Exercise: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences

1. She is going to marry a ____ man next year and they’ll give birth to two children after getting married.

A. tall pretty English                                                          B. English tall pretty

C. tall English pretty                                                          D. pretty tall English

2. In the live show, Son Tung gave me some ____ cards, which made me so happy.

A. nice blue round             B. round blue nice             C. nice round blue              D. blue nice round

3. His sister is not only a (n) ____ singer but also a distinguished painter.

A. famous opera Italian                                    B. opera famous Italian

C. famous Italian opera                                    D. Italian famous opera

4. They collected a lot of ____ stamps to exhibit at Tuan Chau festival.

A. postage Australia valuable                                         B. valuable Australia postage

C. Australia valuable postage                                         D. valuable postage Australia

5. Although he is a ____ man, he is an expert at taking care of wild animals.

A. young Japanese silly                                     B. silly young Japanese

C. young silly Japanese                                     D. Japanese silly young

6. My husband extremely likes a ____ boat and has a passion for owing one.

A. splendid old model                                                       B. model old splendid

C. splendid model old                                                       D. old model splendid

7. My mother puts a (n) ____ seat in my house to relax at the weekend.

A. expensive wooden garden                                         B. wooden expensive garden

C. garden wooden expensive                                         D. wooden garden expensive

8. There are ____ chairs in the class for students to sit on.

A. blue metal five               B. five blue metal               C. metal blue five               D. five metal blue

9. It was a ____ journey with my boyfriend before we get married.

A. boring long train           B. long boring train            C. boring train long            D. long train boring

10.   Please give me that ____ bucket to take out the trash.

A. green new plastic          B. plastic green new          C. new green plastic          D. green plastic new

11.   That poor man used to live in a ____ house with two dogs and a cat.

A. big brick old    B. big old brick    C. brick old big    D. brick big old

12.   She was wearing a ____ dress to dine out with her family.

A. dirty old flannel             B. old dirty flannel             C. old flannel dirty             D. dirty flannel old

13.   Bring me the ____ bowl on that table to mix with pork.

A. round salt black             B. black round salt             C. round black salt             D. salt black round

14.   Look at that ____ ship! It is one of the biggest ships in the world.

A. huge wooden sailing                                    B. wooden sailing huge

C. sailing huge wooden                                    D. huge sailing wooden

15.   Pass me the ____ cups to have my sister clean them.

A. red big plastic                 B. big red plastic                 C. red plastic big                 D. plastic big blue

1.Mai.....English lesons on Wednesday anh friday every week
     A.have        b.has     c.is having        d.had
2.Mary is tall. She is.......than her sister
     a.pretty       b.prettier       c.more pretty      d.most pretty
3.The cinema is to the left........the art gallery
      a.on           b.in                c.to             d.of
4.I don't have.........homework to do at Tet
      a.many       b.a little          c.any          d.a
5........... games such as chess is a good exercise for out brain
      a.easy         b.healthy       c.outdoor        d.indoor
6.Don't eat.........much sugar! It isn't good for your health
      a.more        b.too               c.very              d.a lot

Read and answer the questions:

Hi, I'm Saki. I'm from Japan and I speak Japanese. But I can speak English too, because I learn it about my friend, Maryta. She from England. I meet her when I have a vacation to England. She is pretty, smart, kind, friendly and fast. She is in grade 6. In England have lots of delicicous food. I love England very much!

1. Why Saki can speak English?

2. Who is Saki's friend in England?

3. Are she tall and mean?

4. Why Saki love England?

 11. The ceiling is ______.

A. too high for me to reach B. too tall for me to reach

  C. so high for me reaching D. enough high of me to reaching

12. He goes to England_____.

A. so that he learns English B. so that he may learn English

  C. so to learn English D. so he learns English 

13. It was too late _____.

  A. to go for them to the party. B. for them to go to the party. 

C. because they go to the party. D. so they go to the party.

14. She hid the present______ _______.

A. so that the children wouldn’t find it      B. in order to the children not to find it

  C. for the children not find it                     D. in order that the children not to find it 

15. “ I tried to study English well. I wanted to get a good job.” means________.

A. I tried to study English well so that I can get a good job

B. I tried to study English well in order that I can get a good job

C. I tried to study English well to get a good job

D.I try to study English well in order that I can get a good job

16. “They whispered. They didn’t want anyone to hear them.” means _____.

A. They whispered in order to make anyone hear them

B. They whispered so that no one could hear them

C. They whispered to make everyone hear them

D. They whispered in order that make everyone hear them

17.  “We preserve natural resources. We can use them in the future.” means_____.

A. We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future

B. We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future

C. We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future

D. We preserve natural resources for fear that we can use them in the future

18. The teacher was explaining the lesson slowly and clearly_____.

A. to make his students to understand it

B. in order that his students can understand it

C. so as to that his students could understand it

D. so that his students could understand it

19. I am not _____ a car.

A. rich enough to buy B. too rich enough to buy

  C. too poor to buy D. enough rich to buy

20. _______ to go to the cinema.

A. it was late so that B. that it was late        C. it was too late    D. such too late

21. The piano was too heavy ______.

A. for nobody to move B. for nobody to moving 

C. for anyone to move D. for anyone to moving 

22. The school boys are in hurry ______ they will not be late for school.

A. so as to B. to C. in order that  D. for

23. He turned off the lights before going out _____ waste electricity.

A. so that not B. as not to            C. in order that not          D. so as not to

24. The film was ______ through.

A. too long for us to see B. very long for us to see it

C. too long for us seeing it D. too long enough for us to see

25. The coffee was _____ to drink.

A. so strong B. strong           

C. enough strong            D. too strong

26. I bought this new software _____ Chinese.

A. for learning B. learning C. to learn D. learned

27. Mary jogs everyday ______ lose weight.

A. so she can              B. so that she can         C. because she can         D. so that to

28. He was playing very softly¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_____________ he _____________ disturb anyone.

A. in order that / couldn’t B. so that / can’t C. so that / could  D. so/ can 

29. I sent him out of the room _________discuss his progress with his headmaster.

A. for                   B. in order to                C. so as            D. in order that 

30. He fixed a metal ladder to the wall below his window_____ escape if there was a fire.

A. to B. not to C. so as not D. so that

31. The police had barricaded the main street__________ prevent the demonstrators from marching through the town.

A. so as to B. not to              C. so as not to                 D. in order

32. They evacuated everybody from the danger zone_______ they _____ reduce the risk.

A. to/ could B. so that/ couldn’t C. in order that / can D. so that/ could

33. He sent his children to the school__________ get more knowledge.

A. for him to B. to for them        C. so as for them to      D. so that he could

34. The workmen left red lights near the hole__________ warn motorists.

A. to B. for them not to C. so for them to D. so 

35. I am learning skiing at an indoor school________ when I get to Switzerland.

A. to skiing B.  to ski            C. so as not to ski       D. so that I can’t ski

36. Keep my hens in a field surrounded by wire netting_____ I can protect them against the foxes.

A. to B. not to C. so as not to D. so that

37. I am saving up_________ buy a helicopter.

A. due to B. owing to C. so as to D. despite

38. He had the telephone installed in his car_________ his secretary to be able to contact him wherever necessary.

A. so that B. in order that C. so as to D. for

39. We built the roof with a steel slope________ the snow to slide off easily.

A. less B. in order that C. for fear that D. for

40. The notices are written in several languages__________  to understand them.

A. for no one          B. every one         C. so that every one can D. for every one

41. He chained up the lioness at night___________ could frighten anyone.

A. so that he B. in order that she C. for fear that she D. for her not to

42. The burglar cut the telephone wires____________  call the police.

A. so that he can B. in order that I could C. for fear that I D. for me not to

43. The manufacturers have made the taps of their new gas cooker very stiff _________ young children not to be able to turn them on.

A. so that             B. in order that they wanted         C. for fear that      D. for 

44. The policeman stopped the traffic every few minutes. He wanted the pedestrians to be across the road. 

 The policeman stopped the traffic every few minutes ____________

A. in order that the pedestrians can be across the road.

B. in order to the pedestrians  be across the road.

C. so that the pedestrians could be across the road.

D. so the pedestrians could be across the road.

45. I am putting the nets over my strawberry plants_______ the birds can eat all the strawberries.

A. so that               B. in order that                C. for not               D. for fear that  

46. We put bars in the lower windows____________ climb in.

A. so that every one could B. in order that no one

C. for fear that no one D. for no one to

47. Turn down the oven. We don’t want the meat to burn while we are out.

Turn down the oven___________________________________________

A. for the meat don’t burn while we are out.  

B. not for the meat  to burn while we are out. 

C. so as to the meat not burn while we are out. 

D. so that the meat can’t burn while we are out.

48. He telephoned from a public call-box. He didn’t want the call to be traced to his own address.

He telephoned from a public call-box___________________________________

A. less the call could be traced to his own address.  

B. in order that the call to be traced to his own address.

C. so the call can’t be traced to his own address.

D. so that the call could be traced to his own address.

49. We keep the spade in the house. There may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.

We keep the spade in the house_______________________________________

A. so that there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night. 

B. in order to there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.

C. so  to be a heavy fall of snow in the night.

D. so there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night. 

50. The debate on education has been postponed. The government wants to discuss the latest crisis.

The debate on education has been postponed_____________________________

A. in order that the government wants to discuss the latest crisis.

B. in order to the government wants to discuss the latest crisis. 

C. so that the government can discuss the latest crisis.

D. so the government wants to discuss the latest crisis.

Question 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.

            5. A. colourful   B. common     C. expensive          D. pretty                                          6. A. English    B. geography   C. Spanish           D. history

            7. A. article     B. adopt        C. amazing           D. around

           8. A. practical     B. compulsory      C. genuis      D. grammar