Fill in the blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :

      The streets are (1) ______________ with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people (2) ____________ the airport and the railroad stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh food and (3) ______________ into the city. Ships loaded with food and fuel are tied up at the dock. Toward morning the (4) _______________ are quieter. But they are never deserted in the (5) _____________ city.

I.            Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :

1.      Mr. Taylor fixed the washing machine for me.

I had                                                                                                                        

2.      Lan is the tallest girl in her class.

No one                                                                                                                     

3.      It is not necessary for you to talk so loudly.

You don’t                                                                                                        

4.       “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary

Mary asked                                                                                                                              

I.            Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :

6. If it doesn’t rain soon, our crops will be lost.

Unless

7. I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

I’m looking

8. Have you got a cheaper hat than this ?

Is this

9. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.

Mrs. Scott prides

10. Daisy’s parents gave her a watch on her birthday.

Daisy

I.            Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning unchanged :

1.      Would you mind not smoking in here ?

I’d rather                                                                                                                  

2.      Without this treatment, the patient would die.

If he                                                                                                                         

Were it                                                                                                                     

3.      He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film.

He was too                                                                                                                

4.      Janet is the best tennis player in the club.

No one                                                                                                                     

5.      The train journey from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City takes four hours.

It is a                                                                                                                       

Fill in the blank in the passage with ONE suitable word :

      The streets are (1) ______________ with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people (2) ____________ the airport and the railroad stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh food and (3) ______________ into the city. Ships loaded with food and fuel are tied up at the dock. Toward morning the (4) _______________ are quieter. But they are never deserted in the (5) _____________ city.

      Soon it’s morning in the big city. By eight o’clock the streets are filled again (6) ____________ people. Millions of people live in the big city, and millions of people who (7) _____________ in the big city live in the suburbs, the (8) ____________, are hurrying out of railroad station, subways, buses and apartment houses. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Everyone is in a (9) ___________. Some stop only to drink a quick (10) ____________ of coffee. There is no time (11) ______________ breakfast. Others stop to but the morning paper. They read the headlines before they hurry on to the tall office buildings. (12) ____________ they work.   

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      Satellite photographs provide a wide range of ____________________. (inform)

2.      The Internet plays an _________________ part in man’s life. (importance)

3.      Dalat is famous for its __________________ scene. (nature)

4.      Many people are living behind their _____________________way. (tradition)

5.      Children like watching _________________ program on TV. (entertain)

6.      Until her illness, she is still the main ____________________ of her family. (provide)

7.      Well-paid jobs seem to be very ___________________ in cities. (plenty)

8.      India is an _____________________ country. (population)

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      There has been a rise number of ________________ coming from Eastern Europe. (immigrate)

2.      My sister has a _________________ for fried food. (perfect)

3.      My mother is very good at keeping the _________________ within our family. (peaceful)

4.      People were deeply shocked by the ________________ news of his death. (tragedy)

5.      They have settled __________________ in New Zealand. (permanence)

6.      These actors gave good _________________ last night. (perform)

7.      He gave the teacher a _______________ of reasons for his absence yesterday. (vary)

8.      She prefers this black chair to that brown chair because the brown chair is ________. (comfort)

9.      We like attending English __________________ contests at school. (speak)

10.   Alexander Graham Bell _________________ to Canada in 1870. (migrant)

11.   It was very difficult for the boss to ________________ the workers. (peaceful)

I.            Use the correct form of the word in parentheses :

1.      There is no ___________________ in the countryside. (entertain)

2.      She has no parents or close _________________. (relation)

3.      People in the countryside are often more _________________ than people in the city. (friend)

4.      Ho Chi Minh City is easily _____________________ by road, rail and air. (access)

5.      The house is perfectly ___________________ for just two of us. (adequate)

I.            Use the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses :

1.      According to the timetable, the bus (arrive) ________________ at six.

2.      When I (see) _________________ you tomorrow, I will tell you the news.

3.      Look out ! The tree (fall) __________________.

4.      If it (be) ________________ convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight.

5.      Neither you nor I (be) _______________ wrong, I believe that.

I.            Use the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses :

1.      We should avoid (ask) ______________________ personal questions.

2.      I have told her (not worry) ________________ about her final exam. Everything will be all right.

3.      Would you like (come) _________________ over for dinner ?

4.      The girl (stand) __________________ behind you is my elder sister.

5.      I suggest that he (be) ______________ at about 7.00.