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Trang 1PRACTICE: ENGLISH 9 Ex1 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 The eighth-form students (learn) English for three years
2 When Nam and Ba came, I (take) a shower
3 If we go on littering, our environment (be) seriously
polluted
4 My father used to (work) for that company when he was young
5 If I am free, I (go) to the cinema
6 What about (practise) English everyday
7 I wish I (can) play the piano
8 She (not come) here yesterday
9 They (already see) _ that play
10 I (see) you tomorrow
11 I suggest (turn) off TV before going out
12 If he comes here in spring, he (have) _ a chance to go to the flower fair
13 If he (know) _ this story, he will help you
14 I (not see) _ Mary since last month
15 They (work) _ in the garden at two o'clock yesterday
16 My father started (teach) _ in a small village 10 years ago
17 They (live) in that house for six months
18 A new school (build) _ in that area by these workers now
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20 Nam loves (read) picture books
21 If Mai (be) free, she will go to the cinema with you
22 Tom (help) you if he isn’t busy
23 If the weather is fine, we (go) fishing
24 If I (study) hard, I (get) good marks
25 Nga (not miss) the bus if she (not get)
up late
Ex2 Change the sentences from the active into the passive.
1 They sell jeans all over the world
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2 You must do this exercise carefully
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3 They made jean cloth completely from cotton in the 18th century
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4 We can solve the problem
5 They grow rice in tropical countries
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6 People should stop experiments on animals
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7 They will produce five million bottles of champagne in France next year
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8 We might find life on another planet
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9 They have just introduced a new style of jeans in the USA
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11 They have built two department stores this year
12 They are going to build a new bridge in the area
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Ex3 Complete the correct tag questions
1 You have read this article on the website, ?
2 Baird produced the first TV picture in 1926, _?
3 A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, ?
4 You don't like playing computer games, ?
5 Trang didn't have much time for it, ?
6 We are going to have cable TV soon, ?
7 Everyone is working hard, ?
8 Both I and you can’ t do this exercise, ?
9 Let’s go to the zoo, ?
10 Play more music, ?
11 Don’t talk anymore, ?
12 I am a good student, ?
13 There are 35 students in our class, ?
14 You’d better stay at home, ?
15 Maryam won’t visit us next summer, ?
16 He never goes to school late, _?
Ex4 Rewrite these sentences, using “I wish …”
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2 Nam cannot go to the party I wish
3 It’s a pity the weather isn’t fine today I wish
4 They don’t like milk I wish _
5 We won’t play soccer I wish
Ex5: Adj or adv ?
1.Edward felt (sleepy / sleepily ) after the big meal
2 The theater got (quiet / quietly ) when the movie began
3.She smiled (cheerful / cheerfully ) when the teacher gave him his grade
4.That car looks ( comfortable / comfortably )
5 The sun was shining ( bright / brightly ) when we arrived at the beach
6 You haven’t cleaned the floor ( proper / properly ) It’s still ( dirty / dirtily )
7 Rose seemed very ( unhappy / unhappily ) She smiled ( sad / sadly ) at me when she saw me
8 He plays the piano very ( good/ well ) for someone of his age He is a ( good / well ) young pianist
Ex6.Find the word which has a different sound in the partunderlined
1.A grow B flow C show D crowd
2 A homes B cakes C eggs D parades
3 A hurry B hundred C husband D humour
4.A charity B character C chapter D channel
Ex7 Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A nominate B battery C celebrate D linguistics
2 A pesticide B material C extensive D pagoda
Ex8.Choose and underline the corrrect words or phrases in the brackets:
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2 I live in Dalat, (who/which/whom/whose) is one of the most beautiful cities of VN
3 The picture (which/whom/who/whose) I bought was very valuable
4 Auld Lang Syne is a song (which/whom/who/whose) is sung on New Year Eve
5 I saw the girl (which/whom/who/whose) helped us last week
6 The people (which/whom/who/whose) live next door kee having all night paties
7 Where are the eggs (which/whom/who/whose) are in the fridge?
8 People (which/whom/who/whose) take physical exercise can live longer
Ex9 Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it
1 We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours
2 The students are not good and we wish they were better next semester
3 The final exam will be held in May 5th, 2007
4 Everyone felt hungry and tired but they sat down and took a rest
5 Many people went to that place having a rest after a hard working week
6 She asked me how did I go to school the previous day
Ex10.Read the text and do the task below
Every December, I begin to feel uncomfortable Why? Christmas is coming Most people enjoy this holiday, but it makes me depressed First, I’m not a religious person This holiday celebrates the birth of Christ, and it’s full of religious symbols Second, Christmas is becoming more and more commercial It’s the most important time of year for owners of stores, for example Spending lots of money seems to be people’s main activity in December Everywhere you hear the commands “ Buy! Spend! Give!” It’s awful Last, I think Christmas is a difficult time of year for people without families I’ve been living away from my family for several years, and I miss being with them, especially at Christmas
1 How does the writer feel when Christmas comes?
A enjoyable B happy
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2 What does Christmas celebrates?
A The birth of religious people B The day when Christ was born
C The birth of religious symbols D The birth of religious places
3 What is the most important time of year for owners of stores?
Ex11.Combine the sentences using Although/ even though/ Though:
1 I couldn’t sleep I was tired
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2 We enjoyed the holiday It rained a lot
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3 He’s moving to London next month He doesn’t like big cities
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4 She isn’t English She speaks English perfectly
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5 They have very little money They are happy
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6 We live in the same street We hardly ever see each other
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7 The house looked old It’s really quite modern
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1 I got wet in the rain I had an umbrella
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Ex12 Do you like Tet Holiday? You Answer the questions by writing a short paragraph about 60 -70 words.
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1.A is a very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle
A typhoon B tornado C volcano D tsunami
2.The of the volcano was predicted in advance, so no one was injured
A eruption B erupted C erupts D.erupt
3.A man _ sell cars
A who we know B who we knows C which we know D that we knows 4.I know a man _ at Jones & Roe
A who work B who works C that work D which works
5.Take the food _ on the table
A which are B that is C which were D that were
Ex14 Fill in each blanks with a correct relative pronoun (who/ that/ which/ where or whose) Add comma(s) if it is necessary.
1 Last week we went to Hue _ is the ancient capital of Viet Nam
The woman _ lives next door to us is a weathercaster on a local TV station
2 The shoes _ I bought were made in Italy
3 What’s the name of the lady _ was wearing the gold dress
4 Ha Long Bay _ consists of hundreds of beautiful islands, is the world’s heritage
5 The cat _ tail is long doesn’t belong to me
6 Show me the place _ the ship sank
Ex15.Match the word in column A to its definition or meaning in column B.
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2 earthquake
3 volcano
4 typhoon
5 thunderstorm
6 tidal wave
7 tornado
B a) a very large wave
b) a storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting c) a sudden strong shaking of the ground
d) a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds e) a tropical storm with strong winds
f) a very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle g) a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock (called lava) sometimes come out
Ex16.Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck
Tangshan City yesterday Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one
million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely (2) ……
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a mall part of the one
million inhabitants escaped (2) …… or injury
Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the (3) …… deep under the
earth’s surface when the (4) ……… occurred Unfortunately, few of these miners
have (5) ………
1. A broken B destroyed C killed D collapsed
2. A death B destruction C disaster D accident
3. A roads B ways C fields D mines
4. A fall B disaster C loss D.collapse
5.A existed B rescued C survived D saved
Ex17.Combine the two sentences by using a relative clause Some clauses need
commas, some do not
1 The lady is a famous writer You met her at the party last night
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2 The child enjoyed the chocolates Her mother bought them from France
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3 Dr Oley is our family’s dentist He is a popular dentist in the city
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4 They drank a lot of Coke It is diet Coke
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Ex18.Complete the sentence with the words provided
1 It/be/beautiful day Sun/out,/sky/blue/and / weather/perfect Hoa/be outside / play her dog
2 Sudden/dog/begin acting/strange It/keep running/ in circles.Hoa/run home/her dog / tell
3 mother/what the dog/be doing Hoa’s mother/say/that/hear / radio /that/there be / typhoon
4 coming Hoa’s mother / gather / family / and tell them / find shelter / house
5 All of a sudden/sky/become/dark Storm/come/strong winds/heavy rain.Famil /be scared
6 but soon / storm / finish / everyone / be glad What / clever dog ! It / save / Hoa’s family
Ex19.Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1.The little boy is very interested in football, but he is actually not good for playing
2 She is the most beautiful woman who I have ever met
3 It ‘s important for every students to have a book
4 Had I heard the news last night, I would tell you about it
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6.She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview
Ex20.Choose the best answer
1 Many reports in newspapers talked about the _of UFOs
A appear B appearance C appeared D appearing
2 The story about UFOs caught the _ of the whole class
A imagine B imaginative C imaginatively D imagination
3 Most of films are produced for
A entertain B entertainment C entertained D entertaining
4 We can see the micro organism with a
A camera B telescope C glasses D microscope
5 If he were rich, he travel around the world
A will B would C can D must
6 Mai could play the piano beautifully if she a piano
A owed B owes C owned D owns
7 He said that he met a alien from space
A in B above C out D outer
Ex21.Rewrite these sentences using conditional
1 I’m not rich,so I can’t buy that house
If I were………
2 He works in the evening, so he has no time to play with his children
If he didn’t………
3 I can’t give you a ride because I don’t have a motorbike
If I had………
4 Hurry up or we’ll be late for the concert
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5 Money doesn’t grow on trees We aren’t rich
If money grew………
6 She goes to school late because she lives very far from school Unless she lived………
7 He is too short to play basketball
If he weren’t………
8 The test is so difficult that we can’t finish it on time
If the test weren’t………