IV. Are the following sentences right (Ö) or wrong (x)? Mark them with (Ö ) or (x) and correct the mistakes.

1. Syrups are gooder than pills in treating a sore throat.___________________

2. Ointments are the most effective medicines for bruises. __________________

3. Inhalers are best for breathing problems. __________________

4. My Latin class is more boring than my English class._____________________

5. In the UK, the streets are generally more narrow than in the USA._________________

6. London is more busier than Glasgow . ___________________

7. My garden is a lot colourful than this park. __________________

8. Yesterday the weather was much more nicerthan it istoday. ___________________

9. Amanda is the most ambitious than her classmates. ____________________

10. This is the most interesting type of recreation. __________________________

Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then decide if they are true or false. Discuss your answers with a partner.

1. More films are make in India than in any other country each year.

2. In 1923, a sign is put up in the Hollywood hills which said ‘Hollywoodland’.

3. The Academy Awards wasn’t called ‘Oscars’ until 1939.

4. Mùa len trâu is set in northern Việt Nam.

5. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was gave Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2006.

6. Films aren’t seen their directors until the premiere.

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. She ______________ (have) a sore throat, and she ______________ (cough) terribly now.

2. You should try ______________ (exercise) a couple times a week.

3. He keeps ______________ (sneeze), so I think he’s got a cold.

4. What ______________ (you/ do) tomorrow evening?

5. My mother doesn’t like ______________(eat) fast food.

Exercise 5: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets

1. ______________ can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. (obese)

2. I’m ______________ to shellfish, so I can’t eat lobster and shrimp. (allergy)

3. I got ______________ during my beach vacation. (sunburn)

Exercise 6: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than (6) ______ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. A. healthy  B. tasty  C. main  D. most

2. A. strength  B. power            C. energy  D. effort

3. A. able  B. enable  C. unable  D. capable

4. A. lose  B. put   C. gain   D. drop

5. A. in  B. into  C. up  D. for

6. A. skipping  B. making C. buying D. serving

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. She ______________ (have) a sore throat, and she ______________ (cough) terribly now.

2. You should try ______________ (exercise) a couple times a week.

3. He keeps ______________ (sneeze), so I think he’s got a cold.

4. What ______________ (you/ do) tomorrow evening?

5. My mother doesn’t like ______________(eat) fast food.

Exercise 5: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets

1. ______________ can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. (obese)

2. I’m ______________ to shellfish, so I can’t eat lobster and shrimp. (allergy)

3. I got ______________ during my beach vacation. (sunburn)

Exercise 6: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than (6) ______ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. A. healthy  B. tasty  C. main  D. most

2. A. strength  B. power            C. energy  D. effort

3. A. able  B. enable  C. unable  D. capable

4. A. lose  B. put   C. gain   D. drop

5. A. in  B. into  C. up  D. for

6. A. skipping  B. making C. buying D. serving

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. She ______________ (have) a sore throat, and she ______________ (cough) terribly now.

2. You should try ______________ (exercise) a couple times a week.

3. He keeps ______________ (sneeze), so I think he’s got a cold.

4. What ______________ (you/ do) tomorrow evening?

5. My mother doesn’t like ______________(eat) fast food.

Exercise 5: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets

1. ______________ can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. (obese)

2. I’m ______________ to shellfish, so I can’t eat lobster and shrimp. (allergy)

3. I got ______________ during my beach vacation. (sunburn)

Exercise 4: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

1. She ______________ (have) a sore throat, and she ______________ (cough) terribly now.

2. You should try ______________ (exercise) a couple times a week.

3. He keeps ______________ (sneeze), so I think he’s got a cold.

4. What ______________ (you/ do) tomorrow evening?

5. My mother doesn’t like ______________(eat) fast food.

Exercise 5: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets

1. ______________ can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. (obese)

2. I’m ______________ to shellfish, so I can’t eat lobster and shrimp. (allergy)

3. I got ______________ during my beach vacation. (sunburn)

Exercise 6: Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Computers cannot make mistakes. Stories have been heard sometimes about computers paying people too much money or sending them (1)_____ for things they didn’t buy. These mistakes ae made by the programs. Some years ago an American computer-controlled rocket went (2)____ and had to be destroyed. The accident has been caused by a small mistake in one line of the program, which (3)______ the USA 18 million dollars. Criminals have found that “computer (4)_____ are a lot easier than robbing a bank.” Hundreds of millions of dollars are stolen from businesses every year by people (8)______ the information in computers.

Question 1. 

A. reminders

B. notes

C. bills

D. checks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Computers cannot make mistakes. Stories have been heard sometimes about computers paying people too much money or sending them (1)_____ for things they didn’t buy. These mistakes ae made by the programs. Some years ago an American computer-controlled rocket went (2)____ and had to be destroyed. The accident has been caused by a small mistake in one line of the program, which (3)______ the USA 18 million dollars. Criminals have found that “computer (4)_____ are a lot easier than robbing a bank.” Hundreds of millions of dollars are stolen from businesses every year by people (8)______ the information in computers.

Question 2.

A. ahead of schedule

B. out of control

C. to some extent

D. How fast food trigger liver damage