the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the whole year, people never enter (2) ____house on the first day without (3)___[r]
(1)Onthionline.net Revision.10 Exercise 1: choose one correct anser for each question
1.After a short break for tea, they went on working (began/continued/delayed/.harrowed)
2.Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for(the disabled/the deaf/ the mute/ the blind) 3.Thuy’s class is different(On/ from/ in/at) other classes because the children are disabled
4.What makes a computer such a… device?(miracle/miraculous/miraculously/wonder) 5.Computers are capable doing almost anything you ask ( in/at/of/ with)
6 They are going _ a boat trip on the Thames.(for/ in/at/on)
7.We are going on a _ to Vung Tau next week (two day trip/two-days trip/two-day trip/ twoday) 8.You can change the TV channels with this _ control.(far/standby/ special/remote)
9.After a hard working day, it is great to _in a swimming pool.(lie/walk/relax/enjoy) 10.We are going to the theatre to see a play.(cartoon/drama/comedy/documentary)
11.We can see a lot of information on the visual display unit (VDU).(CD ROMs/mouse/computer screen/ printer) / 12 Her hobby is -(photograph/photography/photographic/photographer)
13 Television can make things because it presents information in an effective way
( memory/memorial/memorable/memorably)// 14 A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a (cartoon/drama/comedy/documentary)
15 What programme is VTV3 at 7.30 pm today?(on/ on on/on in/ in)
16 A film or a play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending is called a (documentary/quiz show/talk show/comedy)
17 Be quick! I don't want to miss "Wheel of Fortune" This is my favourite (quiz show/ sport/news/comment) 18 VTV1 is Vietnam's channel while HTV is a local one.(national/ international/global/general) 19 Mickey Mouse is a famous character.(play/comedy/cartoon/news)
20 A(documentary/comedy/cartoon/news)is a film or a television programme giving facts about something 21 I don't like watching TV with Anna She keeps changing the (films/programs/channels/videos)
22.He lost his job last month then, he has been out of work (For/ Since/ From/ Already)
23 playing the guitar very softly, Tom woke his parents up.(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) 24 She could understand the song (because/although/in spite of/despite)she didn't speak Chinese very well 25.( (Because/Although/Because of/In spite of))his age, Mr Benson runs four miles before breakfast 26(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) he didn't speak Dutch, Bod decided to settle in Amsterdam 27(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) the rough sea, the ferry couldn't sail
28(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) he had a good salary, he was unhapply in his life 29(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of)his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car 30.There were a lot of accidents (Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) the icy road
31(Because/Although/Because of/In spite of) the cost of living in Britain is high, there are fewer tourists here this year.// 32 (Because/Although/Because of/In spite of)his book was successful, he decided not to write any more 33 John is always late for class, annoys the teacher (which/this/what/that)
34 …… you take a holiday? (when/how long/what time/how often)
(2)38 I met someone _ said he knew you.(that/ who/which/he)
39 Do you know the story _your mother is talking about?(who/whom/which/it) 40 that road ? It was badly damaged by the floods last month.( Is/repaired-Has/repaired-Have/repaired-has/been repaired)
41.We have visited a lot of places of scenic(beauty/beautiful/beautify/beautifully) 42.Tomorrow is Saturday so we will have days (in/on/of/off)
43.The new technology helps us to have(bumper/cash/poor/wishes) crops so we are all happy now 44.In my old days, I remember that my parents had to work hard to make ends(met/see/come/meet) 45.A computer is a modern device _help us a lot of things (which/it/who/whose)
46 …… is used for making exact copies of documents.(Computer/ Printer/ Photocopier/ Camcorder) 47 The Titanic, ……… sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable (whose /that /which/ who) 48 A new hospital for children …… in our city (has been built/ is building/ has built/ buid) 49 The problems …… Tony has seem insurmountable ( what/ he /that/ who)
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verb in bracket
1 I was lonely at first, but after a time I got used (live) alone He thinks of(leave) his of Would you like me( turn) down the radio a bit? No, it’s all right I used (work) with the radio on Would your children mind(keep) quiet for a moment? I’m trying (fill) a form
4 Does she want(be) a singer? I hope( have) a job Try to avoid( make) him angry I used(smoke) 40 cigarettes a day I’d like(have) a look at your new car
9 I’m looking forward to(see) you 10 Would you mind(show) me how (work) the lift? 11.If you go on (let) the dog(run) after cars, he’ll end by(be) run over
12.Do stop(talk), I’m trying (finish) a letter 13.(Look) at me and answer my question 14.You’ll be able (do) it yourself when you are older 15 I don’t enjoy(go) to the dentist
16.Water and oil…… (not mix) 17.It (take) me fifteen minutes to get to school every morning
18…… on Sundays? (.Always he gets up late/He always get up/Does he get up always late/He gets always up) 19 Kerry (practice) hard on the violine last week
20 The boys(play) football in the field every evening but yesterday they (play) basketball instead
21.When I came to visit him, he(go ) to work 22.Kenn had taken his driving test before he (buy) a car 23.When you phoned me, it(be) my lunch time 24.Miss Kim (mark) all our books by the time we arrived 24.A: you (go).shopping this afternoon? B: No, I (already, go) this morning
25.He and his wife (live) next to me since their son, Tom, was born
26.I (never, be) to Autrslia, but I’d like to go 27.I (not see) Keith for a while 28 We (be) friend since we (be) at college together 28 U (do) the gardening yet? 29.It’s quite simple really If you (take) these tablets every day, then You (lose) weight
30.All of them already(tell) what to by their boss 31 the students(give) instructions by their teachers yet? 32.She just(decide) to join us on the trip to Cat Ba Isaland 33.If you can help me, I(be) grateful to U 34 If Peter(not come), her grandparents will be sad 35 Sara(help) U if U ask her in advance 36 What your mother(do) if U come home late? 37.Will she be angry if she(know)what U did? 38.The injured (often be) taken to this hospital 39.She(get) married next month
Exercise 3: Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning 1.“I won’t have enough time to finish this job”,he said
2.Mary said,“ It has been a long time since we had such a good meal” 3.Susan told them“ I left my umbrella here two days ago”
(3)6.He felt sick because he eat too many cakes Because of
7.I never forget the house I was born in that house.(using who,that, which) 8.Make me some coffee, and I’ll give you one of my biscuits( using If),
Exercise 3: Find the wrong word or phrase A, B, C or D in these sentences and correct it: Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America A B C D
2 What you use to when you felt afraid? A B C D
3.I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans A B C D
4.Sometimes, it’s difficult to avoid to drink when we enjoy an informal party A B C D 5.Alma doesn’t like cities and want to live somewhere quiet
A B C D
6.Do you mind to stay up tonight to help me finish the homework? A B C D
7 Take an umbrella with you It’s going to raining A b c d
8 There would be a lecture by Mr Brown next week A b c d
9 Because of applying for hundreds of jobs, she is still out of work A B C D 10 Because a pain in his leg, he walked very slowly
A B C D
11 They didn't eat anything despite they were very hungry A B C D
12 Although the bad condition of the house, they enjoyed living there A B C D
Exercise 4: read the text carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) or answer them:
Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music An important form is folk music Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people The songs may be hundreds of years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them Modern music is often music for dancing In Britain it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc
In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with acoustic guitars were also called folk singers The songs were often “protest songs”, complaining of bad things happening in society
1.Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by? 2.Who were folk songs composed by?
3.According to the passage, what is modern music often used for?
A singing only B playing with guitars C dancing D forming pop music 4.In the 1950s, what did people play folk songs with?
5.Why are folk songs called “protest songs”?
A.Because they are sung by country people B Because they are hundreds of years old
(4)Louis Braille was born in 1809 (1)……… Coupvray He was a French (2)……… of the blind He (3)
………… was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute (4)……… the Young Blind in Paris Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris (5)……… an organist and violoncellist In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the (6)………
1 a on/ b in/ c at/ d of a doctor/ b teacher/ c designer/ d lawyer a himself/ b whom/ c for himself / d who a of/ b with/ c to/ d for
5 a like/ b as / c such as/ d for a academy/ b institute/ c school/ d organization Exercise 6: Read the following passage and decide on true/false statements
In the first part of the twentieth century, before a television set was a part of most households, radio programming was different form what it is now Someone read an exciting story, or part of a story, while the children's imaginations provided visual images to fit the spoken ones People listened to serials, stories that were broken into one-hour segment Because each hour ended with a suspense, listeners had to tune in at the same time the next day to find out what would happen Families gathered around the radio at night to hear important news or to listen to favourite programmes Radio was an important form of home entertainment However, because of television, radio programming has changed
Radio stories have become a thing of the past because people prefer both to watch and to hear Radio is now a medium that is used more often in a car than at home Because music and news are the easiest types of programmes to listen to in a car, they are the most common Radio, in fact, has become the music medium It provides music for all tastes, from country-western to classical
1 Radio programming changed because television became widespread Radio stories not require the listeners to use their imaginations Radio serials ended with suspense so that listeners would want to hear the continuation of the story the next day
4 Listening to the radio was something that people always did alone With television, people could both see and hear the story
6 Most people listen to radio programmes in their cars Most radio programming consists of news and music
Answer these quesquestions
1 When did people use to get together to listen to their favourite prorammes? Why have radio stories become a thing of the past?
3 Which of the followings is NOT true?
A Radio provides both country-western music and classical music B Radio is more used in a car than at home
C Radio programming in the early twentieth century was exactly the same as it is today D Radio used to be an important form of home entertainment
Exercise 7:Choose the word which has the different pronunciation with the rest:
1 a excursion/ b sunburnt/ c nurse/ d picture a deaf / b teach/ c read/ d sleep a site/ b trip/ c city/ d invention a pity/ b children/ c blind/ d finger a tooth/ b food /c school/ d foot a seat/ b meat/c head/ d heat 7.A contented/ B pumped/ C watched/ D worked 8.A bird/ B skirt/ C shirt/ D hire 9.A teacher/ B term/ C other/ D together 10 A book/ B tooth/ C look/ D foot
11 A.hurt/ B husband/ C button/ D adjust 12 A passion/ B champion/ C escape/ D contact 13 A reason/ B feature/ C each/ D deaf 14.a.kitchen/ b.history/ c.time/ d.finish
(5)18.A aim/ B hair/ C railway/ D afraid 19.A coin/ B going/ C boil/ D voice
Revision.11
Exercise 1: choose one correct anser for each question
1.Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoy Vietnamese Tet holiday with (excite/ excited/ exciting /excitement)// 2.There is (everyone/someone/anyone/one) outside the house 3.To most Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is often well (Prepare/prepared/preparation/preparative) 4.The(Popular/popularize/popularly/popularity) of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world// 5.The competition was (Tested/finished/sponsored/limited).by the Students' Parents Society 5.Students from the northern(houses/highlands/planet/global) are asked to help illiterate relatives with writing and and reading skills
6.Some days before New Year, they(Exchange/ show/receive/ express ) greeting cards one another 7.(Festival/Decoration/ Occasion/ Celebration)is a day or time of the year when people have a holiday from work and celebrate some special event, often a religious event
8.She is a Buddhist She often goes to the(house/church/ pagoda/ banner) twice a month
9.Having a good diet gives me a sense that I am doing(nothing/someone /something/anything) positive and that I am in control.// 10 . She's busy(Writing/written/to write/write) out the wedding invitations
10.I have not spoken to ( someone/nobody/anybody/ones)all day because I have a sore throat 11.I need(anyone/ someone/something/none) reliable to look after the baby while I am at work 12.(Anyone/Someone/something/everything)can attend so you don’t have to be invited
13 Everyone/Someone/Anyone/No one)told me she was ill so I did not pay her a visit 14 Listen! I hear( anyone/no one/ someone/anybody) knocking at the window
15.When people(believe/try/entertain/pray), they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help 16.There was a very (disappointed/excited /negative/positive)response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it
17 He seemed to find fault on my doings He often gave negative(celebrations/Entertainments /decorations/ comments)// 18.Laziness and crime are inseparable You cannot have ( everyone/ someone/ones/one) without the other
19 Of all the girls here , Mary and her sister are the most beautiful (someone/one/everyone/ones) 20 I’m always lacking……… money With my …… – income, I can’t afford to pay for my living
A in / low B on/ high B of / low D at/ high
21 The number of injuries from automobile accidents( increase/ decrease/ influence/ limit) every year The government should something to stop it
22 In every program of the quiz “ Road to Mount Olympia”, there are always four representatives to (compete/competition/ competitor/ competing) together
23.At the end of the competition, the ……… who scored your performance from the beginning will announce the total score of each group ( teachers/ audiences/ friends/ judges)
24 We must make some plans for the future to( stop/ raise/ limit/ increase) the population growth of the world 25.Some children behave very badly and their parents can’t (Limit/ control/complete/ score) them
26.The U.S, Britain, France,etc… are examples of (develop/development/ developing/developed) countries 27.Iron, metal, petroleum and gold are natural(restaurants/reorganize/resources/reduction)
28.The man became(handicapped/intelligent/volunteer/healthy) after a severe accident 29.It is hoped that (literacy/illiteracy/literate/illiterate) will soon be eradicated in our country
(6)31 During summer vacations, they volunteer to work in(Nearby/remote/current/related) or mountainous areas to help the local people// 32 She (Enjoyed/insisted/agreed/advised).to help me redecorate the room
32 We can limit the size of our families by birth control (technique/method/ way/skill)
33.The purpose of the contest is to stimulate the spirit of playing sports among students(prevent /rise/ control/ encourage)// 34 A(monitor/representative/president/member) is a person chosen to speak on behalf of a group 35.It’s important to(delete/cancel/eradicate/damage) illiteracy out of this world
36 Students must obey class(regulations/laws/conferences/times)
37 Playing games too much will badly(effect/ influence/control/ encourage) Ur study 38 I suddenly caught my wife (smile/ to smile/ to smiling/being smiled) with another man Exercise 2: Give the right form of the verbs in brackets :
1 If she( not / fail ) one of her final exams she wouldn’t have had to spend part of the summer in college
2.Rob Fellow (come) from England He (come) to Paris six months ago to learn French He (begin) learning French at school in London when he was eleven, so he (learn) it for 10 years He (just take) an exam If he passes, he (move) into the next class We are looking forward to (see) you at the party
4.Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his house this morning As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident 6.Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.// 7.Sad movies always make me(cry)
8.By the time he ( be ) twenty five, he( make ) a million pounds
9.When we ( come ) out of the restaurant, we saw that our car ( disappear )
10 We stopped once (buy) petrol and then we stopped again(ask) someone the way
11 I tried(convince) him that I was perfectly capable of (manage) on my own, but he insisted on (help) me 12.Would your children mind(keep) quiet for a moment? I’m trying (fill) a form
13 The mister spent all his time (count) his money and (think) up new hiding-place He kept ( move) it about because he was terrified of (rob) He used (rob) once
14 I’m delighted (hear) that you can (come) on Saturday We are all looking forward to(see) you Remember (bring) your rubber boots.// 15 He was made( sign) a paper admitting his guilt
16 Jack suggested (take) me one flat and (keep) the other for me But Tom advised me( sell) the whole house 17 They let us( park) motorcycles here but they don’t allow us( park) cars
18 The inspector asked(see) my ticket and when I wasn’t able (find) it, he made me (buy) another 19.I’m sorry(disappoint) you // 20 He was made( sign) a paper admitting his guilt
21.You seem (know) this area very well Yes, I used( live) here
22 Everyone (be) afraid of dogs// 23.If someone offered to buy you a car, which one U(choose)? 24.If she (not walk) away from the discussion days ago, she(say) something that she would regret later 25.If my candidate(win ) the election, I (be) very happy But I know he isn’t capable of doing that 26 U(be) in this position If U(listen) to Ur father some years ago
27 Someone (want) to see U now.// 28 Garrarin was the first man(step) on the moon 29 It’s necessary for pupils( prepare) the lessons in advance
30 She is tired of (complain) about her room by members of her family
31.I’m afraid of(dance) with her because I always have to avoid (step) on my feet 32 She(return) and said goodbye to him after he (wait) her for 10 years Exercise 3: Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning
1.“ You will be surprised if you meet him “ Peter said to me
2.“ If today were Sunday, we wouldn’t go to school “ they said to me They told me “ I am sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer “ He apologized
4 “ I hear you won the championship Congratulation ! “ Jane congratulated “ You mustn’t drink to much caffeine , Tom“ Jane warned
(7)7.”I really hope to find a job soon”, said the worker(LOOK FORWARD) 8.“You should go to the lecture” (ADVISED)
9.“ I must see the manager!” he cried ( INSISTED)
10 “If someone came here with a gun, I would be very frightened”, said Peter 11.”My father will understand the situation if you explain it to him”, said Tom 12 “Which house would U like If U could choose?”, she asked me
13.”I’ll give U a call If I need Ur help tomorrow”, said Mary
14 “Please keep Ur voice down in the section of library If U continue to speak loudly, I’ll have to ask U to leave” 15.”If someone comes into this store, smile and say” Can I help U?””, said the boss
16.If Mr Manson had taught, I would have listened to him carefully”, said the student 17 “It would have been a serious accident if she had driven faster”, said a passenger 18.”Be careful with him as he is very dangerous”(warn)
19.”May I use Ur computer for a while”(ask) Exercise 4: Find mistake in each sentence
1.Noone saw Tom go in to the hall, did him? There are something I want to discuss with U 3.These televisions are popular in Europe but those one are not
4.If it hadn’t been rained so hard, we would have dined out.//
5.The number of participants in the competition have increased to 360
6 After driving for 40 miles, he suddenly realized that he has driven in the wrong direction I don’t want to go with him He drives very dangerous
8 If U think Ur boss is stupid, remember: U won’t have a job if he was any smarter A bomb exploded in a bus, killed more than 20 people in it
10 Have seen the film twice, I don’t want to see it again tonight 11 Do U know the boy sit in the corner of the class
12 He apologized on not phoning her earlier
Exercise 5:Choose the word which has the different pronunciation with the rest:
1 parent/ iron/ really/ relationship// representative/ competitive/ relative/ method resource/ increase/ instead/ observe// safe/ amount/ native/ stimulate performance/ contest/ score/ shortage// develop/ recite/ explain/ percent cricket/ crowed/ celebrate/ crash twelve/ when/ answer/ win 9.laughed/ cooked/ watched/ needed 10.cat/ contest/receive/curriculum 11.three/ them/ think/ thrive 12 sees/ traditions/ comments/ festivals 13.decorate/ turkey/ apricot/shrine 14 food/ of/ frozen/ fall
Exercise 6:Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
(8)1.a Although/ b Instead /c Due to(=because of)/ d Since(=Because 2.a any/b each /c every /d one
3.a to be invited/ b to invite/ c being invited /d inviting 4.a cases/ b examples/ c kinds /d sorts
5.a safe / b safety/ c safetiness/ d safely 6.a in/ b for/ c with / d from
Answer these questions:
1.What is the act of being the first person to enter a house on Tet called in Vietnamese? 2.Who should be invited first into the house?
3 What does the word “taboo” here mean:
A a good thing B luck C exception D a ban on something Why don’t people sweep houses during Tet?
Exercise Read the passage and answer the questions( workbook/46) Exercise Read the passage and answer the questions
Valentine’s Day around the world
In Italy, there is a custom for young couples to get engaged on Valentine’s Day Some shops sell baskets and cups which are filled with sweets and tied with ribbons The young couples give them to each other
In Korea, on February 14th many women give sweets to their boyfriends, and on March 14th their boyfriends buy them chocolate The young people who not have a boyfriend or a girlfriend can celebrate their own day on April 14th On this special day, called “Black day” , these people sit with their friends, who are in the same situation, and eat “yoyang” noodles, which are black This ensures that everyone has a day to celebrate
In the United States, most people take Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to express their feelings towards their loved one or to offer the hand of friendship to others However, it’s popular on these days to send an “anti-Valentine” card These cards either have an insulting message( to the person U hate) or to say goodbye( to Ur current partner) If U receive a card with the message C-Ya (see U!), it means that Ur boyfriends or girlfriend want to end Ur relationship
1.How many Valentine’s Day are there in Korea?
2 What young couples in Italy often give to each other? What is the “Black Day” in Korea?
4 What most people in the US often on Valentine’s Day? Decide whether these statements are T or F
1 Young couples in Italy often get engaged on Valentine’s Day
2 The boys often give chocolate to their girlfriends on the Valentine’s Day like other couples in the world
3 In the US, it’s popular for people to end the relationship with their partners on this special day
4 In the US, If U want to insult somebody, send him a card with the message C-Ya Exercise 9: Write a passage to describe this table
Inflation rates in some countries
country 1998 2004 2006 2008
The United States 9% 8% 6% 20%
Germany 6% 7% 7.5% 15%
Japan 8% 8% 8% 16%
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