Chọn các từ sau:

1. My nephew was (amusing / amused) by the clown.
2. It’s so (frustrating / frustrated)! No matter how much I study I can’t seem to remember this vocabulary.
3. This lesson is so (boring / bored)!
4. I’m feeling (depressed / depressing), so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book.
5. I thought her new idea was absolutely (fascinated / fascinating).
6. This maths problem is so (confusing / confused). Can you help me?
7. The teacher was really (amusing / amused) so the lesson passed quickly.
8. The journey was (exhausting / exhausted)! Twelve hours by bus.
9. The plane began to move in a rather (alarming / alarmed) way.
10. He was (frightening / frightened) when he saw the spider.
11. I was really (embarrassing / embarrassed) when I fell over in the street.
12. That film was so (depressing / depressed)! There was no happy ending for any of the characters.
13. I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely (exhausting / exhausted).
14. We are going in a helicopter? How (exciting / excited)!
15. Don’t show my baby photos to people, Mum! It’s so (embarrassing / embarrassed)!
16. It’s okay, it’s only me. Don’t be (alarming / alarmed).
17. My sister is so (exciting / excited) because she is going on holiday tomorrow. 18. I hate long flights, I’m always really (boring / bored).
19. She looked very (confusing / confused) when I told her we had to change the plan.
20. John was (fascinated / fascinating) by Mandarin when he first started learning languages.

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Exercise: Rearrange words to make sentences

1. was/ bored/ in/ so/ I/ that/ lesson.

2. The/ that/ boring/ I/ so/ almost/ fell/ was/ film/ asleep.

3. I/ sleep/ noise/ is/ can't/ really/ that/ because/ annoying.

4. She/ at/ playing/ neighbor/ annoyed/ loud/ because/ music/ feels/ her/ keeps/ night.

5. That's/ surprising/ really/ a/ number.

6. I'm/ she/ the/ surprised/ didn’t/ pass/ that/ exam.

7. I/ an/ am/ interesting/ watching/ movie.

8. I/ about/ always/ in/ am/ talking/ interested/ movies.

9. That/ dog/ big/ me/ feel/ makes/ frightened.

10. We/ forget/ would/ frightening/ that/ never/ experience.

HELP ME!

Exercise 7: Underline the correct answers.
1. He’s such a monotonous speaker. I was bored/ boring stiff.
2. Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.
3. I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.
4. Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.
5. That lamp produces a very pleased/ pleasing effect.
6. The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.
7. I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.
8. I was amazed/ amazing when she told me she’d got divorced.
9. He’s such a bored/ boring guy. He only ever talks about himself.
10. I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre.
11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued/ intriguing.
12. It was a very interested/ interesting situation.
13. There’s been some very surprised/ surprising news.
14. His mother was disgusted/ disgusting by what she found under her bed.
15. Their hamburgers are disgusted/ disgusting.

16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted/ exhausting.

17. He’s always showing off. It’s really annoyed/ annoying.
18. I think Alex is one of the most annoyed/ annoying people I’ve ever met. He can’t
keep still for a second.
19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He
seemed really embarrassed/ embarrassing.
20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather
embarrassed/ embarrassing.

Điền từ:

Well,I wasn't worried when my son bought a computer. After all lots of children have parents.........don't understand computers. But when my secretary asked me for a computer in ....... office, I really became .......So I decided to take some lesson in computing and my son became my teacher. He was very helpful. He invited me to sit down in...........of the computer screen. I did not know what is was correct. When asked him what is was, he said that it was VDU.I still didn't know what a VDU was, but I was too shy........him anymore. From that moment my memory refused to learn .....................he told me a lot of that I really..........understand all. After few lesson I began to feel tired. I made .......excuse,saying that I..............a headache. I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day. Since then I haven't said anything about the computer to my son and my secretary

I. Chooxe the best answer

1. ............ of his illness, he went to work this morning.(Although, Despite, In spite )

2. The book is ........... I like it very much. ( interested, interesting, interest)

3. She is beautiful but .......( bore, bored, boring)

4. A film that tries to make people laugh.( comedy, action, horror)

5. My mother was ......... of doing the same things everyday.(tire, tired, tiring)

6. The journey is very .... (tire, tired, tiring)

7. My little brother was ....... when he saw that film.(frighten, frightened, frightening)

8. He is short. ........, he want to be a volleyball player.(So, But, However)

9. The film was ..... I laughed a lot during the film. (scary, moving, hilarious)

10. He is ............... about next holiday(excite, exciting, excited)

Decide if each sentence is right or wrong and corrct the wrong sentences

1. It was a terrible film and I was bored from start to finish

2. I'm very exciting because I'm going to Florida tomorrow

3. Are you surprised or were you expected her news?

4. Lisa is reading a very intersted book at the moment

5. I've had a very tiring day at work today and I want to go the bed

6. Most people were surprising that she won the prize

7. I'm boring. Let's go out for drink somewhere

8. Visit our excited new shop!

9. His speech wasvery long and very boring

10. Jerry was totally convinced by Alice's explanation

HELPP ME!!

III. PRACTICE

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. loved B. stopped C. played D. lived

2. A. laughed B. selected C. liked D. crossed

3. A. crooked B. finished C. arrived D. blessed

4. A. phoned B. enjoyed C. boiled D. cooked

5. A. followed B. fixed C. missed D. talked

6. A. prepared B. allowed C. terminated D. filled

7. A. finished B. committed C. laughed D. worked

8. A. interpreted B. wretched C. dogged D. ordered

9. A. watched B. pushed C. washed D. changed

10. A. purchased B. staved C. cleaned D. arranged

Exercise 2: Divide the words into three columns.

checked pulled paused notified maintained wiped

opened fixed wanted charged finished evaluated

naked aged permitted cooked molded divided

stayed closed repaired needed pushed steamed

/t/ /d/ /ıd/

Exercise 3: Complete the words: types of film.

1. d_ _ _m_ _ _ _ _ _ 4. sci_ _ _ _-fic_ _ _ _ film 7. a_ _ _a_ _ _ _

2. ro_ _ _ _ _ _ co_ _ _ _ 5. ac_ _ _ _ film 8. de_ _ _ _ _ _ _ film

3. c_ _ _ _y 6. fa_ _ _ _ film 9. ho_ _ _ _ film

Exercise 4: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

1. In 1939, this ..................... was made to tell stories about the real life of Abraham

Lincoln as a young man.

A. biopic B. science fiction film

C. action film D. horror film

2. When watching that ....................., we can’t help laughing at the stupid things of the

main actor.

A. documentary B. comedy C. action film D. horror film

3. My son feels very happy when he sees that ..................... with a lot of cute animals.

A. horror film B. biopic C. thriller film D. animation

4. Most ..................... say that this film is worth watching.

A. plots B. settings C. critics D. acting

5. He acts very well. I’m sure that yesterday he stayed up all night reading the ...............

A. acting B. character C. survey D. script

6. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read .............. of the film.

A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character

7. That was a ................ and boring horror film so I slept from the beginning to the end.

A. shocking B. entertaining C. gripping D. predictable

8. I didn’t expect the movie to be so interesting and so .....................! I cried at the end

of the film.

A. moving B. violent C. confusing D. hilarious

9. According to our latest survey, Batman is one of 10 ..................... films this summer.

A. must-see B. violence C. embarrassed D. stunt

10. Woody Allen is one of some directors who ..................... in their own films and

receive positive reviews.

A. set B. star C. recommend D. make

11. The film had such a sudden and ..................... ending that no one can imagine.

A. disappointed B. must-see C. predictable D. shocking

12. Watching ..................... films may make people more aggressive.

A. hilarious B. violent C. entertaining D. gripping

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with although, in spite of/despite.

1. ............................. the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.

2. The children slept well ............................. the noise.

3. ............................. earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.

4. John rarely sees Paul ............................. they live in the same town.

5. Julie failed the exam ............................. of working very hard.

6. ............................. it was cold, she didn’t put on her coat.

7. Tom went to work ............................. not feeling very well.

8. Anna never learned the language ............................. she lived there for two years.

9. ............................. the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

10. I couldn’t eat ............................. I was very hungry.

Exercise 7: Underline the correct answers.

1. He’s such a monotonous speaker. I was bored/ boring stiff.

2. Most sequels are disappointed/ disappointing.

3. I had such a tired/ tiring day I went straight to bed.

4. Everyone’s very excited/ exciting about the news.

5. That lamp produces a very pleased/ pleasing effect.

6. The whole school was saddened/ saddening by the tragic event.

7. I don’t like watching depressed/ depressing films on my own.

8. I was amazed/ amazing when she toid me she’d got divorced.

9. He’s such a bored/ boring guy. He only ever talks about himself.

10. I’m very interested/ interesting in films and theatre.

11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued/ intriguing.

12. It was a very interested/ interesting situation.

13. There’s been some very surprised/ surprising news.

14. His mother was disgusted/ disgusting by what she found under her bed.

15. Their hamburgers are disgusted/ disgusting.

16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly exhausted/ exhausting.

17. He’s always showing off. It’s really annoyed/ annoying.

18. I think Alex is one of the most annoyed/ annoying people I’ve ever met. He can’t

keep still for a second.

19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed

really embarrassed/ embarrassing.

20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather embarrassed/

embarrassing.

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.

1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint)

a. The film was .............................

b. We were ............................. with the film.

2. Diana teaches young children. It is a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)

a. She enjoys her job but it is often .............................

b. At the end of a day’s work, she is often .............................

3. It has been raining all day. I hate this weather, (depress)

a. This weather is .............................

b. This weather makes me .............................

4. Sarah is going to the USA next month. She has never been there before. (excite)

a. It will be an .............................experience for her.

b. She is really .............................about going to the USA.

Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives.

1. I do the same thing every day. My job is very ............................. bore

2. I have nothing to do. I’m ............................. bore

3. My job is very varied. I find it ............................. depress

4. Cheer up. Don’t feel so ............................. There are plenty of other jobs. depress

5. I heard a very ............................. story. It will make you laugh. interest

6. It’s not ............................. that you failed the exam. You never did any surprise

work.

7. I don’t understand this exercise. I’m very ............................. confuse

8. The lesson was really ............................. I almost fell asleep. bore

9. I was ............................. by her behavior. It was very funny. amuse

10. I was ............................. by the news. I didn’t expect it. surprise

Exercise 10: Put the adjective in brackets in the correct form.

1. I was (amaze) ........................... to hear that Simon got married.

2. She said it was not as (interesting) ........................... as she had expected.

3. It’s hardly (surprise) .......................... that you caught a cold. You never wear a jacket.

4. At times, English can be a (confuse) ........................... language to learn.

5. I’m not going to watch it. It sounds really (bore) ...........................

6. I’m (worry) ........................... when reading that economy is getting worse.

7. Aren’t you (exhaust) ........................... after running all that way?

8. Try not to get (annoy) ........................... by the noise. You’ll get used to it.

9. The wet weather can be (depress) ...........................

10. There is nothing more (satisfy) ........................... than a good meal.

Exercise 11: Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning-

1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

-> In spite of

2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

-> Because of

3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

-> Despite

4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

-> In spite of

5. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

-> Because of

6. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

-> Despite

7. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

-> Despite

8. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

-> Although

9. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

-> In spite of

10. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

-> Even though

UNIT 9

Exercise 1: Write questions for the underlined part.

1. John went to Vietnam in 2000.

2. My mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment.

3. She likes playing table tennis.

4. It takes him 20 minutes to go to school by bike.

5. I received a letter from John last week.

6. Minh usually takes exercises after getting up.

7. I brush my teeth twice a day.

8. Nga has an appointment at 10:30 this morning.

9. She goes to bed at 9 p.m.