Exercise 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

XII. Rewrite the sentences using the given words

146. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today. (have)

→ You don’t ________________________________________________________________________________

147. Why were you absent from school yesterday? (go)

→ Why _____________________________________________________________________________________

148. Nam find driving on the left difficult. (used)

→ Nam _____________________________________________________________________________________

149. When did Peter start sending letters to his girlfriend?

àHow long__________________________________________________________________________________

150+151+152. I have never seen such an ugly dog before.

àThis______________________________________________________________________________________

à This_____________________________________________________________________________________

àI ________________________________________________________________________________________

153. I started cooking dinner at 5 p.m.

à I_________________________________________________________________________________________

154. Jane has been ill for a fortnight.

àJane_______________________________________________________________________________________

155. My grandparents have done the gardening for half an hour.

àMy grandparents_____________________________________________________________________________

156+157+158. This is the first time Tim has ever seen such a crowded room.

àThis is_____________________________________________________________________________________

à Tim______________________________________________________________________________________

àTim______________________________________________________________________________________

159. Dan began drinking wine on Christmas Eve.

àDan______________________________________________________________________________________

160. How long have you waited for me here?

à When____________________________________________________________________________________

161. I have known her since I was at primary school

àI ________________________________________________________________________________________

162. Lena has cried since midnight.

à Lena_____________________________________________________________________________________

163+164+165. The Johns have never taken part in such a funny contest before.

àThe Johns_________________________________________________________________________________

à This is___________________________________________________________________________________

àThis is____________________________________________________________________________________

VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition if necessary.

VII. Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

1. I last wore that shirt in May.

=> I haven't.............................................................................................................

2. Success depends on hard work.

=> The harder ………………….....................................................................

3. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.

=> I don’t...................................................................................................................

4. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.

=> The man was  ...........................................................................................................

5. Driving on the left feels strange to me.

=> I don’t  .....................................................................................................................

6. I would prefer you not to phone me at work.

=> I’d rather ..................................................................................................................

7. I can’t repair the lamp, so I’ll ask Mr. Nam to repair it.

=> I’ll have.....................................................................................................................

8. We can't afford to buy this car.

=> The car is ..................................................................................................................

9. He often makes his children work hard.

=> His children ……………………………………………………………………….

10. She has never visited Paris before.

=> This is her ……………………………………….……………………..………….

11. The concert was not as good as we had expected.

 => The concert didn’t come............................................................................................

12.  She and I have never been there before.

=>Neither..... .....................................................................................................................

III. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets.

6. I can’t stand the…………..........…smell of bad fish.                          PLEASE

IV. There is one mistake in each sentence below. Find out, underline and correct it. The first one is done for you as an example.

Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two months                                                       0 - >  seen

1. My teacher makes me to do all these exercise.                                       2._______________

2. He didn’t used to behave like that, but now he’s rude.                          3._______________

3. Wearing uniform helps students feel equally in many ways.                4._______________

4. Doing the same things every day give me no pleasure.                          6._______________

5. Thank you very much about your letter that you sent me last week.   10.______________

V. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. HaLong bay in VietNam ( be ) …………..…. a world heritage site. It ( visit)…..………. by millions of people every year.

2. Physics( be ) ……………..…….. my favorite subject.

3. Two  days ( not be) ………………….. long enough for me to finish the project.

4. The poor ( have ) ……………..….. little money and few posserrions.

5. While my sister and I ( watch ) …………………. a movie on TV lastnight, our uncle in the USA  (

I . Circle the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others

1. A. southern                       B. sunbathing                        C. breathe                  D. thunder

2. A. island                            B. rescue                                C. institute                 D. limestone

3. A.jungle                             B.gist                                      C.grind                       D.emigrate

4. A. stretcher                       B. chimney                            C. charity                   D. champagne

5. A. heritage                         B. shortage                            C. teenage                  D. luggage

II.  Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1.  The teacher gave her ............................

A. some advices                  B. some advice                     C. an advice              D. many advice

2.  Mr. White told me he would stay at home.................... two days.

A. other                                   B. the other                           C. others                    D. another

3. They hardly believe him and .....................

A. so do I                              B. neither do I                     C. I do, too                    D. I believe him

4. Normally he is rather ……………………… but sometimes he talks freely about himself

A. sociable                              B. reserved                            C. serious                 D. peaceful   

5. They kept  …………………  about the performing monkeys that they liked most of a

 A. to talk                                B.  talking                 C.  talk                     D. talked         

6. He was seen crying, and his face  ………………… red with shame.

A. caught                               B. broke                                 C. turned                    D. suffered   

7. The boy   …………………… the flowers in the garden is my brother.

A. watering                            B. watered                             C. is watered             D. is watering

8. Jane really enjoys  ……………………… to dinner parties.

A. inviting                             B. being inviting                   C. being invited        D. be invited

9. You can stay here ……….. … you don’t make a loud noise.          

A. as much as                        B. as long as                          C. as soon as             D. as far as

10. Which girl is Hoa? She is the one with ___________ .

A. long curly black hair                                                      B. curly long black hair     

C. long black curly hair                                                       D. curly long black hair                 

Identify the underlined word/ phrase ( A,B,C, or D ) that needs correcting to become an exact one: 

1.The kids look unhappy because they are allowed to play in the backyard.

                    A                      B                        C             D

2.Do you enjoy to work in the new environment ?

    A            B        C           D

3.Despite of the heavy traffic, Mike managed to get to work online.

         A                    B                                          C                    D

4.I was amazing that he was interested in our plan.

                 A          B                     C         D

5.They travel to a nearest town to go shopping.

              A          B                 C        D

I : Điền liên từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu sau.

1.______________ it’s pouring with rain, we are going for a walk in the park.

2.______________she hands in the assignment before Tuesday, she will get very bad mark.

3.He decided to break up with Peter_____________ he didn’t spend much time with her.

4.Jennifer decided to break up with Peter_____________ he didn’t spend much time with her.

5.Danny bought a new car___________his old car was still i good condition.

6.I will be in great trouble_____________ my mother knows my final test scores.

7.Janice will have finished the report__________ the time you receive the letter

8.The concert will be canceled____________no more tickets are sold.

9.Children are not allowed to enter this place___________ they are accompanied by adults.

10.You should bring think coats_________ the temperature falls at night.

11._____________ my sister doesn’t like eating salad, she eats it regularly to keep fit.

12.I won’t come to Jim’s party___________ he invites me.

13._________ you tell me the truth, I can’t help you.

14._________ the fire fighters arrived, the fire had already been put out by the local residents.

15.You can leave early ________________ you want to.

II: Điền một từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu dưới đây:

1.James is quite easy- going. He can ____________ on well with many types of people.

2.Peter has been absent from school for two weeks due to his illness. It may be difficult for him to ____________ up with his classmates.

3.Did you watch the film last night? Do you know how the villain _________ back on the hero ?

4.Mr Smith decided to ______________up smoking because the doctor warned him of getting lung cancer.

5.He could______________ with all kinds of people because it was part of his jobas a receptionist.

6.Jim was sad because Jane _____________ down his invitation to the prom.

7.It is important to _____________ down on sugar consumtion every day.

8.It’s time you have to ____________ up to these problems on your own.

9.I_______________ forward to hearing from you soon.

10.Sometimes I ________________ back on my childhood and realize how happy I was as a kid.

V. Rearrange the word to make meaningful sentences

1. His brother/ not/ tall/ enough/ play basketball.

=>________________________________________

2. We/ work/ for/ this company/ 20 years.

=>________________________________________

3. My mother/ tell/ me/ open/ window.

=>________________________________________