Rewrite the following sentence using the words in bold. Do NOT change the words in anyway.
1. Speaking in front of an audience can be nerve-racking, but once you become accustomed to it, you will find it easy.
2. My apartment block has a 24-hour security system.
3. I'm tired of ordinary novels. I want to read something original.
4. We decided to go to a desert island so that we could escape from our daily problems.
5. I was extremely happy when I won first prize.
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word.
1: I'm not you. But I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if) ..................................................................
2: Emma came first because she worker hard. ( result).........................................................
3: Eating too much sugar can result in health problems. ( lead )....................................................................
4: All frights had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots sudden strike. (so)...........................................................................
5: If I could swim. I would go scuba diving with Terry. (beacause).............................................................
Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.
John watched a ( 1. document) on TV last night. It was all about the problems ( 2. threaten) our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (3.globe) warning or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew ( 4. practical) nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (5.help). He would like to join an ( 6.organize), but he doesn't know which one to join. He has seen so many (7.advertise) in newspapers that he can't make up his mind. I lowever., he believes that it is ( 8. acceptable) not to be environmentally aware and he is ( 9.hope) that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of ( 10. technology) advances, we find may to solve the world's problems.
1.................. 2................. 3................. 4.................. 5................. 6................7.................. 8................. 9................. 10.................
III.Put the verb in brackets into correct form:
1. Last year, we (live) in Nha Trang but now we (live) in Ha Noi with my uncle.
2. Last week I (send) my friend -Daisy a letter but she (not reply). I(be) very sad now. 3. My father (not like) drinking beer but yesterday he (have )two big glasses of beer. He (be) happy to receive my mother’s news.
4. What you (do) yesteday? –I (phone) you but you (not be) in.
5. Last month my brother (send) me his photographs. He (send) his photographs every year.
6. I (think) you (not like) chocolate but it was wrong.
7. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he (drive) carelessly.
8. What time you (go )to the market yesterday?
9. I (not know) how to dance when I (be) six years old.
10. Do you like swimming Ba ? - I (do) it when I (be) a child but not now.
IV. Join these ideas using “adj. + too / enough + (for O) + to-inf .”:
1. I’m too tired. I can’t go to the cinema this evening.
2. The table was too heavy. I couldn’t move it.
3. The children aren’t tall enough. They can’t reach that shelf.
4. They arrived too late. They didn’t see the beginning of the film.
5. Our old flat was too small. We couldn’t live in it.
6. He spoke too quietly. The people at the back of the room couldn’t hear.
7. The girl is so beautiful and clever . She can be the Miss World.
8. Nam is not tall. He couldn’t play volleyball for the school team.
9. The gas leak was serious.The police evacuated the building.
10. The problem isn’t important. We won’t focus on it.
V.Use the present simple of verbs in brackets:
1. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise.
2. I (not live) in London. I (live ) in Paris.
3. The sea (cover) two-thirds of the world.
4. Loud music (give) me a headache.
5. We ( not come) from Canada. We come from the USA.
6. She (work) from Mondays to Fridays. She (not work) at weekends.
7. Andrew and Les (not go) to school by bus every day. Most morning, Andrew (go) by bike and Les (walk).
8.You(not write) to your penfriend very often, but he (write) to you every week.
B. Exercises:
I. Make request for each situation below:
1. You want to ask your friends to go to the cinema with you :
.................................................................................
You see a person on the street with a heavy bag and you want to help her : ................................................................................
2. You want to go to a place at 7 o’clock and you want your friend agree with you.
.....................................................................................
II. Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence:
a/ Would you like try some coffee?
b/ Is 9 o’clock is ok?
c/ Can I speak Lan, please.
d/ He’s going to leave for for Bangkok e/ What are you going to do yesterday. f/ Can you to do me a favor ?
g/ Wait a minutes. Hold on!
h/ Let’s us meet outside the cinema i/ I know where is it.
j/ What are you going do?
III- Match A with B:
A
B
1/ Shall we go out dinnet tonight?
2/ Is 8 o’clock, ok?
3/ Would you like to go to the cinema with me? 4/ Can I speak to Nam, please?
5/ Let me help you do the housework.
a/ Yes, that’s fine
b/ That’s a good idea
c/ Certainly
d/ That’s very kind of you. e/ Yes, I’d love to.
IV- Supply verbs in the sentences:
1. Would you like (join) my class next Sunday? We (visit) the local museum.
2. My father likes (read) novel . He always ( read) books after dinner.
3. A friend of my brother (call) him last night, but he (not be) at home. So I (take) a message for him.
4. ( Be ) you busy this evening ?
Yes ,I (meet) Tuan at the library at seven. We (study) together. 5. Mai (telephone) you when she comes back.
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of words:
1. Trung and his brother like ............ movies very much. (ACT)
2. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ............ over along distance. (SPEECH)
3. Bell ......... demonstrated his invention . (SUCCESS)
4. Mr Phong made an ........ to see us at two o’clock. (ARRANGE)
5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s ......... ,wasn’t he? (ASSIST)
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ......March 3nd, 1845 ........... Scotland. 2. He worked .............. deaf- mutes .............Boston University.
3. I’ll come ..............to pick her ..................8 o’clock.
4. Mrs Lam called ................her delivery service.
5. He worked very hard and finally come .......... .......... a very important invention.
Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-H below. You may use sone of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct.
D [ temper, manner, manners] 1. Where did you learn such excellent table __________? 2. The children like him because of his gentle __________. 3. Cliff is so calm that I have never seen him lose his __________. 4. What you’re saying should be done in a professional __________. E [familiar, accustomed, aware] 1. I hope you’re __________ of the dangers involved in rock climbing. 2. Is anyone in this classroom __________ with the word “incubator”? 3. Paul is feeling tired because he’s not __________ to working for so long without a break. F [custom, habit, fashion, trend, routine] 1. Going to work has become a daily __________ for most people. 2. The general __________ for men in the 1970s was to have long hair and sideburns. 3. In many countries it is the __________ to roast turkey for Christmas. 4. Sandra has the bad __________ of biting her nails. 5. Slightly flared trousers are in __________ this year so many people are wearing them. 6. If you go shopping, definitely go to Blare’s. They’ve got all the latest __________. G [ common, ordinary, usual, normal, regular] 1. It is __________ to feel weak when you are ill, even if you’ve just got a __________ cold. 2. __________ exercise means working out for one hour at least twice a week. 3. It was a(n) __________ weekend. We went to the cinema on Saturday evening and for a drive on Saturday morning, as __________. H [eager, keen, enthusiastic, interested, willing] 1. I am __________ to help you with your homework if you make an effort. 2. He’s really __________ on heavy metal music. That’s all he listens to. 3. Please sit down as I’m __________ to start the meeting. 4. Billy is a(n) __________ tennis player, so he plays tennis every afternoon. 5. Sheila is __________ in taking up gardening this spring. 6. We were __________ about going to Ireland for Christmas.Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + out combination.
1. There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles......so there are only two of us now. 2. You are not paid to criticize. All you need do is to ..... my orders. 3. When war...... prices usually go up. 4. There's an advertisement in today's paper that might interest Robert. I'll ... it ... and send it to him. 5. The fog is so thick that I don't know where we are. I'll have to try and...... by asking someone. 6. In a bus: "Have my seat. I'm ......at the next stop." 7. The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has ......nearly everywhere. 8. The article is too long. Could you ...... the last two paragraphs? 9. I can't ......who it is. He is too far away. 10. He volunteered to march in the demonstration but when the day came he......and said that he was not well enough to go. 11. Don't ...... (get rid of /discard) that old chair. We could repair it. 12. Which picture do you think is the best?~ It is hard to......the best. They are all so good. 13. Why do you think they have such a high fence round this nuclear power station?
HELP ME
I. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets:
Most people would be in agreement with idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (limit)................medical knowledge say that it is not (advise)................ to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have (head)........... or some other minor ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (depend)............ on pills when any kinds of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (health)....................foods and habits. It is also (help)............... to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (encourage) ............... particularly than young one.
If we can educate an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (care)...............then the (probable).............. of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (fortunate)...........is not always preventable.
II. Give the correct tenses or form of the verbs in brackets:
1. It's really difficult. Each of them (understand)..................the question in a different way.
2. We must emphasize the need for greater care when acids (use).........................
3. At last you are here. I (wait)..............for you for more than half an hour.
4. These book (write).....................(read).............by everyone. They should not be kept here.
5. He could remember (drive)..........along the road just before the accident (happen) ...........but he couldn't remember the accident itself.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm
=> We are ...........................................................
2. Leave now or you will miss the train.
=> Unless...............................................................
3. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.
=> To .......................................................................
4. It was so late that nothing could be done.
=> It was too ................................................................
5. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
=> A letter.......................................................................
6. I last saw him when I was a student.
=> I haven't .................................................................
7. She may live anywhere, the police will find her.
=> No matter ...................................................................
ex1. complete each sentence with can / could / be able to { not }
1. _______________ you swim when you were 10 ?
2. we ________ get to the meeting on the ttime yesterday because the train was delayed by one hour
3. he __________ arrive at the party on the time even after misting the train , so he was very pleased
4. he's amezing , he _____________ speak 5 langusges including chinese
5. I _____________ drive a car until I was 34 , then I moved to the countryside so I had to learn
6. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I _______________ find them anywhere
7. I searched for your house for ages , luckily I ____________ find it in the end
ex2. complete each sentence with can / could / be able to { not }
1. I ____________________ understand the chapter we had to read for homework . It was so diffcult
2. I ______________ lift this box - it's too heavy . would you help me ?
3. lucy _____________ make it to our meeting after all. she's stuck in traffic at the moment
4. john ________________ play tennis really well . he's champion of his club
5. unfortunately , I really ___________sting at all . no - one in my family is musical either
6. when the car broke down I was really pleased because I _________ solve the problem
7. julian _____________ play excellent goft when he was only ten
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given.
1. It was not a good idea for you to refuse the offer of that job. (down)
You should______________________________________________
2. My teacher suggested that I spent the summer in England. (advised)
My teacher______________________________________________
3. The film is not as interesting as the novel was. (much)
The novel_______________________________________________
4. Could you speak English when you were younger? (able)
When you were younger, ___________________________________
5. Could I borrow some change for the telephone? (lend)
Could__________________________________________________
6. It’s ages since my sister and I had an argument. (for)
My sister and I___________________________________________
7. While we were going home, we had an accident. (way)
We____________________________________________________
8. I’ve been learning English for three years. (started)
I _______________________________________________________
A. choose
a. a b.an c.the d.no word
1. oh i didn't tell you. we've got __ new english teacher
2. here's __dvd you asked to borrow
3 we're out of__ coffee so could you get some from the supermarket
4. the prize is __ unique opportunity to travel the world
5. it looks like __ glass in your bedroom window is cracked
6. it's__honour to be here this evening to speak to you
7. there's ___ good chance we'll be late for the meeting
8. reports are coming in of a major oil spill in __ Mediterranean
9. i went to see the doctor because i'm finding it difficult to sleep at __ night
10. do you think that they'll ever send a manned mission to ___ Venus
B. circle the extra word in each line
1. The many people who appear in the news for the first time
2 find that a sudden fame has a negative effect on their lives.
3 The national press can be an unforgiving and the loss of
4 the provacy that comes with fame is an extra problem at a
5 difficult time. This is especially tha case when a someone is
6 in the news because of a tragedy or the serious crime .Just
7. at the moment when you are under a most stress, you find
8 microphones and the cameras in your face. The media have
9 a responsibility to inform the public, but an innocent people
10 are often hurt by the demand for th scandal.
C.
1. the clothes you bought me for birthday __ (be) wonderful 2. it turned out that the information we had received__(be)wrong 3 my new jeans __(be) in the wash and i wanted to wear them tonight 4. the luggage on a plane__ (take)up a ;ot of room 5.your hair__(look)really nice and shiny 6. i could tell by the look on her face that the news __(not/be)good 7.oh no my money __(be)in my other jacket D. find ten mistake in this passage and correct them 1 'We interrupt you usual schedule to bring you an important news. We are receiving 2 information about q spaceship that has landed outside the White House. The large 3 ship seems to be made of glasses. Reports say that a short time ago aliens came out 4 of the craft .Eye-witness described them as short and said their clothes was made 5 of metal and their hairs was bright green. Strangely one of them appear to be 6 wearing a jean. Much people vsaid that they seemed to be frendly. The President of the 7 United States is currently holding a meeting with the visitors in the hope that we can 8 exchage knowledges.Police advice are to stay indoors and under no circumstances 9 approach the spacesship. We will be back with another news as soon as we can. And 10 now back to your usual programme Gardening for BeginnersCau 1. Rewrite these sentences, using CALUSE OF PURPOSE (IN ORDER TO THAT/ SO THAT)
1. We hurried to school so as not to be late.
2. He climbed up the tree in order to get better view.
3. You should get up early so that you will have time to review your lesson.
4. Some young people like to earn their own living in order to be independent of their parents.
5. We should do morning exercise so as to improve our health.
6. Everybody in the world must unite their efforts to maintain and protect peace.
7. She put on warm clothes so as not to catch cold.
8. She locked the door so as not to be disturbed.
9. He cut the hair so as to avoid being arrested by the police.
10. We should take advantage of the scientific achievements of the world so that we can develop our national money.
CAU 2: Rewrite these sentences, using PHRASE OF PURPOSE( IN ORDER (NOT) TO/ SO AS (NOT) TO)
1. Leave early so that you may get home before dark.
2. This man changed the address constantly so that he could avoid the polive.
3. I shouted in order that I could warn anyone of danger.
4. Banks are developed so that they can keep people's money safe.
5. Mary went to the library in order that she could borrow some books.
6. Yesterday, my father went to the bank so that he would open a checking account.
7. I went to see him so that I could find what had happened.
8. Tom is saving up so that he could buy a new bicycle.
9. He hurried so that he could catch the train.
10. She is learning French so that she will be able to speak it when she comes to Paris.