E9 REVISION

EXERCISES FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER II. Supply the correct verb tense OR FORM 1. People (speak)…………… English in India a long time ago. (speak) 2. Uyen usually (take) ………………… a bus to school everyday. (takes) 3. They (leave)……………… Hanoi for HCM city yesterday. (left) 4. They (talk)…………………. to their teacher about the trip next Sunday. (will talk) 5. …………you (ever, visit)…………… Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum. (Have you ever visited) 6. We (just, eat) ………………some French food at that restaurant. (have just eaten) 7. We (know) ………… each other since we (be)………… at the primary school. (have known/ were) 8. This new car (make) ……………… from Japan. (is made) 9. Last year, she (not be)……………………………… a good student. (was not) 10. Your father (buy)……………………………… these new books, didn’t he? (bought) 11. They spent all morning( learn) …… the lesson. (learning) 12. He is interested in (ask) …… questions. (asking) 13. They asked him if he(must) ……… go then. (had to) 14. I (not, watch) ………. TV last night. I (read) …… an interesting novel. (did not watch/ read) 15. I asked her if she (pass) ……… the final exam. (passed) 16. They (talk) …… to their teacher when I (see) ………. them last night. (were talking/ saw) 17. The students (play) ……… badminton at the moment.(are playing) 18. Tuan wishes he (write) ……. this essay.(wrote) 19. He used (work) ……… part time when he was in the university.(to work) 20. They should (announce) ……. that news as soon as possible. (announce) 21. The Internet (increasingly,develop)…… and become part of our everday life. (has increasingly developed) 22. People have a chance (travel) ……… Ba’s village. (to travel) 23. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians (mention) ……… the ao dai in poems, novels and songs. (have mentioned) 24. I’m looking forward to (hear) ……. from you and your news. (hearing) II/ TAG QUESTIONS 1. Today is your birthday, ______________? (isn’t it?) 2. Daisy always drinks a cup of tea after lunch, _______________? (doesn’t she?) 3. Coffee and beer aren’t good for children, ________________? (are they?) 4. Children don’t smoke cigarette, ______________? (do they?) 5. I am late for the appointment, ___________________? (aren’t I) 6. You could help him to do that, ____________________? (couldn’t you?) 7. They ought to go, _____________? (oughtn’t to?) 8. You haven’t just met her, _______________? (Have you?) 9. He used to smoke cigars, __________________? (didn’t he?) 10. Your teacher does not have a new car, _______________? (does he?) 11. You have never been there before, ________________? (have you) 12. Someone broke that vase, _________________? (didn’t they?) 13. A few people knew the answer, _____________? (didn’t they?) 14. Thu’s father reads a morning newspaper everyday, ________________? (doesn’t he?) 15. People have to rebuild the building after the fire, _________________? (don’t they?) 16. Hoa did a lot of homework last night, ___________________? (didn’t she?) 17. You will have cable TV soon, ___________________? (won’t you?) 18. You’ve already done your homework, ______________? (haven’t you?) 19. Your classmates are going to have a picnic, ______________? (aren’t they?) 20. Mr. Smith has kindly provided a picnic lunch for , ______________? (hasn’t she) I./ Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences 1. Wearing casual clothes makes students (fall/ feel/ felt/ fell) seft confident . 2. We usually go to my home village at least once ( on/ in/ at/ for) the summer 3. Hoa worked hard, (because/ although/ since/ so) she passed the exam 4. She asked me (if I liked/ whether liked/ liked/ I liked) pop music. 5. Rice is (grown/ grew/ grown/ grows) in tropical countries. 6. Have you seen Giac Lam pagoda yet? - Yes, I’ve ( ever/ never/ already/ yet) seen it 7. Your teacher writes poems or stories, (don’t/ doesn’t/ didn’t/ won’t) she? 8. He thinks that (chatting/ chat/ to chat/ chats) on the Internet is a waste of time. 9.The Internet makes our world a small (country/ village/ city/world.) 10. She often goes to the (church/ pagoda/ temple/ mosque) because her religion is Muslim. 11. Mary was (impress/ impression/ impressive/ impressed) by the beauty of Hanoi. 12. Mathematis and Literature are (adding/ compulsory/ optional/ religious) at school. 13. Malaysia is devided (into/ to/ in/ on) two regions. 14. Vietnam has a ( sepration/ addition/ introduction/ population) of 87 million. 15. (What/ How/ Which/ Where) clothes do you prefer, T.shirt or pullover? 16. He (living/ has lived/ lived/ live) with his friend in an appartment since last week. 17. We have lived in Qui Nhon (since/ for/ in/ on) 1995. 18. She asked me where I (buy/ will buy/ to buy/ bought) that car. 29. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ( is/ isn’t/ are/aren’t) it? 20. She speaks English well, (don’t she/ doesn’t she/ does she/ do she)? 21. Ba wishes he (can/ could/ may/ will) have a new bicycle. 22. You have read this article on website, (have you/ haven’t you/ do you/ don’t you? 23. They (asked/ told/ said/ talked) me if I could speak Chinese. 24. How much time do you spend (surf/ surfing/ to surf/ surfed) the weba day? 25. I hate (ask/ asked/ to ask/ asking) people for help. 26. The next stage in the development of television is (interactive/ interact/ interaction/ interactively) 27. They have learnt English……………… 4 years. (a. just/b. since/ c. for/ d. yet) 28. Tom was ill, …………………. his mother sent for a doctor. (a. but /b. and /c. so/d. for) 29. They take part……………………this activity. (a. of/b. on/ c. to/d. in) 30. If Ba……………here tomorrow, I’ll call you. (a. come/b. comes/ c. will come/ d. came) 31. Your sister drinks milk everyday, ………….? (a. does she/b. doesn’t he /c. doesn’t she /d. don’t he) 32. We enjoy………………………………………foreign films. (a. watch/b. to watch/c. watching/d. watched) 33.Vietnamese women can continue … the unique and fashionable “ao dai”(to wear/ wearing/ wear) 34.The material Jeans was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy(called/ has called/ was called) 35.We are good friends. We… each other for a long time( have know/ know/ have been know) 36 Workers liked wearing jeans because jeans didn’t wear ……… easily( on/ at / out) 37.Her clothes look modern and ……………. ( fashion/ fashionable/ unique) 38.The ………… dress of Vietnamese is aodai ( compulsory/ national/ international) 39.She descibes herself …………… a fashion designer ( by/ as/ from) 40.The Ao dai is the ……dress of Vietnamese women (traditional/ national/ casual) 41. A ………. is a person whose job is to decide how to make things or decide their shape or appearance (designer/ poet/ tailor) 42. In the 1990s, the ………. of jeans ended going up ( sale/ price/ type) 43. I … jeans when I was a child ( don’t wear/ wasn’t wear/ didn’t ussed to wear) II. Supply the correct verb tense OR FORM 25. People (speak)…………… English in India a long time ago 26. Uyen usually (take) ………………… a bus to school everyday 27. They (leave)……………… Hanoi for HCM city yesterday 28. They (talk)…………………. to their teacher about the trip next Sunday 29. …………you (ever, visit)…………… Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum 30. We (just, eat) ………………some French food at that restaurant 31. We (know) …………… each other since we (be)…………… at the primary school 32. This new car (make) ……………… from Japan 33. He used to (take)………………………… here 34. Last year, she (not be)……………………………… a good student. 35. My Mom (not make)…………………………… a cake yesterday. 36. I wish there (be)………………………………… some more sugar. 37. Your father (buy)……………………………… these new books, didn’t he? 38. Her classmate started (shout)…………………………………when she won the race. 39. What about (play) video games?. 40. The children (visit) their grandmother twice a week. 41. They (have to) ask their parents’ permission if they (go) out after shool. 42. Do you mind (buy) me a newspaper? 43. They spent all morning( learn) the lesson. 44. He is interested in (ask) questions. 45. They asked him if he(must) go then. 46. I (not, watch) TV last night. I (read) an interesting novel 47. I asked her if she (pass) the final exam. 48. The teacher asked her why (not, do) the test. 49. They (talk) to their teacher when I (see) them last night. 50. Their parents (go out) for dinner last night. 51. You (ever, read) that story? 52. The students (play) badminton at the moment. 53. Tuan wishes he (write) this essay. 54. He used (work) part time when he was in the university. 55. They should (announce) that news as soon as possible. 56. The Internet (inscreasely, develop) and become part of our everday life. 57. People have a chance (travel) Ba’s village. 58. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians (mention) the ao dai in poems, novels and songs. 59. He (be) very successful in his business since he(come) there years ago. 60. I’m looking forward to (hear) from you and your news. III. Fill in each of the gaps with one suitable word A. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase (2,5pts) Clothes today are very different (1)…… the clothes in the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For (2)……., in the 1800s all women (3) …. dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.But today women do(4) … always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear (5) …… skirt. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference (6) …. 1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes(7) …… made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were (8) …. from cotton, wool, silk or linen. But today (9) …. are many kind of man- made cloth. 10) of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester 1. A. about B. from C.with D.on 2. A. example B. reasons C.that D.so 3. A. wear B. wearing C.wore D.to wear 4. A. to B. not C. for D. no 5. A. long B. colorful C.short D.beatiful 6. A. in B. between C.among D.in the middle of 7. A.were made only from B. was made only of C was made only from D. were made only of 8. A. make B. made C.done D.do 9. A. these B. clothes C.they D.there 10. A. many B. much C.any D.a little B. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are (1)………… Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in (2) ………… classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language on television or among their (3) …………. Most people must work (4) …………. to learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It is not (5) ………………. to answer this question. Young children learn English because it is one of their (6) ……………… Many adults learn English because it is (7)………… for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher (8) …………., because some of their books are in English at college or (9) …………… Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or (10) …………………… in English. C. Read the passage, and decide T or F or no information (N) I live in the Middle Eat for a while , and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first I feel it a real nuisance, but university difficult evening hard friends magazines studies subjects children useful after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time. 1. __ The writer lives in the Middle East now 2. __ She was constrained towear national costume 3. __ She was annoyed at the costume 4. __ She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume 5. __ The writer is a Muslim D. I keep a vocabulary notebook. It’s organized alphabetically. whenever I hear (1)…. read a new word, I write it (2) ……… . Then (3)………… I have time I look it up in my dictionary. Then I put down some key (4)…. about the word- you know, (5) … it’s a noun or a verb, and some (6) ……. of how it’s used. I (7) … the notebook and study the words as often as I can. I really (8) …… that is only way to learn new words- (9)…. in your own language- is by(10) …… them.( down/ information/ where/ or/ whether/ memorizing/ even/ examples/ go through/ believe/ though) IV. Fill in each of the gaps with one suitable preposition: 1. John has studied French………………………1997. 2. Women often wear aodai, especially ……… special occasions. 3. Other desiners have taken inspiration …. Vietnam’s ethenic minorities. 4. Jeans was named … sailors from Genoa in Italy. 5. Maryam was really impressed … the beauty of Hue. 6. It seems difficult …… me to meet her now. 7. If you have any trouble, ask …… help. 8. He doesn’t depend ……. his parents. 9. He will go to China ………… the end ……… this week. 10. What do you often do ………the weekends? 11. She was born …… September 15 th . 12. We are always proud ……… your success. 13. In the 18 th century jean cloth was made completely ……… cotton. 14. The price of oil has gone ………. by 30%. 16. Remote cotrols are used to interact ……… TV. 17. I prefer documentaries ………. sports. 18. What do you use the Internet …………. ? 19. The information is posted ……… Jimhello ……… 10 December 2002 ………. 9.07 p.m. 20. It’s not easy to get access ……… the Internet ……… the countryside. 21. What did the man say ……. you? 22.The aodai consists …… a long silk tunic that is sliton the sides and and worn over loose pants 23.What aspect ………. learning English do you find most difficult? She has a part – time job……………… night. 24.Lan is interested………………………Maths. 25.Young people are fond……………………jeans. 26.My village lies near the foot a mountain. 27.I prefer documentaries …… sports. 28.Since Van arrived there, he has been learning a lot life on the farm. V. Use the words given to complete the sentences 1. The boys said “ We have to try our best to win the match.”-> …………………………………………… 2. “ May I use your dictionary for a moment?”. -> Lan asked Thu 3. They have just visited their grandmother-> Their grandmother ………………………………………… 5. Lan loves to write letters to her fiends. -> Lan enjoys …………………………………………………… 6. “ Please don’t talk in class” -> Lan told us …………………………………………………………………. 7. I miss the cartoon on TV last night. -> I wish ……………………………………………………………… 8. They couldn’t sleep because the hotel was very noisy > …………………, so ………………………… 9. We started to learn English 4 years ago. -> We have ……………………………………………………… 10. Although/ life / countryside/ still/ hard/ I/ love/ very much. 11. “What time do shool begins?” -> She asked Lan VI/ WISH 1. I wish I ( go )…………… ………………. to the movie with you. 2. I wish I ( have )……………………………………… day off. 3. I wish, I ( study )…………………………… Latin instead of Greek. 4. I wish I ( not/ spend )………………………………. so much money. 5. I wish the weather (be ) ………… …………….warm, so we could go swimming 6. I wish I (ask )…………………………….………. him how to get there 7. I wish I (not stay)………….……………… at home 8. I wish I (not/ buy) …………….…………… that book 9. I wish I (not/see) ……………….…………….him 10. I wish I (not/call)……………….………………. him a liar. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with “I wish . . .” 1. I’m sorry I haven’t got a washing machine. 2. I don’t live near my work. 3. I’m sorry I called him a liar. 4. It’s a pity he didn’t work harder during the term. 5. I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness soon. 6. I can’t drive a car. 7. It’s a pity you are going tonight. 8. I’m sorry I didn’t bring a map. 9.Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week. 10.John would like to be an astronaut when he grows up. John wishes 11. It’s a pity you didn’t ask him how to get there. 12. I’m sorry I can’t swim.  If only 13. our garden doesn’t get any sun. 14. Rita wasted a lot of money on DVDs.  15.I don’t have anything to eat . -> I wish 16. Nam likes music, but he doesn’t know how to play the guitar . Nam wishes 17. I can’t go to the party with you . -> I wish 18. What a pity ! You aren’t here with us now > I wish 19. The naughty boys always draw on the wall > I wish 20. I’d like my father to give up smoking > I wish 21. My friends often go on a camping trip without me > I wish 22. What a pity! I must go now > I wish 23. My brother is too short to play basketball > My brother wishes 24. I don’t have enough money to help you > I wish 25. We can’t go out because of heavy rain > We wish 26. What a pity ! He can’t come here . -> I wish 27. Mai never gets good marks in English > Mai wishes 28. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party. My work isn’t going well. …………………… 29. They will leave France next week. ……………… 30. I’m sorry he gets up so late. ……………………… 31. It’s a pity we don’t know where we are. …………… 32. It’s a pity we haven’t a knife…………………………………… 33. I don’t have time to study. ……………………………………………… IV/ Read the passage and answer the questions (2,5 pts) There are four people in Mai’s family. Each of them has a different hobby. Her father likes reading newspapers. However her mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike her mom and dad, her brother only loves exploring websites about airplanes. He spends most of his free time getting information about the history development of aircraft. For Mai, she is really interested in listening to music. She loves listening to nusic on the FM radio. She also likes music programs on TV on Sundays. 1. How many people are there in Mai’s family? 2. Do they have the same hobby? 3. What is her dad’ hobby? 4. What does her mom enjoy? 5. What does her brother spend most of time getting? V/ Rewrite the following sentences (1pt) 1. They have bought new clothes.  The new clthes …………………………………… 2. “ How old are you?”, she asked me .  She asked me ……………………………… A. Thanks (1) ………television people can (2) …… the lastest information and enjoy interesting (3) …………… in an inexpensive and (4) ……. way. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety (5) …… local and international programs on differrent (6) ………. B. (1)…… Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day (2)…. to his home village (3)……. 60 kilometers (4) …. the north of Hanoi. The village lies near (5)…… foot of a mountain and (6) … a river. Many people go(7) … on weekends to have a rest (8)…. a hard working week. III/ Match the items in the column A with one in the column B (1,5 pts) A B 1. Everyday you do morning exercise, a. if you want to get well. 2. You have to stay in bed, b. so he didn’t have breakfast. 3. Mary studies very hard, c. how long I would stay there 4. He woke up late, d. don’t you? 5. Miss Jackson asked me e. He wishes he knew many people. 6. Minh doesn’t know many people f. so she always gets good grades B. Why do many people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at hool because it’s one of their subject. Many adults lean English because it’s useful for their jobs. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English.Other people learn English because they want to read magazines or newspapers in English. I live in a small village called Henfield.there are about 500 people here.The village is quiet and life here is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks .People never throw their rubbish in the streets, so the village is always clean. The air is also very clean because there is not much heavy traffic.However, there are some things I don ’ t like about Henfield. One thing is that there is not much to do in the evening. We haven ’ t got any theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city. *Decide whether the statements are True or False (2ms) 1. The writer lives in a small village near Henfield. ……. 2. People never talk about each other in this village. …… 3. Villagers often have to queue in shops or banks. …… 4. There is not much to do in the evening. …… * Answer the following questions (2ms) 1. How many people are there in Henfield?->……………………………………………. 2. Why is the village always clean?->……………………………………………………. 3. Is the village noisy?->…………………………………………………………………. 4. How is the air in the village?->……………………………………………………… II./ Give the correct form & tense of the verbs in the brackets III./ Fill in gaps with the prepositions IV./ Rewrite the sentences with the provided words (2ms) 1. Loan got up late. She went to school late. (so) 2. What a pity he doesn’t invite us to the party. (We wish ………… ) 3. They have built this house since 2000. (This house ……………… ) 4. It rains. We will stay at home. (if) V. / Read and answer the questions (2ms) Good luck