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(1)05 Complete the letter, using the words given Dear Long, thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday / I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations/ I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school/ competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday/ representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest/ contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes/ my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game/ it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / Find / it / very useful / we / hope / win / contest / next year / 10 I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again / Yours truly, Hung Cuong Suggested Writing Dear Long, thank / your letter / arrive / yesterday > Thank you for your letter that arrived yesterday I / please / hear / you / win / first prize / Poetry Reading Contest/ congratulations > I'm very pleased to hear that you won the first prize in the Poetry Reading Contest Congratulations! I / myself / just / join / final English Speaking Competition/ my school > I myself have just joined in the final English Speaking Competition of my (2) school competition/ organize/ our English teachers/ take place/ school hall/ last Sunday > The competition organized by our English teachers took place in the school hall last Sunday representatives/ three classes/ my school/ take/ the contest > The representatives of three classes of my school took part in the contest contest/ we/ work/ groups/ three/ compete/ five activities/ ten minutes > In the contest, we worked in groups of three and competed in five activities within ten minutes my team/ pass/ four activities/ perfectly/ but/ last one/ we/ a spelling mistake/ lose the game > My team passed four activities perfectly, but in the last one, we had a spelling mistake and lost the game it / be / big disappointment / us / however / we / all / enjoy / contest / immensely / find / it / very useful > It was a big disappointment to us However, we all enjoyed the contest immensely and found it very useful we / hope / win / contest / next year > We hope to win the contest next year 10 I / like / congratulate / you / your winning/ again > I'd like to congratulate you of your winning again Yours truly, Hung Cuong 06 Write sentences with the cues given Christmas Day/ celebrate/ Christians/ as/ day/ Jesus Christ/ bear midnight/ New Year's Eve/ it/ traditional/ people/ sing/ 'Auld Lang Syne'/ wish/ 'Happy New Year Children/ look/ Easter Sunday/ because/ they/ give/ chocolate Easter eggs (3) Halloween/ children/ dress/ witches/ ghosts/ monsters/ go/ house/ house/ ask/ sweets or candy Thanksgiving/ celebrate/ US/ fourth Thursday/ November/ originally/ give thanks/ God/ harvest/ health Valentine's Day/ day/ people/ give/cards/ flowers/ small gifts/ person/ they/ love// Tet/ time/ Vietnamese people/ celebrate/ beginning/ spring Children! especially/ happy/ Moon cake Festival/ as/ they/ have/ lots/ fun/ their lit lanterns/ night Suggested Writing Christmas Day/ celebrate/ Christians/ as/ day/ Jesus Christ/ bear > Christmas Day is celebrated by Christians as the day on which Jesus Christ was born midnight/ New Year's Eve/ it/ traditional/ people/ sing/ 'Auld Lang Syne'/ wish/ 'Happy New Year > At midnight on New Year's Eve, it's traditional for people to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' and wish each other 'Happy New Year' Children/ look/ Easter Sunday/ because/ they/ give/ chocolate Easter eggs > Children look forward to Easter Sunday because they are given chocolate Easter eggs Halloween/ children/ dress/ witches/ ghosts/ monsters/ go/ house/ house/ ask/ sweets or candy > On Halloween, children dressed up as witches, ghosts, and monsters going from house to house asking for sweets or candy Thanksgiving/ celebrate/ US/ fourth Thursday/ November/ originally/ give thanks/ God/ harvest/ health > Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November originally to give thanks to God for the harvest and for health Valentine's Day/ day/ people/ give/cards/ flowers/ small gifts/ person/ they/ love// (4) > Valentine's Day is the day on which people give cards, flowers, and small gifts to the person they love Tet/ time/ Vietnamese people/ celebrate/ beginning/ spring > Tet is the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of the spring Children/ especially/ happy/ Moon cake Festival/ as/ they/ have/ lots/ fun/ their lit lanterns/ night > Children are especially happy on the Moon cake Festival as they have lots of fun with their lit lanterns at night 07 Imagine that you really want to have a mobile phone Write about the advantages of using a mobile phone so that your parents will let you have one Notes: Brainstorm the advantages of using a mobile phone * be able to contact with others: - by calling - by sending text messages - at anytime - at any place - at a reasonable cost * other advantages: installing dictionaries > good for learning languages going online to check mails & download documents for study > very convenient listening to music, taking photos > no need to buy other devices Think of the ways to present your ideas Example: First, Second, Next, What is more, Finally, In summary, etc Suggested Writing In this modern life, using a mobile phone is very useful and convenient, especially for a high-school student as me First and foremost, a mobile phone is a great way of contacting among people Because it is small and portable, people can take it wherever and whenever you (5) want Therefore, they can contact with others at anytime and any place This is especially important for a high school student as me For example, when I am in an emergency situation, I can call Mum or Dad or relatives or friends to help me Or, whenever I am late for home after school or whenever you want to check my location, you can call me and find out for yourselves Secondly, people can contact in different ways with a mobile phone It is possible to make a call, send text messages or use the recorded message service All of these are now offered at reasonable costs which are not expensive for students Not to mention, some mobile network providers offer specific costs for high-school students, therefore, I think I can afford them within my limited budget Furthermore, a mobile phone can help a lot in my study Specifically, I can install dictionaries for learning languages Also, it can be connected to the Internet, so it is possible for me to check my emails and download necessary and useful materials for my study In my opinion, if I take advantage of these conveniences, my study performance can be improved a lot Last but not least, with a mobile phone, I can relax after much time of studying Listening to music, playing games, taking photographs are all different ways of reducing stress in a cell phone This can make it unnecessary to buy other entertainment devices To sum up, the listed advantages of a mobile above are good reasons for me to own a mobile phone Thank you for your consideration (6)