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Trang 2 / NUMPAGES Câu 14[NB]. Grandpa was passionate about gardening, so he spent hours planting and caring for his vegetables. A. suitable for B. bored with C. aware of D. interested in Choose the correct answer that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part. Câu 15[NB]. After practicing pronunciation, I immediately noticed an improvement in my speaking skills. A. directly B. slowly C. commonly D. easily Câu 16[NB]. Grandpa remembered the day he found his lost childhood toy buried in the backyard. A. prevented B. explained C. forgot D. limited Write the correct form of the words in brackets. Câu 17[NB]. I am confident in speaking English thanks to the [.............................]of my teacher. (encourage) Câu 18[NB]. Sharing stories around the dinner table creates a(n) [.....................]connection among family members. (emotion) Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Câu 19[NB]. I practice reading aloud [.......................]my pronunciation and fluency. (improve) Câu 20[NB]. We would [.............]our grandparents during school holidays when I was a child. (visit) Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions. Câu 21[NB]. My parents would to plan road trips across the country, and we would explore new cities and attractions along the way. A. would B. across C. explore D. attractions Câu 22[NB]. Lan helps with household chores due to she wants to help her mom with daily tasks. A. with B. due to C. to help D. daily tasks Câu 23[NB]. Dad turns off the grill to cook delicious barbecue for our family gatherings. A. turns off B. to cook C. for D. gatherings Câu 24[NB]. After presenting my project in class, I reached feedback from my teacher on how to improve my pronunciation. A. presenting B. in class C. reached D. to improve Read the article and choose the correct answer. Learning English as a second language can be challenging. English has many rules and exceptions. It comes from many cultures and languages. Likewise, English (25)____________ from many languages. Words from Romance languages follow one set of rules. Words from Germanic or Slavic languages follow other rules. Grammar rules are challenging (26)____________ when they come from many different places. Furthermore, how words are pronounced and how letters are combined can change depending (27)____________ whether they're used as a verb in the past tense or as another part of speech. Consider the various ways to say "read" and the meaning behind each pronunciation.