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III. Write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers:
1. I was born in 1980
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2. My father was born in Quang Nam
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3. My address is 3 Le Loi street
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4. Its very hot in HCM in March
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5. It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by motorbike
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6. Its Mr. Dawsons car
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7. I go to school by bike
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8. My sister speaks English fluently
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9. Lan drank your lemon juice
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10. Her brother weighs 50 kilos
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11. I have learnt English for 6 months
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12. This bridge is 5 meters long
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13. No, Im not a teacher. Im a student
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14. My mother goes shopping once a month
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15. He was absent from school because he felt sick
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16. Mr. Pike enjoys travelling
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17. There are ten trees in the garden
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18. The cat is in the box
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19. Those are her pencils
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20. Her brother has breakfast at 6 oclock every morning
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21. My mother works in a hospital
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22. Mr. Nam goes to work by car every day
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23. This shirt costs 150,000 VND
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24. John bought his wife a lot of flowers
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25. My brother is learning English because he wants to get a good job
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a. smoking
b. smoke cigarettes c. to smoke
d. to cigarette smoke
16. They heard him _____ for help
a. to shout
b. shouting
c. shouted
d. shouts
17. My parents werent strict with me at all. They _____ me do what I wanted
a. let
b. allowed
c. made
d. agreed
18. School children are looking forward to _________ on holiday
a. go
b. be going
c. going
d. went
19. In general, my father doesnt mind _________ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking
a. do
b. doing
c. done
d. to do
20. Mr. Minh _________ wearing a crash helmet when he goes somewhere on his motorbike
a. used to
b. is used to
c. is using
d. used
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it
1. I dont find it difficult to get up early in the morning
I am used_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Please dont play your music so loudly
Would you mind ______________________________________________________________________?
3. Ba is interested in telling jokes
Ba enjoys_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Dont let me forget to phone my sister
Remind______________________________________________________________________________
5. Would you mind turning the radio down?
Could you____________________________________________________________________________
6. Please dont interrupt me all the time
Would you mind ______________________________________________________________________
7. We dont eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead
Instead of ____________________________________________________________________________
8. He looks order when he wears glasses
Glasses make__________________________________________________________________________
9. My father said I could use his car
My father allowed______________________________________________________________________
10. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday
Sue is looking_________________________________________________________________________
11. I would like you to help me put the chair away
Do you mind _________________________________________________________________________?
12. Im always nervous when I travel by air
Travelling ____________________________________________________________________________
13. The sudden noise caused me to jump
The sudden noise made _________________________________________________________________
14. Betty let Karen keep the kitten
Betty allowed_________________________________________________________________________
15. Its not a good idea to travel during the rush hour
Its better to avoid______________________________________________________________________
16. Dont stop him doing what he wants
Let _________________________________________________________________________________
17. At first I didnt want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me
Sarah persuaded _______________________________________________________________________
18. My lawyer said I shouldnt say anything to the police
My lawyer advised_____________________________________________________________________
19. They got married. They didnt tell any of their friends
They got married without________________________________________________________________
20. He was sorry he hadnt said goodbye to her at the airport
He regretted___________________________________________________________________________
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8. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board _________________________________
9. They have provided the victims with food and clothing ______________________________________
10. The chief enginer was instructing all the workers of the plant ________________________________
11. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books ___________________________________________
12. Someone will tell him that news _______________________________________________________
13. They paid me a lot of money to do the job _______________________________________________
14. Open your book.____________________________________________________________________
15. Take off your hat.___________________________________________________________________
16. Dont do that silly thing again._________________________________________________________
17. Have they changed the window of the laboratory __________________________________________
18. Do they teach English here? __________________________________________________________
19. Will you invite her to your wedding party? _______________________________________________
20. Did the teacher give some exercises ____________________________________________________
21. Is she making big cakes for the party ____________________________________________________
22. Why didnt they help him? ___________________________________________________________
23. How many games has the team played? _________________________________________________
24. Where do people speak English? _______________________________________________________
25. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? ___________________________________________________
26. Who looked after the children for you?__________________________________________________
27. These exersice were done well ________________________________________________________
28. This dress must be washed in cold water _________________________________________________
29. The lessons are being written by the students now _________________________________________
30. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day ______________________________________________
31. All the arrangements have been made ___________________________________________________
32. When was this radio manufactured? ____________________________________________________
33. How are candles made? ______________________________________________________________
34. Is Mathematics taught in this school? ___________________________________________________
35. Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teachers? _________________________________
IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
Plans ________________________________________________________________________________
2. They havent cleaned the streets this week. The streets ______________________________________
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3. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque ______________________________________________
4. He couldnt repair the broken vase. The__________________________________________________
5. Theyll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date______________________________________________________________________________
6. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager______________________________________________________________________
7. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog______________________________________________
8. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners____________________________
9. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
Sallys parents ________________________________________________________________________
10. Someone has stolen my bike. My bike __________________________________________________
11. The mechanic serviced my car last week. I _______________________________________________
12. They dont eat the cake because it is very bad. The cake ____________________________________
13. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We _________________________________________________________________________________
14. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She _______________________________________________
15. That old house at the end of the road has been sold
They________________________________________________________________________________
16. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview. I must ____________________________________
17. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
I had ________________________________________________________________________________
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happier
happiest
thin
busy
patient
young
bad
comfortable
rude
sad
large
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets
1. Mary is (pretty) ________________ as her sister
2. A new house is (expensive) ________________ than an old one
3. His job is (important) ________________ than mine
4. Of the foour ties, I like the red one (well) ________________
5. Nobody is (happy) ________________ than Miss Snow
6. Today English is the (international) ________________ of language
7. John is much (strong) ________________ than I thought
8. Benches are (comfortable) ________________ than arm-chairs
9. Bill is (good) ________________ than you thought
10. Mr. Bush is the (delightful) ________________ person I have ever know
11. Bill is (lazy) ________________ and (lazy) ________________
12. It becomes (hard) ________________ and (hard) ________________ to find a job
13. As the conversation went on, he became (talkative) ________________
14. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ________________
15. Is the book (interesting) ________________ than the one you read last week?
III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. This is the _________ river in the world
a. most long
b. longest
c. long most
d. longer
2. Do you think older people drive _________ than younger people?
a. slow
b. slower
c. more slow
d. more slowly
3. They all dance well, but John dances _________
a. better
b. more good
c. the better
d. the best
4. Your computer is more expensive than _________
a. me
b. my
c. mine
d. myself
5. My car isnt very new. Your car is _____ than my car
a. newer
b. older
c. not new
d. less new
6. Who is _____ in your class?
a. the interlligentest
b. the most intelligent
c. more intelligent
d. the more intelligent
7. His mother is older than she _____
a. likes
b. looks like
c. looks
d. is like
8. The winter is coming, it is getting _________
a. more cold
b. the more cold
c. colder and colder d. the most cold
9. Praja returned home as _________ as he could
a. quick
b. quicker
c. quickest
d. quickly
10. This is _________ elephant I have ever seen
a. the biggest
b. most big
c. the most big
d. bigger
11. He ran _________ than his friend
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a. fastest
b. faster
c. fast
d. more fast
12. This summer is not as hot _________ last summer
a. as
b. than
c. to
d. like
13. Could you talk _________ ? Im learning my lessons
a. as quietly
b. so quietly
c. more quietly
d. most quietly
14. It is _________ to talk about a problem than to solve it
a. more easier
b. easier
c. easy
d. easiest
15. Jim is five centimeters _________ than Tom
a. higher
b. taller
c. tallest
d. tall
16. Winning a place at university _________ for most students
a. has become as difficult
b. becomes the most difficulty
c. is becoming more and more difficult
d. will become more difficult
17. The more you study, _________
a. the more knowledge do you gain
b. you will gain more knowledge
c. the more knowledge you gain
d. you are the more knowledgeable
18. The people here are _________ than I expected
a. more nice
b. most nice
c. nicer
d. nicest
19. My new boss isnt as rude _________ my own boss
a. as
b. so
c. than
d. that
20. She was _________ friendly person Ive ever met
a. the least
b. less
c. less and less
d. so
IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it
1. Jane can swim further than I can
I cant_______________________________________________________________________________
2. My sister cant cook as well as my mother does
My mother can________________________________________________________________________
3. I dont play tennis as well as my brother does
My brother___________________________________________________________________________
4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are not_________________________________________________________________________
5. Cats cant swim as well as dogs can
Dogs can_____________________________________________________________________________
6. The dress is cheaper than the skirt
The dress is not________________________________________________________________________
7. Peter is the tallest boy in his class
No one ______________________________________________________________________________
8. Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally
Sally is ______________________________________________________________________________
9. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
Is this _______________________________________________________________________________
10. They understand more than we do
We dont _____________________________________________________________________________
11. Tom is the best football player in this team
Nobody______________________________________________________________________________
12. Nothing is faster than the speed of light
The speed of light______________________________________________________________________
13. His mother is taller than his father
His father is not _______________________________________________________________________
14. Shes a faster and more careless driver than I am
She drives ____________________________________________________________________________
15. Jane is a better cook than Robert
Robert cant __________________________________________________________________________
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11. They became ______________ after eating the contaminated food (sickly) (sick)
12. Mrs. Pike welcomed the guests ______________ (sincere)
13. John ______________ denied that he had stolen the documents (angry)
14. Rose is ______________ upset about losing her job (terrible) (terribly)
15. The plane will arrive ______________ (soonly) (soon)
III. Choose the correct word:
1. Are you (interesting/interested) in football?
2. The football match was quite (exciting/excited). I enjoyed it
3. Its sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money
4. Do you usually get (embarrassing/embarrassed)
5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it
6. She has really learnt very fast. She has made (astonishing/astonished) progress
7. I didnt find the situation funny. I was not (amusing/amused)
8. It was a really (terrifying/terrified). Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/shocked)
9. Why do you always look so (boring/bored)? Is your life really so (boring/bored)
10. Hes one of the most (boring/bored) people Ive ever met. He never stops talking and he never says
anything (interesting/interested)
11. I (near/nearly) fell off the edge of the platform
12. Sometimes our teacher arrives (late/lately) for class
13. Im sure the boss thinks very (high/highly) of you
14. Please be (quiet/quietly). Im reading
15. It was a (bad/badly) match. They played (bad/badly)
IV. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word in bracket + ing or ed
1. The film wasnt as good as we had expected (disappoint)
a. The film was ______________
b. We were ______________ with the film
2. Diana teaches young children. Its a very hard job but she enjoys it (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it is often ______________
b. At the end of a days work, She is often ______________
3. Clare is going to the Unites States next month. She has never been there before (excite)
a. It will be an ______________ experience for her
b. Going to new places is always ______________
c. She is really ______________ about going to the Unites States
V. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. She teaches English well
She is _______________________________________________________________________________
2. She types with care
She is _______________________________________________________________________________
3. I slept well last night
I had ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Carol Stuart is a good cook and swimmer
Carol Stuart __________________________________________________________________________
5. My grandfather is a lover of music
My grandfather________________________________________________________________________
6. The train journey from London to Bristol takes 2 hours
It is a ________________________________________________________________________________
7. She is a good singer
She_________________________________________________________________________________
8. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edingburgh
Its a________________________________________________________________________________
9. She plays tennis well
She is________________________________________________________________________________
10. A train leaves at eight oclock every morning
There is _____________________________________________________________________________
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It was _______________________________________________________________________________
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5. I told the absolute truth. No one would believe me (but, athough, however)
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6. Simon couldnt come to the meeting. He was busy (therefore)
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7. He has no ticket. He cant get into the cinema (since)
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8. Im learning French. I like learning French (and)
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9. He stayed at home. It rained hard (as)
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10. He continued to run. He felt very tired (even though)
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11. Nam will pass the exam. He studies hard (if)
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12. I had forgot locking the door. I drove to the office this morning (when)
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13. She is in London. She is in Berlin, too. (either or).
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14. He wasnt an idler. He wasnt a gambler (neither or).
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15. He isnt likely to be present at the meeting. Im not either (neithor nor)
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16. The computer can gather facts. It can store them (not only but also)
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17. This prize will mean an honour for him. It will mean an honour for us (not only but also)
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18. He worked hard. He passed all his exams (so, because)
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19. Tom didnt come to the party. Ann didnt come to the party (Neither nor)
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20. The house is large. It is also clean (both and)
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21. The lesson was long. It was difficult, too (not only but also)
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22. Jean can type. She can speak English, too (either or)
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III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. Mary doesnt go to school because she is ill
Because of ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain
Because _____________________________________________________________________________
3. Because of my friends absence, I have to copy the lesson for him
Because _____________________________________________________________________________
4. This boy is ignorant because he is lazy
Because of____________________________________________________________________________
5. My friend was absent because of his illness
Because _____________________________________________________________________________
6. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished
Because of ___________________________________________________________________________
7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite ______________________________________________________________________________
8. We went out in spite of the rain
Although ____________________________________________________________________________
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He asked _____________________________________________________________________________
15. The teacher asked Which book are you taking, John?
The teacher asked ______________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. Can I have a new bicycle? said Ann to her mother
Ann asked____________________________________________________________________________
2. Where has he been? She doesnt know that
She doesnt know______________________________________________________________________
3. Im sorry that I broke the glass, said Peter
Peter apologised_______________________________________________________________________
4. The doctor told him that he worked too hard
You________________________________________________________________________________
5. Keep away from the sea, said the security guard, when we approached the fence
The security guard told__________________________________________________________________
6. She wanted to know if he had studied French
She asked him:________________________________________________________________________
7. Bring your swimming things in case its sunny
He told_______________________________________________________________________________
8. You should take science appreciation courses at school
The lady researcher advised us__________________________________________________________
9. How many students are there in your class?
The man asked me_____________________________________________________________________
10. You should take more exercise, Mr Rogerts, the doctor said, if you want to lose weight
The doctor advised_____________________________________________________________________
11. She asked John how he liked her new dress
How _______________________________________________________________________________
12. How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?
He wanted to know ____________________________________________________________________
13. Why didnt I get a computer before?, thought the officer manager
The officer manager wondered ___________________________________________________________
14. Please dont drive so fast Ann begged her boyfriend
Ann pleaded__________________________________________________________________________
15. John, please dont tell anyone my new address, said Mary
Mary asked ___________________________________________________________________________
16. Where is the station car-park? Mrs. Smith asked
Mrs. Smith asked______________________________________________________________________
17. How old is your little boy? said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley
The nurse asked________________________________________________________________________
18. I think you should go by train He told us
He advised us_________________________________________________________________________
19. How many stars are there in the sky?
No one knows_________________________________________________________________________
20. The boy said to his sister Have you ever read a book on space flights?
The boy asked ________________________________________________________________________
21. Do you want to insure your luggage or not?
The travel agent asked__________________________________________________________________
22. Please turn up the volume, Nga said her grandmother
Ngas grandmother asked _______________________________________________________________
23. What are you doing? She asked me
She asked ____________________________________________________________________________
24. Can you speak English? Mr. Brown asked
Mr. Brown asked_______________________________________________________________________
25. What do you usually do in your free time? the examiner asked
The examiner asked____________________________________________________________________
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d. no article
d. no article
d. no article
d. university
d. a meat
d. Some music
UNIT 23. AS IF, AS THOUGH, ITS HIGH TIME, ITS TIME, WOULD RATHER
I. Supply the correct verb forms:
1. We would rather (stay) _________ home tonight
2. Mr. Jones would rather (stay) _________ home last night
3. We would rather (drink) _________ coffee than tea
4. The photographer would rather that we (stand) _________ closer together than we are standing
5. Carmen would rather (cook) _________ for the entire family
6. She would rather you (not arrive) _________ last night
7. John would rather you (sleep) _________ than worked last night
8. George would rather Jane (be) _________ here tomorrow
9. I would rather my sister (not fail) _________ the driving test yesterday
10. I would rather that they (invite) _________ her to their party last Sunday
11. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) _________ him
12. Its time we all (go) _________ now
13. Id rather you (go) _________ now
14. Its high time you (get) _________ the tea ready
15. He acts as if he (know) _________ English perfectly
16. Id rather you (pay) _________ me now
17. Its high time you (have) _________ a haircut
18. He was wet as if he (swim) _________ for hours
19. She acted as if she (meet) _________ him before
20. Jack spent his money as if he (win) _________ a lottery
II. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. He would prefer you to pay him immediately
Hed rather ___________________________________________________________________________
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2. No, please dont tell him
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
3. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
4. I dont really want to go out tonight
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Id rather not see him tomorrow
I dont want___________________________________________________________________________
6. I dont really want to have lunch yet
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
7. I dont really want to go to the museum
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
8. I want you to cook the dinner now
Id rather_____________________________________________________________________________
9. Its time we went to bed
Its time _____________________________________________________________________________
10. Its time for you to start to work
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