It was the first time Jim went to HCM city with his parents. When the plane landed at Tan San Nhat airport, the day was fine. There was a bright sun, and the sky was cloudless and blue. It is said that HCM city is the city of sunshine.

They took a taxi to the Rex Hotel, a very big hotel in the city center. After checking in, they went upstairs to their room on the fifth floor. Jim was happy to see the sight of the city. Through the window of the bedroom, he could see the beautiful picture of the city. It was marvelous to see the city sparkling in colorful light at night.

Jim visited many of the places of interest such as Nha Rong Harbour, Dam Sen Park, Suoi Tien and Saigon Water Park. HCM city is famous for shopping malls. Jim bought a lot of souvenirs for his friends at Saigon Tourist Centre.

 The next evening, the whole family walked along the streets, then came into a well-known vegetarian restaurant to enjoy delicious food. It was really wonderful.

Answer the question :

1.Who did Jim go to HCM city with?

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2.Did they take a bus to the hotel from the airport?

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3.Where could he see the beautiful picture of the city?

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4.Where did Jim's family have dinner?

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- Listen and fill in the missing words:

Tim and Ba have been pen pals for (1) ________ years. Last year Tim was invited to vitsit Vietnam. It was the (2) ________ time Tim went to Vietnam with his parents. When the plane landed at the airport, the weather was (3) ________ and there were a lot of people there. They (4) ________ a taxi to a small hotel in the centre of the city. Aftef checking in, they went to their room on the fifth floor. Tim was eager to see the sight of the (5) ________ .

EX7.Reading

My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a  train on the screen. The train was coming towards me, I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

1.     Who took the writer to the cinema for the first _____________________________________________________

2.     How did he feel at first?

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3.     When did he feel afraid?  

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4.     Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?

________________________________________________________________

5.     How was he when the film ended?

         ______________________ __________________________________________

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My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was (1) ____ there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there (2) ____ bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I was (3) ____ and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to (4) ____. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

B. taken                     C. took                     D. take

2. A. were                          B. are                         C. was                      D. is

3. A. horrified                    B. horrifying              C. horror                  D. horrify

4. A. laugh                         B. cry                         C. try                        D. applaud

Task 9: Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

When I was a kid, my parents (1) ________ take me to the movie theater. When I went there for the first time, I was (2) ________ how big the screen was. the sound system was awesome (3) ________. (4) ________ I didn’t remember the exact name of the first movie I watched in the cinema, I remembered that it was a cartoon. During the whole movie, everyone laughed a lot at the (5) ________ characters. (6) ________, the last scene was so (7) ________ that I almost cried. When I grow up, I often go to the cinema with my friends to get (8) ________ after hard working hours

1.      A. didn’t                      B. was                                     C. used to                    D. were

2.      A. amaze                     B. amazing                  C. amazed                   D. amazes

3.      A. too                          B. either                       C. and                          D. so

4.      A. However                B. Although                C. Despite                   D. But

5.      A. entertain                  B. entertaining             C. entertained              D. entertains

6.      A. However                B. Although                C. Despite                   D. But

7.      A. move                      B. moving                   C. moved                     D. moves

8.      A. relax                       B. relaxing                   C. relaxed                    D. relaxes 

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Last saturday afternoon ,I went to the cinema with my father .On the .(0)...wall.....outside the cinema ,there was a picture of the film .WE WENT inside.Dad (1) ...............uor tickets and an ice cream for me ,then we sat down .The film was about a famous (2)...........................His name was Jim and he had a curly ,brown moustache !He (3).....................on a boat to an island with some friends .They ate some coconuts which they found on the (4) ........there ,then they went fishing .After that Jim went for a walk and found a big box between some rocks..He opened it and in side there was a lot of (5)..........................!Jim shouted to his friends ,''Come and (6) .....................at this !they all laughed and dance when they saw inside the box .I enjoyed the film a lot

 Read the text below. Then, tick True or False        

                        I'll never forget my visit to Hong Kong. When I arrived, everybody was very busy with the preparations involved. The atmosphere was fantastic. There were bright colours and delicious smells everywhere. The local people were cleaning every corner of their houses and decorating the walls with red pieces of paper.
Another custom is to cook fish on New Year's Eve and eat it the next day. My friend told me that they wanted to have something to eat on the first day of the year.

I was really looking forward to New Year's Eve Dinner. The whole family got together and everyone was really happy. I noticed that the grandparents and parents gave children red envelopes with money inside. After dinner they all started playing cards for good luck. Nobody went to sleep before midnight. At midnight the great event begins: fireworks! I was really amazed. All around the city I could see and hear colourful fireworks. It was incredible and I was really excited.

These common phrasal verbs are connected with travelling and transport. Complete the text with the phrasal verbs below. Put them in the correct tense.

John and David's flight home from Amsterdam was nine in the morning. They had arranged to meet with John's friend Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late-that, however, was just the beginning of their problems. On the way from hotel to the airport, their car (1) ................ in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to (2) ................ When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to (3) ................, go through passport control and security check and (4) ................ the plane. The plane (5) ................ very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but they couldn't (6) ................ the plane because there was a problem on the runway. They left a jet lag and finally, fourty-five minutes after landing, they (7) ................ .

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.

My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

23. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?

A. His father               B. His parents             C. His parents' friends             D. His friends

24. How did he feel at first?

A. excited                    B. unhappy                  C. sad                                      D. quite unhappy

25. He was frightened when____________.

A. there was music                                         B. his friends saw him

C. the cinema had no light                              D. the train stopped

26. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?

A. under the seat                                             B. on his friends' back

C. under the train seat                                     D. on the screen

27. How did he feel when the film finished?

A. very sad                  B. very bored              C. quite happy                         D. quite right