PRACTICE FOR 1ST TERM-3

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. a. tiger
b. wife
c. wisdom
d. fine

2. a. named
b. lived
c. used
d. washed

3. a. great
b. please
c. greedy
d. reach

4. a. floor
b. choose
c. chore
d. saw

5. a. young
b. lunch
c. enough
d. youth


II. Fill in " For " or " SINCE`` :
1. ……………………………….a long time.
2. ……………………………….ten days.
3. ……………………………….the end of the holidays.
4. ……………………………….I came to England.
5. ……………………………….the beginning of the lesson.
6. ……………………………….the day I met you.
7. ……………………………….1 o`clock.
8. ……………………………….an hour.
9………………………………...my last birthday.
10……………………………….the last few days.

III. Write the correct form the verbs:

1. We……………….( study) a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. I…………………..(read) that novel by Hemingway several times before.
3. We ………………. (Study) almost every lesson in this book so far.
4. When I ………………….(arrive) at his house, he still…………….(sleep).
5. She ………………(hear) a noise and……………( get) out of bed when the door ………..(open)
6. The children………………….(play) football when their mother…………….(come) back.
7. The Earth………………(circle) the Sun once every 356 days.
8. I …………..(try) to learn English for years, but I ………………(not succeed) yet.
9. He………………(not be ) here since his parents………………….(die).
10. We`ll go out when the rain……………………..(stop).
11. Last night I……………….(get) home at half past ten. I ……………..(have) a bath and then I …………..(go) to bed.
12. He……………….(leave) Lon don last month. I………………(not meet) him since then.
13. They ……………….(live) in Tan Yen from 1999 to 2008.
14. I……………….(not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
15.They ………………..(not sing) English songs yet.

IV. Write the correct form of the word :

1. There was a very strange…………………in the bowl. Mix
2. I`ve put on………………………since I arrived here. Weigh
3. She gave a…………………….of the new computer. Demonstrate
4. I`d like a nice……………………orange. Juice
5. The film was very……………………..and he became very rich. Success
6. Most orphans are bred in…………………………… orphan
7. I hope we have………………..weather for our holidays. sun
8. She is very ………………….of her family. Pride
9. Thanks for everything. I had a…………………….time. wonder
10. I live in the …………………part of the country. South
11. I` m afraid you`ve…………………me because that`s not what I meant. Understand
12. He was as an……………………….for the office. Electric
13. Are you sure we’re going in the right……………………………… direct
14. He gave no……………………..for his absence explain
15.How serious is her…………………………..? ill

IV.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first :

1. That girl is very intelligent. => What………………………………………………………………
2. The theater is near Hoa`s house. => The theater isn`t………. ……………………………………..
3. Alexander G.Bell invented the telephone. => Alexander G.Bell was………………………………
4. The milk is very sour. => How…………………………………………………………………….
5. Those apples aren`t ripe. We can`t eat them. => Those apples aren`t……………………………….
6. Let`s meet at the cafộ corner. => He suggested……………………………………………………
7. They are good teachers at Math. => They teach…………………………………………………..
8. `` Don`t make noise`` my father said. => My father told……………………………………………
9. She is very pleased to see her old friends. => She is looking………………………………………
10. `` You mustn`t leave the door unlocked`` he said. => He ………………………………………….

VII. Complete the text :

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Isaac Newton………1……….one of the great men in the history of scientists. He was……2……. In a small village of Wootsphone in England. His father ………3………a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father…………4…………Newton left school and …………5……….his mother on the farm. But the boy…………6…………..farming, he was fun of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he…………7………..leave school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after ………8