Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.1.. Read the passage and choose the best answerSingapore is an island city of three million people.. Read th
Trang 1Ex1.Turn these sentences into passive voice:
1 They told me that you were the best architect in this city
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2 She reported that the flowers were killed by frost
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3 Some people inform that the director will take a business trip to England
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4 That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week
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5 He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt
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6 They promise that the performance will start on time
14 People think that the new Foreign Minister is a good leader
Trang 215 Police know that the gunman has left the city
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16 They told that Andy drank too much at the wedding ceremony
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17 The public don't expect that the new prime minister will win the election
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Ex2 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1 Horses, mountain bikes and feet work _ on grasslands (good/ well)
2 Agriculture is still based on _ methods in some countries
(traditional/traditionally)
3 The _ populated provinces present a different economic picture (dense/ densely)
4 He is very _ he often buys things for other people (generous/ generously)
5 The village is _ situated in a quiet spot near the river (beautiful/
8 She _ ran down the stairs to greet her cousins (excited/ excitedly)
9 The Thompsons left their homeland and looked for a _ place to stay
1 Average incomes in rural areas are rising _ those in the city (slow)
2 The conditions they’re living in are _ we thought (bad)
3 Your book looks _ mine Can I borrow it for some days? (interesting)
4 The evening in the countryside is often _ that in the city (peaceful)
5 Many families in the suburbs are _ the ones you meet in the urban
(happy)
6 With the help of technology we can live _ ever before (convenient)
7 Watching football is one of Britain’s top leisure activities, even _ eating
out (popular)
8 Henderson said that he could run _ anybody else in the class (fast)
Trang 39 This year’s harvest season seems to come a week _ usual (early)
10 All these students are good, but some work _ others (hard)
Ex4 Put the correct form of adjective and adverb.
1 He is (clever) student in my group
2 She can’t stay (long) than 30 minutes
3 It’s (good) holiday I’ve had
4 Well, the place looks (clean) now
5 The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) than the white one
6 I’ll try to finish the job (quick)
7 Being a firefighter is (dangerous) than being a builder
8 Lan sings (sweet) than Hoa
9 This is (exciting) film I’ve ever seen
10 He runs (fast) of all
11 My Tam is one of (popular) singers in my country
12 Which planet is (close) to the Sun?
13 Carol sings as (beautiful) as Mary, but Cindy sings the
(beautiful)
14.The weather this summer is even (hot) than last summer
15 Your accent is (bad) than mine
Ex5 Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings.
1 Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s
*Viết lại câu sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh kép.
1 The apartment is small The rent is cheap
Trang 45 As her father gets older, he wants to travel less.
Ex1 Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997
5 He has written to me since April
The last time
6 She hasn’t had a swim for five years
Trang 520 They have never heard such a thing before.
This is the first time
21 Noone has challenged his authority before
This is the first time
22 I have never seen such a beautiful building
It's the most
23 I have never read such a romantic story
This is the most
24 They have never had such a cold winter
It is the
25 I have never meet anyone more dangerous than Mrs Jones
Mr Jones is the most
26 Man has never had such efficient servants as computers
Computers are the most
27 How long have you learnt English?
Ex2 Read the passage and choose the best answer
Singapore is an island city of three million people It's a beautiful ……(1) with lots of parksand open spaces It's also very …………(2)city Most of the people …………(3) in highrise flats in different parts of the island The business district is very modern with
………(4) of high new office buildings Singapore also has some nice older sections
In China town , There ………… (5) rows of old shop houses The Government buildings inSingapore are very ………… (6) and date from the colonial days
Trang 6Singapore is famous ……… (7) its shops and restaurants There are many goodshopping centers Most of the ……….are duty free Singapore's restaurants
………… (9) Chinese , Indian , Malay and European food , and the ………… (10) arequite reasonable
1 a district b town c city d village
2 a large b dirty c small d clean
3 a live b lives c are living d lived
4 a lot b lots c many d much
5 a is b will be c were d are
6 a beauty b beautiful c beautify d beautifully
7 a in b on c at d for
8 a good b goods c goodness d goody
9 a sells b selling c sell d sold
10 a priced b price c prices d pricer
Ex3 Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.
1 a friendly b religion c tent d correct
2 a comprise b realize c promise d smile
3 a chemistry b champ c church d champion
5 a population b hope c compose d control
7 a ghost b office c long d modern
8 a climate b comprise c notice d divide
9 a rather b ethnic c although d without
10 a region b group c dialogue d guitar
Ex4 Choose the best answer.
1 My father gets used to ( read / reading) newspaper in the morning
2 Do you ever wish you ( can / could ) fly?
3 We have written to each other ( since/ for ) last Christmas
4 Can you divide this cake ( into/ among) four equal pieces
5 When I first arrived ( at/ in) New York, I didn't know anyone
6 We really enjoyed ( to have/ having) local food
7 I wish you ( to stay/ stayed ) here longer
8 Mr.Zhang isn't a Buddhist , and his wife isn't , (too/ either)
9 I feel very ( alone/ lonely) , so I wish I knew many people
10 I (didn't see / haven't seen ) her for six months I last ( see/ saw) her six months ago
Ex5 Choose the best answer.
1 Malaysia is divided ……… two regions
a to b on c in d into
2 She often goes to the ………to pray because her religion is Islam
Trang 7a church b pagoda c temple d mosque
3 The United States has a ……… of around 250 million
a population b separation c addition d introduction
4 Mathematics and Literature are ……….subjects in high schools
a adding b compulsory c optional d religious
5 Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists ……….?
a of b to c with d in
6 Vietnamese people are very ………and hospitable
a friend b friendless c friendly d friendship
7 They were welcomed by friendly ……….in Vietnam
a air b matter c impression d atmosphere
8 I wish Susan ………harder for her examination
a will work b worked c has worked d works
9 What were you doing when he ………?
a comes b to come c came d coming
10 It seems difficult for us ……….abroad at the moment
a go b to go c went d gone
11 There used ………a movie theater here, but it closed a long time ago
a be b to be c being d been
12 I come from Vietnam so I am not used to……….on the left
a drive b drove c driven d driving
13 Although we are far away from each other , we still ………
a keep in touch b say hello c keep together d keep on
14 I wish they ……….here tomorrow
a will come b would come c come d came
15 We went to see many ……… places in Hanoi last year
a fame b famous c famously d famousness
16 Hanoi is not very………from Kuala Lumpur
a difference b different c differ d differently
Ex6 Read the passage and then fill in the blank with a suitable word from the
box There is ONE extra word that you do not need to use.
historical - important - famous - best -
at - population - attraction - entertainment - on
Sydney is an ………(1)commercial , industrial and tourist center……….(2) theSouth-East coast of Australia It is Australia's largest city with a ………….(3) of more thanthree million It now occupies about 350 square miles The city has many
……….(4) sights The harbor is one of the largest and most beautiful places in theworld, and Sydney Harbor Bridge- or " The Coat Hanger" as the people of Sydney call it -has been a great tourist ………(5) for many years However, the most famous sighthere nowadays is the Opera House Some people think it is one of the most beautiful modernbuildings in the world
Trang 8Sydney is a very modern city, but it also has many places of ………(6) interest In the areas called the Rock and Paddington, for example, you can still see some of the first houses that were ever built here
For ………(7), there is a lot to enjoy in Sydney The city has many restaurants, theaters, cinemas and nightclub There is also a zoo and a Koala Bear Park Some of the
……… (8) beaches in Australia are here ,too Surfing is the most popular in Sydney
Ex7 Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1 I'm sorry my father isn't here now. >I wish……… …
2 As a child, I liked chocolate very much. >When I ……… …
3 What a pity I can't speak English well. >I wish………
4 I’m sorry I’m busy now. >I wish
5 It’s time for you to go to school It’s time you
6 John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more -> John used
Ex8 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words: 1 a recently b conduct c attitude d marriage 2 a banquet b schedule c diameter d blessing 3 a birthday b cowboy c enjoy d pleasure 4 a disease b humor c cancer d treatment 5 a persuade b reduce c offer d apply 6 a famous b village c workshop d bamboo 7 a business b experience c grandparent d chocolate 8 a generation b communicate c historical d environment 9 a embroider b department c handicraft d opinion 10.a transfer b publish c accept d remind Ex9 Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1 Nam spent lots of time doing this experiment -> It ………
2 It took Huy all morning to prepare for lunch -> Huy………
3 She spent three days visiting Viet Nam -> It ………
4 He spends two hours doing his homework every day ->………
5 It takes his daughter three hours to finish her homework -> His ………
6 It took us three years to study at this college -> We………
7 It takes me about 30 minutes to drive to work every day -> I spend……… ………
Trang 98 Railey spent an hour choosing his new shoes.
I Complete each sentence with a word in the box.
Modern - designers - proud - material - labels - silk - uniforms - traditional
1 ……… made different styles of jeans to match the latest fashions
2 Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear ……… clothing at work
3 The ………Ao Dai is frequently made from ………
4 ………encourage students to be……….of being students of their school
5 The word " jean" comes from a kind of ……….that was made in Europe
6 Nowadays, students of each school have to wear the uniforms with ……… bearing their school's name
II Change the following sentences into the passive.
1 He finished his exercises on time
Trang 101 He (wear)……….the same old coat since he (move) ………here.
2 The astronaut's clothes ………(make) from special materials
3 My brother is an architect He loves (design) ………new building
4 Today, many Vietnamese women prefer (wear)……… the Ao dai at work.
5 Nam (award) ……….a gold medal in the chess tournament last week
6 She (often take)……….to the theater by the Greens
7 My car (repair) ………yesterday
8 Can this car (repair)……….?
9 Water can't (find)………here
10 He used to (take)……… to school by his mother
IV Supply the correct word form.
1 Some young people today have a strange ………( appear)
2 Her clothes look very modern and……….( fashion)
3 What a ……… T-shirt! (color)
4 He always wears a ………shirt ( stripe)
5 She likes to wear ……… jean cloth (fade)
6 Don’t wear that dress It isn’t for a funeral ( suit)
7 It’s very hot Why don’t you your collar ? ( button)
8 That jacket is very You should buy a new one (wear )
9 Fashion want to change the traditional ao dai ( design)
10 Jean is the material which was after sailors from Genoa in Italy (name)
V Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1 Her parents were very proud ………her when she got the scholarship
2 This suit is different ………the one I saw yesterday
3 The passage is written ……….English
4 Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai , sometimes ……… work, and
especially ………special occasions
5 They named their daughter ……… their favorite singers
6 Famous designers often make their own styles ………….clothes …………their own labels ………them
7 Sales of jeans went ……….and the shopkeepers got a lot of money
VI Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Trang 11wool , silk or linen But today , there are ……… (10) kinds of man made cloth A lot ofclothes are now made from nylon , rayon or polyester.
1 a about b at c with d on
2 a look b to look c looked d looking
3 a.each other b another c other d others
4 a color b colorfully c colorful d colored
5 a to look at them b to looking at them c looking at them d looked at them
6 a at b to c from d in
7 a wear b worn c wore d wearing
8 a cloth b clothing c clothe d clothes
9 a were made only by b were made only of
c were made only in d were made only from
10 a many b much c any d a little
VII Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.
1 a jean b wear c cheap d meat
2 a fashion b generation c situation d occasion
3 a convenient b together c today d modern
4 a color b choice c school d clothing
5 a argument b artist c arrow d article
**Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 We have learnt English for 4 years
10 They haven't decided the exact time of the match yet
The exact time……… ………