I.  Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals.

1. Running after that thief was very                              of you!      COURAGE

2. You looked so                               when you fell asleep on the sofa. PEACE

3. All four of my grandparents are still                        .         LIVE

4. Did you vote in the last                         ?                           ELECT

5. It can be very difficult for                      when they leave prison and go back into the community.                                                 PRISON

6. At the end of the film, you hear a single                             and then A1 Pacino falls to the ground.                                                       SHOOT

7. It’s                             ! I’ve lost my glasses again!            BELIEVE

8. I think were all in                          that something must be done about the problem.                                                                            AGREE

9. Should I write “British” or “English” as my                     ?        NATION

10. We’ll only have real                             when women earn as much money as men.                                                                          EQUAL

II-U1-2.Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.  Rossie has a large ______________ (collect)of dolls.

2.  A______________ is someone who enjoys watching birds. (birdwatch)

3.  My sister’s hobby is ______________.She took a lot of nice photos. (photo)

4.  I find woodcarving ______________ because it’s a creative activity. (interest)

5.  ______________ eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends. (carve)

6.  A hobby is an ______________ that you do for pleasure. (act)

7.  I think collecting glass bottles is ______________. (usual)

8.  Susan is very ______________ and she paints very well. (create)

III. 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.  Is she                              enough to run one kilometer?         GOOD

     2.  “Ow! Be careful with that coffee.” - “Look, now I have a    BURNING

                              on my arm”

     3.  Rob has a                        of 39.5⁰C                                TEMPERATE

     4.  Don’t eat so quickly. You’ll get a                      .                  TEETH

     5.  I have a                 in my back. I’m going to lie down.          PAINFUL

6.  That’s a bad                            . Why don’t you have a glass of water? COUGHING

     7.  “I have                          .” - “Why don’t you telephone the doctor?”       STOMACH

     8.  I feel                              . Quick, I must get to the bathroom!                   SICKNESS

     9.  My arm                           after the table tennis match.           HURT

     10.         “I have a                        .” - “That’s because you watch       

          too much TV.”                                                                        HEAD

I. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Many nations cooperate in the fight against (terrorist)

2. The breakdown of the negotiations was not (expect).

3. The plane was (expect) delayed.

4. (Credible), she had no idea what was going on.

5. I'll be (eternal) grateful to you for this.

6. You can process data (electronic) by using a computer.

7. Events could have developed in a (dramatic) different way.

8. If she gets ill again it could prove (fate).

9. I was impressed by the (efficient) with which she handled the crisis.

10. At the back of the programme, there is a list of (contribute) the theatre appeal.

Complete the sentences below by changing the form of word in capitals when this is necessary.
11. No one knows what the real ......(EXPLAIN) is.
12. From his ........(APPEAR), you would think that Adam is lazy, but he's not.
13. The prime minister is going to make an ......(ANNOUNCE) this afternoon.
14. Gordon's got a great sense of .... (HUMOUR).
15. Let's have a more detailed ......(DISCUSS) about that later.
16. We'll have to get a lot more ... (INFORM) before we make a final decision. 
17. The ....(INVENT) of the wheel changed the world enormously.
18. I'm going to write a letter to the ....(EDIT) about that article.
 

Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary

1. What's the name of that.......... you were singing earlier? Sing

2. I started to learn the piano, but I don't think I've got much...... talent,to be honest. Music

3.My dad used to be really fit and was on his college..........team. Athlete

4. When you are were young, did you ever play in the street with other local.......? Child

5. Alan is studying to be an......, but I don't think he's enjoying it. Act

6. They have a wonderful....... of old toys at the museum in town. Collect

7. My grandad loves to........ and we often go out his boat. Sail

8. You have to practise a lot if you want to work as a..... .Music

Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting. 31. I asked (A) him how far was it (B) it was to the station if(C) I went there by taxi(D). 32. All of (A) my students wondered (B) how many(C) people lived in Tokyo? (D) 33. They asked me that (if/whether) (A) I could (B) do the(C) shopping for (D) them. 34. Her mother ordered (A) her do not go (not to go) (B) out with him(C) the night before (D). 35. The traffic warden (A) asked me (B) why had I (I had) parked(C) my car there (D). 36. He said that(A) he will (would) pick(B) me up at(C) 8 am the following(D) day. 37. She said (A) that the books in(B) the library would be(C) available tomorrow(D).the following day 38. He advised (A) her thinking (to think) about (B) that example again(C) because it needed correcting (D). 39. The (A) receptionist said I must(B) (had to)fill out that form(C) before I attended(D) the interview. 40. Marty said a(A) good friendship is (was) (B) like a diamond(C) – valuable, beautiful and durable(D).

I.       Write the word/ phrase that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pt)

1.      I was very __________ by the efficiency of the staff. (impressed – corresponded – comprised – interested)

2.      I rarely eat ice cream now but I _______ it when I was a child. (eat – used to eat – am eating – have eaten)

3.      We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) ______ subject. (primary – compulsory – national – optional)

4.      He _______ Chinese for 3 years, but he doesn’t study it now. (studied – studies – has studied – is studying)

5.      Can everybody listen carefully to my _______, please? (instructing – instructive – instructions – instruct)

6.      Mathematics and Literature are _____________ for children in this country.

(religious – option – adding – compulsory)

7.      What is the _______ of your country? – 75000000 people. (introduction – population – separation – addition)

8.      We can tell you that we often have a friendly _____ in our class. (atmosphere – air – matter – impression)

9.      Can you tell me how many chapters this book _______? (consists of – consists – comprises of – includes)

10.  Don’t forget to add sugar to the mixture. This _______ is important. (addition – additional – adder – added)

11.  He _____________ to be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

(doesn’t use – didn’t use – doesn’t used – didn’t used)

12.  My mother wishes she _____________ beautiful and young forever. (can – can be – could – could be)

13.  She doesn’t usually _____________ up early. (get – gets – getting – to get)

14.  She _____________ to buy a book yesterday. (doesn’t want – didn’t want – don’t want – hasn’t wanted)

15.  _____________ durian when you lived in Malaysia?

(Do you ever eat – Did you ever eat – Have you ever eaten – Are you ever eating)

16.  He _____________ hard when he was a boy. (doesn’t study – don’t study – hasn’t studied – didn’t study)

17.  It _____________ hard when I _____________ the office at 5 o’clock yesterday.

(was raining / left – rained / was leaving – rained / left – was raining / was leaving)

18.  I _____________ to be a policeman when I was a boy. (want – wants – wanted – was wanting)

19.  We _____________ to the radio when it suddenly _____________ working. (were listening / stopped – listened / was stopped – were listening / was stopped – listen / stops)

20.  I _____________ the accident while I _____________ for you.

(have seen / was waiting – saw / was waiting – seeing / waited – saw / waited)

II.    Write the word that best fits the blank in the following passage: (2.0 pt)

Malaysia is a country in South – East Asia. It is a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations. It consists (21) _______________ the Malay Peninsula and Sarawak and Sabah on the island Borneo. It is (22) _______________ into two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. It has a (23) _______________ of about 17886000. It has a tropical (24) _______________. It is the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, and it (25) _______________ rubber, tin and gas. Apart from Islam, the country’s official (26) ____________, there are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. Malaysian people speak Bahasa Malaysia as a mother tongue. It’s the language of (27) ____________ in all secondary schools. English, Chinese, and Tamil are also (28) _______________ spoken in this country.

21.  A. in                                             B. on                                       C. of                            D. at

22.  A. divide                                     B. dividing                              C. divided                   D. division

23.  A. population                               B. people                                 C. persons                   D. number

24.  A. weather                                   B. climate                                C. temperature             D. rainfall

25.  A. buys                                        B. sales                                    C. exports                    D. imports

26.  A. religions                                  B. religion                               C. religious                  D. religiously

27.  A. instruct                                    B. instruction                          C. instructional            D. instructor

28.  A. wide                                        B. widely                                C. widen                     D. width

III. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.0 pt.)

29.  She is too young, and so is _____________ on her parents. (depend)

30.  Hanoi is a very _____________ city. (interest)

31.  Most _____________ are written in English. (instruct)

32.  I’ve been _____________ invited to the wedding. (office)

33.  English is the _____________ language in Singapore. (office)

34.  They go to church every Sunday. They are very _____________. (religion)

35.  Pasta’s basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the _____________ of eggs and oil. (add)

36.  Always read the _____________ before you start. (instruct)

37.  There are no _____________ on students to attend classes. (compel)

38.  Fashion designers have _____________ the ao dai by printing lines of poetry. (modern)

39.  My brother is taking part in a _____________ course in HCMC. (correspond)

40.  The editor welcomes _____________ from readers on any subjects. (correspond)

IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pt.)

41.  This problem seems difficult for me.

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

42.  I don’t like being so short.

If only _________________________________________________________________________.

43.  I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.

I wish _________________________________________________________________________.

44.  When did you start learning English?

How long ______________________________________________________________________?

45.  It’s time for you to go to school.

It’s time you _____________________________________________________________________.

46.  Please keep silent in the classroom.

I’d rather you ____________________________________________________________________.

47.  What a pity! I can’t come here.

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

V.    Rearrange the words/ phrases to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

48.   / driving / difficult / My French friend / on the left / finds /

_____________________________________________________________________________

49.  / a new car / driving / to get used to / when you buy / you need some time / it /

_____________________________________________________________________________

50.  / were /  our / only / prayer / answered / if /

_____________________________________________________________________________

51.  / the house  / modernized  / has  / much / been / of /

_____________________________________________________________________________

52.  / dependants / is / my aim / provide for / my / to /

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