111.People elected Mr. Baker the President. 112.Did Shakespeare write “King Lear” ? 113.They call the big machine in the yard a combine harvester. 114.We shall announce the result of the examination on Monday. 115.Why didn’t they turn on the light? 116.D0 they have to grow grass? 117.1 have seen that exciting film many times. 118.They use the combine harvester for harvesting rice crops. 119.People call them pop singers. 120.Why do farmers keep grass in the pasture? 121.Have they cut grass for hay? 122.Last night, the visitors ate all the cakes. 23 123.1 didn’t know the name of the new machine. 124.They fertilized the land with manure. 125.Mr. Kent hasn’t washed his car for ages. 126.Bill rang his boss yesterday. 127.Did the tourists visit that old church last week? 128.My school is going to set up a new workshop.
TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE
81.No-one has opened this box for ages. 82.Lan took her mother to the airport. 83.An English expert is training our national football team. 84.Nam can answer my questions. 85.They’ll send me an English Vietnamese dictionary. 86.Nobody tells us about this project. 87.The policeman told him where the hospital was. 88.We asked our grandmother to tell about this story. 89.The villagers welcomed us warmly. 90.She would like them to invite her to the party. 91.1 think I should tell everybody about it. 92.Nobody has used this motorbike for a long time. 93.They want to replace the form teacher. 94.When she has taken off her hat, she hung it up. 22 95.They should learn this poem by heart. 96.An earthquake has destroyed the whole town. 97.They close most of their shops during the Tet holidays. 98.The workers are building a new station. 99.They delayed the football match because of the heavy rain. lOO.Tourists use airplanes more often today. lOl.Nobody has used that car for ages. 102.Mary’s father sent her some money recently. 103.Did they build that bridge a long time ago? 104.Do you write this letter? 105.Where do you borrow this novel? 106.The size of the pyramid surprised the visitors. 107.They write the letter in English. 108.This cow has given lots of milk. 109.People can grow potatoes in this farm. 110.An usher showed them to their seats near the stage
63.You have to give the book back. 64.Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. 65.He is painting his house green now. 66.They cut my hair every two months. 21 67.We haven’t seen Peter yet. 68.Ben and John are painting the fence. 69.People speak English all over the world. 70.They were building a new school here when we came. 71.He will send his parents a package. 72.She has bought two new dresses recently. 73.You must write these music lessons in ink. 74.We saw our friends outside the church. 75.The little girl puts the gift on the shelf. 76.They can see various kinds of strange flowers,trees and plants at the Botanical Gardens. 77.She took off her raincoat. 78.He can’t enjoy the display of fireworks. 79.They are growing vegetables in this field. 80.The school children have had a meeting in class.
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. The window which was broken in the storm last night has now been repaired
The window ......................................................................................................................
2. “Do many tourists visit My Son every year?” Nam asked Lan
Nam asked Lan .................................................................................................................
3. The French civil Alexandra Gustarve designed and built Eiffel Tower in 1889
Eiffel Tower ......................................................................................................................
4. Could you send this letter for me ?
Do you mind .....................................................................................................................
5. We learn English because we want to read English books.
In order to .........................................................................................................................
6. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
I .........................................................................................................................................
7. Janet’s colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
Janet ..................................................................................................................................
8. Nobody told me that George was ill.
I wasn’t .............................................................................................................................
9. How much will they pay you?
How much will you ..........................................................................................................
10. I think they should offer Tom the job.
I think Tom .......................................................................................................................
11. Has anybody shown you what to do?
Have you ...........................................................................................................................
12. The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?”
The sister asked .................................................................................................................
13. “how do you go to school?” the old woman asked me.
The old woman asked me .................................................................................................
14. This is a machine which is used to wash clothes.
This is a ............................................................................................................................
15. She invites me to the party.
I .........................................................................................................................................
16. I started playing the piano two years ago.
I have ................................................................................................................................
17. “I sometimes work on Sundays.” Huong said.
Huong said ........................................................................................................................
18.They told him to stay home for three days.
He was ..............................................................................................................................
XI. Complete each sentence with a correct preposition
1. Can I help you …………. your bag, Lan ?
2. We are looking forward …….. seeing you ………….June.
3. Today we went …………. an eight- hour tour.
4. When I arrived ……………. school, it began to rain.
XII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. He wokes up and finded himself in the hospital.
2. On Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas lights
3. When he told me the price, I nearly died for shock.
4. It’s a traditional to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve.
5. Many people wisdom stayed at home in the bad weather.
6. She ate all the chocolates - there are no in the box.
7. The company is losting money all the time.
8. He was terribly exciting about his holiday.
9. Minh falls asleep now because of he stayed up too late last night.
XIII. Find the word in each group that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from others.
1. A. Weather B. Tennis C. Often D. Red
2. A. Mice B. Silly C. English D. Guilty
3. A. Sock B. Sew C. Sure D. Seem
4. A. Cheat B. child C. Cheap D. Chief
5. A. Mechanic B. Chemistry C. Chicken D. Architect
6. A. Holiday B. Out C. Ground D. Now
7. A. Chair B. Beer C. Care D. Pear
8. A. Thaw B. Thing C. Three D. The
9. A. About B. Blood C. Funny D. Enough
10. A. Heart B. Work C. Learn D. Journey
11. A. Measure B. Vision C. Pleasure D. Mission
12. A. Kitchen B. Machine C. Chin D. Church
13. A. Ease B. Eye C. Rise D. Size
14. A. Hand B. Harm C. Hat D. Habit
15. A. Boat B. Vote C. Vocal D. Volunteer
16. A. Wheel B. Leather C. Meat D. Leader
17. A. Receive B. Arrive C. Five D. Write
18. A. Reason B. Great C. Green D. Bead
19. A. Handsome B. Insurance C. Nice D. Sum
20. A. Key B. Field C. People D. Say
21. A. Southern B. Soul C. Home D. Coast
22. A. Horse B. artist C. Daughter D. Warm
Put the words in brackets into the correct forms.
1. All the …………………………. in the debate had a chance to speak. (PARTI CIPATE)
2. He is the only ……………………. that has not run this race before. (COMPLETE)
3. Laszlo Biro was…………..………. the pen- point pen. (INVENTION)
4. The main problem is ________ prices. Things are getting much too expensive. (rise)
5. Our father’s company sells only __________ goods. (import)
6. “ You look __________ when you see me.” – “ Yes, I think you are in China.” (surprise)
7. He finds housekeeping a ___________ task. (bore)
8. Mary appeared with a ___________ smile. (please)
9. Mr Smith seems quite ___________ with his new job. (satisfy)
10. The ……………………of Christmas tree is indispensable at Christmas. (DECORATE)
Complete the paragraph with the words from the box
than for manufacturers copying part cheaper |
Many people buy and use copied programs ……… their computer. This illegal ……… of computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much…………… than the original programs . Illegal solfware can be found on sale in any ….……… of the world, although it is more readily available in Asia ………… in Western countries. Software ….……… have been trying to get goverments to stop this copying or “pirating ”.