I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. car B. date C. lazy D. hate
2. A. train B. wait C. said D. paid
3. A. sailing B. railway C. brainstorm D. captain
4. A. safety B. chat C. taste D. waste
5. A. centre B. let C. belt D. security
6. A. safety B. traffic C. station D. plane
7. A. seat B. head C. heavy D. weather
8. A. head B. break C. bread D. heavy
9. A. maid B. wait C. said D. sail
10. A. hey B. grey C. honey D. obey
II.Put the words into two groups (/e/and/ei/)
safety way internet red ahead
melody wait break lane bed
III.Choose the best answer(A,B,C or D
1. Cyclist and motorist have to wear a when they ride a
motorbike.
A. cap B. mask C. helmet D. hard that
2. He forgot to give a before he turned left and got a ticket.
A. hand B. signal C. sign D. light
3. All of us have to obey strictly.
A. traffic B. traffic rules C. traffic jam D. regular
4. We should wait for the traffic lights before we cross the
street.
A. turn yellow C. turn green
B. to turn yellow D. to turn green
5. Drivers have to your seatbelt whenever they drive.
A. tie B. fasten C. put on D. put
6. We should the street at the zebracrossing.
A. walk B. walk through C. walk on D. walk across
7. is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” –“about 50
metres”.
A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often
8. Linh used to jigsaw puzzles in his sparetime.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
9. Public in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey

10. I marbles when i was young, but now I didn’t.
A. play C. used to play
B. have played D. didn’t use to play
11. There a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to
the suburbs.
A. were B. used to have C. use to have D. used to be
12. does it take to go from ha noi to ho chi minh city by lane.
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How far
13. Minh used to his homework late in the evening.
A. do B. does C. doing D. did
14. If people the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow B. take care of C. obey D. remember
15. You should right and left when you go across the road.
A. see B. look C. be D. take

.IV.Make sentences using thewords and phrases given.
1. Another problem/ the increase/ the number/ cars/ the road.
2. There/ transport rules/ but/ many people/ not seen/ really interested/ follow/ them.
1. The traffic/ worst/ rush hours/ when/ everyone/ try/ get to work/ get home quickly.
2. Some people/ ride/ motorbikes/ the pavements/ rather than/ waiting/ a trafficjam.
3. The traffic/ a nightmare/ visitors/ Viet Nam/ the firsttime.
4. More people/ own/ private cars/ it/ make/ the problem/ the traffic jams/ worse.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Did you often go to thee beach when you lived in NhaTrang?
Did you use ................................................................................................... ?
2. Linda doesn’t live with her parents anymore.
Linda used ......................................................................................................
3. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
I used..............................................................................................................
4. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used ..........................................................................................................
5. They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
They didn’t use ...............................................................................................
6. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair used .................................................................................
7. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.
I used..............................................................................................................

dear nick . i'm sorry i couldn't write to you earlier because i was very busy . now we're (1).... in a small hotel near a shpping area . near my hotel , there's a cinema, and a supermarket . there (2) ... , some big shops at the end off the street . it's also very (3) ...... here because there's alway a lot off traffic , day and night . in my hometowm i live in a quieter street . there are some small shops , a school , a post office but there isn't so much traffic . the ( 4) ......... is much fresher , too

Complete the sentences with suitable conjunctions in the box.

although because and but so

1. I am very excited .......................... I am meeting my favourite MC.

2. You can watch TV now ......................... do not spend too much time on it.

3. Xuan Bac was tired ........................... they did not miss the beginning of the show.

4. Phong wants to watch both the game show ...................... the movie.

6. ......................... I arrived early, there was already a long queue at the TV station.

7. The MC was late .......................... there was a traffic jam.

8. Mary insists on joining the singing competition ............................ she cannot sing well.

9. David can play the guitar ......................... the harmomonica at the same time.

10. It was a sunny day, ........................... we decided to go sightseeing.

EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put "was“ or "were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …… ……………… nice.
2. The students ……  ………………. very clever.
3. But one student   ……………….. in trouble.
4. We …  …………….. sorry for him.
5. He …  ……………. nice .
6. I … …………….. happy.
7. You ……  ………….. angry.
8. She …  ……………… in London last week 9. He ……  …………… on holiday.
10. It ……  ……………. cold.
11. We …… ……………. at school.
12. You ……  ……………… at the cinema.
13. They ………  ………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children …… ………….. in the garden
                                                                    
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be. 
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……………..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………….. (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday?               Yes, I……………
7. ……. It cold last night?  No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday?  They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …he was………………
Chi động từ BE ở thì quá khứ đơn
I , he, she. It, các ngôi số ít  ; was / wasn’t
You, we, they, các ngôi số nhiều : were / weren’t
Exercise 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.
(?)?
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)?
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).
(?)?
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) 
(?)? 
6. Exercise 4:  Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend. 
2. Angela _________ (go)to the cinema last night. 
3. My friends _________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year. 
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful. 
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. 
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip. 
7. I ______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister. 
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.

I.      Choose the right answer.

1. (Were/ Was)               the weather nice yesterday?

2. Did you (get up/ got up)                late this morning?

3. (Were/ Was)               you born in 1997?

4. Did you (have/ had)              a pizza for lunch yesterday?

5. Did you (go/ went)                to Nha Trang last summer?

6. Ba is a good friend of (me/mine)              

7. Was Lan at the movie theater last night? - Yes, she (was/ did)              .

8. (Were/ Did)               the Browns return to Ha Noi by train?

9. We went to Hue (by/ on)                           plane.

10. Hoa learned how (using/ to use)                            a sewing machine.

1Read the report about a kite fitival and tick X the activities Kate talks about.

dancing  \(\) 

making costumes

singing

swimming

runing

taking photographs

2. Read the report again.Choose which sentence (A-G) fits each gap(1-5) in the text.You do not need all the sentences.

A. It's a difficult competition.

B I hope we win.

C The people in the town are putting up decorations.

D He says he's too old for it !

E Everybody is prepering for of it.

F At the moment there are lots of aliens in the sky.

G Lots of people are whatching us.

Flying   aliens!

Hi.my name is Katie and i'm with my family at an international kita festival in Belgium.It's very windy but I'm having great fun.Each day we fly our kites on the beach and watch the kite competitions.Flying kites is a tradition in our family.My granddad makes them but he doesn't travel to festival now.1)..... The kites are amazing and I'm taking lots of photographs! There are hig birds,fish,lizards and this year there are aliens too. The children love the alien kites and are running up and down the beach with them.20...It's spooky!

Tonight is the last night of the festival and there's a special shoew. 3)...... My friend and I are performing in the show. We're making costumes and practising a dance act. After the show we're marching in a parade through the town centre. There's a prize for the best costume.4)....At the end of the evening we're having a feast on the beach so lost of people are making cakes and sandwiches.5).....they look very pretty. At midnight we're having fireworks onthe beach. I can't wait !

Dịch sang Tiếng Việt:

"Tonight I sleep the round 
She is the wind of human life. " 

In this life, someone did not grow up in mother's arms, was heard Matthew bid ru sweet deal, a pharmacist who would not dream of sinking into the wind, her hand fan every sultry summer afternoon. And in this life, one love by his mother, one for life because I like her, someone ready to share with her as her sweet fleshy. 

For me too, she is most interested in me and who I loved and the most indebted in the world. I used to think my mother was not beautiful. Not because there is a beautiful white skin, round face recovery or sparkling eyes ... but her face just skinny, tanned, high forehead, the wrinkles of the age of 40, of how anxiety in life in the upper corner of her eye. But my father told her more beautiful than other women in the intellectual beauty. Yes, my mother was smart, agile, very resourceful. On the position of a leader, who thinks his mother is cold, harsh. there are times when I thought so. but when his mother sat, her hands caressing my hair, everyone thought it all disappear. I have the sensation lightheadedness, anxiety hard to describe, feeling like I have never received so much love. It looks like a strong dotted line passed through her hands deep my heart, eye, lips tenderly, the sweet smile, ... through all of the parents. just love it when people close to her long before you feel all right. From small to large, I received the infinite love of the mother as a gift, a natural thing. 

In the eyes of a child, she was born to care for children. I never ask the question: Why do parents accept unconditional sacrifice for me? . Good mother, very good to me but sometimes I think parents are so worthy, so ... evil. How many times, she yelled at me, I cried. Cry for depression depression, where rather than weep bitterly regret. Then for a time ... I came home from school, my mother read her diary stolen. I was immediately very, immediately pulling the diary from her hand and shouted: "Why the mother too much! This is the secret of the child, the mother can not work on. Mother very ill, I do not need her anymore! "Just thought I would eat a slap hurt. But not just silence the mother, pale cheeks, healthier eyes brimming. There is something that I did not dare look into her eyes. 

I rushed into the room, locked the door despite the announcement on outside sales calls. I cried, cried so much, a small pillow was wet. As the late night, I awake, awake. There is a feeling of absence, which I do not how shortfalls avoided. I was wondering how I console myself by living in a world with no mother, not educated, will be very happy. But that's where the pharmacist to fill gaps in my head. Should I feel remorse? Was I hungry for love? ... 

Free man do I think gradually fell asleep. In the dream film, I felt a warm hand, lightly touching my hair, pulled my blanket. Yeah I'm looking forward to the feeling, the feeling of sweet loving. I sunk in moments of tenderness, she closed his eyes for fear if you open your eyes, feeling it would fly away, away forever into nothingness and the immediate space is just a reality. The next morning I woke up, I felt the house so that sadness that. There is something missing. That morning, I had to eat bread, no white rice every day. I rated violence, had asked her father to see where it goes. My father said, his mother is ill, hospitalized a week. Feeling sad I have to cover my little brain. Mother in hospital and who would cook, who wash, who confided to me? I'm sorry too, because of anger over that has shattered the happiness of this little house. In my sick mother. All week, I was very sad. Housing shortage so that her smile so lonely. Every meal I have to eat outside, no parents, then get one I like cooking. Oh I remember that the boiled vegetables, casseroles's mother always. 

After a week, she returned home, I was the first to welcome her. I've seen, she ran to hug me. Mother cried, saying: "I am sorry, she should not be secret child. Con ... I forgive her, listen to me. "Emotion I choked, tears poured wet. I just wanted to say: "Mommy errors in children, at the damage, all in children only. ". But why these words hard to say so. I hugged her, cried a lot. Alas! After a week I saw her was important to give any. Every day, parents busy with work that has stars like magic. Early in the morning, when he was dark, she was worried meals for your father. Then at the mother how to cook delicious dishes Oh. The food topping that does not nothing. The popular meal is only a belief but a matter of infinite love like mother. My father as the young birds pick each drop of sweet loving mother. The meal does not have mom, dad my whole dating process server to work together. Mother is washing, stripping the house ... the scan always hard at all. Mother took me all but I do not repay anything for her. Even words of love I'm not saying never. How many times have I toss and turn, the courage to tell her but then only, just wanted to say: Mom, now I grow it, I see love her, need her to know how. I have to love, listen to her. When children make mistakes, strict mother reminded, I do not even angry anymore, I just get error bowed and promised never again commit. When happy or sad, I will tell her to clap her hands to share with tenderness, gentle eyes. Mother's mother is not just that you, as you ... all of you. To grow and then find myself very happy to have her in the shape reminds. There mother was washing clothes, cleaning the house, cooking for the family. 

Mother, mother sacrificed so much for children that have never demanded the return of his mother. her mother is the best, highest, greatest. Take life by the mother who has what. Is anyone willing to shield me from time to time. Oh I love the children! Had the courage to speak three languages: "I love you! "Be alone. The pain brave, I just fine-but what was first commissioned as her mother was strict. Con wrote these words, the mother would understand this more than my heart. Mother do not think when I opposed because I do not like her mother. Con forever love you, happy mother, sad to see her bad luck. Mother is the life of me so I just wanted her life to love you forever, child care, comfort you, protect the children and for children to be interested in her, loved her life. Motherhood is the most sacred feelings in the world. Love how he has nurtured the adults, to teach how people get older. Government mother who brings her emotional middle child. So, I always loved her, would grow to be taking care of her. And I wanted to tell her that: "The mother is still big. Take life in the womb is human. " 

Mọi người đọc mẩu chuyện này rồi cho mk ý kiến

Tonight I sleep the round.She is the wind of human life. “In this life, someone did not grow up in mother’s arms, was heard Matthew bid ru sweet deal, a pharmacist who would not dream of sinking into the wind, her hand fan every sultry summer afternoon. And in this life, one love by his mother, one for life because I like her, someone ready to share with her as her sweet fleshy.

For me too, she is most interested in me and who I loved and the most indebted in the world. I used to think my mother was not beautiful. Not because there is a beautiful white skin, round face recovery or sparkling eyes … but her face just skinny, tanned, high forehead, the wrinkles of the age of 40, of how anxiety in life in the upper corner of her eye. But my father told her more beautiful than other women in the intellectual beauty. Yes, my mother was smart, agile, very resourceful. On the position of a leader, who thinks his mother is cold, harsh. there are times when I thought so. but when his mother sat, her hands caressing my hair, everyone thought it all disappear. I have the sensation lightheadedness, anxiety hard to describe, feeling like I have never received so much love. It looks like a strong dotted line passed through her hands deep my heart, eye, lips tenderly, the sweet smile, … through all of the parents. just love it when people close to her long before you feel all right. From small to large, I received the infinite love of the mother as a gift, a natural thing.In the eyes of a child, she was born to care for children. I never ask the question: Why do parents accept unconditional sacrifice for me? . Good mother, very good to me but sometimes I think parents are so worthy, so … evil. How many times, she yelled at me, I cried. Cry for depression depression, where rather than weep bitterly regret. Then for a time … I came home from school, my mother read her diary stolen. I was immediately very, immediately pulling the diary from her hand and shouted: “Why the mother too much! This is the secret of the child, the mother can not work on. Mother very ill, I do not need her anymore! “Just thought I would eat a slap hurt. But not just silence the mother, pale cheeks, healthier eyes brimming. There is something that Idid not dare look into her eyes.

I rushed into the room, locked the door despite the announcement on outside sales calls. I cried, cried so much, a small pillow was wet. As the late night, I awake, awake. There is a feeling of absence, which I do not howshortfalls avoided. I was wondering how I console myself by living in a world with no mother, not educated, will be very happy. But that’s where the pharmacist to fill gaps in my head. Should I feel remorse? Was I hungry for love? …

Free man do I thinkgradually fell asleep. In the dream film, I felt a warm hand, lightly touching my hair, pulled my blanket. Yeah I’m looking forward to the feeling, the feeling of sweet loving. I sunk in moments of tenderness, she closed his eyes for fear if you open youreyes, feeling it would fly away, away forever into nothingness and the immediate space is just a reality. The next morning I woke up, I felt the house so that sadness that. There is something missing. That morning, I had to eat bread, no white rice every day. I rated violence, had asked her father to see where it goes. My father said, his mother is ill, hospitalized a week. Feeling sad I have to cover my little brain. Mother in hospital and who would cook, who wash, who confided to me? I’m sorry too, because of anger over that has shattered the happiness of this little house. In my sick mother. All week, I was very sad. Housing shortage so that her smile so lonely. Every meal I have to eat outside, no parents, then get one I like cooking. Oh I remember thatthe boiled vegetables, casseroles’s mother always.

After a week, she returned home, I was the first to welcome her. I’ve seen, she ran to hug me. Mother cried, saying: “I am sorry, she should not be secret child. Con … I forgive her, listen to me. “Emotion I choked, tears poured wet. I just wanted to say: “Mommy errors in children, at the damage, all in children only. “. But why these words hard to say so. I hugged her, cried a lot. Alas! After a week I saw her was important to give any. Every day, parents busy with work that has stars like magic. Early in the morning, when he was dark, she was worried meals for your father. Then at the mother how to cook delicious dishes Oh. The food topping that does not nothing. The popular meal is only a belief but amatter of infinite love like mother. My father as the young birds pick each drop of sweet loving mother. The meal does not have mom, dad my whole dating process server to work together. Mother is washing, stripping the house … the scan always hard at all. Mother took me all but I do not repay anything for her. Even words of love I’m not saying never. How many times have I toss and turn, the courage to tell her but then only, just wanted to say: Mom, now I grow it, I see love her, need her to know how. I have to love, listen to her. When children make mistakes, strict mother reminded, I do not even angry anymore, I just get error bowed and promised never again commit. When happy or sad, I will tell her to clap her hands to share with tenderness, gentle eyes. Mother’s mother is not just that you, as you … all of you. To grow and then find myself very happy to have her in the shape reminds. There mother was washing clothes, cleaning the house, cooking for the family.

Mother, mother sacrificed so much for children that have never demanded the return of his mother. her mother is the best, highest, greatest. Take life by the mother who has what. Is anyone willing to shield me from time to time. Oh I love the children! Had the courage to speak three languages: “I love you! “Be alone. The pain brave, I just fine-but what was first commissioned as her mother was strict. Con wrote these words, the mother would understand this more than my heart. Mother do not think when I opposed because I do not like her mother. Con forever love you, happy mother, sad to see her bad luck. Mother is the life of me so I just wanted her life to love you forever, child care, comfort you, protect the children and for children to be interested in her, loved her life. Motherhood is the most sacred feelings in the world. Love how he has nurtured the adults, to teach how people get older. Government mother who brings her emotional middle child. So, I always loved her, would grow to be taking care of her. And I wanted to tell her that: “The mother is still big. Take life in the womb is human. “