A: Would you like some more tea?-B:_____________________
A. Yes, thanks.
B. No, please.
C. Yes, please.
D. You are welcome.
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
I’d like to thank your brother for your help.
A. I’d like
B. to thank
C. for
D. your help
1. If he really doesn’t feel like ------------ now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh air.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
Find out one mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. It was very selfishness of him to offer us his room.
A. Was B. selfishness C. to offer D. room
2. We were delighted by the wonderful embarrassment of the local people.
A. Were B. the C. embarrassment D. local people
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket
1. There is a lack of greed and __________ (self)
2. The public _______ with the miners’ strike. (sympathy)
3. Our ( sympathy) ______ are with the families of the victims.
4. Senator Capp is very __________ to environmental issues.
5. I felt (embarrass) _______ about how untidy the house was.
6. Jane often asks a lot of ( embarrass) ___embarrassing___ questions.
7. My folks are (celebrate) _____ their 50th anniversary.
8. There were the New Year lively ________________in the city central.
9. He talked ( constancy)________ about his new work.
10. He kept in _________ contact with his family while he was in Australia.
'RETAIL THERAPY'
Some people like going to go shopping for fun when they're feeling a bit under the (O). . . . . . . . . They claim that indulging in some 'retail therapy' ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . them up and they start to feel better. However, while buying things we don't really need can give a temporary 'buzz', in the long-term it can increase personal dissatisfaction. Also, 'comfort buying' is the first (2). . . . . . . . . . . towards shopping addition, causing many a shopper to get into debt, which is (3). . . . . . . . . . good for their health.
However, some recent research has (4). . . . . that shopping can lighten more than our wallets. Walking is (5) as a good way of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and it is (6) that on average British women cover 214 km a year by going to the shops. This . . . . . . . . . . . at about 4.45 km and 193 calories burnt for every two-hour trip. Going with a friend was found to be even more (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . than solo shopping, because people to stay out longer and cover more distance in pairs. So while unnecessary consumption may not be the root of all happiness it can offer other health benefits - (10). . . . . of course we don't do it online!
O. A. clouds |
B. mood |
C. weather |
D. humour |
l . A. comforts |
B. cheers |
C. takes |
D. relieves |
2. A. step |
B. position |
C. point |
D. direction |
3. A. barely |
B. hardly |
C. unnecessarily |
D. unusually |
4. A. shown |
B. said |
C. explained |
D. allowed |
5. A. admitted |
B. stated |
C. declared |
D. recognized |
6. A. valued |
B. estimated |
C. formed |
D. reviewed |
7. A. gets around |
B. gives over |
C. works out |
D. makes up |
8. A. strong |
B. active |
C. beneficial |
D. able |
9. A. tended |
B. turned |
C. took |
D. held |
A. however |
B. provided |
C. nevertheless |
D. although |
Everyone was very excited when the match began
→ There was…. when the match began
I’d like to reserve a room at hotel, please
→ I’d like to make…. for a room at hotel, please
The doctor quickly examined the patient and said she was fine
→ The doctor gave the patient…. and said she was fine
We often celebrate New Year all night
→ Our New Year…. go on all night
The airline did not inform us about the delay
→ We were given…. about the delay
Em cam on a
I hope (have )___________ a job.
Please let me (know) _________ your decision.
I used (smoke) _________ 20 cigarettes a day.
I’d like (have) ____________ a look at your new car.
He warned her (not touch) ________ the wire.
Would you mind (show) _________ me how (work) ________ the lift?
Exercise 2: In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you have one minute to make some notes. Read the task card. Then match the points on the task card with the student’s notes. Use the notes in the box. DESCRIBE A PERSON WHO YOU REALLY LIKE. A. after he saw me on TV B. he’s like a member of my family C. message on Facebook, then met up D. my boyfriend, Danny E. lovely You should say: 1. Who the person is: 2. When I met him: 3. Where I met him: 4. What type of personality he has: 5. Why I like him: Exercise 3: In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should use your notes to help you make full sentences when you speak. Read the task card and the notes the student made. Watch the video. Then complete the student’s answers using three words in each gap. 1. ... The person who I’ll describe is my boyfriend. ____________________ Danny. 2. ... a television station… asked me if I wanted to do an interview, and then _______________ me on the television. 3. He wrote ____________________ on Facebook, ... and then we met. 4. He ____________________ lovely person. 5. ... we’ve been together for three years, and he’s ____________________ family. Exercise 4: Match another student’s notes with the points on the task card. Then watch video 2 and check your answers. A. supportive B. my friend, Ahmed C. he is like my brother D. we were aged 5 and 6 E. at school 1. Who the person is: 2. When I met him: 3. Where I met him: 4. What type of personality he has: 5. Why I like him: Exercise 5: Read the student’s notes. Then watch video 2 again. Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. my / friend / is / really / I / that / the / like / person → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 2. met / school / were / we / years / old / we / at / when / five / and / six → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. up / we / together / grew → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 4. a / speak / I / I / problem, / to / have / when / him → ___________________________________________________________________________________________. 5. part / family / a / is / my / of / he / like → ___________________________________________________________________________________________.
PART 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (2.5ms)
1. Would you like something (drink) _______________
2. I’m afraid that I have some homework (do) _______________to day.
3. The mother made her child (repeat)_______________ the word.
4. Tourists are not allowed (talk) _______________ in the Temple.
5. She went to the bookstore (buy)________________ some books.
PART 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. (2.5ms)
1. He last (have) _______________ his eyes tested a year ago.
2. Tom won the match although he (not practice) _______________before.
3. When I came, they (play)_________________ chess.
4. Yesterday I went to Nam’s house, but the front door was locked. He (go)_______________ out.
5. She (listen) ________________to the radio at 9 p.m. last night.
PART 3: Rearrange the words or phrases in the correct orders to make the meaning sentences. (2ms)
1. When/ his arm /playing /broke /he / badminton/ was
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The/ mother/ reminded/ him/ to/ his/ door/ before/ lock/ going out.
………………………………………………………………………………………..
PART 4: Complete the sentence so that it has the same meaning sentence. (3ms)
1. They sang a song. I heard it.
I heard ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Would you like to come to my house for dinner next Sunday?” Minh said to Hương
Minh invited ………………………………………………………………………………
3.I spend 20 minutes reading books every day.
It takes ………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather
A. like B. lively C. live D. life
A. cook B. blood C. school D. look
A. feat B. great C. seat D. clean
A. flame B. hate C. page D. adventure
A. sugar B. settle C. surprise D. sentence
A. helped B. liked C. watched D. hated.
A. good B. book C. foot D. food
A. lie B. height C. weight D. pie