EXERCISESFORGIFTEDSTUDENTS (G7) I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets 1. His brother (finish) ____________ high school 6 years ago. 2. The farmers in my village often (begin) _________their work very early in the morning. 3. Today, the scientists in the world (do) _________ research on Aids. 4. We (leave) _________for HaNoi on the earliest plane tomorrow. 5. When we were kids, we (not understand) _________ the importance of choosing a career. II: Read the passage and tick the true (T) or false (F) statements: Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934. 1. Marie could read when she was 4 years old. 2. She finished high school when she was 16. 3. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry. 4. She died when she was 68 years old. III. Insert the correct form of the words in brackets: 1. Your__________must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company. (apply) 2. These shops have goods for sale at ………………… prices. (attract) 3. These countries are … …in exporting shrimps. (prefer ) 4. The newspaper is a means of … … (communicate) 5. The oceans are becoming extremely … …. (pollute) 6. He can’t hear because of his … …. (deaf) 7. The roads are rough in… …areas, so it’s hard to travel by road (mountain) 8. You should be … …when driving. (care) IV. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1.Jack is one meter tall and so is Hoa. + Jack and Hoa are . 2.The weather is too cold for us to go out. -> The weather is not …… .… 3.We usually wrote letters when we lived in the country side. _>We …………… 4.The children love to play in the rain. + The children enjoyed……… 5.This is a very beautiful house. => What …… . 6.My grandmother is very old. She is retired now. =>My grandmother is old …………… VI. Fill in the blank with an adjective or adverb. 1Are you a _______cyclist (safe / safely). 2.She plays marble _______. (skillful / skillfully). 3.He (usual/ usually) walks to school in the morning. 4.He walks (slow/ slowly). 5.She can speak English very (good/well). 6.He must be (tiered/ tiredly). VII. Fill in the blank with too, so, either or neither. 52. I was late for class yesterday and they were, ______________. 53. I hate carrots and I don't like peas, ______________ . 54. She likes carrots , and ______________ does her uncle. 55. She likes pork , and her uncle does, ______________ . 56. Mai doesn’t watch TV in the afternoon, and _____________ I. VIII. There are twelve mistakes in the following passage, underline and correct them. Dear Mr and Mrs Wilcox, I'm very happy that you can come to visit us in August, but I would like to tell you something in my town. The weather here in August is usually very good, and bring a warm jumper or jacket with you because it is 1 sometimes cool in the evenings. I know if you like going to the theatre and to the opera, then I have booked tickets for the performance of 'Aida' in August 4th. An opera will start at 9.00 in the evening. Because there are lots of people when the seats do not have numbers we must arrive very early. I know that you will like the monuments in Verona, especially the Arena and the Roman theatre. There is a lot of good restaurants and cafés in Verona and we can try some of the local dishes. I'm sure you like our food, especially the pasta and the fruit ice-cream. Please write to me early and tell me early what time you are arriving in Verona. With best wishes, 1 in about 2________________ 3________________ 4_ 5______________ 6________________ 7________________ 8________________ 9_______ 10________ 11___________ 1 2_____ Question IX: Put the verbs into correct tense or form: 1.Lan (not have) ______________ many new friends in her new school. 2.hung (come) ______________ from Vinh, but he (stay) ______________ with his relatives now. 3.We (not drive) ______________ to work every day. We (go) ______________ by bus. 4.Who (talk0 ______________ on the phone, Nam. 5. They (often build) ______________ hotels, but this year they (build) ______________ hospitals. 6.Hurry up! The bus (come) ______________. 7.My mother is saving money because they (buy) ______________ a new house next year. 8.We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ______________ Question X: Correct the following sentences: 1. How old Hoa will be on her next birthday? 2. Would you like seeing a good movie tonight with me? 3. Nhung’s birthday is in the third day next Friday. 4. Today is Thursday, the two ninth of March. 5. I don’t will have a party next November. 6. Hong doesn’t has a lot of friends in her new school. 7. What’s are your telephone number, Phuong? 8. Mai will goes to Hai Phong tomorrow. 9. Who are you and your friends talk about? 10. Linh lives with her uncle in 37 Nguyen Trai Street. Question XI: Fill in the blank with one suitable word: come / start / teach /have / meet / not work / finish / not like / fly / travel / camp / love / like Bruce Charles is an English teacher at a language school in Brighton- students (1) from all over the world to study there. He (2) grammar and reading. He usually (3) . work at 9.00 and (4) at 3.30. He (5) his job because he (6) lots of people from many countries. But he (7) at the moment. He (8) round Peru with his friends. They are spending five days walking in the Andes. They (9) in beautiful places every night but Bruce (10) a problem. he (11) walking, but he (12) sleeping in a tent .They (13) back to England next week. Question XII. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. 1.In the future, machines _______ all the work for us. A. are doing B. will do C. were doing D. do 2.Every day Mr. Tuan _______ in the fields from 6 am to 4 pm. A. worked B. work C. is working D. works 3.When _______ Vietnamese people celebrate the New Year? A. will B. are C. do D. is 4.Ba is in his room. He _______ the guitar now. A. was playing B. played C. is playing D. will play 5.Next month is Lien’s birthday. She _______ some of her friends to her birthday party. A. invite B. invites C. is going to invite D. invited 6.John Robinson is an English teacher. He _______ for an apartment in Ha Noi for his family now. A. looks B. is looking C. looked D. will look 2 7. this week? No, shes on holiday. A. Is Susan working B. Does Susan work C. Does work Susan D. Has Susan worked 8.Im with the result. A. please B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleased 9 I carry that bag for you? Thanks. A. Do B. Shall C. Will D. Would 10. Our new car is smaller, so it uses petrol. A. more B. fewer C. less D. little 11.My birthday is February 2 nd . A. in B. on C. at D. since 12. A. It isnt enough funny for him to repeat. B. It isnt funny enough for him repeating. C.It isnt funny enough to him to repeat. D. It isnt funny enough for him to repeat. Question XIII. Insert the correct form of the words in brackets: (2 ms) Ex: My mother is a______________ of English. (teach) My mother is a teacher of English. 1. She enjoyed the . atmosphere. (peace) 2. Hoa is the most girl in her class. (beauty) 3. Hanoi people were . (friend) 4. Today the weather is fine and . (sun) 5. He is a famous. (act) 6. He . for his wrongdoings. (apology) 7. He plays soccer . (beauty) 8. This is the biggest in the city. (build) 9. Bill Gates is a famous (busy) 10. Hoa has a fine . of stamp. (collect) Question XIV. Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 1.My kitchen is smaller than yours. Your kitchen 2.The children liked to walk in the rain. The children enjoyed 3.My grandmother is very old. She cant work now. My grandmother is too . 4.The children couldnt go swimming because the sea was rough. The sea was so . 5.Hung is taller than Ba. Ba . 6.We learned this after a long time. It took 7.Peter is too young to see the horror film. Peter is not . 8.Whats your date of birth? When? XV. Viết động từ trong ngoặc ở đúng dạng. (1.0 đ) 1. It (be)_________ very difficult to have a color T.V set 30 years ago. 2. I (have) ___________ a birthday party on Sunday April, 30th. Would you like to come? 3. Everybody (know) __________ him very well. 4. Last month, Hoa (send) ____________ a postcard to her pen pal. 5. Dont forget (buy) ____________ a dictionary for me, Nam. 6. Lan sometimes (go)____________ to the movies with her friends. 7. She was busy (do) ___________ her homework. 8. Thanks for (invite)_____________ me to the birthday party. II. Tìm MộT từ để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau đây. (1.0 đ) 3 1. My mom isn't ________ work today. 2. Most people sleep ________ eight hours a night. 3. Ba went to the doctor because he had a ___________ . 4. We should take morning ___________ to keep fit. 5. Lan enjoys eating very much. Her_________ food is fried chicken. 6. I spent a lot of money ___________ clothes. 7. I didn't go to school yesterday ____________ I had a cold. 8. A car is much __________ expensive than a motorbike. XVI .Mỗi câu sau đây có ít nhất một lỗi sai. Viết lại toàn bộ câu đúng.(1.0đ) 1. The Great Wall of China is the worlds longer structure. 2. How did you feel when you receives the gift? . 3. Classes always begin at seven and finishes at quarter past eleven. . 4. I hope so that you will come to our wedding party. . 5. My father doesn't like pork and I don't like it, too. . 6. I understand how do you feel, but dont worry,Lan. . 7. The bank is next to the hotel and opposite to the hospital. . 8. Lan usually takes well care of her teeth. . XII Đọc lá th, chia các từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng. (Có thể là danh từ, động từ, tính từ .) (1.0đ) Dear Hien, My parents and I (have) are having a holiday in Nha Trang. We (stay) __________ at Sunshine Hotel. It's the (high) _________ of all. The weather is (beauty) _________. It's sunny and (wind) __________. The beach is wonderful, too. We go (swim) __________ twice a day. I also like seafood here. It is delicious, but very (expense) ____________. Yesterday we went to see Cham Temple and Tri Nguyen Aquarium. I saw many different types of fish at the Aquarium. My mum also (take) ___________ some photos. My dad bought me a hat with a picture of a dolphin on it. I (go) ___________ back on Monday. XVIII. Hoàn thành câu dới sao cho nghĩa của chúng tơng đơng với câu đã cho ở trên. Nhớ dùng không quá 2 từ. (1.0đ) Ex. My mother teaches English in Dong Phu school. My mother is a teacher of English of Dong Phu school. 1. He plays volleyball skillfully. He is a player. 2. Nowhere is more expensive than this restaurant. This restaurant is the . . 3. I pay only two thousand dollars for the car. The . the car is only two thousand dollars. 4. There wasn't a library in Lan's village, so she couldn't read many books. Lan couldn't read many books wasn't a library in her village. XIX. Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh từ những từ gợi ý sau đây. ( 2.0đ) 1. Hoa / very / interested / computers /. 2. Why / not / you / come / school / yesterday /? 4 3. My father / not like / beef / and / neither / I /. 4. Millions / people / play / watch / football / round / world /. 5. You / dinner / home / last wednesday /? 6. Vietnamese students / fewer / vacations / American students /. 7. We / meet / old friend / when / be / Dalat / last month /. 8. You / remember / not / eat / much / candy / stay / late /. XX/ Put the words in brackets in the correct tense . Last summer , I ( go ) ________________(1) to Nha Trang for my holiday . I decided to fly because it is much quicker than going overland . On the morning I ( leave )_______________(2) Ha Noi , it ( rain) ____________ (3) heavily but when I stepped off the plane in Nha Trang , it was a beautiful day . The sun was shining and a cool wind ( blow )_______________(4) from the sea . I ( stay )______________ (5) there for one week . In the mornings , I (swim )____________(6) in the sea with my cousins and I played football in the afternoons . I also (visit)______________(7) my relatives there but I ( not / come ) _______________(8) to the market . I never ( forget )_____________(9) the time in Nha Trang . XXI/ Complete the following opened dialogue . A : Good morning . Take a seat , please . B : _________ _________ (10). A : Now , have you got any _______________(11) ? B : Well , my first question is will I be able to get a job ? A : Well , What do you ____________(12) ? B : _______ _______ (13) a nurse . A : Ah , then youll be able to _____________(14) a job very quickly . B : And will I be able to find a _____________ ? A : Yes, you will . You can rent a house immediately . B : Ive got two children . Will I be able to find a good school there ? A : Yes , of course . There are many good schools and most ________(15) them XXII.Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một giới từ thích hợp. Ví dụ : Im going to Britain in August. 1. I get up __________ seven oclock __________ Sunday mornings. 2. She works _________ a big engineering firm ________ London. 3. I walk _________ work _________ the morning. 4. He works __________ a hospital ________ night. 5. I usually stay _________ home _________ the weekend. 6. Hes ________ holiday _________ the moment. XXIII. Dùng các từ gợi ý dới đây để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh. Nhớ chia đúng dạng động từ. Ví dụ : She / not / to school / Sundays. She doesn t go to school on Sundays. 1. They / want / paint / their / school gate. 2. I / be / practise / music lesson / that time. 3. Not / forget / these / medicine / after meals. 4. Your mother / buy / new book / you / last week / , / she / ? / 5. They / happy / if / receive / present . 6. Parents / not / want / him / coffee. XXIV. Duỡng can , must , should , ought to vaỡ tổỡ phuớ õởnh not õóứ hoaỡn thaỡnh õoaỷn v n sau õỏy ( 2.0 õ ) . Scientists say life started in the Ocean. However, human arent natural swimmers . We (1)_____________ swim as babies, but we forget and then we (2) ____________ learn to swim again. 5 We (3) ___________ forget that our world is mainly water. So we (4)____________ all learn to swim. We (5)____________ try to stay away from water but its very difficult. The times always comes when we need to cross water. We (6)_________ learn to swim when we are young. Its easier to learn then. Our parents (7)__________ help. They (8)________ give us the opportunity to learn to swim. XXV.Đọc đoạn văn chọn từ để điền vào chỗ trống. Nhớ chia động từ ở đúng dạng. (1.5đ) happen , tell, miss , need , go , get , take , come , want , decide , phone , coach, explore It was good to see you at the weekend. This is just a quick letter to tell you what happened after you went home on Saturday. Ron and I finally (1)_____________ to buy a motorbike and we found one advertised in the local paper. We (2)____________ a way of getting to college because at the moment, we (3)_____________ the bus every morning and you know what the buses are like. We usually (4)____________ the first half an hour of lectures and our tutor keeps complaining. We (5)__________ about the bike and the owner was away on his business but his wife told us to go round and see it this week. He is (6)_____________ back on Saturday V.Mỗi câu sau đây có ít nhất một lỗi sai. Viết lại toàn bộ câu đúng.(1.5đ) 1. After the invention of special breathing equipments, man could swim free underwater. . 3. I eat spinach, but Mom and Dad didnt. . 4. He has strong white tooth because he brushes them three times a day. . 5. The boys in my class played soccer very good . . 6. Minhs brother often causes accidents. He ought to drive more careful. . 6. My mother didnt bought me any fruit yesterday. . XXVI.Viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh từ những từ gợi ý sau đây. ( 1.5đ) 2. What / things / there / your / bathroom ? . 3. It / easy / find / apartment / Hanoi. . 4. A pearl diver / not / stay / underwater / longer / 2 hours. . 5. Minh / had / toothache / so / had / dentist. . 6. I / not / swim / baby. . 6. I / want / know / what / music / they / like . . 6 . EXERCISES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS (G7) I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. enough funny for him to repeat. B. It isnt funny enough for him repeating. C.It isnt funny enough to him to repeat. D. It isnt funny enough for him to repeat.