1. At 8 p.m. last night your family were doing different things. Write sentences in the past continuous. Number 1 is an example.

(Vào lúc 8 giờ tối qua gia đình bạn đang làm những việc khác nhau. Viết câu ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn. Câu 1 là một ví dụ.)

1. My mother / read / a novel.

At 8 p.m. yesterday, my mother was reading a novel.

(Vào lúc 8 giờ tối qua, mẹ tôi đang đọc tiểu thuyết.)

2. My father / watch / a film on TV.

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3. My elder sister / write / in her diary.

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4. My brother / play computer games.

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5. My little sister and I / not / watch / film on TV.

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6. We / talk / our field trip / weekend.

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2. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given.

(Khoanh tròn phương án A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu gần nghĩa nhất với câu đã cho.)

1. I woke up. I saw that it was snowing.

A. When I woke up, I saw that it was snowing.

B. If I woke up, I saw that it was snowing.

C. Seeing that it was snowing, I woke up.

D. I saw that it was snowing before I woke up.

2. Because the house was damaged, nobody lived in it.

A. Nobody wanted to live in the damaged house.

B. Because nobody lived in the house, it was damaged.

C. The house was damaged, although it was occupied.

D. The house was not occupied as it was damaged.

3. My brother wishes he had a sports bike.

A. My brother once had a sports bike.

B. A sports bike is what my brother doesn’t like.

C. At present my brother doesn’t have a sports bike.

D. At present my brother doesn’t need a sports bike.

4. It’s a pity that we do not have a long summer holiday.

A. I wish we have a long summer holiday.

B. I wish we had a long summer holiday.

C. Having a long summer holiday is a pity.

D. Having a long summer holiday is a must.

5. Mai was studying. Her mum didn’t want to bother her.

A. Mai was studying when her mum didn’t want to bother her.

B. Her mum didn’t want to bother Mai while she was studying.

C. After Mai was studying, her mum didn’t want to bother her.

D. Her mum didn’t want to bother Mai but she was studying.

3. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about how people in your neighbourhood observe their traditions and customs. You can refer to the following:

(Viết một đoạn văn (100 - 120 từ) về cách người dân trong khu phố của bạn tuân theo truyền thống và phong tục của họ. Bạn có thể tham khảo như sau:)

- holding festivals and celebrations (tổ chức lễ hội, lễ kỷ niệm)

- worshipping ancestors (thờ cúng tổ tiên)

- cooking traditional food (nấu các món ăn truyền thống)

- teaching children about traditions (dạy trẻ em về truyền thống)