III. Read the passage, and  decide whether the statements that follow are True or False

A. Rewrite these following sentences using given words.
1. What is the distance between HCM and Ha Noi city?
=> How………………………….?
2. I walked to school when I was a student.
=> I used………………………………………
3. Although they are short, they still love playing sports.
=> In spite of………………………………
4. I last saw Peter 5 months ago.
=> I haven’t…………………………………………………………
5. The distance from Ha Noi to Hai Phong is about 100 km.
⇒ It is about…………………….................
6. Let’s go swimming.
⇒ What ........................................................................?

IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage by circling A, B, C or D.

The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people(1)………..in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai (2)………………belongs to the Tay- Thai group.

    The Thai are (3)……………..farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their (4)…………food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai (5)………..grow  other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and (6)……….for their own use. They also make bamboo (7)………….., and weave cloth. The Thai cloth is well known for being unique, colourful and strong.

  Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s (8)…………of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional (9)……………including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.

       The Thai worship their (10)………… Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.

1.A. to live                   B. Live                         C. living                                    D. lived

2.A. language               B. culture                      C. clothing                                D. clothes

3.A. experience            B. experienced             C. inexperienced                       D. experiencing

4.A. main                     B. mainly                      C. common                              D. commonly

5.A. or                         B. else                          C. too                                      D. also

6.A. rice                       B. poultry                     C. buffalo                                 D. pigs

7.A. equipment B. icons                        C. things                                   D. items

8.A. kind                      B. sort                          C. style                         D. type

9.A. costumes              B. clothes                     C. clothing                                D. culture

10.A. relatives              B. parents                     C. grandparents                        D. ancestors

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Street are decorated with ________________ lights and red banners. (colour)
2. There are many ________________ differences between the two communities. (culture)
3. She gave a wonderful ___ as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (perform)
4. There were lively New Year ________________ all over the town. (celebrate)
5. It is ________________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
6. What forms of ________________ do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
7. The hall looked very ________________ with its Christmas tree. (festival)
8. Her eyes were wide with ________________ when she heard the news. (excite)
9. The Chinese New Year marks the ________________ of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year. (begin)

Task 7. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
⇒ Her new house........
2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
⇒ Peter........
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
⇒ The white dress........
4. According to me, English is easier than Maths.
⇒ According to me, Maths........
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
⇒ Mary........
6. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
⇒ The Nile........
7. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
⇒ No mountain........
8. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl.
⇒ She is........
9. He works much. He feels tired.
⇒ The more........
10. This computer works better than that one.
⇒ That computer........