I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight.

Even though_____________________________________________________________

2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing.

We ____________________________________________________________________

3. Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

Despite her ______________________________________________________________

4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end.

The comedy _____________________________________________________________

5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.

In spite _________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight.

Even though_____________________________________________________________

2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing.

We ____________________________________________________________________

3. Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

Despite her ______________________________________________________________

4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end.

The comedy _____________________________________________________________

5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.

In spite _________________________________________________________________

I.  Finish the second sentences in each pair, so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the beginning given and the word in capital letters. (1p)

1.     Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own.                                   SIMILAR

I________________________________________________________

2.     This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it?                                 TASTELESS

This sauce is________________________________________________

3.     Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden                                NOT

You________________________________________________________

4.     On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy            TRAFFIC

There is_______________________________________________________

5.     Do you find it easy to make friends?                                                     GOOD

Are you_______________________________________________________

II. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.

1. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo.                            FEWER

………………………………………………………………..

2. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? VISIT

…………………………………………………………………..

3. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city.    LESS

………………………………………………………………………

4. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? CAUSES

……………………………………………………………………….

5. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai.         MORE

………………………………………………………………………

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight.

Even though_____________________________________________________________

2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing.

We ____________________________________________________________________

3. Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

Despite her ______________________________________________________________

4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end.

The comedy _____________________________________________________________

5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.

In spite _________________________________________________________________

10. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.

1. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo.                            FEWER

………………………………………………………………..

2. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? VISIT

…………………………………………………………………..

3. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city.    LESS

………………………………………………………………………

4. Does overpopulation cause a lot of social problems in this area? CAUSES

……………………………………………………………………….

5. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai.         MORE

………………………………………………………………………

12.  Finish the second sentences in each pair, so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the beginning given and the word in capital letters. (1p)

1.     Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own.                                   SIMILAR

I________________________________________________________

2.     This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it?                                 TASTELESS

This sauce is________________________________________________

3.     Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden                                NOT

You________________________________________________________

4.     On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy            TRAFFIC

There is_______________________________________________________

5.     Do you find it easy to make friends?                                                     GOOD

Are you_______________________________________________________

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the different sound of the underlined part.(0,5p)

1. A. depend               B. enjoy                                  C. separate                 D. return

2. A. church                B. industrial               C. currency                 D. compulsorry

3. A. hamburger        B. imagine                  C. activity                    D. pray

4. A. correspond        B. comprise                C. consist                    D. compulsorry

5. A. temple                B. restaurant              C. religion                   D. mention 

Hãy dịch đoạn văn sau sang Tiếng Anh.

Go Eun-byul và Lee Eun-bi là cặp song sinh, bị chia cách lúc 5 tuổi. Eun-bi sống ở Tongyeong. Ở đó, cô bị Kang So-young bắt nạt. Go Eun-byul đang học tại trường trung học Sekang ở Seoul. Cô rất thân với Han Yi-an. Họ đã là bạn từ khi 8 tuổi. Eun-bi và Eun-byul trông rất giống nhau, nhưng chỉ có Eun-byul là biết về sự tồn tại của Eun-bi. Eun-bi là người thân thiện, vui vẻ còn Eun-byul lại khó gần. Trong một chuyến đi của trường, Eun-byul biến mất. Vì bị trục xuất khỏi trường học, Eun-bi đã tự tử.Nhưng Eun-buyn đã cứu cô. Eun-bi bị mất trí nhớ và bị nhầm lẫn với Eun-byul, người mẹ nuôi của Eun-buyl đã đưa cô về Seoul.Eun-buyl thì không rõ tung tích. Ngay sau đó, cô có lại trí nhớ của mình. Ở trường, Eun-bi phải đối mặt với Kang So Young. Gong Tae-kwang, bạn học của Eun-bi đã bảo vệ cô. Sau đó, Eun-bi nói với Tae-Kwang danh tính của mình. Anh bắt đầu phát triển tình cảm với cô. Mấy tháng sau,Go Eun Byul đã trở về.Eun-buyl quay trở lại trường “xử đẹp” Kang So Young.