Ex 1: Find and correct the mistakes
1. Napoleon Bonaparte has died in 1821
2. When I called they had dinner
3. The weather has been very bad last week
4. There are some orange juice to drink
5. What about go to Do Son at weekend?
Ex 2: Odd one out.
1. slim ; thin ; short ; character.
2. sociable ; precaution ; generous ; reserved.
3. uniform; ticket; tide; inspiration
4. experience; except; excellent; exchange
5. beds ; doors ; students; plays
6. question ; protection ; aviation ; exception
7. stored; ploughed; laughed; smiled
8. name;. natural; native; nation
9. park; zoo; pond; cinema
10. cricket; fencing; wrestling; beaver
Ex 3: Put the verbs in the correct tenses.
1. Yesterday, I (be) ………………busy so I (not have) ………………………time to phone you.
2. What……………….you (do)…………….. tomorrow? – I (go) ………………… camping.
3. …………………..the Sun (rise)………………. in the West?
- No, it doesn’t. It (rise) ……….in the East.
4. Nam hates (go)……………………. to the market.
5. When I was a child, I used (cry)…………………….. a lot.
6. The doctor asked him (take) …………………………. a rest.
7. Mrs Smith loves (plant)…………………………… roses in the garden.
8. A : How long……………………you (learn)………………………… English?
B : I (learn) …………………………………… English for 3 years.
9. The school yard (get)………………………………………cleaner and more beautiful.
10. Would you mind (move)………………………this box?
11. The motorbike (make)………………………….from Japan
12. I am happy (hear)………………………that good new.
13. They (build) …………………………..that bridge since 2004.
14. Plastic bags can (reuse)…………. again and again.
15. Sydney Opera House (complete)…………………..in 1973.
- At this time yesterday it (rain) …………………..heavily.
17. We began (learn)………………….. English 3 years ago.
18. My parents decided (make)…………………a tour around the country.
19. She showed me where (buy)……………………the magazines.
20 He said he could (do)…………………the exercises
Ex 4: Choose the best answer.
- They are old enough to look after ( ourselves / themselves / myself / yourselves )
- We ought (put / to put / putting / puts) the wardrobe opposite the bed.
- She is not (enough old to / old enough to / to old enough / old to enough) go to school.
- Uncle Ho was born (on / in / at / during) May 19th 1890.
- The calendar is ………. the clock, ……….. the picture and the lamp.(on / next to ; under / between ; above / on)
6.Lan gave me a beautiful doll (in / on / at / of ) Christmas Day.
- My father often smiles (happy / happier / happily) when he meets her.
- (Would / Could / May / Should) you buy an English book for me, please?
- He is (differ / different / differently) from his father.
- Your first semester report is poor so you (can / should / would / may) study harder.
- She is ( too, enough, so, more) young to join this class.
- He has lived in this house (in / for / since) 2002.
- Ho Chi Minh City is (beautifuller / most beautiful / more beautiful) than Hanoi.
- Kate hates (listens / listened / listening / to listen) to music.
- My father used ( go / going / to go / goes ) swimming in summer
- She promises she (is / be / will be / has) back in a few minutes.
- It’s dangerous (swim/ swimming / to swim).
- Ha Long Bay is recognized as a world heritage (on / in / by /of) UNESCO.
- Could I help you (with / of / on / to) your luggage?
- Milk (brings / is bring / is brought / are brought) to the houses every day.
- Sa Pa is a famous (seaside / mountainous / country / city) resort in Vietnam.
- Nam came while I (have / had / was having / is having) dinner last night.
- Vietnam is a (rice-exporting / rice-exported / exporting-rice) country.
- Santa Claus is based (in / on / at) the description of Saint Nicholas.
- Paper (made / is make / is made) from wood.
- Neither my sisters nor my brother (likes/ like/ are liking) fish
- This dish smells (good, well, goodly)
- It’s ( an old beautiful wood/ an old wood beautiful/ a beautiful old wood) house
- Tom, along with his friends (are coming/ is coming/ are come) to the party.
- Blue whale is the (biggest/ bigger/ most big/ biggest) animal in the world.
Ex 5 : Match
A |
B |
1. Do you mind if I turn on the TV?
2. Could you lend me your motorbike? 3. Would you mind opening the window? 4. Can I read your newspaper? 5. Would you mind if I used your phone? 6. May I go out for a minute? 7. Will you post the letter for me? 8. I promise I’ll study harder. |
a. No, you may not.
b. No, I don’t mind. What’s on TV? c. Ok. The post office on my way. d. Sure. I’m hot too. e. Please do. f. Don’t forget. g. Yes, here you are. h. I’m sorry I can’t. |
1……….; 2…………; 3…………; 4………….; 5………..; 6………..; 7………….; 8………
Ex 6: Write as the direct
1. Her hair is long and black.
She has…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I’m tall but you are taller.
I……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. This question is difficult to answer.
It’s difficult……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Vietnam exports rice to England. Rice…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Could you take me a photo?
Would you mind………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
6. Ba is both talented and handsome
Ba ………………………………………….
7. It started to rain at 5 o’clock.
It …………………………………………
8. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I ………………………………………………
9. They once started these machines by hand.
They used to …………………………………
10. They should quit smoking.
They had ……………………………………………………
11. I last watched a firm on September 20th.
I haven’t …………………………………………
12. Do you have a cheaper pen than that one?
Is this…………………………………………………
13. I feel sick if I eat too much ice- cream.
Eating …………………………………………
14. I have never seen that play before
It’s ……………………………………………………
15. You can’t read more quickly than I can
I can’t ……………………………………………
16. Thank you for helping me
It was kind …………………………………………
17. Tom is a playwright as well as an actor
Tom is not only …………………………………
18. They did not finish the kitchen on Mon day
The kitchen ……………………………………..
19. The last time I saw Lan was at Tam’s birthday party
I …………………………………………
20. It’ s two years since I was last in Ha noi.
I have not ………………………………………
Ex 7: Word form
1. It is almost …………………..for young people leaving school to get a job. (POSSIBLE)
2. It was …………………….of you to make fun of him like that. (KIND)
3. Jean is the material which was …………………after sailors from Genoa in Italy. (NAME)
4. Elvis Presley was a ……………………..pop singer. (FAME)
5. Vietnamese people are very ………………………………. (FRIEND)
6. We often take parting many……………activities at school. (CULTURE)
7. If you want to ……..your English, we can help you.(IMPROVEMENT)
8. Please phone this number for more……………(INFORM)
9. I want to………….for selling my house. (ADVERTISEMENT)
10. It is an…………………..journey.(INTEREST)
11. He is ……………………..in playing soccer. (INTEREST)
12. It is said that ……………………………..is love without wings. (FRIEND)
13. She sings very………………………….(BEAUTIFUL)
14. The ……….language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia. (NATION)
15. In Malaysia, …………………………………….is free.(EDUCATE)
16. Taxi drivers have to have a very good………………………..of the street names. (KNOW)
17. It is the pronunciation that causes me a lot of……………………………… (DIFFICULT)
18. Not long ago, I was introduced to a famous……………………………… (ART)
19. Nothing is more precious than ………………………………………… (DEPEND)
20. She is the top …………………………………working in our space project.(SCIENCE)
21. It is time a ……………………………….was made about the new school.(DECIDE)
22. Your rice field is more……………………………….than ours. (PRODUCT)
23. In order to …………………………..the road, they have to limit the pavement. (WIDE)
24. The story is about an ……………………trip . (EXCITE)
25. Helen speaks English very …………………. . (FLUENT)
Ex 8: Listening
Program Encourages Students to ‘Go Green’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.
The Go Green Initiative is a program for …………………………………. in the American city of Manassas, Virginia. It teaches earth-friendly …………….……….., like recycling things instead of ……………………………. them away. Nine-year-old Louis Delggado has learned why recycling is important. He says throwing things away without …………………………..… makes the earth a dirtier place. Louis is one of more than ……………..……….. elementary school students taking part in the Go Green Initiative. The program receives support from the city …………………………………..
Sandy Thompson is the program’s coordinator. She says the Manassas schools recycle almost everything, from telephones to …………..………….. bags. The schools use single stream recycling when possible. This means …………….…………… paper, plastic and glass in one container instead of separating them.
Mike Moon is the city’s director of ……………………………… works and utilities. He says the goal is to raise…………………….. about recycling to keep Manassas clean. But he adds that Go Green is not just about recycling. He says it is also about …………………………….and water conservation. Boys and girls also learn about ………………………….. and composting. Composting turns uneaten food and kitchen waste into rich organic matter. Mike Moon says children often have never ………………………………….these methods commonly used in agriculture.
Sandy Thompson says the ……………………………..the children learn go beyond the classroom. She says they start their own gardens at home and recycle more. ………………………..-year-old Maria Seaburg planted a garden behind her home. She says she …..…………………… gardening and recycling because it helps the environment. Mike Moon says good recycling behavior, taught at a ……….……………. age, will last a lifetime.
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