PART B: WRITING
I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words.
1. Air pollution is a serious problem in many cities.
air pollution: ô nhiễm không khí
2. Our car will be serviced by a mechanic tomorrow morning.
S + will (not) + be + V (P II) + by + O + ...
3. Have you ever been to an English speaking country?
4. I made lots of grammatical mistakes in my writing.
make mistake: phạm sai lầm
5. There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh province lastnight.
typhoon (n): bão nhiệt đới
6. The fish have died because of the polluted water.
polluted (adj): bị ô nhiễm
7. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people.
give out (phrasal verb): phân phát/ phân phối
8. The number of English speakers is increasing fast in the world.
9. We can't prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them.
10. English is also an official language in Singapore.
official language: ngôn ngữ chính thức
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before.
1. My brother speaks English worse than my sister.
2. Because of her laziness, she didn't pass the exam.
laziness (n): sự lười biếng
3. This homework can be done easily by me.
S + modal verb + be + P II + ...
4. Hoa fancies reading books in her free time.
fancy + V.ing
5. If Thu didn't eat much chocolate, she wouldn't be very fast.
If + S + V (past simple) + ..., s + would/ could/ might + V.inf + ...
6. Many natural disasters have been caused by global warming.
S + have/ has + been + P II + ...
7. Before we started our work, she had explained everything clearly.
Before + S + V(ed) , S + had + P II +...
8. If I didn't have to help my dad with something, I could come.
9. In spite of preparing for the exam carefully, he couldn't pass it.
In spite of/ Despite + V.ing.../ N-phrase.../ the fact that clause
10. Hung's father drives more carefully than Hung.
S + be/ v + more + adj/ adv + than + O/ N-phrase/ S+trợ từ
( long adj/ adv)
11. While I was having lunch, the phone rang.
12. Lan worked hard, so she passed the exam.
13. The tsunami made many people in this area homeless.

make + sb/ sth + adj
14. Eating too much sugar can lead to health problem.
lead to = result in
15. The road in front of my house was flooded due to the heavy rain.
Because + clause = Because of/ due to/ owing to + N-phrase/ V.ing
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. While Mary was playing basketball in the park, she fell over.
fall over (phrasal verb): ngã
2. She hasn't studied French for ten years.
3. If I were you, I would invite Jack to the party.
If + S + V (past simple) + ..., s + would/ could/ might + V.inf + ...
4. The United States is the third largest country in the world.
5. What will happen if we don't save natural resources?
6. Noise pollution in big cities can lead to hearing problems.
lead to = result in: dẫn đến
7. Noise pollution occurs because there are too many loud sounds in the environment.
8. Where were you when the earthquake began yesterday?
earthquake (n): động đất
9. Have you finished your homework yet?
10. Lots of aquatic animals have died because of the oil spills.
oil spills: tràn dầu
PART C: READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.
1. In
2. proved
prove (v): chứng minh/ xác nhận
3. exhausts
exhaust (n): ống xả
4. busy (adj): bận rộn
5. quickly (adv): một cách nhanh chóng