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Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born _______on February 11th, 1847_______in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had______heard_____problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
=> Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb.
4. What did he say about silence?
=> He said that silence helped him concentrate.
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We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.
People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?
=> it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres.
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?
=> in front of every house in the village.
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Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.
1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on________117 small islands_______
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _______boats________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _______________The weather here is usually dry and warm._____________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> __________Los Angeles is famous for its entertainment industry__________________
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One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least......one edition .....every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->________Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. ______
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->_______________we can now get access to electronic newspapers._____________
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It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about............ 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with........customers and workers . ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->....................E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes.....................
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> ...................It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.....................
I/ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi :
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Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born __on February 11th, 1847____________in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had___to hear________problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
=>Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb
4. What did he say about silence?
=>He said that silence helped him concentrate
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We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.
People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in Ha Nam Province
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in the 8th or 9th century.
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?
=> three days
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?
=>in front of every house in the village.
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Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.
1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on__on 117 small islands_____________
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _using boats______________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> _____The weather here is usually dry and warm_______________________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> ____________Los Angeles________________
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One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are........three.........types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least.....one edition ......every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->______Weekly newspapers cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area __
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->________ we can now get access to electronic newspapers.____________________
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It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about..... 200 million people......................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with.....customers and workers ..........in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->............ E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> .............. students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class..........................
1. their uniform/ take pride in/ can / which bears/ students / their school's name
Students can take pride in their uniform which bears their school's name.
2. a child / my father/ go / used / was / when / to / fishing/ he
When my father was a child, he used to go fishing.
3. Cherry I was stick in a traffic jam, so the got home late yesterday
-> Because Cherry was stuck in a traffic jam, she got home late yesterday.
4. Finish all your homework or I will punish you
-> If you don't finish all your homework, I will punish you.
5. put/ your / don't / Why / the paper / you/ in/ car ? / advertisements/ to sell / an
Why don't you put an advertisement to sell your car in the paper?
6. I'm so disappointed in the new employee since he is quite ....inexperienced...( experience)
7. The President's ...popularity...will probably guarantee his reelection ( popular)
Each line has a mistake, find and correct it
1.Thank you for inviting me to the party. I wish I can -> could but l can't.
2. He is -> X used to drink -> drinking coffee for breakfast but now he drinks milk.
3. The kitchen is not very big but there's -> there're a lot of cupboards.
4. Lukas can play the piano when -> since he was two and now he practices it.
5. We were very poor when we were first in America, we can't -> couldn't buy anything.
6. They are going on a sightsee -> sightseeing tour of New York.
7. We have lived in Vietnam for a long time, so we used -> are used/ get used to the hot.
8. Liverpool is an industry -> industrial city in the North of England
9. Primary school children can learn three language -> languages at school in Malaysia.
10. The West and the -> X East Malaysia are separate by about 640 km of the sea.
Read the text below and complete it with the verbs in the box. Use “used to” or the present simple (e.g. he lives, they live, ect.)
The lives of Inuit people of North America have changed a lot in 50 years. First, their name: people (0) used to call them Eskimos, but now they are called Inuits, which means “the people”. They (1) _____used to live_____ in igloos in the winter but today, many of them live in houses in small towns. They (2) _____used to hunt_____ seals – they ate the meat and made clothes from fur. Many of the people still (3) _____wear_____ seal-skin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is extremely cold for many months of the year. To move over the snow, they (4) _____used to wear_____ special snowshoes on their feet, but today many Inuits (5) ____drive______ snowmobiles. These machines can travel long distances in a short time. In the past it (6) ______used to take____ them days or weeks to travel the same distance. Inuit children never (7) _____used to go_____ to school – they learnt everything from their parents. But now, like all North Americans, they (8) _____have_____ about 10 years of school education. Life is not as hard as it (9) _____used to be_____, but many of the older Inuits (10) ______hate____ town life and want to go back to the old days.
fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion:
1.The Ao dai consists ............of............a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants
2.The design and material used for men are different.............from.................those used for women.
3.What do you usually wear...............at.............the weekend?
4.The material,called jeans,was named.................after.....................sailors from Genoa in Italy.
5.Famous designers started making their own styles of jeans,with their own lables...................on........................them.
6.However,jeans have never been.......................out.......................of fashion.
7.Wearing uniform encourages students to be proud.......................of...................being students of their school.
8.I haven't seen her.............since....................2003.
9.I have known him.................for.............over six years.
10.Wearing uniform helps students feel equal ............................in...........................many ways
11.I think it'dd necessary..................for................students to waer uniforms when thay are..................at..................school
12.Shall we go.........................on..................a pinic tomorrow ?-It depends...................on...............the weather.
13.The Park was named......................after......................a young hero,Le Van Tam.
14.In the 18th century jean cloth was completely made...............from...................cotton.
15.Children shoes usually wear...............out..........very quickly.
16.The price of gold has gone ................up...............by over 30%
17.Vietnamese women today often wear modern ......at...........work,but wear AO dai............on.........special occasions.
18.Are you fond ................of..................wearing jeans?
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings
1. Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the "ao dai", so it looks modern
Because____some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the " ao dai Ơ", it looks modern________
2. Poets have mentioned the "ao dai" in poems for centuries
The "ao dai"___has been mentioned in poems by poets for centuries________
3. The design and material used for men were different from those used for women
The design and material used for men were not___the same as the design and material used for women_______
4. My father stopped smoking two years ago
My father hasn't___smoked for 2 years_________
5. Let's use electricity economically
Why____don't we use electricity economically ?________
6. Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency
A whistle__will be blown if there is an emergency_________
7. They have worked in that factory for ten years
They began___working in that factory 10 years ago__________
8. The boy is sorry for being late
He wishes___he weren't late_________
9. People say that the soil here is very rich
The soil here______is said to be very rich_____
10. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000
Helen has been learning chinese since 2000______
1:Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the "ao dai", so it lokks modern.
Because some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the "ao dai", it looks modern
2:Poets have mentioned the "Ao dai" in poems for centuries
The "ao dai" has been mentioned in poems by poets for centuries.
3:The design and material used for men were different from those used for women
The design and material used for men were not the same as those used for women
4:My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn't smoked for two years
5:Let's use electricity economically.
Why don't we use electricity economically?
6:Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency
A whistle will be blown if there is an emergency
7. They have worked in that factory for ten years
They began to work in that factory ten years ago
8. The boy is sorry for being late
He wishes He weren't late
9. People say that the soil here is very rich
The soil here is said to be very rich
10. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000
Helen has been learnt chinese since 2000
I. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence
ex1.
1 they were impressed by the (friend) ....friendliness....of the local people
2 Thay ejoy the (friend).....friendly..... atmosphere in the meeting
3 The (friend) .....friendship....... they make at school will last through their life
4 (Beuty) .....Beautiful.... parks and lakes in Hanoi really attact tourists.
5 the little girl is dancing (beuty)....beautifully.....
6 Do you think they 'll ever find a way of bringing (peace) .....peace.... to the region?
7 she is too young, and so is (depend) ....dependent..... on her parents
8 He is old to lead an (depend)....independent...... life
9 They are old enough to be (depend).....independent......of their parents
10 he is old enough to live (depend)....independently.......
11 you can belive him. He is (depend)...dependable...person
12 VN is an (agriculture).....agricultural....country
13 Nga is one of Hoa's good (class)....classmates.....
14 We are very (interest)..interested.... in temples and museums in Hanoi
15 The story the tour guide told us is really (intersest)....interesting....
16 Hanoi is a very (interest)..interesting.. city
17 English is the (office) ...official... language in Singapore
18 Finding the film (interest)..uninteresting...., they decided to turn off the TV to go to bed
19 More (interest)..interestingly..., my father and my friend's father used to be claasmate
I. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence
ex1.
1 they were impressed by the (friend) ....friendliness....of the local people
2 Thay ejoy the (friend).....friendly..... atmosphere in the meeting
3 The (friend) ......friendship...... they make at school will last through their life
4 (Beuty) .....Beautiful.... parks and lakes in Hanoi really attact tourists.
5 the little girl is dancing (beuty).....beautifully....
6 Do you think they 'll ever find a way of bringing (peace) ...peacefully...... to the region?
7 she is too young, and so is (depend) .....dependent .... on her parents
8 He is old to lead an (depend)....dependable ...... life
9 They are old enough to be (depend).....depend ......of their parents
10 he is old enough to live (depend)....dependently......
11 you can belive him. He is (depend)..dependent....person
12 VN is an (agriculture).....agricultural....country
13 Nga is one of Hoa's good (class)...classmates......
14 e are very (interest)....interested.. in temples and museums in Hanoi
15 The story the tour guide told us is really (intersest)....interesting....
16 Hanoi is a very (interest)..interesting .. city
17 English is the (office) ..official.... language in Singapore
18 Finding the film (interest)..interestingly ...., they decided to turn off the TV to go to bed
19 More (interest)..interesting..., my father and my friend's father used to be claasmate
BÀi 1:Give the correct form of the CAPITALS to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You have to use your ........imagination......(IMAGINE) when you read the story.
2. I think corporal ........punishment...(PUNISH) is now prohibited in schools.
3. .....traditionally........(TRADITION), we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of the lunar month.
4. Tom says he can't put up with Mary's ........behavior......(BEHAVE) any longer.
5. Those ....attendants.........(ATTEND) over there are friends of both then bride and groom.
6. The photo brought back many happy memories of my......childhood.........(CHILD)
7. I think riding a bicycle is ........inconvenient.........(CONVENIENCE), especially when it rains.
8. She said that in her village ......marriage.........(MARRY) used to be arranged by parents .
9. Thirty years ago only ......wealthy.............(WEALTH) people in the city had the TV.
10. We used to ......think..........(THOUGHT) of our home village when we lived overseas.
BÀi 2: Complete each of the following sentences with used to / didn't use to using the verbs from the box.
| be | buy | climb | play | shop |
| swim | travel | walk | watch | write |
1. On my childhood, there........didn't use to be...... so many high buildings here. There were parks.
2. People .......used to write...... with pen, but now they use computers.
3. My brother ........used to play......... football, but an injure stopped him from playing.
4. In my grandfather's youth, people .....didn't use to travel....... by car. They rode horses.
5. I .......used to walk..... to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.
6. My sister ........didn't use to swim.......... when we go to the beach because sshe was afraid of water.
7. Mr. Lam .........didnt use to watch...... television in the morning. He did it in the evening.
8. David was a good climber in his youth. He .......used to climb...... very high mountains.
9. My parents ..........didn't use to buy....... me expensive toys as we were not rich.
10. We ...used to shop...... in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passages. Use only ONE word for each space
Many people dream of (1)..living... in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience (2)...for.... those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. (3)....however..., there's one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure (4)...how.... to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often (5)...be... taken aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make (6).it..... difficult to get on with local people and to make friends. They migt not approve of things you do or might object to things you say. You might even be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)...if... you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say, you might find some of the laws very (8)...quickly.. There, people can be forced to pay a large fine just for dropping litter. Eventually, (9)..though..., most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does take real courage to make such a big change (10)...in.. your life, but many people agree that it is worth it in the end