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UNIT 13: FESTIVALSChoose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.. UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences..

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UNIT 13: FESTIVALS

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. It is _that she works 16 hours a day

2. Hillary and Norgay were the first one _Everest

A climb B climbs C to climb D climbing

3. James likes climbing mountain He has just joined a _club

A climb-mountain B climbing-mountain C

mountain-climbing D mountain-climb

4. Have you ever tried Japanese food?

A use something to find out if you like it B make a

preparation for

C eating a small amount of food D recognize flavors in food

5. Mary told Helen that she was tired of eating fish _summer

6. It is a custom to give presents at Christmas

A tradition B habit C hobby D rule

7. It’s cold outside! Don’t go out _your coat

8. Bob had someone _his house

A paint B paints C painted D painting

9. John said he couldn’t repair the car the _day

A before B following C this D that

10. _is a person whose job is to put in and repair pipes and baths

A Plumber B Gardener C Florist D Inventor

11.These computers are made _Australia

12.The _festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other

A whale watching B bull-fighting C

mountain-climbing D ice-skating

13.The teacher told us _ talk

14.The -ing form of ‘sit’ was spelled _a double t.

15.We used to go and fetch milk _the farm

16.Jane had the waiter _her some tea

A bring B brings C to bring D brought

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17.The fish has gone.

A has left B has happened C has moved D has

disappeared

18.James told me why he went home early two days _

A before B ago C following D previous

19.The journey from the airport to the university _ about an hour and a half

20.Vietnam is a country that exports a lot of rice

A sells and transports goods to another country

B buys goods from another country into one’s own country

C plants something in the ground and looks after it

D produces something

Change into the passive voice.

1 We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you

 _

2 We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys

 _

3 I can assure you I will arrange everything in time

 _

4 My parents did not let me go to school this morning because I was sick

 _

5 They say that he is the richest man in the town

 _

6 We say Dr Johnson leave his office at 4 o’clock this afternoon

 _

7 Mother has promised me a bike if I pass the exam

 _

8 They awarded him the first prize for his good deed

 _

9 Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980

 _

10 He ought to have finished the report yesterday

 _

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following

questions.

One of the festivals in the Buddhist tradition is called Vesak It takes place

in April or May, and it lasts for three days The festival celebrates the life of the Buddha, and it also marks the beginning of the Buddhist year During the festival, Buddhists decorate their houses and streets with flowers and paper

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lanterns They give presents to monks and to poor people, and they send each other cards In India, they sometimes buy birds in cages and set them free

1. What is Vesak?

 _

2. When does it happen?

 _

3. How long does Vesak last?

 _

4. What do people do?

 _

5. What do they buy birds for?

 _

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1 It’s a big factory Six hundred people (employ) there

2 Water (cover) most of the Earth’s surface

3 The park gates (lock) at 7 p.m every evening

4 The letter (post) a week ago and it (arrive)

yesterday

5 The boat (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody (rescue)

6 Her mother (die) when she was very young She and her brother

(bring) up by their grandparents

7 Daisy was born in London but she (grow) up in the north of

England

8 While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room

9 Why (Peter/resign) his job? Didn’t he enjoy it?

10 The company is not independent It (own) by a much

larger company

Rewrite these sentences as directed.

1 They didn’t give me the money

 I _

2 They asked her some difficult questions at the interview

 She _

3 Brown’s colleagues gave him a present when he retired

 Brown _

4 Nobody told us that Jack was ill

 We weren’t _

5 How much will they pay you?

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 How much will you _

6 I think they should have offered Minh the job

 I think Minh

7 Has anybody shown you what to do?

 Have you _

8 Who wrote this book?

 Who was

9 Have you finished your work yet?

 Has your

10 What is Hanh going to do?

 What is _

Change what Judy said to you into reported speech.

1 I’m living in Canada now

 _

2 My mother isn’t very well

 _

3 Kahn and Anna are getting married next week

 _

4 Julie has had a baby

 _

5 I don’t know what Britney is doing

 _

6 I saw Lily at a party in May and she seemed fine

 _

7 I haven’t seen Tommy recently

 _

8 I’m not enjoying my job very much

 _

9 You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in Canada

 _

10 My car was stolen a few days ago

 _

Complete the sentences with “say” or “tell” in the correct form.

1 Linh goodbye to him and left

2 us about your vacation? Did you have a good time?

3 Don’t just stand there! something!

4 I wonder where Son is He he would be here at 7 o’clock

5 Henry me that he was fed up with his job

6 The doctor that she should rest for a few days

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7 Don’t anybody what I It’s secret

just between us

8 ‘Did he you what happened?’ ‘No, he didn’t

_anything to me.’

9 Michael couldn’t help me He me to ask Bush

10 Michael never the truth He always lies

Put the words in brackets in the correct order All the sentences are

questions.

1 house/when/was/built/this

 _

2 made/how/cheese/is

 _

3 computer/when/invented/the/was

 _

4 why/Tom/working/ isn’t/to day

 _

5 what/coming/your/time/friends/are

 _

6 concert/why/was/cancelled/the

 _

7 Where/your/born/was/mother

 _

8 why/you/the/to/party/come/didn’t

 _

9 accident/how/the/happen/did

 _

10 machine/why/this/work/doesn’t

 _

Rewrite these questions as directed.

1 Where has Hanh gone?

 Do you know

2 Where is the church?

 Could you tell me _

3 What’s the time?

 I wonder _

4 What does this word mean?

 I want to know

5 What time did Nam and Loan leave?

 Do you know

6 Is Linda going out tonight?

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 I don’t know

7 Where does Mr Cao live?

 Have you any idea

8 Where did we park the car?

 We can’t remember

9 Is there a post office near here?

 Can you tell me

10 What do you want?

 Tell me

Complete the sentences below, using the correct form of the words in

brackets.

1 A (mountain) is a person who climbs mountains as a

sport

2 We need to work harder to remain (complete) with other companies

3 He is one of the front (run) in the presidential election

4 A (tradition) is a person who prefers tradition to modern ideas

or ways of doing things

5 He has been an active (participate) in the discussion

6 They are semi-(final) for the fourth year in succession

7 Why do you have to be so (tidy) ?

8 They are famous Hollywood screenwriters, actors and (produce)

9 The story has attracted (world) attention

10 Is it (custom) to tip hairdressers in this country?

UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. The window can’t

A be open B be opened C be opening D opened

2. Mike explained that he wouldn’t be home because he work late

A have to B had to C has to D has had to

3. Jim told us where it

A to find B finding C for finding D finds

4. Manuel claims that he did the work without help

5. These ancient buildings are part of the national

A resources B heritage C belongings D possession

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6. He me when to come

7. In Utah, they saw trees “Joshua trees”

A called B calling C were called D be called

8. Don’t forget off the lights before going out

A to turn B turning C turn D turned

9. Helen sounded when I talked to her

10.All of the children participated decorations for their classroom

A to make B for making C in making D of making

11.Children should to respect their elders

A be teach B be taught C be teaching D statue

12.I decided that I had to work harder

A the following year B the previous year C the year

13.Ann wants where to get a map of the city

A to know B knowing C to knowing D know

14.The teacher Jim to give his book to Mary

A asked B showed C pointed out D told to

15.We are here today the men and women who gave their lives for their country

A to honor B honoring C for honoring D so that

16.The area is 50 meters the sea level

17.A young girl me how to brush a horse

A pointed out B showed C spoke D said

18.We drove along Market Street and she pointed where she lived

A out B to C up D off

19.Before on his trip, Tom renewed his passport

A leaving B he leave C leaves D left

20.I go every morning

A for a run B to run C for run D to running

Complete each sentence using what/how/whether/where/when + the verb

in brackets.

1 Do you know to John’s house? (go)

2 Can you show me this washing machine? (use)

3 Would you know if there were a fire in the building?

(do)

4 You will never forget a bike once you have learnt

(ride)

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5 I was really nervous I didn’t know (do)

6 I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know or not

(go)

7 Nga told Nhi the tickets (get)

8 Nam enjoyed learning household appliances (repair)

9 Let us decide the meeting (start)

10 Could you tell me a good hotel? (find)

Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the

questions

The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular

sites of classical antiquity The earliest known version of the list was compiled

in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safely Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed

by natural disasters

antiquity (n) thời xưa

version (n) phiên bản

record (n) sách ghi chép

compile: thu thập

1. Which of the following could replace the word ‘popular’ in line 1?

A famous B wonderful C amazing D interesting

2. What is the passage written about?

A The seven wonders of the world B Antipater of Sidon

C The Great Pyramid of Giza D The existence of the Hanging

Gardens

3. The earliest version of the list of the seven wonders of the world

A was compiled in the 2nd century BC

B was compiled by Antipater of Sidon

C only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim

D all are correct

4. Today we can see _

A all of the seven wonders of the world B only the Great Pyramid of Giza

C the Hanging Gardens D five of the seven wonders of the world

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A The seven wonders of the world were destroyed by natural disasters

B The Hanging Gardens has survived to the present day

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C The existence of five of the seven wonders of the world has not been

definitively proven

D The Seven Wonders of the World is a famous list

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

One (1) _the most famous statues in the (2) _stands on an island in New York Harbor This (3) is, of course, the Statue of Liberty The Statue

of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch up high Visitors can go inside the statue The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (4) _

The Statue of Liberty was put up (5) 1886 It was a gift to the United States from the people of France In the years after the statue (6) put up, many immigrants came to the United States through New York As they entered New York Harbor, they (7) the Statue of Liberty (8) up her torch She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom

2 A cities B world C earth D countries

3 A statue B island C harbor D statues

7 A see B saw C have seen D will see

Change into the Passive Voice

1 We paint our house every three years

 _

2 Years ago, people you oil lamps instead of electric lamps

 _

3 They’re building several new schools in our town

 _

4 The boy knew that they were praising him

 _

5 We have set up a committee to investigate the matter

 _

6 I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away

 _

7 Can we use an Indefinite Article before an uncountable noun?

 _

8 Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry

 _

9 They promised the workers higher wages

 _

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10 No one has ever asked me that question before

 _

Change the following sentences from direct to reported speech

1 Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother ”

 _

2 “They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us

 _

3 Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain ”

 _

4 The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow ”

 _

5, Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town ”

 _

6 “If he knew the truth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Marry told me

 _

7 Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework ”

 _

8 “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked

 _

9 The man said, “I think it won’t rain tonight ”

 _

10 He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday ”

 _

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in

brackets

1 She’s (wonder) fit for her age

2 It is (question) whether this is a good way of solving the problem

3 There have been strange (happen) here lately

4 The results of the research are (summary) at the end of the chapter

5 Do you have any (suggest) ?

6 Things seem to have (quiet) down a bit this afternoon

7 Her latest CD is a (compile) of all her best singles

8 With a few (honour) exceptions, the staff were found to

be incompetent

9 The public have responded (magnificent) to our appeal

10 The room still has many of its (origin) features

Complete the sentences, using the suggested words

1 what / happen / we / not guess / correct / answer

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