B. WRITING
I. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. My father finds playing board games interesting.
→ My father is__________________________________________________
2. He hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
→ The last time_________________________________________________
3. That apartment is more modern than any apartments.
→ That apartment_______________________________________________
4. There are over two hundred stamps in Nam’s collection.
→ Nam’s collection______________________________________________
5. I spend twenty minutes walking to school every morning.
→ It takes _____________________________________________________
6. I find losing weight very difficult.
→ It’s ________________________________________________________
7. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.
→ Sue has _____________________________________________________
8. How about going to the movies tonight?
→ Let’s________________________________________________________
9. July stayed home from school yesterday because she had a high fever.
→ July had a high fever,___________________________________________
10. She eats fruits and veggies every day, but she keeps gaining weight.
→ Although
C. READING
I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than (6) ______ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.
1. a. healthy b. tasty c. main d. most
2. a. strength b. power c. energy d. effort
3. a. able b. enable c. unable d. capable
4. a. lose b. put c. gain d. drop
5. a. in b. into c. up d. for
6. a. skipping b. making c. buying d. serving
II. Read the text carefully then answer the questions.
Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community gets the benefits of your work. You do not get paid to perform community service, but get to learn a lot. Community service can help many different groups of people, even animals and the environment. Community service is often organized through a local group, such as a place of worship, school, or non-profit organization, or you can start your own community service projects. Community service can even involve raising funds by donating used goods or selling used goods like clothing.
Many people participate in community service because they enjoy helping others and improving their community.
1. What is community service?
____________________________________________________________
2. Where is community service often done?
____________________________________________________________
3. Is community service a paying job?
____________________________________________________________
4. What groups of people can community service help?
____________________________________________________________
5. Is donation of used goods a community service example?
____________________________________________________________
6. Why do many people take part in community service?
____________________________________________________________
II. Put the dialogue into the correct order.
_3__ Have you ever paripated in community service?
_5__ Great! What else have you planned to do?
_2__ Certainly. Community service is the work which benefits the others and your community.
_10__ Of course you can.
_4__ Yes. I’m a volunteer for a charity organization.
_1_ Could you tell me what community service is, Joana?
_7__ What have you done so far?
_6__ Well, we have planned to recruit more volunteers and set up a new campaign for recycling.
_9__ That sounds really interesting! Can I take part?
_8__ We have cleaned streets, planted trees and encouraged people to donate food, clothes and money to help the poor and needy people.