REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - REVISION EXERCISES A/. VOACBULARY AND VERB FORMS Ex 1: Underline the best part to complete each sentence 1. Almost everyone _________ for home by the time we arrived. (leave / left / has left / had left) 2. Last night Tina _________ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream. (read / was reading / has read / had read) 3. When their first child was born, they _________ for three years. (had been married / had got married / had married / got married) 4. By the age of 25, he _________ two famous novels. (wrote / writes / had written / has written) 5. _________ spaghetti every day when you _________ in Italy? (Were you eating - lived / Did you eat - lived / Did you eat -were living / Do you eat / are living) 6. Sorry, I can’t go with you tonight because I have to work on a night _________. (time / shift / period / dawn) 7. They are discussing the _________ to establish a new national park. (design / formation / aim / project) 8. My parents always _________ hands to give us a happy family. (connect / link / join / combine) 9. Mary is unselfish girl because she is _________ to help others without thinking of any benefit. (ready / delighted / willing / unwilling) 10. All the members in my class are very _________ of one another. (support / supportive / supporting / supported) 11. My younger brother is as _________ as a monkey. (mischief / mischievous / mischievously /mischievously) 12. There are three theories to the wild _________ of the dog. (ancestor / founder / commander / discoverer) 13. She _________ to my letter with a phone call. (offers / answers / responds / reminds) 14. The conical hat is one of the _________ of the Vietnamese culture. (signs / marks / symbols / labels) 15. The groom and the bride _________ their wedding rings in front of the altar. (change / exchange / turn / take) 16. It’s normal to have friendly conversations _________ people that they have just met. (to / towards / with / upon) 17. Most of _________ celebrate birthdays and give presents at birthday parties. (Americans / the America / American /the Americans) 18 "You look beautiful in that dress.” - "Last night she told me _________ beautiful in that dress." (you looked / you look / l’ll look / I looked) 19. We’ d better find out _________ the train left. (if / has / does / did) 20. "Should we tum left or go straight ?" - "Hmm. I’m not sure which way _________." (do we turn / should we turn / to tum / it turned) 21. You should _________ your hand when you want to give your opinion. (rise / increase / decrease / raise) 22. Shaking and bowing one’s head are non-verbal _________ of communication. (forms / ways / means / methods) 23. I complimented her _________ her wonderful performance. (at / on / with / up) 24. In some rural areas, health care _________ by a small number of doctors and nurses. (is providing / is being provided / provides / provided) 25. The report _________ soon. (publishes / is published / will be published / will publish) 26. How often _________ your car serviced since you bought it? (do you get / did you get / had you gotten / have you gotten) 27. Children in Vietnam start their _________ education at school when they are six. (independent / compulsory / free / imperative) 28. Each school year in Viet Nam is divided into 2 _________. (periods / stages / spans / terms) 29. A _________ is a detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school, college. (programme / plan / curriculum / curricula) 30. Our company has _________ all over the world. (agencies / headquarters / twigs / sprigs) Ex 2: Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense. 1. While I ( try) _________ to get my car started, a passing car (stop) _________ and the driver (offer) _________ to help. 1 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - 2. The police (pay) _________ no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone) _________ them so many times before. 3. Mary (not wear) _________ her glasses at that time, so she (not notice) _________ what kind of car the man (drive) _________. 4. Tony (admit) _________ that he (hit) _________ the other car, but said that he (not damage) _________it. 5. Helen (feel) _________ tired, and while she (learn) _________ the lessons, she (fall) _________ asleep. 6. Before that sport event at the Olympic Games 2004, no-one (hear) _________ of him. 7. Someone (eat) _________ all the cakes. I’ll have to buy some more. 8. My throat is really sore. I (sing) _________ all evening. 9. George (not be ) _________ back until six. Can you take a message? 10. By the time we reach home, the rain ( stop) _________. Ex 3: Write the correct form of word given in each sentence. 1. To grow up peacefully children need a _________ environment. (CARE ) 2. Nowadays there is a _________ of kinds of families and living conditions besides the traditional ones. (DIVERSE) 3. My younger brother is very _________. He is willing to do what I ask. (OBEY) 4. It’s my _________ to look after my parents when they are old. (RESPONSIBLE ) 5. Their _________ towards me shows that they love me a lot. (BEHAVE) 6. We will meet each other at the _________ room of Green Hotel. (RECEIVE) 7. She worked in _________ with her sister. (PARTNER) 8. My sister is a woman of _________ age. (MARRY) 9. They always value the close tie in human _________ shown in the villagers’ ways of living. (RELATED) 10.Their change of the plan is strange but I don’t think it’s _________. (SIGNIFY) 11. Being deaf and dumb makes _________ very difficult. (COMMUNICATE) 12. Telephone is one of the _________ means of communication. (MARVEL) 13. My father had a telephone _________ in his car. (INSTALL) 14. They have just had a(n) _________ with the manager about his decision. (ARGUE) 15. Ten minutes is a _________ length of time for a call. (REASON) 16. Find a job and end _________ on your parents. (DEPEND) 17. Ten of the _________ failed in that examination. (EXAMINE) 18. We received more than 100 _________ for this vacancy. (APPLY) 19. Our life is better and better thanks to the _________ science and technology. (ADVANCE) 20. No student in our class gets _________ treatment from our form teacher. (PREFER) 21. I’m in the 12 th form so, I am still a / an _________. (GRADUATE) 22. Try not to be too _________ when you are not offered this job. (DISAPPOINT) 23. To persuade the interviewer you should ask your professor for a letter of _________. (RECOMMEND) 24. Vietnam is one of the _________ countries in the world. (AGRICULTURE) 25. There is no _________ of water in this region now. (SHORT) 26. Inventing the first generator was one of Faraday’s _________. (ACHIEVE) 27. Illiteracy has been _________ in most of the mountainous areas in Vietnam. (ELIMINATE) 28. _________ reforms must be carried out constantly in our country. (ECONOMY) 29. Our government has encouraged foreign and domestic private _________. (INVEST) 30. We choose this car because it is very _________. (ECONOMY) B/. REPORTED SPEECH Ex 1: Rewrite each sentence as indirect speech, using the verbs given in brackets. 1. "You’ll have to send the documents to the embassy, Mr.Brown." said the travel agent. (told) …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………… 2. "I’m taking the 5.30 train tomorrow evening." She said. (said) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. "The engineer was called three times last week," she said to them. (told) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Mary?” he said. (asked) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. "I got my degree four years ago." Ben said to Lisa. (told) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 6. "Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, Tom? the teacher said. (asked) 2 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Sue said. "If I were you, I’d go by train." (advised) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. "Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?" Tom said to me. (invited) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. "What kind of experience do you have?" the manager said to Claire. (asked) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. "Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?" said Paul. (reminded) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… Ex 2: Change the sentences into reported Speech. 1."It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday", said the teacher. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 2. Johnny said to his mother, "l don't know how to do this exercise." ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 3. "Don't come back before one o'clock", advised my brother. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 4. "Be modest if you are a good pupil", said my father. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 5. "We are waiting for the school bus at this moment. " said the children. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 6. "Whose bicycle did you borrow last weekend ?" his mother asked him. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 7. Paul said, "I must go home now." ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 8. My friend said, "Are you going to leave tomorrow?" ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 9. "Have you done your homework?" said our mother. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 10. I asked Mary, "What time did you go to bed last night?" ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… C/. ACTIVE – PASSIVE VOICE Ex 1: Change these sentences into Passive voice. 1. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 2. I’ll go by train and my friend will meet me at the station. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 3. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 4. The teacher is going to explain this problem to us. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 5. How much did they pay you? ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 6. The police are following the suspects. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 7. A woman I know has just told me about it. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 8. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 9. Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 10. Many people believe that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade. ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… Ex 2: Use the active or passive, in any appropriate tense, for the verbs in brackets. 1. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth. Forty percent of the world’s oxygen (produce) __________ there. 2. The game (win / probably) __________ by the other team tomorrow. They are a lot better than we are. 3 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - 3. There was a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people (see) __________it, including my friend, who (interview) __________ by the police. 4. The first fish (appear) __________ on the earth about 500 million years ago. Up to now, over 20,000 kinds of fish (name) __________ and (describe) __________ by the scientists. New species (discover) __________ every year, so the total increases continually. 5. The government used to support the school. Today it (support) __________ by private funds as well as by the tuition the students pay. D/. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Ex 1: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in brackets. 1. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone! (Unless) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 2. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet. (If) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 3. You press this button to stop the machine. (If) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 4. If you see Peter, tell him he should be here at 8.00. (Should) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 5. Provided that you leave an address we will be able to contact you. (Unless) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 6. Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table . (If ) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 7. He would have lent you his car if you’d asked him. (Had) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 8. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us. (Were) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 9. They are having a row because she borrowed his tennis racket and lost it. (If) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 10. Unless you save some money , you will never be able to buy a car. (Provided) ……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………… Ex 2: Supply the correct tenses of verbs given in these sentences. 1. We don’t go out unless it (STOP) __________ raining. 2. We (CALL) __________ the police now if he didn’t give me back the bike. 3. You would not be able to do this test well if your English (BE) __________ not good. 4. If we (NOT HAVE) __________ enough rain last year, we (NOT GROW) __________ rice well. 5. The men could not have caught those fish unless they (HAVE) __________ good nets. 6. He (NOT LEARN) __________ much if he did not work harder. 7. If you read this book carefully, you (UNDERSTAND) __________ it. 8. He (WRITE) __________ to you if he heard some news. 9. We really help him if he really (NEED) __________ us. 10. If he (NOT HAVE) __________ an accident last night, he (NOT BE) __________ in hospital now. E/. RELATIVE CLAUSES TASK 1: Combine the sentences , using relative clauses and insert commas where necessary. 1. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary's children couldn't swim. …………………………………………………………………………… 2.David is going to talk about careers. I’m sure you all know him. …………………………………………………………………………… 3.I remember the day .I was afraid to use my new computer then. …………………………………………………………………………… 4.Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology. …………………………………………………………………………… 5.You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. …………………………………………………………………………… 6.There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box. 4 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - ……………………………………………………………………………. 7.She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous. ……………………………………………………………………………. 8. He paid me £5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of them hadn't been cleaned for at least a year. ………………………………………………………………………………… 9.The Earls of Euston were landowners in London. Euston Station is named after them. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10.Emilia and I shared a room. We spent nights talking there. ………………………………………………………………………………… TASK 2 : Add the correct relative pronoun or adverb to complete the sentence. 1. She is one of the few people to ………….I look up. 2. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group, ………….chairman is Sir James Bex. 3. The Titanic, ……… sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable. 4. One of the people arrested was Mary Arundel, ……… is a member of the local council. 5. Mai was looking for a dog ……….leg had been broken in an accident. 6. The earth, ……….is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun. 7. Ha Noi, ……….thousands of tourists come to visit every year, is the capital of Viet Nam. 8. I don’t know the reason ………he was absent yesterday morning. 9. People ……… outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people. 10. Do you remember the department …………we bought these shirts? F/. ADVERBIAL CLAUSES / PHRASES of CONCESSION TASK 1: Rewrite the following sentences using the conjunction or phrase given in parentheses 1. He is rich but He isn’t happy. ( no matter ) ……………………………………………………………… 2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although ) ……………………………………………………………… 3. Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. ( despite ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Though he is intelligent , he can’t do all these tests well. ( in spite of ) …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. In spite of his much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine . ( Although ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (As ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences with the words given in the box as although despite whatever but however in spite no matter when 1………………….their small size , the cameras take good pictures . 2……………….sick he was , he still turned up for his guitar lesson . 3……………… you return , she waits for you . 4………………….of the fact that Henry Johnson is a dishonest, all of them believe him 5.Much ……… we admire their achievement , we don’t like them . 6.Sally was very sad , ………… she smiled and pretended to be having a good time. 7.George didn’t panic ………………he was alone and lost in the woods. 8……………… he chose , his parents were pleased with him. G/. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. 5 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - Rewrite the following sentences. 1. I can't come because I have to look after my neighbour's children. - If I 2."I wouldn't go swimming on a day like this, if I were you , Tom" - Brian advised 3. I haven't been to the dentist for two years. - It is 4. People say that he has been all over the world. - He is 5. I have to write letters , but I hate it. - I hate 6.We went out in spite of the heavy rain. - Although 7. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother. - My father 8."You stole the money, Joe, didn't you!" said the inspector. - The inspector accused 9.Although I admire Shakespeare's comedies, I cannot agree that they are any superior to his tragedies. -In spite of 10.He gave me a lift to the station and I didn’t miss the train. - If 11.When was America first discovered, Peter?" Mary asked. - Mary asked 12.If he doesn't start work right away, he 'll never finish it. - Unless . 13.The last time I played tennis was in 1990. -I haven't . 14. “Have you seen my brother recently?” he asked me. - He asked me . 15.“Could you wait in the reception, please?” she asked me. - She asked me . 16. Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will be improved. -Once . 17.There will be someone to meet you on arrival. - When . 18. She read this letter and burst into tears. -As soon as . 19.I didn’t know about John’s departure. - I didn’t know when . 20.When you phone me, it was my lunch time. -When you phoned me, I . 21. I started working for the company three years ago and now I’m still working here. - I’ve . 22.David went home before we arrived. -When we . 23.I’ve only recently started wearing glasses. -I didn’t ………………………………………………………………… . 24.I haven’t been to the cinema for two years. -The last time ……………………………………………………………… . 25.How long have Helen and Robert been married? -When ………………………………………………………………… . 26.My responsibility is to take out the garbage every day. - I am . 27.The misunderstanding was my fault., so I apologize. - I apologized 28.She won the tournament, so I congratulated her. -I congratulated her 6 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN ITALICS. 1. That boy’s sister sits beside me at school. (whose) - That is . 2. Bananas, my favorite fruit, are very cheap in Vietnam. (which) - Bananas 3.I’d like to meet Dr. Darnell. ( whom) - Dr. Darnell . 4. His parents were very proud of his winning the first prize in physics competition. (which) - He . 5. Do you get on well with your next –door neighbor ? (who) -Do you 6. My father is the first person I usually ask for advice. (whose) - My father . 7. Hanoi, my home town, is the capital of Viet Nam . (where) - Hanoi . 8. Monday is my busy day. (when) - Monday is . 9. Everyone was surprised at his early arrival. (which) - He . 10. My major, English, is spoken all over the world. (which) - English . 11.I don’t mind looking after her baby while she’s out. (object) - I while she’s out 12.Do you think the economic crisis is the fault of the government ? (blame) -Do you . 13.I was sitting next to a boy in the exam . He told me the answer. (whom) - The boy . 14.Bill’s typewriter had broken and he had to use a pencil. (whose) - Bill . 15.Because of the accident, there were traffic problems that day. (resulted) -The that day. 16.I bought a new typewriter . It cost me a lot of money. (which) -The new . 17." I hope you will forgive me for coming so late." the student said to the teacher. (apologised) - The student . 18.Jack’s parents were here last week and gave us a present. (who) - Jack’s parents . 19. Can you give me a lift? I’ll be late otherwise. (unless) - . 20. The police inspector said I had killed Mr. Burns (accused) - . 7 . REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - REVISION EXERCISES A/. VOACBULARY AND VERB FORMS Ex 1: Underline the best part. help. 1 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công - 2. The police (pay) _________ no attention to Clare’s complaint because she (phone) _________ them so many times before. 3 Thank you very much for it. …………………………………………………………………………… 6.There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box. 4 REVISION EXERCISES FOR GRADUATION EXAMINATION Teacher: