1. I asked Carol not to be there. She still showed up. (BUT)

2. He couldn’t sleep although he was tired. (BUT)

3. Mai’s mother was sick. She stayed at home. (SO)

4. Because the weather was cold, we didn’t go fishing. (SO)

5. They lost the match although they were a better team. (DESPITE)

6. He decided to get a job although the salary was low. (IN SPITE OF)

7. Because of the cheap price, we don’t buy this item. (BECAUSE)

8. Despite eating healthily, she still put on weight. (EVEN THOUGH)

9. The sky was gray and gloomy; however, we went to the beach. (DESPITE)

10. Jackson was going to study all night; therefore, he declined our invitation to dinner. (BECAUSE)

11. Because of failing the exam, he had to do the job he didn’t like. (THEREFORE)

12. It is very late now, she is still at the office. (ALTHOUGH)

13. The board awarded the prize to the reporter. (WAS)

14. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. (CUT)

15. The chief engineer was instructing the workers the plan. (INSTRUCTED)

16. The students has discussed the environmental problems recently. (BEEN)

17. He is obliged to clean the house before hanging out with friend. (HAS)

18. You aren’t allowed to wear casual clothes to school. (MUSTN’T)

19. It is necessary for us to study hard for good grades. (HAVE)

20. The students are permitted to cheat in the exams. (MUSTN’T)

The students musnt permitted to cheat in the exams.

Question II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (1. point)

Question III: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. (2.0 points)

1. I have known Peter………………..two years.

2. Nam……………………….eating fast food because it’s not good for his health.

3. I find …………… interesting because I can stay in shape.

4. I ………………. my mother to clean the rooms yesterday.

5. Do ……………. exercise or you’ll put on weight.

A. less B. more C. little D. many

6. My ………………. is collecting stamp.

A. things B. work C. job D. hobby

7. I think you should takeup swimming because it is ………. for your health condition.

A. for B. with C. at D. of

8. I want to raise money for ………………….. children and give them food.

A. home B. street C. road D. blood

Question IV: Read the text and answer the questions. (1. point)

My father has unusual hobby, carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It’s amazing. He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery. My father did not go to class to learn how to carve. He learned everything from the Internet. I am my father’ son. My name is Ba. I like carving eggshells, too.

1.What is the name of the hobby?

a. Carving eggshells b. eggshells c. carving wood

2. When did he start the hobby?

a. 4 years ago b. 5 years ago c. 6 years ago

3. Did he go to class to learn how to carve?

a. Yes, he did b. No, he did c. No, he didn’t

4. Where did he learn to carve?

a. From his friend b. from the US c. from the Internet.

Question V: Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the correct form. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once. (2pts)

Rick has a lot of hobbies. He (1) ______________ chess at school and he also (2) ______________ skating. After dinner, he (3) ______________ for a walk and he (4) ______________ to music every evening in his room. Rick loves sports. He (5) ______________ athletics at school, and he (6) ______________ football after school. On Saturdays, Rick and his friends (7) ______________ swimming. On Sundays, they (8) ______________ basketball.

Question VI. Combine these sentences using given words (1p)

Example: He does more exercise. He is putting on weight. (because)

=> He does more exercise because he is putting on weight.

1. He stayed at home. He was sick. (because)

=>……………………………………………………………………………

2. It was very cold. They went swimming. (but)

=>……………………………………………………………………………………

3. We can go camping. We can go for a picnic. (or)

=>……………………………………………………………………………………

4. He had a stomachache. He didn’t wash his hands. (so)

=>……………………………………………………………………………………

Question VII. Reorder the words to make sentences. (1p )

1. Ha Noi/ homeless/ give/ in/ clothes/ away/ they/ warm/ to/ people.

....................................................................................................

2. vacation/ since/ we/ haven’t/ last/ had/ a/ year.

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Question VIII. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (1.0 point)

Rewite the following sentences

1, I can't go out because it is raining --> It.........................

2, Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic --> They ......................

3, You must be careful because he is strict --> He ......................................

4, She was very tired, so she went to bed early --> She went to bed early..........................

5, It was raining heavily, so we had to cancel the game --> we had ...................................

6, she didn't go to the market because she didn't have any money --> she didn't......................

7, the weather was bad, so we didn't go out --> because......................................

8,It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day -->Minh spends..............................

9, It takes 3 hours to learn english ever day --> I spend...................................

10, Hoa spent 2 weeks traveling to Hue --> It took....................................

11, We spend a long time living in Ha Noi --> It takes..........................................

--> It took..................................

12, The shops are crowded, but people are not buying much --> Althought ............................

13, Mary didn't have the qualification, but she got the job --> Althought ...............................

14, She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the film on TV --> Althought...........................

15, Tom will not pass the examination even though he studied well--> Despite.............................

16, He went to bed early even though he didn't finish his lesson --> In spite of...........................

rewrite the sentences with BECAUSE OF

1. She can not work hard because she is very old

2. He likes her because she is very beautiful

3. He couldn't go to school because he was very poor

4. I can't buy this bike because I don't have enough money

5. He broke the vase because he was careless

6. He failed the exam because he didn't learn the lessons carefully

7. We can't go for a walk because it rains heavily

8. He left school because his life was hard

9. She was very happy because she was given a new bike

10. I went to bad early because I felt tired

Chia dộng từ trong ngoặc:

When Mary Smith was small, she (want)......... to become a teacher because she liked children. At the age of eighteen, she (become) ......... a student at a university.

She (work) ....... as a teacher at a big school in her neighborhood now. She (teach) ........very well, so her students always (enjoy) ....... her teaching. She has many interesting things at school. One day, one of the girls in her class (say) ........ to her, ''Miss Smith, why a man's hair (become).......... gray berore his beard does ? '' Miss Smith answered, " I (not know) ............. but it happened to my father". Tomorrow, she (have)........ a picnic with her students. They (spend) .............. a good time in the park together.

Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau đay:

When I was young, I often went out .............. my parents at weekents. We often went to the cinema and to the theater. My brother was older ......... me. He didn't go out with us. He often ............ ping pong or badminton with his friends. He rarely went to the cinema ........... ate out. He preferred to go with ........ his friends. My sister, Maria sometimes went out with us but she generally stayed at ........ to watch TV or ................... the gardening. She liked .......... to pop music and learning ........... to dance. She wanted ............. become a professional dancer when she grew up.

BÀI TẬP VỀ NHÀ: HỌC BỔ TRỢ BUỔI 1 Exercise 5: Complete the sentences, using the -ING form of the verbs in the box. 1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening? 2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend. 3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends. 4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV. 5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often. 6. Do you like _____________ pottery? 7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day. 8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books. 9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain. 10.They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach. Exercise 6: Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it. 1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell. A B C D 2. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint. A B C D 3. I take up my hobby when I came back home from the Art Gallery. A B C D 4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a team game. A B C D 5. In my opinion, more people play monopoly in the future. A B C D Exercise 7: Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box. bottles photos horse-riding gymnastics the guitar camping dolls fishing gardening painting 1. I always take a lot of __________ when I go on holidays. 2. A: Can you play __________? B: No, I can’t, but I can play the piano. 3. My brother’s hobby is watching __________, he likes horses very much. 4. Her brother likes collecting __________, especially glasses. 5. I like drawing very much. My hobby is __________. 6. My sister likes collecting __________. Now she has more than 100. 7. Her hobby is __________. She plants many beautiful flower trees in her garden. 8. My father likes __________. He often goes to the lakes or rivers when he has free time. 9. When we have some days off, my close friends and I often go __________. 10. My sister likes doing __________. She looks very fit. tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go