19.Nobody knows how people first came to these islands.they..............have sailed from South America.
D. had
A. might
C. should
B. must
20. She felt ill and
leave early.
C. had to
D. ought
A. has to
B. must
IV. WRITING: (2 pts)
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1pt)
29. When I came, he was reading a comic book.
→ While………………………………………………………………………………………..…
30. David is from England but he knows Vietnamese culture very well.
→ Although…………………………………………………………………………………..…..
31. Hoa loves attending social activities.
→ Hoa is fond……………………………………………………………………………….…..
32. Chinese cars are cheaper than Japanese cars.
→ Japanese cars ….……………………………………………………………………………….
Most students, in their own countries have had little opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first have the (1) .......... to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often (2) ............ great difficulty in understanding. I'll just mention three of the possible reasons for this.
First, it seems to students that English people speak very quickly. (3) ........., they speak with a variety of accents. Third, different styles of speech are used. For all of these reasons (4) ........... will have difficulty, mainly because they lack everyday practice in listening to English people speaking English.
(5) .............. can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Obviously, attend English classes and if a language laboratory is available, use it as (6) ............ as possible. He should listen to programs in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps, most important of (7) .................. , he should take every opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people.
In addition, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. The advice here will seem (8) .......... to follow but it's necessary. Firstly, he must simplify what he wants to say so that he can express himself reasonably and clearly. Secondly, he must try to think in English, (9) ............ translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English become automatic; using a language laboratory (10) ...listening to as much English as possible will help.
1, John was too ill to go to work
=>John was not
2, John had decided to be a nurse when he leaves school
=>John is
3,Olease tell me the price of this shirt and I will look at ot later
=>I'd like
4, Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice
=>It
5, Jane weighs as much as her sister
=>Jane is
6, That kind of Joke didn't amuse me
=>That.....give
TENSES & PASSIVE
She to Ho Chi Minh city last year.
A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went
Since we came here, we a lot of acquaintances.
A. have had B. had C. have D. are having
he playing football now?
A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is
Every morning, I often sit in my garden and to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
She school when she was six.
A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting
6 . When I came, an experiment _________in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
7. I will contact you as soon as I the information.
A. will get B. get C. got D. had got
If he's late again, I very angry.
A. am going to be B. will be C. would be D. am
A: “The phone is ringing” B. “ I it”.
A. answer B. will answer C. have answered D. will be answering
Yesterday, I for work late because I to set my alarm.
A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting
C. left / had forgotten D. had been leaving / would forget
By the time we _ to the train station, Susan for us for more than two hours.
A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting
C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait
While her brother was in the army, Sarah to him twice a week.
A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written
The Titanic the Atlantic when it an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
In the 19th century, it two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
Last night at this time, they the same thing. She and he the Newspaper.
A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading D. had not done / was cooking /read
16. After he his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
17. This exercise may__________ with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
18. This picture___________by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
RELATIVE CLAUSE
1. I couldn't remember the time there was no internet.
A. what B. who C. which D. when
2. The restaurant we had our dinner was the most expensive in this city.
A. where B. which C. when D. that
3. The top model about I was telling you is on TV now.
A. who B. which C. that D. whom
4. Are you the student mother called me yesterday?
A. whose B. who C. that D. when
5. Mary, has only been in Japan for 3 months, speaks Japanese perfectly.
A. that B. whom C. which D. Who
6. Who is your daughter? She is the child has long, straight hair.
A. whose B. who C. which D. when
7. I don't think my ex-girl friend will remember the day we saw each other for the first time.
A. which B. on which C. at which D. why
8. August is the month I always give my birthday parties.
A. which B. in which C. what D. why
9. The purse she had lost last week was found yesterday.
A. which B. what C. whose D. whom
10. The old lady _ we were travelling told us her life story.
A. of whom B. with whom C. whose D. whom
11. She says the exam, she took yesterday, was full of hard questions.
A. which B. of which C. whom D. of whose
12. I called my cousin, is a mechanic, to fix my car, was broken.
A. who/ which B. that/ all of which C. who/ all of which D. who/ what
13. My only blue tie, Richard wants to wear, is really an expensive one.
A. that B. whose C. which D. whom
14. This is the village my family and I lived for six years.
A. in which B. that C. on which D. in where
15. She is a famous actress everybody admires.
A. to whom B. whom C. to which D. of whom
16. The food I like best of all is pie alamode.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
17. Justine, parents live in Christchurch, has gone to Southampton.
A. whom B. which C. to whom D. whose
18. The old building was behind the local church fell down.
A. of which B. which C. whose D. whom
V+ to-V/V-ing
It takes me ten minutes to school every day.
A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked
We expect him tomorrow.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. will arrive
Would you mind not the radio on until I’ve finished with this phone call?
A. turning B. to turn C. being turned D. to be turned
Would you like to my birthday party?
A. coming B. come C. came D. to come
I tried the bus, but I missed it.
A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. caught
Everyday I spend two hours speaking English.
A. practise B. to practise C. practising D. practised
Tommy admitted the rock through the window.
A. throwing B. being throwing C. to throw D. to be thrown
He suggested a double railway tunnel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. that building
The children stopped games when their mother came home.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
I can’t go on here any more. I want a different job.
A. working B. to work C. work D. worked
My uncle has given up for 3 years.
A. to smoke B. smoking C. smoke D. smoked
Remember Lan a present because today is her birthday.
A. send B. sending C. to send D. sent
It’s not good to avoid the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer
Does Dr Johnson mind at home if his patients need his help?
A. to call B. to be called C. calling D. being called
We hope that the students themselves will enjoy part in the projects.
A. to take B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken
Your house needs .
A. redecorate B. redecorating C. redecorated D. to redecorate
Please wait a minute. My boss is busy something.
A. to write B. write C. wrote D. writing
It is no good sorry for yourself.
A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. Felt
COMPARISONS
Mr. Brown receives a prize than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was my mother.
A. more big than B. so big than C. as big as D. too big than
He is not tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
John’s grades are than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest
Deana is the of the three sisters.
A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
She speaks English as as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
Of the three shirts, this one is the ………………… .
A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
The baby’s illness is than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
Today is the day of the month.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than 10 He works more than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly
My book is as as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
I love you than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most
It’s to go by bus than by car.
A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper
That house is one on the street.
A. oldest B. the oldest 15. I can't cook as well as my mother does. | C. old | D. older | ||
A. My mother can cook better than I can. | B. My mother can't cook better than I can. | |||
C. My mother can cook well than I can. 16. My interview lasted longer than yours. | D. I can cook better than my mother can. | |||
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine. | ||||
B. Your interview was shorter than mine. Your interview was as long as mine. | ||||
D. Your interview was longer than mine. | ||||
TỔNG ÔN SỐ 2
Exercise 1: Find and correct one mistake in each sentence
When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football.
A B C D
After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
A B C D
What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
A B C D
When I arrived at the station, the train has already left. A B C D
Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school.
A B C D
She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. A B C D
After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner
A B C D
It’s the first time
turn from active into passive:
1.did the idea interest you
2.you must leave the bathroom tidy
3.you should water this plant daily
4.our neighbor ought to paint the garage
5.i have to return these books to the library
6.people know him well
7.you must dry-clean this shirt
8.someone will pay you in ten days
9.you can improve your health with more excercise
10.people must obey the law
11.the cleaner is going to clean the kitchen floor
12. someone is helping her with the hosework
13. a pickpockert robbed me
Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. Sue started to eat a low - carb diet two years ago.
→Sue has eaten a low carb diet for 2 years
2. Mai stayed home from school yesterday because she had a high fever.
→July had a high fever, so she stayed home from school yesterday
3. I like drinking tea after meal.
→I’m ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. How about going to see a volleyball game together?
→Why don’t we …………………………………………………………………………………….
5. It’s not good to stay up late to listen to music .
→ You shouldn’t……………………………………………………………………………………
6. Mark eats lots of sweets , so he’s becoming fat.
→ Because …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Although Nam likes fast food, he doesn’t usually eat it.
→ Nam likes ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. There are over two hundred stamps in Nam’s collection.
→Nam’s collection …………………………………………………………………………………..
9. It took him 3 hours to make this pottery vase .
→He spent…………………………………………………………………………………..
10. I began collecting stamps 2 years ago.
→ I have …………………………………………………………………………………..
18. Encourage children to eat …………………… food is very important. (health)
19. It’s not always true that rich people donate more…………………………. than poor people. (generous)
20. Mai has had a doll ……………... since she was five. (collect)
18. Encourage children to eat …………………… food is very important. (health)
19. It’s not always true that rich people donate more…………………………. than poor people. (generous)
20. Mai has had a doll ……………... since she was five. (collect)
30. Temple Festival/ is/ of/ Hung Kings/ Viet Nam/ a/ significant/ festival/.
……………………………………………………………………………….
31. is/ one/ of/ Drawing/ leisure/ her/ activities/.
…………………………………………………………………………………
32. addicted/ My/ to/ cartoon/ watching/is / brother/.
…………………………………………………………………………………
II. Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: (1.0 pt)
33. A computer works faster at calculus than a human being.
A human being……………………………………………………………….
34. Nowadays, people dress less traditionally than people in the past.
In the past, people…………………………………………………………….
Passive voice
73. How many people will they meet at the bus stop next month?
74. How much money have they given the boy this morning?
75. How many girls has she invited to the meeting recently?
76. How many bicycles can they sell to the customer in a day?
77. How many cats does Tom bring from the market?
78. How many pupils does Mrs. Lan teach every day?
Exercise 2 (NC): Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. This region ____ as the costliest place to do business. | ||||
A. often is referred to | B. is often referred to | |||
C. is referred often to | D. has often referred
| |||
2. The escaped prisoner is believed ________ on island. | ||||
A. being lived | B. to be living | |||
C. having lived | D. that living | |||
3. Everybody invited to their party was _____ | ||||
A. colorful dressed | B. colorfully dressing | |||
C. colorful dressing | D. colorfully dressed | |||
4. Did you paint it yourself or did you _______ it painted? | ||||
A. make | B. do | C. get | D. ask | |
5. Americans ____ to point at other people. | ||||
A. consider it rude | B. are considered it rude | |||
C. are considering rude | D. are considered rude | |||
6. All things _____, Professor Hawk is the best instructor I’ve ever had. | ||||
A. considered | B. to consider | C. considering | D. considerable | |
7. ____ aobut the good news. Sarah seemed to be indifferent. | ||||
A. In spite of exciting | B. In addition to exciting | |||
C. Because of being excited | D. In stead of being excited. | |||
8. It all _______ very quickly. I couldn’t even see the attacker’s face. | ||||
A. happens | B. happened | |||
C. was happened | D. had been happened | |||
9. Caroline_______ Spanish from a book. | ||||
A. teach | B. taught herself | |||
C. have been taught | D. was taught herself | |||
10. It’s two months since I _____ my hair cut. | ||||
A. had | B. have had | C. have | D. had had | |
11. A bridge should _______ here long ago. | ||||
A. have built | B. be built | |||
C. have been built | D. have been building | |||
12. This is a serious problem. I don’t know how _________. | ||||
A. can it solve | B. can it be solved | |||
C. it can solve | D. it can be solved | |||
13. My wallet has ________. It must ________. | ||||
A. disappeared/ be stolen | B. been disappeared/ be stolen | |||
C. been disappearing/ stolen | D. disappeared/ have been stolen | |||
14. “How old is this stone bridge?” “It ______ over 200 years old.” | ||||
A. believes to be | B. is believed to being | |||
C. is believed to be | D. was believed to being | |||
15. After _______, the man was taken to the police station. | ||||
A. being arrested | B. arresting | |||
C. was arrested | D. having arrested | |||
16. Twelve people are reported _____in an explosion at a supermarket yesterday. | ||||
A. to be injured | B. to have been injured | |||
C. to being injured | D. to having been injured | |||
17. The train _____ arrive at 9.30, but it was an hour late. | ||||
A. was supposed to | B. supposed to | |||
C. is supposed to | D. was supposing to | |||
18. Only later ____________. | ||||
A. were the facts all made public | B. did the facts all made public | |||
C. the facts were all made public | D. the facts all made public | |||
19. We hope to have the law __________ by December. | ||||
A. pass | B. to pass | C. passing | D. passed | |
