báic exercises

Name: Class: SOME KINDS OF ESSENTIAL EXERCISES FOR SEMESTER ONE I. Rewrite the following sentences by putting “ Among ” at the beginning : 1. Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous Hollywood film stars. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 2. The film director was one of those who contributed to the success of that film. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 3. Maths, Physics, and Chemistry are three of the subjects I like best. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 4. These diamonds are the biggest of all precious stones in my hand. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 5. Tom and Mary were some of my closest friends in my childhood. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 6. Unemployment is one of the problems the government can’t easily deal with. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 7. She said “Gone With the Wind” was one of the novels she liked best. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 8. Two of the cars imported from Japan were Nissan and Toyota. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 9. “Hamlet”, “King Lear” and “Romeo and Juliet” are some of famous plays written by Shakespeare. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 10. Bobbie is among the best singers. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 11. My friend was among the first ones to arrive. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 12. Ann’s mother, who swam across the channel herself when she was a girl, will be among them. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 13. George is one of those who are chosen to be the representatives for our school in the national chess contest. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 14. Ms. Kim Tuyen was recognised to be the brightest one the most famous VTV reporters. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 15. Peter was one of several candidates who were interviewed. II> Rewrite the following sentences using “ WHATEVER ” : 16. No matter what happens, don’t forget to write me. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 1 17. You shouldn’t hesitate to ask for helps no matter what kinds of difficulty you meet. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 18. You should keep your promise no matter what sorts of difficulty you encounter. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 19. No matter what kinds of exercises she had taken, she was still on weight. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 20. No matter what he says, no body believes him. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 21. Although there were thousands of his foes outside, he flew out without scare. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 22. Though they are expensive goods, people buy them. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 23. Although I had so much money, they didn’t sell their old car to me. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 24. He can’t get a job even though he has enough qualification. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 25. Despite the heavy rain, she goes to the church regularly. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… III> Combine these sentences into one, using “ WHATEVER ” : 26. It was the bad weather. She still went to the Rex theatre in time. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 27. He can get many profits from the business. But he won’t give them a way. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 28. I will be offered a big some of money. But I still keep silent. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 29. Daisy promises to give the children many cakes. They go on crying. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 30. There are some roses. My girlfriend didn’t pardon me. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… IV> Use the correct word forms : 31. We often go to the theatre at weekends for………………… (entertain). 32. The……………(produce) of this factory are widely consumed in this country. 33. The youth should do their best to………………….(contribution) to building their country. 34. Nowadays there are many ………………….(variety) forms of entertainment everywhere. 35. Are you ………………….(awareness) of the difference between the two lifestyles? 36. Sword Lake is a ………………….(history) place in Vietnam. 37. He is the most famous ………………….(act) I’ve known. 2 38. In ………………….(industry) countries, people work an average of ten to twelve hours a day. 39. It is said that travelling a lot will…………………. (broad) our minds. 40. There have been many …………………. (culture) activities on these days. 2. Complete these sentences with the appropriate words : “another”, ”the other(s)”, ”other(s)”, “some” 1. There are seven students from Japan. are from Iran, and are from places. 2. He does not need those books. He needs . 3. If you are still thirsty, I’ll make pot of coffee. 4. This glass of milk is sour, glass of milk is sour, too. 5. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat, ` was looking at magazines, was eating candy bar, were walking around looking for more food. 6. advertisements tell the truth; are full of lies. 7. eat to live; live to eat. 8. There are many guests at the party. enjoy it a lot. ` said it was too dull. 9. newly graduated students only want to work right in the city, are willing to work in the remote region. 10. magazines contain interesting articles, carry a lot of advertisements. V. Use the extra object “ IT” to rewrite these sentences : 1. To advertise is a waste of money. We find ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. To translate into Vietnamese is a good method. I think …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Walking alone at night in some parts of the city is dangerous. People believe ………………………………………………………………………… 4. It is difficult to answer this question. You find …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Trying to talk to her was difficult. They made …………………………………………………………………………………. 6. To be accurate is a good thing. She believes …………………………………………………………………………………. 7. To be there on time is important. Janet thinks …………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Seeing you was nice. Marilyn thought …………………………………………………………………………………. 9. To spend all that money was a shame. My friends realize …………………………………………………………………………………. 10. Learning by heart was a good method. 3 Bob believes …………………………………………………………………………………. 11. To take care of children is a heavy duty. I consider …………………………………………………………………………………. 12. Coming to class late is quite annoying. Mr. Parker finds…………………………………………………………………………………. 13. * That he disagreed was clear. George made …………………………………………………………………………………. 14. * That they may arrive next week is impossible. We consider …………………………………………………………………………………. 15. * That she hadn’t written was peculiar. Madonna finds…………………………………………………………………………………. VI. Make sentences with the given words, using the extra object “ IT ”: 1. We/ consider/ action/ kindness/ help/ blind/ across/street. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 2. We/ think/ stupid/ go/ rain/ raincoat. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 3. He/ find/ impossible/ study/ home. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 4. People/ know/ dangerous/ drive/ fast/ city. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 5. I/ consider/ interesting/ make/ friends/ them. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 6. She/ find/ boring/ talk/ him. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 7. We/ realize/ useful/ know/ foreign languages. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 8. We/ all/ know/ exciting/ watch/ football. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 9. They/ think/ safer/ wear/ helmet/ driving. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… 10. We/ find/ difficult/ please/ other/ persons. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………… VII. Use the proper form of the words in brackets : 1. It is easy to tell the …………………(different) between butter and margarine. 2. The best bicycles are very …………………………(produce) in this factory. 3. Every businessman knows the …………………………(important) of advertising. 4. Morning exercises are very ……………………(helpful) for you’re your health. 5. ……………………(display) are seen in store windows along the street. 6. You should get very good…………………(serve) from this computer. 7. We can find some interesting ……………………………… (advertise) in today’s newspaper or on television. 8. My mother has just bought a new…………………………(electricity) cooker. 4 9. She wants to buy some ………………………… (use) axes. 10. He becomes one of the………………………… (much) famous singers. VIII. Make questions with “ What ……… for? ”: 1. She knocked on my door to wake me up. ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. He is wearing two pullovers to keep warm. ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. She has to go to school to study. ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. He goes to London to study English. ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. She is going on diet to lose weight. ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Banks are developed to keep people’s money safe. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Yesterday Mr. Green went to the bank to open a checking account. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Peter is going to buy traveller’s checks from the bank to use instead of money. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I am saving up to buy a new bicycle. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I have to leave right away so as not to miss the last train. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IX. Make questions with “ How + adj / adv ……. ? ”: 1. I receive a letter from my mother once a month. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Tom drove 60 kilometres an hour on the highway. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The wall is 3 meters high. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The lake is 10 meters deep. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. We’ve driven 100 kilometres from Hong Ngu town. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. He can run 5 kilometres per hour. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. It takes him half an hour to walk to school. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. His house is 250 square metres in width. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Maria is nineteen years old. 5 …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. She can speak English very well. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… X. Make questions with “ Why……? ” 1. She likes him because he is kind. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Linda didn’t come to the club because she was ill. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The train was late because the fog was thick. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. He walks slowly because his legs were badly injured. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. They’ll leave early because the journey is quite long. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The pupils understood that mathematical problem very well because he explains it clearly. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Since there was no one there I went away. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I needn’t explain as he knows more about it than I do. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Jane looks happy because she has got good marks. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Because of my hard life at that time, I left school. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XI. Make questions with the given cues then answer them: 1. What / jogging? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Why / jogging / become / popular? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. In what way / jogging very good exercise? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Jogging / cost much? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What / you / talk / friend / as jogging / for? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Last year/ he/ save/ money/ buy/ new bicycle? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. You / learn / English/ able/ read/ English books. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. She / go / hospital / yesterday/ visit/ sick friend. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They / go out/ this evening / movies. 6 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Those people jog/ every morning/ have/ firm muscles. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Workers/ go on strike/ for a month/ ask for higher wages. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. Your brother/ go/ post office/ this morning/ buy/ stamps / envelops. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. Mr. Pike/ go/ bank/ last week/ open/ check / account. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. You/ give up/ job/ help/ my father/ business. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. She/ get up/ early/ prepare/ breakfast / her family. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XII. Use the proper form of the words in brackets : 1. My father goes…………every evening. (jog) 2. That…………… practises in this park every morning. (jog) 3. She had a …………… of joy when hearing his steps outside. (feel) 4. Bad planning leads to …………… later. (difficult) 5. The horse won the race …………… (comfort) 6. My aunt has ……………………… speaking Vietnamese. (difficult) 7. How …………… is your garden? (width) 8. You must always tell the ………………(true) 9. The wind blew very ……………… last night. (strength) 10. My sister used to live in a ……………… village. (distance) XIII. Combine the following sentences; using Relative Clauses : 1. My youngest sister has just got married. You met her at my house yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Last week I came back to my village. I was born there forty years of age …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I met Mary. She asked for giving advice. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My father is always willing to help you. You can reply on his words. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Robert Gibbs has been recaptured. He escaped from prison last Monday. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The matter has been settled. You were arguing about it. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. This is the man. I met him in Paris last month. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I like that painting very much. A millionaire bought it. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. This is the lion. It’s been ill recently. 7 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The firm slates me to New York City. I work for this firm. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. Sydney is an Australia’s biggest city. It has a population of three million. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. This is the chair. My father gave it to me. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16. Mr. Nam’s is near mine. He is an experienced doctor. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18. The policeman received a reward. He caught a dangerous criminal. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19. Her latest novel is really good. I read it on holiday. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20. How is your son? He had an operation last night. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated each other. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25. This is a story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people in the world. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28. The building is the church. Its tower can be seen from apart. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29. Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them yesterday. 8 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is necessary for your project. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31. The students will surely be successful in their exam. The students study seriously and methodically. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32. Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 33. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have it. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34. Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon, a small town in England. He is the world’s greatest dramatist and poet. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36. A man brought in a small girl. His hand had been cut. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… XIV. Subject and verb agreement: A: Choose the correct answer in the brackets: 1> Jane (want / wants/ wanting) a new dress and a pair of shoes. 2> John along with twenty friends (is / are / am) celebrating a party. 3> The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings / bringing) back many memories. 4> The quality of these recordings (is / are/ am) not very good. 5> If the duties of these officers (isn’t / aren’t/ am not) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project. 6> The effects of cigarette smoking (have / has) been proven to be extremely harmful. 7> The use of credit cards in place of cash (have / has) increased rapidly in recent years. 8> Advertisements on TV (is / are) becoming more competitive than ever before. 9> Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others,(is / are) at an all-time high. 10> Mr John, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have / has) proposed some changes in the rules. 11> The levels of intoxication (vary / varies) from subject to subject. 12> Neither Bill nor Mary and Jane (is / are) going to the party tonight. 13> Anything (is / are) better than going to the movies tonight. 14> Skating (is / are) becoming more and more popular. 9 15> A number of reporters (was / were) at the conference yesterday. 16> Everybody who (has / have) a fever must go home immediately. 17> Your glasses (was / were) on the bureau last night. 18> The committee (have / has) already reached a decision. 19> A pair of jeans (was / were) in the washing machine this morning. 20> Each student (have / has) just answered the first question. 21> Either John or Mary (make / makes) breakfast every morning. 22> After she had pursued the materials, the secretary decided that everything (was / were) in order. 23> The crowd at the basketball station (was / were) wildered with excitement. 24> The army (has / have) eliminated this section of the training test. 25> The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is / are) appalling. 26> There (have / has) been too many interruptions in this class. 27> Peter or his friends (want / wants) to take a bath in this river. 28> Each boy and each girl (have / has) a book. 29> The policemen (have / has) arrested the thief. 30> Physics (is / are) less difficult than chemistry. B: Put the verbs in the brackets into the Simple Present tense . 1> Every Elementary School teacher (have) ……………to take a training course. 2> Neither Jill nor her parents (have)…………… seen this film before. 3> What time (be) …………… the news on TV? 4> The police (have) …………… arrested the thieves. 5> Either Jack or I (be) …………… enthusiastic to do that. 6> Ten tons of rice (cost) …………… a great deal of money. 7> Three years of waiting for him (not be) …………… a long time to her. 8> Five billion dollars (bring) …………… that guy to wealth and debauchery. 9> There (live) …………… many people in this village. 10> Here (come) …………… the clown that he (like) …………… best. 11> The methods for studying the earth (have)……………been being researched. 12> To love and to be loved (be) …………… the greatest happiness on earth. 13> The boy and the girl (love) …………… their parents dearly. 14> No teacher and no student (be) …………… present at the classroom on Sundays. 15> What (be) …………… the purpose of learning foreign languages? 16> She with we (be) …………… very happy today. 17> Tom and I (be) …………… cousins. 18> The whole family (be) …………… going to the cinema now. 19> The production of dyes, perfumes, and explosive (have) …………… made a lot of progress. 20> The United Nations (consist) …………… of over 160 nations. 21> Bread and butter (not be) …………… good food. 22> Three of these students (get) …………… used to riding their motorbike carelessly. 10 [...]... …………………………………………………………………………… 48 My father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years → It is…………………………………………………………………….……… 49 Jane hasn’t rung for hours → It is……………………………………………………………………………… 50.These exercises are so difficult that we cannot do them →These exercises are too………………………………………………………… Notes: 1 If…… not = unless 2 S + V (present perfect)……….+ time → It’s time ….+ since……+ V (past) 3 Because S + V (clause) → Because... 20 21 22 23 24 25 Cái gì có sẵn cho ta DO thì ta cứ việc DO, Cái gì không có sẵn cho ta DO thì ta MAKE FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORMS “DO OR MAKE” It has nothing to………………with you …………… your exercises at home now, Tom What are you……… … ? – I am …… ……… new dress for my little daughter I always …………… my best to pass the final examination Every student must …………… his duty The principal will …………... (liberate) He won wide ………… ……… ….in the field of tropical medicine (recognize) She appeared with a ……………………….…….smile (content) They have ………………… … … measures to reduce unemployment ( effect) Relaxation exercises can …………………………your body of tension ( freedom) Highly………… industrial processes have been applied in the developed counties ( mechanic) We have some ………………………… ……for typists ( vacant) He often . Name: Class: SOME KINDS OF ESSENTIAL EXERCISES FOR SEMESTER ONE I. Rewrite the following sentences by putting “ Among. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 19. No matter what kinds of exercises she had taken, she was still on weight. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………