III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.
Part 1.
Our trip to New Zealand was wonderful!
First, we flew to Wellington, the capital. We stayed at the Sheraton there for two nights. We went sightseeing and just relaxed at the pool. From Wellington, we flew to Roturua, and rented a car. We went sailing on Lake Tarawera and we climbed a volcano, Mount Tarawera. One night, we took a bus tour to a traditional Maori village and stayed for dinner and a concert. It was a special evening.
We plan to come back to New Zealand soon, but for now, we’re on our way to Australia!
1. What was the letter written about?
A. A vacation abroad B. A business trip C. A bus tour D. A school trip
2. What is the capital of New Zealand?
A. Wellington B. Sheraton C. Roturua D. Tarawera
3. What was the weather like?
A. It’s sunny. B. It’s windy. C. It’s hot and humid. D. no information
4. The authors________________.
A. went sightseeing B. went sailing C. climbed a volcano D. all are correct
5. Where were they going?
A. They were going to New Zealand. B. They were going to Australia.
C. They were going to America. D. no information

I. Read the text, correct the underlined verbs if they are wrong. Some verbs are correct.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.
Part 1.
Our trip to New Zealand was wonderful!
First, we flew to Wellington, the capital. We stayed at the Sheraton there for two nights. We went sightseeing and just relaxed at the pool. From Wellington, we flew to Roturua, and rented a car. We went sailing on Lake Tarawera and we climbed a volcano, Mount Tarawera. One night, we took a bus tour to a traditional Maori village and stayed for dinner and a concert. It was a special evening.
We plan to come back to New Zealand soon, but for now, we’re on our way to Australia!
1. What was the letter written about?
A. A vacation abroad B. A business trip C. A bus tour D. A school trip
2. What is the capital of New Zealand?
A. Wellington B. Sheraton C. Roturua D. Tarawera
3. What was the weather like?
A. It’s sunny. B. It’s windy. C. It’s hot and humid. D. no information
4. The authors________________.
A. went sightseeing B. went sailing C. climbed a volcano D. all are correct
5. Where were they going?
A. They were going to New Zealand. B. They were going to Australia.
C. They were going to America. D. no information

Part 2.
Last December, our Geography teacher, Mrs. Taylor, took us to Yorkshire on a school trip. We left Liverpool at 8. 00 a. m. on Saturday morning and finally arrived in York at 11. 00 p. m. Then it started to rain. We woke up early on Sunday morning and looked outside. There was water everywhere. We went downstairs for breakfast, but the kitchen in the hostel was flooded.
Sunday afternoon was terrible, too. Two girls hired bikes and rode into the center of the city. But what did they do? They stole some sweets from a shop. So then the police came! Mrs. Taylor was furious! We returned to Liverpool on Sunday evening. We were cold, wet and tired. Never again!
1. How long did the journey take?
A. 3 hours B. 4 hours C. 15 hours D. 2 days
2. What was the weather like?
A. It was hot & humid B. It was sunny C. Itwas rainy D. It was snowy
3. Who is the author?
A. a teacher B. a student C. a tourist D. a police officer
4. They stayed in Yorkshire for ________________.
A. two days B. three days C. one week D. two weeks
5. Their school trip was ________________.
A. great B. terrible C. wonderful D. Exciting

Câu 2. Bài tập 2: Kết hợp một từ ở hàng A với một từ ở hàng B tạo thành danh từ ghép để điền vào chỗ trống
A: departure, holiday, traveller’s, check-in, excess, take, suit, run, charter, travel, duty, seat, boarding, passport
B: agency, resort, card, way, control, cheques, off, case, belt, desk, flight, free, lounge, baggage
First of all, we went to a (9).................to get some information. We decided to go to a (10)............. abroad and we
managed to get a (11).........., which saved us money. Later we went to the bank and got some (12)......... . At the airport
we took our (13)...........to the (14)............ . They were quite heavy but we didn’t have to pay (15)............ . Then we
went through (16)........... and waited for about half an hour in the (17).............. .
While we waited, we looked round the (18)......... shop and bought some sunglasses. When they called our flight, we got
on the plane and showed the stewardess our (19)............ . We found our seats and fastened our (20).......... . Then we
taxied to the (21).......... and waited for (22)............ .

II. Complete the sentences with either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF:

1. We postponed our trip…………. . . . . . . ……. ……. . . ……. the bad driving conditions.

2. Sue’s eyes were red………………. . …. . . . . … she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.

3. We can’t visit the museum tomorrow……………. . . . . . . . …… it isn’t open.

4. Jim had to give up jogging ……………………. . . . . . … his sprained ankle. (mắt cá bong gân)

5……………………. . . . . heavy fog at the airport, we had to stay in Boston an extra day.

6. Please walk carefully …………………. . . . . . . the walkway is slippery (adj-trơn) when wet.

7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States …………………. . the potato famine

(nạn đóikém/sự khan hiếm) in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century

8. My lecture notes(diễn thuyết) were incomplete …………. . . …. . the instructor talked too fast.

9……………. . . . . . . . . …. . it rained, we stayed home.

10. A tomato is classified(xếp loại) as a fruit, but most people consider it a vegetable ………. .

it is prepared and eaten in the same way as lettuce(rau diếp), onions and other vegetables.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with because/ because of.

1.                                      I went home early     I was feeling unwell.

2.                                                             We decided not to go out for a meal we were simply too tired.

3.                                           I couldn’t get to sleep    the noise.

4.                                              He only accepted the job     the salary, which was very high.

5.                                                    Sarah can’t climb up the tree her fear of heights.

6.                                                              his age, John was not hired   he had the necessary qualifications.

7.                                             Mary came to class late        her motorbike had a puncture.

8.                                                             Sandy didn’t go to school yesterday           she was sick.

9.                                          She went to bed early    her tiredness.

10.                                         I couldn’t do the test     it was too difficult.