B. EXERCISES
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. polluted B. played C. earned D. died
2. A. laughed B. learned C. cleared D. arrived
3. A. reduce B. release C. forest D. process
4. A. price B. spicy C. centre D. factory
5. A. loud B. neighbour C. hour D. discount
6. A. plates B. cakes C. mates D. places
7. A. heritage B. giant C. garden D. village
8. A. minority B. miss C. bill D. convenience
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. A volcano in the South Pacific _________ violently last Saturday.
A. caused B. flooded C. erupted D. blew
2. The tsunami _________ hundreds of homes on some small islands.
A. built B. burned C. destroyed D. trembled
3. This forest provides a habitat for hundreds of _________ of plants and animals.
A. styles B. species C. families D. collections
4. Some people say that protecting the environment is the government’s _________.
A. responsive B. responsible C. responsibly D. responsibility
5. _________ is a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope.
A. Drought B. Flood C. Landslide D. Tornado
6. Shopping centers attract lots of _________ during the sales season.
A. customers B. habitats C. products D. disasters
7. In this shop, there is a wide _________ of decorative products that customers can buy before Christmas.
A. range B. sale C. convenience D. access
8. It would be very hard to _________ a natural disaster without the help of advanced technology.
A. foretell B. predict C. imagine D. concentrate
9. Don't worry. I _________ a leave of absence for you tomorrow.
A. will take B. take C. takes D. taking
10. A: “Can you make a list of what we should do to reduce littering at our school”?
B: “_________”.
A. Certainly B. Thank you C. Yes, I’d love to D. I don’t know
11. A: “What can I help you, sir?” – B: “_________”
A. That’s great! B. I’d like to exchange this calculator. This one doesn’t work.
C. I am busy D. Are you the boss of this shop?
12. Mr. Lam: “Over 1,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan last year.”
Huong: “_________”
A. It was an earthquake B. That’s awful
C. Are you from Afghanistan D. How do you do?
13. Nga was watching TV while her sister _________ the piano.
A. is playing B. was playing C. will play D. plays
14. The flight to London _________ off in five minutes.
A. will take B. takes C. took D. was taking
15. _________ kites in the park at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon?
A. Were you flying B. Are you flying
C. Did you fly D. Will you fly
16. I _________how to use computer until my father taught me.
A. don’t know B. didn’t know C. know D. won’t know
17. We should recycle single-use products instead _________ throwing them away.
A. on B. to C. of D. in
18. After the tornado occurred, many people _________ all their valuable property.
A. lost B. loses C. lose D. losing
19. My mother is very good at _________, so she can purchase goods at cheaper prices.
A. bargaining B. reducing C. talking D. selling
20. I had no idea about the dangers of tsunamis _________ I saw the film.
A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till
21. _________he heard the warning of the tornado, he went searching for his children.
A. During B. As soon as C. While D. Where
22. It is _________ easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it.
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
23. We _________ lunch in a restaurant in Japan when the whole building _________ to shake.
A. had - started B. were having – started
C. were having - was starting D. had - was starting
24. Thousands of people ________ shelter, food and water after a storm ________ the villages.
A. were needing - was striking B. need - was striking
C. need - struck D. needed – strikes
25. Earthquakes _________ every day in the world, but they _________ only a small percentage of natural disasters.
A. happened - made up B. are happening - are making up
C. happen - make up D. are happening - make up
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. The new hotel __________ next year as announced.
A. is opened B. will be opened C. is opening D. opens
2. Shopping at the shopping center is _______. It has almost everything you want there.
A. difficult B. time-consuming C. cheap D. convenient
3. His friend is never sad. He’s ____________ happy.
A. sometimes B. always C. never D. rarely
4. James is ____________ sick, so he almost never sees a doctor.
A. sometimes B. always C. often D. rarely
5. What time _______ the bus _______ tomorrow?
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A.2. D.
3. C.
4. C.
5. A.
6. D.
7. B.
8. B.
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. C.2. C.
3. B.
4. D.
5. C.
6. A.
7. A.
8. B.
9. A.
10. A.
11. B.
12. B.
13. B.
14. A.
15. C.
16. B.
17. C.
18. A.
19. A.
20. C.
21. B.
22. A.
23. C.
24. D.
25. C.
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. What time ___is ____ the bus ____leaving___ tomorrow?
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. polluted B. played C. earned D. died
2. A. laughed B. learned C. cleared D. arrived
3. A. reduce B. release C. forest D. process
4. A. price B. spicy C. centre D. factory
5. A. loud B. neighbour C. hour D. discount
6. A. plates B. cakes C. mates D. places
7. A. heritage B. giant C. garden D. village
8. A. minority B. miss C. bill D. convenience
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. A volcano in the South Pacific _________ violently last Saturday.
A. caused B. flooded C. erupted D. blew
2. The tsunami _________ hundreds of homes on some small islands.
A. built B. burned C. destroyed D. trembled
3. This forest provides a habitat for hundreds of _________ of plants and animals.
A. styles B. species C. families D. collections
4. Some people say that protecting the environment is the government’s _________.
A. responsive B. responsible C. responsibly D. responsibility
5. _________ is a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope.
A. Drought B. Flood C. Landslide D. Tornado
6. Shopping centers attract lots of _________ during the sales season.
A. customers B. habitats C. products D. disasters
7. In this shop, there is a wide _________ of decorative products that customers can buy before Christmas.
A. range B. sale C. convenience D. access
8. It would be very hard to _________ a natural disaster without the help of advanced technology.
A. foretell B. predict C. imagine D. concentrate
9. Don't worry. I _________ a leave of absence for you tomorrow.
A. will take B. take C. takes D. taking
10. A: “Can you make a list of what we should do to reduce littering at our school”?
B: “_________”.
A. Certainly B. Thank you C. Yes, I’d love to D. I don’t know
11. A: “What can I help you, sir?” – B: “_________”
A. That’s great! B. I’d like to exchange this calculator. This one doesn’t work.
C. I am busy D. Are you the boss of this shop?
12. Mr. Lam: “Over 1,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan last year.”
Huong: “_________”
A. It was an earthquake B. That’s awful
C. Are you from Afghanistan D. How do you do?
13. Nga was watching TV while her sister _________ the piano.
A. is playing B. was playing C. will play D. plays
14. The flight to London _________ off in five minutes.
A. will take B. takes C. took D. was taking
15. _________ kites in the park at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon?
A. Were you flying B. Are you flying
C. Did you fly D. Will you fly
16. I _________how to use computer until my father taught me.
A. don’t know B. didn’t know C. know D. won’t know
17. We should recycle single-use products instead _________ throwing them away.
A. on B. to C. of D. in
18. After the tornado occurred, many people _________ all their valuable property.
A. lost B. loses C. lose D. losing
19. My mother is very good at _________, so she can purchase goods at cheaper prices.
A. bargaining B. reducing C. talking D. selling
20. I had no idea about the dangers of tsunamis _________ I saw the film.
A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till
21. _________he heard the warning of the tornado, he went searching for his children.
A. During B. As soon as C. While D. Where
22. It is _________ easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it.
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
23. We _________ lunch in a restaurant in Japan when the whole building _________ to shake.
A. had - started B. were having – started
C. were having - was starting D. had - was starting
24. Thousands of people ________ shelter, food and water after a storm ________ the villages.
A. were needing - was striking B. need - was striking
C. need - struck D. needed – strikes
25. Earthquakes _________ every day in the world, but they _________ only a small percentage of natural disasters.
A. happened - made up B. are happening - are making up
C. happen - make up D. are happening - make up
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. The new hotel __________ next year as announced.
A. is opened B. will be opened C. is opening D. opens
2. Shopping at the shopping center is _______. It has almost everything you want there.
A. difficult B. time-consuming C. cheap D. convenient
3. His friend is never sad. He’s ____________ happy.
A. sometimes B. always C. never D. rarely
4. James is ____________ sick, so he almost never sees a doctor.
A. sometimes B. always C. often D. rarely
