ……. . . ……. the bad driving conditions.
2. Sue’s eyes were red………………. . …. . . . . … she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
3. We can’t visit the museum tomorrow……………. . . . . . . . …… it isn’t open.
4. Jim had to give up jogging ……………………. . . . . . … his sprained ankle. (mắt cá bong gân)
5……………………. . . . . heavy fog at the airport, we had to stay in Boston an extra day.
6. Please walk carefully …………………. . . . . . . the walkway is slippery (adj-trơn) when wet.
7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States …………………. . the potato famine
(nạn đóikém/sự khan hiếm) in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century
8. My lecture notes(diễn thuyết) were incomplete …………. . . …. . the instructor talked too fast.
9……………. . . . . . . . . …. . it rained, we stayed home.
10. A tomato is classified(xếp loại) as a fruit, but most people consider it a vegetable ………. .
it is prepared and eaten in the same way as lettuce(rau diếp), onions and other vegetables.
III. Complete the sentences with THOUGH(mặc dầu) or BECAUSE :
1. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . . . . . . . . it was a dark, cloudy day.
2. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . ……. . the sun was bright.
3…………………. . . she has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four chidren.
4……………. . …. she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food her four children.
5. I’m going horseback riding with Judy this afternoon …………………. . I’m afraid of horse.
6………………… Tom didn’t know how to dance, he wanted to go the school dance ………………. he felt lonely sitting and staring blankly at the TV while all of his friends were having fun together.
IV- BECAUSE + CLAUSE / SENTENCE / BECAUSE OF + NOUN / PHRASE
1. He is bad at English because he is very lazy.
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2. He didn’t come to class because he was ill.
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3. Everyone likes and admires her because of her intelligence.
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4. The flight 202 was delayed because the weather was bad.
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5. He decided to accept the job because the salary was high.
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6. I didn’t come on time because it rained heavily.
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7. She smiles because she is very happy.
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8. They can’t miss the meeting because it is very important.
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9. I was late for the meeting because the traffic was heavy.
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10. My grandmother can’t work hard because she is very old.
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11. He likes her because she’s very beautiful and attractive.
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12. He didn’t go to school because he was very poor.
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13. He broke the glass because he was careless.
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14. He left school because his life was hard.
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15. My little brother can’t chew well because of his toothache.
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16. I can’t play basketball because of my height.
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17. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of highly polluted water.
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18. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.
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19. Two cars can’t pass each other because of the narrow road.
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20. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty.
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Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Different cultures have different ways of celebrating the new year. Most of these customs are observed to bring good luck.
On New Year’s Eve in Mexico, people wait for the clocks to strike midnight. At the first sound of the bells, people begin to eat grapes. They must eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.
In the South of the United States, people eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Some people think you have to eat 365 peas to have good luck every day of the new year.
In Greece, people throw old things such as plates, glasses, and even furniture out of the window on New Year’s Day.
1. What do they do on New Year’s Day in Mexico?
a. They wait for the clocks to strike midnight.
b. They eat grapes.
c. They try to eat 12 grapes before the bells ring 12 times.
d. no information
2. What do they do on New Year’s Day in the South of the United States?
a. They eat black-eyed peas.
b. They eat grapes.
c. They throw old things out of the window.
d. no information
3. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?
a. The American b. The Greek c. The Mexican
d. The Vietnamese
4. What does ‘such as’ in line 8 mean?
a. however b. for example c. instead of d. as soon as
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Different cultures have the same way of celebrating the new year.
b. People believe that the customs will bring good luck.
c. On New Year’s Eve, the Mexican begin to eat grapes at 12 p.m.
d. In the South of the United States, people try to eat 365 black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.
Keep up/ Close down /come back /deal with/ get up /look through /pass down/ Set off /pturn down /live on (dùng các từ này để điền vào câu thích hợp)
1. My sister is an early bird. She .......... at 7 o'clock every day of the week. 2. We'll .......... for Tay Ho village at 9 o'clock and arrive at 10 o'clock. 3. When I was a student, I .......... small allowances from my parent. 4. The government must now .......... The preservation of traditional craft village. 5. The banks have .......... a lot of branches in velages over the last few years. 6. Many foreign tourist decided to .......... to Viet Nam for another holiday. 7. They offered her a trip to Europe but she .......... it .......... 8. He has .......... the report and found nothing interesting. 9. Phong walk too fast and it's really hard to .......... him. 10. These traditional stories have been .......... from parents to children over many gerneration.