Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông NỘI DUNG BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP : ) Revision : I) Tenses (Thì): 1- Simple present * I /We / You / They + V : We go to school everyday He / She / It + Vs,es : He usually goes to school on foot * Verb BE : I + am : I am in grade He /She /It + is : He is the best student in my class We /You /They + are : They are Nam’s brothers * Adverbs of frequency:always,often,usually,sometimes, rarely,never… Adverb phrases of frequency: everyday,every week,every summer,every Sunday ; once a day,twice a week, three times a year… 2- Present progressive * I + am + V-ing : I am doing my homework now He /She /It + is + V-ing : He isn’t doing his homework now We / You / They + are + V-ing : Are you doing your homework now? * now,at the moment, at the present, at this time…, 3- Simple future * S + will + V : Tomorrow I will be thirteen * tomorrow, next, in the future,in 3/4/10…days, soon, someday… II ) Structures 1- Comparison of adjectives Adj Comparative Superlative * Short adj - tall - taller - the tallest - big - bigger ( than) - the biggest - nice - nicer - the nicest * Long adj ( - beautiful more beautifu ( than) the most beautiful - expensive more expensive the most expensive 2- Exclamatory sentences -1- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông How + adj /adv + S + be / V ! : How beautiful she is ! What + (a / an ) +( adj) + N ! : What a beautiful girl ! 3- Polite request - Let’s + V…  Yes,let’s ; No, let’s not - Why don’t we + V…? / Should we + V…? / What about + V-ing…?  That’s a good idea / O K ; I’m sorry I can’t / No,thanks./ Another time perhaps -Would you (please) + V…? - Would you like sth / to sth…?  I’d love to ; I’d love to but…/ I’m sorry I can’t 4- so, too, either, neither: I’m tired Lan is ,too / So is Lan I like milk Lan does ,too / So does lan They didn’t go to school last Saturday I didn’t either / Neither did I 5- Could you show (tell) me the way to…? how to get to…? Is there a…near here? / Where is the…? 6- How far is it from… to …? 7- How much is/ are…? / How much is that altogether? / How much does it cost? 8-It takes sb (time) to sth It took me an hour to finish my homework 9- Why…?  Because … 10- What is /are … favorite …?  …favorite is/ are…/ S + like… 11- prefer sth to sth / prefer doing sth to doing sth 12- like sth / doing sth 13- would like sth / to sth ) 14- (Please) + V / Don’t +V 2) Exercises : A/ Supply the correct verb tense and forms : 1- Hung (have ) a lot of homework tonight, so he ( not go ) to the movies with us 2-She ( eat) .rice , fish and vegetables in every meal She ( be ) …… very healthy 3- What .you ( ) on the weekend ? I ( not go ) .anywhere I ( stay ) at home 4-Where is Harry ? - He ( study ) …….in the library He ( read ) ……….some science books Why don't we ( come ) ……to my house and ( watch ) ……… some interesting films ? - Oh , good idea! 6- .Should we (join ) …in the after - school activities ? I like (play )………… sports and .( collect) stamps 7- What about (go ) ….to the library and (read ) …….the new books there ? I'm sorry , I can't I'm busy -2- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông 8.The boys are often interested in (play ) ……….sports while the girls are keen on ( read )………… and ( sing )………… 9- They are going ( have ).… a music show on their school anniversary celebration Let's ( come ) and ( see) 10 ( act)…………is her favorite pastime She ( rehearse ) for a play now B/ Make questions from the statements : She lives with her uncle and aunt -> Who The students often go to school by bike ->How We will meet in front of the theater -> Where There are five rooms in Hoa's house ->.How many Hoa's father is a fanner ->.What The apartment 27 is the most suitable for Mr.Robinson.->Which We learn about stories and poems in Literature -> What I 'll be 14 on my next birthday ->How old ? It is 5km from my house to school ->How far 10.Classes start at 7:00 ->What time 11.She has Math at 8:00 -> What time 12.My father never drinks wine -> How 13.I'm going to visit my grandmother on my weekend ->Who 14.This envelope is 1000 d ->How 15.Liz pays 12.000 d altogether ->How 16.Hoa works twelve hours a day->.How 17.People think that students have an easy life because they have a long vacation ->.Why C/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES : This is our new ……….Her name's Hoa She is .Hue.Her name is Pham Her name is Thi Where you live ? I live Hoang van Thu street And you ?-1 live Hung Vuong street does she go to school ? bus It's a long way ……….her house… …….school ……… is it ? It's about 5kms She doesn't live her parents She lives……… her aunt and uncle We can find her telephone number in a .Then we can her Alan 14 on her next birthday He …a party and he ….some of his friends Can I …… to Lan please ?- I'm sorry , she's…………at the moment She '11 be………… at about 6:00 Will you be .tomorrow evening ? yes , I.What we ? go to my house 10.My .… is on ( 1/1)… your……… ? It's on ( 22 / ) 11.She has Physical Education class half past six Wednesday morning 12.Classes will last …7:00 11: 25 .the morning 13 I'll send cards to my friends to invite them to my party 14.This is my bedroom Oh, a nice room !It's pink , and pink is my ……color 15.In the bathroom , there is a .……., a , a .and a 16.The kitchen has every thing :It's very 17.Are there …… chairs in the living room ? No, but there are………… in the dining room 18 Hoa's parents live ……a farm ……the countryside They cattle -3- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông and…………vegetables 19.A writes for a newspaper A doctor … of sick people A teacher ……in a school 20.He fights fires He is a ….She works in a hospital She makes sick people well She's a……… 21 you get up ? I get up ……6:00 have breakfast half……… six 22.In ……class we learn how to speak , listen , read and write English 23.In Physics class , we … We study about maps in …….We study past events in 24 .We have a five- minute …… after each period We chat and play many games at……… 25.Schools in the USA are a little different……….schools in Vietnam They don't wear 26.In the USA students often go to the school ……….to buy snacks and drinks 27.The most ……after school activity is baseball The boys often……… baseball cards 28.We can read a lot of books in the .………and the .there will help us find the books we want 29.The English books are on the in the of the library The science books are left 30.The largest library in the world…………copies of all American books It………over 100 million books 31 We learn ……to use a computer in .class We learn to draw in 32.In class we learn repair We will be good …….fixing things 33 It's often very ………at recess because the children often play a lot of games 34.Nga is a member of the school theater group is her favorite .She is………… a play now 35.Nam doesn't like sports He is not very ……He .… plays sports He often ………on the couch 36.What .we this afternoon ? .go to our English club ? - having something to eat ? 37.Would you like …….to my house for lunch ?-Yes, 38.Students like Hoa are not lazy She works hours than a worker 39.…………….you tell me the way to the post office , please ? Go and………… left 40.I want to .……this letter and I need some ……….and an 41 is that altogether ? -5000 dong - Here 's your 42.It……….about 18 hours to get to Hanoi by coach 43.My dad is a He repairs machines in a He sometimes work in the afternoon but he prefers morning 44.Mr Tuan …… the animals and the eggs In the afternoon he cleans the buffalo……… and the chicken 45.American like to eat in fast food restaurants and attend youth .such as and 46.Ba collects a lot of stamps He is a .He is also the president of the stamp in his school 47.At recess , I like to read .…because it is funny Sometimes I ……my lessons or .with friends 48.What is your ? It's 12 Tran Dao street And my is 063871342 49 We don't have a vacation Easter and Christmas day , but we have days ……… New Year Day -4- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông 50.What you like doing ………your vacations ? We usually spend time our family these vacations D/ Complete the sentences with the correct form of words Lan is one of the students in my class ( good) There are …………girls than boys in my class ( many ) A student has …………free time than a worker (little ) Mount Everest is the ……… mountain in the world ( high ) He likes collecting stamps He is a stamp ………… ( collect) 6.Room 14 is ……than room 20 ( comfortable ) This is the …….movie in this year ( bad ) He teaches children He is a…….(teach ) Mrs Quyen is a ….She helps us find books (library) 10 New year is the …….time of a year ( happy ) E WRITING: A/Rewrite the following sentences 1-Lan is better than Ba Ba is 2The room is very nice What „ ! 3- Room 13 is cheaper than room 14 Room 14 is…………………………………………… 4- She is an intelligent girl What………………………………… 5- American students have more vacations than Vietnamese students Vietnamese students …………… 6- Ho Chi Minh City / large / city / Vietnam Ho Chi Minh……………………………… 7- How far / Dalat / Hanoi ? 8- Lan / sister / clean / kitchen floor / at the moment ………………………………………… 9- Phuong / good / student / my class ………………………………………………………… 10- What / you / / computer science class / ? 11- -Students / rehearse / play / school / anniversary / celebration…………………………………… 12- There / television set / right / couch …………………………………………… F.Reading : I - Read the passage and answer True or False: (1m) In England boys and girls go to school five days a week They don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays.Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock Each lesson lasts 45 minutes At half past ten they have a fifteen-minute break in which they drink milk Some students eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home Then they have two lessons more After that they have a lunch break Some students go home for lunch, but many have it at school At -5- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông two o'clock school begins again.There are two more lessons For the next forty minutes they some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football They go home at four o'clock English boys and girls go to school from Monday to Saturday Each lesson lasts fory five minutes Some students go home to eat sandwiches or biscuits They have two lessons in the afternoon II-Read the passage and answer the questions:(2ms) There are many activities after school hours in Mary's school and she and her classmates take part in them eagerly Lucy and Jane join the school theatre group and are members of the school stamp collector's club John and Mark are members of the school orchestra and Jack and Bob play for the school football team Mary joins the school tennis team and she practises tennis every afternoon She is also a member of the school art club because she wants to be a painter in the future Do Mary and her classmates take part in the activities after school hours eagerly ? Which sport team Jack and Bob join? How often does Mary practice tennis ? Why is she the member of the school art club? VI-Read the text and choose the best word : ( m) Hi! I am Tommy I live in London I go to school Hello ! I am Hang am in class , and I live in five days a week, it is one day less than students in Nha Trang City I have five periods a day , and I go Vietnam I don't have classes on Sartuday , but I to school six days a week Each period lasts fortywork one hour more each day I have lunch at school, five minutes I work hard at school and at home , so I i have more time at school than Vietnamese ! but I think my parents work harder than me I students I have longer holidays Each year I have a spend about twelve hours of homework every week two-week vacation to welcome Christmas and the Each year I have a long summer vacation It is the New Year, a long summer vacation and a winter longest vacation in a year Besides , have a week vacation.I usually spend time at home or with my family vacationfor Tet holiday Most of my Holidays I stay with my family or visit my relations Tommy goes to school five days a week , one day than Hang a more b less c fewer Hang learns periods each day a b c In Vietnam , each period lasts a an hour b fifty-five minutes c forty-five minutes -6- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông Tommy doesn't go to school on a Sunday b Saturday c both a and b Tommy has more _at school than Hang a subjects b time c work Hang doesn't have a _ a winter b Tet Tommy usually stays with _on his vacations a his friends b his relations c his family The longest vacation in a year in Vietnam is a summer holiday b Tet holiday c public holiday VII- Read the text again and answer the questions : (2ms) Does Tommy have more or fewer vacations than Hang ? Where does he have lunch on schooldays ? How many hours a week does Hang her homework? Does Hang work hard ? Part GRAMMAR Unit 1 Adverbs of time : Still ( Trạng từ thời gian Still) Indefinite quantifier : Some, Many, Any ( từ số lượng bất định : some, many, any) Comparatives (so sánh hơn) a lot of / lots of / little / a little / too much Present simple tense (hiện đơn) Greeting ( Những lời chào hỏi) Unit Future tense with Will (Thì tương lai đơn với Will) Ordinal numbers ( Số thứ tự) Dates ( ngày, tháng) Unit Exclamations ( Câu cảm thán) There is / There are Preposition of position : on / in / under / near / next to / behind/ in front of (Giới từ vị trí) Comparatives ( so sánh hơn) Superlatives ( so sánh nhất) Unit Present progressive tense ( tiếp diễn ) Prepositions of position : on / at / in ( Giới từ vị trí : at, on , in ) Demonstrative adjective : this / that / these / those ( Tính từ thị ) Tell the time (cách nói giờ) -7- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông Unit Present progressive tense ( tiếp diễn) Adverbs of frequency ( Trạng từ thường xuyên) Unit Modal : Suggestions – invitations ( cách thức lời đề nghị lời mời ) Modal : polite refusal / acceptance / of invitation ( cách thúc lời từ chối lễ phép / chấp thuận lời mời) Unit Adjectives ( Tính từ ) Making comparisons ( Thành lập phép so sánh) Unit Preposition of position : near , opposite, between ( giới từ vị trí ) How far / How much / How often ( bao xa / / lần) Preposition of direction : from to ( Giới từ chiều hướng : từ _ đến _ The verb Want ( động từ Want ) The verb Need ( động từ Need ) -8- Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông Part PRACTICE Unit : BACK TO SCHOOL I Choose the correct answer: When you are introduced to someone, you say, A Nice to see you B Nice to meet you C What you do? I am a new student – So A I B I am C am I She likes playing badminton She does some aerobics A also B still C too She is quite different her friend She looks shy and reticent A with B about C from I don’t have friends because I am new here A any B some C lots Jane’s house is a lot than mine A big B biger C bigger Hoa is because she has no friends in her new school A happy B unhappy C busy When we are away from home for a long time, we our folk A miss B remember C feel Lan lives 25, Phan Chu Trinh Street A at B on C in 10 She has friends in her neighbourhood A a lot B some C lots 11 does Hoa have only a few friends here? – Because she is new A How B What C Why 12 Can you tell me the between Hue and Da Nang? – About 100 km A distance B way C road II Read the information about Lien, then ask questions and answer Full name : Hoang Thi Lien What’s her full name? Her full name is Hoang Thi Lien Family name : Hoang _ _ Middle name : Thi _ _ First name : Lien -9- Age : 12 Address : 32, Tran Phu St Class : 7A School : Le Loi Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ III Match a line in A with a line in B to make up pieces of dialogue A B This is An, my classmate A Not too bad I am a newcomer B I’m in class 7B What class are you in? C I am,too How is everything? D How you do? IV Read and answer the questions I am Lan I live with my parents at 36 Ngo Quyen Street, Da Nang I am in class 7B I am not a new member I know all my classmates They are very friendly and cheerful And my school, I am sure you want to know about it Compared with the biggest school in the city, our school is not as big, but it is bigger than many other schools It has over 1,500 students I am happy I have a lot of interesting things to with my schoolmate Who does Lan live with ? => What is her home address? => What does she think of her classmate? => Is her school the bigger in the city? => How many students are there in her school? => Why is Lan happy? => - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit PERSONAL INFORMATION I Choose the correct answer If you forget her telephone number, look it up in the _ A directory B phone C call box She’ll give a party and it will _ about two hours A last B lose C take I am at work now I’ll be back soon Can you wait _ I get home? A when B after C till _ is your address? – 30 Le Loi Stree - 10 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông A Where B What C How _ is the last month of the year A October B November C December May is the month that comes _ June A before B after C between I don’t have _ stamps Can you give me some? A some B any C few Hoa is _ because she is new at the school A worry B worried C worries th _ is your date of birth? – July 15 A What B Where C When 10 In a _ year February has 29 days instead of 28 A leap B lunar C light 11 How old _ on your next birthday? A will you be B you be C you are 12 December is the _ and the last month of the year A twelve B twelveth C twelfth II Put the verb in brackets in the correct form or tense Would you like _ something to drink? (have) You don’t have to phone him He _ soon (come) Come and play a game of tennis – What time _ we _? (meet) Please keep quiet I _ (study) III Rearrange the sentences to make a telephone conversation Hello Is that Nga? OK I’ll tell her Goodbye Please tell her I’ll call again after seven No This is Nga’s sister, Huong, Who’s calling? When will she be back? This is Hoa Can I speak to Lan, please? Sorry She’s not in at the moment Hello This is 831 645 I have no idea Would you like to leave a message? 10.Bye IV Read this passage and fill each gap with only one word A year, or a calendar year form January to 31 December, has 365 or 366 days, which are divided into twelve (1) The (2) month of the year is January and the last month is (3) February has twenty-eight days, but in a (4) year, it has twentynine days April, June, September and November have thirty days All the rest have thirty-one (5) - 11 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit AT HOME I Choose the correct answer She look like you She your sister A must be B perhaps C must It is easy this test A B to C does Nam is in the He is taking a shower A bedroom B kitchen C bathroom Hoa sits in the first row, but Lien doesn’t She sits Hoa A behind B under C next to The first question is easy, but the rest difficult A is B are C seems What ! Thanks a lot A a nice present B a present nice C nice a present Jane lives farm with her uncle and aunt A in B on C at Linda loves to music A listens B listen C listening A doctor care of sick people in the hospital A takes B looks C makes 10 I think this apartment s nice It is the suitable for us to live in A less B more C most 11 Can I sit here ? – Yes, it’s A no one B empty C yours 12 She studies the best her classmates A in B of C all II Put the words in the box in the suitable groups sofa, dishwasher, television, dryer, sink, tub, shower, refrigerator, armchair, electric stove - 12 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông Living room : Kitchen : Bathroom : III Use the words in the box to write the answer for “ What’s his or her job?” The first has been done for you a fireman, a doctor, a farmer, an artist, a journalist He earns living by farming He is a farmer He puts out fire _ She collects and writes news stories for newspaper, magazines, radio or _ television He makes pictures by using panit, pencils, pens … _ She treats people who are ill or injured in hospital _ IV Write the comparative and superlatives for these adjectives Adjective Comparative Superlative Cheap _ _ Big _ _ Lovely _ _ Interesting _ _ Good _ _ V Read this passage and fill in each gap with one word Hoa’s family live in the (1) Her father is a farmer He grows rice, vegetable, and (2) cattle, such as cows, buffalo and pigs Her mother is a homemaker She (3) the housework, takes care of the family and sometimes helps on the farm Both her father and mother are busy from morning till night In her free time, Hoa helps her parents (4) the chores around the house She loves farm work, too Life ona farm is hard and busy, but in return, they enjoys fresh air and the quiet of the country - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit I Choose the correct answer AT SCHOOL - 13 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông School in the USA are not quite the same as schools in Viet Nam They are different ours in may ways A with B than C from We have a break between classes A 15 minutes B 15-minute C 15 minute My friend Ba is very good electronics A at B for C on I think Math is , but fun A easy B difficult C interesting They go to the o have a snack A library B cafeteria C art club I have two close friends One loves Math loves English A The other B Other C Others Where are the reference books? – The shelves the left have the books you want A in B at C on If you are interested in English books, you can find them the back of the library A in B to C at There is a reading table the middle of the room A at B in C on 10 That bix 12 crayons A contains B have C there are 11 He thanked me and I said, A What? B Thank you C You’re welcome 12 Lan is a magazine in the library at the moment A read B reading C reads II Put the verbs in correct tenses Please don’t talk We (learn) our lesson Lan (call) you soon She (want) (ask) you about the homework Our school day (end) at five in the afternoon Nam (not play) He is in the library reading a book III Read and answer the questions : School in the USA are a little different from schools in Viet Nam Usually, there is no school uniform Classes start at 8.30 each morning and the school day ends at 3.30 or o’clock There are no lessons on Saturday Students have one hour for lunch and two 20-minute breaks each day One break is in the morning, the other is in the afternoon Students often go to the cafeteria and buy snacks and drinks at lunchtime The most popular after-school activities are baseball, football and basketball Do school children in the USA wear uniform? => - 14 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông What time classes start each morning? => Do school children go to school on Saturday? => How long does each break last? => What sports they often play after school? => Do they go to school in the morning or in the afternoon? => V Write the words for the time in two ways 1) 5.10 It’s five ten It’s ten past five 2) 6.15 3) 8.25 4) 9.30 5) 7.45 6) 8.05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit WORK AND PLAY I Choose the correct answer Lan is some experiments now A doing B making Most of my friends are interested computer science A in B on My friend Ba A likes best Math B likes Math best You say 7.15 A fifteen past seven B quarter past seven What subject is Nam good ? – Physics A in B about are in the same class A Hoa and I B I and Hoa Boys girls enjoys playing hide and seek A such as B like They part in different after-school activities A make B take Jane is 13 I am 13 Jane and I are the same - 15 - C taking C at C best likes Math C seven point fifteen C at C I with Hoa C as well as C have Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông A height B size C age 10 It’s a CD player You can take it with you wherever you go A heavy B big C portable 11 We need a to skip A a rope B an atlas C a calculator 12 The school will join in the Field Day A whole B all C all of II Fill one word in each gap I want to learn to use a computer They play games as well as rope during recess Do they go to a junior high school? – No, they go to a high school People all over the world know this rock group They are famous III Put the verbs given in the correct tense of form Tom! Jane is here She (wait) for you What you (do) at recess tomorrow? Linda (have) English on Monday, Wednesday and Friday Wait here Ba (come) in five minutes They practice (speak) English with their friends IV Read the text We are in a junior high school At school, we study various subjects Many students , mostly boys love Math They like working with numbers and shapes Most girls like Literature They love good poems We must study all subjects because we know that all of them are important Most of us think English is interesting to learn To some students , English is easy To others, English is quite hard It doesn’t matter whether it is easy or hard The problem is that we must try out hardest to study We will know how to study when we receive the report cards Answer the question a Why must we study all subjects? => b What the students think of English? => c What about you? Do you think English is easy or difficult? => d Where can we see the result of our study? => Choose the best answer a “ Many students mostly boys love Math.” Mostly means A mainly B all C only b “ At school, we study various subjects” Various means A interesting B many C good - 16 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit AFTER SCHOOL I Choose the correct answer I feel – Why don’t you go on an outing or something interesting? A bored B boring C interesting He is very He often plays football or basket ball in his free time A sport B sport C sporty The members of the stamp club together twice a month and talk about their stamps A meet B see C get This question is easy a child can understand it A Even B Every C Only Tom can play very well A guitar B the guitar C a guitar My brother often helps me my English A to B with C about Thank you very much me I’ll come with the guitar and we’ll enjoy our selves A for inviting B you invite C about your inviting How often you the shopping? A B go C make My parents are deeply concerned my studies A about B to C at 10 My mother works a nurse in a hospital nearby A as B is C like 11 Please tell me which class in A is he B he is C he 12 He is good at English He always gets high marks in his English tests A for B in C at II Match a sentence in A with a sentence in B A B What should we now a Good idea What your favourite pastime? b I’m sorry I can’t - 17 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông Let’s rehearse the play! c What about listening to some music? Would you like to come for dinner d I like collecting stamps III Put the verbs in the box in the correct tense or form keep, make, listen attend Jane _ to some music at the moment he _ the concert tonight He tries _ fit by taking exercise every morning Tom is in his room He _ a model of a plane IV Read this text People are living longer so there are more elderly people Many young people are doing are doing community service They help elderly people They their shopping They their housework They clean their yards They even paint their house Some young people work as hospital volunteers In America, they are called “ candy stripers” because of the striped pink and white uniform they wear Other are concern about the environment and work on neighbourhood clean-up campaigns Answer the question a What volunteers to help elderly people? => b As well as helping the elderly people, what else they do? => Choose the best answer a People are living longer so there are more elderly people Elderly means A poor B healthy C old b Others are concern about the environment Concerned about means A afraid of B interested in C bored with Complete this sentence Hospital volunteers wear striped pink and white uniform, so ……………………………………………………………………………………………… - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit THE WORLD OF WORK I Choose the correct answer Nam likes TV It’s her favourite pastime A watch B watches - 18 - C watching Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông My father works 30 hours a week while my mother works 45 hours a week My mother works hours then my father A fewer B more C less I it interesting to write letters to my pen pal A find B suppose C guess My pen pal wants to know learn and work A how we B how C how we Easter and the Fourth of July are among important vacations in the United States A more B most C the most th She is going to her 14 birthday in two days A celebrate B hold C organize If you don’t hurry you’ll be late school A for B at C in It you want to get a high mark in your exam, you should your lessons for the tests A rehearse B look C review Lan, Hoa is a very good student A Like B Such as C As 10 Is she a student? - No She work very hard A lazy B keen C good 11 Tom and his friends are now vacation in Da Lat A for B in C on 12 Many people say that this movie is interesting , I don’t like it A Because B However C Besides II Rearrange the jumbles words to make sentences 45 / Each / lasts / period / for / minutes get / It / me / 20 / to / to / minutes / takes school We / students / fewer / than / vacations / have / American My / five / father / hours / a works / day III Fill in each gap with a suitable words in the box There are too mistakes in this essay I am very busy I work hours than them Spend time playing video games There are tourists this year than last year because their service is not very good IV Read the text and answer the question Hoa’s father, Mr Tuan, is a farmer He usually starts work at six in the morning He has breakfast, then he feeds the buffalo, pigs and chickens, and collect the eggs From about nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, Mr Tuan works in the fields with his brother They grow some rice, but their main crop is vegetables From 12 to o’clock, Mr Tuan rest s and eats lunch - 19 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông At four in the afternoon, they come back home Mr Tuan feeds the animals again Then he clean the buffalo shed and the chicken coop His work usually finishes at six Four or five times a year when there is less work, Mr Tuan takes a day off He goes to the city with his wife A farmer has no real vacation What time does Mr Tuan usually start work in the morning? => What does he after breakfast => How long does he work in the fields? => How long does he rest and eat lunch? => How often does he go to the city? => A farmer is nearly busy all the year round Which sentence tells you this? => - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit PLACES I Choose the correct answer In the USA form medicine, a drugstore also sells cosmetics A apart B far C also the first corner on the right then go ahead, You’ll see the store A Go B Take C Come If you want to go to the post office, the first street on the left The post office is next to the bank A go B take C run A book cost 8,000 dong You give the storekeeper a ten thousand-dong bill You get back two-thousand-dog A change B money C cost How much is the pen? – 4000 dong – Allright I’ll it A have B pay C take How much is that ? – That’s $ 25 sir A altogether B together C all together Phong wants to send a letter to London He needs to buy some stamps for mail A local B overseas C foreign I’d like there by train How long does it take? - 20 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông A to travel B travel C travelling My penpal me about his life in America A tells B says C talks 10 I need a dong stamp for a local letter A four hundreds B four-hundredC four hundred 11 This present is for you, dear - nice! A It B What C How 12 I can see the bookstore through the front door It’s my house A opposite B next to C behind II Put the verb in the correct tense or form I need a stamp for overseas mail (buy) Please tell me how to the stadium (get) Nam is going to the post office He a letter (want / send) III The following is what Mai says about the post office near her house Read and answer the question There is post office in my neighbourhood It’s a short way from my house After leaving the house, you just turn right, go ahead and then take the first street It’s about six meter from the corner It’s very convenient for me to buy stamps, envelopes, send letters or make phone call My friends and I have a PO Box there Twice a week, we go to collect our mail form friends or relatives Usually, we get all the good new Is the post office far from Mai’s house? => How often does Mai go there? => Why does she go there so often? => What can you in the post office? => IV Fill each gap with a noun of place You go to the to watch a football match You go to the to buy dictionary You go to the to see a film You go to the to have a meal You go to the to mail a letter When on vacation, you go to a to buy some gifts for others THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINNATION Time allocated : 45’ - 21 - Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông I Choose the best answer (2m) 1.How old are you? A You are 12 B I’m 12 C I’m 12 years Who is your mother talking ? A from B about C to is you date of birth? A What B Which C How Which sentence is correct? A What a awful day! B What an awful day! C How an awful day! awful! _ ? – He is a teacher A What does he do? B What’s his job C What he do? correct The book store is the toy store and the souvenir shop A among B to C between My father the gardening at the moment A is doing B does C Mai doesn’t like onion A So does I am B Neither does Lam C I am does ,too neither II Match a question in A with its answer in B (1,5m) A Would you like to see a film? Do you like pop music? What is your favourite kind of music? What would you like, sir and madam? Excuse me! How can I get to the post office? How far is it form your house to school? D of D What time D What a day D A & B are D under D are doing D I am does, B a Folk music b I’m sorry I’m not sure c Great,let’go! d About 15-minute walk e We’re just looking, thanks f Yes, I That sounds interesting 1……………….2………………… 3……………… 4…………… 5……………….6…… III Fill in each gap with one suitable preposition (1m) The post office is to the bank She plays an important part the community We often go to Art Club our free time 4 I sit and read book wonderful things IV Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets (1,5m) - 22 - D I’m 12 old years Nguyễn Thanh Thúy Đốc Trường THCS Sông They (play) in the park because they don’t have school today Where is Tom? He (sit) in the back of the room What you (do) now We (repair) house We (hope) everything (be) _ V Put the words in the right order (2m) / on / you / what / usually / Saturday / do? => is / computer / Mai / interested / books / in / on => go / have / drink / let’s / to / a / canteen / the / and => computer / like / I games / don’t / playing / really => VI Read the passage and write T (True) or F (false) for each statement below it (2m) There are two main kinds of sports : team sport and individual sports Team sports are such sport as baseball, basketball, and volleyball Team sports require two separate teams The teams play against each other They compete against each other in order to get the best score For example, in a basketball game, if team A gets points and team B get points, team a wins the game Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports Team sport and individual sports are tow main kinds o sports Base ball, basketball and volleyball are individual sports To get the best score, the two teams have to compete against each other Competitive sport are sometimes all called team sports - 23 - ... questions and answer Full name : Hoang Thi Lien What’s her full name? Her full name is Hoang Thi Lien Family name : Hoang _ _ Middle name : Thi _ _ First... call again after seven No This is Nga’s sister, Huong, Who’s calling? When will she be back? This is Hoa Can I speak to Lan, please? Sorry She’s not in at the moment Hello This is 831 645 I have... to my party 14.This is my bedroom Oh, a nice room !It''s pink , and pink is my ……color 15.In the bathroom , there is a .……., a , a .and a 16.The kitchen has every thing :It''s very