Question

[phan thanh tiên]

A. PHONETICS

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. prefer B. better C. teacher D. worker

2. A. bear B. hear C. dear D. near

3. A. collect B. concern C. concert D. combine

4. A. absent B. government C. dependent D. enjoy

5. A. future B. return C. picture D. culture

6. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister

7. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn

8. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return

9. A. neighbor B. favorite C. culture D. tourist

10. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot

11. A. collection B. tradition C. exhibition D. question

12. A. usually B. leisure C. version D. composer

13. A. closure B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure

14. A. essential B. traditional C. picture D. audition

15. A. discussion B. vision C. treasure D. decision

16. A. painter B. prefer C. concert D. perform

17. A. music B.so C. saxophone D. expensive

18. A. actor B. guitarist C. attract D. gallery

19. A. hard B. talent C. happy D. Similarity

20. A. musical B. delicious C. special D. physician

B. GRAMMAR

I. TENSES

Exercise : Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:

1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.

2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.

3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________

4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.

5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.

6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?

7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the Timgiasuhanoi.

8. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.

9. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.

10. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.

11. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.

12. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.

13. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?

14. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.

15. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.

16. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.

17. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.

18. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.

II. Too, So, Neither, Either.

Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps with “so, too, either, neither”

1. He is planting some trees, and I am, ………………..

2. She speaks English fluently, and ………………. does Lien.

3. He can’t write letters in English, and ………………..can his younger brother.

4. I’m not hungry and you aren’t, ………………..

5. Mr.Nam doesn’t like to eat fish and ………………..does his wife.

6. He likes pineapples and ………………..do I.

7. You can do this exercise well and I can, ………………..

8. They don’t drink wine and we don’t ………………..

Exercise 2: Combine into sentence, using “so, too, either, neither”

1. We won’t stay here. They won’t stay here. ..........................................................................................................................................

2. She is studying her lesson. I am studying my lesson. ..........................................................................................................................................

3. He can’t swim. His sister can’t swim. ..........................................................................................................................................

4. My son likes to drink milk. I like to drink milk. ..........................................................................................................................................

5. She doesn’t like candy. He doesn’t like candy. ..........................................................................................................................................

6. You should brush your teeth after meals. They should brush their teeth after meals. ..........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 3: Combine into sentence, using “so, too, either, neither”

1. My dog never barks, and (YOUR DOGS) ____________________________________________________

2. You have to take a bath right away, and (SHE) ______________________________________________

3. She's like to join in the army, and (HE) ____________________________________________________

4. We'd rather go to school on time, and (TOM) __________________________________________

5. Every thing is not OK, and (THIS PROBLEM) ____________________________________

6. Nothing can prevent him from going there, and (YOU) ___________________________________________

7. Everyone knows him, and (I) ____________________________________________________

8. Nobody knew why he was absent, and (I) ____________________________________________________

9. The workers must be working very hard, and (YOU) ______________________________________

10. You'd have come, and (I) ____________________________________________________

III. ADVERB CLAUSES OF RESULT AND PURPOSE

Exercise 1: Join two sentences into one using “so, so ... that”:

1. Lan and Ba don’t have a tent. They never go camping ...................................................................................................................................................

2. I have to stay at home. I can finish all my exercises. ...................................................................................................................................................

3. Tan is very slow. He is late for school. ...................................................................................................................................................

4. The weather is fine. We have a picnic on the mountain. ...................................................................................................................................................

5. I don’t have a bike. I walk. ...................................................................................................................................................

6. Nhan is tired. He can’t fly his kites. ...................................................................................................................................................

7. The book is very interesting. I read it twice. ...................................................................................................................................................

8. Jane looks sick. The nurse tells her to go back home to rest. ...................................................................................................................................................

9. The lesson is very difficult. No one can understand it. ...................................................................................................................................................

10. The work is very hard. I can’t finish it on time. ...................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 2: Join two sentences into one, use SO THAT/ IN ORDER THAT:

1. The boy stands on the benches. He wants to see the view better.

The boy …………………………………………………………….

2. I’ll write to you. I want you to know my decision. ...................................................................................................................................................

3. The man speaks loudly. He wants every one to hear him clearly. ...................................................................................................................................................

4. You should walk slowly. Your sister can follow you. ...................................................................................................................................................

5. John gets up early. he doesn’t want to be late for the class. ...................................................................................................................................................

6. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house. ...................................................................................................................................................

7. She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents. ...................................................................................................................................................

8. She puts on her warm clothes. She doesn’t want to catch cold. ...................................................................................................................................................

9. It was so dark. I couldn’t see anything. ...................................................................................................................................................