Exercise 7: Each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it.
1. Jane’s been doing the aerobics classes when she first came to Warsaw.
2. New York isn’t as dangerous like we thought it would be.
3. Three people took to the hospital last night after a fire.
4. A chemist’s is a shop which you can buy medicine.
5. There’s too many traffic in the city center.
6. I’ve known my best friend Luis in 1990.
7. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.
8. A child badly injured in the car accident.
9. Most people think Ireland wins the match next week.
10. Would you mind switch off the TV when you go to bed?
1.1 : Rewrite the sentence with used to where possible.
1. Claudia had a bicycle, but she sold it when her parents gave her a motorbike
2. My little brother hated vegetables. He always put them on my plate when I wasn't looking!
3. Last week we stayed in a little hotel by the sea, where I stayed every year on family holidays
4. There was a sweet shop on the corner of the street. I remember we bought sweets on the way home from school every day
5. There weren't many fast food restaurants in this town twenty years ago - now there are at least ten!
1.2: Tick the sentences that are correct. Cross the mistakes out and write the correct -ing or infinitive form of the verbs.
1. I love Florence, so I suggest to spend much more time there.
2. I apologise because I couldn't avoid to miss the class.
3. I feel like stay at home today.
4. I just need your tent for two days' camping and I promise taking care of it
5. The beach is next to the hotel and there are courses to learn doing water sports.
6. When are you planning eat tonight?
7. I want you listening to what I'm telling you
8. Don't forget to lock the door when you go out.
9. The finally succeeded in escape from the room
10. We finally managed cheering Michael up
11. I want Lisa to telling me what's wrong, but she won't
12. I'm going to teach you to make necklaces.
13. Imagine earning that much money!
14. She advises her students making several things.
15. The fieldwork consisted of count the number of species in each section of
the shoreline
16. They chose to ignore my advice.
1.3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What are you planning(do) at the weekend?
2. I'm sorry I forgot(phone) you this morning. I was very busy.
3. He offered ....................... (pay) the bill.
4. She didn't want (wait) any longer, so she left
5. Mary suggested (have) a break, and the other agreed
6. How did you leam ............. (speak) Japanese so well?
7. We finally managed (find) my passport and then left for the airport
8. I look forward to ...................... (see) you when I come next week!
9. It was very kind of Jack to offer (baby-sit) this weekend
10. Quentin will do anything to avoid (walk) to school. He's so lazy!
11. The bank has agreed... ............ (lend) me £5,000.
12. Remind me ...................... (phone) Alan before I go out!
13. She imagined herself.... (sit) in her favourite chair back home
14. He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses (invest) in the project
15. The nurse advised Jane .................... (eat) more fruit.
1.4 Common verbs: do/make/go/have
1.4.1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of make, do, have or go. Be careful that you use the correct tense.
1. We have to some homework every evening
2. I think I've ....................... a terrible mistake.
3. Yesterday they the shopping and then they...
some coffee together
4. Could I .............. a quick phone call, please?
5. Please don't
..... so much noise!
6. It was a lovely surprise and it ................ me very happy.
7. I.................... a lot of fun on the Drama course last summer. I ............. so many friends
8. My teacher says I must work harder, but I can't work any harder, I'm ............... my best.
9. I am sure you have the right choice
10. This man has .................... nothing wrong
Circle one option A, B, C or D that best rewrites each of the following sentences:
Câu 1: " That's a lovely new dress, Jean" said her mother.
A. Jean's mother said she liked her dress.
B. Jean's mother complimented her on the lovely new dress.
C. Jean's mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress.
D. Jean's mother told her to buy that lovely new dress.
Câu 2: " A Cigarette? " he asked. " No, thanks, " I said.
A. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I think him.
C. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
D. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
Câu 3: Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
A. Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn't like it.
C. Jane doesn't like her friends to live in a dependent life.
D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
Câu 4: Jack bought that second- hand car and he then recognized that he shouldn't have done that.
A. Jack wished that he has not bought that second- hand car.
B. Jack regretted to have bought that second- hand car.
C. Jack wished that he didn't buy that second - hand car.
D. Jack regretted having bought that second- hand car.
Câu 5: Because Sandra had informed us, we found the contract quite normal.
A. The contract was quite normal because of Sandra informed us.
B. Being informed by Sandra, the contract was quite normal.
C. But for Sandra's information, we couldn't find the contract quite normal.
D. We could find the contract quite normal thanks to Sandra's informing us.
How lucky can you be? Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world—(0) A out new games. A 1 company held a competition to find young testers and Eloise was selected to test games which are about to be 2 onto the market. Each week she is given a different game to play before 3 her thoughts on a form designed by the company. As the company director said, 'What better way to find out about games than to put them in the hands of the customers who will make most 4 of them?' Eloise is 5 with her new job but she also takes it very 6 . She is allowed to keep the games after testing them, but she has decided instead to give them 7 to children less fortunate than herself. 'I've got 8 of games and some children don't have any, ' she explained.
1. A.doing B. trying C. carrying D.finding
2. A.whom B. whose C. which D.who
3.A. amused B.pround C. thankful D. delighted
4.A. however B.althought C. otherwise D. moreover
5. A. many B plenty C.serveral D. much
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ien Son High School – English Group New teaching and testing projects
UNIT 1 Friendship
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. machine b. change c. teacher d. choose
2. a. condition b. option c. suggestion d. relation
3. a. believe b. readily c. friend d. pleasure
4. a. good b. gossip c. game d. geometry
5. a. trust b. mutual c. number d. uncertain
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. It was so relaxing to be ________ old friends.
a. in b. between c. among d. around
7. She's made friends ________ a little girl who lives next door.
a. to b. of c. by d. with
8. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves.
a. on b. of c. in d. for
9. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.
a. basic b. fragile c. mutual d. blind
10. The company expects ________ from its employees.
a. constancy b. quality c. interest d. loyalty
11. I've got lots of _______, but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. acquaintances c. neighbors d. partners
12. Friendship is a two-sided ________, it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair b. event c. aspect d. feature
13. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
a. romantic part b. important part c. difficult part d. interesting part
14. They ________ a close friendship at university.
a. created b. became c. promoted d. formed
15. We stayed friends even after we ________ and left home.
a. brought up b. turned up c. grew up d. took up
III. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c, or d -that best completes the sentence.
16. He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
a. difficult to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
17. You ________ any friends if you ________ talking like that.
a. will win/ carryon b. won't win/ carryon
c. wouldn't win/ carried on d. would have won/ had carried on
18. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries
a. promote b. promoting c. to promote d. being promoted
19. People he ________ turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
a. trusted b. has trusted c. was trusting d. had trusted
20. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
a. wreck b. to wreck c. wrecking d. that wrecks
21. It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought.
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
22. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
a. buckle b. to buckle c. buckling d. for buckling.
23. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make
24. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
25. They _______ good friends, but they've fallen out recently.
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
26. Whatever happened, I didn't want to lose friendship of Vera.
A B C D
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27. The basic aims of science and magic are very similar - to understand and to control nature
A B C D
28. It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendship.
A B C D
29. Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children.
A B C D
30. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by individuals
A B C D
V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
terms words came pieces touch change last experience talk accent get make
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange (31) ________ Some have changed so much
that you can hardly recognize them: they speak with a different (32) ________, are interested in different
things and all you can do is make small (33) ________ and hope they'll go soon. Others, though you
might have been out of (34) ________ with them for years, are just the same as they always were - it's as
if you (35) ________ saw them yesterday.
Before you know it, you're exchanging (36) ________ about your families and friends, and setting
out the (37) ________ for another game of chess. A few change for the better. There's one person that I
(38) ________ on with very well now, though we weren't on speaking (39) ________ for our last two
years at school. One day, we met at a party and made it up and (40) ________ engaged the same evening.
VI. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement are true (T) or false (F)
The proverb 'A friend in need is a friend indeed.' means that we shall know who our real friends
are when we are in need. Those who desert us when we are in difficulty are just unfaithful friends.
A true friend would remain with us whether we are rich or poor. Some people be friend the rich,
simply for the sake of getting benefits from them.
It is useless to have insincere friends because these friends remain with us as long as we are rich
or powerful. It is better to have one or two good friends rather than having hundreds of insincere ones.
A true friend will stand by us in our trials and tribulations. He will be a great source of consolation
and comfort in our troubles. So we must be careful in choosing our friends. It is difficult to choose a
sincere friend overnight; it takes years for us to find a sincere friend.
41. Real friends share everything we need.
42. Unfaithful friends stop being our friends when we are in trouble.
43. A rich friend is always a true friend.
44. A true friend is always loyal to us and support us through our difficulties.
45. It's not worth having a lot of friends.
46. It may take a lot of time to find a real friend.
VII. Choose the answer -a, b, c, or d- that is meaningful to the sentence printed before.
47. ________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
a. To commit the Red Cross b. The Red Cross to commit
c. Committed to the Red Cross is d. The Red Cross is committed to
48. It is possible ________ may assist some tree in saving water in the winter.
a. the leaves are lost b. when leaves have lost c. that the loss of leaves d. to lose leaves
49. It can sometimes ________ a home.
a. to take months to sell b. take several months to sell
c. selling takes several months d. to sell taking several months
50. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and ________
a. so do their children b. neither did the children c. also the children d. so did their children
Your car has a white colour, A. Hasn't it B. Doesn't it C. Has it D. Does it 2, , he will have a party with friends A. Once he gets his first job B. When he got his first job C. As he got his first job D. After he had got his first job 3, Two renowned researchers at Oxford University this scientific theory A. Upgraded B. Enlarged C. Magnified D. Advanced 4, Name was too tired, so he went to sleep lunchtime A. For B. On C. With D. At 5, a Master's at Cambridge University, he returned to his country and established his own company A. Has done B. Having done C. Have been done D. Having been doing 6, Last Saturday, Susan some old friends and they had a long conversation with each other A. Cut down B. Put off C. Came across D. Brought off
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Câu 1 (VD): The proposal seemed like a good idea. The manager refused it.
A. The manager didn't like to proposal because it didn't seem a good idea.
B. Since the proposal seemed like a good idea, the manager refused it.
C. The manager refused the proposal although it seemed like a good idea.
D. The proposal didn't seem like a good idea, so the manager didn't accept it.
Câu 2 (VD): Sports clear my mind. They also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.
A. Not only do sports clear my mind, but they also help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.
B. Neither do sports clear my mind nor help me maintain a healthy lifestyle.
C. Sports clear my mind so that I can maintain a healthy lifestyle.
D. All that sports can do is to clear my mind instead of maintaining a healthy lifestyle
1. Nobody died in the accident, but 20 people were ________.
a. damaged b. injured c. spoiled d. broken
2. “Look at this advertisement, Mary, it _________ there’s 50% off everything at Yvonne’s boutique – shall we go?”
a. says b. notices c. advises d. writes
(If you talk about written information, you can use the verb ‘say’.)
3. I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t _______ it very well.
a. talk b. say c. tell d. speak
4. Ken’s _____ is not what it used to be, he’s always forgetting where he’s put things.
a. remember b. memoirs c. memory d. souvenirs
5. She _______ her children, she gives them whatever they want.
a. damages b. ruins c. spoils d. hurts
Anh(chị) cho e hỏi 2 câu này với ạ.
1. Most mornings they (have) ... breakfast at home but today they (have) ... it in a café.
2. They often (go) ... to restaurants, but today they (cook) ... at home.
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