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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Review I/ Correct all the mistakes you can find. 1. She was dismissing for reveal trade secrets. 2. She made useful comments in my work. 3. He become a media star for his part in the protests. 4. I was just a average sorts of student. 5. The bad weather causing problem for many farmers. 6. We’re really looking forward to see you again. 7. Her novels are full memorable characters. 8. What can I get him to a birthday present? 9. You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the presence. 10. You dealt with the situation very effective. 11. He is studying Chinese here since 2005. 12. I’ve finished my homework and it’s still only 9.30p.m. 13. He hasn’t had dinner already. 14. He lately has seen her siblings again. 15. How long have you worked here as a teaching assistant? 16. I didn’t contact him since he left. 17. He has not yet written to me. 18. She has started studying Spanish three years ago. 19. I have read three novels by Charles Dickens so far. 20. This is the first time I see you in the red dress. 21. I think I’ve broken the wash machine. 22. The bridge will remain closed until essentially repair work has been carrying out. 23. We take it on turns to do the housework. 24. He fastened up his coat and hurry out. 25. It’s hard to finding people with the right qualities to the job. II/ Supply the correct form of the word in bold. 1. It’s becoming ………… clear that this problem will not be easily solved. 2. Her novels have gained in …………………. over recent years. 3. We need to take a more ……………… approach to the problem. 4. We are recruiting a sales manager with ……… for the European market. 5. Students were involved in ……… clashed with the police. 6. The resent foreign ………… in the internal affairs of the country. 7. The railway is still under……………………. 8. Heat …………. destroys vitamin C. 9. You have destroyed my hopes of ……………… 10. The inn is …………… situated on the banks of the river. 11. The school has been refused …………….. to expand. 12. Workers should wear full …………… clothing. 13. ……………. are held on an informal basis within the department. 14. …………… is better than treatment. 15. ……………. at these lectures is not compulsory. 16. He could see no way out of the ………………. 17. We should like to offer our ………… for the delay to your flight today.. (increase) (popular) (globe) (respond) (violence) (interfere) (construct) (gradual) (happy) (picture) (permit) (protect) (discuss) (prevent) (attend) (situate) (apologize). III/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 1. John began to play the piano ten years ago. John has ……………………………………………………………………….. 2. Even though we live on the same street, we hardly ever see each other. Despite …………………………………………………………………………. 3. They always happy although they have very little money. In spite of ………………………………………………………………………. 4. She didn’t go to school because she was seriously ill. Because of ……………………………………………………………………… 5. Lauren couldn’t come to the party. This was a shame. (Using relative clause) ………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. Jill doesn’t have a phone. This makes it difficult to contact her. (Using relative clause). ……………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Has somebody informed Lan of the change? Lan ……………………………………………………………………………….. 8. They invited Jack but they didn’t invite Tom. Jack ……………………………………………………………………………….. 9. Someone broke into his house and stole a lot of his valuables. His house ………………………………………………………………………….. 10. He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to another. He …………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Someone turned on the light in the hall and opened the door. The light …………………………………………………………………………….. 12. Who looked after the children for you? (using Passive) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 13. He started working as an engineer 5 years ago. (using for) ………………………………………………………………………………………... 14. I haven’t seen her since we left school. (using last) ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 15. Tom went to bed but first he had hot milk. (using before) ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 16. He wrote 4 best sellers before he was 20. (using the age) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 17. Despite being intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school. Although ……………………………………………………………………………. 18. His father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day. His father …………………………………………………………………………… 19. Her mother felt ill because she had worked so hard. Because of ……………………………………………………………………… 20. I once lived in Happy Valley but no longer live there. I ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 21. Although Jim has lived in HN for 3 years, he can hardly speak any Vietnamese. In spite ……………………………………………………………………………… 22. He has never driven a faster car than this one. This is ……………………………………………………………………………….. 23. She started working as a computer programmer 3 years ago. She has ……………………………………………………………………………… 24. How much does that coat cost? -> What ……………………………………. 25. They couldn’t go home because it snow heavily. Because of ……………………………………………………………………… 26. I often get up early. -> I ……………………………………………………….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 27. This is the first time I have gone out for a picnic. I have ……………………………………………………………………………… 28. Why didn’t we go to the beach this weekend? -> What …………………………… IV/ There is at least one mistake in each sentence. Correct all the mistakes you can find. 1. She was dismissing for reveal trade secrets. ………………………………………………………………...…. 2. She made useful comments in my work. ………………………………………………………………...…. 3. He becomes a media star for his part in the protests. ………………………………………………………………….... 4. I was just an average sorts of student. …………………………………………………………………… 5. The bad weather causing problem for many farmers. …………………………………………………………………… 6. We’re really looking forward to see you again. …………………………………………………………………… 7. Her novels are full memorable characters. …………………………………………………………………… 8. What can I get him to a birthday present? …………………………………………………………………… 9. You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the presence. …………………………………………………………………… 10. You dealt with the situation very effective. …………………………………………………………………... V/ Correct the sentence if necessary. Tick any which are already correct. 1. He is studying Chinese here since 2005. …………………………………………………………………. 2. I’ve finished my homework and it’s still only 9.30 pm! …………………………………………………………………. 3. He has not had dinner already. …………………………………………………………………. 4. He lately has seen her siblings again. …………………………………………………………………. 5. How long have you worked here as a teaching assistant? …………………………………………………………………. 6. I didn’t contact him since he left. …………………………………………………………………. 7. He has not yet written to me. …………………………………………………………………. 8. She has started studying Spanish three years ago. …………………………………………………………………. 9. I have read three novels by Charles Dickens so far. …………………………………………………………………. 10. This is the first time I see you in a red dress. …………………………………………………………………..

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