IV/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
1. The next stage in the _______________ of television is interactive TV. (develop)
2. You’d better put an _______________ in the local paper to sell your house. (advertise)
3. I enjoy the constant _______________ with students from other classes. (interact)
4. The Internet is a very useful means of _______________. (communicate)
5. There’s a lot of crime and _______________ on TV today. (violent)
6. I find this newspaper _______________. I can get much useful knowledge from it. (inform)
7. Nowadays, the Internet is _______________ used. We can see many products. (commerce)
8. There is a _______________ of local and international programs on TV. (vary)
9. These mountain villages are completely _______________ in winter. (access)
10. He was good at making up funny stories. He has an_______________ mind. (invent)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Be quiet or you will not understand the lesson.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
2. Study harder and you will not fail the coming exam.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
3. Work harder or you won’t get high salary.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
4. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.
→ If ___________________________________________________________________
5. The children like to walk in the rain.
→ The children enjoy _____________________________________________________
→ The children are _______________________________________________________
6. I think surfing the Net is useful.
→ I find it_______________________________________________________________
7. I don’t think she broke the vase accidentally.
→ I think _______________________________________________________________
8. Watching TV consumes a lot of time.
→ Watching TV is a ______________________________________________________
9. Can’t you control the child?
→ You ________________________________________________________________ ?
10. “I don’t know anything about it,” he said.
→ He denied ____________________________________________________________
11. Did they understand the problem?
→ They hardly__________________________________________________________ ?
12. He forced me to put my hands up and quickly searched through my pockets.
→ I ____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
→ She reminded _________________________________________________________
14. Mary will watch the film in three hours.
→ It will ________________________________________________________________
15. The children are excited about going to the circus.
→ The children are looking_________________________________________________
16. He is interested in reading detective books.
→ He enjoys _____________________________________________________________
17. Do you find it difficult to speak English?
→ Do you have any _______________________________________________________
18. My father needs 15 minutes to read “Tuoi Tre” newspaper every morning.
→ My father spends_______________________________________________________
19. The floor was cleaned by Loan
→ Loan_________________________________________________________________
20. The Browns last painted the living-room two years ago.
→ The Browns have ______________________________________________________
21. Would you close the door, please?
→ Would you mind ______________________________________________________ ?
22. They didn’t allow us to smoke here.
→ They didn’t let _________________________________________________________
23. My teacher advised buying that book.
→ My teacher advised us ___________________________________________________
24. He has studied English for six years.
→ He began _____________________________________________________________
25. It is necessary to master English.
→ Mastering ____________________________________________________________
26. He spent two hours writing the essay.
→ It took _______________________________________________________________
27. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
→ He is looking __________________________________________________________
28. I would like you to help me (to) put the chairs away?
→ Do you mind _________________________________________________________ ?
29. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
→ Please remember _______________________________________________________
30. Don’t ask so many questions.
→ Please stop ____________________________________________________________
31. He hasn’t smoked for 3 years.
→ He stopped ____________________________________________________________
32. It's not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
→ It's better to____________________________________________________________
25. When he was young, he lived in Hanoi.
He used _____________________________________________________________________
26. What a pity! I don’t have much time to get to know about your beautiful country.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________
27. The beauty of the city really impressed Maryam.
Maryam _____________________________________________________________________
28. Please keep quiet in the classroom.
I’d rather you _________________________________________________________________
29. What a pity my neighbors are unfriendly.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________
30. They are going to introduce a new style of jeans in Vietnam.
A new style ___________________________________________________________________
31. She was greatly encouraged by her parents to enter the contest.
She received _________________________________________________________________
32. When did you move to Ho Chi Minh City with your family?
How long have _______________________________________________________________
33. My sister studied hard enough to pass the entrance exam.
Because _____________________________________________________________________
34. With her fluency in speaking English, Emily can easily find a good job.
Emily speaks _________________________________________________________________
35. The weather was too bad for Liz to have a good trip.
Because _____________________________________________________________________
36. With the hard rain, we might as well delay our trip to Sapa.
It ___________________________________________________________________________
37. It really annoys me when my next-door neighbors play loud music at night.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________
38. I find it really annoying not to be able to make myself understood in English.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________
39. Her bad annoying habit was posting private photos on Facebook.
I wish _______________________________________________________________________
40. With her hard work, Emily can get promotion soon.
Emily works __________________________________________________________________
41. With her regular visit to the orphanage, Emily has received a special love from the orphans.
Emily visits ___________________________________________________________________
42. The food was too bad for the tourists to eat.
The food was bad, ______________________________________________________________
43. With Emily’s frequent absence from school, she can be repeated this year.
Because ______________________________________________________________________
44. The concert was too boring to attract the audience.
The concert was boring, _________________________________________________________
45. My neighbors are always singing karaoke late at night, which is so annoying.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________
46. With the outbreak of the pandemic, many public places have been in lockdown.
The pandemic breaks ____________________________________________________________
47. I feel tired of doing the same things day after day.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________
48. I get bored with doing a lot of exercises every night.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________
49. Her ability to speak English strongly impressed the tourists.
Her ability to speak English makes a ________________________________________________
50. To walk in the rain is so enjoyable.
I enjoy _______________________________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.
1. She started her work in this factory two years ago.
She has _____________________________________________________________________
2. She always forgets to do her homework, which is so annoying.
I wish ______________________________________________________________________
3. People are going to build a big new department store in the town.
A big new department store _____________________________________________________
4. She finds it hard to cross the busy streets.
She has _____________________________________________________________________
5. Mary often comes to class late, which annoys everybody.
We wish ___________________________________________________________________
6. “The Voice Kid” competition really interests both children and adults.
Both children ________________________________________________________________
7. He is very bad at Mathematics.
He wishes ___________________________________________________________________
8. Peter began to play for the national team five years ago.
Peter has ____________________________________________________________________
9. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.
His novel made _______________________________________________________________
10. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.
A lot of money _______________________________________________________________
11. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.
They wish ___________________________________________________________________
12. We last saw my cousin David two years ago.
We have ____________________________________________________________________
13. What a pity! We cannot try all the special food of the village.
We wish we _________________________________________________________________
14. The last time we visited Hanoi was two years ago.
It’s __________________________________________________________________________
15. Please help your mother with housework.
I’d rather _____________________________________________________________________
16. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.
One of _______________________________________________________________________
17. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City ten years ago.
My family has _________________________________________________________________
18. It’s a pity that Nam can’t join our trip next Sunday.
We wish _____________________________________________________________________
19. We haven’t used that door for years.
The last time that door___________________________________________________________
20. Tom often falls asleep in class.
We wish ____________________________________________________________________
21. My friend is always lying to me.
I wish ________________________________________________________________________
22. It has been 10 years since we last saw the film.
The last time___________________________________________________________________
23. Tom did his test successfully last week.
Tom’s test ____________________________________________________________________
24. Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “ BECAUSE OF “
1. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
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2. As it was raining, we didn’t go out.
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3. Since he’s got a very good memory, he never needs to write anything down.
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4. He couldn’t run very fast because his leg was bad.
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5. As it was very warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.
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6. He couldn’t drive fast because the traffic was heavy.
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Nam fell asleep because the film was too bad.
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Supply the correct verb form:
Sue ___________ (be) on the beach for an hour, but she hasn’t had a swim yet.
Where ___________ (go) you for your holiday last year?
My father ___________ (work) in that factory since 1990.
We _________ (not hear) from Nam since he _________ (move) to Canada.
I used ________ (have) a bike when I was young.
My uncle __________ (drink) coffee every day when he lived France.
Jim broke his leg when he __________ (play) golf.
Oh no! That’s the last bus, and we _________ ( just, miss) it.
This is the first time I _________ (eat) Korean food.
I ________ (come) across an old friend while I was waiting for the bus.
Kevin ___________ (not be) at home last night. He _________ (go) out with some friends.
Please be quiet! I ________ (do) my homework.
A: What ________ you (think) of this book? B: I think it’s fantastic
Kate is very busy. She ___________ (study) for a test.
They prefer singing to ___________. ( dance)
He _________ (not use) live here five years ago.
He said that he ___________ (come) back soon.
It’s time for you _________ (close) the door.
Nam often spend his free time __________ (play) football.
It’s the most interesting film I ____________ (ever, see).
My sister is tired of _________ (work) overtime.
I’m free but I don’t know what ________ (do).
My father often _________ (watch) the news on TV after he has dinner.
Mrs. Brown is busy __________ (teach) her children.
John is interested in __________ (look) for a new job.
A: How long _________ (stay) you here? B: For about two hours.
We _________ (know) each other for over 20 years.
Tom _________ (study) better since he had a computer.
Dasy must _________ (stay) at the office until she _______ (finish) her report.
Kate hates __________ (listen) to Hip-Hop.
I wish I ( be ) __________ on the beach now.
This car used to ( paint ) ___________ white.
Last Sunday, Ann ( watch ) ___________ TV when Tom ( come ) ____________ there.
I wish she ( come ) _________ to school on time in the future.
The light ( go ) _________out when we ( study ) ___________ our lesson.
Mr. Green is our English teacher. He ( teach ) ___ English since he ( leave ) ____ London in 1999.
A Vietnamese boy ( name ) ________ Tan ( live ) ________with The Parker family on a farm.
He ( stay ) _________ there till beginning of September.
I wish I ( visit ) ___________ your village someday.
Liz took a lot of photos ( show ) ____________the trip to her parents.
I wish I (see ) ___________that film on TV again.
I wish they ( know ) ___________ the truth yesterday.
We wish she ( be ) ____________ our teacher of English.
I wish our team ( play ) __________ better next time.
My brother wishes he ( not waste ) ____________ time when he was young.
I wish I ( be ) ____________ a doctor.
They wish they ( come ) ___________ to class on time yesterday morning.
I wish I ( can play ) ____________ the piano.
The little boy wishes he ( become ) ____________ a teacher when he grows up.
I wish I ( spend ) ___________ my last summer vacation in the mountains.
III. Supply the correct word form.
He’s a famous stamp ( collect ) ___________.
He has a fine stamp ( collect ) ____________.
They ( invitation) __________ me to join their family to Hue last year.
It’s an ( interest ) __________ journey.
He’s ( interest ) ____________ in playing soccer.
It was an ( enjoy ) ___________ day.
She sings very ( beauty ) ____________.
The accidents happens because of driving ( care ) ____________.
You should ( relaxation ) ____________ for an hour.
There’s a ( park ) __________ lot near my house.
Japan is said to be a ( mountain ) _________ country.
They couldn’t do the test well because it was ( terrible ) ____________ difficult.
The children are ( picnic ) ___________ in the woods now.
I’ve been (office ) ___________invited to the wedding.
They had an ( enjoy) ___________ picnic last weekend.
She’s not really ( suitable ) ______________ dressed for a party.
Everyone needs time for rest and ( relax ) ____________.
I ( hurry ) ________washed my face and change into my uniform so as to catch the bus to school this morning.
She likes going ( picnic ) __________ with her classmates.
That big old banyan tree marks the ( enter ) __________to our village.
It’s a pity that people in the ( country ) ___________ have no access to the internet.
They’re building a larger ( park ) ___________ lot in front of the supermarket.
Tom has a valuable ( collect ) ___________after many years of collecting.
We’re going (hike) _________in the Lake District next weekend.
Da lat always attracts a lot of ( sightseeing ) ____________ every year.
Driving ( care ) ____________ can avoid accidents.
Some package trips to Thailand are ( surprise ) ____________ cheap.
There’re two ( enter ) ___________, one at the front and one round the back.
I found this problem extremely ( difficulty ) ____________.
Linda is ( worry ) ___________about her grandfather’s health.
Some people feel that towns are too ( noise ) ___________ for them to live in.
Generally, the countryside is less ( pollute ) ____________ than towns.
Living in cities can be very ( stress ) __________ for some people.
The countryside is much less ( crowd ) ____________ than towns.
Some people enjoy the countryside more because it’s ( peace ) ____________.
I always feel ( safe ) __________ in town than in the countryside.
However, life in town is certainly more ( excite ) ___________.
Some people believe it is more ( danger ) ____________ to live in town.
Getting to the village is a very ( interest ) ____________journey.
Visitors can catch sight of an old banyan tree at the (enter ) ____________ of the village.
Da Lat is a ( hill ) ___________ city.
We really had an (enjoy ) ____________ day on the beach.
Their holiday was spent ( enjoy ) ___________ on the mountain.
That little girl can dance ( beauty ) ____________.
Since her ( arrive ) ___________ the room has been full of laughter.
Most modern buildings has underground ( park ) ____________ lots.
I. Put the right prepositions in the blanks:
1. Are you interested ___________ this question?
2. Is your sister fond __________ music?
3. I was afraid _______ hurting his feelings.
4. My father is always proud __________ my success.
5. The children were amused __________ the storyteller’s jokes.
6. They’re delighted __________ the TV program.
7. I was amazed __________ the news.
8. ___________ Christmas, the weather has been quite mild.
9. That’s a very old car. I’ve had it __________ ages.
10. It’s years __________ I ate in a restaurant.
11. He has been ill _________ 3 days.
12. The concert starts _________ 7.45
13. I learnt to drive __________ 4 weeks.
14. The course begins _________ 7 January and ends ___________ 10 March.
15. I went to bed _________ midnight and got up ________ 6.30 the next morning.
16. Mozart was born in Salzburg ___________ 1756.
17. Are you doing anything special ____________ the weekend?
18. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived ______ 5 o’clock __________ the morning.
19. I haven’t seen Ann _________ a few days. I last saw her _________ Tuesday.
20. I’ll phone you _________ Tuesday morning _________ about 10.00, OK?
21. Tom’s grandfather died __________ 1977 _______ the age of 79.
22. The price of electricity is going up ________ October.
23. Jack’s father is an engineer but he’s out work __________ the moment.
24. ________Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk in the country.
25. There’re usually a lot of parties ________ New Year’s Eve.
26. I have been invited to a wedding ________ 14 February.
27. The telephone and the doorbell rang __________ the same time.
28. Mr. David is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job _________ two years’ time.
29. It’s been raining __________ I got up this morning.
30. Tom and I have known each other _________ 6 months.
31. Tom’s father has been a policeman _________ 20 years.
32. Have you been learning English _________ a long time?
33. I was born in Africa ___________ 1970.
34. My parents moved back to England ___________ I was five.
35. We live in Bristol ____________ three years.
36. I went to college two years _____________.
37. I found a flat on my own ____________ last year.
38. I usually go home ___________ the weekend.
39. I didn’t go home ____________ weekend because some friends came to stay.
40. They arrived ____________ three o’clock _____________ the afternoon.
41. ___________ Saturday evening we went out to a concert.
42. ___________ we got home we listened to some music.
43. We got up late __________ Sunday morning.
44. __________ the afternoon we went for a walk.
45. I bought a car a few weeks _____________.
46. I had an accident ___________ last night.
47. It happened __________ 7.00_________ the evening.
48. I’ll be ready ___________ two weeks.