I Use the correct form of the words in parentheses:
They were impressed by the ________________ of the local people. (FRIEND)
Reading the instructions on the label ______ before taking the medicine is very important.(CARE)
She enjoyed looking at your __________ shown at the club last week, (DESIGN)
Those boys aren’t old enough to be _____________ of their parents. (DEPEND)
It’s very ________________ to call a phone late at night. (CONVENIENCE)
Most _________________ are written in English. (INSTRUCT)
Many poets have drawn their ___________________from nature. (inspire)
It’s __________________to wear uniforms when students are at school. (compel)
Many fashion __________________want to change the traditional ao dai. (design)
The company is investing $10 million to ___________its factories. (modern)
The worldwide ______________situation is getting worse now. (economy)
Teenagers are now _____________________dressed. (fashion)
It is always ______________to hear other people’s point of view. (interest)
We aren’t old enough to live _______________. (depend)
Many Vietnamese poets have drawn their __________ from nature. (inspire)
What have fashion ____________ done to modernize the ao dai? (design)
Singapore is ________________ for its shops and restaurants. (fame)
What is the main language of _______________ at that school? (instruct)
He has been _________________invited to that important meeting. (official)
I feel _____________ now. I think I’ll go to bed early. (wear out)
Please address all _________________to the Arts Editor. (correspond)
It’s very _________at the moment. Could you phone again later? (convenience)
Teenagers are now _______________dressed. (fashion)
Japan was very rapidly _______________ in the late 19th century. (industry)
Her __________________with Maryam lasted many years. (correspond)
Our boss always tries to treat every member of the staff _____________.(equal)
His parents’ words were a great __________________to him. (encourage)
They are old enough to be __________________of their parents. (depend)
We were ______________by the hospitability of the local people. (impress)
The city has been considerably _____________ over the years. More roads have
been constructed and more buildings have been built. (modern)
Wearing seat belts in cars is _______________ by law. (compel)
32. He is old enough to live _______________. (depend)
Both of them like this car because it is _______________. (economy)
He has always been a source of _______________ for me. (inspire)
Most _______________ are written in English. (instruct)
36. My parents usually _______________ me to study harder. (courage)
37. They need more funds to _____ the telephone system. (MODERN)
Monday morning is a bit __________ for me. How about Wednesday afternoon? (CONVENIENCE)
Manchester United has played _____ in their last five games. (IMPRESS)
I hate traveling by train - the carriages are always so dirty and _____.(COMFORT)
41.At the age of 20, he got a well-paid job and became ___ of his parents. (DEPEND)
42.In the __________ he explains why he wrote the book. (INTRODUCE)
43. Those men are not really _________________ dressed for a wedding party. (suit)
44. In ___________________, You are completely wrong . (conclude)
45. I try to keep meat ___________________ from other food in the fridge. (separation)
46. The little boy sat ___________________for a few minutes. (silence)
47. The use of light and dark ___________________ good and evil. (symbol)
48. These shoes look very smart but they are terribly __________________. (comfort)
49. The band consists of ten ___________________. (music)
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it:
We clean the floor every evening.
The floor
She does her homework on the weekend.
Her homework
Binh feeds his dogs with beef on Thursday.
His dogs
Nam studied economy last year.
Economy
Mr. Hưng built two bridges in his home village a year ago.
Two
He spoke Bahasa Malaysia very fluently.
Bahasa
They have sold a lot of furniture since their father was too ill.
A lot of
She has seen many films directed by Victor Vũ.
Many
Minh hasn’t done his assignments yet.
His
I will give you my old dictionary.
My old
We have to care for our son’s baby.
Our
Daisy could catch fish with her bare hands.
Fish
They are going to eat some fruit.
Some
We didn’t use to play golf.
Golf
Hoa is writing a letter to her pen pal.
A
Long is feeding his pet animals.
His
Laura is taking her children to Disneyland.
Her
He was cooking a special meal for his wife’s birthday.
A special
They were teaching the boy how to solve difficult math problems.
The boy
His father was drawing a new picture of his neighborhood.
A new
I first listened to country music in 2000.
I have
She began to do her homework at 2 o’clock.
She has
Binh started to feed his dogs a year ago.
Binh has
Nam began learning Malay when he came back from Malaysia.
Nam has
Mr. Hưng started building the two bridges last month.
Mr. Hưng has
Did you first live in this house last year?
Have
Did they start to grow rice on the mountain when they decided to live there?
Have
Did Victor Vũ begin to make films in Vietnam ten years ago?
Has
Did she start singing for money yesterday?
Has
Did he begin teaching at university in 2014?
Has
When did we first collect ancient coins?
How long
How long ago
How long is
When did Daisy begin catching fish with her bare hands?
How long
How long ago
How long is
When did Nam start to do karate?
How long
How long ago
How long is
How long have you taken up badminton?
When
How long is it since Miss Lam lived on her farm?
When
The last time Lan wrote a letter to Mai was six months ago.
Lan hasn’t
Lan last
The last time we drank coffee was last week.
We haven’t
We last
They haven’t come to visit him for five years.
The last
They last
She hasn’t cleaned her room since she was sick.
The last
She last
He last read a comic in 2005.
He hasn’t
The last
It’s ten years since he last played the guitar.
He
It’s two weeks since we last met each other.
We
They haven’t told jokes to the children for a month.
It’s
Hoa hasn’t taken an exam for four years.
It’s
This is the first time I have known what a credit card is.
I
This is the first time the baby has seen an elephant.
The baby
She has never eaten vegetarian food before.
This
The children have never enjoyed swimming in a water park before.
This
Tom began to play basketball when he entered university.
Basketball has
The last time Minh gave his friends his old books was when he moved to Củ Chi.
His friends haven’t
It’s three months since Ba last rode his bike.
His bike
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
Our teachers always _______________ their students to work harder by giving them small gifts. (courage)
There are many great names in Vietnamese _______________ like Nguyễn Du, Hồ Xuân Hương, Nguyễn Bính, Hàn Mặc Tử, …. (poem)
The more we _______________ our life, the lazier we become. (modern)
Visitors cannot enter a pagoda in _______________ blouses, pullovers or T-shirts. (sleeve)
Vietnamese students are often educated theoretically, not _______________. (practice)
_______________ in learning should be built in various ways by teachers. (Inspire)
Most musicians have _______________ inspiration. (poem)
He _______________ a lot from his twin brother. (different)
For _______________, you can send it through Zalo. (convenient)
Wow! They are the most _______________ shoes now. (fashion)
Look! The teacher is explaining the lesson _______________. (inspire)
Do you know the _______________ writing Kiều? (poetry)
It’s very interesting to identify the _______________ between two things. (differ)
We try to help visitors forget _______________ their troubles. (convenient)
Oh my God! That girl looked _______________ pretty. (fashion)
Have you ever been _______________ by somebody or something? (inspiration)
Do you like wearing _______________ or tight pants? (bag)
Water is _______________. (color)
They have lived _______________ for years. (comfortable)
What are your _______________ clothes? (favor)
Some pictures can _______________ your room. (beauty)
Students should always pay _______________ to teacher’s explanation. (attend)
Ask the _______________ where he got this information from. (announce)
He got ten marks in math _______________. (persuade)
The missing boy is wearing a long-_______________ colorful T-shirt. (sleeve)
Have you _______________ them about the next competition yet? (inform)
What to wear to school is _______________. (argue)
Our school name is the _______________ of all the students. (proud)
Would you like to attend the composition camp for new _______________? (novel)
You can _______________ talk to anyone here. (free)
Don’t _______________ bad friends to spend time with. (choice)
_______________ in class should be stopped. (argue)
She _______________ showed her good marks to her parents. (proud)
Wearing casual clothes is not _______________ at all. (practice)
_______________ is a precious gift we have. (free)
She helps me to be _______________ as a member of the team. (choice)
IV. Word forms:
( Tradition ) ____________, Ao dai is worn by men and women at wedding.
Ao dai is not usually worn at work because it’s ( convenience ) _____________.
People often wear modern ( cloth ) ___________ at work.
Poets take ( inspire ) ___________ from many things in life.
(Village ) ___________are all looking forward to the village festival.
Children of ethnic ( minor ) ___________can now afford to go to school.
These ( bag ) ___________pants are too big for me.
Our ( economy ) ____________ situation is getting better and better.
Both of them like this car because it is ( economy ) ____________.
They wear uniforms to school and ( colour ) ____________clothes on the weekend.
Are you ( comfort ) _________ in the new uniform?
Uniforms make students ( pride ) ___________ of their school.
My parents usually ( courage ) ____________ me to study harder.
Can you see the ( different ) ______________ between the two shirts?
Jeans and T-shirts are his ( favour ) ______________ clothes.
V.PASSIVE VOICE ( Verbs of perceptions: see, watch , hear…. ( tri giaùc ) )
I have heard her sing this song several times.
People saw him steal your car.
The teacher is watching them work.
He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
People don’t make the children work hard.
They made him work hard all day.
The detective saw the woman putting the jewrlry in her bag.
Police advise drivers to use a route.
She helps me to do all these difficult exercises.
She advised me to sell that house.
II. Change the following sentences into passive voice:
I told my friend, Jane not to come here again.
They give me two shillings change at the shop.
She promised him a book.
they have painted the wall white
It is time they brought the cows in.
They told me to go away.
Nobody has seen him for years.
She will look after the little girl carefully.
A car ran over our dog.
Most students love school uniforms.
Someone stolen their car.
After a few days dust will fill the room.
She intents to be home late tonight.
She’s ___________________________________________.
Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.
I think ______________________________________________.
Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.
It is _________________________________________________.
Mary is too weak to say a word.
Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.
We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.
The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.
Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.
Because _______________________________________________.
Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.
Children ought __________________________________________.
My father doesn’t smoke any more.
My father used __________________________________________.
Tom often flew a kite when he was young.
Tom used _______________________________________________.
IX. Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given.
Ao Dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.
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Some / designers / modrenized / Ao Dai / print / lines / poetry / it.
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Wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.
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You / be / lucky / have / place / this / close to your home.
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Maryam / bereally impressed / beauty / city / by the friendliness / its peple.
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However, jeans have never / be / of fashion, / today young generation / be / still / fond / wearing them.
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Lan / Maryam / keep / touch / over two years.
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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be proud / school.
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Nowadays / modern clothing / always / wear / work.
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Ao dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.
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Women / usually / wear / especially / special occasions.
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Today / many Vietnamese women / prefer / wear / modern clothing / work.
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The children / be / fond / watch / the fim / television.
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Maryam / I / keep / touch / since our first meeting.
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Century / poets / musician / writers / mention / the Ao Dai / poems / novels / and songs.
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A great number / new collections / introduce / on the fashion show / Zen Plaza / last night.
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The capitals of vietnam / be / and / it /be / also / the largest city / country.
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Tom / not send / us / letter / since / he / return / USA.
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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / proud / be students / their school.
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I wish / can / go / your party.
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VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
A. CAUSATIVE ACTIVE:
I asked Jack to polish my shoes.
I had
John will ask the mason to build his house.
John will
My father will tell the mechanic to repair his car.
My father will
They must tell the painter to paint our house soon.
They must
She told the police to catch a thief.
She
My father asked me to clean those chairs.
My father
The old man will tell Peter to buy him some food.
The old man will
Will you ask her to wash up after dinner?
Will you
I asked someone to paint the gate last week.
I
The family asked someone to paint the house for Tet
The family
B. CAUSATIVE PASSIVE:
Mary often asks the postman to mail her letter.
Mary often has
The boss has had the servant wash his car.
The boss has had
Mr Baker asks the workers to decorate his room.
Mr Baker has
Mr green told the electrician to repair his electric-fan.
Mr Green had
He had the tailor make a new shirt.
He had
They are going to ask the painter to paint the gate.
They’re going to have
Jack asked his father to fix the ball.
Jack had
He has just had a mechanic check his motorcycle.
He has just had
He was told to redecorate this old house by the manager.
The manager
The students were told to hand in test paper by the supervisor.
The supervisor
VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We ……………………………………………………………
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has ………………………………………………………
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started ……………………………………………………….
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………
He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started …………………………………………………………...
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t…………………………………………………………………
How long have you learnt English?
How long ago ……………………………………………………….
When did you start to listen classical music?
How long……………………………………………………………..?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………………
How long have you bought this car?
When did ……………………………………………………………...
He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
He used ……………………………………………………………….
It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish ………………………………………………………………….
His dog is called Tony.
They …………………………………………………………………..
Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.
It’s ________________________________________.
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It is ________________________________________.
I have never been to a concert before.
It is ________________________________________.
She has never drunk coke before.
It is ________________________________________.
She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.
The last time ________________________________.
It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.
The last time _________________________________.
Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
Tom has _____________________________________.
I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.
I have ________________________________________.
My sister started living here.
My sister has ___________________________________.
They bought this computer in 2003.
They have _____________________________________.
She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.
She put on warm clothes in ________________________.
“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.
My teacher said _________________________________.
No one helps me to cook dinner.
I have _________________________________________.
She intents to be home late tonight.
She’s ___________________________________________.
Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.
I think ______________________________________________.
Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.
It is _________________________________________________.
Mary is too weak to say a word.
Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.
We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.
The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.
Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.
Because _______________________________________________.
Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.
Children ought __________________________________________.
My father doesn’t smoke any more.
My father used __________________________________________.
Tom often flew a kite when he was young.
Tom used _______________________________________________.