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(1)EXERCISE *Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses: The weather was bad I had to stay at home ( so that) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… New York was a very big city Jane was lost in it (such that) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The policeman ran fast He could catch the thief (enough to) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … The dress is so dirty She can’t wear it ( too to ) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … The house is large My family can live in it ( enough to) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… My grandmother is very weak She can’t lift the box (too to ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… My neighbours are very bad persons They make noise all day (such that) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… He spoke very fast I didn’t understand him (so that) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses): Mr Alan ( work ) for that company since 1990 She ( not take ) _ music lessons last Sunday The thief ( go ) away before the police came I ( receive ) _ your letter about two weeks ago My mother always ( get ) _ up early When we came, they ( build ) a new library (2) What you ( do) _ now ? It’s raining heavily I wish it ( stop) _ raining If you go to the party, I ( come) _ with you 10 Most children enjoy ( read ) _ picture- books Turn these sentences into Passive Voice: She can speak English Taxis and buses are taking tourists around the city Did he translate this novel into Vietnamese last year ? He hasn’t finished his homework yet Mr Brown doesn’t take his children to the circus today _ When did Columbus discover America ? _ Someone has just carried the Olympic torch to the stadium The interviewer will ask you a lot of questions They were cutting grass when the car stopped near the gate 10 I meet John at the bus-stop every morning Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition: English people are fond _ football Are you interested _ picture- books? She often stays home Sundays (3) Don’t tell your sister _ that news The pupils often go _ school _ bicycles The first May Day meeting was held _ 1890 Are you afraid _ swimming in the sea? My brother is good English My uncle lives _ Ho Chi Minh City 10 The boy was born a very rich family Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets: He is ( young ) than I am She is ( old ) _ as my sister Mary is the ( beautiful ) _ girl in her class Which is ( big ) _, France or Thailand ? Maths is ( difficult ) than History A Ford isn’t ( comfortable ) _ as a Mercedes This is the ( powerful) _ machine in the whole factory Your watch is ( good ) than mine She walks ( slowly ) as Betty 10 Nobody is ( happy ) than Jane Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one : Mary hasn’t returned my book yet My book ……………………………………………… Her house is bigger than mine My house …………………………………………… To find a job at my age is difficult It’s ………………………………………………………… Mai is younger than Lan (4) Lan ………………………………………………………… My parents sent me to school when I was six years old I ………………………………………………………………………………………… To get acquainted with the regulation in a new school is easy It’s ………………………………………………………………………………… A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a motorbike A motorbike ……………………………………………………………… The principle doesn’t write this letter This letter ………………………………………………… Smoking a lot is harmful It’s ………………………………………… 10 Mary is making a birthday cake in the kitchen A birthday cake ………………………………………………………… Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses): The weather ( be )…………………… very bad yesterday My mother always ( get ) …………………… up early Tom ( see ) ……………………his classmates at the party tomorrow He ( give ) ……………………me the letter a few minutes ago They ( make ) …………………… a lot of furniture next month Peter and Alice ( learn ) …………………… French for two years You ( finish ) your …………………… homework yet? Please don’t say anything while I ( learn ) …………………… my lesson Tomorrow I ( put ) …………………… our presents on that table 10 My friend ( never see ) …………………… that sight 11 My uncle ( live ) ……………………in HCM city since last year 12 He always ( stay ) …………………… in bed late on Sunday morning (5) 13 Peter and Daisy ( be ) …………………… born in 1978 14 My sister always ( wash ) …………………… her hands before meals 15 Look! The dog ( run ) ……………………after him 16 Smith and Bobby ( read ) …………………… books at this moment 17 Tom ( repair ) …………………… his bicycle last Friday 18 Mary and I ( not watch ) …………………… TV last night 19 I ( just buy ) ……………………a new shirt 20 My brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) …………………… chess 21 Mr Pike ( work ) ……………………in this factory for ten years 22 Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia ( be ) …………………… tropical countries 23 HCM city ( be ) ……………………the largest city in Vietnam 24 Where you ( go ) …………………… last night ? - I ( go ) …………………… to the cinema 25 What you ( ) …………………… every morning ? 26 You ever (be ) ……………………to Russia ? 27 We ( not meet ) …………………… him two days ago 28 Uncle Ho ( die ) …………………… in 1969 29 Mr Johnson ( stay ) …………………… in London now 30 How she ( go ) ……………………to school every day ? She ( go ) …………………… to school by bicycle Put the words in the correct forms: We like wearing ……………….clothes (tradition) Can you speak English……………? (good) He told me a …………… story (fun) (6) We often got home……………… last year (fast) Peter speaks English very …………………… (fluent) We are ……………….to see you again (happily) Last year, we had an ……………… summer holiday (enjoy) Fishing is an ………………….my father enjoys best (act) He should say a few words of ……………………… (explain) 10 The World Health …………………… is an international one (organize) 11 Phương Linh arranged flowers the most……………… in the contest (attract) 12 It is a contest in which……………… have to read two poems in English (participate) 13 ………………………… are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish (environment) 14 Year later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of………… (recognize) 15 Nam put …………… on that towel to stop the bleeding (press) Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: Since this is the first time you own a computer, you mind if I give you some advice? A C Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers A B B C D There are notices showing arrivals and departs of trains A B C D D (7) They would like you telling them the truth A B C D It was so exciting to see those magnificently caves A B C D (8)