Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences using in spite of.

1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.

- In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.

2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.

3. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.

4. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.

5. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

6. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.

7. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.

8. We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.

9. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.

10. He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock although he promised that he wouldn’t be late.

Exercise 2 :  Rewrite the sentences with the words given:

1. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother.- My father hasn’t    

2. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.- In spite of       

3. When did you last ride a bike.- How long        

4. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always stay in my memory.- I will never

5. I’ve still got the camera because no one has claimed it.- Because it     

6. My wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far.- I have  

7.  The room is going to be painted next week. - We are going                       

8. We have finished those letters since 5 o’clock.  - Those letters

9.  Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.-  Because ­                   

10.  She wrote a letter in thirty minutes. - It took

Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the words in 1.

1.The doctor _______ her carefully, but could not find anything wrong.

2. He is receiving ________ for his health problem.

3. Regular exercise can help you improve your muscle _________.

4. To build your __________ you can try lifting weights.

5. Nam can't sleep well. He is ______________ stress.

Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1/ English is the most __________________ language in the world. ( nation )
2/ Why don’t you ask for your father’s _________________ (permit )
3/ My parents’ bedroom is _____________furnished than mine ( good )
4/ Country life is always more _____________ than city life ( peace )
5/ The film was ________________ and he became very rich ( succeed )
6/ Time passes ________________ when you’re alone  ( slow )
7/ Mrs Green can help Jenny to make a good choice ( choose )
8/ Butter is one of the product of milk. ( produce )
9/ I prefer the __________________ version of the film.  ( origin )
10/ He had a strange _________________ on his face. ( express )
11/ The house is ______________decorated with plastic plants and flowers.( complete)
12/ My family has the tradition of _______________ our ancestors.  ( worship )
13/ I can’t accept his __________________  to animals. ( cruel )
14/ I didn’t know how he _________________ his birthday party. ( celebration )
15/ Dances with__________hats, paper fans or scarves are some forms of  xoe.( conic )
16/ The importance of xoe is _______________ in an old Thai song. ( expression )
17/ Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa arc slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or______ areas.(mountain)
18/ My family was completely________________   (religion).
19/ How many_______________holidays do we have?             (nation)
20/ I live in the _______________part of the city                 (south).
21/ The film was_________________and he became very rich.  (success)
22/ He makes people smile because he’s so________________       (cheer)
23/ They had a happy ___________________          (marry)
24/ She usually ……………….in social work. (participation)
25/ Students mustn't run or make…… in the school building (noisy)
26/ They could live with their parents after they got …… (marriage)
27/ The Nha Trang Sea Festival is famous for the ………………street carnival; it has attracted thousands of foreign visitors (impress)

Exercise 2. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences:

1. Susan believes in ghosts and the world for the dead. She is so ___________. (SUPERSTITION)

2. Their ________ of the plan caused the experiment to be abandoned. (APPROVE)

3. He is so ___________ that he had an accident. (CARE)

4. Many women nowadays often seek financial _____________by going out to work. (DEPEND)

5. All the guests got dressed in ___________ costume. (NATION)

6. Boys and girls may behave ___________ in this situation. (DIFFERENCE)

7. The 23^rd mascot eagle is the ___________ of elegance, strength and pride. (SYMBOLIZE)

8. Claulfied claimed they had _________ against him because of his nationality. (DISCRIMINATION)

9. There is no evidence of his direct __________ in the bombing. (INVOLVE)

10. The exact origin of the universe remains a ____________. (MYSTERIOUS)

Exercise 6. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.

      1.   Horror films                             my younger sister.                                                       TERRIBLE

      2.   I don’t think it is good for young kids to see               on TV.                                     VIOLENT

      3.   We are going to the cinema to see an              film.                                                     AMAZED

      4.   Although Titanic is a                           film, it has a sad ending.                                  ROMANCE

      5.   He falls in love with a pretty girl. It’s a beautiful                     .                                   ROMANTIC

      6.   His recent film received a lot of                       from the public.                                   CRITIC

      7.   My favourite                            -fiction films have being from Mars.                           SCIENTIST

      8.   I don’t like horror films because they are too for me.                                     FRIGHT

      9.   Dracula is the best                               film I’ve ever seen.                                          IMPRESS

      10. Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars for                                ACT

            Best                 .

Exercise 7. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

      1.   There are many                        differences between the two communities.                 (culture)

      2.   Streets are decorated with                                lights and red banners.                        (colour)

      3.   There were lively New Year                           all over the town.                                (celebrate)

      4.   It is                  in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.                                  (tradition)

      5.   Vietnam’s New Year is                        according to the Lunar calendar.                    (celebrate)

      6.   What forms of                          do you participate in during the festival?                    (entertain)

      7.   Her eyes were wide with                                  when she heard the news.                  (excite)

      8.   The Chinese New Year marks the                               of spring and the start

            of the Lunar New Year.                                                                                              (begin)

Exercise 8. Give the correct form of the words given to complete sentences.

      1.   We should use them                            and try to find out                                            ECONOMY                     alternative sources of power.

      2.   Solar energy is                         , plentiful and clean.                                                    RENEW

      3.   I think that solar energy can be an                               source of                                  ALTER                            energy in the near future.

      4.   We should reduce the use of                           at home.                                               ELECTRICAL

      5.   It’s a clean source of energy. Sailboats couldn’t move without                                   POWERFUL                   this             .

      6.   Waves will be used as an                    friendly source of energy.                                ENVIRONMENT

      7.   Limit car trips by relying on biking, walking, public                                                   TRANSPORT                                   .

      8.   Solar power can be used to                             or cool our houses.                              HOT

      9.   Energy is used to                     a lot of electrical things.                                               PRODUCT

      10. There will be a                        of energy in the near future.                                        SHORT

Exercise 9. Give the correct form of the words given to complete sentences.

      1.   I don’t think so. The solar panels are becoming                      and easy to install.       CHEAP         

      2.   Scientists are looking for clean and                             sources            of energy.                   EFFECT       

      3.   I know it is also clean and safe to the environment. But does it cost a lot of money

      to install the                                   panels on the roofs?                                                     SUN

      4.   More renewable energy sources will be used to solve the problem of _____. POLLUTE    

      5.   Because our major sources of energy are running out while                                       LIMIT                              the solar energy is abundant and               .

      6.                           , fossil fuels are harmful to the environment.                                       FORTUNATE

      7.   Energy is used to produce a lot of                               things.                                      ELECTRICAL

      8. The                                of wind turbines will be completed by next Friday.               INSTALL     

      9.   It can be found in only some places of the earth. It comes                                          DEEP                               from                                   inside the earth.

      10.                         particles reach the Earth in just 8 minutes.                                          ENERGY

Exercise 10. Supply the correct form of the word to complete the sentence.

      1.   We want to buy                                    that will save money.                                      (product)

      2.   These                           will conserve the earth’s resources.                                         (innovate)

      3.   D. E Huges was the                            of microphone.                                                (invent)

      4.   The price of                             has gone up again.                                                      (electric)

      5.   People in the countryside is                             .                                                           (friend)

      6.   If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great                                 of water.                     (short)

      7.   Environmental                         is every body’s responsibility.                                    (protect)

      8.   Taxi drivers have to have good                       on the street names.                            (know)

      9.   In the future, many buildings will be                           by solar energy.                      (hot)

      10. My brother can repair electric                          very well.                                           (apply)

Exercise 11. The word at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank.

      1.   The first symptom of the disease is a very high                                   .                       TEMPERATE

      2.   The long hot summer has led to serious water                                     .                       SHORT         

      3.   To have hundreds of                           people sleeping in                                            HOME                        the streets of a rich city like London is a crime.

      4.   Average                       for skilled workers are rising.                                                  EARN

      5.   We lived in rented                               before buying  this house.                               ACCOMMODATE 

      6.   Drought has                             many countries in Africa                                             AFFECT                          after a long period of dry weather.

      7.   Nuclear power can be used for                                     or military purposes.               PEACE                      8.      The government is trying to limit population                     .                                               GROW

      9.   A megacity is a very large city with big                      .                                               POPULAR

      10. Healthcare workers who offer                         care to                                                  MEDICINE                     others are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

I. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. If I were you, I would take part in that game.

· You should

2. The date for the Vu Lan festival is the 15th day of the seven Lunar month.

=> The Vu Lan festival takes

3. Although the weather was bad, we went out.

=> The weather was bad; however,

4. Playing beach games is very interesting.

=>It's

II. Rearrange the words/phrases given to make complete sentences.

1. or/ you/ Would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas?

2. I/out/friends/fancy/with/weekend./at/hanging/my/the

BÀI TẬP VỀ NHÀ: HỌC BỔ TRỢ BUỔI 1 Exercise 5: Complete the sentences, using the -ING form of the verbs in the box. 1. Do you fancy _____________ out this evening? 2. I like _____________ tennis at the weekend. 3. Jim enjoys _____________ photos of himself and his friends. 4. Ann’s father doesn’t like _____________ ice hockey on TV. 5. My mother hates _____________, so we eat out every often. 6. Do you like _____________ pottery? 7. She dislikes _____________ her room every day. 8. My niece loves _____________ adventure books. 9. I can’t stand _____________ for buses in the rain. 10.They detest _____________, so they usually travel by train or coach. Exercise 6: Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it. 1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell. A B C D 2. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint. A B C D 3. I take up my hobby when I came back home from the Art Gallery. A B C D 4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a team game. A B C D 5. In my opinion, more people play monopoly in the future. A B C D Exercise 7: Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box. bottles photos horse-riding gymnastics the guitar camping dolls fishing gardening painting 1. I always take a lot of __________ when I go on holidays. 2. A: Can you play __________? B: No, I can’t, but I can play the piano. 3. My brother’s hobby is watching __________, he likes horses very much. 4. Her brother likes collecting __________, especially glasses. 5. I like drawing very much. My hobby is __________. 6. My sister likes collecting __________. Now she has more than 100. 7. Her hobby is __________. She plants many beautiful flower trees in her garden. 8. My father likes __________. He often goes to the lakes or rivers when he has free time. 9. When we have some days off, my close friends and I often go __________. 10. My sister likes doing __________. She looks very fit. tidy fly take watch cook make wait read play go