REVIEW FOR THE 1ST FINAL – GRADE 11

I. VOCABULARY
1. remote = faraway 18. read sth to sb
2. handicapped = disabled 19. bring sth to sb
3. donate (v) = contribute_ 20. pray for
4. stimulate (v) = encourage 21. provide sth for sb
5. implement (v) = carry out provide sb with sth
6. annually (adv.) = every year 22. the number of + plural N
7. formally (adv.) = officially 23. the amount of + uncount. N
8. smoothly (adv.) = without problems/difficulties 24. good/bad living conditions
9. shortage (n) = lack 25. high/low living standards
10. figure(n) = number 26. population density
11. an answer to a question 27. population explosion
12. an solution to a problem 28. population growth (rate)
13. on behalf of 29. death rate ≠ birth rate
14. take care of 30. do the V-ing
15. decorate … with … 31. mow the lawn
16. suffer from 32. raise funds
17. compete against/with + đối thủ 33. raise animals _
compete for + giải thưởng/mục tiêu 34. raise people’s awareness of sth
compete in + giải đấu 35. overcome a problem / difficulty

II. WORDFORM
# NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB MEANING
competition compete competitive competitively cạnh tranh,
1
competitor thi đấu
volunteer volunteer voluntary voluntarily tình nguyện
2
celebration celebrate celebratory ăn mừng
3
celebrity
limit limit limited giới hạn
5
limitation limitless = unlimited khuyết điểm
population populate populous dân số
6
overpopulation overpopulated
(dis)advantage (dis)advantageous lợi ích, thuận lợi
7
(dis)advantaged
tradition traditional traditionally truyền thống
8
support support supportive supportively ủng hộ, hỗ trợ
9
supporter
final finalize final finally cuối cùng
10
finalist
control control controllable controllably kiềm chế
11
uncontrollable uncontrollably
length lengthen long long lâu dài
12
longevity

Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the word in the brackets.

1. Noise, which is quite annoying, is a(n) disadvantage of living in the city. (advantage)
2. Listening to music is considered advantageous to stressed people. (advantage)
3. We need to do more to help disadvantaged children. (advantage)
4. Graduates have to fight for stable jobs in an intensely competitive market. (compete)
5. There will be over 200 competitors who join the fund-raising race. (compete)
6. Marcus wanted to win the game, so he played it very competitively . (compete)
7. We only have a limited budget. Don’t waste more money. (limit)
8. Being shy in front of the crowd is a limitation of my life. (limit)
9. Our city is a(n) overpopulated place. There is not enough space to live. (populate)
10. Overpopulation is a situation when there are too many people in a place. (populate)
11. People in countries with high population growth rates often live in poverty. (populate)
12. ‘Xông đất’ is a traditional activities in Vietnam at Tet. (tradition)
13. The festival is traditionally held in May. (tradition)
14. He volunteered to work in mountainous areas last summer. (volunteer)
15. Many supporters are standing outside the stadium, waiting for him. (support)
16. Their parents seem to be very unsupportive of the teachers. (support)
17. The six finalists are making preparations for the final ground. (final)
18. They finally won the trophy after many years of competition. (final)
19. The number of car accidents throughout the countries is increasing uncontrollably . (control)
20. It has been proven that regular exercise may lengthen people’s life expectancy. (long)
21. People often consider pine trees as a symbol of longevity . (long)
Exercise 2 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction:
1. Firmly held a rope with one hand , he stretched out the other to the boy in the water . ……holding…
2. After worked in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything so well . ..working………
3. Bearing into a rich family, she got everything she wished for . ……born………
4. Were the child of poor people, he often went to bed hungry . …Being……
5. Having parked at the entrance, the car was driven to the parking lot of the mall right away . …Having been
parked……
6. The coast guard advised little boys against not going into the water.......................................not → X……
7. The head teacher asked us not to wait outside her office yesterday........................................the day before
8. He warned us be careful of newcomers and not to ride out after 10 p.m. at night . …to be careful……
9. I just congratulated Ann for her winning the Beauty Contest. …on……
10. Amy apologized her uncle for being rude to him the day before............................................apologized to…
11. If I inherit a billion dollars now , I would travel to the moon. ……inherited……
12. If the dogs got a treat , they wag their tails. ……get……
13. Should I had known it before, I could have let you know . ……IF……
14. Had not Jack wasted so much time, he could have completed the project. …Jack not…
15. If Tom had revised these lessons, he could have passed the exam with a flying color now. …could pass
16. Mark was one of the first people to insisting me on getting engaged . …to insist……
17. It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry on their threat to kill the hostages. …out……
18. The minister promised to give a written answer of the journalist’s detailed question. …to………
19. A representative is a person chosen or appointed at behalf of another person or a group. ……on………
20. The company must be able to compete with the international marketplace....................................in…
21. Startup companies must compete for established companies which have had many years to build up their
markets...................................................................................................................................................with…
22. The donated money will be used to provide the school for new computer equipment . ……with……
23. There are also limits to the number of petroleum, iron, silver, gold, and other metals.
……amount……………
24. Low living conditions and overcrowding lead to chronic stress and a decrease in quality of life.
……overcrowded
25. A number of employers were suffering with a desperate shortage of school-leavers. …From……

Exercise 3: Reported Speech

1. She said to me: “Don't make a lot of noise when you are playing.”
→She asked me not to make a lot of noise when I was playing .
2. Rita said to me: “Don't worry. I'll pay you back on Saturday.”
→Rita promised to pay me back on Saturday .
3. My sister said to Jane: “Don’t turn off the light.”
→ My sister told Jane not to turn off the light .
4. “Would you like to have lunch with me today?” said Tom.
→Tom invited me to have lunch with him that day .
5. “You should take better care of your health:” said Tom’s mother.
→ Tom’s mother advised him to take better care of his health .
6. “Would you mind taking off your hat?” I said to the woman in front of me.
→I asked the woman in front of me to take off her hat .
7. The flight attendant said to the passenger: “Fasten your seatbelts because we have to make a compulsory
landing.”
→ The flight attendant told the passenger to fasten his/her seatbelts because they had to make … _ .
8. “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by tomorrow,” said the teacher to the students.
→The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by the following day .
9. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Linh said to her teacher.
→Linh apologized to her teacher for not doing the homework .
10. "You'd better not swim too far from the shore," the lifeguard said to us.
→ The lifeguard advised us not to swim too far the shore .
→ The lifeguard warned us against swimming too far .. .
→The lifeguard prevented us from swimming too far … .
11. “Don’t play around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in” the teacher said to her children.
→The teacher warned her children against playing around the edge of the swimming pool .
→The teacher prevented her children from falling in the swimming pool .
12. “You’ve broken my priceless vase, Ron!” said Ginny’s brother.
→Ginny’s brother accused Ron of breaking his priceless vase .
13. “It certainly wasn’t me who took her purse!” Kevin said to the police.
→Kevin denied taking her purse .
14. He said to me, “You took my money.”
→He accused me of taking his money .
15. “I’m sorry I’m late this morning.” The employee said to his manager.
→The employee apologized to his manager for being late that morning .
16. “It was really kind of you to help me.” Mary said to you.
→Mary thanked you for helping her .
17. “I’ll drive you to the airport now.” John said to Linda.
→John insisted on driving Linda to the airport then .
18. “I have always wanted to be a pilot”, Paul said to you.
→Paul has always dreamt of being/becoming a pilot .
19. “I would like to visit you next month.” Mrs. Smith said.
→Mrs. Smith looked forward to visiting you the following month .
20. “What about going to Da Lat this weekend?” Peter said.
→Peter suggested going to Da lat that weekend .
21. Tom said to you, “It was kind of you to help me. Thank you very much.”
→Tom thanked you for helping him
22. “I hear you recovered from your heart operation. Congratulations!” John said to Hannah.
→John congratulated Hannah on recovering from her heart operation .
23. “Why don’t we organize an English competition for our students?” said Mrs. Lien.
→Mrs. Lien suggested organizing an...................................Their/our students .
24. “I didn’t do my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.
→Lan admitted not doing her homework .
25. “You are not allowed to play games now,” Dick’s mother said.
→Dick’s mother prevented him from playing games then .
Exercise 4: Conditional Sentences
1. Work harder or you will be sacked because of your laziness
→ If you don’t work harder, you will be sacked because of your laziness
If you work harder, you won’t be sacked because of your laziness
2. She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking, so the food is horrible.
→ If she paid attention to her cooking, the food wouldn’t be horrible
3. I didn’t realize that the traffic lights were red, so I didn’t stop.
→If I had realized that..........................were red, I would have stopped
4. Ann doesn’t have money, so she can’t afford to buy a new bike for her son.
→ If Ann had money, she could afford to buy .....
5. Because there was a heavy storm, the climbers were stuck in the mountain and died.
→If there hadn’t been a heavy storm, the climbers wouldn’t have been stuck in the mountain and
wouldn’t have died
6. You didn’t listen to me. That’s why you have so much trouble now.
→If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t have so much trouble now
7. Lucia isn’t here now, so she can’t find out the truth about her uncle’s accident.
→ Were Lucia here now, she could find ...........................................
8. I didn’t know you were in financial difficulty, so I didn’t help you.
→ Had I known you were in...................., I would have helped you
9. I don’t have money for lunch now because I left my wallet at home this morning.
→If I hadn’t left my wallet at home this morning, I would have money for lunch now
10. His parents were very disappointed because he failed his final examination.
→ Had he not failed his final examination, his parents wouldn’t have been very disappointed
11. I didn’t know Alice’s address. I couldn’t write to her.
→If I had known..................., I could have written to her
12. We didn’t make a cake because we forgot to buy any eggs.
→If We had not forgotten to buy some eggs, we could have made a cake
→ Had we remembered to buy some eggs, we could have made a cake
13. Margaret was wearing a seat belt, so she wasn’t injured.
→If Margaret had not been wearing a seat belt, she wouldn’t have been injured
→ Had Margaret not been wearing ................................................................
14. They left the door open, so the thief broke into their house.
→If they had not left the door open, the thief wouldn’t have broken into their house
→ Had they not left .........................................................................................
15. We should do something to protect water from being polluted or we will have nothing to drink in the future.
→If we don’t something to protect water from being polluted, we won’t have anything to drink in the
future
→Unless we do something to protect water from being polluted, we won’t have anything to drink in the future