Ôn tập Tiếng Anh 9 (Học kì 1) - Chuyên đề 8: Writing

 UNIT 1. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
H. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that 
the meaning stays the same.
1. Everyone thought the book was written by the princess herself. HAVE
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2. I can’t lift this table on my own. UNLESS
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3. I won’t stay in this job, not even for double the salary.IF
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4. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe keeping.IT
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5. If you insist on eating so fast, of course you get in indigestion. WILL
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6. It’s pity! You aren’t going to Ann’s party. WISH
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7. Someone punches Sam in the face at a football match. GOT
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8. If you found the missing money, what would you do? WERE
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9. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches. BANNED
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10.Please come this way, and you’ll see if Mr. Francis is in. WILL
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II. By using the words in brackets, join each of the following sentences into logical ones. 
You may need to change some of the words.
1. A student has studied English for a few years. He may have a vocabulary of thousands of 
 words. (who)
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2. Between formal and colloquial English there is unmarked English. It is neither so literary 
 and serious as formal English, nor so casual and free as colloquial English. (which)
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4. He is going to be responsible for his family business because his parents are very old 
 now. (take charge of)
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5. Most people in this village earn their living by making traditional handicrafts. (live on)
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IV. Write a paragraph (100-120 words) to introduce your friend about Dong Ho 
 painting village.
 You should base on some suggestions below:
 - Other name: Ho village
 - Location: left side of Duong river, Song Ho, Thuan Thanh,Bac Ninh Province. About 35 
 km or one-hour drive from Hanoi.
 - History: about 3000 years
 - Special things: long-standing art tradition, ancient art of woodblock painting (Dzo 
 paper), unique art of making. Hundreds of famous folk paintings as aesthetic symbol 
 of Vietnam.
 - Busy time: Production: July or August, Selling: before Tet
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 _________________________________________________________________ 6. despite/ Brexit,/ London/ remain/ one/ most/ open/ cosmopolitan/ city/ the world
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7. the house/ that/ we/ rent/ London/ last year / be/ fully/ furnish
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8. people/ face/ large/ amount/ environmental problems/ every day
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III. Rewrite the following sentences based on the phrases given in the bracket.
1. I just can’t wait to visit New York city again with my parents. (forward)
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2. I was not satisfied with the service of that five-star hotel at all. (live up to)
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3. I don’t want to follow this serial film anymore because it is very boring. (fed)
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4. New York city is a far wealthier city than any cities in Vietnam. (as)
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5. Hanoi capital city is generally not as exciting as Ho Chi Minh city. (more)
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IV. Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your foreign friend. Tell him/her about the city 
 that you are living.
 You should base on the suggestions below:
 -What city is it?
 -Where is it?
 -What are the special things of the city?
 -What are the good things of the city?
 -What are the bad things of the city?
 -Do you like your city? Why?
 Dear ........................,
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 _________________________________________________________________ 5. Tom said to the girl “When did you have this picture taken?”
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6. “Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?” Tom said.
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7. John said to Marry “Why don’t you wear your hair a little longer?”
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8. Ann asked her brother “What are you planning to do tomorrow?”
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9. She asked her boyfriend “Is it true that your father fought in the last war?”
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10.He said “I don’t understand why she has refused to join us on the trip”
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III. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1.Lan has been seriously stressed because of studying hard for the upcoming exam.
→ Studying........................................................................................(resulted)
2.Dave is pressed because his parents’ high expectation of his study results.
→ Dave parents’ expectations...................................................................(put)
3.“My close friend and I had a quarrel last week, so I felt sad.”, said Mary.
→ Mary said......................................................................................................
4.“I have just decided to register a dancing club to refresh myself.”, said Lisa.
→ Lisa said .......................................................................................................
5.“Why don’t you go out for a while to relax?”, John asked me.
→ “If I .................................................................................”, John said to me.
6. The traffic in big cities is horrible. I can’t bear it.
→ I can’t ...................................................................................................(put)
7. I think that the new classmate will soon have a good relationship with others.
→ I think....................................................................................................(get)
8.“It took me nearly three days to finish this special ceramic vase.”, said the craftsman.
→ The craftsman said that ................................................................................
9. Jenny was the only one in the class who failed the exam, so she was very sad.
→ Jenny was very ............................................................................................. ________________________________________________________________
7. Don’t shout all the time. It’s so annoying.
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8. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party.
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9. I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.
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10.It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today.
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II. Look at the information about Jane. Make sentences with used to and didn’t use to.
 Five years ago Today
 I’m a hotel receptionist. I work in a bookshop.
 I’ve got a lot of friends. I don’t know many people.
 I never read newspapers. I read newspapers every day.
 I travel a lot. I don’t go away much.
 I play volleyball. I play badminton.
 I don’t love cooking. I like to cook Chinese dishes.
Jane used Ito wear be a make-up. hotel receptionist, but now she Iworks wear noin amake-up bookshop. at all.
1. ________________________________________________________________I don’t drink tea. Tea’s great! I like it.
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III. Rewrite the following sentences based on the words given.
1.My sister and I talked with each other a lot when we were young, but now we don’t.
→ ............................................................................................................(used)
2. They often visited us at weekends, but they are now too busy to make it.
→ ............................................................................................................(used)
3.I live in a noisy city and I don’t like that.