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Trang 1I Using TO + INFINITIVE or V-ING to complete sentences:
1 She expects (get) ……… a pay rise next month
2 His mother wants him (get) ……… a good result in this semester
3 I will refuse (work) ……….on Saturday and Sunday if I can’t get the double pay
4 We promise (help) ……… him when he is in trouble
5 Their friends hope (see) ……… them again
6 He seemed (be) ……… happy when he saw you
7 The boss decided (go) ……… abroad
8 Miss Linda enjoys (work) ……… with young children
9 I start (work) ……… at 7:00 am every day
10 The teacher encouraged his students (work) ……… alone without (receive) ……… any help
11 I can’t stop (think) ……… of him
12 Would you like (spend) ……… your holiday with me in Dalat?
13 I remember (sit) ……… near you when we studied at University
14 It’s very impolite (speak) ……… foreign language in front of
people who don’t know it
15 It’s obvious he’s only interested in (make) ……… money
16 Our teacher managed (book) ……… two seats on the morning flight
17 Would you mind (open) ……… the window?
18 My father hates (wear) ………….…… a tie to work
19 I don’t really like (get) ……… up early
20 It’s my hobby (go) ……… shopping
II Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
1 - will she spend her summer holidays? In Hanoi
2 - fast does Lan read? - Fifty pages a day
3 - novel are you reading? - Tam's
4 - How have you read that book? - Up to page 124
5 book are you reading, a textbook or a novel by Charles Dickens?
6 - did you write the letter to? - To my teacher
7 do you go to the library? -Twice a week
8 paid the waiter? - Jane did
9 pictures are those?
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A What are you doing B How do you do C What do you do D What are you
11 I've never met your son, ?
12 .'s the weather like today?
13 I've never heard of John Nashe is he?
14 tall you've grown!
15 - is Lan waiting ? - At the station
16 - are they like? - They're the beautiful and friendly girls
17 - How does he run a day? - 16 miles
18 - How to the post office? - Twice a month
19 " does Mary have to stay at home?" "Because she is having flu."
20 How is Mary? She is 5 feet 4 inches
21 were you doing at this time yesterday?
22 " did they arrive?" - "Ten minutes ago."
23 have you been learning English? - For two years
24 do they jog every morning ? - To toughen their body
25 How do you go to the countryside? - Once a year
26 How is it from your house to the market?
27 How were you in the mountains?
28 do you go on a trip to London next month?
29 do you think of our new house?
30 kind of books do you want?
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31 " did he finish his homework?" "A few minutes ago."
32 were you absent yesterday?" " I was too busy to go to the club yesterday."
33 How is your house from here? It's about thirteen minutes by bicycle
34 did he ask for? 2 pounds
35 book is this, yours or mine?
36 do the buses run? "Every twenty minutes"
37 " is this house?" "10 meters."
38 is your skirt, the yellow one or the blue one?
39 " shall I do?" "Why don't you consule a doctor?"
40 languages can you speak?
41 How is he? - He is 5 feet 6 inches
42 wants some more pudding?
43 "Peter is twenty years old." " is his younger sister?" "Thirteen years."
44 do you go to the library? Twice a week
45 " ?" "On June 19th 1983."
46 "I have just bought for my mother a skirt on her birthday."" ?" "Grey."
47 does your grandmother live with?
48 What does this train get to London?
49 Do you know how it is from Da Nang city to Ho Chi Minh city?
50 " are you?" "Fine, thanks."
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51 do they want? ~ A box of chocolates
52 is this building? ~ It’s about two hundred years old
A How long B How far C How old C How
53 money do they earn? ~ About £250 a week
A How much B What C How many C Which
54 bag are you carrying? ~ July’s
55 first stepped on the moon? ~ Neil Amstrong, wasn’t it?
56 is your new school? ~ It’s very big and friendly
57 is it to the post office? ~ About two hundred meters
A How Far B How Long C How often D How much
58 is your national flag? ~Red and yellow
A What B Which of color C What color D Which
59 do they take a holiday? ~ Once a year
A When B How long C What time D How often
60 is Greg like? ~ He’s tall and thin with brown hair
61 did the Second World War end? ~ In 1945
A Where B When C What time D How long
62 is a half of football? ~ Forty-five minutes
A What time B How often C How long D When
63 of holiday are you interested in? ~ A package holiday
A Which B What C Which kind D What kind
64 hand do you write with? ~ My right hand
65 did the package come from? ~ London
III Make questions about underlined words or phrases:
1 My mother took me to the museum yesterday
2 Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because she had sore eyes
3 I got home at 10 o’clock last night
4 We went to Dalat for our last summer
5 He left his wallet on the bus
6 Computers have become part of our daily lives
7 My sister can sing English songs very well
8 Mary goes to library twice a week
9 Mrs Tuyet is doing the transplanting now
10 Phong gets up at 5:30
Trang 5IV Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given:
1 I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money
A Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money
B Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money
C In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money
D Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money
2 Although she felt jealous, she tried to hide her feelings
A. Despite feeling jealous, she tried to hide her feelings
B. Despite her jealousy, she tried to hide her feelings
C. She tried to hide her feelings in spite of she felt jealous
D. A & B are correct
3 Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
A Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi
B Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi
C In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
D Although Bill took a taxi, he can’t come to the concert in time
4 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school
A Although he suffers from a bad cold, William went to school
B Although he suffered from a bad cold, William went to school
C William went to school although he is suffering from a bad cold
D William went to school; he suffered from a bad cold although
5 Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm
A In spite of snowing, I felt warm B In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing
C Although it was snowing, I felt warm D Although I felt warm, it was snowing
6 Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed
A Despite he tried hard, he didn’t succeed
B In spite of he tried hard, he didn’t succeed
C In spite of trying hard, he didn’t succeed
D Even though he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed
7 My parents wanted me to go to university but I didn’t fancy it
A My parents wanted to go to university but I didn’t fancy it
B I didn’t fancy going to university as my parents did
C I didn’t fancy going to university although my parents wanted me to go
D I hardly fancied going to university but for my parents’ wish
8 I agree he’s a good worker but I still don’t think he should get the job
A He can’t get the job though he was a good worker
B Despite the fact that he’s a good worker, I don’t think he should get the job
C He is such a good worker that he can get the job
D He is too bad to get the job
9 He was very tired but he kept on working
A Despite he was very tired, he kept on working
B In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working
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D Although he was very tired, he kept on working
10 The trip was boring but we enjoyed it a lot
C We liked the trip very much even though it was boring
D The trip bored us
11 Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party
A. In spite of Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party
B. Tom was still late for the party in spite of taking a taxi
C. Despite took a taxi, Tom was still late for the party
D. B & C are correct
12 Although he is rich, he feels unhappy
A He feels unhappy because of his richness
B He feels unhappy, so he is rich
C Despite his richness, he feels unhappy
D He feels unhappy because he is rich
13 My grandfather is very old, but he can walk to the station
A Although my grandfather is very old, he can walk to the station
B My grandfather can walk to the station despite the fact that he is very old
C Despite his old age, my grandfather can walk to the station
D All are correct
14 In spite of his old age, Mr Brown jogs seven miles every morning
A Although of Mr Brown old, he jogs seven miles every morning
B Although Mr Brown old, he jogs seven miles every morning
C Although Mr Brown is old, he jogs seven miles every morning
D Although Mr Brown is not old, he jogs seven miles every morning
15 Although he has a good job, he isn’t happy in his job
A In spite of having a good job, he isn’t happy in his job
B Despite the fact having a good job, he isn’t happy in his job
C He isn’t happy in his job because he doesn’t have a good job
D He isn’t happy in his job in spite of he doesn’t have a good job
V Write a new sentence with the same meaning
1 Although Bob didn’t speak Dutch, he decided to settle in Amsterdam
In spite of
2 Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite of
3 In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry
Even though
4 In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the meeting
Although
5 In spite of the bad weather, we went camping
Though
Trang 76 Although it was raining heavily, none of the workers came late
Despite
7 In spite of his old age, Mr Brown runs seven miles before breakfast
Although
8 Although his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded
Despite of his
9 Although he was worn out, he managed to get out of the house
In spite of
10 Despite of the spreading fire, she managed to get out of her room
Even though
VI Change into Reported Speech
1) Nam said, “I have lived here with my parents for two years.”
2) Lan said, “My sister is having a wonderful time in London now.”
3) Peter said, “I saw him yesterday.”
4)Tom said to me, “I’m going away for a few days and will phone you when I get back.”
5) The man said to the woman, “These roses are for you.”
6) The director said to his secretary, “I must attend a meeting tomorrow.”
7) He said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow.”
8) We said to them, “Your houses are very nice.”
9) She said to them, “He’s lived here for four years.”
10) “I saw her this morning,” he said
11)“I don’t like this film,” Betty said to Bill
12) “I saw John yesterday but he didn’t see me,” Tom said
13)“I haven’t seen him since I came here,” she said to his mother
14)Mary said, “I like oranges better than bananas.”
15)He said, “We have finished our work.”
Trang 816)The mother said to her sons, “I will answer your phone tonight.”
17)She said, “I must wash my hands before meals.”
18)They said, “We can’t go swimming because it’s raining now.”
19)She said, “I want to bring my children tomorrow.”
20)Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you tomorrow.”
21)My teacher said to me, “If you make a mistake, I’ll find it at once.”
22) “I’m very grateful to you for helping me with the Vietnamese lesson,” said William
23) He said, “I can’t get into the house because I don’t have my key.”
24) Harry said to me, “My bike is broken, so I can’t ride it.”
25) I said to her, “I wish I saw it.”
26) Charles said to me “I have to leave the office before 3p.m.”
27) Jack said, “My wife went with me to the show yesterday.”
28) The boy said to his neighbour, “I am going on holiday tomorrow.”
29) The teacher said to his class, “You will have to finish all these exercises before next week.”
30) He said to me, “I will come and see you.”
31) He said, “The test is difficult.”
32) She said, “My mum will be home tomorrow.”
33) He said, “We are going back to the country.”
34) She said, “I can’t find my umbrella.”
35) They said, “We are learning English now.”
Trang 9VII Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence givenChoose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence givenChoose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given::::
1 Someone cleans the floor every morning
2.They cancelled all the flights because of the fog
3.People don’t use this road very often
4.Somebody is using the computer at the moment
5.People should send their complaints to the main office
6.The police have just released John
7.A short circuit could have caused the fire
8.Somebody has robbed the bank near our house
9.The old man treated the little boys badly
10.My brother bought that book yesterday
11.The boys carried the heavy box into the room last week
12.Our parents warned us not to go out alone
13.They are building a new highway around the city next year
14.They had to postpone the meeting because of illness
15.We will send you the results as soon as they are ready
16.His colleagues gave him a present when he retired
17.They installed a new pump to supply water for the town
18.The secretary told me to wait outside
19.The computer is used to solve the complex problems
20.They didn’t offer Ann the job
21.They have sold that old house at the end of the road
22.They had cancelled the soccer match
23.No one has collected the rubbish this week
24.You should peel and chop the onion and then fry it
25.You must turn off all the switches before leaving the room
26.They are going to clear those slums
27.They are going to mend the roof tomorrow morning
28.The farmer is going to enlarge the farm
29.She is going to buy a cookery book next month
30.Someone is going to serve Jack breakfast in bed on his birthday
VII Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
1 You disappointed if there no snow for this winter holiday?
2 If she yesterday, she would come here with us tomorrow night
3 If your father weren’t the president of the company, you ……… here
A don’t work B won’t work C wouldn’t be working D wouldn’t have worked
4 If I for an accounting firm, I would be working in a post-office
5 What would you have done if you a lot of money?
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6 If we had known that you were there, we you a letter
7 If we had checked the petrol before we started, we here
8 “Did he study yesterday?”
“No, but if he , he would have done better on today’s test.”
9 My sister you the technique of weaving if you ask her
10 She would be happy if we her a bunch of flowers
11 If you don’t feel well, you better take a rest
12 What would you have done if you a lot of money?
13 The movie was sad and she wept If it sad, she
A hadn’t been/ wouldn’t have wept B wasn’t/ wouldn’t weep
14 I’ll be very disappointed if you the exam
15 If he harder, the results would be better
16 If I had had free time, I shopping
17 if you take the map with you
18 If you had come to the party, you …… her
19 I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet I wouldn’t sleep if I to bed now
20 If I were you, I that shirt It’s much too expensive
21 I decided to stay at home last night I would have gone out if I so tired
22 "Did he lose?" "Yes, but if he had tried harder, he won."
23 What will I do if no one me at the airport?