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Exercise 1:Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, Cor D
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer A,B, C or D.
1.If Dad ……… here now, I’d ask about it
2 Iron, silver, gold, lead and copper are ………
3 The final……… looks like being much higher than predicted
4 Safe birth control methods for family planning are still not……… to mountainous aborigines
5 China………first in population growth
6 ……….the population has been increasing, there is the lack of food
7 Parents should ………their children’s bad behaviour
8 What do farmers do to ………their populous families?
9 There ……….no shortage of water if it’d have rained
A would be B would have been C were D would have had
10 High birth rates account for population………
11 A maximum score for each activity is 15 points What is opposite of maximum?
12 She left school at the age ………18
13 The “……….” is often celebrated on people’s 25th wedding anniversaries
A Golden Anniversary B Diamond Anniversary
C Cotton Anniversary D Silver Anniversary
14 My father is a………He works in hospital
15 ……….I was agrade 9 student, my biggest dream was a red hat-afloppy cotton hat like the one my pop star idol wore in her video clip
16 Most married couple in the United States……… wedding anniversaries each year
A celebration B holding C celebrating D celebrate
17 I decided just to take my money back from the school’sbag without ………a word
18 In the United State the 50th wedding anniversary is called the……….anniversary
19 Each nation has many people………voluntarily take care of others
20 She doesn’t understand……….I am saying
21 Sara speaks so……… that I can’t understand her
22 Mary is such a humorous girl She always makes me ………
A laugh B laughing C to laugh D laughed
23 I am looking forward to ……… from you soon
24 ……….foods and drinks are often served at your birthday party
25 It’s kind of Long to pay for us when we go out together However, I think we should share the cost this time: otherwise, I find it unfair to him It is………
A generous B hospitable C talkative D sensitive
Exercise 3: Change the following conditional sentences into reported speech.
1 “ If it rains this afternoon, it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow,” the captain said
The captain said that………
2 “ If you saw my father, you’d recognize him at once He is the most extraordinary-looking man,” she said to Lan
She told Lan………
3 “ The table will collapse if you stand on it,” my mother said to me
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4.“ If I had been ready when he called, he would have taken me with him,” Ann said
………
5 “ What would you do if you had a lot of money” lan said to me
6 “ In case I forget, please remind me to remember it,” Lan said to me
………
7 “ What will you do if it rains,” Mary asked Tom
………
8 “Mum would be cross if you went on doing like this,” the girl said to her younger brother
………
9 “ The boss would complain if we didn’t report it to him,” David said to colleages
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10.“ If you happen to see the man, send my regard to him,” said to the girl
………
11.“ I wouldn’t have been upset if she had written to me earlier,” the man said
………
Exercise 4: Choose the words or phrases among A, B, C or D that best fit the blank space in the following passage.
Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan Every year there are 6(1)…………and million of Japanese watch them on television A tournament is a (2)………… of matches
Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself Stories say that there was Sumo wrestling over two thousand years ago History says that there was national sumo tournaments in the eighth century
Often (3)………….are thin and can move very quickly It is beautiful to watch them play However, sumo wrestlers (4)……… from
100 to 160 kilos One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful, and sumo wrestling is very slow sport
Sumo wrestlers (5)………training when they are boys They (6)………… to make their bodies strong They also eat, eat and eat They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor A wrestler (7)……….the match if he leaves the ring He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor Each wrestler tries to (8)…………the other down on the floor or out of the ring Sometimes one wrestler just (9)……….aside when the other wrestler rushes toward him Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring
Sumo is not very (10)……….in other countries, but the Japanese love it Even young people find this traditional sport exciting
3 a.fighters b athletes c participants d players
Exercise5: Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
1.My friends were bored with the play while I found it fascinating.
a My friends were bored with the play, therefore, I found it interesting b My friends didn’t enjoy the play but I did
c My friends were bored with the play which I found it fascinating d My friends found the play bored and so did I
2 I fight learning English interesting.
a Do you find it interesting to learn English? b Do you find interesting to learn English?
c Would you find interesting to learn English? d Do you find to learn English interesting?
3 We stayed in that hotel in spite of bad service.
a Despite the service was bad, we stayed there b Because of the service, we stayed there
c She stayed in the hotel for the bad service d Although the hotel service was bad, we stayed there
4.” Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?” said Gillian.
a Gillian asked Sam If she can borrow his pen b Gillian asked Sam If she could borrow his pen
c Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen d Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen
5 The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land.
a The plane couldn’t land b The plane was unable to land because the fog is thick
c The plane was unable to land because of thick fog d The plane is impossible to land
6 The water was too hot for me to drink.
a The water is so hot that I can’t drink it b The water is so hot that I can’t drink
c The water was so hot that I couldn’t drink d The water was so hot that I couldn’t drink it
7 Learning English is not easy.
a It is not easy to learning English b It is easy learning English
c It is not easy to learn English d It is not difficult to learn English
8 She started learning English 10 years ago.
a She has not learn English before b She has learn English since 10 years
b She has started learning English for 10 years d She has learned English for 10 years
9 Tom often stays up late
a Tom is used to stay up late b Tom can stay up late
c Tom wants to stay up late d Tom is used to staying up late
10 Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
a Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi
b Bill arrived late for the concert hecause of the taxi
c In spite if taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
d Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert in time
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