10 test ôn thi HSG Tiếng Anh

10 TEST ÔN TẬP THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
( KÈM THEO KEY )
Test 1
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. How you (get) on at school ?
2. Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books.
3. There (be) no guests at all since I left.
4. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.
5. Over the years, She (collect) thousands of stamps.
6. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) the guests."
7. It won't be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)
8. I don’t like (treat) as if I (be) a child.
9. They (see) to go out three times a day.
10. I shall never forget (see) her for the first time.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. Look! That ............ is going too fast. ( cycle)
2. He's a good ............. He wins all his fights. (box)
3. The hotel .........asked us to register. ( reception)
4. We often end our letters with our ............... ( sign)
5. That company has 2000 ............ (employ)
6. So people are being .............in the surburbs and have to comute to work (house)
7. I ........wrote letter of aplication, but got no reply. (end)
8. I don’t know why they call him a ............. (lie)
9. I live in the ...........part of the country. (south)
10. He suffered from constant ................. ( sleep)
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
The first impression of this meeting with the leader of the VietNam people was the complete
informality, the warmth and simplicity of it all. President Ho or .....1......Ho as he is ......2..... millions of people
throughout Vietnam had the ability to make one feel .......3......ease from the first moment and to present the
most complex question in a ........4...... .clear words and guestures.In subsequent meetings with this great
personality it is just those qualities of warmth, .......5........and the clarity of expression ........6......... only comes

with the intelligence and complete graps of the subject, which made the deepest .......7....... Everyone
who .......8.....received by president Ho comments ....9........ these characteristics, and above all their feeling
of .......10...... immediately "at home" with him
Question 4: a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
1. I kept you waiting. I'm sorry. 
2. He had seen the girl somewhere before. He remembered it. 
3. He didn’t say any word and left the house 
4. He wants to become a famous writer. He dreams of it. 
5. It's said that his brother speaks French very well. 
b) Which is the correct answer? a or b?
1.You are not supposed to eat strawberries.
a.No, the doctor told me not to eat cherries.
b. No, the doctor didn’t tel me to eat cherries
2. Do we need to make the package in a hurry?
a. Yes,there is plenty of time.
b. b. Yes, there is little time left
3. Do you have any difficulty in learning English?
a. No, I don’t find English difficult to learn.
b. b. No, it's very difficult for me to learn English.
4. Have you got any shampoo ?
a. Yes, I've just bought it.
b. b. Yes, I've justfinished it.
5. Is life beginning to get him down?
a. Yes, he believes in his future.
b. Yes, he is becoming pessimistic about the future
Question 5:
Choose the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. Come on! They haven't got ...............( many/ much/ a lot of) time.
2. Could I try ..............( a little/ a few / little) wine?
3. I like Nga and Phuong Anh . They're ...........(so/such) nice people.

4. They've got .............(so/such) much money, they don’t know what to do with it.
5. Are ............( any / any of) those letters for me?
6. I don’t mind if you come in late ..............( unless/ as long as) you come in quietly.
7. She's a very good swimmer. She swims ...........( as/ like) a fish.
8. ..............(As/Like) I said yesterday, I'm thinking of changing my job.
9. Don’t throw that bag away. ..............( when/if) you don’t want it, I'll have it.
10. I have lived in Ha Noi ............( most / most of) my life
Question6: a/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. What is Ha Noi famous ...................?
2. He ordered me .........as if I were his wife.
3. Hard work leads ............success.
4. She is not much interested ..............biology ............general
5. She was quick...............finding out things.
b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. Nobody / predict/ what / happen.
2. leave / house / without / say / word.
3. My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year.
4. The noise / the traffice/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/
Question 7: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1. She cant get into the habit of studying everyevening.
she cant get used...............................
2. He said: `` We must have a party to celebrate this``
He said that ...........................
3. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I .......................................
4. No decision has been made yet.
Nothing..........................
5. The arrival time of Hellen's flight is 8.00
Hellen's flight ............................................
6. The snow fall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.

So ...............................
7. Oh no! My wallet is missing.
Oh no! I have.............................................
8. The station clock showed half past ten
According .....................................
9. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing
So far I ....................................
10.This is my second visit to Vietnam
This is the second.....................
Test 2
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. He doesn't like (treat) as if he (be) a child.
2. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)
3. What do you think the children (do) when we get home?
4. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must( go) out
5. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.
6. I’d rather (live) in Ancient Greece than Ancient Rome
7. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
8. I shall never forget (see) her for the first time.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. What a very .............old man he is! (learn)
2. That's the most ..........film I've seen. (fright)
3. This bottle contains a ..................poison (die)
4. The old hotel we used to stay at has been .................... (modern)
5. Conservationists belive that we should preserve the ......rainforests in the world. ( tropic)
6. The little village is very quiet and .............at night. (peace)
7. Being ..............., my mother forbids me to wear short skirts or sleeveless shirts (tradition)
8. Make sure that you ...........the electricity before you start mending this light switch ( connect)
9. After the explosion, only two people were left ....... (live)
10. Her husband's death made her life ........... (mean)

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
Cartoon films have very ..1... limits. If you can draw something, you can ...2... it move on the cinema
screen. The use .....3... new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting
again for people of ...4.. ages.
By the ...5.. of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that, cartoons were only for children.
But soon..6.., one or two directors had some orginal new ideas. They proved that it was possible to
make films in which both adults and children could ....7.. the fun.
However, not ...8... cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly
because it was too ...9..... for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this ..10...., and the film
companies began to make large amounts of money again.
Question 4: a) Combine these pair of sentences into one.
1. I've lost my ticket. It cost five pounds.
2. I gave you some money. Where is it?
3. She told a story. I didn’t believe it.
4. Do you know that girl? Tom is talking to her.
5. The man is a famous doctor. His son is my classmate.
6. Hoankiem lake is a historical place. Its water is always blue.
b/ What do these things imply? a or b?
1. We're supposed to go
a. We might not go
b. We're definitely going
2. I really appreciate your staying.
a. You've decided to stay
b. You might stay.
3. Would you mind if I opened the window?
a. You have opened the window already.
b. You havent opened the window yet.
4. I have a report to write.
a. I 'm going to write a report.
b. Someone else already wrote the report.

Question 5:
a/ Put the words in order so as to make up correct sentences.
1. you / blackboard/ want/ clean/ I / to /the.
2. your/ a/ has/ collection / been/ brother / given/ of/ postcards/ beautiful/
3. on / September / begins / 1st / year/ the / school / new / usually
4. remembered/ Vietnam/ he/ to / trip/ his.
b) Put in like or as.
1. I'm afraid I can't meet you on Sunday .............we arranged.
2. I wish I had a car ............yours.
3. ............his father, Minh has a very good voice.
4. Suddenly there was a terrible noise. It was ..............a bomb exploding.
5. I think I preferred this room ..............it was, before we decorated it.
6. We met John last night. He was very cheerful, .............always.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1. I asked the receptionist to wake me up at 6.30 the following morning.
" Please ................ ''
2. He is a man of extreme honesty.
He is an...........................................
3.It was a mistake of me to spend a lot of money on clothe
I shouldn’t.......................
4.The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired
The car was too...................................
5. People did not discover AIDS until 1981.
Not until...............................................
6.There were many people on the way. We couldn't drive on .
There were so ....................
7.Phong wishes he hadn't bought that cheap television set.
Phong regrets .......................
8. Hard work is the secret of passing your exam
So long as.............................

9.He was a fool to say that
It is.........................................
10.Living in the city is exciting
Some people find ..............................
Test 3
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.
2. He never fails (arrive) in time to help me.
3. It is nearly autumn, soon the leaves (change) colour.
4. The children were frightened because the lights suddently (go) out and they (sit) in the dark.
5. Quick! There(be) an accident. Phone the hospital. The accident (happen) when that red car (shoot) out of the
side street without warning.
6. On the way to Hai Phong I stopped ( have) a cup of coffee at a roadside restaurant and when I came it
( stop) (rain).
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. He was ..............when he did the test badly (hope)
2. He has great ............in God (believe)
3. “Look after your mother”, were his ............words (die)
4. The ........of that little girl makes the room more pleasant. (present)
5. ........was one of three problems facing the Vietnamese government after the August Revolution in 1945.
( literacy)
6. She got a.........letter from her boss ( person)
7. The .........wanted to interview all of us. ( detect)
8. If you are a ........., you have to work hard. ( science)
9. If you are not too busy, I could do with some ............... (assist)
10. It is very ........ to live in a damproom. ( health )
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and ...1.... in one of the school teams and
playing in matches is very important. ...2..... someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often
spending a Saturday or Sunday away ...3.. home, as many matches are played then.

It ...4.... also involve travelling to other towns to play agaist other school teams and then ...5.. on after
the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents,friends or other students will travel with the team to support
..6... own side.
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school which feels proud, 7.......only the players. It can
also mean that a school ...8.....well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end
up playing ....9....national and international teams so that the school has really ...10... names associated with it.
Question 4:
a) Which sentence (a,b or c) may be the most natural and logical continuation of the passage?
2. When I first tried to get into the movies, I was worried and scared. I had just come from India and I
didn’t know anyone in Wilmington where I was trying to get a job.
a) I saw a few producers but non of them hired me.
b) I know what it means to live in houses without a bathroom or running water
c) For two weeks I lived on nothing but crackers and water.
3. Another popular way of celebrating the New Year in England is to go a New Year's dance. Most hotels
and dance-halls hold a special dance on New Year' Eve. The hall is decorated.
a) There are several different bands and the atmosphere is very festive.
b) At midnight the radio is turned on so that everyone can hear the chimes of Big Ben.
c) In Piccadilly Circus crowds gather and sing to welcome the New Year.
b) Which is the correct answer a or b
1. Why are you getting rid of that?
a- because I don’t need it b- because I need it.
2. Do you have the day - off?
a- No, I don’t have to work at all b- No, I have to work after all.
3. Is it O.K to smoke in here?
a- No, you are not supposed to b- No, you don’t have to.
4. Are you going to go to work?
a- No, if I have to. b- No, unless I have to.
5. Do you have any difficulty in learning English?
a. No, I don’t find English difficult to learn. b. No, it's very difficult for me to learn English.
6. Have you got any shampoo ?

a. Yes, I've just bought it. b. Yes, I've just finished it.
Question 5: a/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. I/ apologise/ him/ not able/ arrive/ on time.
2. My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year.
3. Look! / sun / set / mountains
4.In my life/ I / never be/ Pac Bo Cave.
b/ Combine these pairs of sentences into one.
1. Polly didn’t do her homework. She forgot
2. I once met Mrs Trang Anh. I'll always remember it.
3. What about painting the shelves? But he didn’t mean it.
4. The driver wanted to buy some cigarettes. So he stopped.
5. The room is painted yellow. Nobody has slept in the room for years.
6. She invited me to dinner. It was very kind of her.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1. The remark was so unexpected that she didnt know what to say.
It was.....
2. You're the worst guitarist in the world.
Noone........................
3. it was waste of time to write that letter.
I neednt ............................
4. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangeruos.
Contrary........
5. He didnt remember anything about it, and neither did she.
he forgot........
6. I wish I had applied for that job.
It is a ..................
7. As I didnt know all the facts I rang the police.
If ......................................
8. She didnt work hard enough, so she lost the job.
The reason........................

9. "You can leave early" Mr Minh said to Hai
Mr Minh .....................
10.I have no advice, which I can offer you.
I have no .......................................................................
Test 4
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. The man (teach) in this school since 1985. Before he (come) here, he (live) in Hue. Now he (live) in the
suburbs and (come) to school everyday on his bicycle.
2. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.
3. We want (pay) better wages.
4. We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
5. -I remember (lock) the door of the car because the key (be) wet and dirty when I (drop) it in the street.
6. Nga assured him she (finish) it by 11.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. He is looking ..............thinner ( appreciate)
2. It was a complete .............due to poor planning (fail)
3. The police were given ...........information about the crime. (lead)
4. They had a very happy ..................... (marry)
5. What a lovely painting! your daughter must be very ......., Mrs Green. (art)
6. Great talkers are never great ............ (do)
7. Women nowadays have more ..........to participate in social activities (free)
8. We often end our letters with our ............... ( sign)
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word or phrase
Many hundred years ....1....there were many villages and few towns in England. The villagers like to go
into the forests and the fields when spring came. On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree
back ....2..... them and put it ...3.... the village.
The children danced round it and the men and women ...4....... games around it.
Later the international working class made the first of May the day of .....5......
The first May Day was ...6...... in England in 1890 when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hour
working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked.

In London, the workers........7..... from all places to a ......8.....in Hyde Park. This
demonstration .........9...their unity and solidarity.
After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month.
There ....10..... many large May Day demonstrations . The working people showed on those days their
solidarity with the progressive people in other countries.
Question 4:
a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
1. She spent the weekend at the seaside. She enjoyed it. 
2. I have to get up early in the morning and I'm used to it. 
3. She went to the library. She wanted to read books there. 
4. She was disturbed by his silly questions. She disliked it 
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. What is Ha Noi famous ...................?
2. May I have a look ..............it?
3. I'm sick ........doing things for you
4. He ordered me .........as if I were his wife.
5. Some words are difficult to translate ..........one language ...........another.
Question 5:
a- Choose the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. He doesn't have .............(much/many) money.
2. There are ..........(fewer/less) students in this room than in the next room.
3. There is too..........(many/much) bad news on television tonight.
4. Would you like ............( less/fewer) coffee than this?
5. Two years .........(is/are) a long time to wait
6. What he told you ...........(seem/seems) to be of importance.
7. Bread and butter ...........(is/are) what she asks for.
8. ...........(A number of/ The number of) students are going to the class picnic.
9. ............( A number of/ The number of) days in a week is seven.
10.A .........(few/little) people left early.
Question 6: Do as directed

1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.
(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well )
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
( join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)
3. People say that the price of gold is going up.
( change into passive voise.)
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?"
( change into Reported speech)
5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago.
(Use the ordinary word order)
6. He was given a gift. So were you.
( Join into one sentence, using "as well")
7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this
( start with "No matter........"
8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.
( Combine into one sentence)
9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation.
( rewrite with: difficulty)
10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)
Test 5
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. I cant help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
2. An eyewitness described how ten people (kill) in the fire.
3. Iam sure the letter wont arrive in time unless it (send) by air
4. Since his death she (not have) the heart to wear it, but she (not like) to sell it.
5. The thief (arrest) as he (leave) the bank.
6. The uneaten breakfast was still on the table. She (call) away in a hurry.
7. I (work) in this office for ten years by Christmas.
8. The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. That kind of ...........does that pie have? (pleasant)
2. I`d love to come to your party but, ............, I have to go somewhere else (fortune)
3. Travelling in big cities becoming more .............everyday (trouble)
4. .............is a very serious problem in many countries (employ)
5. he is so ...............! No wonder he has no friends. ( agree)
6. We are selling these toys at a very ...............price (compete)
7. Nowadays ............numbers of people are taking up jogging (increase)
8. He is ..........active in spite of his old age. ( wonder)
9. He spoke English fluently but with some ..............mistakes ( grammar)
10. They are living in a ..............countryside. (mountain
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
Speech is one of the most important ...1... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noises. To talk and also to be ...2... by other people, we have to speak a language, that is , we have to use
combinations of ...3.... that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be
impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very ...4..... The basic ...5.... of English is not very large, and only about
2000 words are needed to speak it quite ...6.... But the more words you know, the more idea you can ...7..... and
the more presise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the ...8.....thing we use incommunicating what we want to say. The way we ....9... the words
is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ...10....whether we are pleased or
angry, for instance.
Question 4:
a) Choose the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. He had so ............( many/ a lot of/ much) things to do.
2. The mixture looks rather dry. May be you should add ........(a few/ a little / little) water.
3. We're having a big party. We've invited ..........( a lot of / many / much) friends.
4. I feel really tired. I havent got ..............( many/ much/ a lot of) energy.
5. He quickly put ...........( a few / a little/ few )things into a bag.
6. Could I try ...............( a little / a few / little wine?

7. Come on! We havent got .............(many/ much / a lot of) time?
8. The school year has just begun. The children havent had .........( much/ many / a lot of) lessons yet.
b) Fill in the blanks with "Of " if necessary.
1. All ...........cars have weels.
2. None .............this money is mine.
3. Some ...........people get angry very easily.
4. Some ...........the people I met at the party were very interesting.
5. I have lived in HaNoi most ............my life.
6. Many ...........people watch too much TV
7. Are any ..............those letters for me?
8. Most ........days I get up before 7 o'clock.
Question 5:
a/ Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
1. letter/ has/ the/ given / a / come/ and/ me/ postman/ just.
2. get/ the/ comes/ train/ the / to/ we/ station/ will / before.
3. that/ needs/ I work/ to / Ann/ think / harder.
4. as / you / tell /I / do.
5. it/ do/ him/ let/ alone.
6. tie / don’t / my / on / sit.
7. off/ stop / next / the / get / at.
8. him / knows / ask / the / if / professor/ he.
b/ correct mistakes in the following sentences
1. They had rather have their clothes ioned by a maid
2. There have been little rain this summer
3. I am very happy to work by these machines
4. She talks as if she knows everything
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1 . It's extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
 We find.................................
2. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television

 They stole..................
3. Patience is the key to success in life.
 As long as you are..........................
4. The heat was such that I nearly fainted.
 It was ...................................
5.Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
 I was...................
6. We 've run out of tea.
 There .....................................
7. Are you against working on Sunday?
 Do you object...................................?
8. I have to write six letters today.
 There are...........................................
9. people always laugh at his funny face. He doesn't like it.
 He dislikes...............................
10. I seldom come there at night.
 Seldom...................................
Test 6
Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses
1. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
2. (call), the milkmaid went to see the farmer.
3. She (be) here but she (go) down with flu
4. I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
5. She was breathing fast and deep, as if she (run)
6. Listen to this ! I think this news (surprise) you.
7. Dont talk to me. I (try) to learn this page by heart.
8. Dont be upset. I (understand) perfectly
9. Wood usually (float) on water.
Question 2: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However,

little ...1..... known about the long-term effects .......2....such slow poisoning. The most serious ...3.......of
modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming huge areas into wasteland.
As .......4..... result, it is becoming very .......5.... to grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing.....6..... A
way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also ........7......found as many species are in ....8... of
disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The dangers, however, are not confined solely to the land
and the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, ......9.. . example, is increasing....10...... much that the amount of
sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man's whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. The ring was not valuable; in fact it was almost................. (worth)
2. I ...........this morning, and was late for school (sleep)
3. The water in this lake is rather ................, like sea water. ( salt)
4. Put the ice-cream in the................., please. ( freeze)
5. She is a ..............of theatre programme ( collect)
6. Use a bigger screwdriver to ............this crew (tight)
7. Bad planning leads to .............later. (difficult)
8. Nam had eaten so much that he had to ..............his belt (loose)
9. There is a ..................of fruits in Viet Nam ( vary)
10. During his speech, he kept on ............his tie. ( straight)
Question 4: a) Express the following sentences in single sentences without altering their meaning.
1. In the pubs nearby everyone drinks beer. Most pubs, in fact, have piano and on Saturday night the
customers may well gather round it and sing.
a. They buy drnks for the planist.
b. The songs they sing are the same all over England.
c. Songs from the 1914 War are easy to learn.
2.There are many arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its programmes is often
criticized. It is undoubtedly a great comfort to lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our
children? I think that we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad.
a. Television now plays an important part in our lives.
b. Television keeps us informed about current events allows us to follow the latest
developments in science and politics.

c. It is the uses to which television is put that determines its values to society
3. Spring is the season of hope and happiness. I like it. It's the most agreeable of all the seasons and there is
nothing like a bright spring day, when you can take a walk in the fields or forests.
a. The collective farmers are especially busy in spring.
b. Spring is the golden time of the year for gardeners.
c. How wonderful it is to breathe fresh air and to listen to the birds' songs!
4. I like winter weather, especially when snow is falling in huge flakes. There is snow everywhere. The
fields and forests are all white. Winter is a good time for sport and there is hardly a more pleasant pastime
than skating or skiing.
a. However nobody is sorry when winter is over.
b. People who like skiing do it most of the time.
c. The falling snow strikes against the face.
b/ Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
1. any / come / but / Sunday / day.
2. phone/ there/ our/ be/ must / wrong/ something / with
3. sad/ wants/ why/ so/ he/ were/ you/to/ looking/ know.
4. his/ farm/ Mrs brown/ father / asked/ help/ to/ Peter/ the/ on
5. through/ often/ the/ she/ park/ does/ walk/?
6. she/ what/ all/ time/ about/ talking/ that/ was/?
Question 5: a) Put in like or as.
1. It's raining again. I hate weather ............this.
2. Trung failed her driving test ............she expected.
3. Do you think Carol looks ..............her mother?
4. He really gets on my nerves. I can't stand people ............him.
5. Why didn’t you do it ...............I told you to do it.?
6. ..............I said yesterday, I'm thinking of changing my job.
7. I'll phone you tomorrow ...............usual, OK?
8. This tea is awful. It tastes ...........water.
9. Your English is very fluent . I wish I could speak ...........you.
10. Don’t take my advice if you don’t want to. You can do .............you like.

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. We learn a lot .................the year we live in Orient.
2. How did you get .............the ocean?
3. I didn’t pay much attention ................his lecture.
4. The country has been ................four different flags.
5. Write ......ink. and put your name ............the top of the page.
6. I object ..........being keft waiting. Why cant you be .........time?
7. She began her indefendent life ...............the age ..............twenty.
Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1. No matter how hard I tried, I couldnt open the door.
--> Try...........................
2. The police let him leave after They had questioned him -
> He was..........................
3. We have a six o'clock deadline for this work
-> This work..........................
4. He is so stupid that he cant remember his lessons
-> So.........................................
5. My boss works better when he's pressed for time
-> The less....................................