Practise for the 2 nd exam EXERCISE: I Circle the correect answers A,B,Cor D to complete each of the following senteces : 1. The washing machine was expensive ________ we couldn’t afford to buy it . A. because B. but C. however D. so 2. Tom enjoys ________ strange stamps. A. collect B collecting C. collected D. to collect 3. If she continues to use electricity that way , she _______ to pay a large bill. A. have B. has C. will have D. would have 4. They are discussing the celebration that is going to _______ this month. A. hold B. held C. be hold D. be held 5. There will ________ a shortage of electricity . A. be B. do C. have D. get 6. The air is polluted ______ there is too much traffic. A. because B. but C. however D. therefore 7. WE all like the sticky rice cakes ______ are made by grandmother. A. who B. what C. which D. where 8. Linh didn’t come to the party because he had to ______ his younger sister. A. at B. after C. for D. up 9.They made their living by _________ fish in the ocean every day A. to catch B. catching C. catch D. caught 10. They feft ________ when Tet was coming near. A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting II Put in the correct prepositions: 1. We prefer walking __________ swimming. 2. I look ___________ my lost key everywhere but I can’t find it. 3. Lan is waiting ______ me ______ the bus station. 4. We are fond ______ story book. 5. The children were very interested ______ these cartoons. 6. Shakespeare was famous _______ his plays. 7. They are very proud ______ their children. 8. The boys are delighted _______ their team’s success. 9. We are familiar ______ the farm life. 10. Ha Noi is different _________ Ho Chi Minh City. III. Rewrite each sentences ,beginning as shown,so that the meaning satys the same. 1. The children would rather play coputer games than study. - Children prefer ………………………………………………… 2.It’s nearly twemty years since my father saw his brother. - My father ………………………………………………………… 3. Lan can cook very well. Lan is a ………………………………… 4. I haven’t seen my old teacher for 10 years . - The last time ……………………………………………………. 5. People speak English in Australia . - English ………………………………………………………. 6. The last time she had a swim was five years ago. Practise for the 2 nd exam - She hasn’t ……………………………………………………… 7. We don’t have enough money to go on holiday. - If we ……………………………………………………………… 8. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much. - Although ……………………………………………………… 9. Please don’t play your music so loudly - Would you mind ……………………………………………… ? 10. “ Please turn up the volume , Nga “ said her grand mother. - Nga’s grandmother asked her ………………………………………………. I. Use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of sentences. 1. This is Mr. Pike . I was telling you about him. ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. Liz is a journalist . Her tape recorder was stolen. ……………………………………………………………………… 13.I always remember the day . I met you on that day. …………………………………………………………………… 14.I gave her all the money . I earned it for 5 years . ………………………………………………………………… 15. Ho Chi Minh City is a busy city . I was born there . ………………………………………………………………………… 16. The hotel wasn’t very clean . We stayed there last summer. ……………………………………………………………………… 17. Mary is good at Maths . She is sitting next to me. ………………………………………………………………… 18. I s this the ring ? You are looking fi\or it . …………………………………………………………… 19. The people were very friendly . You met the at the party last night . ………………………………………………………………… 20. An orphant is a child . His parents are dead . ………………………………………………………………… II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets 1. He is the most famous ____________________ in the world . ( sing) 2. The explorer who _________________ America is Christpher Columbus . ( discovery) 3. He has been nominated as the most effective __________ in the town charity program( active) 4. Solar energy doesn’t cause _________________ ( poluute) 5. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated _________ ( nation) . me. ………………………………………………………………… 18. I s this the ring ? You are looking fior it . …………………………………………………………… 19. The people were very friendly . You met the at the party last night . ………………………………………………………………… 20 . An orphant. excited C. excitedly D. exciting II Put in the correct prepositions: 1. We prefer walking __________ swimming. 2. I look ___________ my lost key everywhere but I can’t find it. 3. Lan is waiting. sentences ,beginning as shown ,so that the meaning satys the same. 1. The children would rather play coputer games than study. - Children prefer ………………………………………………… 2. It’s nearly twemty years since