Exercise 7:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence.
1. I didn’t liked my new boss.
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2. Water is boiling at 100 Degree Celsius.
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3. Helen comed home late last night.
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4. Does your husband loves football?
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5. What did you saw at the cinema?
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6. My parents are looking a new house at the moment.
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7. This city is once the capital of my country.
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8. The news this evening were interesting.
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9. Where you went for your last holiday?
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10. There is always a few customers’ complaints every month.
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1. My husband and I take turns cleaning ___ the kitchen depending ____ who gets home from work earlier.
A. away / to B. from / in C. up / on D. with / for
2. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work.
A. at B. with C. for D. in
3. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.
A. release B. stop C. end D. melt
4. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
A. stand B. understand C. write D. interrupt
5. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.
A. talk B. quit C. continue D. stop
6. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
A. sit B. stand C. lie D. point
7. If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary.
A. find its meaning B. write it C. draw it D. note it
8. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A. blowing B. watering C. preventing D. watching
9. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.
A. educating B. taking care of C. homemaking D. giving a birth
10. I don't know whether I'll go out tonight. It depends ________ how I feel.
A. in B. at C. on D. over
ll. Combine each pair of sentencees into one,using defining relative clause 1.The woman was away on holiday.l wanted to meet her 2.we khow many people.they are studying and working in Ho Chi Minh city 3. The boy broke the window of the storage.he was punished. 4.kate told me a story.l didn't believe it at all 5.there are many workers and tricks,lorries,vans,...at the construction site.they are all in a hurry 6.that is the hospital.l like its service very much
Supply the correct tense of the verbs
1. She (live) with her grandmother when she was young.
2. I (not hear) what you said because I (think) of my project
3. She (walk) to work yesterday because her motorbike (be) broken.
4. What (you/do) when I (phone) you?
5. He (read) a book when he suddenly (hear) a big noise next door.
6. He (walk) in Hai Ba Trung street when he (see) his mother in the café
7. They (watch) this film many times before they (write) a report on it
8. She first (meet) her husband in a store in New York
9. What (you /do) before you (move) to Gia Lai?
10. Mai (be) busy last Monday, so she (not attend) the meeting
When I arrived at the railway station, he had got _______ the train to Hanoi.
A. to
B. in
C. on
D. off
WORD FORM
1. I've got a lot of ___________ but only a few of them are really good friends. (acquaintance)
2. Our relationship is based on _________ not love. (friend)
3. One of the most important qualities for true friendship is ____________ (constant)
4. Everyone feels great ________ fro the victims of the attack. (sympathize)
5. A dog is capable of great ________ to its master. (loyal)
6. A selfish person is _________ of true friendship. (capable)
7. Jane showed great ________ for the new project. (enthusiastic)
8. His strange behavior made the police _________ (suspicion)
9. The soldiers swore their _________ to the King. (loyal)
10. He felt _________ - when everyone kept looking at him. (embarrass)
11. Good ________ ensures the success of the party. (prepare)
12. I'm thinking of having a small family _______ - when our cousin Helen comes to visit us. (gathe r)
13. There have been a lot of ________ activities so far this year. (culture)
14. We were delighted by the wonderful ________ of the local people, (hospitable)
15. He loved Mona for her honesty, her modesty and her _______ (selfish)
16. They were extremely ________ to my plight. (sympathy)
17. Let me know if you see any one acting _________ (suspicion)
18. Business leaders gave an ________ welcome to the proposal. (enthusiasm)
19. The school appeared essentially ________ since my day. (change)
20. A lot of teenagers make Bi Rain their _______ (idolize)
21. The task needs the skills of a suitably ________ engineer. (experience)
22. Would you mind if I asked you some ________ questions? (person)
23. I'm _______ sorry for being late again. (extreme)
24. I think it's _________ of the police to use unmarked cars. (sneak)
25. Rap is a kind of music which is very popular with ________ (teenage)
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage.
sides
for
noisy
during
with
kinds
depressed
as
nearby
sunrise
When I think of my neighborhood I get (1)……………… . For one thing it is in a crowed street (2) ………… many tall storeyed buildings on both (3). ………………. One can not see the (4) ……………… or sunset when one lives in this street. It is always crowed and (5) ……………… but for the small hours of the night. All (6) ……… of vehicles move about the street, especially in the morning and (7) ……………… office hours. These vehicles raise continuing, loud, unpleasant noise. (8) ……………… the road is well- tarred there is not dust. There is a school and a department store (9) ……………… . The school children add to the crowd and noise of the place. Very often they encroach upon the road for there is no proper playground for them. Having lived in this neighborhood (10) ……………… quite a long time, I long for the rural atmosphere which the poets have sung so much about.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. “Is that car Japanese”? – “Yes, ________is”.
A. that B. this C. It D. they
2. “ Are you Nick and Julia?”- “Yes, ________are”.
A. they B. you C. we D. there
3. “ Are Helen and Mike from Australia?”- “ No, ______aren’t”
A. they B. we C. you D. he
4. I’m Irish.________family is from Dublin.
A. Your B. My C. Our D. We
5. My parents are very rich. That’s_________new Mercedes.
A. their B. his C. her D. us
6. “ What’s ____address?”- “ I live at 33 Marston Street”.
A. your B. his C. my D. you
7. He’s from Brazil. He’s __________
A. Brasilian B. Brazilan C. Brazilian D. Brazilians
8. I have two_____________
A. mouses B. mouse C. mices D. mice
9. Mary__________meat. She’s a vegetarian.
A. isn’t eating B. doesn’t eat C. not eat D. don’t eat
10. In my country, it often__________a lot in the winter.
A. snows B. is snowing C. snowed D. snow
11. Don’t make______________
A. noises B. noisy C. noise D. noisily
12. We’ll be in London_____________Christmas.
A. in B. at C.on D. to
13. My mother often tells me to study__________
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A. hard B. hardly C. good D. bad
14. People in my country are very warm and__________
A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly D. friends
15. How are you?
A. very good B. very fine C. very badly D. so so
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. He don’t care about other people.
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2. Tom and Mary is very helpful.
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3. Peter cook very well.
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4. He works for his company’s father.
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5. They are nice mans.
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6. My aunts doesn’t like cooking.
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7. When I’m thirsty, I drink a lot of waters.
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8. My favourite day are Saturday and Sunday.
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9. Our parent don’t live far from us.
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10. She have to work 6 days a week.
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B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. Over fifty thousand people live in Clarkson.
2. The Clark River is a big river.
3. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson.
4. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers.
5. The sports team plays on Saturdays.
6. There is a large park in Clarkson.
7. Many new people come to Clarkson to live.
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8. Clarkson is now so big that it's a city.
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Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions
Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Selena. She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too. We attend a very big school near Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school subjects. Our favorite lessons are Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is very good at volleyball. She plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We always get up at a half past six and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. They live next door to us, so after school we always do our homework, walk our dogs and play together. Our classes start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at the same hospital. Our fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies. On Mondays, Selena has violin class and I have piano class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she practices volleyball at the school’s gym and I play tennis in our school court. Friday is my favorite day because Selena stays overnight with us. On the weekends, we usually go to the movie theater or have a picnic if the weather is good. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but she is like a sister to me.
1. Where is their school?
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2. What are their favorite subjects?
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3. What do they do after school?
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4. Do their fathers work in the same company?
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5. Why is Friday Tina’s favorite day?
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C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. father/ drink/ four/ cup/ coffee/ morning/.
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2. brother/ be/ lawyer/ for/ big/ company/.
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3. you/ study/ another/ language/?
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4. boyfriend/ have/ good/ job/.
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5. I/ often/ have/ sandwich/ lunchtime/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. Her friend’s father works in Germany.
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2. My father visits me twice a week.
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3. Peter’s brother plays sports after work.
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4. They go to school by bus.
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5. It takes me 10 minutes to go to work everyday.
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I. Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps. (2.0 points)
Vietnam is in the South- East Asia. It has (1) __________ of beautiful mountains, rivers and beaches. There are two long
(2) _______ in Vietnam: the Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the South. The Mekong River is the (3)
_________river in the South- East Asia and of course it is longer (4) ______the Red River. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and
flows to the Bien Dong. Phanxipang is the highest mountain in Vietnam. It’s 3,143 meters high. Vietnam also (5) ______many
nice beaches such as Sam Son, Do Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.
1. A. a lot of B.lots C. lots of D. lot
2. A. river B.lakes C. streams D. rivers
3. A. longest B.the longest C. longer D. the longer
4. A. then B.than C. to D. that
5. A. have B. has C. to have D. having
They made us (work) __________ all day.
She pretended (not see) __________ me yesterday.
I let him (go) ________ early as he wanted ( meet) _________ the teacher.
My parents wanted me (take) __________ French courses , but I couldn’t.
The teacher told me ( come) __________ earlier.
Don’t ask me ( help)_________ you. I’m very busy now.
When you come out of the lift, you will see 2 doors, a red one and a blue one. My door is ________ blue.
A. An
B. 0
C. a
D. the