Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, beginning in the way shown: 1.. My sister began to study English a year ago.[r]
Trang 1MORE EXERCISES for the first examination
I Use the right form of the verbs below.
1 When I (walk) to work, I saw him
2 Why did you avoid (meet) _ him at the party last night?
3 By the time I arrived at the station the train (leave) _ already
4 James (not attend) our wedding party last year
5 We hoped (help) _ by the teacher
6 Would you mind (lend) _ me your pen?
7 They decided (not sell) _ their old house
8 She managed (open) _ the door
9 Do you mind (not use) _ my phone?
10 When he (drive) to work, he had an accident
11 Before she went to the cinema, she (buy) _ the ticket
12 William (not write) _ to me two weeks ago
13 By the time you came back we (clean) _ your room
14 When she (read) _ books, the phone rang
15 Their parents (not be) at home yesterday
16 We don’t mind (take) _ photographs of your wedding party
17 Peter suggested (go) to Halong for holiday
18 They expected (not meet) him at the airport
191 Would you like (not make) _ noise at night?
20 The police made him (tell) _ the truth
21 Would you mind (show) _ how to use the computer?
22 When I went home my parents (watch) T.V in the sitting room
23 By yesterday they (build) our kitchen
24 They (not attend) _my birthday party yesterday
II Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
1 They allowed him to use their car
They let
2 Before he arrived at the station the train had left
After
3 Peter: “Shall we go to the cinema?”- Maria: “Yes”
Peter and Maria decided
4 Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee ?
Would you like
5 After she had done homework she went to school
Before
6 We like playing football with our close friends at weekends
We want
7 To meet your parents is very nice
It is very
8 My parents ask me to have breakfast at home
My parents make
9 I think you should travel by bus
I want you
10 Walking in the rain is her enjoyment
She enjoys
11 It is easy to speak to him
To speak to him
12 After he had bought the ticket he went to the cinema
Before he
13 They want to go shopping on Sunday mornings
They enjoy
14 To read his books is very exciting
It is very
15 Before she went to work she had eaten breakfast
After she
16 He remembers to turn the light off before going out
He doesn’t 17.Jack had left the office before I arrived
When 18.During lunch, someone rang the bell
While I 19.I haven’t been to the dentist for six months
The last time
Trang 220.She has studied Japanese for 5 years.
She began 21.He did all his work and then he went home
After 22.Steven bought a new motorbike, and he saved enough money
Before 23.The guests left and then we tidied the house
When
III Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer
1 He does not know much about the project but he is very
A enthusiast B enthusiastic C enthusiasm D enthusiastically
2 She showed her by asking lots of trivial questions
A inexperience B experienced C inexperienced D experience
3 The climax of the New Year _ was a firework display
A celebrate B celebration C celebrator D celebratory
4 By the end of 1962 almost 5, 000 _ from the organization were serving in forty-two countries
A volunteers B voluntary C voluntarily D volunteer
5 Several world have come to help poor people and orphans
A organize B organizations C organizational D organization
6 Daisy made me _ him next week
A promise calling B to promise calling C to promise to call D promise to call
7 When I was at secondary school, the boy next to me _ in class
A was always talking B talked always C was talking always D always talked
8 Have you finished the dishes? I need you help me with my homework
9 He was accused of the car two months ago
A steal B having stealing C stolen D having stolen
10 _ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights
A Having painted B Having been painted C To have been painted D To have painted
11 My aunt had the house decorated
A My aunt had to decorate the house B The house is going to be decorated by my aunt
C My aunt has just decorated the house D My aunt had someone decorate the house
12 I think he is not _ our business
A reliable enough to be informed B enough reliable to be informed
C reliable enough for being informed D reliable enough being informed
13 _ “Would you like a piece of cake?” _ “ .”
A Yes, I would B Yes, I do like C Yes, please D Yes, of course
14 The candles were blown and the food began to arrive
15 _ “Where do you think Mike is from?” _ “ _.”
A Maybe he comes from Australia B He lives in Australia C He is Australia.D Australia man, of course
16 The students like that professor’s course because
A there was few or no homework B not a lot of homework
C if there wasn’t a great amount of homework D there was little or no homework
17 The more waste paper we recycle, _
A the fewer trees we preserve B the many trees we preserve
C the more we preserve trees D the more trees we preserve
18.After making a tour of Thailand, he _ at Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday
19.The hotel is very _ for its pleasant atmosphere
20.I’m grateful to him a _ evening
21.Thank you advising me not to smoke
22.I’m sorry for not accepting your
23.He says he is _ for a foreign company
24.Tom asks his friend where he _
25.They have visited many _ places in England
a.interesting b.interested c.interests d.interestingly
26.She couldn’t _ the invitation to my birthday because she was busy
Trang 3a accepted b accepting c accept d.to accept
27.Peter felt very _ because he didn’t pass the final examination
a.disappointment b.disappointing c.disappointed d.disappointedly
28.Your house is bigger than _
29.I wish John here now
30.He would pass the examination if he worked
31.Here is the factory in which _ father works
33.I’m looking forward to getting a scholarship for study
34.It was his that caused him to lose his job
35.Who is for taking out the garbage – the husband or the wife?
a responsible b responsibly c responsibility d irresponsibly
IV Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
When Diana got off the train, there was a woman waiting for her on the platform “Are you Diana?” she asked, “(31) _ a car waiting for you outside.” Diana was not very surprised, (32) _ she thought that her aunt (33) _ have been too busy to meet her (34) _ the station Although she did not recognize the woman, who was dressed very formally, and had a small briefcase under her arm, she was so tired after the journey that she was happy to get into the car The woman, however, just said a few words to the driver, and then walked away Diana wondered (35) _ she was “It’s strange that she didn’t even introduce herself,” she thought
V Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, beginning in the way shown:
1 My sister began to study English a year ago
My sister has been
2 The film star wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize him The film star avoided .by wearing dark glasses (Passive) 3 Would you please lend me a hand? Would you mind
4 They don’t want to go to bed early Their parents make
5 No one wants to be deceived by another person No one enjoys
6.The boy ran away from the house She noticed
7.He said that he didn’t want to learn Math I overheard
8.The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets The policeman made
9.He left the house early this morning I heard
10.Maybe the school will ask me to pay some extra money Do you think the school will make
11.I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked)………
12.Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks (went) ………
13.I met her during my stay in Paris last summer (while) ………
14.We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year (It's) ………
15.Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his first game (never) ………
16.How long is it since they went to Nairobi? (When) ………
17.Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty (By the age) ………
18.Could you deliver the goods to my house? (delivered) ………
19.In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door (when) ………
VIChoose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1 We are going to study tonight until we will finish this chapter
A B C D
2 They let me to borrow their car while they were on holiday
A B C D
3.What do you use to do when you felt afraid ?
A B C D
4 It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words
A B C D
5.We went out for a walk after we have had our dinner
Trang 4A B C D
6 While Mark came home , Martha was watching television
A B C D
7 After he had turned of the light, he left
A B C D
8 She sent her parents a telegram as soon as she arrived at New York
A B C D
9 He won’t do anything until he got our instructions
A B C D
10 He never goes home before he has finished his homeworks
A B C D
11 As soon as they will phone me, I will contact you
A B C D
12 She is a far more serious student now than she used to do
A B C D
13 On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women and dogs which were playing in the park.
a b c d
14 It is so an exciting novel that I do not want to stop reading it.
a b c d
15 Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for ?
a b c d
16 Television encourages us buying things that we don’t need.
a b c d
17 They have known each other since a long time
a b c d
18.Because the weather was bad , he walked slower
a b c d
19.If I had had enough money, I could buy this book yesterday
a b c d
20 She told him not to read this book
a b c d
21 He asked me not to closed that door
a b c d
22 Would you mind to open the door, please?
a b c d