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XM high school English group Practical exercises 1 Exercises for optional periods TYPE I. VERB TENSES 1. Columbus……………… (discover) America more than 400 years ago. 2. It……… (rain) very hard now. 3. The sun ……….…… (warm) the air and ……………… (give) us light. 4. They…………… … (come) here a month ago. 5. Look! A man ……… ……… (run) after the train. 6. We ………………….(go) to the mountains last Sunday. 7. They ……………….(come) here in a month. 8. Albert Einstein ……………….(die) on 18, 1955. 9. I ………………….(have) lunch with Dong yesterday. 10. They …………… …….(not/ come) to see me since last month 11. She ……………….(go) to school everyday. 12. Bad students never ……………….(work) hard. 13. It often …………… …….(rain) in the summer. It …………….……….(rain) now. 14. The teacher……………… (point) at the board when I……………… (come) to class this morning. 15. Mother ……………….(cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment. She always ………………. (cook) in the morning. 16. I…………(meet) him on the the street yesterday. He said he……………(just/be) back from Canada 17. Where ………. ……… (you/go) now? – I ……………….(go) to the theater. 18. He ……………….(not do) morning exercises regularly. 19. How long………………………………………….(he/work) here? 20. Nam …………………… (buy) several records last week. 21. When I get back in 10 years, I’m sure, everything here……………………………(change). 22. They ………………………… (finish) their dinner half an hour before we came to see them. 23. Water ……………………….(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade. 24. The factory ……….……………….(begin) operation next year. 25. He ……………… … (meet) the dentist next week. 26. They …………………………… (usually/not go) to school by motorbike. 27. He …………………………… (swim) overthere for two hours now. 28. I …………………… (get) a special present on my last birthday. 29. She ……………………….…… (tour) around Europe this time next month. 30. They ………………….…… (not see) Mr. Thanh last night. 31. ………………………………….(Mr. Brown/listen) to music when the light went out? 32. How often…………………………… ….(he/take) a bus to school? 33. He……………………(take) a taxi to the airport when suddenly he realised that he………………. (leave) his passport at home. Luckily, he………………(turn) back to get it just in time for his flight. 34. Manh ……………………(play) soccer at this time tomorrow. 35. …………………………………(Minh/finish) his work by the time we get home? 36. They often ……………………(visit) their parents on Saturday. 37. She ……………………….(study) in this class for eight months up to now. 38. He ……………………(not be) at home now. 39. Hanh …….………………(not read) book at the moment. 40. Our teacher usually …… ………………(give) us many exercises. 41. He often ……………………(catch) a train to work. 42. The cat ……………………(chase) the mouse for hours before he was able to catch it. 43. They ……………………………(plant) trees overthere at the moment. 44. My old friend, Manh ……………………(write) to me twice a month. 45. What she says ……………………(be) true. 46. Mrs. Green always …………………(take) a bus to work. But now he………………(drive) to work. 47. Look! The ball ……………………(fall) down. 48. He usually ……………………(water) the trees in the morning. XM high school English group Practical exercises 2 49. She ……………………(not listen) to the radio now. 50. The sun …………(rise) in the East and …………. (set) in the West. 51. He ……………………(play) table tennis at the moment if he didn’t have to work. 52. The man sitting next to me on the plane was vey nervous. He……………………(never/fly) before 53. Look! The plane…………………….(fly) toward the airport. It……………………… (land). 54. What ………….you ……………… (listen) on the radio now? 55. Listen! Someone ……………………(cry). 56. Kien and Tuyen ……………………(be) good friends since they started high school. 57. She …………… ………(go) to work by bus tomorrow. 58. ……………………………(you/see) the doctor next week? 59. This time tomorrow Mai and Nam ……………………(go) to the movie theater. 60. When you………………………… (take) your exams, we’ll go on a holiday. TYPE II. READING COMPREHENSION Choose one suitable word to fill in each blank Exercise 1. English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the…(1)…languages when I was at highschool. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the university. As….(2)…me,…(3)… a foreign language is not easy. When you…(4)…a language, practice is very necessary and useful. Travelling to the country…(5)…the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language ….(6)…, you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I…(7)…to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are…(8)… . (9)…, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be…(10)…first. 1. A. second B. first C. two D. three 2. A. for B. about C. of D. to 3. A. learn B. learned C. have learnt D. learning 4. A. learn B. learned C. have learned D. learning 5. A. where B. which C. in which D. both A and C 6. A. well enough B. good enough C. enough well D. enough good 7. A. tried B. am trying C. will try D. had tried 8. A. gooder B. better C. badder D. worse 9. A. On the whole B. In the end C. On the contrary D. However 10. A. learned B. understood C. taught D. mastered Exercise 2. Rain forests cover less than six…(1)…of the earth’s area, but they have 100,000 kinds of all the kinds of plants on the earth. Three-fourths of known kinds of plants and animals call the rain forest their home. Twenty percent…(2)…our different kinds of medicine comes from rain forests. The glues on an envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants. Rain forests…(3)…materials for hundreds of other products. Rain forests are also very important…(4)…the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about thirty to forty percent of the total rainfall on the earth and products about the same percentage of the world oxygen. Some scientists…(5)…that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it…(6)…or even dangerous for life. Saving rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a…(7)…countries, cannot solve the problem…(8)…. The nations of the world must work…(9)…to find a solution before it is too…(10)…. 1. A.area B. percent C. surface D. proportion 2. A. in B. out C. of D. among 3. A. provide B. give C. bring D. offer 4. A. to B. with C. for D. about 5. A. hope B. wish C. believe D. pretend 6. A. uncomfortably B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 7. A. lot B. little C. some D. few 8. A. almost B. mostly C. extremely D. completely 9. A. one another B. together C. altogether D. each other 10. A. early B. earlier C. late D. later XM high school English group Practical exercises 3 Exercise 3. Anyone who visits England would like to spend some time in Stratford-upon-Avon….(1)…in the centre of England, it is a town that is rich…(2)…both history and…(3)… . …(4)…population is about 23,000. Stratford-upon-Avon is famous…(5)…it is the place where the talented playwright Shakespeare was born and died. When you come there, you can visit his…(6)…, and some buildings which used to belong to his family. There are many other things that are worth…(7)…in the town. Enjoying an evening in Stratford- upon-Avon is very interesting. There are restaurants…(8)…are suitable for tastes. In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre offers interesting…(9)…written by Shakespeare and you have a chance to see some of the…(10)…actors and actresses of England on stage. There are many other kinds of amusement and entertainment waiting for you. 1. A. sat B. seated C. located D. lain 2. A. in B. of C. for D. with 3. A. customers B. traditions C. towns D. cities 4. A. Whose B. Their C. Its D. The 5. A. for B. about C. with D. as 6. A. home B. place C. town D. family 7. A. visit B. to visit C. for visiting D. visiting 8. A. where B. which C. they D. who 9. A. films B. movies C. plays D. poems 10. A. notorious B. richest C. interesting D. famous Exercise 4. Every day, many road accidents…(1)…in Hong Kong. Some…(2)…cause injuries but some lead to…(3)… Everyone, especially children, must learn…(4)…to cross the road. A simple code to remember is “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN BEFORE YOU START”. The Transport Department organizes road safety campaigns every year in…(5)…to reduce traffic accidents. Parents and teachers should educate children on road safety. Most schools have their own School Road Safety Patrols. The School Road Safety Patrol is a uniformed group. It recruits secondary school students as members. Students at senior forms help fellow students…(6)…the road correctly and safely on their way to and from school. When you go out alone, however, what is the best way to cross the road ? First, you must find a safe place to cross, There may be subways, footbridges, zebra or green man crossing. Of course, it is safest to be …(7)… by a policeman. Then you should stand on the pavement…(8)…you can see clearly all the directions, look round for the traffic and listen. If a car is coming, you ought to let it pass. When there is no traffic near, walk straight across the road. Do not run as you may trip! Roads are dangerous. (9) , if everyone takes care when crossing the road, there will be…(10)… traffic accidents. Our transport system will then become safer and more efficient. 1. A. appear B. happen C. take place D. participate 2. A. even B. also C. only D. always 3. A. dying B. dead C. death D. deathly 4. A. where B. what C. which D. how 5. A. which B. all C. order D. need 6. A. cross B. across C. walk D. get 7. A. pointed B. directed C. appointed D. put 8. A. for B. when C. before D. until 9. A. Moreover B. However C. In fact D. Instead 10. A. more B. a lot C. less D. fewer Exercise 5. “El Norte” is an excellent and disturbing film…(1)…two immigrants to the United States. At the…(2)…of the film we meet a family in Guatemala – mother, father, son and daughter. When the father is killed and the mother is…(3)…to prison, the son and daughter…(4)…to go to “El Norte” – The United States – by way of Mexico. At first they have…(5)…finding someone to take them across the Mexican border, but finally they find a way across and end up in Los Angeles. …(6)…, life in the U.S. is not as easy as they thought it …(7)…be. First, they have to find housing. …(8)…they need to learn English and get jobs. Eventually they…(9)…in accomplishing these three goals, and life looks pretty good for them. Unfortunately, at the end of the film, tragedy strikes, and we are left wondering if “El Norte” is really the land of opportunity after…(10)…. XM high school English group Practical exercises 4 1. A. on B. of C. about D. with 2. A. end B. first C. beginning D. last 3. A. put B. taken C. given D. got 4. A. have B. used C. would D. ought 5. A. difficulty B. trouble C. chances D. both A and B 6. A. However B. Furthermore C. In contrast D. On the whole 7. A. had B. should C. would D. will 8. A. When B. After C. Then D. Before 9. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. get 10. A. all B. wards C. everything D. that TYPE III. REPORTED SPEECH Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa 1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.  “You …………………………………………………………… ……………………………… 2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.  Peter apologised.……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. She asked John how hw liked her new dress.  “How… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.  He suggested………………………………………………………… ……………………………… 5. “Keep away from this area”,said the security guard when we approached the fence.  The security guard told…………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.  Isabel… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.  Please…… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.  The film star objected… ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.  One of my friends……………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.  She asked him, “……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.  He told…… …………………………………………………………………………………………. 12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.  I……… … ………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.  She… …… …………………………………………………………………………………………. 14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.  His doctor… ………………………………………………………………………… …………… 15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.  My mom… ……………………………………………………………… …………… ………… 16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.  The coach… …………………………………………………………………………… ………… 17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.  The film star objected……………………………………………………………………… ……… 18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.  She admitted ……………………………………………………………………………………… 19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.  The bank robber threatened.………………………………………………………………………… 20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.  She reminded ………………………………………………………………………… …………… 21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.  The coach… ………………………………………………… …………………………………… XM high school English group Practical exercises 5 22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.  She…… … ……………………………………………………………………….……………… 23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”, asked Mary.  Mary wanted to know….……………………………………………………………….…………… 24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?”, she said.  She suggested …………………………………………………………………….…………………… 25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.  Bill doubted ……………………………………………………………………………… ………… 26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.  George suggested…………………………………………………………………….………………… 27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager.  The officer manager wondered…………………………………………………….…………………… 28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.  Jackie suggested ……………………………………………………………….……………………… 29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.  He……………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.  “What…… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.  He denied… …………………………………………………………………….…………………… 32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.  “You……… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.  She doesn’t ………………………………………………………………………………………… 34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.  Anna asked ………………………………………………………………………………………… 35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.  Andrew…… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.  He said that ………………………………….………………………… ………………………… 37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.  Ann pleaded ………………………………………………………………………………………… 38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.  Bill doubted …………………………………………………………….…………………………… 39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.  Mary asked ………………………………………………………… ……………………………… 40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.  Mrs. wanted ……………………………………………………… ………………………………… 41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week  If…… … ………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.  Eric told… ………………………………………………….………………………………… …… 43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.  She insisted ………………………………………………………………………………………… 44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.  William….… ………………….…………………… ……………………………………………… 45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.  The nurse… …………………….………………………… ……………………………………… 46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.  The travel ………………………………………………………………………………………… 47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.  Carol…… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.  She enquired …………………….……………………………… ………………………………… 49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.  Bob.……… …………………… ……………………………….………………………………… XM high school English group Practical exercises 6 50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.  He advised ………………………………………………………………………………………… 51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.  He said…… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 52. “You’d better not go out with Peter any more, Elizabeth”, said John.  John……… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 53. “Less noise”, the teacher told the boys.  The teacher ……………………………………………………… ………………………………… 54. “You caused the accident”, said the other driver.  The other driver… ……………………………………………… …………………………………… 55. Helen wanted to know the name of Shirley’s hairdresser’s.  Helen said, “Shirley, where do…………………………………… …………………………………… 56. Paul said he was going to China the following year.  “I………… …………………………………………………… …………………………………… 57. The porter told us that the train had left five minutes before.  “I’m sorry but ……………………………………………… ………………………………………… 58. “I never used bad language”, she said.  She denied… ……………………………………………… ….……………………………………… 59. She asked John to repeat what he had said.  “Please… ……………………………………………………….…………………………………… 60. “Must you go so soon?”, I said.  I…….…… …………………………………………………………………………………………… EXERCISES ON PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 01. A. tolerant B. horrible C. occupied D. reasonable 02. A. resource B. preserve C. conserve D. position 03. A. odour B. honour C. pour D. vapour 04. A. paint B. reclaim C. drainage D. said 05. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron 06. A. islands B. roofs C. weapons D. tables 07. A. private B. Asian C. States D. Australia 08. A. climb B. tomb C. problem D. comb 09. A. approached B. addressed C. needed D. washed 10. A. prosperous B. access C. possession D. prospect 11. A. sound B. about C. shout D. course 12. A. jogged B. cooked C. gained D. smiled 13. A. applicant B. orator C. signature D. accept 14. A. enclose B. pen C. center D. tent 15. A. choose B. house C. horse D. course Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 16. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account 17. A. anchor B. disposal C. adverb D. welfare 18. A. solidity B. supervisor C. perversity D. impudence 19. A. birthmark B. anthem C. guidance D. immense 20. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical 21. A. continent B. belong C. master D. access 22. A. appalling B. ashamed C. November D. architect 23. A. policeman B. cinema C. overcoat D. politics 24. A. competition B. intelligent C. automation D. information 25. A. accountant B. Arabic C. Germany D. chemistry 26. A. especially B. comfortably C. carefully D. possibly 27. A. importance B. subtraction C. algebra D. example 28. A. aspect B. careful C. baggy D. successful 29. A. terrific B. applicant C. banking D. ignorant 30. A. recognize B. challenge C. symbolize D. continue . XM high school English group Practical exercises 1 Exercises for optional periods TYPE I. VERB TENSES 1. Columbus……………… (discover) America more than. medicine comes from rain forests. The glues on an envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants. Rain forests…(3)…materials for hundreds of other products. Rain forests are also very important…(4)…the. with C. for D. about 5. A. hope B. wish C. believe D. pretend 6. A. uncomfortably B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 7. A. lot B. little C. some D. few 8. A. almost B. mostly C.