Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh EXERCISES 9 UNIT 7,8,9 I) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY 1. They get a plumber ________________ sure there are no cracks in the pipes. A. make B. makes C. made D. to make 2. Lighting accounts _________________ 10 percent to 15 percent of the electric bill. A. of B. for C. from D. with 3. She’s working late next Friday _________________ she can’t come to the party. A. because B. but C. so D. or 4. Don’t ________________ that box. We can use it again. A. turn on B. turn off C. throw away D. go on 5. Many people still believe that _________________ resources will never be used up. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. unnaturally 6. This shirt can’t _________________ in the washing machine. A. wash B. washes C. washed D. be washed 7 ” Would you mind lending me your bike?” –“__________________.” A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s. 8. –“Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?” –“______________.” A. Not yet B. Yes, it was C. I don’t think that D. Sorry, I don’t 9. She stays at home because she has to look _________________ her baby. A. at B. after C. for D. up 10. I want to see the __________________ of environment from the local authority. A. protect B. protected C. protecting D. protection 11. Scientists are looking for an ________________ way to reduce energy consumption. A. effect B. effected C. effective D. effectively 12. You should take __________________ your shoes when you go into the temple. A. in B. on C. off D. of 13. I suggest _________________ money for the poor people in our neighborhood. A. save B. to save C. saving D. saved 14. The chickens have died ________________ the intense heat. A. because B. because of C. as D. since 15. If you want to save money, you should ________________ the amount of water your family uses. A. increase B. reduce C. repair D. cause 1 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 16. My shoes are dirty. l’ d better take them ________ before I come in. A. away B. up C. on D. off 17 I can’t hear the radio. Could you turn it ________ a little? A. up B. down C. on D. off 18. Never put ________ till tomorrow what you can do today. A. off B. over C. back D. away 19. If you want to save money, you should ________ the amount of water your family uses. A. increase B. reduce C. adapt D. repair 20. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________ . A. an energy-saving bulb B. an energy- save bulb C. a saving-energy bulb D. a save-energy bulb 21. Who is going to look after your children when you’re at work? A. search B. regard C. take care of D. help 22. Mary’s eyes are weak, ________ , she has to wear glasses. A. but B. however C. and D. therefore 23. An enormous amount of money has been wasted on this project. A. very important B. very large C. very small D. very limited 24. We’d better get ________ to check the wiring before we start decorating. A. a plumber B. a mechanic C. an electrician D. a consumer 25. ________ take the train instead of the bus? It’s faster. A. Why not B. Why don’t C. How about D. Let’s 26. If there is a mechanical problem, we suggest ________ the manufacturer directly. A. contact B. to contact C. contacting D. be contacted 27. No battery could store ________ to turn over a car’s engine. A. much energy B. energy enough C. enough energy D. more energy 28. The cost of solar power needs ________ before it makes an impact on the energy market. A. fall B. to fall C. falling D. to be fallen 29. My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps ________ . A. break down B. on break down C. on breaking down D. to break down 30. “Should I begin typing these letters?” “I suggest ________ the bookkeeping first.’ A. you finished B. you to finish C. you finish D. you will finish Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS 2 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 1. Last night we came to the show late __________ the traffic was terrible. A. although B. despite C. and D. because 2. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated _____________. A. nation B. nationwide C. nationality D. nationhood 3. You gave me a ____________, and the feeling that you never wanted to let me go. A. gifts B. sense C. hug D. necessity 4. He often takes part _____________ many different charity activities. A. on B. of C. to D. in 5. _________ Easter, many children and adults enjoy painting eggs. A. On B. At C. During D. In 6. It was hard to distinguish her ____________ her classmates. A. for B. from C. to D. with 7. Margarita never got married. She spent most of her life ____________ her invalid mother. A. looking forward B. looking after C. looking at D. looking for 8. Could you ____________ your radio, please? It’s dark far too loud. A. turn down B. turn on C. go on D. turn it off 9. Study harder or you will fail the exam. That means: A. If you did not study harder, you will fail the exam. B. If you study harder, you would not fail the exam. C. If you do not study harder, you will fail the exam. D. If you studied harder, you will pass the exam. 10. The picture ___________ I bought was very valuable. A. which B. whom C. whose D. who 11. The people _____________ live next door keep having all night parties. A. whose B. whom C. which D. who 12. ___________ your homework finished last night? A. Was B. Did C. Are D. Do 13. _ “You are a great dancer, Jack!” _ Jack: “_______________________ .” A. That’s very kind of you to say so. B. I’m an awful dancer. C. Let’s have a celebration. D. Well done 14. - A: “Happy Birthday! This is for you.” - B: “ ___________________” A. Oh, thank so much B. Oh, thank you so much C. That’s kind to me D. I am glad you like it. 15. -A: I think we should collect plastic bags to reduce garbage. -B: “_________________” A: I’m sorry. B. I’d prefer you didn’t. C. That’s a good idea. D. Thanks a lot. 16- We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived _________ 5 o’clock _________ the morning. A. on ; in B. at ; in C. at ; on D. in ; on 3 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 17- Thanks _________ our English teacher, we have learned many English songs. A. to B. for C. by D. with 18- Waste paper and bottles are collected _________ recycling. A. by B. as C. for D. from 19- We are now short _____ fresh water. Something must be done to stop people ___ polluting it. A. for ; to B. for ; from C. of ; to D. of ; from 20- He has taken part _________ different charity activities in his town. A. with B. at C. for D. in 21- Would you please _________ the radio a little bit? I’m concentrating on my work. A. turn down B. turn up C. turn into D. turn to 22- A _________ of players took place before the football match. A. festival B. parade C. contest D. program 23- His sense of humor _________ him from the other students. A. describe B. describes C. distinguish D. distinguishes 24- Mid – Fall Festival is a _________ festival for children. A. joy B. joyful C. joyless D. joyfully 25- We think Mother’s Day should be celebrated _________ . A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationwide 26- Shall we go on working ? Yes, _________ I prefer to have a rest. A. if B. due to C. though D. as long as 27- Whales and dolphins both make sounds _______in some ways are similar to a language. A. which B. by which C. who D. whom 28- My grandmother, _________ an intelligent woman, has greatly influenced my life. A. who B. that C. who is D. that is 29- + It’s kind of you to give me a ride to school. + __________________________________ . A. No, thanks B. Well done C. Of course D. Not at all 30- + Many thanks to you, Kate. + __________________________________ . A. I think so B. It’s a pleasure C. Don’t say so D. All right Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS 1. If you are outdoors during a thunderstorm , the …………………… place to be is inside a car . A- safety B- safest C- safer D- safe 2. Areas around Hanoi can ……………………. clouds during the day . A-hope B-expect C-wish D- consider 3. Miss Phuong Anh, …………………. is a weather forecaster in VTV , lives next door. A. who B. whom C. that D. which 4 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 4. Mary tried to avoid ……………………. him . A- meeting B- met C- meet D- to meet 5. The earthquake caused …………………… damage to the old city . A- extend B- extended C- extensive D- extension 6. It’s going to be quite cold ………………… temperatures as low as 10 0 C. A- at B- with C- in D- about 7. A tornado looks like a big , dark ……………… coming from the bottom of a storm cloud . A- funnel B- bowl C- cloud D- mushroom 8. According to the forecast , it’s going to be ……………… over most of the country but there may be a few rains . A- well B- fine C- good D- hard 9. The last tsunami caused a lot of …………………. to the countries along the Pacific coast . A- eruption B- disasters C- destruction D- damage 10. Thousands of people died, and hundreds were injured ……………………. scientists had warned them about the eruption. A- although B- when C- before D- because 11- We are talking about the ………………………… of natural resources . A- preserving B- preserve C- preservation D- preserver 12. It’s also going to rain ………………… there in the evening . A- thickly B- strongly C- heavily D- thinly 13. A flood happens when a river overflows ………………… banks . A- its B- this C- their D- these 14. There are ………………… tornadoes in spring than in any other season . A- more B- many C- much D- less 15. Why did you buy so much canned food ? – I bought it …………………. there was a typhoon . A- when B- because C- if D- in case II- Use the correct form of the word in parentheses : Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY 1. Food is a ________ of life. (need) 2. I asked for a ________ as the dress was damaged. (reduce) 3. There are a lot of technological ________ designed to save energy. (innovate) 4. We find advertising on television very ________ . (effect) 5. I switched the light off to save ________ . (electric) 6. Energy________ includes searching for alternative fuels. (conserve) 7. Energy-saving bulbs help ________ save money. (consume) 5 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 8. She needed only one more stamp to complete her ________. (collect) 9. In the future, many buildings will be ________________ by solar energy. (hot) 10. We want to buy _________________ that will save money. (produce) 11. The price of __________________ has gone up again. (electric) 12. If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great __________________ of water. (short) 13. There is so much smoke in the air that it is _______ to live in many of the world’s cities. (health) 14. We should use the world’s energy resources ________________. (economy) 15. Sweden has an __________________ solar energy program. (advance) Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS 1. They _________ my son on graduating from university yesterday. ( congratulation ) 2. I’m very _________ of my father and love him so much. ( pride ) 3. Sometimes I have some _________ which can’t be explained. ( feel ) 4. Jason is spending his money _________ because he is on vacation. ( free ) 5. "Well done. I’m _________ with your study." "Thanks, Dad." ( satisfy ) 6. Banks actively _________ people to borrow money. ( courage ) 7. I’d like to help you but _________ there’s nothing I can do. ( fortunate ) 8. _________ gives way to unexpected results. ( care ) 9. The topic they are discussing is _________, so some of them have fallen asleep. (interest) 10. Snow in April is an unusual _________ in this area. (occur) 11. New Year’s Day is a national _________, so people don’t have to go to work. (festive) 12. He was ____________ dressed in a dark business suit. (conserve) 13. She has been ____________ as the president of our company. (nominate) 14. She cried with ____________ when she heard the news. (joy) 6 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 15. We often go to the town ___________ house. (culture) 16. They got bored with planting flowers because the chemical was almost totally __in killing the weeds. (effect) Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS 1- Smoking is …………………… to your health . (damage) 2- The wind has ……………………. changed the direction . (abrupt) 3- The volcano is one of the largest ………………………. in the world . (erupt) 4- The sun is shining and the sky is ……………………… (cloud) 5- …………………… have warned the local people of the disaster . (science) 6- Pompeii was completely ………………. in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius . (destruction) 7- Thousands of people were ……………………killed in that morning . (disaster) 8- We will go to the market and buy some ………………… food . (can) III- Use the correct form of the verb given in each sentence: 1. I stopped _________________ a newspaper on the way home. (buy) 2. Who suggested ________________ on a camping holiday in October? (go) 3. Solar energy can _________________ on cloudy days. (use) 4. When a boy, my father often _________________ to work on foot. (go) 5. My friend __________________ his homework when I arrived. (do) 6. They _________________ London since last year. (leave) 7. Our plane ________ , over a big city yesterday. (fly) 8. If you don’t save wood and paper, we ________ our forests someday. (destroy) 9. That river ________ over its banks last month. (flow) 10. We can protect our environment by ________ pollution. (reduce) 11. If Natalie wants to pass her examination, she has ________ harder. (study) 12. I’m very glad that my friends from Hoi An ________ me tomorrow. (visit) 7 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 13. The house will ____________ tomorrow. ( paint ) 14. He ____________ in Brazil since he started work there last year. ( be) 15. The sun ___________ as we started our journey (shine) 16. Severe floods were ____________ by five days of non-stop heavy rain. (cause) 17. It’s hot here. I ____________ the window. (open) 18. Can you tell me the reasons for ____________ the Mother’s Day? (celebrate) 19. His children _________ when he _________ home last night. ( sleep / get ) 20. What would you do if you _________ a burglar in your house ? ( find ) 21. If today________ her birthday, I)________her for a dinner at a restaurant. ( be / invite) 22. Cars and boats pollute the world’s air and water by_________ harmful toxins. ( release ) 23. These regulations were made _________ children. ( protect ) 24. No one enjoys _________ by another person. ( deceive ) 25. It’s too hot and my hair needs ………………………. ( cut) 26. I ……………………… my purse . I can’t find it anywhere ( lose) 27. Have you ever tried ……………………? (give up /smoke) 28. We …………………………. him since he ……………………… married . ( not see / get ) 29. While we …………………….dinner last night , the light …………………… out . (have / go ) 30. They ……………………… this house last year . They ………………………. Yet. (build /not finish ) 31. I enjoy ____________ to the circus by my parents. (take) 32. That new book ____________ to him yesterday. (send) 33. I suggested that bottles and cans ____________ . (recycle) 34. I’m going to have my eyes ____________ . (check) 35. The gate ____________ at 6.30 am everyday. (lock) 36. It ____________ since last week. (not rain) 37. They went on _____________ though it started to rain. (walk) 8 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 38. The girl wishes she_____________ in Hue for the festival. (stay) 39. The teacher suggested that the picture should ________ on the opposite wall. (hang) 40. When we went, her uncle ______________the chickens. (feed) 41. She has just come in and _____________ you in 5 minutes. (see) 42. This is Mrs. Green whose son_____________ the Championship last year. (win) 1. Using electricity is an ………………….…way of cooking, gas is much cheaper. (economy) 2. He is quite an ………… … person. He plays a lot of sports. ( energy) 3. Nga regularly writes ……… …… for Hoa Hoc Tro Magazine. ( poet) 4. Vietnam declared its ……….…… on September 2nd , 1945. ( depend) 5. Some young people today have a very strange (appear) 6. They have just a new style of jeans in the USA. (introduction) 7. He is a famous stamp (collect) 8. It was an day. (enjoy) 9. They me to join their family to Hue last year. (invitation) 10. You should for an hour. (relaxation) 9 . Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh EXERCISES 9 UNIT 7,8 ,9 I) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each. Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 8. She needed only one more stamp to complete her ________. (collect) 9. In the future, many buildings will be ________________ by solar energy. (hot) 10 consider 3. Miss Phuong Anh, …………………. is a weather forecaster in VTV , lives next door. A. who B. whom C. that D. which 4 Primary School: Thai Van Lung Teacher: Tran THi Tuyet Hanh 4. Mary tried to