1. It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident. 2. You’d better drink hot milk before going to bed. 3. I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have a key. 4. Do you take sugar in your tea? 5. The heart pumps blood through the body. 6. John has got an interview for job tomorrow morning. 7. I didn’t phone you. I wrote a letter instead. 8. I’m not ready yet. Can you wait a moment, please? 9. It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing a coat? 10. Good luck in your new job. 11. Listen Can you hear music? 12. Power station produce electricity. 13. Are you hungry? Would you like an apple? 14. Is there cheese in this soup? 15. Wait There’s sand in my shoes.
THE PARTS OF SPEECH - NOUNS Từ loại – Danh từ Exercises I Look at these nouns Are they countable (C) or uncountable (U)? car work news meat phot C U U U C golf banana rice song 10 minute U C U C C 11 music 12 flower 13 money 14 ship 15 advice U C U C U 16 love 17 furniture 18 electricity 19 water 20 meal U U U U C o II Complete the sentences, using one of the following words Use a / an where necessary accident luck apple cheese milk blood coat letter sugar key moment music electricit sand y interview It wasn’t your fault It was an accident You’d better drink hot milk before going to bed I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have a key Do you take sugar in your tea? The heart pumps blood through the body John has got an interview for job tomorrow morning I didn’t phone you I wrote a letter instead I’m not ready yet Can you wait a moment, please? It’s very warm today Why are you wearing a coat? 10 Good luck in your new job 11 Listen! Can you hear music? 12 Power station produce electricity 13 Are you hungry? Would you like an apple? 14 Is there cheese in this soup? 15 Wait! There’s sand in my shoes III Complete the postcard Choose the correct form The island is very peaceful (0) Life / A life is good here Everybody moves at a nice slow pace People have (1) time / a time to stop and talk It’s (2) experience / an experience won’t forget a long time There aren’t many shops, so I can’t spend all my money, although I did buy (3) painting / a painting yesterday Now I’m sitting on the beach reading (4) paper / a paper The hotel breakfast is so enormous that I don’t need to have lunch I’ve just brought (5) orange / an orange 1/10 with me to eat later I’ve been trying all the different (6) fruit / fruits grown in this part of the world, and they’re all delicious IV Which of the underlined part of these sentences is correct? Did your hear noise / a noise just now? There was somebody in the house because there was light / a light on inside What would it be like to travel at the speed of light / a light? I didn’t have time / a time for breakfast We had wonderful time / a wonderful time in Paris It’s very difficult to find a work / job at the moment They offered me a job because I had a lot of experience / experiences I haven’t got a paper / any paper to write on Bad news don’t / doesn’t make people happy 10 We had very good weather / a very good weather while we were on holiday 11 Your hair is / Your hairs are too long You should have it / them cut 12 Let me give you an advice / a piece of advice 13 The house is built of stone / stones 14 If you want to know the news, you can read paper / a paper 15 E-mail is a relative new mean / means of communication V Choose the right answer It’s important to brush your at least twice a day a tooth b teeth c tooths d toothes We have a lot of _ near our house causing pollution a factorys b factores c factories d factoris There are a number of interesting _ at my party a people b persons c peoples d person Have you ever seen the new _ in that shop next door? a radioes b radies c radioses d radios They’ve put some lovely _ in the city park a benchs b benchies c benches d bench We usually buy there of bread at the weekend a loaves b loafs c loafes d loave You’re really afraid of _, aren’t you? a mouses b mice c mices d mouse Those cows have got their with them a calfs b calfes c scarves d calves We’ve bought some new to wear a clothies b cloths c clothes d cloth 10 They had to mend the of the houses after the storm a roofes b rooves c roofs d roof 11 The nursery has places for 30 a childs b childes c childrens d children 12 We saw a flock of grazing in the fields a sheep b sheeps c sheepes d ships 13 The farmer kept a flock of _ a goose b gooses c geese d geeses 14 Do you like these ? a photos b photos c photo d photoies 15 Some types of cause diseases a bacterium b bacteriums c bacterias d bacteria 2/10 VI Complete the sentences with the given nouns, adding final -s / -es if necessary change traffic river junk garbage thunder hardware screwdriver music homework I put some banana peels, empty juice cartoons, and broken bottles in the waste can The can is full of garbage Tools that are used for turning screws are called screwdrivers The children got scared when they heard thunder during the storm I have some coins in my pocket I other words, I have some change in my pocket They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old refrigerator in their front yard Their yard is full of junk The Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known rivers The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses It is full of traffic I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs I enjoy music Tonight, I have to read 20 pages in my history book, 30 algebra problems, and write composition In other words, I have a lot of homework to tonight 10 I went to the store to get some nails, hammers, and screws In other words, I bought some hardware VII Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural The results of Dr.Noll’s experiment was / were published in a scientific journal One of your children has / have lost a shoe A number of police officers here works / work with dogs There is / are some interesting pictures in today’s paper No two teams wear the same Each team wears / wear a different color Every man, woman, and child is / are protected under the law The cattle is / are going to be sold with the farm An officer and his dog has / have to work closely together My cat as well as my dogs likes / like cat food 10 Gymnastics is / are an easy lesson at school 11 The trousers you bought for me doesn’t / don’t fit me 12 Where / does your family live? 13 Three days isn’t / aren’t long enough for a good holiday 14 My cousin, along with my aunt and uncle, works / work in my grandpa’s hardware store 15 Measles is / are cured without much difficulty nowadays 16 The United Nations has / have its headquarters in New York 17 Neither the moon or stars is / are visible in this dark night 18 Why isn’t / aren’t there a hospital close to those villages? 19 The staff at the school wasn’t / weren’t happy with their working condition 20 The news on the radio and TV stations confirms / confirm that a serious storm is approaching our city 21 I don’t like very hot weather Thirty degrees is / are too warm for me 22 Not all policemen is / are allowed to carry guns 23 One of our jobs is / are to prevent crime happening in the first place 24 A lot of crime is / are caused by people being careless 25 Each of my friends has / have a present 26 The number of desks in that classroom is / are thirty-five 27 The remains of the meal was / were thrown in the bin 3/10 28 Three-fourths of the pizzas has / have been already eaten 29 Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t / aren’t sharp enough 30 Five times five is / are twenty-five VIII Supply the correct form (singular or plural) of the verb in brackets The Philippines _ (have) signed the new human rights agreement (Be) bacon and eggs what you usually eat? The police (think) that more than one person _ (be) in the stolen car The majority of children’s parents _ (be) unemployed Everyone (be) pleased with her answer None of my brothers _ (remember) my mother’s birthday Both of these shirts (be) dirty Fifty minutes (be) the maximum length of time allowed for the exam Some of my friends _ (live) abroad 10 Ann, along with her friends _ (be) playing volleyball 11 I wonder if either of those alternatives _ (be) a good idea 12 A lot of the students in the class (be) from Southeast Asia 13 Alex, as well as his two older brothers, (have) a good full-time job 14 Two-thirds of the money _ (be) mine 15 The Chinese _ (have) an interesting history Key has live IX Are 10 is think - is 11 is are 12 are is 13 has remember 14 is are 15 has is Most of the sentences are wrong Put a tick () if the sentence is correct If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary or wrong word and write or correct it in the space I like a classical music very much The crowd are all enjoying the game My grandmother wears glass when she reads We like Martin and Jill They’re nice persons The government want to increase taxes Cattle was driven hundreds of miles This scissors is not very sharp That’s a wonderful news! There was a police officer standing at the corner 10 Leafs turn yellow in the fall 11 I’m going to buy a new pajama 12 There is some luggages in the car 13 Three pounds are not a big enough tip 14 I heard an interesting piece of information 15 Has the police arrived yet? Key a () 10 glasses 11 people 12 4/10 () 13 were 14 are 15 wonderful new () Leave new pajamas / a pair s of new pajamas luggage is () Have X What we call these things and people? Use the structure noun + noun A station from which trains leave is Shoes made of leather are _ A boy who is five years old is Clothes for working in are Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is The carpet in the dining room is _ The Director of Marketing is _ A bottle containing medicine and made of glass is Shops that sell shoes are _ 10 A card that gives you credit is _ Key XI a train station leather shoes a five-year-old boy working clothes a factory inspector the dining room carpet the Marketing Director a glass medicine bottle shoe shops 10 a credit card Answer the questions using two of the following words each time accident number belt pan card road credit room editor seat frying shop forecast weather newspaper window This can be caused by bad driving A _ If you’re staying at a hotel, you need to remember this Your You should wear this when you’re in a car A You can sometimes use this to pay for things instead of cash A If you want to know if it’s going to rain, you can read or listen to this The This person is a top journalist A You might stop to look in this when you’re walking along a street A _ This can be used for cooking A Key XII road accident room number seat belt credit card weather forecast newspaper editor shop window frying plan Complete the sentences, using one of the following Sometimes you need the singular (day / page…) and sometimes the plural (days / pages…) 5/10 15 minute (s) six mile (s) 450 page (s) two hour (s) 500 year (s) two year (s) five day (s) 20 pound (s) five course (s) 60 minute (s) ten page (s) 15 year (s) old It’s quite a long book There are _ A few days ago, I received a _ letter I didn’t have change I only had a _ note At work in the morning I usually have a break for coffee There are in a hour It’s only a flight from London to Madrid It was a big meal There were Mary has just started a new job She’s got a _ contract The oldest building in the city is the _ old castle 10 I work _ a week Saturday and Sunday are free 11 We went for a _ walk in the country 12 I teach English for two _ girls Key 450 pages ten-page 20-pound XIII 15-minutes 60 minutes two-hour five courses two-year 500-year 10 five days 11 six-mile 12 15-year-old Join the two (or three) nouns Sometimes you have to use – ‘s or –‘s, and sometimes you have to us of the mistake / the policeman the bottom / the bottle the daughter / Mr Hill the name / this street the gardens / our neighbors the children / Don and Mary the wedding / the friend / Helen the ground floor / the building the care / the parents / Mike 10 the economic policy / the government 11 the money / the gangsters 12 the tail / horse 13 the house / the people we met in Spain 14 the arm / the chair 15 the monthly meeting / the club 16 the work / last year 17 the death / someone important 18 the middle / the night 19 the room / my sisters 20 the door / the garages Key the policeman’s mistake 6/10 the bottom of the bottle Mr Hill’s daughter the name of this street our neighbors’ gardens Don and Mary’s children Helen’s friend’s wedding the ground floor of the building Mike’s parents’ car 10 the economic policy of the government / the government’s economic policy 11 the gangsters’ money 12 the horse’s tail 13 the house of the people we met in Spain 14 the arm of the chair 15 the monthly meeting of the club / the club’s monthly meeting 16 last year’s work 17 the death of someone important 18 the middle of the night 19 my sisters’ room 20 the door of the garage XIV Rewrite the underlined phrases, using a possessive form The storm last week caused a lot of damage The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled The only cinema in the town has closed down Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently Tourism is the main industry in the region The prices this year are even lower A rest for five minutes is enough for me From here it’s a drive of two hours I’ll see you in a week 10 The paper yesterday reported the assassination of the Prime Minister Key Last week’s storm caused a lot of damage Tomorrow’s meeting has been cancelled The town’s only cinema has closed down Britain’s exports to the United States have fallen recently The region’s main industry is tourism This year’s prices are even lower A five minutes’ rest is enough for me From here it’s a two hours’ drive I’ll see you in a week’s time 10 The yesterday’s paper reported the assassination of the Prime Minister 7/10 ... 14 the arm of the chair 15 the monthly meeting of the club / the club’s monthly meeting 16 last year’s work 17 the death of someone important 18 the middle of the night 19 my sisters’ room 20 the. .. wedding the ground floor of the building Mike’s parents’ car 10 the economic policy of the government / the government’s economic policy 11 the gangsters’ money 12 the horse’s tail 13 the house of the. .. government 11 the money / the gangsters 12 the tail / horse 13 the house / the people we met in Spain 14 the arm / the chair 15 the monthly meeting / the club 16 the work / last year 17 the death