II.    Underline the words with /spr/ and circle the words with /str/. Read the sentences.

1.   People in Poland celebrate the first day of spring with dramatic fashion, and they parade through the street.

2.   The bean seed sprouted from straw is an example of overcoming challenges.

3.   The string was attached to the back of the participant’s shorts and unwound during the sprint.

4.   Spread potatoes out in a pan, spray them with coconut oil, and sprinkle a half of spices over the potatoes.

5.   Astronauts aboard the ISS have blended the first espresso in space.

6.   Pedestrians greeting strangers seems to be the custom in our town.

7.   Would you like orange juice and Sprite mixed with strawberries?

8.   It’s their tradition to call surname first, and they may feel frustrated if you mispronounce it.

B. Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best suits each blank.

My cousin’s name is Camilla. She’s very different (38) _________ me. Her hair is blond, not dark like mine. It’s very long. My hair is curly, but (39) _________ is very straight. She has beautiful blue eyes (like the sky). She’s quite short and I’m very tall. We don’t (40) _________ the same hobbies and interests, but we have (41) _________ fun together. Camilla is friendly and cheerful. She is also a good listener. She always helps me and (42) _________ me good advice. We often go to each other’s houses on the weekend. We play video games, watch TV or sometimes we play music together.

38. A. on                                 B. in                              C. from                                        D. with

39. A. Camilla’s hair              B. Camilla                    C. Camilla has hair                                         D. Camilla hair

40. A. give                              B. share                         C. talk                                         D. do

41. A. many                            B. little                         C. lots                                          D. a lot of

42. A. having                          B. gives                         C. get                                          D. makes

Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.

1. short/ has/ hair./ Susan/ dark/

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2. Tom/ thin/ are/ and Peter/ and tall./

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3. They/ short/ have/ don’t/ hair./ dark/

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4. short./ sisters/ are/ very/ My/

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5. are/ babies/ lovely./ The/

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7. She/ long/ curly/ has/ hair./

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8. long/ hair/ is/ Her/ very/ and/ curly./

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9. She/ have/ eyes./ big/ doesn’t/

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10. long/ hair./ have/ I/ straight/

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11. eyes/ sister/ My/ is/ she / younger / and/ short / has/ round/

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12. hard-working / Lam /is / student / class./ intelligent / in / an / my/ and/

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13. her/ Jane/ Paris /is / next/ mother/ to / travelling/ with/ Friday./

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14. the National Cinema/ we/ Saturday./ are/ to / going/ this/

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15. going camping/ is/ next/ My class/ in/ weekend./ Cuc Phuong forest/

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Note: You need to write a response to an e-mail that you will read. What your response needs to include is in the directions so make sure you also read the directions carefully.

Direction: As if you are Margaret, read the letter and give a suitable response.