Grammar revision exercises

Incountries where food is 2..., people have to spend most of their3.... I’m going to travel all over the world and I’m going tolearn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris a

A Gap-Filling

I Fill in the gap with an appropriate preposition

a Last night I was (1 ) the kitchen when I lost my glasses I looked(2 ) all the shelves and (3 ) all the cupboards I thought I’d putthem (4 ) one of the drawers which are(5 ), but they weren’t there.They certainly weren’t (6 ) the table or (7 ) the floor Had Ileft them (8 ) work? Were they (9 ) the car? Then I realizedwhere they were They were (10 ) my nose

b I am fed up (11 ) this weather! Where’s the sunshine gone?

- I haven’t heard (12 ) Mary for ages I am a bit worried (13 )her

- Are you good (14 ) literature? I am bad (15 ) it

II

I arrived (1 ) London at last The railway station was big , black (2, ) dark Idid (3 ) know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter I not only spokeEnglish very carefully , but very clearly as (4 ) The porter, however, couldn’tunderstand (5 ) I repeated my questions several times and (6 ) last heunderstood He answered me neither slowly nor clearly.” I am a foreigner” I said.Then he (7 ) slowly, but I couldn’t understand him My teacher neverspoke English like that The porter and (8 ) looked at each other (9 )smiled Then he said : “ you will soon learn English” he said In England, each manspeaks different language The English understand each other, but I don’tunderstand (10 ) ! Do they speak English?

III

Trees are useful (1 ) man in three important ways: They provide him (2 )wood and other products: they gave him shade And they help (3 ) preventdroughts and floods Unfortunately, (4 ) many parts of the world, man hasnot realized that the third of these services is (5 ) most important

Two thousand years (6 ) a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to(7 ) warships, with which to gain itself and empire It (8 ) theempire , but without its trees, its soil (9 ) hard and poor When the empirefeel to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation

So, unless the government has a good system (10 ) control, or can educatethe people, the forests will slowly disappear

IV

Postcards always spoil my holidays Last summer, I went (1 ) Italy I(2 ) museums and sat (3 ) public gardens A friendly water(4 ) me (5 ) few words (6 ) Italian Then he lent(7 ) a book I read a (8 ) lines, (9 ) I did not understand aword Every day I thought (10 ) postcards My holidays (11 )quickly, but I did not send any cards (12 ) my friends On the last day I

(13 ) a big decision I got up early and bought thirty seven cards I( 14 ) the whole day in my room, but did not write a (15 ) card!

V

This country has a population (1 ) about 45 million Of these, 76 percent(2 ) black and 12 percent are white It has (3 ) warm climate.Either it never rains, (4 ) it rains a lot! It is (5 ) world’sbiggest producer of gold, and it exports diamonds, (6 ) It grows a(7 ) of fruit, including oranges, pears and it makes wine In the gamereserves you can (8 ) a lot of wildlife , including lions, zebras, andelephants

VI

Andrea came (1 ) Acapulco to New York ten years (2 ) At(3 ) he missed everything But now he (4 ) a successfulbusiness (5 ) his brothers He is living with his (6 ) andtwo children (7 ) go to American school He certainly works hard He’s(8 ) the store all day, then works (9 ) a driver in the evening Hecan earn a (10 ) of money here

in the ground

Three months (7 ) , in spring, the old tree began to grow again It grewstrong and beautiful, straight up (8 ) the side of the sawn –off part Thecolor and smell of its heart-shaped (9 ) were exactly the same as(10 ) of the old tree I felt very happy

VIII

There (1 ) a bank robbery (2 ) central London yesterday Justbefore the closing time yesterday, a man (3 ) the Butcher Street Branch(4 ) the National Westminster Bank He was (5 ) a short gun, and(6 ) a stocking mask (7 ) his head There were only a few(8 ) in the bank at the time He made them (9 ) on the floor,and (10 ) the cashier (11 ) put the (12 ) in thesack As he (13 ) leaving the security guard (14 ) to ring thealarm The robber shot (15 ) and the guard is now (16 )Patrick’s hospital (17 ) are trying to save his life Last night the police(18 ) a man in South of London He is now helping the police(19 ) their (20 )

IX A carpet of many colors

England is not a large (1 ) No town (2 ) England is veryfar (3 ) the sea, and (4 ) English families (5 )their summer holidays at (6 ) seaside There are no high mountains inEngland, no very (7 ) rivers and no very large forests.

There are many towns in (8 ) No town is far from (9 ) TheEnglish between (10 )and the towns is like the (11 ) ofmany (12 ) In (13 ) and summer, the fields, meadows andforests (14 ) light green and dark green and the gardens are green ,red, blue, yellow and white with (15 )

X

Mr And Mrs Evans are driving (1 ) a busy street (2 ) they(3 ) an accident A woman is knocked (4 ) when shecrosses the street at a (5 ) crossing Mr Evans parks his car and they go

to offer their help A (6 ) arrives and asks a young woman to telephonefor a patrol car and an (7 )

The policeman, tries to know what (8 ) He talks to John Stoneham,the driver of the van (9 ) hit the woman, and orders him to report(10 ) his nearest (11 ) station with his driving license and his(13 ) certificate (14 ) two days Finally , the policeman asks(15 ) there were any witnesses and Mr Evans offers to tell the accident

to him

XI

I was (1 )in Newcastle, a city in the north-east (2 ) England.Newcastle is (3 ) the bank of (4 ) River Tyne It is quite big,with a population of (5 ) 200,000 people There is a cathedral (6 )

a university There are bridges over the River, (7 )link Newcastle to thenext town Gateshead , (8 ) there is one of (9 ) biggest shoppingcenters in the world

A few years (10 ), the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining,but now the chemical and soap (11 ) are (12 ) important

XII

Early each morning Jack left the house (1 ) he lived and walked to anewsagent’s He bought the morning paper and then (2 ) home again Oneday in 1954 Jack did that as usual, except (3 ) one thing: he did notreturn to the (4 ) Mrs Dobbins missed (5 ) husband, but shewas a brave woman She took a (6 ) in a shop , working there full timeand earning enough money to live (7 ) She (8 ) a lot of newfriends and found new interests Many years (9 ) , five, ten, twenty Mrs Dobbins grew old One morning in 1979 Jack came home He held up themorning (10 ) “ Not much news today, “ he said to his wife

XIII

The Kemp family lived (1 ) door to me They were interesting andintelligent people, but they (2 ) always getting into some sort oftrouble It was usually either illness (3 ) accident , but there were otherthings too Their house (4 ) fire twice , and twice the whole family had to

stay (5 ) me while repairs were made The Kemp were always losingthings, important things (6 ) money or keys Pictures often fell off the(7 ) in their house; the children often fell out of their (8 ) atnight I used to wake (9 ) in the mornings and think : “What strangething will happen(10 ) that family today?”

XIV

Jane is unhappy at home and unhappy (1 ) work She has a boring job and shedoesn’t (2 ) much money Her boss says that he will give (3 ) a pay rise nextmonth, (4 ) he is not sure yet She does not have a car and she goes to work( 5 ) crowded buses every day She does not have a flat, she ( 6 ) in asmall room above a noisy restaurant (7 ) the center of town She finds it(8 ) to sleep because the restaurant does not close until after midnight Shethinks that she will go and live with her friend Wendy but she is not sure yet(9 ) she likes living (10 ) her own

XV

The first human beings probably lived about two and a half million years ago Butman did not begin to (1 ) history until he had invented writing only about 5,000years ago The period before man (2 ) to write is called “prehistory” and the(3 ) “prehistory” refers to (4 ) who lived during that period

Prehistory man (5 ) the first steps in building civilization The (6 ) peoplewere all hunters In time (7 ) learnt to plant crops and (8 ) animalsfor food, and (9 ) became farmers Prehistoric man (10 ) simpletools, and he discovered (11 ) to make a fire He painted the first picturesand shaped the first (12 ) and he built and governed the cities

Because early man kept no records, scientists search for bones, tools, and otherprehistoric (13 ) They studied these objects to learn what early men looked(14 ) and how he lived and how he developed into model man Most of thetools that have been found and studied are made of stone (15 ) the entireperiod during which early man lived had been called the Stone Age

“ No “ said the other “ there isn’t one on this side(15 ) Driver! Where is theashtray in this (16 ) ?Why haven’t you ( 17 .) one?”

The driver who ( 18 ) heard everything the ladies had said,(19 ), “ Oh,just drop the ashes on the carpet- I have a servant ( 20 ) comes in and cleansthree days in a week! “

XVII

My home is (1 ) the air I do an enormous amount of travelling It is a fast lifeand full (2 ) work, but I like it and that is the only way (3 ) me.Everything is tiring music, travelling, but what can I do? I am not (4 ) tocomplain It is hard ( 5 ) imagine now that I will ever be very long(6 ) one place My hometown is (7 ) the Caspian sea (8 ) is

sea, wind, sun and too many tourists and hotels I (9 ) my own flat(10 ) four or five rooms but I’m seldom there If I (11 ) there for aday (12 ) two I prefer to ( 13 ) with my mother (14 )grandmother They live (15 ) a small house, (16 ) it is verycomfortable and my mother cooks (17 ) me I like good, simple food I have nowife , no brothers or sisters and my father died when I was ten He was an engineerand I don’t (18 ) him very (19 ) He liked music very much andwanted (20 ) to become a musician.

XVIII

An old porter had been (l —) for the railway (2———) a very long time He wasstanding in one of the big railway (3———) in London one morning, waiting fortravelers to ask him to (4——) them with their luggage, when he saw a small manrunning towards the trains, (5——) a bag The porter watched the man for a (6——)seconds, and then the man saw the porter He ran up to him and ( 7—) "can I catchthe 10.15 train to London, porter?" He was breathing and sounded worried The oldporter looked at him for a moment and then said politely "well, sir I'd like to helpyou, but I can't (8—) your question, because I don't (9—) how fast you can run alongthe rails” “You see," he explained, “the 10.15 train to London (10——) five minutesago”

XIX

The waltz is a well-known (1 ) popular dance, especially (2 )adults It is a dance (3 ) which dance partners whirl around the dancefloor in times (4 ) the music It is a graceful and elegant form (5 )dance and has been popular many years

It was during (6 ) 18th century that the waltz (7 ) becamepopular in Germany Contrary (8 ) popular belief, the waltz was a(9 ) dance Today, however, a slower (10 ) of thewaltz has also become popular

XX

Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman.She (1 ) her home in (2 ) to pursue her interest (3 )science Living (4 ) poverty, she still managed (5 ) graduate

at the top of the class She (6 ) Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and(7 ) him a year later

Together, Pierre and Marie formed (8 ) most famous husband and wifepartnership (9 ) science history They discovered the radioactiveelements, Polonium and Radium They (10 ) awarded the Nobel Prize forphysics in 1903

XXI

The (1 ) of modern life is a cause (2 ) concern as one’slifestyle affects one’s ( 3 ) and mental health A major (4 ) ofheart disease is stress (5 ) overwork Those who will invariably(6 ) hit with heart disease are those (7 ) are always(8 ) a hurry and who are highly conscious of the time They work hurriedlyand are (9 ) to relax; they are very competitive and bent on moving(10 ) in their studies or careers

XXII

The food we (1 ) is converted into energy and used(2 ) the body for its different functions These functions include thecontinuous process (3 ) growth and repair as well (4 ) theability to do physical activities, like running

(5 ) is divided into three main types: Carbohydrates, proteins and fats.Carbohydrates and fats can (6 ) used (7 ) fuelling all thebody functions, while protein is (8 ) as the building material for thetissues

Vitamins , minerals and fiber too (9 ) required (10 ) ensure abalance and nutritious meal

XXIII

The country is (1 ) beautiful than a town and pleasanter (2 )live in Many people think so and go to the country(3 ) the summerholidays though they can’t live (4 ) all the year round

English villagers are not all alike, but (5 ) some ways they are notvery different (6 ) each other Almost every village has a church, theround or square tower of (7 ) can be seen many miles around.Surrounding (8 ) church is the church yard (9 ) people areburied

The green village (10 ) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are(11 ) to it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages(12 ) water brought through pipes each (13 )

Most villages are so close to some small towns (14 ) people can gothere to buy (15 ) they can’t find in the village shop

XXIV

Public transport (1 ) London (2, ) expensive The fare depends(3 ) the distance of the journey: you can’t buy books of tickets(4 ) advance Children (5 ) sixteen pay half, and those underfive (6 ) free

(7 ) the underground railway you buy your tickets (8 ) amachine or a ticket office, and give it (9 ) at the (10 ) of thejourney

XXV

Freddy liked to go to the countryside to draw animals and plants One day, while(1 ) across a field, looking (2 ) rabbits to draw, he was so(3 ) in thought that he did not (4 ) a bull runningtowards him About a hundred metres (5 ) was a tree under(6 ) he usually sat to draw

Suddenly, he heard a (7 ) noise behind him It was the bull ! he knew that

a bull could run much (8 ) than a man, but he also knew a bull could

not see very (9 ) and noticed only shape and movement To(10 ) the bull, he threw his bag away (11 ) him The bullsaw the sudden (12 ) and headed (13 ) the bag Freddyquickly climbed up the tree and watched the bull (14 ) his bag.(15 ) the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from thetree and ran as fast as he could Everything in the bag was completely ruined.

B Choose a suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence

I

A Control B deficient C devote D generation

E lead F necessary G was H Plentiful

I Produce J Proper K Proposing L Providing

M Scarce N Seek O Solution P take

Q Time R more S usually T scientific

U Been

Food (1 ) an important part in the development of nations Incountries where food is (2 ), people have to spend most of their(3 ) getting enough to eat This (4 ) slows downprogress, because men have little time to (5 ) to science, industry,government and art In nations where food is (6 ) and easy to getmen have (7 ) time to spend in activities that (8 )

to progress, human betterment, enjoyment of leisure The problem of(9 ) good food for everybody has not yet (10 )solved Many wars have been fought for the (11 ) of rich food-producing land But it is no longer (12 ) to go to war for food Countriesare beginning to put (13 ) knowledge to work for a(14 ) for their food problems They work together in the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations(15 ) more food

II.

1.much 2 out 3 difficult 4.his 5 gave

6 make 7 so 8 singing 9 needn’t 10 more

11 retired 12 oldest 13 took 14 although 15 who

16 made 17 for 18 any 19 unless 20 did

1 There are no trains today ,……… we have to go by car

2 The teacher says we……… go to school tomorrow

3 Hunger and lack of sleep ……… bad-tempered

4 We needn’t take………equipment ,the school provides it

5 Tropical regions receive ……… rain

6 Tom is the ……… of the three brothers

7 I didn’t need to catch the bus this morning , because Vic ………me a lift

8 The woman ……….I spoke to wasn’t very polite

9 I admire people who can speak ……….than one language

10 ………he seemed a friendly person , I didn’t like him

11 He wanted to know why I took ………… wallet

12 He started work……….the company two months ago

13 It……… me the whole evening to finish the report

14 My company……… a lot of profits 5 years ago

15 The more famous he was the more ……….for him to avoid reporters

16 ……… someone puts more coal on , the fire will go out

17 A ……….person is paid a pension

18 Now men and women remain single longer than they once ………

19 Have you got a light ? My cigarette’s gone………

20 Will you stop ……… while I am talking ?

III.

1 at the

end 2 off 3 on 4.air-conditioned 5.all my life6.used to 7 seasons 8 in 9.in the back 10 handsome11.between 12 careful 13 on 14.trip 15.tired of16.have you 17 at 18.up 19.good-looking 20.from

1 The Atlantic Ocean is ……….the United States and Europe

2 In the tropics there are only two ………

3 You will burn yourself if you aren’t………

4 The ……… over the mountains was dangerous and difficult

5 A………person has a nice face

6 He has a nice face He’s very ………

7 The bus is ……….It’s cool in summer

8 I’ve worked hard ………and I’m now old enough to retire

9 I’m ……….seeing her

10 I sometimes stay ………bed until lunchtime

11 The shops close ……… Saturday afternoon

12 The driver got out of the car and began shouting……… me

13 There is an extra wheel ………of the car

14 They help me to lift ……… the table

15 Glass is made ……….sand and lime

16 Take ………your shoes and put………your slippers

17 I knocked the bottle………the table and broke it

18 Tom collects his salary ………of each month

19 You haven’t seen Ann today, ……… ?

20 She ………drinking cold water

IV.

1 of

2.went on 5 had6 wrote 9 someone10 qualification 13 package14 terrible 17 on18 for

3 enough for

4.reserve 7 reduced8 a 11 anyone12 make 15 ashore16 inflation 19 included20 has

1 Mr Foster will get back from Chicago ………the tenth of January

2 I ………2 letters this morning

3 If I ……… a day off tomorrow , I would go to the beach

4 Listen! there is ………at the front door now

5 Mr Brown didn’t talk to ……… about his problem

6 Is the river deep ………swimming ?

7 You didn’t have to pay any airport taxes They are ……….in the price

8 It’s an excellent ………holiday

9 I can’t give you the job because you no ………

10 Every country ……….an army to defend the people

11 Taxes are much too high in this country They should be………

12 More and more oil has been found and being brought ………

13 Because of ………prices are rising quickly

14 You are making a ……… mistake

15 Hello! Can I ……….an appointment to see the doctor

16 Five thousand men ……….strike

17 That is ……… very unusual stamp

18 These rings are made ……….gold

19 I was ten minutes late ………the interview

20 You should ……… a single room with a private bathroom

9.take off10.the chemist’s

11 for

12 ticket

13 are14.is

15 wardens16.out of

17 make18.can19.rich20.strong

1.We look forward to ……… you

2 I was lucky enough to find a parking ……… outside the bank

3 There is a lot of traffic ……… this road today

4 She is going to ………a new secondary school

5 The horses are ready ……….today’s big race

6 You will get a parking ……… if you leave the car here

7 All the traffic ……….have gone home

8 I’ve run ……….cash

9 I’ve got a spare……… of petrol in my truck

10 After you……… the speech , we’ll have the lunch

11 There may be ………showers

12 We need ……… tea tonight

13 We aren’t ……….enough to travel everywhere by taxi

14 Why don’t you ………your coat ? It’s rather hot in here

15 If a person wants to get a tube of toothpaste , he’ll probably go to ………

16 I checked the answers Two of ……… were wrong

17 All the food ………on the table now

18 These parts of the road ……… dangerous in wet weather

19 I told him not ……….all the money

20 I saw something ………from the ceiling

9 soil10.such people11.selfish12.could be

13.surgent

14 were15.behind

16 great

17.mustn’t18.to leave19.score20.see her off

1 You ……….go to bed late tonight You have to get up early tomorrow

2 He would enjoy the concert if he ……….present

3 If you ………someone else , who would you like to be

4 I have finished my work , but Mary ………

5 I hate ……….so early, but I’m afraid I have to

6 You should not speak to ………

7 He ran ………quick that I could not catch him

8 You should not make ……….mistakes

9 The young woman was sitting in front of him He was sitting ……….her

10 She’s got an average of 9.5 points That the best ………today

11 They had to ……… the match because of heavy rains

12 We went to the airport to………

13 The result of the match will be ……….immediately

14 With ……… difficulty, he climbed into the shop window.

15 It is now ………for you to meet her

16 She ………a fortune from her father

17 Hello Can I make ……… to see the optician ?

18 Nothing can grow in this poor………

19 He’s a very ……….man He only thinks about himself

20 An operation is usually performed by a………

1 Several centuries ago people ………in those hills

2 If you go to see him now , you……… out the truth

3 Does Peter own that car ? No , I think his brother ……….it now

4 Just before we ……….London there was a violent storm

5 We went to his town , but there nothing interesting to see

6 Their minds are empty and their future……… hopeless

7 In the newspaper there ……… a lot of news about the earthquake

8 We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ………own solution to the problem

9 Everyone in the world……….to lead a happy life

10 Hurry up ! We’ve got ……… time

11 He doesn’t speak much English Only ………words

12 I enjoy ………alone

13 Do you mind ……….such a long way to work everyday ?

14 Is this book worth ……… ?

15 Do you know the old man sitting ………the armchair ?

16 Ann will be here soon , ………she ?

17 Tom left school at the ………of 16

18 The building was …………fire when he was working on the eighth floor

19 Don’t use the office phone ……….personal calls

20 He arrived ………….the manager’s office for an interview

17.very

18 lived

19 of

20 for

1 Steel is………than wood

2 It cost me ………money to furnish the house

3 This pen is no good Please take it and give………

4 Is there ………” m ” in that word ?

5 I wish I ……….in Canada

6 This is the second time he……… her book

7 One of the players………late

8 Every……….to play one game or another

9 This sweater is ……… big for me I want a small size

10 There is no one in the house , ……….?

11 Our last two lessons were……….long

12 You ……… your shirt There is a hole in the left sleeve

13 I usually go out ………dinner with a friend

14 The plane crashed ………the tree behind me

15 We got there just ……….time to see the end of the programme

16 It’s very nice ……….you to come to see us

17 I was furious , and shouted ……….the student

18 He will take my cousin ……… him

19 The salesman was very rude………the girl

20 He told me to shut ………and get out

9 beats

10 packet11.interrupt

12 spare

13.past14.at the moment15.feels

16.hitch-hiker

17.strike18.a watch19.invitations20.a century1.Some people are waiting ……….a queue outside the cinema

2 He eats ……… enormous breakfast

3 She ………sees her brother

4 They aren’t working ………

5 Don’t………! Don’t talk while I am talking

6 He asked for a lift He was a ………

7 He replied in French He ……… me in French

8 How many times did the clock……… ?

9 It was fifteen minutes ……… eleven

10 Most people wear or carry………

11 Joe wins every time He always ………Bill

12 Everyone at the party usually……… happy

13 A way of asking people to your party is to send ………

14 The study of past events is called ………

15 We call a period of exactly one hundred years………

16 I like ………foreign coins

17 It’s good to do something in your ……… time

18 Could I have a ………of tissues, please ?

19 I’d like a ……… of cigarettes

20 If we use another’s house , we must pay………

X.

3.strong enough

4more carefully

6 find7.does8.of

10 at11.glasses of12.about

1 Who does this coat belong………?

2 Have a nice holiday Take care……… yourself

3 He’s very selfish He doesn’t care……… other people

4 I look stupid with this haircut Everyone will laugh ……… me

5 She’s very old She needs someone to look ……….her

6 I didn’t have any money I had to borrow some ……… a friend of mine

7 He is ………to do such work

8 They asked me where I ……… from ;so I said ‘London”

9 After the meeting the speakers were given ………beer

10 There is now much ……….water in the lake than there was last year

11 It’s very kind of……….to remember my birthday

12 I hope you will have ……….beautiful holiday

13 I am right ,……… ?

14 The cinema would be ……….popular If it had a car park

15 If you ……… any mistakes on the paper , show them to the teacher

16 He worked ………than his brother

17 I’m very ………to see you here

18 He wasn’t noticed by ……….as he got out of the boat

19 She sings better than everybody else in this group ………

20 Matio walked into the electrical shop ………shop was dark and dirty

C Fill in the missing prepositions:

1, The beggar asked me some money

7 The airplane flew directly our house

a near b over c into d along

8 The child ran and tried to hide the tree

a before b behind c in front of d from

9 He tried to explain me what he wanted

a to b for c with d by

10 Esther is looking the book that she lost

a for b after c into d over

11 They walked hand-in-hand the side of the canal

a along b past c at d on

12 Linda works the post office

a by b to c at d on

13 Can you come our party

a for b till c to d toward

14 We arrive the station half an hour late

1 Can you tell me the way to the bank?

Can you tell me

2 Her health became worse in her old age

Her health didn’t

3 Everybody wishes to live happily

8 The weather is probably not going to change

There will probably

1 We have no time to prepare the speech

We don’t have

2 They saw nobody in the room

They didn’t see

3 The cafe has a lot of tables

7 They did their work carefully

They were carefully

8 He delivers his lecture with eloquence

5 She heard the song and she felt homesick.

The song made

6 We work all the day and we have no time to spare

Our work makes

7 Everybody is fond of spring because of its ideal weather

8 Someone is going to repair my TV set tomorrow

I’m going to

VII

1 There is a lot of frog today

It’s

2 I was very interested in our conversation

It was very interesting

3 This journey has been tiring

8 The man spoke very fast Almost nobody understood what he said

The man spoke

IX.

1 Williamson, the policeman, lived next door

The police man, whose

2 I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive thing in life

I wish

3 I’ve got to get a new computer

What I really need

4 She is very popular with all her students

All

5 Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes?

How about

6 Nobody plays this piece of music as beautifully as he does

He plays this piece of music

7 My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small

I was always being

8 I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly

The time I had was too

X.

1 He was foolish He left such a good firm

He was

2 You want to ask for money You would be stupid if you didn’t

You would be

3 Ring me later Would you be so good?

Miss Susan Pike sings

5 Most of them enjoy playing football after class

Most of them love

6 When did he have to finish his work?

Ask him

7 The children love to watch the cartoons

The children are

8 They enjoy fishing

Their hobby

XIII.

1 He didn’t arrive in time to see her

He didn’t have

2 The lesson is so easy that all of them can learn it by heart

The lesson is

3 His father asked him to paint the gate

His father had

4 He is happy He wants to meet his old friends again

She ate not

8 We have seen that film twice because it’s very interesting

That film is so

2 “Don’t come to class too late, Mary” said the teacher

The teacher wanted

3 I didn’t invite Alice to lunch in the canteen

Alice

4 She is very busy She has no time to go the cinema

She is

5 All the pupils don’t love to have bad marks

All the pupils

6 What does that word mean?

me

7 He can help her with study He explains lessons to her carefully

He can

8 He was anxious He wanted to meet them again

He was

E Translate into Vietnamese

1 Bob is a doctor He is English but now he lives in Australia in the small town

of Alice Springs He isn’t an ordinary doctor, he is flying doctor Everyday, from

8 a.m to 10 a.m he speaks to people on his radio, then he flies to help them Heworks 16 hours a day but he loves his job He isn’t married He has no free time

2 People think it’s always warm and sunny in Portugal, but January andFebruary are often cold and wet I don’t like winter I usually meet friends inrestaurant and bar and we chat Sometimes we go to a Brazilian bar I loveBrazilian music But then suddenly it’s summer and at weekends we drive tothe beach, sunbathe, and go swimming I love summer

3 I work for Pentax cameras, in the export department I don’t have a lot of freetime, but I have one special hobby – taking photographs, of course! I liketaking photographs of flowers, especially in spring Sometimes after work, Irelax in a bar near my office with friends My friend, Shigeru, likes singingpop songs in the bar This has a special name ‘karaoke’ I don’t sing- I’m tooshy!

4 My house are fantastic It’s right next to the sea My neighbours are veryrich Some of them are famous film stars In my house, there are 10 rooms, 5are bedrooms, and everything is white I also have a swimming pool, acinema and an exercise room

5 When I grow up, I’m going to be a ballet dancer I love dancing I go dancingthree times a week I’m going to travel all over the world and I’m going tolearn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris and Moscow

6 We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers here in Canada We have

a holiday home near the lake, so in summer I go sailing a lot and I playbaseball But in winter I often play ice hockey and go ice skating Myfavourite season is autumn

7 Our house is quite old, about fifty years old It’s quite near to the city center

We have a living room, quite a big kitchen and three bedrooms, but the room

we all love is our family room

8 Mattie Smith is 91 years old She lives alone in Atlanta, Georgia She starther day at 7:30 First she has a bath, next she cleans the house, and then shesit outside on her verandah and thinks about her past life Then she writespoems about it

9 Now in my job, I travel around the world, and I like all kind of food But myfavourite food is a full English breakfast Bacons, eggs, sausage, mushrooms,tomatoes and of course toast I love it, not everyday but when I’m home wehave it every Sunday

10 When I graduate, I want to be a teacher I want to work for an elementaryschool because I love little kids I will teach them how to read, write, domaths and sing I will spend most of my time at school I will not marry untilI’m 30 years old

11 Last Sunday, my friends went to the cinema to see a film but I did not Istayed at home to study English as my English is still poor.

12 Although we are very busy learning, we often find time to write letter to ourparents to tell them about our studies and our life in the boarding school

13 Listening, speaking , reading and writing are all important skills but mostEnglish learners find listening and writing the most difficult ones

14 Next summer, our father will take us to HCM city for your holidays We plan

to go by train

15 Now we can not speak English very well but we hope that next year we willspeak English better

F Translate into English:

1 Năm học của chúng ta bắt đầu vào tháng chín và kết thúc vào tháng năm

2 Mùa hạ ngày dài hơn đêm nhng mùa đông đêm dài hơn ngày

3 Hôm qua thầy giáo bảo chúng tôi ôn lại bài cũ để kiểm tra

4 Tôi đã gọi điện cho giám đốc mấy lần nhng hình nh ông ấy không có ở nhà

5 Nghe một bản nhạc hoặc đọc một quyển sách hay cũng là một hình thức giảitrí bổ ích

6 Mặc dù chúng tôi rất mệt nhng chúng tôi vẫn tiếp tục làm việc dể hoàn thànhcuộc thí nghiệm trớc khi trời tối

7 Hàng tuần tôi thờng về nhà vào chiều thứ bảy và trở lại trờng vào chiều chủnhật

8 Mãi đến khi tôi nhận đợc th của anh ấy tôi mới biết rằng anh ấy đã chuyểnvào thành phố HCM rồi

9 Tôi cha thể đi chơi hoặc đi làm việc khác khi tôi cha hoàn thành hết bài tập

và dịch xong bài khoá

10 Mặc dù nhà mình xa trờng nhng mình cha bao giờ đi học muộn

11 Khi tôi sống ở quê, tôi thờng đi dạo vào buổi sáng

12 Đã đến lúc anh phải đi nghỉ đi thôi Đã hơn một năm nay anh cha nghỉ phéprồi

13 Nó thích bóng đá từ khi còn nhỏ

14 Cậu đã ở Hà Nội đợc bao lâu rồi ?

Đợc một năm, kể từ khi tớ vào trờng này

15 Tôi thờng hỏi anh tôi nhiều câu hỏi khi tôi bắt đầu học tiếng Anh

G Multiple choices:

I

1 Most people enjoy to different part of the world

a to travel b travel c traveling d traveled

2 Your hair is long It needs

a cutting b to cut c cut d has cut

3 When we left thirsty, we stopped

a drink b to drink c drinking d drank

4 If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer

5 Have you ever to Ho Chi Minh city? Yes, Two times

6 This is the place the accident occurred

7 I helped my daughter her homework

a finish b finishes c to finish d finished

8 We had better an umbrella when we go out It looks like it’s going

to rain

9 Listen to what I am saying,

a don’t you b will you c would you d do you

10 .time do you spend learning English everyday

a How much b How manyc How long

11 This orange tastes

a sweetly b sweety c sweet d sweets

12 .without milk is yours

a Coffee b the coffee c a coffee

13 My mother is a busy woman that she needs a helper

14 Everyone had at the picnic

a good time b a good time c good times d better times

15 She left her job the reasons she explained

16 I don’t like the wine It so sweet

17 These workers are accustomed to at night

a work b working c works d be working

18 My father usually helps me English

a to learn b learn c learning d both a and b

II.

1 Mr Brown a car if he had enough money

a will buy b would buy c bought d has bought

2 Of course she would come to the meeting you her

a asked b have asked c will asked d have been asked

3 They will certainly come them

a when calling c if you call

b you are calling d do you call

4 My dog always barks if he anything unusual

a hears b will hear c would hear d heard

5 If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers into the house

a would not break c would not have broken

b should not break d would break

6 .if I take the map

a I will get lost c I would get lost

b I will not get lost d I would not get lost

7 If I Mary’s address, I her letter

a Have/ would write c Had/would write

8 If anybody question, please ask me after class

9 If ever the child the mother would run to it

a cries b will cry c would cry d cried

10 If he comes here, I

a made him do it c make him do it

b made him doing it d will make him do it

H Guided sentence building I.

1 He / one / father /friend