Exercises 8

Date of planning: 09/1/2011
Date of teaching:

LESSON 1
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase:
1. I always brush my teeth …….I go to bed.
2. Nam can swim (good, bad, well) but I cannot.
3. As soon as Lan reached the class, the school bell (ring, rings, rang).
4. Hai’s teacher said that he should (pay, to pay, paying) more attention in class.
5. You look very happy./ happily/ happiness today.
6, Where did your grandmother used/ use/using to live?
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
My brother usually (go)….to work early to avoid traffic jams.
I (not eat) ….anything for two days.
After his wife gave birth to their first son, he immediately (buy) …..a nice cracdle.
they (move) ….to HoChi Minh City in 1990 and (live)…..there since then.
Helen (feel)……very well yesterday but today she (feel).,,,,, sick again.
What are you doing tonight?
I (go……) to the circus.
III. Make complete sentences, using the given cues:
Bob/ love/ play/ football/ but/ he / not/ strong/ enough/ play
Mai/ work/ Phuong Nam company/ seven years.
Your pen / expensive// than / Ha’s
I/ glad/ tell/ you/ I / going/ have/ interesting activities
IV. Rewrite each sentences as directed, so that the meaning stays the same
I’m weak. I can’t take part in the competition. (enough)
I went to the post office to send a letter before going to class. (after)
My primary school is small but my high school is big (as….as)
“Please help me with my exercise” Mai said to Lan (reported speech)
V. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition:
1. Minh’s parents are very proud ….him.
2. I must write a letter…..my aunt.
3. Turn right …the second corner. The museum is…. Your left.
VI. Choose the letter of the correct word or words to use in each blank in the following conversation
Alice: Look. It’s…….1 soon.
Ken: I’m not too sure about that, but the sun……2 behind those black clouds.
Alice: And it…….3 quite windy, too.
Ken: Yes, but I don’t think the weather……4 too much
Alice: ……..5 the forecast?
Ken: They say it’s ……6 fine for the next few days.
Alice: Oh, they’re usually wrong. I don’t think we can go sightseeing now.
1
A. raining
B. rained
C. going to rain

2
A. has disappeared
B. have disappeared
C. disappear

3
A. become
B. became
C. is becoming

4
A. changed
B. changes
C. is going to change

5
A Do you hear
B. Are you hearing
C. Have you heard

6
A. being
B. going to be
C. going


VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1.The sky is very dark. I think it (rain)……
2. I (not invite)……..Richard yet.
3. Five minutes after we (arrive)………at the beach, it (start)…….to rain.
4. We should go home. It (get) ……..darker and darker.
5. Before I (go)……..to live in Spain.I (think)………it was a hot country.
6. “I (try)…….to get hold of you for 10 minutes. Where have you been?”
VIII. Choose the most suitable word or phrase in brackets
Please ask your teacher (sign/ to sign/ signing) this form.
You (should/ ought/ have) listen to English conversations on television.
Could you (do/ make/ give) me a favour, please?
Your dictionary is different (to/ from/ at)/ mine/
The house is (more/ most/ much ) expensive than the flat.
I’ll go home as soon as I (will finish/ finish/ finished) work.
IX. Use these key words to write meaningful sentences:
Ba/ going/ drive/ father’s car/ school?
You/ should / get/ early/ help/ mother/ housework.
I/ used/ stay/ uncle/ farm/ summer.
She/