EX9. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

This is a story (1) ............. Mark Twain, a famous American writer and homourist. We all know that Twain was famous in his day as a lecture and teller of funny stories. We also know that he (2) .............. to play jokes on his friends. In this case, the joke was on Mark Twain.

One day, he was walking along the streer of a small town where he was going to deliver a lecture that evening. (3) ............ was a young man who stopped him on his way just to (4) ............. about his uncle. The young man said that his uncle (5).............. laughed and smiled. Mark Twain told the young man to take his (6) ........ to his lecture that evening, and he could guarantee to make the young man's uncle laugh.

That (7) ............. the young man and his uncle sat in the (8) ............ row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told many funny stories, but the old man didn't smile smile. Then he told the (9)........... stories which he knew, but the old man'd face still remains blank. At ( 10 )..........., Mark Twain left the platform feeling exhausted.

Later Mark Twain was talking to his friend about this. His friend laughed and said: " Oh, I know that old man. He has been as deaf as a post for years!!!''.

Read this fable, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each gap.

Wisdom

A farmer was ploughing his field. Sometimes, he shouted at and beat the buffalo that was (1) _____ the plough. A tiger happened to stroll along the edge ò the field,

"Buffalo, you are so big. (2) _____ do you let this weak man beat you?", he asked.

The buffalo answered, "The man is small (3) _____ his wisdom is big."

The tiger did not understand what wisdom was (4) _____ he shouted at the man. "Hey you, man, what is wisdom? Let me see it."

"Wisdom? Oh, my wisdom (5) _____ at home," replied the man, looking at the tiger's teeth and claws.

"Go home (6) _____ get it. Bring it here so that I can see it," the tiger ordened.

"Oh, no! I am afraid that you will eat my buffalo (7) _____ I am gone. (8) _____ you agree to be tied with rope, I will run home and fetch the wisdom."

The tiger agreed. (9) _____ fastening the tiger, the farmed beat its back.

"(10) _____ is my wisdom. This is my wisdom", he explained.

1. A. pull B. pulling C. pulled D. to pull

2. A. What B. How C. When D. Why

3. A. and B. but C. so D. or

4. A. and B. but C. although D. so

5. A. is B. are C. was D. were

6. A. but B. and C. so D. yet

7. A. why B. while C. although D. if

8. A. While B. Because C. Although D. If

9. A. Before B. After C. Because D. But

10. A. Here B. There C. She D. That

Give advice.Use ought to or should and the idea prompts.

Ex:

My tooth is aching.I have a cavity.(see a dentist)

You ought to see a dentist.

a)Ba plays a lot of computer games.He gets bad marks at Math.(play less computer games,study harder)

b)My shoes are getting too small for me.(buy a new pair)

c)My sister swims badly.(practice swimming more)

d)Mai is very interested in collecting stamps.(join the stamp collection club)

e)Lan loves literature but she doesn't have many books at home.(go to the library and read there)

f)Hai likes to go fishing with Ba but he has lots of homework to do.(finish his homework first)

1. I didn't arrive as early as I expected ( than)

= I .................................................... expected

2. We first met five years ago. Do you remember? ( our)

= Do you remember ..................................... five years ago?

3. It took my grandpa three months to recover from his illness ( over)

= It took my grandpa ........................................... his illness

4. It is difficult to discover what is true ( truth)

= The .......................................................... discover

5. All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George ( who)

= George was .................................................. at the party

6. John hasn't had an answer to his email yet ( still)

= John ............................................ an answer to his email

7. I must go to the dentist, and get my teeth taken care of ( seen)

= I must go to the dentist ........................................................

8. The teacher advised us not to be late on Monday ( better)

= " You ....................................on Monday", the teacher said

9. I'm sorry I forgot to phone you ( for)

= I ....................................................... phone you

10. There are English and French tramslations of the book ( been)

= The book .............................................. English and French

1/ Mrs Reed (turn) _________ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _________ home yesterday. She (listen) ___________ to some music when she suddenly (hear) ___________ a siren. She (look) ____________ in her mirror and (see) _________ an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull) ________ her car to the side of the road and (wait) _________ for the ambulance (pass) _________.

2/ My mother (call) ___________ me around 5 o’clock. My husband (come) _________ home a little after that. When he (come) __________ home, I (talk) ___________ to my mother on the phone.

3/ Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave) ________ Madion, I (go) _________ Chicago to see a friend who (study) _________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ to take me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I (look) _________ forward to going there.

4/ Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.

5/ Last year, I (go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) __________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.

6/ The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.

7/ A taxi driver (drive) ____________ along a street when he suddenly (black out) ___________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river. A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) ___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say) ____________ that the black out might (cause) ______________ by his high blood pressure condition.

8/ Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (leave) ___________ her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still (manage) ___________ to graduate at the top of her class. She (meet) ___________ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) ___________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (form) ___________ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (discover) ___________ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (award) ___________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

1

A What ' s the matter with you , Minh ?

B How ' s the matter with you , Minh ?

C Which ' s the matter with you , Minh ?

2

A My broken tooth stopped hurt after wards .

B My broken tooth stopped to hurt after wards .

C My broken tooth stopped hurting after wards .

3

A Nam is worried because he has to see the dentist .

B Nam is worrying because he has to see the dentist

C Nam is worry because he has to see the dentist

4

A Why were Trang go to the dentist last week ?

B Why did Trang go to the dentist last week ?

C Why were Trang go to the dentist last week ?

5

A My brother isn't do morning exercises .

B My brother didn't do morning exercises .

C My brother wasn't do morning exercises .

6

A Let is stay at home and watch television

B Let us stay at home and watch television

C Let has stay at home and watch television

tìm và sửa lỗi

1.Viet does not get up early and do morning exercises yesterday
2.My brother doesn’t like durians, and I don’t like them, too.
3.I bought a different gift for my friend in American last year.
4.Last week the dentist felt a cavity in my broken tooth
5.Last month Lan was ill so she goes to see the doctor at his office
6.I don’t know how explain all these things to you now.
7.The doctor told her to sit down and asked what was the matter with her.
8.The doctor measured her temperature and said that it was normal
9.After checking the doctor gave her some medicine and asks her to stay in bed for a few days
10.Today I said my mother about my trip to Ho Chi Minh City with my classmates.
11.They listened to me careful but they didn’t let me go with them
12.When I was having dinner, one friend of mine was coming to see me.
13.My parents always think that I am not enough old to ride to school alone.

14.she asked us learned new words immediately before we left class

15. how do you go to see the dentist? - once or twice a mounth

1 , Yesterday , he gave ............... his evening job .

a , on b , in c , up d , for

2 , It was still painful , ........... I went to see a doctor .

a , but b , so c , or d , however

3 , The examination tested both listening ......... reading .

a , or b , and c , but d , however

4 , It is raining , ............. I can't go to the beach .

a , so b , but c , or d , and