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

2. Is she making a big cake for the party ?
3. Will busses bring the children home ?
4. Have they changed the window of the laboratory ?
5. Is she going to write a poem ?
6. How many days did she spend finishing the work ?
7. What time can the boys hand in their papers ?
8. Who looked after the children for you ?
9. Why didn’t they help him ?
10. What books are people reading this year ?
11. Don’t let them wear jeans at work.
12. It is impossible to do this work.
13.The teacher made us do a lot of homework .
14. People saw him steal your car.
15. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag.


16. Open your book!
17. I don’t like people telling me what to do.
18. She is too fat. She neither does exercise. She doesn’t go on a diet , either.
( Inversion : nor )
I. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning.
1. The traffic is heavy during rush hours, they are not sometimes late for school
- If ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Peter can not go out for lunch because his car is broken.
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. The rain prevents us from going out.
- If ………………………………………………………………………………
4. Don’t throw aerosol into a fire or it will be exploded
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.

- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. I can play football this afternoon because I feel tired.
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
7. Plants will not grow if they don’t get enough water.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………….
8. You will not speak English fluently if you don’t practice it everyday.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………..
9. The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………..
10. If she does not hurry, she will be late for school.
- Unless …………………………………………………………………….
II. Verb tenses
1. The earth ( depend ) ………….……on the sun for its heat and light.
2. Robert is going to be famous for some day. He ( appear)……………..in three movies.
3. Our teacher told us that light ( travel )………….………faster than sound.
4. Father promised he ( buy ) ……………..…..me a bike.
5. How long ……...they ( know)……… each other before they ( get married ) ?
6. The students ( write ) …………….busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ( leave )…………………. in the
office.
7. I don’t feel good. I ( stay ) ………………..…home from work tomorrow.
8. He was told that after he ( graduate ) …..………., he ( employ ) ………………..by a famous firm.
III. Prepositions
1. She prefers walking to school ………..……riding her motorbike.
2. I would like to work …………....someone who has something …………....common with me.
3. She has been working ………………Honda company.
4. The students get …………….the bus at 8 am and get …………at 8.30 am.
5. There’s no need to rebuild the house. It is still ……….very good condition.
6 ……………..the age of 20, he had visited 20 countries .
7. She stared at the girls who were pumping water …………….their buckets.
8. At the police station, he was asked to fill …………………a form.

9. Your daughter has just started work, hasn’t she ? How’s she getting ……..?
10. I don’t think I can pick you ……….. .My bike has been …………..order.
IV. Passive voice
1. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet.
2. He is doing his exercise carefully.
3. My mother told us an interesting story
4. Have you met him before ?
5. Who wrote this letter ?
6. Don’t they send the letter ?
7. How did they carry it home ?
8. We heard him come in.
9. He let her go.
10. Don’t let the others laugh at you.
11. John hates people looking at you.
12. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre
13. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.
14. You should open the wine about 3 hours before you use it.
15. When they have widened this street the roar of the traffic will keep residents awake all night.
16. When I returned I found that they had towed my car away. I asked why they had done this and they told me that it
was because I had packed it under a “ No parking “ sign ( 4 passives )

V. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper tenses in the passive voice.
1. English ( speak ) ………………..in many places in the world.
2. He never ( beat ) ……………….at tennis.
3. His new book ( publish ) ……………………..next month.
4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ………………………………..
5. She ( tell ) ………………………..about it yet ?
6. He ( teach ) ………………..well when he was at school ?

7. His stolen car ( find ) …………………..yet ?


8. Two letters ( write ) ………………….before he left his house.
9. How much money ( steal ) …………………in the bank robbery yesterday ?
10. He ( arrest ) ……………….when he got off the plane in London ?
12. The building ( build ) …………………since last year.

E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 10
I. Rewrite sentences, not change the meaning.
1. The traffic is heavy during rush hours, they are not sometimes late for school
- If ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Peter can not go out for lunch because his car is broken.
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. The rain prevents us from going out.
- If ………………………………………………………………………………
4. Don’t throw aerosol into a fire or it will be exploded
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. I can play football this afternoon because I feel tired.
- If ……………………………………………………………………………..
7. Plants will not grow if they don’t get enough water.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………….
8. You will not speak English fluently if you don’t practice it everyday.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………..
9. The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
- Unless ……………………………………………………………………..
10. If she does not hurry, she will be late for school.
- Unless …………………………………………………………………….

II. Verb tenses
1. The earth ( depend ) ………….……on the sun for its heat and light.
2. Robert is going to be famous for some day. He ( appear)……………..in three movies.
3. Our teacher told us that light ( travel )………….………faster than sound.
4. Father promised he ( buy ) ……………..…..me a bike.
5. How long ……...they ( know)……… each other before they ( get married ) ?
6. The students ( write ) …………….busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ( leave )…………………. in the
office.
7. I don’t feel good. I ( stay ) ………………..…home from work tomorrow.
8. He was told that after he ( graduate ) …..………., he ( employ ) ………………..by a famous firm.
III. Prepositions
1. She prefers walking to school ………..……riding her motorbike.
2. I would like to work …………....someone who has something …………....common with me.
3. She has been working ………………Honda company.
4. The students get …………….the bus at 8 am and get …………at 8.30 am.
5. There’s no need to rebuild the house. It is still ……….very good condition.
6 ……………..the age of 20, he had visited 20 countries .
7. She stared at the girls who were pumping water …………….their buckets.


8. At the police station, he was asked to fill …………………a form.
9. Your daughter has just started work, hasn’t she ? How’s she getting ……..?
10. I don’t think I can pick you ……….. .My bike has been …………..order.
IV. Passive voice
1. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet.
2. He is doing his exercise carefully.
3. My mother told us an interesting story.
4. Have you met him before ?
5. Who wrote this letter ?
6. Don’t they send the letter ?

7. How did they carry it home ?
8. The teacher returned out written work to us.
9. They will hold the meeting before May Day
10. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
11. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.
12. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre.
13. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day.
14. No one believes his story.
15. Will you invite her to your wedding party ?

V. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper tenses in the passive voice.
1. English ( speak ) ………………..in many places in the world.
2. He never ( beat ) ……………….at tennis.
3. His new book ( publish ) ……………………..next month.
4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ………………………………..
5. She ( tell ) ………………………..about it yet ?
6. He ( teach ) ………………..well when he was at school ?
7. His stolen car ( find ) …………………..yet ?
8. Two letters ( write ) ………………….before he left his house.
9. How much money ( steal ) …………………in the bank robbery yesterday ?


10. He ( arrest ) ……………….when he got off the plane in London ?
12. The building ( build ) …………………since last year.

English 12- Improving Exercise
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form :
Barbara and John are neighbours. They ( know) …………..each other for several years. Barbara ( move ) ………….into
her house in 1985, and John ( live ) ………..next door since he ( come ) ……..to the area in 1986.
Barbara is a writer. She ( write ) ………….seven novels and ( win ) ………….several awards for her books. A few

years ago, she ( win ) ……………..the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she
( write ) ………….a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He (be ) ……………….unemployed for six months. He
( work ) …………….for a textile firm which ( have to ) …………close because it ( not have ) …………..enough
orders. He ( spend ) ………….most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers.
Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John ( read ) …………..a book. “ Hello, John “ said
Barbara .” How are you ? “
“ I ( not / feel ) …………very well, actually “ John replied. “ What’s the matter ?” I ( have ) ……….a pain in my chest
since Monday. When I cough, it really ( hurt ) …………….it ( not be ) ………….so bad if I ( not smoke ) ………….so
much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .”
“You really should try to cut down. I ( feel ) ……………..much better since I ( stop ) …………..you ( have) any replies
to your letters of application ?”
“ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I ( get ) …………..the
job, we ( go ) …………………out to celebrate.
“ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ”
II. Use the verb in brackets in the proper tense in the passive :
1. English ( speak ) …………in many places in the world.
2. He never ( beat ) …………..at tennis.
3. His new book ( publish ) …………..next month.
4. My fountain pen ( lose ) ………………..
5. Two letters ( write ) …………………before he left his house.
6. She ( tell ) …………………about it
yet ?
7. How much money ( steal ) …….in the bank robbery yesterday ? 8. The building ( build ) …….since last
year
9. He ( arrest ) …………………..when he got off the plane in London ?
II. Put the following into passive voice
1. They didn’t leave the report here.
2. You should follow your father’s advice.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….

3. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet.
4. Does John return the book he borrowed yesterday ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
5. Have you met him before ?
6. Why didn’t she sing that song ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
7. Don’t they send this letter ?
8. Who wrote this letter ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
9. How did they carry home ?
10 We heard him come in.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
11. He let her go.
12. Noone believes his story.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
13. What have people done about this ?
14. Which book did you send him last week ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
15. John hates people looking at him.
16. Ann gave the boy a ticket and led him to the theatre.


……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….

17. He hasn’t prepared his lesson yet.
18. He is doing his exercise carefully.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
19. My mother told us an interesting story.
20. Have you met him before ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
21. Who wrote this letter ?
22. Don’t they send the letter ?
……………………………………………..
…………………………...
23. How did they carry it home ?
24. The teacher returned out written work to us.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
25. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
26. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
27. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.
………………………………………………
28. Ann gave the boy a ticket and let him to the theatre.
……………………………………………..
29. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day.
……………………………………………..
30. They were starting a new system because people didn’t return books.
…………………………………….
31. When they have widened this street the roar of the traffic will keep residents awake all night………………

E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 11
I. Put the verb into the correct form
1. He (eat) ………….dinner when I (go) …………….to see him.
2. While I (walk) ………………..around park, I (see)……………… Mr. John.
3. We (study) ………………..a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
. John (work) ………………..thirty eight hours a week.
5. I (try)……………………. to learn English for years, but (not succeed) ……………..yet.
6. It (rain) ……………….very much in the summer. It (rain)…………… now.
7. John (wait)…………… for you since noon.
8. When it (rain), she (carry)………… an umbrella.
9. I (come)………. and (see)……………… you before I (leave) ……………….for Hai Phong.
10. She (not come) …………………….until you (be)……………. ready.
11. Hurry up: the train (come) ………………….in.
12. How many films you (see) ……………..this month?
13. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I (have) ………………….a bath.
4. Look! That little girl (run)………………… to catch to the bus.
15. My brother used (smoke) ………………………a pack of cigarettes a day last year.
16.Money is used for (buy)…………………. and (sell)………………..goods.
17. When I (come) …………….back home yesterday, my mother (prepare) t……………he meal.
18. Tom often (learn) ……………..the lesson at night.
19. If Peter ( check ) ……………his car the drive this morning, he ( not have ) t………….he problem of out of petrol
now.
20. If Peter ( leave ) …………for work last early Monday morning , he (catch ) …………….the bus .
21. It ( not be ) …………a good meeting if Rosa ( not be )………….. there.
22. If I ( not step ) ……………on the brakes, I ( hit )…………… the child on the bicycle.
23. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I ( know ) …………….., I ( go )…………..to visit you.
24. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he ( miss )………… it, he ( be ) ………..late for his interview.


25. How was your holiday ? Did you have a nice time ? We ( enjoy ) …………it more if the weather

( be…………….better.
II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if
1. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The accident happened because the train driver; ignored warning light.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. We stayed up late all night, and that’s why we are so tired now.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They didn’t go to the beach because the weather was so bad.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. They won the game because two of our players were injured .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I didn’t see you there, so I couldn’t tell you that news.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He wasn’t able to answer the questions so he failed the exams.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. My husband didn’t leave the car keys , so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you were busy.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10.The room is full of flies because you left the door open.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. Helen is sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. I’m not you, so I didn’t tell him the truth.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. You were listening, so you didn’t understand the directions.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. You’re sleeping, so you didn’t tell you the news as soon as I heard it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. The child was crying because his mother wasn’t here.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I. Verb tenses
1. A school ( build)………….. in our village last month.
2. When I ( walk ) ………..to class yesterday morning, I ( see )………… Dick .We ( say ) ……..hello and I ( walk )
……… the rest of the way l.
3. When I (hear ) ……..a knock at the door last night, I ( walk)…….. to the door and ( open)………… it. When I
(open ) …….the door I (see) ………….my brother I(say)……… hello to him and (ask) ……….him to come in.
4. Mrs White ( turn ) on the radio in her car while she( drive ) home yesterday. She( listen ) to some music when she
suddenly( hear) a siren. She (look) in the mirrorand (see) an ambulance behind her.she immediately( pull) her car to the
side of the road and (wait) for the ambulance to pass.
5. She ( have) a headache for several hours.
6. My name is David. I ( be ) a journalist. I ( be) born in England but I (live) in Australia when I ( be) a child. I ( finish)
secondary school there. then I ( come ) back to England and ( work ) for a newspaper. I ( be ) a journalist for several
years.


7. I ( have) a letter from my brother yesterday. He ( live) in France.In his letter he( say ) that he would come to England
next year. If he ( come), he ( get ) a surprise. We now ( live ) in a beautiful new house in the country. The house ( build)
a year ago.In my letter, I ( tell ) that he could stay with us .The house ( have ) many large rooms and there is a large
garden.
8. Jane ( not be ) in such a trouble if she ( be ) careful when she typed the contract .
9. If Peter ( check ) his car the drive this morning, he ( not have ) the problem of out of petrol now.
10. If Peter ( leave ) for work last early Monday morning , he (catch ) the bus .
11. It ( not be ) a good meeting if Rosa ( not be ) there.
12. If I ( not step ) on the brakes, I ( hit ) the child on the bicycle.
13. I didn’t know you were in hospital. If I ( know ) , I ( go ) to visit you.
14. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he ( miss ) it, he ( be ) late for his interview.
15. How was your holiday ? Did you have a nice time ? We ( enjoy ) it more if the weather ( be ) better.
E 12 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 27/1/2009 – Week 22

I. Change the following sentences to the passive.
1. People should save pandas from extinction.
2. People must obey all traffic laws.
3. Someone ought to repair this broken window.
4. Someone had better take this garbage to the dump soon.
5. People can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe.
6. Someone has to finish this work today.
7. Customers must not use that door.
8. Children shouldn’t smoke cigarettes.
9. We might see a comet tonight.
10. My professor has told me that they may invite me to give the speech at the conference this year.
11. Students should memorize English verbs.
E 10 – Improving exercises Unit 11 – 5/3/2009
I. Change the following sentences into the passive voice
1. They are building a new highway around the city.
2. People should send their complaints to the head office.
3. The committee will hold the meeting in San Francisco.
4. The chairman has just changed the date of the party.
5. A stranger attacked Jim in the street.
6. Nobody was cleaning the room when I came yesterday .
7. The old man treated the little boy badly.
8. Mrs Laura often takes care of homeless children when she is free from work.
9. The shopkeeper is accusing me of stealing money.
10 . Someone has already sent your letter.
11. When will you do the work ?
12. What time can the pupils hand in their papers ?
13. The house was dirty. They hadn’t cleaned it for weeks.
14. Is the teacher going to explain the lesson ?
15. Archaeologists have discovered a new tomb in Egypt.
II Rewrite sentences

1. I might win $ 10 and then I’d travel to New York to live the rest of my life.


2. ( - I’d travel .......................
2. We pollute the environment and we have so many diseases.
( If we .................................................................
3. I think you should get in touch with your relatives as soon as possible.
(- If I ..................................................
4. I don’t speak English well enough to work in that foreign-invested company.
( If ...........................................
5. The shark weighs 8 tons.
The shark is ..............................................................................................................
2. I advise you not to buy that house.
If ...............................................................................................................
3. Learning how the dolphins communicate with each other is interesting.
It’s .................................................
8. Yesterday, I really wanted to swim but it was too cold so I couldn’t. ( If ........................................................
9. I wasted a lot of money. Therefore I couldn’t buy a new car.
If .....................................................................
3. I don’t phone her to tell about her studying result, so she is worried now.
If ...............................................
4. Mary was tired and exhausted because she had to tidy and rearrange the whole house.
If ...........................
12. She is not in your position, so she isn’t able to advise you. If........................................................................
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following verbs
locate, establish, orphan, abandon, contaminate, explore, release, defeat, contain, endanger, pollute
1. There is a danger of serious ........................from radioactive waste.
2. The giant panda is in danger of becoming extinct. It is an .....................species.
3. Cuc Phuong National Park is ..................160 km South West of Hanoi.
4. He wants ...............how the human brain will function under these circumstances.

5. He has been .................since he was five.
6. The enemy was .......................in a decisive battle.
7. His mother ................him when he was five days old.
8. The board agreed ..................two committees to examine the proposals.
9. Toxic gases from industrial factories were ..........................into the atmosphere.
10. Brown rice ...................a lot of vitamins and minerals.
11. This river is being ............... The ...............has killed a lot of fish.
IV. Choose the best answer
1. George won’t lend you any money ................you promise to pay him back. ( until, when, if, unless )
2. Do you think that we ..............Tom the job ?( offers, offering , should offer, had offered )
3. What would you do if you ...............a million dollars ? ( would win, win, won , had won )
4. So far, more than 100 valuable animals ..................... because of the forest fires in this area. ( were killed, have killed,
had killed, have been killed )
5. We are having a party next Sunday. Why don’t you .................. to enjoy it? (come, comes, to come, coming)
6. If he .............half a mark more, he wouldn’t have failed in the exam.( gets, got, had got, could get )
7. If you ............here yesterday, you .............the situation to her. ( were/would explain, had been / would have
explained, had been / would explain, were / would have explained )


8. By cutting down trees, we .............the natural habitat of birds and animals. ( threat, threaten, threatening,
threateningly )
9. The life of human on the earth depends.............the way we behave to the environment. ( in, on, to, of )
10. Rapid ..............could cause frequent floods and erosions. ( run off, running off, run-off, the running off )

V. Rewrite the sentences, using the structure: the comparative............, the comparative...............
1. You practice a lot, and you will play well.
...............................................................................................................................................................
4. If the game is exciting, the stadium will get crowded.
...............................................................................................................................................................
5. Because they come early, they can get good seats.

...............................................................................................................................................................
6. We set off soon, and we will arrive soon.
...............................................................................................................................................................
7. As I get old, I want to travel less.
...............................................................................................................................................................
8. When the exam come near, the pupils work very hard.
...............................................................................................................................................................
9. We ran fast to reach the house because the sky grew dark.
...............................................................................................................................................................
10. He thought about his family so he became homesick.
...............................................................................................................................................................
11. You are old so you understand more.
...............................................................................................................................................................
12. Erica drove me to the airport. She drove fast so I became nervous.
...............................................................................................................................................................
PRACTICE
I. Phonetics
1. conserve; constant; destroy; forest
2. imprisoned; used; contaminated; suffered
3. future; protect; weight; temperate
4. blue; valuable; lamb; motorbike

5. conserve; constant; destroy; forest
6. imprison; gestation; contaminate; suffer
7. future; protect; weight; temperate

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms:
1. I (watch) TV three times yesterday, but I (not/ watch) TV so far today.
2. They (unemploy) since they (leave) London.
3. Could you imagine I (make) ten phone calls abroad today?

4. She (read) a lot of books before she was admitted to university.
5. When he was ten, he (run) away from home.
6. How many cigarettes (sell) today ?
7. I (have) trouble (concentrate) for a week, then .
8. He (arrive) at Witch restaurant this afternoon because he’s arranged a meeting with Mr. Brown there.
III. Correct ONE mistake
1. One of the reason why Binh can’t catch up with his classmates is that he’s very lazy.
A
B
C
D


2. We couldn’t visit our parents very often if they don’t live so far away.
A
B
C
D
3. Our pets, two cats and a dog, needs to be taken care of while we’re gone away.
A
B
C
D
4. As soon as the teacher came back into the room, the students stopped to talk.
A
B
C
D
5. One of my teeth is loose. I don’t think you should go to the dentist.
A

B
C
D
IV. Rewrite the sentences
1. It is difficult to grow a crop in this land because the flood took away valuable soil. If .....................................
2. She is afraid that the she will be taken away by strong wind if she opens her parachute so early. She is afraid of
3. This is the first time we’ve chatted with each other. We haven’t
4. We enjoyed swimming in this river after school when we were young. We used to be
5. Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside. The door……………………………….
6. Nobody can open the door because someone has locked it inside. If ............................................................
7. The TV needs servicing. My father bought it five years ago. The TV which
8. My teacher wants us to help protect the environment. My teacher advises that
2. Collecting stamps is one of Jane’s interests. – Jane is interested …………………………………………
2. Put verbs in the correct tenses or forms
1. “I (not/see) much of you lately” “Oh yes. It is 2 months since we (meet).
2. Most students (work) hard for the last few weeks.
3. We are looking forward to (talk) to you in real life.
4. My grand-father (die) two years ago after he (be) ill for 3 years.
5. I was talking about him when he suddenly (come) in.
6. Peter (see) this movie three times. He is not really interested in (see) it. He just wants (look) at the leading actress.
7. Oh! These shoes (make) him look very funny.
8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work.
V. Stress
1.
2.
3.
4.

A. daily
A. miracle

A. capable
A. request

B. visit
B. computer
B. entertain
B. insert (v)

C. receive
C. magical
C. interact
C. listen

D. foreign
D. calculate
D. magazine
D. machine

4. “Oliver Twist" is a fine novel about a poor orphan boy………… in the workhouse. (born/ was born/ is born/ been
born )
5. Our children can never keep still while their photographs are …….. (being taken/ taking/ being taking/ took)
6. He ...in the sitting room watching TV when the thief broke into his house. (sat/ have sat/ was sat/ was sitting)
7. I often ……………my keys (loses/ looses/ lose/ lost)
8. He has had a stomachache ……………….. yesterday. (for/ since/ until/ before)
IV. Give the correct forms of verbs:
1. He is describing the fire clearly as if he (see) it himself.
2. The boy (read) a comic book when he (hear) his father’s steps. He immediately (hide) the book and (take) out the
lesson books.
3. It’s 8 p.m. Mary is at home. She (eat) dinner. She always (eat) dinner with her family around 8 o’clock.
4. I admit that I (get) older since I last (see) you, but with lucky at all, I (also get) wiser.

5. This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat)


6. My grand father often (think) of all things he (do) when he (be) young.
8. The train (already leave) the station when we (get) there.
V. Combine the following sentences, using V-ing or P2:
1. There are pictures of two her Persian cats. They are lying on the sofa next to her.
2. They found the money. They began quarrelling about how to divide it.
3. “Oliver Twist” is a fine novel. It was first published in 1838.
4. She didn’t want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before.
5. Is that the school? The school is being built for the children of this area.
6. We missed the programme. It was broadcast last night.
7. She entered the room suddenly. She found them chatting on the Internet.
8. My baby asked me to help. She realized that she couldn’t take her toys out of the box.
VI. Odd one out:
1. orphan, ill-treated, adventure, punishment, traffic-jam.
2. javelin, delegation, pole vault, fencing, boxing
3. underground, double-decker, passenger, van, airplane.
4. television station, viewer, programme, addition, broadcast

5. match, half-time, goal, score, balloon.
6. evil, solidarity, demonstration, flag, banner.
7. poster, performing animal, habit, show, trapeze
8. librarian, periodical, reader, autobiography, card catalogue.

VII. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
4. The shopkeeper saw the woman putting a bottle of perfume in her bag. – The woman .................................
5. My parents want me to study harder for the next exam. – My parents advise me …
6. It is difficult to contact her during her holidays. – She ……………………………
7. She had such a bad headache yesterday that she couldn’t continue to work. – Her headache…

8. I have a right to come in the club because I am a member of this club. – As ………
VIII. Give the correct forms of words:
1. To my ……………., the 9 month-old baby crawled towards me and said “Hello “(amaze)
2. The class should be swept ……… (day)
3. Marketing Dickens was ………….because he couldn’t pay his debt. (prison)
4. She always sings these songs ………………. (beauty)
5. Books help me to get more ……… (know)
6. Chinese people are making a lot of …………. for the Olympic 2010. (preparation)
7. May Day is celebrated regularly in …………..countries. (society)
8. Arsenal players have been trying to score another goal, but their efforts are ……… (success)
IX. Combine the following sentences, using the words provided :
1. He left our house. He didn’t say goodbye to us. (without)
2. I got out. I wanted to have a look at the front tyre. (to)
3. Did you see the man? He has a scar on his left cheek. (who)
4. She gives Jim easy exercises. He can do them in ten minutes. (such ………that)
5. He didn’t eat anything. He was very hungry (although)
6. He knew the man. My sister bought his car. (whose)
7. It was extremely cold. We delayed the trip. (because)
8. We read this book carefully. We understand them well. (double comparative )
X. Reading :Decide the statement TRUE or FALSE:
The majority of London’s inhabitants live in its suburb. Many of them travel to the city to work every day by train, bus,
tube or car. These people are called “commuters”. Commuters may spend as much as two hours every morning getting
to work and another two hours getting home again. The cost of living in London is higher than that in most other parts
of Britain. Millions of visitors come to London every year from all over the world to see the famous sights here.London


is famous for Buckingham Palace, its theaters, red buses and black taxis. Some people find it a noisy and dirty place but
it has many large, pleasant parks. Here, everyone can enjoy some peaceful islands and quiet moments. London has
many attractions both for people from other parts of Britain and people from overseas.
Câu 1 : The majority of LonDon’s inhabitantd live in the countryside.

Câu 2 : Commuters live in the suburb and travel to work in the city.
Câu 3 : Living in London is more expensive than in most other parts of Britain.
Câu 4 : The attractions of London are for the Londoners only
.
Câu 5 : London is famous for its theaters but not for its red buses.
REVISION ENGLISH 10 ( 2008 – 2009 ) Week 3
A. Language Focus: Relative pronouns and adverbs :Who, whom, which, that, those, when, where
Comparatives, double comparatives, superlatives, as…as
B. Exercises
I. Phonetics and Stress
Phonetics
1. labor, band, banner, flag
2. thank, think, though, throw 3. punish, publish, public, sputnik
4. result, pupil, supper, hungry 5. petrol, hero, throw, household
Stress
6. morning, evening
, weather, cartoon
7. punishment, family, adventure, exercise
8. reply, theatre, forecast, nation
9. development, population, photography, activity
10.comedy, internet, newspaper, advantage
II. Fill in the blank with who, whom, which (or that), where, when, and whose.
1. The T-shirt ……… has the beautiful picture on it belows to my mother
2. The student ……… sits next to me is from Australia.
3. That’s the girl ……… he hates very much.
4. L. Pasteur ……… discovery of a cure for rabies made him famous, was a French scientist.
5. They are the book shops from ……… I have bought these dictionaries.
6. Do you know the name of the hotel ……… we stayed during last summer holiday?
7. Spring is the most beautiful season ……… flowers are in full bloom.
8. The days……… I lived in the country were the happiest ones.

III. Combine two sentences into one, using relative pronouns.
1. I saw several houses. Most of them were not quite good.
2. May Day is a day. The working people show their friendship and solidarity on that day.
3. Who is the professor? We met him here last year.
4. The office is on the 21st floor. My wife works in that office.
5. The boys like playing football. I saw them at the park.
6. The party was boring. I went to it last night.
7. She’s got a friend. His father is a computer engineer.
8. They’re the people. Their daughters are famous singers.
IV. Choose the best answer
1. He ……………… received the bill said that you were out for lunch. (whose, who, whom, which )
2. Do you know the teacher…………….? ( who they want to meet, who they want to meet him, which they want to
meet, that they want to meet him)
3. The Pikes are decorating the house………….
(which they bought in June, who they bought in June, which they buy in June, which sold in June )


4. The man ………… to help us didn’t know our address.
(who sent, whom was sent, which he sent, who was sent)
5. She can’t remember the name of the shop ………… she bought this dress. (which, where, when, Ø )
6. The box ………… I put my ring is red.( which, in which, when, in that )
7. My students want to visit the house ……… when he was young.(which Nguyen Trai used to live in, where Nguyen
Trai used to live in, in where Nguyen Trai used to live, Nguyen Trai used to live in)
8. Do you know the man …………… has won the contest? (who, whom, which, whose)
V. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. My grand-father died after he (be) ill for 3 years.
2. I (talk) about him when he suddenly (come) in.
3. The man died before he (bring) to hospital

6. Peter (see) this movie three times.

7. Oh! These shoes (make) him (look) very funny.
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.
2. Have you got a cheaper T-shirt than this?

- Unless……………………………
- Is this………………………………?

3. I don’t find it difficult to wear a helmet when I ride a
motorbike - I’m used to……
4. She spent 2 hours doing this cross-word.

- It took………………………………

5. I last came to my home village when I was a boy. - I
haven’t……………………
6. I can’t speak English as fluently as my father.

- My father…………………………..

7. The Persians invented windmills around 1,500 years
ago. - Windmills……………
8. “Let’s go out for dinner”, said Andrew.

- Andrew suggested…………………

VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1. Mary only had two days to visit all the tourist ……….. (attract)
2. Nothing could………..Jack (satisfy)
3. The police are interested in the…………..of the valuable diamond. (appear)
4. My parents looked………….after listening to the news. (amusement)
5. It was an…………..football match. All the fans felt…………..when they saw the goals. (excite)
6. These exercises are…………..He can……………do them. (easy)
7. Some people think it’s still ……..for men not to stand up when a lady comes into the room. (polite)
8. The new policy will……………many women to return to work.
VIII.
IMPROVING EXERCISES 5
1. 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, rulegoverned grammar. But in sign language, information is (7)...... through the eyes rather than the ears. Thus, facial
expression and body movement play an important part in (8)...... information.


In spoken language, the relationship (9)...... most words and the objects and concepts they represent is arbitrary – there is
nothing about the word ‘tree’ (10)...... actually suggests a tree, either in the way it is spelled or (11)....... In the same
way, in sign language, most signs do not suggest, or imitate, the thing or idea they represent, and must be learned. Sign
language may be acquired naturally as a child’s first language, or it may be (12)...... through study and practice.
Sign language shares other (13)...... with spoken languages. Like any living language, ASL grows and changes over time
(14)...... native users’ needs. ASL also has regional (15)......, equivalent to spoken accents, with different signs being

used in different parts of the countries.
1. A. blind
2. A. eighteen
3. A. was brought
4. A. mean
5. A. At
6. A. spoken
7. A. used
8. A. showing
9. A. among
10. A. which
11. A. sounded
12. A. achieved
13. A. differences
14. A. accommodate
15. A. varieties

B. mentally retarded
B. eighteenth
B. brought
B. refer
B. Among
B. written
B. treated
B. displaying
B. in
B. that
B. whispered
B. studied
B. difficulties

B. accommodating
B. variety

C. deaf
C. eighty
C. was bringing
C. express
C. For
C. read
C. processed
C. conveying
C. between
C. who
C. spoken
C. taken
C. similarities
C. accommodated
C. various

D. lisp
D. eightieth
D. had brought
D. show
D. In
D. coded
D. understood
D. transporting
D. of
D. both A and B
D. pronounced

D. learned
D. easiness
D. to accommodate
D. vary

2. Make questions based on the passage
1. It was first systematized in France.
2. It is the language of gestures and hand symbol.
3. Through the eyes.
4. Yes, there are a lot of similarities between them.
5. ASL changes over time so that it can accommodate native users’ needs.
3. 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).........
4. 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 3
1. 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.
2. Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb in the correct past tenses
A
1. When the alarm clock (go) off.
2. When An (see) the question
3. The train (wait)
4. I (read) a library book
5. Mai (have) an electric shock
6. When the doors (open)

B
a. When she (touch) the wire
b. When I (find) 100,000 dong note in it
c. Lien (have) a beautiful dream.
d. The crowd (rush) in.
e. He (know) the answer immediately.
f. When we (arrive) at the station.

3. 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.

1. Circle ONE mistake and correct it
1. 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
4. It is about 125 years for the cedar tree to reach its full height.
A
B
C
D
5. Feathers keep birds warm and dry and enable them flying.
A
B
C
D
6. Jane is returning to London. Tom is looking forward to seeing her again.
A
B
C
D
7. In the tundra regions of North America, the change from summer to winter occurs very sudden.
A
B
C
D
8. I’d love being able to travel round the world and I wouldn’t mind working hard to make it come true.
A
B
C
D
IMPROVING EXERCISES 9

1. 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.
1. What is Wakamaru?
2. What can a robot do?
3. Who does Mitsubishi refer to?
4. How does a robot inform you of problems?
5. What does “so it does” mean?
1. Correct ONE mistake in these sentences
1. It is not difficult to use a personal computer perfect.
A
B
C
D
2. People who are interesting in international topics might buy a paper printed in New York or London.
A
B
C
D
3. The stories that I’ve just told you is all true
A
B
C bD
4. If the software is not compatible with the operating system, the computer may fail to function and turn on

A
B
without warning.
D
5. Before you leave, please duplicate that file by make a copy on the CD-ROM.
A
B
C
D
6. Some documents that were stolen from my car have found by a seven-year-old boy.
A
B
C
D


7. Cathy is trustworthy. She is a person upon which you can always depend.
A
B
C
D
8. In the modern era, face-to-face communication is becoming near as uncommon as hand-written letters.
A
B
C
D
9. A laptop that is a small personal computer, usually weighs from one to about three kilograms.
A
B
C

D
10.
By the time we got there, the rain had been stopped.
A
B
C
D
2. Fill in the blank with a, an, the if necessary
1. 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
1. Rewrite the sentences
1. “Why don’t we go to Australia on vacation?”, John suggests.
John suggests
2. She has no intention of buying a car.
She is
3. Mary had the habit of going on excursions with her classmates at the end of every month.
Mary used
4. It is a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
It takes
5. Martin and Helen have decorated the new house for three days.
The new house
6. The Amory Show, held in New York in 1913, was an important exhibition.
The Amory Show, which

2. 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.


3. Fill in the blank with the correct word form
1. Up to now, no ..................... has been given to anybody to enter the building. (permit)
2. Make sure to ................... the device after use. (plug)
3. These invitations require ..................... immediately. (confirm)
4. The ..................... find it difficult to shop in this supermarket because of its architecture. (able)
5. Magazines are full of ......................... now. (advertise)
IMPROVING EXERCISES 12
1. Correct ONE mistake in each sentence
The computer that was on my desk has stolen.
A
B
C
D
Opening the front door, use the yellow key in my wallet.
A
B
C
D
My father is considering to buy me a new laptop because mine has often been damaged.
A
B

C
D
The first term is going to come to an end. We have to work harder for our examination.
A
B
C
D
2. 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).............................
3. 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.