1 Practice for the first term- grade 12 -VOCABULARY and VERB FORMS TASK 1. Underline the best part to complete each sentence 1. Almost everyone …… for home by the time we arrived.( leave / left / has left / had left ) 2. Last night Tina ……….in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.( read / was reading / has read / had read ) 3. When their first child was born , they …… for three years.( had been married / had got married / had married / got married 4. By the age of 25 , he ………two famous novels. (wrote / writes / had written / has written ) 5…… ….spaghetti every day when you …….in Italy? (Were you eating - lived / Did you eat - lived / Did you eat -were living / Do you eat / are living 6. Sorry, I can’t go with you tonight because I have to work on a night ………. ( time / shift / period / dawn 7. They are discussing the ………to establish a new national park. (design / formation / aim / project ) 8. My parents always ………. hands to give us a happy family. (connect / link / join / combine / 9.Mary is unselfish girl because she is ………to help others without thinking of any benefit.( ready / delighted / willing / unwilling 10. All the members in my class are very ……… of one another. ( support / supportive / supporting /supported ) 11. My younger brother is as …………as a monkey. (mischief / mischievous / mischievously /mischievously) 12.There are three theories to the wild ……… of the dog. (ancestor / founder / commander / discoverer) 13. She ……… to my letter with a phone call. ( A. offers / answers / responds / reminds ) 14. The conical hat is one of the ……… of the Vietnamese culture. ( signs / marks / symbols / labels ) 15. The groom and the bride ………their wedding rings in front of the altar. (change / exchange / turn / take ) 16. It’s normal to have friendly conversations …… people that they have just met. ( to / towards / with / upon ) 17. Most of…… celebrate birthdays and give presents at birthday parties ( Americans / the America / American /the Americans ) 18 "You look beautiful in that dress.” -Last night she told me …… beautiful in that dress. (you looked / you look / l’ll look / I looked ) 19. We’ d better find out …… the train left. ( if / has / does / did ) 20. Should we tum left or go straight ? -Hmm. I’m not sure which way …… . (do we turn / should we turn / to tum / it turned ) 21. You should …… your hand when you want to give your opinion.( rise / increase / decrease / raise ) 22. Shaking and bowing one’s head are non-verbal ……… of communication.( forms / ways / means / methods ) 23. I complimented her ……… her wonderful performance. (at / on / with / up ) 24. In some rural areas , health care ………by a small number of doctors and nurses .( is providing / is being provided / provides / provided ) 25. The report ………soon. ( publishes / is published / will be published / will publish ) 26. How often ………your car serviced since you bought it ? ( do you get / did you get / had you gotten / have you gotten ) 27. Children in Vietnam start their………education at school when they are six. ( independent / compulsory / free / imperative ) 2 28. Each school year in Viet Nam is divided into 2 ……… . (period / stages / spans / terms ) 29. A . ……… is a detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school, college. (programme / plan / curriculum / curricula ) 30. Our company has ………… all over the world. (agencies / headquarters / twigs / sprigs ) 31. You shouldn’t tell the interviewer about your …… . (short-odds / short-waves / shortcomings / shortages) 32. The work- ………of our company are always dependable. ( gang / troop / band / force ) 33. A / An …….is responsible for creating imaginary characters and events. (writer / architect / engineer / journalist ) 34. Tom, …… headache was now much worse, put down the receiver without answering. ( who / whom / whose / that ) 35. We talked for hours of things and persons……….we remembered in the school. (which / who / that / whom ) 36. According to linguists , there are about 6,000 languages …….in the world. (speaking / to speak / which speak / spoken ) 37. She thought of her childhood………she lived in the country. ( when / where / which / on which ) 38…………happens , I will support you . ( What / Though / No matter what / Even though ) 39.He agreed to go climbing ………….he hated heights. (despite / in spite of / but / although ) 40. I love music ………I can’t play a musical instrument. ( if / even though / despite / as ) 41. Our government has tried to raise the ……standards of the people in recent years. ( life / lives / living / lived ) 42. Developing heavy industry is based on developing … and light industry. ( agriculture / economy / technology / ecology ) 43. We are very happy because the reform has brought about ……… effects in education and health care. ( positive / affirmative / negative / possible ) TASK 2. Write the correct form of word given in each sentence 1. To grow up peacefully children need a …… environment. (CARE ) 2. Nowadays there is a …… of kinds of families and living conditions besides the traditional ones.(DIVERSE ) 3. My younger brother is very …… He is willing to do what I ask. ( OBEY ) 4. It’s my …… to look after my parents when they are old. (RESPONSIBLE ) 5. Their …… towards me shows that they love me a lot. (BEHAVE) 6. We will meet each other at the ……… room of Green Hotel. ( RECEIVE ) 7. She worked in …………… with her sister. ( PARTNER ) 8. My sister is a woman of …………… age. ( MARRY ) 9. They always value the close tie in human ………. shown in the villagers’ ways of living. ( RELATED) 10.Their change of the plan is strange but I don’t think it’s …………… .( SIGNIFY ) 11. Being deaf and dumb makes ……………very difficult.( COMMUNICATE ) 12.Telephone is one of the …………… means of communication. (MARVEL) 13. My father had a telephone …………… in his car. ( INSTALL ) 14. They have just had a(n) ……… with the manager about his decision. (ARGUE ) 15. Ten minutes is a …………… length of time for a call.( REASON ) 16. Find a job and end …………… on your parents. ( DEPEND ) 17. Ten of the …………… failed in that examination. ( EXAMINE ) 3 18. We received more than 100 …………… for this vacancy.( APPLY ) 19. Our life is better and better thanks to the …………… science and technology. (ADVANCE ) 20. No student in our class gets …………… treatment from our form teacher. ( PREFER ) 21. I’m in the 12 th form so, I am still a / an …………… . ( GRADUATE ) 22. Try not to be too ………… when you are not offered this job. ( DISAPPOINT ) 23. To persuade the interviewer you should ask your professor for a letter of ………. (RECOMMEND) 24. Viet nam is one of the ………… countries in the world. (AGRICULTURE ) 25. There is no ………… of water in this region now. ( SHORT ) 26. Inventing the first generator was one of Faraday’s …………… (ACHIEVE) 27. Illiteracy has been ………… in most of the mountainous areas in Viet Nam. (ELIMINATE) 28. …………… reforms must be carried out constantly in our country. (ECONOMY) 29. Our government has encouraged foreign and domestic private …………… (INVEST ) 30. We choose this car because it is very …………… (ECONOMY) *ADVERBIAL CLAUSES / PHRASES of CONCESSION TASK 1: Rewrite the following sentences using the conjunction or phrase given in parentheses 1. He is rich but He isn’t happy. ( no matter ) ……………………………………………………………… 2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although ) ……………………………………………………………… 3. Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. ( despite ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Though he is intelligent , he can’t do all these tests well. ( in spite of ) …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. In spite of his much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine . ( Although ) ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (As ) ……………………………………………………………………………………. EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences with the words given in the box as although despite whatever but however in spite no matter when 1………………….their small size , the cameras take good pictures . 2……………….sick he was , he still turned up for his guitar lesson . 4 3……………… you return , she waits for you . 4………………….of the fact that Henry Johnson is a dishonest, all of them believe him 5.Much ……… we admire their achievement , we don’t like them . 6.Sally was very sad , ………… she smiled and pretended to be having a good time. 7.George didn’t panic ………………he was alone and lost in the woods. 8……………… he chose , his parents were pleased with him. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. Rewrite the following sentences. 1. I can't come because I have to look after my neighbour's children. - If I 2."I wouldn't go swimming on a day like this, if I were you , Tom" - Brian advised 3. I haven't been to the dentist for two years. - It is 4. People say that he has been all over the world. - He is 5. I have to write letters , but I hate it. - I hate 6.We went out in spite of the heavy rain. - Although 7. It's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother. - My father 8."You stole the money, Joe, didn't you!" said the inspector. - The inspector accused 9.Although I admire Shakespeare's comedies, I cannot agree that they are any superior to his tragedies. -In spite of 10.He gave me a lift to the station and I didn’t miss the train. - If 11.When was America first discovered, Peter?" Mary asked. - Mary asked 12.If he doesn't start work right away, he 'll never finish it. - Unless . 13.The last time I played tennis was in 1990. -I haven't . 14. “Have you seen my brother recently?” he asked me. - He asked me . 15.“Could you wait in the reception, please?” she asked me. - She asked me . 1 Practice for the first term- grade 12 -VOCABULARY and VERB FORMS TASK 1. Underline the best part to complete each sentence 1. Almost everyone …… for home by the time we arrived.(. reminds ) 14. The conical hat is one of the ……… of the Vietnamese culture. ( signs / marks / symbols / labels ) 15. The groom and the bride ………their wedding rings in front of the altar. (change. /supported ) 11. My younger brother is as …………as a monkey. (mischief / mischievous / mischievously /mischievously) 12. There are three theories to the wild ……… of the dog. (ancestor / founder