Học kỳ 2 -practice exercises

EXERCISE
*Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parentheses:
1. The weather was bad. I had to stay at home. ( so . . . that)
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2. New York was a very big city. Jane was lost in it. (such . . . that)
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3. The policeman ran fast. He could catch the thief. (enough . . . to)
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4. The dress is so dirty. She can’t wear it. ( too . . . to )
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5. The house is large. My family can live in it. ( enough . . . to)
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6. My grandmother is very weak. She can’t lift the box. (too . . . to )
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7. My neighbours are very bad persons. They make noise all day. (such . . . that)
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8. He spoke very fast. I didn’t understand him. (so . . . that)
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Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses):

Mr. Alan ( work ) __________ for that company since 1990.
She ( not take ) _______________ music lessons last Sunday.
The thief ( go ) ______________ away before the police came.
I ( receive ) ___________________ your letter about two weeks ago.
My mother always ( get ) _________________ up early.
When we came, they ( build ) ________________ a new library.
What you ( do) _________________ now ?
It’s raining heavily. I wish it ( stop) _____________ raining.
If you go to the party, I ( come) _______________ with you.
Most children enjoy ( read ) _____________ picture- books.
Turn these sentences into Passive Voice:
She can speak English.
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Taxis and buses are taking tourists around the city.
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Did he translate this novel into Vietnamese last year ?
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He hasn’t finished his homework yet.
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Mr Brown doesn’t take his children to the circus today.
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When did Columbus discover America ?
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Someone has just carried the Olympic torch to the stadium.
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The interviewer will ask you a lot of questions.
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They were cutting grass when the car stopped near the gate.
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I meet John at the bus-stop every morning.
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Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:
English people are fond _______ football.
Are you interested _______ picture- books?
She often stays ______ home ______ Sundays.
Don’t tell your sister _________ that news.
The pupils often go _____ school _____ bicycles.
The first May Day meeting was held _______ 1890.
Are you afraid _______ swimming in the sea?
My brother is good ______ English.
My uncle lives _______ Ho Chi Minh City.
The boy was born ________ a very rich family.
Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets:
He is ( young ) ____________ than I am.
She is ( old ) ___________ as my sister.
Mary is the ( beautiful ) _______________ girl in her class.
Which is ( big ) _____________, France or Thailand ?
Maths is ( difficult ) ________________ than History.
A Ford isn’t ( comfortable ) _________________ as a Mercedes.
This is the ( powerful) _____________ machine in the whole factory.
Your watch is ( good ) ____________________ than mine.
She walks ( slowly ) ________________ as Betty.
Nobody is ( happy ) ________________ than Jane.
Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one :
Mary hasn’t returned my book yet.
( My book ………………………………………………
Her house is bigger than mine.
( My house ……………………………………………
To find a job at my age is difficult.
( It’s …………………………………………………………
Mai is younger than Lan.
( Lan …………………………………………………………
My parents sent me to school when I was six years old.
( I …………………………………………………………………………………………
To get acquainted with the regulation in a new school is easy.
( It’s …………………………………………………………………………………
A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a motorbike.
( A motorbike ………………………………………………………………
The principle doesn’t write this letter.
( This letter …………………………………………………
Smoking a lot is harmful.
( It’s …………………………………………
Mary is making a birthday cake in the kitchen.
( A birthday cake …………………………………………………………
Put the verbs in the correct forms ( tenses):
The weather ( be )……………………. very bad yesterday.
My mother always ( get ) …………………… up early.
Tom ( see ) ……………………his classmates at the party tomorrow.
He ( give ) ……………………me the letter a few minutes ago.
They ( make ) …………………… a lot of furniture next month.
Peter and Alice ( learn ) …………………… French for two years.
You ( finish ) your …………………… homework yet?
Please don’t say anything while I ( learn ) …………………… my lesson.