IComplete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. These statistics are not very (mean) ________________.
2. She’s been working there since the (begin) ________________ of last summer.
3. Modern computers can (organ) ________________ large amounts of data very quickly.
4. The talk was both (inform) ________________and entertaining.
5. There are some obvious (practice) ________________applications of the research.
6. He was taken to the police station for (question) ________________.
7. A (collect) ________________ farm is a large farm, or a group of farms, owned by the government and run by a group of people.
8. He’s (wonder) ________________fit for his age.
9. Remove dead leaves to encourage new (grow) ________________.
10. The explosion (complete) ________________ destroyed the building.
IIComplete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.
-write- translate- cause- damage- hold- include- invite- make- overtake- show- bear-
1. A lot of accidents ________________ by careless drivers.
2. Do you know that cheese ________________ from milk?
3. The roof of that house ________________ in a storm a week ago.
4. There’s no need to leave a trip. Service ________________ in the bill. Don’t you see it?
5. Khanh and you ________________ to the party. Why didn’t you go?
6. People know that a cinema is a place where films ________________.
7. It’s said that in France, elections for President ________________ every four years.
8. Originally these books ________________ in Chinese and a few years ago they ________________ into Vietnamese.
9. They were driving along quite fast but they ________________ by many other cars.
10. All of us know that Uncle Ho ________________ in Nam Dan, Nghe An in 1890.
IIISupply the correct prepositions.
1. The workers can’t make ________their minds yet.
2. Nam, let’s go somewhere ________a drink!
3. Her mother wants to go ________a trip to Paris.
4. Wine and beer aren’t good ________you.
5. Are you sure ________your plan, Minh?
6. Their aunt wants to stay ________home.
7. The boys are going ________the school canteen, aren’t they?
8. The girl would like to buy a bar ________ chocolate.
9. You’ll be late ________the meeting if you don’t go to bed soon.
10. We aren’t afraid ________ snakes and spiders.
I. Rewrite the sentences, use the verbs in present passive form. 1. People can use milk for making butter and cheese. 2. The milkman brings bottles of milk to houses. 3. Careless driving causes many accidents. 4. Weeds cover the river banks. 5. People speak English all over the world. 6. They don't use the house very often. 7. Do they speak French in this school? 8. They make a lot of beautiful toys from recycled plastic 9. The workers clean the streets everyday
II. Rewrite these sentences :
1. They say that she is the best singer in this town.
She
2. They believe he will be the winner.
It
3. People think that Tom stole food in the supermarket 3 days ago.
Tom
4. Someone reported that the situation was under control.
The situation
5. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
She
6. Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
The company
7. Everyone expects that the soap opera will end next year.
It
8. It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
The man
9. Someone believed that the President had suffered a heart attack.
The president
10. They think that the prisoners escaped by climbing over the wall.
The prisoners
11. It is reported that the buildings have been badly damaged by fire.
The buildings
12. It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods.
Many people
13. We all expected that Marta will pass the exam.
It
14. We knew that you are in town on the night of the crime.
You
15. People believe that he was killed by terrorists.
He
III. Change these sentences to the passive voice :
1. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage.
2. I have to return these books to the library.
3. Someone will pay you in ten days.
4. They chose him as the best actor of the year.
5. The cat has broken many bowls and dishes.
6. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit form Saint Nicholas” in 1823.
7. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.
7. The teacher always advises us to study harder on the second term.
8. People celebrate Tet round the last of January and the beginning of February.
9. They taught him French and gave him a dictionary.
10. Nguyen Hue School will hold an English-speaking Contest next month.
11. A man requested the stranger to leave the meeting.
12. They have eaten all the dinner since they finished the conversation.
20. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?
21. People said that the policeman soon died of cancer.
22. People think that we are using too much electricity.
23. Every year, Viet Nam exports millions of tons of rice.
24. Vietnamese people celebrate their Lunar New Year Festival around January and February.
25. Our teacher always advises us to study harder on the second term.
26. The Library of Congress in the USA employs over 5000 employees.
27. My mother is making “Special Chinese Fried Rice” in the kitchen now.
28. Mr. Tam is painting his pictures with his patience.
29. They are planning to see a new film called “Ghost of Georgia”.
30. They are broadcasting the World Cup soccer games all over the world.
31. Mary is cutting the cupcake with a sharp knife.
32. Bad weather has delayed flight 202 from Miami.
33. They have celebrated the Teacher’s Day largely since 1982.
34. Science and Technology have completely changed human’s life.
35. People have built this building of bricks, stones and cement.
36. Nga has typed the report about polluted environment for 2 hours.
37. Brothers Lazlo and George Biro invented the ballpoint pen.
38. The boy broke the window and took away some money.
39. Someone cut down the tree in the garden yesterday.
40. The artist painted a huge pictures to raise fund for the poor children.
41. Mai wrote some articles about the damage of 11th storm.
42. Someone was making coffee while I walked into the kitchen.
43. My father was fixing the electrical sockets at this time yesterday.
44. SJC Company was holding the meeting while it began to rain.
45. Mrs. Green was mending the ladder at ten yesterday.
46. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.
47. Mr. Han is going to visit Hanoi on his work next week.
48. This company will organize an art exhibition next month.
IPut these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. please / magazine / your / you / Would / me / lend / fashion/ ?
2. white/ would / Her / a / coffee / brother / like / cup / of /.
3. some / I / juice / have / may / more / orange ?
4. teachers /to / carefully / students/ their / The / should / listen.
5. get / by /o’clock/ sure / home / to / back/ ten / Make.
6. wash / your / you / Remember / to / meals / hands / to / have / before.
7. family / go / Where/ you / picnic / your / for / the / did / a /and / ?
8. cinema / boy / often / the little / does / go / How / to / the ?
9. his / mother / him / His / gift / birthday / bought / sixteenth / for / that / on.
10. to / too / box / The / lift / woman / a / is / such / weak / big.
IIChange these sentences into Passive voice.
1. Somebody has cleaned the room.
2. They have postponed the correct.
3. They’re building a new road round the city.
4. We’re going to hold a party this weekend.
5. Sir Thomas gave the package to Henry yesterday.
6. People believe that Long is still alive.
7. You should have your uncle mend the ball.
8. His fans call him Bati Goal.
9. I haven’t finished the task yet.
10. She’ll solve the problem soon.
IIIWrite these sentences as directed.
1. It is expectedthat the strike will end soon.
The strike .
2. It is expectedthat the weather will be good tomorrow.
The weather is
3. It’s believedthat the thieves get in through the kitchen window.
The thieves
4. It is reportedthat many people are homeless after the floods.
Many people
5. It is thought that the prisoner escapes by climbing over a wall.
The prisoner
6. It is alleged that the man drives through the town at 90 miles an hour. (suppose)
The man is
7. It is reportedthat the building has been badly damaged by fire.
The building
8. It is saidthat the company is losing a lot of money.
The company
9. It is believe that the company get a lot of money.
The company
10. It is expectedthat the company will lose money this year.
The company .
IVFind out and correct one mistake in each of the sentences.
1. It doesn’t look secondly-hand, it looks brand-new.
2. And the wine… it tastes sweetly, and I ask for dry!
3. No, it sounds perfectly… it sounds better than mine.
4. Yes, it smells terrifically. What kind is it?
5. I find it hardly to live on my salary.
6. The novel was interesting enough for I to read it many times.
7. This raincoat is too small for her to wear it.
8. The box was so heavily that the child couldn’t carry.
9. They said that Hanh and Nguyen is falling on love.
10. They reported to live in Vietnam.
TEST FOR UNIT 10
I. Change these sentences into passive voice:
1. People use milk for making butter and cheese.
Milk
2. The milkman brings bottles of milk to houses.
Bottles of
3. Careless driver causes many accidents.
Many accidents
4. People speak English all over the world.
English
5. They don’t use this house very often.
This house
6. Do they teach French in this school?
Is
7. Somebody will clean the floor tonight.
The floor
8. You mustn’t open this parcel until Christmas Day.
This parcel
9. We can use the garbage to make fertilizer.
The garbage
10. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
The telephone
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets:
1. Reduce means not buying products which are ________________. (overpackage)
2. Linda is one of the ________________ from Friends of the Earth. (represent)
3. The country’s ________________ resources include forests, coal and oil. (nature)
4. It’s ________________ to across the avenue. (danger)
5. They are taking part in the ________________ program of the school. (recycle)
6. Compost is a wonderful ________________. It helps plants grow. (fertilize)
7. Share your _______________ (recycle) story with our _______________ (read).
8. Air is a ________________ of gases. (mix)
9. Companies are encouraging people to buy more by ______________the prices of their product.
(reduce)
10. The money should be more ______________spent on the recycling plan. (use)
PASSIVE VOICE
49. Nguyen Hue School will hold the English-speaking contest on next Friday.
50. Tom will return those books back to the library tomorrow.
51. The postman will deliver newspaper to him next week.
52. They can’t make tea in cold water. They have to make tea in hold water.
53. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.
54. You must clean the floor before you paint it.
55. The girl has to decide to study law or pharmacy.
56. People can’t learn a foreign language in this week.
57. They make artificial flower of silk.
58. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.
59. You can’t make tea in cold water.
60. They are digging some holes in the garden.
61. Did you receive your visa yesterday.
62. Where will the company send you next year.
63. He has spelt the word wrongly.
64. She was doing the homework at 4 yesterday.
65. They were preparing the meals when I arrived home.
66. The zookeeper feeds the animals at the zoo every day.
67. Should they help Timothy with cooking dinner ?
68. The managers have copied the file since you left the company.
69. They are going to steal your money if you are not careful.
70. The thief broke the window and took away some pictures.
71. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned ao dai in poems, novels and songs.
72. They are going to plant some flowers and plants in our school yard next week.
73. Students in secondary school shouldn’t drive motorbikes at school.
74. They had opened a new museum in this land before we came to live in Vietnam in 1999
75. People said that Michael Jackson died of using too much cocaine.
76. Their boos made them work very hard until midnight.
77. This is the first time they have written to us about this.
78. How many lessons are you going to learn next month?
79. Someone had invented electric lights before I was born.
80. People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars.
81. Before they took exams they had revised their lessons.
82. When he came home his father was reading a newspaper.
83. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.
84. When I was 18 years old, my parents allowed me to go out in the evening.
85. You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday.
86. He is preparing everything for the presidential election.
87. Last Friday, when I came to Jane’s house, she had finished all exercises.
88. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.
89. He put the letter in the drawer, and then he locked it up.
90. By the end of this year, we will have learnt 2,000 English words.
91. Don’t ask for another book until you finish this one.
92. Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden.
93. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.
94. How many days did she spend finishing the work?
95. The doctor pulled out one of my teeth yesterday morning.
96. His wife usually brings him sandwiches at lunch time.
97. The light went out while I was making a cup of tea.
98. The students of chemistry made many experiments last week.
99. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.
100. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.
giúp em với ạ. em cảm ơn nhiều lắm.
I. Change these sentences to the passive voice :
1. Janet gave Mary and her little cousin two teddy bears on their birthday by coincidence.
2. Pollution and chemicals from the factories have been polluting the environment.
3. Mr. Jones has just sold the old house at the end of the road.
4. They are building a ring road in the other side of the city.
5. The city dwellers mustn’t throw rubbish very carelessly
6. You should keep these flowers in a warm sunny place.
7. The committee will have to change the day of the meeting again.
8. Many people speak English all over the world.
9. A businessman will buy many houses in that area next year.
10. The reporter is interviewing the eight-form students at the moment.
11. They have kept these boxes of chocolates for three weeks.
12. Our teacher corrects our homework on the blackboard every day.
13. The workers will build a supermarket beside the school next year.
II. Read these following passages and choose the best answers :
Paper is everywhere. We use it for homework, moneys, books, letters and greeting cards. We print the news (1) _______ on newspaper. Without paper, our lives (2) ________ completely different. .The principal ingredient in paper is wood pulp. There are also other kinds of paper made from rice, cotton, corn and other plants. Paper from wood pulp is the most common . Because paper is made from wood, (3) ___________ are becoming concerned that too many trees are being cut down every year in order to produce paper. Trees are an important part of the environment. Some companies are using old paper instead of new wood pulp to make paper. This is called recycling. Recycling paper helps the number of trees that are used every year. Many people also try to use (4) ____________ paper in their daily lives. They keep sheets with (5) __________ page for drafting. They have a separate wastebasket for waste paper. Then this paper is collected (6) __________. Whether we use little or a lot, paper has an important place in our lives.
1. A. today B. every day C. tomorrow D. nowadays
2. A. are B. were C. would be D. will be
3. A. environmentalists B. plumbers C. teachers D. consumers
4. A. much B. a lot of C. little D. less
5. A. one-side printed B. printing one-side C. printing-single D. single-printed
6. A. to recycle B. in order to recycle C. to be recycled D. for being recycled
III. Fill in each blank of with ONE suitable word :
Plastics are more difficult to (1) _____________ than metal, paper or glass. For effective recycling, the other types cannot be mixed. Plastics can be (2) ____________ into cafeteria trays, combs and other items. Glass containers are (3) ____________ most commonly recycled form of glass and their colors are clear, brown and green. The recycled glass is (4) ____________ at high temperature and formed into new products.
Paper (5) _____________ such as cardboard containers, wrapping paper and office paper can be recycled. The most
commonly recycled paper is newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old newspaper are (6) ____________. The paper is
first (7) _____________ with hot water and turned into pulp in a machine. This machine (8) _____________ like a big
kitchen blender. The pulp then goes to a large container. The ink rises to the surface and is taken (9) ____________ from
the pulp. The cleaned pulp is mixed with new wood pulp to be (10) _____________ into paper again.
I. Rewrite each of these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :
1. Customers have to pay the bill at once before leaving the restaurant.
-> The bill
2. Many people speak English as a second language over the world.
-> English
3. Working in those conditions is impossible for me.
-> It’s
-> I
4. I will repair your bicycle tomorrow afternoon.
-> Your
5. “Don’t throw things away”, Miss Blake said to the students.
-> Miss Blake
6. Penicillin can cure many dangerous diseases.
-> Many
7. Does your country export rice to Britain ?
-> Is rice
8. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.
-> She is looking
9. We find it difficult to answer this question.
-> This question
-> We have
10. I was very delighted that I passed the entrance exam.
-> I was very delighted
11. No one has opened that box for the last hundred years.
-> That box
12. My parents sent me a lot of toys on my 1st birthday,
-> I
-> I was
-> A
13. These women used to wear long dresses.
-> Long
14. People rumor that the King was afraid of his wife.
-> The King
-> It is
15 Teachers made their students work very hard in exam time.
-> Students
16. As a representative from my class, I would like to discuss about this problem.
-> On
17. Children like walking in the rain.
-> (INTERESTED)
-> (ENJOY)
-> (EXCITED)
-> (FOND)
-> (FASCINATED)
18. Turn off all the lights before leaving the room.
-> All the
19. There were a lot of people at the discotheque.
-> The discotheque
20. I have never known that man before.
-> That man