GRAMMAR PRACTISE UNIT 7

I. Fill in the blank space in each sentence with and, but, or, so, because, therefore, however
1. Polly's watch was broken, __________she borrowed mine.
2. My family went to Africa ___________we wanted to study the wild animals.
3. Melissa tried to read the book ___________ she couldn't understand it.
4. She isn't English. _______________, she speaks English perfectly.
5. They went to town ___________ bought a lot of clothes.
6. The road was under water, ___________the police closed it to traffic.
7. The air is polluted _____________there's too much traffic.
8. I haven't got a car ____________I've got a motorbike.
9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow, _________ blue?
10. She's working late next Friday; ______________, she can't come to the party.
11. Would you like some water ___________some fruit juice?
12. I was hungry __________ I didn’t eat on the plane. The food didn’t look appetizing.
13. We wanted to go to the beach. ____________, it started to rain, __________we stayed at home.
14. Someone switched the freezer off. _____________, all the food was spoilt
15. The water in the river is polluted, ______________we can’t go swimming.

II. Combine two sentences into, using the connectives in brackets.

1. You can go home. You’ve finished this exercise. (when)

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2. I don’t get many opportunities to practise my English. I find it is difficult to remember everything
I study. (therefore).
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3. I’m practising speaking English a lot. I don’t want to fail in the oral test. (because)
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4. The world’s energy resources are limited. We should use them economically. (so)
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5. The country could face an energy crisis. Demand continues to rise. (if)
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6. You can’t borrow my dictionary. You bring it back on Monday. (unless)
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7. The cost of installation is very high. Solar domestic heating system are economical to use. (but)
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8. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house. The sun’s energy is used to heat water. (and)
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 9. I don’t agree with a lot of his teaching methods. He is a good teacher. (however)
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10. We’d better not waste water. We won’t have enough to drink sooner or later. (or)
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III. Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: come back,
get off, fall over, get on, go away, throw away, pay back, let in, lie down, put off, stay in, turn up, cross
out, go off, take back.

1. I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to ____________me ___________.
2. Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to _____________all evening.
3. Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll ___________you ___________on Friday.
4. The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don’t __________________.
5. I was feeling so tired that I had to ______________on the bed for a while.
6. I saw Martin _____________the bus and go straight home.
7. Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to _________________.
8. The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to _________________.
9. I’ll have to ____________these books ______________to the library.
10. Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to ________________.
11. Don’t _____________that box. We can use it again.
12. If you make a mistake on the form, just ____________it ________________.
13. I can’t hear the radio. Could you _____________it _____________a little?
14. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ______________.
15. Never _____________until tomorrow what you can do today.

IV. Complete the dialogues, using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

look after take off fill in turn up give up try on

keep up turn off see off look up run out break down

1. A: What shall I do with this form?

B: Just _________it __________and send it to the address at the top
2. A: Is Sonia a fast runner?
B: Oh, yes. Nobody else can ______________with her.
3. A: Why didn’t you buy a dictionary?
B: The bookstore has _____________of them.
4. A: Is Kathy going to Australia tomorrow?
B: Yes, I’m going to the airport to ____________her ________________.
5. A: Would you like to go to the movie with us?

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 B: I’d love to but I have to _______________my youngest sister.
6. A: You’re late again.
B: I’m sorry, my car ____________on the way here.
7. A: Why don’t you ______________that dress in the window?
B: No, I don’t like its color
8. A: Have you got Tamara’s phone number?
B: No, but if you want to know, you can ____________it ____________in the phone book.
9. A: Hello Tom.
B: Hello Michelle. Good to see you. Come in and ____________your coat ______________.
10. A: You shouldn’t leave the TV on all night
B: Sorry, I forgot. I usually ____________it ____________before going to bed.
11. A: Have you meet Jane yet?
B: No, I arranged to meet het after work but she didn’t ________________.
12. A: So how long is it since you _____________smoking?
B: Well, I stopped smoking three years ago.

V. Fill the each blank with a correct preposition or adverb.

1. You look tired. Sit ______________and have a cup of tea.

2. I’m looking ______________yesterday’s newspaper. Did you throw it ____________.
3. Could I try ______________these shoes, please? Size nice.
4. Turn _____________the music, it is too loud!
5. I turned ____________the radio and listened to the six o’clock news.
6. I used to smoke, but I gave it ____________last year.
7. Just go ____________with what you were doing
8. Pick _____________your litter! Don’t drop it on the street.!
9. Don’t worry about the baby. I’ll look _____________her while you’re out.
10. I’m looking ________________to meeting her very much.
11. Who do you take _____________the most, your father or your mother?
12. I ran ________________an old friend in the street this morning.
13. “How do you spell this word?” “I’m not sure. You’d better look it _________in your dictionary”.
14. Look _____________! The car is coming!
15. The show was called ____________because of the rain.

VI. Making suggestion, using the structures

suggest + V-ing

or suggest (+ that) + S + (should) + V bare

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 1. You are walking in town with a friend and you feel tired. (take / taxi).
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2. Joanna has got a toothache. (go / dentist)
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3. You and your friends don’t know what to do this weekend. (have / picnic / the park)
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4. There are some cracks in the pipe in Mr. Ha’s bathroom. (get / plumber / fit / new pipe)
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5. You and your brother feel very bored at the moment. (watch / comedy / TV)
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6. Sandra is leaving her bike outside the bookstore. (lock / her bike / carefully)
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7. Your friend wants to improve his pronunciation. (speak / English / friends / watch / English TV
programs)
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8. There’s an exam tomorrow. Neither you nor Rachel have done any work for it. (do / some
revision)
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9. Jane has got backache. (see / doctor)
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10. It is such a beautiful day that you and friends don’t want to study indoors. (have / class outside)
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VII. Choose the appropriate expressions in italic.

Matthew:(1) Why don’t we / What about go to the Revolutionary Museum? I hear it’s really exciting.

Sandra: I’d like to, but I need to go shopping.

John: Then (2) how about / let’s go to Ben Thanh market this afternoon.

Matthew: If we do that this afternoon, (3) why not / let’s not go to the Revolutionary Museum now?

John: Ok, but (4) Let’s / I suggest getting something to eat first.

Matthew: I don’t think we’ll have time. (5) How about / Why not getting some fast food over there?
Then (6) shall we / we could take a taxi to the Revolutionary Museum.

Sandra: Sounds good. Here’s an idea for tomorrow. (7) Why don’t we / let’s take a trip to Cu Chi
Tunnels. And when we come, (8) how about / I suggest having dinner in one of floating restaurants.

Matthew: OK. (9) Let’s / Why not do that.

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