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(1)EXERCISE ENGLISH - Unit 12 I Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days _ Venice
a at b on c in d to They are good friends They each other for a long time
a know b have known c knew d were knowing How about _to Thai Binh Market?
a going b to go c went d gone "What in New York?" - "It's very cold and humid."
a the weather like b does the weather like c the weather is like d is the weather like " _ to come and have dinner with us?" -"I'd love tobut I'm busy."
a Do you want b Would you mind c Would you like d Could you please Can you tell me where ?
a she does b does she c she is d is she I was reading. _ my sisters were playing with their dolls
a when b while c at which d at time Ann _ me wave to her She in the other direction
a see/ is looking b was seeing/ looked c doesn't see/ looks d didn't see/ was looking Jack _ his homework between pm and pm yesterday
a did b was doing c made d was making 10 is an area of land between hills or mountains
a Valley b Beach c Bay d Island 11 Tom burnt his hand when he _ the dinner
a cooked b was cooking c has cooked d cooks 12 They have put a horrible statue right in the middle their front yard
a on b in c of d to 13 “I can't read this.” “You _ about my handwriting.”
a always complain b has always complained c always complained d are always complaining
14 A cup of tea sounds _
a perfect b perfectly c perfection d perfectionist 15 It's a picture a country village
a on b of c about d for 16 It was a hot and _ Sunday afternoon
a wet b humid c rainy d snowy II Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple :
1 Jack (wait) ………for me when I (arrive) ……… ‘What (you / do) ……….this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’ ‘(you / go) ……….out last night?’ ‘ No, I was too tired.’
4 ‘ Was Linda at the party last night?’ ‘ Yes, she (wear) ……… a really nice dress.’ How fast (you / drive) ………when the accident (happen) ………? Kahn (take) ……… a photograph of me while I (not / look? ……… We were in a difficult position We (not / know) ………what to
8 I haven’t seen David for ages When I last (see) ……… him, he (try) ………to find a job in Paris
9 I (walk) ………along the street when suddenly I (hear) ………footsteps behind me Somebody (follow) ……….me I was frightened and I (start) ……… to run
10 When I was young, I (want) ……….to be a bus driver 11 I (wake) ……….up at o’clok this morning
12 While her boyfriend was in the army, Rose (write) ……… to him once a week 13 Phong (study) ……… computer for two years, but he doesn’t study it now
14 ‘ What were you doing at o’clock last night?’‘I (prepare) ……….my math lessons.’ 15 It still (rain) ……….when you came in?
(2)17 We looked out of the window Some children (play) ……… in the yard
18 You ( not know) ……….much about the regulation at that time, you (do) …………? 19 When Huy was a boy, he often (go) ……….fishing with his father
20 Daisy (look) ……… at the flowers when the thief (come) ………up behind her and (snatch)……….her handbag
IV Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the printed ones:
1 To morning exercises every day is good for our health
It’s good ……… To get a poor mark at any subject makes us unhappy
It ……… ……… We have to keep our schoolyard green, clean and attractive
It’s our duty ……… ……… I could not go to work yesterday I was ill
Because I ……… ……… We don’t want to go out at night and she doesn’t want to go out at night
We don’t ……… ……… Loan likes to eat bananas and Thanh likes to eat bananas
Loan likes ……… ……… The soup is very sour
It’s ……… ……… How much the jeans cost?
How much ……… ……… They are marking plans about their vacation
Plans ……… ……… 10.Because I am tired I can’t finish the work in time
Because of ……… ……… V Supply the correct word form:
1 The plance was packed with Dutch ……… (vacation) There’s no need to be so ……… towards them.(friend) ………., he agreed straight away.(Surprise)
4 The hotel is ………comfortable.(wonder)
5 They are very ……… to foreign visitors.(accommodate)
6 I should have got a better price for the car, but I’m not much of a ……… (busy) ……….for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside.(Fortune) He wasn’t badly hurt-that’s something to be ……… for.(thank)
9 This study represents a major ………of time and effort.(expense) 10 We met on a ……… from London to Paris.(fly)
IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces:
Hi I'm back in the U.S I was with Matilda on her concert tour of Africa The best part was Eritrea The Eritrean people were very friendly and (1) The streets weren't (2) , but the markets often were The restaurants were great, but the service was often (3) .Some (4) were modern and some weren't, but even (5) hotels weren't conditioned The (6) was very hot and (7) ,but Matilda’s concerts were great, and my whole trip to Eritrea was a lot of (28)
1 a kind b lucky c reserved d quiet
2 a crowd b crowds c crowded d overcrowding
3 a slow b slowly c quick d quickly
4 a houses b buildings c flats d hotels
5 a modern b old c ancient d remote
6 a day b weather c night d temperature
7 a cold b old c humid d wet
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