Read the passage and answer the following questions: When you have a post-office box, the postman does not bring letters to you , but you go to the postoffice and get your letters and pa[r]
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REVISION- SEMESTER 2
I Circle the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A believed B followed C rained D stopped
2 A civilization B intellectual C epidemic D discrimination
8 a approached b stocked c developed d paints
10 a walked b entertained c reached d looked \
II Combine the following sentences, using relative pronoun.
1 John took us to his office It was full of books
2 I saw several houses They were quite old
3 Yesterday I saw a man The man had a very strange voice
4 The town is small I grew up in the town
5 I must thank the people I got present from them
6 Ricky Martin speaks Spanish and English His mother is Spanish
7 He didn’t receive the letter I sent him the letter last month
8 The man is an engineer We play with his daughter everyday
9 At last he married the girl He loved her
10 The factory makes paper We visited it last week
III.Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information Start with it + be and an appropriate wh-word or that.
1 She bought the car from Tom
2 My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday
3 He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year
4 The film was made in Bristol
5 Columbus sailed to America in 1492
6 The president makes the important decisions
IV Change the sentences into cleft sentences in passive voice
1 My sister has just bought the English book at the big bookshop
2 They enjoyed the farewell party at my house cheerfully
3 John took my book away last night
4 The old man caught a very big fish in the river
5 The teacher asks you to work more than you talk
V Combine the following sentences into one, using the words given
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1 Mary is not lazy She is not disobedient (neither nor)
2 The show is enjoyable It is also educational (both and)
3 This store sells hand-crafted ornaments It also sells jewels (not only but also)
4 You can have some iced tea If you don’t want to, you can have some milk (either or)
5 A good map tells you where things are It shows how to get from one place to another (not only but also)
VI Choose the best answer.
1. _ of the earth’s surface is water
A Three- four B Three- fourth C Third- fourths D Three- fourths 2. _ Jimmy nor Carol has got a car
3 Do you know the girl _ at the party last Sunday?
A about her we talked B we talked about her C we talked about D whom we talked about her
4 They are living in a house
A that was built in 1930 B that built in 1930 C in 1930 that was built D that was building in 1930 5.He neither drank _smoked so he had good health
6 I felt _happy and sad at the same time
7 You did not read anything about the space, _?
8 He learnt English at school, ?
a doesn't he b does him c didn't him d didn’t he
9 You have got a new car, _?
a do you b don't you _c aren’t you d haven’t you
10 Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, ?
11 It never works very well, ?
12 I think he will join us, ?
a doesn't he b won't he c will he d don't I
13 Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ?
a have they b haven't they c has he d hasn't he
14 .that life began billions of years ago in the water
15 Susan is the woman husband is an actor
16 The shop from we bought this dictionary is in the corner over there
17 Nam, I’ve introduced to you, is very good at English
18 The match we saw was boring
19 Elvis Presley, died in 1977, earned millions of dollars
20 The place I love to study in is my own room
21 The day we started school was grey and rainy
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22 Mr and Mrs Smith neither came sent a massage
23 Solar energy is not only plentiful ……….clean and safe
A but also B and C but D as well
24 Lady Astor was the first woman …………her seat in Parliament
A take B to take C taking D who takes
VII Read the following passage and circle the correct answers (A, B, C or D).
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person in the eyes when you are having
a conversation with him or her If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying This of course, is not polite If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear hiding something, that is, it might seem that you are not honest
However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are
thinking or trying to find the right word But they always turn immediately back to look the listener in the eye These social rules are the same for two women, two men, a woman and a man, or an adult and a child
1 When you are talking to an American or Canadian, you should _
C avoid looking directly at him/her D look to the side
2 It is very _ of you not to look in the eyes of the listener while talking
3 Looking down or to the side when you are spoken to means _
A you feel bored with his/her words B you are paying attention to her/him
C you respect of him/her D you are afraid of him/her
4 People can look away for a few seconds while speaking
A to hide their feelings B to find the correct word
C to find something D to hide something
5 These social rules are user for
A everybody B two men C a man and a woman D two women
VIII In these sentences, each one has an error Circle it.
1 Jack is a student, doesn’t he?
2 I’ve just spoken to Sally, whom sends you her love
3 Sunday is the day which we don’t have to go to school
4 That’s the young man to that I spoke
5.They were discussing about the game when we got there
6 The name of the woman which I interviewed was Mrs Norris
7 She was the first student left the classroom
IX Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1 People say that he has been all over the world => He is
2 It is said that Mr John died many year ago => Mr John is said
3 It is thought that she is very intelligent => She is
4 They think that the president will arrive soon => The president is
5 It is proved that life doesn’t exist on the moon => Life is proved not
6 It is said that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built over a 20- year period => The Great Pyramid of Giza is said
7 People believe that scientists are researching new methods to rescue AIDS.=> Scientists are
8 People think that a lot of people were killed in the war => A lot of people
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X Complete the questions by adding the tag questions.
1 She looks very beautiful, ?
2 You’ve eaten this food, ?
3 We went to Ha Long Bay last summer, ?
4 They’ll go to HCM City next month, ?
5 She has bought a new car, ?
6 You can see the sea in the long distance, ?
7 He often eats too much candy, ?
XI Read the passage and answer the following questions:
When you have a office box, the postman does not bring letters to you , but you go to the post-office and get your letters and parcels from your box The box is locked , and you have the key, so the letters are quite safe
One day, the headteacher of a school wrote to the post-office and asks for a post-office box for his school He soon got an answer It said, “We will give you a post-office in one month”
Three months later, the headteacher wrote to the post-office again and said,” Why haven’t we got a pot-office yet?” This was how the post-pot-office answered:
“ Dear Sir,
We gave you a post-office box 2 months ago and wrote to you then to tell you Here is the key to your box You will find our letter to you in it”
1 What happens when you have a post-office box?
2 Why are letters safe when they are in a post-office box?
3 Why did the headmaster write to the post-office?
4 Why did he write to the post-office 3 months later?
5 When do you think the headmaster will receive the key to his post-box?