4. The orchestra will give a concert ____________ the anniversary celebration.
A. at B. of C. to D. for
Choose the underline word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. Tim is at the same age as Hoa.
2. At recess, the students practice to play basketball.
3. Do you know how much a banana cost?
4. The teacher says Ba will be a famous artist in one day.
5. Some boys are playing marble in the school yard at recess.
6. Some students are playing games as blind man's buff and catch.
7. Mai learns how to use a computer in her scientific class.
8. I'd love coming to your birthday but I'm much too busy.
9. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
10. People are living longer so there are more and more many old people.
đặt câu hỏi
1/
she jogs 5 kilometers a day
2/
it's about 200 meters from my school to the post office
3/
the dictionary is 2000000 dong
4/
i'd like some local stamps and a phone card
5/
tim is my pen pal in england
6/
i need a phone card to phone my parents
7/
mr. viet is a farmer
8/
lan often goes to the library in her free time
9/
my mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment
10/
nam likes playing soccer after school
Bài 1: Bài tập về các thì
1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not/ work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not/ be)
really that good then.
3. As I (pass/ want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to
London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not/ enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the
world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin/ already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not/ be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you (see/ can), I (become) a real London fan already.
Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being
C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open
C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______.
A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken
C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
Rewrite each of the following sentences. Keeps the meaning the same.
1/ We find carving eggshells interesting in our free time.
> It is _________________ in our free time.
2/ It is a great hobby to swim because it keeps us fit.
> Swimming _________ because it keeps us fit.
3/ My mom finds watching films on TV boring.
> Watching films on TV ____________.
4/ What do you think about making pottery ?
> How ____________ making pottery ?
5/ I think ice - skating difficult for Vietnamese people.
> I find _________ for Vietnamese people.
the words in the box into two groups.
walked looked stopped acted wanted disappointed
volunteered bored convinced terrified appeared laughed
amazed fascinated starred washed shocked interested
/t/ /d/ /id/
II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. loved B. liked C. wished D. gripped
2. A. safely B. pavement C. animation D. female
3. A. bored B. amazed C. excited D. enjoyed
4. A. filled B. opened C. played D. wanted
5. A. ended B. shocked C. laughed D. missed
III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. A. tired B. exciting C. bored D. exhausted
2. A. film B. cartoon C. cinema D. comedy
3. A. director B. editor C. actor D. comedy
4. A. science fiction B. animation C. documentary D. romantic
5. A. shocking B. acting C. entertaining D. exciting
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. The movie on TV last night made me .
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom
2. I was to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
3. We were with the latest film of that director.
A. Satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfactory D. satisfied
4. They were very disappointed her acting.
A. of B. with C. in D. on
5. Lets go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you'll find the film .
A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting
6. Mr. Beans Holiday is a film - I was laughing from beginning to end.
A. hilarious B. violent C. scary D. moving
7. We are really about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
8. The film was so . However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
9. We found the plot of the film .
A. bored B. boring C. interested D. acting
10. The cinema changed completely at end of 1920s.
A. an – the B. the - a C. a - the D. the - the
11. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening nobody in my family liked it.
A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so
12. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early being very tired.
A. despite of B. in spite of C. although D. because
13. I thrillers to action films.
A. like B. prefer C. would rather D. enjoy
14. We like the film very much. The are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.
A. characters B. acting C. style D. action
15. A is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. Horror B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
II. Choose the correct word.
1. We were all (horrifying/horrified) when we heard about the disaster.
2. It’s sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money.
3. Are you (interesting/interested) in football?
4. I enjoyed the football match. It was quite (exciting/excited).
5. It was a really (terrifying/terrified) experience. Afterwards everybody was very
(shocking/shocked).
6. I had never expected to be offered the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it.
7. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really (disgusting/ disgusted).
8. Do you easily get (embarrassing/embarrassed)?
III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.
1. This film made a strong on me. IMPRESS
2. Have you ever seen this comedy? It’s really . FUN
3. The film was though they spent millions of SUCCEED
dollars making it.
4. I love action films. The/re very . EXCITE
5. Big Ben Down is about a group of who take TERROR
control of Big Ben.
6. We were with the service at the cinema. SATISFY
Everything was terrible.
7. There are always cowboys in a . WEST
8. The film is a big . It is boring from DISAPPOINT
beginning to end.
9. A drama is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays ACT
and generally.
10. The film is about two hijackers who to blow THREAT
up the plane.
IV. Choose the correct word.
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. It’s sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I was offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/astonished progress.
8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amusing/amused.
9. Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?
10. He’s one of the most boring/bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says
anything interesting/interested.
V. Complete the sentences. Use “although” + a sentence from the box.
I didn’t speak the language
I had never seen her before
It was quite cold
I’d met her twice before
he has a very important job
we don’t like them very much
the heating was on
we’ve known each other a long time
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
2. , I recognized her from a photograph.
3. She wasn’t wearing a coat .
4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party .
5. , I managed to make myself understand.
6. , the room wasn’t warm.
7. I didn’t recognize her .
8. We’re not very good friends, .
C. WRITING
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
Because of
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
Despite
4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
In spite of
5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
Because of
6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
Despite
7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
Despite
8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
Although
9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
In spite of
10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
Even though_______________________________________________________
UNIT 9:
A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1. A. those B. they C. than D. Thanksgiving
2. A. cranberry B. lantern C. gather D. apricot
3. A. abundant B. travelling C. character D. biogas
4. A. diverse B. drive C. invention D. crime
5. A. designs B. sails C. pedals D. pollutes
6. A. perform B. end C. festival D. elephant
7. A. cake B. celebrate C. racing D. candle
8. A. desert B. held C. prefer D. celebrate
II. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. A. joyful B. funny C. prefer D. happy
2. A. party B. elephant C. camp D. desert
3. A. festival B. local C. traditional D. cultural
4. A. harvest B. rice god C. feast D. dancing
5. A. artist B. dancer C. celebration D. performer
6. A. ham B. flowers C. tomatoes D. Spain
7. A. shopping B. exciting C. fascinating D. amazing
8. A. costumes B. pumpkin C. Halloween D. turkey
9. A. celebrate B. attend C. held D. organize
10. A. tradition B. celebration C. festival D. dishes
III. Find the opposite meaning words.
1. cheap 6. far
2. difficult 7. careful
3. happy 8. old
4. good 9. similar
5. noisy 10. interviewer ______________
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Find the word or phrases does not belong to each group.
1. A. dishes B. celebration C. tradition D. festival
2. A. Halloween B. turkey C. pumpkin D. costumes
3. A. tomatoes B. flowers C. carrots D. potatoes
4. A. feast B. Rice God C. dancing D. harvest
5. A. tent B. picnic C. camp D. party
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. There are many differences between the two communities. (culture)
2. Streets are decorated with lights and red banners. (colour)
3. There were lively New Year all over the town. (celebrate)
4. It is in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
5. Vietnam’s New Year is according to the Lunar calendar. (celebrate)
6. What forms of do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)
7. Her eyes were wide with when she heard the news. (excite)
8. The Chinese New Year marks the of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year.
(begin)
III. Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D.
1. The Elephant Race Festival in DakLak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their .
A. own B. owning C. owner D. owners
2. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba from various samba schools.
A. perform B. performance C. performer D. performers
3. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival a very serious way.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
4. The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or, which is given the best film.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
5. The festival every year at the end of August.
A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held
6. La Tomatina on the last Wednesday of August every year.
A hold B. held C. is held D. be held
7. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other thing to the festival.
A. open B. celebrate C. remember D. set
8. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to the Rio Carnival.
A. play B. take C. attend D. follow
9. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at .
A. themselves B. once C. together D. each other
10. Which do you think are festivals?
A. season B. harvester C. artistic D. music
11. People of minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March.
A. native B. local C. ethnic D. village
12. The atmosphere is felt around all the village.
A. festive B. festival C. air D. tradition
13. A lot of cultural and activities are held as part of the Flower festival in DaLat.
A. arts B. artist C. artistic D. art
14. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the holiday of the year in India.
A. more important B. most important C. importance D. most importance
15. The Academy Awards, commonly as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the
world.
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
16. It is to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in DakLak.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement
17. La Tomatina is a festival to celebrate the tornado harvest.
A. season B. seasonal C. year D. annually
18. People put pumpkin outside the homes during Halloween.
A. lanterns B. lights C. neon signs D. bulbs
19. Everybody has gone to the festival.
A. music B. musical c. musicians D. musician
20. The of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.
A. importance B. highlight C. best D. performance
21. La Tomatina is a seasonal to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A. celebration B. parade C. festival D. game
22. do you like about La Tomatina?
A. What B. Which C. When D. Why
23. Do you anything about music festival called Burning Man?
A. like B. know C. understand D. have
24. do people do at Burning Festival?
A. Why B. Which C. What D. How
25. often is Burning Festival held? - It’s held every year.
A. Which B. When C. What D. How
26. does the teacher say La Tomatina sounds unusual?
A. What B. When C. Why D. How
27. festival do you choose? - I choose Elephant Race Festival.
A. What B. How C. Which D. When
28. He thinks elephants are animals.
A. fascinated B. fascinating C. fascinates D. fascinate
29. It must be amazing elephants racing.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
30. La Tomatina is in Spain, in a small town.
A. holds B. hold C. holding D. held
C. WRITING
I. Put question for the underlined part of each sentence:
1. Sarah left two hours ago.
2. She is watching Tom and Terry.
3. She likes watching comedy.
4. I felt terrified before my last Maths test.
5. She felt entertained when she watched a gripping film.
6. It is 10 kilometers from here to ACB bank.
7. I have known Marie for nine years.
8. Yes, they used to be friends at the university.
II. Match column A with the column B.
A B
1. How do you go to school?
2. How far is it from here to your house?
3. How old are you?
4. How are you today?
5. How is your new house different from your old one?
6. What is your middle name?
7. Where do you live?
8. Who are you talking to?
9. Why are you unhappy?
10. Which class are you in?
a. Pretty good.
b. Because I miss my family.
c. It’s Van.
d. I walk.
e. Miss Ngoc.
f. 12A.
g. About 7km.
h. It’s bigger.
i. 78 Hoang Hoa Tham Street
j. 13 years old.
III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.
A. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.
B. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.
C. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.
D. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.
5. 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 3. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.
1. _______ often is Burning Festival held? - It’s held every year.
A. Which B. When C. What D. How
2. La Tomatina is ____________in Spain, in a small town.
A. holds B. hold C. holding D. held
3. The festival every year at the end of August.
A. takes B. takes place C. occur D. held
4. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
5. Not many people went to see the film;________, it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
6. We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7. The end of the film was so that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
8. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday feeling very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
9. We are really about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
10. The film was so . However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
Mỗi câu có 1 từ sai. Hãy tìm và sửa lại cho đúng .
1 Some students try to helping the community.
2. Let's to play some computer games after school.
3. Would you like to go to the cinema? - Sorry, I have too much assignments.
4. Can you comes to school early tomorrow?- Yes.
5. I'll be for home at 7.00 p.m
6. What time does the movie start?
7. He plays often computer games three times a week.
8. Let's go for swimming. - Ok.