Choose the correct word.. Choose the correct word in the following sentences: 18. Choose the correct words.. She didn’t tell me the reason why she didn’t come/ hadn’t come to school the
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I Rewrite in correct order to have meaningful sentences.
1 Hoa’s/ penpal/ American/ Tim/ is
2 a/ send/ How/ cost/ to/ does/ it/ much/ abroad/ letter/?
3 fifty/ I/ phone/ need/ dong/ card/ thousand/ a
4 will/ about/ tell/ I/ you/ family/ my
5 a/ letter/ How/ is/ much/ U.S.A/ the/ to?
6 the/ please/ way/ the/ Could/ tell/ you/ me/ stadium/ to
7 opposite/ hospital/ police station/ The/ is/ the
8 lives/ very/ from/ He/ far/ office/ his
9 Will/ party/ see/ friends/ old/ they/ at/ the/ their/?
10 her/ can/ beautiful/ a/ garden/ from/ see/ You/ room
II Write questions begin with the words given.
1 Hoa’s father is a farmer
What ?
2 The doctor works in the hospital
Where ?
3 The dentist takes care of people’s teeth
Who ?
4 She will come here at 10 a.m
What time ?
5 They are playing games with their friends
Whom (Who) ?
6 He’s sad because he gets bad marks
Why ?
7 They travel around the world by plane
How ?
8 She’s thirteen years old
What ?
9 It’s about 3 kilometers from my house
How ?
10 They are going to stay in Hue for a week
How ?
III Choose the correct word.
1 Are you interesting / interested in football?
2 The football match was quite exciting / excited I enjoyed it
3 It’s sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money
4 Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?
5 I had never expected to get the job I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it
6 She has really learned very fast She has made astonishing / astonished progress
7 I didn’t find the situation funny I was not amusing / amused
8 This weather makes me so depressing / depressed
9 Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?
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11 The two – hour delay was annoying / annoyed
IV Put in “much / many / few / little”:
1 He isn’t very popular He has …… friends
2 Ann is very busy these days She has …………free time
3 Did you take … ….photographs when you were on holiday?
4 I’m not very busy today I have got… ….time to do
5 The museum was very crowded There were too………….people
6 Most of the town is modern There are…… ……old buildings
7 The weather has been very dry recently We’re having… ……rain
8 We didn’t spend …… ….money
9 Do you know …… … students in my class?
10 We must be quick There is … …… time
V Matching:
1 Good morning May I help you?
2 How much is this pencil-sharpener?
3 I’m hungry I’d like some biscuits
4 Would you please pass me the salt?
5 Where can I get an English dictionary?
6 How many boxes would you like?
7 Where is the nearest stationer’s?
8 What would you like, some apple juice?
a All right I’ll get you some
b It’s just down the street
c I’ll take four, please
d I’d like a writing pad
e No, thanks I’d like some orange juice
f Yes, of course Here you are
g There’s a big bookshop near Park Square
h 12 pence
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VI Choose the correct word in the following sentences:
1 Jack and (I/ me) are our classmate
2 My dad took (me/ I) and my sister to go to the cinema on weekend
3 I and (his/ he) go to the school every morning at 7.00
4 He and (I/ her) together go to the supermarket in this evening
5 (Her/ Hers) books are so beautiful and bright
6 (Their/ They) live together so happily
7 Jenny and (her/ hers) dog often go for a walk every afternoon
8 Jackie Chan is the famous (actor/ actress) all over the world
9 Marilyn is (a/ the/ an) best girl in the class
10 Tracy is (my/ mine) best friend
11 The TV is in front (of/ in/ at) the chair
12 My school is next (to/ at) the stadium
13 Her car is (in/ at/ between) mine and his
14 Elizabeth (is/ isn’t) a professor She is an engineer
15 I love (she/ hers/ her) She is so beautiful and lovely
VII Choose the correct words.
1 Rita plays the violin (good/ well)
2 That is an (intense/ intensely) novel
3 The sun is shining (bright/ brightly)
4 The boys speak Spanish (fluent/ fluently)
5 The table has a (smooth/ smoothly) surface
6 We must figure our income tax returns (accurate/ accurately)
7 We don’t like to drink (bitter/ bitterly) tea
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9 He had an accident because he was driving too (fast/ fastly)
10 Your cold sounds (terrible/ terribly)
11 They became (sick/ sickly) after eating the contaminated food
12 I always feel (happy/ happily) when the sun is shining
13 You look (terrible/ terribly)! I’m learning my lessons
14 There’s no point in doing a job if you don’t do it (proper/ properly)
15 Please keep (quiet/ quietly)! I’m learning my lessons
VIII Choose the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
1 I see that Tom (writes/ is writing) his composition
2 He says that he (looks/ will look) for a job next week
3 They think he (was/ would be) here last night
4 He tells us that he (was/ has been) to the mountains before
5 I hope that he (will be/ would be) able to attend the meeting
6 He wants to do it before his father (will come/ comes)
7 People have said that the sun (rose/ rises) in the East
8 He says he (does/ will do) it sometimes
9 He asked the guard what time the train usually (starts/ started)
10 He told me this morning that he (is going/ was going) with us the following day
11 He says that he (finished/ will have finished) the project by May
12 I realized that they (are/ were) older than they looked
13 I hear that Kate (accepted/ has accepted) a new position
14 They told me they (have never seen/ had never seen) her before
15 We know that you (move/ will move) to France next year
16 He (was/ had been) ill for a long time before he died
17 She didn’t tell me the reason why she (didn’t come/ hadn’t come) to school the day before
18 I hope it (does not rain/ will not rain) when we start early tomorrow
General English Grammar Practice 2
I Pronunciation:
1 A clothes B gone C drove D ghost
2 A nose B seen C useful D bus
3 A go B large C angry D give
4 A bit B clean C wheel D leave
5 A would B should C took D tough
6 A her B heard C first D ear
7 A trouble B flu C tooth D shoe
8 A brother B they C the D think
9 A lead B great C seat D east
10 A height B neighbor C weight D eight
II Make questions for underlined words:
1 John is here ………
2 Mary can swim very well ………
3 The birds are singing this morning ………
4 Henry will help me with my work ………
5 Susan comes home every weekend ………
6 He walked to school this morning ………
7 Mary bakes a cake ………
8 Mary and Susan are baking a cake ………
9 He found the lost ball ………
10 I woke up at 6.00 this morning ………
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………
12 She saw your brother yesterday morning ………
13 We heard a terrible noise ………
III Write exclamation sentences for the following sentences: Ex: This store is nice -> How nice this store is! 1 These stores are big ………
2 It’s nice to meet you ………
3 Those men work hard ………
4 These pictures are funny ………
5 These buildings are tall ………
6 Children grow fast ………
7 It’s wonderful to visit here ………
8 Jane swims beautifully ………
9 This wine is good ………
10 These children are happy ………
IV Put the verbs in blackest in to the simple past or past continuous tense: 1 He (walk) home omeone (stop) 2 When I got there the sun when s (shine) but it (start) to rain 3 Who you (talk) to when I (see) you in town? 4 I (break) my own leg while I (play) tennis 5 I (light) the fire at 600 and it (burn) brightly when Tom (come) in at 7.00 6 I (make) a cake when the light went out I had to finish in the dark 7 I didn’t want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (leave) 8 Unfortunately when I arrived, Ann just (leave) so we only had time for a few words 9 He (watch) T.V when the phone rang Very unwillingly, he (turn) down the sound and (go) to answer it V Change these singular nouns to plural nouns and put them in the right column sound of “_s” or “_es”: 1 an orange " 11 a box " ………
2 a ruler " 12 a pencil case"………
3 a leaf " 13 a potato " ………
4 a watch " 14 a baby " ………
5 a map " 15 a coat " ………
6 a photograph " 16 a mouse " ………
7 a roof " 17 a knife " ………
8 a nose " 18 a chance " ………
9 a toy " 19 a doll " ………
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/s/ /z/ /iz/ VI Put “can, can’t, must, mustn’t” in the suitable gap. 1 You are very sick You …….………… stay at home 2 This sign say “Stop” You … … ……… go straight ahead You stop here 3 The lights are green You ……… go a head 4 There is a lot of traffic You ……… walk across the street 5 This sign says “Parking” You ………… … park your car here 6 All the pupils ……… be on time 7 I ……… go to school today because I am not fine 8 We ……… slow down on busy roads General English Grammar Practice 3 I Correct mistakes in the following sentences: 1 He speaks well English ………
2 Always I have trouble in December ………
3 My parents often have told me this ………
4 Let us tomorrow meet at two o’clock outside the cinema ………
5 He knows what already the punishment will be ………
6 They will accept your offer tomorrow definitely
7 The musician played beautifully that concerto
II Choose the correct word: 1 I sing very (bad/ badly) ………
2 She speak English (good / well) ………
3 They make very (good / well) bread here ………
4 She (hard / hardly) ever wins a game ………
5 Do you (usually/ usual) eat in restaurants? ………
6 I understand English quite (good / well) ………
7 We have to work (hard / hardly) for the exams ………
8 I ran as (fast / hardly) for the exams ………
9 I have not seen the postman (late / lately) ………
V Put the verbs in blankets into the correct form:
1 If Father (be) in a good mood after lunch, we (ask) him if we may borrow his car
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3 If you (not have) that last drink, you (not have) the accident
4 If I (give up) smoking, I (lose) this awful cough at last
5 If we only (have) one more room, we (invite) all of them
6 If this weather (last) for another week, we (be) extremely lucky people
7 Pamela (borrow) one of my dresses for the party tomorrow if she (lose) about five kilos between now and then
8 We (buy) a little car if I (get) a rise next month
9 If Mary (hear) the news, she (be) terribly happy
10 If the medicine (be) good, she (be) well again in to time
11 If you are kind to me, I (be) good to you
12 If I (succeed) this time, I shall pass the exam
13 If your statement is correct, what he (tell) me is untrue
14 If I (already/ say) that, I am very sorry
15 If John were here, he (know) the answer
16 If I did hurt his feelings, I (try) to explain to him
17 If he has lost the key, he (have) to buy another one
18 If you (finish) your homework, you may go out
19 If he (have) the money next month, he (send) his children abroad for the summer
VI Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning:
1 I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone!
Unless………
2 In the snowy weather we don’t go to school
If………
3 Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move the table
If………
4 Make me some coffee, and I’ll give you one of my biscuits
If………
5 If you hadn’t told me about Sue’s hair, I wouldn’t have noticed
Unless………
VII Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1 We’ll give him the message as soon as he………
a phones b would phone c will phone d is phoning
2 Sam’s on his way, so make him a coffee……… he arrives
a if b until c while d when
3 If I……… you, I’d apply for that job
a had been b were c am d weren’t
4 You’d better go to bed early,……… ?
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5 If I……… ill, I wouldn’t have been absent from school
a weren’t b hadn’t been c had been d would have been
6 Unless you……… harder, you won’t succeed
a will try b try c are trying d have tried
7 I’ll just have to wait at the bus-stop……… the bus turns up
a before b after c while d until
8 This broken cup cannot………
a repair b to be repaired c be repaired d repairing
9 Let’s ask him a question, ……….?
a will we b shall we c won’t be d don’t we
10 The man is thought ………
a to have died b to dying c have died d to die
11 You are……… to clean the bathroom
a declared b imagined c supposed d spoken
12 She’d rather watch television,………?
a didn’t she b hadn’t she c has she d wouldn’t she
13 No mistakes………made
a has been b have been c in d to be
14 I don’t mind………… waiting for a few minutes
a to be kept b keeping c being kept d being
15 It is……… that Omar moved to Bahrain
a known b told c knowing d supposing
16 We can’t ski unless……… snow on the slopes
a it is b there will be c it d there is
17 The new motorway……… and built last year
a planned b was planned c was planning d had planned
VIII Make questions for the following underlined words:
1 I get out of the bed at six o’clock
2 Mr Smith lives in that house
3 He went to school this morning
4 Mr Smith was living in that house last year
5 They were at library this afternoon
6 We have to study English tonight
7 You have been here for three hours
IX Use relative pronoun to combine the following pair of sentences:
1 Our school has a good laboratory The students practice chemistry in the laboratory
2 You didn’t tell us the reason We had to cut down our daily expenses for that reason
3 Mrs Brown rang Dr John He was going to carry out an urgent operation at present
4 This is the house We have lived there for 5 years
5 I recently went back to Paris I was born in Paris nearly 50 years ago
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6 She is the most intelligent woman I’ve ever met this woman
7 Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio
General English Grammar Practice 4
I Present participle or past participle
1 (Pollute) water is not safe for drinking
2 I don’t have any furniture of my own Do you know when can tent a (furnish) apartment
3 The equator is the (divide) line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
4 The poor people who live is shacks south of the city don’t have (run) water
5 No one may attend the lecture except (invite) guests
6 We all expect our (elect) officials to be honest
7 Their behavior shocked us a It was a……….behavior
b We were………
II Infinitive on Gerund
1 I hope (see) you again soon
2 When I am tired, I stop (work)
3 Have you finished (clean) the floor?
4 They were told (be) here at ten o’clock
5 The police ordered the driver (stop)
6 He promised (pick) me up this afternoon
7 Don’t try to avoid (answer) my questions
8 We are discussing about (go) on holiday
9 He refused (lend) me some money
10 I used (ride) a lot, but I haven’t had a chance (do) any since (come) here
- I ride sometimes Would you like (come) with me next time?
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12 He gave up (gamble)
13 Try to avoid (make) him angry
14 Stop (argue) and start (work)
15 The children prefer (watch) TV to (read)
16 I am against (make) any complaints
17 It’s no use (cry) over spilt milk (proverb)
18 I suggest (hold) another meeting next week
19 He finished (speak) and sat down
20 He was fined for (drive) without lights
21 It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks
22 If you can’t turn the key try (put) some oil in the lock
23 He lost no time in (get) down to work
24 You can’t make an omelet without (break) eggs (proverb)
25 Imagine (live) with someone who never stops (talk)
26 The hostages were rescued without a shot (be) fired
27 By (work) day and night the succeeded in (finish) the job in time
28 He has a scheme for (make) grass grow in winter
III Combine the sentences, using adverb clauses of cause (because) Then rewrite them with prepositional phrases (because of).
1 Our T.V set was broken We listened to the news on the radio
-> ->
2 My registration is going to be canceled I haven’t paid my fees
-> ->
3 Sue’s eyes were red She had been swimming in a chlorinated pool
-> ->
4 We can’t visit the museum tomorrow It isn’t open
-> ->
5 The elevator was broken We had to walk up six flights of stairs
-> ->
IV Rewrite these sentences, using “no longer”:
1 Jack used to collect stamps and postcards
->
2 Tim used to have long hair and a beard
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3 I was feeling tired and sick
->
4 She used to believe in God
-> No longer
5 They used to play cards every night
->
V Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences:
1 Please promise not telling anybody my secret
->
2 Parents should never let very young children to stay at home alone
->
3 Bill decided buying a new car rather than the old one
->
4 Ali no speak Spanish, and Juan not know Arabic But they communicate well by speak English when they be together
->
5 Jack avoided to meet me
->
VI Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or x (zero article)
1 Jason’s father bought him ……… bike that he wanted for his birthday
2 …… … Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ……… France to ……… United States
3 Rita is studying………… English and………….Math this semester
4 ……… judge asked………… witness to tell………… truth
5 Please give me……… cup of………… coffee with ……… cream and……… sugar
6 ………… big books on………… table are for my history class
7 My………… car is four years old, and it still runs well
8 There are only……… few seats for……….tonight’s musical
9 ………chair that you are sitting in is broken
10 ……… Civil War was fought in ………… United States between 1861 and 1865
VII Put the verbs in brackets into the form.
1 Tommy is hungry He (not/ eat) anything for a long time
2 Susan is upset She (write) a letter to Mary last month, and she (not/ write) back yet
3 She (catch) the next bus, but it (not/ get) in till 9.00, so she (arrive) at her office ten minutes late
4 John (go) to Canada six months ago He (work) in Canada for a while and then (go) to the United States