I live in a (1) mountainous village. My parents often tell me (2) stories about their life in the past. It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays. ​Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our housesare better equipped (3) with electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about (4) life outside our village. We don’tuse oil lamps (5) any more. We have electric lights which aremuch brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of (6) riding a horse or walking. We – village children – no longer haveto walk a long way and cross a stream to get (7) to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more (8) visitors from the city. They come to experience our way of life.

IX. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). ​
Tokyo is a famous city. There are a few good buildings and impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visiting. Everything has to be small in Tokyo: houses,​rooms, shops. Long-side streets consist of tiny houses only, and this often creates a toy-like, with small women tip-toeing along in their kimonos. ​Tokyo at night is a very different place from Tokyo in daytime. Millions of neon lights are switched on and nowhere in the world is more attractive. ​A town is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasure, its sadness, its madness, and above all its people. Tokyo may lack architectural beauty but it has character and excitement; it is alive. I found it a mysterious and lovable city. ​
1.​​There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo. ​ F
2.​​There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo. ​   T
3.​​Many small houses found along long road. ​    T
4.​​At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities. ​   F
5.​​Tokyo has beautiful architecture. ​    F
6. ​​The author likes Tokyo.  T

X. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
1.​It/ to/ quite simple/ is/ cook Thang Co. ​​
⇒ It is quite simple to cook Thang Co

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

3.​becoming/ is/ the/ better/ traffic. ​​
⇒ The traffic is becoming better

4.​life/ in/ is/ better/ the/ changing/ country. ​​
⇒  Life in the country is changing better

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

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

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

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

XI. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words.
1.​Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees.
=>​It’s​ today's temperature which is lower than yesterday's

2.​The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train.
=>​It takes​ the journey 4 hours travelling by car and 5 hours travelling by train.

3.​We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day.
=>​We​​ have never been busier at work than today before.

4.​Jane cooks better than her sister.
=>​Jane’s sister ​cooks worse than Jane. 

5.​Tom is the best football player in this team.
=>​Nobody in this team ​play football better than Tom. 

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