MIXED EXERCISE Exercise 1. Combine the two sentence, using a relative pronoun. Then put the setences into the correct order to make a unified paragraph about Stonehenge. 1. The small stones weigh about 4 tons and are from an area in Wales. Wales is 400 kilometers from Stonehenge. -> The 2. The people livesd several thousan years ago. They built Stonehenge. ->The . 3. Tourists can see the stones from a distance. The sones lie in a large field. -> Tourists 4. The huge stones weigh about 45 tons. They are more than 6 meters high. -> The 5. Everybody says that Stonehenge is very impressive. They have visited Stonehenge. -> Everybody . Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences, using Reduced Relative Clause. 1. This is the ideal place where we can build a house of our own. -> This 2. “Gone with the wind” is the best book that you should read. -> “Gone . 3. The couple who lives next to us have 16 children. -> The 4. The amount of money which was taken by the robbers was found by the police. -> The . . 5. The first Vietnamese woman that set foot on the Antarctia is a young girl whose name is Hong. ->The . . 6. What are the most interesting things a person can see and do in your city? ->What 7. She has no one who can help her. -> She . 8. The man who sat next to me had bad cold. -> The 9. The streets which runs through the village was built 200 years ago. -> The streets . . 10. I’m usually the first guest that comes to a party and the last onethat leaves it. -> I’m . Exercise 3. Combine the following sentences, using Reduced Relative Clause. 1. A woman was seating behind me. She was eating popcorn. -> The . 2. A man met his brother for the first time on stage. He was separated from his brother at birth. -> . 3. A woman told what it was like to live with her name. The woman was named Monica Lewinsky. -> The . 4. A man was explaining how comfortable the kilt was. The man was wearing a kilt. -> The . 5. Solar energy is an eco-friendly source of energy. We should make good use of it. -> Solar energy . 6. A man was talking about the unfair drug law. He was arrested for smoking marijuana. -> The man 7. Two men told everyone exactly what they thought of her. They were marrid to the same woman. -> Two 8. Coal and gas are the major resources. They shouldn’t be wasted. -> Coal . Exercise 3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition 1. My father took our family out . dinner yesterday.( in,on,at,for) 2. She is a fraid of going out at night .the dark( at,to,for,from) 3. you should pay attention the lesson in class( at,to, for, about) 4. Ann never get bad mark . literature.( in,at,on,about) 5. I always enjoy hearing you.( about,from, by,to) 6. marie Curie was born November 7 th , 1867( at,in,on,for) 7. She harboured the dream . a scientific career,( on,for,of,with) 8. After being dry months it began to rain yesterday.( for,from,in,on) Exercise 4. Finish the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning as the first. 1. Jane is prettier than her sister . -> Her sister . 2. I think learning English is interesting. -> I think it 3. Your writing is so small that I can’t read it. -> Your writing isn’t 4. James Watt invented the steam engine. -> The . 5. His mother said to him: “ Study your lessons carefully for the test”. -> His mother told . 6. She said “I have benn ill for two days” -> She said . 7. I am sorry that she can’t com to visit me tomorrow. -> I wish . 8. People have built a shopping mall in the middle of the town. -> A shopping Exercise 5. Read the passage then answer the question on it. Suppermarket are a new ideal. One hundred year ago, people went food shopping at different stores One store sold bread, another meat, another cookies, and another fruit and vegetables. Customers didn’t use shopping carts. They told clerk what they wanted and the clerk gave it to them. These were “grocery stores” A big change in grocery stores happened in 1916. Clarence Saunders opened Piggly Wiggly, a “self-service” store. Customers chose the products they wanted and paid for them when they left the stores. By 1929,there were 3000 Piddly Wigglys in the United States. People liked the unsual name Piggly Wggly. They found it interesting. New stores in 1920s and 1930s had funny names too: Hindky Dinky, Jitney Jungle, Alpha Beta, and Giant Tiger. 1. Where did people go food shopping one hundreds years ago? 2. What were these stores? 3. Did they use shopping cats to buy food? 4. When did a big change in grocery stores happen? 5. Who had the idea to open the first “self-service” store called? 6. How many “self – service” stores were there by 1929? 7. What do people call them today? Exercise 6.Rewrite the following beginning the given words 1. “ Thank you for your help,” sai an old villager. -> An old villager thanked . 2. “ Do all the homework before you come to class.” The teacher said to his students. -> The teacher told . 3. ‘ Go and see the game tomorrow,” said Trung to Hoang. -> Hoang invited . 4. Shall we prepare food for the homeless this weekend?” said our group leader. -> Our group leader suggested . 5. “ Don’t wast your time playing games all day,son” father said. -> Father advised . 6. “ Go ahead with your presentation” said the interviewer. -> The interview told him 7. “Please do not touch any of material here’said the employer to his assitant. -> The employer warned . 8. The coach said ‘Be fast and concentrate hard” -> The coach asked her . 9. “Please turn down your radio”said Minh . -> Minh insisted her sister . 10. “Don’t hesitate if you want to ask for help,” said a volunteer. -> A volunteer told me 11. “ Why not buy another bicycle” Henry said -> Henry advised his girlfriend 12. “Sorry I’m late” said the supervivor. ->The supervivor apologized . 13. Let’s go for a walk’ said Mai -> Mai suggested . 14. ‘Don’t forget to send Ann a birthday card’Lan said to me -> Land reminded Exercise 7. Comparison A-Complete the sentences with the adjectives in their correct form. 1. You look much .(good) than yesterday 2. The (bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid. 3. She's the (careful) girl in the class. She has never broken anything. 4. Indian cooking has some of the .(hot) dishes in the world. 5. Who is (beautiful) , Madonna or Sophia Loren ? 6. He is the (extravagant) teacher I know. He wears his hat even in class. 7. Living in Paris is (expensive) than living in Valencia. 8. Anne is the (clever) person I know. She learns everything immediately. 9. The teacher thinks we have to be .(tidy) than last year. We can't go on like this. 10. I feel (bad) than yesterday. I need a rest. B-Complete with comparative or superlative. 1. A car is than (expensive) a bicycle. 2. Tokyo is (large) city in the world. 3. An elephant is than (heavy)a horse. 4. Spain is than (big) England. 5. My car is than (bad)your car. 6. Helen was (beautiful) woman in Greece. 7.An aeroplane is (fast) than a plane. 8. This exam is (difficult) of all 9. Old people are than (intelligent) young people. 10. Winter is . than (cold) autumn. 11. The (hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa. 12. Germany is .(far) from home than France. 13. My health is .(good) now than 5 years ago. 14. I've got (little) money than you but I don't mind. 15. Chinese is .(difficult) language in the world. 16. Valencia played (bad) yesterday than last week. 17. Cats are not . (intelligent) as dogs. 18. I think you must tell me (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to finish. 19. My sister Anne had a (tidy) room than me, but was always having arguments with everybody. 20. Who is . (talkative) person in class? C.Put the adjectives in brackets into the form which best suits the meaning of the sentence. 1. That is__________________ (incredible) story I have ever heard! 2. It is not always_________________(bright) students who do well in tests. 3. Fibre shirts are harder-wearing, but cotton shirts are much_______________ (comfortable), 4. Which is __________(deep), Lake Garda or Lake Iseo ? 5. She is much__________ (self-confident) than she used to be. 6.__________ (tall) man in Manresa is a basketball player. 7. I like both of them, but I think Michael is __________(easy) to talk to. 8. Most people are__________ (well off) than their parents were. 9.She has a lot to be thankful for__________________(sad) thing of all is that she does not realize it. Exercise 8 . SENTENCE TRANFORMATIONS Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed. 1/ “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said John. → John suggested 2/ I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. → This is the first 3/ The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. → Plans 4/ It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday. → You 5/ “How many survivors are there?” asked the journalist. → The journalist asked . 6/ It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away. → The meat was 7/ You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa. → If 8/ “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter. → Peter asked if . 9/ She started working as a secretary five years ago. → She has 10/ My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. → My French friend isn’t used to 11/ We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. → If we 12/ The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough. → The sea was too . 13/ What a pity you failed your driving test ! → I wish . 14/ The mechanic serviced my car last week. → I had . 15/ I’m always nervous when I travel by air. → Traveling by air makes 16/ “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked. → He suggested . 17/ Althoush he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. → In spite of 18/ He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. → He objected his secretary . 19/ I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. → I wish . 20/ They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. → The streets . 21/ Apples are usually cheaper than oranges. → Apples are not . Exercise 9 : Reading and fill the words in the blanks Pollution We are slowly… .(1)… the earth. The seas and rivers are… .(2)… dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that is… (3)… .to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example,….(4) ….gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen…(5)…wear oxygen masks. We have cut … (6)…. So many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in part of Africa can’t grow… (7)… to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly…….(8)……. For instance, tigers are race in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. We must act now before it is too…….(9) … .to do anything about us. Join us now. Save the earth. It is……(10)……… important to ignore. 1. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destroying D. to destroy 2. A. so B. so that C. very D. too 3. A. healthy B. unhealthy C. healthful D. healthily 4. A. poisonous B. poison C. poisonously D. poisoned 5. A. have to B. may C. should D. will 6. A. down B. up C. off D. into 7. A. much B. enough C. many D. a lot 8. A. disappeared B. disappear C. disappearing D. to disappear 9. A. lately B. later C. latest D. late 10. A. so B. so that C. too D. very Exercise 10: Air pollution Air pollution is a …(1)… of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can….(2)….Although there isn’t enough… (3)… on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have… (4)… that air pollution cause lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also… (5)….air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a ….(6)….gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who … ( 7) … in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as …(8)….as other long term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere… (10)….to in crease, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the pole may melt and may cause serious floods. 1. A. reason B. cause C. effect D. effort 2. A. reduce B. send C. produce D. give 3. A. information B. news C. data D. figures 4. A. said B. told C. proclaimed D. proved 5. A. increased B. decreased C. minimized D. sent 6. A. poison B. poisonous C. poisoned D. poisoning 7. A. stay B. live C. come D. work 8. A. quick B. slow C. quickly D. slowly 9. A. when B. while C. during D. as soon as 10. A. continued B. continuing C. continue D. will continue Iexercise 11. Change into passive voice 1) They can’t make tea with cold water. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) Some body has taken some of my books away. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) They will hold the meeting before May Day. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5) They have to repair the engine of the car. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 6) The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7) People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8) They may use this room for the classroom. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The teacher is going to tell a story. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9) Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The children looked at the women with a red hat. . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10) They have provided the victims with food and clothing. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11) People speak E in almost every corner of the world. . I’m . Exercise 3. Combine the following sentences, using Reduced Relative Clause. 1. A woman was seating behind me. She was eating popcorn. -> The sister . 2. I think learning English is interesting. -> I think it 3. Your writing is so small that