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(Chu Van An High School – DakLak - School year: 2011-1012)
I Vocabulary:
- Unit 9, 10, 11,12,13,14, 16
Exercise 1: Fill each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Maria Callas was the most (1) ……… (fame) soprano of the postwar period Born in 1923, the Greek opera singer had a truly (2) ……… (wonder) voice and
a passionate nature She was known for her technical skill and (3) ……… (enthusiastic) for hard work She sang in all the world’s great opera houses, but her career was full of (4) ……….(person) dramas She was dismissed by the manager of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in a personality conflict
Exercise 2: Read the passage, and then answer the questions.
For many young people in Britain, sport is a popular part of school life, and being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important If someone is in a team, it means a lot
of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away from home, as many matches are played then
It can also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink Sometimes parents, friends and other students will travel with the team to support their own side
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school that feels proud, not only the players It can also mean that the school becomes well-known for being good at certain sports, and students from that school may end up playing for national and international teams so that the school has some really famous names associated with it!
1 When are matches often played?
………
2 Why does a sport team have to travel to other towns?
………
………
3 Who will sometimes travel with the team?
………
………
4 Who feels proud when a school team wins?
………
………
II Pronunciation:
- /d/ - /t/
- /s/ - /z/
Exercise 3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
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1 Conditional sentence type 2
Exercise 4: Sentence transformation
1, I never get very lonely because I have lots of good friends.>> If …
2 Because Simon doesn’t live near his mother, he can’t visit her often >> If …
3 I don’t have free time, so I can’t go to see him.>> If …
4 I am not a millionaire, I can’t help all people >> if …
5 I am not old enough; I can’t decide my own life >> If …
6 I am very tired, so I can’t finish my work >> If …
2 Conditional setence type 3
Exercise 5: Sentence transformation
1 She didn’t eat anything because she wasn’t hungry >>If …
2 The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly >>If …
3 She didn’t buy the watch because she didn’t bring enough money with her >> If …
4 I had a cold because I walked in the rain >> If …
5 They didn’t sell the house because their children wanted to keep it >> If
6 He failed the exam because he didn’t do it well >> If …
7 She couldn’t come because she had to work overtime >> If …
8 I couldn’t answer the phone because I was having a bath >> If …
9 I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything >> If …
10 I didn’t know that Hung had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him >>If… …
11 I was able to buy the car only because Hoa lent me the money >>If… …
12 Mai was not injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt >>If…
13 I did not get a taxi because I did not have any money on me >>If…
14 You did not have breakfast – that is why you are hungry now >>If …
15 A bull was blocking the road, so we didn’t arrive on time >>If…
3 The passive voice
Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences, using passive voice.
1 She made a lot of mistakes in the examination
2 Our country exports rice to many countries in the world
3 Students often use a ruler to draw a straight line
4 When did people build that museum?
5 Teachers gave students a lot of homework last term
6 People ban smoking in this restaurant
7 You should leave your shoes before entering the room
8 People held the 1998 World Cup in France
9 My father waters these flowers every morning
10 Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen
11 We should brush our teeth twice a day
12 Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city
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14 Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?
15 Have you finished the above sentences?
16 Are you going to repair those shoes?
17 How many languages do people speak in Canada?
18 Some people will interview the new president on TV
19 The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week
20 Did the teacher give the handouts?
21 They were cleaning the floor
22 The boys broke the window yesterday
23 They will hold a meeting before May Day
24 She is making big cakes for the party?
4 Attitudinal Adjectives
- V-ing and V -ed Ex: boring and bored
This film is boring.
I am bored with the film.
Tom is interested in politics.
Tom finds politics interesting.
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the suitable V-ed or V-ing form of the words in
brackets.
1 The story I just finished has a very ending (Surprise)
2 I was really by the ending of the story (Surprise)
3 The girl was about her coming birthday party (Excite)
4 The match we saw on TV last night was very (Excite)
5 The book I’m reading is really _ (Interest)
6 I’m really in reading this book (Interest)
7 I’m _ I can’t understand the instructions on this box (Confuse)
8 The instructions on the box are _ (Confuse)
9 Parents should always be _ about the movies their chilren watch ( concern)
10 The teacher was very much about our terrible acting (annoy)
5 It is/was not until + a point of time + that-clause
Ex: The cinema did not become an industry until 1915.
It was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences, using “It was not until …”
1 She didn’t recover her confidence until that morning
2 He didn’t arrive at the office until half past nine
3 I didn’t know how to ride a bicycle until I was 15
4 John didn’t finish reading my book until last Saturday
5 I didn’t like chocolate until I went to university
6 No one could leave the stadium until 2.30
7 She wasn’t allowed to open her presents until her birthday
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9 She didn’t stop learning German until the age of 24
10 I couldn’t finish my project until Mark helped me
11 They didn’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
12 I didn’t sleep until midnight
13 I couldn’t comment further until I had all the information
14 He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended
15 They didn’t buy the house until the bank had lent them the money
16.Denise didn’t know the truth until we had told her
17 The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004
18 The manager didn’t return from his holiday until Monday
19 She didn’t answer his phone call until he had phoned her the third time
20 Julia didn’t notice me until I had shouted to her
21 Olivia didn’t leave the office until everybody had gone home
22 He had not had a chance to come back to his beloved Chu Van An High School until his homecoming last year
23 Rock began to develop from rock-‘n’roll in the 1960s
24 Rock-‘n’roll had not appeared until the 1950s
6 Comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives.
Comparatives and superlatives of Adverbs.
Exercise 9: Rewrite the following
sentences without changing the meaning.
1 No houses in Hoi An are as old as the Tan Ky
House.>>The Tan Ky House……
2 The blue whale is the biggest of all
animals.>>No animal
3 Khanh Ha is the best singer in her
time.>>Khanh Ha …than any…
4 Helen doesn’t know so many novels of
Shakespeare as I do.>> Hellen knows…
than…
5 Jim has more opportunities to play tennis
than me.>>I don’t ……
6 John drives more carefully than Peter.>>
Peter ……
7 She is the most intelligent student in my
class >> No one ………
8 Peter studies English better than I >> I
………
9 He is a better player than we are >> We
don’t ……
10 I didn’t spend as much money as you >>
I ………
11 Nothing is faster than the speed of light.>> The speed of light ……
12 Jane cooks better than her sister >> Jane’s sister ……
13 Pill is the most handsome person in our class >> No one ……
14 He doesn’t drive as carefully as my father >> My father ……
7
Wh-questions
Exercise 10 : Make Wh-questions from the underlined word or phrase:
Ex: 0 He is doing homework - What is
he doing ?
1 There are fifty –two students in my class
2 A serious accident happened yesterday
3 We prefer pop music to classical music
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4 My brother goes to school by bike.
5 It’s Mr Dawson’s car
6 It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by
car
7 He was absent from school because he
felt sick
8 My mother is cooking in the kitchen
9 I like Rock and roll
10 My favourite musician is Van Cao
11 It’s very hot in HCM city in March
12 We went to Lan’s birthday party last
week
13 I have learned English for 5 years
14 The concert is usually held at the
university
15 We had to cancel our picnic because the
weather was bad
16 My sister is a pianist
17 Music makes people different from all
other animals
18 I practice speaking English to sing
English songs
19 We take a holiday once a year
20 I was born in London
21 The opera was first performed in 1992
22 My parents often go to work on foot
23 It took us five hours to drive to Nha Trang
by car
24 Most of us listen to music for pleasure
25 However, for the record companies,
music is a product
26 We were all very deeply moved when our
former homeroom teacher sang Con Duong
Den Truong at our yearly class reunion.
8 Articles: a / an and the
Exercise 11 Put a(n) or the in the blanks.
1 This morning I bought
newspaper and magazine _
newspaper is in my bag, but I don’t know where I put manazine
2 I saw _ accident this morning car crashed into tree _ driver of car wasn’t hurt, but _ car was badly damaged
3 My daughter plays _ piano very well
4 Mrs Lan went to _ school to meet her son’s daughter
5 Sandra works at a big hospital She’s _nurse
6 What is highest mountain in world?
7 I have dog and _cat dog never bites _ cat but _cat often scratches _dog
8 Would you like _apple?
9.When you turn into Quang Trung road, you will see three houses. _red
one, blue one and _white one I live in _white one
10 Have you finished reading book I lent you last week?
11 My mother goes to church in morning
12 There are billions of stars in sky
9 Will vs be going to
Exercise 12: Complete the sentences, using will or be going to for the verbs in brackets.
1 A : I’ve got a terrible headache
B : Do you ? Wait here and I _you some aspirin ( get )
2 A : Why are you filling that bucket with water ?
B : I the car ( wash )
3 A : I’ve decided to repaint this house
B : Oh, really ? What color it ? ( you / paint )
4 A : Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
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lunch ( I / buy)
5 A : I don’t know how to use this camera
B: Really! ………you ( I /
show)
6 A: what would you like to drink?
B: ………a cup of tea ,
please (I / have)
7 I _ a party I
have already invited my friends ( have )
8 Peter 15 next
Wednesday ( be )
9 A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as if
……… down (it/ fall)
10 A: Why are you turning on the television? B: I ……… the news
(I/watch)
THE END _