LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1.The manager asked me ( wait ) ............ for him outside his office.
2. She ( go ) ............to London many times.
3. Please lock the door when you ( leave ) ............
4. ( smoke )............ is banned in every hospital.
5. You must ( stay ) ............ at home and finish your homework.
6. My grandmother is over sixty but she still ( work ) ............
II. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence below
1.We went fishing on this river when we were small children  ............
A B C D
2.The computer game are played by many children all over the world. ............
A B C D
3.There are 12 players in one football team.  ............
A B C D
4.Does Nam have less stamps than Minh?  ............
A B C D
5.How far does it take to get to Noi Bai airport? ............
A B C D
6. Her uncle often has a three-weeks summer vacation.  ............
A B C D
III. Supply the correct word forms
Example :( 0 ) We have an enjoyable day ( enjoy )
1. It is nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very ................. ( help )
2. Edison’s most famous ............... was electric bulb. ( invent )
3. I like to wear this shirt because it’s ................ ( comfort )
4. How much is the ............. ticket from London to Paris? ( fly )
5. My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little.............. ( friend )
6.Young students help the old people in my .............. ( neighbor )
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
1. The idea of jet packs has been around ............ years.
2. The restaurant is not far ............. the station.
3. The gues is looking .............. the menu.
4. To avoid traffic jams,you should leave ........... the rush hour.

IV. Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.
Example: Plays are usually longer than films. (not as......as)
=> Films are usually not as long as plays.
1. The painting is bigger than the photograph. ( not as......as)
=>..................................................................................................
2. This film is more interesting than the one we saw last week. (not as.........as)
=>.............................................................................................
3. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as..........as)
=>....................................................................................................
4. Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old. (the same........as)

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=> Tim is.............................................................................................
5. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well too. (as........as)
=> She speaks.......................................................................................
6. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. ( as well as )
=> Giang can’t ......................................................................................
7. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is ........................................................................................
V. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.
1. I didn't go to school because I was sick.
- I was sick, so ................................................................................................................
3. He likes playing computer games in his free time.
- His hobby is .....................................................................................................................
4. I am interested in watching TV in the evening
- I enjoy.............................................................................................................................
5. I think that learning English is important.
-I find .................................................................................................................................
6. The tickets to the show are too expensive for us.
- The tickets to the show cost .....................................................................
7. Charles Dickens’ novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ..................................................................................
8. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only ..............................................................................................
9. My house is bigger than your house.
- Your house is....................................................................................
10. The black car is not so expensive as the red car.
- The red car.......................................................................................
11. This film is not so interesting as the play.
- The play...........................................................................................
12. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book ........................................................................................
13. I enjoy listening to pop music best.
- Pop music is my ................................................................................
14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have...............................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ..............................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because ...........................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ...........................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan .................................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ......................................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have .............................................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to..............................................................................................................................

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first
1. Reading scientific books is one of my interests.
- I’m ...................................................................................................
2. Charles Dickens’s novels attract a lot of children
- A lot of children......................................................................................
3. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her .....................................................................................................
4. The painting is bigger than the photograph.
- The photograph is not................................................................................
5. We can get to the art gallery in half an hour.
- It only ....................................................................................
6. Her stamp collection is not the same as mine.
- Her stamp collection.....................................................................
7. It is not easy to pass this exam.
- To pass this exam .......................................................................
8. Charles Dicken’s novels attract a lot of children.
- A lot of children ........................................................................
9. Work is very important to me. Family is also important to me.
- Work is ...................................................
10. Rap music is a kind of music, but R & B is quite different.
- R & B is quite .......................................
11. Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.
- Jane is ............................................
12. Christopher Columbus discovered America. (Change into Passive Form)
- America was ..........................................
II. Make complete sentences
1. We / not meet / since / you/ move
- We ......................................................................................................
2. I / go / swim / you / tomorrow.
- I ..........................................................................................................
3. Volunteer work / be / hard / teenagers / city / but / they / enjoy / do / it.
- Volunteer work...........................................................................
4. The university / Cambridge / be / build / 1209.
- The university ...........................................................................
5. How many / tomatoes / onions / you / need / sauce?
- How many ..................................................................
6. Since / week / they / decide / ride / work / because / it / good / health / environment.
- Since last week, they have ............................................................................