1. Choose the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.

(Chọn dạng động từ đúng trong mỗi câu sau.)

1. While Lan was working / worked as a volunteer in the countryside, she met an old friend.

2. I was revising for my civics class when my dad was telling / told me about the volunteer Job.

3. We saw many unhappy children while we were helping / helped people in remote areas.

4. He was sorting the donations when he was realising / realised how generous people were.

2. Combine the two sentences using when or while where appropriate.

(Kết hợp hai câu bằng cách sử dụng when hoặc while thích hợp.)

1. They were cleaning the streets. It started to rain.

(Họ đang quét dọn đường phố. Trời bắt đầu mưa.)

2. I was watching TV. I saw the floods and landslides in the area.

(Tôi đang xem TV. Tôi đã thấy lũ lụt và lở đất trong khu vực.)

3. Tim was searching for employment opportunities. He found a job advert from a non-governmental organisation.

(Tim đang tìm kiếm cơ hội việc làm. Anh ta tìm thấy một quảng cáo việc làm từ một tổ chức phi chính phủ.)

4. They decided to help build a community centre for young people. They were visiting some poor villages.

(Họ quyết định giúp xây dựng một trung tâm cộng đồng cho những người trẻ tuổi. Họ đã đến thăm một số ngôi làng nghèo.)

3. Read the Learn this! box. Complete the rules.(Đọc hộp Learn this! Hoàn thành các quy tắc.)

LEARN THIS! Past simple (negative and interrogative)

a. We form the negative form of the past simple with (1) _____ and the infinitive without to.

I didn’t go out last night.

b. We form the interrogative form of the past simple with (2) _____ and the infinitive without to.

Did Harry text you? Yes, he did. I No, he didn't.

c. We do not use did/ didn't with the verbs (3) _____ or (4) _____

Was Joe late for school? Yes, he was.

Could you read when you were three? No, I couldn't.

1. Match the two parts to make complete sentences.

(Ghép hai phần để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh.)

Complete the sentences with who, which, that or whose. You may use more than one relative pronoun in some sentences.

(Hoàn thành các câu who, which, that hoặc whose. Bạn có thể sử dụng nhiều hơn một đại từ quan hệ trong một số câu.)

1. That is the teacher _______ has received an award for excellent teaching.

2. We were invited to attend a talk show _______ is popular with teenagers.

3. Their school, _______ offers both face-to-face and online classes, is the beast in the city.

4. The students _______ names are on the list will join the field trip.

5. Have you finished the project _______ was given by our art teacher?

6. My cousin John, _______ lives in Da Nang, is coming to visit me this weekend.

3. Choose the correct word to complete each of the following sentences.

(Chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.)

1. We need to be careful / careless when we record the donations.

2. I am interested / interesting in community development activities.

3. There are excited / exciting volunteering opportunities in our community.

4. Last year, I was hopeful/ hopeless at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.

3. Read the text again. Match the questions below with paragraphs A-E of the text. 

(Đọc bài khóa một lần nữa. Nối các câu hỏi bên dưới với các đoạn văn (A – E).)

In which paragraph does the writer tell us …

1. when doctors realised Ashlyn had a medical problem?

2. what causes her condition?

3. what happened when she burned her hands?

4. why some people die from this condition?

5. how school life for Ashlyn was unusual?

A life without pain

A. All children hurt themselves from time to time. But when thirteen-year-old Ashlyn Blocker gets injured, she doesn't realise it. Once, when she burned herself, she only knew about it when she looked at her skin. 

B. There was always something different about Ashlyn. As a baby, she didn't cry. When she was eight months old, her parents noticed there was some blood in her eye, so they took her to see a doctor. The doctor found a serious cut in her eye and was shocked. Why didn't the baby cry? Tests showed that Ashlyn had a very unusual medical condition: she couldn't feel any pain. 

C. This condition is very rare: many people who have it die of it. Pain is a natural warning that you're ill or injured. People who can't feel pain lust don't realise they're in danger. 

D. The first few years of Ashlyn's life were very difficult. She often tripped and injured herself. Once, she broke her ankle but she didn't stop running. During school breaks, one teacher watched Ashlyn all the time in the playground and they had to search for cuts. bruises or other injuries.

E. When she was five, Ashlyn's story appeared in newspapers and on TV. Scientists studied her condition and found she has a genetic disorder that means pain signals do not reach her brain. Unfortunately, at the moment, there is no hope of a cure. And, as Ashlyn knows, a life without pain is both difficult and dangerous.

2. Read the descriptions of two events and check your ideas for exercise 1. What do you think of each prank? Use the adjectives below or your own ideas.

childish   clever   cruel   funny   predictable

Sarah_B: Tell us about pranks you played on friends or family members! 

Dave338: When I was about nine years old, I bought an enormous plastic spider from a joke shop. I couldn't wait to play a prank on my sister with it. One morning, I put it in the shower just before my big sister went into the bathroom. I waited outside the door. I heard a really loud scream and my sister ran out of the bathroom. I thought it was really funny, but she was really cross when she found out, and chased me round the house. I feel bad about it now, it took her ages to get over it because she was so shocked.

Kate44: Last February, I sent my brother a Valentine's card. In the card, I wrote 'Be my Valentine! With love from ???’, and I tried to disguise my handwriting. When he opened it, he looked carefully at the writing, and I thought for a moment he realised it was from me. But there was a girl in his class who he liked, and he thought the card was from her. He seemed really pleased and he decided to ask her out, and now they're going out! Eventually, he found out she didn't send it. He immediately suspected me, so I owned up. He was a bit cross, but he forgave me because of the happy ending.

2. Join the following sentences. Use who, that, which or whose. Add commas where necessary.

(Nối các câu sau. Sử dụng who, that, which hoặc whose. Thêm dấu phẩy nếu cần thiết.)

1. My brother teaches me how to use a laptop. He is good at computers. 

=> My brother _________________________________________________________________________.

2. Peter is a friend of mine. His sister is taking an online maths course. 

=> Peter ______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Lan has read the book. I lent her the book. 

=> Lan _______________________________________________________________________________.

4. The boy has designed this invention. He is only 10 years old.

=> The boy___________________________________________________________________________.

5. That app is easy to use. It can help improve your English pronunciation.

=> That app __________________________________________________________________________.