SmilingKidsEnglishClass7-FF5

LESSON 24
I. You will hear a conversation between a man, Marco, and his wife, Sarah, about a film they have just seen
at the cinema. Decide if each sentence is True or False. (P6, T2, P4)

1. Sarah was expecting to enjoy the film. .........

2. Marco and Sarah agree that the city in the film was London. .........
3. Marco feels that the length of the film made it rather boring. .........
4. Sarah was upset about how some of the audience behaved during the film. .........
5. Sarah was disappointed with the way the main actor performed. .........
6. Marco thinks this film is the best the director has made. .........
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.

1. Ariel (be) has been e a gymnast for eight years. She (break) has broken…. six bones since she (begin) began…
practicing gymnastics.
2. The judge (listen) ………………………. to all the evidence. Now he (make) …………………….. a ruling.
3. These workmen are never satisfied. They always (complain) complain……
4. I (have) have had … this shirt for nearly four years. I (buy) was buying… it when I (go) …went… to England on my
business.
5. My grandfather never (fly) have/flown… in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
6. While I (swim) ..was swimming. someone (steal) .were stealing.....my clothes and I (have to) ..had to.......walk home
in my swimsuit.
7. I (walk) was walking… along the street when suddenly I (hear) heard…… footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow)
………………… me. I was scared, and I (start) ………………… to run.
8. You ever (talk).have/talk....to a foreigner before? Yes, I (have).....have...........a chance to talk with some during my
last vacation in Nha Trang.

III. Choose the correct words in the box and write them on the lines.

distance valuable expedition nightmare pedestrian bleed marriage experience

1. A very upsetting or frightening dream .nightmare...

2. Worth a lot of money ...valuable.....
3. (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things .experience...
4. To lose blood ..bleed........
5. A person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go ..pedestrian..
6. The amount of space between two places .distance...
7. A legally accepted relationship between a man and a woman in which they live as husband and wife .marriage.
8. An organized journey for a particular purpose
.expendition....

IV. Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentences below. 1

1. Sue wasn’t very good at maths. I was (surprising/ surprised) when she passed the exams.
2. It was very (embarrassing/ embarrassed) to find out that I had no money with me at the supermarket checkout.
3. I enjoyed the Dracula film last night but my younger sister was (frightening/ frightened) by it.
4. I thought it was very (annoying/ annoyed) to wait for our order for almost an hour at the restaurant.
5. The children got very (exciting/ excited) at the idea of a holiday in Greece.
6. I was (confused/ confusing) because the instructions were only in Spanish.
7. The meeting was so (boring/ bored) that I almost fell asleep.
8. Most students are (frightened/ frightening) of speaking a foreign language.
9. The story I have just finished had a very (surprising/ surprised) ending.
10. I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most (interesting/ interested) people I’ve ever met.

V. Choose the best answer.

1. Which one is (better / the best / good / well) milk or orange juice?
2. You (must / have to / can’t / mustn’t) forget what I told you. It is very important.
3. Two things are alike, so you say they are the same (with / as / like / about) each other.
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4. If you don’t like this story, try something (other / more / else / another).
5. Oh dear, I see we’ve (done without / gone off / run out of / turned out) coffee. Do you mind drinking tea?
6. When someone is old he is in his second (child / childhood / childish / children).
7. Who will (take care of / take track of / take advantage of / get in touch with) Jean’s cat while she’s away?
8. The bomb (went over / went on / went out / went off) when he rang the bell.
9. He hasn’t written to us (as long as / since / by the time / as soon as) he left.
10. They are looking forward (to have / having / to having / have) ………… Tet holiday.

VI. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

behind outside in front of out of under over next to on into through

1. He picked up the money and put it into…… his pocket.

2. The man sitting .next to…… me was very tall and I couldn’t see the game.
3. I keep a lot of useless things on the floor …… the bed.
4. A fish jumped out of… the water and landed on the shore.
5. I always like to sit …………………… the window in aeroplanes, so that I can look at the view.
6. Henry kicked the ball and it went through… the window and into the kitchen.
7. He was standing …………………… me, so I didn’t see him.
8. The ball went …over… my head, and I couldn’t catch it.
9. The book that you’re looking for is on… the bottom shelf.
10. The manager told me to wait ………… her office because she was talking to someone.

VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

Vietnamese parents are always complaining that their children (1)......lazy....too much time glued to the television and not
(2).......any...time on other activities (3)...like......sports and reading. A recent survey shows that young people in Vietnam
spend on average 23 hours a week in (4).......................of the television, which works out over three
(5)........................every day.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even (6)........................: an incredible 28 hours a
week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every home in the country (7)..........................a television
and over half have two or more. (8)...........................to the survey, people nowadays don’t (9) ...................... watch
television sitting in their living rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (10) ............................ well.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences.

1. “I may not be ready next week.” Thomas said that he might not be ready the next week..
2. “We are going to the beach today” She said she was going to the beach that day..
3. They held the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. The 1988 Olympic Games was held in seoul
4. The postman didn’t deliver the letters yesterday. The letters were by the postman yesterday?
5. Did the secretary type these letters? .Are these letters deliverd typed by secretary?....
6. Where did you buy this dictionary? ..where was the distionary bought?....
7. How often does your dad take you to the cinema? .How often are you taken to te cinema by your dad..
8. Someone left this purse in a classroom yesterday. .This purse was left in a classroom yesterday.
9. You want to have a look at my new cat, don’t you? (like) You’d..like look at my cat, woudn’t you..........?
10. How many people are there in Ho Chi Minh city? What is the population of HCM city.?

IX. Choose the best answer Planning your time

Life in the modern world is very busy for almost (somebody / anybody / everybody / nobody)1……….. and we all need to
plan our time carefully. Possibility the best way to do this is to write a weekly ‘to-do’ list.
The best time to write your list is at the weekend. Go somewhere quiet and think about the things you must do in the
(later / another / further / following)2 ……….. week. Put them into two groups: first, those you can do any time, such as
going to the hairdresser or (placing / putting / tidying / ordering)3 ……….. your room. Then think about more (urgent /
quick / sudden / actual)4 ……….. things, like getting a present for your girlfriend or boyfriend, (firstly / mainly / generally
especially)5 ……….. if it’s their birthday on Monday.
Decide which things you will do (of / on / about / over)6 ………..which day of the week. Very long lists are not a good
idea; it’s much better to choose just a (few / couple / lot / little)7 ....…..jobs for Monday and a similar number for the other
days of the week.
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Early each morning, look at your list. You need to have a plan for the day, ( since / because / so / though)8 ....….. decide
what order you will do everything in. When you finish a job, put a line through it.
You might not complete all your jobs (some / every / both / any)9 .......….. day. If it’s really impossible to finish doing
something, you can add it to your list for the next day, but (do / take / make / get)10 ............ sure you do it first!

X. Complete the question tags.

1. There’s not really much point waiting, isn’t it..…? 7. They needed some new clothes, .didn’t they.......?
2. Tonia will put us up for the weekend, won't she.....…? 8. I think he’s from India, ..isn’t he........?
3. She comes from a small town in China, ...doesn't she.......? 9. They haven’t finished their homework, ........have
they..?
4. We’re late again, .......aren't you....? 10. Jack can write good poems, ...........can’t he...?
5. The weather is really bad today, ............isn’t it..........? 11. She didn’t come to the shop, .....did she...?
6. She doesn’t work in a hotel, ........does she......? 12. Anna couldn’t sing well, .......could she.......?

XI. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Nowadays, we can find salt in most kitchens. But in the past, salt was a rare and valuable mineral. Back in the sixth
century, salt was even worth as much as gold!

During the Stone Age, people ate a lot of red meat. Because red meat is naturally rich in salt, people didn’t need to find
salt elsewhere. However, as farming became popular and people ate more wheat and rice, they had less salt in their
diets. So, people had to search for other ways to get salt.

Around 6000 B.C., the Chinese began collecting salt from lakes to flavor their food. This is the oldest recorded history of
salt production. But there were other methods of collecting salt, too. People in Central Asia mined rock salt underground
around 4500 B.C. Around 3000 B.C., the Egyptians began to collect salt from evaporated seawater. By 800 B.C., the
Chinese were producing salt by boiling seawater. It took less time than waiting for the seawater to evaporate.

Because these methods took a long time, salt was very valuable. In fact, it was even used as money. In China, people
paid taxes with salt. In Rome, soldiers were paid part of their wages in salt.

Salt is now very cheap to buy. But it remains an important part of the human diet, and it is something we can’t live
without.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Salt is very important because we need it to live.
B. Salt is expensive because of the difficult production process.
C. Salt used to be more valuable before people started farming.
D. Salt has been an important and valuable mineral throughout history.
2. What is NOT mentioned as a way of getting salt?
A. from farming B. from lakes C. through mining(khai thác) D. through
evaporation(sự bay hơi)
3. Which is NOT true about salt?
A. Salt is very cheap because it is not important anymore.
B. The several methods to produce salt all took a long time.
C. During the sixth century, salt was worth as much as gold.
D. People got enough salt from red meat during the Stone Age.
4. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. Salt was only used for cooking. B. Roman soldiers ate too much salt.
C. People in Rome could buy things with salt. D. Roman soldiers were unhappy with their wages.
5. Which can replace the phrase “rich in” in line 3?
A. full of B. lacking in C. low in D. full from
6. Complete the summary with the following words:
boiling cheaper collecting evaporation money farming meat mining sources valuable
Salt has been very (1) valuable throughout history. As people started (2) ………………… rice and wheat, they got less
salt from red (3) ………………… Therefore, they needed to find other (4) sources of salt. First, people in China began (5)
…collecting.. salt from lakes. Later in Central Asia, (6) ………………… and (7) ………………… methods were used.
Finally, the Chinese produced salt by (8) ………………… seawater. Because these methods took a long time, salt was so
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valuable that it was used as (9) money It has become (10) …cheaper.. today, but it still remains an important part of our
diet.