Practice 3- E 7

Class 7: Practice 3 Date: / 3 / 2009
I.Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
Yesterday , Hoa and her aunt ( go ) ………………to the market .
I would like ( tell ) ………………you about my family .
Why ( be ) …………you absent from school yesterday ?
I ( be ) …………….fourteen years old next week .
My father ( not watch ) …………………….TV last night . He ( read ) …………… newspapers and magazines .
When you ( buy ) ………………………….this dress ? - 2 days ago .
Be careful! the children ( cross ) ……………………….the street .
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences .
She ……….her teeth twice a day .( Brushed / to brush / brushes )
How ……..is your brother?-He’s one meter seventy centimeters.(high/ tall / heavy )
You mustn’t …………up late .( stay / to stay / staying )
He can speak English well and …………can his sister ( Too/ So / Neither )
Stop please . That is too …………..coffee .( lots of / much / little )
We won’t attend the meeting tomorrow and ………will he .( So / either / Neither )
A balanced diet is good …………….your health .( to / with / for )
I am glad ………….you’re feeling better .( hear / to hear / heard )
III.Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the words given .
Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness .
=> Because Lan ……………………………………………………………
What is your daughter’s age , Mrs Mai ?
=> How …………………………………………………………………….
It took Mr. Hoang an hour to walk to work yesterday .
=> Mr. Hoang spent …………………………………………………………
How heavy is the chicken ?
=> What ………………………………………………………………………
IV.Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition
Trang received a letter ………………her aunt last week .
You should take care ……………….yourself .
Eating too much candy is bad ……………….you .
The dentist looked ……….my teeth and he told me ……………….my broken tooth
What’s wrong ……………..your daughter , Mrs. Mai ?
We are working hard ………… the farm and your uncle often works ………….us .
V.Read the passage then answer the questions .
My name is John , and this is my story . Last year just before Christ mas my family and our uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday . We went in two cars but we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back . He said it was too far , and it was terribly hot, too. Even at night it was really hot . Anyway , what we decided to do was to drive back about 160 km to a place where the train went through
. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train . That was fun . It was a good train .
We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short . You see , while we were there my grandmother ( mother’s mother) in Melourne died . Most of us flew back but my dad and my uncle came on the train with the two cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie .
Why did John’s uncle want to come back ?
A. Because it was too hot B. Because it was too far
C. Because he was too tired D. Both A and B
In the end John’s family went to Perth …………….
A. By train B. By coach C. By car D. By plane
Who died when John’s family were on holiday ?
A. His mother’s father B. His mother’s mother
C. His father’s mother D. His father’s father
Most of John family came back ………………
A. By train B. By ship C. By plane D. By car
VI.Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences .
She doesn’t like pork , and ……..does her uncle .( Either / So / Neither )
I would like ……….some fruit .( Buying / To buy / Buy )
You must drink …….water everyday . ( Much / Many / A little )
He was busy yesterday and ……….were his brothers ( So / Neither / Too)
My mother didn’t wash it but I ………( didn’t / did / do )
Vegetables are good ……..your health ( To / with / for )
How ……is Nga ? She is 36 kilos . ( high / weight / heavy )
You should ……….your hands before meals .( to wash / wash / washing )
VII. Supply the correct forms of the verbs .
Lan ( be ) …………very tired when she ( catch ) ……………a cold two days ago
He ( not come ) ……………………to the meeting last week .
I ( brush ) ……..my teeth everynight ,but last night I ( forget ) ….....to brush them
Where is your mother ? She ( Plant ) ……………….flowers in the garden .
Nga is now in her room. She ( iron ) …………………her clothes . She always ( do )