TẾT XƯA (THANH TÂM)

Con cào cào giật mình nhảy tanh tách vào tháng giêng

Lũ gà con ríu rít tranh nhau chú giun mẹ gà mới mớm

Mẹ rọc lá chuối đem hong trong nắng sớm

Cha chẻ nốt đống củi đang vương vãi phía sau nhà...

Xuân đến dịu dàng như cách mẹ cầm tay cha

Lễ những mảnh dằm mà như nâng niu niềm hạnh phúc

Cún con ham chơi rượt đám gà xao xác

Mèo già rướn người rũ biếng lười cọ cọ gốc cau non...

Xuân đến rộn ràng như bầy chim nghịch ngợm ở góc vườn

Bé trai quét bồ hong bồ hóng nơi chái nhà, góc bếp

Em gái vặt lá để gốc mai điệu đà kịp thay váy vàng đón Tết

Cha dán giấy mới vào liếp phên đã cũ qua bao mưa tạt gió lùa...

Bụi tre già cũng theo gió xạc xào khua

Như nhắc cha dựng cây nêu để đuổi xua những điều không may mắn

Mẹ dọn cỗ cúng ông Táo ông Công với tất cả lòng thành kính

Khấn nguyện cho mọi người một năm mới được an yên...

Xuân đến nhẹ nhàng như đôi mắt trẻ hồn nhiên

Cứ lôi ra, cất vô chiếc áo mẹ mới mua dù thèm thuồng vẫn nén lòng để dành mặc Tết

Mẹ trải lá, nếp mới, đậu xanh, miếng thịt heo ngon để gói từng đòn bánh tét

Cha nhen bếp khói nồng cời lên mắt cay cay...

Lũ trẻ hứa hẹn thức đón giao thừa nhưng rồi đứa nào cũng ngủ lăn quay

Sáng mùng một bịt tai, trốn xa khi cha châm lửa vào phong pháo đỏ

Chúc mẹ chúc cha những điều tốt lành để được lì xì và hân hoan khi mình trở nên giàu có

Nhặt pháo lép xong rồi hớn hở chạy đi chơi...

Người lớn dẹp lo âu để gặp ai cũng mừng rỡ tươi cười

Uống tách trà thơm, ôn cố tri tân và nói nhiều về hy vọng

Bỗng thấy thương người, thương mảnh đất mình đang sống

Như tiếp thêm nghị lực, niềm tin để đi qua gian khó cuộc đời ...

Tết xưa ơi...!

Câu 1. (1.0 điểm) Xác định kiểu câu và chức năng của các câu thơ in đậm.

Câu 2. (1.0 điểm) Xác định biện pháp tu từ được tác giả sử dụng trong câu thơ: “Con cào cào giật mình nhảy tanh tách vào tháng giêng”. Nêu hiệu quả của các biện pháp nghệ thuật đó.

Câu 3. (1.0 điểm) Theo văn bản, tại sao người lớn lại phải “dẹp lo âu” khi đón khách vào những ngày tết?

Câu 4. (2.0 điểm) Em có đồng ý với điều mà tác giả chia sẻ trong hai câu thơ cuối? Lý giải ngắn gọn trong 3-5 câu.

Put each verb in brackets into an approriate form :

Every ten minutes, one species of animal, plant, or insect (1)(die) out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today (2)(become) extinct twenty years from now.

Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund (3) _____________________ (found) - a small group of people who (4)_________ (want) to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It (5) (raise) over 35 million pounds for conservation projects, and has given support to National Parks in six continents. It (6)(help) 30 mammals and birds - including the tiger - to survive. Perhaps this is not much, but It is a start.

If more people (7) _____ ____ (give) more money - and if more

governments wake up to what (8) (happen) - perhaps the World Wildlife Fund (9)(be) able to help US avoid the disaster that ………….. ( threaten) the natural world, and all of US with it

Nói về văn chương cổ Việt Nam, giáo sư Trần Văn Giàu có một ý kiến rất sâu sắc: “Từ thế kỉ X đến thế kỷ XV trên nền trời văn chương yêu nước Đại Việt, nổi bật lên ba tác phẩm như một cụm núi Ba Vì cao ngất, người ở xa trăm dặm, người sống sau trăm đời đều theo đó mà gióng hướng: Nam quốc sơn hà, Hịch tướng sĩ, Bình Ngô đại cáo…Mỗi áng văn một vẻ, cả ba là mẫu mực tuyệt vời ở từng giai đoạn của chủ nghĩa yêu nước truyền thống Việt Nam. Văn bản sau là một trong những đoạn hay nhất của tác phẩm Hịch tướng sĩ:

“Huống chi ta cùng các ngươi sinh phải thời loạn lạc, lớn gặp buổi gian nan. Ngó thấy sứ giặc đi lại nghênh ngang ngoài đường, uốn lưỡi cú diều mà sỉ mắng triều đình, đem thân dê chó mà bắt nạt tể phụ, thác mệnh Hốt Tất Liệt mà đòi ngọc lụa, để thỏa lòng tham không cùng, giả hiệu Vân Nam Vương mà thu bạc vàng, để vơ vét của kho có hạn. Thật khác nào như đem thịt mà nuôi hổ đói, sao cho khỏi để tai vạ về sau!

          Ta thường tới bữa quên ăn, nửa đêm vỗ gối; ruột đau như cắt, nước mắt đầm đìa;chỉ căm tức chưa xả thịt lột da, nuốt gan uống máu quân thù. Dẫu cho trăm thân này phơi ngoài nội cỏ, nghìn xác này gói trong da ngựa, ta cũng vui lòng.”

Chỉ ra nghệ thuật đặc sắc được sử dụng trong đoạn văn trên.

UNIT 7 POLLUTION

A. PHONETICS

1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

Read the words aloud.

2. Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line.

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1. In the box below, there are different types of pollution. Write each type under a picture.

2. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.

1. Many fish in the lake near my house have died because of the ………… water. (pollute)

2. My friend and I are going to give a presentation about our ………….. problems. (environment)

3. Too much use of …………… lights in cities may cause light pollution. (electricity)

4. Nowadays, people use too much herbicide so many animals don’t have enough food and they become …………. (sickness)

5. Oil spills from ships in oceans and rivers lead to the …………….. of many aquatic animals and plants. (die)

3. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. …………… water is one of the factors that have driven many species to the verge of extinction.

2. It’s recommended that we become more concerned ……………… the environment around us.

3. The …………. Use of pesticides and herbicides has led to contamination of groundwater in some areas.

4. Air ……………, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

5. Many people in this city have received medical …………. for the disease.

6. The reduction in air pollution was ………… last year.

7. In many poor nations, there are frequent outbreaks of cholera and other diseases because people there ………….. untreated water.

8. The road in front of my office is always ……….. when it rains heavily.

9. Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes global …………….

10. It won’t be possible to save the Earth if we don’t take ………… right now.

4. Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box.

1. If this factory continues …………. Into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

2. I think there is ………….. around here because all trees and plants turn yellow and dry.

3. When thermal pollution happens, the ………….. in rivers, lakes and oceans changes.

4. Soil pollution happens when people destroy the ……………….

5. Poison is a ………….. that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or dink it.

6. They are all ……………. to see that all the fish they grow on their farm are dead.

7. You can see stars at night in the countryside because there isn’t any …….. there.

8. Many households around the West Lake dump …………. into it so the water is polluted.

9. The vegetable price is increasing because the ……………. rain has caused damage to almost vegetable in this area.

10. The …………. chemical waste in this factory is dumped into the river so its water now becomes almost black.

C. READING

1. Read the following paragraph and complete it which one suitable word.

   Think of all the things you throw away: juice bottles, soft drink cans, candy wrappers. It adds up. (1) ……………. much trash do you produce?

   Americans throw away an average of one ton of trash per person (2) …………… year. Most of this trash gets buried (3) ………… big holes in the ground called landfills. A lot of this garbage can be recycled, or turn back (4) ………… something useful. Just about any material can be recycle. The main things we recycle today are (5) ………… from metal, paper, glass, or plastic    People recycle for many reasons. One of the (6) …………. reasons is to conserve resources. Making new aluminum cans out old ones means less aluminum is needed (7) ………… new cans. This leads to a second reason people recycle: It saves energy. Recycling old aluminum cans takes a lot (8) ………… energy than making new aluminum. To make new aluminum, you (9) …………. to mine metal ore from the ground, remove the impurities, and refine it into a finished metal. Recycle also conserves valuable land. (10) ……… recycling, we produce less garbage. That means fewer landfills are needed for dumping our trash.

2. Choose the correct word by underlining it at each number in the following paragraph, then answer the questions.

A plastic problem

   Nowadays, people use a lot of plastic bags and they often (1) throw away/ bury the bags afterwards. They don’t often (2) pollute/ reuse or (3) waste/ recycle them. When we (4) destroy/ reuse plastic, we pollute the lands or air. It isn’t a good idea to (5) burn/ poison plastic because it (6) poisons/ saves the atmosphere. The alternative is to (7) bury/ pollute it, but some plastic doesn’t decompose for over a thousand years.

8. Do you throw away or reuse plastic bags?

___________________________________________________________________

9. What do you and your school do with rubbish?

___________________________________________________________________

10. What things are harmful to the environment in your area?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

     Rivers are (1) ………… of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (2) ………….. every country has at least one river that (3) ………… an important part in the lives of its people.

     Besides transportation, rivers (4) ……….. food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5) ……….. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let the water become a lake (6) ………… the dam. Then people can use their water nit only to (7) ………… fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.

     (8) ……………, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9) ………… size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10) ………….. rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resource.

D. WRITING

1. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given

Example: How/ can/ you/ reduce/ waste/ home/?

®How can you reduce waste in your home?

1. most/ people/ not know/ where/ their/ plastic/ waste/ go/.

_______________________________________________________________

2. what/ happen/ rubbish/ your/ area/?

_______________________________________________________________   ?

3. noise/ pollution/ occur/ because/ there/ too many/ loud/ sounds/ environment/.

_______________________________________________________________  

4. many/ animals/ eat/ litter/ become/ sick/ because/ people/ throw/ it/ ground/.

_______________________________________________________________  

5. people/ will/ more/ aware/ protecting/ environment/ if/ there/ more/ warnings/ about/ danger/ of/ pollution/.

_______________________________________________________________  

2. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night so I couldn’t sleep. (because)

________________________________________________________________

2. The tsunami happened. Many people in this area became homeless. (made)

________________________________________________________________

3. The acid rain happened last month. Many plants and trees died. (Since)

________________________________________________________________

4. There have been conflicts in that country since last year. People live unhappily. (If)

________________________________________________________________

5. This factory doesn’t treat its waste well so there is a lot of water pollution. (If)

________________________________________________________________

3. There are five grammar mistakes in this passage. Can you find and correct them?

ĐỀ SỐ 1

B.USE OF LANGUAGE:

Question II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

(1 point)                                                                                                                                           

1. A. wanted                            B. washed                               C. decided                   D. needed

2. A. fun                                     B. sun                                 C. surf                           D. cut

3. A. leisure                            B. eight                                 C. celebrate                   D. penalty

4. A. A. although                    B. laugh                                  C. paragraph               D. enough

Question III. Choose the best answer. ( 2.0 points )

1. The Gong Festivals is held ____________  in the Central Highlands.

A. year                        B. yearly                                 C. annual                                 D. annually

2. YMoan was the greatest pop singer of the  ____________ group in Dak Lak Province.

A. Tay ethnic              B. Thai ethnic                         C. Ede ethnic              D. Muong

3. He was called  “____________ singer of the great woods”.

A. the                          B. a                                          C. an                                        D. the best

4. Teenagers enjoy listening to music and____________  out with friends.

A. hang                                   B. to hang                               C. hanging                              D. hangs

5. Life in a small town is ____________ than that  in a big city.

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

6. My mother always tells me that I ___________  be home by 9 p.m.

A. has to                      B. have to                    C. have not to                          D. mustn’t

7. When you eating in India, you_______ use the right hand. Never use the left hand.

A. must                                   B. should                     C. shouldn’t                      D. mustn’t

8. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. Which                   B. When                                   C. How many                    D. However

Question IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1.0 point)

C-READING:

Question V: 1. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. (1.5 point)

In addition                     Also                          As I have noted

In my opinion                Besides                                 I think

My favorite leisure activity is listening to music.(1)_____________, listening to music not only helps me relax but also provides me with musical knowledge. I (2)________ like the time that I can lie lazily in bed, put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop, rock or jazz. I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers. I listen to rock music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy. (3)________________ music from other countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures. (4)________ that, the lyrics are easy to understand and interesting. (5)________, it can improve my English and listening skills. (6)___________, music is an important part of my life and it helps me love my life more.

2. Read the passage and answer these questions below. (1point)

After retiring, my uncle – a lover of the sea- took up a strange leisure activity : he spends most mornings at the beach, looking for things that the sea sends ashore. He says: It’s a multi-beneficial leisure activity. I can get some exercise, blending, picking up, and walking. I can breathe the fresh air and enjoy the vastness and quietness of the sea. Sometimes I watch the children playing beach games and I feel years younger. At the same time, I can also clean the beach. It’s volunteer work, isn’t it? Many of the things I pick up from the beach are still useful to someone. I clean them and sell them at the Sunday flea market in the town nearby. Do you know of any leisure activity that pays? Mine does!

1. When did the writer’s take up this strange activity?

- ………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Which part of the day does he go to the beach?

-………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. How does he feel watching the children playing beach games?

- ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. What kind of volunteer work does he do?

-……………………………………………………………………………………..…

D-WRITING:

Question VI. Make sentences, using the words and phrases provided (1.5point)

1. Tippping/ not/ custom/ Viet Nam/ so/ you/ not/ have/ tip/ if/ don’t want.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. In Brazil/ standard/ tip/ in/ restaurant/ be 10 percent.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. The xoe dance/ performed/ the boys and girls/ the hamlets.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. We/ have/take/ shoes/ when/ we/ inside/pagoda.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5.Nowadays/ teenagers/ rely/ technology/ than/ the/ past.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6.Life/ the countryside/ changed/ a lot/ the/ ten /years.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

ĐỀ SỐ 2

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. ( 1 point)                                                                                                                                           

1.         A. mention                 B. question                 C. action                     D. education

2.         A. listened                B. opened                      C. wanted                    D. lived

3.         A. community            B. computer                C. museum                 D. customs

4.         A. needed                  B. opened                      C. wanted                    D. decided

Question II. Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences. (2. 5 points)                                                                                                                                           

1. You should ____________  information about a custom or tradition.

A. finds                              B. found                     C. finding          D. find

2. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.

3. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use

a knife and fork at dinner.

A. have to                     B. are having                    C. has to                          D. having to

4. In Viet Nam, you____________  use only the first name to  address people older than you.

A. should                        B. must                           C. shouldn’t                      D. have to

5. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____________, every child likes it very much.

A. However            B. Moreover                            C. Because                        D. Therefore

6. In 2010, Ha Noi____________  its 1000^th anniversary.

A. celebrated                  B. commemorated               C. worshipped                D. remembered

7. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.

A. visitings               B. Meeting                    C. reunions                            D. seeings

8. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. While                   B. When                      C. Nevertheless                      D. However

9. People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.

A. relatives                  B. ancestors                      C. friends                      D. neighbors

10. The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.

A. worships                  B. commemorates                      C. performs         D. preserves

Question III. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 2.0 points)

1. Peter  ____________ ________     football yesterday.                                                    (play)

Question IV. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.( 3.0 points)

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………... The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

1. A .minor                     B. cultural                       C. custom                       D. festival
2. A. gets                         B. goes                            C. comes                        D. runs
3. A. seen                                    B. arranged                     C. observed                    D. celebrated
4. A. largely                    B. especially                   C. generally                    D. typically
5. A. ask                          B. look                            C. pray                            D. call
6. A. fathers                    B. relatives                     C. families                       D. ancestors

Question V . Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets. 1.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor.                 (BECAUSE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…

2.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(SO)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…

3.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…

Circle the best word/phrase (A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences below.

1, Australia is composed of seven _____ .

A. nations      B. countries        C. states       D. capitals 

2, _____ you ever been to any English speaking countries ?

A. Do     B. Have      C. Were    D. Are

3,  What can be done to protect people from _____ disasters?

A. environment       B. environmental          C. environmentally        D. environmentalist

4, __________ should we meet on Sunday ? - Because I have to do some shopping first, then let's meet at 10 a.m

A. Why     B. Where       C. What time          D. When

5, By the time we got to the cinema, the film ______.

A. started             B. had started           C. starting             D. starts

6, A person who _______ the bagpipes is called a piper.

A. plays             B. performs            C. entertains       D. brings

7, Don't drink that water. It's ______.

A. damaged           B.dumped           C. contaminated            D. disppeared

8. The team's succes was largely ____ to her efforts.

A. because         B. due             C. since        D. although 

9. If you ______ the president, what would you do to help the environment ?

A. are        B. had been           C. were            D. have

10, - " I've passed my driving test."

      - " _____"

A. Congratulations!          B. That's a good idea.             C. It's nice of you to say so.           D. Do you ?

Ex1: Choose the best answer:

Question 1: Do you know what is the cause __________ pollution?

A. of            B. in       C. on      D. for

Question 2: My mother has to measure blood __________ every month

A. billboard        B. pressure C. groundwater D. earplug

Question 3: __________ pollution is harmful or annoying level of noise, as from vehicles, industry activities, etc.

A. light        B. visual C. soil D. noise

Question 4: Parents should teach children not to __________ wastes on the road

A. litter        B. poison C. cause D. measure

Question 5: I can’t hear your voice __________ I’m wearing an earplug

A. although        B. due C. however D. because

Question 6: His grandfather made him __________ hard when he was small

A. study        B. to study C. studying D. studied

Question 7: This picture __________ the contamination of ground water.

A. illustrate        B. illustrating C. illustrates D. illustrated

Question 8: Could you list some non-point source __________?

A. pollution        B. pollutants C. polluting D. polluted

Question 9: Scientists has just come up __________ a solution to hearing loss

A. to            B. on C. with D. down

Question 10: If we dump a plastic into the ground, it __________ a long time to disappear.

A. will take        B. take C. took D. takes

Question 11: Pollutions are harmful __________ human health

A. with        B. at C. to D. on

Question 12: __________ water resulted in the death of many aquatic animals.

A. Contaminate    B. Contaminated C. Contaminating D. Contamination

Question 13: What would you do if a factory in your neighborhood __________ untreated water into the river?

A. dump        B. dumped C. dumping D. dumps

Question 14: Have you ever heard about the __________ of radioactive pollution?

A. affects        B. effects C. pollutes D. poisons

Question 15: : __________ pollution is the increase of temperature caused by human activity.

A. visual        B. water C. thermal D. radioactive

Ex2: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. Lan often (do) __________ her homework.

2. They (play) __________ tennis now.

3. Lan (buy) _________ a car since 2000.

4. Minh (watch) _______ TV last night.

5. Hoa (meet) _________ Lan tomorrow.

6. Football (play) ________ by boys.

Ex3: Find and correct mistakes:

1.What about watch TV?

 A. What        B. about        C. watch

2.Do you mind if I listened to music?

 A. mind        B. listened        C. to

3.What do you do yesterday?

A. What        B. do            C. yesterday

4.My dog is different with her dog.

A. is            B. with        C. her

Ex4: Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning.

1. Let’s go to the zoo!

What about .......................................................................?

2. Ba enjoys skipping.

Ba likes ..............................................................................

3. Long should work harder.

Long ought to ....................................................................

4. Would you mind opening the door?

Do you mind ......................................................................?

4. I can’t tell you unless you tell me what’s wrong. (if)

-> …………………………………………………………

5. Nhung didn’t go to the cinema with her friends because her younger sister was ill.

-> Because of …… 

6. Eating too much sugar can result in health problem. (lead to)

-> …………………………………………………………………

7. Minh isn’t hard working, so he often gets bad marks. (if)

-> …………………………………………………………

8. I’m not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (If)

-> …………………………………………………………

Ex5: Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1. This volcano is dead; it has been (ACT) _____ for more than a century.

2. The Earth would be a happy planet if human beings, animals and plants (PEACE) _____ co-existed.

3. The chemical (POLLUTE) _____from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty.

4. You cannot imagine how (SERIOUS) _____the area was damaged by the flood.

5.  Scotland is a ……….. land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history. (legend)