She had spoken English fluently by 1997
She had spoken English fluently by 1997
1. Combine the two sentences by using a relative clause. Some clauses need commas, some do not:
1. I bought a new typewriter. It cost me a lot of money.
2. Tom is one of my closest friends. He is very intelligent.
3. That woman óver there is a singer. She is talking with your father.
4. I went to see a doctor. He saved the life of my son.
5. Dr.John lost his position. He hasn't done his job well recently
6. She looked up at the stars. They were twinkling in the sky now.
7. I know some people. They live in London.
8. Mr. Tan is a teacher of English. He is wearing a blue shirt.
9. The man is Mfr. Tan. He is wearing a blue shirt
10. You can buy these things at Ben Thanh Market. The market is in the center of HCMC.
Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Huong went to Hanoi last week. She ________ there once a few years ago.
A. was B. was being C. has been D. is
2. I don’t study hard enough for the examination. I wish I __________ harder.
A. studied B. have studied C. study D. studies
3. I am a teacher, ___________?
A. amn’t I B. am I C. aren’t I D. aren’t we
4. Everything is expensive here, ________?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they
5. Every body likes to be independent, ________?
A. is he B. are they C. aren’t they D. don’t they
6. She rarely went to the cinema, _________?
A. did she B. didn’t she C. did they D. didn’t they
7. She _________ the cold climate.
A. used to B. get used to C. got used to D. has used to
8. She will buy a new house when she _________ a doctor in the future.
A. become B. becomes C. became D. will become
9. She ________ English fluently by 1997.
A. speak B. speaks C. has spoken D. spoke
10. She is bored _______ that film.
A. to B. at C. with D. on
11. He was surprised __________ her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day.
A. to B. at C. with D. on
12. She looks forward __________ seeing her husband coming back soon.
A. at B. on C. to D. with
13. The air is very _________ there. It isn’t good for your health.
A. sure B. pure C. polluted D. delighted
14. A dictionary is a __________ book.
A. research B. fiction C. reference D. catalogue
15. Football is my __________ sport.
A. like B. favorite C. loving D. hate
16. Going abroad is going to a _________ country.
A. familiar B. wonderful C. foreign D. economical
17. In Viet Nam, you must keep your car to the _________.
A. left B. right C. between D. middle
18. The train leaves at 12.30 and ________ to Liverpool at 16.30.
A. arrives B. finishes C. gets D. reaches
19. My son loves music. At the moment he _________ to play the piano.
A. learn B. learns C. will learn D. is learning
20. Our new house ____________ South.
A. faces B. fronts C. looks D. positions
21. I’m _________ my exams in two weeks.
A. giving B. making C. taking D. working
22. There is a night club in the town ___________ we don’t go there very often.
A. as B. because C. but D. since
23. He’s very fit. He ________ jogging every day.
A. goes B. does C. exercises D. plays
24. The Nile is the world’s ________ river.
A. long B. longer C. longest D. lengthy
25. Susan has been learning the piano __________ two years.
A. for B. from C. since D. during
26. Cambridge has a theater but it _________ got an opera house.
A. didn’t B. doesn’t C. hasn’t D. haven’t
27. He is very lonely. He doesn’t have _________ friends.
A. few B. many C. much D. some
28. They are getting married ________ the end of June
A. on B. in C. at D. during
29. I went by train. How did you ________?
A. go B. goes C. going D. gone
30. Mount Everest is the word’s _________ mountain.
A. high B. higher C. highest D. highly
31. The book was much more interesting ________ the film.
A. this B. then C. that D. than
32. The interview will ________ last for an hour.
A. may B. might C. probably D. could
33. She loves horses. She ________ riding every week.
A. goes B. does C. plays D. takes
34. I am going to a job _________ tomorrow.
A. arrangement B. appointment C. interview D. meeting
35. When you ________ him, give him my best wishes.
A. will visit B. would visit C. visit D. have visited
36. We prefer comedy ____________ tragedy.
A. than B. better than C. to D. better
37. He ran to the station to _________ the early train.
A. ride B. drive C. catch D. go
38. I had Mary _______ my clothes.
A. iron B. ironing C. ironed D. irons
39. I shall do the job to the best of my _________.
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
40. The woman said ”This carpet was made _________ so it is expensive”
A. by hand B. by the hand C. by hands D. by our hands
41. You are going to come to the party, __________?
A. aren’t you B. do you C. will you D. won’t you
42. His new house _________ West.
A. fronts B. faces C. looks D. positions
43. He came here by car. How did you _________?
A. goes B. going C. go D. went
44. A person who can’t speak and hear is called _________.
A. a character B. a deaf C. a blind D. a deaf-mute
45. Her room seemed warmer with a nice _______-- on the wall.
A. booth B. poster C. shelf D. curtain
46. My parents will _______ their wedding anniversary next month.
A. make B. celebrate C. remember D. promise
47. The meeting was _________ in the park last week.
A. revived B. held C. developed D. joined
48. If you don’t’ understand many words, you can ____ them up in the dictionary on the table.
A. look B. get C. find D. finish
49. The _______ in Viet Nam usually begins in December and ends in July.
A. football match B. football team C. football fan D. football season
Rewrite sentences without changing their meaning
1. They ran very quickly
They are.......
2. Reduce the amount of water your family uses or you will pay more for it
If you........
3. I suggest that we should save money for the poor in the region
I suggest.......
4. It's sunny, but she brings along a raincoat
Although.......
5. The teacher can't come to class today. She teaches us English
The teacher.......
6. She cooks very well
She is.....
7. Tom is very good at tennis
He plays......
. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets :
.1. Hoa ( get ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up at 6 o ' clock every morning
. 2 . Where is your mother ? – Maybe she ( cook ) . . . . . . . … . . . . . in the kitchen .
3 . She can ' t answer the phone because she ( take ) . . . . . . . . . a shower .
4 . Be careful ! The bus ( come ) . . . . . . .
5. The moon ( go ) . . . . . . . . . around the Earth
6.lan ( not have ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . many new friends in her new schoo
l 7 . We ( not drive ) . . . . . . . . . . . . to work every day . We ( go ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by bus .
8 Nam ( come ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Vinh but he ( stay ) . with his relatives in HCM city at the moment .
1 They haven't seen their uncle for ten years.
It ten years .........
2 This is the first time we have been to hanoi.
We..........
3 The last time I saw him was in 1997
I.........
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning
1. She cooks very well
She is....
2. They couldn't keep on clearing the beach because of heavy rain
They couldn't keep on clearing the beach because........
3. I bought a new typewrite. It cost me a lot of money
I bought a new typewrite......
4. Lan is one of my close friends. She is very intelligent
Lan is one of my close friends......
5. You are late. You lose your job
If.......
6. You study hard. You pass the final exam
If.......
7. Tom is very good at tennis
Tom plays........
8. You should take excercise regularly because that's the way to get fit
If............
9. The teacher can't come to class today. He teaches us English
The teacher..........
10. I suggest that we should save money for the poor in the region
I suggest.......
11. He plays soccer skillfully
He is......
12. This is the woman. She can help you with your housrwork
This is the woman.........
13. His mother didn't understand him so she was angry with him
Because......
14. "Let's go to the cinema tonight" Tom suggests
Tom suggests.....
15. Get up now, or you will be late for class
If......
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning
1. They are good at playing soccer
They play......
2. Because of the bad weather, we cancelled the trip
Because.......
3. Let's go out for a walk
I suggest......
4. The boy can't pass the test because he doesn't work hard
If........
5. I have written a letter for my Mom
A.........
6. People feed cows in the morning
Cows.......
7. The man is kind. He gave me some food
The man........
8. My sons learns English well
My son is.......
9. In spite of the bad weather, they went on a trip
Though......
10 We finished the test twenty minutes ago
We have......
11. Practise speaking English regularly, so your English will improve
If you......
12. I regret Marta isn't here now
I wish........
13. "Let's go to the swimming pool" Nick said
Nick suggested
14. She was hungry so she had a big lunch
Because.......
15. I was tired but I couldn't sleep
Although ...........
16. We can't afford energy saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive
We can't afford energy saving light bulbs ........
17. Turn off the light, or you will waste electricity
If you.......
18. Tom is very good at volleyball
Tom plays......
19. They are very clever workers
He works .......
20. They cooks very well
They are........
IV. Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning doesn't change:
1. You must finish these exercises before you go to school.
These exercises……………
2. The Browns do not have dogs anymore.
The Brown used…………..
3. I don't speak English as well as you do.
You used to speak…………………
4. Shall we have a quiet evening at home?
She suggests………………
5. The car is very small. We can't get all in...
The car is too…………..
1/.......these are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet is the most impotant celebration for Vietnamese people
a.because b..but c.althhoough d.as
2./.....it rained, the boys played football
a.Even b.Even though c.despite d.in spite of
3/......i heard the telephone ring, i did not answer
a.because b.only if c.even though d. so
4.She did not apologize.... she was anhour late
a.in spite of b.even though c.however d.because
5.......it was late, i decided to phone Brian
a.Despite b.in spite of c.however d.though
6.He went out without an overcoat ..... it was so cold
a.if b.although c.because d.since
7.Mr.Pitt still lives in a small flat..... having a lot of money
a.although b.even though c.in spite d.despite
8.Some English words have the same pronunciation..... they are spelled differently, for example, deer and dear
a.though b.unless c.since d.only if