Bài tập Unit 2 school talk

UNIT 2 : SCHOOL TALKS : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. ugly B. luggage C. utter D. huge 2. A. target B. march C. arrive D. arch 3. A. cousin B. blouse C. mountain D. mouse 4. A. money B. monument C. wonderful D. mother 5. A. guitar B. farther C. grammar D. far 6. A. history B. film C. file D. various 7. A. pulse B. popular C. shut D. runner 8. A. cooked B. stopped C. finished D. visited 9. A. lips B. months C. rockets D. fingers 10. A. missed B. divided C. watched D. looked : Match the words or phrases in column A with their meanings in column B: A B 1. primary school A. paid by the parents 2. secondary school B. a person, usually over 16, who is studying at college or university 3. private school C. usually for pupils up to 11 years old 4. state school D. to be successful 5. subject E. usually for pupils over 11 years old 6. results F. what is being studied (e.g. Maths ) 7. a class G. paid by the state or government 8. a pupil H. the marks you get in your exam 9. a student I. a number of students who study together 10. pass ( an eaxm) J. a person, usually under 16, studying at school to see : Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form: 1. I wish (see) ______ the manager. 2. I’d like him(start) _______ (take) _______ more English lessons. 3. I hate (get) _______ up early and (dress) _______ in the dark. 4. I have no intention of (go) _______ to the play. 5. She was the last student (leave) _______ the room. 6. I arranged (meet) _______ them later. 7. Our teacher has promised (help) _______ us (prepare) _______ for the exam. 8. The movie is worth (see) _______. 9. I’d like (have) _______ an opportunity of (meet) _______ again. 10. I had to ask the boys (stop) _______ (play) _______ 11. Would you mind (close) _______ the door ? 12. I hope (have) _______ a job. 13. (Try) _______ (make) _______ him angry. 14. He is thinking of (quit) _______ his job. 15. Please let me (know) _______ your decision. 16. It’s no use (wait) _______ 17. Gravity makes water (run) _______ downhill. 18. Sad movies always make me (cry) _______. 19. It’s difficult (get) _______ used to (eat) _______ with chopsticks. 20. Stop (argue) _______ and start (work) _______. 21. I used (swim) _______ in the river . 22. He warned her (not touch) _______ the wire. 23. Do you feel like (go) _______ to a film or would you rather (stay) _______ at home ? 24. He is too busy (take) _______ care of her. 25. He is very busy (take) _______ care of her. 26. It takes me hours (write) _______ the letter. 27. He gave up (smoke) _______ years ago. 28. (look) _______ at me and (answer) _______ my question. 29. He told me (try) _______ (come) _______ early. 30. Is there anything worth (buy) _______? : Make questions from the underlined words or phrases: 1. He is doing homework. - What is he doing ? 2. A serious accident happened yesterday. - ______________________________________________________________________ 3. I spoke to her last night. - ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Miss Phuong teaches English at a high school. - ______________________________________________________________________ 5. He goes to school by bike. - ______________________________________________________________________ 6. Phong studies at Chu Van An High School. - ______________________________________________________________________ 7. We went to Lan’s birthday party last week. - ______________________________________________________________________ 8 Miss Phuong loves teaching because she loves working with children. - ______________________________________________________________________ 9. Mr Vy often get up at 4:30. - ______________________________________________________________________ 10. It takes forty-five minutes to get ready. - ______________________________________________________________________ : Make the correct choice : 1. I’d like to stay at home instead of ________ to the cinema. A. go B. going C. went D. to go 2. I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory. A. to be/to work B. be/work C. being/work D. being/working 3. Mary was so angry that she ________ to see the manager. A. demanded B. hoped C. risked D. stopped 4. I don’t think that red dress ________ her. A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees 5. The weather is ______ awful that I don’t like going out this evening. A. such B. so C. too D. very 6. Let your name be written ________ the sheet of paper. A. by B. on C. with D. of 7. My father had a worker ________ a fence round our garden. A. make B. making C. to make D. made 8. I think she is accustomed to ________ English at a private school. A. taught B. teach C. teaching D. be taught 9. The three friends all ________ for the same job. A. requested B. applied C. intended D. referred 10. The children could hardly ________ to leave their pets behind. A. forget B. regret C. bear D. seem 11. This book was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ________. A. read B. to read C. reading D. have read 12. She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted letter. A. since B. afterwards C. following D. after 13. You don’t mind looking ________ the baby, do you ? A. after B. for C. at D. in 14. His parents never allowed him ________. A. a smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoke 15. Do you ________ to know when this castle was built ? A. ask B. happen C. imagine D. like 16. Two weeks _______ too long for me to wait. A. is B. are C. were D. have 17. John _______ to let his children go to the concert. A. affords B. avoids C. refuses D. stops 18. Let’s go for a walk, _______ ? A. do you B. shall we C. do we D. don’t you 19. If I give you the information, I _______ loosing my job. A. expect B. mean C. prepare D. risk 20. So far, many beautiful buildings _______ in Bangkok. A. were built B. have been built C. are building D. have built 21.I’m going to be an engineer in ten years’ time ? - ______ are you going to be? A. Who B. What C. How D. When 22. It’s high time you began to study _______ . A. serious B. more serious C. most serious D. seriously 23. My shoes need _______. A. to mend B. to be mended C. mend D. mended 24. My father’s advice made me choose _______ as my career. A. teacher B. the teaching C. a teaching D. teaching 25. I can’t bear _______ such tight shoes. A. wear B. wearing C. to wear D. worn 26. It was difficult _______ a date which was convenient for everyone. A. making B. to make C. make D. made 27. Do you _______ to tell the police about the missing money ? A. admit B. confess C. deny D. intend 28. Examinations make me _______ I always get _______. A. angry/being nervous B. anger/nervously C. angrily/nervous D. angry/nervous 29. ______ does Basil keep looking at his watch ? A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which 30. The shops are always _______ of people at Christmas . A. full B. stuffed C. busy D. crowded : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. Hong Son usually goes to school by the bicycle. A B C D 2. Smoke cigarettes is so harmful that you should give it up. A B C D 3. Mr. is very interested in working as a teacher because he enjoy teaching children. A B C D 4. How many teachers and students there are in your school ? A B C D 5. She avoided to talk to me because she though that I tried to tell a lie to her. A B C D 6. In America, people always embracing each other when they meet. A B C D 7. She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning. A B C D 8. - Peter : How did you live before you come here ? A B - Mary : In the center of the city. C D 9. I promise I’ll try studying hard and my parents stop worrying about me. A B C D 10. We expect getting as many good marks at school as possible. A B C D : Build a sentence with the words provided. 1/ The children / busy / collect / shells / the beach. -____________________________________________________________________________ 2/ The teacher / promised / help / us / prepare / the examination. -____________________________________________________________________________ 3/ There’s no / deny / that / he / enjoy / listen / his own voice. -____________________________________________________________________________ 4/ It’s no use / your / ask / him / lend / you / any money. -____________________________________________________________________________ 5/ Can you / manage / finish / write / these reports / yourself ? -____________________________________________________________________________ 6/ He / advised / me / consider / all the facts / before / decide / accept / the job. -____________________________________________________________________________ 7/ They / refused / allow / us / go in / without / sign / the book. -____________________________________________________________________________ 8/ My uncle / used to / show / me / where / go / and / what / buy. -____________________________________________________________________________ 9/ Your doctor / advised / go / bed / early / so I / really can’t / understand / your / want / stay up / late. -_____________________________________________________________________________ 10/ Would you mind / keep/ quiet / a moment ?- I’m trying / fill in / a form. -_____________________________________________________________________________ - It’s no use / ask / children / keep / quiet. -_____________________________________________________________________________ : Read the passage and make the correct choice: (1) ______ Einstein was at Aarau, he wrote an essay (2) ______ he wrote of his plans for the future : “If I (3) ______ to have the good fortune to (4) ______ my examinations, I would go to Zurich. I would stay there (5) ______ four years (6) ______ study mathematics and (7) ______. I imagine myself becoming a teacher in those branches of the natural sciences, (8) ______ the theoretical part of them. Here (9) ______ the reasons (10) ______ lead me to this plan. Above all, it is my preparation for abstract and mathematical thought, and my lack of imagination and practical ability. Now, I have given up the ambition to get to a university.” 1.a. While b. On c. That d. Because 2. a. in that b. in which c. which d. whom 3. a. am b. could c. were d. had been 4. a. take in b. fail c. go by d. pass 5. a. since b. for c. in d. on 6. a. in order to b. for c. so d. so that 7. a. physics b. physical c. physician d. physicist 8. a. choose b. to choose c. choosing d. chose 9. a. can b. are c. have d. go 10. a. who b. whom c. why d. which : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given: 1/ Would you close the door, please ? - Would you mind _____________________________________________________________ ? 2/ My teacher advised buying that book. - My teacher advised us ________________________________________________________. 3/ He has studied English for six years. - He began __________________________________________________________________. 4/ It is necessary to master English. - Mastering __________________________________________________________________. 5/ He spent two hours writing the essay. - It took _____________________________________________________________________. 6/ He is too young to ride a motorbike. - He isn’t ____________________________________________________________________. 7/ The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. - The bag was too ____________________________________________________________. 8/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. - He is looking forward _________________________________________________________. 9/It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. - It’s better to avoid__________________________________________________________ 10/I would like you to help me to put the chairs away? - Do you mind________________________________________________________________? 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