Bài 1: Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. A snail is slower than a crab.

2. They are fond of using computers for leisure activities.

3. They began cooperating with each other 5 years ago.

4. She often wrote letters to her grandparents when she was small.

Bài 2: Read the passage, then do the tasks below. Task A. Choose TRUE or FALSE

Easy English? English is an important global language, but that doesn't mean it is easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier to learn, but the weren't always successful. In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn't understand the answers in 'real' English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn't in the Basic English word list. RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. Father' became 'faadher', 'new' became 'nue' and 'years' became 'yeerz'. Unfortunately, for some students of English, Anglic never became popular. Even easier is the language which ships' captains use: it is called 'Seaspeak'. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example, you don't say, 'I didn't understand, can you repeat that?" it is just, "Say a gain". No more grammar! In the age of international communication through the Internet, a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world's e-mails are in English and include. examples of 'NetLingo' like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). What is the role of English? 1. When did Professor Ogden invent Basic English? How many words did it have? 2. Why did Professor Zachrisson invent Anglic? What happened to it? 3. What is the feature of Seaspeak? 4. What has appeared in the age of international communication through the Internet? 5.

I. Read the following passage and answer each of the questions below.

Daniel has always enjoyed using the computers. He started using them at school, but he's had his own computer at home for about 2 years. H's been using it to write his compositions. This year, Daniel did very well in his school exams, and as a reward, his parents offered to buy him a modem. A modem allows his computer to "talk" over the telephone to other computers. Daniel has been using his modem for a few weeks now. He's been sending messages to people around the world. He's been playing computer games with kids in America.

1. Who has always enjoyed using the computers?

2. Where did he start using them?

3. What has he been using it for?

4.What did his parents offer to buy him?

5. What has he been playing with kids in America?

I/ Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given

1. You'd better drive. I'm too ................for such complicated traffic. (experience)

2. I wish you a very happy .................(retire)

3. Telling lies is ...................(moral)

4. Now that she got a job, Lena is ............... of her parents (depend)

5. Please .....................your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (fast)

6. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your .....................(satisfy)

7. UNO stands for United ................. Organization (national)

8. The water in this area is .................and should not be drunk (pure)

9. This situation is getting ..............difficult for us (increase)

II/ Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable prepositon or adverb particle

1. I talked ..............her............the phone yesterday.

2. We complained ...............the boss....................the bad working conditions.

3. The storm swept .............the village ............the night.

4. When his aunt passed.............., he came ..............a lot of money.

5. Is it all right if I pay ................cheque or ..................cash?

III/ fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.

When Bill was 8 years old, in 1908, he used towork for an old lady who lived in his village. Every day, before and after school, he .............. to chop wood, light fires, anf go shopping for her. He was paid 5p ............week which was ..............very much even then. This old lady kept...............many cats that she did not know exactly .............. many .........day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lay, ...........was very upset, asked Bill to dig a grave and bury it. Bill did this and ..........given lop. He couldn't ............ noticing that he .......... as much for burying the cat .............for a whole week's work ............made him think. He had many friends .......... fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they ............. him. He would ............. place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it, think it ............one of her own and ............... Bill 10p for burying it. .............the time he left school, Bill ...............saved quite a lot of money. Later in life, he became a very .............businessman.

IV/ Finish the second in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it

1. I'm sorry that I didn't go to the party last sunday.

-> I regretted............................................................

2. He said: "You stole my record, Bill"

->He accused ..........................................................

3. Do you know who wrote this novel?

-> Do you know by ...........................................?

V/ Use the words and phrases given below to write complete sentences

1. I/ no intention/ come/ terrible place/ again.

->..............................................................................

2. Age/ 30/ Mr Smith/ write/ 2 best selling books.

->...........................................................................

3. Two girls/ have nothing/ common.

-> .............................................................................

4. We / stay / sun/ such/ long time/ became sunburned.

->................................................................................

5. My boss / get / well/ all/ employees

->........................................................................

Ex1 underline the mistake in each sentence and write the correct words

1. my older brother can to ride a motorbike, but i can't

2. he'll has his dinner early today because he's going out

3. do you can come to my party?

4. you should to see a doctor about your foot

5. i couldn't bought any bread because the baker's was closed

6. you needn't to do the washing-up . i've already done it

7. the school ought listen to pupils' opnions

8. people shouldn't to drop their rubbish in the street

Ex2: write what they say using the word given

For example : tony wants to borrow his friend's pencil(could)

=> could i borrow your oencil?

1. alex wants to allow her friend to use her dictionary(can)

2. julie wants permission from her teacher to leave the classroom(may)

3. lou wants to wear his brother's new trainers(can)

4. terry wants to ask her boss for permission to take the day off work(could)

5. diane wants to use her dad's car this weekend(can)

6. a teacher wants to give her students five extra minutes to finish the test(may)

Ex3: rewrite the sentences using should or ought to and the words in brackets. you may have to use some negative forms

For example : i nees to earrn more money ( a, get, job, new, you)

=> you should /ought to get a new job.

1. brenda is angry about what i said(are, say, sorry, you, you)

2. tom doesn't understand his homework(about, ask, it, he, his, teacher)

3. i'd like to learn to play the piano(having, lessons, start, you)

4. tina is often tired aT WORK (at, late, night, she, tv, watch)

5. i don't seem to have much energy at the momment(exercise, get, some, you)

Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first ___(1)___ . About the same number use it ___(2)___ a second language. It is the language ___(3)___ aviation, international sport and world trade. 75% of the world's mail is in English, 60% of the world's radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world's newspapers are ___(4)___ in English. It is an official language in 44 countries. In ___(5)___ others, it is the language of business, commerce and technology. There are many varieties of English, but Scottish, Australian, Indian and Jamaican speakers of English, in spite of the differences in pronunciation, structure and vocabulary, would recognize that they are all speaking the same basic language.

Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-H below. You may use sone of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct.