I. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each garb to complete the following passage. When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) ____________ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) ____________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ____________ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) ____________ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) ____________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) ____________, it is difficult (7) ____________ the bus you want. You can (8) ____________ a taxi, but it is (9) ____________ expensive than the underground or bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) ____________ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way. 1. A. at B. in C. by 2. A. but B. because C. when 3. A. many B. a lot C. few 4. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker 5. A. so B. like C. than 6. A. well B. good C. fine 7. A. to find B. find C. finding 8. A. go B. take C. get 9. A. less B. more C. most 10. A. give B.talk C. show D. WRITING II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. 1. Lan walked to school when she was in primary school. Lan went 2. Why dont we cycle to the town at the weekend? How about 3. My best friend usually goes to school on foot. My best friend 4. My father is always a careful driver. My father 5. Its mandatory for us to wear a helmet while riding a motorbike. We must 6. The distance from my house to the nearest bus stop is about 500 meters. Its 7. If you dont follow the traffic lights, police will stop you. Follow 8. Its against the rules to cycle on the pavement. You mustn't 9. Mary drives dangerously. Mary 10. What is the distance from here to the train station? How far

I. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each garb to complete the following passage. When you are in Singapore, you can go about (1) __C__ taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (2) __B__ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) __A__ buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) __B__ and without many stops, especially on Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) __C__ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) __A__, it is difficult (7) __A__ the bus you want. You can (8) __C__ a taxi, but it is (9) __C__ expensive than the underground or bus. On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and (10) __C__ you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.

1.--> Tạm dịch : Khi bạn ở Singapore, bạn có thể đi lại bằng taxi, bằng xe buýt hoặc bằng tàu điện ngầm.

2. --> Tạm dịch : Bản thân tôi thích vì nó nhanh và rẻ

3. --> many (nhiều) + danh từ đếm được số nhiều
a lot (adv): nhiều
a lot of (nhiều) + N số nhiều/ N không đếm được
few (rất ít) + danh từ đếm được số nhiều
   --> Tạm dịch : Có rất nhiều xe buýt và taxi ở Singapore.

4. --> Trong vế có động từ chính là "drive" => cần trạng từ bổ nghĩa
    --> Tạm dịch : Người ta không thể lái nhanh trên đường và không có nhiều điểm dừng, đặc biệt là vào sáng thứ Hai

5. --> Ta thấy so sánh hơn "quicker" => cần "than"
    --> Tạm dịch : Do đó, tàu điện ngầm thường nhanh hơn taxi hoặc xe buýt.

6. --> Trong vế có động từ chính "know" => cần trạng từ để bổ nghĩa

    --> Tạm dịch : Nếu bạn không hiểu rõ Singapore lắm ....

7. --> Sau tính từ, động từ thêm "to" (trừ "busy" vì busy + V-ing)

    --> Tạm dịch : ...rất khó để tìm được chuyến buýt bạn muốn

8. --> Tạm dịch : Bạn có thể bắt một chiếc taxi 

9. --> Ta thấy "than" => vế này có cấu trúc so sánh hơn
Ta thấy tính từ dài "expensive" => chọn "more"
    --> Tạm dịch : .... nhưng nó đắt hơn so với tàu điện ngầm hoặc xe buýt.

10. --> Tạm dịch : Ở bến tàu điện ngầm, bạn tìm thấy những bản đồ tốt cho bạn biết tên của các trạm và chỉ cho bạn cách đến đó, để bạn dễ dàng biết mình đang ở đâu

D. WRITING

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. Lan walked to school when she was in primary school.

--> Lan went to school on foot when he was in primary school 

2. Why dont we cycle to the town at the weekend?

--> How about cycling to the town at the weekend?

3. My best friend usually goes to school on foot.

--> My best friend usually walks to school 

4. My father is always a careful driver.

--> My father always drives carefully

5. It's mandatory for us to wear a helmet while riding a motorbike.

--> We must wear a helmet while riding a motorbike

6. The distance from my house to the nearest bus stop is about 500 meters. 

--> It's about 500 metres from my house to the nearest bus stop

7. If you don't follow the traffic lights, the police will stop you.

--> Follow the traffic lights or police will stop you

8. Its against the rules to cycle on the pavement.

--> You mustn't cycle on the pavement because it's against the rules

9. Mary drives dangerously.

--> Mary is a dangerous driver

10. What is the distance from here to the train station?

--> How far is it from here to the train station ?