hoc ky 2 practice exercises

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>EXERCISE *Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses: 1. The weather was bad. I had to stay at home. ( so . . . that) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. New York was a very big city. Jane was lost in it. (such . . . that) ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The policeman ran fast. He could catch the thief. (enough . . . to) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … 4. The dress is so dirty. She can’t wear it. ( too . . . to ) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … 5. The house is large. My family can live in it. ( enough . . . to) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 6. My grandmother is very weak. She can’t lift the box. (too . . . to ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 7. My neighbours are very bad persons. They make noise all day. (such . . . that) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 8. He spoke very fast. I didn’t understand him. (so . . . that) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …… Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses): 1. Mr. Alan ( work ) __________ for that company since 1990. 2. She ( not take ) _______________ music lessons last Sunday. 3. The thief ( go ) ______________ away before the police came. 4. I ( receive ) ___________________ your letter about two weeks ago. 5. My mother always ( get ) _________________ up early. 6. When we came, they ( build ) ________________ a new library..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 7. What you ( do) _________________ now ? 8. It’s raining heavily. I wish it ( stop) _____________ raining. 9. If you go to the party, I ( come) _______________ with you. 10. Most children enjoy ( read ) _____________ picture- books. Turn these sentences into Passive Voice: 1. She can speak English. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Taxis and buses are taking tourists around the city. __________________________________________________________________ 3. Did he translate this novel into Vietnamese last year ? __________________________________________________________________ 4. He hasn’t finished his homework yet. __________________________________________________________________ __ 5. Mr Brown doesn’t take his children to the circus today. __________________________________________________________________ ___ 6. When did Columbus discover America ? __________________________________________________________________ ___ 7. Someone has just carried the Olympic torch to the stadium. __________________________________________________________________ __ 8. The interviewer will ask you a lot of questions. __________________________________________________________________ __ 9. They were cutting grass when the car stopped near the gate. __________________________________________________________________ __ 10. I meet John at the bus-stop every morning. __________________________________________________________________ __ Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition: 1. English people are fond _______ football. 2. Are you interested _______ picture- books? 3. She often stays ______ home ______ Sundays..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 4. Don’t tell your sister _________ that news. 5. The pupils often go _____ school _____ bicycles. 6. The first May Day meeting was held _______ 1890. 7. Are you afraid _______ swimming in the sea? 8. My brother is good ______ English. 9. My uncle lives _______ Ho Chi Minh City. 10. The boy was born ________ a very rich family.. Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets: 1. He is ( young ) ____________ than I am. 2. She is ( old ) ___________ as my sister. 3. Mary is the ( beautiful ) _______________ girl in her class. 4. Which is ( big ) _____________, France or Thailand ? 5. Maths is ( difficult ) ________________ than History. 6. A Ford isn’t ( comfortable ) _________________ as a Mercedes. 7. This is the ( powerful) _____________ machine in the whole factory. 8. Your watch is ( good ) ____________________ than mine. 9. She walks ( slowly ) ________________ as Betty. 10. Nobody is ( happy ) ________________ than Jane. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one : 1. Mary hasn’t returned my book yet.  My book ……………………………………………… 2. Her house is bigger than mine.  My house …………………………………………… 3. To find a job at my age is difficult.  It’s ………………………………………………………… 4. Mai is younger than Lan..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span>  Lan ………………………………………………………… 5. My parents sent me to school when I was six years old.  I ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. To get acquainted with the regulation in a new school is easy.  It’s ………………………………………………………………………………… 7. A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a motorbike.  A motorbike ……………………………………………………………… 8. The principle doesn’t write this letter.  This letter ………………………………………………… 9. Smoking a lot is harmful.  It’s ………………………………………… 10. Mary is making a birthday cake in the kitchen.  A birthday cake …………………………………………………………. Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses): 1. The weather ( be )……………………. very bad yesterday. 2. My mother always ( get ) …………………… up early. 3. Tom ( see ) ……………………his classmates at the party tomorrow. 4. He ( give ) ……………………me the letter a few minutes ago. 5. They ( make ) …………………… a lot of furniture next month. 6. Peter and Alice ( learn ) …………………… French for two years. 7. You ( finish ) your …………………… homework yet? 8. Please don’t say anything while I ( learn ) …………………… my lesson. 9. Tomorrow I ( put ) …………………… our presents on that table. 10. My friend ( never see ) …………………… that sight. 11. My uncle ( live ) ……………………in HCM city since last year. 12. He always ( stay ) …………………… in bed late on Sunday morning..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 13. Peter and Daisy ( be ) …………………… born in 1978. 14. My sister always ( wash ) …………………… her hands before meals. 15. Look! The dog ( run ) ……………………after him. 16. Smith and Bobby ( read ) …………………… books at this moment. 17. Tom ( repair ) …………………… his bicycle last Friday. 18. Mary and I ( not watch ) …………………… TV last night. 19. I ( just buy ) ……………………a new shirt. 20. My brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) …………………… chess. 21. Mr. Pike ( work ) ……………………in this factory for ten years. 22. Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia ( be ) …………………… tropical countries. 23. HCM city ( be ) ……………………the largest city in Vietnam. 24. Where you ( go ) …………………… last night ? -. I ( go ) …………………… to the cinema.. 25. What you ( do ) …………………… every morning ? 26. You ever (be ) ……………………to Russia ? 27. We ( not meet ) …………………… him two days ago. 28. Uncle Ho ( die ) …………………… in 1969. 29. Mr. Johnson ( stay ) …………………… in London now. 30. How she ( go ) ……………………to school every day ? She ( go ) …………………… to school by bicycle. Put the words in the correct forms: 1. We like wearing ……………….clothes. (tradition) 2. Can you speak English……………? (good) 3. He told me a ……………..story. (fun).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 4. We often got home………………..last year. (fast) 5. Peter speaks English very …………………… (fluent) 6. We are ……………….to see you again. (happily) 7. Last year, we had an ………………..summer holiday. (enjoy) 8. Fishing is an ………………….my father enjoys best. (act) 9. He should say a few words of ………………………. (explain) 10. The World Health ……………………..is an international one. (organize) 11. Phương Linh arranged flowers the most………………..in the contest. (attract) 12. It is a contest in which………………..have to read two poems in English. (participate) 13. …………………………..are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish. (environment) 14. Year later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of…………. (recognize) 15. Nam put ……………..on that towel to stop the bleeding. (press) Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English: 1.. Since this is the first time you own a computer, do you mind if I give you some advice? A. 2.. C. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers. A. 3.. B. B. C. D. There are notices showing arrivals and departs of trains. A. B. C. D. D.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> 4.. They would like you telling them the truth. A. 5.. B. C. D. It was so exciting to see those magnificently caves. A. B. C. D.

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