ĐINH THỊ MỸ HẰNG. LỚP ENG 117E PART I: CLAUSE ELEMENTS
I. Underline and name the clause elements. (2.5 marks)
1. There /are /many children /in the new park.
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2. My sister /is writing /her friends /some letters /in her room.
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3. The white cat /seems /the most beautiful/ one.
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4. They/ never keep/ their notebooks new.
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5.An old woman /is growing /some plants /in the garden.
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II. Write a sentence to describe each picture using the given words. (2.5 marks) Picture 1: Many people are discussing
together............................................. .........
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1/ .......................................................... A baby is Picture 2:
angry. ............................................... ...........
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.......................................................... baby/angry Picture 3 She is making cake for her
mother...............................................
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.......................................................... make/mother Picture 4 The man is giving money to homeless
person. ............................................. .....
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.......................................................... 2/5 give/ homeless person Picture 5
The children are playing in the
playground........................................ ...................
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PART II: Complete the e-mail reply using appropriate words or phrases ( 2 marks). From: Patty Gore To: Meghan Michaels
Subject: Invitation to Interview Sent: January 1, 2015 Dear Mr. Michaels,
As a result of your application for the position of Account Analyst, I would like to invite
you to attend an interview on January 10, at 9 AM at our office in Quincy, MA.
If the date or time of the interview is inconvenient, please contact me by phone (518-555-
5555) or email (tgunn@randall.com) in order to arrange another appointment.
We look forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Patty Gore From: Meghan Michaels To: Patty Gore
Re: Interview Invitation Sent: January 2 , 2015 nd
(1)Dear Mr. Gore!……………………
(2) I am writing in respone to your invitation to the interview on January 10.
Unfortunately, I have a professional certification exam scheduled for the same time. This
exam is held only twice a year, and I would have to wait until next July if I miss this one.
(3) If you don’t mind, could you reschedule the date for the interview?
(4)I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. (5) Thank you so much ! Meghan Michaels
PART III: Identify the types of essay and write thesis statements
I. Identify the types of essay ( 1.5 marks)
Topic 1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Giving children a lot of
money is not good for them. Support your answer with specific reasons and examples. Agreement/Disagreement .
Topic 2. What are the positive sides and negative sides of living in the countryside? Give
reasons and examples to support your opinions. 4/5
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Topic 3. It’s said that health is the most important to our lives? Explain the importance
of health to us? Use specific reasons and examples to support your explanations.
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II. Write thesis statement for each topic ( 1.5 marks)
Topic 1: People say that working in a big company is better than in a small one. What’s
your opinion about this? Use reasons and examples to support your argument.
In my opinion, working in a big company is better than in a small one because of the
following reasons. Firstly, the big company often ofter higher salary. Secondly, we work
in large space. Finally, we can meet a lot of people and make many relationship.
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Topic 2: Many people think that young people are smarter than old people, others think
old people are smarter than young people. Which opinion would you prefer? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer.
Personally, It is difficult to choice, but I think I would prefer to young people are smarter
than old people because of the following reasons. Firstly,nowadays everything
becomes modern, they can learn everything from a young age.
Secondly, they are very they are very flexible in many areas. Finally , they are so
young and their brains are very quick to deal with problems.
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