XM high school English group Exercises for optional periods TYPE I.. XM high school English group 49.. XM high school English group Exercise 3.. XM high school English group TYPE III..
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Exercises for optional periods
TYPE I VERB TENSES
1 Columbus……… (discover) America more than 400 years ago
2 It……… (rain) very hard now
3 The sun ……….…… (warm) the air and ……… (give) us light
4 They……… … (come) here a month ago
5 Look! A man ……… ……… (run) after the train
6 We ……….(go) to the mountains last Sunday
7 They ……….(come) here in a month
8 Albert Einstein ……….(die) on 18, 1955
9 I ……….(have) lunch with Dong yesterday
10 They ……… …….(not/ come) to see me since last month
11 She ……….(go) to school everyday
12 Bad students never ……….(work) hard
13 It often ……… …….(rain) in the summer It ……….……….(rain) now
14 The teacher……… (point) at the board when I……… (come) to class this morning
15 Mother ……….(cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment She always ……… (cook) in the morning
16 I…………(meet) him on the the street yesterday He said he………(just/be) back from Canada
17 Where ……… ……… (you/go) now? – I ……….(go) to the theater
18 He ……….(not do) morning exercises regularly
19 How long……….(he/work) here?
20 Nam ……… (buy) several records last week
21 When I get back in 10 years, I’m sure, everything here………(change)
22 They ……… (finish) their dinner half an hour before we came to see them
23 Water ……….(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade
24 The factory ……….……….(begin) operation next year
25 He ……… … (meet) the dentist next week
26 They ……… (usually/not go) to school by motorbike
27 He ……… (swim) overthere for two hours now
28 I ……… (get) a special present on my last birthday
29 She ……….…… (tour) around Europe this time next month
30 They ……….…… (not see) Mr Thanh last night
31 ……….(Mr Brown/listen) to music when the light went out?
32 How often……… ….(he/take) a bus to school?
33 He………(take) a taxi to the airport when suddenly he realised that he……… (leave) his passport at home Luckily, he………(turn) back to get it just in time for his flight
34 Manh ………(play) soccer at this time tomorrow
35 ………(Minh/finish) his work by the time we get home?
36 They often ………(visit) their parents on Saturday
37 She ……….(study) in this class for eight months up to now
38 He ………(not be) at home now
39 Hanh …….………(not read) book at the moment
40 Our teacher usually …… ………(give) us many exercises
41 He often ………(catch) a train to work
42 The cat ………(chase) the mouse for hours before he was able to catch it
43 They ………(plant) trees overthere at the moment
44 My old friend, Manh ………(write) to me twice a month
45 What she says ………(be) true
46 Mrs Green always ………(take) a bus to work But now he………(drive) to work
47 Look! The ball ………(fall) down
48 He usually ………(water) the trees in the morning
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49 She ………(not listen) to the radio now
50 The sun …………(rise) in the East and ………… (set) in the West
51 He ………(play) table tennis at the moment if he didn’t have to work
52 The man sitting next to me on the plane was vey nervous He………(never/fly) before
53 Look! The plane……….(fly) toward the airport It……… (land)
54 What ………….you ……… (listen) on the radio now?
55 Listen! Someone ………(cry)
56 Kien and Tuyen ………(be) good friends since they started high school
57 She ……… ………(go) to work by bus tomorrow
58 ………(you/see) the doctor next week?
59 This time tomorrow Mai and Nam ………(go) to the movie theater
60 When you……… (take) your exams, we’ll go on a holiday
TYPE II READING COMPREHENSION Choose one suitable word to fill in each blank
Exercise 1
English is my mother tongue Besides, I can speak French and Spanish I studied the…(1)…languages when
I was at highschool Now, I am still learning Spanish at the university As….(2)…me,…(3)… a foreign language is not easy When you…(4)…a language, practice is very necessary and useful Travelling to the country…(5)…the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language ….(6)…, you will certainly have troubles I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I…(7)…to learn Reading is another good way to learn Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are…(8)… .(9)…, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing Grammar and vocabulary should be…(10)…first
9 A On the whole B In the end C On the contrary D However
Exercise 2
Rain forests cover less than six…(1)…of the earth’s area, but they have 100,000 kinds of all the kinds of plants on the earth Three-fourths of known kinds of plants and animals call the rain forest their home Twenty percent…(2)…our different kinds of medicine comes from rain forests The glues on an envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants Rain forests…(3)…materials for hundreds of other products
Rain forests are also very important…(4)…the world’s climate The Amazon rain forest alone receives about thirty to forty percent of the total rainfall on the earth and products about the same percentage of the world oxygen Some scientists…(5)…that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it…(6)…or even dangerous for life
Saving rain forests is an international problem One country, or even a…(7)…countries, cannot solve the problem…(8)… The nations of the world must work…(9)…to find a solution before it is too…(10)…
6 A uncomfortably B comfortably C uncomfortable D comfortable
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Exercise 3
Anyone who visits England would like to spend some time in Stratford-upon-Avon….(1)…in the centre of England, it is a town that is rich…(2)…both history and…(3)… …(4)…population is about 23,000 Stratford-upon-Avon is famous…(5)…it is the place where the talented playwright Shakespeare was born and died When you come there, you can visit his…(6)…, and some buildings which used to belong to his family There are many other things that are worth…(7)…in the town Enjoying an evening in Stratford-upon-Avon is very interesting There are restaurants…(8)…are suitable for tastes In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers interesting…(9)…written by Shakespeare and you have a chance to see some of
the…(10)…actors and actresses of England on stage There are many other kinds of amusement and
entertainment waiting for you
Exercise 4
Every day, many road accidents…(1)…in Hong Kong Some…(2)…cause injuries but some lead to…(3)… Everyone, especially children, must learn…(4)…to cross the road A simple code to remember is “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN BEFORE YOU START”
The Transport Department organizes road safety campaigns every year in…(5)…to reduce traffic accidents Parents and teachers should educate children on road safety Most schools have their own School Road Safety Patrols The School Road Safety Patrol is a uniformed group It recruits secondary school students as members Students at senior forms help fellow students…(6)…the road correctly and safely on their way to and from school
When you go out alone, however, what is the best way to cross the road ? First, you must find a safe place to cross, There may be subways, footbridges, zebra or green man crossing Of course, it is safest to be …(7)…
by a policeman Then you should stand on the pavement…(8)…you can see clearly all the directions, look round for the traffic and listen If a car is coming, you ought to let it pass When there is no traffic near, walk straight across the road Do not run as you may trip!
Roads are dangerous (9) , if everyone takes care when crossing the road, there will be…(10)… traffic accidents Our transport system will then become safer and more efficient
Exercise 5
“El Norte” is an excellent and disturbing film…(1)…two immigrants to the United States At the…(2)…of the film we meet a family in Guatemala – mother, father, son and daughter When the father is killed and the mother is…(3)…to prison, the son and daughter…(4)…to go to “El Norte” – The United States – by way of Mexico At first they have…(5)…finding someone to take them across the Mexican border, but finally they find a way across and end up in Los Angeles …(6)…, life in the U.S is not as easy as they thought it
…(7)…be First, they have to find housing …(8)…they need to learn English and get jobs
Eventually they…(9)…in accomplishing these three goals, and life looks pretty good for them Unfortunately, at the end of the film, tragedy strikes, and we are left wondering if “El Norte” is really the land of opportunity after…(10)…
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TYPE III REPORTED SPEECH Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa
1 The doctor told him that he worked too hard
“You ……… ………
2 “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter
Peter apologised.………
3 She asked John how hw liked her new dress
“How… ………
4 “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked
He suggested……… ………
5 “Keep away from this area”,said the security guard when we approached the fence
6 Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”
Isabel… ………
7 She asked John to repeat what he had said
Please…… ………
8 “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star
9 “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends
One of my friends………
10 She wanted to know if he had studied French
She asked him, “………
11 “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me
12 “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother
I……… … ………
13 “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said
She… …… ………
14 “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor
15 “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom
My mom… ……… ……… …………
16 “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach
The coach… ……… …………
17 “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star
18 “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears
She admitted ………
19 “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk
The bank robber threatened.………
20 “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him
21 “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach
The coach… ……… ………
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22 “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him
23 “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”, asked Mary
Mary wanted to know….……….………
24 “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?”, she said
She suggested ……….………
25 “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill
Bill doubted ……… …………
26 “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George
George suggested……….………
27 “Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager
28 “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie
Jackie suggested ……….………
29 “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said
He……….………
30 She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon
“What…… ………
31 “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said
He denied… ……….………
32 The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle
33 “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that
She doesn’t ………
34 “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother
Anna asked ………
35 “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew
Andrew…… ………
36 He said, “I wish I knew the answer”
He said that ……….……… ………
37 “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend
38 “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill
Bill doubted ……….………
39 “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary
Mary asked ……… ………
40 “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs Smith asked
41 His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week
If…… … ……… ………
42 “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend
43 “I must see the manager”, she cried
She insisted ………
44 “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William
William….… ……….……… ………
45 “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs Bingley
The nurse… ……….……… ………
46 “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent
The travel ………
47 “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June
48 “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked
She enquired ……….……… ………
49 “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob
Bob.……… ……… ……….………
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50 “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said
51 “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said
He said…… ………
52 “You’d better not go out with Peter any more, Elizabeth”, said John
John……… ………
53 “Less noise”, the teacher told the boys
54 “You caused the accident”, said the other driver
The other driver… ……… ………
55 Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s
Helen said, “Shirley, where do……… ………
56 Paul said he was going to China the following year
“I………… ……… ………
57 The porter told us that the train had left five minutes before
“I’m sorry but ……… ………
58 “I never used bad language”, she said
She denied… ……… ….………
59 She asked John to repeat what he had said
“Please… ……….………
60 “Must you go so soon?”, I said
I…….…… ………
EXERCISES ON PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
24 A competition B intelligent C automation D information