REVISION ENGLISH 10 ( 2008 – 2009 ) Week 1, 2 ( 22/7- 10/8-2008)

A. Language Focus : Revision of 8 tenses and verb forms

I. Tenses :
1. The present simple, 2. The present progressive , 3. The present perfect, 4. the present perfect progressive
5. The past perfect, 6. The past progressive, 7. The past simple, 8. The simple future (near future, be going to )
II. Verb forms : to infinitive, bare infinitive, present participle, past participle.
B. Exercises
I. Phonetics and stress :
1. there, upstairs, cheer, careful. 5. enjoy, visit, expect, because
2. threaten, leather, health, birth 6. education, geography, occupation, information
3. recognized, delighted, stayed, used 7. routine, physics, minute, danger
4. family, start, ask, father 8. college, canal, argue, lorry
III Choose the bes answer:
1. “I haven’t seen much of you lately” “Oh yes. It is 2 months since we …………. (last meet/ last met, met last/
have last met )
2. Most students ………… hard for the last few weeks. (were working/ worked/ have been working/ are
working)
3. I am sure the reply to my letter ……..next Monday morning. ( will come/ has come/ is coming/ was coming )
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 describe 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. television station, viewer, programme, addition, 6. evil, solidarity, demonstration, flag, banner.
broadcast. 7. poster, performing animal, habit, show, trapeze
3. underground, double-decker, passenger, van, airplane. 8. librarian, periodical, reader, autobiography, card
4. javelin, delegation, pole vault, fencing, boxing catalogue.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1. She fell asleep because of his boring speech. – His boring speech …………………………
2. John has not written to his parents for two months. – It is ………………………………….
3. Collecting stamps is one of Jane’s interests. – Jane is interested …………………………..
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 father advises 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 :Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và viết các câu trả lời đúng hay sai :
The majority of LonDon’s inhabitantd 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 onother 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 famoussights here.London is famous for Buckingham Palace, its theater, 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 island 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 (12/8-17/8- 2008)
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.

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?
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 5
Read the following passage
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Sign language for the (1)...... was first systematized in France during the(2) ...... century by Abbot Charles-
Michel 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.
A. blind B. mentally retarded C. deaf D. lisp
A. eighteen B. eighteenth C. eighty D. eightieth
A. was brought B. brought C. was bringing D. had brought
A. mean B. refer C. express D. show
A. At B. Among C. For D. In
A. spoken B. written C. read D. coded
A. used B. treated C. processed D. understood
A. showing B. displaying C. conveying D. transporting
A. among B. in C. between D. of
A. which B. that C. who D. both A and B
A. sounded B. whispered C. spoken D. pronounced
A. achieved B. studied C. taken D. learned
A. differences B. difficulties C. similarities D. easiness
A. accommodate B. accommodating C. accommodated D. to accommodate
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. 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 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
. A laptop that is a small personal computer, usually weighs from one to about three kilograms.
A B C D
0. By the time we got there, the rain had been stopped.
A B C D
III. Fill in the blank with a, an, the if necessary
. My students have becoming dependent on ...... Internet for ...... information.
2. She often collects ..... stamps of many ...... other countries. She has ..... rather large collection of ..... stamps
3. In ...... developed world, virtually every ...... profession makes ...... use of ...... computers.
4. ...... injured have been taken into ...... hospital immediately on ...... taxis.
5. ...... telephone is considered one of ...... most useful scientific achievement.
6. ...... discovery of ...... fire was ...... turning point in ....... technological development.
7. Although ...... police kept ...... tomb under their guard, it was sometimes robbed of its ...... treasures.
8. Peter dreams of becoming ...... famous singer. Music is ...... passion with him.
IMPROVING EXERCISES 11
I. 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.
II. Rewrite the sentences
1. We plan to travel to France next year.
We are

2. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests.

John suggests
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3. She has no intention of buying a car.
She is
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month.
Mary used
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
It takes
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6. Do you intend to eat out tonight?
Are
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days.
The new house
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition.
The Amory Show, which

III.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.
....................................................................................................................................................................
IV. 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 11
I. 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.
II. Rewrite the sentences
1. We plan to travel to France next year.
We are

2. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests.

John suggests
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3. She has no intention of buying a car.
She is
.............................................................................................................................................................................
4. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month.
Mary used
.............................................................................................................................................................................
5. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
It takes
.............................................................................................................................................................................
6. Do you intend to eat out tonight?
Are
.............................................................................................................................................................................
7. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days.
The new house
.............................................................................................................................................................................
8. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition.
The Amory Show, which

III. 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.
....................................................................................................................................................................
IV. 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)
Magazines are full of ......................... now. (advertise)
IMPROVING EXERCISES 12
I. Correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. The computer that was on my desk has stolen.
A B C D
2. Opening the front door, use the yellow key in my wallet.
A B C D
3. Can you come to my party next Sunday? - Sorry, I’ll help Joan look after the children.
A
4. My father is considering to buy me a new laptop because mine has often been damaged.
A B C D
5. 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.
A. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different by circling A, B, C or D
1. A. animal B. wilderness C. occasion D. tournament
2. A. answer B. mournful C. flora D. explore
B. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently by circling A, B, C or D
3. A. climb B. establish C. abandon D. business
4. A. played B. polluted C. preserved D. considered
5. A. atmosphere B. finalist C. different D. of
6. It is difficult ……what our lives would be like without music.
A. to imagine B. imagination C. imagining D. imagine
7. This is the first time Mary’s parents have seen her school report and they are very…….
A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. disappointful
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES 2 (week 3-4) – 1-9/9/08

Pronunciation : / a : / - / / ; Language focus : W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive

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

A. 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…?)
41. You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.(There’s no point….)
42. Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat ? (suggest)
43. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police.( My lawyer advised……… )
44. He is fond of playing tricks on people. You mustn’t mind it at all.( like )

B. Complete sentences
45.I/want/study/English/because/international/language
46.My/house/far/school/so/I/usually/go/school/bike
47. You/better/avoid/drink/beer/because/bad/for/liver.
48. What/he/say/his/teaching/profession/yesterday ?
49. How/many/hours/you/spend/learn/English/every day ?
50. Teachers/usually/have/trouble/remember/their/students’ names.

C. Correct mistakes
51. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
52. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.
53. Why you call me so late at night ?
54. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college
55. Trung left the room without lock the door .
56. There are so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
57. How long does your friend come home ? – Once a week.
58. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school.
60. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest school in Hanoi.

V. Reading
I. 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 (61)………………school when she
was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (62)…………………, but there were so many pupils in the
(63)………………….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 (64)……………… He sent her to an expensive
(65)……………….school, where the girls wore dark green (66) and did two hours’ 67)………………..every
evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (68)………………..all
her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (69)…………………..and was an
excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (70)…………………, and returned to her old primary
school to teach.

E10 - Improving Exercise 1 – 15/9

I. Vocabulary

1. Tuoi Tre is now a …………newspaper. It comes out every day. (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
2. Classes start at 7 and finish at 11. There is a 15-minute ……………. (interval, break, nap, lunchtime)
3. If you want to earn more to add to your pay, you can work…….(overtime, full time, part-time, in time)
4. Doing 2 jobs at the same time, she can……………….$1,500 a month now.(earn, make, have)
5. We got on the plane and waited about 10 minutes before it…………(take off, land, took off, landed)
6. We took a short……………..for thirty minutes in the middle of the afternoon.(talk, meal, rest, time)
7. Do you bring……………..with you? No, we are going to sleep in a rented house.
(sleeping bags, umbrellas, drinks, foods)
8. Some animals are now……………….We need to find ways to protect them.
(dangerous, dangerously, in danger, danger)
9. It was………………of her to wear Jeans and T-shirt.(comfortable, interesting, cheerful, typical)
10. In any case, you should not give up……………….(hope, worry, death, danger)
11. Please call the ………The house is on fire.(bodyguard, security office, fire brigade, police station)
12. The alarm goes ……………at 6 o’clock and Nam starts a new day.(on, off, back, to)
13. ……………….is the study of living things.(Physics, Chemistry, Science, Biology)
14. The man asked us to……….the belt as the bus was coming to a bend.(loosen, fasten, loose, fast)
15. We arrived home safe and…………………(sound, soundly, warm, warmly)
16………, we didn’t know what to do but then John proposed an idea.(Firstly, At first, Lastly, At last)
17. The food smells ……………Nobody wants to try it.(good, well, bad, badly)
18. Our neighbours are very …………..on camping holidays.(eager, enthusiastic, interested, keen)
19. Before he left school, his father told him to start thinking about choosing a………….'
(profession, career, work, occupation)
20. We are ………….him to arrive at any moment.(wishing, hoping, expecting, waiting)
21. We should arrive…………….London tomorrow morning.(in, on, at, to)
22. Do you usually go out……………..Sunday evenings?(in, on, at, for)
23. John isn’t content with his present salary.(excited about, satisfied with, disappointed about, interested in)
24. We …………….the seedlings into peaty soil.(take, plough, raise, transplant)
25. She purchased a number of shares in the company.(invested, sold, exchanged, bought)
26. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.(formal talk, informal talk, serious talk, long talk)
27. He was unqualified and totally …………( experience, inexperience, experienced, inexperienced )
28. We were great…..at the news of their safe return. ( realized, relieved, refreshed, released )

II. Grammar

A. Wh- questions

1. ……….do you want ?- A box of chocolate.

2. …………is this building ? – It’s about two hundred years old.
3. …………money do you earn ? – About $250 a week.
4. ………bags are you carrying ? – Judy’s.
5. ……..is your new school ? – It’s big and friendly.
6. ………….first stepped on the moon ? – Neil Amstrong, wasn’t it ?
7. ………….is it to the post office ? – About two hundred meters.
8. …………………….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow.
9. ………………..do you take a holiday ? – Once a year.
10………………..is Greg like? – He’s tall and thin with brown hair.
11. ………………did the Second World War end? – In 1945
12. ……………….is a half of football? – Forty five minutes.
13………………...of holiday are you interested in? A package holiday.
14. ……………hand to you write with? – My right hand.
15. ……………did the package come from? – London

B. To infinitive- gerunds

1. Ann is interested in……………….…….young children. (teach)

2. I finished………………………the book and went to bed. (read)
3. The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy……………………………(question)
4. Dad allowed Dora………………………..….to the party. (go)
5. My teacher always expected me…………………….well in exams. (do)
6. Will you please stop………………....TV channels? (change)
7. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember……………….…them there. (put)
8. I’d like ………………...somewhere different for a change. (go)
9. He agreed …………………...the job as soon as possible. (start)
10. The searchers found the boy……………………….in the barn. (shelter)
11. Look at those windows. They really need……………………..(clean)
12. I’m tired. I’d rather……………………….out this evening, if you don’t mind. (go)
13. My bank manager advised me…………..…….a loan. (take out)
14. I must go now. I promised………………………late. (not be)
15. Our teacher made me……………..….all the questions. (answer)
16. I don’t mind……………home but I’d rather………………..…a taxi. (walk/get)
17. The children are looking forward ……………….their grandma again. (see)
18. It isn’t safe for children……………………on ladders. (play)
19. I want ……………....volleyball. I hope……………..for the team. (to play/to choose)
20. Famous people get tired of ………………...everywhere they go. (recognize)

C. Rewrite sentences

1. It take a long time to learn a foreign language. (learning)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. One thing I can’t do is to swim on my back. (swimming)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We are not allowed to smoke. (smoking)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. It is cheaper to go by rail than by air. (going)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. My uncle decided stop smoking local tobacco two years ago. (give)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. The teacher is satisfied with our results in maths. (contented)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I have the habit of getting up late on the weekends. (always)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Some of my classmates cycle to school every morning. (ride)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. During the break, the school canteen is full of students. (crowded)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. They have to pay $50 for travelling every month. (spend)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Martina loves studying Information Technology the most of all subjects. (favourite)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. I think fishing for long hours is a waste of time.(interested )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. Mr Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field. ( take )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. Quan always walks to school. ( foot )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. May I borrow your motorbike ? ( Would you mind )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

E10 - Improving Exercise 2 ( 27/9)

I. Grammar
A. Put the verb in the correct form
1. My father ( not listen ) ……………………….…to music at night.
2. How many languages …………………..( you/ speak )
3. What time ………………………….( shop / close ) in your country ?
4. What ……………………..( you/do ) – I’m a doctor.
5. How many cigarettes ……………………( your father/ smoke ) a day ?
6. I have a motorbike but I ……………..( not use ) it very often.
7. What ………………..( that word / mean ) ?
8. Where………………..( your grandma/ live ) ?
9. My students …………………( not like ) Maths but they ……………..( enjoy ) learning Literature
10. Birds ………….. ( sing ), don’t they ?
B. Fill in the blank
1. You can see that the sun always …………..in the East.
2. She usually …………….the truth if she can.
3. The shops ………….at 5.30 p.m every day.
4. Elyne …………from Belgium, I think.
5. My brother always …………..mistakes in his homework.
6. Mr Brown …………..English to beginners.
7. My teacher…………a Honda Civic.
8. When I’m away, I often ………..home.
9. I sometimes …………my little brother with his homework.
10. You …………a lot of tea, don’t you ?
C. Sentence buildings
1. He/ go / market / twice a week.
2. How often/ you/ go dancing/ club/ summer ?
3. I/ often/ go/ there/ three times / week/ summer.
4. The workers/ go/ work/ 6 a.m / every day.
5. Our teacher/ sometimes/ get/ angry/ us/ because/ we/ not/ do/ homework.
A. Wh- questions
1. ……….do you want ?- A box of chocolate.
2. …………is this building ? – It’s about two hundred years old.
3. …………money do you earn ? – About $250 a week.
4. ………bags are you carrying ? – Judy’s.
5. ……..is your new school ? – It’s big and friendly.
6. ………….first stepped on the moon ? – Neil Amstrong, wasn’t it ?
7. ………….is it to the post office ? – About two hundred meters.
8. …………………….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow.
9. ………………..do you take a holiday ? – Once a year.
10………………..is Greg like? – He’s tall and thin with brown hair.
11. ………………did the Second World War end? – In 1945
12. ……………….is a half of football? – Forty five minutes.
13………………...of holiday are you interested in? A package holiday.
14. ……………hand to you write with? – My right hand.
15. ……………did the package come from? – London
II. Vocabulary

1. Tuoi Tre is now a …………newspaper. It comes out every day. (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
2. If you want to earn more to add to your pay, you can work…….(overtime, full time, part-time, in time)
3. Doing 2 jobs at the same time, she can……………….$1,500 a month now.(earn, make, have)
4. We got on the plane and waited about 10 minutes before it…………(take off, land, took off, landed)
5. We took a short……………..for thirty minutes in the middle of the afternoon.(talk, meal, rest, time)
6. In any case, you should not give up……………….(hope, worry, death, danger)
7. Please call the ………The house is on fire.(bodyguard, security office, fire brigade, police station)
8. The alarm goes ……………at 6 o’clock and Nam starts a new day.(on, off, back, to)
9. ……………….is the study of living things.(Physics, Chemistry, Science, Biology)
10. We were great…..at the news of their safe return. ( realized, relieved, refreshed, released )
11. Our neighbours are very …………..on camping holidays.(eager, enthusiastic, interested, keen)
12. Before he left school, his father told him to start thinking about choosing a………….'
(profession, career, work, occupation)
13 We are ………….him to arrive at any moment.(wishing, hoping, expecting, waiting)
14. We should arrive…………….London tomorrow morning.(in, on, at, to)
15. Do you usually go out……………..Sunday evenings?(in, on, at, for)
16. We …………….the seedlings into peaty soil.(take, plough, raise, transplant)
17. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.(formal talk, informal talk, serious talk, long talk)
18. He was unqualified and totally …………( experience, inexperience, experienced, inexperienced )
B. To infinitive- gerunds
1. Ann is interested in……………….…….young children. (teach)
2. I finished………………………the book and went to bed. (read)
3. Dad allowed Dora………………………..….to the party. (go)
4. My teacher always expected me…………………….well in exams. (do)
5. Will you please stop………………....TV channels? (change)
6. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember……………….…them there. (put)
7. I’d like ………………...somewhere different for a change. (go)
8. He agreed …………………...the job as soon as possible. (start)
9. I want ……………....volleyball. I hope……………..for the team. (to play/to choose)
10. The searchers found the boy……………………….in the barn. (shelter)
 11. Look at those windows. They really need……………………..(clean)
12. I’m tired. I’d rather……………………….out this evening, if you don’t mind. (go)
13. My bank manager advised me…………..…….a loan. (take out)
14. I must go now. I promised………………………late. (not be)
15. Our teacher made me……………..….all the questions. (answer)
16. I don’t mind……………home but I’d rather………………..…a taxi. (walk/get)
17. The children are looking forward ……………….their grandma again. (see)
18. It isn’t safe for children……………………on ladders. (play)
C. Rewrite sentences

1. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language. (learning)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. We are not allowed to smoke. (smoking)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. My uncle decided stop smoking local tobacco two years ago. (give)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. The teacher is satisfied with our results in maths. (contented)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I have the habit of getting up late on the weekends. (always)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Some of my classmates cycle to school every morning. (ride)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. During the break, the school canteen is full of students. (crowded)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. They have to pay $50 for travelling every month. (spend)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. I think fishing for long hours is a waste of time.(interested )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Mr Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field. ( take )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Quan always walks to school. ( foot )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. May I borrow your motorbike ? ( Would you mind )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

E10 - Improving Exercise – Unit 3 ( 3/10 )

I. Vocabulary and expression
1. Marie Curie was born …………November 7th ,1867.( in, from, at ,to )
2. Marie Curie was the first woman professor ………….Sorborne. ( in, on ,at , of )
3. Our thanks go to everybody who has worked ……………..this project. ( on, in ,to ,at )
4. In spite of her difficulty living conditions, she worked extremely ………..( hard, hardly, harder, hardest )
5. She earned a degree in Physics and went on to take another degree in Maths. (decided, determined,
continued, harboured )
6. Let me give you a little ……………about the president of the company. ( specialization, concentration,
background, degree )
7.Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood. ( make up, find out, take over,
put up )
8. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a …………..woman. ( ambitious, strong-willed,
brilliant, humane )
9. He passed his exams with flying colors. ( successfully, difficulty, badly, easily )
10. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ………….than the other boys in his class. ( intelligent, mature,
ambitious, developed )
11. The new road should help …………..traffic problems ( raise, create, ease, cause )
 12. There is no ……………explanation for what happened. ( science, scientific, scientist, scientifically )
13. The morning’s work was constantly ……………by phone calls. ( made, interrupted, created, changed )
14. Family …is very important for a child to form his personality. ( name, background, specialization, degree )
15. I phoned you last night , but you ……………..out ( went, were going , had gone, was going )
16. Your son’s writing is ………..to read. He needs to practice more often. ( possible, possibility, impossible,
impossibility )
17. MarieCurie had to work …………a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.( with, as, of, to be )
18. How …………..your house is ! ( beauty, beautifully, beautiful, beautify )
19. He made my dream ………….true. ( to come, comes, coming, come )
20. After every semester some best students are always ………..prizes and scholarships. ( prevented, obtained,
awarded, devoted )
II. Rewrite sentences
1. I worked very hard for the exam. Then I passed it.( Before …………………………………………………)
2. First I considered what to study. Then I decided to major in Maths.( After …………………………………)
3. She wrote a letter . Then she went to bed. .( Before …………………………………………………………)
4. He bought a cassette. First he checked the prices. .( After.. …………………………………………………)
5. He took some medicine, then he felt a little better. .( Before …………………………………………………)
6. They argue, then they fought. .( After ……………………………………………………………..…………)
7. She went out for a walk. Then she had a fatal accident. .( Before ……………………………………………)
8. She decided to go away. First she faced the matter. .( After …………………………….……………………)
9. We read the books, then we wrote the assignment. .( Before …………………………………………………)
10. She watched the film, then she wrote a report. .( After ………………………………………………………)
11. After a few minutes’ rest, Mr Lam continued his work. ( After………………………………………..…… )
12. She wanted to ease human suffering. ( She wanted to make………………………………………………….)
13.In spite of a heavy rain, we went to the cinema. ( Although …………………………………………………)
14. What’s are your favorite subjects ? ( What ………………………………………………………………….)
III. Word forms
1. The poor in Vietnam get much ………..aid from charity organization. ( human )
2. It is ………….cold. You’d better wear a warm coat. ( extreme )
3. Visitors in London often have ……………driving on the left. ( difficult )
4. After his father’s ……………….., he left for Manchester. ( die)
5. It could be a ………..if her talent remained unrecognized.( tragic )
E 10 - Improving Exercise 3 ( 10/10) - Revision Unit 1,2,3

I. Grammar

A. Put the verb in the correct form

1. The last time I ………………..….swimming was when we were in Spain. ( go )
2. The World War II ……………..…..….in 1939 and …………………...1945.( begin/end )
3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody …………………..to bed. ( go )
4. Trees ………………..more quickly in summer than in winter. ( grow)
5. Alice …………….…her mother in London most weekends. ( see )
6. What’s that terrible noise ? The neighbours …………..…..a party/ ( have)
7. When the students ………………...the experiment, they …………..……on it ( do/ write )
8. A liar is someone who ………………….. the truth. ( not/ tell )
9. Water ………………... at 100 degree Celcius. Oh ! It ………….…….Can you turn it off ? ( boil )
10. We ………………….Lan, but she ……………..……; so we had to wait for her. ( visit/ go out )
B. To infinitive or gerunds
1. Peter regrets ……………. Mary’s birthday party. ( not attend )
2. I often go to work early to avoid ………….in the rush hour. ( drive )
3. When you finish ………..report, would you mind ……….me your computer ? ( write/ lend )
4. Would you like ………..your holiday with my family in Brazil ? ( spend )
5. My teacher always expected me ……….well in exams. ( do)
6. He agreed ……….the job as soon as possible. ( start )
7. Remember ………the letters I gave you. My parents are looking forward to ………them ( post/receive )
8. Sarah and I gave up …… try) …….(look ) for a job in the city. She ( suggest ) ………..go abroad.
9. Your writing is impossible ( read )…………..I had better consider ( dictate )………..to you more often so
that you can practice ( write )………………..
10.They seem ( be ) …………contented with ( play )…………billiard in their free time. They don’t stop
( play )………..it until their mother asks them to.
C. Correct mistakes
1. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
2. Jane had sent a letter to her university after she had received her scholarship check.
3. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging.
4. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and got out of bed.
5. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.

II. Writing

1. Marie Curie/ born/ Warsaw / November 7th , 1867.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Marie/ harbour/ dream/ scientific career/ which / impossible/ woman/ that time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. In 1891 / Marie/ go/ Paris/ realize/ her dream/ Sorbonne.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. She /meet / Piere Curie / the School of Physics/ they /get married/ 1895.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. In 1906/ she/ take up/ position/ which/ her husband/ obtain / the Sorbonne.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Marie Curie/ award/ Nobel Prize/ chemistry/ 1911.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Marie / die/ 1934/age/ 67
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES 4 (week 7-8 – Unit 4)) – 06-18/10/08

Pronunciation : / /, / / ;Language focus : The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector
I. Pronunciation and stress :
A. Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / /
1. disabled mentally retarded consuming 2. sorrow employ organize work
3. occupation opposition obligation obtain
4. photography exhibition professional determinated 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
1. ……………….of the town gather there once a month to get the dole
2. ……………….should share some of their possessions with ……………..
3. ……………….are those who can see nothing, and …………….are those who can’t hear.
4. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of …………is decreasing while
the number of ………………..is increasing.
5…………………………..are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while ………..have only one
wish; that’s to be healthy.
6. ………………….always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’.
III. Vocabulary
1. Disabled children need special ………….to develop both mentally and physically.( education )
2.My sister has talent in ………………and she has won many prizes.( photograph )
3. Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress. ( with, to, in, at )
4. The children have every reason to be proud …………..their efforts. ( in, of, to, at )
5. Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties. ( out of, from, to, without)
6. The ……………..are those who can’t speak. ( blind, deaf, dump, sighted. )
7. Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ………………..retarded. ( normally, totally, spiritly,
mentally )
8. …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.( Injuries, The injured, Injured person.
The injury )
9. My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps. ( spend, use, take, get )
10. The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand the lesson.
(demonstration,show, exhibition, display )
11. He had ……………...no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion.
( done, made, determined, earned )
12. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a ……….work .
( time-consuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit )
IV. Writing
A. Rewrite sentences
1. Ann has not won the prize. This disappointed her parents. - ………….. which …………………
2. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer.
-……………….used to ……………………………………………………………………………
3. We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home. - After …………………………………..
4. There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents.
- The parents of the disabled children were …………………………………………………………
5. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. – The fog prevented ……………………………………..
B. Complete sentences
1. I/write/ complain/ poor quality /your service/ English for Children Course.
2. You/ advertise/ newspaper / there / less than 20 children / class/ actually / more than 30 of them / share a
stuffy room.
3. teacher/ not well-qualified / enthusiasm /./ teach / my child / wrong pronunciations and spellings.
4. I/ would like/you/ give refund/ otherwise/ you/ change the teacher/ reduce / number of the children.
5. I/ hope / hear/ you /soon/ get/ quick resolution of this problem.
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES 4 (week 7-8 – Unit 4)) – 06-18/10/08

I. Vocabulary

1. I am ………..( in the tenth grade, at the tenth grade. At the grade then, in the grade 10 )
2. He expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing death. ( regret, anger, sadness, passion )
3. The Mona Lisa ……………….at the Center Exhibition. ( is now on display, now is on display, is now in
display , now is at display )
4. Betty has some perceiving troubles. She is ………..….(lisp, mute, deaf, mentally retarded )
5. To be ……….., my favorite subject is Maths. ( true, correct, honest, right )
6. A person who is more beautiful in photographs is said to be ……….( photograph, photographic,
photogenic, photography )
7. The exhibition has …………interest in her work.( stimulated, stimulate, stimulation, stimulating )
8. Teacher who are good at ………………can make students understand easily. ( demonstrate,
demonstrating, demonstrative, demonstrations )
9. We should help children from poor families to have proper …………( school, schooling, scholar,
scholarship )
10. I tried to get to know the ……….of my new house as much as possible. ( surround, surrounded ,
surrounds, surroundings )

II. Grammar
A. Choose the best answer
1. They ……..living on farms and working on fields. ( are used to, are used for, used to, get used to )
2. Thanks to the invention of computers, we don’t have to work hard as we ……..( were, were used to, used
to, were used for )
3. Gold and diamonds …………..making jewelries. ( are used to, are used for, used to, get used to )
4. Mrs Pike ……………..very attractive when she was young, but now she looks pale because of the illness.
( is used to being, used to be, was used for being, used to be )
 5.He used to smoke a cigarette after meal but now he quit smoking because he has got some respiratory.
( would smoke, was used to smoke, was smoking, had smoked )
6. That nice villa ………..by Marketing Barry Jones , a famous architect. ( used to decorated, used to being
decorated, was used to decorated, used to be decorated )
7. My father ……..morning exercises. ( wasn’t used to do, didn’t use to do, didn’t used to doing, didn’t use
to doing )
8. There ……………a dancehall her , but they knocked it down. ( used to, was used to, was used to be, used
to be )
B. Verb tenses
20. Dear Ann,
I (receive) _____________your letter about two weeks ago and (try)______________to find time to write you
back ever since. I (be) ______________ very busy lately. In the past two weeks, I (have) ___________four
tests, and I have another test next week. In addition, a friend (stay)______________ with me since last
Thursday. She wanted to see the city, so we (spend)____________ a lot of time visiting some of the interesting
places here. We (be)_____________ to the zoo, the art museum, and the botanical gardens . Yesterday we (go)
_________ to the park and (watch)___________ a balloon race. Between showing her city and studying for
exams, I (have, barely)____________enough time to breathe. Right now it (be)__________ 3.AM.and I (sit)
___________. At my desk. I (sit) _____________have five hours doing my studying. My friend `s plane (leave)
___________at 6:05, so I (decide) ___________ not to go bed. That `s why I (write)_____________to you at
such an early hour in the day. I (get) _________ a little sleepy, but I would rather stay up. I (take) _________ a
nap after I (get)____________ back from taking her to the airport.
How (get, you) ____________ along? How (go, your) classes _______________? Please write soon.
 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 ( unemploy ) …………………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 ?
II. You are writing to your father giving news about your family. Use
present perfect or present perfect passive )
Dear Dad,
1. Lot of things/ change/since / you / leave home.
2. Mum/ recover/ flu and / new job/ in town.
3 The trees/ you grow last year/ grow up.
4. Granddad/ give up / smoking.
5. Grandma/ gain / three kilos.
6. Jim / offer / opportunity/ study abroad.
7. Mr Lee, our neighbour/ move / another town.
8. The streets/ widen and a lot of trees/ grow/ both sides of the street
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 …………………………………………………………
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES ( Unit 4 + 5) – 30/10/08
I. Choose the best answer
1. She has spent her life ………….the sick .( caring, cared, cares, care )
2. I …………..do aerobics class very often. ( used not, used not to, did not
used to, not used to )
3. The …………in some countries get allowance from the governments.
( unemployed, unemployment, unemploying, unemployment )
 4. He had ………..no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer - My father used ……………………………………………………….
him a promotion. ( done, made, determined, earned ) 7. She can earn enough for her living. That makes her family happy.
5. The gold price in the world is going up,………..makes many businessmen -………………………,which …………………………………………
rather worried. ( that, those, when ,which ) 8. I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and receive e-mail.( RC )
6. We haven’t kept in touch with Mary ……………….( for living school, for - ………………………………………………………………………..
we left school, since we left school, since leaving school ) 9. My roommate has never been on the Internet. She is afraid of computers.
7. I ………able to play tennis since I ……….my arm. ( wasn’t/ broke , ( RC )
wasn’t / had broken, haven’t been / had broken, haven’t been/broke ) - ………………………………………………………………………..
8. The Titanic, ………….sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable. 10. A lot of people suffer from technostress. Those people work in my office.
( who, that, which, whose ) (RC )
9. They used to work for our company but they do not work here …… - ………………………………………………………………………..
( no longer, any longer, no more , as long as ) 11. Dr. Michelle Weil wrote a book about “ technostress “. She is a
10. She is …………….I have ever met. ( the most awful woman that/ the most psychologist. ( RC )
awful woman, whom/ the most awful woman, which/ the most awful woman, - ………………………………………………………………………..
who ) 12. Braille is a reading system for people who are unable to see. ( The + ADJ )
II. Use the present perfect tense. - ……………………………………………………………………
1. My hair is tidy now. ……………………………………………..
2. This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver ……………………..a picture.
3. Manchester United are the winners. MU ………………… the game. *** The end *
4. There’s no more wine in the bottle. We ……………………the wine.
5. I know my number now. I ……………… …….my number by heart.
6. The guests are here now. The guests …………………………………
7. I’m still working on the computer. I ………………….…..with the computer
yet.
8. The walls were white but now they are blue. Mary
……………………….the walls.
III. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning
1. The last time I wrote to her was two years ago.
- I haven’t ……………………………………………………………
2. He has switched off the TV as it was making a lot of noise.
- The TV……………………………………………………………..
3. No bigger building for the homeless than this one has been built.
- This is the biggest …………………………………………………
4. He can understand the most difficult part in the lesson.
- He is capable ………………………………………………………
5. There was so much snow that the ferry could not run.
- Much snow prevented ……………………………………………….
6. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t
smoke any longer.
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES ( Unit 6) – 12/10/08 – Week 12
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
……………………………….( 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 the Present
progressive , using verbs : increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop,
answer, play, get.
1. I can’t go any further. I ……………..on that bench for a while.
2. The game ………………at two o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be
there.
3. The service here is very slow. I ………………to the manager if we’re
not served soon.
4. I have a right to be heard, and no-one ……………..me from putting my
side of the argument.
5. The two leaders……………..for talks later this afternoon. 6. Are you
……………my questions or not ?
7. The bank announced that it ……………..its interest rates by one percent
from tomorrow.
8. I have to get up early tomorrow. I ………….a physics class at 8.00 in
the morning.
9. Before I apply for the job, I ……………….more information about it.
10. Brazil …………….Columbia in today’s final.
III. - Rewrite the sentences
1. We’ve arranged to start the trip at 6 a,m tomorrow.
We
are……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………
2. We plan to travel to France next year.
We are...............................................................................................................
3. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests.
John suggests.....................................................................................................
4. She has no intention of buying a car.
She is ................................................................................................................
5. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the
end of every month.
Mary used..........................................................................................................
6. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
It takes...............................................................................................................
7. Do you intend to eat out tonight?
Are.....................................................................................................................
7. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days.
The new house..................................................................................................
8. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important
exhibition.
The Amory Show, which..................................................................................
9. Her baby will be born in November.
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……………………………………………………………………………… I. Verb tenses
………………………. A. Put the verbs into the more suitable form ( The simple present or the present
10. We intended to visit the museum, but we didn’t have the time. progressive )
We were 1. The art exhibition ( open) ………………on May and ( finish )
……………………………………………………………………………… ……………….on 15 July.
…………………… 2. I ( not go ) …………………………..out this evening. I ( stay )
…………………..… at home.
3. We ( go )…………….…. to a concert tonight. It( begin )………………… at
7.30.
4. Sue ( come) ………..……..to see us tomorrow. She ( travel ) ……………..
…..by train and her train ( arrive)…………………....at 1.15. I ( meet)
……………….her at the station.
5. We ( have )………………. a party next Saturday. Would you like to come ?
B. Choose the best answer :
1. I haven’t got enough money to get home. I’ll lend/ I’m going to lend you , if
you like. How much do you want ? Two pound is enough. I’ll give/I’m going to
give it back tomorrow.
2. Why have you got so many eggs ? Because I’ll make/ I’m going to make
him a cake.
3. I’ve got a headache. Have you ? Wait there and I’ll get/ I’m going to get an
aspirin for you.
C. Use the present progressive or going to
1. I ( see) …………..Sarah this afternoon. 2. Hurry up! We ( miss)
…………..our bus.
3. I think the senator ( win ) ……………..the election next week.
4. It ( snow) ……….later tonight. 5. I ( sign ) ….…the contract
tomorrow at 10 am.
6. Look out ! You ( hurt ) …………….yourself with that knife.
7. Why are you turning on the TV ? I ( watch ) …………………it.
D. Complete these sentences with going to or the present progressive, using
these verbs :
Increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop, answer, play, get.
1. I can’t go any further. I ……………..on that bench for a while.
2. The game ……………..at two o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be there.
3. The service here is slow. I …………..to the manager if we are not served
soon.
 4. I have a right to be heard, and noone ………….me from putting my side of
the argument.
5. The two leaders ………for talks later this afternoon. 6. Are you …….my
questions or not ?
7. The bank has announced that it ……..its interest rates by one percent from
tomorrow.
8. I have to get up early tomorrow. I …………a physics class at 8.00 in the
morning.
9. Before I apply for the job, I ………more information about it.
10. Brazil ………………Columbia in today’s final.
E. Correct these sentences ( with either present progressive or going to ) or put
a tick if they are already correct.
1. There are going to be more of us at the picnic than we’d thought.
2. We’re going to have a party on Saturday, 15th November. Can you come ?
3. I can’t get to the match after all. That’s a pity. Dave’s being very
disappointed
4. Clear the area ! The bomb is exploding.
5. In the future, the company is going to be known as “ Communication
International’
6. I’ve decorated the bedroom. Do you think Jane is liking it when she gets
home?
7. Whether we like it or not, within a few years biotechnology is transforming
every aspect of human life.
8. It’s not a deep cut, but it’s leaving a scar. 9. They’re leaving from
Frankfurt airport at 6.30 p.m
10. I’m still not feeling very well, so I think I’m going to see the doctor some
time this week.
11. Nina is going to go to Switzerland next week on business.
12. Before I go to China next year, I’m learning some Cantonese.
13. Scientists say that the satellite is falling to Earth some time this afternoon.
14. The orchestra is going to perform Mahler’s 5th Symphony at next week’s
concert.
15. Unless aid arrives within the next few days, thousands are starving.
II. Write the sentences with be going to or be V-ing, using these situations.
1. Sue and Peter are studying law. ( lawyers )
2. Mike and Harriet have accepted an invitation to tom’s party next week. ( go)
3. They have no intention of having any more children. ( not have any more
children )
4. Laura has agreed to be in the office on Saturday. ( work )
5. The blind man can’t see the hole in front of him.( fall )
6. Matthew and Daniel have booked a tennis court for tomorrow afternoon.
( go)
7. The temperature is chopping very quickly. ( snow ), ( snowy)
8. Mark has just bought a plane ticket to Cairo dated 15 May. ( fly )
9. What do you plan to perform next Monday ? ( hip hop performance )
10. Chris has arranged a meeting with his boss at 4.00 this afternoon. ( see)
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES ( Unit 6) – 12/10/08 – Week 12
I. Verb tenses
A. Put the verbs into the more suitable form ( The simple present or the present
progressive )
1. The art exhibition ( open) ………………on May and ( finish )
……………….on 15 July.
2. I ( not go ) …………………………..out this evening. I ( stay )
…………………..… at home.
3. We ( go )…………….…. to a concert tonight. It( begin )………………… at
7.30.
4. Sue ( come) ………..……..to see us tomorrow. She ( travel ) ……………..
…..by train and her train ( arrive)…………………....at 1.15. I ( meet)
……………….her at the station.
5. We ( have )………………. a party next Saturday. Would you like to come ?
B. Choose the best answer :
1. I haven’t got enough money to get home. I’ll lend/ I’m going to lend you , if
you like. How much do you want ? Two pound is enough. I’ll give/I’m going to
give it back tomorrow.
2. Why have you got so many eggs ? Because I’ll make/ I’m going to make
him a cake.
3. I’ve got a headache. Have you ? Wait there and I’ll get/ I’m going to get an
aspirin for you.
C. Use the present progressive or going to
1. I ( see) …………..Sarah this afternoon. 2. Hurry up! We ( miss)
…………..our bus.
3. I think the senator ( win ) ……………..the election next week.
4. It ( snow) ……….later tonight. 5. I ( sign ) ….…the contract
tomorrow at 10 am.
6. Look out ! You ( hurt ) …………….yourself with that knife.
7. Why are you turning on the TV ? I ( watch ) …………………it.
 D. Complete these sentences with going to or the present progressive, using
these verbs :
Increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop, answer, play, get.
1. I can’t go any further. I ……………..on that bench for a while.
2. The game ……………..at two o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be there.
3. The service here is slow. I …………..to the manager if we are not served
soon.
4. I have a right to be heard, and noone ………….me from putting my side of
the argument.
5. The two leaders ………for talks later this afternoon. 6. Are you …….my
questions or not ?
7. The bank has announced that it ……..its interest rates by one percent from
tomorrow.
8. I have to get up early tomorrow. I …………a physics class at 8.00 in the
morning.
9. Before I apply for the job, I ………more information about it.
10. Brazil ………………Columbia in today’s final.
E. Correct these sentences ( with either present progressive or going to ) or put
a tick if they are already correct.
1. There are going to be more of us at the picnic than we’d thought.
2. We’re going to have a party on Saturday, 15th November. Can you come ?
3. I can’t get to the match after all. That’s a pity. Dave’s being very
disappointed
4. Clear the area ! The bomb is exploding.
5. In the future, the company is going to be known as “ Communication
International’
6. I’ve decorated the bedroom. Do you think Jane is liking it when she gets
home?
7. Whether we like it or not, within a few years biotechnology is transforming
every aspect of human life.
8. It’s not a deep cut, but it’s leaving a scar. 9. They’re leaving from
Frankfurt airport at 6.30 p.m
10. I’m still not feeling very well, so I think I’m going to see the doctor some
time this week.
11. Nina is going to go to Switzerland next week on business.
12. Before I go to China next year, I’m learning some Cantonese.
13. Scientists say that the satellite is falling to Earth some time this afternoon.
14. The orchestra is going to perform Mahler’s 5th Symphony at next week’s
concert.
15. Unless aid arrives within the next few days, thousands are starving.
II. Write the sentences with be going to or be V-ing, using these situations.
1. Sue and Peter are studying law. ( lawyers )
2. Mike and Harriet have accepted an invitation to tom’s party next week. ( go)
3. They have no intention of having any more children. ( not have any more
children )
4. Laura has agreed to be in the office on Saturday. ( work )
5. The blind man can’t see the hole in front of him.( fall )
6. Matthew and Daniel have booked a tennis court for tomorrow afternoon.
( go)
7. The temperature is chopping very quickly. ( snow ), ( snowy)
8. Mark has just bought a plane ticket to Cairo dated 15 May. ( fly )
9. What do you plan to perform next Monday ? ( hip hop performance )
10. Chris has arranged a meeting with his boss at 4.00 this afternoon. ( see)
E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES ( Unit 6) – 21/11/08 – Week 13
Pro : / / -/ / Lang. : The near future, the present
progressive tense
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, permit, picnic, visit
II. Vocabularies and expressions.
1. 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)
2. Will you go …………….….a trip to London……….the summer .( for/at,
on/in, with/for, in/during )
3. It’s raining so we can’t go out . We watched a TV program at
home.................( as though, as well, altogether, instead )
4. ……….is a short journey made by a group of people together for pleasure.
( An adventure, An excursion, A voyage, A exploration )
5. Have you ever …………….…..a night together by a campfire. ( made,
spent, sent, taken )
6. When we are at the seaside, we can enjoy good weather ……………….lots
of sunshine. ( on, with, for, along with )
7. Will you pick me ………..after the party ? ( out, on, over, up )
8. I work from Monday to Friday so Saturday and Sunday are my ………..…
(working days, days out, breaks, days off)
 9. Don’t throw away the …………We can have them for supper. ( sundeck, 10. I……….……( buy )a new house in Toronto recently but I ………….
photos, food, left-overs ) ( live ) here all my life .
10. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. ( ordinary, IV. Complete sentences, using the words given.
honourable, beautiful, gloomy ) Dear Carol,
11. Oh, Sue ! Welcome back ! You’ve got a nice ………….( sunburnt, 1. Thank/ much/ invitation/ spend 3 weeks / August / you / your family/
sunshine, sunlight, suntan ) Scotland.
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 Halong Bay. 2. I/ love / come/ unfortunately/ I/ unable/ accept.
( pretty, dangerous, poor, wealthy ) 3. My cousin/ live/ Canada/ stay / us/ August 3 rd / August 18th .
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 ) 4. As/ it/ their first visit/ country/ I/ plan/ show/ around.
15. We spent an ……………..….afternoon visiting all the caves near Huong …………………………………………………………………………………
Pagoda. ( enjoyed, enjoyable, enjoyably, enjoyment ) ……………………………..
16. Travelling by plane is ……………than by train. ( much faster, more faster, 5. it/ possible/ visit / you/ September/ instead ?
much more faster, more fast ) …………………………………………………………………………………
17. In order to make it ………….( happy, expensive, easy, difficult ) for you, ……………………………..
we will contact by emails. 6. I/ certainly/ need/ rest / after/ my cousins/ back/ Canada!
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 7. tell/ September/ convenient / you.
up, assemble, gather, B and C ) …………………………………………………………………………………
20. Believe it or not, I can eat two …………of bananas.( pieces, bunches, ……………………………..
bars ) 8. I/ look/ forward/ see/ you/ all again.
III. Grammar : Verb form …………………………………………………………………………………
1. No one can persuade her………………( change ) her mind. ……………………………..
2. This is the first time we ……………( be ) to Scotland so it is new to us . Love,
3. We hope the excursion will help us …………….( relax ) a lot after working
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4. What’s in the letter ? Why don’t you let me ……………..( read ) it. ?
5. Hurry. The next bus ………………( leave ) at 7.15. I. Circle the word to best complete the sentences
6. Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? No, they ……………( move )
to Dallas. 1. Tom ...................... the exam. He hasn’t worked hard for it.
7. It is impossible ………………..( ( respond )to someone’s request . A. will pass B. won’t pass C. doesn’t pass D. isn’t going to
8. These boys …………….(play ) in the garden for three hours. pass
9. Are you free this afternoon ?- No, I’m not. I ………… ( attend ) a lecture 2. They tried ..................... the forest fire but they couldn’t.
given by Professor Jones. A. put out B. to putting out C. putting out D. to put out
3. The woman …………...... lives next door is a doctor. A. which B. that C. which were D. that have
A. who B. that C. both A and B D. which been
4. ………….... any of Shakespeare’s plays before? – Yes, Hamlet and Othello.
A. Do you B. Have you read C. Are you D. Had you read II.WRITING : Rewrite sentences
read reading 1. They have built a new hospital in our town.
5. As a brilliant and mature students, Marie Curie haboured the dream of A new
a ...... career. hospital…………………………………………………………………………
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically ……
6. Lisa ...... Brian a few weeks ago. He …………….... back from holiday. 2. Mary doesn’t intend to visit the Eiffel Tower this afternoon.
A. met/ came B. had met/ C. met/ had just D. met/ has just
Mary isn’t ...............................................................................................................
came come come
3. Mr. Smith plans to give a family party this Sunday.
7. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it …………….... weeks.
A. for B. in C. since D. during Mr. Smith is ............................................................................................................
8. The police blocked off the road .................. caused a traffic jam. 4. They have repaired the roof of the house for three hours.
A. which B. that C. , which D. , that The roof of the
9. We have found the documents ............... stolen from the car yesterday. house…………………………………………………………………………
A. which B. that C. which were D. that have 5. They have sent up the Vinasat.1 in Vietnam.
been The
10. We are not in hurry. We don’t mind .................. Vinasat.1………………………………………………………………………
A. to wait B. to waiting C. wait D. waiting ………
12. We asked .................. him, but he refused it. 6. My mother doesn’t plan to get a job in three months.
A. help B. to helping C. to help D. helping
My mother isn’t ......................................................................................................
13. The girl .................. was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
A. who B. that C. both A and B D. which 7. We’ve arranged to meet Mr Trung at 8.00 am tomorrow.
14. .................... a car before? Yes, when I was at college. We
A. Do you B. Had you C. Are you D. Have you are……………………………………………………………………………
drive driven driving driven ………..
15. By the time he ................... at the office, the Director …………...... out. 8. She has no intention of moving out that house.
A. arrived/ B. had arrived/ C. arrived/ had D. arrived/ has She is ......................................................................................................................
went gone gone gone 9. Her sister will graduate the university of Press in December.
16. The weather has been quite good ................... last Tuesday. Her sister is …………………………….
A. for B. in C. since D. 0 …………………………………………………
17. She said that the boy was a thief .................... turned out to be true. 10. I bought a cell phone. I can use it to send and receive e-mail.
A. which B. that C. , which D. , that …………………………………………………………………………………
18. You can listen to some pieces of music for ……………...... ………………
A. B. entertain C. entertaining D. entertained 11. My stereo doesn’t work today. It worked yesterday.
entertainment …………………………………………………………………………………
19. What’s happened to the pictures ............... on display at the exhibition last ………………
week? 12. The man is a computer expect. You were talking to him.
 ………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Correct mistake
……………… 1. I’ll fly to Mars next week. I’ve already gotten a ticket.
13. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car. 2. People live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Have these words spelt wrongly ?
……………… 4. The floor is clean now. Someone cleans the floor.
14. The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable. It sank in 1992. 5. Emma is driving, but there is very little petrol left in the tank. She will run
………………………………………………………………………………… out of petrol.
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15. She is one of the few people. I look up to her. I. Rewrite sentences.
………………………………………………………………………………… 1. No one has told me about the change of plan. – I
……………… ……………………………………………………………..
16. The earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the fifth largest planet in the
solar system. 2. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. – They
………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………..
……………… 3. Why not go there by bus ? - Anne suggested
17. No one has used these machines for at least five years. …………………………………………………………………
These 4. I have never been in England before. – This is the
machines……………………………………………………………………
……………. ……………………………………………………………
18. Has anyone ever operated this Tv with a remote control before ? 5. I started to play the piano when I was six. – I have
19. I have never used a laptop before. – ……………………………………………………………
It………………………………………………………. 6. My father said I could use his car. – My father allowed
20 . She started learning English when she was four. – She ………………………………………………………
……………………………………
7. Don’t stop him doing what he wants. – Let
III. Choose the correct answer …………………………………………………………………..
A : Look ! It’s raining/ It’s going to rain soon. 8. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like . – Would you like
B : I’m not sure but the sun will disappear / has disappeared behind those ……………………………………………………?
black clouds. 9. Seeing Nelson Mandela will always in my memory. – I’ll never
A : And it becomes/ it’s becoming quite windy , too.
B : Yes, but I don’t think the weather is changing/ is going to change too much. ……………………………………………..
A : Have you heard/ Do you hear the weather forecast ? 10. I’m sure you will pass the exam easily.- I’m sure you’ll have no
B : They say it’s going to be / it has been fine for the next few days. trouble………….…………………………
A : Oh, there are/ they’re usually wrong. I not think/I don’t think we can go 11 The plane took of before I arrived at the airport. – By the time
sightseeing now ……………………………………………..
B : Oh, let’s go. It isn’t raining/hasn’t rained so far this week.
A : All right, but I’m taking/I’m going to take my raincoat and umbrella with 12. I’ve arranged to have next week off work. – I’m
me. …………………………………………………………….
B : I think you’re worrying/ you worried about nothing.
13. The last time she came here was in 1996. – She hasn’t 28. Her good ……………..for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best
……………………………………………………… grade. ( prepare )
14. I don’t mind traveling by train now. – I used 29. She harboured her hope of being a teacher…..the Sorbonne. ( gave up,
……………………………………………………………….. built, had, kept / in, on, at , for )
15. Although she lived in difficult condition, she work hard. – In spite 30. The new surgeon will ………..her post in May. ( go on, get over, take up,
of………………………………............ look after )
16. It rained all night. This was good for the garden. - ……………………… 31. They are very proud ……………their son. ( in, of, on with )
which…………………………... 32. The deaf and dumb use sign language to ……………….( communicate,
17. The weather is getting humid. – We are... calculate, compute, control )
……………………………………………………..thunderstorm. 33. Take some aspirin. They can ease your pain. ( make more serious, make
18. The dam was holding back the water. Then it suddenly gave way.- The less severe, get rid of, hurt )
dam………………………………. 34. He is fond of ……..novels but he often does not have enough money
19. These are disabled people. They are unable to speak or hear. – These ……….the book he like ( read, buy )
are…………………………………. 35. When you finish ………….the report, would you mind ………..me your
20. Some people want to smoke. They have to leave the building.- The people computer ?( write, lend )
………………………………. 36. He passed the final examination with flying colors. ( difficulty, very high
21. There is a birthday party at Mary’s house next Sunday. – Mary is marks, no hope )
………………………………………… 37. After every semester some best students are always ………..prizes and
22. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car. – Some scholarships. ( prevented, devoted, obtained, awarded. )
document …………………….. 38. Disabled children with special …………..needs are taken good care to
II. Vocabulary develop both mentally and physically.( educate )
23. It was a difficult time but we never gave up hope. ( stopped, continued, 39. The unemployed …..some unemployment benefit, but it seems not to be
had, offered ) enough for them to survive. ( get )
24. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose. ( shouted, rang, burned, landed 40. Suffering ………...a speech disorder can have negative social effects
) especially ………..young children.
25. The plane ...2 hours late so I missed my connecting flight to London. (took 41. You are not allowed to camp here without …………..( permission,
on, took in, took off, took over) persuasion, protection, decision )
26. John isn’t contented with his present salary.(excited about, satisfied with, 42. Are there any good ………….on TV tonight ? – Yes, there’s a very
disappointed about, interested in ) interesting ……..about life in the Artic.( showings, channels, programs,
27. The school prepares students for a wide range of ……………… performances/ comedy, documentary, news, entertainment )
qualifications. ( profession ) 26. “ What have you got in your luggage ?” ( want to know ) 27. “ Are
you a spy ? “ ( ask me )
 28. “ Do you have a notebook ? ( ask ) 29. “ Where are
you going ? “ ( want to know )
30. “ Where have you come from ? “ ( want to know ) 31. “ Who paid for
your journey ? “ ( ask )
32. “ Will Ted and Alice be at the party? “( ask us ) 33. “ Are you
carrying any drugs ?” ( inquire )
34. “ Where do you plan to sleep ? “ ( ask me ) 35. “ Who were
you looking for ? “ ( ask me )
36. “How can I solve the problem? “ ( want to know ) 37. . “ What’s the
weather like ? “ ( ask me )
38. “ How long have you been in the country ? “ ( inquire )
39. “ Have you spoken to anyone on your journey ? “ ( wonder )
40. “ Are meals included in the price, or not ? “( ask me )
41. “ What did you think of the performance yesterday? “ ( ask me )
42. “ How long have you both been living here ?” ( inquire )
E 10 - Improving Exercises U 9 – Week 18 – 6/2/09
I. Put the verbs into the correct form( conditional sentences : type I or type II
) dictionary when I get the money.
1. We ( win )………………… the game if we ( not play )
…………………….so badly.
2. She ( go)……………….. to university if she ( study )…………………
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 ( get ) ……………………
it.
5. If you slept under a mosquito net , you ( bite ) ……………..so often.
6. There has been little rain this year. If we ( have ) ………….more rain, our
crop ( grow ) ……………..faster.
7. Ice ( turn) ………….to water if you ( heat ) …………….it.
8. If someone ( give )……………you a boat what you (do )
………………………..?
9. Were he ten years younger, he ( take )……………..part in the voyage
around the world.
10 . Don’t be afraid . If you ( touch ) …………….the dog, it ( not / bite )
……………………….
11. Now we’ve lost ! If you ( write down ) ……………….Mary’s directions,
this ( not / happen )…………….
12 If we ( have ) ………….a submarine now, we ( use ) …………..it to
investigate the seabed.
12. It is too bad Lam isn’t here. If he ( be ) ………………..here, he ( know )
…………..what to do.
13 He might get rid of his cough if he ( not smoke ) ……………..so much.
14. Thanks to Dr Jones. I’m still alive! If it ( not/be ) …………..for her, I ( be )
……………….dead for certain.
15. Would you like some cake ? No, thanks. If I ( eat)……………cake, I ( be
fat )……………………….
16. If you ( pour ) …………..oil on water, it ( float)
………………………………………………….
II. Put a tick if the sentence is correct and a cross 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
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.
III. 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 the world.
6. I’m not very clever, so I won’t be a doctor.
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 invited friends to stay.
11. She is not in your position. She isn’t able to advice you.
12. My cat wants to eat all my food in the fridge but it can not open it.
13. He talks so much and he can not finish his exercise on time.
14. I don’t know you are coming, so I don’t invite some friends in.
 15 I advise you to put your money in the bank.
16.Go right now or you will be late for the train.
17. We don’t visit our parents very often because they live so far away.
18. I can’t look the world up because I haven’t got a dictionary.
19. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson
20. She’s very thin, perhaps that’s why she feels cold so much.
IV. 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.
4. If the biodiversity weren’t maintained, marine life would be …….stake.
5. Seals can move independently …………water currents.
V. 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 )
V. 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 ……….from 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 )
VI. 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. She …………( do ) her homework from seven to nine last night.
6. I phoned my friend last night. He …………( meet ) at the airport tonight.
7. Oh! I forgot my keys ! You……………..( always forget ) your keys !
8. I ………………( try ) to ring you yesterday but you …………( leave ) .
9. In some parts of the world, tea …………..( serve ) with milk and sugar.
10. When I arrived the dinner…………( serve )
E12. Improving English Exercise ( 7/2/09 ) – Unit 10
I.Complete sentences with a suitable form of can, could, be able to, may,
might, must , need, have to and the verb.
1. I feel absolutely awful. I think I …………..( have ) flu.
2. I used to ………….( run ) for miles. Now I ……………..( not even run )
round the block.
3. Which bus do you think you ………..( leave ) your bag on ?
4. I …………( swim ) really well when I was six years old.
5. Although she has a broken leg, she ………….( swim ) to the shore.
6. We …………….( rush ) after all. The plane was over an hour late taking off.
7. You …………..( have ) a special licence to drive lorries weighing over two
tons.
8. Billy, come away from that dog. It ………..( bite ) you.
9. Unlike many other countries, young men in Britain ……………( not do ) - The college has
compulsory military service as it was abolished in 1957. …………………………………………………………………………………
10. Smoking ………..( cause ) all sorts of physical problems. …………..
11. At my last job, we ……….( make ) any personal phone calls from the 11. Ask your bank manager. He will perhaps be able to advise you better than
office. We …………..( use ) the public telephone box. I can.
12. I …………..( phone ) Steve when I get home. I said I’d call him last night, - Ask your bank manager. - He may
but I forgot. ………………………………………………………………………
13. Jane’s not completely deaf but she ……………( not hear ) properly for 12. It is possible that she didn’t hear what I said. – She might
long time. ……………………………………………
14. Guests……………( leave ) their valuables in the hotel safe if they wish. III. Verb tenses
15. My words! It …………….( take ) you ages to write all this. There are more 1. On my last visit to Winton I found that the village ( not change )
than 2.000 pages. …………………….. much.
II. Rewrite sentences , not change the meaning 2. Yesterday by the time Jackson ( arrive )………. to help, we ( already/ finish )
1. It is necessary to do all of this photocopying before lunchtime. - All of this ……… moving everything.
photocopying has ……… 3. I feel terrible. I ( be sick )…………………….
2. It’s possible Louise is waiting for us at the airport. – Louise may 4. When Glen ( open )…………………. the book, some pages ( fall out )
…………………………………….. …………………….
3. Maybe Mathew forgot all about it. – Mathew might 5. Come and see me when you ( finish )……………………… your report.
…………………………………………………… 6. I ( stay ) …………………..in the hotel twice in the 1980s.
4. I had the chance to do a parachute jump, but I was too scared. – I could 7. The concert ( start ) ……………………….at 7.30 , not 7.15 as it says in the
………………………………. program.
5. It is not necessary for anyone to know who paid the ransom to the 8. What you ( do ) ………………….when the fire alarm ( go off )
kidnappers. ……………………. ?
- No one need 9. I’m sorry I couldn’t stop when I (see)……. you the other day, I ( catch )…... a
………………………………………………………………………………… train, so I was in a hurry .
…………… 10. At this time next week they ( sit )…………………. in the train on their way
6. It may be necessary for us to cancel our holiday because my mother is ill. – to Paris.
We may …………………. 11. I ( never / play ) …………...table tennis before. This is the first time I ( try )
7. It is possible that parents will find that they can not understand the way their ………………. to play.
children are now being taught. – Parents might 12. Charles is a gifted footballer but up to now he ( not play )………….well in
………………………………………………………………………………… the international matches.
……. 8. It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf. – 13. I( not be able to meet ) ……………you next week. I ( stay )
You needn’t …………………….. ………………..in London for a few days.
9. A heavy shower prevented them from finishing their game of tennis. – They 14. The army needs to change its image if more women ( recruit )
were …………………….. ……………………..
10 . It is necessary to extend the college to accommodate the growing number 15. By this time next summer, you ( complete )…………………………….
of students. your study.
16.I ( go )………………….. there once a long time ago and ( not be back )
………………….. since then.
 17. The Titanic ( cross )……………….. the Atlantic when it ( strike )
…………………… an iceberg.
18. ( you see ) …………………..Tom Cruise’s latest movie ?- Yes, I ( see)
……………. three days ago.
19. We ( lose ) ……………………touch since we ( leave )
………………….school three years ago.
20. Soon, people ( work )……………….. most of the time at home.