Tröôøng P.T.T.H Ngoâ Maây SOME EXERCISES I/ Pronunciation : Group the following words in correct one Speaks , photographs , laughs , speeds , books , pens , result , measure , birds , stopped , started , needed , played , wanted , listed , days , kids , kits , lesson , II/Complete the following sentences by putting a suitable word. 1.------------------- I went to bed early , I was really sleepy. 2.---------------------Ha has studied English for 6 months , he can’t speak it. 3.-----------------------learning hard , he failed the exams . 4.--------------------------------she wasn’t wearing a coat , she became ill. 5.-------------------------having a lot of money , he feels sad . 6.----------------you learn hard , you ‘ll fail the exams . 7.What would happen --------------there were no rain next year? 8.This is the first person ---------------------- invented the radio. 9.I ‘ve just bought a good computer ----------------------was made in Japan. 10.The President lives --------the white House , which is located -----1600 Pennsylvania Avenue --------------Washington DC. 11.I like to shower ------------------the morning , buit my roommate likes to shower ------------------night. 12.Mozart died ----------------------Vienna-----------------1791------------------the age of 35. 13.Fruit trees generally bloom --------------------April or May. 14.When he was in ----------------hospital , she could not get ----------------------permission to visit him. 15.They succeeded --------------escaping ---------------the burning house.= III/ Rewrite the following sentences , using only the number of words started. 1.”What did you do yesterday , John ? “ asked Mary . => Mary asked ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.” I ‘ll come to help you next Sunday , “ David said to you . => David promised------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.” I ‘m sorry I broke your cup ,” Tom said to Jane . => Tom apologized ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.” I have found a new flat , “ said Ann. => Ann said --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.” What made you change your mind ? “ Joe asked . =>Joe asked --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.Nancy’s sister is sick . She has to stay home to look after her . => Nancy ,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.That is the new student . We were talking about him . => That ‘s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.This is the village . I was born here. =>This is---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.Yesterday I ran into an old friend .I hadn’t seen her for ages. => Yesterday I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.The bus carries the mail . It leaves at noon . =>The bus------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. The house was built twenty years ago. We have just bought it. => The house which ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. William is my uncle. I visited him last week. => William whom ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. That woman is a nurse. We saw her daughter at the party last week. =>That woman whose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.Peter hasn’t seen Mary yet. => Mary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. What did you do last night ? => What ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. She practices English every day . =>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.She has no qualification . She can’t apply for a job. =>If ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.She didn’t learn and prepare her lessons well . She failed the exams. => If ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.If she doesn’t go by train , she will be late . => Unless----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.I don’t trust John because he behaves badly . => I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.He succeeded in his life although he came from a poor family . =>He--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22.Although it was raining hard , They insisted on leaving . => In spite ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.Steve started learning the violin a month ago . => Steve has ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24.The last time Peter came here was in 2000. => Peter hasn’t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25.I haven’t been to an Australian restaurant for ages . => It is ages ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV.Complete the following sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1/ If she doesn’t learn hard , she -------------------------------( fail) the exams. 2/ Our school ( build)---------------------------------in 1998. 3.There (be) -----------------------------an English class in this room tomorrow. 4.I (wait) ----------------------for her since seven o’clock and she (not come) yet. 5.The boys (play)--------------------- football when the referee comes. 6.Look! The sky is very heavy. It (rain)------------------------- . 7.If you ( take ) ------------------------ these pills , you ( feel ) ------------------------ better . 8.If you ( read ) ------------------------ this book , you ( get ) ------------------------a lot of information . 9.If the smokers ( stop) ------------------------smoking , they ( improve ) ------------------------their health . 10.If I ( be ) ------------------------in Moscow , I ( visit ) ------------------------Kremlin . IV/ WRITING : Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting and the correct them : 1. Many people enjoy living in a big city in spite of there is a tremendous amount of pollution. 2.What time do you often get up on the morning . 3.Do you believe about ghosts? 4.I ‘ve just visited my grandparents , that made me happy . 5.The man waiting for the campers were the park ranger. 6.Tom said that he is going to leave for London the following day. 7.Nguyen Du , who wrote Truyen Kieu , was one of most famous poets in Vietnam. 8.The students who waiting outside are becoming impatient. 9.The book Tom reading was written by a famous author . 10.You would have passed the GCSEs if you studied well V. READING : 1/Read the following the text then fill in the gaps to complete the passage. Before Doi Moi our country experienced ------------- difficulties: the economy was under-developed and was-------------by traditional agriculture; the country------------poor, the people led a poor life, production was stagnant; there was a shortage--------------school and hospitals, and inflation could be seen in very sector of the economy. -----------------these problems, our Government introduced a number of renovation measures: they eliminates government subsidies; they shifted economic priority from heavy industry to three major----------------- programs , namely, production of food, production of consumer good----------------production of exports; they reduced state intervention in business; they opened trade--------------with all countries-------------the world and--------------------foreign and domestic private investment. 2/ Answer some questions. 1.How was the economy before Doi Moi ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2- Which measures did the Government introduce? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3- What did our country experience ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4- Did people lead a rich life ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . shower ------------------night. 12 .Mozart died ----------------------Vienna---------------- -17 91- -----------------the age of 35. 13 .Fruit trees generally bloom. --------the white House , which is located ---- -16 00 Pennsylvania Avenue --------------Washington DC. 11 .I like to shower ------------------the morning