PRACTICE I Phonetics conserve; constant; destroy; forest imprisoned; used; contaminated; suffered future; protect; weight; temperate blue; valuable; lamb; motorbike conserve; constant; destroy; forest imprison; gestation; contaminate; suffer future; protect; weight; temperate II Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms: I (watch) TV three times yesterday, but I (not/ watch) TV so far today They (unemploy) since they (leave) London Could you imagine I (make) ten phone calls abroad today? She (read) a lot of books before she was admitted to university When he was ten, he (run) away from home How many cigarettes (sell) today ? I (have) trouble (concentrate) for a week, then He (arrive) at Witch restaurant this afternoon because he’s arranged a meeting with Mr Brown there III Correct ONE mistake One of the reason why Binh can’t catch up with his classmates is that he’s very lazy A B C D We couldn’t visit our parents very often if they don’t live so far away A B C D Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we’re gone away A B C D As soon as the teacher came back into the room, the students stopped to talk A B C D One of my teeth is loose I don’t think you should go to the dentist A B C D IV Rewrite the sentences It is difficult to grow a crop in this land because the flood took away valuable soil If She is afraid that the she will be taken away by strong wind if she opens her parachute so early She is afraid of This is the first time we’ve chatted with each other We haven’t We enjoyed swimming in this river after school when we were young We used to be Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside The door……………………………… Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside If The TV needs servicing My father bought it five years ago The TV which My teacher wants us to help protect the environment My teacher advises that Collecting stamps is one of Jane’s interests – Jane is interested ………………………………………… Put verbs in the correct tenses or forms “I (not/see) much of you lately” “Oh yes It is months since we (meet) Most students (work) hard for the last few weeks We are looking forward to (talk) to you in real life My grand-father (die) two years ago after he (be) ill for years 5 I was talking about him when he suddenly (come) in Peter (see) this movie three times He is not really interested in (see) it He just wants (look) at the leading actress Oh! These shoes (make) him look very funny I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work V Stress A daily A miracle A capable A request B visit B computer B entertain B insert (v) C receive C magical C interact C listen D foreign D calculate D magazine D machine “Oliver Twist" is a fine novel about a poor orphan boy………… in the workhouse (born/ was born/ is born/ been born ) Our children can never keep still while their photographs are …… (being taken/ taking/ being taking/ took) He in the sitting room watching TV when the thief broke into his house (sat/ have sat/ was sat/ was sitting) I often ……………my keys (loses/ looses/ lose/ lost) He has had a stomachache ……………… yesterday (for/ since/ until/ before) IV Give the correct forms of verbs: He is describing the fire clearly as if he (see) it himself The boy (read) a comic book when he (hear) his father’s steps He immediately (hide) the book and (take) out the lesson books It’s p.m Mary is at home She (eat) dinner She always (eat) dinner with her family around o’clock I admit that I (get) older since I last (see) you, but with lucky at all, I (also get) wiser This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat) My grand father often (think) of all things he (do) when he (be) young The train (already leave) the station when we (get) there V Combine the following sentences, using V-ing or P2: There are pictures of two her Persian cats They are lying on the sofa next to her They found the money They began quarrelling about how to divide it “Oliver Twist” is a fine novel It was first published in 1838 She didn’t want to hear the story again She had heard it all before Is that the school? The school is being built for the children of this area We missed the programme It was broadcast last night She entered the room suddenly She found them chatting on the Internet My baby asked me to help She realized that she couldn’t take her toys out of the box VI Odd one out: orphan, ill-treated, adventure, punishment, traffic-jam javelin, delegation, pole vault, fencing, boxing underground, double-decker, passenger, van, airplane television station, viewer, programme, addition, broadcast match, half-time, goal, score, balloon evil, solidarity, demonstration, flag, banner poster, performing animal, habit, show, trapeze librarian, periodical, reader, autobiography, card catalogue VII Rewrite the following sentences as directed: The shopkeeper saw the woman putting a bottle of perfume in her bag – The woman My parents want me to study harder for the next exam – My parents advise me … It is difficult to contact her during her holidays – She …………………………… She had such a bad headache yesterday that she couldn’t continue to work – Her headache… I have a right to come in the club because I am a member of this club – As ……… VIII Give the correct forms of words: To my ……………., the month-old baby crawled towards me and said “Hello “(amaze) The class should be swept ……… (day) Marketing Dickens was ………….because he couldn’t pay his debt (prison) She always sings these songs ……………… (beauty) Books help me to get more ……… (know) Chinese people are making a lot of ………… for the Olympic 2010 (preparation) May Day is celebrated regularly in ………… countries (society) Arsenal players have been trying to score another goal, but their efforts are ……… (success) IX Combine the following sentences, using the words provided : He left our house He didn’t say goodbye to us (without) I got out I wanted to have a look at the front tyre (to) Did you see the man? He has a scar on his left cheek (who) She gives Jim easy exercises He can them in ten minutes (such ………that) He didn’t eat anything He was very hungry (although) He knew the man My sister bought his car (whose) It was extremely cold We delayed the trip (because) We read this book carefully We understand them well (double comparative ) X Reading :Decide the statement TRUE or FALSE: The majority of London’s inhabitants live in its suburb Many of them travel to the city to work every day by train, bus, tube or car These people are called “commuters” Commuters may spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and another two hours getting home again The cost of living in London is higher than that in most other parts of Britain Millions of visitors come to London every year from all over the world to see the famous sights here.London is famous for Buckingham Palace, its theaters, red buses and black taxis Some people find it a noisy and dirty place but it has many large, pleasant parks Here, everyone can enjoy some peaceful islands and quiet moments London has many attractions both for people from other parts of Britain and people from overseas Câu : The majority of LonDon’s inhabitantd live in the countryside Câu : Commuters live in the suburb and travel to work in the city Câu : Living in London is more expensive than in most other parts of Britain Câu : The attractions of London are for the Londoners only Câu : London is famous for its theaters but not for its red buses