While he study ……… at university, he managed to get some part_time jobs to provide himself with his picket money.. He doesn’t have to do a part_time job now, But he’s still very busy bec
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I Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:
A My brother, who is an engineer, (work)
………for a computer since 1998 He (graduate)
……… from university in 1997, but he (not get)
……… a job then While he (study)
……… at university, he managed to get some
part_time jobs to provide himself with his picket money He doesn’t have to
do a part_time job now, But he’s still very busy because after work he (go)
……… to evening classes six days a week
a _ ……… you ever (take)……… a driving test, Hung?
_ Yes, already
_ When……… you (take)……… it? _ I (take)……… it in 2000
II Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option:
1 That question was ( such / much / so / too) difficult for a child to answer
2 Your brother isn’t ( enough tall / too tall / so tall / tall enough) to join the police force
3 She’s ( frightening / bored / frightened / boring) with applying for a job after having so many refusals
4 She doesn’t look ( older / much old / so older / as old) as he really is
5 Approximately 400 million people speak English (for / with / by / as) their
mother tongue
6 St James’s Park has a beautiful lake on (it / which / that / where) live a great variety of wild ducks
7 ( If / Because / Unless / However) you pay more attention to your work, you will probably get poor marks in the final exam
8 The climate in the North is quite different ( with / than / by / from) that in the South
III Give the correct forms of the words in brackets:
1 Are you interested in (play)……… chess?
2 She’s fed up with queuing for her (employ) ……… benefit every Thursday
3 Sue managed to get the job although there were more than 50 (apply)
……… for it
4 Reading in poor light is (harm) ……… to your health
5 Many areas in this city are (overcrowd) ………
6 Bill has been here for a year, but he still speaks Vietnamese (bad)
………
7 She has written some books but they are not very (success)
………
8 You’ll surely have an accident if you don’t stop driving so
(danger)………
IV Read the following passage and do the exercises bellow:
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According to sleep expert Dr Robert Schachter, many people have
difficulty sleeping, but they do not know why Most people know it is
important not to drink tea or coffee before they go to bed_ both beverages
have caffeine Caffeine keeps people awake However, not everybody knows that medicines, such cold tables, also have caffeine in them Stress can cause insomnia, too Busy people with stressful jobs may not be able to sleep at
night
Dr Schachter suggests, “You shouldn’t use your bedroom as a TV room
or an exercise room You should use it for sleeping only It’s a good idea to have a regular schedule Get up and go to bed at the same time every day It’s also important not to eat before bedtime Eating may keep you awake
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A: Answer the questions:
1 Why shouldn’t we drink tea or coffee before we go to bed?
………
………
2 What may happen to busy people with stressful jobs? ………
………
B: Make questions using the suggested words and answer them: 3 How many hours of sleep / need?
………
………
………
………
4 What / stress / cause?
………
………
………
………
V Finish each of the following sentences in each a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence: 1 You can buy souvenirs at the airport Souvenirs………
………
2 The school is only a five minute walk from here, and my mother is teaching there The school where………
……
3 He wrote the letter in two hours
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took………
…………
4 Eating too much junk food is not good for your health
It
is………
…………
5 The job was so boring that she had to gave it up
It was
such………
………
6 He can’t sleep because he has a lot of problems
If
he………
………
7 She is very old, so she can’t have any more children
She is
too………
…
8 Amanda last saw her elder sister five years ago
Amanda
hasn’t………
…