I. Underline the correct word to complete the sentence.

1. He followed the family habit/practice/ tradition and became a doctor.

2. The boys were suspended from school for bad practice/ behaviour/ habit.
3. I‟ve got into the habit/practice/ tradition of turning on the TV as soon as I get home.
4. There‟s a practice/ tradition/ habit in our family that we have a party on New Year‟s Eve.
5. The bank has continued its habit/ practice/ behaviour of charging late fees.
6. Parents can influence the habit/ behaviour/ tradition of their children.
7. It is good tradition/ behavior/practice to check your work before handing it in.
8. It‟s all right to borrow money occasionally, but don‟t let it become a tradition/ habit/ practice.
II. Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

get wear handwrite be came

like cost fly go play

1. I homework when I was a student 5 years ago.

2. Oranges very little in Florida, but now they are quite expensive.
3. They to work on time, so they were fired.
4. People married at much younger ages.
5. We lived on the coast for years but we to the beach.
6. My sister kites for pleasure as I did.
7. I traditional games like hide and seek when I was young.
8. She him, but now they‟re married.
9. Obesity a strange concept to most of people 20 years ago.
10. My granny glasses, but now she wears them all the time.
III. Put the verb info the correct form.
1. Andy wished that he (can) think of a way of helping.
2. The teacher wish that her students (pay) more attention to the lessons.
3. I wish you (not live) so far away.
4. I wish Dam Sen Water Park (be) near my house.
5. He wishes he (drive) a Lamborghini in Paris.
6. I just wish that everything (can) be as it used to be.
7. Don‟t you ever wish you (have) someone to share your troubles with?
8. I wish I (eat) Spanish food in Barcelona.
9. I wish I (know) how to use a computer.
10. These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we (travel) first class.
IV. Make up wishes from the prompts.
1. I/ can afford/ new car.
I wish
2. I/ not have to/ go/ school.
I wish
3. I/ go camping/ friends.
I wish
4. there/ be/ no more/ bullying/ school.
I wish
5. I/ be dancing/ you/ the ballroom.
I wish
6. no one/ be suffering/ depression.
I wish
7. he/ can come/ party/ tonight.
I wish
8. there/ snow/ Christmas.
I wish
9. we/ be traveling/ first class.
I wish
10. they/ learn/ communicate/ their peers.
 I wish
V. Rewrite the following sentences using a wish construction.
1. It‟s a pity my computer is out of order.

2. I‟d like my younger brother to concentrate more on his studies.

3. I‟m sorry I don‟t have time to go to the cinema with you.

4. It‟s a pity John can‟t come to my birthday party this weekend.

5. I d like you to take me to the zoo after school.

6. It‟s a pity it is raining heavily outside.

7. It‟s a pity my favorite book is out of stock.

8. I‟m sorry I‟m not old enough to drive a car.

9. It‟s a pity they are having a class at the moment.

10. It‟s a pity my school doesn‟t organize outdoor activities.

VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. You can take a ride a dogsled when visiting Hokkaido.
2. As we didn‟t have many forms of entertainment, we often danced the
music whenever we could.
3. I was taught to pay respect elder people when I was a child.
4. My teenage daughter has a habit leaving home without saying goodbye to
any family members.
5. Nowadays, young couples tend to eat a lot instead of cooking themselves.
6. In the past, we had to walk a lot, which kept us good shape.
7. We were taught to value everyone‟s contribution and treat everyone respect
8. Bamboo jacks is a childhood game that begins to die .
I. Complete the passage with words from the box.

shift than mostly indicate

held declines spans obense

Today, childhood is spent (1) indoors, watching television, playing video

games and surfing the Internet. When children do go outside, it tends to be for scheduled events
soccer camp or a fishing derby - (2) under the watch of adults.
The (3) to an indoor childhood has accelerated in the past decade, with
huge (4) in spontaneous outdoor activities such as bike riding, swimming and
touch football, according to separate studies by the National Sporting Goods Association.
In addition, a child is six times more likely to play a video game on a typical day (5)
to ride a bike. The change can be seen in children‟s bodies. In the 1960s, 4% of
kids were (6) . Today, 16% are overweight. It can also be seen in their brains.
Studies (7) that children who spend lots of time outdoors have longer attention
(8) than those who watch lots of television and play video games.
 II.Read the text carefully, then do the tasks.
Changes in Food Habits
Before Stone Age, people used to eat fruits, leaves and anything they found from the forest.
However, this habit changed into hunting animals, preserving food items and planting and
growing vegetables, which eventually led into farming different crops like maize, corn, and rice.
People were healthy, they rarely had diseases and never needed extra exercise because their daily
work kept their bodies running.
At present, we have turned the agriculture into a mass scale production, including machinery,
technology and pesticides, all of which came in with the green revolution. With green revolution
agriculture and the traditional farming culture turned upside down. As far nor now, farmers who
are able to cope up with the multinational cooperation‟s and their large-scale, expensive
products, pesticides and high-yielding varieties of seeds, keep producing crops for the market.
Yet the traditional, low-income farmers even today, especially in Asian countries, are in a dire
state.
Fast food is another major factor in modern food habits. Although many people find it
convenient, it leads to many health conditions. Today people are unhealthy, needs medicine and
functions on diets and exercise machines.
A.Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. People in the past ate healthy food so they rarely had diseases.
2. The green revolution is the decrease in agriculture production.
3. The green revolution caused agriculture to change completely.
4. Farmers nowadays can‟t meet the great demand of the food market.
5. Fast food is convenient but it‟s not good for health.
B.Answer the following questions.
6. In the past, why didn‟t people need extra exercise?

7. Who is still in the serious situation despite the development in agriculture?

8. How are people nowadays compared to those in the past?

E. WRITING
I. Write sentences, using the clues given.
1. he/ used/ play/ football/ local team,/ but/ he/ too/ old/ now.

2. Beth/ wish/ she/ can/ stay/ Cambridge/ forever.

3. American family life/ change/ greatly/ the last three decades.

4. she/ travel/ over/ the world/ if/ she/ be/ rich.

5. they/ urge/ the parliament/ approve/ plans/ their reform program.

6. how/ you/ get/ know/ this university?

7. I/ suppose/ we/ can/ pay/ credit card/ but/ we/ had better/ check/ first.

8. women/ stay/ home/ preparing food/ making clothes/ the past.

II.Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.
1. They often went to school by bike when they were young.
→ They used
2. She has taught her children to play piano for 4 years.
→ She started
3. It‟s a pity I can‟t cook as well as my mom.
→ I wish
4. He doesn‟t have meals with his family any more.
→ He used
5. It took me a long time to be accustomed to living in the country.
→ It took me a long time to get
6. My school is near my home, so I go to school on foot every day.
→ My school isn‟t
7. I would like my sister to improve her English speaking.
→ I wish
8. Vietnamese people only eat dried candied fruit at Tet.
→ Dried candied fruit

I. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. The children were acting the story of the birth of Jesus.
a. out b. on c. down d. at
2. The manager told me to pass the message I had just read.
a. in b. to c. on d. for
3. Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her .
a. face b. direct c. indirect d. face to face
4. Youngsters love to eat from street for the cheap price.
a. vans b. vendors c. trucks d. business
5. Ben a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn‟t.
a. used travel b. used to travel c. used to traveling d. is used to traveling
6. I wish I find the time to do more reading.
a. may b. will c. could d. can
7. When I see the kids playing football, I almost wish I their age again.
a. was b. am c. would be d. could be
8. Where before you moved here?
a. did you use to live b. did you used to live
c. used you to live d. do you use to live
9. I‟ve just found 20 dollars in my pocket! !
a. How crazy b. That‟s right c. Thanks a lot d. How cool
10. “In the past, marriages used to be arranged by parents.”
“ ”
a. Sure. That‟s right. b. I suppose it was.
c. Really? I can‟t imagine that d. That‟s cool!
II. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. What should (do) to preserve the local tradition?
2. This used (be) the best restaurant in town.
3. When her train got to the station, we (wait) on the platform.
4. If you (go) to bed earlier, you (not be) so tired.
5. I only wish you (be) all as happy as I am.
6. The doctor told him to stop (smoke) and take a trip.
7. He is so annoying! He (always/ leave) his things everywhere.
8. I have decided (study) more and improve my overall average.
9. As far as I know, he‟s coining. But I (not speak) to him for weeks.
10. I will call you when the guests (arrive).
III. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. As a businessman, he couldn‟t imagine real poverty. (wealth)
2. I can never make up stories – I have absolutely no . (imagine)
3. People who are lack the basic reading and writing skills. (literate)
4. People didn‟t pay much attention to appearance a decade ago. (physic)
5. Overeating is surely the main cause of . (obese)
6. couples do not have the same rights as married couples. (marry)
7. This approach can help identify common and their causes. (behave)
8. She appears to actually like the man, which I find . (credible)
9. Today, and loyalty mean nothing in the workplace. (senior)
10. I found the ending of the novel a bit . (believe)
IV. Match a sentence in column A to a response in column B.
A B
1. When I was young, I was isolated by my a. I suppose I do. I wish I were a child once
friends because I was so reserved. more time.
2. I used to try riding on the dogsled in my b. I think it‟s a good way to foster “love and
trip to Canada. respect” for manual labor.
3. A lot of people sacrificed their lives for c. I can‟t imagine that.
the peace of our country.
4. Would you mind if I read your diary a d. Unbelievable! Why did she marry too
little bit, mom? soon?
5. Years ago, students had to do manual e. Sure, no problem. Here you are.
work as a part of their studies.
6. Do you want to experience your f. I respect them for what they did.
childhood again, dad?
7. Do you think I could use your cell phone g. I‟d rather you didn‟t.
for a moment?
8. My mom got married to my dad when h. It must be an incredible ride. I wish I
she was 16 years old. could do that once in my life.

V. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

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, (3) , 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 (5) an increasing
amount of economic activity.
However, along with the differences, similarities also exist. The people of Vietnam have
retained many of the characteristics of their (6) . The Vietnamese people are as
friendly today as they were in the past. This is best exemplified in the way they welcome
foreigners (7) their unique country. Moreover, the resilience and determination of the
people of Vietnam has not changed. The Vietnamese work (8) and happily towards
the development of their country.

1. a. compares b. differs c. becomes d. offers

2. a. however b. therefore c. whereas d. when
3. a. in conclusion b. on purpose c. by comparison d. for once
4. a. traditionally b. gradually c. occasionally d. presently
5. a. grasping for b. holding for c. making up for d. accounting for
6. a. founders b. forefathers c. descendants d. seniors
7. a. on b. at c. to d. for
8. a. collectively b. separably c. accordingly d. similarly
 VI. Read the text then do the tasks.
LIFE IN THE PAST VS LIFE IN THE PRESENT
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live.
Obviously, it is difficult to compare the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in
the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have
occurred over the last ten years are amazing.
To start with, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have tools and machines
to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers
and other powerful machines. In the past living conditions were not as comfortable as they are
now. Besides, many people could not afford household appliances like a fridge or a vacuum
cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference between living now and in
the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were
mainly the only ones educated and women were not allowed into public or private schools.
Besides, nowadays it is much easier to find the educational materials and the information you
need – thanks to the Internet. We are able to speak to a friend who is on the other corner of the
world because we are connected 24/7. Nevertheless, people had better relationships with the
neighbors in years gone by.
All things considered, it is an obvious conclusion that life has changed significantly during
the course of history. In some ways, it is definitely easier to live in the present. On the other
hand, however, life now is much faster and stressful than it used to be in the past. The standard of
living has definitely improved but it can be discussed whether the quality of our lives is also
better.
A. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. Life nowadays is the same as life of our ancestors.
2. Technology has made our lives easier.
3. In the past, household appliances were very expensive.
4. Public schools allowed females and males to be educated in the same schools.
5. We can use the internet to communicate with people around the world.
B. Answer the questions.
6. Is life today faster or slower than life in the past?

7. What has happened to the standard of living?

8. What makes it easy to access information?

9. Who or what does some difficult jobs for us?

10. What makes our lives easier at home?

VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word in capital.
1. That house is part of the town‟s heritage, but the council is demolishing it. (WISH)
2. I‟m not good at English, so I can‟t become a tour guide. (IF)

3. Mary said she would hold an event about skin care the following month. (WILL)

4. He gave her the book “The fault in our stars” as a birthday gift. (SHE)

5. He feels sorry that he can‟t come to his brother‟s wedding. (WISHES)

6. “If I were you, I would no longer spend most of my time chatting on Facebook”, he said.
(ADVISED)

7. When did you start searching for some facts in the past? (HOW)

8. My mother no longer cooked for me since I married my wife. (USED)