Human beings have gained much specific advancement recently. There are a series of inventions that have brought human conveniences in a modern life. Television sets as a good example that certainly influences on our life in communication and entertainment. However, TV also causes some bad effects of time-consuming and health problems.In the first place, television helps people in the ways of communicating to each other and entertaining their life. Thanks to the appearance TV, people can keep up-to-date with the world. What our life will be if we do not have a TV at home. Because TV is a cheap and available tool to provide us daily information. Also, watching TV is a valuable kind of entertainment that helps people relax after working hard or suffering from a busy life. Last but not least, TV has changed husband's behavior in connecting to each other.Beside of good advantages of TV, watching TV may cause some disorders in health and working time as well. Some people spend long hours in front of a TV set, they may neglect then work or duty in taking care of their family members. And young people may work less effectively and addicted to watching TV lead to passiveness and laziness.In conclusion, everything has two sides and TV is optional. It is obvious that TV benefits our life in making people become friendly and close. I totally agree that TV is a great invention and we have to be aware of its good points by using it suitably.

Human beings have gained much specific advancement recently. There are a series of inventions that have brought human conveniences in a modern life. Television sets as a good example that certainly influences on our life in communication and entertainment. However, TV also causes some bad effects of time-consuming and health problems.

In the first place, television helps people in the ways of communicating to each other and entertaining their life. Thanks to the appearance TV, people can keep up-to-date with the world. What our life will be if we do not have a TV at home. Because TV is a cheap and available tool to provide us daily information. Also, watching TV is a valuable kind of entertainment that helps
people relax after working hard or suffering from a busy life. Last but not least, TV has changed husband's behavior in connecting to each other.

Beside of good advantages of TV, watching TV may cause some disorders in health and working time as well. Some people spend long hours in front of a TV set, they may neglect then work or duty in taking care of their family members. And young people may work less effectively and addicted to watching TV lead to passiveness and laziness.

In conclusion, everything has two sides and TV is optional. It is obvious that TV benefits our life in making people become friendly and close. I totally agree that TV is a great invention and we have to be aware of its good points by using it suitably.

1. Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”

=> Tom said that he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father.

2. She said; “I once spent a summer in this village.”

=> She said that she had once spent a summer in that village.

3.The nurse said: “The patient in this room didn‟t obey your orders, doctor.”

=> The nurse told doctor that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed his orders.

4. They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”

=> They told me that I had taught them English the previous year.

5.. Mr. Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”

=> Mr. Brown said that their trip had cost them two thousand dollars.

6. He said to her : “ I can't find my hat anywhere in this room.”

=> He told her that she couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room.

7.. My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”

=> My father told them that his secretary was going to finish that job.

8.  They said : “We can't meet you here either today or tomorrow.”

They said that they couldn't meet her there either that day or the next day.

9.My mother said : “I think it won't rain tomorrow.”

My mother said that she thought it wouldn't rain the following day.

10.He said: “Your car has been stolen, John.”

He told John that his car had been stolen.

11. They said : “The river is rising early this year.”

 They said that the river was rising early that year.

12. He said : “I'll expect her to come soon.”

He said that he would expect her to come soon.

13. Our teacher said : “World War II broke out in 1939.”

Our teacher said that World War II had broken out in 1939.

14. The students said : “We'll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”

 The students said that they would be sitting for their next exam the next Monday.

15. He said : “I‟m going to finish this work.”

He said that he was going to finish that work.

1. They carried letters by hand over hundreds of kilometers.

2. It cost just one penny.

3. They delivered letters several times a day.

4. They are arranged in the same way as the typewriter.

5. It appeared in the 1870s.

6. Because the talking was perhaps easier than the walking.

7. It was sent in 1992.

8. We send over a billion text messages around the world every day.

* Câu cuối phải là đoạn sau chứ Q ?

1. How did people deliver letters in Ancient Egypt?

=>  people deliver letters in Ancient Egypt  by hand over hundreds of kilometers. 

2. How much did the first stamp cost?

=>The first stamp cost just one penny.

3. How often did they deliver letters in the 1840s?

people delivered the post several times a day.

4. How are the letters arranged on a modern computer keyboard?

the letters are still in the same place on the modern computer keyboard!

5. When did the first fax machine appear?

=> The first fax machine appeared at around the same time (1875)

6. Why was it difficult to walk with the first walkie-talkies?

=> because  the first walkie-talkies weighed around 13.5 kilos

7. When was the first text message?

=> the first text message was sent in 1992

8. How many e-mails do we send every day?

Today we send an incredible thirty-six billion e-mails.

1.there are for people

2.they are message

1. There are four people in the photos.

2. They are using the phone

3. No, they shouldn't because it is bad for their eyes.

1. I am having a great time here in England.

2. I have been here for three months and my university term started two months ago.

3. I live in a dormitory with some foreign students.

4. They come from the different parts in the world.

5. They are very friendly and pleasant and their English is much better than mine.

6. I prace speaking English with them every day.

7. Now I am making a good progress.

8. My pronunciation is much better and I understand almost everything.

9. I hope my English will considerately improve at the end of the course.

10. Write to me soon.

Use the words or phrases to complete the letter.

Dear Mary,

1. I / have / great time / here in England.

I am having a great time here in England

2. I / be / here / three months / my university term / start / two months ago.

I have been here for three month since my university tearm started two month ago

3. I / live / dormitory / some foreign students.

=> I live in a dormitory with some foreign students

4. They / come / different parts / the world.

=> They come from different part in the world

5. They / be / very friendly and pleasant, / and / their English / much better / mine.

=> They are very friendly and pleasant and their English is much better than mine

6. I prace / speak English / them / every day.

=> I prace speak English with them everyday

7. Now / make /good progress.

Now i'm making a good grogress

8. My pronunciation / much better / and / I / understand / almost everything.

=> My pronunciantion is much better and I can understand almost everything

9. I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course.

=> I hope my English will considerably improve at the end of the course.

10. Write / me / soon.

Write to me soon

Yours truly,

Mai Lan

1. The film was so boring that she decided to go home early.

2. It is such a difficult question that all the students can't answer it.

3. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.

4. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.

5. Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week, he has had to use crutches to walk.

6. I (had) turned off the lights before I left the room.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus soon, we'll leave.

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chews her nails.

9. The frying pan caught on fire while I was making dinner.

10. I wont return my book to the library until I have finished my research project.

1. The film was so boring that she decided to go home early

2. It is  such a difficult question that all the students can't answer

3. Mr. Brown wants to use solar energy but he does not have enough money to buy necessary equipment.

4. By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he had written more than 37 plays.

5. Since Douglas fell off his bicycle last week,  he has to use crutches to walk

6.  Before I left the room, I had turned off the lights.

7. As soon as the other passengers get on the bus, we will leave

8. Whenever Susan feels nervous, she chew her nails

9. While I was making dinner at that time, the frying pan caught on fire

10. I won't return my book to the library until I finish my research project.

1. I saw him get in through the window.

2. She had worked so hard that she made herself sick.

3. Though the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

4. We were so late that we missed the first act of play.

5. They're the birds that I fed this morning.

6. I wish I knew more English words.

7. She asked me if/whether I had many friends.

8. If we had a lot of money, we would buy a lot of new books.

9. It is not easy to learn English.

10. John invited Sarah to come to his birthday party.

* Có  chi tiết nhỏ khác Quỳnh nhed :

1. He got in through the window. I saw him.

→ I saw him when He got in through the window.

2. She made herself sick. She had worked very hard.

→ She had worked so hard that She made herself sick

3. The traffic was bad. However, I arrived on time.

→ Though The traffic was bad , I arrived on time.

4. We were late. We missed the first act of the play.

→ We were so late that We missed the first act of the play.

5. They‟re the birds. I fed them this morning.

→ They're the birds that I fed them this morning.

6. I don't know many English words

→ I wish I knew many English words

7. “Do you have many friends?”

→ She asked me if I had many friends

8. We don‟t have a lot of money, so we don‟t buy a lot of new books.

→ If we  had a lot of money ,we would buy  buy a lot of new books.

9. Learning English is not easy.

→ It is easy to learn English

10. “Would you to come to my birthday party, Sarah?” asked John.

→ John invited Sarah to come to his birthday party

1. Nick has spent thirty hours on the Internet so far this week.

2. Nick often go to bed at half past eleven in the evening when the rest of his family are all in bed.

3. Because it's really bad.

4. He can send e-mails or cards.

5. She usually reads about four or five books in a week.

1. He has spent about thirty hours on the Internet this week.

2. He goes to bed at half past eleven in the evening.

3. Because she thinks it’s really bad for you.

4. By sending and receiving e-mails.

5. She usually reads about four or five books in a week.

1.after/the storm/pass/people/come/back/to/their/normal/life.

=> After the storm had passed, people came back to their normal life.

2.a decent meal/prepare/by/my mother/after/she/come/home/after/work.

=> A decent meal was prepared by my mother after she had come home after work.

3.by 1990, my family/ settle down/in new jersey/ for 10 years.

=> by 1990, my family had settled down in New Jersey for 10 years.

4. jim/have/a/shower/when/doorbell/ring/by/his wife.

=> Jim was having a shower when the doorbell was rung by his wife

5. At this time last year, a project on environmental issues was being carried by Dr.Brown.

6. They had prepared carefully for the hurricane before it arrived.

7. Many people had lived in temporary shelters until the storm passed.

8. Earthquakes in Japan have caused devastating effects on human and the environment recently.

1.after/the storm/pass/people/come/back/to/their/normal/life.

-> After the storm is passed by people comeback to their normal life

2.a decent meal/prepare/by/my mother/after/she/come/home/after/work.

-> A decent meal is prepared by mother after she comes home after work

3.by 1990, my family/ settle down/in new jersey/ for 10 years.

-> By 1990, my family have settled in new jersey for 10 years

4. jim/have/a/shower/when/doorbell/ring/by/his wife.

-> Jim was having a shower when the doorbell was rung by his wife

5.at this time last year/ a project/on/environmental/issues/carry/by Dr.Brown.

-> At this time last year, a project on environmental issues was being carried by Dr. Brown

6.they/prepare/carefully/for/the hurricane/before/it/arrive.

-> They had prepared carefully for the hurricane before it arrived

7.many people/live/in temporary shelters/ until/the/storm/pass.

-> Many people had lived in temporary shelters until the storm passed

8.Eaarthquakes/in japan/cause/devastating/effects/on/hunman/and/envirronment/recently.

-> Earthquakes in Japan had caused devastating effects on human and environment recently

1,  Air _____, together with littering is causing many problems in our cities today.

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

2, The road in front of my office is always _____ when it rains heavily.

A.to flood          B.flooding             C.flood              D.flooded

3, Singapore is famous for its ____ and green trees.

A.cleanliness      B.cleanly          C.cleaning         D.clean

4, A severe tropical ______ is called a typhoon.

A.drought        B.rain         C.flood         D.storm

5, All our English teachers are ____ speakers.

A.native          B.original         C.foreign            D.official

1.a

2.d

3.b

4.b or d

5.c

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