Exercises 9

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Teaching date:....../……./ 2008.

Period 01→03

I. Objectives.

1. Language focus:

- Ss review forms and uses of the present simple, present progressive, pesent

perfect, past simple, past progressive, future tense .... . Passive voice, compare,

direct and indirect speech, and some model sentences …

2. Language skills:

- Ss train speaking, listening, reading and writing skills by doing various kinds of

exercises.

II. Teaching aids.

1. Teacher: Books, ...

2. Students: Books, school things, ....

III. Contents.

Test 1

I. Vocabulary & Grammar : Choose A, B, C, D to

complete the following sentences:

1. The United States has a ..................... of around 250

million

A. population B. introduction

C. separation D. addition

2. We are really ................ by the beauty of Hue

A. impression B. impress

C. impreessive D. impressed

3. Malaysia is divided ................... two regions.

A. to B. in C. into D. on

4. Maths and Literature are ................ subjects in high

school.

A. optional B. adding C. religious D. compulsory.

5. Vietnamese people are very .......................

A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness

6. He often goes to the .............. to pray because his religion

is Islam.

A. temple B. mosque C. church D. pagoda

7. I wish they ................. here tomorrow.

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A. come B. will come C. came D. would come

8. It seems difficult ............ me to meet her now.

A. in B. for C. at D. from

9. He doesn’t depend ............ his parents.

A. in B. on C. at D. for

10. If you have any trouble, ask .................. help.

A. to B. X C. for D. with

11. This guid book is full ............ useful information.

A. in B. of C. off D. to

12. He has gone to China..................... last week.

A. for B. since C, X D. in

13. She went out ............. saying a word.

A. to B. with C. without D. between

14. What do you often do ................ the weekends ?

A. on B. in C. since D. to

15. She was born ...................... September 15th

A. in B. at C. on D. from

16. I wish Susan ............ harder for her exam.

A. works B. will work C. worked D. has worked

17. What were you doing when he ................... ?

A. came B. come C. to come D. coming

18. A good letter needs perfect ..................

A. introduction B. introductory

C. introduce D. introducing

19. It seems difficult for us ..................... abroad at the

moment.

A. went B. gone C. to go D. go

20. There used ............... a stadium here, but it closed a long

time ago.

A. be B. been C. to be D. being

21. I come from Vietnamn so I am not used to ............on the

lelf.

A. driving B. drive C. drove D. driven

22. Although we are far away from each other, we still .........

A. keep together B. keep on

C. say hello D. keep in touch

23. Music and painting are ................subject.

A. optioning B. optionally C. option D. optional

24. The children are playing ............ in the school yard.

A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. happier

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II. Speaking & Reading: 1. Read the passage carefully

and complete the following sentences:

Glasgow is the third largest city in the Great Britain. It

lies on the river Clyde in Scotland. Glasgow is a very old

city. The University of Glasgow was founded in 1450. The

famous English writer Daniel Defoe said that glasgow was

the cleanest nad most beautiful city in Great Britain. James

Watt studied at Glasgow university. He became a famous

engineer and constructed a steam engine. Scotland is rich in

coal and iron, so Glasgow grows into a large city. There are

big engineering plants and textile factories in the city.

1. Glasgow is..............

A. a small city in Great britain

B. the largest city in UK (Great Britain)

C. the third largest city in Canada

D. the third largest city in UK (Great Britain)

2. The university of Glasgow ................

A. was founded in the 15th century

B. was named by James Watt in 1450

C. was born in the 15th century

D. was founded by a famous writer.

3. Glasgow grows into a large city because .......................

A. Scottish is very rich

B. Scotland is very friendly and hospitable

C. Scotland has lots of coal and iron

D. Scotland is a beautiful city.

2. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the passage:

I was born ...1... Newcastle - a city in the northeast of

English. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is

quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There

is a cathedral and a ....2.... . There are five bridges ....3.... the

River Tyne, which link newcastle to the next town Gatehead,

where there is one of the biggest ...4.... centers in the world,

the Metro Center.

A few years ago, the main ....5.... were ship-building and

coal- mining, but now the chamical and soap industries are

more .....6...... I move from Newcastle ten years ago, but I

often return. I miss the people who are so warm and ....7.... ,

and I miss the wild , beautiful countryside near the city,

where there are so many hills and streams.

People who are born near the River Tyne have a special

name. They are called “Geordies”. I am very ....8.... to be a

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“Geordie”!

1. A. at B. to C. in D. on

2. A. house B. university C. room D. class

3. A. through B. to C. at D. over

4. A. parking B. shopping C. swimming D. dancing

5. A. industries B. industry C. industrial D. industrialize

6. A. important B. exciting C. neccessary D. beautiful

7. A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friends

8. A. please B. pleasure C. pleased D. pleasant

III. Writing:

* Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that is the same

meaning with the italic sentence:

1. What a pity! You aren t here with us now. ’

A. I wish you aren’t here with us now.

B. I wish you weren’t here with us now.

C. I wish you were here with us now.

D. I wish you would be here with us now.

2. I d like my father to give up smoking. ’

A. I wish my father gives up smoking.

B. I wish my father gave up smoking.

C. I wish my father will give up smoking.

D. I wish my father can give up smoking.

3. He doesn t help his mother with housework. ’

A. I wish he helps his mother with housework.

B. I wish he does helped his mother with housework.

C. I wish he helped his mother with housework.

D. I wish he would help his mother with housework.

4. My friends often go on a camping trip without me.

A. I wish my friends go on a camping trip without me.

B. I wish my friends went on a camping trip without me.

C. I wish my friends go on a camping trip with me.

D. I wish my friends went on a camping trip with me.

5. He must go now.

A. He wishes he doesn’t go now

B. He wishes he won’t go now

C. He wishes he didn’t have to go now

D. He wishes he hadn’t to go now.

6. It s time for you to go to school. ’

A. It’s time you go to school.

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B. It’s time you went to school.

C. It’s time you will go to school.

D. It’s time you would go to school.

7. How long is it since you saw Tom ?

A. When have you seen Tom ?

B. When do you see Tom ?

C. When will you see Tom ?

D. When did you see Tom ?

8. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends.

A. They used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.

B. They are used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.

C. They were used to go to Vung Tau at weekends.

D. They used to going to Vung Tau at weekends.

9. When did you buy this car ?

A. How long do you buy this car ?

B. How long have you buy this car ?

C. How long did you buy this car ?

D. How long have you bought this car ?

2. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:

Singapore is an island city of about three million

people. Iut’s a beautiful ...1... with lots of parks and open

spaces. It’s also a very ....2... city.

Most of the people ...3... in high - rise flats in

different parts of the island. The business district is very

modern with ...4... of high new office buildings. Singapore

also has some nice older section. In Chinatown, there ...5...

rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in

Singapore are very ...6... and date from the colonial days.

Singapore is famous ...7... its shops and restaurants.

There are many good shopping centers. Most of the ...8... are

duty free. Singapore’s restaurants ...9... Chinese, Indian,

Malay and European food, and the ...10... are quite

reasonable.

1. A district B. town C. city D. village

2. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean

3. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived

4. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much

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5. A. is B. will be C. were D. are

6. A. beauty B. beatiful C. beatify D. beatifully

7. A. in B. on C. at D. for

8. A. good B. goods C. goodness D. goody

9. A. sells B. selling C. sell D. sold

10. A. priced B. price C. prices D. pricer

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Period 04→06

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I- Rewrite the following sentences with the same

meanings.

1. Tom wrote that letter.

- That letter.....................................................................

2. The girl is standing there. Do you know her ?

- Do you know .................... ........................................?

3. People uaually cooked on wood fires.

- People used to .............. ...............................................

4. He often went fishing when he was young.

- He used to........ ............................................................

5. A lot of money has been spent on advertising in recent

years.

- They ....................... ...............................................

6. We laughed a lot because of the funny clowns.

- The clowns ................. .........................................

7. We can’t go to the seashore this weekend.

- I wish ........................................................................

8. The train couldn’t run because of the snow.

- The snow ................. ...................................................

9. They have just made a big cake for that birthday party.

- A big cake ................. ...............................................

10. I don’t know the girl. You went with her last night.

- I don’t know .................

11. The boys are planting some trees in the garden.

- Some trees ............................

12. They painted the walls last week.

- The walls ...............................

13. I’m sorry that he isn’t with us now.

- I wish .....................................

14. He doesn’t send me letters because he doesn’t like me.

- If he ......................................

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15. Some one was making the coffee when I walked into the

kitchen.

- The coffee ...........................

16. We began to learn English three years ago.

- We have ..............................

17. The farmers are cutting the grass now.

- The grass ...........................

18. They are mending your shoes at the moment.

- Your shoes ....

II. Choose A, B, C, D to complete the following

sentences:

1. Mary got .................... quickly and went to her club.

A. dressed B. dresses C. dress D. dressing

2. Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing ..........

work.

A. to B. with C. at D. in

3. ................. clothes do you prefer, T-shirt or pullover ?

A. which B. how C. whose D. where

4. The word Jeans comes ........... a kind of material that was

made in Europe.

A. on B. from C. in D. at

5. Mr Pike was a .......... . He had a large collection of

musical instruments.

A. musical B. music C. musician D. musically

6. It’s ......... to call anyone at night.

A. convenient B. inconvenient

C. convenience D. inconvenience

7. What have fashion designers .......... to modernize the Ao

dai ?

A. do B. did C. done D. doing.

8. The national dress of Japanese women is ...................

A. Ao dai B. Sari C. Jeans D. Kimono

9. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese ..............

A. poetry B. poet C. poetic D. poem

10. The Ao dai is the .............. dress of Vietnamese women.

A. casual B. beautiful C. traditional D. baggy

11. Mary ........ write to me last year.

A. uses to B. used to C. is used to D. was used to

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