MY VILLAGE We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam. We live by farming mostly rice and fishing on the Mekong River. Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather. When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don t return until late afternoon. By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank. They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price. We children will be there too. We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in. Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year. It falls mid April. Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities. The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year. 1.What does the Khmer s work depend on 2.What do the men of the village do when it is not harvest time 3.Who will be waiting for the fishing boats to return at the end of a fishing day 4.When do the Khmer Krom celebrate New Year

PRACTICE

I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D:

1. -“What would you like to drink now?”             - “_______________.”     A. No, thanks  

B. Yes, please                        C. I like to do nothing                      D. Orange juice, please

2. All of us enjoy _______ to classical music.

            A. listen                      B. listens                    C. listening                D. listened

3. She worked very hard,  _______she passed all  her exams.

A. because                 B. and                         C. so                           D. but

4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______

            A. flu                           B. sunburn                C. spots                      D. stomachache

5. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead.

            A. more                      B. less                         C. much                      D. fewer

6. I ............... playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

            A. find                        B. think                      C. say                         D. tell

7. -“ Would you like me to turn off your computer?

    - “ ______________. I’ll do it myself”

A. No, thanks            B. Yes, please                        C. Don’t do it            D. Of course

8. You like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby may be _______.

A. collecting  things. B. playing sports                  C. dancing                D.  board games

9. I …………….. Nha Trang when I was a child.

      A. visit                              B. visited                    C. will visit                D. have visited

10. He …………… to the USA so far.

      A. is                                  B. was                         C. will be                   D. has been

11. Americans eat a lot of junk food, ………….junk food causes obesity.

      A. but                                B. and                         C. so                           D. because

12. Tim: I feel itchy and my nose is running.       Doctor: ………………………..

      A. Wash your hair more.                                   B. I think you have the flu.

      C. Drink more water. Eat less meat                 D. I think you have a stomachache.

13. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

      A. allergy                     B. headache                  C. temperature          D. obesity 

14. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

      A. cold                          B. curly                          C. ocean                   D. clothes

15. It is interesting _____________ tree leaves from different countries.

A. collecting              B. to collect               C. collect                               D. collects

16. My dad enjoys ________ his bike to work. 

A. to ride                   B. ride                       C. rides                      D. riding          

17. I love cooking, _________ my sister doesn’t. 

A. because                 B. so                           C. but                         D. and

18. Laughing is good _______ your health.   

A. for                         B. to                           C. with                      D. of

 19 Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced /3:/           

A. dear                       B. pear                       C. earn                                  D. heart

20. Choose one mistake and correct it.

            I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell.

giúp mình !

cảm ơn !

Exercise 7: Make sentences using the words and phrases given. 1. Going by car/ convenient/ than/ going by bicycle/ this area/.  2. Things in this shop/ cheap/ than/ things in the supermarket/.  3. Mai/ tall/ than/ her friends/.  4. How much/ rice/ she/ want?  5. Mr. Tuan/ eat/ his breakfast/ home/ moment.  Exercise 8: Arrange these words into complete sentences. 1. going / my / stay / at / uncle’s / am / house / I / to / 2. what / we / this / do / shall / evening /? 3. first / in / the / question / one / second / test / the / easier / the / than / is / 4. these / are / less / wider / with / streets / traffic / 

PART 1- Identifying topic sentences and supporting sentences

For each set of sentences, write TS next to the topic sentence. Write SS next to the supporting sentences.

1. ……..a. Mosquitoes are attracted to heat.

    ……..b. Mosquitoes will fly several miles to find food.

    ……..c. Only the female mosquito bites.

    ……..d. Mosquitoes are interesting insects.

2. ……..a. One of my hobbies is listening to international music.

    ……..b. I have a large collection of world music recordings.

    ……..c. My friends and I like to introduce each other to new international artists we discover.

    ……..d. J enjoy going to concerts by musicians from different countries.

3. ……..a. I like the way people decorate their homes and .stores.

   ……...b. I enjoy going shopping in cold weather.

    ……..c I enjoy the parties and celebrations of the winter holiday.

   ………d. I really like the winter holidays.

4. ……..a. My new apartment has big closets.

    ……..b. My new apartment is perfect for my roommate and me.

    ……..c. My new apartment is close to school and work.

    ……..d. My new apartment is not too expensive for students.

I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác các từ còn lại (3 điểm)

II. Viết ký hiệu ngữ âm cho các âm được mô tả sau (4 điểm)

 1) A voiced labiodental fricative ______          6) A voiceless alveolar fricative ______

 2) A voiced palatal affricate ______                 7) A voiceless dental fricative ______

3) A voiceless bilabial stop ______                   8) A mid back rounded vowel ______

4) A high front unrounded vowel ______           9) A high back rounded vowel ______

5) A mid front unrounded vowel ______        10) A low central unrounded vowel _____

V. Fill each blank with a suitable word / phrase from the box to complete the following passage.

on/ not/ near/ next/ untidy/ his/ are/  school bag

An’s bedroom is big but messy. There (1)___are___ clothes on the floor. There is a big desk (2) _______ the window, and there are dirty bowls and chopsticks (3) _____ it. He usually puts his (4) ______ under the desk. His bed is (5) ______ to the desk, and it is also (6)______. There is a cap, some CDs and some books on the bed. An’s mum is (7) _______  happy with this, and now An is tidying up (8) _______room.

Choose one of the volunteer activities you want to do most and write a short paragraph about it . The questions below may help you write. (1.5 pts ) :

1. What do you want to do ? (raising money for the poor, tutoring .....………)

2. Why do you want to do it? (to make a difference/ can help others ............)

3. How are you going to do it?( to make postcard and sell them. To provide food/ books .....)

4. How do you feel when doing it?( happy/ more confident.......)

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