Test 5 Ex 1: Gap filling • My family is a funny lot. Take my father’s brother, Uncle George, for …..(1)……. He is the black sheep of the …..(2)…… and nobody ever mentions him …..(3)……. They are asked a direct …..(4)…… about him. He ran away to sea at the …..(5)…… of 15 and no one heard a …..(6)…… from him until he returned 20 years …..(7)……. During his absence he had had a lot of adventures but he had made …..(8)…… money at all and his brothers had to …..(9)…… him until he found himself a job, …..(10)…… took a long time because he had no skills or training in any trade …..(11)…… from seamanship. During this time he …..(12)…… getting into trouble and this also made him unpopular …..(13)…… his brothers. They, …..(14)…… the other hand, worked hard all their lives, supported their families and had no sympathy …..(15)…… people who seemed to have no sense of responsibility …..(16)…… Uncle George. As far as I am …..(17)…… this makes them all much …..(18)…… interesting than him and I do not think it is right that they should look …..(19)…… on their brother. He may be the black sheep to them but to me after all his years of excitement and hardship at sea he seems a …..(20)…… • Throughout the age the …..(1)…… of the Earth has been built up in some places and worn down (bào mòn) in other places. The wearing down of the land is called erosion. Wind, water, air, ice and heat all help to …..(2)…… erosion. As the wind …..(3)…… over the land, it often picks up small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike …..(4)…… solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away. Later the wind may pick up these new rock particles and with them wear away other rocks. In this way even very …..(5)…… rocks are worn away by the wind. When articles of rock or soil become loosened in any way, running …..(6)…… carries them down the hill sides. Some rock and soil particles are carried into streams. The streams may then carry them into rivers, and the rivers may carry them into the …..(7)……. Land, that is …..(8)…… with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly and so …..(9)…… very little of its soil. The …..(10)…… of plants help to hold the rock and soil in place. When rain falls in a forest, the leaves of the trees and the soft soil beneath them are able to hold a great deal of …..(11)……. Water that falls on grass land runs away more slowly than does water that falls on …..(12)…… ground. Water that flows slowly carries …..(13)…… soil particles than water that flows rapidly. Thus, forests and grass lands help to …..(14)…… down erosion. Even …..(15)…… the land is thickly covered with plants, some erosion goes on. Sometimes there is a long period of rainy …..(16)……. In the spring the …..(17)…… snow turns to large quantities of water at three times the soil can’t …..(18)…… all the water. It then runs down hill in streams. As the streams carry away some of the soil, the stream …..(19)…… gets deeper and deeper. After thousands of years of such …..(20)……, wide valleys often formed. Ex 2: Correct the sentences 1. Our office is above the hairdresser. 2. On May 1996, the court declared him not guilty. 3. My friend is fair, hard and above all honesty. 4. Please, unite to the address given under for further information. 5. She wrote the wrong address on the envelop. 6. AIDS is very dangerous especially in developing countries. 7. The use of credit cards have been on the rise. 8. One can do what one like. 9. No one who were there agreed with the proposal. 10. I have got 3 brothers, none of them is married. 11. Now the stress of examinations and interviews are over. 12. Passengers are advised not to leave their luggage attended. 13. Do you think that the living cost in HCM City is higher than most of the other cities in the country? 14. Tom is like the boy whom I think scored the goal. 15. In the end of the party, I found myself doing the dishes alone. Ex 3: Rewrite the sentences 1. He watched videos all day. ( He spent …… entire) 2. I was the only person who wanted to watch the programme. (There was ….. else ….) 3. While I was driving, I realized that the car was not working properly. ( wrong) 4. He referred to his notes before answering the question. (look) 5. I usually walk to work but today I drove. ( instead ….. foot) 6. I offered to help her but she said “No, thanks”. ( ….. turned ….. of help) 7. When I left she said she hoped I had a pleasant journey. (wished) 8. “It’s not worth worrying about the past.” I told him. (point) 9. The information I got from the assistant was so confusing that I did not know what to do. (The …. such ….) 10. I was too scared to tell him what I really thought. (courage) 11. I suppose it is possible that she did not understand my message. (may) 12. A local mechanic repaired our car. (we) 13. I had not made a speech before so I was very nervous. (Because) 14. You are tire because you stayed up very late last night. (if) 15. They probably do not live at the same address any more. (doubt) Ex 4: Give the correct forms of the verbs 1. You see, I (do) this kind of thing for the last 30 years. 2. Go on to the next test as soon as you (finish) this one. 3. If you (go) away, you (write) to me, won’t you? 4. There are mice in your kitchen, if you (have) a cat, the mice (disappear) 5. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) her seat belt, she (not hurt) so badly. 6. Did the doctor recommend that you (stop) (smoke)? 7. Is it important that we (be) on time for the meeting? 8. I feel as if my head (be) on fire now, doctor. 9. He talked as though he (know) where she was. 10. When he (start) talking, I (realize) that we (meet) before. Ex 5: Give the correct forms of the words According to the (good) evidence (gather) by space probes (máy dò) and (astronomy), Mars is an (hospitable) planet, more similar to earth’s moon than to earth itself. It is frozen solid, (blanket) by the mere wisp (làn khói) of an atmosphere, a dry, stark (hoang vu, lạnh lẽo), seemingly (life) world. However, certain (science) believe that these conditions could be changed. They have begun to (serious) investigate the (possible) of (transform) Mars into a more Earth-like planet: (rich) the atmosphere with oxygen, obtaining water from the polar ice caps, seeding the planet with plant and animal life form earth and (eventual) (establish) permanent human colonies. “It was once thought to be so far in the future as to be (relevant).” said Christopher, a research scientist. “But now it is starting to look (practise). We could do it in four or five decades.” Ex 6: Indirect speech 1. “Let’s appoint Mr.David to that post.” he said to us. 2. “Did anyone of you actually see the accident?” The police asked them. 3. “Would you like me to take you home?” Tom said. 4. “How long have you been waiting for me, Tom?” said Mary. 5. “Remember to insure your luggage.” She said to him. 6. “Don’t forget to wake Tom up early, Mary.” Said the mother. 7. “You had better tell An.” He said to me. 8. “I wish my children would eat vegetables.” She said. 9. “It is time we went to bed.” Said Mary. 10. “Good luck to you!” said Tom.
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