IMPROVING EXERCISE

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2
Passive Voice; Active Voice
B. EXERCISES
I.
Put Verbs in the correct tenses and forms
1. Many accidents (cause) by dangerous driving.
2. Cheese (make) from milk.
3. The roof of the building (damage) in a storm a few days ago.
4. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service (include) in the bill.
5. You (invite) to the wedding. Where did you go?
6. A new hospital just (build) near the airport.
7. The situation is serious. Something (must/ do) before it’s too late.
8. A decision (not/ make) until the next meeting next month.
9. Whales (hunt) for food and clothing.
10. More laws on environment protection (should/ pass).
11. His key (not/ find) yet. He can’t remember where he (leave) them.
12. Ann (look) very different now. When you see her, you (not/ recognise) her.
II.
Turn into Active Voice
1. Books on marine life are sold in Trang Tien bookshop.
2. Those books weren’t kept for reference last year.
3. The Earth is being seriously threatened.
4. Some exercises should be given to this boy on summer holiday.
5. How many games have been played?
6. Can English be spoken in Chinese restaurants?
7. Will the baby be sent to the orphanage?
8. The patient in the observation ward is going to be examined.
III.
Make questions

1. This table is made of silver.
2. These jeans were produced in China.
3. Eggs are taken to the market every Thursday.
4. We have just been driven home by our headmaster, Mr. David.
5. These trees are going to be planted next Sunday.
6. If it was raining, our picnic would be postponed.
7. David has lost his map for two days.
8. It usually takes the maid an hour to clean the room.
IV. Make sentences with the given cues
1. My house/ build/ grandfather/ over fifty years ago.
2. If/ she/ not invite/ birthday party/ I/ not go.
3. I/ never/ meet/ such/ clever boy.
4. Maria/ write/ letters/ friends/ when/ pen/ break.
5. The House of Parliament / going/ decorate/ for Chrismast/ next Sunday?
6. If/ you/ not/ take/ taxi/ miss/ your train.
7. I/ read/ book/ when/ friends/ come.
8. Children/ not/ finish/ work/ yet.
V. Rewrite the following sentences


1. The Browns have bred endangered animals on their farm for 14 years. Endangered
2.

3.
4.
5.
1.
6.
7.
8.

9.

animals……………….
‘I’m enjoying my new class but the study is really hard, so I won’t be able to come back
next weekend.’ Sarah told me
that……………………………………………………………………………………………
.
He isn’t old enough to take that job. -> If
he…………………………………………………………………
We can’t clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Our polluted rivers and
seas……………………..
I advise you to put your money in the bank. If
I………………………………………………………………
Tom can’t look up this word because he doesn’t have a dictionary.
If………………………………………
Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls.
If……………………………………………….
Be careful or you will set your house on fire. If
you .........................................................................................
People speak English in international conferences.
English .............................................................................
‘I haven’t seen Kate since Christmas’. Tom
said……………………………………………………………...


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional Sentence Type 1, 2
Passive Voice; Active Voice
B. EXERCISES

I.
Put Verbs in the correct tenses and forms
1. Many accidents have been caused by dangerous driving.
2. Cheese is made from milk.
3. The roof of the building was damaged in a storm a few days ago.
4. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service is included in the bill.
5. You were invited to the wedding. Where did you go?
6. A new hospital has just been built near the airport.
7. The situation is serious. Something must be done before it’s too late.
8. A decision will not be made until the next meeting next month.
9. Whales are hunted for food and clothing.
10. More laws on environment protection should be passed.
11. His key hasn’t been found yet. He can’t remember where he left them.
12. Ann looks very different now. When you see her, you won’t recognise her.
II. Turn into Active Voice
1. They sell books on marine life in Trang Tien bookshop.
2. They didn’t keep those books for reference last year.
3. We are seriously threatening the Earth.
4. The teacher should give some exercises to this boy on summer holiday.
5. How many games have they played?
6. Can people speak English in Chinese restaurants?
7. Will they send the baby to the orphanage?
8. Doctors are going to examine the patient in the observation ward.
III. Make questions
1. This table is made of silver. What is this table made of?
2. These jeans were produced in China. Where were these jeans made?
3. Eggs are taken to the market every Thursday. How often are eggs taken to the market?
4. We have just been driven home by our headmaster, Mr. David. By whom have you just
been driven home?
5. These trees are going to be planted next Sunday. When are these trees going to be planted?

6. If it was raining, our picnic would be postponed. What would happen if it was raining?
7. David has lost his map for two days. How long has David lost his map?
8. It usually takes the maid an hour to clean the room. How long does it take the maid to clean
the room?
IV. Make sentences with the given cues
1. My house was built by my grandfather over fifty years ago.
2. If she isn’t invited to your birthday party, I will not go.
3. I have never met such a clever boy.
4. Maria was writing letters to her friends when her pen was broken.
5. Is the House of Parliament going to be decorated for Christmas next Sunday?
6. If you do not take a taxi, you will miss your train.
7. I was reading a book when my friends came.
8. The children haven’t finished the work yet.


V. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Endangered animals have been bred by the Browns on their farm for 14 years .
2. Sarah told me that she was enjoying her new class but the study was really hard, so she
wouldn’t be able to come back the next weekend.’
3. He isn’t old enough to take that job. -> If he were older, he could take that job.
4. Our polluted rivers and seas can’t be cleaned up overnight
5. If I were you, I’d put the money in the bank
6. If Tom had a dictionary, he could look up this word
7. If there weren’t plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls.
8. If you aren’t careful, you will set your house on fire.
9. English is spoken in international conferences.
10. Tom said he hadn’t seen Kate since Christmas.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL

IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Passive Voice, Vocabulary; Phonetics
B. EXERCISES
I. Phonetics
1. A. destroy B. defence
C. eliminate
D.
2. A. eliminate B. cancer
C. natural
hydroelectric
3. A. season
B. reading
C. heart
D. damage
4. A. cancer
B. environment C. animal
D. disease
5. A. animal
B. cancer
C. disease
D. worrying
6. A. provide B. pollute
C. defence
D. nature
7.
A. B. variety
C. eliminate
D. worry
circulation
B. frequent

C. valuable
D. appearance
8. A. scientist
D. erosion
II. Circle the best answer
1. Their sister goes shopping with her friends each two weeks.
2. He said he would never sell the ..................... collections of stamps that his mother gave to
him. (A. value; B. valueless; C. valuable; D. valuation)
3. People can’t clean up the polluted environment, but they can stop …………… the problem.
(A. worsening; B. worsen; C, to worsen; D. worsened)
4. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live. (A. rare; B. short; C. valuable; D.
regular)
5. We should do something immediately to save the Earth ................... being destroyed. (A.
from; B. in; C. on; D. without)
6. Farmers use herbicides to eliminate weeds. (A. get on; B. get rid of; C. run off; D. take care
of)
7. …….. the tractor …… last year? (A. Was ... bought; B. Did... buy; C. Has ... been bought;
D. Does ... buy)
8. Would you like going to the cave with us this Sunday?
9. The farm is famous ..................... its production of wine. (A. in; B. about; C. with; D. for)
10. The ....................... is a place which is very large and thickly covered with plants, trees and
bushes and is also the habitat of wild animals. (A. marine; B. forest; C. mountain; D.
species)
11. Students ............................ to wear jeans at school. (A. don’t allow; B. aren’t allowed; C.
aren’t allowing; D. wasn’t allowed)
12. ................... the fire before? Yes, when I was on business in the North. (A. Were you seen;
B. Do you see; C. Did you saw; D. Have you seen)
13. Trees, plants and grasses hold .................. water necessary for life. (A. back; B. on; C.
away; D. off)
14. I don’t have my car now. It ................. in the garage. (A. is repaired; B. is being repaired; C.

was repaired; D. has repaired)
15. The boy can’t speak English without make mistakes.
III. Put words in the correct form
1. We can’t stop the ............... of plants and animals. (appear)
2. It is ............... to ride a motorbike in Vietnam without a helmet. (possibility)
3. My son’s study is ................ He often gets bad marks at school. (worry)
4. Man is ............... doing harm to the environment. (constancy)


5.
6.
7.
8.

A lot of money has been spent on ............... of the animals’ natural environment. (reconstruct)
Some people think that zoos are places where animals are ............... against their will. (prison)
The new law to ............... wildlife in Vietnam is going to be passed. (conservation)
Water ............ has become more and more serious due to the nuclear tests in the seas and
oceans. (pollute)
IV.
Turn into Passive Voice
1. They must do a lot of things to clean up this river.
2. Professor River hasn’t taught that course this semester.
3. They aren’t painting my house because it is raining.
4. Millions of people read this paper everyday.
5. Have they changed the date of the meeting?
6. My father took me to school everyday when I was small.
7. They usually change money at that bank.
8. Someone stole my money from my purse this morning
9. Nobody referred to that problem at the last meeting.

10. Maria has never done this kind of work before.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 10 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Passive Voice, Vocabulary; Phonetics
B. EXERCISES
I. Phonetics
1. A. destroy B. defence
C. eliminate
D.
2. A. eliminate B. cancer
C. natural
hydroelectric
3. A. season
B. reading
C. heart
D. damage
4. A. cancer
B. environment C. animal
D. disease
5. A. animal
B. cancer
C. disease
D. worrying
6. A. provide B. pollute
C. defence
D. nature
7.
A. B. variety

C. eliminate
D. worry
circulation
B. frequent
C. valuable
D. appearance
8. A. scientist
D. erosion
II. Circle the best answer
1. Their sister goes shopping with her friends each two weeks. every
2. He said he would never sell the ..................... collections of stamps that his mother
gave to him. (A. value; B. valueless; C. valuable; D. valuation)
3. People can’t clean up the polluted environment, but they can stop …………… the
problem. (A. worsening; B. worsen; C, to worsen; D. worsened)
4. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live. (A. rare; B. short; C.
valuable; D. regular)
5. We should do something immediately to save the Earth ................ being destroyed.
(A. from; B. in; C. on; D. without)
6. Farmers use herbicides to eliminate weeds. (A. get on; B. get rid of; C. run off; D.
take care of)
7. …….. the tractor …… last year? (A. Was ... bought; B. Did... buy; C. Has ... been
bought; D. Does ... buy)
8. Would you like going to the cave with us this Sunday? to go
9. The farm is famous ..................... its production of wine. (A. in; B. about; C. with; D.
for)
10. The ....................... is a place which is very large and thickly covered with plants,
trees and bushes and is also the habitat of wild animals. (A. marine; B. forest; C.
mountain; D. species)
11. Students ............................ to wear jeans at school. (A. don’t allow; B. aren’t
allowed; C. aren’t allowing; D. wasn’t allowed)

12. ................... the fire before? Yes, when I was on business in the North. (A. Were you
seen; B. Do you see; C. Did you saw; D. Have you seen)
13. Trees, plants and grasses hold .................. water necessary for life. (A. back; B. on;
C. away; D. off)
14. I don’t have my car now. It ................. in the garage. (A. is repaired; B. is being
repaired; C. was repaired; D. has repaired)
15. The boy can’t speak English without make mistakes. making
III. Put words in the correct form
1. We can’t stop the disappearance of plants and animals. (appear)
2. It is impossible to ride a motorbike in Vietnam without a helmet. (possiblility)
3. My son’s study is .worrying He often gets bad marks at school. (worry)


4. Man is constantly doing harm to the environment. (constancy)
5. A lot of money has been spent on reconstruction of the animals’ natural environment.
(reconstruct)
6. Some people think that zoos are places where animals are imprisoned against their will.
(prison)
7. The new law to conserve wildlife in Vietnam is going to be passed. (conservation)
8. Water pollution has become more and more serious due to the nuclear tests in the seas and
oceans. (pollute)
IV. Turn into Passive Voice
1. A lot of things must be done to clean up this river.
2. That course hasn’t been taught by Professor River this semester.
3. My house isn’t painting because it is raining.
4. This paper is read by millions of people everyday.
5. Have the date of the meeting been changed?
6. I was taken to school by my father everyday when I was small.
7. Money is usually changed at that bank.
8. My money is stolen from my purse this morning

9. That problem wasn’t referred to at the last meeting.
10. This kind of work has never been done by Maria before.


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