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UNIT : SCHOOL TALKS * Pronunciation : / ^ / _ / a: / * Grammar : Wh- questions Gerund and to + infinitive School talks I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words A bus B fun C busy D husband A pull B cut C put D sugar A during B cure C button D curiosity A wonderful B something C month D bottle A warn B arm C art D harm A aunt B touch C couple D young A wonderful B nothing C farmer D something A subject B umbrella C harvest D hungry A lunch B guitar C stars D laugh 10 A cousin B study C money D marvelous II Match a word in A with its definition or meaning in B hobby ( n) a a job that requires a lot of training and that is respected by other people classmate (n) b to praise or express admiration for someone means (n) c sth you often for pleasure in your free time worry (v) d a method of doing something profession (n) e to say that you are not satisfied with sb / sth complain (v) f a person who is at the same class as you at school or college memory (n) g to be anxious about sb , a problem … compliment (v) h sth that you remember II Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses We are in regular _ with each other by telephone or letter ( communicate ) We have a very _ schedule ( crow ) He apologized for the _ he had caused ( convenient ) They gave us _ everything we needed ( near ) If you want to sell your old house , why not put an _ on television ? ( advertise ) I wrote a letter of _ to the manager about the service I had received ( complain ) Lan is very interested in _ profession because she loves working with children ( teach ) Her good _ for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best grades ( prepare ) We are looking forward to _ you soon ( see ) 10 She complimented them on their smart _ ( appear ) III Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses I’ll the shopping when I’ll finish ( clean ) _ the house When I’m on holiday , I enjoy not ( have ) _ to get up early – Do you mind ( work ) _ in the factory ? – Yes , I , although I sometimes don’t like ( work ) _ at night - Do you mind ( travel ) _ such a long way to work ? – No it only takes me half an hour or so ( get ) _ to the factory Sometimes I manage ( sleep ) _ on the bus Are you going to give up ( smoke ) _ ? I’m still a student , but I hope ( go ) _ to university next year Would you mind ( close ) _ the door ? Dear Tom , How right you were ! I am afraid ( say ) _ that things haven’t been going too well I didn’t manage ( get ) _ the room with the Jackson’s , as I arrived a bit late As a result , I was sent to the Smiths , and although I objected to ( go ) _ there , there was nothing else available Anyway I thought I might get used to ( live ) _ with them , so I decided ( not , make ) _ a fuss But it hasn’t been a success – in addition to ( be ) _ a long way from the school , the Smiths go out a lot , so I don’t get much of a chance ( practice ) _ my English The course has been OK , but I’m looking forward to ( come ) _ back home next week Hope ( see ) _ you then Jack It’s better to avoid ( travel ) _ during the rush hour She practices ( play ) _ the piano two hours a day 10 I have difficulty ( speak ) _ and ( write ) _ in English 11 Have you ever consider ( go ) _ to live in another city ? 12 He failed ( persuade ) _ his boss to accept his project 13 It is no use ( get ) _ impatient when you are at a doctor’s 14 My mother can’t stand ( see ) _ me stay at home all day and nothing 15 Everybody knows that it is not good ( smoke ) _ a lot , but not many of us can avoid ( get ) _ this habit IV Make questions for the underlined words or phrases She is staying there for two weeks ………………………………………………………………………………? She is worried about the next examination ……………………………………………………………………….? I like English very much ………………………………………………………………………………………… ? I began to study English six years ago …………………………………………………………………………….? They live in the city center ……………………………………………………………………………………….? I like “ Tom and Jerry “ because it’s very interesting …………………………………………………………….? I spend about an hour jogging …………………………………………………………………………………… ? Baseball ? Pretty well , I guess I like it a lot …………………………………………………………………… ? I graduated from secondary school in 2008 ………………………………………………………………………? 10 It takes a long time to learn a foreign language …………………………………………………………………… ? 11 I went to my friend’s birthday party last night …………………………………………………………………… ? 12 My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen ……………………………………………………………………… ? 13 They had a discussion on how to study well yesterday …………………………………………………………….? 14 I went on holiday with some of my friends last summer …………………………………………………………? 15 My father drives to work everyday ……………………………………………………………………………… ? 16 I saw him two days ago ……………………………………………………………………………………………? 17 It will be rainy tomorrow morning ……………………………………………………………………………… ? 18 Mrs Hong worries about his son’s study at school ……………………………………………………………….? 19 I’m going to buy a new bicycle next week ……………………………………………………………………… ? 20 Math and Chemistry are my favorite subjects ……………………………………………………………………? V Rewrite the following sentences , using gerund phrases A good way of keeping fit is to swim everyday _ Swimming everyday is a good way of keeping fit Grow your own food It’s less expensive _ Growing ……………………………………………………………… It is very uncomfortable to sit in one place for so long _ Sitting ……………………………………………………… You are not allowed to smoke here _ Smoking ………………………………………………………………………… One thing I can’t is to swim on my back _ Swimming ……………………………………………………………… It is cheaper to go by rail than by air _ Going ………………………………………………………………………… It took us eight hours to fly to Hanoi _ Flying ………………………………………………………………………… It is wonderful to see our old friends again _Seeing …………………………………………………………………… Give up smoking It will make you feel better _ Giving ………………………………………………………………… 10 It takes a long time to learn a foreign language _ Learning …………………………………………………………… VI Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one May I borrow your bicycle ? _ Would you mind …………………………………………………………………… It’s essential to keep your paper in a safe place _ You …………………………………………………………… Your question was more difficult than I expected _ Your question wasn’t ……………………………………… Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room _ Trung left the room without ………………………………… I will make an effort to get there on time _ I will try ……………………………………………………………… “ Why were you late yesterday ? “ The teacher asked me ………………………………………………………… It took me two hours to my homework _ I spent ……………………………………………………………… “ I’ll bring the book back tomorrow , “ said Philip _ Philip promised …………………………………………… It would be a good idea for you to see a dentist _ I think you should ……………………………………………… 10 “ Let’s go to the cinema on Monday ? _ He suggested …………………………………………………………… 11 They are really looking forward to going to university _ They can’t wait ………………………………………… 12 I think we really should stop going out so often _ We really had ………………………………………………… 13 The prisoners were allowed to see their families once a year _ They let …………………………………………… 14 I would prefer not to spend so much _ I would rather ……………………………………………………………… 15 “ We will not lend you any more money “ , _ They refused ………………………………………………………… 16 Would you like to go to the beach ? _ Do you feel ………………………………………………………………… 17 Is it all right if you come back later ? _ Do you mind ……………………………………………………………… ? 18 Think what being a millionaire would be like ! _ Imagine ………………………………………………………!