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IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1) 1. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past 2. I. II. EXERCISES PHONETICS 1. A. break B. lead 2. A. children B. contented 3. A. alarm B. driver 4. A. routine B. house 5. A. office B. drop III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1. C. take C. rest C. buffalo C. plough C. tobacco D. neighbour D. friendly D. passenger D. without D. plot Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A B 1. When did the plane take off? a. building 2. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward 3. Let's take a break. We'll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning 4. Could you wake me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground 5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women e. talked in a friendly way 6. Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? f. stopped 7. Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger. 8. I've given up trying to understand her. 9. We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. 10. Fire fighters soon put out the fire. g. leaving h. make stop sleeping i. continue j. rang 2. Prepositions 1. The alarm went ...... at 5.30 and everybody got up. 2. Why aren’t you usually satisfied ...... everything you’ve got? 3. The taxi can’t drop us ...... our office because there is a ban on vehicles ...... this street. 4. Mr. Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases ...... the cyclo. 5. My children often chat on line ...... their daily life ...... their friends. 3. Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1)...............(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children (2)............ (be) Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (3)........... (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the northeast of England. On weekday mornings, everyone (4)……(get up) early. Andrew Barton (5)……(work) for a company which (6)…… (manufacture) computers. He (7)…… (leave) at seven o'clock. He (8)…… (like) to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (9)…….(suspect) that really he (10)……(want) to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)……(be) very noisy. Ben (12)............... (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (13)…… (be) at university studying physics. He (14)............... (live) away from home during term-time, so he (15)……(avoid) the noise, too. Stella (16)……(not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (17)……(look) forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (18)……(live) in London, where she (19)……(work) for the National Gallery. She (20)……(hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle. 3. WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I/ write/ give you/ wonderful news. Richard/ ask me/ marry him/ and/ accept. I/ not know/ whether/ remember him/ but/ you both/ be/ introduce/ each other/ last year. We/ get married/ September 29th/ Saint Agather’s church. We both/ hope/ your leg/ better/ and/ able/ come/ wedding. It/ seem/ ages/ since/ we last/ see/ each other. Anyway/ I/ have to/ say good-bye now/ because/ have/ lot/ other invitations/ send. Lots of love, Sally IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 1) 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past 4. EXERCISES 4. PHONETICS 1. A. break B. lead 2. A. children B. C. rest contented C. B. driver buffalo D. friendly B. house D. without 3. A. alarm 4. A. routine 5. A. office B. drop C. take C. plough D. neighbour D. passenger D. plot C. tobacc o 1. A. harrow 2. A. children 3. A. office B. buffalo B. contente d B. pedal B. exactly 4. A. alarm C. tobacco C. kitchen C. repair D. friendly C. D. fellow transplan t D. dinner 5. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 4. Match the italicized verbs in column A with their meanings in column B A D. neighbou r B 11. When did the plane take off? a. building 9 12. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off. b. move downward 7 13. Let's take a break. We'll go on when you are ready. c. made stop burning 10 14. Could you wake me up early tomorrow? d. leave the ground 1 15. She laughed and chatted happily with other women 5 16. Did anyone see Sue getting off the bus? e. talked in a friendly way 17. Suddenly, the plane seemed to dip and we realized we were in danger. f. stopped g. leaving 18. I've given up trying to understand her. h. make stop sleeping 19. We had trouble putting up the tent in the dark. i. continue 8 6 4 3 2 20. Fire fighters soon put out the fire. j. rang 5. Prepositions 6. The alarm went off at 5.30 and everybody got up. 7. Why aren’t you usually satisfied with everything you’ve got? 8. The taxi can’t drop us at our office because there is a ban on vehicles in this street. 9. Mr. Lam usually helps his passengers put their purchases into the cyclo. 10. My children often chat on line about their daily life with their friends. 6. Simple Present and Simple Past tenses There (1)are three adults and two children in the Bartons. The children (2)are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents are Andrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (3)live in Newcastle, a large city in the northeast of England. On weekday mornings, everyone (4)gets up early. Andrew Barton (5)works for a company which (6)manufactures computers. He (7)leaves at seven o'clock. He (8)likes to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (9)suspects that really he (10)wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (11)are very noisy. Ben (12)catches the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (13)is at university studying physics. He (14)lives away from home during term-time, so he (15)avoids the noise, too. Stella (16)doesn’t go to school yet, of course. Next year, she will start at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (17)looks forward to this, as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (18)lived in London, where she (19)worked for the National Gallery. She (20)hopes to find the same sort of job in Newcastle. 6. WRITING Complete the sentences Dear Aunt Edwina, I am writing to give you wonderful news. Richard asked me to marry him and I accepted. I do not know whether you remember him but you both were introduced to each other last year. We are going to get married on September 29th at Saint Agather’s church. We both hope your leg will be better and you will able to come to our/ the wedding. It seems ages since we last saw each other. Anyway, I have to say good-bye now because I/ we have a lot of other invitations to send. Lots of love, Sally IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 2) 1. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B. EXERCISES VOCABULARY I. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors 1. When her children are at school, Mrs. White does her usual ……… 2. There’s a lot of ……… involving in rock climbing. 3. The success of the crop depends on the ………. 4. We can see many ……… of corn in the village. 5. Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the ………. 6. Almost every ……… in the town owns a television. 7. Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire………. 8. The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of ………. 9. Several ………, aged about seven, were playing in the yard. 10. He had many interesting ……… while he was traveling in Africa. II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word 1. He is ……… (content) to stay in his present job for the time being. 2. Please write your name, age and ……… (occupy) on the form. 3. I find it ……… (interest) to talk to Tom’s grandfather. 4. When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me ………. (occasion) 5. The girl felt quite ……… (satisfy) with her examination results. 6. They are keeping her in the office for her own ……… (safe). 7. It is ……… (frighten) even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war. 8. For further ……… (inform), write to Mr. headmaster. READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)…… of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)…… are built separately and are often used (3)…… sheds and stores. Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4)…… their village to work on their land and (5)…… their animals in distant fields. They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)…… their village at the end of the day. So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)…… (8)……… most of North America, a different pattern has been established. It was borrowed (9) …… Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)…… land used to be cheap and even free. Farmers (11)……. and work on very large and isolated farms. The neighbors live (12)……. from one another. They only meet when they go to the (13)……… market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services. The (14)…… associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement. WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences 1. I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better. I prefer..................................................... 2. We spend four hours doing our homework everyday. It takes......................................................................... 3. He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report. (contented) …………………………………………………. 4. My city has got only one church. There ………………………………... 5. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects ……………………………? 6. “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said. “Let’s…………………………”, said Mary. 7. Remember to shut the windows before you leave. Don’t ……………………………. 8. What does Ms Kate do? What’s………………………………………………............................................... 9. They are good singers. They…………………………………………………………………………………. 10. There is no one that does not know about it. Everybody…………………………………………………… IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 1 (Week 2) 2. LANGUAGE FOCUS: /i/ and /i:/ - Stress in two-syllable words Simple Present and Simple Past B. EXERCISES VOCABULARY I. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences family, danger, routines, children, neighbors 1. When her children are at school, Mrs. White does her usual routines. 2. There’s a lot of danger involving in rock climbing. 3. The success of the crop depends on the weather. 4. We can see many fields of corn in the village. 5. Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the neighbors. 6. Almost every family in the town owns a television. 7. Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire brigade 8. The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of rubbish. 9. Several children, aged about seven, were playing in the yard. 10. He had many interesting experiences while he was traveling in Africa. II. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word 1. He is contented to stay in his present job for the time being. 2. Please write your name, age and occupation on the form. 3. I find it interesting to talk to Tom’s grandfather. 4. When he lived in Da Nang, he visited me occasionally 5. The girl felt quite satisfied with her examination results. 6. They are keeping her in the office for her own safety 7. It is frightening even to think of the horrors of a nuclear war. 8. For further information, write to Mr. headmaster. READING: Fill in each blank with a suitable word In most of Europe villages, a farmer’s house (1)consists of two parts, home to live and outbuildings (2)which are built separately and are often used (3)as sheds and stores. Every morning, farmers and farm workers (4)leave their village to work on their land and (5)breed their animals in distant fields. They have lunch on their fields and only return (6)to their village at the end of the day. So, social life is focused around the community center, the (7)village (8)Throughout most of North America, a different pattern has been established. It was borrowed (9)from Northern Europe, but was put even further in the New World (10)where land used to be cheap and even free. Farmers (11)live and work on very large and isolated farms. The neighbors live (12)far from one another. They only meet (13)when they go to the village market or town to buy goods, materials, fuels, and services. The (14)independence associated with American farmers stems from this pattern of farm settlement. WRTITING: Rewrite the following sentences 1. I like chatting in my free time, but I like listening to music better. I prefer listening to music to chatting in my free time. 2. We spend four hours doing our homework everyday. It takes us four hours to do our homework everyday. 3. He isn’t satisfied with his son’s school report. He isn’t contented with his son’s school report. 4. My city has got only one church. There is only one church in my city. 5. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects do you like? 6. “Why don’t we go to the seaside at weekends?” Mary said. “Let’s go to the seaside at weekends”, said Mary. 7. Remember to shut the windows before you leave. Don’t forget to shut the windows before you leave 8. What does Ms Kate do? What’s Ms Kate’s job/ occupation? 9. They are good singers. They are good at singing/ sing well. 10. There is no one that does not know about it. Everybody knows about it. IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) 1. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive 2. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : 1. mother 3. change love office one 2. family teaching chemistry children 5. children student professor teacher start 4. Physics 6. opinion History ask Biology semester father Chemistry nervous relax II. Grammar A. Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy (7.be) …………….…at university ? B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss (8.see) …………………………..my old school friends. A: Don’t you mind (9.travel) ………………..… so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so (10. get )…………..…..there. Sometimes I manage (11. work) …………...on the bus. A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from ( 12.concentrate )……………… B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school. I hope (13. go ) ………..………….. to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet. B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late. B : Where would you advise me (14.apply )…………...? A: What subject are you studying ? B: Maths and Physics. I want (15. study ) ……………………..Physics at university. A: I would recommend (16. apply ) …………………….…..to Newton University. B. Choose the best Wh- questions : 17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When ) 21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III. Vocabulary A. Word forms 22. The company is planning to take in another 100………………………..( employ ) 23. He tried to make his speech more ……………………….….( entertain ) 24. The school prepares students for a wide range of ……..…...qualifications. ( profession ) 25. The store was ……………………………….….…………....with shoppers. ( crowd ) 26. He lost his job because he worked …………………………( effect ) B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets. 27. Thank you………………………………………( help ) me. 28. My sister is good …………………………….( play ) tennis. 29. He needs to practice ………….……..( speak ) English more. 30. She is afraid ……………………..……….( cross ) the street. 31. She is not interested ………………..( learn ) to speak French. 32. John insisted ……………………………….( buy ) a new bike. 33. We are thinking ……………………….……..( study ) French. 34. I have no objection …………..…………..( carry ) out the plan. 35. I don’t think he’s accused ……………….( drive ) on the right. 36. Mary gets tired………………………………( do ) housework. IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences 37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( hate) 38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind….?) 39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( make) 40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like…?) IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 2) 1. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / a:/ - / / - Stress in two/ three-syllable words W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive 2. EXERCISES I. Pronunciation and stress : 1. mother 3. change love office one 2. family teaching chemistry children 5. children student professor teacher 4. Physics 6. opinion start History ask Biology semester father Chemistry nervous relax II. Grammar A. Use a suitable form of tenses A: Do you enjoy 7.being at university ? B: Yes, I do. Although I often miss 8.seeing my old school friends. A: Don’t you mind 9.traveling so fast every day ? B: No, it only takes me an hour or so 10. to get there. Sometimes I manage 11. to work on the bus. A: Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from 12.concentrating B: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you got a job ? A: I’m still at school. I hope 13. to go to university next year, but I haven’t applied anywhere yet. B: You should apply soon. It’s getting late. A : Where would you advise me 14.to apply? B: What subject are you studying ? A: Maths and Physics. I want 15. to study Physics at university. B: I would recommend 16. applying to Newton University. B. Choose the best Wh- questions : 17. To ……………are you talking ? ( whom, who, whose, that ) 18. ………………..did you buy that car ? – In September. ( When, Where, How, How long ) 19. ….is your national flag ? – Red and yellow ( What, Which of color, What color, Which ) 20. ……………….is your new school ? – It is clean and nice. ( What, How, Where, When ) 21. ……………… bag are you carrying ? Judy’s. ( Which, What, Who’s, Whose ) III. Vocabulary A. Word forms 22. The company is planning to take in another 100 employees 23. He tried to make his speech more entertaining 24. The school prepares students for a wide range of professional qualifications. 25. The store was crowded with shoppers 26. He lost his job because he worked ineffectively B. Supply the correct preposition ( if any ) and the –ing form of the verbs in brackets. 27. Thank you for helping me. 28. My sister is good at playing tennis. 29. He needs to practice speaking English more. 30. She is afraid of crossing the street. 31. She is not interested in learning to speak French. 32. John insisted on buying a new bike. 33. We are thinking of studying French. 34. I have no objection to carrying out the plan. 35. I don’t think he’s accused of driving on the right. 36. Mary gets tired of doing housework. IV. Writing: Rewrite sentences 37. Having to get up early in the morning is awful to me.( I hate having to get up early in the morning) 38. May I borrow your bike ? ( Would you mind lending me your bike?) 39. Didn’t your mum let you speak a word ? ( Didn’t your mum make you shut your mouth?) 40. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like. ( Would you like me to finish the work tonight?) IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) 1. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B. EXERCISES I. Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. class passed course primary education private homework teacher lessons uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)………………school when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)…………………, but there were so many pupils in the (3)………………….that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)……………… He sent her to an expensive (5)……………….school, where the girls wore dark green (6)……………….. and did two hours’ (7)………………..every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8)………………..all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9)…………………..and was an excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (10)…………………, and returned to her old primary school to teach. II. Writing A. Complete sentences 11.I/ want/ study/ English/ because/ international/ language 12.My house/ far/ school/ so/ usually/ go/ school/ bike 13. You/ better/ avoid/ drink/ beer/ because/ bad/ liver. 14. What/ he/ say/ teaching profession/yesterday ? 15. How many/ hours/ you/ spend/ learn/ English/ every day ? 16. Teachers/ usually/ have/ trouble/ remember/ tstudents’ names. 17. John/ not/ often/ practice/ speak Germany/ everyday. 18. Why/ not/ you/ consider/ go/ picnic/ us? B. Correct mistakes 19. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. 20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight. 21. Why you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23. Trung left the room without lock the door . 24. There are so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 25. How long does your friend come home ? – Once a week. 26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school. 27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest school in Hanoi. 28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is a important part in our life. III. Prepositions 29. We’d better ask … the bill 30. Do you suffer … migraine ? 31. Do you approve … heart transplants ? 32. Does she spent a lot time … her homework ? 33. Do you believe … ghost ? 34. Do you succeed … everything you attempt ? 35. Have you ever saved anyone … danger ? 36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot … other people ? 37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist … having your own way ? 38. Does this bag belong ……… you ? 39. It’s very kind ……… you ……… help me solve the problem. 40. John has just received a letter ……… his parents, who live abroad. NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL 1. IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 2 (Week 1) LANGUAGE FOCUS: Prepositions W- questions, Gerund and to- Infinitive B. EXERCISES I. Reading Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once. class passed course primary education private homework teacher lessons uniforms Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1)primaryschool when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing (2)lessons, but there were so many pupils in the (3class that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her (4)education. He sent her to an expensive (5)private school, where the girls wore dark green (6)uniforms and did two hours’ (7)homework every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8)passed all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9)course and was an excellent student. In the end she decided to become a (10)teacher, and returned to her old primary school to teach. II. Writing A. Complete sentences 11.I want to study English because it is an international/language 12.My house is far from my school, so I usually go to school by bike 13. You had better avoid drinking beer because it’s bad for liver. 14. What did he say about the/ his teaching profession yesterday? 15. How many hours do you spend learning English every day? 16. Teachers usually have trouble remembering their students’ names. 17. John does not often practice speaking Germany everyday. 18. Why don’t you consider going for a picnic with us? B. Correct mistakes 19. I decided to change jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. 20. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight. 21. Why did you call me so late at night ? 22 I succeeded in finding a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college 23. Trung left the room without locking the door . 24. There is so much traffic : so many cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 25. How often does your friend come home ? – Once a week. 26. Phong is a student at Chu Van An High School and he often rides a bike to the school. 27. Chu Van An High School is one of the biggest schools in Hanoi. 28. Education, whether it happens at school or anywhere else, is an important part in our life. III. Prepositions 29. We’d better ask for the bill 30. Do you suffer from migraine ? 31. Do you approve of heart transplants ? 32. Does she spent a lot time on her homework ? 33. Do you believe in ghost ? 34. Do you succeed in everything you attempt ? 35. Have you ever saved anyone from danger ? 36. Are you fairly independent, or do you rely a lot on other people ? 37. Are you fairly flexible, or do you always insist on having your own way ? 38. Does this bag belong to you ? 39. It’s very kind of you to help me solve the problem. 40. John has just received a letter from his parents, who live abroad. NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank When George finished his study at university, he began (1)...... for a job. He did not know what he (2)...... like to do. His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3)...... to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day. He was (4)...... and his first job was in a large government (5)...... in London. When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) ...... him a visit. The uncle was delighted that his (7)...... had managed to get a job working (8)...... the Government. He asked George a lot of questions about the job. One of the questions was, “(9)...... people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10)...... and then answered, “About half of them”. 1. A. trying B. looking C. seeing D. finding 2. A. could B. had C. should D. would 3. A. to find B. to look for C. to try D. to offer 4. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. impatient D. achieving 5. A. room B. basement C. office D. hall 6. A. gave B. paid C. came D. offered 7. A. son B. grandson C. niece D. nephew 8. A. at B. for C. in D. from 9. A. How long B. How often C. How much D. How many 10. A. hour B. time C. moment D. little Rewrite the following sentences 11. She wanted to ease human suffering. She wanted to make 12. He doesn’t like math very much. He isn’t 13. Remember to bring your dictionary to the class. Don’t 14. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects ? 15. After half an hour’s rest, Mr. Lam continued his work. After Mr. Lam 16. “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom. Tom suggested 17. Mary’s uncle was a doctor. Mary’s uncle 18. He spent 2 hours driving home. It took 19. In difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council. In spite of 20. His dream was to become a famous actor. He harboured Make questions for the underlined part 21. James is playing tennis in the school ground. 22. No, we just had a chat 23. We went to David’s birthday party last night. 24. Johnny often reads romantic stories in his free time. 25. The Cooks? They had lived in New York for 10 years before moving here. 26. We first met 3 months ago. 27. It takes my aunt 2 hours to clean their house at weekends. 28. My sister has received 3 letters from her husband this month. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them A B 29. to become a. French concrete bunkers 30. to graduate b. top in the final exam 31. to learn c. a national hero 32. to contribute d. to the Vietnamese industry 33. to develop e. how to produce laptops 34. to open f. from medical school 35. to destroy g. vaccines for several diseases 36. to spend h. a new hospital 37. to come i. in Hanoi for a year. 38. to live j. the summer vacation in the country NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 3 (Week 2) A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B. EXERCISES Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank When George finished his study at university, he began (1)...... for a job. He did not know what he (2)...... like to do. His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3)...... to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day. He was (4)...... and his first job was in a large government (5)...... in London. When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) ......... him a visit. The uncle was delighted that his (7)...... had managed to get a job working (8)...... the Government. He asked George a lot of questions about the job. One of the questions was, “(9)...... people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10)...... and then answered, “About half of them”. 11. A. trying B. looking C. seeing D. finding 12. A. could B. had C. should D. would 13. A. to find B. to look for C. to try D. to offer 14. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. impatient D. achieving 15. A. room B. basement C. office D. hall 16. A. gave B. paid C. came D. offered 17. A. son B. grandson C. niece D. nephew 18. A. at B. for C. in D. from 19. A. How long B. How often C. How much D. How many 20. A. moment B. time C. hour D. little Rewrite the following sentences 11. She wanted to ease human suffering. She wanted to make human sufferings less severe 12. He doesn’t like math very much. He isn’t interested in/ fond of/ keen on math. 13. Remember to bring your dictionary to the class. Don’t forget to bring your dictionary to the class 14. What are your favorite subjects? What subjects do you like? 15. After half an hour’s rest, Mr. Lam continued his work. After Mr. Lam took a rest for half an hour, he... 16. “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom. Tom suggested going to the cinema 17. Mary’s uncle was a doctor when he was young. Mary’s uncle worked as a doctor when he was young 18. He spent 2 hours driving home. It took him 2 hours to drive home. 19. In the difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council. In spite of her difficult living condition, she still gained scholarship from British Council 20. His dream was to become a famous actor. He harboured the dream of becoming a famous actor. Make questions for the underlined part 21. What is James doing …?/ Where is James paling tennis? 22. Did you go to the cinema last night? 23. Where did you go last night? 24. What kind of stories does Johnny often read…?/ When does Johnny often read romantic stories? 25. How long had the Cooks lived in New York before moving here? 26. When did you first meet? 27. How long does it take your aunt to clean their house at weekends? 28. How many letter has your sister received from her husband this month? Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them A B 29. to become c a. French concrete bunkers 30. to graduate f b. top in the final exam