VII. Writing Dear Bill, 1. It / ages / I / hear / you. I have ‘nt hear you for ages a long times. 2. Hope / everything / go / well. I hope everything is going well. 3. I / write / ask / you / now / family / need / au pair. I am writing to ask whether your family still needs an au pair now. 4. My sister / 18 years old / want / spend / year / England. My sister is 18 years old and she wants to spend some years in England. 5.She / not / mind / look / children / and / good / housework. She does ‘ nt mind looking after children and she is also good at doing house work. 6.She / go / university / next year / study English. She is going to go university to study English next year. 7.look / forward / hear / you. I look forward to hearing from you. Stefano VIII. Translation : Translate the following sentences into English. 1/ Hãy nhận lời chúc mừng chân thành nhất của tôi đối với thành công của anh trong học kì vừa qua. Let receive my most sincere congratulation to your success in the last semester. 2/ Từ đầu đến cuối học kỳ, anh đã chứng tỏ sự chăm chỉ và thông minh của anh. You had shown your diligence and intelligence from the beginning till the end of the semester. 3/ Ngôn ngữ của khoa học là ngôn ngữ chung của cộng đồng quốc tế. Scientific language is the common one of the whol international community. 4/ Máy vi tính đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong xã hội hiện đại vì nó phục vụ con người trong nhiều lĩnh vực. Computer plays an important role in modern society because it serves human beings in many fiels. 1 5/ TPHCM có dân số khoảng 10 triệu người. Đây có thể là một trong những thành phố phát triển nhất trên thế giới. HCM city has a population of 10 million people. This can be one of the most developed cities in the world. VII. Writing Dear Peter, 1. I / sorry / not / write / so long. I am sorry for not writing for so long. 2. I / work / very hard / school. I am working very hard at school. 3. My course / finish / two week’s time / I / go / Scotland. My course is going to finish in two weeks time and I then will go to Scotland. 4. If / enough / money / go / Ireland / as well. If I have enough money, I go to Ireland as well. 5. I think / best / way / practise / English. I think it is the best way to practice English. 6. Be / possible / stay / you / couple / nights? Is it possible if I stay with you for a couple nights? 7. I / promise / not / be / nuisance. I promise I will not be a nuisance. 8. I / even / some cooking. I even can do some cooking. Love, Franz VIII. Translation : 1/ Chính phủ đã phê duyệt dự án xây dựng cầu trên sông Sài Gòn nối liền trung tâm thành phố Hồ Chí Minh với trung tâm đô thị mới Thủ Thiêm, quận 2. The Government has approved a project to build a bridge over Saigon river linking city centre to new city centre of Thu Thiem in distrist 2. 2 2/ Công Ty Motorola sẽ mở rộng kinh doanh ở Việt Nam với việc tung ra thị trường những sản phẩm mới trong năm nay bao gồm điện thoại di động và các phương tiện liên lạc cá nhân. Motorola company will widen its business in Viet nam by releasing into the market with many new products in this year including cell phones and personal connecting devices. 3/ Các mặt hàng xuất khẩu của Việt Nam gần đây đã tăng rất nhanh. Export goods of Viet Nam has recently been increasing very quickly. 4/ Du lịch bằng máy bay thì thoải mái hơn, tiện lợi hơn, và nhanh hơn các phương tiện khác rất nhiều. Traveling by air is more confortable, more convenient and much faster than other means of transport. VII. Writing 1/ If / no taxis / walk / station. If they are no taxi, I will walk to the station. 2/ When I / station / train / already / leave. When I cam to the station the train had already leaved. 3/She / tired / meeting / people / day. She is tired of meeting people day by day. 4/ see him / walk / alone / park / ago. I saw him walking alone in the park two days ago. 5/ I / hope / come / England / next year / spend / some months / London. I hope I will come to England next year and spend some months in London. 6/ Who / responsible / all / noise / last? Who was responsible for all the noise last night. 7/ If / fine weather / an excursion / to Vung Tau / tomorrow. If the weather is fine, we will have an excusion to Vung Tau tomorrow. 8/ difficult / get / touch / manager / company. It is difficult to get in touch with the manager of the company. 9/ When / come / victims / accident / bring / hospital. When I came, the victims of the accidents had been brought to the hospital. 3 VII. Writing Dear Karen 1. Thank / you / your letter. 2. I / really / look forward / see / you / summer / there / be / a few things / I / like / ask / you. 3. What / be / weather / usually / like / summer / Britain. 4. I / not know /what / pack / I / not have / very big suicase. 5. Can / come / meet / me / airport. 6. If not / just let / me /know / how / get / station / you / can / pick up / there. 7. I / have / one more / question / how much / money /I / bring? 8. Is / easy / change / traveller’s cheque? 9. or / would / be / better / bring / cash? 10.Please / write / soon 4 Lots of love Debbie VII. Writing Dear Patrick, 1. I wonder/ could / you / help me I wonder if you could help me. 2. colleague / mine / John / be moving / New York / be looking / job John, a colleague of mine, is moving to New York and is looking for a job. 3. this / be / her background This is her background. 4. she / leave school / 1980 / train / clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals She left school in 1980 and was trained as a clerk at ABC Pharmaceuticals. 5. she / finish / her training / 1982 / work / this company / 4 years She finished her training in 1982 and has been working for this company for 4 years. 6. 1988 / she / join / our company / senior clerk She joined our company in 1988 as a senior clerk 7. 2 years later / become / assisstant manager / export department She became assistant manager in export department 2 years later. 8. evenings/ she / take computing / language courses She also spent her ‘s evenings to take computing and language courses. 9. she now/ speak / fluent English / some Spanish She can speak fluent English and some Spanish now. 10.she / be / very good worker / I / recommend her I recommend her because she is very good worker. If you need further information, I can ask her to complete CV Thank for your help. Best wishes, Harry 5 VII. Writing 1. this / lovely cottage / be / 500 years / old / This lovely cottage is 500 years old. 2. it / be / countryside / one mile / village of Parkham Cross / It is in the countryside one mile from the village of Parkham Cross. 3. there / be / post office / small shop / There are many post office and small shop there. 4. there / be / some good pubs / restaurants / area / too / There are some good pubs and restaurants in the area too. 5. cottage / have / big garden / flowers / trees/ The cottage has a big garden with many trees and flowers. 6. there / be / two / double bed roomS / bathroom / toilet / There are two double bed rooms, a bathroom and a toilet in the cottage. 7. living room / have / traditional /antique / furniture / The living room has some traditional and antique furniture. 8. Paul / Jenny / want / rent / cottage / Paul and Jenny want to rent the cottage. 9. children / like / garden / very much / Their children like the garden very much. 10. they / plan / stay / there / summer holiday / They plan to stay there during their summer holiday. VIII. Translation : 1. Sự gia tăng nhanh chóng về dân số đã dẫn đến những vấn đề nghiêm trọng như tệ nạn xã hội, thiếu lương thực và ô nhiễm. Rapid increase of population has led to serious problems such as social evils, food shortage and pollution. 2. Chính phủ cần có những biện pháp tích cực để tránh khủng hoảng kinh tế và duy trì sự phát triển bền vững. Government needs to have effective solutions in order to avoid economic crisis and maintain steady growth. 3. Người ta lo ngại về vấn đề sống thử trước hôn nhân trong thế hệ trẻ ngày nay. 6 People worry about cohabitation among the young generation nowadays. 4. Du học ở nước ngoài là một xu thế khá phổ biến ngày nay mặc dù nó đem lại cả thuận lợi và bất thuận lợi. Overseas study is a popular trend nowadays althought it brings us both advantages and disadvantages. VII. Writing Arrange the following words into the correct orders to make meaningful sentences. 71. I’ve / English / for two years / learning / been. I’ve been learning English for two years. 72. be / needs / to / tonight / done / This homework. This homework needs to be done tonight. 73. near / / live / I / of / town / apartment / an / the center / in. I live in an apartment near the center of town. 74. removed / been / been / noticed / have / has / It / reference books / that / from the library. I has been noticed that reference books have been from the library. 75. We / it / playing / started / were / tennis / to rain / when. It stared to rain when we were playing tennis. VIII. Translation : 76. Doanh thu ngành du lịch tăng khoảng 10% trong 4 tháng đầu năm, nhưng giảm mạnh trong 4 tháng cuối năm do dịch SARS. Turnover of tourisme increased about 10% in the first four months of the year, but decreased sharply in four months later due to SARS. 77. Gạo là nông sản chính và là một trong những mặt hàng xuất khẩu quan trọng của Việt Nam. Rice is the main agricultural product and one of important export goods of Vietnam. 78. Chất lượng sản phẩm là yếu tố quyết định trong chiến lược phát triển thị phần của công ty chúng tôi. Product quality is the key factor in strategy to develop market share of our company. 79. Chính phủ cần phải tích cực giúp đỡ các doanh nghiệp Việt Nam thâm nhập vào các thị trường lớn của TG. 7 Government needs to help businesses of Vietnam to enter bid market in the World. 80. Chỉ số VN-INDEX ở thị trường chứng khoán Việt Nam giảm mạnh trong vòng 3 tháng qua. VN – INDEX in stock market of Vietnam decreased sharply in the last 3 months. VII. Writing Arrange the following words into the correct orders to make meaningful sentences. 71. This homework / be / needs / to / tonight / done. This homework needs to be done tonight. 72. I / of / near / town / apartment / an / live / the center / in. I live in an apartment near the center of town. 73. We’re / the weekends / home / at / on. We’re at home on the weekends. 74. I’m / the soup / needs / to see / if / tasting / salt / it. I’m tasting the soup to see if it needs salt. 75. noticed / removed / been / been / have / has / It / reference books / that / from the library. It has been noticed that reference books have been removed from the library. VIII. Translation : 76. Một số quốc gia yêu cầu những công dân nam phục vụ trong quân đội quốc gia trong một khoảng thời gian. Some countries require their male citizens to spend a short time to serve in military. 77. Nghiên cứu chỉ ra rằng chỉ cần 30 phút tập thể dục mỗi ngày là đủ để giúp cho hầu hết mọi người khỏe mạnh. A study shows that doing 30-minute exercise a day is enough for almost people to stay healthy. 78. Thám hiểm không gian là một sự đầu tư cần thiết cho tương lai của chúng ta bởi vì hành tinh của chúng ta sẽ sớm cạn kiệt tài nguyên. Space exploration is a necessary investment for our future because our planet will soon run out of resources. 79. Máy vi tính là một công cụ không thể thiếu được trong cuộc sống hiện đại bởi vì nó được sử dụng trong nhiều lĩnh vực. 8 Computer is an indispensable tool in modern life because it is used in many fields. 80. Chính phủ cho rằng chúng ta cần có những biện pháp tích cực nhằm thúc đẩy những vùng kinh tế trọng điểm ở phía nam. Government points out that we need to have positive solutions to promote development in Southern main economic zones. 9 . Scotland. My course is going to finish in two weeks time and I then will go to Scotland. 4. If / enough / money / go / Ireland / as well. If I have enough money, I go to Ireland as well. 5. I think. to New York and is looking for a job. 3. this / be / her background This is her background. 4. she / leave school / 1980 / train / clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals She left school in 1980 and was trained. and she wants to spend some years in England. 5.She / not / mind / look / children / and / good / housework. She does ‘ nt mind looking after children and she is also good at doing house work. 6.She