14.Write a paragraph about the topic: “Is television a blessing or a curse?”, using the cues given.

IS TELEVISION A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

1.   Human beings/ gained much specific advancement recently. There/ be a series of inventions that/ have brought human conveniences/ a modern life.

2.   Television/ set as a good example that certainly influences/ our life in communication and entertainment. However, TV also/ cause some bad effects of time-consuming/ health problems.

3.   In the first place, television/ help people in the ways of communicating/ each other and entertaining their life. Thanks/ the appearance TV, people can keep/ with up-to-date/ the world.

4.   What our/ be if we do not have a TV at home. Because TV is a cheap/ available tool/ provide us daily information.

5.   Also, watching TV is a valuable kind of entertainment that/ help people relax after working hard or suffering/ a busy life. Last but not least, TV has changed husband’s behavior in connecting/ each other.

6.   Beside of good advantages of TV, watching TV may cause some disorders in health/ working time/ well.

7.   Some people spend long hours in/ of a TV set, they may neglect then work or duty in taking care/ their family members. And young people may work less effectively/ addicted to watching TV lead to passiveness and laziness.

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

15.Write meaningful sentences about the appearance of aliens based on the words or phrases given, using “may/ might”.

1.   Aliens/ a hard container/ the brain.

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2.   They/ two eyes/ a nose/ a mouth/ us.

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3.   Their eyes/ bug-like/ and/ the nose/ not/ in the middle of the face.

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4.   Besides teeth/ aliens/ other systems/ eating.

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5.   They/ two arms/ but/ arms/ suckers/ pick up small objects.

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6.   Their hand/ only three or four fingers.

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7.   The number of joints/ greater/ and/ direction of bending/ different.

5.Complete sentences, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.

1.   On New Year’s Eve, the Vietnamese put fruits/ the altar, and they also arrange watermelon/ traditional cakes/ as Chung cakes.

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2.   While many people/ go to pagodas or churches/ New Year’s Day to pray/ the coming year, many others/ remain in their home in/ of the altar/ welcome the ancestors through prayer.

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3.   Although people from Western countries/ not follow ancestor worship, ancestor worship/ consider a type of religious practices/ some Asian countries.

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4.   Because Xoan singing is still in the memory/ folk artists/ Phu Tho Province, they always/ try their best/ hand down offspring the old style of singing in the activities/ the clubs.

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5.   The Giong Festival/ held/ the 6^th/ the 12^th/ the 4^th lunar month/ several venues around Ha Noi.

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6.   The festival/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ the An.

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7.   It/ also/ an opportunity/ hope for abundant harvests/ happy lives/ and express patriotism.

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8.   During/ festival/ villagers/ the statue bathing/ processions of bamboo flowers/Soc Temple.

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9.   The festival/ provide/ many entertaining activities/ including/ folk games/ traditional singing performances.

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10. The festival/ recognized/ UNESCO/ as an intangible cultural heritage/ mankind.

4.Write full sentences about the Cham ethnic group, using the words and phrases given. Add words if necessary to make sentences meaningful.

1.   The Cham ethnic group/ a population/ about 100,000.

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2.   They/ live mostly/ the coast/ between Ninh Thuan/ Binh Thuan Provinces/ or/ the Cambodian border/ around Chau Doc.

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3.   The Cham/ a tradition/ wet rice cultivation.

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4.   Handicrafts/ fairly well-developed/ especially silkworm textiles/ handmade pottery wares.

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5.   Both men/ women/ wear/ long-piece sarongs/ cloth wrappers.

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6.   Main colour/ their daily dress/ cotton white.

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7.   Chief means/ transporting goods/ farm produce/ black-basket.

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8. Most important festival/ called Bon Kate/ held/ near the Cham towers/ the tenth month/the Lunar year.

6.Complete the sentences about Nha Trang Sea Festival, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.

1.   Nha Trang Sea Festival/ take place every two years/ a week in around June/ Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.

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2.   This/ is a colorful/ dynamic sea festival/ which honors natural beauty/ Nha Trang- the charming city overlooking the sea.

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3.   The first Nha Trang Sea Festival/ held in 2003 when Nha Trang Beach/ proclaimed as a member/ the Most Beautiful Bays/ the World Club.

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4.   Coming/ Nha Trang at the time of festival, visitors/ be able to take part/ various cultural/ recreational events.

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5.   First of all/ be an abundant opening ceremony/ Vietnamese and international art groups.

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6.   Besides, many interesting activities also/ take place during the festival/ seafood competition/ wine festival/ beach volleyball/ art kite flying festival/ underwater group wedding, etc.

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7.   The festival/ be also a great chance for tourists/ know more about Viet Nam/ special events.

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8.   Nha Trang Sea Festival/ definitely give you an unforgettable impression/ Viet Nam’s charming beauty as/ as time-honored traditional values.

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9.Write a paragraph about noise pollution (definition, causes, effects, and solutions), using the cues given.

1.   Noise pollution/ any loud sounds/ either harmful or annoying/ humans and animals.

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2.   Generally/ noise/ produced/ household appliances/ big trucks/ vehicles and motorbikes/ on the road/ planes and helicopters flying over cities/ loud speakers, etc.

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3.   Noise pollution/ cause/ stress/ illness/ hearing loss/ sleep loss/ lost productivity.

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4.   Health effects/ noise/ include/ anxiety/ stress/ headaches/ irritability/ nervousness.

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5.   Noise-producing industries/ airports/ bus terminals/ should/ located/ far/ living places.

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6.   The officials/ check/ misuse/ loudspeakers/ outdoor parties and discos/ as well as/ public announcement systems.

13.Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1.   her/ is/ phone/ choosing/ tone/ for/ ringback/ a/ to/ Lan / set/ song.

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2.   her/ She/ in/ kept/ order/ watch/ at/ late/ on/ to/ avoid/ being/ glancing.

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3.   reading/ board/ at/ Nga/ be/ the/ 8.00/ will/ tomorrow/ message/ a.m.

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4.   ages/, / hasn’t/ their/has/ replied/ Peter/ yet/ received/ he/ but/ email/ for/ it.

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5.   than/ Snail/ is/ much/ it/ mail/ email/ is / slower/ not/ because/ favoured.

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2.Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

1.   look / does / she / what / like?

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2.   is / she / as / Mai / easy-going / not / as.

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3.   classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer.

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4.   time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa

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5.   in / sun / the / rises / East / the

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6.   a / received / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / from / friend.

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7.   not / get / is / she / to / old / married / enough.

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8.   long / is / a / girl / she / with / nice / hair.

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1    Use the words and phrases to write a passage.

1.   In/ 1970s, skateboarding suddenly/ become very popular.

2.   At first, skateboarders/ move slowly/flat, smooth areas.

3.   Then they/ begin/ ride quickly. This/ be called “freestyle” skateboarding.

4.   Soon they/ be skateboarding skillfully up ramps/ doing tricks in the air.

5.   This/ be called “ramp” skateboarding. Then they/ start skateboarding/ doing tricks/ the street.

6.   This/ be “street-style” skateboarding - a combination of freestyle/ ramp.

7.   For this, the skateboarders/ need protective clothing/ as knee and elbow pads/ helmets. This/ allow them/ skateboard safely.

8.   Today skateboarding is still/ very popular sport, and there/ are lots of competitions.

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16.Reorder the words to complete the sentences.

1.   Times/ minutes/ Square/ The/ to/ after/ 40/ leaves/ each/ subway.

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2.   Light/ can/ headaches/ pollution/ make.

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3.   The/ and/ a/ this/ buried/ five/ early/ trucks/ warehouse/ mudslide/ morning.

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4.   The/ caused/ of/ nuclear/ power/ has/ leakage/ plant/ pollution/ radioactive.

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5.   The/ are/ being/ the/ by/ team/ aid/ tsunami/ of/ provided/ first/ victims/ rescue.

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8. Complete the sentences, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.

1.   The major cause/ water pollution/ Vietnam/ be the weakness in industrial wastewater management.

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2.   Many factories/ use fresh water/ carry away waste/ their plants/ canals, rivers, and lakes.

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3.   Most/ them/ not have a wastewater treatment system.

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4.   Industrial waste water/ be directly discharged/ canals, lakes, ponds,/ rivers, caus­ing serious pollution/ surface water.

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5.   For example,/ 2008,Vedan factory, a sodium glutamate plant, released their untreated industrial wastewater/ the Thi Vai River/ caused tons/ fish and ducks in the river/ die.

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6.   Another cause/ water pollution in Vietnam/ be the lack/ awareness among citizens.

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7.   Every day people/ generate a/ of garbage,/ they throw it directly into canals, river,/ ponds.

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8.   They/ collect water from these sources/ do their laundry, wash dishes, and bathe,/ then they/ throw the dirty water that contain detergent/ shampoo directly into them.

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3.Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

1.   It/ to/ quite simple/ is/ cook Thang Co.

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2.   to/ do/ you/ like/ in/ live/ the big city /or the countryside?

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3.   becoming/ is/ the/ better/ traffic.

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4.   life/ in/ is/ better/ the/ changing/ country.

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5.   Ho Chi Minh city/ Mr. Hung/ tonight/ arriving/ in/ is.

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6.   I/ countryside/ the/ last Sunday/ went/ my uncle/ to/ and.

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7.   is/ home/ so/ dark/ should/ It/ we/ go/ getting

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8.   grandfather/ Saturday/ I/ my/ am/ on/ visiting.

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10. Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1.   is/ but/ not/ Canberra/ the/, / is/ Australia/ capital/ of/ Sydney.

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2.   Maori/ native/ of/ New Zealand/ people/ the/ are/ the/ Island/ in/ North.

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3.   Washington D.C/ opens/ Museum/ a.m./ at Children’s/ in/10.00/National/ The.

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4.   monument/ San Francisco/ Bridge/ of/ The/ an/ iconic/ Gate/ is/ Golden.

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5.   its/ years/ language/ for/ considered/ Malaysia/ as/ has/ official/ English.

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11. Use the words and phrases to complete the passage.

1.   The large movement/ the earth under the water/ causes/ very large and powerful tsunami.

2.   That tsunami/ was called the Asian Tsunami in/ most of the world. It/ was called the Boxing Day Tsunami/ England, Australia.

3.   South Africa/ Canada because/ it happened/ the holiday/ they call Boxing Day.

4.   The tsunami caused/ lot of damage to countries/ such/ the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia/ Sri Lanka.

5.   Waves/ high as 30 meters killed many people/ damaged or destroyed/ lot of buildings/ other property.

6.   Over 225,000 people died/ they were/ not found after/ tsunami.

7.   The waves travelled/ as far away/ South Africa (8,000 kilometers)/ as many as 8 people/ die because/ high water caused by the waves.

8.   Because of how much damage/ was caused/ the number/ people the earthquake affected, over $7 billion/ was donated/ help the survivors/ rebuild the areas damaged.

12. Use the words or phrases to complete the letter.

      Dear Mary,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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7.   Now / make /good progress.

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

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

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10. Write / me / soon.

Yours truly,

      Mai Lan