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* OTHER STRUCTURES:
1 / You do not have a computer at home so you can not access the Internet (You need a computer)
=> I wish i have a computer.
2 / They often went to Vung Tau on weekends.
=> They used the weekend to go to Vung Tau .
3/ I went to bed early because I was tired.
=> I was tired so I want to go to bed early.
1. Lan said " I'm going to visit my aunt tomorrow ."
> lan said ..................................
2 . we have tried to learn english because we want to get a good job .
> we want ..........................
3. She didn't go to school because she was sick .
> she was ...............................
4. They grow rice in tropical countries .
> rice ...........................
5 . I don't have a computer at home .
> I wish ......................
6. " why do you come here late " ? She asked me .
> she asked me ..................
7. He started to play the guitar five years ago .
> he has .....................,,
8. She asked me , " do you like your job , linh ?"
> she asked me .................
9. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago .
> minh hasn't ................
10. He doesn't know mary's address
> he wishes ...................
11. Hoa goes to bed early because she is tired .
> hoa is......................
12 . I don't have a pen pal .
> I wish .....................
13. We can solve the problem .
> the problem ......................
14. They boy broke my window yesterday .
> my window................
III. Complete the sentences with because/ as/ since/ if/ when, or so.
1. We decided to go out to eat _______ we had no food at home.
2. He has a very important job _______ he is particularly well-paid.
3. Can I borrow that book _______ you’ve finished it?
4. No one was watching the television _______ I switched it off.
5. _______ she changed a lot, we didn’t recognize her.
6. _______ you’ve ready, we can start now.
7. I’m going away for a few days, I’ll phone you _______ I get back.
8. You should inform the police _______ your bicycle is stolen.
9. Mathew went to bed _______ it was too late to go out.
10. _______ you drive without driving license, you’re breaking the law.
11. ________the weather was bad, they delayed their trip.
12. He will buy a new car _______ he saves up.
13. I can’t drive fast _______ the street is very crowded
1. I was tired, …………… I couldn’t go to work.
2. Nam was absent from school yesterday ___________ he was ill.
3. What about ____________ soccer?
4. Why not ____________ garbage bags and take them to the garbage dump?
5. Smoke causes __________ pollution.
6. Nam went to the cinema, ___________ he?
7. Mrs Hoa has just returned from England,__________she?
8. They have lived here ___________ ten years.
9. He has driven ___________ he was eighteen.
10. Let’s ues bananas leaves to wrap food instead ___________ paper or plastic bags.
11. I think you ________ go to school or go to work by bike ___________ of by motorbike or by car to save energy.
12. If you work harder, you _________ pass the next exam.
13. Study hard _________ you will not pass the exam.
14. My sister is very keen ___________ planting roses.
15. It’s a pity for me as _________ as for most of my friends in the countryside.
16. I can not easily access __________ the Internet.
17. Mai uasully gets up late in the morning, ___________she?
18. Let’s go to the beach, _________ we?
19. You have to do your homework, ___________you?
20. If the paddies ____________ polluted, the rice plant will die
Rewrite
1. I hope to see you at Christmas.-> I am....................................
2. Your hair is too long, You'd better have it cut.-> Your hair.................................
3. Are you against working on sunday?-> Do you object.......................................
4. I have to writes 6 letter a day.-> There are.................................
5. You are not permitted to smoke in the hall.-> Smoking......................................
6. I wish I had gone on holiday with my friend.-> I regret.......................................
7. Tom's father no longer smokes cigarettes.-> No....................................................
8. People did not discover Aids until 1981.-> Not until...............................................
9. I seldom come there at night.-> Seldom.......................................................
10. We have never seen such a wonderful sight before.-> Never.........................................................
11. Those students arrived late because they had an accident.-> Because of............................................
12. Tom was worried because of the heavy traffic.-> Because the
13. I regret not fishing my home work at the weekend.-> I wish.................................
14. Ba ate too much and then felt sick.-> If
I. combine These Pairs Of Sentences Using Relative Pronouns
1. The first boy has just moved. He knows the truth
2. I don't remember the man. You said you met him at the canteen last week
3. The only thing is how to go home. It make me worried
4. The most beautiful girl lives city. I like her long hair very much
5. He was Tom. I met him at the bar yesterday
6. The children often go swimming on Sundays. They have much free time then
7. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest
8. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house
9. My wife wants you to come to dinner. You were speaking to my wife
10. The last man has just returned from the farm. I want to talk to him at once
1. we have to get up early..............we'll late for school
a. so b. and c. but d. therefore
2. .............carefully I explained, she still didn't understand
a. therefore b. so c. but d. however
3. I was tired................i went to bed early
a. so b. however c. so on d. but
4. he is only sixteen, and.............., he is not eligible to drive a car
a. nevertheless b. but c. therefore d. however
5. she writes a letter to jonh ............i do too
a. so b. and c. but d. or
6. you can go right......left
a. so b. and c. but d. or
7. Jack likes Alice.............Fred doesn't like her
a. and b. but c. therefore d. so
8. Did you speak to a man ..........a woman? It was a woman
a. so b. and c. but d. or
9. It hasn't rained for ages, ..............the ground is very dry
a. so b. however c. so on d. but
10. The Great Fire destroyed much of London. .................., only six people lost their lives
a. therefore b. so c. but d. however
11. I invited him to join us for lunch, ............he refused
a. however b. but c. so d. and
12. I was going to go to his party, ...........I was ill
a. but b. after c. berfore d. beacause
TEST 1
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would
3. A. market B. depart C. card D. scare
4. A. entrance B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan
5. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
II - Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. My house _________in 1986.
A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built
7. The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.
A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced
8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
A. a seven-room B. a seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms
10. If you get up early, you _________late.
A. weren't B. wouldn't be C. aren't D. won't be
11. It's very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.
A. am B. was C. were D. had been
12. When he lived in the city, he _________to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. has gone C. used to go D. was going
13. My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending B. did not spend C. not to spend D. to not spent
14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant _________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. where
15. If I were a flower, I _________a sunflower.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
16. Nobody went to the party, _________?
A. does he B. do they C. didn’t they D. did they
17. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during C. since D. when
18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
A. Increased B. Increasing C. The increase D. To increase
19. If we _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
A. will have B. have C. had D. would have
20. What would you do, if you _________a UFO?
A. see B. saw C. would see D. had seen
III - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
A B C D
22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
A B C D
23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
A B C D
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
26. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak
27. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
28. A. after B. until C. when D. while
29. A. although B. even C. because D. so
30. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.
- They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
31. People say that they bought this shop last year.
- It is_______________________________________________________________.
- They are_________________________________________________________.
32. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
- He asked me_______________________________________________________.
33. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad.
- Mr. Brown whose____________________________________________________.
34. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
- You know_________________________________________________________.
35. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
- Minh spends______________________________________________________.
36. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
- Because it___________________________________________________________.
37. My mother used to make us clean the house.
- We used____________________________________________________________.
38. "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said
- She said__________________________________________________.
39. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t___________________________________________________.
40. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.
- It_______________________________________________________.
1. They(just decide).....................that they (undertake)....................the job.
2. We (go)......................to the theatre last night.
3. He ussally(write).........................in green ink.
4. She(play).................the piano when our guets (arrive)....................last night.
5. We (do)..............an English exercise at the moment.
6. She (just come).................in and (see)................you in 5 minutes.
7. I (come)...........................as soon as my work is finished. (You/be)......................ready?
8. Where(you go)...................for your holiday last years?
9.I (not leave)...................Paris since we (go).................to Dieppe three years go.
10. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
11 We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.
12 I (never see) __________ snow.
13. Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.
14. We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.
15. I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.
16. He (not arrive).................... when I (Write)...................my last letter to you
17 Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.
18. I(never forget).....................what you (just tell)....................me.
20./ When I last (stay) ___________ in Cairo, I (ride) __________ to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) ____________ the day before.
21./ I (finish) ___________ the book before my next birthday.
23/ He (walk) __________ very quickly when I (meet) __________ him yesterday.
24/ We (meet) _________ you tomorrow after you (finish) __________ your work.
25. A: I'm going to ask you some questions so that we can pract. Aice so that we can practice verb tense. What you(do).............everyday before you come to class? Name on thing.
B: I (eat)......................breakfast.
26.A: What you (do).......................last night?Name three separate activities.
B:Last night I (eat)............................dinner. Then I(visit)......................some friends, and latter I(write)......................... a couple of letters.
27. A: What you (do)..........................rights now? What activity is in progess right now, at this exact moment?
B: Right now I (talk)................to you. I(answer).........................your question.
28. A: Where were you at this exact time yesterday? And what activity was in progress then?
B: Let me think. At this time yesterday, I was at the bookstore. I (look)..................................for the books I needed to buy for this class.
29. A: How many questions I(ask)............................since we began this exercise?
B:I think you (ask).........................me five or six questions since we began this exercise.
30. A: What you(do).........................for the past five minutes? In other words,what activity began five minutes ago and has been in progess from then until now?
B:I (talk)................................to you for the past five minutes. I started talking to you five minutes ago, and I dtill talking to you.
31.A:Where you(be)....................tomorrow morning?
B; I(be)........................in class tomorrow morning.
32. A: What you (do).....................................at this exact time tomorrow? In other works, what activity will be in progress at this exact same time tomorrow?
B: Right now I am siting in the classroom. And at this exact time tomorrow,I(sit)..................in the classroom.
33.A: What you(do)...................................by the time you got to class today?In other words,what is one activity that you had completed before you arrived in class today?
B: Well,for one thing, I(eat)..................breakfast by the time I got to class today.
34. A: What you(do)........................by the time before you go to bed tonight? Name one activity that you will have completed before you go to bed tonight.
B: I (eat)...................................dinner by the time I go to bed tonight.
