Bài tập và đề thi TA

I decided that this is the last time I travel by ferry.. Remember that you stay with me at any time if you come Paris 9.. My course finish in a two week’s time than go to Scotland 3..

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BÀI TẬP ( 1) - Exercise 3 : Dear Peter

1 I 1 feel 1 very happy 1 get 1 letter 1 after 1 such 1 long time

I feel very happy to get your letter after such a long time

2 lt 1 be 1 absolutely ages 1 since 1 I hear you

It has been absolutely for ages since I heard you

3 You like 1 come 1 stay 1 me 1 countryside ?

Would you like to come and stay with me in the countryside ?

4 You all be1 very welcome 1 you want 1 visit

You are all very welcome if you want to visit

5 What about 1 come 1 end 1 next month?

What about your coming at the end of next mont

6 My wife 1 miss you both 1 often speak 1 you

My wife miss you both and she often speaks of you

7 Don't think 1 children 1 love 1 visịt 1 countryside?

Don't you think the children love to visit the countryside ?

8 Write soon 1 let 1 know 1 when 1 you 1 come

Write me soon and let me know when you would come

Fondly, Alan

- Exercise 4 : Dear Paul,

1 At last 1 arrive 1 Paris 1 but 1 terrible trip

At last ,I arrived in Paris but it was a terrible trip

2 Train 1 crowded 1 ferry 1 delay 1 two hours

The train was crowded and the ferry delayed for two hours

3 When 1 finally set off / weather 1 awful

When I finally sets off , the weather was awful

4 I 1 sick 1 all 1 time 1 arrive 1 feel 1 very weak

I was sick all the time,When I arrived I felt very weak

5 I decide 1 this 1 last time 1 I 1 travel 1 ferry

I decided that this is the last time I travel by ferry

6 Next time 1 I 1 book 1 seat 1 plane

Next time I‘ ll book a seat in a plane

7 Although / journey 1 so bad 1 must say 1 I 1 enjoy 1 stay 1 you 1 London

Although the journey was so bad but I must say that I enjoy staying with you

in London

8 Remember 1 you 1 stay 1 me 1 any time 1 you 1 come 1 Paris

Remember that you stay with me at any time if you come Paris

9 I 1 mean it 1 when say 1 hope 1 that be 1 soon

I mean it when saying hope will be soon Fondest wishes,Angela

-Excrcise 5 : -Dear Hamish ,

I 1 sorry 1 not / write 1 so 1 long

I’m sorry for not writing so long

1 1 1 work 1 very hard 1 school

I have to work very hard for school

2 My course 1 finish 1 two weeks time 1 I 1 go 1 Scotland

My course finish in a two week’s time than go to Scotland

3 It / enough 1 money, 1 go 1 Ireland 1 as well

If I had enough money I would go to Ireland as well

4 I think 1 best 1 way 1 practise 1 English

I think that the best way is to practise English

5 Be 1 possible 1 stay 1 you 1 couple 1 nights?

Is it possible to stay with you for a couple of nights?

7 I 1 promise 1 not 1 be 1 nuisance

I promise to not be a nuisance

8 I 1 even 1 some cooking

I`ll even do some cooking

Love ,Franz

-Exercise 6 : Dear Bill -

1 It 1 ages 1 I 1 hear 1 you

It’s seen ages since I heard from you

2 Hope 1 everything 1 go / well

I hope everything is going well with you

3 My / write / ask / you / know / family / need /au pair

I write to ask if you know your an family to needs an au pair

4 My sister 1 18 years old 1 want / spend 1 year 1 England

My sister , Who is 18 years old , wants to spend a year in England

5 She 1 not mind 1 look 1 children 1 and 1 good 1 housework

She doesn’t mind looking after the chidren and is very good at housework

6 She 1 go 1 umversity 1 next year 1 study English

She’ll go to the university next year to study English

7 Look 1 forward 1 hear 1 you

I looking forward to hearing from you

Stefano

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Exercise 7 - Dear Sally -

1 I / be / delighted / get / your letter this morning

I was delighted to get your letter this morning

2 I 1 haye 1 very clear 1 memory / Richard He seem 1 such 1 nice / boy

I have very clear memory of Richard He seems to be such a nice boy

3 Congratulations I hope / you 1 be 1 happy together

Congratulations I hope you would be happy together

4 Unfortunately 1 1 1 not be able 1 come 1 wedding

Unfortunately , I’ll not be able to come to your wedding

5 At my age 1 I not think 1 I find 1 journey 1 easy

At my age , I don’t think I can find the journey easy

6 All 1 same 1 1 love give you 1 wedding present

All the same I would love to give you a wedding present

7 You 1 write 1 tell me 1 what / you / like 1 present?

You would write and tell me what you would like for present?

8 My thoughts / be / with you both / the big day

My thoughts are with you both on the big day

9 Not forget 1 send / me / photographs/ pice / wedding cake

Don’t forget to send me your photographs and a pice of wedding cake

All my love and very best wishes for the future Aunt Mary

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Exercise 8 -

1 Thank you / letter 1 I receive 1 when 1 get home 1 last night

Thank you for your letter I had received it when I getting home last night

2 I / be pleased / hear you / after such / long time

I was pleased to hear from you after such a long time

3 I love / go ballet / with you / but I / not be free / until 6.30 p.m

I love would to go to ballet with you but I will not be free until 6.30 p.m

4 How about come / my flat / and have / something / eat / before / go ?

How about coming to my flat and having something to eat before going ?

5 I / not want / take my car / because it be / difficult / find somewhere / park

I don’t want to take my car because it’s very diffucult to find somewhere

to park

6 Why 1 we not go 1 taxi ? Why don’t we go by taxi ?

7 Let hope 1 dancing be 1 good as 1 reviews say

Let’s hope the dancing is as good as the reviews say

8 I look forward 1 see you / tomorrow night

I looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night

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Exercise 9 -Dear Jerry

1 I write 1 say 1 how sorry 1 I 1 be 1 hear 1 death 1 your grandfather

I writting to say how sorry I am when I heard the death of your grandfather

2 He / be 1 such / wonderful man I 1 miss him 1 lot

He’s such a wonderful man I miss him a lot

3 His sudden death / must be / shock you / your family

His sudden death must be a big shock to you and your family

4 I remember have / long conversation / him / only / few days ago

I remember having a long conversation with him just only a few days ago

5 He used / be / active / garden / interested / everything around him

He used to be active in gardening and who is interisted in everything around him

6 I 1 really like/ attend 1 funeral 1 pay 1 last respects

I really like to attend the funeral to pay my last respects

7 If it / be / just / family affair / I / quite understand

If it is just a family affair , I’ll quite understand

8 Please / not hesitate /contact me / if / be / anything / I can do / help you

Please, don’t hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can do to help you

Youre sincerely,Miranda -

Exercise 10 -Dear Julia

1 I 1 be sorry 1 it take 1 so long 1 reply 1 yout letter

I’ m sorry it has taken me so long to reply your letter

2 You 1 be pleased 1 know 1 I come 1 London next weekend

You shall be pleased to know that I’m coming London next weekend

3 It seem 1 long time 1 we meet

It seems such a long time since we met

4 I wonder 1 you like 1 go 1 see a film 1 a play

I wonder if you like to go to see a film or a play

5 There 1 be 1 new Harrison Ford film 1 at 1 Odeon

There is a new Harrison Ford film at the Odeon

6 Perhaps 1 can go 1 meal 1 drink1 afterwards

Perhaps we can go to have a meal and drink afterwards

7 Give 1 ring later 1 weelc 1 arrange 1 more definite

Please Give me a ring later in the week, to arrange more definite

See you soon, Love,Martyn

-Exercise 11

- Dear Mr Briggs

1 Thank you 1 letter / I receive this moning

Thank you for your letter that I received this morning

2 Thank you also / invite me / come / interview / Tuesday next week

Thank you also for inviting me to come far an interview on Tuesday next week

3 Unfortunately I not able 1 attend / time / suggest

Unfortunately I could not be able to attend the time that you suggest

Is it possible to rearrange the interview for wednesday morning

5 I Can be 1 office 8 30 morning

I Can be in the office at 8.30 in the morning

6 I / be most grateful / you can contact / to confirm / time

I would be most grateful if you could contact me to confirm the time

7 I look forward 1 hear from you and 1 meet you 1 week

I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you next week

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Exercise 12 -

1 Last 1 summer 1 friend 1 Charles 1 invite 1 me / stay / him

Last summer my friend Charles invited me to stay with him

2 Since 1 wife 1 die 1 1978 / Charles / live / alone

Since his wife died in 1978 Charles has lived alone

3 He 1 live 1 countly 1 large 1 house 1 big 1 garden

He lives in the country in a large house with a big garder

4 When 1 I 1 arrive 1 I 1 expect 1 find 1 beautiful 1 garden

When I arriver I expected him to find a beautiful garder

5 But 1 that 1 be 1 not 1 case

But that was not a case

6 Garden 1 look 1 wild 1 and 1 it 1 be 1 overgrow 1 weeds

The garden looked will and it was overgown with weeds

7 I 1 tell 1 Charles 1 how 1 surprise 1 I 1 be

I told Charles how surprise I was

8 He 1 say 1 wife 1 be 1 gardeller 1 but 1 he 1 always 1 hate / job

He said that his wife used to be gardener but he always hated that job -

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Exercise 13 -

1 Winter 1 before 1 last 1 be 1 long 1 hard / cold

The winter before the last one was hard and cold

2 We 1 feel 1 glad / at 1 last 1 spring 1 arrive

We felt very glad at last spring had arrived

3 Fanlily 1 I 1 spend 1 two months 1 plan 1 summer 1 holiday

My family and spent two months planning the summer holiday

4 I 1 tell 1 them 1 I take 1 them 1 south 1 France 1 August

I told them I would take them to the south of France in August

5 It 1 be 1 hot 1 there 1 August / and 1 sea 1 be 1 warm

It would be hot there in August and the sea would be warm

6 We 1 all 1 look 1 forward 1 make 1 that / trip

We all looked forward to making that trip

7 We 1 go 1 as 1 plan 1 anñ 1 stay 1 month

We went as plan and stayed for a month

8 It 1 be 1 wettest 1 summer 1 France 1 fifteen 1 years

It was the wettest summer in France for fifteen years

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Exercise 14 -

1 When / Robert 1 be 1 boy 1 he 1 be 1 fond 1 chocolate

When Robert was a boy he was fond of chocolate

2 Price 1 small bar 1 chocolate 1 those days 1 be 1 two pence

The price of a small bar chocolate on those days was two pence

3 That price 1 stay 1 same 1 throughout 1 Robert 1 childhood

That price stayed the same throughout Robert’ s childhood

4 Three months ago 1 price 1 chocolate bar 1 be 1 twenty pence

Three months ago the price of a chocolate bar was twenty pence

5 By last week 1 price 1 increase 1 twenty-six pence

By last week the price had increased to tweety sin pence

6 This week 1 I 1 see 1 bar 1 cost / twenty-eight pence

This week I saw a bar costs twenty eight pence

7 How much 1 it 1 cost 1 1999?

How much will it cost in 1999?

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Exercise 15 - Dear Sir,

1 My wife 1 I 1 now 1 plan 1 holiday 1 next summer

My wife and I’m now planning a holiday for next summer

2 We 1 like 1 go 1 Italy 1 two weeks

We ‘d like to go to Italy for two weeks

3 Holiday 1 begin 1 July 15th 1 we 1 return / July 29th

The holiday begin in July 15th and we return in July 29th

4 My wife 1 dislike 1 travel 1 coach 1 we 1 wish 1 go 1 air

My wife dislikes travelling by coach, we wish to go by air

5 We 1 expect 1 stay 1 hotel 1 east coast

We expect to stay in a hotel on the east coast

6 We 1 grateful 1 you 1 send 1 inform atòon 1 details 1 charges

We would be grateful if you send me us information and details of

charges

7 I 1 trust 1 you 1 able 1 help 1 arrangements

I trust that you with be able to help us with some arrangements

Yours aincerely, E Smith -