Exercise Unit 13 (Nc)

EXERCISE UNIT 13 (NC) EXERCISE UNIT 13 (NC) I/ Choose the most suitable word, phrase or sentence 1 Mary is one of the girls who often late for school (a is; b are; c comes; d get) 2 Salt and water to[.]

EXERCISE UNIT 13 (NC) I/ Choose the most suitable word, phrase or sentence

1 Mary is one of the girls who often late for school (a is; b are; c comes; d get)

2 Salt and water _ to wash the wound (a is used; b are used; c was used; d were used)

3 _ invited, so we three won’t come to her wedding If you are invited, you should go (a Not only I but also my parents are; b Both my parents and I are; c neither my parents nor I am; d either my parents or I are not)

4 It was David who (a were sent abroad; b sent abroad; c was sent abroad; d could send abroad)

5 “ _” is used to express agreement (a I can’t agree with you more; b I can’t help thinking the same; c I’m with you there; d all are correct)

6 “ _” is used to express disagreement (a That’s not a good idea; b I couldn’t agree with you more; c that’s what I’m not thinking of; d that’s the way I see it)

II/ Combine each pair of the following sentences, using appropriate paired conjunctions : Both… and; not only … but also; either … Or ; neither … nor

1 He does not have a pen He does not have paper

2 Ron enjoys learning English Bob does, too

3 You can have tea, or you can have coffee

4 Arthur is not in class today Ricardo is not in class today

5 Arthur is absent Ricardo is absent

6 We can fix dinner for them here, or we can take them to a restaurant

7 She wants to buy a Chevrolet, or she wants to buy a Toyota

8 The tiger faces extinction The leopard faces extinction

9 The library does not have the book I need The books store does not have the book I need

10.We could fly, or we could take the train

11.The President’assistant will not confirm (chứng nhận) the story The President’assistant will not deny the story

12.Coal is an irreplaceable natural resource Oil is an irreplaceable natural resource

13.Her roommates don’t know where she is Her brother doesn’t know where she is

14.According to the news report, it will snow tonight, or it will rain tonight

III/ Read the following passage and decide wether the following statements are true, false or no information

Most Americans enjoy sports- both playing sports themselves and watching their favorite sports and teams Major professional sports events- baseball, football, basketball,and hockey, as well as golf and tennis are witnessed by tens of thousands of fans, and by millions more on TV Boys and girls play on sports teams in school and after aschool Many adult Americans regularly engage in sports like tennis,softball, golf and bowling

American also live to travel Weekend automobile trips are a traditional vacation trips Car travel is the most common leisure activity in American

When American takes car trips, they don’t usually just drive and sightsee They like to have a destination Amusement parks, beaches and other special attractions are always crowded when the weather is good Airplane travel is also common in America At holiday time, many people fly to other cities to visit friends and relatives During the winter, many people take sort vacations to places with warm climates, like Florida and the islands of the Caribbean

1 Almost all Americans enjoy playing or watching sports

2 As many people go to sports events as watch it on TV

3 Millions of people watch sports events on TV

4 Adult mericans play sports more than American children

5 The most common leisure activity in American is sports

6 Beaches are very crowded during vacations

7 Americans hate traveling by plane

8 Islands of the Caribbean has warm climate

IV/ Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive

1 The boy hit the dog in the garden

2 Fans gave Chritina lots of flowers

3 The pedestrian (khách bộ hành)asked the policeman for direction to the post office

4 People talked a lot about his house

5 His father bought him a bicycle for his birthday.

6 He described his hometown in his novel

7 She frightened the children

8 Her younger sister broke her glasses

9 The Prince kissed my younger sister at the party

10.My father gave me this story book as a birthday present

V/ Rewrite each of the following sentences as directed

1 Both Tom and Mary missed my party (neither)

2 I don’t mind using this computer That one is also OK for me -> I can (either)

3 Mary has to work in the morning Tom also has to work in the morning (Both)

4 Mary passed the exam and so did Helen (neither)

5 Neither Tom nor I am wrong (Not)

6 One of the two girls there will be awarded the scholarship (either)

7 My father decorated my room last spring -> It was last (passive)

8 They kept the portrait in the town museum -> It was last (passive)

9 Someone broke that valuable vase -> It was that (passive)

10.Jim is on holiday and so is Carol (both)

11.George doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink (neither)

12.Is that man’s name Richard? Or is it Robert? It’s one of the two -> That man’s name (either) 13.Helen lost her passport at the airport.She also lost her wallet there (both)

14.There are good reasons for using bicycles in big cities: they are clean They are also easy to park (only)

UNIT 14

I/ Complete each of the following sentences with one of the words provided in the box

Shutle – holidaymakers – astronauts – project – frontier – orbits – weightless

– complexes - sponsor – spaceman- tourism – station - project

1 Once the _ got into the space , they had to check if everything was all right

2 The satellite _ the Earth every 48 hours

3 They want to do a(n) _ on pollution but they still need a(n)

4 The earth exert (duøng) a pull called _ on our body Without this, we are

5 The two _ stayed at the space _ 2 days to repair the damage

6 Lillie is close to the _ between France and Belgium

7 The town has one of the best leisure _ of the country

8 Since the town developed its _, I have been annoyed by the noise of the _

II/ Rewrite each the following sentences with a modal verb or be able to

1 Perhaps she is ill

2 There’s a slight possibility that she doesn’t want the job at all

3 All the age of nine, she still didn’t know how to read

4 It’s likely that they’ll be here soon

5 Is it possible for you to come with us tonight?

6 It’s not a good idea for you to work so hard

7 John managed to get to school on time though his car had broken down

8 I’m sure it’s very hot here in the summer

9 Susan is really good at swimming

III/ Fill in the blank with could, couldn’t, was / were able to, used to or would to complete the following sentences

1 When I was a child, I always take the same route to school and back

2 The boy next door _ swim when he was five, but he never learnt to sail

3 In the past people have larger families than they do nowaday

4 Despite the thunderstorm we _ climb right to the top of the mountain

5 Stephen had to give up half-way round and _ finish the marathon