III. PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. loved B. stopped C. played D. lived
2. A. laughed B. selected C. liked D. crossed
3. A. crooked B. finished C. arrived D. blessed
4. A. phoned B. enjoyed C. boiled D. cooked
5. A. followed B. fixed C. missed D. talked
6. A. prepared B. allowed C. terminated D. filled
7. A. finished B. committed C. laughed D. worked
8. A. interpreted B. wretched C. dogged D. ordered
9. A. watched B. pushed C. washed D. changed
10. A. purchased B. staved C. cleaned D. arranged
Exercise 2: Divide the words into three columns.
checked pulled paused notified maintained wiped
opened fixed wanted charged finished evaluated
naked aged permitted cooked molded divided
stayed closed repaired needed pushed steamed
/t/ /d/ /ıd/
Exercise 3: Complete the words: types of film.
1. d_ _ _m_ _ _ _ _ _ 4. sci_ _ _ _-fic_ _ _ _ film 7. a_ _ _a_ _ _ _
2. ro_ _ _ _ _ _ co_ _ _ _ 5. ac_ _ _ _ film 8. de_ _ _ _ _ _ _ film
3. c_ _ _ _y 6. fa_ _ _ _ film 9. ho_ _ _ _ film
Exercise 4: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
1. In 1939, this ..................... was made to tell stories about the real life of Abraham
Lincoln as a young man.
A. biopic B. science fiction film
C. action film D. horror film
2. When watching that ....................., we can’t help laughing at the stupid things of the
main actor.
A. documentary B. comedy C. action film D. horror film
3. My son feels very happy when he sees that ..................... with a lot of cute animals.
A. horror film B. biopic C. thriller film D. animation
4. Most ..................... say that this film is worth watching.
A. plots B. settings C. critics D. acting
5. He acts very well. I’m sure that yesterday he stayed up all night reading the ...............
A. acting B. character C. survey D. script
6. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read .............. of the film.
A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character
7. That was a ................ and boring horror film so I slept from the beginning to the end.
A. shocking B. entertaining C. gripping D. predictable
8. I didn’t expect the movie to be so interesting and so .....................! I cried at the end
of the film.
A. moving B. violent C. confusing D. hilarious
9. According to our latest survey, Batman is one of 10 ..................... films this summer.
A. must-see B. violence C. embarrassed D. stunt
10. Woody Allen is one of some directors who ..................... in their own films and
receive positive reviews.
A. set B. star C. recommend D. make
11. The film had such a sudden and ..................... ending that no one can imagine.
A. disappointed B. must-see C. predictable D. shocking
12. Watching ..................... films may make people more aggressive.
A. hilarious B. violent C. entertaining D. gripping
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with although, in spite of/despite.
1. ............................. the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
2. The children slept well ............................. the noise.
3. ............................. earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
4. John rarely sees Paul ............................. they live in the same town.
5. Julie failed the exam ............................. of working very hard.
6. ............................. it was cold, she didn’t put on her coat.
7. Tom went to work ............................. not feeling very well.
8. Anna never learned the language ............................. she lived there for two years.
9. ............................. the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
10. I couldn’t eat ............................. I was very hungry.
Exercise 7: Underline the correct answers.
1. He’s such a monotonous speaker. I was bored/ boring stiff.
2. Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.
3. I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.
4. Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.
5. That lamp produces a very pleased/ pleasing effect.
6. The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.
7. I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.
8. I was amazed/ amazing when she toid me she’d got divorced.
9. He’s such a bored/ boring guy. He only ever talks about himself.
10. I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre.
11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued/ intriguing.
12. It was a very interested/ interesting situation.
13. There’s been some very surprised/ surprising news.
14. His mother was disgusted/ disgusting by what she found under her bed.
15. Their hamburgers are disgusted/ disgusting.
16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted/ exhausting.
17. He’s always showing off. It’s really annoyed/ annoying.
18. I think Alex is one of the most annoyed/ annoying people I’ve ever met. He can’t
keep still for a second.
19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed
really embarrassed/ embarrassing.
20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather embarrassed/
embarrassing.
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.
1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)
a. The film was .............................
b. We were ............................. with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It is a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it is often .............................
b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often .............................
3. It has been raining all day. I hate this weather, (depress)
a. This weather is .............................
b. This weather makes me .............................
4. Sarah is going to the USA next month. She has never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an .............................experience for her.
b. She is really .............................about going to the USA.
Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.
1. I do the same thing every day. My job is very ............................. bore
2. I have nothing to do. I’m ............................. bore
3. My job is very varied. I find it ............................. depress
4. Cheer up. Don’t feel so ............................. There are plenty of other jobs. depress
5. I heard a very ............................. story. It will make you laugh. interest
6. It’s not ............................. that you failed the exam. You never did any surprise
work.
7. I don’t understand this exercise. I’m very ............................. confuse
8. The lesson was really ............................. I almost fell asleep. bore
9. I was ............................. by her behavior. It was very funny. amuse
10. I was ............................. by the news. I didn’t expect it. surprise
Exercise 10: Put the adjective in brackets in the correct form.
1. I was (amaze) ........................... to hear that Simon got married.
2. She said it was not as (interesting) ........................... as she had expected.
3. It’s hardly (surprise) .......................... that you caught a cold. You never wear a jacket.
4. At times, English can be a (confuse) ........................... language to learn.
5. I’m not going to watch it. It sounds really (bore) ...........................
6. I’m (worry) ........................... when reading that economy is getting worse.
7. Aren’t you (exhaust) ........................... after running all that way?
8. Try not to get (annoy) ........................... by the noise. You’ll get used to it.
9. The wet weather can be (depress) ...........................
10. There is nothing more (satisfy) ........................... than a good meal.
Exercise 11: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning-
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
Exercise 1: Write questions for the underlined part.
1. John went to Vietnam in 2000.
2. My mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment.
3. She likes playing table tennis.
4. It takes him 20 minutes to go to school by bike.
5. I received a letter from John last week.
6. Minh usually takes exercises after getting up.
7. I brush my teeth twice a day.
8. Nga has an appointment at 10:30 this morning.
9. She goes to bed at 9 p.m.
