Exercise 2. Complete the text using the words in the boxes.

inches

screen

weight

storage

tablet

The new (1) ________ is available on the market. A user needs to pay about one thousand dollars to get this flat computer. There are many choices of (2) ________ for different uses. The highlight of the device is its big (3) ________. The display is eleven (4) ________. You can feel its (5) ________ when you get your hands on it for that size.

aliens

UFO

huge

terrified

disappeared

Some farmers told the local newspaper that they were (6) ________ by what they saw. They were working on the farm when they saw a(n) (7) ________ object flying across their farmland. They believed that it was a(n) (8) ________. Some of them even said they also saw (9) ________. After that, the disk-shaped flying object (10) ________ in the dark sky.

fast food

unhealthy

calorie intake

overweight

blood pressure

These days, more and more teenagers are becoming (11) ________ due to a lack of exercise and (12) ________ food choices. Teenagers' busy studying schedule doesn’t leave much time for exercising. In addition, school canteens offer more (13) ________ but lack healthy options on their menus. This can lead to other health problems, such as high (14) ________, heart damage and obesity. To solve this problem, schools could offer more physical education periods or sports clubs to encourage exercise. Teenagers should also try to eat a healthy diet and reduce (15) ________. With a healthy lifestyle, teenagers can avoid becoming overweight.

stilt house

locals

decorate

folk

gong

Last Tết, I had an enjoyable trip to Đắk Lắk, a province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. To learn about the culture of the local people, I stayed at a homestay. That was my first time to stay in a (16) ________. It was beautiful. It took the owner a month to (17) ________ it for the celebration of Tết. The (18) ________ were friendly and pleasant. It was like home. I got to eat traditional food while watching (19) ________ dancing. I learned to sing some famous (20) ________ songs, too. They were interesting. I can't wait to come back for more.

Exercise 6. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets using the Past Continuous or the Past Si...