EIC 5 - Practice exercises - Unit 1 - tài liệu tham khảo | Đại học Hoa Sen

Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct words.
Example: You have an interesting name. Mine / My is boring.
1 She sent we / us an email this morning, and we replied immediately.
2 That’s a good phone. Can you show it to me / it for me?
3 His name is Alessandro and her / hers is Maria.
4 John wanted some theatre tickets, so we bought them for him / them him.
5 We asked for some names of hotels and them / they found some good ones.
6 Are these yours / your books here? They aren’t mine.
7 Look at this picture. My daughter drew me for it / it for me.
8 His / He’s new password is more secure than the last one.
9 She wanted to buy my camera, so I sold it to she / her.
10 A What are his parents’ names?
B I have no idea. He didn’t tell my / me. 10
2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use two words.
Example: My colleagues are slightly younger than me.
I’m a bit older than my colleagues.
1 Green tea is better for you than black tea.
Black tea isn’t ________________ for you as green tea.
2 My brother’s children aren’t very helpful. My children are very helpful.
My children are ________________ than my brother’s.
3 There isn’t a more popular colour in the world than blue.
Blue is ________________ popular colour in the world.
4 This house is large. The other two we saw were smaller.
This is ________________ of the three houses we saw.
5 Driving a car is much safer than riding a bicycle.
Riding a bicycle is much ________________ than driving a car.
6 The film was more exciting than the book.
The book was ________________ than the film.
7 There isn’t an easier question in the exercise.
This is ________________ question in the exercise.
8 Are you clever like your sister?
Are you as ________________ your sister?
9 Today is wet but yesterday was extremely wet.
It was ________________ yesterday.
10 Houses were much more affordable last year.
Houses are ________________ affordable this year. 10 Grammar total 20 1
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A VOCABULARY
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Example: You’re too bossy. Stop telling me what to do. (boss)
1 Which is the most ________ part of your city to live in? (desire)
2 Have you seen Dave’s new car? It’s really ________ inside. (space)
3 Young children can be very ________ about their toys. (possess)
4 What would be a ________ present for someone’s 90th birthday? (suit)
5 When I was a teenager, I was quite ________. (rebel)
6 I don’t have a ________ diet. I only eat fruit once a week. (health)
7 My brother only thinks about himself. He’s incredibly ________. (self)
8 We paid a lot, but it was worth it. The hotel was ________! (luxury)
9 Alicia can be very ________. She gets easily offended. (sense)
10 Jon’s the new director and has become very ________. (power)
11 Don’t be so ________. I think you should apologize. (child)
12 You made too many ________ mistakes in your homework. (care) 12
4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: This question is too difficult. It’s beyond me.
1 Excuse me. Could I ask you to complete this s________?
2 What’s the ________ age of people where you work? a
3 O________, people with healthy lifestyles seem to live longer.
4 We were asked to r________ the list of names in order of popularity.
5 On a sc________ from one to ten, what do you think of the name Oswald?
6 He didn’t believe it until he saw the e________.
7 Do you think men called Art are more l________ to become artists?
8 I hate r________ asking me questions in the street. 8 Vocabulary total 20 PRONUNCIATION
5 Match the words with the same sound.
name greenish berry personality useless your
Example: active personality 1 colour ________ 2 generally ________ 3 horse ________ 4 bizarre ________ 5 creative ________ 5 2
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
1 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
6 Underline the stressed syllable. Example: sty|lish 1 en|vi|ous 2 re|li|able 3 suc|cess|ful 4 gla|mo|rous 5 ex|pen|sive 5 Pronunciation total 10
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Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: They live at the hill’s top / top of the hill.
1 The only good stationers / stationer’s closed down last year. 2 She prefers to grow all / her own vegetables. she own
3 The book’s end / end of the book was very disappointing.
4 I can’t stand looking at other people’s / peoples’ holiday photos.
5 It’s the our / our parents’ 30th anniversary this year. 6 Lisa is a very good /
my friend friend of mine.
7 We went to Anna’s / Anna house for supper last night.
8 What’s Charles’s / Charle’s surname? Can you remember?
9 Is that your son’s new car / new car’s son?
10 Are you going to Sarah and Mark’s / Sarah’s and Mark’s party? 10
2 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
Example: I like cheese now, but I hated it when I was a child. (like)
1 I have to go. My flight ________________ right now. (board)
2 Anna ________________ on Thursdays or Fridays. She’s part-time. (not work)
3 Where ________________ for her holiday this year? (she / go)
4 He ________________ a word she says. (not believe)
5 I’m writing an email and Pablo ________________ a rest at the moment. (have)
6 ________________ sightseeing or relaxing on the beach? (you / prefer)
7 We ________________ at the moment, before it gets too busy. (shop)
8 According to the timetable, the train ________________ at 6 p.m. (arrive)
9 We ________________ to take insect repellent. The mosquitoes are vicious. (need)
10 You don’t look very happy. What ________________ about? (you / think) 10 Grammar total 20 VOCABULARY
3 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap. They are all related to holidays.
Example: You’ll need your towel to get dry after swimming.
1 Most people book holidays online now. Not many go to a t________ a________.
2 He didn’t use any sunscreen and got badly s________ yesterday.
3 Where’s the i________ r________? The tent’s full of mosquitoes.
4 I can’t clean my teeth! I remembered my toothbrush but not the t________.
5 How long does it take you to p________ your bags? It takes me hours.
6 When I travel I always take an extra m________ c________ for my camera.
7 Tom’s doing ________ work for his holiday this year v . He won’t get paid. 4
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
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8 We never go on p________ holidays. We prefer to organize everything ourselves. 8
4 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap. They are all related to shops. Example: A d
epartment store sells a wide variety of items.
1 The best place for fruit and vegetables is the gr________ in the shopping centre.
2 A Do you ever shop at ________ ch st________?
B Sometimes, but I prefer going to small local shops.
3 If you want to buy fresh meat, you should try that b________ on the high street.
4 We got our new house through a local e________ a________.
5 I bought some beautiful roses for my wife from that fl________ over there.
6 The h________ st________ at the end of our road sells good quality tools. 6
5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: We’re going hiking this weekend. Do you want to come along? going on going doing
1 We had a fantastic holiday in South Africa. We ________ all the main sights. saw watched looked
2 A Where are you off to?
B I’m going ________. See you later. shops shopping to the shopping
3 Many town centres look depressing these days. A lot of shops are ________ down. opening finishing closing
4 Have you ever ________ windsurfing or waterskiing? been on been been to
5 It’s typical. Shoe shops nearly always seem to be ________ my size! out from out to out of
6 At the end of a long hike, it’s a good idea to ________ a massage. do have take 6 Vocabulary total 20 PRONUNCIATION
6 Underline the stressed syllable. Example: ho|li|day 1 de|li|ca|te|ssen 2 fish|mon|ger’s 3 sun|gla|sses 4 py|ja|mas 5 a|dap|tor 5 5
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
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7 Match the words with the same sound. sunset cases y
h permarket store father’s shoes
Example: sight hypermarket 1 razor ________ 2 boss’s ________ 3 laundrette ________ 4 cruise ________ 5 massage ________ 5 Pronunciation total 10
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Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
3 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct form of the verb.
Example: I used to love / was loving meeting up with my cousins on holidays.
1 Where did you grow up / did you use to grow up?
2 We prepared / were preparing lunch when the phone started ringing.
3 Sandra used to live / lived in Paris for three years.
4 A Did your children use to like / Were your children liking secondary school?
B My daughter was fine, but my son used to hate / hated going at first.
5 How old were you when you were starting / started primary school?
6 I wasn’t watching / didn’t use to watch so much TV a few years ago.
7 A What were you doing / did you do this time last year?
B I was travelling / travelled round the US with friends from university.
8 They didn’t have / weren’t having
so much money when we first met them.
9 I was meeting / met a lot of interesting people when I was a student.
10 What job were you wanting / did you want to have when you were younger? 12
2 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: My father is looking forward to his retirement.
1 They flew ________ the Alps on the way to Italy.
2 What are you waiting ________? Let’s go now.
3 I opened my front door and my cat ran ________ me.
4 Their country is particularly famous ________ its food.
5 Do you know what this photo reminds me ________?
6 It was late when we finally arrived ________ San Francisco.
7 You’ll find the plates ________ the second shelf over there.
8 I don’t know who’s responsible ________ updating the website. 8 Grammar total 20 VOCABULARY
3 Match the sentences with the correct word / phrase in the box. There is an extra word
/ phrase you do not need.
toddler child mid-twenties late twenties pre-teens
early thirties baby pensioner early twenties
late thirties teenager mid-fifties
Example: My youngest daughter started primary school last week. child
1 My brother’s 21st birthday party was fantastic. ________________ 7
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
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2 Maria learned to drive when she was 17. ________________
3 Our 90-year-old neighbour has an extraordinary memory. ________________
4 I had my first child when I was 25 years old. ________________
5 Sam is 14 months old and is starting to walk. ________________
6 I went to work abroad when I was 32. ________________
7 Clara’s 12 and always wants to stay up late. ________________
8 Our son refused to sleep until he was ten months old! ________________________
9 She became self-employed when she was 38. ________________
10 My brother is 29, but he looks much younger. ________________ 10
4 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap. They are all related to
describing or taking photos.
Example: The old-style cameras with film were better than digital cameras.
1 There are some cypress trees in the b________.
2 If you want to take a photo and the light’s poor, use fl________.
3 Some people are standing on t________ of a tall building.
4 A picture can be bl________ if you move when you take it.
5 In the b________ right-hand corner you can see a ruin. 6 A photo can be ________ o ________ o
f________ if you use the wrong setting.
7 In the f________ there’s a terrace with a table and chairs.
8 If you want to take a photo of a person, use the p________ setting.
9 There’s a group of children standing i________ fr________ of the temple.
10 You should z________ in when you are far from something and want a close-up. 10 Vocabulary total 20 PRONUNCIATION
5 Underline the word with a different -ed sound. Example: picked work solv ed ed stopped 1 stayed hat bann ed smil ed ed 2 cooked laugh receiv ed ed relaxed 3 lived end describ ed tri ed ed 4 hoped criticiz shav ed ed played 5 decided start add ed watch ed ed 8
Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
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6 Underline the stressed syllable. Example: back|ground 1 pho|to|co|py 2 tech|no|lo|gy 3 pho|to|gra|phy 4 tee|na|ger 5 ge|ne|ra|tion 5 Pronunciation total 10
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Name ____________________________ Class ____________________________
5 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct perfect form of the verb in brackets.
Example: They ’ve been playing tennis since this morning. (play)
1 Look! You ________________ the TV stand. (break)
2 I ________________ in the garden all morning. I’ll finish soon. (dig)
3 How long ________ you ________ your computer? (have)
4 He ________________ to Rome. He’s in Milan. (not go)
5 Your parents ________________ us three times this year so far. (visit)
6 We’re looking for a new TV, but we ________________ one we like yet. (not find)
7 How long ________ Tessa ________________ Russian? (learn)
8 We ________________ to the cinema for about three years. (not be)
9 Lola’s covered in mud. What ________ she ________________? (do)
10 That was the best documentary I ________ ever ________ (see). 10
2 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: They got married in Las Vegas three years ago.
’ve got have been getting got
1 A Have you ________ to South Africa?
B Yes, I went there with my family ten years ago. been gone went
2 They’ve known each other ________ they were at school. from for since
3 My boss ________________ yesterday and he’ll be away until next week. has left left has been leaving
4 This film ________________ for hours now. We need a faster connection.
has been downloading has downloaded is downloading
5 Do you like re-reading books you’ve ________ read? yet never already
6 We ________________ in this traffic jam for over half an hour now.
’ve sat ’ve been sitting ’re sitting
7 Emma’s worked in this department ________ nearly three years. since for during
8 They ________________ strawberries at the moment. Can you call back later?
’ve been picking ’re picking pick
9 A Have you had your motorbike long?
B No, I’ve ________ bought it. just still yet
10 ________________? There’s been an accident.
Do you hear Have you been hearing Have you heard 10 Grammar total 20 10