Practice 2 grade 9

I. Give the correct form of verbs given:
1. I`m sorry. I (not finish) .....this work yet.
2. Poems as well as play (write) ............ by William Shakespeare.
3. How many times you (be) .... to Van Mieu?
4. They like (chat) ......... . They use the Internet very often.
5. I (have) .......... a phone call while I (surf) ............... the wed yesterday.
II. Multiple choice:
1. In recent years, more and more people _____for things with credit cards.
A. pay B. paid C. are paying D. have been paying
2. What people__Benetton stores is that the quality is always high.
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot
3. Paolo would like to ____by the time he is 40.
A. travel B. be traveling C. be going to travel D. have traveled
4. Poverty is a problem in many cities_____whole families can only afford to live in one room.
A. when B. where C. even D. if
5. The world would be a better place if everyone showed______cooperation as John.
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much
6. He turned on the TV, ______I thought was rather surprising.
A. and B. so C. that D. which
7. My car would not start, _______Jenny’s started immediately.
A. whereas B. though C. however D. nevertheless
8. They stayed for hours, which I was very _______ .
A. annoyed B. annoyed about C. annoying D. annoying me
9. That was a very strange question _____ .
A. you ask B. you are asking C. for asking D. to ask
10. ____a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story.
A. So that B. In order that C. In order for D. In order to
III. Sound:
1. a. garbage b. standard c. solar d. lunar
2. a. covered b. installed c. described d. decorated
3. a. chopstick b. charity c. children d. Christmas
4. a. celebrate b. plumber c. bulb d. blanket
5. a. energy b. generous c. category d. suggest
IV. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. Would you please give me a hand?
Would you mind ___________________________ ?
2. I can`t understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn`t_________________________________ .
3. Although he took a taxi, he arrived late for the concert.
In spite of _________________________________ .
4. The suitcase is so heavy that I can`t carry it.
It is such ___________________________________ .
5. People say that he is an excellent footballer.
He is _______________________________________ .
Answer:
I.
1. haven`t finished 2. were written 3. have you been
4. chatting 5. had/ was surfing
II.
1. d
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. a

6. d
7. a
8 b
9. d
10. c

 III.
1. a
2.d
3. d
4. b
5. c

IV.
1. Would you mind giving me a hand?
2. If he didn`t speak so quickly, I could understand him.
3. In spite of taking a taxi, he arrived late for the concert.
4. It is such a heavy suitcase that I can`t carry it.
5. He is said to be an excellent footballer.