PRACTICE FOR 1ST TERM-1

I. Odd one out:
1. a. raised
b. passed
c. missed
d. invited

2. a. while
b. where
c. whose
d. white

3. a. eight
b. weight
c. weigh
d. height

4. a. lake
b. knife
c. keep
d. neck

5. a. event
b. even
c. present
d. splendid

II. Write the correct form of the verbs :
1. I usually…………………(go) by train but last Monday I………………(go) by bus.
2. We……………….(buy) some cake ? - No, Let`s not. We still have some.
3. When I ……………..(see) her, she …………….(hurry) to the railway station.
4. Would you mind………………(give) me 10 dollars ?
5. Where would you like……………..(have) lunch ?
6. I………………..(leave) home at 11.30 and ……………(get) here at 12.00.
7. Lan…………(make) all her own clothes. At present she ……………(make) a dress for her self.
8. It………………(start) raining when I was watching TV.
9. We prefer……………….(go) for a walk to……………..(stay) at home.
10. I don`t enjoy…………………..(play) football. I’d rather………………(play) tennis.
11. They`d rather………………(walk) than …………….(go) by car.
12. I don`t enjoy…………………….(play) chess. I’d like……………..(play) video games.
13. How long ago you…………….(buy) " Gone with the wind " ?
14. She……………………(paint) the door now.
II. Complete then sentences using reflexive pronouns :
1. I taught ………………to play the guitar.
2. Mrs. Nga`s children are too young to look after……………………..
3. An elephant hurt………………when he tried to get out of the zoo yesterday.
4. I don`t need any help. I can take care of …………………
5. Hoa and I didn’t enjoy……………………at the party last night.
6. The dog opened the door………………..
7. Who did you go to the cinema with ? - No body. I went…………………..
8. The children hurt……………….when they fell over.
9. They need some help. They can`t manage……………………….
10. Ba…………….. drove a car to the city center.
III. Put a suitable preposition in each gap :
1. The course begins…………….7 April and ends……………10 May.
2. I went to bed………………midnight and got up……………..8.00.
3. He will come…………..to pick Lan ……………..at 10.00.
4. He work very hard and finally came…………. …………. a very important invention.
5. Linh is looking………………..other job.She doesn`t like her present job.
6. Can you give her a message ……………..me ?
7. He arrive ……………..Hanoi…………….6 pm ……………a rainy day.
8. It doesn`t rain………………winter.
9. Mr. John was born…………………August 18, 1966…………….London.
10. They are going…………………vacation.
11. She is always telling………………….her house.
12. Linh is looking………………other job. She doesn`t like her present job.
13. Can you give her a message …………………..me ?
14. Can I speak…………………Mr. Lam, please?
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first :
1. What`s your height? => How…………………………………………………………………?
2. I can`t speak Chinese and she can`t, either. => I can`t……………………………………………
3. He likes orange juice. He doesn`t like coffee. => He prefers…………………………………….
4. How beautiful the Christmas tree is! => What………………………………………………….
5. Binh is too young to ride a motorbike. => Binh isn`t…………………………………………….
6. How lovely dress is ! What………………………………………………………………………
7. It takes Hoa two hours to learn the piano everyday.
=> Hoa………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. What`s your grand mother`s age ? => How……………………………………………………..?
9. I received some money from my mother this morning.
=> My mother………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The ladder is too short to reach the window. => The ladder isn`t………………………………
11. Would you mind not smoking in here ? => I`d rather………………………………………….
12. He remembered, and so did she. => He didn`t…………………………………………………..
13. Lan is better at math than Nga. => Nga isn`t…………………………………………………..
14. Tom is the most intelligent student in my class.
=> No one …………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. How is the weather ? => What……………………………………………………………….?
VI. Fill in each gap with one suitable word :
London …… (1)……a very fine old zoo. Many children with their parents and friends visit
every day. The…..(2)….…is in a large park, ……(