In the 1970s, skateboarding suddenly became very popular. At first, skateboarders movedslowly on flat, smooth areas. Then they began to ride quickly. This is called “freestyle”skateboarding. Soon they were skateboarding skillfully up ramps and doing tricks in the air. This is called “ramp” skateboarding. Then they started skateboarding and doing tricks on the street. This was “street-style” skateboarding - a combination of freestyle and ramp. For this, the skateboarders needed protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads and helmets. This allowed them to skateboard safely.

Today skateboarding is still a very popular sport, and there are lots of competitions.

Câu 2

2.Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

1.   look / does / she / what / like?

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2.   is / she / as / Mai / easy-going / not / as.

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3.   classroom / to / they / the / outside / the / prefer.

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4.   time / I / most / my / with / spend / of / Hoa

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5.   in / sun / the / rises / East / the

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6.   a / received / Lan / letter / yesterday / her / from / friend.

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7.   not / get / is / she / to / old / married / enough.

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8.   long / is / a / girl / she / with / nice / hair.

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Lời giải

1. What does she look like?

2. She is not as easy-going as Mai.

3. They prefer the outside to the classroom.

4. I spend most of my time with Hoa.

5.The sun rises in the East.

6.Lan received a letter from her friend yesterday.

7.She is not old enough to get married.

8.She is a nice girl with long hair.

Câu 3

3.Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

1.   It/ to/ quite simple/ is/ cook Thang Co.

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2.   to/ do/ you/ like/ in/ live/ the big city /or the countryside?

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3.   becoming/ is/ the/ better/ traffic.

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4.   life/ in/ is/ better/ the/ changing/ country.

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5.   Ho Chi Minh city/ Mr. Hung/ tonight/ arriving/ in/ is.

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6.   I/ countryside/ the/ last Sunday/ went/ my uncle/ to/ and.

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7.   is/ home/ so/ dark/ should/ It/ we/ go/ getting

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8.   grandfather/ Saturday/ I/ my/ am/ on/ visiting.

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Lời giải

1. It is quite simple to cook Thang Co.

2.Do you like to live in the big city or the countryside?

3.The traffic is becoming better.

4.Life in the country is changing better.

5.Mr. Hung is arriving in Ho Chi Minh city tonight.

6. I and my uncle went to the countryside last Sunday.

7.It is getting dark so we should go home.

8.I am visiting my grandfather on Saturday.

Câu 4

4.Write full sentences about the Cham ethnic group, using the words and phrases given. Add words if necessary to make sentences meaningful.

1.   The Cham ethnic group/ a population/ about 100,000.

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2.   They/ live mostly/ the coast/ between Ninh Thuan/ Binh Thuan Provinces/ or/ the Cambodian border/ around Chau Doc.

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3.   The Cham/ a tradition/ wet rice cultivation.

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4.   Handicrafts/ fairly well-developed/ especially silkworm textiles/ handmade pottery wares.

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5.   Both men/ women/ wear/ long-piece sarongs/ cloth wrappers.

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6.   Main colour/ their daily dress/ cotton white.

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7.   Chief means/ transporting goods/ farm produce/ black-basket.

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8. Most important festival/ called Bon Kate/ held/ near the Cham towers/ the tenth month/the Lunar year.

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Lời giải

1.The Cham ethnic group has a population about 100,000.

2.They live mostly on the coast between Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces or on the Cambodian border around Chau Doc.

3.The Cham have a tradition of wet rice cultivation.

4.Handicraft are fairly well-developed, especially silkworm textiles and handmade pottery wares.

5.Both men and women wear long-piece sarongs or cloth wrappers.

6.Main colour of their daily dress is cotton white.

7.Chief means of transporting good and farm produce is black-basket.

8.Most important festival, called Bon Kate is held near the Cham towers in the tenth month of the Lunar year.

Câu 5

5.Complete sentences, using the words and phrases given. You can add some words and make changes.

1.   On New Year’s Eve, the Vietnamese put fruits/ the altar, and they also arrange watermelon/ traditional cakes/ as Chung cakes.

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2.   While many people/ go to pagodas or churches/ New Year’s Day to pray/ the coming year, many others/ remain in their home in/ of the altar/ welcome the ancestors through prayer.

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3.   Although people from Western countries/ not follow ancestor worship, ancestor worship/ consider a type of religious practices/ some Asian countries.

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4.   Because Xoan singing is still in the memory/ folk artists/ Phu Tho Province, they always/ try their best/ hand down offspring the old style of singing in the activities/ the clubs.

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5.   The Giong Festival/ held/ the 6^th/ the 12^th/ the 4^th lunar month/ several venues around Ha Noi.

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6.   The festival/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ the An.

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7.   It/ also/ an opportunity/ hope for abundant harvests/ happy lives/ and express patriotism.

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8.   During/ festival/ villagers/ the statue bathing/ processions of bamboo flowers/Soc Temple.

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9.   The festival/ provide/ many entertaining activities/ including/ folk games/ traditional singing performances.

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10. The festival/ recognized/ UNESCO/ as an intangible cultural heritage/ mankind.

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Lời giải

1.On New Year’s Eve, the Vietnamese put fruits on the altar, and they also arrange watermelon and traditional cakes such as Chung cakes.

2.While many people go to pagodas or churches on New Year’s Day to pray for the coming year, many others remain in their home in front of the altar to welcome the ancestors through prayer.

3.Although people from Western countries do not follow ancestor worship, ancestor worship is considered a type of religious practices in some Asian countries.

4.Because Xoan singing is still in the memory of folk artists in Phu Tho Province, they always try their best to hand down offspring the old style of singing in the activities of the clubs.

5.The Giong Festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month in several venues around Ha Noi.

6.The festival commemorates Saint Giong who defeated the An.

7.It is also an opportunity to hope for abundant harvests and happy lives and express patriotism.

8.During the festival, villagers do the statue bathing, processions of bamboo flowers to Soc Temple.

9.The festival also provides many entertaining activities, including folk games and traditional singing performances.

10.The festival has recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Câu 6