I.     Fill in the gaps with some, any, no or one of their compounds.

0.   A: Is ...anything... the matter with Dawn? She looks upset.

      B: She had an argument with her friend today.

1.   A: I think .................................................... is trying to break into that house.

      B: You're right. We should call the police.

2.   A: We've got .................................................... time to make a cake before the party!

      B: I'll go out and buy one then.

3.   A: I’m thinking of moving to London.

      B: Really? My boss has a house .................................................... near London.

4.   A: It was very busy in town today.

      B: I know. There was hard.................................................... to park.

5.   A: I suppose I should make .................................................... for dinner.

      B: I'll help you if you like.

6.   A: What's on TV tonight?

B: I looked in the TV guide. There’s hard.................................................... good on tonight.

7.   A: Do you like living in Brighton?

      B: Yes, but .................................................... will ever mean as much to me as my home town.

8.   A: Did you have a good holiday in England?

      B: Yes. There was hard .................................................... rain all week.

9.   A: Did you call Sarah this evening?

      B: Yes, but ....................................................was at home, so I left a message on the answering machine.

I.     Fill in the gaps with some, any, no or one of their compounds.

0.   A: Is ...anything... the matter with Dawn? She looks upset.

      B: She had an argument with her friend today.

1.   A: I think .................................................... is trying to break into that house.

      B: You're right. We should call the police.

2.   A: We've got .................................................... time to make a cake before the party!

      B: I'll go out and buy one then.

3.   A: I’m thinking of moving to London.

      B: Really? My boss has a house .................................................... near London.

4.   A: It was very busy in town today.

      B: I know. There was hardly .................................................... to park.

5.   A: I suppose I should make .................................................... for dinner.

      B: I'll help you if you like.

6.   A: What's on TV tonight?

B: I looked in the TV guide. There’s hardly .................................................... good on tonight.

7.   A: Do you like living in Brighton?

      B: Yes, but .................................................... will ever mean as much to me as my home town.

8.   A: Did you have a good holiday in England?

      B: Yes. There was hardly    .................................................... rain all week.

9.   A: Did you call Sarah this evening?

      B: Yes, but ....................................................was at home, so I left a message on the answering machine.

II.    Fill in the gaps with a few or a little.

0. A: Hurry up Brenda; I need to use the phone!

      B: OK. Just give me .... a few...... more minutes.

10. A: Shall I add some milk to your tea?

B: Yes, please but just ....................................

11. A: It’s a lovely day. Let’s have a picnic in the park.

B: Great idea! I’ll pack .................................... sandwiches and some drinks.

12. A: Is Mr. Roberts in?

B: Yes. He arrived .................................... while ago.

13. A: Have you got many CDs?

B: Only ....................................       

14. A: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you need anything?

B: Yes, .................................... carrots for the vegetable soup.

IV. Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a
grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three
extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A. invented

B. designed

C. discovered

D. planned

E. first

F. early

CALENDARS
These days, everybody uses calendars to note important dates like birthdays, but when did we start
measuring time?
Until recently, experts believed that people in the Near East made the 1) ………………..……. calendar
5,000 years ago. However, they then 2) ………………..……. an ancient site in Scotland from over
10,000 years ago. At the site, there were 12 holes in the ground. Scientists think that people
3) ………………..……. them to track the movement of the Moon and measure time. It’s an exciting discovery because it shows that people had calendars many centuries ago.

Exercise 5:  

Fill the gaps and correct form of a phrasal verb from the box to complete the sentences.  

1. Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to .... it in the dictionary. 

2. She’s ....  it....   and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.  

3. Can you  ... your name, telephone number and email address   in the book, please? 

4. My hotel was amazing and it  .... all my expectations. 

5. Mark was born in the East End, but he....   in the West End. 

6. The guide ....  us ...  the historic parts of the city. 

7. He doesn’t know why she  ....his invitation to the party. 

8. Vinh is very friendly. He .....  most of my friends. 

9. We are all  ..... seeing our grandparents again. 

10. Miss Hang....   the Music....   and went to bed because it was quite late. 

Exercise 6. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets. 

1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. (LOOK) 

_____________________________________________________________________________. 

2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. (GIVE) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. (UP) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. (GREW) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

5. His business is going badly – he’ll have to stop doing it soon. (CLOSE) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. (GET) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.  

1. I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop.  

→ I‟m looking _________________________________________________________________  

2. We invited a pop star to the chat show, but he didn't arrive. 

→ The pop star ________________________________________________________________  

3. He misbehaved in the class so the teacher asked him to go out. 

→ The teacher asked ____________________________________________________________  

4. The artisans carved figures of lions and unicorns on the top of the box.  

→ Figures ____________________________________________________________________  

5. Don't leave the computer on when you leave.  

→ Turn ______________________________________________________________________  

6. They wanted to apologize for their behavior: that‟s why they paid for dinner.  

→ They paid for dinner in order ___________________________________________________ 

 7. When I was a child, I usually went to the local park every Saturday afternoon. 

 → When I was a child, I used _____________________________________________________ 

 8. Their teacher is making them study hard.  

→ They ______________________________________________________________________ 

. Underline the correct preposition and fill in the gaps with the –ing form of the verb in brackets

19.  It was difficult for Laura to get used to / with ……………………………………. (live) in a foreign country,

20.  David is looking forward about / to ……………………………………. (travel) across Asia this summer.

21.  In addition of / to ……………………………………. (clean) his room, Bob also did the washing-up.

22.  Peter is accustomed to / in ……………………………………. (work) long hours in the office.

23.  There’s no point in / about ……………………………………. (ask) me again - I’ve made up my mind.

24.  Lisa admitted to / in ……………………………………. (wear) her sister’s top without asking.

25.  What’s the use of / with ……………………………………. (paint) the house if we are going to sell it soon?

26.  As well as / with ……………………………. (raise) money for children, the charity offers advice to parents.

VII/ FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE PREPOSITION: IN, ON, AT , OF ,FROM …………

1. She will be here …………………………………Christmas.

2. I received a letter …………………………………my friend yasterday.

3. She usually goes swimming …………………………………Sunday morning.

4. He does volunteer work ……………………………………..a local hospital.

5. He lives …………………………26 Tran Phu Steet …………………………….Ha Noi.

VII/ FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE PREPOSITION: IN, ON, AT , OF ,FROM …………

1. She will be here …………………………………Christmas.

2. I received a letter …………………………………my friend yasterday.

3. She usually goes swimming …………………………………Sunday morning.

4. He does volunteer work ……………………………………..a local hospital.

5. He lives …………………………26 Tran Phu Steet …………………………….Ha Noi.

VIII. CHOOSE THE WORD THAT HAS THE UNDERLINED PART PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY:

1. a.happy b.character c.fat d.classmate

2 a.teacher b.pleasure c.please d.meet

3 a.character b.christmas c.childern d.school

4 a.tomorrow b.brown c.now d.how

5 a.slim b.thin c.smile d.visit

Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Ella is very______________and gets along well with everyone. ( friend )

2.Please be_____________with those vases. Don't break them. ( care )

3.Alisa is so______________. She talks too much in class. ( talk )

4.We had a lot of ______________at Sandra's party. ( funny )

5.Keep yourself______________by eating well and exercising regularly. ( health )

6.We are going to Han River to watch fireworks__________________. ( complete )