EXERCISES: GRADE 10 (2012-2013)

REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. a. hit b. little c. interest d.
repeat
2. a. heat b. meat c. eaten d. head
3. a. click b. bit c. kick d. like
4. a. far b. marvelous c. father d. hat
5. a. love b. wonderful c. cousin d. top
6. a. guitar b. mat c. sand d. sad
7. a. send b. bed c. pen d. she
8. a. said b. pan c. cat d. bad
9. a. call b. walk c. talk d. car
10. a. doctor b. boss c. box d. sport
11. a. wrong b. long c. song d. lose
12. a. sand b. play c. radio d.
today
13. a. sport b. four c. more d. job
14. a. foot b. look c. cook d. school
15. a. food b. book c. tooth d.
afternoon
16. a. put b. June c. pull d. full
17. a. teacher b. together c. early d. other
18. a. work b. today c. about d. together
19. a. river b. pagoda c. water d. shirt
20. a. time b. Friday c. miss d. buy
21. a. newspaper b. afraid c. play d. far
22. a. voice b. work c. noise d. boy
23. a. still b. night c. life d. nine
24. a. bowl b. cow c. house d. how
25. a. close b. note c. phone d. mouse
26. a. rose b. snow c. town d. go
27. A. field B. heat C. meet D. head
28. A. dinner B. drink C. time D. children
29. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. beat
30. A. name B. father C. party D. army
31. A. fun B. sun C. put D. study
32. A. mature B. picture C. pasture D. adventure
33. A. exam B. member C. result D. because
34. A. blind B. disabled C. idea D. life
35. A. computer B. turn C. miraculous D. accuracy
36.A. look B. tooth C. school D. afternoon
37. A. church B. study C. umbrella D. understand
38. A. nearly B. ear C. hear D. early
39. A. think B. picture C. film D. light
40. A. how B. slow C. know D. flow
41. A. cow B. now C. know D. town
42. A. teacher B. pagoda C. about D. church
43. A. bird B. early C. today D. term
44. A. food B. foot C. fruit D. tooth
45. A. boss B. four C. more D. sport
46.A. talk B. walk C. sport D. top
47.A. pity B. children C. blind D. finger
48. A rubbish B. suburb C. lunch D. consume
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II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. The alarm goes off at 4:30.
A. goes wrong B. goes away C. rings D. plays
2. We chat about our work.
A. talk in a friendly way B. learn C. discuss D. worry
3. What is Mr. Vy’s …….……? - He is a peasant.
A. job B. profession C. career D. All are correct
4. Mr. Lam is a .................... . He rides a lot of passengers every day.
A. teacher B. doctor C. farmer D. cyclo driver
5. Miss Phuong enjoys working with children in a school. She is a ..................... .
A. teacher B. student C. peasant D. passenger
6. I can speak two .........................- Vietnamese and English.
A. addresses B. names C. languages D. occupations
7. I was born in Dong Thap. Dong Thap is my ....................... .
A. date of birth B. place of birth C. present address D. surname
8. Marie Curie is a brilliant and mature student.
A. young B. very good C. having a fully developed mind D. difficult
9. She received a general ……………… in local school.
A. educate B. education C. educational D. educated
10. My favourite ……………… is Literature.
A. subject B. teacher C. job D. student
11. John isn’t content with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in
12. A computer consists of hardware and software.
A. screen B. physical part C. programs D. keyboard
13. Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint are ........................ .
A. software B. hardware C. floppy disks D. keyboard
14. We can see a lot of information on the visual display unit (VDU).
A. CD ROMs B. mouse C. computer screen D. printer
15. ……………. is used to cook rice, meat, fish and vegetables or keep the food warm.
A. TV B. fax machine C. air conditioner D. electric cooker
16. The man continues to learn how to use a computer after a few lessons.
A. goes on B. stops C. agrees D. refuses
17. With the development of information technology we can send………..……. from one computer to
another.
A. houses B. messages C. buildings D. computers
18. You should ………..……. the volume if you want to hear the sound louder.
A. select B. watch C. adjust D. insert
19. A blind person is a one who cannot ........................ anything.
A. hear B. see C. eat D. talk
20. Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission.
A. interested B. worried C. cheap D. expensive
21. Computer-controlled robots are now common in industrial manufacture.
A. service B. production C. preparation D. communication
22. She sings …………… She is famous for her voice.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
23. Which of these expressions is commonly used when people start a conservation?
A. Goodbye. See you later. B. Hello. What are you doing?
C. Well, it’s been nice meeting you. D. Great. I’ll see you tomorrow.
24. Lan is taking English this ...................... .
A. party B. hotel C. beach D. semester
25. She received a general ......….….…. in local school.
A. educate B. education C. educational D. educated
26. We are going to the theatre to see a play.
A. cartoon B. drama C. comedy D. documentary
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27. Which of the following is NOT the type of the mass media?
A. TV B. books C. radio D. the Internet
28. They helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
A. crops to be sold B. crops to be used C. crops to be eaten D. crops to be seen
29. They build a ..................... to look after people’s health.
A. bridge B. medical centre C. school D. football ground
30. The opposite of turn right is ........................ .
A. keep walking B. walk past C. go over D. turn left
31. They apply new farming methods to get bumper crops.
A. good crops B. cash crops C. crops for buying D. crop failure
32. If you want to learn about the events that are happening all over the world, you can watch
a………………
A. cartoon B. comedy C. love story D. documentary
33. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries can get around easier.
A. broadened B. flooded C. grown D. got
34. English is a(n) ……………… language.
A. national B. nation C. international D. internationally
35. Mr. Phong has to …………… his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school.
A. drive B. ride C. rode D. rides
36. You don’t look very happy. …………………..?
A. What’s the matter with you B. Where are you now
C. What are you doing D. Who did you meet
37. …………………..? He is a teacher.
A. What does your father do B. What is he like C. What does he look like D. Who is he
38. Marie Curie earned a degree in Physics with flying colours.
A. with a bad mark B. with keeping in her mind C. with a high mark D. with difficulties.
39. Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is.
A. taking a little time B. slowly, a long period of time
C. taking a lot of time D. needing a lot of people
40. My friend has decided to become a professional …………...
A. photographer B. photogenic C. photographic D. photography
41. I took a ………….. of my girl-friend yesterday.
A. photograph B. photogenic C. photographic D. photography
42. Computers help you interact with people around the world.
A. link B. differ C. learn D. type
43. …………. is used to keep the air cool or warm when it is cold or hot.
A. cell phone B. air conditioner C. fax machine D. computer
44. A film made by photographing a series of changing drawings is:
A. comedy B. cartoon C. documentary D. drama.
45. ………… provides information and entertainment orally and we receive information through our
ears.
A. TV B. radio C. The Internet D. newspaper
IV. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. …………………………… Peter leave for London? – Two weeks ago.
A. Why has B. When did C. Where will D. What did
2. We are looking for ward to ……………….you soon.
A. hear B. heard C. hearing D. hearing from
3. It rained all the time, …………………………was a great pity.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
4. I ……………………… go to pop concerts when I was young.
A. will B. used to C. am used to D. got used to
5. Claude didn't …………………..in Canada.
A. lived B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living
6. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now …………………………………here.
A. I got used to living B. I'm used to living C. I used to live D. I used to living
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7. Galileo …………………………………his first telescope in 1609.
A. builds B. built C. has built D. had built
8. I really enjoy ______________ with my mother.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooked D. cooking
9. Would you like _____________ to the movie with me?
A. going B. to go C. A and B D. go
10. The alarm goes off and Mr. Lam gets up ……….…. 4:30.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
11. We are contented ..………….. what we do.
A. with B. from C. of D. about
12. Mr. Lam usually ……….…… . an old man from District 1 to District 5.
A. ride B. rides C. riding D. rode
13. Last year I …………….. my summer holidays at a seaside town.
A. spend B. spends C. to spend D. spent
14. Miss Lan Phuong enjoys ....................... with children.
A. works B. to work C. working D. worked
15. Mr. Ha worries ......................... his son’s safety.
A. on B. for C. about D. at
16. I’m still looking for a job, but I hope ...…….…….. something soon.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. to finding
17. When they met again, they ……………. each other for 10 years.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. doesn’t see D. didn’t see
18. I am good at ..……….…… books and letters in Chinese.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
19. Liz used to ............……. a motorbike.
A. rides B. rode C. ridding D. ride
20. Jill isn’t on the phone, ...……………. makes it difficult to contact her.
A. this B. which C. who D. that
21. We send letters .....…….…… almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
A. to B. on C. in D. from
22. Thousands of animals ........................ in the forest fire.
A. have killed B. has killed C. has been killed D. have been killed
23. Please think of a word ......................... comes from a foreign language into Vietnamese.
A. which B. who C. it D. this
24. Tell me your plan, Lan. What ........................... this Saturday evening?
A. did you do B. are you doing C. will you do D. are you going to do
25. There is a comedy programme …………… ... between 10:15 and 11:00.
A. in B. on C. to D. of
26. We haven’t had a good meal .…………….. three weeks.
A. in B. since C. ago D. for
27. It’s two years .............................. I last saw Quoc Anh.
A. ago B. from C. since D. about
28. They arrived home ten minutes ..…………… .
A. ago B. since C. for D. in
29. ........................... his illness, he managed to come to school.
A. Because B. Because of C. In spite D. In spite of
30. When you come out of the station, turn right. Keep .……………. for about 5 minutes.
A. walk B. walked C. to walk D. walking
31. I thought the film ..……….…… interesting.
A. will be B. would be C. be D. can be
32. Jack ..……………. me that he was enjoying his new class.
A. told B. talked C. said D. spoke
33. If I ……………. to medical college, I will study medicine.
A. go B. went C. goes D. will go
34. I ......….…… in London for a month.
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A. were B. am C. was D. have been
35. I’ll lend you my book ..…………… I finish reading it.
A. if B. when C. because of D. in spite of
36. If we raise the roads, they …………….. muddy and flooded after rains.
A. weren’t B. will not be C. would not be D. aren’t
37. I ...................... Nancy in London in 1992.
A. meet B. had met C. meets D. met
38. A nurse is a person ..…………… looks after patients.
A. which B. who C. she D. where
39. …….…….. do you live? - In the centre of the city.
A. Which B. Who C. When D. Where
40. Gold and diamond ……………….. making jewelries.
A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. get used to
41. They ………………living on farms and working on fields.
A. are used to B. are used for C. used to D. did not use to.
42. Robin Hood stole from ……………………….poor.
A. rich and gave B. the rich and gave to the C. the rich and giving D. rich and the
43. Julia is a nurse. She has spent her life caring for……..
A. the poor B. the sick C. the young D. the rich
44. The gold hunter and his dogs …………… could not man-age to find the way out of the storm never
returned.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
45. We haven't kept in touch with Mary ……………
A. for leaving school B. since we left school C. for we left school D. since leaving school
46. Mary ………….. to work everyday, but today she ……………for the bus.
A. is driving/ waits B. drives/ is waiting C. has driven/ is going to wait D. is going to drive/
has waited
47. Every school year we have four …………………………………….
A. forty-five minute tests B. forty-five minutes tests
C. forty-five minutes test. D. forty-five minute test
48. They ……………… best friends when they were little boys but now their friendship no longer
exists.
A. are used to be B. are used to being C. used to D. used to be
49. I left home early …………………I was tired.
A. because of B. because C. due to D. so as to
50. …………………he works as hard as he used to.
A. Although his older B. Because of he is old C. In spite of his age D. As age
51. In spite of ………………., he has no intention to give up smoking.
A. his bad cough B. he coughs badly C. it is his bad cough D. his badly cough
52. Tom told Mary he had bought a new car three days ……………..
A. then B. after C. ago D. before
53. You will get a good seat if you ………………. first.
A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
54. The book ____ I bought at the bookstore yesterday is expensive.
A. who B. whose C. that D. B & C are correct
55. Don’t forget _____ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. have called D. to be called
56. Ann is interested in _____ young children.
A. teach B. teaches C. to teach D. teaching
57. The last time I ______ swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going
58. He decided ______ broken glass on top of his wall preventing from his children.
A. putting B. puts C. to put D. put
59. After we ______ the bill, we _____ the restaurant.
A. paid/left B. were paying/left C. had paid/left D. paid/had left
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60. Why _____ you attend the class yesterday, Tom?
A. don’t B. weren’t C. wasn’t D. didn’t
61. My family _______ a tour around that city two months ago.
A. is taking B. had taken C. take D. took
62. The village ______ a lot since their children came back with new farming methods.
A. have changed B. was changed C. has changed D. is changing
63. My father used to ________ a lot but now he gives up it.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smokes
64. The man ______ was born in a poor family is a good student.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
65. If he ______ harder, the results will be better.
A. worked B. works C. has worked D. will work
66. He couldn’t go to school yesterday _______ his illness.
A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. because
67. Lan is never _______ for school.
A. absent B. present C. early D. late
68. The meeting had been canceled _______ the chairman’s absence.
A. although B. because of C. in spite of D. because
69. We haven’t seen each other ______ we left school.
A. since B. for C. before D. after
70. We decided to eat out ______ the bad weather.
A. because B. although C. in spite of D. because of
71. What do you use the Internet _____?
A. to B. with C. of D. for
72. Before she ____ out, she ______ all the dishes.
A. went/ washed B. had gone/ washed C. went/ had washed D. had gone/ had
washed
73. It often ______ me twenty minutes ________to school
A. takes/ to go B. took/ to go C. takes/ going D. had taken/ to go
74. What/ they/often/ do/ morning?
A. what do they often in the morning? B. What do they often do in the morning?
C. What do they often doing in the morning? D. What does they often do in the morning?
75. It’s not good to avoid ______ the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer B. answering C. to answer D. answered
76. Our/ teacher/ enjoy/ teach/ class/ very much
A. Our teacher enjoys to teach our class very much. B. Our teacher enjoy to teach our class very much.
C. Our teacher enjoy teaching our class very much. D. Our teacher enjoys teaching our class very much.
77. Now Nam has got a car. He ______a motorbike.
A. uses to drive B. used to driving C. used to drive D. uses to driving
78. Could you please stop______ so much noise?
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
79. The deaf person is the one _____ is not able to hear.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
80. There are the books _______ my father wrote when he was young.
A. what B. who C. that D. whom
81. A new hospital for children/ build/ in our city/ for ten years.
A. A new hospital for children have been built in our city for ten years.
B. A new hospital for children have built in our city for ten years.
C. A new hospital for children has been build in our city for ten years.
D. A new hospital for children has been built in our city for ten years.
82. Could you help me find the man _____ saved the girl?
A. which B. who C. whom D. what
83. The doctor is someone ________ looks after people’ health.
A. that B. who C. which D. A and B
84. The house _______ many times since June.
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A. has repaired B. have repaired C. has been repaired D. have been repaired.
85. Do you think the windows are so dirty?-Oh, yes. I_________ later
A. will clean B. clean C. am going to clean D. have clean
86. Smoking is very bad for his health, but he _____ it up.
A. isn’t going to give B. doesn’t give C. didn’t give D. won’t give
87. He has had this car _____ six months.
A. in B. since C. ago D. for
88. Go straight and_______ the third turning on the right.
A. get B. make C. take D. catch
89. How do you often to go to school?
A. on foot B. five days a week C. I go to school in the morning D. I often stayed at
home
90. –A: Pass me this pen, please! B: : _________
A. Thank you B. Here you are C. I don’t know D. Yes, I
would
91. Would you like to go for a drink? –: ________. I am not thirsty now.
A. I don’t think so B. No, thanks C. No, I don’t want D. Yes, we will go
92. A: Thanks so much for your lovely present! – B:_________
A. You are welcome B. Thank you C. Cheers D. Good luck
93 A: Excuse me, Lan! - Lan:________
A. No, I’m busy B. Yes? C. Thank you! D. There’s
nothing!
V. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. Nam usually go fishing with some friends in his free time.
A B C D
2. Where did you come here? - Just a few days ago.
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money.
A B C D
4. He seldom travels by bicycle before he went to Vietnam.
A B C D
5. I used to eating ice cream when I was a child.
A B C D
6. These are the pictures who my son drew when he was young.
A B C D
7. I hear Tim has won a lot of money. What has he going to do with it?
A B C D
8. Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City in 1999.
A B C D
9. If I will do more homework, I will pass my exam.
A B C D
10. She is used to get up early in the morning.
A B C D
11. I can't find my diary, that is a real nuisance.
A B C D
12. He said me that he had sent his letter to me.
A B C D
13. She learns English since she was five.
A B C D
14. She is going to buying a new bicycle.
A B C D
15. Before he became a film star, he has been a teacher.
A B C D
16. Since I begin school, I haven’t had much free time.
A B C D
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17. Why do you call me so late last night?
A B C D
18. The blind is very difficult when seeing something.
A B C D
19. These books have been buy for a long time.
A B C D
20. They finish to do their homework earlier.
A B C D
21. She often went to school by bus.
A B C D
22. We have to cancel the excursion because of the weather is bad.
A B C D
23. After he had done all his homework, he goes to bed.
A B C D
VI. Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one:
1. This story is about a woman. She doesn’t know how to read and write.
A. This story is about a woman who doesn’t know how to read and write.
B. This story is about a woman which doesn’t know how to read and write.
C. This story who doesn’t know how to read and write is about a woman
D. She doesn’t know how to read and write who this story is about a woman.
2. They have watched this film on TV.
A. This film have been watch on TV. B. This film have been watched on
TV
C. This film has been watched on TV. D. This film has watched on TV
3. No one has used this computer for a long time.
A. This computer has been used for a long time. B. This computer was not used for a
long time.
C. This computer has not been used for a long time. D. This computer has not used for a
long time.
4. I don’t like to go to the parties because I have the trouble remembering people’s names.
A. I avoid going to the parties. B. I avoid to go to the parties.
C. I avoid go to the parties. D. I avoid to going to the parties
5. We lived in Nottingham a few years ago, but now we live in Manchester.
A. We used to live in Manchester. B. We used to live in Nottingham.
C. We live in Nottingham now. D. We use to live in Nottingham.
6. Because the weather was cold, we kept the fire burning all day.
A. Because the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
B. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
C. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
D. We kept the fire burning all day because of the weather was cold.
7.The taxi driver is friendly. He took me to the airport.
A. The taxi driver who took me to the airport is friendly
B. The taxi driver whom took me to the airport is friendly.
C. The taxi driver whose took me to the airport is friendly.
D. The taxi driver is friendly who took me to the airport..
8. The street is very noisy. This makes it difficult to sleep.
A. The street is very noisy, this makes it difficult to sleep.
B. The street is very noisy, who makes it difficult to sleep.
C. The street is very noisy, which makes it difficult to sleep.
D. The street is very noisy, which this makes it difficult to sleep.
9. This story is about an old man. He doesn’t know how to use a computer.
A. This story is about an old man who doesn’t know how to use a computer.
B. This story is about an old man which doesn’t know how to use a computer.
C. This story who doesn’t know how to use a computer is about an old man
D. He doesn’t know how to use a computer who this story is about an old man.
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10. They have washed their hands on a towel.
A. Their hands have washed on a towel. B. Their hands has been washed on a towel.
C. On a towel has been washed their hands. D. Their hands have been washed on a towel.
11. “I can’t help you now because I have too much homework.”
A. She said I couldn’t help me now because I had too much homework.
B. She said she couldn’t help me then because she had too much homework.
C. She said she can’t help you now because she has too much homework.
D. She said I couldn’t help her now because She had too much homework.
12. The boss said , “ Peter, I will be away for some days.”
A. The boss said to Peter that he will be away for some days.
B. The boss said Peter that he will be away for some days
C. The boss told Peter that he will be away for some days
D. The boss told Peter that he would be away for some days
13. No one has cleaned the floor for weeks.
A. The floor hasn’t been cleaned for weeks. B. The floor has been cleaned by someone for weeks.
C. The floor hasn’t cleaned for weeks. D. A & B are correct.
14. Somebody has taken some of my books away.
A. Some of my books have been taken away. B. Some of my books have taken away.
C. Some of my books away have taken. D. Some of my books taken away.
15. “ I am going to visit my grandparents tomorrow”
A. She said she is going to visit her grandparents the following day.
B. She said she was going to visit her grandparents the following day.
C. She said she were going to visit her grandparents the following day.
D. She said she was going to visit her grandparents tomorrow.
16 “ I can’t help you because I am very busy now” Tom said to Lan.
A. Tom told Lan he can’t help her because he is busy then.
B. Tom told Lan he couldn’t help her because he was busy now.
C. Tom told Lan he couldn’t help you because he was busy then.
D. Tom told Lan he couldn’t help her because he was busy then.
VII. Writing :
A. Rewrite the sentences:
Exercise 1: Relative clauses.
1. This is the man. I gave him money this morning.
 This is the man
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I saw some glasses. They were all dirty.
 I saw some glasses
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She is the most beautiful girl. I've ever met her in my life.
 She is the most beautiful
girl…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam isn't on the phone . This makes it difficult to contact him.
Nam isn't on the phone,
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Jim passed his driving test. This surprised everybody.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……… 6.The children broke the window. They live in the next street.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
7. I didn’t really like the car. We bought it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……
8. This is the man. I gave him money this morning.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
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9. The clock is very beautiful. My mother gave it to me on my birthday party.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
10. The girl is waiting in the hall. I was telling you about her.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……..
Exercise 2 : Reported statement:
1/ Tom said : “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
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2/ She said : “I spent my summer in this village last year.”
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3/ They said to me : “You taught us English 2 years ago.”
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4/ Mr.Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars .”
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5/ He said to her : “ I didn’t find my hat anywhere in this room yesterday.”
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6/ My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
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7/ They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
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8/ My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
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9/ He said : “Your car has been stolen, John.”
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10. Tom said: “ I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father”
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11. She said: “ I spent my summer in this village last year”
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12. She said: “ I can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow, Nam”
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Exercise 3: Make question with ( who, what, where, how…….? )for the underlined words.

1. Angus and Flora live in Scotland.

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2. She went home because she was tired.
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3. My school is big and beautiful.
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4. He gave me a dictionary last night. ………………………………………………………………..
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5. There are three cars in the car park.
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6. I spent 10 $ on this shirt.
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7. He is ten years old.
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8. She bought a new car last month.
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9. I often have dinner at 7p.m .
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10. She was born in Hue.
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11. She went home because she was tired.
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12. She came with a friend.
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Exercise 4: Change these sentences into passive :
1. No one has treated me with such kindness.
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2. Lan has bought a new car.
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3. She has given me a book.
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4. Mr Nam has opened the door.
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5. He hasn’t done her exercises. ………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (not/ meet) ………………………………….. him a long time ago.
2. He (buy)…………………… a new car last weekend.
3. My parents (read)……………………… newspapers every day.
4. ………….she (learn) ……………………. English everyday?
5. My daughter (not/ watch)……………………… TV every night.
6. ………….they (work) ……………………. eight hours everyday?
7. They (not /meet) ………………………………….. each other 5 years ago.
8. My friends (come)…………………… to visit me yesterday.
9. Her parents had died before she (finish) ……………………...her education.
10. You can’t avoid (meet)…………………...him if both of you work in the same office.
11. After I (write) ................... some letters, I went out to post it.
12. He (be)………………….. a newspaper reporter before he became a business businessman.
13. The new bus driver (have)................... an accident after he (drive)................... a few miles.
14. The passenger asked her how (get) …………………to the station.
15. We stopped once (buy) ………………..petrol and then we stopped again (ask) …………… someone
the way.
16. I hope (not do)…………………… that tiring work again.
17. My parents decided (take) …………………a taxi because it was late.
18. Do you agree (lend) …………………….me some money?
19. Would you mind (put) ………………………..all those toys away?
20. I enjoy (listen) …………………….to classical music.
21. They (live) ………………. in Dong Thap before they (move)………………. to HCM city.
B. Complete the following sentences, using the cues below:
* A letter of complaint:
1. I/ be/ writing/ complain/ the poor/ quality/ service/your center.
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2. Everything/ seem/ be/ worse/ what/ you/ say/ advertisement.
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3.First of all, you/ say/ there/ be/ only/ native teachers, but/ my class/ have/ one/ Vietnamese teacher/
two native teachers.
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4. You/ also/ say/ each class/ have/ no more than/ 20 students, but there/ b/ over 30 students/ my class.
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5. The classroom/ be/ not/ air-conditioned. That/ be/ quite / different/ the advertisement.
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6. The class time/ be/ not/ same/ what/ advertisement/ say. Classes/ not only/ start/ late/ also/ finish/
early
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7. To resolve/ problem, I/ require / you/ give/ me/ a fund.
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8. I / look/ forward to/ hear/ you soon.
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9. Please contact/me/ 30 Nguyen Hue street/ or/ phone number/ 063.3859789
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*Writing about advantages and disadvantages of the mass media.
1. Television/ help/ us/ learn/ the world/ know/ see/ many things
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2. It/ make/ things/ memorable/ because/ it/ present/ information/ effective way.
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3. Watch/ TV/ be/ enjoyable/ way/ relax.
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4. It/ make/ us / aware/ our/ global responsibilities.
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5. Television/ encourage/ us/ buy/ things/ we/ not/ need.
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6. It/ take/ time/ away/ activities/ reading/ games.
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7. It/ interfere/family life/ communication.
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*writing an informal letter: giving directions:
1. I/be/ happy/ hear/ you/ decided/come/ here/ the holidays.
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2. I/ write/ tell/ you/ how/ get/ my house/ from/ Dalat railway station.
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3. When/ you/ come out of/ station/ turn right.
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4. Keep/ walk/ about 10 minutes/ you/ see/ small bridge/ ahead.
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5. Go/ the bridge, walk/ past/ medical center / and/ car park/, then/ take/ second/ turning/ the right.
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6. My house/ second/ after/ shoe shop/, opposite/ bookshop.
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7. I /enclosed/ map/ so that/ you / follow/ my directions/ easily.
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8. I / look/ forward to/ hear/ you / soon.
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