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13 tháng 3 2022

1. clean

2. place

3. King Hung

4. doing

5. very

13 tháng 3 2022

1. went                wrote                                     played                                    clean
2. museum         place                          swimming pool                    school
3. first                  then                          next                                        King Hung
4. reading           doing                         spring                                     surfing
5. intelligent       kind                          very                                          greedy

REVIEW – WEEK 25 I. Circle and odd one out. (khoanh vào từ không cùng nhóm)1. went             wrote                     played                            clean2. museum       place                     swimming pool               school3. first              then                       next                               King Hung4. reading         doing                    spring                              surfing5. intelligent     kind                      very                               ...
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REVIEW – WEEK 25

 

I. Circle and odd one out. (khoanh vào từ không cùng nhóm)
1. went             wrote                     played                            clean
2. museum       place                     swimming pool               school
3. first              then                       next                               King Hung
4. reading         doing                    spring                              surfing
5. intelligent     kind                      very                                greedy

II. Change these words into past form. (Viết dạng quá khứ của các động từ sau)

1.     visit:.......................................    9. order :...........................................

2.     work: ......................................... 10. Read:.........................................

3.     Find:........................................  11. Hear:........................................

4.     Meet:......................................   12. Can..........................................

5.     Think...................................      13. Lose:........................................

6.     Is/am: ..................................      14. Stand:......................................

7.     Play: ..................................      15.Walk........................................

8.     Watch..................................      16.exchange ..................................               

III. Choose the best answer. (Chọn đáp án đúng)

1. What time ............... Peter get up in the morning?
A. is                      B. do                               C. does                            D. are
2. My mother is at home now. She .............TV
A. watch               B. is watching                C. watched                      D. watches
3. .............. is your favourite sport?
A. What                B. Who                           C. When                         D. How
4. You .................. eat vegetables because they are good for your health.
A. do                     B. should                         C does.                            D. B & C
5. They often travel ................ plane.
A. by                     B. with                            C. on                               D. in
6. ................will you stay?
A. What               B. Where                         C. How                            D. A & B
7. What ....... the matter with you?
A. are                    B. were                           C. Is                               D. be              

8. You should ............... some aspirins.
A. take                  B. to take                        C. Taking                       D. to taking
9. What do you usually do .................... your free time?
A. to                    B. on                              C. In                               D. at
10..................... ride your bike too fast?
A. Don’t               B. do                              C. does                             D. did

 

IV. Reoder the sentences.(Sắp xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh)

1. they/ and/ lived/ In/ hapily/ the end/ got married/ ever after.

..............................................................................................................

2. think/ I/ An Tiem/hard-working./ is

...................................................................................................................

3. folk tales/ I/ because/ love/ each of them/ me/ gives/ in life./ a lesson

...................................................................................................................

4.reading/the/ I/golden/am/tree./starfruit

...................................................................................................................

5. Tam/ gentle./ very/ beautiful/ and/ was

...................................................................................................................

6. best?/which/you/like/ character/do

...................................................................................................................

7. does/ Why/ she/ this /story/ like?

REVIEW – WEEK 25

 

I. Circle and odd one out. (khoanh vào từ không cùng nhóm)
1. went             wrote                     played                            clean
2. museum       place                     swimming pool               school
3. first              then                       next                               King Hung
4. reading         doing                    spring                              surfing
5. intelligent     kind                      very                                greedy

II. Change these words into past form. (Viết dạng quá khứ của các động từ sau)

1.     visit:.......................................    9. order :...........................................

2.     work: ......................................... 10. Read:.........................................

3.     Find:........................................  11. Hear:........................................

4.     Meet:......................................   12. Can..........................................

5.     Think...................................      13. Lose:........................................

6.     Is/am: ..................................      14. Stand:......................................

7.     Play: ..................................      15.Walk........................................

8.     Watch..................................      16.exchange ..................................               

III. Choose the best answer. (Chọn đáp án đúng)

1. What time ............... Peter get up in the morning?
A. is                      B. do                               C. does                            D. are
2. My mother is at home now. She .............TV
A. watch               B. is watching                C. watched                      D. watches
3. .............. is your favourite sport?
A. What                B. Who                           C. When                         D. How
4. You .................. eat vegetables because they are good for your health.
A. do                     B. should                         C does.                            D. B & C
5. They often travel ................ plane.
A. by                     B. with                            C. on                               D. in
6. ................will you stay?
A. What               B. Where                         C. How                            D. A & B
7. What ....... the matter with you?
A. are                    B. were                           C. Is                               D. be              

8. You should ............... some aspirins.
A. take                  B. to take                        C. Taking                       D. to taking
9. What do you usually do .................... your free time?
A. to                    B. on                              C. In                               D. at
10..................... ride your bike too fast?
A. Don’t               B. do                              C. does                             D. did

 

IV. Reoder the sentences.(Sắp xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh)

1. they/ and/ lived/ In/ hapily/ the end/ got married/ ever after.

..............................................................................................................

2. think/ I/ An Tiem/hard-working./ is

...................................................................................................................

3. folk tales/ I/ because/ love/ each of them/ me/ gives/ in life./ a lesson

...................................................................................................................

4.reading/the/ I/golden/am/tree./starfruit

...................................................................................................................

5. Tam/ gentle./ very/ beautiful/ and/ was

...................................................................................................................

6. best?/which/you/like/ character/do

...................................................................................................................

7. does/ Why/ she/ this /story/ like?

...............................................................................................................

8. think of/ What/ Linda/ does/ main/ the/ character/ in/ this story.

.....................................................................................................................

9. like/this/why/book?/you/do

...................................................................................................................

10. one day/ An Tiem/then/some/found/and/black /seed/he /them./grew

...................................................................................................................

 

 

V. Read and choose the best words to complete the passage

(Đọc bài rồi chọn đáp án đúng)

boat trip          Pagoda        Aquarium           cable car     Imperial

 

My summer vacation

Hello, my name is Hung. Last summer, I had a holiday in Nha Trang, Hue and Quang Ninh with my parents. First, we went to Tri Nguyen (0)…………...….. and visited Vinpearl Land in Nha Trang. Then, we stayed in Hue 2 days. In Hue, we visited Hue  (1)………….............. City and took  a (2)…………….... on Huong River. After that, we went to Quang Ninh. We rode a (3)…………….. to visit Dong (4)……………... We had a great trip.

 

1. What is his name?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.When he have a holiday in Nha Trang?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.Where did they go first?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. How long did they stay in Hue?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. What did they do finally?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Did they have a good time in Quang Ninh?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

 

 

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13 tháng 3 2022

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11 tháng 1 2018

1 . clean

2 . place

3 . him

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11 tháng 1 2018

1. Clean 

2. Place

3. Him

PART B. READING AND WRITINGQuestion 3. Read and circle the odd one out. 1.   A. Autumn               B. Winter             C. Summer           D. Season2.   A. Danced                B. Song                C. Stayed             D. Listened3.   A. Football              B. Play                 C. Volleyball                  D. Badminton4.  A. Doing                   B. Watching         C. Spring              D. ReadingQuestion 4. Read and circle the correct answer. 1. ________ is summer like in...
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PART B. READING AND WRITING

Question 3. Read and circle the odd one out.

1.   A. Autumn               B. Winter             C. Summer           D. Season

2.   A. Danced                B. Song                C. Stayed             D. Listened

3.   A. Football              B. Play                 C. Volleyball                  D. Badminton

4.  A. Doing                   B. Watching         C. Spring              D. Reading

Question 4. Read and circle the correct answer.

1. ________ is summer like in Hue? - It's sunny and hot .

A. What               B. How                 C. Where                        D. Like

2. Where is the park? - Turn right. It's ______ your left.

A. at                     B. on                    C. in                               D. about

3. How ______ does it ______ to get there by train? - 3 hours.

A. long / took       B. far / take          C. long / take                 D. far / takes

4. Which city is ______, Hanoi or Hue? - Hanoi is.

A. bigger              B. big                   C. biger                          D. smaller

Question 5.  Read and match.

A

B

key

1. Who’s that?

a. He has a headache.

1.-> ……

2. What’s the matter with Nam?

b. I’d like to be a pilot.

2.-> ……

3. What’s your address?

c. It’s Miss Hoa.

3.-> ……

4. What would you like to be in the future?

d. It’s Dinh Hai Village.

4.-> ……

Question 6. Read and tick (v) Y (yes) or N (no) .

Lan was born in Hanoi but her father was not. His hometown is in Nam Dinh Province. It is about 90 kilometres south of Hanoi. Last weekend Lan's family went there to visit her grandparents. They went by train. They were happy to see Lan's grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. They came back home late in the evening.

 

Yes

No

1. Lan was born in Nam Dinh Province.

 

 

2. Last Saturday Lan's family visited her grandparents.

 

 

3. They went by coach.

 

 

4. They came back late in the afternoon.

 

 

Question 7 . Choose the correct answer to com plete the passage.

Yesterday.......... (1) a terribly cold day but Jim...... (2) out without warm clothes, so he...... (3) a bad fever. His mother took him to the doctor. The doctor gave him............... (4) aspirins and said " You should....... (5) warm clothes and you shouldn't go out. I think you will get better soon. "

1. A. was              B. were                          C. is                      D. are

2. A. go                B. going                C. went                          D. goes

3. A. has               B. have                 C. had                  D. having

4. A. an                B. a                      C. any                  D. some

5. A. wear            B. wore                C. wearing            D. to wear

Question 8: Put the words in order .

1. did / What/ do/ people/ when/ there./ you/the/ were?

→ ...................................................................................................................................

2. visited/ Dalat/ with/ parents./my/ I.

→.....................................................................................................................................

3. do / think/ What/ of/ you/ Tam/.

→ ..................................................................................................................................

4. than/ peaceful/ I/ is/more/ and/expected./ The/ life/ in/countryside.

→ .................................................................................................................................... SOS

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26 tháng 4 2022

1c 2b 3b 4c
1a 2b 3c 4a 
1c 2a 3d 4b
1Y 2Y 3N 4N
1a 2c 3c 4d 5a
1.What did you do when the people were there?
2.I visited Dalat with my parents.
3.What do you think of Tam?
4.The life in countryside is peaceful and more than I expected.

12 tháng 5 2022

cảm ơn bạn

I. Odd one out (Loại từ không cùng nhóm)      a. city b. town c. flat d. province   a. house b. far c. near d. modern   a. lane b. street c. stream d. avenue   a. orange b. bread c. buildings d. noodles   a....
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I. Odd one out (Loại từ không cùng nhóm)     

a. city

b. town

c. flat

d. province

 

a. house

b. far

c. near

d. modern

 

a. lane

b. street

c. stream

d. avenue

 

a. orange

b. bread

c. buildings

d. noodles

 

a. how

b. village

c. where

d. who

 

a. small

b. quiet

c. noisy

d. center

 

a. like

b. jump

c. skip

d. dance

 

a. island

b. sea

c. fish

d. factory

 

a. crowded

b. countryside

c. noisy

d. modern

 

10. a. pretty

b. bad

c. nine

d. beautiful

               

II. Circle the correct answer ( Chọn đáp án đúng)

1. Where …………… you last summer ? ( was, were, why )

2. I …………. To Phu Quoc Island (go, went, wear )

3. What was the trip ……. ? (like, nice, nine )

4. Where …………. You go ? ( do, did, does )

5. Where did you go …….. holiday ? ( last, late, like )

6. ……… you enjoy the trip ? ( Did, Do, Don’t )

7. How did you ……. There ? ( go, went, get )

8. We went back to our hometown by …… ( train, tree, stream )

9. Peter went to the beach ……. his family. ( with, from, far )

10. He had a nice ………… in Nha Trang. ( weak, were, holiday )

11. Did Linda go to the zoo …………..( today, yesterday, day )

12. Linda and Tom were on their ……… ( month, holidays, week )

13. Did ………do anythings else ? ( did, doed, you )

14. ………… was your last birthday party ? ( Why, When, Where )

15. ……….. went to your party ? (What, Who, Why )

 

III. Reorder the words to make sentences (Sắp xếp các từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh)

 

1.    is/ my/ this/ school?

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

2.    thu’s / is/ small/ house.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

3.    students/ are/ there/ hundred/ nine/ school/ in/ the.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

4.    book/ is/ there/ desk/ in/ the/ a.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

5.    on/ the/ is/ classroom/ my/ second/ floor.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

6.    housework/ do/ you/ the/ do/ day/ every?

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

7.    from/ I / past/ eleven/ seven/ to/ quarter/ classes/ have/ a.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

8.    o’clock/ at/ go/ I / bed/ ten.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

9.    tuesday/ have/ we/ history/ on.

 

...................................................................................................................................

 

10. friday/ on/ does/ lan/ math/ have?

 

...................................................................................................................................

11. get up / breakfast / time / father / and / your / have / what / does ?

 

....................................................................................................................................

 

12. country / it’s / in / house / the / is / small / Ha’s / and .

 

....................................................................................................................................

 

13 cities / there / country / how / are / your / in / many ?

 

....................................................................................................................................

 

14. island/ get/ did/ family/ how/ your/ to/ Phu Quoc/?

 

....................................................................................................................................

 

15. every / school / Jane / morning / eight / to / o’clock / goes / at .

 

.........................................................................................................................................

16. you / How  / learn / do / English / ? /

………………………………………………………………………………………?

17. read / Do / you / books / your / free time / in / ? /

………………………………………………………………………………………?

18. lessons / How / you / today / have / many  / do / ? /

………………………………………………………………………………………?

19. you / Did / to / go / party / the / ? /

………………………………………………………………………………………?

 

20. holiday / where / go / you / did / on / ?

……………………………………………………………………………………..?

 

IV. Read and complete (Đọc và hoàn thành)

 

Hello, I (1) _______ Loan, I (2) _______ with my parents in Ho Chi Minh City. My (3) _______ number is

 

8562364. I often talk (4) _______ my friends on the phone. Now I am calling Hoa to talk about Minh’s

 

birthday party (5) _______ 15th November. Minh is (6) _______ his birthday party at home in the

afternoon so I want to ask Hoa about what we shall buy and give him at the party. I also want to tell her to wait for me at home and I will go there to meet her (7) _______ foot and then go with her (8) _______ Minh’s house.

 

1. a. is

b. are

c. am

d. do

2. a. live

b. lives

          c. to live

d. living

3. a. address

b. telephone

c. house

      d. home

4. a. to

b. about

            c. with

     d. in

5. a. in

b. at

c. to

d. on

6. a. have

b. to have

c. having

d. has

7. a. by

b. on

c. in

d. with

8. a. come

b. to

c. from

d. in

 

V. Read the passage and complete (Đọc và hoàn thành các câu)

 

Her name is Lan. She lives in a house in the city. Near her house, there is a supermarket, a bank, a post office and a clinic. She is a student. She studies at Le Quy Don School. Her house is far from her school so she often goes to school by bike. She goes to school in the afternoon. There is a park in front of the school. There are a lot of trees and flowers in the park. Behind the school, there is a river.

1....Lan lives in a house...............................................................................................

 

2....Near her house, there is ........................................................................................

 

3....She studies at ........................................................................................................

 

4....She often goes to school by ..................................................................................

 

5....Behind the school, there is ...................................................................................

 

VI. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition (in, on, at, by, from, with, to…) (Điền vào chỗ trống 1 giới từ thích hợp)

 

1.       I often go to school …………… bus.

2.       Their grandparents live …………… 34 Hang Da street.

3.       Bob and I come ……… the same town but my accent is different ……………his.

4.  At  present, John is  staying ………his   brother’s     family        ………….         the               city center, very  far …………… his parents.

5.       Thanh is a newcomer …………… class 7D. She sits next ……… my cousin.

6.       We often go to the concert …………… weekends.

7.       Are you free …………… Sunday …………… 9 o’clock?

8.       I want to send …………… my friend this package.

9.       Daisy gives two stamped envelopes …………… Mary.

10.   The weather is usually hot …………… summer.

 

VII. Answer questions (Trả lời các câu hỏi sau)

1. Do you read books in your free time?

 

...............................................................................................................................

2. Do you like reading short stories, comic books or fairy tales?

 

.................................................................................................................................

3. What are you reading now?

 

................................................................................................................................

4. What is your favorite fairy tale character?

 

...................................................................................................................................

5. What is she/ he like?

 

...................................................................................................................................

6 . What is your village like ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

7. How often do you have English ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Where did you go on holiday ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

9. What are you going to do on Sports Day ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

10. How do you learn English ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Read and match ( Đọc và nối)

1

What do you do in the evening?

a. She lives in Da Nang City.

1.

2

What lessons does he have today ?

b. We went to Phu Quoc Island

2.

3

Did you join the sports festival?

c. It’s big and busy.

3.

4

Where does she live?

d. We played hide-and-seek.

4.

5

Do you have school today?

e. I will swim in the sea.

5.

6

What’s your city like?

f. I usually do my homework.

6.

7

How often do you go fishing?

g. He has Maths, English and IT

7.

8

Where did you go last summer?

h. I went by train.

8.

9

What did you do at the party?

i. No, I didn’t. I went to the zoo

9.

10

What will you do at the beach?

k. Yes, I do.

10.

11

Why do you learn English ?

l. Not today, but tomorrow        

11.

12

 Do you have school today?

m. Because I want to sing English songs.

12.

13

 What will you do this weekend?

n. It’ll be on Sunday

13.

14

 When will Sport Day be ?

o. I’ll go for a picnic

14.

15

How do you learn English?

p. I learn English by watch cartoon on TV

15.

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24 tháng 1

I. Odd one out (Loại từ không cùng nhóm)     
1. a. city     b. town     c. flat     d. province
2. a. house     b. far     c. near      d. modern
3. a. lane     b. street     c. stream     d. avenue
4. a. orange     b. bread     c. buildings      d. noodles
5. a. how     b. village     c. where     d. who
6. a. small     b. quiet     c. noisy      d. center
7. a. like     b. jump     c. skip      d. dance
8. a. island     b. sea      c. fish     d. factory
9. a. crowded     b. countryside     c. noisy     d. modern
10. a. pretty     b. bad     c. nine     d. beautiful

24 tháng 1

II. Circle the correct answer ( Chọn đáp án đúng)

1. Where were you last summer?
2. I went to Phu Quoc Island.
3. What was the trip like?
4. Where did you go?
5. Where did you go last holiday?
6. Did you enjoy the trip?
7. How did you get there?
8. We went back to our hometown by train.
9. Peter went to the beach with his family.
10. He had a nice holiday in Nha Trang.
11. Did Linda go to the zoo yesterday?
12. Linda and Tom were on their holidays.
13. Did you do anything else?
14. When was your last birthday party?
15. Who went to your party?

28 tháng 12 2023

1 C

2 A

3 C

4 C

5 B

6 D

7 A

8 D

9 B

10 C

1D 2D 3C 4B 5B

HT

II . Odd one out (Khoanh tròn từ không cùng nhóm) (2 marks)1. A. went                   B. took               C. explored            D. saw2. A. Vietnamese      B. England          C. Japan               D. America3. A father                 B. mechanic          C. astronaut         D. architect4. A. June                  B. Sunday            C. July                  D. September5. A. happy                B. party                 C. my                   D. familyIII. Choose the correct...
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II . Odd one out (Khoanh tròn từ không cùng nhóm) (2 marks)

1. A. went                   B. took               C. explored            D. saw

2. A. Vietnamese      B. England          C. Japan               D. America

3. A father                 B. mechanic          C. astronaut         D. architect

4. A. June                  B. Sunday            C. July                  D. September

5. A. happy                B. party                 C. my                   D. family

III. Choose the correct answer(Chọn câu trả lời đúng) (4 marks)

1. What's your house.........? - It's a big house. It's got a small garden.

A. look                   B. like                              C. likes              D. liked

2. . ..........you go to Mai's birthday party? - Yes, I did.

A. Do                          B. Does                          C. Did                    D. Doing

3. Zack is from Malaysia and his nationality is...................

A. Malaysian                 B. Australian                 C. Combodian               D. Japanese

4. Where...........Japanis she from? -She's fromTokyo.

A. at                         B. on                              C. in                                D.to

5. Tony lives ...........52 Ba Trieu Streetwith his family.

A. in                            B. at                               C. on                    D.to

6. Mai lives........ the third floor of Ha Noi Tower.

A. at                              B. on                              C. in                  D.to

7. Tony's birthday is ........October.

A. in                                B. at                               C. on                  D.to

8. What do you often do ........the morning?

A. at                               B. on                               C. to                  D.in

9. I'll ........a singer in the future.

A. be                                B. is                              C. am                 D. being

10. What ....... you be in the future? - I'll be an astronaut.

A. is                                B. am                              C. being                       D. will

IV. Match the sentences in column A with the sentences in column B

(Nối các câu ở cột A với cột B sao cho phù hợp) (2 marks)

A

B

Answers

1. What present did you give Lan?

a. I’m Indonesian


1 - 

 

2. What did you do last night?

b. A comic book

2  -

3. What’s your house like?


c. I surfed the Internet

 


3  -

 

4.  What’s your nationality?

d. I’ll be a dentist.


4  -

 

5.  What will you be in the future?


e .It’s a small, beautiful house

 


5  -

 

 

 

V. Write the answers (Viết câu trả lời) (1 mark)

1. What will you be in the future?

...................................................................

2. What did you do last night?

...................................................................

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31 tháng 1 2023

Đáp án:

I.Look and complete these words.

1. hill                   2. cottage                  3. Malaysia                4. block

II . Odd one out 

1 - C 2 - A 3 - A 4 - B 5 - D 

III. Choose the correct answer

1 - B 2 - C 3 - A 4 - C 5 - B

6 - C 7 - A 8 - D 9 - A 10 - D

IV. Match the sentences in column A with the sentences in column B

1 - b 2 - c 3 - e 4 - a 5 – d

V. Write the answers 

1. What will you be in the future?

I want to be a teacher in the future

2. What did you do last night?

I watched TV and did my homework last night

~good lucky~

31 tháng 1 2023

II . Odd one out (Khoanh tròn từ không cùng nhóm) (2 marks)

1. A. went                   B. took               C. explored            D. saw

2. A. Vietnamese      B. England          C. Japan               D. America

3. A father                 B. mechanic          C. astronaut         D. architect

4. A. June                  B. Sunday            C. July                  D. September

5. A. happy                B. party                 C. my                   D. family

III. Choose the correct answer(Chọn câu trả lời đúng) (4 marks)

1. What's your house.........? - It's a big house. It's got a small garden.

A. look                   B. like                              C. likes              D. liked

2. . ..........you go to Mai's birthday party? - Yes, I did.

A. Do                          B. Does                          C. Did                    D. Doing

3. Zack is from Malaysia and his nationality is...................

A. Malaysian                 B. Australian                 C. Combodian               D. Japanese

4. Where...........Japanis she from? -She's fromTokyo.

A. at                         B. on                              C. in                                D.to

5. Tony lives ...........52 Ba Trieu Streetwith his family.

A. in                            B. at                               C. on                    D.to

6. Mai lives........ the third floor of Ha Noi Tower.

A. at                              B. on                              C. in                  D.to

7. Tony's birthday is ........October.

A. in                                B. at                               C. on                  D.to

8. What do you often do ........the morning?

A. at                               B. on                               C. to                  D.in

9. I'll ........a singer in the future.

A. be                                B. is                              C. am                 D. being

10. What ....... you be in the future? - I'll be an astronaut.

A. is                                B. am                              C. being                       D. will

26 tháng 6 2019

1. whatched

2. better

3. picnic

4. season

5. there

6.song

7.play

8. spring

26 tháng 6 2019

1. wrote      watched       drew      bought
2. fever      better           cough     toothache
3. picnic     badminton    chess     volleyball
4. autumn      winter      summer    season
5. who          what        there         when
6. danced    song          stayed     listened
7. football    play       volleyball    badminton
8. doing     watching    spring         reading