IX. Complete the sentences:

1. A plane ticket from Ha Noi city to Đà Nẵng city is more expensive than a bus ticket.
   → A bus ticket to Đà Nẵng city is not as expensive as a plane ticket.

2. I have an English class tomorrow. It finishes at 5 p.m.
   → I have an English class tomorrow until 5 p.m.

3. Sewing is Hoa's favorite activity in her free time.
   → Hoa enjoys sewing in her free time.

4. Andy likes playing soccer. He doesn't like going swimming.
   → Andy prefers playing soccer to going swimming.

5. He didn't think carefully when doing the Math exercises, so he made lots of mistakes.
   → Because he didn't think carefully when doing the Math exercises, he made lots of mistakes.

6. People will hold Mid-Autumn Festival on September 10th, 2025.
   → Mid-Autumn Festival will take place on September 10th, 2025.

X. Fill in the blanks with the best answer (A, B, or C):

1. The country is more beautiful than a town and (1) A. pleasant to live in. Many people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage (2) C. built in a village so that they can go there whenever they have time.

2. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not different (3) B. with one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly (4) B. comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so (5) D. close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can't find in the village shop.

XI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C):

The passage is about:

• B. strategies to deal with stress

How many hours of sleep a day do teens need?

• A. 8 to 10

How much time should teens spend on daily exercise?

• A. At least an hour.

Teens may talk about their problems to:

• C. someone they trust

Teens can feel better when they:

• B. get closer to nature