Drying is the oldest type of food preservation. If water is (1) ________ from food, the bacteria can't grow. In (2) ________ times in hot countries, people simply left fruit and meat outside to dry in the sun and the wind until all its natural water was gone. This make the fruit last a very long time. Drying fruit sometimes results in a completely new (3)  ________ . For example, grapes turn into raisins and plums turn into prunes. Drying food in the sun does not work in cooler or wetter climates, but people have other (4) ________  to preserve feed in cold places.         2. Salting: Salting food, especially meat and fish, is another very old way to preserve food. Bacteria cannot grow in a very salty environment, so salted food lasts a long time. In many countries, salt fish or meat has become a (5) ________  food and people still eat it today. For example, in Portugal the national dish is salt cod fish, and although people could buy fresh fish and (6) ________  it, they prefer to eat the preserved fish.

1. The bread was so stale that the children couldn’t eat it.

The bread was too …………………………………………………………………………….    

2. There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

It’s no ……………………………………………………………………   

3. We couldn’t find George anywhere.

George was     ……………………………………………………………………………………

4. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

If…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

5. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

Because it ………………………………………………………………………………………..   

Exercise 8. Reorder the words to make complete sentences.

1. Is/ gentle/ very/ Tam/.
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2. What/ you/ Quang/ reading/, /are/?
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3. It’s /story/ two/ about/ Vietnamese /a /girls/.
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4. character/ Who /the /main /is/?
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5. borrow/ May /book/ I /your/?
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6. Book/ What /favorite /is /your/?/ – /Lamp /It’s /and /the /Magic /Aladdin/.
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7. What /like/ generous/ is/he/? /– I/ he/ is /think/.
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Exercise 7. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

My name is Peter. My close friend, Hoang gave me a comic book on my birthday. I really like the story in the comic. It is called “The starfruit tree”. It is a story about two brothers. The main characters are two boys. One of them was very friendly and the other was not. They didn’t have a happy ending. It taught me a lesson about how to treat my brother and sister in real life. I will help my brother and sister so that we will all be happy together.

1. Who is Peter’s close friend?
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2. When did Hoang give Peter the comic book?
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3. Is the story about two sisters?
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4. Did the main characters have a happy ending?
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5. What did the story teach Peter?
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Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks.
 

1. 
Ben: Hi, Minh. What are you ______________ this weekend?
Minh: I’m going to stay at home ______________finish my home work.
Ben: ______________are you reading?
Minh: Aladdin and the Magic ______________
2. 
Nicky: What do you do in your free ______________?
Harry: I read a lot. I like fairy tales.
Nick: I see. What are you ______________now?
Harry: Snow ______________and the seven Dwarfs. What about you? Do you like fairy tales?
Nick: No, I ______________. I like reading short stories.
Harry: What are you reading now?
Nick: A Halloween story.

Exercise 5. Read the story. Choose the words from the box to fill in the blanks.

Jane loves reading. Last Tuesday, her father (1) ______________her a new book to read. It was about a (2) ______________who sailed around the world in a very small boat. Her name was Mary Banks and she was only 22. It was a very exciting story. Mary saw (3) ______________and sharks in the sea. She was often (4) ______________but she was never afraid.
When Mary came home, lots of people wanted to read about her. Jane read a story about her on the back (5) ______________of one of her comics! Mary was often on television too. Jane loved the book. Can we (6) ______________a boat, Dad?” she asked. I want to sail a boat round the world too!” Jane’s father looked at her and smile. “I think that a great idea, Jane. But first you must learn to (7) ______________!