Học kỳ 2 -practice exercises with keys

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.
1/ has worked 2/ didn’t take 3/ had gone 4/ received
5/ gets 6/ were building 7/ are you doing 8/ stopped
9/ will come 10/ reading

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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1/ English can be spoken.
2/ Tourists are being taken around the city by taxis and buses.
3/ Was this novel translated last year?
4/ His homework hasn’t been finished yet.
5/ Mr Brown’s children aren’t taken to the circus today.
6/ When was America discovered by Columbus?
7/ The Olympic torch has just been carried to the stadium.
8/ You will be asked a lot of questions by the interviewer.
9/ Grass was being cut when the car stopped near the gate.
10/ John is met at the bus stop every morning.

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.
1/ of 2/ in 3/ at – on 4/ about 5/ to – by 6/ in 7/ of
8/ at 9/ in 10/ in

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 aMercedes.
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.
1/ younger 2/ as old 3/ most beautiful 4/ bigger 5/ more difficult
6/ as comfortable 7/ most powerful 8/ better 9/ as slowly 10/ happier

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 …………………………………………………………
1/ hasn’t been returned by Mary yet.
2/ isn’t as big as hers
3/ difficult to find a job at my age
4/ isn’t as young as Mai
5/ was sent to school when I was six years old.
6/ easy to get acquainted with the regulation in