Two of the most (1) _____________holidays in the United States are Independence DayandThanksgivingDay. The fourth of July marks the American (2) _____________ of independence from Britain. Most towns, big or small, celebrate the fourth of July with (3) _________________and fireworks. Families (4)  __________ with

barbecues or picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in fall, on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day (5) _____________ people give thanks to the harvest. Most families (6) ____________a large dinner with roast turkey. (7) ______________Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day are national (8) _____________.

I.                  Write sentences with the cues given. Follow the model

Ex: Hanoi / small / Saigon Hanoi is smaller than Saigon.

1.The United States / big / Great Britain.

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2.December / long / February.

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3.England / warm / California.

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4.Christie / old / Sam

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5.A dog / heavy / a cat.

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6.A film / interesting / a play.

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7.She / talkative / her sister.

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8.A bed / comfortable / a chair.

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9.My calculator / expensive / your calculator

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10.This exercise / difficult / that exercise.

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11.This building / tall / that one.

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12.The girls / short / the boys.

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II. Write sentences with the cues given. Follow the model
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Ex: Hanoi / small / Saigon Hanoi is smaller than Saigon.
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1.The United States / big / Great Britain.
2.December / long / February.
3.England / warm / California.
4.A film / interesting / a play.
5.She / talkative / her sister.
6.A bed / comfortable / a chair.
III. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:
1. My house is bigger than your house.
=> Your house is..
2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.
=> The red car..
3. This film is more interesting than that one.
=> That film is.
4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
=> Your kitchen..
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 Although the United States is a large country with many people, the language is almost the same wherever one goes. There are two reasons for this. One is that people move around a great deal in the United States. A man may grow up in one part of the country, go to college in another part, find work
in another place, and marry a girl from still another part of the country. Railroads, airplanes, cars and highways make it easy to travel in America. Many large companies have branches in different areas of
the country and transfer their workers from one branch to another. The second important factor is public communication. Movies, radio, and television all have a standard way of speech, and almost everyone in the United States hears it. There are, however, some words and expressions more common
in one part of the country than in others. Throughout the history of the United States, large groups of
immigrants have come to make their homes and they give new words to the language.
Câu 1: In the United States ______
A. each state has its own language
B. the language is different from place to place
C. one cannot go wherever he wants
D. people travel a great deal
Câu 2: According to the writer ______
A. in America people have to study only in their native town
B. means of transport are well-developed
C. there are no trains and planes
D. one cannot marry a girl from another state
Câu 3: Many large companies ______
A. do not have branches in other parts
B. have branches in different areas
C. do not employ workers from different areas D. do not have their workers work in the branches
Câu 4: In the United States, public communication ______
A. is not well-developed
B. has no standard way of speech
C. has a standard way of speech
D. is not important
Câu 5: Which sentence is true?
A. In the United States there are a lot of immigrants.
B. In the United States there are no immigrants.
C. In the United States all words and expression are the same in every part.
D. The American language has no new words.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

          21.   The Mississippi River is _________________ (long) river in the United States.

          22.   Canada is _________________ (big) the United States, but the United States has more people.

          23.   Cold, dark nights are _________________ (good) nights to see the Northern Lights.

          24.   Homes in big cities are often __________________________ (expensive) homes in small towns.

          25.   Machu Picchu in Peru is one of _________________________ (popular) places for people to visit.

          26.   Antelope Canyon is one of __________________________ (beautiful) caves in the world.

Read and complete the sentence.

Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. It's almost 980m high. It's in Venezuela. It's in the largest national park in Venezuela. It's the third biggest park in the world. It was named Angel Falls because an American pilot, Jimmie Angel, was the first person to fly over the waterfall in 1933. At the bottom of the waterfall, there's an incredible jungle with a lot of plants and animals that live only in that area. Between December and April, there is not a lot of rain and the falls do not have a lot of water. The best time to visit is during the rainy months of May to November.

          27.   Angel Falls is a famous _____________.

          28.   It is _____________ than any other waterfall in the world.

          29.   To visit Angel Falls, you have to go to _____________.

          30.   Angel Falls is in a very big national _____________.

          31.   The waterfall is named after a _____________.

          32.   The _____________ at the bottom of the waterfall is incredible.

          33.   There are ______________________ that you can find only in that jungle.

          34.   Between _____________________________ is the best time to see the waterfalls.

Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

English is a Germanic language that originated (31) …………………England. It is also a (32) …………………language in the other home countries of the United Kingdom, in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and (33) …………………other countries. 380 million people speak English as their first language.

English has “lingua franca” status in many parts of the world (34) …………………the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the “British Empire” in the 18^th and 19^th centuries and (35) …………………of the “United States” from the mid 20^th century to the present. The global influence of English comes from cinema, music, airlines, broadcasting, science, and the Internet in recent decades. English is now the most widely learned (36) …………………language in the world.

Many students worldwide need to learn some English and business English is (37) …………………in many fields and occupations. Because people speak and learn English everywhere, the language is considered a “(38) …………………language.” It is also, by international (39) …………………, the official language for aircraft/airport communication. Its acceptance as a first or second language is the main indication of its global (40) ………………….

31. A. in                             B. to                                   C. from                              D. for

32. A. fundamental           B. essential                        C. native                            D. natural

33. A. numerical               B. numeric                        C. numeral                         D. numerous

34. A. although                  B. because of                     C. because                         D. despite

35. A. what                        B. which                            C. this                                D. that

36. A. primary                   B. official                          C. first                               D. second

37. A. required                  B. confirmed                     C. commanded                  D. offered

38. A. global                      B. modern                         C. national                         D. regional

39. A. policy                      B. treaty                            C. terms                             D. treatment

40. A. scale                        B. strategy                         C. status                             D. situation

1.     Since 2005, India__________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has              B. is having          C. had                            D. has had

2.     The United Kingdom__________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  

A. consists                 B. is consisted                C. has consisted    D. consisted

3.     English__________ around the world by children in school as a foreign language.

A. has learned  B. is learning                  C. is learned          D. learned

4.     You’d better go to bed early tonight. The plane__________ at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning so we’ll have to be up by 4.30!

A. will leave     B. leaves               C. leave                D. is leaving

5.     Over the past five years, Australia’s population__________ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases     B. is increasing     C. has increased    D. is increased

6.     I’m sorry. I can’t meet up this weekend. We__________  to Wales on Friday.

A. go                B. are going          C. will go              D. has gone

7.     In the 16th century, French and British settlers__________ in Canada.

A. arrive          B. have arrived     C. was arriving     D. arrived

8.     Light pollution has a wide range of negative effects________  human health.

A. on               B. of                     C. for                    D. to

9.     ________can cause high blood pressure, heart problems, sleep disturbances, and hearing problems.

A. Air pollution         B. Light pollution C. Water pollution          D. Noise pollution

10. The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have risen________ the burning of fossil fuels.

A. therefore     B. because            C. in spite of                   D. due to