AN EXTENSIVE COURSE – GRADE 10 I. Fill in the blanks with words from the right column. 202 1. Mind, it is . confidential. a. brightly 2. He'll have to limit his expenses b. well 3. It changes ., like night and day. c. hopefully 4. We'll contact you . . d. badly 5. They never took me . . e. briefly 6. This morning they quarrelled . . f. automatically 7. In the grate a log fire burned . . g. occasionally 8. This chap plays the piano so . . h. regularly 9. He expresses his ideas . . i. directly 10. They didn't think twice and came . . j. seriously k. clearly 11. I go to the theatre l. immediately 12. Her mind on her son, she cooked . . m. severely 13. They considered the contract . . n. normally 14. I . get up at 8 o'clock. o. strictly 15. "Can we come in?" she asked . . p. deeply 16. Always try to breathe . . II. Find adverbs in column В which suit the verbs in column A. In some cases there can be more than one verb. 206 А В 1. argue a. deeply 2. behave b. thoroughly 3. sleep c. convincingly, forcefully 4. speak d. spontaneously 5. explain e. bravely 6. feel f. truly 7. investigate g. deeply, heavily 8. react h. distinctly 9. sing i. badly, stupidly 10. fight j. softly, quietly 11. rain k. concisely, briefly 12. remember l. sweetly 13. love and respect m. continuously 14. get mad n. easily III. Intensify the sentences by using the adverbials. 208 1. It was . cold that night. very 2. He spoke . fast. especially 3. This stamp is . valuable. particularly 4. He spoke . slowly. pretty 5. The food here is . awful. rather 6. We get on . well together. quite 7. Your work is . poor. fairly 8. She left . suddenly. not particularly 9. He speaks Dutch, but not . well. extremely 10. The time passed . fast. 11. It's a . difficult test. 12. We are . keen to go. IV. Put the adverbs in the right places. 209 1. You are right. (absolutely) 2.1 got to bed at twelve. (always) 3. Do you go to parties? (ever) 4. You can be sure of anything. (never) But you can trust me. (certainly) 5. They meet every weekend, (usually) 6. My friends invite me to the theatre. (occasionally). 7. I have had such a shock! (never) 8. They met again, (never) 9. I remember meeting those people. (definitely). 10. Something is happening. (definitely) 11. Does he tell you the truth? (always) 12. He tries to do his best. (always) 13. He talks sensibly. (never) 14. He's late. (always) He was late for his own wedding. (even) 15. Can you be sincere? (ever) 16. Expensive remedies are useful (always), if not to the sick, then to the chemist. (A proverb) 17. We fans give up hope. (never) 18. Are you all right? (really) V. Choose the right word. 212 1. The chances are . . This is a . complex law. (high, highly) 2. He was a tall man with . shoulders. The child yawned . . (wide, widely) 3. We have a very . opinion of you. The review is . critical, (high, highly) 4. Her books sell . . The gap between the poor and the rich is, very . . (wide, widely) 5. They are . educated people This is . fashion, (high, highly) 6. She opened her еуеs . and stared. These books are . known, (wide, widely) 7. The students spoke . of the teacher. He lives to very . standards, (high, highly) 8. She loved her husband . . They dug . down into the earth, (deep, deeply) 9. They are . religious people. The river was three meters . . (deep, deeply) 10. We had a . talk. They stopped . . Ms. Thoa told me . what to do next. (short, shortly) 11. The marathon runner was breathing . . We . know each other. (hard, hardly) 12. The sun was . above the trees. Her dress was cut . in front. (low, lowly) 13. The crowd moved more . around him. Nancy is a . relative of Betty's. (close, closely) 14. Mai Bình is a . and able man. Things should develop more . . (dynamic, dynamically) 15. Turn the gas . . I am in . sprits today. The magazine ranked a . 52 nd among British publications. (low, lowly) VI. Choose the right word. 214 1. By nature all men are alike, but by education widely . . Do you think . about it? (different, differently) 2. My teacher taught me . as he used the latest, most . methods of teaching, (effective, effectively) 3. Men talk ., but live . . Even . men make . mistakes. (wise, wisely, foolish, foolishly) 4. The children's presentation was very . . The events developed . . (dynamic, dynamically) 5. Life is too . to learn more than one business well. They returned . afterwards, (short, shortly) 6. ~ Act . and go . . ~ But I am neither . nor (honest, honestly, bold, boldly) 7. She is walking so . . How . this ballet dancer is! (graceful, gracefully) 8. ~ We must have a . talk. ~ Is it so necessary to discuss all this . ? (confidential, confidentially) 9. His name can be . seen in many papers. What's the . news? (current, currently) 10. ~ Charles and Diana were very . matched. ~ Yes, it was a . match from start to finish, (bad, badly) 11. Make haste . . He is as . as a snail, (slow, slowly) 12. Computers have . made a difference in our lives. She is . to arrive on time, (sure, surely) 13. On the new stereo, many of the records sounded . . This time we shall do it . . (different, differently) 14. The age difference between the brothers is really quite . . Her husband was . shorter than she was. (slight, slightly) 15. She paused . . Landing on the moon was one of the most . scientific adventures of the twentieth century. (dramatic, dramatically) Ex. 624. Choose the right word. 1. The child feels . and behaves . . (bad, badly) 2. The girl spoke . . Hey, that's really . . (cool, coolly) 3. It's . money, you can lose it . . (easy, easily) 4. Marion had . any money left. She works . at keeping herself fit. He is a . nut to crack, (hard, hardly) 5. All people are . the same. What is your . aim in life? (basic, basically) 6. It's a . truth. It was . true, (universal, universally) 7. They were kissing . . She burst out into . sobbing, (passionate, passionately) 8. I feel . in such cases. They stared . at the wounded man. (helpless, helplessly) 9. The kids looked . after a month in the country. We enjoyed the . squeezed orange juice, (fresh, freshly) 10. For the next few days the weather remained . . We could hear the voices quite . . (clear, clearly) 11. His words had an . effect. I have to call my lawyer . . (immediate, immediately) 12. He was a . sick person. This doctor treats . patients. I must make a . note not to forget to book tickets, (mental, mentally) Ex 183. Use the right degree of comparison of the adjectives in brackets. 1. He laughs (good), who laughs last. 2. He who laughs last, laughs (long). 3. Of two evils, choose the (little). 4. My aunt is the (old) of the four sisters. 5. Cats are (clean) than monkeys, but monkeys are (intelligent) than cats. 6. He is the (well-known) of that crew. 7. Put your (good) foot forward. 8. He had rarely listened to a (an) (absurd) proposal. 9. The kids had never eaten a sausage that was (big, red, hot). 10. Thank you, you are (kind) today than you were yesterday. 11. Socrates was (wise) Greek of all. 12. Get there first with (much) — that is the fundamental principle of tactics. 13. Which lie seems (good)? 14. Christopher is (friendly) than Ted.15. Donald is (well-off) than either of his brothers. 16. Ben is (wealthy) of the three brothers. 17. Edwin was (nice) of the two sons. Ex. 185. Read the sentences and translate them into Vietnamese, paying special attention to the adjectives 1. Good— better— best. Never rest. Till "good" is "better" and "better" is "best". 2. A bad excuse is better than none. 3. A silent tongue and a true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 4. It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one. 5. The symphony was a half-baked, splashy, cacophonous mess. 6. The film will be released in the first half of the following year at the earliest. 7. Broken hearts stain pillows with bitter tears. 8. Much to Mary's further surprise, her mother was nowhere to be seen. 9. He is going to buy the latest golfing accessories. 10. Whom we love best, to them we can say least. 11. Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse. 12. Now let's have lunch and you can tell me about all your latest lady friends and the exciting parties you've been to. 13. Many famous artists died in the bitterest poverty. 14. The positive hotel experience is a smooth arrival, delightful service, a pleasant night's stay and a professional check-out. Ex. 197. Read and translate the proverbs. Find their Vietnamese equivalents. 1. Actions speak louder than words. 2. He who is absent is always in the wrong. 3. A bad excuse is better than none. 4. Better late then never. 5. It is better to be born lucky than rich. 6. A creaking door hangs longest. 7. The difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer. 8. The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet and Dr. Merryman. 9. Experience is the best teacher. 10. Fortune favours the brave. 11. One law for the rich and another for the poor. 12. A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks. 13. The more you get, the more you want. 14. Nothing is certain but the foreseen. (The unexpected always happens.) 15. Prevention is better than cure. 16. The sharper the storm, the sooner it's over. 17. Never speak ill of the dead. 18. Two wrongs don't make a right. (Two blacks don't make a white.) 19. The weakest go to the wall. 20. A word to the wise is enough. Ex. 435. Read and translate the following sentences Find their Vietnamese equivalents 1. One Englishman can beat three Frenchmen. 2. You can't please all of the people all of the time. 3. Life cannot be one endless round of pleasures. 4. Good advice can be given, good name cannot be given. 5. You can't put new wine in old bottles. 6. A man can do no more than he can. 7. You never know what you can do until you try. 8. God could not be everywhere, therefore he made mothers. 9. You can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. 10. Where nothing is, nothing can be had there. 11. Love can neither be bought or sold; its only price is love. 12. One cannot love and be wise. 13. You cannot get blood from a stone. 14. You cannot make bricks without straw. 15. Man cannot live by bread alone. 16. You can't change the number of hours in a day. But you can take control of your schedule. You can increase efficiency. Ex. 447. Read and translate the following sentences with concessive clauses. 1. However rich you may be, you cannot be sure of happiness. 2.1 will not believe it, though an angel may come and say it. 3. However kind he may be, we cannot count on it. 4. However badly he may work, we must give him a chance. 5. However wise she may be, she won't cope with the task. 6. However powerful a king may be, he cannot buy happiness. 7. Though he may live to be a hundred, he will never learn to be patient. 8. However little money I may have, I'll survive. 9. However much he may try, I still don't believe him. 10. Whatever may happen, life will still go on. 11. Accidents will happen, however undesirable they may be. 12. He is suffering, however hard he may try to hide it. 13. However badly he may have behaved to you in the past, he still remains your brother. 14.1 would gratify all your wishes, however unreasonable they may be. Ex. 485. Combine the following sentences making them unreal. Start with If. I. 1. It was a rush hour. 2. Something happened. 3. He turned up late. 4. His girlfriend was furious. 5. They had a row. 6. He made her cry. 7. He felt guilty. 8. He apologized. 9. She forgave him. 10. They are happy now. II. 1. I won a pretty sum of money. 2. I bought a big car. 3.1 drove too fast. 4. There was an accident. 5. The ambulance took me to hospital. 6. I fell in love with a nurse. 7. We got married. 8. We were happy at the beginning. 9. But then I met somebody else. 10. And we parted forever. Ex. 498. Complete the sentences by using suitable Infinitives. 1. I learned . when I was around six or seven. 2. We've decided . a new washing-machine. 3. Hùng promised not . late for his own wedding. 4. My boyfriend and I would love . Beijing. 5. You seem . in a good mood tonight. 6. Felicia appeared . asleep, but she wasn't. 7. The Martins can't afford . a house. 8. Try . to class on time every day. 9. I can't wait . my family again! It's been a long time. 10. She is very sorry. She didn't mean . you. 11. My friend offered . me a little money. 12. Huy is only ten, but he intends . a doctor when he grows up. 13. What time do you expect . the Hague? 14. I forgot . some cheese when I went to the grocery store. 15. They are planning . to the Canaries after they get married. Ex, 625. Correct the sentences. I. Nobody knows where is he. 2. This diagram shows us how is it done. 3. I am not sure when is he coming. 4. Mel isn't certain why has he done it. 5. We can't understand what is he saying. 6. I haven't the slightest idea what is his job. 7. They don't know what is the reason. 8. Can anyone tell me where does he live? 9. I wonder what does she do for a living. 10. Nobody knows what is the date. II. I can't understand what is the matter. 12. Does anyone know what is his address? 13. I'm sorry, but I still don't know who are you. Ex. 627. Inversion. [Phải sửa lại: đặt từ đảo vào trong ngoặc đơn]. Comment on the cases of inversion. 1. Never in her wildest dreams had she thought she would ever be married to him. 2. Under no circumstances are you going to make any changes in this apartment as it suits me very well! 3. You imagined it, Reed. Never in a million years would I lead you to believe such a thing. 4. Little does he know of the hard fight for existence which rages among the prisoners. 5. Only in business was she prepared to gamble. 6. But she would not let this defeat her. She would find a way to make money, lots of it, for only then would they be safe. 7. And in this dun-coloured valley stood Fairley Hall. 8. She decided she would think about the baby the day it was born and not before. Then, and only then, would she decide what her next step would be. 9. No sooner had he pronounced a few words than everybody understood that he was a foreigner. 10. In vain did the family try to discover the truth. Ex. 641. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the word order in the responses. 1. The boss will be at the office tomorrow, and so will the secretary. 2. Bill isn't married and neither is his elder brother. 3. — You look upset, Taras. — So I am. 4. I have never been to France. Neither has my husband. 5. Sue is wearing jeans today and so is Tracey. 6. — He seems to know everything. — So he does. 7. My parents were at home last night, and so was I. 8. Natasha went to a movie on Saturday, and so did Andrew. 9. I didn't see that show, and neither did my friends. 10. Monica lives in an apartment. And so does Mel. 11. Our teacher can't speak Japanese, and neither can we. 12. — I think he has to study hard. — So he does. 13. — They did not pass the interview. — Neither did Tatyana. 14. — It's very hot in here. — So it is. 15. — You are a great cook! — So I am. Ex. 656. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Measles still (strike) many Americans. 2. A pair of jeans (be) what I need to buy. 3. These trousers (be) very good. 4. (Be) your glasses expensive? 5. There (be) a lot of news in the e-mail. 6. The customs (be) at the end of the terminal. 7. Where your linen (come) from? 8. (Be) furniture sold here? 9. The cattle (be) in the fields now. 10. Diabetes (be) an illness caused by too much sugar in the blood. 11. His earnings (be) quite good. 12. What (be) the weather like in London now? 13. Dice (be) used in many games. 14. Your progress (make) everybody happy. 15. Work (be) the best cure of all the problems. 16. Her clothes (be) chic and (cost) a fortune. 17. Martha's poultry (be) the best in the village. 18. How (be) the wounded? 19. The goods (be) checked regularly. 20. The contents of the contract (change) yesterday. 21. Dice (tell) us interesting things. 22. All the floor sweepings and potato peelings (be) carried away into this particular chute. 23. Your hair (grow) fast? Ex. 664. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets 1. Ten kilograms (be) a lot to lose in one month. 2. Five minutes (be) given to each speaker. 3. Half of her fortune (be) in jewels. 4. Half of her jewels (be) stolen. 5. Half of the cake (be eaten). 6. Half of the pies (be) eaten. 7. Statistics (be) a very important science in the life of any society. 8. Recent statistics on birthrate in this country (be) not very encouraging. 9. All of the money (be) gone. 10. All of the books (be) lost. 11. The number of homeless people (be) great. 12. A number of women now (be) against the new trends in fashion. 13. The cargo on the ship (be) oranges. 14. Many a prisoner (have) tried to escape. 15. It (be) they who raised the question. 16. It (be) millions of miles to the moon. 17. Seventy-nine years (be) a long time to love and to hate. 18. The contents of the glass (be) not hard to guess. Poison it was. ANSWER KEY Ex.212. 1. high, highly 2. wide, widely 3. high, highly 4. widely, wide 5. highly, high 6. wide, widely 7. highly, high 8. deeply, deep 9. deeply, deep 10. short, short, shortly 11. hard, hardly 12. low, low 13. closely, close 14. dynamic, dynamically 15. low, low, lowly Ex. 214. 1. different, differently 2. effectively, effective 3. wisely, foolishly, wise, foolish. 4. dynamic, dynamically 5. short, shortly 6. honestly, boldly, honest, bold. 7. gracefully, graceful 8. confidential, confidentially 9. currently, current 10. badly, bad 11. slowly, slow 12. surely, sure 13. different, differently 14. slight, slightly 15. dramatically, dramatic