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On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the tricks (1) ___ involve _ making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded (2) ___ in ___ fooling them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you have (3) __ the __ right to shout "April Fool!" This day, 1st April, is also known as All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before twelve noon. If you do play tricks after midday, you will become the fool (4) _instead _____. So it is advisable for you to do that in the morning. (5)___Whatever ___ you do for, all you want is fun rather than do harm to others. And if you don’t want to be foolish, be sensitive! But how did this (6) __tradition ___ begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (7) ___from __ 25th March until 1st April, not on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people refused to (8) __follow ___ the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) __because ___ they were old-fashioned and didn't want to change. Now April Fools' Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on (10) __those____ who don't want to change with the times.
II. Choose the best answer
1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. b. Daisy told John to help her.
c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. d. Daisy would like John to help her.
2. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
a. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. b. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
c. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.d. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
3. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said.
a. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.b. The policeman denied from getting into the area.
c. The policeman wanted them to get into the area.d. The policeman suggested getting into the area.
4. “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her .................................
a. whose composition we haven’t heard yet.b. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet.
c. whose composition hadn’t we heard yet.d. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5. “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me..................................................
a. you look beautiful in that dress.b. you looked beautiful in that dress.
c. I’ll look beautiful in this dress.d. I looked beautiful in that dress.
6. “Hi, Bob. Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him ...............................................
a. did he take the job b. whether you took the job.c. if he had taken the job d. had he taken the job.
7. “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me ..............................................
a. how many people there were in your family.b. how many people were there in your family.
c. how many people were there in my family.d. how many people there were in my family.
8. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early,” Peter told me.
a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed earlyb. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.
c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
9. “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a. He invited me to eat some food b. he offered to bring me some food
c. He told me to bring some food d. he advise me to bring some food
10. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said.
a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job.b. The father denied applying for the job.
c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job.d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job.
1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. b. Daisy told John to help her.
c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. d. Daisy would like John to help her.
2. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
a. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. b. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
c. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.d. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
3. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said.
a. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.b. The policeman denied from getting into the area.
c. The policeman wanted them to get into the area.d. The policeman suggested getting into the area.
4. “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her .................................
a. whose composition we haven’t heard yet.b. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet.
c. whose composition hadn’t we heard yet.d. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5. “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me..................................................
a. you look beautiful in that dress.b. you looked beautiful in that dress.
c. I’ll look beautiful in this dress.d. I looked beautiful in that dress.
6. “Hi, Bob. Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him ...............................................
a. did he take the job b. whether you took the job.c. if he had taken the job d. had he taken the job.
7. “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me ..............................................
a. how many people there were in your family.b. how many people were there in your family.
c. how many people were there in my family.d. how many people there were in my family.
8. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early,” Peter told me.
a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed earlyb. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.
c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
9. “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a. He invited me to eat some food b. he offered to bring me some food
c. He told me to bring some food d. he advise me to bring some food
10. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said.
a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job.b. The father denied applying for the job.
c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job.d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job.
I. Question I: Read the following passage and answer if the statements below are true (T) or false (F)
A small store sold a lot of jewelry, and the owner was always very careful to prevent people from stealing it.
One day a thief came and tried to steal a beautiful necklace, but the owner of the store caught him immediately and went to the telephone to call the police to come and arrest him.
“ Please don’t do that!” the thief said . “ I have a wife and three chilren at home. And I “ll pay for the necklace”.
The store owner of the store felt sorry for the man and he didn’t want to have a lot of trouble with the police, so he accepted the man’s offer to pay for the necklace and went to prepare a bill for it. But when he gave it to the thief, the man looked disturbeb and said, “ I wasn’t intending to get anything as expensive as that. Do you have something cheaper?
1. The story mentioned a small store with sold beautiful jewelry.
2. The owner of the store was not very careful with his jewelry.
3. One day a young man got into the store and tried to steal a bracelet.
4. The owner of the store brought the man to the police station.
5. The thief said he had a family to kook after and promised to pay for the jewlry.
6. The owner of the store felt sorry for the thief.
7. The owner of shop sold the jewlry to the thief.
8. The thief asked for something more expensive.
1. T 2. T 3.F 4. F 5. T
II. Question II: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the printed ones: 2 points
III. Question III: Complete the sentences below: 2 points
IV. Question IV: Make sentense based on the given cues. 2 points:
complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it
1. Nobody knows what caused the collapse of the building
➝ it's unknow that what caused the collapse of the building.
2. Were Mike not as affluent a man , Ann wouldn't be dating him
➜But Mike is a affluent man ,so Ann is dating him.
3. When I made my suggestion, he laughed
➝he greeted my suggestion by a laughter.
4. Jane enjoys looking after young children very much
Jane gets it on with looking after young children.
5. We have no seats left for the concert on December 14th
➝All the seats on December 14th are full.
6. Mary knew what the answer was after reading the book
➝By the time Mary read the book, she had known the answer.
7. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press
➝nobody at the meeting will say anything to the press.
8. You must never mention this to film
➝under no circumstances, will you mention this to film.
9. His efforts to find a solution didn't deserve such savage criticism
➝he shouldn't find a solution because it didn't deserve.
10. She took extra night classes, so as not to have to repeat the course
→she avoided having to repeat the course so she took extra night classes.
Choose A , B , C or D for each sentences :
1. The children made very effort to please their parents
A. The children made little effort to please their parents
B. The children tried their best to please their parents
C. The parents were pleased with their children's effort
D. The children made no attempt to please their parents
2. Scientists say forests are being destroyed by air pollution
A. Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests
B. Scientists are blamed for destroying forests
C. Scientists say that there's much air pollution in the forests
D. Forests are being destroyed by scientists
3. I would be very grateful if you could send me the document
A. I would appreciate your sending me the document
B. I was very grateful for your document
C. I'm upset about your not sending me the document
D. Do not send me the document , please .
4. " You should have finished the report by now " John told his secretary
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report
5. That young man is bound to fail in this test
A. Certainly , that young man will fail in this test
B. It would be impossible for that young man to fail this test
C. There is no way that young man can succeed in this test
D. A and C are correct .
Viết lại câu :164. It’s a six–hour drive from London to Edinburgh. It takes six hours to drive from LD to E._________________________________________________________________ 165. It’s ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan ____________hasn't visited his parents for ages._______________________________________________________
166. Mr. Will lost his job because he was late every day. If _______Mr. Will hadn't been late every day, he wouldn't have lost his job.
______________________________________________________________
167. The police made the youth empty his pocket. The youth ___________was made to empty the pocket by the police.___________________________________________________
168. Lawrence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. Lawrence last saw his sister when she left for JP.
___________________________________________________________
169. John is fat because he eats so many chips. If ________John didn't eat so many chips, he wouldn't be fat.
_____________________________________________________________
170. If Joe doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison. Unless Joe changes his way, he will end up in prison.
_________________________________________________________________
171. Having a vacation abroad is interesting. It’s __________interesting to have a vacation.
__________________________________________________________ 172. The water was so cold that the children could not take a swim. The water wasn’t _________warm enough for the children to take a swim.
________________________________________________ 173. It’s two months since I last spoke to her. I haven’t _________________spoken to her for 2 months.
______________________________________________ 174. “Turn down the radio, Nam.” , his father said. Nam’s father ___________told him to turn down the radio.
_________________________________________________ 175. Lan will be seventeen next week. It’s ___________Lan's seventeenth birthday next week.
_________________________________________________________
176. How long is it since you bought the car ? When _________did you buy the car ?
_________________________________________________________
177. Nam began to collect stamps in 2000. Nam has ___________collected stamps since 2000.
____________________________________________________
178. We have lived here for 15 years. We started ___________living here 15 years ago.
___________________________________________________ 179. English and French are spoken in Canada. People _________________speak E and F in Canada.
________________________________________________ 180. They are going to invite Nam to dinner. Nam ________is going to be invited to dinner.
___________________________________________________________ 181. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. My mother _______________cook better than me
_______________________________________________ 186. He wrote the letter in two hours. It ___________took him 2 hours to write the letter
__________________________________________________________ 187. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. The tea _____________was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
____________________________________________________ 188. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. Because of _________her good behavior, everybody loves her
_____________________________________________________ 189. Unless you water the flowers everyday, they will die. If ________________you don't water the flowers everyday, they will die.
_____________________________________________________ 190. I have studied English for 3 years. I began ____________studying english 3 years ago.
_____________________________________________________ 191. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam. If __________she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed the exam.
___________________________________________________________ 192. We spend our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort and we always remember. We always remember _________spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort.
____________________________________________ 193. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it. It’s __________such a bad cake that i couldn't eat it.
__________________________________________________________ 194. Without a passport, she couldn’t have left the country. If ___________it had not been for the passport, she couldn't have left the country.
__________________________________________________________ 195. The weather was so bad that we couldn’t go sailing. The weather wasn’t ____________good enough for us to go sailing___________________________________________ 196. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport. By the time __________already ___________________________________________________ 197. I don’t live in a big city, so I can’t go to the cinema very often. If ________________already _______________________________________________________ 198. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard. In spite of _____________already ___________________________________________________ 199. Jeanie is the tallest girl in her class. No one _____________already ______________________________________________________ 200. You didn’t plan things at the start, so we are in this mess now. If _____________already __________________________________________________________ 201. My father bought a car with a sun roof. The car ____________already ______________________________________________________ 202. It’s said that English people are quiet and severed. English people ________________already _____________________________________________ 203. Fiona had to get on the plane though she was afraid of flying. Despite ____________already ______________________________________________________ 204. Foxes can use their noses to find their dinners because they have a keen sense of smell. Because of _______________already _________________________________________________ 205. He was very old, but he walked ten miles everyday. Despite ______________already ____________________________________________________ 206. Jenny ran fast but she didn’t win the race. Despite __________________________________________________already______________ 207. He is too young to appreciate such a film. He’s not _________________already_______________________________________________ 225. If you run a lot, you will get fitter. The more _______________already________________________________________________ 226. That’s the best meal I’ve ever eaten I’ve ______________already_____________________________________________________ 227. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number” said Paula to Susan. Paula apologised ________________already_________________________________________ 228. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. If ____________already_________________________________________________________ 229. People say that prevention is better than cure. Prevention ___________is said to be better than cure.
___________________________________________________ 230. She likes learning Chemistry best. Chemistry _____________is her favorite subject.
_________________________________________________ 231. Nobody has invited her to the party. She ___________hasn't been invited to the party
_________________________________________________________ 232. Getting to know a person is always time–consuming. It takes _____________much time to get to know a person.
____________________________________________________ 233. To find a house in this country is difficult. It’s ______________difficult to find a house in this country.
______________________________________________________ 234. Tom and Jane have been married for 5 years. It’s _______________5 years since tom and jane got married._____________________________________________________ 235. This room is too small for 5 people to live in. This room __________isn't big enough for 5 people to live in.
____________________________________________________ 236. They made me study hard when I was at school. I _________was made to study hard when I was at school.
_____________________________________________________________ 237. “Please don’t leave me on my own.” Martin begged us ___________not to leave her on her own.
______________________________________________ 238. Parking is not permitted here You aren’t ___________allowed to park here.
___________________________________________________ 261. I haven’t seen my cousin for 2 years. It’s 2 years since _________I last saw my cousin.
________________________________________________ 262. I haven’t seen that film before. It’s ________________the first time I've seen that film.
____________________________________________________ 263. Despite her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. Although ______________she disliked coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm._________________________________________________ 264. Mary booked at before we got to her house. By the time we ____________got to Mary's house, she had booked at.
______________________________________________ 265. It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining. It ____________has been raining since 2 o'clock_________________________________________________________ 266. They made her hand over her passport. She ___________was made to hand over the passport.
_________________________________________________________ 267. I tried to eat that cake but it was too sweet. It was _______such a sweet cake that I coudln't eat.
___________________________________________________________ 268. My brother and I went to that school. I went to __________that school with my brother.
_____________________________________________________ 269. I often get up early in the morning. I ____________am used to getting up early in the morning.
__________________________________________________________ 270. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him. He _____________isn't interested in getting a good job.
_______________________________________________________ 271. The garden is too small to play football in. The garden ____________isn't large enough to play football in.
_________________________________________________ 272. Be he rich or poor, she will marry him. She will ___________marry him whether he is rich or poor
_____________________________________________________ 273. We haven’t been to the movies for a year. It’s _________a year since we last went to the movies.
___________________________________________________________ 274. John used to smoke. John doesn’t ____________smoke anymore.
_________________________________________________ 275. Lock the door carefully before going to bed. The door ________________should be locked carefully before going to bed.
_______________________________________________ 283. People used to think that he was selfish. He ____________was used to be thought to be selfish.
________________________________________________________ 287. The day was so cold that we stayed indoor. It ___________was such a cold day that we stayed indoor.
__________________________________________________________ 288. I’ve never read a more romantic story before. It’s ___________the first time that I've read such a romantic story._________________________________________________________ 289. She likes to travel around the world but she doesn’t have a lot of money. She wishes _____________she had a lot of money._________________________________________________ 290. I haven’t met her for 3 months. I ___________last met her 3 months ago.___________________________________________________________ 291. She usually wore uniform when she was a student. She ___________used to wear uniform when she was a student.
_________________________________________________________ 292. There are many beautiful places in Hồ Chí Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh City _____________has many beautiful places.
___________________________________________ 293. I don’t have time to help you do this work. I wish I ____________had time to help you do this work.
____________________________________________________ 294. The film is more interesting than the one I last saw. The film I last saw was ________________not as interesting as this one____________________________________ 295. Lan used to walk pass the mosque in the past. Lan __________________doesn't walk pass the mosque anymore.
_________________________________________________ 296. We spent a whole day looking for these old pictures. It took _______________us a whole day to look for these old pictures.
__________________________________________________ 297. Learning a foreign language is interesting. It _______________is interesting to learn a foreign language.
______________________________________________________ 298. Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party. In spite of ____________taking a taxt, tom was still late for the party__________________________________________________ 299. They will build a new market near my house. A new market _________will be built near my house.__________________________________________________ 300. I haven’t visited my parents for three months. I ______________last visited my parents 3 months ago.________________________________________________________ 301. It’s very convenient to wear jeans at work. Wearing jeans ______________at work is very convenient._____________________________________________ 302. I haven’t seen her at this club before. This is _______________the first time I have seen her at this club.__________________________________________________ 303. How much is this book ? how much does _____this book cost ?
_______________________________________________ 304. People built this cathedral nearly 200 years ago. This cathedral _____________was built nearly 200 years ago.
______________________________________________ 305. Take my advice and don’t drink so much whisky. If I ________________were you, I would drink less whisky.____________________________________________________ 306. I last went there when I was a child. I have ___________not gone there since I wasn't a child.
_______________________________________________________ 307. Hurry or you will late for the train. If you __________________don't hurry up, you will be late for the train.________________________________________________ 308. “Did you go out with your brother last night ?” said John to me. John asked me ____________if I had gone out with my brother the night before.
_______________________________________________ 309. She last wrote to me 3 months ago. She hasn’t _________written to me for 3 months.
_____________________________________________________ 310. It is very useful to speak English fluently. Speaking English __________fluently is very useful
______________________________________________ 311. “I’ll complete the work only if you pay me 10$ extra” said Tom. “Unless __________you pay me 10 extra, I won't complete the work." Tom said.______________________________________________________ 312. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. Plans _____________for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect.
_____________________________________________________ 313. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. If ______________we had enough money, we would have gone on holiday._______________________________________________________ 314. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information. If ______________he doesn't phone immediately, he will not get any information.
_______________________________________________________ 315. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor. Unless ___________somebody sends the child for a doctor, he/she will die.______________________________________________________ 316. The weather was so cold that children could not swim in it. The weather was not ____________warm enough for the children to swim in
__________________________________________ 317. “You’d better not lend him anymore money, Elizabeth” said John. John advised Elizabeth ___________not to lend him anymore money.
_________________________________________ 318. I started to work for the company a year ago. I __________have worked for the company for a year.
____________________________________________________________ 319. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. The rough sea _____________prevented the ferry from sailing.
______________________________________________ 320. This furniture is so old that it’s not worth keeping. It is _____________such old furniture that it's not worth keeping
______________________________________________________ 321. “Where is the station car park ?” Mrs. Smith asked. Mrs. Smith asked ___________where the station car park was
_____________________________________________ 322. Miss Taylor doesn’t like living in such a small house. Miss Taylor wishes __________she didn't live in a small house
_____________________________________________ 344. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. If ____________he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train_________________________________________________________ 345. The fire has destroyed many houses. Many houses __________have been destroyed by the fire._________________________________________________ 346. I have studied English for 3 years. I began _________studying English 3 years ago.
________________________________________________________ 347. They are building a new school in that village. A new school ____________is being built in that village.________________________________________________ 348. Unless you water those flowers regularly, they will wither. If you _______________don't water those flowers regularly, they will die___________________________________________________ 349. The driver said : “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving !”. The driver asked the passengers ____________not to get off the bus while it was moving.
_________________________________ 350. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager _____________was made to hand over the money by the robbers
___________________________________________ “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barny ?” said John. John suggested __________that Barny should put a better lock on the door________________________________________________ 351. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time I've eatten this kind of food.
1 Not until the body was found did the police believe her.
=> it was not until the body was found that the police believed her
2 Far more people live to retirement age in Britian than in the Philippines
=> not as many people live to retirement age in Philippines as in Britain.
3 We have no seats left for the concert on December 12th
=> All the seats for the concert on December 12th have been booked.
4 The foreigner declaired his annocence (denied)
=> the foreigner denied knowing anything about it.
5 Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer ( SUCCEEDED)
=>Only Jane succeeded in producing the correct answer.
6 There is no way that young man can achieve successin this test (BOUND)
=> That young man is bound to fail in this test.
7 The Green consider Henry a good friend ( Look)
=>The Green look on Henry as a good friend.
8 Teachers think that hard work is good for you (harm)
=>Teachers think that work does/causes you no harm.
9 Because of the delay we missed our connecting flight )MEAN)
=>The delay mean that we missed our connecting flight.
10 Don't wait to be asked if you want a sandwich (help)
=> Help yourself to a sandwich
1 Not until the body was found did the police believe her.
=> it was not until the body was found that the police believed her.
2 Far more people live to retirement age in Britian than in the Philippines
=> not as many people live to retirement age in Philippines as in Britain.
3 We have no seats left for the concert on December 12th
=> All the seats for the concert on December 12th have been booked.
4 The foreigner declaired his annocence (denied)
=> the foreigner denied knowing anything about it.
5 Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer ( SUCCEEDED)
=>Only Jane succeeded in producing the correct answer.
6 There is no way that young man can achieve successin this test (BOUND)
=> That young man is bound to fail in this test.
7 The Green consider Henry a good friend ( Look)
=>The Green look on Henry as a good friend.
8 Teachers think that hard work is good for you (harm)
=>Teachers think that work does/causes you no harm.
9 Because of the delay we missed our connecting flight (MEAN)
=>The delay mean that we missed our connecting flight.
10 Don't wait to be asked if you want a sandwich (help)
=> Help yourself to a sandwich.