Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing the meaning

1. There is a sink, a tub and a shower in the bathroom..

@ The bathroom …………………………………........................................................?

2. The birthday cake is very delicious.

@ What  .………………………..………………...........................................................?

3. No one in the group is taller than Daisy.

@ Daisy .………………………......................................................................................

4. My brother rides a bike to school every day.

@ My brother goes...………………………..……..........................................................

complete the sentences with although/in spite of/ because/ because of

1.a,.................all our careful plans ,alot of things went wrong

   b,.................we'd phoned everything carefully a lot of things went wrong

2.a,I went home early ...............I was feeling unwell

  b,I went to work the next day ................I was still feeling unwell

3.a,she only accepted the job ....................the salary,which was very high

  b,she accepted the job ..............the salary, which was rather low

PART 1: GRAMMAR

We use “although, in spite of, despite, however and nevertheless” to express contrast.(Chúng ta sử dụng các liên từ nối diễn tả sự tương phản)

1.  Although + S + V, S + V

          Ex: Although my homework was difficult, I finished it before bed time.

          (Or)   I finished my homework before bed time, although it was difficult.

2.  in spite of/ despite + -ing form, subject + verb

     (or) in spite of/ despite + noun, subject + verb

          Ex: In spite of revising for hours, I didn't do well in the test.

                 Despite my revision, I didn’t do well in the test.

          (Or)   I didn’t do well in the test, despite revising for hours.

3.  S + V.However, S + V

          Ex: We believed that we would find a solution. However, we went wrong.

4.  S + V. Nevertheless, S + V

          Ex: Thomas has lived in the village for 10 years. Nevertheless, the villagers still considered him to be an outsider.

PART 2: EXERCISES

WRITING

     1.  Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

          =>In spite of_____________________________________________

     2.  Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

          =>Because of ____________________________________________

     3.  Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

          =>Despite_______________________________________________

     4.  My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

          =>In spite of_____________________________________________

     5.  Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

         => Because of____________________________________________

     6.  Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

         => Despite_______________________________________________

     7.  Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

           =Despite_______________________________________________

     8.  In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

          =>Although______________________________________________

     9.  Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

      =>   In spite of_____________________________________________

     10._______________________________________________________ In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

                   =>Even though     

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I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc thời quá khứ đơn:             
1. The sea food (be)............ very delicious.
2. Hoa (get)............ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
3. I (go)............. to the movie last week.
4. They didn’t (buy)............. that house.
5. Liz (travel)............. to Ha Noi from Nha Trang two days ago.
6. She (make)............. a blue dress on her birthday.
7. Mr. Robinson (buy)............. Liz a cap
8. He (take)............. his children to the zoo last Sunday

TEST 1:

I.       Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1.       A. picked    B. clicked              C. promised           D. delivered

2.       A. wanted   B. developed         C. needed              D. included

3.       A. jumped   B. loved                C. washed             D. liked

4.       A. actor       B. acting               C. address             D. action

5.       A. long        B. boring               C. shocked            D. comedy

II.      Find which word does not belong to each group.

6.       A. interesting        B. exhausting        C. tired                  D. exciting

7.       A. actor                 B. comedy             C. director             D. editor

8.       A. entertaining      B. exciting             C. shocking           D. acting

9.       A. despite              B. in spite of         C. because of        D. although

10.     A. plot                  B. documentary    C. horror               D. thriller

III.     Choose the correct answer.

11.     A                  is a film that shows real life events or stories.

A. action               B. documentary    C. thriller              D. comedy

12.     I found the book so                    that I couldn’t put it down.

A. gripping           B. boring               C. tiring                D. shocking

13.     A                  is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

A. horror               B. sci-fi                 C. comedy             D. documentary

14.     The end of the film was so                   that many people cried.

A. shocking           B. moving             C. exciting             D. boring

15.     Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a             film - I was laughing from beginning to end.

A. hilarious           B. violent              C. scary                D. moving

16.                        they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. However           B. Nevertheless     C. When                D. Although

17.     Last night, I didn’t go to bed early                 being very tired.

A. despite of           B. in spite of         C. although           D. because of

18.     Not many people went to see the film;          , it received good reviews from critics.

A. however           B. despite              C. but                    D. although

19.     We found the plot of the film              .

A. bored                B. boring               C. interested           D. acting

20.     We were                 with the latest film of that director.

A. satisfy              B. satisfying           C. satisfactory       D. satisfied

Complete the sentences with “much, many, a lot of và lots of”.
1. My father never drinks ……………coffee for breakfast.
2. I don’t have………….time to read.
3. Her new school has……………students.
4. There are……………orange juice in the jar.
5. This hotel doesn’t have……………rooms.
6. He has …………….money in his pocket.
7. There are too…………….pictures on the wall.
8. She drinks…………..tea.
9. Nga has…………….. friends.
10. I don’t have …………..free time now.
11. My new class doesn’t have………….boys.
12. Do you have………….English book?
13. She doesn’t have…………..free time.
14. You should drink too………..wine every day.
15. How………….pencils do you buy?

READING

* Read the passage carefully .Then answer the following questions:

Hi. My name’s Tam. It’s my birthday today. I invite many friends to my birthday. There is a

Birthday cake in front of me. My mother lights up thirteen candles on my cake. I am very happy. I get a bicycle from my father and bicycle basket from my mother. Most of my friends buy me toys trains and cars because they are my favorite toys. 

QUESTIONS:

1. Where is the birthday cake ? ……………………………………………………………………..
2. How old is Tam ?……………………………………………………………………..
3. What does he get from his father ?……………………………………………………………………..
4. What does his mother give him ?……………………………………………………………………..
5. Why do his friends buy him toys trains and cars ? ……………………………………………………

* Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box. Then answer the questions.

My name is Trung. I am a ………..student in class 7A. I am from Da Nang and my family…………….live there. In Ho Chi Minh city, I live…………my grandparents at 21/3B Nguyen Trai street. My new school is not…………..far from our house- about one kilometer, so I…………to school by bike. There are …………..students in my new school. But I don’t have ………………..friends. I am unhappy. I………......my parents, my sisters and my friends in Da Nang.

1. What is his full name?

………………………………………………

2. Is he a new student?

………………………………………………

3. Where is he from?

………………………………………………

4. Who does he live with?

………………………………………………

5. What is his address?

………………………………………………

6. How far is it from his house to school?

………………………………………………

7. How does he go to school?

………………………………………………

8. Why is he unhappy?

………………………………………………

Make questions for the underlined words.

1. Lan lives with her uncle and aunt.

_________________________________________________________________________

2. It’s about 3 kilometers from my house to the post office.

___________________________________________________________________________

3.The doctors work in the hospital.

___________________________________________________________________________

4. His father is a doctor.

___________________________________________________________________________

5. There is a sink, a tub and a shower in the bathroom.

___________________________________________________________________________

6. The doctors work in the hospital.