REVISION FOR THE SECOND TERM – GRADE 11

Hoa borrowed the book from Long.. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.. My father gave me this story book as a birthday present.. Jane doesn’t go to school today.. Mary doesn’t go to school

REVISION FOR THE SECOND TERM – GRADE 11

A WRITING

I a Rewrite the following sentences, using cleft sentences.

1 The English pronunciation causes a lot of trouble

2 Animal circus makes our children most excited

3 S wimming in a swimming pool on a hot day makes us feel healthier

4 My husband always helps me do the housework

5 My daughter writes this work book with me

6 I want to see my English teacher

7 She met her husband 25 years ago

8 He bought the house for his daughter

9 My son has just learned some of irregular verbs by hears

10 I advise Lan to go out for relax after studying hard

11 I’d love to see different kinds of painting at the Trang Tien exhibition

12 The train leaves for Lang Son at 8:00 a.m everyday

13 I met my old teacher at the bus stop by accident

14 My daughter was born in 1980

15 I’ve lost my book

16 You are wrong not me

17 The meeting began at 7pm

18 I have redecorated the sitting room

19 Huong and Sandra sang together at the party

20 The man is learning English

21 Hoa borrowed the book from Long

22 The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language

23 She presented him a book on his birthday

I b Rewrite the sentences, using cleft sentences in the passive.

1 My father gave me a lot of toys

2 My husband waters the flowers every day

3 They celebrated their wedding last week

4 They gave Linda a lot of presents

5 He described his home town in his novel

6 My friends sent me ten flowers on my birthday

7 Mike invited me to attend his sister’s birthday party

8 They gave us many good lessons about friendship

9 They are going to build a park near the river

10 A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village

11 They televised the World Cup soccer all over the world

12 Hundreds of people visit The Washington Monument every year

13 The government built 100 houses for poor people

14 They offered James a good job with some benefits

15 The company sent Julie a questionnaire last month

16 My mother bought me a present on my birthday

17 The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday

18 The woman gave him the book

19 She sent her friend the postcard

20 Hoa borrowed the book from Long

21 The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language

22 The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions

23 The dog barked at the stranger

24 Fans gave Christina lots of flowers

25 The pedestrian asked the policeman for direction to the post office

26 People talked a lot about his house

27 His father bought him a bicycle for his birthday

28 He described his hometown in his novel

29 She frightened the children

30 Her younger sister broke her glasses

31 The prince kissed my younger sister at the party

32 My father gave me this story book as a birthday present

33 Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year

II Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the conjunctions in brackets

1 The black jacket didn’t fit her The white jacket didn’t fit her (neither nor)

2 She’s tired She’s hungry (Not only but also)

3 Dan was a newcomer, and so was Jim (both and)

4 Mary went to London and Kate did, too (both and)

5 They won’t come here tomorrow They won’t stay at home.(either or)

6 Mary hasn’t studied Spanish Her friend hasn’t studied Spanish.(neither nor)

7 You can turn in your homework today You can turn in your homework tomorrow (either or)

8 Jane doesn’t go to school today Mary doesn’t go to school today (neither nor)

9 Victoria needs a new coat Victoria needs new tennis shoes (both and)

10 He isn’t a doctor I’m not a doctor (neither nor)

11 We may go to The Fish House for lunch We may go to Bahama Breeze for lunch (either or)

12 She can’t ski and I can’t either (neither nor)

13 Yesterday, it was cold Yesterday, it was windy (not only but also)

14 I don’t know how to sail I don’t know how to ice-skate (neither nor)

15 If I read a book, it must be interesting If I read a book, it must be short (either or)

16 Jack isn’t kind Jack isn’t patient (neither nor)

17 I would like to eat Pizza for lunch I would like to eat salad for lunch (either or)

18 Barbara doesn’t cook Barbara doesn’t sew (neither nor)

19 We may go to the movies this evening We may go to the store this evening (either or)

20 They didn’t like music They didn’t like sports (neither nor)

21 Bob is angry with his neighbors Bob is angry with their dog (both and)

22 John’s sons enjoy playing soccer John’s sons enjoy swimming (not only but also)

23 I can’t speak English Nor can my sister (neither nor)

24 Cuban food is tasty Cuban food is nutritious (both and)

25 Enrique doesn’t learn English Enrique doesn’t learn French (neither nor)

26 Mr Parker will move to France He will change job and stay here (either or)

27 She decided to change her major She decided to change universities (not only but also)

28 The architect did not design the building to be modern She did not design it to be attractive.(neither nor)

29 Arthur is absent this evening Ricardo is absent this evening, too (both and)

30 The leopard faces extinction The tiger also faces extinction (either or)

31 Fred likes helping his friends So does Linda (both and)

32 Brian isn't very considerate Tom isn’t considerate, either.(neither nor)

33 Ron enjoys horseback riding Bob enjoys horseback riding (both and)

34 The library doesn’t have the book I need The bookstore doesn’t have the book I need (neither nor)

35 It rained yesterday It also snowed yesterday (not only but also)

36 Jack didn’t do the homework Tom didn’t do the homework, either (neither nor)

37 Mary comes here tomorrow Jane also comes here tomorrow (both and)

38 Her husband doesn’t speak English Her children don’t speak English (neither nor)

III Fill in the blanks with someone, anyone, no one, everyone, something, anything, nothing,

everything, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere.

1 Is there _ I can do for you?

2 Are you thirsty? Do you want _ to drink?

3 Ngan is very popular in the class _ agreed to nominate her to be the class monitor

4 A: Where are you going?

B: _ I am just going around

5 A: _ must have worked on my computer Some of my data have been deleted.

B: I have been sitting in the room since this morning and I didn’t see _

6 Where’re my keys? They must be _ in this room They couldn’t disappear

7 Mrs Tam lives alone in a big house _ lives with her

8 Nowadays, Vietnamese people live _ in the world, from America to Africa

9 A: Whose hat is it?

B: I don’t’ know _ put it there yesterday

10 There’s _ left in the fridge that we can eat Let’s go out and find to eat

11 _ became brighter after we redecorated the house

12 She got angry with him so she went away without saying _

13 Turn off your cell phone please _ is listening and doesn’t want to be distracted by its music

14 Just go out and enjoy the fresh air You can go _ you like

IV Combine the sentences, using Relative clauses.

1 The girl is sitting by Jack She is Mary

2 Can you understand the question? He asked you the question last time

3 Is that the girl? We saw her on T.V last night

4 The farm produces milk We visited it last Sunday

5 At last he married the girl He loved her

6 The man is an engineer We play with his daughter everyday

7 He didn’t receive the letter I sent him the letter last January

8 He often tells me something about his village He was born there

9 The children like the funny stories Their grandmother tells them those stories every evening

10 Jack London is a famous American writer He wrote “Iron Heel”

11 Our teacher assigned us the homework We had to finish it within a week

12 Ngoc has just moved to a new school It was built two years ago

13 The man is selling lottery tickets He used to be very rich

14 Hai’s friend is a very interesting boy He came from Da Nang

15 Mekong Delta is located in the South of Viet Nam It provides most of the rice for exporting

16 That man over there is an artist I don’t remember his name

17 The workers are working hard Their lives are getting better

18 Miss White is an English teacher We studied with her last year

19 I saw the girl She helped us last month

20 I bought a picture It was very valuable

21 These shoes are of excellent quality They are produced in that factory

22 The highest building is on Nguyen the street It was built in 2002

23 Mary is the only girl She always brings me joys

24 The children are very nice They live next door

25 We stopped to swim in a small river It looked very clean

26 The picture is very expensive It was bought in Rome

27 The girl has felt better She was injured in an accident

28 I’ve bought some books I want to read them

29 We need a garden We can grow vegetables in it

V Reduce the following relative clauses to phrases.

1 Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon

2 I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country

3 The children who attend that school receive a good education

4 The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress

5 They live in a house that was built in 1980

6 We have an apartment which overlooks the park

7 Yuri Gagarin became the first man who flied into space

8 We stood on the bridge which connects the two halves of the building

9 I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country

10 The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals

11 He was the last person that would be considered for that position

12 Thomas was the first man that reached the top of the mountain.

13 The first student that hands in the paper will get a small gift

14 She was the fourth woman who finished the race

15 I really don’t know the first man that traveled around the world

16 The man who is living next door invites us to his wedding anniversary

17 The book which is written by Robert gets lots of attention

18 Can Tho, which is known as a province with fertile soil conditions, is located in the middle of the Mekong River delta

19 The victims who were injured in the accident were taken to the hospital

20 The message which is sent today may reach them tomorrow

21 The book which I bought yesterday is very interesting

VI Verb forms.

1 We have lot of work (do) _ today

2 They need a garden (play) _ in

3 There are many pictures books for students (read) _

4 Here is an application form for you (fill) _ in

5 There are some letters (post) _ day

6 Mary is the only one (understand) _

7 He was the last person (leave) _ the party

8 Do you know the girl (talk) _ to Tom over there?

9 Boys (attend) _ that school had to wear uniforms

10 I live in a pleasant room (overlook) _ the sea

11 The man (injure) _ in the accident last week was dead

12 The money (steal) _ from the bank will not be spent

13 Energy (require) _ for heating the room costs much

14 The music (play) _ by the Beatles cheers me up all the time

15 Would you mind (check) _ the data again?

16 (Buy) _ clothes is often a very time- consuming thing

17 (Know) _ that’s he was poor, I offered (pay) _ his fare

18 Have you ever met the girl (stand) _ next to the traffic light?

19 Rits Hotel is a good place (stay) _ in

20 “Little Woman”, a novel (publish) _ in 1868, is my little sister’s favourite book

21 The 1st man who (interview) _ was entirely unsuitable

22 The children (attend) _ that school receive a good education

23 Be sure ( follow) _ the instructions (give) at the top of the page

24 (do) _ all my homework, I went to bed

25 (know) _ your limitations is important

26 I have just found a river (swim) _ in

27 He was the second person (deceive) _ in this way

28 The girl (talk) _ to the teacher is Lan’s sister

29 The number of students (count) _ is quite high

30 Do you know the building (paint) _ green?

VII Complete the conversation with the correct form of “could / be able to” Use the negative if necessary

1 Suddenly all the lights went out We _ see anything

2 The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma _ put it right again

3 There was a big party last night You _ hear the music half a mile away

4 I learnt to read music as a child I _ read it when I was five

5 People heard warnings about the flood, and they _ move out in time

6 She was very strong She swim all day and dance all night

7 The car fell into the river The workers _ get it out but the driver was dead

8 When I was younger I _ stay up all night and not get tired

9 We had no keys, so we open the door (negative)

10 I looked very carefully and I _ see a car in the distance

11 A boy fell into the sea but luckily we help him

12 My son will never to play the piano

13 At four years old he _ read quite well

14 I am sorry I come to the meeting next week

15 Before he had the car accident, he _ run very fast

16 I remember his name

17 Diana the piano

18 She will come on holiday next month if her parents give her permission

19 They go The weather was too bad

20 A: Can you lend me some money? B: Sorry I I haven't got any either

21 Sorry, Teacher I do it yet

22 The fishing boat sank but luckily all the crew save themselves

23 Kemal afford this watch It’s too expensive

24 She _ swim She learnt how to swim when she was

25 Sinan _ find the password after three attempts

26 I open the door since my hands were full

27 Linda is a practical girl She _ do every housework very quickly

28 When I was a child, I _ skateboard

29 As soon as I saw the boy in front of my car, I _ step the brake

30 Because it was foggy, Tim _ see clearly

31 Larry Bird score 30 points in the last match

32 In the last Olympic games in Beijing Usain Bolt _ run 100 meters in 9.69 seconds and

he broke the world record

33 My grandfather _ walk without any help last night

34 I'll help you later

35 you play the piano when you were a child?

36 George is absent from class today He be sick

37 I watch the football match in your house?

38 I told my son that it was too late and he not go to the party

39 If I continue training I will to run the marathon next summer

40 If you continue drinking you won´t to drive home

41 He (not) go to France because he had lost his passport

42 Fred (speak) Russian when he was six years old

43 When you (come) tomorrow?

44 She (not/understand) the question yesterday

45 I haven't concentrate recently at work I don't know what it is

46 My brother cook very well He is a chef in a French restaurant

47 I have to go to a business dinner tomorrow night so I (not) come to the party I'm very sorry

48 When I was very young, I used to touch my toes, but I can't now!

49 This telephone is terrible I (not) hear you at all

50 Despite the arrival of the storm, they finish the football match

51 Do you think we park over here?

52 Michael is very proud to play in a jazz-band

53 When I arrived everyone was asleep Fortunately I wake my sister and she let me in

54 The police were suspicious at first but I convince them that we were innocent

55 I knew the town so I advise him where to go

VIII Add the tags to complete the sentences.

1 These sausages are delicious, _?

2 You haven’t lived here long, _?

3 It’s quite a big garden, _?

4 There aren’t many people here yet, _?

5 You’re Rachel’s friend, _?

6 You came in a sports car, _?

7 We can sit on the grass, _?

8 The weather forecast wasn’t very good, _?

9 Nothing can happen, _?

10 I’d better go, _?

11 You always learn hard, _?

12 The number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly, _?

13 Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years, _?

14 Visitors do not help to preserve and protect national parks, _?

15 No one has been there, _?

16 Bill came on a bicycle, _?

17 The Smiths have two cars, _?

18 It could be done, _?

19 She’s got lovely blue eyes, _?

20 That’s him over there, _?

21 He hardly ever makes a mistake, _?

22 Nobody liked the play, _?

23 She'd save money if she bought fresh food, _?

24 She's very' funny She's got a great sense of humour, _?

25 The area was evacuated at once, _?

26 Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, _?

27 It never works very well, _?

28 He ought to have made a note of it, _?

29 Neither of them offered to help you, _?

30 There'll be plenty for everyone, _?

31 Let's go out for dinner tonight, _?

32 That isn't Bill driving, _?

33 Nothing went wrong, _?

34 There used to be trees here, _?

35 This won't take long, _?

36 Don't touch that button, _?

37 I'm too late, _?

38 Not a very good film, _?

39 Somebody wanted a drink, _?

40 They think he's funny, _?

B PHONETICS

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.

1 A facsimile B transfer C spacious D fax

2 A equipped B delivered C transferred D received

3 A helps B provides C documents D texts

4 A decided B stopped C washed D laughed

5 A summers B exams C countries D houses

6 A supply B dirty C energy D happy

7 A decreased B influenced C endangered D established

8 A answer B sweater C swim D switch

17 A introduced B added C participated D appreciated

20 A lets B pursuits C sleep D waterfalls

22 A advertise B commerce C dance D express

28 A exist B decline C recognize D enrich

29 A athlete B advance C advantage D adventure

30 A polite B define C describe D promise

32 A bridged B managed C grabbed D reached

33 A athletics B campground C average D spectacular

34 A qualification B undertake C solitude D sophisticated

35 A waterfall B bricklaying C engraving D home-based

38 A biscuits B magazines C newspapers D vegetables

C VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer

1 The hotel staff are friendly and _

A unhelpful B courteous C discourteous D impolite

2 A person who receives something is called

A receive B receipt C recipe D recipient

3 Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance

A inconvenient B convenient C uncomfortable D comfortable

4 If you to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning

A buy B book C pay D subscribe

5 The post office offers the _ Mail Service which is particularly fast

A Secure B Efficient C Express D Reliable

6 There was no mention of the incident in the national press

A television B newspapers C Internet D radio

7 We are proud of our staff, who are always friendly and efficient

A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained

8 You can choose to send your letters by air or surface mail

9 People can buy daily in many local post office in early morning

A newspapers B books C postcards D letters

10 Many rare animals are in danger of extinction

A species B classes C beings D pairs

11 People are destroying the environment by adding to it

A pollutes B pollutions C pollutives D pollutants

12 The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _

A cooperation B coordination C corporation D coexistence

13 We continue to rainforests and increase the dangers of global warming

14 Dinosaurs became millions of years go

A disappear B extinct C lost D endangered

15 The war brought death and to the city

A destruction B destruct C destroyed D destroy

16 Are there any rivers left in the world?

A pollutions B unpolluted C pollutant D polluted

17 The waste from the chemical factory is extremely

A harm B harmful C unharmed D harmless

18 Coal and oil are non-renewable sources

A engineer B energy C engineering D energetic

19 At present, most of our energy comes from fossil fuels

20 However, such reserves are strictly limited

A slightly B slowly C severely D easily

21 Because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a short time

22 We should develop such sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy

A tradition B alternative C revolutionary D surprising

23 Increased consumption will lead to faster of our natural resources

A exhaust B exhausting C exhaustion D exhaustive

24 He studies at university

A ecologist B ecological C ecologics D ecology

25 People have used coal and oil to electricity for along time

A generation B generated C generate D generates

26 _ is by far the most popular pastime in Britain

A Listening to music B Gardening C Reading D Watching television

27 Recreation and entertainment are important to people anywhere in _

28 The two most popular sporting activities in Britain are _

A Snooker and soccer B walking and swimming

C football and rugby D cricket and athletics

29 In the last few years, more and more British people have taken part in _ courses

A sports B English C weekend or holiday D swimming and singing

30 Making your own stock market decisions is much more _ than bricklaying

A simple B sophisticated C enormous D practical

31 Besides watching television, people have other _

A pursuits B hobbies C interests D All are correct

32 The sports that people often watch are _ sports

A beautiful B spectator C important D home-based

33 If you agree with this suggestion; “Why don’t we try to study hard?”, how do you respond?

A I disagree with you B Great! C I don’t think so D Let’s not do that

34 I left it _ on the table _ in drawer

A either / nor B neither / or C either / or D neither / nor

35 Neither you nor your monitor _ done the homework

36 People who want to improve their practical skills can take a course in _

A karaoke singing B glass engraving

37 Athletics is the most popular in _

38 Forms of popular entertainment are _ in different countries

A the same B different C similar D All are right

39 Through a course of “Living with more meaning”, we can improve our _

A art B music C minds D practical skills

40 Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in the _

A weightless B weight C weigh D weightlessness

41 Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous _

A accidents B uncertainties C certainties D successes

42 Neither the director nor his assistant _ yet

A haven’t come B has come C have come D hasn’t come

43 It’s _ sweet tea that I can’t drink it

A so B very C such D too

44 I think you _ better not tell him the truth

A had B would C should D will

45 Don’t go out _ the rain without an umbrella

A in B under C through D of

46 I was very angry _ Tom because he was rude _ me

A about/with B at/with C with/about D with/to

47 The subject, _ we are going to discuss, is very important

A who B that C which D A&C

48 He bought an air conditioner and in stalled _ him self

A then B it C him D your

49 When I was six, I _ ride a bike

A can B could C was able to D was

50 The player hurt in his leg, but he _ play to the end

A can’t B could C couldn’t D was able to

51 At last, we _ reach the top of the mountain

A could B couldn’t C were able to D can

52 He’ll go to college, _ he?

A will B won’t C doesn’t D does

53 Please keep silent in the room, _ you?

A do B don’t C will D shall

54 “Are we going to the movies tonight?”

“Not today, I’m tired.”

55 The woman I was looking smiled

A at whose B for whom C at whom D at which

56 The flat _ he lived was dirty

57 He is the boy _ I went to school

A with which B to whom C with whom D to which

58 The woman I told you works in our school

A about which B to which C to whom D about whom

59 Pam is the friend she lives

60 The music _ we are listening is very wonderful

61 The bus I go to work is very fast

62 The man _ I work is very nice

D MISTAKES: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1 Your grandfather could speak five languages, could he?

A B C D

2 She spoke in a very low voice, but I can understand what she said

A B C D

3 I used to be to stand on my head but I can’t be able to do it now

A B C D

4 The trip was cancelled last week John couldn’t go away because he was ill

A B C D

5 On 15th October in 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space, wasn’t it?

A B C D

6 It was at the shop which she bought a wonderful present for him on his birthday

A B C D

7 This school is only for children their first language is not English

A B C D

8 John was the last man reached the top of the mountain in the contest held last year.

A B C D

9 Using bicycles in big cities is good because they are not only clean and easy to park

A B C D

10 The song to that we listened last night was beautiful

A B C D

11 Do you get on with the person whom lives next door?

A B C D

12 The Great Wall of China reported to have been built in the late of 1400s

A B C D

13 That sign isn’t too small to read, isn’t it?

A B C D

14 Neither Lam nor his brothers don’t like horror films

A B C D

15 The last person leaving the room must turn off the light

A B C D

16 My close friend, that I’ve lost touch with for 3 years, has just returned from India

A B C D

17 He is the second person be killed in that way

A B C D

18 They work in a hospital sponsoring by the government

A B C D

19 You’re going to Helsinki this weekend, haven’t you?

A B C D

20 Both Tom with Ann were late for class

A B C D