English 9 Revision 2
A- Wwriting:
I- Rewrite as directed.
1. “I’m leaving here for Hanoi tomorrow”, he said.
→ He said............................................................................................................................
2. There was fog. Their flight was delayed. ( so.......... that)
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3. They can’t go hiking with us this Sunday.
→ We wish.........................................................................................................................
4. I asked Nasm why he didn’t borrow that book from the lirarty.
→ “........................................................................................................”, I asked Nam.
5. Hurry or you’ll be late for the train.
→ If you................................................................................................................................
6. “Did you go out with your brother last night?” said John to me.
→ John asked me..................................................................................................................
7. She speaks English badly.
→ She wishes........................................................................................................................
8. She last wrote to me three months ago.
She hasn’t............................................................................................................................
9. It is very useful to speak English fluently.
→ Speaking English.............................................................................................................
10. “ Do you like learning English?”, she said.
→ She wanted to know.........................................................................................................
11. The teacher had told the pupils the funny story.
→ The pupils........................................................................................................................
12. Did they feed Lulu last night?”
→ Was Lulu.........................................................................................................................
13. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.
→ The pizzas.......................................................................................................................
14. They are going to steal your money if you’re not careful.
→Your money....................................................................................................................
15. A new hospital is being built in my neighborhood.
→ They are..........................................................................................................................
16. Bananas are exported to Europe.
→ People.............................................................................................................................
17. They went to the countryside for this weekend. (Where)
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18. People have learnt English for three years.
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19. I’ve bought a new English grammar book. (What)
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20. Yesterday, I went to the cinema with my friends. (Who)
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II- Make meaningful sentences with the following cues.
1. If / you / want / attend / course / must/ pass/ written exam
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2. People/ go/ village/ have/ rest/ after/ hard working week
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3. Lan/ look forward/ go/ trip/ Nha Trang/ tomorrow
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4. boss/ too busy/ watch/ TV
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5. room/ dark/ turn/ light
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6. Nam/ not learn/ lesson/ punish/ teacher
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7. You/ have/ difficulty/ study/ foreign language/ ?
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8. If/ you/ want/ well/ ought/ stay/ bed
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9. There/ river/ flow/ across/ village
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10. He/ have/ so/ books/ cannot/read
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B- Reading
I- Read the passage carefully :
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at s chool. Others study by themselves. A few learn English
just by hearing the language in films, on TV, in the office or among their friends. But not many lucky
enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English ? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Ma ny boys and
girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it
is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their
boos are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read
newspapers or magazines in English.
• Choose the correct answers :
1. According to the writer,....................................................................................
a. only young people learn English.
b. English is useful for university students.
c. All people learn English at school.
d. English is popular all over the world.
2. Most people learn English by .........................................................................
a. watching films.
b. hearing the language on television.
c. working hard on the lessons.
d. speaking English to their friends.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because........................................................
a. it is included in their study courses.
b. it’s useful for their higher studies.
c. it’s their own language.
d. they are forced to learn it.
4. Many adults learn English .................................................................................
a. in order to be able to read newspapers in English.
b. because it helps them in their work.
c. because of their higher studies.
d. to communicate with their colleagues in their work.
5. Which of the following is not mentioned?
a. English is widely used.
b. English is a compulsory subject.
c. English is an international language.
d. English is difficult to learn.
* Answer the questions:
1. How popular is English?
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2. How do most people learn English?
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3. Why do many adults learn English?
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4. Why do many boys and girls learn English?
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II- Read the following passage, then make questions and answer them.
A visit to a farm
Last summer, Peter and his classmates went to the countryside. They went to a visit a farm on
which Peter’s uncle Tom worked.
They left early inthe morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some wsorkers met them at
the bus stop and took them to their farm. On the way, uncle Tom showed them the field of wheat
and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking the soil,
distibuting manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm they saw some farm machines.
Among them is the biggest machine which is called a comebine harvester. They were told that this
machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon they went to the cattle farm. Horses, sheep and cows were raised here, and cows
were milked once a day. Uncle Tom also spoke about different things and about life in town and in
the country. After having some tea and cakes they said goodbye and went home.
1. How/ Peter/ classmates/ go/ uncle Tom’s farm/ ?
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2. What/ tractors/ do/ ?
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3. What/ typical/ combine harvester/ ?
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4. What kinds/ farm animals/ raised/ there/ ?
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III- Fill in each blank with a suitable word :
English is very useful language. If we (1)......................... English, we can go to any countries we
like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)................... we want to say.
English also helps us to learn all kinds of (3)............................ Hundreds of books are
(4)...................... in English everyday in (5).................. countries. English has also helped to spread
ideas and knowledge (6)....................... all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has
helped to spread better (7)...................... and (8).........................among countries of the world.
IV- Compte the passage with suitable words , then answer the questions:
My village is about 50 kilometers (1)........................ the city center. It is very beautiful and
(2)................ place where people (3).................. flowers ad vegetables only. It’s very famous for its
pretty roses and picturesque (4)..........................The air is quite (5)..................... however, fragrance
of the roses make people (6).................... cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of
(7)......................... Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the
(8).....................much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and
enjoy the fresh fragrance of the flowers.
1. How far is your village from the city center ?
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2. What kinds of trees do your villagers grow ?
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3. What does your village look like in spring ?
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4. Are your villagers’life very hard? Do they have free time for entertainment?
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5. Where do you prefer living, city or country ? Why?
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Answer key for Revision 2
A- Writing:
II 1. If you want to attend this course, you must pass the written exam.
2. People go to the village to have a rest after a hard working week.
3. Lan looks forward to going on a trip to Nha Trang tomorrow.
4. The boss is too busy, so he can’t watch TV.
5. The room was dark, so I turned on a light.
6. Nam didn’t learn his lesson, so he was punished by the (his) teacher.
7. Do you have difficulties in studying a foreign language?
8. He has so many books that he can not read them all.
9. If you want to get well, you ought to stay in bed.
10. There is a river flowing across my (the) village.
B- Reading
I- * Multiple choice:
1d 2c 3a 4b 5d
• Answer the questions:
6. It’s popular all over the world.
7. They learn English by working hard on the lessons.
8. Because it helps them in their work.
9. Because it is included in their study course.
II-
1. How did Peter and his classmates go to uncle Tom’s farm?
- They went there by bus.
2. What can the tractyors do?
- They can plow and break the soil, distribute manure and plant potatoes.
3. What is typical of the combine harvester?
- It can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
4. What kinds of farm animals are raised there?
- Horses, sheep and cows are raised there.
III- 1. know 2. what 3. subjects 4. written 5. many 6. to
7. understanding 8. friendship
IV- 1. from 2. peaceeful 3. grow4. scenes 5. fresh 6. feel
7. colors 8. villagers
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