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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past EXERCISES PHONETICS 1. A. break B. lead C. take D. neighbour 1. A. harrow B. buffalo C. tobacco D. neighbour 2. A. children B. contented C. rest D. friendly 2. A. childrenB. contented C. kitchen D. friendly 3. A. alarm B. driver C. buffalo D. passenger 3. A. office B. pedal C. repair D. fellow 4. A. routine B. house C. plough D. without 4. A. alarm B. exactly C. transplant D. dinner 5. A. office B. drop C. tobacco D. plot VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A. Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A B When did the plane take off? a. building The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward Let's take a break. We'll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning Could you wake me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground She laughed and chatted happily with other women e. talked in a friendly way Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? f. stopped Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger. g. leaving I've given up trying to understand her. h. make stop sleeping We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang B. Prepositions The alarm went ...... at 5.30 and everybody got up. Why aren’t you usually satisfied ...... everything you’ve got? The taxi can’t drop us ...... our office because there is a ban on vehicles ...... this street. Mr. Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases ...... the cyclo. My children often chat on line ...... their daily life ...... their friends. C. Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1)...............(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children (2)............ (be) Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (3)........... (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the north-east of England. On weekday mornings, everyone (4)……(get up) early. Andrew Barton (5)……(work) for a company which (6)…… (manufacture) computers. He (7)…… (leave) at seven o'clock. He (8)……(like) to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (9)…….(suspect) that really he (10)……(want) to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)……(be) very noisy. Ben (12)............... (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (13)…… (be) at university studying physics. He (14)............... (live) away from home during term-time, so he (15)……(avoid) the noise, too. Stella (16)……(not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (17)……(look) forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (18)……(live) in London, where she (19)……(work) for the National Gallery. She (20) ……(hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle. WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I/ write/ give you/ wonderful news. Richard/ ask me/ marry him/ and/ accept. I/ not know/ whether/ remember him/ but/ you both/ be/ introduce/ each other/ last year. We/ get married/ September 29th/ Saint Agather’s church. We both/ hope/ your leg/ better/ and/ able/ come/ wedding. It/ seem/ ages/ since/ we last/ see/ each other. Anyway/ I/ have to/ say good-bye now/ because/ have/ lot/ other invitations/ send. Lots of love, Sally

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past EXERCISES PHONETICS 1. A. break B. lead C. take D. neighbour 1. A. harrow B. buffalo C. tobacco D. neighbour 2. A. children B. contented C. rest D. friendly 2. A. childrenB. contentedC. kitchen D. friendly 3. A. alarm B. driver C. buffalo D. passenger 3. A. office B. pedal C. repair D. fellow 4. A. routine B. house C. plough D. without 4. A. alarm B. exactly C. transplant D. dinner 5. A. office B. drop C. tobaccoD. plot VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR D. Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A B When did the plane take off? a. building 9 The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward 7 Let's take a break. We'll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning 10 Could you wake me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground 1 She laughed and chatted happily with other women e. talked in a friendly way 5 Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? f. stopped 8 Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger. g. leaving 6 I've given up trying to understand her. h. make stop sleeping 4 We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue 3 Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang 2 E. Prepositions The alarm went off at 5.30 and everybody got up. Why aren’t you usually satisfied with everything you’ve got? The taxi can’t drop us at our office because there is a ban on vehicles in this street. Mr. Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases into the cyclo. My children often chat on line about their daily life with their friends. F. Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1)are three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children (2)are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (3)live in Newcastle, a large city in the north-east of England. On weekday mornings, everyone (4)gets up early. Andrew Barton (5)works for a company which (6)manufactures computers. He (7)leaves at seven o'clock. He (8)likes to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (9)suspects that really he (10)wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)are very noisy. Ben (12)catches the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (13)is at university studying physics. He (14)lives away from home during term-time, so he (15)avoids the noise, too. Stella (16)doesn’t go to school yet, of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (17)looks forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (18)lived in London, where she (19)worked for the National Gallery. She (20)hopes to find the same sort of job in Newcastle. WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I am writing to give you wonderful news. Richard asked me to marry him and I accepted. I do not know whether you remember him but you both were introduced to each other last year. We are going to get married on September 29th at Saint Agather’s church. We both hope your leg will be better and you will able to come to our/ the wedding. It seems ages since we last saw each other. Anyway, I have to say good-bye now because I/ we have a lot of other invitations to send. Lots of love, Sally

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B. EXERCISES VOCABULARY I. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors 1. When her children are at school, Mrs. White does her usual ……… 2. There’s a lot of ……… involving in rock climbing. 3. The success of the crop depends on the ………. 4. We can see many ……… of corn in the village. 5. Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the ………. 6. Almost every ……… in the town owns a television. 7. Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire………. 8. The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of ………. 9. Several ………, aged about seven, were playing in the yard. 10. He had many interesting ……… while he was traveling in Africa. II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word 1. He is ……… (content) to stay in his present job for the time being. 2. Please write your name, age and ……… (occupy) on the form. 3. I find it ……… (interest) to talk to Tom’s grandfather. 4. When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me ………. (occasion) 5. The girl felt quite ……… (satisfy) with her examination results. 6. They are keeping her in the office for her own ……… (safe). 7. It is ……… (frighten) even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war. 8. For further ……… (inform), write to Mr. headmaster. READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)…… of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)…… are built separately and are often used (3)…… sheds and stores. Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4) …… their village to work on their land and (5)…… their animals in distant fields. They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)…… their village at the end of the day. So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)…… (8)……… most of North America, a different pattern has been established. It was borrowed (9)…… Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)…… land used to be cheap and even free. Farmers (11)……. and work on very large and isolated farms. The neighbors live (12)……. from one another. They only meet when they go to the (13)……… market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services. The (14)…… associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement. WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences 1. I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better. I prefer..................................................... 2. We spend four hours doing our homework everyday. It takes......................................................................... 3. He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report. (contented) …………………………………………………. 4. My city has got only one church. There.......................................................………………………………... 5. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects..............................................……………………………? 6. “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said. “Let’s…………………………”, said Mary. 7. Remember to shut the windows before you leave. Don’t ..................................……………………………. 8. What does Ms Kate do? What’s………………………………………………............................................... 9. They are good singers. They…………………………………………………………………………………. 10. There is no one that does not know about it. Everybody……………………………………………………

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B. EXERCISES VOCABULARY I. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors 1. When her children are at school, Mrs. White does her usual routines. 2. There’s a lot of danger involving in rock climbing. 3. The success of the crop depends on the weather. 4. We can see many fields of corn in the village. 5. Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the neighbors. 6. Almost every family in the town owns a television. 7. Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire brigade 8. The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of rubbish. 9. Several children, aged about seven, were playing in the yard. 10. He had many interesting experiences while he was traveling in Africa. II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word 1. He is contented to stay in his present job for the time being. 2. Please write your name, age and occupation on the form. 3. I find it interesting to talk to Tom’s grandfather. 4. When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me occasionally 5. The girl felt quite satisfied with her examination results. 6. They are keeping her in the office for her own safety 7. It is frightening even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war. 8. For further information, write to Mr. headmaster. READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)consists of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)which are built separately and are often used (3)as sheds and stores. Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4)leave their village to work on their land and (5)breed their animals in distant fields. They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)to their village at the end of the day. So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)village (8)Throughout most of North America, a different pattern has been established. It was borrowed (9)from Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)where land used to be cheap and even free. Farmers (11)live and work on very large and isolated farms. The neighbors live (12)far from one another. They only meet (13)when they go to the village market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services. The (14)independence associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement. WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences 1. I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better. I prefer listening to music to chatting in my free time. 2. We spend four hours doing our homework everyday. It takes us four hours to do our homework everyday. 3. He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report. He isn’t contented with his son’s school report. 4. My city has got only one church. There is only one church in my city. 5. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects do you like? 6. “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said. “Let’s go to the seaside at weekends”, said Mary. 7. Remember to shut the windows before you leave. Don’t forget to shut the windows before you leave 8. What does Ms Kate do? What’s Ms Kate’s job/ occupation? 9. They are good singers. They are good at singing/ sing well. 10. There is no one that does not know about it. Everybody knows about it.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : 1. mother love office one 2. family start ask father 3. change teaching chemistry children 4. Physics History Biology Chemistry 5. children student professor teacher 6. opinion semester nervous relax II. Grammar A. Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy (7.be) …………….…at university ? B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss (8.see) …………………………..my old school friends. A: Don’t you mind (9.travel) ………………..… so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so (10. get )…………..…..there. Sometimes I manage (11. work) …………...on the bus. A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from ( 12.concentrate )……………… B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school. I hope (13. go ) ………..………….. to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet. B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late. B : Where would you advise me (14.apply )…………...? A: What subject are you studying ? B: Maths and Physics. I want (15. study ) ……………………..Physics at university. A: I would recommend (16. apply ) …………………….…..to Newton University. B. Choose the best Wh- questions : 17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When ) 21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III. Vocabulary A. Word forms 22. The company is planning to take in another 100………………………..( employ ) 23. He tried to make his speech more ……………………….….( entertain ) 24. The school prepares students for a wide range of ……..…...qualifications. ( profession ) 25. The store was ……………………………….….…………....with shoppers. ( crowd ) 26. He lost his job because he worked …………………………( effect ) B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets. 27. Thank you………………………………………( help ) me. 28. My sister is good …………………………….( play ) tennis. 29. He needs to practice ………….……..( speak ) English more. 30. She is afraid ……………………..……….( cross ) the street. 31. She is not interested ………………..( learn ) to speak French. 32. John insisted ……………………………….( buy ) a new bike. 33. We are thinking ……………………….……..( study ) French. 34. I have no objection …………..…………..( carry ) out the plan. 35. I don’t think he’s accused ……………….( drive ) on the right. 36. Mary gets tired………………………………( do ) housework. IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences 37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( hate) 38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind….?) 39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( make) 40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like…?)

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 2) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : 1. mother love office one 2. family start ask father 3. change teaching chemistry children 4. Physics History Biology Chemistry 5. children student professor teacher 6. opinion semester nervous relax II. Grammar A. Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy 7.being at university ? B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss 8.seeing my old school friends. A: Don’t you mind 9.traveling so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so 10. to get there. Sometimes I manage 11. to work on the bus. A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from 12.concentrating B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school. I hope 13. to go to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet. B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late. A : Where would you advise me 14.to apply? B: What subject are you studying ? A: Maths and Physics. I want 15. to study Physics at university. B: I would recommend 16. applying to Newton University. B. Choose the best Wh- questions : 17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When ) 21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III. Vocabulary A. Word forms 22. The company is planning to take in another 100 employees 23. He tried to make his speech more entertaining 24. The school prepares students for a wide range of professional qualifications. 25. The store was crowded with shoppers 26. He lost his job because he worked ineffectively B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets. 27. Thank you for helping me. 28. My sister is good at playing tennis. 29. He needs to practice speaking English more. 30. She is afraid of crossing the street. 31. She is not interested in learning to speak French. 32. John insisted on buying a new bike. 33. We are thinking of studying French. 34. I have no objection to carrying out the plan. 35. I don’t think he’s accused of driving on the right. 36. Mary gets tired of doing housework. IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences 37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( I hate having to get up early in the morning) 38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind lending me your bike?) 39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( Didn’t your mum make you shut your mouth?) 40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like me to finish the work tonight?)

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B. EXERCISES I. Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. class course education homework lessons passed primary private teacher uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)………………school when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)…………………, but there were so many pupils in the (3) ………………….that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)……………… He sent her to an expensive (5) ……………….school, where the girls wore dark green (6)……………….. and did two hours’ (7) ………………..every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8) ………………..all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9) …………………..and was an excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (10)…………………, and returned to her old primary school to teach. II. Writing A. Complete sentences 11.I/ want/ study/ English/ because/ international/ language 12.My house/ far/ school/ so/ usually/ go/ school/ bike 13. You/ better/ avoid/ drink/ beer/ because/ bad/ liver. 14. What/ he/ say/ teaching profession/yesterday ? 15. How many/ hours/ you/ spend/ learn/ English/ every day ? 16. Teachers/ usually/ have/ trouble/ remember/ tstudents’ names. 17. John/ not/ often/ practice/ speak Germany/ everyday. 18. Why/ not/ you/ consider/ go/ picnic/ us? B. Correct mistakes 19. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. 20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight. 21. Why you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23. Trung left the room without lock the door . 24. There are so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 25. How long does your friend come home ? – Once a week. 26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school. 27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest school in Hanoi. 28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is a important part in our life. III. Prepositions 29. We’d better ask … the bill 30. Do you suffer … migraine ? 31. Do you approve … heart transplants ? 32. Does she spent a lot time … her homework ? 33. Do you believe … ghost ? 34. Do you succeed … everything you attempt ? 35. Have you ever saved anyone … danger ? 36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot … other people ? 37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist … having your own way ? 38. Does this bag belong ……… you ? 39. It’s very kind ……… you ……… help me solve the problem. 40. John has just received a letter ……… his parents, who live abroad.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B. EXERCISES I. Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. class course education homework lessons passed primary private teacher uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)primaryschool when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)lessons, but there were so many pupils in the (3class that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)education. He sent her to an expensive (5)private school, where the girls wore dark green (6)uniforms and did two hours’ (7)homework every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8)passed all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9)course and was an excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (10)teacher, and returned to her old primary school to teach. II. Writing A. Complete sentences 11.I want to study English because it is an international/language 12.My house is far from my school, so I usually go to school by bike 13. You had better avoid drinking beer because it’s bad for liver. 14. What did he say about the/ his teaching profession yesterday? 15. How many hours do you spend learning English every day? 16. Teachers usually have trouble remembering their students’ names. 17. John does not often practice speaking Germany everyday. 18. Why don’t you consider going for a picnic with us? B. Correct mistakes 19. I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. 20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight. 21. Why did you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in finding a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23. Trung left the room without locking the door . 24. There is so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 25. How often does your friend come home ? – Once a week. 26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school. 27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest schools in Hanoi. 28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is an important part in our life. III. Prepositions 29. We’d better ask for the bill 30. Do you suffer from migraine ? 31. Do you approve of heart transplants ? 32. Does she spent a lot time on her homework ? 33. Do you believe in ghost ? 34. Do you succeed in everything you attempt ? 35. Have you ever saved anyone from danger ? 36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot on other people ? 37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist on having your own way ? 38. Does this bag belong to you ? 39. It’s very kind of you to help me solve the problem. 40. John has just received a letter from his parents, who live abroad.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank When George finished his study at university, he began (1)...... for a job. He did not know what he (2)...... like to do. His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3)...... to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day. He was (4)...... and his first job was in a large government (5)...... in London. When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) ...... him a visit. The uncle was delighted that his (7)...... had managed to get a job working (8)...... the Government. He asked George a lot of questions about the job. One of the questions was, “(9)...... people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10)...... and then answered, “About half of them”. 1. A. trying B. looking C. seeing D. finding 2. A. could B. had C. should D. would 3. A. to find B. to look for C. to try D. to offer 4. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. impatient D. achieving 5. A. room B. basement C. office D. hall 6. A. gave B. paid C. came D. offered 7. A. son B. grandson C. niece D. nephew 8. A. at B. for C. in D. from 9. A. How long B. How often C. How much D. How many 10. A. hour B. time C. moment D. little Rewrite the following sentences 11. She wanted to ease human suffering. She wanted to make........................................................................... 12. He doesn’t like math very much. He isn’t .................................................................................................... 13. Remember to bring your dictionary to the class. Don’t ................................................................................ 14. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects..........................................................................................? 15. After half an hour’s rest, Mr. Lam continued his work. After Mr. Lam........................................................ 16. “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom. Tom suggested....................................................... 17. Mary’s uncle was a doctor. Mary’s uncle ..................................................................................................... 18. He spent 2 hours driving home. It took.......................................................................................................... 19. In difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council. In spite of ..................................................................................................................................................... 20. His dream was to become a famous actor. He harboured.............................................................................. Make questions for the underlined part 21. James is playing tennis in the school ground. 22. No, we just had a chat 23. We went to David’s birthday party last night. 24. Johnny often reads romantic stories in his free time. 25. The Cooks? They had lived in New York for 10 years before moving here. 26. We first met 3 months ago. 27. It takes my aunt 2 hours to clean their house at weekends. 28. My sister has received 3 letters from her husband this month. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them A B 29. to become a. French concrete bunkers 30. to graduate b. top in the final exam 31. to learn c. a national hero 32. to contribute d. to the Vietnamese industry 33. to develop e. how to produce laptops 34. to open f. from medical school 35. to destroy g. vaccines for several diseases 36. to spend h. a new hospital 37. to come i. in Hanoi for a year. 38. to live j. the summer vacation in the country

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank When George finished his study at university, he began (1)...... for a job. He did not know what he (2)...... like to do. His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3)...... to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day. He was (4)...... and his first job was in a large government (5)...... in London. When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) ......... him a visit. The uncle was delighted that his (7)...... had managed to get a job working (8)...... the Government. He asked George a lot of questions about the job. One of the questions was, “(9)...... people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10)...... and then answered, “About half of them”. 11. A. trying B. looking C. seeing D. finding 12. A. could B. had C. should D. would 13. A. to find B. to look for C. to try D. to offer 14. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. impatient D. achieving 15. A. room B. basement C. office D. hall 16. A. gave B. paid C. came D. offered 17. A. son B. grandson C. niece D. nephew 18. A. at B. for C. in D. from 19. A. How long B. How often C. How much D. How many 20. A. moment B. time C. hour D. little Rewrite the following sentences 11. She wanted to ease human suffering. She wanted to make human sufferings less severe 12. He doesn’t like math very much. He isn’t interested in/ fond of/ keen on math. 13. Remember to bring your dictionary to the class. Don’t forget to bring your dictionary to the class 14. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects do you like? 15. After half an hour’s rest, Mr. Lam continued his work. After Mr. Lam took a rest for half an hour, he... 16. “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom. Tom suggested going to the cinema 17. Mary’s uncle was a doctor when he was young. Mary’s uncle worked as a doctor when he was young 18. He spent 2 hours driving home. It took him 2 hours to drive home. 19. In the difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council. In spite of her difficult living condition, she still gained scholarship from British Council 20. His dream was to become a famous actor. He harboured the dream of becoming a famous actor. Make questions for the underlined part 21. What is James doing …?/ Where is James paling tennis? 22. Did you go to the cinema last night? 23. Where did you go last night? 24. What kind of stories does Johnny often read…?/ When does Johnny often read romantic stories? 25. How long had the Cooks lived in New York before moving here? 26. When did you first meet? 27. How long does it take your aunt to clean their house at weekends? 28. How many letter has your sister received from her husband this month? Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them A B 29. to become c a. French concrete bunkers 30. to graduate f b. top in the final exam 31. to learn e c. a national hero 32. to raise d d. horses to do research 33. to develop g e. how to produce laptops 34. to open h f. from medical school 35. to destroy a g. vaccines for several diseases 36. to spend j h. a new hospital 37. to come b i. in Hanoi for a year. 38. to live i j. the summer vacation in the country

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /e/ and /æ/ - Stress Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES I. Circle the word that has the underlined letter pronounced /e / or/ æ/ a. father b. education c. background d. career 2. a. private b. atomic c. hard d. academic 3. a. brilliant b. tragic c. award d. mature 4. a. prevent b. extremely c. determine d. English a. general b. scientific c. receive d. degree II. Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others a. degree b. obtain c. background d. career a. general b. atomic c. position d. determine a. tragic b. prevent c. relieved d. professor a. tutor b. realize c. private d. scientific III. Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box force determine possible difficulty write physic move final educate establish Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) ....... to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly (2)...... for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After (3)...... many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4)...... accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So (5)...... was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6)...... in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7)...... her to abandon the idea. Upon returning the United States, she found it (8) ...... to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female (9)...... in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10)...... the first medical school for women. IV. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple. 1. I (go) to the box office at lunch time, but they (already/ sell) all the tickets. 2. I (feel) very tired when I (get) home, so I (go) straight to bed. 3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor (warn) me not to do too much. I (be) very ill. 4. At last, the committee (be) ready to announce their decision. They (make) up their mind. 5. Last night, I (go) to Jim’s room and (knock) on the door but there (be) no answer. Either he (go) out or he (not want) to see anyone. 6. Angel (ask) me how to use the photocopier. She (never/ use) it before, so she (not/ know) it. 7. Karen (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she (already/ see) the film 8. When the students (do) the experiment, they (write) a report on it. 9. Two days ago, I (meet) an old friend who I (not see) for years. 10. The house (be) very quiet when I (get) home. Everybody (go) out for dinner V. Cross and correct one VERB in the wrong tense in each sentence 1. It was lucky that we have decided to buy our tickets in advance. 2. I was pleased to see my old friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course. 3. We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had de layed all the flights. 4. We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was leaving the theater. 5. When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my car radio. VI. Complete the sentence It/ obvious/ he/ only/ interested/ make money. I/ not/ be/ cinema/ for two months/ because/ busy/ exams. We/ arrive/ party/ last night/ after/ Tom/ leave. Marie Curie/ receive/ some scientific training/ father. Nam/ suddenly/ realize/ he/ not/ close/ all/ windows/ his room. The film/ end/ by/ time/ we/ take/ right/ seats.

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /e/ and /æ/ - Stress Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter pronounced /e / or/ æ/ a. father b. education c. background d. career a. private b. atomic c. hard d. academic 3. a. brilliant b. tragic c. award d. mature 4. a. prevent b. extremely c. determine d. English a. general b. scientific c. receive d. degree II. Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others a. degree b. obtain c. background d. career a. general b. atomic c. position d. determine a. tragic b. prevent c. relieved d. professor a. tutor b. realize c. private d. scientific III. Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box force determine possible difficulty write physic move final educate establish Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly (2)impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After (3)writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4)finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So (5)determined was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6)education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7)forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning the United States, she found it (8) difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female (9)physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10)established the first medical school for women. IV. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple. 1.I went to the box office at lunch time, but they had already sold all the tickets. 2.I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed. 3.I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I had been very ill. 4.At last, the committee was ready to announce their decision. They had made up their mind. 5.Last night, I went to Jim’s room and knocked on the door but there was no answer. Either he had gone out or he didn’t want to see anyone. 6. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She had never used it before, so she didn’t know it. 7. Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she had already seen the film 8. When the students had done the experiment, they wrote a report on it. 9. Two days ago, I met an old friend who I hadn’t seen for years. 10. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone out for dinner V. Cross and correct one VERB in the wrong tense in each sentence It was lucky that we have decided to buy our tickets in advance. had decided 2. I was pleased to see my old friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course. hadn’t seen. 3. We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had delayed all the flights. had 4. We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was leaving the theater. had ended 5. When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my car radio. found VI. Complete the sentence It is obvious (that) he is only interested in making money. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months because I am busy with my exams. We arrived at the party last night after Tom had left. Marie Curie received some scientific training from her father. Nam suddenly realized he had not closed all the windows of his room. The film ended by the time we had taken the right seats.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / / The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : A. Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different 1. occupation opposition obligation obtain 2. sorrow employ organize work 3. disabled mentally retarded consuming 4. photography exhibition professional determined 5. sorrow passion children idea II. Grammar 1. Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor, rich, sick , unemployed, young 6. ……………….of the town gather there once a month to get the dole 7. ……………….should share some of their possessions with …………….. 8. ……………….are those who can see nothing, and …………….are those who can’t hear. 9. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of …………is decreasing while the number of ………………..is increasing. 10. …………………………..are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while ………..have only one wish; that’s to be healthy. 11. ………………….always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’ III. Vocabulary 12. My sister has talent in ………………and she has won many prizes.(photograph) 13. Disabled children need special ………….to develop both mentally and physically.(educate) 14. The children have every reason to be proud …………..their efforts. (in, of, to, at) 15. Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties. ( out of, from, to, without) 16. The ……………..are those who can’t speak. (blind, deaf, dump, sighted) 17. Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ………………..retarded. (normally, totally, spiritly, mentally ) 18. …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance. (Injuries, The injured, Injured person. The injury) 19. My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps. (spend, use, take, get) 20. The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand the lesson. (demonstration, show, exhibition, display) 21. He had ……………...no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion. (done, made, determined, earned) 22. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a ……….work. (timeconsuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit) 23. Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress. (with, to, in, at) IV. Writing Rewrite sentences 24. Ann has not won the prize. This disappointed her parents. - ………….. which ………………… 25. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer. -……………….used to …………………………………………………………………………… 26. We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home. - After ………………………………….. 27. There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents. - The parents of the disabled children were ………………………………………………………… 28. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. – The fog prevented …………………………………….. 29. John and I don’t play tennis any more. (USED) 30. It rained all the night. That was good for gardens. (WHICH) 31. It is a time-consuming work to teach the disabled children to add and subtract. It takes……………………………………………………………………………………………. 32. It has been raining heavily for three days That is very bad for our crops. (WHICH)

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / / The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : A. Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different 1. occupation opposition obligation obtain 2. sorrow employ organize work 3. disabled mentally retarded consuming 4. photography exhibition professional determined 5. sorrow passion children idea II. Grammar 1. Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor, rich, sick , unemployed, young 6. The unemployed of the town gather there once a month to get the dole 7. The rich should share some of their possessions with the poor. 8. The blind are those who can see nothing, and the deaf are those who can’t hear. 9. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of young is decreasing while the number of old is increasing. 10. The healthy are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while the sick have only one wish; that’s to be healthy. 11. The polite always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’ III. Vocabulary 12. My sister has talent in photography and she has won many prizes.(photograph) 13. Disabled children need special education to develop both mentally and physically.(educate) 14. The children have every reason to be proud …………..their efforts. (in, of, to, at) 15. Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties. ( out of, from, to, without) 16. The ……………..are those who can’t speak. (blind, deaf, dump, sighted) 17. Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ………………..retarded. (normally, totally, spiritly, mentally ) 18. …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance. (Injuries, The injured, Injured person. The injury) 19. My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps. (spend, use, take, get) 20. The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand the lesson. (demonstration, show, exhibition, display) 21. He had ……………...no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion. (done, made, determined, earned) 22. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a ……….work. (timeconsuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit) 23. Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress. (at, to, in, with) IV. Writing Rewrite sentences 24. Ann has not won the prize. This disappointed her parents. - Ann has not won the prize, which disappointed her parents 25. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer. My father used to smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day 26. We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home. - After having dinner in a restaurant/ we had had dinner in a restaurant, we arrived home 27. There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents. - The parents of the disabled children were opposed to sending the disabled children to school from their parents 28. We couldn’t drive because of the fog – The fog prevented us from driving. 29. John and I don’t play tennis any more. (USED) John and I used to play tennis 30. It rained all the night, which was good for gardens. 31. It takes (a lot of) time to teach the disabled children to add and subtract 32.. It has been raining heavily for three days, which is very bad for our crops.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B. EXERCISES I. Correct word form 1. We should help people who can not work properly because of their ……… or ……… (sick/ disabled) 2. A lot of people express strong ……… to the project to build a new airport in the suburb. (oppose) 3. She looked with ……… at the result of her work. (proud) 4. He is extremely ……… in his approach to his job. (profession) 5. I’ve been ……… for six months. I have to find work at once. (employ) 6. ………prevented the boy from continuing his education. (poor) 7. The head injury from the car accident ……… her for life. (deaf) 8. The attacks continuing with increasing ……… (severe) II. Complete the passage The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)………. It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)……… impaired. Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for Special Education. (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (16)………. 9. A, discovered B. founded C. located D. provided 10. A. developed B. made C. written D. opened 11. A. deaf B. blind C. mute D. disabled 12. A. educational B. written C. international D. extensive 13. A. visually B. mentally C. hearing D. badly 14. A. renamed B. adjusted C. changed D. developed 15. A. school’s B. program’s C. system’s D. founder’s 16. A. impairments B. injuries C. handicaps D. disabilities III. Correct ONE mistake 17. She taught me how use the photocopier.] 18. The disable children should be given a good education. 19. My nephew is in the ten grade 20. The rich finds it easy to earn money. 21. Did you used to go on business? 22. The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done of. 23. She told me her address after I ask her twice. 24. There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old who live there were hurt. 25. My brother pushed James into the swimming pool which seemed to amuse people. IV. Writing A. Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’ 26. Since we started our life in the countryside, we’ve been much happier. 27. Dave gave up smoking 2 years ago. 28. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family. 29. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger. 30. We seem to have lost interest in our work. 31. I don’t mind traveling by train now. 32. Mr. Michael grew tulip, but he doesn’t any more. 33. I went to the church when I was a child. B. Complete sentences 34. I/write/ complain/ poor quality /your service/ English for Children Course. 35. You/ advertise/ newspaper / there / less/ 20 children / class/ actually / more/ 30 of them / share/ stuffy room. 36. Teacher/ not well-qualified / enthusiastic./ teach / my child / wrong pronunciations and spellings. 37. I/ would like/you/ give refund/ otherwise/ you/ change the teacher/ reduce / number of the children. 38. I/ hope / hear/ you /soon/ get/ quick resolution of this problem.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector B. EXERCISES I. Correct word form 1. We should help people who can not work properly because of their sickness or disability 2. A lot of people express strong opposition to the project to build a new airport in the suburb. 3. She looked with pride at the result of her work. 4. He is extremely professional in his approach to his job. 5. I’ve been unemployed for six months. I have to find work at once. 6. Poverty prevented the boy from continuing his education. 7. The head injury from the car accident deafened her for life. 8. The attacks continuing with increasing severity. II. Complete the passage The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)………. It was one of the first schools in the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)……… impaired. Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for Special Education. (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to children with a variety of (16)………. 9. A, discovered B. founded C. located D. provided 10. A. opened B. made C. written D. developed 11. A. deaf B. blind C. mute D. disabled 12. A. educational B. written C. international D. extensive 13. A. visually B. mentally C. hearing D. badly 14. A. renamed B. adjusted C. changed D. developed 15. A. school’s B. program’s C. system’s D. founder’s 16. A. impairments B. injuries C. handicaps D. disabilities III. Correct ONE mistake 17. She taught me how to use the photocopier.] 18. The disabled children should be given a good education. 19. My nephew is in the tenth grade 20. The rich finds it easy to earn money. 21. Did you used to go on business? 22. The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done made up of. 23. She told me her address after I asked her twice. 24. There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old people who live there were hurt. 25. My brother pushed James into the swimming pool ,which seemed to amuse people. IV. Writing A. Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’ 26. We didn’t use to live in the countryside/ We didn’t use to be happy./ We used to be unhappier 27. Dave used to smoke 2 years ago. 28. Barbara used to be in Italy/ she used to stay with an Italian family. 29. I used to be keen on drinking coffee in the morning. 30. We used to be interested in our work. 31. I used to mind traveling by train. 32. Mr. Michael used to grow tulip. 33. I used to go to the church when I was a child. B. Complete sentences 34. I am writing to complain about the poor quality of your service at English for Children Course. 35. You have advertised on the newspaper that there are less than 20 children in a class; actually, there are more than 30 of them to share a stuffy room. 36. The teacher is not well-qualified and enthusiastic. She/He taught my child wrong pronunciations & spellings. 37. I would like you to give refund; otherwise you must change the teacher and reduce the number of the children. 38. I hope to hear from you soon to get a quick resolution of this problem.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation: /u/ and /u:/ Present perfect: Active and Passive Relative pronouns: who, which, that B. EXERCISES I. Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s) /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ shook football good school boot July soup wood full shoe should push rude look wool fruit true put throug fool h II. Combine the following sentences, using who, which, that 1. The T-shirt has the beautiful picture on it. It belongs to my mother. 2. Did you see the man? He has a scar on his left cheek. 3. That’s the girl. My cousin hates her very much. 4. They are the book shops. I have bought these dictionaries from it. 5. Do you know the name of the hotel? We stayed there during last summer. 6. The student sits next to me in the classroom. She is from Australia. 7. The deaf are the people. They can not hear anything. 8. We missed the programme. It was broadcast last night. III. Circle the best answer 9. In large classes; children feel that they cannot ................ with the teacher. (contact; interact; transmit; relax) 10. The port is capable ...................... handling 10 million tons of coal a year. ( in; on; of; for) 11. I ................ able to play tennis since I ... my arm. (wasn't/ broke ; haven't been/ had broken; wasn't/ had broken; haven't been/ broke) 12. When I arrived the theater, the play ..................... I missed the first part. (had started; started; was starting; have started) 13. ...... you have your house painted last year? (Had; Did; Was; Have) 14. What makes computer a miraculous device? (strange; powerful; magical; excellent) 15. Please ............... your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. (insert; operate; plug; adjust) 16. .................. is used for making exact copies of documents. (Computer; Printer; Photocopier; Camcorder) 17. The street is very noisy, ..................... makes sleeping difficult. (that; what; which; it) 18. A number of political prisoners ........................ since Independence Day. (released; have released; was released; have been released) 19. Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly. (is used for; used to; is used to; used for) 20. Internet cafes allow you .................... your web-based e-mail account. (to access; accessing; access; be accessed 21. The program must be new. I....................it before. (have never been seen; have ever seen; have never seen; have seen) 22. The children saw the actual spacecraft ......... landed on the moon. (who; that; it; 0) 23. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for? 24. Then the computer will ask you restart it. 25. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film. IV. Turn into passive voice 26. The boss has already sent him to another office. 27. They haven’t cleaned the house for weeks. 28. Has Tim threatened the children before? 29. Someone has taken some of my books away 30. What books have you read this month? 31. He has just opened the windows 32. Who has just broken the chair?

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation: /u/ and /u:/ Present perfect: Active and Passive Relative pronouns: who, which, that B. EXERCISES I. Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s) /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ /u/ /u:/ shook x football x good x school x boot x July x soup x wood x full x shoe x should x push x rude x look x wool x fruit x true x put x throug x fool x h II. Combine the following sentences, using who, which, that 1. The T-shirt which has the beautiful picture on it belongs to my mother. 2. Did you see the man who has a scar on his left cheek. 3. That’s the girl who my cousin hates her very much. 4. They are the book shops (from) which I have bought these dictionaries from. 5. Do you know the name of the hotel in which we stayed during last summer? 6. The student who sits next to me in the classroom is from Australia. 7. The deaf are the people who can not hear anything. 8. We missed the program which was broadcast last night. III. Circle the best answer 9. In large classes; children feel that they cannot .................... with the teacher. (contact; interact; transmit; relax) 10. The port is capable ...................... handling 10 million tons of coal a year. ( in; on; of; for) 11. I ................ able to play tennis since I ... my arm. (wasn't/ broke ; haven't been/ had broken; wasn't/ had broken; haven't been/ broke) 12. When I arrived the theater, the play ..................... I missed the first part. (had started; started; was starting; have started) 13. ...... you have your house painted last year? (Had; Did; Was; Have) 14. What makes computer a miraculous device? (strange; powerful; magical; excellent) 15. Please ............... your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. (insert; operate; plug; adjust) 16. The .......... is used for making exact copies of documents. (computer; printer; photocopier; camcorder) 17. The street is very noisy, ..................... makes sleeping difficult. (that; what; which; it) 18. A number of political prisoners ........................ since Independence Day. (released; have released; was released; have been released) 19. Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly. (is used for; used to; is used to; used for) 20. Internet cafes allow you .................... your web-based e-mail account. (to access; accessing; access; be accessed 21. The program must be new. I....................it before. (have never been seen; have ever seen; have never seen; have seen) 22. The children saw the actual spacecraft ............. landed on the moon. (who; that; it; 0) 23. Could you tell me what the air conditioner is used for? 24. Then the computer will ask you to restart it. 25. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film. IV. Turn into passive voice 26. He has already been sent to another office by the boss. 27. The house hasn’t been cleaned for weeks. 28. Have the children threatened by Tim before? 29. Some of my books have been taken away 30. The windows have just been opened. 31. What books have been read this month? 32. By whom has the chair just been broken?

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress Present perfect: Active and Passive Relative pronouns: who, which, that B. EXERCISES I. Stress 1. A. daily B. visit C. receive D. foreign 2. A. miracle B. computer C. magical D. calculate 3. A. capable B. entertain C. interact D. magazine 4. A. request B. insert (v) C. listen D. machine II. Rewrite the following sentences 5. It’s three years since he left this city. He has ................................................................................................ 6. We haven’t watched this film before. This is the first time........................................................................... 7. This is the forth time he has given her a lift. He has..................................................................................... 8. The boys last played football by the river last week. The boys haven’t........................................................ 9. My daughter hasn’t used this computer for 5 years. It’s................................................................................ 10. When did you start working in this company? How long............................................................................. 11. My mother has prepared the dinner for the family. The dinner..................................................................... 12. My mother has spent her life caring for the sick. It has taken....................................................................... 13. ‘Let’s go out for lunch’, John said. John suggested ...................................................................................... 14. Mary doesn’t enjoy reading magazines in her free time. Mary isn’t ............................................................ III. Use the correct form of verbs Barbara and John are neighbours. They (15. know) each other for several years. Barbara (16. move) into her house in 1985, and John (17. live) next door since he (18. come) to the area in 1986. Barbara is a writer. She (19. writeseven novels and (20. win) several awards for her books. A few years ago, she (21. win) the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (22. write) a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He (23. be) unemployed for six months. He (24. work) for a textile firm which (25. have to) close because it (26. not/ have) enough orders. He (27. spend) most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers. Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John (28. read) a book. “ Hello, John “ said Barbara .” How are you ? “ “ I (29. not / feel) very well, actually “ John replied. “ What’s the matter ?” “I (30. have) a pain in my chest since Monday. When I cough, it really (31. hurt ). It wouldn’t be so bad if I (32. not smoke ) so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .” “You really should try to cut down. I (33. feel) much better since I (34. stop).You (35. have) any replies to your letters of application ?” “ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I (36. get) the job, we (37. go) out to celebrate. “ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ” Make questions and answer 38. Since when/ Barbara and John/ become/ neighbours? 39. How many/novels/ Barbara/ write? 40. How long/ John/ unemployed? Why? 41. What/ matter/ John’s chest? 42. Barbara/ use to/ smoke? IV. You are writing to your father giving news about your family. Use present perfect (active or passive ) Dear Dad, 43. Lot of things/ change/since / you / leave home. 44. Mum/ recover/ flu and / new job/ in town. 45 The trees/ you grow last year/ grow up. 46. Granddad/ give up / smoking. 47. Grandma/ gain / three kilos. 48. Jim / offer / opportunity/ study abroad. 49. Mr Lee, our neighbour/ move / another town. 50. The streets/ widen and a lot of trees/ grow/ both sides of the street.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress Present perfect: Active and Passive Relative pronouns: who, which, that B. EXERCISES I. Stress 1. A. daily B. visit C. receive D. foreign 2. A. miracle B. computer C. magical D. calculate 3. A. capable B. entertain C. interact D. magazine 4. A. request B. insert (v) C. listen D. machine II. Rewrite the following sentences 5. He has left this city for 3 years. 6. This is the first time we have watched this film. 7. He has given her a lift four times 8. The boys haven’t played football by the river since last week. 9. It’s 5 years since my daughter last used this computer. 10. How long have you worked in this company? 11. The dinner has been prepared for the family by my mother. 12.It has taken my mother her life to care for the sick. 13. John suggested going out for lunch. 14. Mary isn’t interested in reading magazines in her free time. III. Use the correct form of verbs Barbara and John are neighbours. They 15. have known each other for several years. Barbara 16. moved into her house in 1985, and John 17. has lived next door since he 18. came to the area in 1986. Barbara is a writer. She 19. has writen seven novels and 20. has won several awards for her books. A few years ago, she 21. won the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she 22. is writing a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He 23. has been unemployed for six months. He 24. worked for a textile firm which 25. had to close because it 26. did not have enough orders. He 27. has spent most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers. Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John 28. was reading a book. “ Hello, John “ said Barbara .” How are you ? “ “ I 29. don’t feel very well, actually “ John replied. “ What’s the matter ?” “I 30. have had a pain in my chest since Monday”. When I cough, it really 31. hurts. It wouldn’t be so bad if I 32. didn’t smoke so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .” “You really should try to cut down. I 33. have felt much better since I 34. stopped. Do you 35. have any replies to your letters of application ?” “ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I 36. get the job, we 37. shall go out to celebrate. “ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ” Make questions and answer 38. Since when did Barbara and John become neighbours? --- Since 1986 39. How many novels has Barbara written? 7 40. How long has John been unemployed? Why? For six months 41. What is the matter with John’s chest? It really hurts when he coughs 42. Did Barbara use to smoke? Yes, she did IV. You are writing to your father giving news about your family. Use present perfect (active or passive ) Dear Dad, 43. Lot of things has changed since you left home. 44. Mum has recovered from a flu and has got a new job in town. 45 The trees (which/ that) you grew last year have grown up. 46. Granddad has given up smoking. 47. Grandma has gained three kilos. 48. Jim has been offered an opportunity of studying/ to study abroad. 49. Mr Lee, our neighbour, has moved to another town. 50. The streets have been widened and a lot of trees have been grown on both sides of the street.

E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES 5 (week 9-10 – Unit 5) – 20-31/10/08 I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses 1. I ( like ) ………………..English all my life. 2. I ( want ) …………….to be a doctor until I was twenty. 3. They (be) ……………….. unemployed since they left London. 4. How long …………….you ( study )……………..French ? 5. I ( not read ) ……………many novels since I went to university. 6. When I ( be ) …………….a child, I ( like ) ……………sweet food. 7. I ( have ) ………………trouble concentrating for a week now. 8. He ( learn) …………..a lot in his job. 9. My friend Lan and I ( know) ………….each other for ages. 10. I ( stay) ……………..with my friends while I was in India. 11. She ( read ) …………..a lot of book this year. 12. Ever since he left university he ( have ) ……….five different jobs in different cities. 13. When he was ten he ( run ) ………….away from home. 14. How many cigarettes …………you ( smoke ) ………….today ? 15. In those days, mum ( look after ) ……………us very carefully. 16. Shakespeare ( write ) ……………….plays as well as poems. 17. Since my father retired, he ( write ) ………….three books. 18. I’m not studying today. I ( study ) ……………a lot yesterday. I ( study ) ………….a lot this week . 19. Could you imagine I ( make ) ………..ten phone calls abroad today ? 20. How long ………..you ( be ) ………….here for ? III. Put verbs in the correct tenses or forms 1. “I (not/see) much of you lately” “Oh yes. It is 2 months since we (meet). 2. Most students (work) hard for the last few weeks. 3. We are looking forward to (talk) to you in real life. 4. My grand-father (die) two years ago after he (be) ill for 3 years. 5. I was talking about him when he suddenly (come) in. 6. Peter (see) this movie three times. He is not really interested in (see) it. He just wants (look) at the leading actress. 7. Oh! These shoes (make) him look very funny. 8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work. 9. Mary (live) here since 1995. She (live) with her cousin, and they (get along) well. III. Rewrite these sentences 1. Our teacher was sick a week ago, and he is still sick. - Our teacher has ………………………………………………………. 2. I last received my brother’s e-mail five months ago. - I haven’t ……………………………………………………………....... 3. The last time I talked to him was one year ago. - I haven’t ………………………………………………………………. 4. I have never used a laptop before. - It is …………………………………………………………………….. 5. Steve started working for this company five years ago. – Steve………………………………………………………………….. 6. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car ? – Have …………………………………………………………….? 7. Nancy hasn’t come here since 1999. – The last time ……………………………………………………… 8. We haven’t gone to a concert for ages. – It’s ………………………………………………………………. 9. Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the US. – Sarah last……………………………………………………………… 10. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before. – This is …………………………………………..................................... 11. My father learned to drive when he was sixteen. - My father has ……………………………………………………….. 12. The garden still needs digging.

- The garden hasn’t ……………………………………………………… 13. Martin and Helen have just decorated their new house. - Their new house …………………………………………………….... 14. Have they delivered the package yet ? - Has the package ………………………………………………………? 15. They haven’t used these machines at least five years . - These machines ………………………………………………………… IV. Circle the correct answer in each blank The man who made and lost a fortune (1)...... kitchen furniture is back in business again. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing (2) ...... for offices - from the director’s suit to the secretarial office. Lindlaw had always had a lot of good ideas. After he (3)...... a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage, selling and installing kitchen furniture. He (4)....... his first million pounds by the time he was 30. Then he went on to earn over 5 million in 3 years. But, after (5)...... with the managers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. Within six months the business had gone bankrupt. And so (6)....... Lindlaw. ‘I had made five million pounds before things (7)...... to go wrong,’ he said, 'I was just Unlucky to lose it later. All companies (8)...... through good times - and through bad times’. Now (9)...... several lessons which I'll never forget.' He said that he (10)...... to call his new company 'Office-fit' and was already very successful. Office Fit’ and was already very successful. 1. a. manufacture b. manufacturing c. to manufacture d. manufactured a. furniture b. furniture c. some furniture d. a furniture a. has run b. runs c. was running d. had run a. has made b. used to make c. had made d. would make a. quarrel b. quarrelling c. quarreled d. have quarreled a. has b. does c. did d. had a. have begun b. began c. begin d. would being a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. go a. I learn b. I've learned c. I learned d. I’d learned a. had decided b. was deciding c. decided d. has decided 1.I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet . -> I wouldn't .... 2.I'll call the police if you don't leave me alone . -> Unless .... 3.In the snowy weather we don't go to school . -> If.... 4."Sue , can you remember to buy some bread ?" -> Paul reminded .... 5."I don't really think it will snow tomorrow " -> I doubt .... 6."I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier " -> Jill apologized .... 7."I really think you should see the doctor , Chris " -> William advised .... 8."No , I'm sorry , I won't work on Saturday . Definitely not ! " -> Catherine refused .... 9."Yes , all right , I'll take you to the park on Sunday , children " . ->Brenda promised .... 10.Last Tuesday we appointed a new marketing manager . -> A new .... 11.Smith Ltd are supplying our company with furniture . -> Our company .... 12.William the Conqueror built the castle in the 11th century . -> The castle .... 13.No decision has yet been made . -> Nothing .... 14. People believe that someone murdered Jenkins .

->Jenkins .... 15.You ought to have your hair cut . -> Your hair ... 16.People think that an apple a day is good for you . -> An apple a day .... 17.People think that someone started the fire deliberately . -> The fire .... 18.Nobody knows anything about Brenda's family . ->Nothing ... 1. I last saw my sister 3 years ago. It’s …………………………………………………………………….. 2. No longer does he depend on his parents for money. He used…………………………………………… 41. You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.(There’s no point….) 42. 43. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police.( My lawyer advised……… ) 147. Most of a child’s time is spent in playing. - A child spends 148. 149. My father is shorter than me. - I am 150. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you. - I wish 151. The police have just released John. - John

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 6 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Future: will/ going to/ be V-ing B. EXERCISES I. Use the correct form of verbs ( will do, be going to do, be V-ing ) 1. Which project …………( you/ work ) on next ? I haven’t decided for sure. Probably the Spacemobile. 2. Would you like to join Linda and me tomorrow? We ……………( visit ) the natural history museum. 3. I’ve decided to try and learn a foreign language ? Have you ? Which language ………..( you/ learn ) ? 4. Look at those cars ! They ……………………………………..( crash ) 5. We are having a party next weekend . Great ! Who ……………… ……………….( you/ invite ) ? 6. I hope that you …………………( have ) a good time tomorrow. 7. It’s very cold . I …………….( light ) a fire. 8. I’ve bought a piano . It ……………….( deliver ) this afternoon. 9. There is an international football match on TV tonight. Liverpool ………..( play ) against Manchester. 10. The weather forecast says that it is 33o C and tomorrow it ……………….( be hotter ) 11. I ………..( meet ) Mr. Thompson at the airport at 4o’clock this afternoon. 12. I ……………( come and see ).and help you with your work, I promise. 13. The meeting ……………..( organize ) this afternoon. 14. You are going to leave for Paris on Sunday, …………….? ( tag question ) 15. It’s my birthday soon...................( I/ be ) twenty next Friday. “ Oh, really ? .......................(you/ have ) a party ? II. Complete these sentences with either be going to or Present progressive , using verbs : increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop, answer, play, get. 16. I can’t go any further. I ……………..on that bench for a while. 17. The game ………………at two o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be there. 18. The service here is very slow. I ………………to the manager if we’re not served soon. 19. I have a right to be heard, and no-one ……………..me from putting my side of the argument. 20. The two leaders………… for talks later this afternoon. 21. Are you …………… my questions or not ? 22. The bank announced that it ……………..its interest rates by one percent from tomorrow. 23. I have to get up early tomorrow. I ………….a physics class at 8.00 in the morning. 24. Before I apply for the job, I ……………….more information about it. 25. Brazil …………….Columbia in today’s final. III. - Rewrite the sentences 26. We’ve arranged to start the trip at 6 a,m tomorrow. We are……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27. We plan to travel to France next year. We are............................................................................................................................................................ 28. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests. John suggests................................................................................................................................................. 29. She has no intention of buying a car. She is ............................................................................................................................................................. 30. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month. Mary used....................................................................................................................................................... 31. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city. It takes............................................................................................................................................................ 32. Do you intend to eat out tonight? Are.................................................................................................................................................................. 33. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days. The new house............................................................................................................................................... 34. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition. The Amory Show, which............................................................................................................................... 35. Her baby will be born in November. She is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 36. We intended to visit the museum, but we didn’t have the time. We were …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37. The last time Nancy came here was in 1999. Nancy hasn’t………………………………………………..

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 6 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Future: will/ going to/ be V-ing B. EXERCISES I. Use the correct form of verbs ( will do, be going to do, be V-ing ) 1. Which project are you working on next ? I haven’t decided for sure. Probably the Spacemobile. 2. Would you like to join Linda and me tomorrow? We are visiting/ going to visit the natural history museum. 3. I’ve decided to try and learn a foreign language ? Have you ? Which language are you going to learn? 4. Look at those cars ! They are going to crash. 5. We are having a party next weekend . Great ! Who are you going to invite? 6. I hope that you will have a good time tomorrow. 7. It’s very cold . I will light a fire. 8. I’ve bought a piano . It is going to be delivered this afternoon. 9. There is an international football match on TV tonight. Liverpool is playing against Manchester. 10. The weather forecast says that it is 33o C and tomorrow it will be hotter. 11. I am meeting Mr. Thompson at the airport at 4o’clock this afternoon. 12. I will come and see and help you with your work, I promise. 13. The meeting is going to be organized this afternoon. 14. You are going to leave for Paris on Sunday, aren’t you? ( tag question ) 15. It’s my birthday soon. I will be twenty next Friday. “ Oh, really ? Are you going to have a party ? II. Complete these sentences with either be going to or Present progressive , using verbs : increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop, answer, play, get. 16. I can’t go any further. I am going to sit on that bench for a while. 17. The game is starting at two o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be there. 18. The service here is very slow. I am going to complain to the manager if we’re not served soon. 19. I have a right to be heard, and no one is going to stop me from putting my side of the argument. 20. The two leaders are meeting for talks later this afternoon. 21. Are you going to answer my questions or not ? 22. The bank announced that it is going to increase its interest rates by one percent from tomorrow. 23. I have to get up early tomorrow. I am teaching a physics class at 8.00 in the morning. 24. Before I apply for the job, I am going to get more information about it. 25. Brazil is playing against Columbia in today’s final. III. - Rewrite the sentences 26. We’ve arranged to start the trip at 6 a.m tomorrow. We are going to start the trip at 6 a.m tomorrow 27. We plan to travel to France next year. We aretraveling to France next year. 28. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests. John suggests going to Australia on vacation. 29. She has no intention of buying a car. She is not going to buy a car 30. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month. Mary used to go on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month 31. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city. It takes two hours to fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city/ get from … to … by air. 32. Do you intend to eat out tonight? Are you going to eat out tonight? 33. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days. The new house has been decorated by M & H for three days. 34. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition. The Amory Show, which was held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition 35. Her baby will be born in November. She is going to have a baby in November. 36. We intended to visit the museum, but we didn’t have the time. We were going to visit the museum, but we didn’t have the time. 37. The last time Nancy came here was in 1999. Nancy hasn’t come here since 1999.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 6 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; Pronunciation; Verb Tenses B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics and stress. 1. wood, cook, blood, push; 2. excursion, sunburnt, nurse, picture; 3. site, trip, city, invention; 4. work, world, word , resort; 5. pagoda, formation, photograph, excursion; 6. persuade, believe, instead, anxious; 7. relax, sunshine, picnic,sunburn; 8. seaside, glorious, visit, permit II. Vocabularies and expressions. 9. Don’t throw away the …………We can have them for supper. ( sundeck, photos, food, leftovers ) 10. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. ( ordinary, honourable, beautiful, gloomy ) 11. Oh, Sue ! Welcome back ! You’ve got a nice ………….( sunburnt, sunshine, sunlight, suntan ) 12. Is it OK if we meet at 9.00 ? Is the time … for you?(convenience,convenient,conveniently,inconveniently) 13. She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay.(pretty, dangerous, poor, wealthy 14. We intend to have a ……………around Europe but our mother prefer visiting Vietnam and China. (fourteen days trip, fourteen day trip, fourteen-day trip, trip in fourteen days ) 15. We spent an ……………..….afternoon visiting all the caves near Huong Pagoda. ( enjoyed, enjoyable, enjoyably, enjoyment) 16. Traveling by air is ……………than by train. ( much faster, more faster, much more faster, more fast) 17. In order to make it ………….( happy, expensive, easy, difficult ) for you, we will contact by emails. 18. You are going to leave for Paris on Sunday, ………? ( aren’t you, don’t you, won’t you, haven’t you ) 19. Pupils are asked to … in the school ground every Monday afternoon.(pick up, assemble, gather, B and C) 20. Believe it or not, I can eat two …………of bananas.( pieces, bunches, bars ) 21. I have ……..…. news to tell you but you have to promise to keep it secret. (a sheet of, a pair of, a piece of , a bar of) 22. Will you go …………….….a trip to London……….the summer.( for/at, on/in, with/for, in/during ) 23. It’s raining so we can’t go out . We watched a TV program at home.................( as though, as well, altogether, instead) 24. ……….is a short journey made by a group of people together for pleasure. ( An adventure, An excursion, A voyage, A exploration ) 25. Have you ever …………….…..a night together by a campfire. ( made, spent, sent, taken ) 26. When we are at the seaside, we can enjoy good weather …… lots of sunshine. ( on, with, for, along with) 27. Will you pick me ………..after the party ? ( out, on, over, up) 28. I work from Monday to Friday so Saturday and Sunday are my ………..…(working days, days out, breaks, days off) III. Grammar : Verb form 29.Are you free this afternoon?-No, I’m not. I am going to attend/attending a lecture given by Professor Jones. 30. I have bought a new house in Toronto recently but I will live here all my life . 31. No one can persuade her to change her mind. 32. This is the first time we have been to Scotland so it is new to us . 33. We hope the excursion will help us (to) relax a lot after working hard. 34. What’s in the letter ? Why don’t you let me read it. ? 35. Hurry. The next bus leaves at 7.15. 36. Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? No, they have moved to Dallas. 37. It is impossible to respond to someone’s request . 38. These boys have played in the garden for three hours. IV. Complete sentences, using the words given. Dear Carol, 39.Thank you very much for your invitation of spending 3 weeks in August with you and your family in Scotland 40. I’d love to come, but unfortunately, I’m unable to accept it. 41. My cousins who live in Canada are staying with us from August 3 rd to August 18th . 42. As it is their first visit to my country, I plan to show them around. 43. Is it possible to visit you in September instead? 44. I will certainly need a rest after my cousins are back to Canada! 45. Tell me if September is convenient for you. 46. I am looking forward to seeing you all again. Love,

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 6 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; Pronunciation; Verb Tenses B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics and stress. 1. wood, cook, blood, push; 2. excursion, sunburnt, nurse, picture; 3. site, trip, city, invention; 4. work, world, word , resort; 5. pagoda, formation, photograph, excursion; 6. persuade, believe, instead, anxious; 7. relax, sunshine, picnic,sunburn; 8. seaside, glorious, visit, permit II. Vocabularies and expressions. 9. Don’t throw away the …………We can have them for supper. ( sundeck, photos, food, leftovers ) 10. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. ( ordinary, honourable, beautiful, gloomy ) 11. Oh, Sue ! Welcome back ! You’ve got a nice ………….( sunburnt, sunshine, sunlight, suntan ) 12. Is it OK if we meet at 9.00 ? Is the time …… for you?(convenience,convenient,conveniently,inconveniently) 13. She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay.(pretty, dangerous, poor, wealthy 14. We intend to have a ……………around Europe but our mother prefer visiting Vietnam and China. (fourteen days trip, fourteen day trip, fourteen-day trip, trip in fourteen days ) 15. We spent an ……………..….afternoon visiting all the caves near Huong Pagoda. ( enjoyed, enjoyable, enjoyably, enjoyment) 16. Traveling by air is ……………than by train. ( much faster, more faster, much more faster, more fast) 17. In order to make it ………….( happy, expensive, easy, difficult ) for you, we will contact by emails. 18. You are going to leave for Paris on Sunday, …………? ( aren’t you, don’t you, won’t you, haven’t you ) 19.Pupils are asked to ….. in the school ground every Monday afternoon.(pick up, assemble, gather, B and C) 20. Believe it or not, I can eat two …………of bananas.( pieces, bunches, bars ) 21. I have ……..…. news to tell you but you have to promise to keep it secret. (a sheet of, a pair of, a piece of , a bar of) 22. Will you go …………….….a trip to London……….the summer .( for/at, on/in, with/for, in/during ) 23. It’s raining so we can’t go out . We watched a TV program at home.................( as though, as well, altogether, instead) 24. ……….is a short journey made by a group of people together for pleasure. ( An adventure, An excursion, A voyage, A exploration ) 25. Have you ever …………….…..a night together by a campfire. ( made, spent, sent, taken ) 26. When we are at the seaside, we can enjoy good weather …… lots of sunshine. ( on, with, for, along with) 27. Will you pick me ………..after the party ? ( out, on, over, up) 28. I work from Monday to Friday so Saturday and Sunday are my ………..…(working days, days out, breaks, days off) III. Grammar : Verb form 29. Are you free this afternoon ?- No, I’m not. I ………… (attend) a lecture given by Professor Jones. 30. I……….……(buy)a new house in Toronto recently but I ………….(live) here all my life . 31. No one can persuade her………………( change ) her mind. 32. This is the first time we ……………( be ) to Scotland so it is new to us . 33. We hope the excursion will help us …………….( relax ) a lot after working hard. 34. What’s in the letter ? Why don’t you let me ……………..( read ) it. ? 35. Hurry. The next bus ………………( leave ) at 7.15. 36. Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? No, they ……………( move ) to Dallas. 37. It is impossible ………………..(respond)to someone’s request . 38. These boys …………….(play ) in the garden for three hours. IV. Complete sentences, using the words given. Dear Carol, 39. Thank/ much/ invitation/ spend 3 weeks / August / you / your family/ Scotland. 40. I/ love / come/ unfortunately/ I/ unable/ accept. 41. My cousins/ live/ Canada/ stay / us/ August 3 rd / August 18th . 42. As/ it/ their first visit/ country/ I/ plan/ show/ around. 43. it/ possible/ visit / you/ September/ instead ? 44. I/ certainly/ need/ rest / after/ my cousins/ back/ Canada! 45. tell/ September/ convenient / you. 46. I/ look/ forward/ see/ you/ all again. Love,

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 7 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; / ei / /ai / / ɔi/ In spite of/ Because/ Because; since/ for B. EXERCISES Phonetics Put the words into the categories based on the pronunciation of the underlined part /ei//ai//ɔi/ joy afraid guide education violent inside sunshin grey nature noise great entertainment portrait change e wildlife destroy Circle the word which has the stress pattern different from the rest: A. nature B. education C. language D. mountain A. portrait B. comedy C. culture D. cartoon Complete the sentences with Because, Because of, Although or In spite of 1. ................ they had been lost in the mountains for 3 days, they looked strong and healthy 2. Mr. Nam runs three kilometers every morning ............... his old age. 3. My uncle walked slowly ...... his old age. 4. .................. his strong voice, we couldn’t understand him. 5. .................. computers offer so many advantages, a lot of people use them today. 6. They failed ............... all their efforts. 7. ............... she is usually busy, she takes good care of her children. 8. They couldn’t go to the meeting on time ............... there was traffic jam. 9. We didn’t have wonderful holiday ................ the bad weather. 10. ............... computers offer so many advantages, I have to prevent my children from spending too much time with them. Complete the sentences with Since or For or Ago I haven’t slept well ............... last Monday. They met each other few days ............... 3. I’ve had a headache ............... this morning. 4. The machine broke down an hour ............... It has been raining ............... yesterday afternoon. They have been cleaning their house ............... several hours. We haven’t played basketball ............... I was a junior high school student. The children have never been in the supermarket ............... less than two hours. Have you worked here ............... almost a year? I have been trying to get through on the phone ............... the past hour. IV. Choose the best answer 1. There are five new programs on five ............... (films/ channels/ comedies/ cartoon) 2. Did you see the ............... wildlife program on TV last night? (excite/ exciting/ excited/ excitement) 3. Watching TV, …............ is a unhealthy pastime, is his favourite hobby. (who/that/which/ of which) 4. Television can make things ............... because it presents information in an effective way. (memory/ memorable/ memorize/ memorizing) 5. This is the first time I ............... Thailand. (visit/ visited/ am visiting/ have visited) 6. There ............... never been such a beautiful performance in this village before. (is/ have/ has/ was) 7. That was the first time we ............... this machine. (used/ use/ had used/ have used) 8. We have waited for Jill ............... 8 o’clock. (since/ for/ ago/ during) 9. By listening to the radio, we receive information ... (orally/ aurally/ visually) 10. We stayed indoors in spite of ............... (the bad weather/ the weather was bad/ the good weather/ the weather was good) 11. The disc jocket is popular ............... it introduces and comments on music very well. (because/ because of/ in spite of/ although) 12. Our friend won a big prize when he took part in the ............... on TV last week. (game show/ talk show/ forecast/ comedy) 13. ............... present discussions on a variety of topics and interviews with people from many professions. (news/ commercials/ talk shows/ interview shows) 14. Tom and Jerry is my favourite ............... (comedy/ cartoon/ play/ film) 15. TV helps us learn more ............... the world and know many new things.(on/ in/ about/ over) 16. Watching TV is an ............... way to relax. (enjoy/ enjoying/ enjoyable/ enjoyment)

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 7 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; / ei / /ai / / ɔi/ In spite of/ Because/ Because; since/ for B. EXERCISES Phonetics Put the words into the categories based on the pronunciation of the underlined part /ei/ /ai/ /ɔi/ joy afraid guide education violent inside sunshin grey nature noise great entertainment portrait change e wildlife destroy Circle the word which has the stress pattern different from the rest: A. nature B. education C. language D. mountain A. portrait B. comedy C. culture D. cartoon Complete the sentences with Because, Because of, Although or In spite of 1. Although they had been lost in the mountains for 3 days, they looked strong and healthy 2. Mr. Nam runs three kilometers every morning in spite of his old age. 3. My uncle walked slowly because of his old age. 4. In spite of his strong voice, we couldn’t understand him. 5. Because computers offer so many advantages, a lot of people use them today. 6. They failed in spite of all their efforts. 7. Although she is usually busy, she takes good care of her children. 8. They couldn’t go to the meeting on time because there was traffic jam. 9. We didn’t have wonderful holiday because of the bad weather. 10. Although computers offer so many advantages, I have to prevent my children from spending too much time with them. Complete the sentences with Since or For or Ago I haven’t slept well since last Monday. They met each other few days ago 3. I’ve had a headache since this morning. 4. The machine broke down an hour ago It has been raining since yesterday afternoon. They have been cleaning their house for several hours. We haven’t played basketball since I was a junior high school student. The children have never been in the supermarket for less than two hours. Have you worked here for almost a year? I have been trying to get through on the phone for the past hour. VIII. Choose the best answer There are five new programs on five ............... (films/ channels/ comedies/ cartoon) Did you see the ............... wildlife program on TV last night? (excite/ exciting/ excited/ excitement) 3. Watching TV, …............ is a unhealthy pastime, is his favourite hobby. (who/that/which/ of which) 4. Television can make things ............... because it presents information in an effective way. (memory/ memorable/ memorize/ memorizing) 5. This is the first time I ............... Thailand. (visit/ visited/ am visiting/ have visited) 6. There ......... never been such a beautiful performance in this village before. (is/ have/ has/ was) 7. That was the first time we ............... this machine. (used/ use/ had used/ have used) 8. We have waited for Jill ............... 8 o’clock. (since/ for/ ago/ during) 9. By listening to the radio, we receive information ... (orally/ aurally/ visually) 10. We stayed indoors in spite of ............... (the bad weather/ the weather was bad/ the good weather/ the weather was good) 11. The disc jocket is popular ............... it introduces and comments on music very well. (because/ because of/ in spite of/ although) 12. Our friend won a big prize when he took part in the ............... on TV last week. (game show/ talk show/ forecast/ comedy) 13. ............... present discussions on a variety of topics and interviews with people from many professions. (news/ commercials/ talk shows/ interview shows) 14. Tom and Jerry is my favourite ............... (comedy/ cartoon/ play/ film) 15. TV helps us learn more ............... the world and know many new things.(on/ in/ about/ over) 16. Watching TV is an ............... way to relax. (enjoy/ enjoying/ enjoyable/ enjoyment)

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 7 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present Perfect; In spite of/ Because/ Because ; since/ for B. EXERCISES I. Rewrite sentences 1. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother. – My father …………………………………… 2. When did you last ride a bike ? – How long ……………………………………………………………….? 3. We haven’t been to London since 1999. – The last time …………………………………………………… 4. I haven’t been to an Indian restaurant for ages. – It’s ages since…………………………………………… 5. Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the US. – Sarah last……………………………………… 6. Because of the heavy rain, they couldn’t go for a picnic last weekend. – Because ………………………… 7. Because of the strong wind, he boat couldn’t put to sea. – Because …………………………………………………

8. I have never seen such a bad film as that one . – That is ………………………………………………… 9. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion he decided to quit his job.- In spite of ………………… 10. Although there was a rain, the baseball game was not cancelled. - In spite of ………………………… 11. Although he was tired, he walked to the station. - Despite ……………………………………………… 12. In spite of his hard work, he couldn’t finish the job. – Although ………………………………………… 13. Despite the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. – Although ………………… 14. He went to work despite his headache. – Although ……………………………………………………… I. Find and correct mistakes 1. Listen! Someone knocks at the door. 2. Did you watch the film” The Pirates of Caribbean Sea” showing on HBO four months ago? 3. You had better not to tell her the truth now. You see, she is in a bad mood. 4. She can’t meet us this evening. Her uncle and aunt will come to see her. 5. My close friend had served in the army for 3 years and then went to university. 6. Mary said that she has just had her car repaired. 7. Later, Charles Dickens devoted all his time to write novels. 8. While my father was watching a football match on TV, my mother washed the dishes. III. Put Verbs in the correct tenses 1. We are late. The game …………..( already / begin ) 2. In the last few years, it ………… more and more difficult to get into university. (become ) 3. Mr. Pike ……… English in our school for twenty-five years and he ……….… next month. (teach/ retire) 4. He ………………… his driving test yesterday. Up to now, he …………………..three times. ( fail ) 5. This is the fifth times you …………..…….me the same question. (ask) 6. She ………..home in 1994 and …………….since. ( leave/ not see) 7. So far this week there ……………………..three burglaries in our street. (be) 8. When I arrived at the party, Lucy …………………….home (already/ go) 9. Since Mr. Hassan ………… president, both taxes and unemployment …………. (become/ increase) 10. The last time I …………….to Brighton ……………in August. (go/ be) IV. Read the text carefully, then make questions and answer It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr. Andrew was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong, black umbrella in his hand. Mr. Andrew said to him: “Are we going to have a rain today, do you think?” “No”, said the old gentleman, “I don’t think so” “Then, are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you? “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr. Andrew looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, “I am an old man, and my legs are not strong, so I really need a walking –stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, “Look at that poor old man” and I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, “Look at that stupid man”. 1. When / Mr. Andrew / meet / old gentleman? 2. What / old gentleman / carry / his hand? 3. What / the weather / like / then? 4. What / he / really / need / and why? 5. What / people / say / when / he carry / umbrella / fine weather? V. Complete ONE word in each blank Local advertisers place about 70% of the advertising ............... radio station. One advantage ............... advertising on radio is that people can ............... to program while doing other things. Another ............... is that radio audiences are more highly selected by the type of programming than television audiences. ............ example, stations that broadcast folk music attract different kinds of listeners than those that play rock.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 7 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present Perfect; In spite of/ Because/ Because ; since/ for B. EXERCISES I. Rewrite sentences 1. M father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly 20 years 2. How long haven’t you ridden the bike? 3. We haven’t been to London since 1999. – The last time we went to London was in 1999, 4. I haven’t been to an Indian restaurant for ages. – It’s ages since I last went to an Indian restaurant. 5. Sarah last saw her friends when she left for the US 6. Because it rained heavily, they couldn’t go for a picnic last weekend 7. Because the wind was strong/ blew hard, his boat couldn’t put to sea.

8. I have never seen such a bad film as that one . – That is the worst film I’ve ever seen. 9. In spite of being appointed to a higher promotion, he decided to quit his job. 10. In spite of the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled 11. Although he was tired, he walked to the station. - Despite being tired, he walked to the station 12. Although he worked hard, he couldn’t finish the job 13. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. 14. He went to work despite his headache. – Although he had a headache, he went to work. I. Find and correct mistakes 1. Listen! Someone knocks at the door. is knocking 2. Did you watch the film” The Pirates of Caribbean Sea” showing on HBO four months ago? shown 3. You had better not to tell her the truth now. You see, she is in a bad mood. 4. She can’t meet us this evening. Her uncle and aunt will come to see her. are coming 5. My close friend had served in the army for 3 years and then went to university. 6. Mary said that she has just had her car repaired. had 7. Later, Charles Dickens devoted all his time to write novels. writing 8. While my father was watching a football match on TV, my mother washed the dishes. was washing III. Put Verbs in the correct tenses 1. We are late. The game has already begun ( already / begin ) 2. In the last few years, it has become more and more difficult to get into university. (become ) 3. Mr. Pike has taught English in our school for twenty-five years and he is retiring next month. 4. He failed his driving test yesterday. Up to now, he has failed three times. ( fail ) 5. This is the fifth times you have asked me the same question. (ask) 6. She left home in 1994 and hasn’t been seen since. ( leave/ not see) 7. So far this week there have been three burglaries in our street. (be) 8. When I arrived at the party, Lucy had already gone home (already/ go) 9. Since Mr. Hassan became president, both taxes and unemployment have increased (become/ increase) 10. The last time I went to Brighton was in August. (go/ be) IV. Read the text carefully, then make questions and answer It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr. Andrew was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong, black umbrella in his hand. Mr. Andrew said to him: “Are we going to have a rain today, do you think?” “No”, said the old gentleman, “I don’t think so” “Then, are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you? “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr. Andrew looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, “I am an old man, and my legs are not strong, so I really need a walking –stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, “Look at that poor old man” and I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, “Look at that stupid man”. 1. When / Mr. Andrew / meet / old gentleman? 2. What / old gentleman / carry / his hand? 3. What / the weather / like / then? 4. What / he / really / need / and why? 5. What / people / say / when / he carry / umbrella / fine weather? V. Complete ONE word in each blank Local advertisers place about 70% of the advertising on radio station. One advantage of advertising on radio is that people can listen to program while doing other things. Another advantage is that radio audiences are more highly selected by the type of programming than television audiences. For example, stations that broadcast folk music attract different kinds of listeners than those that play rock.

Unit 7_ Improving II. Vocabulary 1. What is ……… TV tonight ? Do you know ? (for, in ,on ,at) 2. There is a comedy program ……..between 10.15 and 11.00.( in, at, for, on ) 3. Were you aware ………………..the regulation against smoking in this area. ( with, on, to , of ) 4. Radio presents information and entertainment ……………. and we receive them through our ears. (orally, visually, aurally, vitally ) 5. A……………… is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. (series, soap opera, documentary, drama) 6. Please tell me how to change the …………of the TV with a remote control? ( tunnel, panel, channel, wire ) 7. The teacher recommended his students to learn one more foreign lang. ( forced, allowed, advised, permitted ) 8. ………………..is a play for the theatre, TV or radio.( Drama, Cartoon, Documentary, Comedy ) 9. TV helps us broaden our awareness of cultures and societies around the world.( news, knowledge, information, entertainment ) 10. Reading funny stories is an ………….way to relax.( enjoy ) 11. It is a good book because it is very ……………..( inform ) 12. The media help increase the …………..of sports and games. ( popular) 13. Advertising …………us to buy things that we don’t really need.( courage ) 14. Watching Wildlife World programmes make us more aware of our global …………..( responsible ) 15. One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from….such as watching TV and reading. ( act ) 16. If you use media…………, you can get remarkable results. ( effect ) Can you come to my party next Sunday?- Sorry, I’ll help Joan look after her mom A B C D II. Grammar and structure A. 1. That comedy made …………..( us happily, us happy, happy us, us to happy ) 2. How…do you usually use the Internet ? – Almost everyday. And how…..time do you use the Internet to get news ( much/ often, long/ many, often/much, many/many ) 3. We look forward to …..that film, which has been praised by several film reviewers.( see, seeing, seen, saw ) 4. In spite of ……….., he has no intention to give up smoking. ( his bad cough, he cough badly, it is his bad cough, his badly cough ) 5. I have watched my mother make pizza ……….but I can not make even a pizza myself. ( every year, since years, for years, in many years ) 6. On average, American people spend ten hours per week ….newspapers. ( read, reading, to read, for reading ) Rewrite the sentences: 1. They got married although they were poor. In spite of ... 2. She turned up the central heating because the room was cold. Because of ... 3. Although the weather was very hot, she wanted to go out. In spite of ... 4. We can’t go swimming because the weather is bad. Because of ... 5. Although he had a happy family, he was still unhappy. In spite of ... 6. Although he had a bad cold, he went to work. In spite of ... Tom worked very hard because he was very poor. Because of ...

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 8 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reported Speech: Statement; Conditional Sentence Type 1 B. EXERCISES I. Choose the best answer 1. Many Vietnamese farmers are living in ……………. (poor, poverty, poorer, poorly) 2. After harvesting the ……………., the farmers plough their land to prepare for another one. (frog, crops, fields, farms ) 3. They can not earn enough for living. They are …………… need of many things.( in, of, on, for ) 4. Many farmers find it difficult to make ends meet. (get plenty of food, better their life, earn enough money for living, apply new farming methods) 5. They apply new farming methods to get bumper crops. (good crops, cash crops, crops for buying, crop failure) 6. It is dangerous to drive fast on that road which is in bad condition and needs …………(decorating, pumping, resurfacing, damaging ) 7. The poor family finally ……to send their children to school. (managed, succeeded, directed, controlled) 8. In order to ………… her parents’ wishes, she has studied hard. (supply, see, provide, meet) 9. Farming …………. have been more and more improved. (ways, methodologies, methods, means) 10. The farmers grow ………… crops for export. (money, cash, coin, currency) 11. They have studied hard with the hope to ……… their living standard. (improve, raise, widen, develop) 12……………..economic growth and technological development, our life has been improved. (Because, Thanks to, Despite, Although) 13. There are more green trees in my village now……….(than used to be , than there used to be , than there got used to, but not used to be) 14. The narrow streets … by wider ones.(are replaced, have been replaced, have replaced, has been replaced) 15. The villagers have tried a lot to ……………….. their lives. ( better, further, higher, longer ) II. Read the situations, then complete each sentences by saying : If ………………… 1. You want to leave the party now because you are worried about missing the last bus. – If we …………….…………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Your dog bites people. A friend wants to touch the dog . – If you ………………………………………….……………………………………………………………... 3. It’s raining. You want to stand under a tree because you are worried about getting wet. – If we ………….……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. You want to take the bus to the city center . Your friend wants to walk . You are worried about getting tired. - If we ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. You are walking to school with a friend. You don’t want to be late. You suggest hurrying. – If we ………….……………………………………………………………………………………………… III. Turn into Reported Speech: 1. My father said, “I don’t know what happened.” 2. Mrs. Smith said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” 3. He said, “My son has a toothache.” 4. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” 5. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore this afternoon.” 6. The woman said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” 7. She said, “My mother goes to the supermarket every day.” 8. He said, “The children have received the envelope.” 9. They said, “Our parents visited Cannery Row last Sunday.” 10. The little girl said, “I feel very sick.” 11. Henry said "My son is going to London in 10 days.". 12. Tim said "I had bread and omelet for lunch” 13. Mary said "The children will play cards the day after tomorrow." 14. Daisy said "Your mother bought it three years ago, Jill." 15. My mother said: "I will go downtown tomorrow." 16. The bodyguard said "Peter’s mother is going to play tennis today." Mary said: "Dennis’s father is enjoying life now." 18. My sister said: "I was swimming when Ann came"

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 8 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reported Speech: Statement; Conditional Sentence Type 1 B. EXERCISES I. Choose the best answer 1. Many Vietnamese farmers are living in ……………. (poor, poverty, poorer, poorly) 2. After harvesting the ……………., the farmers plough their land to prepare for another one. (frog, crops, fields, farms ) 3. They can not earn enough for living. They are …………… need of many things.( in, of, on, for ) 4. Many farmers find it difficult to make ends meet. (get plenty of food, better their life, earn enough money for living, apply new farming methods) 5. They apply new farming methods to get bumper crops. (good crops, cash crops, crops for buying, crop failure) 6. It is dangerous to drive fast on that road which is in bad condition and needs …………(decorating, pumping, resurfacing, damaging ) 7. The poor family finally ……to send their children to school. (managed, succeeded, directed, controlled) 8. In order to ………… her parents’ wishes, she has studied hard. (supply, see, provide, meet) 9. Farming …………. have been more and more improved. (ways, methodologies, methods, means) 10. The farmers grow ………… crops for export. (money, cash, coin, currency) 11. They have studied hard with the hope to ……… their living standard. (improve, raise, widen, develop) 12……………..economic growth and technological development, our life has been improved. (Because, Thanks to, Despite, Although) 13. There are more green trees in my village now……….(than used to be , than there used to be, than there got used to, but not used to be) 14. The narrow streets … by wider ones.(are replaced, have been replaced, have replaced, has been replaced) 15. The villagers have tried a lot to ……………….. their lives. ( better, further, higher, longer ) II. Read the situations, then complete each sentences by saying : If ………………… 1. You want to leave the party now because you are worried about missing the last bus. – If we don’t leave the party now, we’ll miss the last bus. 2. Your dog bites people. A friend wants to touch the dog . – If you touch my dog, it will bite you. 3. It’s raining. You want to stand under a tree because you are worried about getting wet. – If we don’t stand under the tree, we’ll get wet. 4. You want to take the bus to the city center . Your friend wants to walk . You are worried about getting tired. – If we walk to the city centre, we’ll get tired. 5. You are walking to school with a friend. You don’t want to be late. You suggest hurrying. – If we don’t hurry, we’ll be late for school. III. Turn into Reported Speech: 1. My father said he didn’t know what had happened. 2. Mrs. Smith said he had gone to the doctor the day before. 3. He said his son had a toothache. 4. She said she would write him a prescription. 5. They said they were going to the drugstore that afternoon. 6. The woman said the doctor had given her some pills. 7. She said her mother went to the supermarket every day. 8. He said the children had received the envelope. 9. They said their parents had visited Cannery Row the previous Sunday. 10. The little girl said she felt very sick. 11. Henry said his son was going to London in 10 days. 12. Tim said he had had bread and omelet for lunch” 13. Mary said the children would play cards two days later. 14. Daisy said Jill’s mother had bought it three years earlier. 15. My mother said: she would go downtown the next day. 16. The bodyguard said Peter’s mother was going to play tennis that day. 17. Mary said Dennis’s father was enjoying life then. 18. My sister said she had been swimming when Ann had come.

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 8 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; Pronunciation/au/ / u/; Reported Speech: Statement; Conditional Sentence Type 1: If-When B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation 1. A. mountain B. although C. house D. around; 2. A. follow B. show C. narrow; D. town; 3. A. phone; B. crowded C. shoulder D. boat; 4. A. poverty B. decision C. proper D. village; 5. A. children B. damage C. resurface D. atmosphere; 6. A. newspaper; B. encourage; C. responsible; D. effective ; 7. A. community; B. villagers; C. diseases; D. important; 8. A. standard; B. instead; C. forecast; D. respect II. Direct → Indirect 1. “It will be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather doesn’t change for the better”. The guide said.............. ......................................................................................................................................... 2. ‘I will wake you up when the train arrives in Leeds’. The porter said .. ...................................................... 3. ‘You had better slow down. There’s a speed limit here’. She advised me to .. ............................................ 4. ‘We can hardly hear the radio. The neighbors are making so much noise.’ The children said ………........ 5. ‘I have read this interesting book, but I don’t remember when’, Laura said................................................. 6. ‘This girl has been waiting for you for half an hour already’ My mother said.............................................. 7. ‘You can stay in my house when I am on holiday’, Jim told us ................................................................... 8. ‘I grew these carrots by myself’, he told me ................................................................................................... 9. ‘My children didn’t know anything about the problem’ David said ............................................................. 10. ‘Jane was playing the piano when I got home yesterday’ The father said..................................................... III. Rewrite sentences 1. If she doesn’t leave now, she will miss the bus. – Unless …………………………………………………. 2. I could finish the work early because he helped me. – Thanks ……………………………………………. 3. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today. – You don’t …………………………………………………… 4. The weather must start improving soon or the farmers will lose their crops. – Unless …………………… 5. If nobody waters the plant, it will die. – Unless…………………………………………………………… 6. He was in the habit of getting up late. - He used …………………………………………………………… 7. No one could build the cottage because of the heavy rain. Because ……………………………………….. 8. “Elena, I last saw Carlos in September last year’’, said Jane. – Jane said …………………………………. 9. “ They are building a new hospital in the village next month.’ - The policeman said……………………… 10. She fell asleep because of his boring speech. – His boring speech ………………………………………. 11. John has not written to his parents for two months. – It is ………………………………………………. 12. There isn’t a big tree in my schoolyard any longer. – There used …………………………………… IV. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word If you have never (1)............... before, you may (2)............ worried you will be (3)............. something important when you arrive at your camping destination. To be honest, it happens (4).............. all of us sooner or later. We unroll our tent and find we do not have (5)............. stakes. The skillet we thought we packed is at (6)................. on the stove. The weather turns (7).............. and we remember we should have brought extra clothes. If you are like me, there is only way (8)............. avoid such forgetfulness: (9)............... a list. Do this well in (10).............. of your campout, assessing your needs and creating a list of things you want to be sure you take with you. Then, (11)............................ you have gathered everything for your trip, check off the (12)................ you have and be sure nothing is missing. Then double-check the list again for good measure. V. Complete the letter Dear Jane, I/ very pleased/ hear/ you/ be here/ next weekend. Because/ this/ first/ you come/ my house/ you/ have difficulty/ find/ way. I/ write/ tell/ how/ get/ my house/ Royston Station. Well/ after/ you/ come/ station/ walk/ Robinson Road.

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Keep/ walk/ past/ market/ office building. When/ reach/ Park Road/ turn left/ walk/ past/ school/ your left/ mall/ your right. My house/ toward/ end/ Park Road/ opposite/ small park. It/ you/ about 20 minutes/ walk/ my house/ station. If/ you/ any trouble/ get/ my place/ call/ this phone number:043. 509.8673. Look/ see/ you/ soon. Love, David

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 8 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress; Pronunciation/au/ / u/; Reported Speech: Statement; Conditional Sentence Type 1: If-When B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation 1. A. mountain B. although C. house D. around; 2. A. follow B. show C. narrow; D. town; 3. A. phone; B. crowded C. shoulder D. boat; 4. A. poverty B. decision C. proper D. village; 5. A. children; B. damage; C. resurface; D. atmosphere; 6. A. newspaper; B. encourage; C. responsible; D. effective; 7. A. community; B. villagers; C. diseases; D. important; 8. A. standard; B. instead; C. forecast; D. respect II. Direct → Indirect 1. The guide said it would be safe to stay in the mountains for the night if the weather didn’t change for the better 2. The porter said he would wake me up when the train arrived in Leeds 3. She advised me to slow down because there was a speed limit here 4. The children said they could hardly hear the radio, because the neighbors were making so much noise. 5. Laura said she had read the interesting book, but she didn’t remember when. 6. My mother said the girl had been waiting for me for half an hour already. 7. Jim told us we could stay in his house when he was on holiday 8. He told me he had grown the carrots by himself 9. David said his children hadn’t known anything about the problem 10.The father said Jane had been playing the piano when he had got home the day before III. Rewrite sentences 1. Unless she leaves now, she will miss the bus. 2. Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early 3. You don’t need to finish the work today 4. Unless the weather starts improving soon, the farmers will lose their crops. 5. Unless somebody waters the plant, it will die. 6. He used to get up late. 7. Because it was raining heavily, no one could build the cottage 8. Jane said to Elena that she had last seen Carlos in September the previous year. 9. The policeman said they were building a new hospital in the village the next month. 10. His boring speech made her fall asleep. 11. It is two months since John last wrote to his parents. 12. There used to be big tree in my schoolyar. IV. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word If you have never (1)camped before, you may (2)be worried you will be (3)lacking something important when you arrive at your camping destination. To be honest, it happens (4)to all of us sooner or later. We unroll our tent and find we do not have (5)enough/ any stakes. The skillet we thought we packed is at (6)home on the stove. The weather turns (7)cold(er) and we remember we should have brought extra clothes. If you are like me, there is only way (8)to avoid such forgetfulness: (9)Make a list. Do this well in (10).preparation of your campout, assessing your needs and creating a list of things you want to be sure you take with you. Then, (11)when you have gathered everything for your trip, check off the (12).things you have and be sure nothing is missing. Then double-check the list again for good measure. V. Complete the letter Dear Jane, 1. I am very pleased to hear you’ll be here next weekend. 2. Because this is the first time you come to my house, you’ll have difficulty finding the way. 3. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from Royston Station. 4. Well, after you come to the station, walk along Robinson Road. 5. Keep (on) walking past a market and an office building. 6. When you reach Park Road, turn left and walk past a school on your left and a mall on your right. 7. My house is toward the end of Park Road, opposite a small park. 8. It takes you about 20 minutes to walk to my house from the station. 9. If you have any trouble getting to my place, call me through this phone number:043. 509.8673. 10. (I’m) Looking forward to seeing you soon. Love, David

III. Circle the best answer 1. He came in tired, hungry and badly ..................................... of a bath. (for/ to/ on/ in) 2. There will be ... and a buffet luncheon for a cost of $30. (entertain/ entertainment/ entertaining/ entertainer) 3. This ............................. enables computers to read handwriting. (technique/ skill/ ability/ talent) 4. There is a serious …………………… of food in the disaster area.(supply/poverty/shortage/resource) 5. This drug is ……………………. used in the treatment of cancer. (wide/ widely/ width/ widen) 6. Last year, we had a bumper crop of strawberries. (large crop/ poor crop/ early crop/ beautiful crop) 7. Many years ago, the villagers had to live in houses ............................ straw and mud. (in/from/up/of) 8. We’ll be late if we …………………. now. (aren’t leaving/ don’t leave/ didn’t leave/ won’t leave) 9. I notified the bank that I ........................ my address. (was changing/ have changed/ had changed/ change) 10. I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you .................. (if I get back/ when I get back/ while I’m getting back/ because I will get back) 11. The librarian asked us ... so much noise. (don’t make/ didn’t make/ not to make/ not making) 12. When Tom asked us to see the film, he said that the film … very interesting. (were/ is/ would be/ had been) 13. There ……………… a big hotel in our village. (used/ used to/ were/ used to be) 14. I’d rather sit …… with my family at home than go out. (comfort/ comfortable/ comfortably/ uncomfortably) 15. My father ……………. me about his good business. (told/ said/ talked/ whispered) 16. A new hospital ................ near the airport. (is built/ has been built/ built/ is going to build) 17. .......................... I miss the bus this afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead. (if/ when/ because/ although) 18. ................................... me a glass of lemonade if you go to the kitchen. (will get/ getting/ get/ have get) 19. My mother and I are really looking forward ............. you again. (to see/ to seeing/ see/ if we can see) 20. Which is NOT correct? I’ll speak to her as soon as she comes out the meeting. Complete the sentences using if or when 1. (I may see Tom tonight.) …….…………………… I’ll tell him the news. 2. (Melanie is coming soon.)…………………………, can you let her in? 3. (The alarm will ring soon)……………...………………, we all have to leave the building. 4. (I might feel better tomorrow.) ……..……………, I’ll probably go to work 5. (The film finishes at ten)……..….………..…, my father will stop the video 6. (The plan may not work)……………...…………………, we’ll have to think of something else. 7. (I’m doing shopping this Sunday)…………………, I’ll buy some food. 8. (It might stay fine) ……………………….., I’ll probably go for a walk later on 1. A. wild; B. try; C. mystery; D. violent – 2. A. enjoy; B. taught; C. thought; D. saw – 3. A. famous; B. nervous; C. dangerous; D. mountain – 4. A. town; B. cow; C. snow; D. brown – 5. A. computer; B. media; C. medicine; D. president;

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 9 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2; Vocabulary B. EXERCISES I. Put the verbs into the correct form( conditional sentences : type I or type II ) 1. He might get rid of his cough if he (not smoke) ……………..so much. 2. She ( go)……………….. to university if she studies harder. 3. The weather is too cold. If it ( be)……………… warmer, I ( not mind )……………. going to the beach. 4. If she ( leave ) ……………..the fish there, the cat will get it. 5. If you slept under a mosquito net , you (not/ bite ) ……………..so often. 6. Would you like some cake ? No, thanks. If I (eat)……………cake, I (be)……………………… fat. 7. Ice (turn) ………….to water if you ( heat ) …………….it. 8. If someone (give )……………you a boat what you (do)………………………..? 9. If we (have ) ………….a submarine now, we (use) …………..it to investigate the seabed. 10. It is too bad Lam isn’t here. If he (be) ………………..here, he (know) …………..what to do. II. Vocabulary 1. To ………..a bad habit, such as smoking and gambling, is not quite easy to most of human being.(divide, overcome, reveal, investigate ) 2. John’s father is a ………….scientist. He studies life in the sea. ( marine, undersea, submarine, organism ) 3. In some countries, teenagers can live ……….of their parents if they want. ( dependently, independent, independently, independence ) 4. The authority supplied the victims of the fire …………..food, clothes, and money.( on, for, to, with ) 5. ……… Pacific is the world’s largest ocean, covering one third of the Earth’s surface. ( A, An, The, 0 ) 6. The existence of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment is called……… (biodiversity, challenge, rubbish, maintain ) 7. He is always interested in the mysterious that lie beneath the ocean. ( over, under, above, on ) 8. Sperm whale population are at risk due to hunting.( in danger, at hand, on purpose, in use ) 9. Sea life has a strong ……on the composition of sea water. (challenge, information, investigation, influence) 10. They spent their childhood in a tiny fishery village by the sea. (small, enormous, big, large) 11. Oil spills are a great………..to the undersea world. ( threat, threaten, threatened, threateningly ) 12. For years, scientists in many countries ………………. a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS. (are doing, will do, did, have done) III. Put a tick if the sentence is correct and a cross if it is wrong. Correct if it is wrong 1. If you would come to my country, you would understand what I’m saying. 2. If I could travel round the world, I’ll go to Hawaii. 3. If you don’t be careful, you will lose your money. 4. You wouldn’t get wet if you have an umbrella. 5. I’ll buy a new dictionary when I get the money. 6. If I were you, I’ll a doctor. 7. He would go swimming if he knew how to swim. 8. You wouldn’t fail at the exam if you studied hard. 9. If you pour oil on water, it would float. 10. If he didn’t talk so much, he could have finish his exercise on time. IV. Make first and second conditional sentences for the following situations 1. My house is guarded by two big dogs. That’s the only reason it isn’t broken into every night. 2. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart 3. I don’t know the answer so I can tell you. 4. He can’t park near his office, that’s why he doesn’t come by car. 5. We have three children, so we won’t take a year off and travel around the world. 6. Go right now or you will be late for the train. 7. I haven’t got any spare time. I won’t learn Russian. 8. Jim works very hard. He has no time to spend with his family. 9. I’ve got a headache. I can’t go swimming. 10. I haven’t got a big house. I can invite my friends to stay. 11. She is not in your position. She isn’t able to advise you. 12. My cat wants to eat all my food in the fridge but it can not open it.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 9 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2; Vocabulary B. EXERCISES I. Put the verbs into the correct form( conditional sentences : type I or type II ) 1. He might get rid of his cough if he didn’t smoke so much. 2. She will go to university if she studies harder. 3. The weather is too cold. If it were warmer, I wouldn’t mind going to the beach. 4. If she leaves the fish there, the cat will get it. 5. If you slept under a mosquito net , you wouldn’t be bit so often. 6. Would you like some cake ? No, thanks. If I eat the cake, I will be fat. 7. Ice turns/ will turn to water if you heat it. 8. If someone gave you a boat what would you do? 9. If we had a submarine now, we would use it to investigate the seabed. 10. It is too bad Lam isn’t here. If he were here, he would know what to do. II. Vocabulary 1. To ………..a bad habit, such as smoking and gambling, is not quite easy to most of human being.(divide, overcome, reveal, investigate ) 2. John’s father is a ………….scientist. He studies life in the sea. ( marine, undersea, submarine, organism ) 3. In some countries, teenagers can live ………. of their parents if they want. ( dependently, independent, independently, independence ) 4. The authority supplied the victims of the fire …………..food, clothes, and money.( on, for, to, with ) 5. ……… Pacific is the world’s largest ocean, covering one third of the Earth’s surface. ( A, An, The, 0 ) 6. The existence of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment is called……… (biodiversity, challenge, rubbish, maintain ) 7. He is always interested in the mysterious that lie beneath the ocean. ( over, under, above, on ) 8. Sperm whale population are at risk due to hunting.( in danger, at hand, on purpose, in use ) 9. Sea life has a strong ……on the composition of sea water. (challenge, information, investigation, influence) 10. They spent their childhood in a tiny fishery village by the sea. (small, enormous, big, large) 11. Oil spills are a great………..to the undersea world. ( threat, threaten, threatened, threateningly ) 12. For years, scientists in many countries ………………. a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS. (are doing, will do, did, have done) III. Put a tick if the sentence is correct and a cross if it is wrong. Correct if it is wrong 1. If you would come came to my country, you would understand what I’m saying. 2. If I could travel round the world, I’ll would go to Hawaii. 3. If you don’t be are careful, you will lose your money. 4. You wouldn’t get wet if you have had an umbrella. 5. I’ll buy a new dictionary when I get the money. 6. If I were you, I’ll would be a doctor. 7. He would go swimming if he knew how to swim. 8. You wouldn’t fail at the exam if you studied hard. 9. If you pour oil on water, it would will float. 10. If he didn’t talk so much, he could have finish his exercise on time. IV. Make first and second conditional sentences for the following situations 1. If yy house weren’t guarded by two big dogs, it would be broken into every night. 2. If he polished his shoes, he would look smart 3. If I knew the answer, I could tell you. 4. If he could park near his office, he would come by car. 5. If we didn’t have three children, we would take a year off and travel around the world. 6. If you don’t go right now, you will be late for the train. 7. If I had spare time. I would learn Russian. 8. If Jim didn’t work hard, he would have time to spend with his family. 9. If I didn’t have a headache, I could go swimming. 10. If I had a big house, I could invite my friends to stay. 11. If she were in your position, she would be able to advise you. 12. If my cat could open the fridge, it would eat all my food in it.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 9 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2 Vocabulary, Prepositions; Pronunciation B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation A. period B. clear C. hero D. beneath A. diet B. begin C. wild D. widen A. squid B. entrap C. temperature D. enclose A. airplane B. square C. upstairs D. intelligent A. habit B. offspring C. ocean D. prefer A. diet B. gestation C. entrapment D. intelligent A. animal B. carnivore C. female D. population A. habitat B. accidental C. feature D. mammal II. Word forms 1. What’s the (deep) of the river ? 2. Sharks are one of species that move( depend ) of water currents. 3. There are many ( mysterious ) lying beneath the sea that the ( science ) need to overcome. 4. Thanks to modern ( technique ), we have been able to investigate the life of plants and animals in the sea. 5. People should choose the seafood ( responsible ) to protect the ( danger ) sea animals. 6. We shouldn’t use herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that ( harmful ) the environment. 7. We have to place rubbish and plastic bags ( proper ) III. Verb tenses. 1. Is this raincoat yours ? – No, mine……….(hang) there behind the door. 2. Oh, it’s you! I ………( not/ recognize) you. – I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses. 3. Sometimes I get up before the sun …………….( rise ) 4. Thank goodness ! I …………my homework now. (finish) 5. Were he ten years younger, he ( take )……………..part in the voyage around the world. 6. She …………( do ) her homework from seven to nine last night. 7. I phoned my friend last night. He …………( meet ) at the airport tonight. 8. Oh! I forgot my keys ! You……………..( always forget ) your keys ! 9. Don’t be afraid. If you ( touch ) …………….the dog, it ( not / bite )………………………. 10. I ………………( try ) to ring you yesterday but you …………( leave ) . IV. Make conditional sentences for the following situations 1. I don’t know you are coming, so I don’t invite some friends in. 2. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson 3. I’m not very clever, so I won’t be a doctor. 4. We don’t visit our parents very often because they live so far away. 5. I can’t look the word up because I haven’t got a dictionary. 6. I advise you to put your money in the bank. 7. She’s very thin, perhaps that’s why she feels cold so much. 8. Have your hair cut or the teacher won’t let you in. V. Sentence building 1. If/ he /have time/ now/ he /able to/ spend/ holiday / Brazil. 2. She / come/ if / her mother / come back / on time. 3. If / you/ not go/ bed/ early/ you/ be / late/ school/ next morning. 4. I/ not shout/ you/ if you/ were not/ make noise. 5. She/ look/ beautiful/ if/ she smile/ broadly. 6. If/ electricity/ go out/ I/ go for/ walk. 7. If / children/ obedient/ parents/ be pleased. 8. We/ go camping / if/ it/ were/ not rain. V. Finish the following sentences with one preposition 1. The ocean is divided ………five different parts. 2. Marine plans and animals fall……3 groups. 3. Many animals depends …..the bottom. 4. Beaches are filled ……plastic bags and wastes. 5. If the biodiversity weren’t maintained, marine life would be …….stake. 6. Seals can move independently …………water currents.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 9 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2 Vocabulary, Prepositions; Pronunciation B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation A. period B. clear C. hero D. beneath A. diet B. begin C. wild D. widen A. squid B. entrap C. temperature D. enclose A. airplane B. square C. upstairs D. intelligent A. habit B. offspring C. ocean D. prefer A. diet B. gestation C. entrapment D. intelligent A. animal B. carnivore C. female D. population A. habitat B. accidental C. feature D. mammal II. Word forms 1. What’s the depth of the river ? 2. Sharks are one of species that move independently of water currents. 3. There are many mysteries lying beneath the sea that the scientists need to overcome. 4. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to investigate the life of plants and animals in the sea. 5. People should choose the seafood responsibly to protect the endangered sea animals. 6. We shouldn’t use herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that harm the environment. 7. We have to place rubbish and plastic bags properly III. Verb tenses. 1. Is this raincoat yours ? – No, mine is being hung there behind the door. 2. Oh, it’s you! I do not recognize you. – I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses. 3. Sometimes I get up before the sun rises. 4. Thank goodness ! I have finished my homework now. 5. Were he ten years younger, he would take part in the voyage around the world. 6. She was doing her homework from seven to nine last night. 7. I phoned my friend last night. He is being met at the airport tonight. 8. Oh! I forgot my keys ! You are always forgeting your keys ! 9. Don’t be afraid. If you touch the dog, it won’t bite. 10. I tried to ring you yesterday but you had left . IV. Make conditional sentences for the following situations 1. If I knew you are coming, I would invite some friends in. 2. If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson 3. if I were cleverer, I would be a doctor. 4. We would visit our parents often because they live so far away. 5. I could look the word up if I had a dictionary. 6. If I were you, I would put my money in the bank. 7. If she wasn’t very thin, she wouldn’t feel cold so much. 8. if you don’t have your hair cut, the teacher won’t let you in. V. Sentence building 1. If he had time now, he would be able to spend his holiday in Brazil. 2. She will come if her mother comes back on time. 3. If you don’t go to bed early, you will be late for school next morning. 4. I would not shout at you if you were not making noise. 5. She would look beautiful if she smiled broadly. 6. If electricity goes out, I’ll go for a walk. 7. If children are obedient, their parents will be pleased. 8. We would go camping if it were not raining. V. Finish the following sentences with one preposition 1. The ocean is divided into five different parts. 2. Marine plans and animals fall into 3 groups. 3. Many animals depends on the bottom. 4. Beaches are filled with plastic bags and wastes. 5. If the biodiversity weren’t maintained, marine life would be at stake. 6. Seals can move independently of water currents.

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2 Passive Voice; Active Voice B. EXERCISES Put Verbs in the correct tenses and forms Many accidents (cause) by dangerous driving. Cheese (make) from milk. The roof of the building (damage) in a storm a few days ago. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service (include) in the bill. You (invite) to the wedding. Where did you go? A new hospital just (build) near the airport. The situation is serious. Something (must/ do) before it’s too late. A decision (not/ make) until the next meeting next month. Whales (hunt) for food and clothing. More laws on environment protection (should/ pass). His key (not/ find) yet. He can’t remember where he (leave) them. Ann (look) very different now. When you see her, you (not/ recognise) her. Turn into Active Voice Books on marine life are sold in Trang Tien bookshop. Those books weren’t kept for reference last year. The Earth is being seriously threatened. Some exercises should be given to this boy on summer holiday. How many games have been played? Can English be spoken in Chinese restaurants? Will the baby be sent to the orphanage? The patient in the observation ward is going to be examined. Make questions This table is made of silver. These jeans were produced in China. Eggs are taken to the market every Thursday. We have just been driven home by our headmaster, Mr. David. These trees are going to be planted next Sunday. If it was raining, our picnic would be postponed. David has lost his map for two days. It usually takes the maid an hour to clean the room. IV. Make sentences with the given cues 1. My house/ build/ grandfather/ over fifty years ago. 2. If/ she/ not invite/ birthday party/ I/ not go. 3. I/ never/ meet/ such/ clever boy. 4. Maria/ write/ letters/ friends/ when/ pen/ break. 5. The House of Parliament / going/ decorate/ for Chrismast/ next Sunday? 6. If/ you/ not/ take/ taxi/ miss/ your train. 7. I/ read/ book/ when/ friends/ come. 8. Children/ not/ finish/ work/ yet. V. Rewrite the following sentences 1. The Browns have bred endangered animals on their farm for 14 years. Endangered animals………………. 2. ‘I’m enjoying my new class but the study is really hard, so I won’t be able to come back next weekend.’ Sarah told me that……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. He isn’t old enough to take that job. -> If he………………………………………………………………… 4. We can’t clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Our polluted rivers and seas…………………….. 5. I advise you to put your money in the bank. If I……………………………………………………………… Tom can’t look up this word because he doesn’t have a dictionary. If………………………………………

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2 Passive Voice; Active Voice B. EXERCISES Put Verbs in the correct tenses and forms Many accidents have been caused by dangerous driving. Cheese is made from milk. The roof of the building was damaged in a storm a few days ago. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service is included in the bill. You were invited to the wedding. Where did you go? A new hospital has just been built near the airport. The situation is serious. Something must be done before it’s too late. A decision will not be made until the next meeting next month. Whales are hunted for food and clothing. More laws on environment protection should be passed. His key hasn’t been found yet. He can’t remember where he left them. Ann looks very different now. When you see her, you won’t recognise her. II. Turn into Active Voice They sell books on marine life in Trang Tien bookshop. They didn’t keep those books for reference last year. We are seriously threatening the Earth. The teacher should give some exercises to this boy on summer holiday. How many games have they played? Can people speak English in Chinese restaurants? Will they send the baby to the orphanage? Doctors are going to examine the patient in the observation ward. III. Make questions This table is made of silver. What is this table made of? These jeans were produced in China. Where were these jeans made? Eggs are taken to the market every Thursday. How often are eggs taken to the market? We have just been driven home by our headmaster, Mr. David. By whom have you just been driven home? These trees are going to be planted next Sunday. When are these trees going to be planted? If it was raining, our picnic would be postponed. What would happen if it was raining? David has lost his map for two days. How long has David lost his map? It usually takes the maid an hour to clean the room. How long does it take the maid to clean the room? IV. Make sentences with the given cues My house was built by my grandfather over fifty years ago. If she isn’t invited to your birthday party, I will not go. 3. I have never met such a clever boy. 4. Maria was writing letters to her friends when her pen was broken. 5. Is the House of Parliament going to be decorated for Christmas next Sunday? 6. If you do not take a taxi, you will miss your train. 7. I was reading a book when my friends came. 8. The children haven’t finished the work yet. V. Rewrite the following sentences Endangered animals have been bred by the Browns on their farm for 14 years . 2. Sarah told me that she was enjoying her new class but the study was really hard, so she wouldn’t be able to come back the next weekend.’ He isn’t old enough to take that job. -> If he were older, he could take that job. Our polluted rivers and seas can’t be cleaned up overnight If I were you, I’d put the money in the bank If Tom had a dictionary, he could look up this word If there weren’t plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls. If you aren’t careful, you will set your house on fire. English is spoken in international conferences. Tom said he hadn’t seen Kate since Christmas.

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Passive Voice, Vocabulary; Phonetics B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. A. destroy B. defence C. eliminate D. hydroelectric 2. A. eliminate B. cancer C. natural D. damage 3. A. season B. reading C. heart D. disease 4. A. cancer B. environment C. animal D. worrying 5. A. animal B. cancer C. disease D. nature 6. A. provide B. pollute C. defence D. worry 7. A. circulation B. variety C. eliminate D. appearance 8. A. scientist B. frequent C. valuable D. erosion II. Circle the best answer 1. Their sister goes shopping with her friends each two weeks. 2. He said he would never sell the ..................... collections of stamps that his mother gave to him. (A. value; B. valueless; C. valuable; D. valuation) 3. People can’t clean up the polluted environment, but they can stop …………… the problem. (A. worsening; B. worsen; C, to worsen; D. worsened) 4. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live. (A. rare; B. short; C. valuable; D. regular) 5. We should do something immediately to save the Earth ................... being destroyed. (A. from; B. in; C. on; D. without) 6. Farmers use herbicides to eliminate weeds. (A. get on; B. get rid of; C. run off; D. take care of) 7. …….. the tractor …… last year? (A. Was ... bought; B. Did... buy; C. Has ... been bought; D. Does ... buy) 8. Would you like going to the cave with us this Sunday? 9. The farm is famous ..................... its production of wine. (A. in; B. about; C. with; D. for) 10. The ....................... is a place which is very large and thickly covered with plants, trees and bushes and is also the habitat of wild animals. (A. marine; B. forest; C. mountain; D. species) 11. Students ............................ to wear jeans at school. (A. don’t allow; B. aren’t allowed; C. aren’t allowing; D. wasn’t allowed) 12. ................... the fire before? Yes, when I was on business in the North. (A. Were you seen; B. Do you see; C. Did you saw; D. Have you seen) 13. Trees, plants and grasses hold .................. water necessary for life. (A. back; B. on; C. away; D. off) 14. I don’t have my car now. It ................. in the garage. (A. is repaired; B. is being repaired; C. was repaired; D. has repaired) 15. The boy can’t speak English without make mistakes. III. Put words in the correct form 1. We can’t stop the ............... of plants and animals. (appear) 2. It is ............... to ride a motorbike in Vietnam without a helmet. (possibility) 3. My son’s study is ................ He often gets bad marks at school. (worry) 4. Man is ............... doing harm to the environment. (constancy) 5. A lot of money has been spent on ............... of the animals’ natural environment. (reconstruct) 6. Some people think that zoos are places where animals are ............... against their will. (prison) 7. The new law to ............... wildlife in Vietnam is going to be passed. (conservation) 8. Water ............ has become more and more serious due to the nuclear tests in the seas and oceans. (pollute) Turn into Passive Voice They must do a lot of things to clean up this river. Professor River hasn’t taught that course this semester. They aren’t painting my house because it is raining. Millions of people read this paper everyday. Have they changed the date of the meeting? My father took me to school everyday when I was small. They usually change money at that bank. Someone stole my money from my purse this morning Nobody referred to that problem at the last meeting. Maria has never done this kind of work before.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Passive Voice, Vocabulary; Phonetics B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. A. destroy B. defence C. eliminate D. hydroelectric 2. A. eliminate B. cancer C. natural D. damage 3. A. season B. reading C. heart D. disease 4. A. cancer B. environment C. animal D. worrying 5. A. animal B. cancer C. disease D. nature 6. A. provide B. pollute C. defence D. worry 7. A. circulation B. variety C. eliminate D. appearance 8. A. scientist B. frequent C. valuable D. erosion II. Circle the best answer Their sister goes shopping with her friends each two weeks. every 2. He said he would never sell the ..................... collections of stamps that his mother gave to him. (A. value; B. valueless; C. valuable; D. valuation) 3. People can’t clean up the polluted environment, but they can stop …………… the problem. (A. worsening; B. worsen; C, to worsen; D. worsened) 4. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live. (A. rare; B. short; C. valuable; D. regular) 5. We should do something immediately to save the Earth ................ being destroyed. (A. from; B. in; C. on; D. without) 6. Farmers use herbicides to eliminate weeds. (A. get on; B. get rid of; C. run off; D. take care of) 7. …….. the tractor …… last year? (A. Was ... bought; B. Did... buy; C. Has ... been bought; D. Does ... buy) 8. Would you like going to the cave with us this Sunday? to go 9. The farm is famous ..................... its production of wine. (A. in; B. about; C. with; D. for) 10. The ....................... is a place which is very large and thickly covered with plants, trees and bushes and is also the habitat of wild animals. (A. marine; B. forest; C. mountain; D. species) 11. Students ............................ to wear jeans at school. (A. don’t allow; B. aren’t allowed; C. aren’t allowing; D. wasn’t allowed) 12. ................... the fire before? Yes, when I was on business in the North. (A. Were you seen; B. Do you see; C. Did you saw; D. Have you seen) 13. Trees, plants and grasses hold .................. water necessary for life. (A. back; B. on; C. away; D. off) 14. I don’t have my car now. It ................. in the garage. (A. is repaired; B. is being repaired; C. was repaired; D. has repaired) 15. The boy can’t speak English without make mistakes. making III. Put words in the correct form 1. We can’t stop the disappearance of plants and animals. (appear) 2. It is impossible to ride a motorbike in Vietnam without a helmet. (possiblility) 3. My son’s study is .worrying He often gets bad marks at school. (worry) 4. Man is constantly doing harm to the environment. (constancy) 5. A lot of money has been spent on reconstruction of the animals’ natural environment. (reconstruct) 6. Some people think that zoos are places where animals are imprisoned against their will. (prison) 7. The new law to conserve wildlife in Vietnam is going to be passed. (conservation) 8. Water pollution has become more and more serious due to the nuclear tests in the seas and oceans. (pollute) IV. Turn into Passive Voice A lot of things must be done to clean up this river. That course hasn’t been taught by Professor River this semester. My house isn’t painting because it is raining. This paper is read by millions of people everyday. Have the date of the meeting been changed? I was taken to school by my father everyday when I was small. Money is usually changed at that bank. My money is stolen from my purse this morning That problem wasn’t referred to at the last meeting.

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II. Turn into Passive Voice No one knows him. Is Linda going to give a lecture on tropical fauna? They were doing their homework when the teacher came. I will deliver a speech on the unemployment in Vietnam next week. Ms Jane hasn’t taught history in this course What must the Government do to solve that problem? Who invented the radio? What could they do at the camping festival yesterday? How is Mary going to make a cake for her birthday party? When did they finish the work? 11. In some parts of the world, tea …………..( serve ) with milk and sugar. 12. When I arrived, the dinner…………( serve )

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional sentences type III B. EXERCISES I. Put the verb into the correct form 1. We got to the station in time to catch the train. If we ……… (miss) it, we ……… (be) late for the meeting. 2. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It ………………(be) quicker if I ……………(walk). 3. Mary and I weren’t able to go on a honeymoon. We (can/go) ………. away if my father (not /get sick) …… 4. If she ( not/ fail) …… one of her final exams she wouldn’t have had to spend part of the summer in college. 5. The accident was your fault. If you ( drive ) ……………..more carefully, it ( not happen ) ………………… 6. It’s good that you reminded me about Ann’s birthday. I ( forget )………… if you ( not remind ) ………me. 7. If you had worked harder, you ( pass ) ……………….your final exam. 8. If you ( not ignore) …………….. my advice, you ( not get into ) ………………trouble yesterday morning. 9. If you ( tell ) ……………. me what was going to happen, I ( never do ) …………… such a foolish thing. 10. I (not invite) ……. John to the party if I (know) ……. that you and he didn’t get along well with each other. 11. I got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella. However, I …………. (not/get wet) if I …………… (remember) to take my umbrella with me. 12. I didn’t go into business with Sam. If I (go) …………. into business with him, I (become) …..…. a success. 13. I’m doing the test very well now. I (not/do) …….the test well if I (not/ revise)……… thoroughly last night. 14. The view was wonderful. If I (have) ………………. a camera, I (take) ……… some photos. 15. I’m broke, but I (have) …………… plenty of money now if I (not/ spend) …………. so much yesterday. II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if 1. He didn’t prepare for the interview, so he didn’t get the job. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. We came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I went to bed late. In the morning I felt tired. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The house didn’t burn down because the fire brigade came immediately. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. We left the party late. So we couldn’t get a bus. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I took the job because I didn’t know how difficult it was . …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. The woman didn’t die because she received immediate medical attention. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Ann didn’t pass the entrance examination, so she wasn’t admitted to the university. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. There was a test yesterday. You didn’t know that, so you didn’t study. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. You got into so much trouble because you didn’t listen to me. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. The men were wearing protective clothing, so they were all quite safe. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. It was raining yesterday afternoon, so I didn’t go for a walk. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. Rita is exhausted today because she didn’t get any sleep last night. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. Bob left his wallet at home this morning, and now he doesn’t have any money for lunch. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. Joe got a ticket because he was driving too fast. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16. I received a good job offer from the oil company, so I won’t seriously consider taking the job with the electronics firm. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional sentences type III B. EXERCISES I. Put the verb into the correct form 1. We got to the station in time to catch the train. If we had missed it, we would have been late for the meeting. 2. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It would have been quicker if I had walked. 3. Mary and I weren’t able to go on a honeymoon. We could have gone away if my father hadn’t got sick 4. If she had not failed one of her final exams she wouldn’t have had to spend part of the summer in college. 5. The accident was your fault. If you had driven more carefully, it would not have happened 6. It’s good that you reminded me about Ann’s birthday. I’d have forgot if you had not reminded me. 7. If you had worked harder, you would have passed your final exam. 8. If you had not ignored my advice, you would not have got into trouble yesterday morning. 9. If you had told me what was going to happen, I would have never done such a foolish thing. 10. I had not invited John to the party if I had known that you didn’t get along well with each other. 11. I got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella. However, I would not have got wet if I had remembered to take my umbrella with me. 12. I didn’t go into business with Sam. If I had gone into business with him, I would have become a success. 13. I’m doing the test very well now. I would not do the test well if I had not revised thoroughly last night. 14. The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera, I would have taken some photos. 15. I’m broke, but I would have plenty of money now if I had not spent so much yesterday. II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if 1. If he had prepared for the interview, he would have got the job. 2. We wouldn’t have come home from our holiday early if we had not run out of money. 3. If I hadn’t gone to bed late, in the morning I wouldn’t have felt tired. 4. The house would have burnt down if the fire brigade hadn’t come immediately. 5. We left the party late. So we couldn’t get a bus. 6. I wouldn’t have taken the job if I had known how difficult it was . 7. The woman would have died if she hadn’t received immediate medical attention. 8. If Ann had passed the entrance examination, she would have been admitted to the university. 9. If you had known there was a test yesterday, you would have studied. 10. You wouldn’t have got into so much trouble if you had listened to me. 11. If the men hadn’t been wearing protective clothing, they wouldn’t have been all quite safe. 12. If it hadn’t been raining yesterday afternoon, I would have gone for a walk. 13. Rita wouldn’t be exhausted today if she hadn’t got any sleep last night. 14. If Bob hadn’t left his wallet at home this morning, he would have had money for lunch. 15. Joe wouldn’t have got a ticket if he hadn’t been driving too fast. 16. If i hadn’t received a good job offer from the oil company, I would seriously consider taking the job with the electronics firm. 17. If I knew something about plumbing, I would have fixed the leak in the sink myself.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Phonetics Pronunciation: / t / - / d / Conditional sentences type III B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. nation, tourist, study, return 2. toxic, minority, feature, threaten 3. established, orphaned, recognized, endangered. 4. different, world, disaster, practiced 5. variety, recognize, contaminate, abandoned 6. establish, butterfly, orphanage, national 7. locate, contain, water, exist 8. poisonous, arrive, luggage, forest II. Vocabulary. 1. The ..............flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.( national, ethnic, international, tropical ) 2. She sometimes doesn’t have enough time to take care of her old parents. ( look after, pay attention to, listen to, depend on) 3. Of the ten people who were stuck in the car crash, only one survived.( was alive, died, was injured, at risk) 4. I am not surprised ............his school results. (on, in, at, with) 5. There are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. ( poisonous, fertile, threatened, tropical ) 6. We visited the National Park and enjoyed different species of fauna.( animals, flowers, trees, fish ) 7. One species is dependent on another for ............( national, survival, approval, arrival ) 8. The National Park has plants and animals from ...............zone . ( heat, coldest, complete, temperate) 9. This is the first national park to be ..................in our country. ( organized, set, established, found ) 10. A lot of .................animals are taken care of in our zoo. ( empty, lost, orphaned, childlike ) 11. Some groups of people are mainly living ...............fruits and vegetables ( on, under, with, in ) 12. The park is ..............to the south of Hanoi. ( located, situated, stationed, A and B ) 13. This national park .............an area of 2,000 square kilometres. ( covers, surrounds, consists , spreads ) 14. Tolich river is being polluted because more toxic chemicals are ............into the water.( contaminated, attack, releases, invaded ) 15. At what time will the meeting be over ? ( begun, started, lasted, ended ) III. Word forms 1. The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April when the ....... season is over.(rain) 2. There is a large ...........of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. ( vary ) 3. Thank you for your .............to dinner tomorrow. ( invite ) 4. The National Park is in the .............part of the country. ( south ) 5. To my ..........., she agreed to work overtime during the week without any complaint ( surprise ) 6. She was completely............because she was wearing a mask and sunglasses.( recognize ) 7. The regulations of the competition will be announced .......on TV next week. ( office ) IV. Rewrite sentences : Make conditional sentences. Use IF 1. Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold. 2. You can make a cake without flour.( Unless ) 3. I didn’t go to school on time this morning because the bus was late. 4. Because I lost my key, I had to pound on the door to wake my roommate when I got home last night. 5. It is raining now, so I will not go for a walk. 6. I was listening to the radio, so I heard the news bullentin. 7. There are so many bugs in the room because there isn’t a screen on the window. 8. The trip next week may be cancelled because of the bad weather. 9. He may fail the exam and he may not be able to graduate. 10. The policeman showed me the way, so I found the house. 11. I can’t go with you because I’m too busy . 12. Leave the building immediately or I will call security. 13. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murder was. 14. We’ve got a broken window because you and your friends were playing football in the back yard. 15. I’m living in Italy because I got married to an Italian. V. Verb tenses 1. If the Earth suddenly ( stop ) ……………..spinning we all ( fly ) …………….off it . 2. If you ( smoke ) ……………….in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers ( object )…………… 3 The view was wonderful. If I ( have ) ……………….a camera, I ( take ) ……….some photos. 4. If there ( be ) …………….some nice fish in the supermarket, you ( buy ) …………..some for supper ? 5. If we ( work )……… all night we ( finish ) ………… in time; but we have no intention of working all night. 6. If you want to learn a musical instrument, you ( practice ) …………………….

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Phonetics Pronunciation: / t / - / d / Conditional sentences type III B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. nation, tourist, study, return 2. toxic, minority, feature, threaten 3. established, orphaned, recognized, endangered. 4. different, world, disaster, practiced 5. variety, recognize, contaminate, abandoned 6. establish, butterfly, orphanage, national 7. locate, contain, water, exist 8. poisonous, arrive, luggage, forest II. Vocabulary. 1. The ..............flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.( national, ethnic, international, tropical ) 2. She sometimes doesn’t have enough time to take care of her old parents. ( look after, pay attention to, listen to, depend on) 3. Of the ten people who were stuck in the car crash, only one survived.( was alive, died, was injured, at risk) 4. I am not surprised ............his school results. (on, in, at, with) 5. There are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. ( poisonous, fertile, threatened, tropical ) 6. We visited the National Park and enjoyed different species of fauna.( animals, flowers, trees, fish ) 7. One species is dependent on another for ............( national, survival, approval, arrival ) 8. The National Park has plants and animals from ...............zone . ( heat, coldest, complete, temperate) 9. This is the first national park to be ..................in our country. ( organized, set, established, found) 10. A lot of .................animals are taken care of in our zoo. ( empty, lost, orphaned, childlike ) 11. Some groups of people are mainly living ...............fruits and vegetables ( on, under, with, in ) 12. The park is ..............to the south of Hanoi. ( located, situated, stationed, A and B) 13. This national park .............an area of 2,000 square kilometres. ( covers, surrounds, consists , spreads ) 14. Tolich river is being polluted because more toxic chemicals are ............into the water.( contaminated, attacked, released, invaded ) 15. At what time will the meeting be over? ( begin, start, last, end ) III. Word forms 1. The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April when the rainy season is over. 2. There is a large variety of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. 3. Thank you for your invitation to dinner tomorrow. 4. The National Park is in the southern part of the country. 5. To my surprise, she agreed to work overtime during the week without any complaint. 6. She was completely unrecognizable because she was wearing a mask and sunglasses.( ) 7. The regulations of the competition will be announced officially on TV next week. IV. Rewrite sentences : Make conditional sentences. Use IF 1. If our heating were working, I wouldn’t feel cold. 2. You can’t make a cake unless there is some flour/ you have (got) some flour. 3. I would have gone to school on time this morning if the bus hadn’t been late. 4. If I hadn’t lost my key, I wound;t have had to pound on the door to wake my roommate when I …………… 5. If it weren’t raining now, I would go for a walk. 6. If I hadn’t been listening to the radio, I wouldn’t have heard the news bullentin. 7. There wouldn’t be so many bugs in the room if there were a screen on the window. 8. The trip next week may be cancelled if the weather is bad. 9. If he fail the exam, he will not be able to graduate. 10. If the policeman hadn’t showed me the way, I wouldn’t have found the house. 11. I could go with you if I weren’t too busy . 12. If you don’t leave the building immediately, I will call security. 13. If I hadn’t missed the end of the film, I would know who the murder was. 14. Wewouldn’t have got a broken window if you and your friends hadn’t been playing football in the back yard. 15. Iwouldn’t be living in Italy if I hadn’t got married to an Italian. V. Verb tenses 1. If the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we all would fly off it . 2. If you smoke in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers will object. 3 The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera, I would have taken some photos. 4. If there are some nice fish in the supermarket, will you buy some for supper ? 5. If we work all night we will finish in time; but we have no intention of working all night. 6. If you want to learn a musical instrument, you will practice.

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 12 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Tenses of Verbs; to V to express the purpose. B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation 1 . a. plays; b. reads; c. listens; d. stops 6. a. serious; b. music; c. relax; d. energy 2. a. music; b. classical; c. famous; d. slow 7. a. violin; b. serene; c. express; d. emotion 3. a. because; b. busy; c. compose; d. measure 8. a. favorite; b. exciting; c. solemn; d. wonderful 4. a. city; b. ocean; c. musician; d. special 9. a. composer; b. language; c. anthem; d. powerful 5. a. sea; b. singer;c. sugar; d. said 10. a. imagine; b. communicate; c. joyfulness; d. delightful II. Match the sentences using to V Trees were planted along the street. a. He wants to look smart. I swept the broken glass off the path b. This was done to use the traffic noise. He bought a truck. c. She wants to finance her studies. Laura went to the bank. d. I wanted to prevent an accident. The staff are working at weekend. e. He wanted to hear the football result. Tom turned on the radio. f. I wanted to report that my car had been stolen. Just this once Mike is going to wear a suit. g. They want to complete the project in time. Jessica is borrowing some money. h. We wanted to buy some food. We went to the market. i. He did this to carry out his business I phoned to the police station. j. She wanted to cash a cheque. III. Complete the sentence with the appropriate word(s) from the box. musicians anthem rock 'a' roll emotions mournful band delighted solemn composed lyrical integral lulled 1. Tien Quan Ca is the national ……….. of Viet Nam. 2. These songs were ………. by Schubert. 3. The sound of rain falling soon him to sleep. 4. ……… is a type of music that was popular in the 1950s. 5. There .are some intensely ………. passage in his first symphony. 6. Music is often played in weddings, funerals, and ……… occasions. 7. John Lennon is one of my favorite ………… 8. Home visits by staff are an ……… part of the service. 9. I was ……… to see my old friends again. 10. Love, joy, hate, fear, and jealousy are all......................... IV. Choose the best answer 1. The staff are .working at weekend ................. delay the project any further. (a. so that not to; b. not to; c. so as not to; d. for not) 2. The soft background music made her ............... sleepy. (a. feel; b. to feel; c. feeling; d. feels) 2. 'This movie is boring and too violent.' `I agree. ............ leave? (a. Will we; b. Why don't we; c. Must we; d. Would we) 3. 'Let's go to the Riverton this weekend.’ – 'Sounds like fun. ........ from here?' a. How far is; b. How far it is; c. It's how far; d. How far is. it 4. Did the teacher explain how ......... this problem? (a. do we solve; b. can we solve; c. to solve; d. solve) 5. She hid the present ............... (a. so that the children wouldn't find it; b. in order to the children not to find it; c. for the children not find it; d. in order that the children not to find it) 7. Would you please. remember ........... away all the tapes when you're finished listening to them? a. putting; b. to put; c. put; d. be put 8. I was enjoying my book. but I stopped ........... a program on TV. a. reading to watch; b. to read to watch; c. to read for watching; d. reading for watching 9. He's really delighted with his new CD player. (a. pleased; b. angry; c. entertained; d. annoyed 10. Post the card today .......... there on my mother's birthday. (a. to get it; b. in order to get it; c. so as it gets; d. so that it gets) 11. Maria is going to stop ............ dinner, so she may be late. (a. eating; b. for eating; c. to eat; d. eat) 12. This heater is ............. the plants warm in winter. (a. keeping; b. for keeping; c. keep; d. in order keep) 13. I bought this new software ............ Chinese. (a. for learning; b. learning; c. to learn; d. learned) 14. ……… is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community. (a. Blues; b. Classical music; c. Folk music; d. Jazz)

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 12 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Tenses of Verbs; to V to express the purpose. B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation 1 . a. plays; b. reads; c. listens; d. stops 6. a. serious; b. music; c. relax; d. energy 2. a. music; b. classical; c. famous; d. slow 7. a. violin; b. serene; c. express; d. emotion 3. a. because; b. busy; c. compose; d. measure 8. a. favorite; b. exciting; c. solemn; d. wonderful 4. a. city; b. ocean; c. musician; d. special 9. a. composer; b. language; c. anthem; d. powerful 5. a. sea; b. singer; c. sugar; d. said 10. a. imagine; b. communicate; c. joyfulness; d. delightful II. Match the sentences using to V Trees were planted along the street. b. This was done to reduce the traffic noise. I swept the broken glass off the path d. I wanted to prevent an accident. He bought a truck. i. He did this to carry out his business Laura went to the bank. j. She wanted to cash a cheque. The staff are working at weekend. g. They want to complete the project in time. Tom turned on the radio. e. He wanted to hear the football result. Just this once Mike is going to wear a suit. a. He wants to look smart. Jessica is borrowing some money. c. She wants to finance her studies. We went to the market. h. We wanted to buy some food. I phoned to the police station. f. I wanted to report that my car had been stolen. III. Complete the sentence with the appropriate word(s) from the box. Tien Quan Ca is the national anthem of Viet Nam. These songs were composed by Schubert. 3. The sound of rain falling soon lulled him to sleep. 4. Rock 'a' roll is a type of music that was popular in the 1950s. 5. There .are some intensely lyrical passage in his first symphony. 6. Music is often played in weddings, funerals, and solemn occasions. 7. John Lennon is one of my favorite musicians. 8. Home visits by staff are an integral part of the service. 9. I was delighted to see my old friends again. 10. Love, joy, hate, fear, and jealousy are all emotions. IV. Choose the best answer 1. The staff are .working at weekend ................. delay the project any further. (a. so that not to; b. not to; c. so as not to; d. for not) 3. The soft background music made her ............... sleepy. (a. feel; b. to feel; c. feeling; d. feels) 6. 'This movie is boring and too violent.' `I agree. ............ leave? (a. Will we; b. Why don't we; c. Must we; d. Would we) 7. 'Let's go to the Riverton this weekend.’ – 'Sounds like fun. ........ from here?' a. How far is; b. How far it is; c. It's how far; d. How far is it 8. Did the teacher explain how ......... this problem? (a. do we solve; b. can we solve; c. to solve; d. solve) 9. She hid the present ............... (a. so that the children wouldn't find it; b. in order to the children not to find it; c. for the children not find it; d. in order that the children not to find it) Would you please. remember ........... away all the tapes when you're finished listening to them? a. putting; b. to put; c. put; d. be put 16. I was enjoying my book. but I stopped ........... a program on TV. a. reading to watch; b. to read to watch; c. to read for watching; d. reading for watching 17. He's really delighted with his new CD player. (a. pleased; b. angry; c. entertained; d. annoyed) 10. Post the card today .......... there on my mother's birthday. (a. to get it; b. in order to get it; c. so as it gets; d. so that it gets) 11. Maria is going to stop ............ dinner, so she may be late. (a. eating; b. for eating; c. to eat; d. eat) 12. This heater is used ............. the plants warm in winter. (a. keeping; b. for keeping; c. keep; d. in order keep) 18. I bought this new software ............ Chinese. (a. for learning; b. learning; c. to learn; d. learned) 19. ……… is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community. (a. Blues; b. Classical music; c. Folk music; d. Jazz) 20. As a nurse I learned to control my ............................ (a. hopes; b. emotions; c. abilities; d. thoughts)

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 12 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Tenses of Verbs; to V to express the purpose. B. EXERCISES I. Complete the sentence with a suitable verb, using to infinitive or in order/ so as (not) + to-infinitive: admire, reduce, cut. .find, remember, listen, lose, make, miss, take, protect, wake up, complete, be, avoid. 1. I am going on a diet …………. weight. 1. The President has a team of bodyguard ……….. him. 2. Mike hid behind the tree ………… by his friends. 4: We took off our boots ………. the floor dirty. 5. We wrote Betty's name on the calendar ………… her birthday. 6. The government took these measures …………. crime. 7. The staff are working at weekends ………… the project in time. 8. She gave up her job ………….. care of her mother. 9. I shut the door quietly ………… the baby. 5. She took a bus ……… late. 6. He turned on the radio ………… to the news. 10. After dinner we drove to the top of a hill outside the city ………. the sunset. 7. Leave early ……….. the bus. 8. I carried the knife carefully ………. myself. 9. We went to the countryside ………… being disturbed by the noise of the city. II. Put Verbs in the correct tenses: Bewley's Oriental Cafés Bewley's (be) an old Irish tea house chain. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés (begin) in 1835 when Charles Bewley (import) over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. It (not / look) like a great deal today, but back then it (be) a coup: no man before (dare) to import tea directly into Ireland. Bewley's initiative (put) an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 (force) the Irish to import their tea from London. Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) a tea merchant. Like his father, he (import) tea into Ireland. The Irish (like) the idea of not (have) to import old tea from London. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) (stimulate) the market for a product that (be) rather unknown that far: coffee. In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) to run coffee making demonstrations. His wife (bake) scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find out) that their idea (be) extremely popular among customers. That (mark) the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Café. In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) another Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927, on which he (spend) nearly 60,000 Pound. During World War II, Bewley's (must restrict) the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers (switch) to coffee. Today, Bewley's (be) Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas. It (create) a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it (open) cafés in book stores and Dublin Airport. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards. When did Charles Bewley start importing tea directly from China? Why was the import considered a coup? What does ‘their idea’ refer to? 4. How much did Earnest Bewley spend on the new Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927? 5. List the achievements that Bewley’s has recorded. III. People aren’t giving you any information. Ask questions. 1. Something has happened. ~ Oh? What has happened? 2. I’ve invited someone to tea. ~ Well. .................................................................................................................. 3. The doctor has some children. ~ Really.............................................................................................................. 4. Someone is having a party tonight. ~ Oh, really?............................................................................................... 5. Rachel is planning something. ~ Is she?............................................................................................................. 6. A lot of money was stolen last night. ~............................................................................................................... 7. You can keep those photos. ~ Photos?................................................................................................................ 8. The meeting will last long. ~ I know, but ........................................................................................................... 9. I’m looking for someone. ~ Maybe I can help. .................................................................................................. 10. We are going somewhere on weekends. ~Tell me. ............................................................................................ 11. My mother likes some kind of music. ~ Oh? ..................................................................................................... 12. Jane will get back from Vancouver someday. ~ Really? ...................................................................................

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 12 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Tenses of Verbs; to V to express the purpose. B. EXERCISES I. Complete the sentence with a suitable verb, using to infinitive or in order/ so as (not) + to-infinitive: admire, reduce, cut. .find, remember, listen, lose, make, miss, take, protect, wake up, complete, be, avoid. 2. 1 am going on a diet to lose weight. 3. The President has a team of bodyguard to protect him. 4. Mike hid behind the tree in order not to be found by his friends. 4: We took off our boots so as not to make the floor dirty. 11. We wrote Betty's name on the calendar to remember her birthday. 12. The government took these measures to reduce crime. 13. The staff are working at weekends to complete the project in time. 14. She gave up her job to take care of her mother. 15. I shut the door quietly in order not to wake up the baby. 10. She took a bus in order not to be late. 11. He turned on the radio to listen to the news. 16. After dinner we drove to the top of a hill outside the city to admire the sunset. 12. Leave early in order not to miss the bus. 13. I carried the knife carefully so as not to cut myself. 14. We went to the countryside to avoid being disturbed by the noise of the city. II. Put Verbs in the correct tenses: Bewley's Oriental Cafés Bewley's is an old Irish tea house chain. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés began in 1835 when Charles Bewley imported over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. It does not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before had dared to import tea directly into Ireland. Bewley's initiative put an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 had forced the Irish to import their tea from London. Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also became a tea merchant. Like his father, he imported tea into Ireland. The Irish liked the idea of not having to import old tea from London. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley wanted to stimulate the market for a product that had been rather unknown that far: coffee. In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he began to run coffee making demonstrations. His wife baked scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon found out that their idea was extremely popular among customers. That marked the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Café. In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley opened another Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927, on which he spent nearly 60,000 Pound. During World War II, Bewley's had to restrict the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers switched to coffee. Today, Bewley's is Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas. It has created a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it has opened cafés in book stores and Dublin Airport. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima has won Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards. When did Charles Bewley start importing tea directly from China? In 1835 Why was the import considered a coup? Because no man before had dared to import tea directly into Ireland What does ‘their idea’ refer to? He ran coffee making demonstrations & his wife baked scones to go with the coffee 9. How much did Earnest Bewley spend on the new Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927? nearly 60,000 Pound

10. List the achievements that Bewley’s has recorded. Paragraph 3 III. People aren’t giving you any information. Ask questions. 13. Something has happened. ~ Oh? What has happened? 14. I’ve invited someone to tea. ~ Well. Who’ve you invited? 15. The doctor has some children. ~ Really? How many (children) does the doctor have? 16. Someone is having a party tonight. ~ Oh, really? Who’s having it? 17. Rachel is planning something. ~ Is she? What’s she planning? 18. A lot of money was stolen last night. ~How much (money) was stolen? 19. You can keep those photos. ~ Photos? What (photos) can I keep? 20. The meeting will last long. ~ I know, but how long will it last? 21. I’m looking for someone. ~ Maybe I can help. Who are you looking for? 22. We are going somewhere on weekends. ~Tell me. Where are you going on weekends? 23. My mother likes some kind of music. ~ Oh? What kind (of music) does she like?

24. Jane will get back from Vancouver someday. ~ Really? When will she get back (from Vancouver)? NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 13 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation; Adj-ing & adj-ed; It was not until that; articles . B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. A. laugh B. cough C. enough D. plough 4. A. changed B. replaced C. developed D. stopped 2. A. film B. of C. feeling D. roof 5. A. decades B. scientists C. films D. photographs 3. A. eight B. rough C. thought D. though 6. A. city B. ocean C. musician D. special II. What is defined? 1. A person who performs in a film 5. A part of a film 2. A play or film, and part of the story is sung to music 6. A person in a film 3. A person who makes films 7. The most important actor in a film 4. People who watch a film 8. A movie in which voices and other sounds are not heard III. Fill in the blank Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English film actor and (1) __________ (direct) who did most of his work in the US. Most people consider him the (2) __________(great) comic actor of the (3) __________(silence) cinema. He appeared in many of his films as the best-known (4) __________ (characterize) he creates, a poor man with a small moustache and trousers and shoes that are big for him, (5) __________(cause) him to walk in a (6) __________ (fun) way. He made many short (7) __________(comedy) films, such as The Kid (1921), and several longer films, such as City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936), which combined comedy with (8) __________ (society) and political comments. He was made a knight in 1975. IV. Word Form Alice: That was a very (1) __________(interest) movie. What did you think? Jake : To be honest, I found it (2) __________(bore). I’m not (3) __________(interest) in science fiction. Alice: Really? I find it (4) __________ (fascinate). What kind of movie do you enjoy? Jake : Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home Again? Alice: Yes, but I wasn’t (5) __________ (amuse) at all. In fact I thought it was (6) __________(horrify). The story line was (7) __________ (confuse), and I couldn’t find any humor in the characters’ problems. When I left the theater, I felt (8) __________ (depress). Jake : I’m (9) __________ (amaze) that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10) __________ (amuse). Alice: Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste. Jake : Speaking of taste, would you like to get a bit to eat? Alice: Thanks, but it’s late and I’m (11) __________(exhaust). V. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until... 1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30. 2. She wasn’t allowed to open her presents until her birthday. 3. I couldn’t comment further until I had all the information 4.. They didn’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off 5. I couldn’t finish my project until Mark helped me. 6. I didn’t sleep until midnight 7. She promised to come at 7 o’clock, but she showed up at half past seven 8. The electric guitar was developed for pop music in the 1930s IV. Put in a/an or the where necessary. 1. I don’t usually like staying at ____ hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at ____ very nice hotel by ____ sea. 2. _____ tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice ____ week if I can, but I’m not ____ very good player. 3. I won’t be home for _______ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after _______work and we’re going to _______cinema. 4. ______ unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for ______ people to find____ work. 5. There was _______ accident as I was going _______ home last night. Two people were taken to _______ hospital. I think _______ most accidents are caused by _______ people driving too fast. 6. Carol is _______ economist. She used to work in _______investment department of _______Lloyds Bank. Now she works for _______American bank in _______ United States. 7. A: What’s _______ name of _______ hotel where you’re staying? B: _______ Imperial. It’s in _______ Queen Street in _______ city centre. It’s near ______ station.

8. I have two brothers. _____ older one is training to be ______ pilot with _______ British Airways. ______ younger one is still at _______ school. When he leaves _____ school, he hopes to go to _____ university to study ______ law

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 13 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation; Adj-ing & adj-ed; It was not until that; articles . B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. A. laugh B. cough C. enough D. plough 4. A. changed B. replaced C. developed D. stopped 2. A. film B. of C. feeling D. roof 5. A. decades B. scientists C. films D. photographs 3. A. eight B. rough C. thought D. though 6. A. city B. ocean C. musician D. special II. What is defined? 1. A person who performs in a film- actor/ actress 5. A part of a film - scene 2. A … is sung to music- musical 6. A person in a film - charater 3. A person who makes films – director/ film-maker 7. The most important actor in a film - star 4. People who watch a film- audience 8. A …...... are not heard- silent movie III. Fill in the blank Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English film actor and (1) director who did most of his work in the US. Most people consider him the (2) greatest comic actor of the (3) silent cinema. He appeared in many of his films as the best-known (4) character he creates, a poor man with a small moustache and trousers and shoes that are big for him, (5) causing him to walk in a (6) funny way. He made many short (7) comic films, such as The Kid (1921), and several longer films, such as City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936), which combined comedy with (8) social and political comments. He was made a knight in 1975. IV. Word Form Alice: That was a very (1) interesting movie. What did you think? Jake : To be honest, I found it (2) boring. I’m not (3) interested in science fiction. Alice: Really? I find it (4) fascinating. What kind of movie do you enjoy? Jake : Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home Again? Alice: Yes, but I wasn’t (5) amused at all. In fact I thought it was (6) horrifying. The story line was (7) confusing, and I couldn’t find any humor in the characters’ problems. When I left the theater, I felt (8) depressed. Jake : I’m (9) amazed that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10) amusing. Alice: Well, I guess it’s a matter of taste. Jake : Speaking of taste, would you like to get a bit to eat? Alice: Thanks, but it’s late and I’m (11) exhausted. V. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until... 1. It was not until 2.30 that anyone could leave the stadium. 2. It was not until her birthday that she was allowed to open her presents. 3. It was not until I had all the information that I could comment further 4.. It was not until the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill 5. It was not until Mark helped me that I could finish my project. 6. It was not until midnight that I slept 7. She promised to come at 7 o’clock, but it was not until half past seven that she she showed up. 8. It was not until the 1930s that the electric guitar was developed for pop music IV. Put in a/an or the where necessary. 1. I don’t usually like staying at _Φ_ hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at __a__ very nice hotel by __the__ sea. 2. _Φ_ tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice __a__ week if I can, but I’m not __a__ very good player. 3. I won’t be home for _Φ_ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after _Φ_ work and we’re going to __the__cinema. 4. _Φ_ unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for _Φ_ people to find_Φ_ work. 5. There was __an__ accident as I was going _Φ_ home last night. Two people were taken to _Φ/ the_ hospital. I think _Φ_ most accidents are caused by_Φ_ people driving too fast. 6. Carol is __an_ economist. She used to work in __the__investment department of _Φ_ Lloyds Bank. Now she works for _an_ American bank in __the__ United States. 7. A: What’s _the__ name of __the__ hotel where you’re staying? B: __The__ Imperial. It’s in __Φ_ Queen Street in __the_ city centre. It’s near _the_ station. 8. I have two brothers. _The_ older one is training to be _a_ pilot with _Φ_ British Airways. _The_ younger one is still at _Φ_ school. When he leaves _Φ_ school, he hopes to go to_Φ_ university to study _Φ_ law

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 13 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Tenses of Verbs; Adj-ing & adj-ed; It was not until that. B. EXERCISES I. Rewrite the following sentences 1. The man didn’t recognize me until I took off my hat.- It was not ................................................................... 2. They have sold their car to pay the debt. – Their car ......................................................................................... 3. The pollution in the city was affecting Tim’s breathing. – Tim’s ..................................................................... 4. She didn’t become famous until 2006. – It was not ........................................................................................... 5. The film was so disappointing. We had expected it to be better. – We were..................................................... 6. The weather is depressing. I hate this weather. – This weather makes me ........................................................ 7. My brother didn’t clean his room until my mother came home.- It was ........................................................... 8. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddenly. – If ................................................... 9. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.- In spite of ........................................................ 10. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him. – He isn’t ........................................................................................... 11. She didn’t sell that house until she left Vinh. – It was not ................................................................................ 12. The Beatles started to be internationally known at their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. - It was not... 13. He plays the guitar for a small group so that he can earn some extra money.- To............................................. 14. I didn’t find the new movie amusing. – I wasn’t ............................................................................................... 15. When did you start playing for the national football team ? – How long ........................................................? II. Put the words in the right form 1. I prefer science fiction films to detective ones and I find them ( interest ) and ( excite) 2. (Music) films were the first ( speak ) films which replaced the old silent films in the history of cinema. 3. The film Titanic has a sad ( end ) 4. Lam is a worker of a factory. The job is really (exhaust ) and sometimes he is ( exhaust ) after a hard day. 5. It was not until 1915 that cinema really became an ( industrial) 6. The ( feel ) of loneliness overwhelmed him. 7. Few people can ( existence ) without water for more than a week. 8. The 1990s were a period of ( rapidly ) change. 9. Unfortunately, I lost ( interesting ) half way through the film. 10. Tourism has ( replacement ) agriculture as the nation’s main industry. 11.You rescued me from an ( embarrass ) situation. 12. ( Probable), the best thing to do is to call them before you go. III. Make questions for underline parts. 1. I enjoy listening to classical music. 2. I went to Australia to visit my relatives. 3. We spent the whole day playing with the children. 4. I am saving money to buy a new house for my grandparents. 5. It takes me 20 minutes to get to the office from my house. 6. The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s. 7. No, films in the early days didn’t have sound. 8. I find horror films really terrifying. 9. We were all very deeply moved when our former homeroom teacher sang Con duong den truong at our yearly class reunion. 10. We need about 3 litters of water. IV. Find out mistakes. 1. We’re always amazing by John’s incredible travel processes. 2. In order to not miss her bus, Melanie was hurrying. 3. It was not until 1492 when America was discovered by Columbus. 4. What are you saving money for ? – I’m saving money for buy a cassette player. 5. When did they stay with their parents- For 7 weeks in the summer. V. Use the present participle or the past participle in a suitable way. The trip was really (interest), let me tell you. At first I thought I was going to be (bore) , but I wasn’t. The first day we just drove through flat land, and that was( bore). But when we got to the mountains, everything changed. The scenery was beautiful, but the road wasn’t. I was( terrify ). and even Ellen was a little ( frighten). At one point, I thought we were going to have to turn back because of a landside, but we didn’t. Ellen was a little ( disappoint) that the experience wasn’t more( excite). She gets( excite) when she is in danger, but for me the experience was plenty(excite).

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 13 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Tenses of Verbs; Adj-ing & adj-ed; It was not until that. B. EXERCISES I. Rewrite the following sentences 1. It was not until I took off my hat that the man recognized me. 2. Their car has been sold to pay the debt 3. . Tim’s Tim’s breathing was being affected by the pollution in the city. 4. It was not until 2006 that she became famous. 5. We were so disappointed with the film. 6. This weather makes me depressed. 7. It was not until my mother came home that my brother cleaned his room. 8. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn’t have happened. 9. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert 10. He isn’t interested in getting a good job. 11. It was not until she left Vinh that she sold that house. 12. It was not until their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show that the Beatles started to be internationally known. 13. To earn some extra money, he plays the guitar for a small group. 14. I wasn’t amused at the new movie. 15. How long have you been playing/ have you played for the national football team? II. Put the words in the right form 1. I prefer science fiction films to detective ones and I find them interesting and exciting 2. Musical films were the first spoken films which replaced the old silent films in the history of cinema. 3. The film Titanic has a sad ending 4. Lam is a worker of a factory. The job is really exhausting and sometimes he is exhausted after a hard day. 5. It was not until 1915 that cinema really became an industry. 6. The feeling of loneliness overwhelmed him. 7. Few people can exist without water for more than a week. 8. The 1990s were a period of rapid change. 9. Unfortunately, I lost interest half way through the film. 10. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation’s main industry. 11.You rescued me from an embarrassing situation. 12. Probably, the best thing to do is to call them before you go. III. Make questions for underline parts. 1. What (kind of music) do you enjoy (listening to)? 2. For what did you go to Australia? 3. On what did you spend the whole day? 4. For what are you saving money?. 5. How long does it take you to get to the office from your house? 6. When dis the cinema change completel? 7. Did films in the early days have sound? 8. How did you find horror films? 9. How did you feel when your former homeroom teacher sang ……… at your yearly class reunion? 10. How much water do you need? IV. Find out mistakes. 1. We’re always amazing amazed by John’s incredible travel processes. 2. In order to not not to miss her bus, Melanie was hurrying. 3. It was not until 1492 when that America was discovered by Columbus. 4. What are you saving money for ? – I’m saving money for to buy a cassette player. 5. When How long did they stay with their parents- For 7 weeks in the summer. V. Use the present participle or the past participle in a suitable way. The trip was really interesting, let me tell you. At first I thought I was going to be bored , but I wasn’t. The first day we just drove through flat land, and that wasboring. But when we got to the mountains, everything changed. The scenery was beautiful, but the road wasn’t. I was terrified. and even Ellen was a little frightened. At one point, I thought we were going to have to turn back because of a landside, but we didn’t. Ellen was a little disappointed that the experience wasn’t more exciting. She gets excited when she is in danger, but for me the experience was plenty(exciting).

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaing to the first one. a. He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended. It was not until _____________________________________________ b. Astronomy is one of Tan’s main interests. Tan finds _________________________________________________ c. He was unable to take up the post until early the following year. Not until __________________________________________________ d. All of them laughed when I told the joke. The joke ___________________________________________________ e. Her career as an actress began ten years ago. She _______________________________________________________ f. He is too young to appreciate such a film. He’s not ___________________________________________________ g. The film started before we got to the cinema. By the time______ ___________________________________________ h. The cinema was such a long way from the city center that no one went there. The cinema was so ___________________________________________ i. It’s a pity it’s too late to do anything about it. I wish there _________________________________________________ j. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests. Jane_______________________________________________________

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 14 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Phonetics, going to – will; ; vocabulary; . B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. a. school b. chemistry c. Christmas d. championship 5. a. victory b. continent c. competition d. center 2. a. general b. dangerous c. engine d. guest 6. a. example b. picture c. existence d. exactly 3. a. musician b. difficult c. special d. ocean 7. a. concert b. organize c. engineer d. dangerous 4. a. goal b. game c. gymnast d. group 8. a. compete b. govern c. consider d. excited II. Read the conversation between Ail and Leila. Choose the right alternative. Ali : Our college football team (1) is just winning./ has just won the Cup. Leila : What? .(2) Have you beaten/ Did you beat Selinka yesterday? Ali : No, but at least we (3) draw/ drew: two all. Leila : That's very good. Do you know, (4) I've never seen/ never saw your team play yet! Ali :Why don't you go with me next Saturday? They (5) will play/ are playing Centralon Junior College. Leila : That's a good idea. (6) I'd like/ I like to go. Ali : They're good. They (7) didn't lose/ haven't lost a match in the last fifteen games. Leila : (8) Will/ Does Victor Kilimis .still play for Centralon? Ali :Yes, but unfortunately (9) he's hurting/ he's hurt his leg and can't play for a month. Leila : What a pity! I think (10) he's/ he'll be a very good player. Ali : He is, but someone (11) has kicked/ kicked his leg in yesterday's match against Selinka. III. Choose will or be going to, whichever is correct or more likely. one of these verbs: collapse, eat, enter; explode, have, increase. paint, phone, reopen, retire, see, show, be sick, walk. 1. Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator .......... 2. Tim _ ……… early before he reaches 65. He has foretold it at the meeting recently. 3. 'I think I .............home across the park." 'That's a good idea. 4. Next year, no doubt, more people ........ as the prize money increases. 5. 'Can we meet at 10.00 outside the station?' `Okay. I ………… 6. Don't sit on that bench. I ................ it. 7. I'm not feeling well. In fact, I think. I .................. you there. 8. 'Closed. over the New Year period, this office ......... on 2nd 9. I'm sure you ............ a good time staying with Richard. 7. We ............... with Tim tonight. He's asked us to be there at 7. 8. 'The 2.35 to Bristol .......... from platform 5.' 9. I wouldn't walk across that old bridge if I were you. It looks like it ……… 13. 1 read in the paper that they ........... the price of gas again. 14. Do you like my new solar watch? Here I ........you how it works. 15. 'Dr Jackson isn't in his office at the moment.' 'In that case. I................... him at home. IV. Choose the correct answer. 1. Britain has not lifted the …… since it last hosted the event. (a. prize; b. award; c. trophy; d. victory) 2. The loser will be out of the ……. (a. round; b. tournament; c. meeting; d. tour) 3. They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup. (a. contest; b. challenge; c. champion; d. competition 4. Viscount ........ one goal himself and made two for Lupo. (a. made; b. kicked; c. scored; d. played) 5. The ........was injured so a defender had to go in goal. (a. attacker; b. goal-scorer; c. opponent; d. goalkeeper 6. How many countries took part in the first World Cup? (a. interested; b. participated; c. competed; d. cooperated 7. Brazil's first game will be against Italy, the defending … (a. championship b. champions; c. teams; d. matches 8. Our team was narrowly ......... in the final. (a. composed; b. won; c. competed; d. defeated) 9. He shared the honor of being the season's top …… with Andy Cole. (a. winner; b. player; c. scorer; d. kicker 10. The tournament is to be jointly hosted by India. Pakistan and Sri Lanka. (a. combining many people or groups; b. connecting two or more people or groups; c. becoming a group of people; d. involving two or more people or groups) 11. The match was eventually won on …… ( a. penalties; b. goals; c. draw d. score) 12. Deportivo clinched the …………… with a goal in the final seconds of the last season. (a. match; b. event; c. champion; d. title) 13. She brought ..... to her country as an Olympic medal-winner. (a. victory; b. champion; c. promotion; d. honors 14. Over 25,000 fans applause both teams off the ................. (a. stadium; b. field; c. ground; d. yard) 15. Scotland met Wales in the final at Twickenham. (a. at the end; b. in the closing match; c. in the last match; d. in the decisive match

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 14 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Phonetics, going to – will; ; vocabulary; . B. EXERCISES I. Phonetics 1. a. school b. chemistry c. Christmas d. championship 5. a. victory b. continent c. competition d. center 2. a. general b. dangerous c. engine d. guest 6. a. example b. picture c. existence d. exactly 3. a. musician b. difficult c. special d. ocean 7. a. concert b. organize c. engineer d. dangerous 4. a. goal b. game c. gymnast d. group 8. a. compete b. govern c. consider d. excited II. Read the conversation between Ail and Leila. Choose the right alternative. Ali : Our college football team (1) has just won the Cup. Leila : What? .(2) Did you beat Selinka yesterday? Ali : No, but at least we (3) drew: two all. Leila : That's very good. Do you know, (4) I've never seen your team play yet! Ali :Why don't you go with me next Saturday? They (5) are playing Centralon Junior College. Leila : That's a good idea. (6) I'd like to go. Ali : They're good. They (7) haven't lost a match in the last fifteen games. Leila : (8) Will/ Does Victor Kilimis .still play for Centralon? Ali :Yes, but unfortunately (9) he's hurt his leg and can't play for a month. Leila : What a pity! I think (10) he's a very good player. Ali : He is, but someone (11) kicked his leg in yesterday's match against Selinka. III. Choose will or be going to, whichever is correct or more likely. one of these verbs: collapse, eat, enter; explode, have, increase. paint, phone, reopen, retire, see, show, be sick, walk. 1. Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator is going to explode 2. Tim is going to retire early before he reaches 65. He has foretold it at the meeting recently. 3. 'I think I will walk home across the park." 'That's a good 4. Next year, no doubt, more people will enter as the prize money increases. 5. 'Can we meet at 10.00 outside the station?' `Okay. I ………… 6. Don't sit on that bench. I am going to paint. I'm not feeling well. In fact, I think. I am going to be sick. 8. 'Closed. over the New Year period. this office will reopen on 2nd 9. I'm sure you will have a good time staying with We are going to eat with Tim tonight. He's asked us to be there at 7. 11. 'The 2.35 to Bristol will leave from platform 5.' 12. I wouldn't walk across that old bridge if I were you. It looks like it is going to collapse. 13. 1 read in the paper that they are going to increase the price of gas again. 14. Do you like my new solar watch? Here I will showyou how it works. 15. 'Dr Jackson isn't in his office at the moment.' 'In that case. I will phone him at home. IV. Choose the correct answer. 1. Britain has not lifted the …… since it last hosted the event. (a. prize; b. award; c. trophy; d. victory) 2. The loser will be out of the ……. (a. round; b. tournament; c. meeting; d. tour) 3. They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup ……(a. contest; b. challenge; c. champion; d. competition 4. Viscounti ........ one goal himself and made two for Lupo. (a. made; b. kicked; c. scored; d. played) 5. The ........was injured so a defender had to go in goal. (a. attacker; b. goal-scorer; c. opponent; d. goalkeeper 6. How many countries took part in the first World Cup? (a. interested; b. participated; c. competed; d. cooperated 7. Brazil's first game will be against Italy, the defending … (a. championship b. champions; c. teams; d. matches 8. Our team was narrowly ......... in the final. (a. composed; b. won; c. competed; d. defeated) 9. He shared the honor of being the season's top … with Andy Cole. (a. winner; b. player; c. scorer; d. kicker 10. The tournament is to be jointly hosted by India. Pakistan and Sri Lanka. (a. combining many people or groups; b. connecting two or more people or groups; c. becoming a group of people; d. involving two or more people or groups) 11. The match was eventually won on …… ( a. penalties; b. goals; c. draw; d. score) 12. Deportivo clinched the ………… with a goal in the final seconds of the last season. (a. match; b. event; c. champion; d. title) 13. She brought ..... to her country as an Olympic medal-winner. (a. victory; b. champion; c. promotion; d. honors 14. Over 25,000 fans applause both teams off the ................. (a. stadium; b. field; c. ground; d. yard) 15. Scotland met Wales in the final at Twickenham. (a. at the end; b. in the closing match; c. in the last match; d. in the decisive match

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 14 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: going to – will; ; tenses of verbs; Vocabulary B. EXERCISES I. Complete the conversations. Put in will or be going to with the verbs. 1 . A: Are you two going out? B: Yes, why? A: It just said on the radio that ........... (it/ snow). B: Oh, did it? ............. (I/ take) my big coat then. D: Good idea. So ............. (I). 2. A: We've run out of biscuits. B: Yeah, I know. .................... (I/ get) some this afternoon. I’ve got them on my list. 3. A: Jenny's had her baby. B: Really? That's wonderful! .......... (I/ send) her some flowers. ............(I/ visit) her this afternoon. ............. (I/ give) them to her for you if you want. 4: A: Casablanca is on at the Arts Cinema this week. A: Yes..................(I/ see) it with Roger. A: Oh. 5. A: I haven't got a clean shirt.......................... (you/ wash) one for me? B: No, ....................(I/ not). You can do Your own washing. 6. A: I haven't got enough money to get home. B: OK. ....................(I/ lend) you some if you like. How much do you want? A: Two pounds is enough. Thanks a lot. ................... (I/ give) it back tomorrow 7. A: What.............................. (you/ buy) Jill for her birthday? B:A CD. A: She hasn't got a CD player. B: Oh..................... (I/ buy) her a record, then. 8. A: Hello. Where are you going? B: To my evening class. I'm learning Swedish. And next week ........... (I/ have) a chance to speak it for real. ......... (I/ go) to Sweden for three weeks. II. Complete the news report. Use will, be going to, and present tenses. The Maxi-Shop company (1).............(build) a huge new shopping center in the edge of Willingham, it was announced yesterday. There (2)..........(be) at least three hundred shops, including some big rent stores. When the project is complete, there (3) .................(be) hundreds of new jobs for local people But not everyone is happy. ‘We (4).......... (fight) this plan,' said a spokesperson for the lo- cal Environment Group. 'Just think what (5)............ (happen) to our countryside. When the shopping malls have covered the whole country there (6) .........(be) no green fields left. So we (7).......... (hold) a protest meeting tomorrow evening at the town hall. It (8) ..........(star) at half past seven.' Owners of shops in the town center are also unhappy. ‘the new center (9) ...........(take) our customers away,' said one of them. III. Complete these sentences with the appropriate words. 1. I think the final ........... was 3-1. 1. The Czech Republic …………. Holland 2-1, so they are in the semi-final. 2. Bayern Munich ......... 1-1 with AC Milan last night. 3. Thousands packed into the ............. to watch the final. 5. Many of the ............. ran onto the pitch after the game. 6. Paris St German will play the ............. of the game be between Barcelona and Roma. 7. With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became team to win the ............ five times. 8. The 2006 World Cup was ...........by Germany. IV. Sentence Transformation 1. Do the children intend to play football this Sunday? Are the children.......................................................... 2. The bus takes longer than the train. The train.............................................................................................. 3. John has not had his hair cut for over six months. It is................................................................................ 4. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. In case.......................................................... 5. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station. If..................................... 6. The train couldn’t run because of the snow. The snow............................................................................... 7. I haven’t seen that man here before. It’s............................................................................................................ 8. We plan to meet Ann at the station this afternoon. We are................................................................................... 9. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again. The date............................................................................ 10. He learned to drive when he was eighteen. He has..........................................................................................

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NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 14 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: going to – will; ; tenses of verbs; Vocabulary B. EXERCISES I. Complete the conversations. Put in will or be going to with the verbs. 1 . A: Are you two going out? B: Yes, why? C: It just said on the radio that it is going to snow. D: Oh, did it? I’ll take my big coat then. D: Good idea. So will I. 2. A: We've run out of biscuits. B: Yeah, I know. I’m going to get some this afternoon. I’ve got them on my list. 3. A: Jenny's had her baby. B: Really? That's wonderful! I’ll send her some flowers. I’m going to visit her this afternoon. I’ll give them to her for you if you want. 4: A: Casablanca is on at the Arts Cinema this week. B: Yes, I’m going to see it with Roger. A: Oh. 5. A: I haven't got a clean shirt. Will you wash one for me? B: No, I won’t. You can do your own washing. 6. A: I haven't got enough money to get home. B: OK. I’ll lend you some if you like. How much do you want? A: Two pounds is enough. Thanks a lot. I’ll give it back tomorrow 7. A: Whatare you going to buy Jill for her birthday? B:A CD. C: She hasn't got a CD player. D: Oh, I’ll buy her a record, then. 8. A: Hello. Where are you going? B: To my evening class. I'm learning Swedish. And next week I’ll have a chance to speak it for real. I’m going to Sweden for three weeks. II. Complete the news report. Use will, be going to, and present tenses. The Maxi-Shop company (1) is going to build a huge new shopping center in the edge of Willingham, it was announced yesterday. There (2) will be at least three hundred shops, including some big rent stores. When the project is complete, there (3) will be hundreds of new jobs for local people But not everyone is happy. ‘We (4) are going to fight this plan,' said a spokesperson for the lo- cal Environment Group. 'Just think what (5) is going to happen to our countryside. When the shopping malls have covered the whole country there (6) will be no green fields left. So we (7) are holding a protest meeting tomorrow evening at the town hall. It (8) starts at half past seven.' Owners of shops in the town center are also unhappy. ‘the new center (9) will take our customers away,' said one of them. III. Complete these sentences with the appropriate words. I think the final score was 3-1. The Czech Republic defeated Holland 2-1, so they are in the semi-final. Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with AC Milan last night. Thousands packed into the stadium to watch the final. 5. Many of the spectators ran onto the pitch after the game. 6. Paris St German will play the winner of the game between Barcelona and Roma. 7. With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became team to win the .trophy five times. 8. The 2006 World Cup was .hosted by Germany. IV. Sentence Transformation 1. Are the children going to play football this Sunday? 2. The train doesn’t take as long as the bus. 3. It is over six months since John (last) had his hair cut. 4. In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches 5. If my husband had left the car keys, I could have picked him up at the station. 6. The snow prevented the train from running. 7. It’s the first time I have seen that man here. 8. We are going to meet Ann at the station this afternoon. 9. The date of the meeting will have to be changed. 10. He has driven since he was eighteen

I. Complete the sentences with will + one of these verbs: be (2). get, like, play, meet, pass, travel, win. I. Keep calm!. I think Manchester ........... the game. 2._________________________________________________Don't worry about your exam. I'm sure you ........... 3.___________________________________________Why don't you try on this dress? It .......... nice on 4.___________________________________________You must meet George sometime. I think you 5._______________________________________It's raining. Don't go out. You ............ wet. 6._ They've invited me to their house. They ............"offended if I do 7.___________________________________Good bye. I expect we ............ again before long. 8.____I've invited Sue to the party but I don't think she ................. 9.___________________________________It now seems unlikely that Webb ........... in the match against 2. I think one day people ............. to Mars. I. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in. the box. kick be play score remember excite Bobby -Wharton was an English football player who(1) ......... Manchester United (1954 - 1973) and England. He (2) .......... for England, more than any other player. although his(3) .......... (4).......... midfield, between the attack and defence. He is best for the (5) .......... goals he scored by the ball very hard from a long distance outside the goal area (6) .............. X. Choose the word or phrase that best tills in each blank. Football is the most popular sport in Britain. (1) ......... amongst men. it is played by boys in most schools. Most towns have an (2)......... football which plays in a minor league. Football is also the most popular (3) .......... sport in Britain. Many people go to see their favorite professional tem (4) .............. at home, and some go to away matches. Many (5).............people watch football on television. The (6) .......... of football are relatively simple: Two teams of 11 played try to get a round ball into the opposing team's (7)_......... and to prevent opponents from (8)............The ball may be kicked or headed, but never handled except by the (9) ........... . The Football Association was (10) ............ in 1863 to decide the rules of football and the resulting game became known formally as (11)........ football. It is sometimes also called (12)............ Many of today’s leading clubs ere established shortly afterwards. 1. a. frequently b. particularly c. exactly a. unpaid b. professional c. amateur d. unskillful a. spectator b. audience c. viewer d. observe a. kicking b. taking c. running d. playing 5. a. of b. the c. rules d. more 6. a. regulations b. rear c. principles d. area 7. a. midfield b. playing c. goal d. scoring 8. a. kicking b: midfields c. running d. defend 9. a. goalkeepers b. created c. forwards d. found 10. a. found b. association c. associational. d. associating 11. a. associated b. ruby c. soccer d. football 12. a. sport begun

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 15 (Week 1) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: defining and non-defining relative clauses; Although/ in spite of B. EXERCISES I. In some of these sentences you can use which/ that or who/ that; in others, only which or who is possible. Cross out that if only which or who is possible. Also, put commas (,) where necessary 1. I made an appointment with a doctor who/ that is considered an expert on eye disorders, 2. I made an appointment with Dr. Raven who/ that is considered an expert on eye disorders. 3. The car which/ that Al bought had had three previous owners, but it was in excellent condition. 4. My car which/ that I have just bought for three months broke down just outside Omaha. 5. Bogota which/ that is the capital of Colombia is a cosmopolitan city. 6. They climbed Mount Rainier which/ that is in the State of Washington twice last year. 7. We thoroughly enjoyed the music which/ that we heard at the concert last night. 8. Violent tropical storms which/ that occur in western Asia are called typhoons. 9. Larry was very close to his only brother who/ that was a famous social historian. 10. I think the waiter who/ that took our order used to work at Captain Bob's Restaurant. 11. John who/ that speaks French and Italian works as a tourist guide. 12. Few tourists ever see a jaguar which/ that is a spotted wild cat. 13. The sun which! that is one of millions of stars in the universe provides us with heat and light. 14. Mark Twain is an author who/ that is known far and wide as one of the 'greatest American humorists. 15. Florida which/ that is known as the Sunshine State attracts many tourists every year. II. Choose the correct completions. 1. a. I like living in the dorm even though/ despite it is noisy. b. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of its noise. c. I like living in the dorm although/ despite the .fact that it was noisy. d. I like living in the dorm although/ in spite of there are a lot of noise. 2. a. Although/ In spite of the hot weather, they went jogging in the park. b. Although/ Despite the weather was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park. c. Even though/ In spite of the weather that was extremely hot, they went jogging in the park. d. They went jogging in the park although/ in spite of the fact that the weather was hot. 3. a. I'm no better although/ in spite of I've taken the pills. b. I'm no better though/ in spite of the pills I've taken. c. I'm no better although/ despite taking the pills. d. I'm no better even though/ despite the fact that I've take the pills. 4. a. Even though/ Despite her doctor warned her, Jane has continued to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. b. Even though/ In spite of her doctor's warnings, Jane has continued to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. c. Although/ Despite the warnings the doctor gave her, Jane continues to smoke. d. Although/ In spite of the fact that her doctor warned her of dangers her health, Jane continues to smoke. c. Even though/ In spite of she has been warned about the dangers smoking, Jane continues to smoke. 5. a Although/ In spite of he had practiced for many hours, George failed driving test for the third time. b. Although! Despite his many hours of practice, George failed his driving test again. c. Although/ In spite of practicing for many hours, George fielding test again. d. Although/ Despite his father spent hours with him in the car trying to teach him how to drive, George failed his driving test repeated e. Although/ In. spite of his father's efforts to teach him how to George failed his driving test again. 6. a Although/ In spite of an approaching storm, the two climbers continued their trek up the mountain. b. Although/ In spite of a storm was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek. c. Although/ In spite of there was an approaching storm, the two climbers continued up the mountain. d. Although/ In spite of the storm that was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek. e. Although/ In spite. of the fact that a storm was approaching, climbers continued their trek. III. Combine the following sentences with a relative pronoun. Use commas for non-defining relative clauses 1. Dr Rowan has had to do all his own typing. His secretary resigned two weeks ago. 2. I work in an office. In my office, the software changes frequently. 3. The secretary can give you the information. She sits at the first desk on the right. 4. The Southam Chess Club meets weekly on Friday evenings. It has more than 50 members. 5. Professor Johnson is to visit the university next week. I have long admired him. 6. The playground wasn't used by those children. It was built for those children. 7. People often suffer from backache. Their work involves standing for most of the day. 8. They climbed up to the top of a large. rock. They got a good view from there. 9. A doctor has had to retire through ill health. We know him.

10. Jane has sold the old car. She was given it by her father. NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 15 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: defining and non-defining relative clauses; Although, Vocabulary B. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation 1. a. famous b. neighbour c. harbour d. southern 1. a. locate b. mingle c .convenient d. attract 2. a. a. earth b. weather c. thrilling d. northwest 2. a. metropolitan b. situation c. population d. historical 3. a. developed b. located c. founded d. completed 3. a. museum b. gallery c. harbors d. capital 4. a. capital b. liberty c. empire d. mingle 4. a. apartment b. character c. finance. d. liberty II. Choose the correct answer or answers. 1. 'Who is eligible for the scholarship?' 'Anyone ............... is above average can apply for the scholarship.' who has a scholastic record/ has a scholastic record/ who's a scholastic record/ whose scholastic record 2. 'Is this the address .... the package sent?' 'Yes, it is.'(where you want/ to that you want/ to which you want/ you want 3. 'Have you ever met the girl ........... over there'?' 'Yes. She's Jane’s best friend, Joanna.'(stands/ standing/ is standing/ who standing) 4. 'Do you have the book ...................... the teacher?' 'Yes, I do.' that it belongs to/ to which belongs to/ to which belongs/ that belongs to) 5. 'Do you remember Mrs Goddard ...........English composition.' 'I certainly do who taught us / whom taught us/ that taught us/ whose teaching is 6. 'Why do you get up at 4:00 am.? "Because it's the only time ......... without being interrupted.' (on which I can work; when I can work; when I can work at; that I can work at) 7. 'You seem so happy today.' `I am. You are looking at a person.............. into medical school!' (who has just been accepted/ whom has been accepted/ has just been accepted/ that has just accepted 8. 'The movie ....................last night was terrific.' `What's it about?'(I went/ that I went/ I went to it/ I went to) 9. 'Have you seen the place ............... the graduation ceremony will be held?' `Yes. It's big enough to hold 5,000 people.' ( in that/ where/ where there is/ which) 10. How did you enjoy your dinner with Mr Jackson?' `It was boring. He talked only about himself. (which almost. put us to sleep/ that almost put us to sleep/ who almost put us to sleep/ what almost put us to sleep) 11. Washington, DC is the .................... city of the United States. (major; cosmopolitan; industrial; capital 12. Power plants are increasingly located outside metropolitan areas. (belonging to a big or capital city; in an industrial city; of a busy suburb; relating to a remote suburb) 13. Polly felt intense fear ....................... with excitement. (blended; contacted; joined; mingled) 14. The city of London was ......... by the Romans in the year 43 AD. (located; developed; founded; characterized 15. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. (removed; got control of; divided up; arranged 16. San Francisco is a.................... and communications center and a center for trade with Asia. (finance ; finances ; financial ; financially) 17. Tourists to Hawaii are ...................... by its endless sandy beaches and perfect weather. (attracted; attached; admired; interested 18. The houses are absolutely..................for families with young children. (attractive; identical; ideal; imaginary 19. In the 20th century Liverpool became famous as the ............... of the Beatle and for Liverpool and Everton football clubs. (house; home; city; state) 20. People come to the parks to...............from city noise and traffic. (get away; get out of; get over; get off 21. After a week, we finally got to Miami, which my grandparents live 22. San Francisco, that is a beautiful city, has a population of six million. 23. Do you remember the night which we ate at the restaurant that Bill owned 24. My aunt's new house is next to a beautiful canal where we go swimming in every day. 25. She's read some books that discusses the time when this city was undeveloped. 26. Louisa May Alcott, she is best known for her books for children, served as a nurse during the Civil war 27. Tom Hank who with Gilson had previously worked, contacted him about the role. 28. Despite she is poor she always buys me a birthday present. III. Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets. 1 . This shirt is still dirty. I've washed it twice. (even though) 2. Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He is afraid of heights. (despite) 2. He lost a lot of blood. He is in a stable condition. (in spite of) 3. John had the necessary. qualifications. He was not hired because of his age (even though) . 5. She was successful. She felt dissatisfied. (in spite of) 6. They drank from the stream. They knew it was polluted. (although) 7. The villagers refuse to leave. Their food supply is threatened. (despite) 8. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (in spite of)

9. Reid failed to score himself. He helped Jones score two goals. (although)

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1. Ms. Donaldson, ……… teaches linguistics at the university. recently received recognition for her research on the use of gestures in communication. (who/ that/ whom/ whose/ θ) 2. A professor ........ teaches biology at the university received an award outstanding research. (who/ which/ that/ whom/ θ) 3. The earth, ......... is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the planet from the sun. (who; which; that; whom; θ) 4. She was probably the hardest working student ......... I've ever taught. (who/ that/ whom/ which/ θ) 5. The company offered the position to John ....... department performed best this year. (who/ whose/ which/ that/ θ) 6. The machine ......... I have to use in my job cost over a million pounds. (who/ which/ that/ whose/ θ) The award for the Most Valuable Player was won by a player ............. coaches and the entire team respect. (who/ that/ whom/ which/ θ) Do you remember the date ........we have to submit the first essay? (which; when; that; where; θ) 9. I didn't get a pay rise, but this wasn't the reason ........... I left. (which; that; when; why; θ) 10. The film was made in Botswana, ........... wildlife parks are larger than those in Kenya. (who; which; that whose; where) 11. We went to the Riverside Restaurant, ............ I once had lunch with Henry. (when; which; that; where; θ) 12. Mr. Cartel, to ...... I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan. (who; whom; which; that; θ 13. I used to enjoy the summer, ............we had a big family picnic. (which; when; that; where; 0) 14. The new shopping mail is advertised as a place ......... you 'can find about anything you might want to buy. ( which; that; where; when; θ) 15. Arlene Black, .......... Guy invited onto his chat show, never turned up. (who; whom; that; whose; θ) 11. Thanksgiving is a time. Everyone eats turkey in America then. 12. The island's two million inhabitants have been badly affected by the drought. Most of the island's inhabitants are peasant farmers. 14. I would like to thank to my tutor. I would never have finished the work without her. 15. She has now moved back to the house on Long Island. She- was born there. 16. Scotland have won their last five international matches was against England.

E 10 – Improving exercise U16 I. Choose the best answer : 1. The population of China is much higher than..............of Vietnam. ( those, that, one, this ) 2. For .............information, pls contact the director. ( further, farther, furthest, farthest ) 3. Have you heard of Michael Jackson’s ................album ? ( newest, eldest, freshest, latest ) 4. Who is the .................in our class ? ( older, elder, oldest, eldest ) 5. My brother is two years ...............me. ( as old as, older than, elder than ) 6.” I’ve got ten dollars “ I think I have .............than you.” ( least, fewer, less, fewest ) 7. Your house is ...............we thought. ( more farther than, the farthest, much farther than, more far than ) 8. Of fifty – two states in the US, Alaska is ...................(larger, a larger, a largest, the largest ) 9. His house is ................mine. ( larger and more expensive than, more large and expensive than, more expensive and larger than, large and expensive more than ) 10. Jane doesn’t seem interested in Maths. Mary is the ...................of two. ( most hard-working, more hardworking , hard-working ) II. Using superlatives or comparatives : 1. Sometime I feel my friends are ( intelligent ) ........................I am, and yet, sometimes they tell me that they think I am ( smart ) ............................person in the class. 2. One of ( popular ) .................holidays in Vietnam is New year’s . 3. Mercury is ( close ) ...................planet to the sun. It moves around the sun ( fast ) .....................than any other planet in the solar system. 4. In terms of area, ( large ) .....................state ..................the US is Alaska, but it has one of ( small )...............populations of all states. 5. Nothing is ( important ) .............................than good health. Certainly, gaining wealth is much ( important ) .............................enjoying good health. 6. You can trust her. You will never meet a ( honest ) .........................person than she is. 7. Both Bangkok and Venice are famous for the waterways but Bangkok has ( extensive ) ....................canals than Venice has. 8. I feel ( safe ) .....................in a plane than I do in a car. 9. My friend has studied many languages. He thinks Japanese is ( difficult )...................of all the languages he has studied. 10. One of ( bad ) ..........................nuclear accidents in the world occurred at Chernobyl in 1986. III. Use the correct form of each ADJ Dear Kate, Dave and I are having the (good)............holiday of our lives ! We are in Barbados, one of the (lovely0 .............island in the Caribbean. Although it is much ( small ) ..................than Jamaica, there seem to be ( much ) ..................to do than in Jamaica. Moreover, the people here seem to be ( friendly ) ...................than those on the other islands. we are staying in the ( modern ) ................hotel I have ever seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the ( good ) ..............hotel on the island. It’s far ( comfortable ) ................than any of the other hotels, and it’s even ( big ) .................than the world famous Belton hotel. The ( near ) ..............beach is ( little ) ...................than a hundred metres way, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I do wish you were here. III. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning. 1. Jane doesn’t cook as well as Helen. ( than ) ............................................................................................. 2. My father is taller than yours. ( not as ) ............................................................................................. 3. I am not as fit as you. ( than ) ............................................................................................. 4. The crossword is the easiest. ( difficult ) ............................................................................................. 5. The living room isn’t as large as the kitchen. (than).................................................................................. 6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. ( expensive ) ............................................................................................................................................................... 7. I’ve never heard such a funny story. ( funniest , funnier) ............................................................................................................................................................... 8. He has never made such a bad mistake. ( worst, worse ) ............................................................................................................................................................... 9. I’ve never slept in such an uncomfortable bed. ( most uncomfortable , more uncomfortable ) ............................................................................................................................................................... 10. I’ve never had such a good friend as you. ( best, better ) ...............................................................................................................................................................

E 10 – Improving exercise U16 (15/5/09 ) I. Choose the best answer : 1. The population of China is much higher than..............of Vietnam. ( those, that, one, this ) 2. For .............information, pls contact the director. ( further, farther, furthest, farthest ) 3. Have you heard of Michael Jackson’s ................album ? ( newest, eldest, freshest, latest ) 4. Who is the .................in our class ? ( older, elder, oldest, eldest ) 5. My brother is two years ...............me. ( as old as, older than, elder than ) 6.” I’ve got ten dollars “ I think I have .............than you.” ( least, fewer, less, fewest ) 7. Your house is ...............we thought. ( more farther than, the farthest, much farther than, more far than ) 8. Of fifty – two states in the US, Alaska is ...................(larger, a larger, a largest, the largest ) 9. His house is ................mine. ( larger and more expensive than, more large and expensive than, more expensive and larger than, large and expensive more than ) 10. Jane doesn’t seem interested in Maths. Mary is the ...................of two. ( most hard-working, more hardworking , hard-working ) II. Using superlatives or comparatives : 1. Sometime I feel my friends are (intelligent) ........................I am, and yet, sometimes they tell me that they think I am (smart) ............................person in the class. 2. One of (popular) .................holidays in Vietnam is New year’s . 3. Mercury is (close) ...................planet to the sun. It moves around the sun (fast) .....................than any other planet in the solar system. 4. In terms of area, ( large ) .....................state ..................the US is Alaska, but it has one of (small) ...............populations of all states. 5. Nothing is ( important ) .............................than good health. Certainly, gaining wealth is much ( important ) .............................enjoying good health. 6. You can trust her. You will never meet a ( honest ) .........................person than she is. 7. Both Bangkok and Venice are famous for the waterways but Bangkok has ( extensive ) ....................canals than Venice has. 8. I feel ( safe ) .....................in a plane than I do in a car. 9. My friend has studied many languages. He thinks Japanese is ( difficult )...................of all the languages he has studied. 10. One of ( bad ) ..........................nuclear accidents in the world occurred at Chernobyl in 1986. III. Use the correct form of each ADJ Dear Kate, Dave and I are having the (good)............holiday of our lives ! We are in Barbados, one of the (lovely) .............island in the Caribbean. Although it is much ( small ) ................than Jamaica, there seem to be ( much ) ..................to do than in Jamaica. Moreover, the people here seem to be ( friendly ) ...................than those on the other islands. we are staying in the ( modern ) ................hotel I have ever seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the ( good ) ..............hotel on the island. It’s far ( comfortable ) ................than any of the other hotels, and it’s even ( big ) .................than the world famous Belton hotel. The ( near ) ................beach is ( little) ...................than a hundred metres way, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I do wish you were here. III. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning. 1. Jane doesn’t cook as well as Helen. ( than ) ............................................................................................. 2. My father is taller than yours. ( not as ) ............................................................................................. 3. I am not as fit as you. ( than ) ............................................................................................. 4. The crossword is the easiest. ( difficult ) ............................................................................................. 5. The living room isn’t as large as the kitchen. ( than ) .................................................................................................................................................................. 6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt. ( expensive ) .................................................................................................................................................................. 7. I’ve never heard such a funny story. ( funniest , funnier) .................................................................................................................................................................. 8. He has never made such a bad mistake. ( worst, worse ) .................................................................................................................................................................. 9. I’ve never slept in such an uncomfortable bed. ( most uncomfortable , more uncomfortable ) .................................................................................................................................................................. 10. I’ve never had such a good friend as you. ( best, better )

............................................................................................................................................................... E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 10 – 12/1/2009 – Week 20 I. Choose the best answer 1. The new law to conserve wildlife in the are will come into force next month.( protect, pollute, destroy, eliminate ) 2. Water pollution is more and more serious due to the tests of nuclear weapons in the seas and oceans. ( circulation, environment, elimination, contamination) 3. At times, my father plants some trees in the garden and he often say planting trees is a necessary thing to do. ( Never, Always, Sometimes, Rarely ) 4. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil. ( supplying, recovering, removing, holding ) 5. There is no sign of plant life in this area. It must have drought for a long time. ( marine, vegetation, prison, pollution ) 6. This channel allows rainwater to run off( keep inside, move around, flow into, flow out of ) 7. We are doing damage ……our environment deliberately or incidentally. ( for, with, to, on ) 8. We should do something immediately to save the Earth ………..…..being destroyed. ( from, for, in, at ) 9. A noisy smoke-filled room is not a good ……..to work in. ( environment, conservation, dam, nature ) 10. If all trees in the area are chopped down, the soil will be …………..( grown, planted, cultivated, eroded ) 11. The natural ………..of water is influenced by trees, grasses, and other plant life.( round, round, circulation, surround, road ) 12. We are now facing the possible …………….of several rare species. ( ( danger, variety, existence, disappearance ) 13.The new laws will be …….to restrict wildlife destruction. ( pasted, passed, supplied, taken away ) 14. Plants play an important ………….in the natural circulation of water.( role, section, act, area ) 15. All the plants and animals needs a constant ………of water to live. ( offer, borrow, supply, provide ). 16. A large hydroelectric …………….was built on the river Danube. ( power, dam, bank, wall ) II. . Grammar : A. Word forms 1. …………..…….air makes people unpleasant to breathe. ( pollution ) 2. Environmental pollution has bad effects on the balance of …….(natural) 3. She is a famous ………She is interested in protecting wild animals from extinction. ( conserve ) 4. Up to now, we have hardly estimated the ……..that our country suffered during the war. ( destroy ) 5. If people go on cutting down trees, it will lead to forest ………..( reduce ) B. Structure : 1. Do they teach English here ? 2. Is she making a big cake for the party ? 3. Will busses bring the children home ? 4. Have they changed the window of the laboratory ? 5. Is she going to write a poem ? 6. How many days did she spend finishing the work ? 7. What time can the boys hand in their papers ? 8. Who looked after the children for you ? 9. Why didn’t they help him ? 10. What books are people reading this year ? 11. Don’t let them wear jeans at work. 12. It is impossible to do this work. 13.The teacher made us do a lot of homework . 14. People saw him steal your car.

15. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag. 16. Open your book! 17. I don’t like people telling me what to do. 18. She is too fat. She neither does exercise. She doesn’t go on a diet , either. ( Inversion : nor ) E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 10 – 22/1/2009 – Week 21 I. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning. 1. The traffic is heavy during rush hours, they are not sometimes late for school - If ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Peter can not go out for lunch because his car is broken. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The rain prevents us from going out. - If ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Don’t throw aerosol into a fire or it will be exploded - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 5. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 6. I can play football this afternoon because I feel tired. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 7. Plants will not grow if they don’t get enough water. - Unless ………………………………………………………………………. 8. You will not speak English fluently if you don’t practice it everyday. - Unless …………………………………………………………………….. 9. The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor. - Unless …………………………………………………………………….. 10. If she does not hurry, she will be late for school. - Unless ……………………………………………………………………. II. Verb tenses 1. The earth ( depend ) ………….……on the sun for its heat and light. 2. Robert is going to be famous for some day. He ( appear)……………..in three movies. 3. Our teacher told us that light ( travel )………….………faster than sound. 4. Father promised he ( buy ) ……………..…..me a bike. 5. How long ……...they ( know)……… each other before they ( get married ) ? 6. The students ( write ) …………….busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ( leave )…………………. in the office. 7. I don’t feel good. I ( stay ) ………………..…home from work tomorrow. 8. He was told that after he ( graduate ) …..………., he ( employ ) ………………..by a famous firm. III. Prepositions 1. She prefers walking to school ………..……riding her motorbike. 2. I would like to work …………....someone who has something …………....common with me. 3. She has been working ………………Honda company. 4. The students get …………….the bus at 8 am and get …………at 8.30 am. 5. There’s no need to rebuild the house. It is still ……….very good condition. 6 ……………..the age of 20, he had visited 20 countries . 7. She stared at the girls who were pumping water …………….their buckets. 8. At the police station, he was asked to fill …………………a form. 9. Your daughter has just started work, hasn’t she ? How’s she getting ……..? 10. I don’t think I can pick you ……….. .My bike has been …………..order. IV. Passive voice 1. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet. 2. He is doing his exercise carefully. 3. My mother told us an interesting story. 4. Have you met him before ? 5. Who wrote this letter ? 6. Don’t they send the letter ? 7. How did they carry it home ?

8. We heard him come in. 9. He let her go. 10. Don’t let the others laugh at you. 11. John hates people looking at you. 12. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre. 13. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information. 14. You should open the wine about 3 hours before you use it. 15. When they have widened this street the roar of the traffic will keep residents awake all night. 16. When I returned I found that they had towed my car away. I asked why they had done this and they told me that it was because I had packed it under a “ No parking “ sign ( 4 passives ) V. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper tenses in the passive voice. 1. English ( speak ) ………………..in many places in the world. 2. He never ( beat ) ……………….at tennis. 3. His new book ( publish ) ……………………..next month. 4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ……………………………….. 5. She ( tell ) ………………………..about it yet ? 6. He ( teach ) ………………..well when he was at school ? 7. His stolen car ( find ) …………………..yet ? 8. Two letters ( write ) ………………….before he left his house. 9. How much money ( steal ) …………………in the bank robbery yesterday ? 10. He ( arrest ) ……………….when he got off the plane in London ? 12. The building ( build ) …………………since last year. E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 10 – 22/1/2009 – Week 22 I. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning. 1. The traffic is heavy during rush hours, they are not sometimes late for school - If ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Peter can not go out for lunch because his car is broken. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The rain prevents us from going out. - If ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Don’t throw aerosol into a fire or it will be exploded - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 5. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 6. I can play football this afternoon because I feel tired. - If …………………………………………………………………………….. 7. Plants will not grow if they don’t get enough water. - Unless ………………………………………………………………………. 8. You will not speak English fluently if you don’t practice it everyday. - Unless …………………………………………………………………….. 9. The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor. - Unless …………………………………………………………………….. 10. If she does not hurry, she will be late for school. - Unless ……………………………………………………………………. II. Verb tenses 1. The earth ( depend ) ………….……on the sun for its heat and light. 2. Robert is going to be famous for some day. He ( appear)……………..in three movies. 3. Our teacher told us that light ( travel )………….………faster than sound. 4. Father promised he ( buy ) ……………..…..me a bike. 5. How long ……...they ( know)……… each other before they ( get married ) ? 6. The students ( write ) …………….busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ( leave )…………………. in the office. 7. I don’t feel good. I ( stay ) ………………..…home from work tomorrow. 8. He was told that after he ( graduate ) …..………., he ( employ ) ………………..by a famous firm. III. Prepositions 1. She prefers walking to school ………..……riding her motorbike.

2. I would like to work …………....someone who has something …………....common with me. 3. She has been working ………………Honda company. 4. The students get …………….the bus at 8 am and get …………at 8.30 am. 5. There’s no need to rebuild the house. It is still ……….very good condition. 6 ……………..the age of 20, he had visited 20 countries . 7. She stared at the girls who were pumping water …………….their buckets. 8. At the police station, he was asked to fill …………………a form. 9. Your daughter has just started work, hasn’t she ? How’s she getting ……..? 10. I don’t think I can pick you ……….. .My bike has been …………..order. IV. Passive voice 1. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet. 2. He is doing his exercise carefully. 3. My mother told us an interesting story. 4. Have you met him before ? 5. Who wrote this letter ? 6. Don’t they send the letter ? 7. How did they carry it home ? 8. The teacher returned out written work to us. 9. They will hold the meeting before May Day. 10. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. 11. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. 12. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre. 13. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day. 14. No one believes his story. 15. Will you invite her to your wedding party ? V. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper tenses in the passive voice. 1. English ( speak ) ………………..in many places in the world. 2. He never ( beat ) ……………….at tennis. 3. His new book ( publish ) ……………………..next month. 4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ……………………………….. 5. She ( tell ) ………………………..about it yet ? 6. He ( teach ) ………………..well when he was at school ? 7. His stolen car ( find ) …………………..yet ? 8. Two letters ( write ) ………………….before he left his house. 9. How much money ( steal ) …………………in the bank robbery yesterday ? 10. He ( arrest ) ……………….when he got off the plane in London ? 12. The building ( build ) …………………since last year.

English 12- Improving Exercise I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form : Barbara and John are neighbours. They ( know) …………..each other for several years. Barbara ( move ) ………….into her house in 1985, and John ( live ) ………..next door since he ( come ) ……..to the area in 1986. Barbara is a writer. She ( write ) ………….seven novels and ( win ) ………….several awards for her books. A few years ago, she ( win ) ……………..the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she ( write ) ………….a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He (be ) ……………….unemployed for six months. He ( work ) …………….for a textile firm which ( have to ) …………close because it ( not have ) …………..enough orders. He ( spend ) ………….most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers. Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John ( read ) …………..a book. “ Hello, John “ said Barbara .” How are you ? “ “ I ( not / feel ) …………very well, actually “ John replied. “ What’s the matter ?” I ( have ) ……….a pain in my chest since Monday. When I cough, it really ( hurt ) …………….it ( not be ) ………….so bad if I ( not smoke ) ………….so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .” “You really should try to cut down. I ( feel ) ……………..much better since I ( stop ) …………..you ( have) any replies to your letters of application ?” “ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I ( get ) …………..the job, we ( go ) …………………out to celebrate. “ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ” II. Use the verb in brackets in the proper tense in the passive : 1. English ( speak ) …………in many places in the world. 2. He never ( beat ) …………..at tennis. 3. His new book ( publish ) …………..next month. 4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ……………….. 5. Two letters ( write ) …………………before he left his house. 6. She ( tell ) …………………about it yet ? 7. How much money ( steal ) …….in the bank robbery yesterday ? 8. The building ( build ) …….since last year 9. He ( arrest ) …………………..when he got off the plane in London ? II. Put the following into passive voice 1. They didn’t leave the report here. 2. You should follow your father’s advice. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 3. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet. 4. Does John return the book he borrowed yesterday ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 5. Have you met him before ? 6. Why didn’t she sing that song ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 7. Don’t they send this letter ? 8. Who wrote this letter ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 9. How did they carry home ? 10 We heard him come in. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 11. He let her go. 12. Noone believes his story. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 13. What have people done about this ? 14. Which book did you send him last week ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 15. John hates people looking at him. 16. Ann gave the boy a ticket and led him to the theatre. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 17. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet. 18. He is doing his exercise carefully. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 19. My mother told us an interesting story. 20. Have you met him before ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 21. Who wrote this letter ? 22. Don’t they send the letter ? …………………………………………….. …………………………... 23. How did they carry it home ? 24. The teacher returned out written work to us. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 25. They will hold the meeting before May Day. 26. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………. 27. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. ……………………………………………… 28. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre. ……………………………………………..

29. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day. …………………………………………….. 30. They were starting a new system because people didn’t return books. ……………………………………. 31. When they have widened this street the roar of the traffic will keep residents awake all night……………… E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 27/1/2009 – Week 22 I. Put the verb into the correct form 1. He (eat) dinner when I (go) to see him. 2. While I (walk) around park, I (see) Mr. John. 3. We (study) a very hard lesson the day before yesterday. 4. John (work) thirty eight hours a week. 5. I (try) to learn English for years, but (not succeed) yet. 6. It (rain) very much in the summer. It (rain) now. 7. John (wait) for you since noon. 8. When it (rain), she (carry) an umbrella. 9. I (come) and (see) you before I (leave) for Hai Phong. 10. She (not come) until you (be) ready. 11. Hurry up: the train (come) in. 12. How many films you (see) this month? 13. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I (have) a bath. 14. Look! That little girl (run) to catch to the bus. 15. My brother used (smoke) a pack of cigarettes a day last year. 16.Money is used for (buy) and (sell) goods. 17. When I (come) back home yesterday, my mother (prepare) the meal. 18. Tom often (learn) the lesson at night. 19. If Peter ( check ) his car the drive this morning, he ( not have ) the problem of out of petrol now. 20. If Peter ( leave ) for work last early Monday morning , he (catch ) the bus . 21. It ( not be ) a good meeting if Rosa ( not be ) there. 22. If I ( not step ) on the brakes, I ( hit ) the child on the bicycle. 23. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I ( know ) , I ( go ) to visit you. 24. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he ( miss ) it, he ( be ) late for his interview. 25. How was your holiday ? Did you have a nice time ? We ( enjoy ) it more if the weather ( be ) better. 26. Jane ( not be ) in such a trouble if she ( be ) careful when she typed the contract . II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if 1. Without this treatment, the patient would have died. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. The accident happened because the train driver; ignored warning light. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. We stayed up late all night, and that’s why we are so tired now. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. They didn’t go to the beach because the weather was so bad. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. They won the game because two of our players were injured . …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I didn’t see you there, so I couldn’t tell you that news. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. He wasn’t able to answer the questions so he failed the exams. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. My husband didn’t leave the car keys , so I couldn’t pick him up at the station. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you were busy. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10.The room is full of flies because you left the door open. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Helen is sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders . …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. I’m not you, so I didn’t tell him the truth. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. You were listening, so you didn’t understand the directions. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. You’re sleeping, so you didn’t tell you the news as soon as I heard it. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. The child was crying because his mother wasn’t here. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 27/1/2009 – Week 22

I. Verb tenses 1. A school ( build) in our village last month. 2. When I ( walk ) to class yesterday morning, I ( see ) Dick .We ( say ) hello and I ( walk ) the rest of the way l. 3. When I (hear ) a knock at the door last night, I ( walk) to the door and ( open) it. When I (open ) the door I (see) my brother I(say) hello to him and (ask) him to come in. 4. Mrs White ( turn ) on the radio in her car while she( drive ) home yesterday. She( listen ) to some music when she suddenly( hear) a siren. She (look) in the mirrorand (see) an ambulance behind her.she immediately( pull) her car to the side of the road and (wait) for the ambulance to pass. 5. She ( have) a headache for several hours. 6. My name is David. I ( be ) a journalist. I ( be) born in England but I (live) in Australia when I ( be) a child. I ( finish) secondary school there. then I ( come ) back to England and ( work ) for a newspaper. I ( be ) a journalist for several years. 7. I ( have) a letter from my brother yesterday. He ( live) in France.In his letter he( say ) that he would come to England next year. If he ( come), he ( get ) a surprise. We now ( live ) in a beautiful new house in the country. The house ( build) a year ago.In my letter, I ( tell ) that he could stay with us .The house ( have ) many large rooms and there is a large garden. 8. Jane ( not be ) in such a trouble if she ( be ) careful when she typed the contract . 9. If Peter ( check ) his car the drive this morning, he ( not have ) the problem of out of petrol now. 10. If Peter ( leave ) for work last early Monday morning , he (catch ) the bus . 11. It ( not be ) a good meeting if Rosa ( not be ) there. 12. If I ( not step ) on the brakes, I ( hit ) the child on the bicycle. 13. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I ( know ) , I ( go ) to visit you. 14. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he ( miss ) it, he ( be ) late for his interview. 15. How was your holiday ? Did you have a nice time ? We ( enjoy ) it more if the weather ( be ) better. E 12 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 27/1/2009 – Week 22 I. Change the following sentences to the passive. 1. People should save pandas from extinction. 2. People must obey all traffic laws. 3. Someone ought to repair this broken window. 4. Someone had better take this garbage to the dump soon. 5. People can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe. 6. Someone has to finish this work today. 7. Customers must not use that door. 8. Children shouldn’t smoke cigarettes. 9. We might see a comet tonight. 10. My professor has told me that they may invite me to give the speech at the conference this year. 11. Students should memorize English verbs. E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 5/3/2009 I. Change the following sentences into the passive voice 1. They are building a new highway around the city. 2. People should send their complaints to the head office. 3. The committee will hold the meeting in San Francisco. 4. The chairman has just changed the date of the party. 5. A stranger attacked Jim in the street. 6. Nobody was cleaning the room when I came yesterday . 7. The old man treated the little boy badly. 8. Mrs Laura often takes care of homeless children when she is free from work. 9. The shopkeeper is accusing me of stealing money. 10 . Someone has already sent your letter. 11. When will you do the work ? 12. What time can the pupils hand in their papers ? 13. The house was dirty. They hadn’t cleaned it for weeks. 14. Is the teacher going to explain the lesson ? 15. Archaeologists have discovered a new tomb in Egypt.

II Rewrite sentences 1. I might win $ 10 and then I’d travel to New York to live the rest of my life. ( - I’d travel ...............................) 2. We pollute the environment and we have so many diseases. ( If we ................................................................. ) 3. I think you should get in touch with your relatives as soon as possible. (- If I ..................................................) 4. I don’t speak English well enough to work in that foreign-invested company. ( If ...........................................) 5. The shark weighs 8 tons. ( The shark is ..............................................................................................................) 6. I advise you not to buy that house. ( If ...............................................................................................................) 7. Learning how the dolphins communicate with each other is interesting. ( It’s .................................................) 8. Yesterday, I really wanted to swim but it was too cold so I couldn’t. ( If ........................................................) 9. I wasted a lot of money. Therefore I couldn’t buy a new car. ( If .....................................................................) 10. I don’t phone her to tell about her studying result, so she is worried now. ( If ...............................................) 11. Mary was tired and exhausted because she had to tidy and rearrange the whole house. ( If ...........................) 12. She is not in your position, so she isn’t able to advise you. ( If........................................................................) III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following verbs locate, establish, orphan, abandon, contaminate, explore, release, defeat, contain, endanger, pollute 1. There is a danger of serious ........................from radioactive waste. 2. The giant panda is in danger of becoming extinct. It is an .....................species. 3. Cuc Phuong National Park is ..................160 km South West of Hanoi. 4. He wants ...............how the human brain will function under these circumstances. 5. He has been .................since he was five. 6. The enemy was .......................in a decisive battle. 7. His mother ................him when he was five days old. 8. The board agreed ..................two committees to examine the proposals. 9. Toxic gases from industrial factories were ..........................into the atmosphere. 10. Brown rice ...................a lot of vitamins and minerals. 11. This river is being ............... The ...............has killed a lot of fish. IV. Choose the best answer 1. George won’t lend you any money ................you promise to pay him back. ( until, when, if, unless ) 2. Do you think that we ..............Tom the job ?( offers, offering , should offer, had offered ) 3. What would you do if you ...............a million dollars ? ( would win, win, won , had won ) 4. So far, more than 100 valuable animals ..................... because of the forest fires in this area. ( were killed, have killed, had killed, have been killed ) 5. We are having a party next Sunday. Why don’t you .................. to enjoy it? (come, comes, to come, coming) 6. If he .............half a mark more, he wouldn’t have failed in the exam.( gets, got, had got, could get ) 7. If you ............here yesterday, you .............the situation to her. ( were/would explain, had been / would have explained, had been / would explain, were / would have explained ) 8. By cutting down trees, we .............the natural habitat of birds and animals. ( threat, threaten, threatening, threateningly ) 9. The life of human on the earth depends.............the way we behave to the environment. ( in, on, to, of ) 10. Rapid ..............could cause frequent floods and erosions. ( run off, running off, run-off, the running off )

V. Rewrite the sentences, using the structure: the comparative............, the comparative............... 1. You practice a lot, and you will play well. ............................................................................................................................................................... 4. If the game is exciting, the stadium will get crowded. ............................................................................................................................................................... 5. Because they come early, they can get good seats. ............................................................................................................................................................... 6. We set off soon, and we will arrive soon. ............................................................................................................................................................... 7. As I get old, I want to travel less. ............................................................................................................................................................... 8. When the exam come near, the pupils work very hard. ............................................................................................................................................................... 9. We ran fast to reach the house because the sky grew dark. ............................................................................................................................................................... 10. He thought about his family so he became homesick. ............................................................................................................................................................... 11. You are old so you understand more. ............................................................................................................................................................... 12. Erica drove me to the airport. She drove fast so I became nervous. ...............................................................................................................................................................

PRACTICE I. Phonetics 1. conserve; constant; destroy; forest 5. conserve; constant; destroy; forest 2. imprisoned; used; contaminated; suffered 6. imprison; gestation; contaminate; suffer 3. future; protect; weight; temperate 7. future; protect; weight; temperate 4. blue; valuable; lamb; motorbike II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms: 1. I (watch) TV three times yesterday, but I (not/ watch) TV so far today. 2. They (unemploy) since they (leave) London. 3. Could you imagine I (make) ten phone calls abroad today? 4. She (read) a lot of books before she was admitted to university. 5. When he was ten, he (run) away from home. 6. How many cigarettes (sell) today ? 7. I (have) trouble (concentrate) for a week, then . 8. He (arrive) at Witch restaurant this afternoon because he’s arranged a meeting with Mr. Brown there. III. Correct ONE mistake 1. One of the reason why Binh can’t catch up with his classmates is that he’s very lazy. A B C D 2. We couldn’t visit our parents very often if they don’t live so far away. A B C D 3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we’re gone away. A B C D 4. As soon as the teacher came back into the room, the students stopped to talk. A B C D 5. One of my teeth is loose. I don’t think you should go to the dentist. A B C D IV. Rewrite the sentences 1. It is difficult to grow a crop in this land because the flood took away valuable soil. If ..................................... 2. She is afraid that the she will be taken away by strong wind if she opens her parachute so early. She is afraid of ................................................................................................................................................................... 3. This is the first time we’ve chatted with each other. We haven’t.................................................................. 4. We enjoyed swimming in this river after school when we were young. We used to be............................... 5. Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside. The door………………………………. 6. Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside. If ............................................................ 7. The TV needs servicing. My father bought it five years ago. The TV which .............................................. 8. My teacher wants us to help protect the environment. My teacher advises that........................................... 2. Collecting stamps is one of Jane’s interests. – Jane is interested ………………………………………… Put verbs in the correct tenses or forms 1. “I (not/see) much of you lately” “Oh yes. It is 2 months since we (meet). 2. Most students (work) hard for the last few weeks. 3. We are looking forward to (talk) to you in real life. 4. My grand-father (die) two years ago after he (be) ill for 3 years. 5. I was talking about him when he suddenly (come) in. 6. Peter (see) this movie three times. He is not really interested in (see) it. He just wants (look) at the leading actress. 7. Oh! These shoes (make) him look very funny. 8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work. V. Stress 1. A. daily B. visit C. receive D. foreign 2. A. miracle B. computer C. magical D. calculate 3. A. capable B. entertain C. interact D. magazine 4. A. request B. insert (v) C. listen D. machine

4. “Oliver Twist" is a fine novel about a poor orphan boy………… in the workhouse. (born/ was born/ is born/ been born ) 5. Our children can never keep still while their photographs are …….. (being taken/ taking/ being taking/ took) 6. He ...in the sitting room watching TV when the thief broke into his house. (sat/ have sat/ was sat/ was sitting) 7. I often ……………my keys (loses/ looses/ lose/ lost) 8. He has had a stomachache ……………….. yesterday. (for/ since/ until/ before) IV. Give the correct forms of verbs: 1. He is describing the fire clearly as if he (see) it himself. 2. The boy (read) a comic book when he (hear) his father’s steps. He immediately (hide) the book and (take) out the lesson books. 3. It’s 8 p.m. Mary is at home. She (eat) dinner. She always (eat) dinner with her family around 8 o’clock. 4. I admit that I (get) older since I last (see) you, but with lucky at all, I (also get) wiser. 5. This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat) 6. My grand father often (think) of all things he (do) when he (be) young. 8. The train (already leave) the station when we (get) there. V. Combine the following sentences, using V-ing or P2: 1. There are pictures of two her Persian cats. They are lying on the sofa next to her. 2. They found the money. They began quarrelling about how to divide it. 3. “Oliver Twist” is a fine novel. It was first published in 1838. 4. She didn’t want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before. 5. Is that the school? The school is being built for the children of this area. 6. We missed the programme. It was broadcast last night. 7. She entered the room suddenly. She found them chatting on the Internet. 8. My baby asked me to help. She realized that she couldn’t take her toys out of the box. VI. Odd one out: 1. orphan, ill-treated, adventure, punishment, traffic-jam. 5. match, half-time, goal, score, balloon. 2. javelin, delegation, pole vault, fencing, boxing 6. evil, solidarity, demonstration, flag, banner. 3. underground, double-decker, passenger, van, airplane. 7. poster, performing animal, habit, show, trapeze 4. television station, viewer, programme, addition, broadcast 8. librarian, periodical, reader, autobiography, card catalogue. VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed: 4. The shopkeeper saw the woman putting a bottle of perfume in her bag. – The woman ................................. 5. My parents want me to study harder for the next exam. – My parents advise me … 6. It is difficult to contact her during her holidays. – She …………………………… 7. She had such a bad headache yesterday that she couldn’t continue to work. – Her headache… 8. I have a right to come in the club because I am a member of this club. – As ……… VIII. Give the correct forms of words: 1. To my ……………., the 9 month-old baby crawled towards me and said “Hello “(amaze) 2. The class should be swept ……… (day) 3. Marketing Dickens was ………….because he couldn’t pay his debt. (prison) 4. She always sings these songs ………………. (beauty) 5. Books help me to get more ……… (know) 6. Chinese people are making a lot of …………. for the Olympic 2010. (preparation) 7. May Day is celebrated regularly in …………..countries. (society) 8. Arsenal players have been trying to score another goal, but their efforts are ……… (success) IX. Combine the following sentences, using the words provided : 1. He left our house. He didn’t say goodbye to us. (without) 2. I got out. I wanted to have a look at the front tyre. (to) 3. Did you see the man? He has a scar on his left cheek. (who) 4. She gives Jim easy exercises. He can do them in ten minutes. (such ………that) 5. He didn’t eat anything. He was very hungry (although) 6. He knew the man. My sister bought his car. (whose) 7. It was extremely cold. We delayed the trip. (because)

8. We read this book carefully. We understand them well. (double comparative ) X. Reading :Decide the statement TRUE or FALSE: The majority of London’s inhabitants live in its suburb. Many of them travel to the city to work every day by train, bus, tube or car. These people are called “commuters”. Commuters may spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and another two hours getting home again. The cost of living in London is higher than that in most other parts of Britain. Millions of visitors come to London every year from all over the world to see the famous sights here.London is famous for Buckingham Palace, its theaters, red buses and black taxis. Some people find it a noisy and dirty place but it has many large, pleasant parks. Here, everyone can enjoy some peaceful islands and quiet moments. London has many attractions both for people from other parts of Britain and people from overseas. Câu 1 : The majority of LonDon’s inhabitantd live in the countryside. Câu 2 : Commuters live in the suburb and travel to work in the city. Câu 3 : Living in London is more expensive than in most other parts of Britain. Câu 4 : The attractions of London are for the Londoners only . Câu 5 : London is famous for its theaters but not for its red buses. REVISION ENGLISH 10 ( 2008 – 2009 ) Week 3 A. Language Focus: Relative pronouns and adverbs :Who, whom, which, that, those, when, where Comparatives, double comparatives, superlatives, as…as B. Exercises I. Phonetics and Stress Phonetics 1. labor, band, banner, flag 2. thank, think, though, throw 3. punish, publish, public, sputnik 4. result, pupil, supper, hungry 5. petrol, hero, throw, household Stress 6. morning, evening , weather, cartoon 7. punishment, family, adventure, exercise 8. reply, theatre, forecast, nation 9. development, population, photography, activity 10.comedy, internet, newspaper, advantage II. Fill in the blank with who, whom, which (or that), where, when, and whose. 1. The T-shirt ……… has the beautiful picture on it belows to my mother 2. The student ……… sits next to me is from Australia. 3. That’s the girl ……… he hates very much. 4. L. Pasteur ……… discovery of a cure for rabies made him famous, was a French scientist. 5. They are the book shops from ……… I have bought these dictionaries. 6. Do you know the name of the hotel ……… we stayed during last summer holiday? 7. Spring is the most beautiful season ……… flowers are in full bloom. 8. The days……… I lived in the country were the happiest ones. III. Combine two sentences into one, using relative pronouns. 1. I saw several houses. Most of them were not quite good. 2. May Day is a day. The working people show their friendship and solidarity on that day. 3. Who is the professor? We met him here last year. 4. The office is on the 21st floor. My wife works in that office. 5. The boys like playing football. I saw them at the park. 6. The party was boring. I went to it last night. 7. She’s got a friend. His father is a computer engineer. 8. They’re the people. Their daughters are famous singers. IV. Choose the best answer 1. He ……………… received the bill said that you were out for lunch. (whose, who, whom, which ) 2. Do you know the teacher…………….? ( who they want to meet, who they want to meet him, which they want to meet, that they want to meet him) 3. The Pikes are decorating the house…………. (which they bought in June, who they bought in June, which they buy in June, which sold in June ) 4. The man ………… to help us didn’t know our address. (who sent, whom was sent, which he sent, who was sent) 5. She can’t remember the name of the shop ………… she bought this dress. (which, where, when, Ø ) 6. The box ………… I put my ring is red.( which, in which, when, in that )

7. My students want to visit the house ……… when he was young.(which Nguyen Trai used to live in, where Nguyen Trai used to live in, in where Nguyen Trai used to live, Nguyen Trai used to live in) 8. Do you know the man …………… has won the contest? (who, whom, which, whose) V. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1. My grand-father died after he (be) ill for 3 years. 6. Peter (see) this movie three times. 2. I (talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in. 7. Oh! These shoes (make) him (look) very funny. 3. The man died before he (bring) to hospital 8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work. 4. If I won the first prize in lottery, I (be) a millionaire. 5. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody (die) any more. VI. Rewrite the sentences as directed. 1. Stop smoking or you will be ill. - Unless…………………………… 2. Have you got a cheaper T-shirt than this? - Is this………………………………? 3. I don’t find it difficult to wear a helmet when I ride a motorbike - I’m used to…… 4. She spent 2 hours doing this cross-word. - It took……………………………… 5. I last came to my home village when I was a boy. - I haven’t…………………… 6. I can’t speak English as fluently as my father. - My father………………………….. 7. The Persians invented windmills around 1,500 years ago. - Windmills…………… 8. “Let’s go out for dinner”, said Andrew. - Andrew suggested………………… VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets 1. Mary only had two days to visit all the tourist ……….. (attract) 2. Nothing could………..Jack (satisfy) 3. The police are interested in the…………..of the valuable diamond. (appear) 4. My parents looked………….after listening to the news. (amusement) 5. It was an…………..football match. All the fans felt…………..when they saw the goals. (excite) 6. These exercises are…………..He can……………do them. (easy) 7. Some people think it’s still ……..for men not to stand up when a lady comes into the room. (polite) 8. The new policy will……………many women to return to work. VIII.

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IMPROVING EXERCISES 5 Read the following passage AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Sign language for the (1)...... was first systematized in France during the(2) ...... century by Abbot CharlesMichel L’EpÐe. French Sign Language (FSL) (3)...... to the United States in 1816 by Thomas Gallaudet, the founder of the American school for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. He developed American Sign Language (ASL), a language of gestures and hand symbol that (4)...... words and concepts. (5)...... many respects, sign language is just like any (6)...... language, with rich vocabulary and highly organized, rule-governed grammar. But in sign language, information is (7)...... through the eyes rather than the ears. Thus, facial expression and body movement play an important part in (8)...... information. In spoken language, the relationship (9)...... most words and the objects and concepts they represent is arbitrary – there is nothing about the word ‘tree’ (10)...... actually suggests a tree, either in the way it is spelled or (11)....... In the same way, in sign language, most signs do not suggest, or imitate, the thing or idea they represent, and must be learned. Sign language may be acquired naturally as a child’s first language, or it may be (12)...... through study and practice. Sign language shares other (13)...... with spoken languages. Like any living language, ASL grows and changes over time (14)...... native users’ needs. ASL also has regional (15)......, equivalent to spoken accents, with different signs being used in different parts of the countries. 1. A. blind B. mentally retarded C. deaf D. lisp 2. A. eighteen B. eighteenth C. eighty D. eightieth 3. A. was brought B. brought C. was bringing D. had brought 4. A. mean B. refer C. express D. show 5. A. At B. Among C. For D. In 6. A. spoken B. written C. read D. coded 7. A. used B. treated C. processed D. understood 8. A. showing B. displaying C. conveying D. transporting 9. A. among B. in C. between D. of 10. A. which B. that C. who D. both A and B 11. A. sounded B. whispered C. spoken D. pronounced 12. A. achieved B. studied C. taken D. learned 13. A. differences B. difficulties C. similarities D. easiness 14. A. accommodate B. accommodating C. accommodated D. to accommodate 15. A. varieties B. variety C. various D. vary Make questions based on the passage It was first systematized in France. It is the language of gestures and hand symbol. Through the eyes. Yes, there are a lot of similarities between them. ASL changes over time so that it can accommodate native users’ needs. Choose a suitable word and phrase from the passage to fill in the blank A: How can (21)......... talk? B. They use (22) ......... A. What is it? B. Gestures are used to communicate instead of spoken words. Her parents (23)......... strong opposition to her study tour abroad. Designers have (24)......... a lot of tools for the blind (25)......... their special needs. My sister has collected (26)......... of rare stamps. ASL is a beautiful (27)...... because it is almost like a dance: the whole body talks. There are (28)......... differences between the North England and the South. The North can be characterized as more industrial, cooler and hillier while the South can be characterized as more suburban, flatter and wealthier. Every living language has rich (29)......... and highly organized, rule-governed (30)......... Put verbs in the correct tenses Henry Luck (31. have) his beginning in the slums of Hong Kong before he (32. become) one of the richest men in Asia. His father (33. die) when he (34. be) six. His mother (35. get) a job in a garment company.

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Henry Luck (36. have) a disabled elder sister and a younger brother. The children often (37. go) hungry and finally (38. stop) (39. go) to school when their mother (40. can/ not) afford all the bills and food. Henry (41. have) (42. pick up) bits of smashed cans and glasses (43. sell) to the local recycling company. He and his brother (44. work) very hard before they (45. can) save enough money (46. set up) a junk shop of their own. They (47. buy) old thing discarded by people in their neighborhood, and (48. sell) them at a low price to poor people. Gradually, their business (49. develop) into a big recycling company. They also (50. own) a high quality glass company. They (51. invest) their money in foreign trade and (52. travel) to many countries (53. establish) their joint-venture enterprises. Their mother and disabled sister (54. die) before they (55.become) rich. Henry often (56. say) that he never (57. forget) his poor and unhappy childhood. He often (58. give) money to charity and (59. award) a lot of scholarships. He (60. build) many schools for poor children in the country before he (61. die) in 1997. IMPROVING EXERCISES 3 Complete the dialogue using Verbs in the box (some Verbs can be used more than once) lose get up go do come play fall work watch look at Mai: I hear the light ............... in your flats last night. What ...................... you ......................... then? Hoa: Yeah, I ...................... a film on TV when suddenly we ........................ all the power. But it ........................ on again after about ten minutes. Minh: Kim ........................ down the stair when the light .......................... out. She almost ........................... over Tam: Quang and I ...................... table tennis at that time. Binh: I ...................... on the computer. I ........................ a whole hour’s work. But this morning, I ...................... early and ......................... it again. Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb in the correct past tenses A B 1. When the alarm clock (go) off. a. When she (touch) the wire 2. When An (see) the question b. When I (find) 100,000 dong note in it 3. The train (wait) c. Lien (have) a beautiful dream. 4. I (read) a library book d. The crowd (rush) in. 5. Mai (have) an electric shock e. He (know) the answer immediately. 6. When the doors (open) f. When we (arrive) at the station. III.Complete the sentence with past tenses with any suitable verbs 1. Last Sunday, while Sandy .............................. out the attic, she ................... her grandmother’s wedding dress. 2. Last night, we suddenly ............................. up from a sound sleep when we ............................ a noise at about 3.00 p.m. I thought it .......................... a burglar. But it ......................... only a cat that ......................... along the widow sill. 3. When Tom ..................... at the airport, Lisa ................................... for him at the baggage claim area. As soon as she ........................ him, she .................. her arms and ....................... something he couldn’t hear because the people around him ....................... so much noise. 4. Mary ..................... outside ........................ the flowers when it suddenly ........................... to rain. So of course she ....................... off the hose and let nature take care of her garden. 5. Two days ago, Peter ........................... all of his money out of the bank and .................................. a new car. Yesterday, while he .................................. to work, he lost control of his steering and ........................ against another car. He ................................ not hurt, but the accident completely ................................... his new car. IV. Circle ONE mistake and correct it Yesterday, David crossed the street when a truck turned the corner very fast and almost hit him. A B C D 2. A: My classmate, Jack, really makes me angry. B: Why? A: Well. He always interrupts me . I can barely get a sentence out of my mouth. A B: Is that all?

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A: No, he is always asking me to write his reports for him. I have enough reports of my own without doing B C D his reports. 3. When the door-to-door salesperson came this morning, Claudia wasn’t hear the doorbell because she was A B in her room drying her hair with an electric hair dryer. C D It is about 125 years for the cedar tree to reach its full height. A B C D Feathers keep birds warm and dry and enable them flying. A B C D Jane is returning to London. Tom is looking forward to seeing her again. A B C D In the tundra regions of North America, the change from summer to winter occurs very sudden. A B C D I’d love being able to travel round the world and I wouldn’t mind working hard to make it come true. A B C D IMPROVING EXERCISES 9 I. Read the passage and answer the following questions If you’d had enough of helping out with the housework, then a robot could be the answer. Wakamaru, made by Mitsubishi, has been designed to make people’s lives easier by doing jobs for them and helping them remember things they have to do. Mitsubishi think the robot will be ideal for elderly people who need help around the house and it will also act as an hi-tech burglar alarm. If it is on its own, a robot hears a loud noise or sees anything unusual, it is programmed to e-mail its owner to let them know there is a problem. It is so clever that when its batteries run out, normally after two hours, Wakamaru knows that it needs to recharge itself, so it does. Mind you, all that does not come cheap, so if you have got your eyes on one, you will have to have a spare £5,000 to pay for it. What is Wakamaru? What can a robot do? Who does Mitsubishi refer to? How does a robot inform you of problems? What does “so it does” mean? II. Correct ONE mistake in these sentences It is not difficult to use a personal computer perfect. A B C D People who are interesting in international topics might buy a paper printed in New York or London. A B C D The stories that I’ve just told you is all true. A B C D If the software is not compatible with the operating system, the computer may fail to function and turn on A B C without warning. D Before you leave, please duplicate that file by make a copy on the CD-ROM. A B C D Some documents that were stolen from my car have found by a seven-year-old boy. A B C D Cathy is trustworthy. She is a person upon which you can always depend. A B C D In the modern era, face-to-face communication is becoming near as uncommon as hand-written letters. A B C D

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1. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests. John suggests........................................................................................................................................... 2. She has no intention of buying a car. She is ....................................................................................................................................................... 3. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month. Mary used................................................................................................................................................. 4. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city. It takes...................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................. 5. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days. The new house......................................................................................................................................... 6. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition. The Amory Show, which......................................................................................................................... II. Make sentences with the given words 1. How many times/ that film/ show? .................................................................................................................................................................. 2. The man/ is/ talk/ my father/ by/ window/ win/ horse race. .................................................................................................................................................................. 3. We/ going/ take/ trip/ Khoang Xanh/ weekend. .................................................................................................................................................................. 4. Mary/ already/ prepare/ food/ we need/ trip. .................................................................................................................................................................. 5. My sister/ intention/ move/ Paris/ new job. .................................................................................................................................................................. 6. I/ sure/ I/ help/ Mr. David/ if ask/ to. .................................................................................................................................................................. III. Fill in the blank with the correct word form 1. Up to now, no ..................... has been given to anybody to enter the building. (permit) 2. Make sure to ................... the device after use. (plug) 3. These invitations require ..................... immediately. (confirm) 4. The ..................... find it difficult to shop in this supermarket because of its architecture. (able) 5. Magazines are full of ......................... now. (advertise)

IMPROVING EXERCISES 12 I. Correct ONE mistake in each sentence The computer that was on my desk has stolen. A B C D Opening the front door, use the yellow key in my wallet. A B C D My father is considering to buy me a new laptop because mine has often been damaged. A B C D The first term is going to come to an end. We have to work harder for our examination. A B C D II. Read the passage and put verbs in the correct tenses or forms Twenty years ago, people (1. realize)................... that computer were about to (2. become)..................... part of our daily lives. This short period of time (3. see)....................... enormous changes in business, education, and administration. Jobs which (4. take).......................... weeks to complete in the past now (5. carry out) .............................in minutes. Clerks who (5. spend)........................ all day (7. copy)........................... and (8. check)........................... calculation are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the short hum and clicking of word processors (9. replace).............................. the clatter of typewriters. Schoolchildren (10. become)........................ as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (11. be)................... with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public records (12. enable)............................... government departments (13. analyse)........................... the needs of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life really (14. improve)................................ as a result of these changes. Many jobs (15. disappear) ......................., for example, when intelligent machines (16. take).......................... over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff (17. become)............................... dependent on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that the government (18. not/ do)............................... enough (19. ensure) ....................... that personal information held on computer is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers (20. bring).......................... us as many problems as it (solve)............................. III. Complete the following letter Dear Carol, 1. Thank/ much/ invitation/ spend 3 weeks/ August/ you and your family/ Scotland. ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2. I/ love/ come/ unfortunately/ I/ unable/ accept. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3. My cousins/ live/ Canada/ stay/ us/ August 3rd/ August 18th. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4. As/ it/ their first visit/ country/ I/ plan/ show around. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5. It/ possible/ visit/ you/ September/ instead? .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6. I/ certainly/ need/ rest/ after/ my cousins/ back/ Canada! .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7. Tell/ September/ convenient/ you. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8. I/ look forward/ see/ you all again. .............................................................................................................................................................................. Love.