LUYỆN HSG 8

Exercises of unit 7:
I, Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1, a. pancake b. surface c. situation d. tasty
2, a. family b. grocery c. try d. happy
3, a. stadium b. contact c. thanks d. pancake
4, a. concern b. customer c. contact d. convenient
5, a. effect b. delicious c. exhibition d. selection
II, Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase:
6. She has earned millions of dollars _______ 1994. a. since b. for c. in d. at
7. Their house is about three times as big _______ ours. a. as b. so c. than d. like
8. The water wasn’t _________ in.
a. clean enough to swim b. enough clean to swim
c. clean enough for swimming d. enough clean for swimming
9. Jane has loved sports ______ she was a child. a. since b. for c. when d. as
10. Their tastes are different ______ mine. a. to b. with c.from d.a and c
11. These boxes are ____________ .
a. too heavy for carrying b. too heavy to carry
c. too heavy can’t carry d. heavier to carry
12. _________ is it since you last saw Joe?
a. How long b. How far c. What time d. What day
13. I don’t know ___________ you do.
a. as many as people b. as many people as
c. such many people like d. so many people as
14. The wallet was _________ in my pocket.
a. too big to put b. too pig for putting c. so big to put d. bigger can’t put
15. __________ is something that people make or grow to sell.
a. Product b. Production c. Produce d. Productive
III, Supply the present perfect tense form of the verbs in brackets:
16. I ________________ (hear) that story before.
17. We _________________ (learn) many new words in this course.
18. I _________________ (study) this same exercise before.
19. She ________________ (lose) her keys.
20. He _____________ _ (visit) us many times.
21. We ________________ (finish) all our homework.
22. I ________________ (tell) Bill what she said.
23. I ________________ ( speak) to him about it several times.
24. We ______________ (be) in Dalat many times.
25. My brother ______________ (go) to Vungtau to work.
IV, Supply either the past tense or the present perfect tense of the verbs in brackets:
26. I ___________ (visit) Paris last year.
27. John ______________ (go) to London.
28. I _______________ (read) that book several times.
29. I first ____________ (read) it while I was on my vacation.
30. I _______________ (be) in Dalat a many times.
31. We _____________ (see) Daisy a few days ago.
32. He ______________ (start) to study English last Winter.
33. We _______________ (have) a bad storm the day before yesterday.
34. I _________________ (never, be) to Nhatrang.
35. It _______________ (be) very cold yesterday.
V, Put “since” or “for” in these expressions:
36. __________ 7 o’clock 37. _____________ last night.
38. __________ her party 39. _____________ I was a boy
40. __________ a few minutes 41. _____________ lunch time
42. __________ three days 43. _____________ a while
44. __________ two hours 45. ____________ January
VI, Write sentences with the cue words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs. 46.He/have/a cold/a week. =>…………………………………………………….
47.They/buy/the new house/April. =>……………………………………………..
48. My family/be/here/Christmas. =>………………………………………………
49. We/not see/each other/10 years. =>…………………………………………….
50. Mr. Clark/work/in the bank/a long time. => ……………………………………
51. Tom and Jim/go/to France/last summer. =>……………………………..............
52. My sister/start/a new job/yesterday. =>………………………………………….
53. I/not eat/in that restaurant/ages. =>………………………………………………
VII, Read the situations and complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.
54. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the