TEST YOURSELF

Exercise 9. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1.  A lot of people cried at the end of the film because it was very moving.

A. The film made a lot of people cried. B. Nobody that watched the film will ever forget it

C. The film was very moving so a lot of people cried at the end of the film.

D. The film was very moving that a lot of people cried at the end of the film. .

2.  Quang is very good at acting. He is a famous actor.

A. Quang is a famous actor and he is very good at acting. B. Quang, a famous actor is very good at acting.

C. Quang, very good at acting is a famous actor.              D. Quang very good at acting, a famous actor

3. People should ride bicycles to keep the environment.

A. Bicycles should be ridden to keep the environment.     B. Bicycles should ridden to keep the environment.

C. Bicycles should ride to keep the environment.   D. Bicycles should not ridden to keep the environment.

4.  He drives more carelessly than he used to.

A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.                 B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.              D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

5.  No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.  B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.

C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.  D.Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.

6.  No one in the class is taller than Dave.

A. Dave is taller student in the class.                      B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.

C. Dave is the taller student in the class.                D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

7.  People hold a lot of cultural activities in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

A. A lot of cultural activities is hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

B. A lot of cultural activities is held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

C. A lot of cultural activities are hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

D. A lot of cultural activities are held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

8. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

A. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.B. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.D. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

Exercise 14. Rewrite sentences.

1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

=> In spite of_________________________________________________

2.  Mary went to school although she was sick.

=> Despite____________________________________________________

3.  Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

=> Despite____________________________________________________

4.  I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.

=> I used ________________________________________________

          5.  There were some trees in the field, but now there aren’t any.

=>  There used_______________________________________________ 

Exercise 12. Choose the correct adjective.

1.  I was disappointing/disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.

2.  Are you interesting/interested in football?

3.  The football match was very exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.

4.  I didn’t find the film funny. I was not exciting/excited.

5.  Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?

Exercise 13. Find the mistakes and correct.

1. Laura used to rode to school last year.                                                          

2. While we were on holiday, we spending most of our time sightseeing.      

3. Paul listened to his iPod, so he didn’t hear the doorbell ring.                        

4. We watch the Titanic for two times.                                                       

5. Helen paint a picture for an hour.    

Exercise 11. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Large cities often have problems that small towns and rural areas do not have. Two of the biggest problems are heavy traffic and the pollution that cars create. Of course. Traffic problems and pollution are not only found in big cities. However, the higher populations and larger number of cars on the roads in cities can make the problems happen more often and with more noticeable effects.

One of the most common traffic problems the large cities have is congestion. As the  population of a city increases, so does the number of cars on the road. Cities cannot always improve the number and size of their roads and highways to keep up with the number of cars. The result is traffic congestion, or traffic jams.

When traffic jams happen, cars that are stuck in the congestion continue to run their engines. This creates pollution and is a big problems. Pollution causes health problems for the people in cities and also hurts the environment.

1. Where do traffic problems and pollution frequently happen?

A. small towns                B. rural areas         C. big cities                     D. remote villages

2. According to the passage, what causes traffic congestion in big cities?

A. A lot of city dwellers                     B. Too many cars on the roads

C. Careless drivers                             D. Less traffic signs on the streets

3. The high number of cars is caused by_________ 

A. urban planning                              B. traffic congestion

C. environmental pollution                 D. the population

4. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. Only big cities have the problem of pollution.                                

B. Traffic jams cause pollution

C. Pollution is a major problem in big cities.                   

D. Pollution causes health and environmental problems

Exercise 10. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people (1)        Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive (2)                   parties, festivals and glamorous dances.

     The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the (3)              event.About3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium (4)            for the event. Judges award a (5)     to the most spectacular group of dancers.

1. A. believe                   B. regard              C. consider           D. hope

2. A. with                       B. in                     C. of                     D. at

3. A. four days                B. four-day           C. fouth day          D. four-days

4. A. built                       B. build                C. to build             D. building

5. A. result                     B. price                 C. respect             D. prize

Exercise 9. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1.  A lot of people cried at the end of the film because it was very moving.

A. The film made a lot of people cried. B. Nobody that watched the film will ever forget it

C. The film was very moving so a lot of people cried at the end of the film.

D. The film was very moving that a lot of people cried at the end of the film. .

2.  Quang is very good at acting. He is a famous actor.

A. Quang is a famous actor and he is very good at acting. B. Quang, a famous actor is very good at acting.

C. Quang, very good at acting is a famous actor.              D. Quang very good at acting, a famous actor

3. People should ride bicycles to keep the environment.

A. Bicycles should be ridden to keep the environment.     B. Bicycles should ridden to keep the environment.

C. Bicycles should ride to keep the environment.   D. Bicycles should not ridden to keep the environment.

4.  He drives more carelessly than he used to.

A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.                 B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.              D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

5.  No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.  B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.

C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.  D.Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.

6.  No one in the class is taller than Dave.

A. Dave is taller student in the class.                      B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.

C. Dave is the taller student in the class.                D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

7.  People hold a lot of cultural activities in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

A. A lot of cultural activities is hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

B. A lot of cultural activities is held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

C. A lot of cultural activities are hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

D. A lot of cultural activities are held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

8. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

A. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.B. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.D. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

Exercise 8.  Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to

complete each of the following exchanges.

1. Mai: How about playing football on Saturday, Lan?

Lan:  A. Great idea!        B. Thanks.            C. Yes, I am.         D. No, I don’t .

2. Lan: “Would you like to go to the Diwali festival tonight with me?” 

Mai: “  ___________”

A. No, I am not     B. Thank you. See you    C. Yes, I’d love to D. Not at all. Thanks 

3. “How far is it from your house to the cinema?”    “  ___________”

A. Is there a cinema from here?                     C. Yes, it’s very far.

B. No, it isn’t.                                                 D. Two kilometers

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:

1. The film (make)____________ for many years.

2. We (eat)_____________ a big meal this morning.

3. John (win)____________ the Oscar for the best actor last year.

4. Jill always (take part in)____________ Rock festival.

5. We (do)_____________ for the project of this film since last year.

6. The Water festival (hold)__________  next month.

7. He (drive)____________ to work every day.

8. Listen to those people! What language ___________they (speak)_____________?

Exercise 5. Match the word in column A with B to find the pairs of closest meaning words.

Exercise 6. Give 4 forms of verbs