B.

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

1. Odd one out.
1. A. celebration B. festival C. book D. holiday
2. A. meeting B. seeing C. visiting D. reunion
3. A. worship B. remember C. celebrate D. remind
4. A. ancestor B. father C. mother D. sister
5. A. boiled chicken B. spaghetti C. spring rolls D. sticky rice
2. Complete the table with appropriate verbs and nouns.
Verbs Nouns
1. Performance
Reunite 2.
Celebrate 3.
4. Preservation
5. Procession
sing 6.
7. Commemoration
8. Worship
9. Organization
act 10.

3. Complete the sentences with the following words.

biggest world moon cakes celebration ancestors
money made traditional reunion local
1. The of 1000 years of Thang Long was strongly impressive.
2. Quan ho singing has been recognized as a heritage.
3. In Vietnam, Tet is known as an occasion for family .
4. The people often perform a welcome dance when having visitors at the Cham Tower.
5. Vietnamese people often show their respect to their .
6. Tet is the festival in Vietnam.
7. Banh chung is of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and wrapped in green leaves.
8. Spring roll is one of the foods in Vietnam.
9. At Mid-Autumn Festival, children can dance, sing and enjoy .
10. Children often receive lucky during the first days of Tet.
4. Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
1. Pizza is a traditional dish.
A. Italian B. Italia C. Italis D. Italion
2. Glastonbury Festival is a festival in England.
A. modern B. famous C. family D. famulus
3. The Toronto International Film Festival is a film festival each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A. held B. hold C. perform D. shown
4. Festival has gathered millions of people from around the world each year.
A. attract B. held C. gathered D. collect
5. Vu Lan Festival is an occasion for showing to parents, ancestors.
A. reunion B. soul C. mind D. gratitude
6. On festival days, there are many people coming to land to find the belief, wishing for luck and
fortune.
A. Buddhist B. Buddhism C. Buddha D. Buddhistic
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7. The Yen Tu festival is organized since the 10 lunar month and for three spring months.
A. occurred B. happened C. longed D. lasted
8. According to the M'Nong's custom, the New Rice is usually held in the evening.
A. occasion B. ceremony C. holiday D. vacation
5. Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to complete the sentences.
1. a lot of troubles of the past year, people tend to forget them and hope for a better upcoming year.
A. although B. despite C. even though D. because
2. Tet holiday is for people to visit their relatives and join festivals, everybody needs to well dress.
A. therefore B. if C. because D. when
3. Most children love Tet they can also receive lucky money.
A. moreover B. while C. because D. therefore
4. Tet is a long holiday. , it is the largest festival in Vietnam.
A. therefore B. moreover C. while D. if
5. Long couldn't buy ticket. , he cannot return home for Tet.
A. so B. because C. therefore D. if
6. Spring comes, it's also time to celebrate many festivals.
A. while B. when C. because D. although
7. We celebrate our traditional festival each year, it's very costly.
A. although B. despite C. in spite of D. therefore
8. I was very lucky to participate in the White Nights I was in Russia.
A. when B. if C. moreover D. therefore
9. Mai has been living 10 km away from Huong Pagoda, she has never been to Huong Pagoda Festival.
A. in spite of B. despite of C. although D. despite
10. the romantic beauty of the land with mountain inside the city, Da Nang attracts a great number of
tourists each year.
A. although B. if C. thanks to D. because
6. Fill each blank with an appreciate word or phrase in the box.
a) Passage A
ancient landscapes choose
terraced ethnic along
Many visitors (1) to visit the stone plateau of Ha Giang. There are many beautiful and amazing
(2) with the zigzag mountainous path (3) the edges of mountains, the (4) mountainous
town beside the market of the people in (5) group in the cloud and fog. Ha Giang is also beautiful
for plum and peach flowers blossom as well as the colorful (6) field.
b) Passage B
destination island animals
known of beach
Phu Quoc is newly (1) as the biggest tourism (2) in Vietnam with the peaceful white sand
(3) from North to South along with the 99 mountains and hills and plentiful plants and (4) .
Being compared to the sunshine heaven, Phu Quoc is always the perfect (5) for the people who love
discovering and experiencing the dreaming beauty (6) the nature.

7. Connect each pair of sentences with an appreciate conjunctive adverb in the box to make compound
sentences.
however therefore moreover because although when
1. The tickets are very expensive. There are many people buying the tickets.
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2. Tet is the greatest festival in Vietnam. Vietnamese people love Tet.
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3. Children wear their new clothes on the first days of Tet. They can also receive lucky money.
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4. Children like Mid-Autumn Festival very much. They can sing, dance, and eat moon cakes.
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5. She isn't a Buddhist. She eats as a vegetarian.
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6. She wants to enjoy the Tomatoes Festival in Spain. She is at the age of 20.
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D. READING
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
Vu Lan Festival
Being the second largest annual traditional festival of Vietnam right after Tet Holiday, Vu Lan is widely
celebrated throughout the country - among businesses, families, and other institutions. This festival takes
place on the 15th day of the seventh month in Lunar Calendar.
The festival is originated from a legend. A Buddha's disciple named Muc Kien Lien saw that his mother
was suffering from hell's tortures. Following Buddha’s advice, on the seventh full moon of the year, Muc
Kien Lien gathered monks and devotees and pray with them for his mother's relieve. Hence, this festival is
to express gratitude and appreciation towards ones parents (especially mothers) and also help ancestors' lost
souls find their way back to earth.
On this day, people visit pagodas and temples to worship ghosts and hungry spirits through offering
food, clothes and other items, and releasing animals like birds or fish. Apart from that, they give presents
and flowers to their parents to show their appreciation and gratitude.
Questions
1. What is the topic of the above text?
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2. What is considered as the second largest annual traditional festival of Vietnam right after Tet Holiday?
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3. When does Vu Lan Festival take place?
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4. What did Buddha's disciple named Muc Kien Lien see?
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5. Following Buddha's advice, what did Muc Kien Lien do on the seventh full moon the year?
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6. Is this festival to express gratitude and appreciation towards ones’ parents (especially mothers)?
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7. How does this festival help ancestors' lost souls?
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8. Where do people often visit on Vu Lan Festival?
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9. To worship ghosts and hungry spirits, what do people often do?
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10. To whom do they give presents and flowers to show their appreciation and gratitude?
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2. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Yen Tu Festival
The Yen Tu festival is organized since the 10th lunar month and lasted for three spring months. After
ceremonies are held in the base of the mountain, there are thousands of people to Dong pagoda built on the
peak of Yen Tu. The way to Yen Tu peak is tortuous curling under the ancient trees, through the forest of
bamboo, etc.
With the average time of 3 hours climbing, people will come to Dong pagoda. Coming to the Dong
pagoda, people would feel relief like coming to the magical land.
 There are many pagodas, towers, etc. on the way to the Yen Tu peak. They are hidden under the ancient
trees, or right in the clear part of the space, in the cloud like the fairy tale. Moreover, when coming to Yen
Tu, visitors feel like coming to the Heaven's gate to raise the cloud. The East side is Ha Long Bay with
thousands of islet like the chain of pearl. The South part is Haiphong city with the Da Bach, Bach Dang
Rivers like the silks. The West part is the rich delta of Hai Duong province, Bac Ninh province. And the
North part is full of mountains. All could encourage a pride and excitement in the happiness of the
conqueror.
On festival days, there are many people coming to the Buddhist land to find belief, and wish for luck
and fortune. Somebody come to show the respect for the ancestor or just come to witness the beauty and
peaceful atmosphere. Many oversea Vietnamese come to Yen Tu to find the humanity values. There are also
many foreign visitors knowing Yen Tu to be the religious, historical and ecological destination of tourism.
Questions
1. What is the topic of the above text?
A. Dong pagoda B. Yen Tu peak C. Buddhist land D. Yen Tu festival
2. When is the Yen Tu festival celebrated? (on Lunar calendar)
A. January B. August C. September D. October
3. Where do people go after participating in ceremonies held in the base of the mountain?
A. Dong pagoda B. Dong temple C. mountain D. Yen Tu pagoda
4. How long do people spend climbing to Dong pagoda on average?
A. 1 hour B. 1 hour a haft C. 2 hours D. 3 hours
5. What will you can see on the way to the Yen Tu peak?
A. pagoda B. towers C. A&B D. nothing
6. What is on the East side of the Yen Tu peak?
A. Hai Phong B. Ha Long Bay C. Hai Duong D. Bac Ninh
7. What is on the North part of the Yen Tu peak?
A. mountains B. thousands of islet C. silks D. Bach Dang river
8. What do people often do on festival days?
A. find the belief B. wish for luck C. wish for fortune D. All are true
3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. How long does the Yen Tu festival often last?
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2. What does the word "they" on line 7 replace for?
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3. What can be encouraged in the happiness of the conqueror when he comes to the Yen Tu peak?
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4. What do many oversea Vietnamese do when coming to Yen Tu?
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5. What is Yen Tu considered by many foreign visitors?
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WRITING
1. Rewrite the sentences by using the words given.
Besides 1. Vietnamese people often clean out their homes before the New Year. They hope to get rid of
the past year's bad luck.
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However 2. To be lucky in the New Year, people often buy new clothes. They get a fresh haircut.
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Because 3. We spend about four days to prepare for Tet. We think we need more time.
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Although 4. Mai feels strongly excited about the amazing atmosphere on the festival. She sometimes feels
it too noisy.
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Although 5. Nga is cleaning her house. Her mother is preparing some traditional foods.
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2. Reorder the sentences.

1. meet/ most/ to/ families/ gifts/ exchange/ have/ traditional/ and/ a/ meal.
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2. homes/ decorated/ are/ apricot/ with/ peach/ blossom/,/ ,and/ blossom/ kumquat.
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3. not/ children/ are/ fight/ encouraged/ during/ to/ or/ cry/ Tet.
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4. many/ new year's tree/ families/ front/ plant/ a/ house/ in/ of/ the.
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5. after/ meal,/ the/ the/ family/ people/ many/ local/ Vietnamese/ pagoda/ attend/ ancestors/ to/ worship.
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6. Glastonbury/ the/ an/ is/ Festival/ exciting/ festival/ music.
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7. hope/ Vietnamese/ people/ that/ person/ the/ first/ to/ enter/ their/ generous/ house/ is/ a/ kind-hearted/ and.
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8. festival/ people/ before/ a/, /prepare/ to/ their/ decorate/ house/ flowers/ with/ colorful.
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2. Combine two sentences.
1. The bus arrived. We were talking. (when)
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2. We missed the bus. We were so late. (because)
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3. The hare was sleeping. The tortoise was running. (while)
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4. Tam worked very hard. Her stepmother wasn't satisfied. (although)
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5. The festival costs too much money. We won't celebrate the festival. (if)
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Make questions for the bold words.
Ex: 0. Moon cake is a typical cake in Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is a typical cake in Mid-Autumn Festival?
1. Mid-Autumn Festival is known as a festival for children.
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2. The Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated on the 15th day on the 8th lunar month.
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3. Traffic jam often happens here because there are so many vehicles on the street at rush hour and the road is so
narrow.
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4. Yen Tu Festival is so fantastic and meaningful.
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5. New-rice Festival is often held in Vietnam annually.
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6. People often organize Hoa Ban Festival in Spring.
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1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. strike B. stripe C. sprite D. spring
2. A. food B. book C. goods D. cook
3. A. custom B. bus C. cushion D. custard
4. A. puzzle B. pizza C. dizzy D. buzzer
5. A. taboo B. bamboo C. candle D. captain
2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress is places differently from the rest.
1. A. invitation B. celebration C. tradition D. information
2. A. custom B. invite C. greeting D. manner
3. A. happen B. finish C. preserve D. practice
4. A. England B. Australia C. America D. Japan
5. A. interesting B. surprising C. exciting D. embarrassing

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR.

1. Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences.
1. is a day for students to express their love and esteem to their teachers.
A. Teacher's day B. Children's day C. Women's day
2. Vietnamese people always eat at the Mid-Autumn festival.
A. Chung cakes B. birthday cakes C. moon cakes
3. Tet holiday is a special occasion for especially people living far from hometown.
A. a family gathering B. a family reunion
C. a family party
4. Children receive from adults on the first days of Lunar New Year.
A. good money B. new money C. lucky money
5. In tradition, often do household chores and take care of children while go to work for
earning money in Vietnam.
A. men/women B. women/men C. woman/man
6. Vietnamese people often live in which normally consists of more than three generations in a roof.
A. an extended family B. a nuclear family C. a typical family
7. Giving gifts at Christmas is not in Vietnam.
A. a popular occasion B. a good chance C. an original tradition
8. is a celebration to show respect and esteem to the elderly.
A. Longevity B. Birthday C. Wishing
9. In Vietnam, a smile is like a silent to reply when getting a praise.
A. "sorry" B. "thank you C. "excuse”
10. When meeting adults who are older than you, you should greet them by .
A. saying hello B. bowing slightly C. smile
3. Write the correct form of the verbs.
1. Worshipping (take) place regularly on particular days, such as festivals and the death day of the
ancestor.
2. "Banh Chung" (be) a traditional and irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people in the Tet Holidays.
3. The convention of giving "li xi (have) its roots in the folklore about the ogre called Tuy.
4. Adults (give) red lucky pockets to children as a token of luck and best wishes.
5. South Koreans prefer (do) business with people with whom they have a personal connection.
6. Thais generally (use) first rather than surnames, with the honorific title Khun before the name.
7. Traditionally, children (live) with their parents until marriage.
8. The extended family (provide) both emotional and financial support.
9. The British (exchange) gifts between family members and close friends for birthdays and Christmas.
10. It is the custom for Polish (applaud) when the plane (land) .
4. Give the correct form of words in the brackets.
1. There is a of giving presents at Christmas. (customary)
2. It is to celebrate the elders' birthday for longevity wishing. (custom)
3. In America, fish and chips is a dish. (tradition)
4. There is a custom that children leave teeth under their pillow for the tooth fairy in many Western
(cultural)
5. According to the tradition, wedding can involve five parties in some parts of the Middle East.
(celebrate)
6. children cover their tummy button when they hear thunder. (Japan)
7. Customs and traditions of a country are from those of others. (differ)
8. Follow the tradition of giving gifts when being to a house for meals, parties and celebrations.
(invitation)
II. Connect each pair of sentences, using the conjunction or conjunctive adverb given in brackets.

1. The weather in India is rather hot all year round. You shouldn’t wear shorts or sleeveless shirts when visiting a
pagoda. (but)

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2. Lim Festival is the festival of “Quan Ho” singing. It is also space for various folk games. (moreover)

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3. People believe that the first person who visits their home during Tet holiday may determine their fortune for the
whole year. The person who sweeps the floor on the first three days of this festive occasion might sweep away the
wealth. (however)

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4. Lion dances are held when opening a new company, or connecting an activity. These dances are believed to bring
good luck and prosperity and drive away evil. (because)

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5. You come and visit a Chinese family. You should bear in mind not to give an odd number of presents. Odd
numbers are considered unlucky in China. (if; because)

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VII. Combine the sentences to complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.

1. The building is very old. He lives there. (where)

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2. I will tell you something. You didn’t know it before. (which)

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3. I’ll never forget the day. I met you then. (when)

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4. It was cold. However, Tom still went swimming. (although)

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5. John is very sad. He fails the final exam. (because)

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6. He never left the house. He had been born there. (where)

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7. I met the man. He works in a bank. (who)

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8. Here are the letters. They arrived this morning. (which)

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9. My grandfather is very old. He is still young at heart. (although)

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10. Tom gets a lot of money. He works hard. (because)

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II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.

1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food. He was very poor. (because)

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2. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well. (so)

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3. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.
(however)

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4. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy mooncakes. Every child likes it very much.
(therefore)

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5. The water is highly polluted. We cannot swim in this part of the river. (because)

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6. Mr. Minh is admired. He dedicates all his life to protecting environment. (since)

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7. Give me a ring. You’ll hear some news. (when)

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8. The TV program will end. I’ll do my homework. (after)

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9. I’ll go to work. I’ll have a bath. (before)

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10. She’ll in Paris. She’ll visit friends. (while)

II. Read and complete the passage with words in the box.

spring kept celebrate traditional

Because Therefore served However

Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ......................... Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty
(2) ......................... foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken,
(3) ......................... rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices,
wrapped in green leaves; (4) ......................... this cake needs a lot of preparation. This cake can be (5) .........................
for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to
worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. (6) ......................... sausages are difficult to make,
people often buy them from famous suppliers. (7) ........................., sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to

prepare and must be (8) ......................... immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.

III. Rewrite the sentences using “should/ shouldn’t”.

1. Don’t touch this switch.

 This switch .......................................................................................................

2. It isn’t a good idea for you to put so much salt in the soup.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

3. It isn’t a good idea for you to drink so much alcohol.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

4. Don’t trip over the step into the kitchen.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

5. You can’t park here because it’s a restricted area.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

6. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier?

 I should have been ...........................................................................................

7. Don’t lean against the newly-painted wall.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

8. Don’t smoke too many cigarettes.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................

9. Children are advised to go to bed early.

 Children should ................................................................................................

10. You had better not to stay up late.

 You shouldn’t ...................................................................................................