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Trang 1EXERCISES FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Grade 8th
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
1 They have studied six o’clock (for/at/ since/to)
2 Which is , milk or orange juice? (better/ the best/ good/ gooder)
3 London is capital city in Europe.(larger/ the largest/most large/ large)
4 Susan to work yesterday - She didn’t feel well (didn’t go/ hasn’t gone/went/goes)
5 My mother is to cook tonight.( too tired/ enough tired/ very tired/ so tired)
6 The doctor asked him a rest (take/ took/ takes/ to take)
7 It’s too cold outside you close the window please? (Do/Are/Could/Why don’t)
8 She is studying hard pass the exams.(for/in order to/so to/ so that)
9 Nam hates to the market (to go/goes/go going)
10 He does morning exercises regularly ( for/in order to/ so to/ so that) to improve his health
11 Airmail is expensive than surface mail(The most/ like/as/more)
12 have you lived in this town? (When/ Where/ How long/ How)
13 She has (written/ wrote/write/ writen) over 30 pages a day
14 TV is bringing information entertainments.(Not only but also/so that/more than/ either or)
15 We must be there 7.30 and 8.00 (at/ before/ between/ after)
16 Tom is 17 He isn’t to drive a car.(enough young/ yough enough/ enoung old/ old enough)
17 Vietnamese language is different English (as/ like/ from/with)
18 When my uncle was young , he used fishing on Sundays.(go/went/going/to go)
19 Jane is beautiful than her sister.(as/like/ the most/ more)
20 Hung is student in our class (better/ good/ the best / best)
21 Ho Chi Minh is larger and beautiful than Hanoi (more/ as/ most/ the most)
22 I in this house for 20 years.(live/ lived/ have lived/haved)
23 This book is the same price that book (as/ like/ from/ with)
24 They should English pronunciation everyday.(practise/ practised/ practising/ practises/
25 We’ve been here last week.(since/ for/in/from)
26 I often do my homework dinner (at/ in/ on/ after)
27 Do you need any help?-No thanks I am to lift this box (enough strong/ strong enough/too strong/not strong)
28 My father ten ciggrettes a day.(often smokes/ smoking/ used to smoke/smoke)
29 The Moon around the Earth.(move/ moves/ is moving/is moved)
30 We do the last English test very (bad/good/ goodly/well)
31 The street very crowded after 5pm everday (become/becomes/ is becoming/are becoming)
32 The world population bigger (is getting/ are getting/ get/gets)
33 I to bed at 11 o’clock last night.( go/ went/have gone/am going)
34 That’s a very old bike He it for a long time.(have had/ has/ had/ has had )
35 They each other for a long time (haven’t seen/saw/ didn’t see/have seen)
36 I’ve read this novel 2 hours (for /in/ since/at)
37 My friend doesn’t know the city very … (a good/ b bad/ c goodly/ d well)
38 The doctor asked him ……… to bed on time (a to go/b going/ c go to/
went)
39 His parents are always proud ……… him.(a about/b of/ c on / d with)
40 You ought to ……… harder.(a studying/ b studied/ c study d studies)
41 You’ll have to do it ……… (a yourself/ b himself/ c herself d themselves)
42 She ……… cry a lot when she was achild (a use to/ b used to/ c used /d using)
43 Can you help me (doing/ do/ did/ does) this homework?
44 It’s very nice (for/ of/ off/ to) you to pick up me
45 Why don’t you (take/ have/ give) part in the activity?
46 He (has worked/ have worked/works)) in that factory for 5 years
47 She told me (take/ to take/ taking/ takes) these cakes to her house
48 Tam was too sleepy (to do/ does/ did/ doing) his homework
49 Mai can play backetball very (good/ well/ bad)
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51 She looks very (happy/ happiness/ happily) today
52 The boy likes doing it (myself/ hisself/ himeself)
53 Where did you (use/ used/ using) to live.?
54 I always listen to music (before/ after/ if) I go to bed
55 Can you fill (in/ out/ on) this form for me ?
56 The teacher asked him (to have/ having/ have) his hair cut
57 Nam enjoys (reading/ read/ to read ) detective stories
58 It’s too cold outside (Could/ Are/ Do) you close the door for me?
59 They are planing (to join/ join/ joining) the club
60 The boy scout do (voluntary/ volunteer/ voluntaring) work
61 It’s very kind (in/ of/ to) you to say so
62 He didn’t study (good/ well/ goodly) He always gets bad mark
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences:
1- “Please turn down the radio for me,” said my father _ My father told me
2- My aunt has worked in that school for two years - How long
3- This book is cheap , but that book is cheaper -> This book is
4- The / film/ begin/ 7.00.-> The film
5- She/ enjoy/ listen/ music/.-> She
6- Minh/ like/play/ soccer.->Minh
7- This bag is as large as That one.-> the same size 8- “Please tell me the story”, Lan said to me -> Lan told me
9- He said to me “Can you give me the pen?” He asked me
10- You should stay in bed for a few days “, she said She said to me ………
11- Mrs Jackson said to Jim “Would you give me a hand, please ?”
Mrs Jackson asked Jim
12- The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please” The teacher told Tim
13- Bao/ help/ his freinds in the orphanage/ play fooball/ last week Bao helped
14- Mary said to me, “ Can you carry my bag” ( Mary asked me …)
15- The boy is not strong He can’t lift the case (enough)
16- He didn’t prepare the lesson at home, so he got bad marks ( because)
17- This book is cheap, but that book is cheaper, ( as … as )
18- I/have/meeting/Sunday ->I
19- The boy is not strong He can’t lift the case.-> The boy is not strong enough
20- Mary said to John: “Can you carry my suitcase, please?” Mary asked
21- Their mother said to them,”Don’t make so much noise”->
22- The traffic policeman said” Show me you driving licence , please”->
23- He didn’t prepare the lesson well, so she got bad marks.-> Because
24- The English book is 45,000 dong The Math book is 50,000 dong.->
25- I like to play badminton.-> I love
26- Mr Smith is 60 years old, and Mrs Smith is 60 years old too.-> Mr Smith is as
27- He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exams.-> Because
28- a Lan/ be/ good/ English
a She / study/ this foreign langguage/ since last year
b She buy/ English - Vietnames dictionary/ lask week
c She often use / it/for /read
Exercise 3 : A/ Read the passage, then decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F)
SAVE THE WORLD
We are all destroying the Earth The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of waste land all over the world As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough
to eat In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice Wild animals are quickly disappering For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many However, it not enough simply to talk about the problem We must act now because it is too late to do any thing about it Join us now! Save the Earth This is too important to ignore
1 The sea and rivers are polluled now
2 Smoke is harmful to human health
3 We have planted many trees now
4 In all over the world, farmers cannot grow enough to eat
5 Wild animals are threatened by extinction
6 There are only a few tigers exist in India is lived it feed people lot so work
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B/ * Complete the passage with the words from the box:
Many (1) … believe that life on a farm is quiet and easy, but (2) … is very hard, I myself have (3)
… on a farm for nearly 20 years and I know what farm work (4) … You must get up early, (5) … the chickens and the cows, water the vegetables, flowers, do a (6) … of gardening and then (7) … on the fields But my aunt likes this way and (8) … do her children
* Answer the questions:
1 How is the farm work life in the writer’s opinion?
2 How long has he lived on the farm?
3 What do farmers often do?
4 Do you like farm work? Why (not)?
Exercise 4: Supply the correct verb tense or form:
1 The planets of the solar system (travel) around the sun
2 Summer (follow) spring
3 Everyone (drink) a lot of beer at the party last night
4 Alexander graham (be) born in Edinburgh He first (introduce) the telephone in 1876
5 Can I (speak) to Lan please? – Sorry she’s out Would you like (leave) a message?
6 I (buy) a ticket yesterday My friends and I (be) going (see) a movie tomorrow?
7 My father (die) when I (be) only 12 years old
8 What are you doing? – I (play) hide and seek – Where is he? – He may (be) upstairs
9 He (use) to (smoke) a lot 10 years ago He (give) it up last year
10 Women (have) to (work) hard in the past
11 There (be) not any electricity in the past, so we play hide and seek every night
12 Who (do) the chpres yesterday? – It (be) me
13 (You/ use) walk to school? – Yes, I did
14 Where (be) you last week end? – I (come) to Cat Ba island with my friends
15 I often (go) to the market once a week when (I live) alone last year, but now I (stay) with my aunt and (try) (go) shopping everyday
16 Can you (help) me (fix) the washing machine.?
17 He (join) the Y & Y because he (enjoy) (take) oart in the social activities
18 It’s interesting (jion) in the Y &y group
19 My grandmother (eat) noodles an hour ago
20 We (have) English three times a week
21 Your teacher (say) you should (work) harder on your English pronunciation
22 What time (she/ get) up every morning?
23 (you/ need) any help?
24 I (play) soccer since I (be) 5 years old
25 When I (buy) my new house, I (ask) for a telephone Thepost office (tell)
me (wait) a year now and my phone still (not, come)
26 Where is your mother? – She (talk) with my father in the livingroom
27 She (come) with us tomorrow
28 (you/ watch) TV last night?
29 She (never/ stay) up lat at night
30 How long ( you/ learn) English? – I (learn) it for 4 years.?
31 His father (drink) coffee every morning
32 Yesterday (meet) an old friend on the way home He (leave) school three years ago He (be) a doctor now
33 He (be) an orphan since he (be) 5 years old
34 There (be) nothing interesting on TV lastnight, so I (go) out with my friends
35 What (you/ do) now? – I (listen) to music
36 She (not, drink) coffe She (drink) Coca Cola
37 It (be) often hot in summer
38 The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days
39 Rice (not, grow) in cold climates
40 Where Martin (come) from? – He (be) Scottist
41 Bad driving (cause) maby accidents
42 “How you (learn) to drive?” – “My father (teach) me.”
43 It stopped (rain) , so I (take) off my raincoat
44 She was in a hurry, so she (not, have) time to phone you
45 They (award) him a medal for bravery last year
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47 What you (use) to do in your free time? – I used to (go) fishing
48 It’s difficult (do) this exercise
49 In England, the sun (not, shine) everyday
50 Sandra ought (practice her English more often
51 Hoa’s teacher (want) Hoa (spend) more time on Math
52 I hope you (recover) soon
53 She hopes (have) a suitable job
54 Nam always (get) grade A for Physics but last semester he (get) grade B So his teacher asked him ( study) harder this semester
55 Can you help me (move) this table?
56 I promise I (try) best next week
57 I promise (get) high grade for English
58 You should (underline) the words you want (learn)
59 Your teacher needs (meet) you after 4 p.m
60 We (start) our work on Monday and ( finish) on Saturday
61 They are thinking of (move) to America
62 I like (think) carefully about things before (make) a decision
63 I prefer (walk) to (ride)
64 Don’t try (persuade) me Nothing can (make) me (change) my mind
65 I (do) all the housework The flat is really clean now
66 He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not, finish) it yet
67 My brother (leave) home 10 years ago I (never/ meet) him since then
68 I like your car How long (you/ have ) it?
69 We (have) a party next Sunday Would you like (come)
1 His friends (study) ……… English since 2003
2 She (arrive) ……… in Qui Nhon city last month
3 We (have) ……… a picnic next weekend
4 Mrs Lien asked me (spend) ……… more on grammar
5 (you/ meet) Tom last birthday?
6 We should go home It (get) darker
7 I (study) Japanese since I was 10 years old
70 Computers (become) more important in our life
Exercise 5: Prepositions
1 I’m interested farming
2 My grandmother prefers living in the country living in the city
3 Are you free Sunday afternoon?
4 She’s still looking a job
5 Hold a minute and I’ll get her
6 The tran Phu residents and store owners are going to hold a meeting to discuss
effects the new mall The meeting will be Binh’s hardware Store, 12 hang Da stree, 8p.m 10 p.m May 20 Please contact Pham Van Tai the above address more information
7 Please hurry up! We have been waiting an hour
8 Have you learnt English a long time.?
9 I have known her January
10 It’s / That’s very kind you to say so
11 In this respect, French is different English
12 Are you going to take part the contest?
13 Could you help me the washing up?
14 He is proud his new watch
15 Try to learn the meaning of new words heart
16 Trang is very good swimming She thinks swimming is good health
17 I got good grade English and history
18 I hang the picture the clock and the calendar
19 Putting a knife an electrical socket is dangerous
20 The wardrobe is the right side the room
21 You can reach her 831 199
22 I’ll see you Sunday, April 1st
23 Do you give each other presents Chrismas Eve”She doesn’t like travelling night
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25 Will you pick me after the party?
26 The secretary took message her boss
27 He worked deaf-mute Boston university
28 I’ll see you 2a.m Xuan Phuong restaurant
II/ Complete the passage using the given words (2pts)
( old/ car/ name/ when/ language/ also/ learn/ over)
My (1) …… is Linda I’m fifty years (2) …………, and this is my plan (3) …… when I retire I’m going to (4) … Vietnamese I can already speak French, German, and I want to learn another (5) …… I’m (6) ……… going to learn to drive I’m going to buy a (7) ……… , a tent and travel all (8) …… the world
Trang 6Exercise 6: Put these words in the order to make meaningful sentences
1 enough/ Jane/ watch/ to/ old/ that/ isn’t/ film
2 you/ going/ short/ next weekend/ have / holiday
3 black/ has/ long/ our/ straight/ hair/ teacher
4 in / in/ sets/ rises/ the/ the/the/ sun/ east/ west
5 Bob/ love / play/ soccer/ but/ he/ not/ strong/ enough/ play
6 I/ gad/ tell/ you/ I/ going/ have/ interesting activities
Exercise 7: Make sentences using the words given:
1 Last night/ we/ come/ home/ 10.30/ 11.00
2 They/ often/ have/ short / holiday/ Chrismas
3 We/ not/ see/ each other/ 10 years
4 My sister/ start/ a new job/ yesterday
5 I/ be sorry/ I / notwrite/ a long tome/ but/ I / busy
6 Peter and I/ going/ visit/ old school/ December 30th
7 You/ ought/ go/ market/ yourself
8 There/ window/ left side/ room
9 Your shirt/ expensive/ Huong’s
10 You/ ought/ get up/ early/ help/ mother/ housework
Complete the letter , using the words given:
Dear Mum and Dad,
1 I/ have/ wonderful time/ Ha Long Bay
2 weather/ be/ lovely/ and/ beach and islands/ look/ beautiful
3 Yesterday/ I/ visit/ Thien Cung Grotto
4 I/ be/ visit/ Dau Go cave/ tommorrow
5 I/ be/ going/ take/ photos/ there
See/ soon
Love,
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences, using the appropriate adverbs in the box:
In on there outside inside upstairs here downstairs
1 The children love Dysneyland They want to go there again.
2 I open the box and look
3 She ran to open the door for him
4 I’m afraid I can’t drink coffee with milk
5 Let’s go and sit in the sun
6 Wait I’ll be back in a minute
7 He ran up the stairs to see what haappened
8 What’s at the Rex Movie Theater this week?
Exercise 9:* There is one missing word in each sentence Find that word and put it in the correct position.
1 Fred is not tall enough be a policeman
2 The sun sets the West
3 What does she like? – She is beautiful
4 I’m going visit my grandmother
5 Who is most intelligent student in your class?
6 Andrew doesn’t speak clearly enough to an English teacher
7 I received a letter my sister yesterday
8 What beautiful day!
9 Would you like be here at Christmas?
10 He is not as outgoing his friends
11 You ought study hard to pass the exam
12 Let go it right now
13 There are some coffee in the fridge
14 The church is opppsite at the bank
15 Would you like leave a message?
16 What is she look like?
17 She has played the guitar five years
18 Your bicycle isn’t expensive as mine
19 Ba is soccer fan
20 I studied French since last year
21 How do you go to the theater? – One month
22 this car is cheaper that one
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24 He’s very good English
Exercise 10:* Make questions for the underlined parts.
1 I usually play tennis in my free time
2 They got home at 11 p m
3 She got bad marks because she didn’t do her homework
4 The rice cooker is beside the stove
5 Mary goes to the zoo once a month
6 She stayed at home because it rained heavily
7 The plate is on the table
8 My father bought two tickets last night
9 We stayed at home because it rained hard
10 She offen goes to school by bus
11 Ther’re going to buy a new car next year
12 She’s quite pretty, with straight black hair
13 He has worked in that firm for eight year
14 Nam repaired the bicycle yesterday
15 She plays badminton every day
16 I received your letter two days ago
17 She is going read the book tonight
18 He has been the principal of the school since February
19 She goes to school at 6.30
20 I met my old teacher at the gas station yesterday
21 Linh speaks Chinese well
22 I’ll come home before 9p.m
23 I had Math this morning
24 Mrs Hoa gave Xuan a book
25 Mr Brown has to work six days a week
Exercise 11* Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1 He is not a poor man any more He used ………
2 They didn’t often go to the park every Sunday They didn’t use ………
3 The library closes after 6 p.m The library opens ………
4 I was shy girl when I was young I used ………
5 Did you often g to the beach? Did you use………?
6 My hair now is much longer than that in the past I used………
7 I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in high school I used………
8 I suggest you get up early You shouldn’t.………
9 Why don’t you finish the work soon? You ought………
10 Why don’t we phone her? Let’s………
11 You should do more exercises Why don’t………
12 Why don’t you go and see the dentist? You ought………
13 “Close your book, Nam” Hung asked Nam………
14 “You shouldn’t listen to that kind of music, Tim” Tim’s mother told him………
12 “Can you buy me some stamp, Hoa?” Mai asked Hoa….………
13 Nam is more intelligent than Ba Ba isn’t………
14 They started living here last month They have………….………
15 My shoes and yours are not the same My shoes are…….………
16 This house is larger than that one That house isn’t.………
17 She started learning English two year ago She has………
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I haven’t ………….………
Exercise 12:* Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the one above it. 1 This exercise is not as difficult as that one That exercise ………
2 Hung is 10 years old Hoang is 8 years old Hoang is ………
3 Hoa doesn’t speak French so well as lan
Lan speaks………
4 My brother is a more careful driver than I am My brother drives………
5 An works harder than Tam Tam doesn’t ………
6 They like basketball more than socer They prefer………
7 I’d like to borrow this book Can I ?
8 I want you to phone me later Could you ?
9 Nam is very young He can’t drive a car 10 Nam isn’t ?
11 Nam doesn’t speak English as well as Mai (Mai
12 My brother is a more careful driver than I am ( My brother drives
13 Noone in this class are as intelligent as Hai ( Hai is
14 Japanese is difficult Is Chinese, too? Is Chinese ?
15 When did you begin to learn English? How long ?
16 My room is small but my sister’s is big (as as) 17 The old man is weak He can’t walk by himself (enough) Exercise 13: Word form 1 I have to use an (answer) machineto receive nessages while I’m out 2 I made (arrange) to play chess with Minh this afternoon 3 Alexander Bell was famous for his (invent) of the telephone 4 Thomas Edinson was Bell’s (assist) 5 Their products displayed in (count) exhibitions They become famous sice then 6 Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech over a lon (distant) 7 By 1877, the first telephone was in (commerece) use 8 There is a/ an (interest) film on TV tonight 9 He is a famous businessman He (success) demonstrated his new products 10 He always does his work (good) 11 This is an (easy) exercise 12 (medicine) facilities are more easily accessible here 13 There are (many) events in a film than in a play 14 She looks more (beauty) 15 We live in a rther rich (neighbor) 16 They are memers of an international (organize) 17 TV is very (popularity) nowadays 18 We are reading the (safe) precautions Exercise 14: Comparative or superative? 1 Life in the city is (exspensive) life in the country 2 We prefer this film to that one; It’s (interesting)
3 Hanoi is one of (busy) cities in Vietnam
4 Water in the rivers and seaa is getting (dirty)
5 The air in the early morning is (fresh)
6 They are (poor) family in this area
7 The villa is (good) the appartment
8 Eifel Tower is one of (famous) strutures in the world
9 I was tired yesterday but now I’m (good)
Exercise 15: Fill in the blank with suitable words:
Trang 9Great Britain is (1) a large country It is much smaller (2) French It (3)
4 parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland England is the largest part (4) the country and has always been the strongest English is the national (5) in all parts of Britain All the people (6) live in Britain can speak (7) but not all the people (8) English in that country
Exercise 16: Complete the passage, then answer the questions:
Learning a language is , in some ways, like (1) how to fly or play the piano There (2) important differences, but there is a very important similarit It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) practicce It never enough simply to “know” something You must be able to “do” things with what (4) know For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) to fly
an aeroplane A (6) can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and then try to (7) without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) The same is true of (9) the piano So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano withou having lots of (10) first?
1 Is learning a language completely like learning how to fly or play the piano?
2 What is the similarity between them?
3 According to the writer, what will happen if you fly without lots of praqctice first?
4 What is the meaning of the passage?
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST (06-07) I/ Choose the best answer: (3pts)
1 My father me a bike two days ago (took/ had/ bought/ brought)
2 She is old enough what she wants (doing/ do/ to do/ did)
3 He bought a new car (heself/ himself/hiselt/ himselfves)
4 (Where/ What/ When/ How) does Peter have Chemistry? – He has Chemistry at 9.00
5 She is going to sing a song, ? (didn’t she/ is she/ won’t she/ did she)
6 Be on time You be late ( won’t/ will not/ don’t have to/ shouldn’t)
II/ Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2pts)
1 I (live) here since last year
2 My brother (work) in this company for 20 years
3 Alexander Graham Bell (be) born in Edinburgh
4 They (go) HCMC next week
III/ Fill in the blank with a suitable prepsition (1pt)
1 They’ ll see you Thursday
2 We’re ging to Laos January
3 Tim should listen Spanish conversation on TV
4 We must be there 8.30 and 9.15
IV/ Read the paragraph carefully, filling each gap with one suitable word in the box (1,5pts)
From - when - near - leave - on - to You must never come (1) school late, or you are punished; so you must (2) home early to arrive in a good time If you live (3) your school, you can walk there, but must always walk (4) the pavement, and mind the traffic (5) you cross over the street If you live far (6) your school, you must take a tram or a bus or the tube
V/ Rearrange the words in the correct sentences (1,5pts)
1 I/ going/ have/ am/ to activities/ interesting//
2 Can/ me/ you/ the/ to/ nearest/ the/ bank/ way/ tell//
VI/ Write the sentences beginning with the given words (1pt)
1 Miss Nga said “ Please wait for me outside my office”
Miss Nga asked me
2 The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence”
The policeman asked
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Class: 8A3
I Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C, or D (2m)
1 Can you help me ………this homework?
2 It’s very nice ………you to pick up me
3 My youger brother loves……… TV
4 Tam is too sleepy………his homework
5 My family have lived here………last year
6 Why don’t you………part in this activity?
7 He has………for that company for 5 year
8 She told me………these cakes to her house
II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1 I (not invite)………Mr Linh yet
2 She (stay)……… here for 2 weeks
3 We should go home It (get)………darker and darker
4 Water (boil)………at 100oC
III Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined.
1 Mai can play basketball good / well / bad
2 I always listen to music before / after / if I go to bed
3 My mother said that I should doing / to do / do my homework tonight
4 She look very happiness / happy / happily today
5 Where did you use / using / used to live?
6 I like doing it me / myself / my
IV Make complete sentence, using the given cues.
1 Your shirt / expensive / than / Huong’s
5 You / ought / get up / early / help / mother / housework
V Rewrite each sentence as directed, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 I went to the CD shop before going to school (AFTER)
2 My room is small but my sister’s is big (AS………AS)
3 The old man is weak He can’t walk by himself (ENOUGH)
4 “Please help me with my homework”, Linh said to Trang (REPORTED SPEECH)
VI Complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D.
If I’d had a choice, I would have learned to play (1) guitar when I was a kid My parents made me (2)
……the piano I love the piano, but it’s not very practical I mean, you can’t (3)………a piano with you (4)………a party But I love it play songs and everyone sings along I (6)…I could do that
Read the passage then answer the questions:
Language learners learn words in different ways Some learners make a list and put into its meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart However, others do not Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember the words in the right way
Questions:
1 Do language learners learn words in the same ways?
2 Why do they write one or two example sentences with new words?