WEEK 12

PRACTICE
Choose the correct answer:
1. We can’t go along here because the road____.
A. is repairing B. are repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
2. The story I’ve just read ____ by Agatha Christie.
A. was written B. was written C. was written D. wrote
3. I’m going to go out and ____
A. get cut my hair B. get my hair cut C. get my hair to cut D. my hair will be cut
4. The boy____ by his teacher yesterday.
A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
5. They got a boy____ the cleaning up yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
6. We got our mail____ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. is delivered D. was delivered
7. His car needs____.
A. be fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix
8. There’s somebody behind us. I think we ____
A. are being followed B. were followed C. are following D. are followed
9. Parrots and crows____ the most intelligent birds.
A. are considered B. have considered C. consider D. was considered
10. I really enjoy cakes ____ by my grandma.
A. which bake B. which are baking C. baking D. baked
11. I still can’t believe my bicycle ____ last night.
A. got stolen B. was stealing C. was stole D. stole
12. Many traffic accidents _____ by careless driving.
A. which cause B. caused C. are caused D. which are caused
13. That car looks like it ______.
A. had never been washed B. never washes C. has never washed D. has never been washed
14. When I arrived I ______ a note by one of the people organizing the party.
A. handed B. had been handed C. was handed D. had handed
15. They called a doctor ____ in the neighboring village.
A. who live B. whom lived C. living D. that living
16. Mr. Huy, ____ on the chair, is a math teacher.
A. that is sitting B. he is sitting C. who sitting D. sitting
17. I told the police ____ happened that night.
A. what B. which C. who D. when
18. The doctor ____ she visited yesterday is famous.
A. whose B. whom C. which D. what
19. The boy to ____ you spoke the other night is my cousin.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
20. Here is a game ____rules I don’t understand.
A. whose B. that C. which D. whom
21. I really enjoy cakes____ by my grandma.
A. be baked B. that are baking C. bakes D. baked
22. Last month we went to the office building ____ Ms. Nga works every day.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
23. Last month we went to that big office building over there, ____ Ms. Nga bought last year.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
24. I don’t know the girl ____ John and his classmates from high school hang out last night.
A. who B. that C. with whom D. with who
25. I’ve been to a lot of tourist attractions, ____ I don’t like.
A. a few of which B. some of what C. most of them D. many of those
26. I ____ an old letter while cleaning my room.
A. came round B. came across C. went ahead D. went into

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27. The team brainstormed ideas and managed to ____ a new marketing campaign.
A. go ahead B. go with C. come down with D. come up with
28. Unfortunately, he ____ with a fever just before the important meeting.
A. came up B. came down C. fell down D. fell behind
29. We ____ go out for dinner, but now we often do.
A. are used to B. never use to C. used to D. use to
30. Could you _____ to Chris about the holiday?
A. speak B. say C. tell D. ask
31. The school will be _______ early next year.
A. rebuilt B. reused C. repacked D. recycled
32. We love driving to the ______ to spend time on the beach.
A. country B. forest C. coast D. mountain
33. The athletic competition will be held in the new sports _______.
A. track B. stadium C. pitch D. court
34. I am going to _______ a cake this afternoon.
A. fry B. cook C. bake D. roast
35. Richard is a very ______ man. He always looks smart.
A. well-behaved B. well-dressed C. well-known D. well-mannered
36. The film was a ______, so we left before it finished.
A. discouragement B. regret C. punishment D. disappointment
37. She and her ______ are getting married next month.
A. wife B. husband C. fiancée D. divorcee
38. Most young people love ______ online with their friends.
A. arranging B. cheating C. discussing D. chatting
39. My wife does not like ______ in the sun while we are on holiday.
A. to laying B. to lie C. laid D. lay
Lay – laid – laid (trans) = to put sth in a flat or horizontal position
Lie – lay – lain (intrans) = to BE in a position in which your body is flat on the floor
40. We have two smart children, but ______ of them go to university.
A. neither B. any C. none D. every
41. My job was hard; however, _____ the second year, it got much easier.
A. among B. since C. during D. on
42. The whole class took the exam, but not _____ passed.
A. all B. several C. each D. every
43. My sister and I are _____ the same height.
A. closely B. nearly C. near D. close
44. Heather was very _______ when the rain spoiled her barbecue.
A. upset B. hurt C. offended D. damaged
45. My friends organised a ______ party for me.
A. wonder B. shock C. lucky D. surprise
46. I am absolutely _______ with my new house.
A. cheerful B. glad C. delighted D. merry
47. The bridge was not safe, so it had to be blown ______.
A. down B. in C. up D. about
48. Thank you for being so open and ______ with me about your feelings.
A. true B. real C. valid D. honest
49. Tom decided to ______ a new job.
A. look out for B. look up C. look for D. look down for
50. The football coach_______ the team to run across the pitch.
A. ordered B. charged C. notified D. spoke
Charge (v) = to order someone to do something or make them responsible for it

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For questions 1 - 10, read the text and choose the correct answer for each gap A, B, C or D.
THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE
Have you ever heard the expression "use it or lose it"? It's true! Your muscles will become weak, your joints will be
stiff and your heart and lungs won’t function properly.
Inactivity is as (1) ______ of a health risk as smoking! Regular exercise is necessary for physical fitness and good
health. It reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes and (2)______ diseases. It can improve
your appearance and delay the ageing process.
When you exercise, your body uses energy to keep going. A good form of exercise involves continuous and rhythmic
physical (3)________, such as walking and cycling. It increases your stamina by training your body to become more
efficient and use less energy for the same (4)________ of work. Exercising with weights (5) _______ your muscles for
greater strength and endurance. Your posture (6) ________ better, and your muscles firmer and more toned. You not only
feel well, but you look well, too!
Stretching exercises are also important (7) _______ good posture. They will improve your flexibility. Exercise reduces
the chance of injury and helps balance and coordination. If you (8) _______ tense areas, such as the upper back or neck,
stretching can help "loosen" those muscles. Exercise is also a key to weight control (9) _______ it burns calories. If you
burn off more calories than you take in, you lose weight. It's as simple as that! Once you begin to exercise regularly, you
will discover many more reasons why exercise is so important to improving the (10) _______ of your life.
1. A. many B. much C. same D. more
2. A. difficult B. frequent C. other D. extra
3. A. emotion B. direction C. connection D. motion
4. A. amount B. group C. total D. extent
5. A. grows B. decreases C. spreads D. develops
6. A. will be B. must be C. ought to D. have to be
7. A. of B. for C. with D. on
8. A. had B. having C. are having D. have
9. A. however B. yet C. because D. thus
10. A. quantity B. quality C. level D. amount

You are going to read a text about whales. For questions 1 - 5, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Whales are amazing, intelligent mammals that spend their entire life in the ocean. They have streamlined bodies and they
swim by using their large horizontal tails which they move up and down in the water, unlike fish which swim by moving
their tails from left to right. Because whales breathe air, they have to come up to the surface of the sea to take in oxygen.
They blow the old air, together with a great fountain of water, out through a hole in the top of their head. They fill their
lungs with enormous amounts of fresh air before diving down into the sea again. They can stay under water for up to an
hour before they have to come up to the surface to breathe. Whales are so large that they have very few natural enemies
apart from human beings who have hunted them almost to the point of extinction.
Whales are incredibly fast swimmers and the pilot whale, the fastest of all, can swim up to 48 km/h. They are to be found in
all the oceans of the world and they swim thousands of kilometres every year as they migrate enormous distances from the
cold waters of the polar regions to warm tropical seas where the females give birth to a single baby which is known as a
calf. Grey whales make the longest migration of any whale and they travel about 20,000 kilometres every year.
Whales belong to a group of animals called cetaceans (from the Greek word ‘ketos’), which also includes dolphins and
porpoises, and the family contains over 75 different species. Whales themselves can be divided into two groups, whales
with teeth that catch fish and other sea creatures including marine mammals and whales without teeth that live on plankton
and other marine organisms. The toothless whales are much bigger than the whales with teeth and the very biggest whale of
all is the blue whale.
Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have existed on Earth and are bigger than the dinosaurs. They grow to about
25m long and weigh about 109 tonnes. A new-born blue whale calf is about 7.6m long and weighs around 6 tonnes. The
baby stays with its mother for a year or longer and does not become a mature adult until it is about 15. Blue whales can live
for up to 40 years. A blue whale will eat as much as 4100kg of plankton every day during the summer months when food is
plentiful.
Sadly, as a result of hunting, blue whales are an endangered species. The International Whaling Commission gave them
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them. There are approximately 12,000 to 14,000 blue whales worldwide and since whale hunting has decreased in recent
years, it seems that the blue whale population is starting to recover.
1. According to the text, whales:
A. use their tails for steering through the water. C. move their tails from side to side in the water.
B. swim through the water by using their tails. D. use their tails to slow down in the water.
2. Whales breathe:
A. in the same way as fish do. C. through their mouths.
B. through a hole on the top of their head. D. when swimming near the surface of the sea.
3. Female whales:
A. stay with their calves for about six months. C. leave their calves when they mature.
B. give birth to their calves in warm seas. D. often produce twins.
4. The cetacean which travels the furthest is the:
A. dolphin. B. blue whale. C. pilot whale. D. grey whale.
5. According to the text:
A. all whales have the same diet. C. all whales hunt in groups for food.
B. toothless whales do not eat mammals. D. the biggest whales eat the largest fish.
6. According to the text, in the last few decades:
A. the numbers of blue whales have decreased. C. blue whale protection has increased.
B. blue whale hunting has reduced. D. blue whale hunting has stopped.
Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is almost the same as the first one, using the word given in bold.
1. Hang-gliding can be dangerous, but after a while you don't mind it. used
 Hang-gliding can be dangerous, but after a while you GET USED TO it.
2. I ran fifteen miles, and then my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups! been
 When my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups, I HAD BEEN RUNNING fifteen miles!
3. We didn’t use to spend so much time indoors when I was young. would
 We WOULDN’T SPEND SO MUCH TIME INDOORS when I was young.
4. I don't think I'll ever find it easy to eat with chopsticks. used
 I don't think I'll ever GET USED TO EATING with chopsticks.
5. It's forbidden to talk to the driver while he is driving. must
 You MUST NOT TALK TO THE DRIVER while he is driving.
6. The gardener has mowed the lawn for Jane. had
 Jane HAD THE LAWN MOWED by the gardener.
7. She asked John to do the shopping. made
 John WAS MADE TO DO the shopping.
8. The dentist is extracting her tooth now. extracted
 She IS HAVING HER TOOTH EXTRACTED BY dentist now.

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