Rewrite the sentence into active voice

Progress in science is being made day after day.

When we get home, we (have) dinner.

Complete the passage with the words from the box.

The number of people running has decreased (1)__________ running provides many benefits for health. The following advantages will help you decide if you want to try. (2)__________, running helps to improve physical body. For instance, it builds a good condition of lungs, promotes bone health, reduces stress levels. (3)__________, running reduces blood pressure while improves blood flow. (4)__________, it is a good choice for weight loss. A medium level of running can result in weight loss. (5)__________, running is a low cost activity. You only need a quality pair of athletic shoes. You can run outdoors, in your neighbourhood or at local parks. (6)__________, you can meet your exercise goals without going to a gym centre. (7)__________, it’s worth running whether in every morning or in any free time. You don’t need a big start, but 15 minutes each day. (8) __________ add 5 minutes every weekuntil it reaches 60 minutes. You will never see the fantastic outcome if you don’t give it a try.

Read the text carefully and answer the questions

There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.

1. How many living languages are there in the world?

2. How many people in the world speaks English?

3. Are there 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue?

4. Why do many people speak English?

Read the text carefully and then choose True or False

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B. C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study. (1) he graduate his parents sent him over toNew Zealandto attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong's English was not very good and sometime he did not understand what other people said. He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt (2) in this new place, and missed all his buddies inViet Nam. The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him. And for the first time in his life, Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending (3). However, Phong was young and enthusiastic. He learnt to (4) to this new environment. After two years, Phong is how very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5) being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part- time job at a restaurant.

They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job.

Complete the passage with one word.

The first major cause for stress is school. Test (1), trying to achieve excellent grades, starting a new school, trying to fit in, those can cause stress at school, stress cannot be always (2), some will cause pressure that will cause one (3) work harder. But mainly stress leads to headaches, lack (4) concentration, forgetfulness, or stomachaches. I understand this past couple weeks I have (5) more stress than I ever have felt before.

I had these school comp papers due, Seneys huge test coming up, and semester tests (6) general; this made me feel large amount of stress. The further students find (7) in school, the extra stress they feel over trying to (8) out the perfect college and deciding what to do with their lives.

I know next year college with only cause additional stress (9) myself and family dealing with financial aid. (10) school is a major source for stress.

Complete the passage with one word.

It's a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally speaking, most children can't wait to help in the (1)................. and love getting involved in the preparation (2)................. their meals. They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (3)............... to ensure they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things (4).................. but they shouldn't be criticized too much. Although the finished (5)................. may not be quite to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find it the tastiest (6).................. he or she has ever eaten.

Kitchens can, of course, be (7)................... places and so the absolute importance of keeping an eye (8).................. children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp (9)................, for example, should be avoided until children are (10)............... enough to handle them safely.

Don’t be silly! That ...................................possibly be Rivaldo!

Read and complete the passage with words.

Living in Vietnam today (1)___ greatly from the lifestyle of 100 years ago. People in the past mainly worked in agriculture (2)_____ today there are significantly less people working in this sector of the economy. These days, by comparison, people are more likely to be employed in manufacturing and tourism than in the rice fields. Moreover, Vietnam, which was (4)____ agrarian, is transforming into an entirely different country. While agriculture is still an important component of the Vietnamese economy, other enterprises are accounting for an increasing amount of economic activity.