VII. Read and circle the best answers ( A, B, C or D).
When I was a kid, my parents (1)________ take me to the movie theater. When I went there for the
first time, I was (2)________ how big the screen was. The sound system was awesome (3)________.
(4)________ I didn’t remember the exact name of the first movie I watched in the cinema, I remembered
that it was a cartoon. During the whole movie, everyone laughed a lot at the (5)________ characters.
(6)________, the last scene was so (7)________ that I almost cried. When I grow up, I often go to the
cinema with my friends to get (8)________ after hard working hours.
1. A. didn’t B. was C. used to D. were
2. A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazed
3. A. too B. either C. and D. so
4. A. However B. Although C. Despite D. But
5. A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertained D. entertains
6. A. However B. Although C. Despite D. But
7. A. move B. moving C. moved D. moves
8. A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxes

Chọn đáp án đúng:
1.Jack's going to look for a job in the summer and ..............

 A. So is Pat           B. So Pat is            C . So does Pat              D. So Pat does 
2. Where .......... watch film ?
 A. He used to        B. Didn't use to       C. Used not to                D. Did not use to 
3. He asked me ............... it 
A. To do                 B . Doing                  C. For doing                  D . Have to do      

Find the mistake :

1. From at nine in the morning until four in th afternoon, Mr Tuan works in the field.

2. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning.

3. The doctor says you should a little time to play videos games.

4. The public library in the city has thousand good books.

5. Ba is in the class 7A and he enjoys the school very much.

6. My father always has a lot of housework to do.

7. There is a ten-floors building in front of my house.

II. Hoàn thành các câu sau theo gợi ý :
1. My mother / often / go/ pagoda/ the first day/ the month.
 …………………………………………………………………
2. We/ usually/ free/ the weekend.
…………………………………………………………………
3. The students/ often/ go/ library/ read/ school.
.........……………………………………………………………
4. Hung/ interested/ picture books.
 …………………………………………………………………
5. How about/ go / out/ dinner?
...…………………………………………………………………
6. Huong/ never/ late/ school. She/ good/ student
 …………………………………………………………………
7. Nam/ sometimes/ study/ the library/ free time.
 …………………………………………………………………
8. Mail often/ skip/ her friends/ recess.
 …………………………………………………………………
9. you/ help/ mom/ the housework?
 …………………………………………………………………
10. How often/ you/ play soccer/ a week?
 …………………………………………………………………

III. Fill “although/ despite/ in spite of” in sutable gaps.
1. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim ______they go to the same school.
3. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test.
6. ________________ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong __________his old age.
8. The children slept deeply ________________ the noise.
9. ________________ the high salary, Marey refused the job offer.
10. ________________earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money.

II. Underline the mistakes in the sentences ( if they have) and correct them
1. The special effects of this film are fascinated -> .....................................................................
2. I embarrassed today morning because I wore my sweater inside out. ->.................................
3. Everyone in my class found the lesson very bored. -> ............................................................
4. The locals were extremely welcoming. -> ................................................................................
5. My brother is not a bored person. -> .....................................................................................
6. Many critics found this film was deeply moving. -> ..............................................................
7. I am confusing by these twins.-> ...........................................................................................
8. No one was surprised at the news ->.........................................................................................

1. My bath was_________. I feel _________now. (RELAX) 
2. Joe is _________ because he had a _________day. (TIRE) 
3. How to get the cheese was _________. The mouse was _________. (CONFUSE)

4. So much homework was _________. The student felt _________. (OVERWHELM)
5. Your jokes are _________. I am _________. (AMUSE) 
6. I was so _________by the movie. The scenes in the movie were _________. (TOUCH)

7. The TV program was _________. I felt _________while watching it. (BORE) 
8. My angry father’s words were _________. I felt_________. (UPSET) 
9. The nurse’s big needle was _________. I felt _________when she walked over to me! (FRIGHTEN)
10. Ted forgot to close his zipper. It was _________. Ted felt _________. (EMBARRASS)
11. Getting hit in the behind with an arrow was _________. Lancelot felt _________. (HUMILIATE)
12. My alarm clock wouldn't stop ringing. I was _________. The sound was _________. (ANNOY)
13. I was _________after reading the _________news headlines. (ALARM) 
14. The movie, King Kong, was _________. The children who were watching it were ______. (TERRIFY) 
15. I felt _________ after getting a _________ massage. (PLEASE) 
16. Michael Phelps was _________. Michael Phelps' Olympic win was _________. (EXCITE)
17. I was _________. The painting called “Mona Piggy” was _________. (INTRIGUE)
18. He heard a strange sound and was _________. The strange sound was _________. (CONCERN)
19. Her weight loss from the diet was _________. She was _________. (ENCOURAGE)
20. The taste was _________. I was _________. (SATISFY) 
21. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ______________ (BORE) stiff.   
22. Most sequels (đoạn tiếp, cuốn tiếp theo) are ______________ (DISAPPOINT). 
23. I had such a ________________ (TIRE) day I went straight to bed. 
24. Everyone’s very ________________ (EXCITE) about the news.

25. That lamp produces a very ________________ (PLEASE) effect. 
26. The whole school was ________________ (SADDEN)  by the tragic event. 
27. I don't like watching ________________ (DEPRESS) films on my own. 
28. I was ________________ (AMAZE) when she told me she’d got divorced. 
29. He's such a ________________ (BORE) guy. He only ever talks about himself.
30. I'm very ________________ (INTEREST) in films and theatre. 
31. No one knew what would happen next. We were all ________________ (INTRIGUE).

32. It was a very ________________ (INTEREST) situation. 
33. There's been some very ________________ (SURPRISE) news. 
34. His mother was ________________ (DISGUST) by what she found under his bed.

35. Their hamburgers are ________________ (DISGUST). 
36. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly _______________ (EXHAUST).

37. He's always showing off. It's really ________________ (ANNOY). 
38. I think Alex is one of the most ________________ (ANNOY) people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. 
39. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________(EMBARRASS). 
40. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather ________________ (EMBARRASS). 

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY USING ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, DESPITE

1.    Despite 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

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.

49. I couldn't eat although I was very hungry.

50. Although she was exhausted, she continued to study.