UNIT 9

Exercise 1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the others
1. A. about B. around C. sound D. young
2. A. laughed B. learned C. changed D. arrived
3. A. twice B. flight C. piece D. mind
Exercise 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
1. A. rescue B. supply C. erupt D. damage
2. A. disaster B. injury C. tsunami D. provision
3. A. tropical B. natural C. terrible D. destructive
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D:
1.When we were in Italy, we spent a few days ______________ Venice.
A. at B. on C. in D. for
2.They are good friends. They ______________ each other for a long time.
A. know B. have known C. knew D. were knowing
3.How about ______________ to Dong Xuan Market?
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
4.Can you tell me where ______________?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
5.I was reading ______________ my sister was playing with her dolls.
A. while B. when C. at time D. what
6.At nine o’clock yesterday we ______________ on the beach.
A. are lying B. have lain C. were laying D. lay
7. The baby ______________ his food on the floor and making his mother angry.
A. always throws B. is always throwing C. always threw D. has thrown
8.______________ is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings
A. Gallery B. Library C. University D. Post office
9.While Angela was cleaning her room, she ______________ her lost earring.
A. found B. is finding C. was finding D. has found
10.Will you pick me ______________ after the party?
A. on B. to C. with D. up
11.I’ll call you ______________ soon as I get home from work.
A. so B. as C. like D. too
12.We can’t stay with you because we’re coming on a ______________.
A. trip B. tour C. journey D. lava
13.Why don’t you come ______________ for dinner?
A. over B. on C. from D. at
14.Thanh has a meeting ______________Wednesday evening.
A. on
15.It’s very kind ______________ you when you help them.
A. on B. since C. of D. out
Exercise 4: Change these sentences into passive voice:
1.People speak English all over the world.
English ................................................................................................................................
2.They don’t use this house very often.
This house ...........................................................................................................................
3.Nam will clean the floor tonight.
The floor ..............................................................................................................................
4.Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
The telephone.......................................................................................................................
Exercise 5: Reorder the words to make full sentences
1. be/ with/ people/ homeless/ will/ temporary/ provided/ accommodation.
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2. natural/ typhoons and floods/ the/ in/ most/ are/ frequent/ Vietnam/ disasters?
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3. property/ people’s/ disasters/ devastate/ destroy/ their/ lives/ natural/ and.
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