I. Complete the sentences using the coordinating conjunctions from the box.
so but or and
1. You can go to the concert with me,..........she could not go to the university
2. The first season of Vietnam Idol aired in 2007,..........the fourth season aired in 2012
3. American Idol began in 2002,..........quickly became grandest entertainment series with viewers in the hundreds of millions
4. He was a gifted composer,..........he had to suffer poor health
5. The actress did not finished secondary school,..........she could not go to the university
II. Cobine each pair of sentences, using the coordinating conjunctions.
1. The concert was cancelled at the last minute. We had to stay home
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2. The artist played passionately and skillfully. At the end of his performance, he got the hearty applause from the audience
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3. You can go with us to the event. You can stay home watching TV
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4. His voice is beautiful. His performance is not skillful
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5. He is talented singer. He has prestige and responsibility
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III. Using the ending: ing, ed, ful, less
1. The volunteer student are..................in teaching English in my school (interest)
2. Thank you much for your..................advices (use)
3. Peter is very..................with his new house (disappoint)
4. I felt asleep because the lecture was so..................(bore)
5. Look at that little girl! He's..................(mother)
Ex2 Combine each pair of sentences , using a relative pronoun .
1 , The girl is my cousin . She chatted with you yesterday .
2 , The man is very kind . He spent 15 minutes measuring our kitchen
3 , The architect designed these flats . He has moved to HCM City .
4 , The young boy is naughty . He rides an expensive motorbike.
5 , I'm reading the book . I bought it in 1996
6 , Do you know the man ? he is sharing the flat with me .
7 The young man is Ba's brother . he is talking to our teacher.
8 . We visited the monument . It was built a hundred years ago
9 , The boys are interestd in the game . It is a popular game all over the world
10 You have no need to tell me the reason . You are often late for work for that reason.
11 We visited the people . They are homeless after the flood .
12 . I don't lkethe films . They have unhappy ending
13 I know the man . His son broke your windows .
14 The girl is very kind . Her parents work with me .
15 The village has around 200 people . The majority of them are farmers
16 . She hasn't eat anything . This makes her parents worried .
17 Mr . Pike is excellent . I am taking his course
18 Shakespeare wrote plays . People have enjoyed them for four centuries
Ex1: Fill in gap in the sentences below with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. It is predicted that over the next few decades many species will die ___ as once fertile areas turn ___desert.
2. I object ___ being kept waiting. Why can't you be ___ time?
3. She still can't get ___ the shock___ her baby's death.
4. The monitor is responsible ___ our form-master ___ the class.
5. Those workers are ___ difficulty because wage increases cannot keep up ___ inflation.
6. He was absent ___ work yesterday because he was ill. We are ashamed ___ his behavior.
7. Due ___ the rain, they had to postpone the match___ the next day.
8. He is very keen ___ English, but he is not good ___ listening.
9. I was brought ___ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents has pass ___
10. He is very worried ___ his new job because he is not quite prepared ___working.
X.Error correcting:
1.I have invited Tom to the party but I don’t think he is coming.
2.There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.It will rain.
3.You look tired.I am getting something for you to drink.
4.Pele was famous with his powerful kicking and controlling the ball.
5.In the 17th World Cup , the final match was among Brazil and Germany.
6.Language is not necessarily the private proverty of those who uses it .
7.I wonder why the Engish are driving on the left-hand side of the road.
8.If the question were not so difficult I will be able to answer it.
9.He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field.
10.If I were you, I didn’t buy that old house.
11.I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon.
12. Before doing important something, I often ask for the useful advice from my grandparent.
13. Lots of people believe that when they set out for an important occasion, they should avoid cross the path of a woman.
14. Superstitions has existed in all human societies throughout history.
15. I guess the bride and groom will be happier if they don’t have to waste money in unnecessary things.
16. Wedding consists the proposal ceremony, the engagement ceremony and the wedding ceremony.
Rearrange the words / phrases to make meaningful sentences:
1. smartphone/ this/ the/which/is/I/ given/years/was/2/ago
2. friend/live/with/my/I/dear/is/quite/who/hardworking
3. Tom/is/the/girl/that/you to/want/to/introduce
4. she/ worse/is/nurse/the/homeland/Mexico/is
5. could not/ he/his/partners/persuade/which/his/was/failure
Fill in each blank with the correct from of the word given in the brackets .
1. The book is so ....... (interst) that he has read it several time
2. When he was young , he went fishing with his father ............ (occasion)
3. They are ........... (satisfy) with their daily life
4. The streets are always ............. (crowd) with vehicles at rush hours
complete the following sentences with the conpound adjectives in exercise
1. We have to produce..............machines so that everybody can use them
2. To me, learning a language is a...................process
3. Do not talk with that................dog. It can't hear you
4. This river is only.................. You can walk across it
5. That is a..............exam. All cities have to hold it
6. These goods are............... We don't need to pay any extra money for them
7. That............car is John's. He's crazy for white
8. He's just a.............man. He never changes his way of doing things enven though it may not work
9. I'. feeling................, especially whẹn thề Tết holiday is around
10. Look at that.....................lake. The water's never been in this color before. How gorgeous!
1. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
A. He is not rich enough to buy the car. B. He is not rich enough to buy a car.
C. He is not rich enough to buy car. D. He is rich enough to buy the car.
2. I wish I _______ more time to study before last exam.
A. could have B. had C. had had D. have had
3. Students from lower income families are less likely to continue their______.
A. education B. educational C. educationally D. educate
4. We all hope ________the coming national examination.
A. passing B passed C. to pass D. pass
5. People have made a lot of conservation efforts ________rare and endangered animals.
A. save B. in order to save C. so that to save D. saving
6. He didn’t apply for the job and I _________.
A. didn’t too B. wasn’t either C. didn’t neither D. didn’t either
7. He was late for work __________heavy traffic.
A. because of B. although C. because D. despite
8. She __________ her mother with the household chores at present.
A. is helping B. helps C. has helped D. helped
9. I suggest _______James to dinner tonight.
A. invite B. invited C. to invite D. inviting
10. We got a porter ___________ our luggage upstairs.
A. carry B. to carry C. carrying D. carried
11. I got the secretary ________ my report yesterday afternoon.
A. type B. to type C. typed D. typing
12. Minh plays the guitar better than Hoa.
A. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as well as Minh. B. Hoa plays the guitar the best.
C. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as good as Minh. D. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar well.
13. I asked her ___________
A. if she felt well B. where did she go last night
C. whether she can help me D. shouldn’t say such a thing.