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PREFACE
This material is designed to provide students at Hanoi Financial and Banking
University, non-major group with self-study exercises of each unit, which are
helpful in the end-of-term exam.
The material consists of 9 units based on 6 files (File 1 – File 6) in New
English File – Elementary coursebook
). Each unit includes 4 parts:
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY B. READING C. WRITING D. LISTENING
The expected time for each unit is 90 minutes.
We strongly believe that this material will be a great help for students to
prepare for the end-of-term exam.
However, mistakes are unavoidable. We would welcome any comments in
order to improve the book.
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. in stay English her and of language one an what from call
My name’s Thomas, but people ...............(1) me Tom. I’m from Sheffield.............(2) the North of
England. However, I live in Lisbon, in Portugal. I’m ..............(3) English teacher. I work in
a ...........(4)school. I’m married. My wife’s Portuguese. ............ (5)name’s Juliana. We have two
children. Laura is 5 ..........(6) Victor is 2. They speak ............... (7)and Portuguese. I’m 35. My
school is in the centre ............(8)Lisbon. It’s a small ..............(9) with about 200
students. ............ (10)Monday to Friday, we get up at six, have breakfast and go to work or
school. My wife is a good cook. At the weekend, we .........(11) in bed until 8 a.m, we can
do ..............(12)we want. On Sunday we often visit our parents-in-law. They live approximately 30 kilometres from us.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. They’re students. Their ..............are Ricky and Brenda. A. call B. names C. calls D. name
2. I ________ one brother and two sisters. A. has B. am C. have D. learn
3. What’s Xiexie___________English? A. from B. at C. On D. in
4. _________do you spell your name? A. What B. Who C. How D. When
5. She__________a book and two pens. A. lives B. have C. has D. live
6. London is famous for___________red buses. A. his B. her C. its D. my
7. I’m Mike. _________family’s from Dublin. A. My B. His C. Our D. Us
8. We’re in_____________international school. A. the B. a C. an D. _
9. She’s French,_________her mother’s English. A. or B. but C. and D. so
10. The children are old enough to look after___________ A. ourselves B. them C. themselves D. themself
11. She has big brown_____________ A. lip B. hair C. nose D. eyes
12. My brother often buys some___________when he shops. A. watches B. watch C. watchs D. watched
13. She’s from Shanghai. She’s______________ Page 2
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. Japanese B. Chinese C. English D. Spanish
14. Whose car is that? That’s_________ A. my B. I C. me D. mine
15. How do you________vacaciones in English? A. speak B. tell C.say D. talk
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence 1. He from Germany. ............................. 2. It’s a identity card. ............................. 3. They’re mouses. .............................
4. The students are from different countrys. .............................
5. We are pupils. His teacher is Japanese. ............................. 6. I’m a Vietnamese. ............................. 7. These book is mine. .............................
8. This is our director. Their name is Mike. .............................
9. Sally, please open you’re book! ............................. 10. Not stand near the window. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) DOESN’T SAY (DS) Studying in the UK
A student at King’s School tells us what she likes about her English course.
My name’s Carmen García and I’m a student at King’s School, which is a language school in
Glasgow. I’m Spanish, from Madrid, but my mother is French. She’s a teacher in Madrid. The
students at King’s School are from many different countries. I’m in a class which has students
from Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Italy. It’s really interesting to meet so many different people.
The director of the school is British, but my teacher is American. She’s from New York and her
name’s Helen. She’s very nice and she’s an excellent teacher. Her classes are always great fun.
José and Karl are probably my best friends in the class. José is from Mexico and Karl is from
Berlin, in Germany. We always speak English together because that’s the best way to learn. 1. Her mother is Spanish. ............... 2. Her father is a teacher. ...............
3. The director is from London. ...............
4. Carmen’s teacher is American. ...............
5. José and Karl are in different classes. ............... 6. Karl is German. ............... Page 3
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1
Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions Two young musicians
Frank and Jimmy are music students. They live in the same house and they are good
friends but they like very different kinds of music.
Frank comes from a family of musicians. His father is the conductor of one of
England’s top youth orchestras and his stepmother gives lessons in classical guitar.
Frank is studying classical music. He can play the violin very well and he’s also
learning the viola. He practises every evening and sometimes he plays for three or four
hours. He also loves listening to classical and modern tango and plays the violin in a
modern tango group called Tangota. Tangota play once a month at a small nightclub.
Jimmy is doing a university course in pop music. He likes listening to many kinds of
music. He listens to slow music when he’s stressed, he listens to jazz when he’s tired,
and when he’s in a really good mood he listens to reggae or rock music. He loves going
to concerts but he doesn’t have a lot of money so he can’t do that very often. Jimmy’s a
big fan of Tangota but he doesn’t like listening to Frank’s violin every evening when
Frank is practising, so he listens to loud music on his headphones. Jimmy also plays in a
band. It’s a rock band called Happy Sunday. They usually get together once a week to
practise. Jimmy’s friend has a club and the band can practise there in a large room
upstairs. At the moment they’re meeting twice a week because they’re making an album.
1. What instrument does Frank’s stepmother teach?
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2. How often does Frank’s band give concerts?
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3. Why doesn’t Jimmy go to a lot of concerts?
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4. What music does Jimmy listen to when he’s happy?
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5. Where does Jimmy’s band practise?
........................................................................................................................................... C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. she/ be/ teacher/ from/ Chicago/.
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2. He/ be/ 35/ year/ old/ man/.
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3. book/ and/ pen/ be/ on/ table/.
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4. teacher/ be/ from/ Hanoi/ north/ Vietnam./
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5. father/ work/ language/ school/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases. 1. I’m fine.
........................................................................................................................................... 2. My hometown is Haiphong.
........................................................................................................................................... 3. They speak Spanish.
........................................................................................................................................... 4. I have 2 dogs.
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5. My father goes to work on foot.
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FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 D. LISTENING
Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. What will they eat for dinner this evening?
4. How much did the tickets cost? A B C A B C 2. What time is it? 5. Where is the chemist’s? A B C A B C
3. What’s Michelle going to read? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear a man speaking on the telephone. He wants to speak to Miss Dixon
but she is not there. Listen and complete the message MESSAGE TO: Miss Dixon FROM:
1. Mr. ..................................... Meeting about:
2. new ................................... On: Wednesday Time:
3. .................................. In:
4. room ........................ Please take:
5. ................................ Page 6
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. away in money as that of make requires what throughout
Every day of the year ………….(1) the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers
are screwed and thrown …………..(2)
Making paper ………(3) a lot of wood pulp and the work of million of workers. Many countries
have had plans to recycle waste paper to save …………(4) and labor. ………(5) countries where
there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much ……..(6) sixty percent of
waste paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it and ……….(7) it into pulp again.
For every ton ………….(8) recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist
…………(9) the more paper people save, the more ………….(10) are preserved.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. ________sports do you play? A. When B. Where C. Who D. What
2. Janet wants to _____a phone call to her family. A. make B. have C. do D. put
3. It’s dark here. Please turn____________the light. A. off B. in C. on D. at
4. You can’t live without___________ A. eat B. eating C. ate D. to eat
5. She works_________an engineer. A. for B. in C. as D. from
6. _________you like Japanese food? A. Does B. Would C. Do D. Are
7. I’ll tell________when she is back. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself 8. They enjoy__________jokes. A. to tell B. telling C. told D. tell 9. Each of us ________2 books. A. has B. have C. is having D. are having
10. He________economics at university. A. studying B. studys C. Study D. studies
11. _________often do you read? A. When B. What C. How D. Where 12. Do you like__________? A. Jane’s cats B. cats’ Jane C. Jane cats’ D. cat’s Jane
13. The school is a bit far______my house. A. at B. to C. with D. from
14. It ________almost everyday in this town. Page 7
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. rained B. rains C. raining D. rain
15. Would you like________to come? A. me B. I C. my D. mine
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. My mother watchs a lot of TV. .............................
2. They doesn’t like playing piano. .............................
3. She want to find a boyfriend. .............................
4. She works in her brother shop. ............................. 5. This is my parent’s car. ............................. 6. I like the book’s end. .............................
7. Do you need helps with your bags? .............................
8. My mother don’t cook at home on the weekend. .............................
9. They are a very nice people. ............................. 10. I’m in the airport. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Immelt is 51 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife's name is Andrea. They have one
daughter. Her name is Sarah, she is 20 years old. 'My wife and my daughter are great,' Immelt
says. 'It's a pity we're not together more often.' He is away on business more than 50% of his
time, and he tries to meet customers about a week a month. 'Life is never boring,' he says. 'No
two days are the same. ‘He usually gets up at 5.30 in the morning and works out for about an
hour. 'Exercise is important, but my real hobby is golf,' he says. 'I'm not great at golf, but I enjoy
it. And I like to read, especially when I'm on the move.' He likes biographies, business books and
fiction, and reads about 50 books a year. He also likes 1970s rock music.
1. Immelt is married with two children. ...............
2. All days are different for Immelt. ...............
3. He is away more than half of the time. ...............
4. He is not very good at golf. ...............
5. Immelt is not interested in exercise. ...............
6. All his books are about business. ...............
Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions Hi Maria
Do you remember me? My name’s Ben Sanders, I’m twenty-nine, and I’m British. I live in a
small flat in north London and I work as a secretary for a big computer company in central
London. I travel to work on the underground, but I often work at home. I don’t smoke, but I
drink a lot of coffee! What else can I tell you about myself? My family live in Brighton, on the
south coast of England. I have one brother and one sister. My brother works as a waiter and my
sister’s a nurse. Their names are Harry and Liz. My parents are both teachers. I love sport. I play
football and basketball a few times a month and I watch all the best matches on TV. My favourite
food is Mexican. I’m very lucky because my brother works in a Mexican restaurant, so I eat
there when I visit my family. I study Italian in my free time because one day I want to live in
Italy. Please write and tell me about yourself. Ben Page 8
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 1. What nationality is Ben?
........................................................................................................................................... 2. Where is his company?
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3. How many brothers and sisters does he have?
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4. How often does he play sport?
........................................................................................................................................... 5. Why does he study Italian?
........................................................................................................................................... C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. Not let/ children/ play/ matches/.
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2. She/ go/ library/ three/ time/ week/.
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3. Susan’s/ mother/ not earn/ lot/ money/.
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4. Artist/ be/ people/ who/ draw/ or/ paint/ picture/.
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5. I/ not have/ breakfast/ when/ I/ be/ in/ hurry/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. We read the newspaper on the train.
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2. My father lives in a house with a garden.
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3. The women do the housework in my family.
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4. His children eat a lot of fast food.
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5. It is 10 kilometres from my house to school.
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FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 D. LISTENING
Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. How will Mary travel to Scotland?
4. Which box of chocolates do they buy? A B C A B C 2. Where are the shoes?
5. When’s Wendy’s birthday? A B C A B C
3. When will the football match start next week? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear a conversation about a flat for rent. Listen and complete the information. LONFLATS AGENCY Flat for rent in: Putney Number of bedrooms:
1...................................... Cost:
2............................ a month Address:
3. 27.............................. Street When see flat:
4. Tuesday at ........................ Free from:
5. 1st ..................................... Page 10
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. sides for noisy during with kinds depressed as nearby sunrise
When I think of my neighborhood I get (1)……………… . For one thing it is in a crowded street
(2) ………… many tall storeyed buildings on both (3). ………………. One can not see the (4)
……………… or sunset when one lives in this street. It is always crowded and (5)
……………… but for the small hours of the night. All (6) ……… of vehicles move about the
street, especially in the morning and (7) ……………… office hours. These vehicles raise
continuing, loud, unpleasant noise. (8) ……………… the road is well- tarred there is not dust.
There is a school and a department store (9) ……………… . The school children add to the
crowd and noise of the place. Very often they encroach upon the road for there is no proper
playground for them. Having lived in this neighborhood (10) ……………… quite a long time, I
long for the rural atmosphere which the poets have sung so much about.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. “Is that car Japanese”? – “Yes, ________is”. A. that B. this C. It D. they
2. “ Are you Nick and Julia?”- “Yes, ________are”. A. they B. you C. we D. there
3. “ Are Helen and Mike from Australia?”- “ No, ______aren’t” A. they B. we C. you D. he
4. I’m Irish.________family is from Dublin. A. Your B. My C. Our D. We
5. My parents are very rich. That’s_________new Mercedes. A. their B. his C. her D. us
6. “ What’s ____address?”- “ I live at 33 Marston Street”. A. your B. his C. my D. you
7. He’s from Brazil. He’s __________ A. Brasilian B. Brazilan C. Brazilian D. Brazilians 8. I have two_____________ A. mouses B. mouse C. mices D. mice
9. Mary__________meat. She’s a vegetarian. A. isn’t eating B. doesn’t eat C. not eat D. don’t eat
10. In my country, it often__________a lot in the winter. A. snows B. is snowing C. snowed D. snow 11. Don’t make______________ A. noises B. noisy C. noise D. noisily
12. We’ll be in London_____________Christmas. A. in B. at C.on D. to
13. My mother often tells me to study__________ Page 11
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. hard B. hardly C. good D. bad
14. People in my country are very warm and__________ A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly D. friends 15. How are you? A. very good B. very fine C. very badly D. so so
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. He don’t care about other people. .............................
2. Tom and Mary is very helpful. ............................. 3. Peter cook very well. .............................
4. He works for his company’s father. ............................. 5. They are nice mans. .............................
6. My aunts doesn’t like cooking. .............................
7. When I’m thirsty, I drink a lot of waters. .............................
8. My favourite day are Saturday and Sunday. .............................
9. Our parent don’t live far from us. .............................
10. She have to work 6 days a week. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large
river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When
the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the
morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many
people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River.
They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government
builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. Over fifty thousand people live in Clarkson. ...............
2. The Clark River is a big river. ...............
3. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson. ...............
4. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers. ...............
5. The sports team plays on Saturdays. ...............
6. There is a large park in Clarkson. ..............
7. Many new people come to Clarkson to live. ..............
8. Clarkson is now so big that it's a city. ...............
Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions Page 12
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1
Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend
Selena. She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too. We attend a very big school near
Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school subjects. Our favorite lessons are
Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is very good at volleyball. She
plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We always get up at a half past six
and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. They live next door to us, so after
school we always do our homework, walk our dogs and play together. Our classes start at half
past seven and finish at 4 p.m. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at
the same hospital. Our fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies. On
Mondays, Selena has violin class and I have piano class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she
practices volleyball at the school’s gym and I play tennis in our school court. Friday is my
favorite day because Selena stays overnight with us. On the weekends, we usually go to the
movie theater or have a picnic if the weather is good. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but she is like a sister to me. 1. Where is their school?
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2. What are their favorite subjects?
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3. What do they do after school?
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4. Do their fathers work in the same company?
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5. Why is Friday Tina’s favorite day?
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. father/ drink/ four/ cup/ coffee/ morning/.
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2. brother/ be/ lawyer/ for/ big/ company/.
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3. you/ study/ another/ language/?
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4. boyfriend/ have/ good/ job/.
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5. I/ often/ have/ sandwich/ lunchtime/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases. Page 13
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1. Her friend’s father works in Germany.
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2. My father visits me twice a week.
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3. Peter’s brother plays sports after work.
........................................................................................................................................... 4. They go to school by bus.
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5. It takes me 10 minutes to go to work everyday.
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Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. Where’s the sports centre?
4. What time does the class start? A B C A B C
2. How much petrol does the woman want?
5. What was the weather like on Emma’s holiday? A B C A B C 3. Which table do they buy?
SCHOOL OF ITALIAN STUDIES Length of courses: 6 or 9 months Next course begins on:
1...................................... Number of students in A each class:
2..................................... Cost of course book:
3. ................................... School hours: Exercise 9: Yo chool. Listen Monday to Friday:
From 8 a.m to 7 p.m and complete t Saturday:
4. From ...............to............... Nearest underground station:
5. .................................
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. words some mobile Americans postcode English speak a very and is different
British &American English
British and American people (1) .................... the same language – (2) ...................., but with
some small differences. Some (3) .................... are different in American English, for example
Americans say 'zip code', not (4)'....................', 'vacation', not 'holiday', and 'cell phone', not
(5)'.................... phone' (6). .................... words have (7) .................... meanings, for example in
British English (8).................... purse is a thing where women have their money (9)
....................credit cards. In American English purse (10)....................a woman's bag. American
grammar is (11) .................... similar to British grammar, but with some example,
(12) .................... say 'See you Friday', but British people say 'See you on Friday'.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. I get up late ________ weekend A. in the B. at the C. the D. at
2. The festival starts at three o'clock ________the afternoon. A. in B. at C. on D. 3. This test is ________. A. on Tuesday morning B. on Tuesday the morning C. in the Tuesday morning D. Tuesday morning
4. I get up late________ Sunday mornings. A. in B. at C. on D.
5. I go to a restaurant ________ New Year's Eve. A. in B. on C. at D.
6. I seldom visit my relatives, so I ________ see my uncle John. A. sometimes B. usually C. almost always D. almost never
7.I’m never late for our English class. I'm________ on time A. often B. rarely C. usually D. always
8. I ________ eat junk food because I know it’s not very healthy. A. sometimes B. seldom C. always D. frequently
9. I ________ watch cartoons because I hate them. News shows are much better. A. often B. sometimes C. never D. almost always
10. We visit our grandparents three or four times ________ A. the B. month C. last month D. a month
11. Carlos usually _________ to work A. walking B. walk C. is walk D. walks
12. I had a brilliant holiday. It was really _______. A. relaxing B. loving C. low D. straight
13. Today, the weather's going to be ___________.. Page 15
FBU-Foreign Languages Department English 1 A. hopeful B. warm C. blue D. wild
14. The food at this supermarket is always _________.. A. gentle B. hopeful C. empty D. fresh
15. Her new husband is very ________.. A. high B. smart C. urgent D. relaxing
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. At the second floor of my house is my bedroom .............................
2. I'm not agree: this exercise is very easy ............................. 3. My birthday is on January. .............................
4. He likes read books and play the guitar. .............................
5. He doesn’t have nothing to do. .............................
6.I like dancing a lot of on the weekend .............................
7. I’m boring when I have nothing to do .............................
8. All the days I go to the office. .............................
9. Helen talks always too much with her friends .............................
10. Who help you to do your homework everyday? ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. The Pilgrims were new to America and did not know
how to grow food or hunt animals. Many of them died. The Native Americans helped the
Pilgrims. The Native Americans taught them how to grow corn and pumpkins and beans. They
also taught the Pilgrims how to fish and hunt. The next year, the Pilgrims had a big harvest. The
Pilgrims were very thankful and grateful. The Pilgrims had a huge feast to celebrate the new
harvest and to give thanks to the Indians. The feast lasted for three days. This is how Thanksgiving started.
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest celebration. Traditionally, it was a time to give thanks for a
big harvest. It is also a holiday to express appreciation to family and friends. This is why it is
celebrated with a big family feast.
Now, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a
time when families come together and eat a lot of food. They eat big turkeys and cranberries
and pumpkin pie. It is a day of gratitude and appreciation. Everybody talks about what they are
thankful for. Many are thankful for family, friends and good food and the good things in their
lives. What are you thankful for?
1. Pilgrims are native Americans ...............
2. At first, Pilgrims had many difficulties in findings ways to live in the USA ...............
3. Thanksgiving was first started to show the gratefulness of Pilgrims to Indians ...............
4. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday of November ...............
5. Thanksgiving is an occasion for families to stay together and show their love ............... to each other
Exercise 5:Read the passage and answer the questions
1. How did the Native Americans help the Pilgrims?
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3. When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
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4. What is common Thanksgiving food?
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5. In tradition, what was Thanksgiving celebrated for?
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. Tom/ journalist/ local/ newspaper
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2. Tim/ not/ have/ time/ breakfast/ but/ sometimes/ he/have/ sandwich
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3. Water Festival/ start/ 13th April/ and/ last/ two days
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4. They/ regularly/ do/ gardening/ grow/ fruit/ vegetables
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5. She/ rarely/ buy/ food/ supermarket
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. Sardinian families often eat together.
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2. From birth, we spend a third of our lives asleep
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3. She wakes up two or three times a night
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4. The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the oldest people in the world.
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5. I have English classes on Tuesday and Thursday
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1. What was the weather like on Wednesday?
4. How many students are there at the college? A B C A B C
2. How much did Mark’s pullover cost? 5. What is David going to buy? A B C A B C 3. What did Raquel buy today? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear Kate and Jeremy talking about a party. Listen and complete the information. KATE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY Kate will be: 17 years old Day:
1...................................... Time:
2...................................... Place:
3...................................... Address:
4...................................... Bring some:
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Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. depressing short grey are working day first why warm starts dark feel Favourite times
In the UK the third Monday in January is the most (1)________day of the year, says
psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall, who calls it Blue Monday. Why? Because it's winter, the weather is
usually (2)________ and cold, the days are (3)________, and Monday is the (4)________ day of
the (5)________week. People are also often (6)________ of money after Christmas, some
people (7)________ bad after breaking their New Year resolutions. And the happiest
(8)________of the year? The third Friday in June, says Dr Arnall. And it's easy to see
(9)________ -it's summer, it's (10)________ outside, the evenings (11)________ light, and the weekend (12)________ now!
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. The mother cat and __________ kittens napped in the sunshine. A. his B. yours C. hers D. her
2. This dessert is ___________ but you can have it A. my B. mine C. yours D. delicious
3. Please return _________ money at once. A. mine B. your C. my D. its
4. When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in ______ tracks. A. my B. its C. his D. hers
5. If the TV isn't loud enough, turn it _______ a little A. of B. up C. down D. on
6. Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it A. throw up B. throw in C. throw away D. throw out
7. I´ve been looking _____ my car keys for half an hour. Have you seen them anywhere? A. up B. for C. after D. at
8. Can you __________ me with this question? A. talk B. wait C. help D. tell
9. I ________ four languages, but I love Italian above all A. talk B. speak C. talks D. tell
10. We like ________ our grandmother on Sundays A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits
11. We don’t speak French. They don’t understand ________ A. it B. its C. it's D. them
12. This book’s __________. Look! Here’s your name. A. yours B. mine C. its D. hers
13. How many students in your class __________ from Korea? A. comes B. come C. came D. is coming
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15.That young man _____ play football. A. never B. not C. is not D. does not
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. My cousins loves making photos .............................
2. Are there a river in your town? ............................. 3. I can't not find the key ............................. 4. We have math at the morning .............................
5. At the second floor of my house is my bedroom. .............................
6. He's coming back in the next Tuesday .............................
7. We finished the test on the same time .............................
8. The museum is open between 9.30 and 6.00 Tuesday to Sunday. .............................
9. Can you listen the noise outside? .............................
10. They've seen each other for ten years ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
British artists living abroad
Sally Campbell is a 32-year-old actress from London,but right now, she’s living in Paris in a
flat that overlooks the Seine. Sally’s mother is French, which means Sally can speak the
language perfectly. Sally is very talented. She likes acting in films, but she can also sing and
dance brilliantly and she currently has a leading part in a French musical. She can also play the
piano very well. In her spare time, Sally likes to relax at home by watching romantic films. She
has no plans to return to Britain.
Tom Hammond is from Glasgow, but he lives in New York. He’s 18 and he’s a music student.
Tom can play the piano and the guitar very well. He also writes songs with his friend John. Tom
writes the music and John writes the lyrics. When they’re happy with a new song, they usually
perform it to students at the college. They love to have an audience and would really like to be in
a band. When he isn’t composing, Tom downloads his favorite music from the Internet.
Hannah Brown is a writer. She’s from Manchester, but she lives in Italy. Hannah is 25 and
likes writing romantic novels. Her ambition, of course, is to be a published writer, so she writes
every day for at least four hours. Her favorite time to write is early in the morning, but she
sometimes works late at night too.In the afternoons, Hannah works as a waitress in a café. She
doesn’t really enjoy this part of her life, but she needs the money to stay in Italy.
1. Sally can speak well at least two languages ...............
2. Sally now is a leading actress in a movie ...............
3. Tom often plays all his songs to students at the college ............... 4. Hannah is a British ...............
5. Hannah writes all day because she wants to become a published writer ...............
Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions
1. Why is Sally said to be very talented?
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3. What do Tom and John do when they feel that their songs are nice?
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4. What part of the day does Hannah write best?
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5. What part of life doesn’t Hannah enjoy?
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. Susana /like / buying / clothes / hate / go/ supermarkets
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2. She/ always / go/ shopping / Saturday
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3. her /favourite time /she/drink / coffee / read / newspaper
....................................................................................................................................................... 4. David/ live/ family/ Dublin
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5. He/ can/ play/ piano/ but/ not/ guitar
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. In free time, he likes going hiking to the mountainous areas.
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2. He often travels with his brother- in- law to African countries.
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3. South Africa is one of the richest countries in this continent.
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4. They hate waiting for women to decide what they want
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5. They hate hearing 'Can we go home now'
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Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. When did Gary start his new job?
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2. What time does the film start? 5. Which book does Loma want? A B C A B C
3. What was the weather like on Saturday? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear a man speaking on the telephone. Listen and complete the message. TELEPHONE MESSAGE To: Mr. Brown From:
1. David................................... Not in school because he has:
2. a bad................................... Students should read pages:
3......................to..................... David will return to school on:
4. ............................ afternoon at:
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Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. breathe web different swims under water times full feeds live spins by An odd spider
Most spiders (1) ________on land, but this spider is (2)________. It spends most of its
time(3)________water. How does it (4) ________? It breathes (5) ________making a tent full of
air bubbles under (6) ________. First it (7) ________a web in the shape of a bell. Then it fixes it
to plants the water. Next it (8) ________up to the top of the water and traps a tiny bubble of air
with its (9) ________back legs. It drags the bubble to its home. It does this many (10)
________until its home is (11) ________of air. Then it sits nice web and (12) ________on tiny fish and other water animals.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences. 1. What color ________car? A. is you B. your C. you are D. is your
2. One of the ________is from Canada A. English teachers B. teachers English C. English teacher D. teacher English
3. How many times ________the biology class meet each week? A. are B. is C. does D. do
4. A young girl who is away from her mother and father for the first time often _____. A. miss her B. misses them C. misses her D. miss them
5. How many car accidents _____ at night? A. happens B. do they happen C. does it happen D. happen
6. An airplane’s doors are always _____ before the plane takes off A. close B. closes C. closing D. closed
7. I am driving a friend’s car because I couldn’t start _____ this morning. A. my B. it C. mine D. his
8. The door was so _____ that the x-ray machine would not go through it. A. thin B. close C. minor D. narrow
9. The girl doesn’t feel good. She must be _____ a cold A. taking B. getting C. holding D. becoming
10. Ahmed studies _____ midnight. At midnight he goes to bed and sleeps. A. after B. from C. on D. until
11. On most days, Sara is late for class. Sara is _____ late for class. A. occasionally B. seldom C. almost D. frequently
12. Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar A. buy B. go shopping C. want D. come
13. A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory?
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14. _____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays. A. in/in B. at/on C. in/on D. at/in
15. He hates _____ football _____ television. A. watching/on B. to watch/ in C. watch/on D. watching/in
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. We stand in a bus station to wait for a bus .............................
2. The meal is awful! Who is the cooker? ............................. 3. He always washes his teeth. .............................
4. Jane’s a doctor. She looks at ill people .............................
5. Nancy’s uncle is a pilot. He goes all over the world .............................
6. They are not my children of books. .............................
7. She likes going to walks in summer. .............................
8. She takes always a bus to university. .............................
9. Every year millions of people go The London Museum. .............................
10. My dad stands up at 7 o’clock everyday ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) Global fashion
Gillian Turner-Niles is a fashion photographer. She lives in New York and works in the
fashion capitals of the world. You can see her photographs on the pages of fashion magazines
across the world. Her clients include Gucci, Dior, Ferragamo, even the sports clothing company
Nike. But today she’s talking to me by phone from the middle of Sudan. So, what is she doing there?
‘I’m taking photographs, of course!’ She explains, ‘I’m not taking photographs for Vogue or
anyone else. It’s like a holiday. In my business, it’s easy to forget there’s another world out there.
And I like looking at clothes in a different way when I travel.’
But in this world of global fashion, people all over the world wear the same clothes. The
businessman’s suit in Beijing is like the businessman’s suit in Berlin. And jeans and T-shirts are
almost a type of uniform these days.
‘Yes, I think that’s true in the big international cities,’ Gillian says. ‘But I’m visiting regions in
the world with their own traditional clothes and their own fashions. That’s especially true in this part of Africa.’
1. New York is the capital of world fashion ...............
2. Gillian Turner-Niles just takes photos for her company. ...............
3. Gillian Turner-Niles loves her job because she doesn't have to work for any ............... magazines.
4. Today, people in the world wear mostly the same styles of fashion ...............
5. In some parts of Africa, people have their own fashions ...............
Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions
1. Who are Gillian Turner-Niles's clients?
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3. Why does Gillian Turner-Niles like her job?
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4. What does she thinks about the global fashion?
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5. What does she find the fashion of the regions that she's visiting at the moment?
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. winter/ Shella/ go/ skiing/ and/ summer/ play/ tennis
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2. Most/ people/ start/ work/ 8 o'clock/ every/ morning
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3. Every/ time/he/ have/ glass/ lemonade/ before/ breakfast
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4. I/ go/ football/ match/ every/ Sunday/ but/ my/ father/ not
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5. I/ like/ sailing/ but/ not/ like/ swimming
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. The Buckingham Palace has lots of
rooms. ............................................................................................................................................... ........
2. They often eat in a restaurant on Tuesdays.
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3. The train leaves Paris at 4 p.m
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4. There is a post box in front of the chemist’s
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5. I like living here because it’s near the shops.
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1. What colour is Kathy’s bedroom now? 4. Which is Anna’s family? A B C A B C
2. Which platform does the woman’s train leave from?
5. When is Kim’s birthday party? A B C A B C
3. How is Susan going to get to the airport? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear a man asking about theatre tickets. Listen and complete the information. PLAYHOUSE THEATRE EVENING SHOW: The White Room Time:
1. ...................................................... AFTERNOON SHOW:
2. The School .................................. Time: 3 o’clock Ticket prices:
3. 15 pounds and ..............................
All tickets 6 pounds on:
4......................................................... Car park in:
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Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. married because alive came lives was as much as at night stopped unfortunately couldn’t didn’t earn
My grandparents lived in Hungary in the 1920s.They (1) ____________ to England in 1946,
after the war. My grandfather worked in a factory in Birmingham and he studied English (2) ____________.
My grandmother stayed at home (3) ____________ she only spoke Hungarian and so she
(4) ____________ get a job. Life (5) ____________ difficult because my grandfather
(6) ____________ much money in the factory. My grandparents have three children, my mother
and my two uncles. They helped their parents (7) ____________ they could. My grandparents
(8) ____________ work when they were sixty and they liked having a lot of free time together.
(9) ____________, my grandfather died in 1994, but my grandmother is still (10) ____________.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. Chopin and Mozart __________ famous composers. A. were B. was C. are D. is
2. __________ your mother born in India? A. is B. be C. was D. were
3. Joan of Arc __________. She was French. A. doesn’t B. weren’t C. was D. wasn’t
4. He __________ yesterday because he __________ ill. A. worked .... was B. didn’t work ... was C. worked ... wasn’t D. didn’t work ... wasn’t
5. We __________ out very often. A. do eat B. don’t eat C. didn’t ate D. eats
6. Mike __________ fit by playing tennis regularly. A. keeps B. keeping C. don’t keep D. keep
7. My father __________ to smoke when he __________ young. A. used ... did B uses ... was C. used ... were D. used ... was
8. He __________ me some flowers for my birthday. A. bought B. buys C. didn’t bought D. is bought
9. When __________ mobile phones first __________? A. do ... appear B. did ... appear C. did ... appeared D. do ... appeared
10. I __________ swimming two years ago. A. didn’t liked B. like C. not like D. didn’t like
11. The concert features dancers and __________ of all nationalities. A. musicians B. actors C. scientists D. painters
12. He went __________ a walk around the block to get some air. A. out B. for C. up D. off
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14. He’s the highest-paid __________ in Hollywood films. A. explorer B. writer C. actor D. sailor
15. Why didn’t you wait __________ the bus? A. to B. at C. in D. for
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. I saw Sally at a party in last week. .............................
2. When we arrive in Paris, we found a cheap hotel. .............................
3. We get home at about 3.00 yesterday morning. .............................
4. He buys a newspaper at the station last night. .............................
5. When Neil Armstrong land on the moon? .............................
6. Did they late for the concert? .............................
7. The teacher didn’t helped my friend with her homework. .............................
8. My brother can play the piano when he was five. .............................
9. I didn’t know your sisters, so they weren’t in my class. .............................
10. I am tired last night but I couldn’t sleep. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the text and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
Last year my boyfriend Mark was forty and I wanted to get him a special present for his
birthday. Just before Christmas I saw tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert for sale on the
internet. The concert was in Sheffield, about 25 miles away from where we live, and Mark is a
big fan of Bruce Springsteen so I decided to buy two tickets. They weren’t cheap – I think I paid
around £90 for each one. I wanted to surprise Mark, so I didn’t tell him about it.
On the day of the concert, I told Mark that I wanted to do some Christmas shopping in
Sheffield. We left in my car just after lunch and spent the afternoon in a big shopping centre. I
bought Christmas presents for my family and a skirt for work. Mark looked for some new jeans,
but he couldn’t find any that he liked. By the time we finished shopping it was nearly 6 p.m. and
we were hungry so we had dinner in a Japanese restaurant. After dinner we left the shopping
centre and set off on our way home. On the way we passed the concert hall and we could see the
crowds of fans outside. Mark was really surprised when I drove into the concert hall car park and gave him the tickets!
The concert was fantastic. We danced all night and Mark took lots of photos on his mobile
phone. Afterwards we bought a concert CD. We put it on when we got in the car and we sang all
of the songs as we drove home. We didn’t get back home until nearly one o’clock in the morning
and we were both really tired, but it was a great night and Mark really enjoyed his surprise.
1. Debbie bought the tickets as ___ present. A. a Christmas B. a birthday C. an expensive
2. She bought the tickets ___. A. at a shopping centre B. at the concert hall C. on the internet
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5. They had something to eat ___ the concert. A. before B during C after
6. Debbie gave the tickets to Mark ___. A. at the restaurant B in the concert hall C in the car park
7. They ___ on the way back to their house. A. listened to the radio
B. sang Bruce Springsteen songs C. talked about the concert
Exercise 5: Read the text again. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
1. Debbie thought the tickets were expensive. ...............
2. Mark and Debbie live in Sheffield. ............... 3. Mark bought some jeans. ...............
4. They had dinner at a restaurant in the shopping centre. ...............
5. They drove to the concert hall from the shopping centre. ...............
6. They sat while they watched the concert. ...............
7. Mark used a video camera to film the concert. ............... 8. They arrived home late. ............... C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. We / not / have / dinner / home / last night.
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2. I / wear / long skirt / and / new top / party / 2 days ago.
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3. My mother / get up / middle of the night / because / she / hear / a loud noise.
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4. She / ill / , so she / not / take / dog / a walk / this morning.
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5. He / look / everywhere / but / he / not / find / glasses.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. My father traveled to work by car.
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2. I had bread and milk for my breakfast yesterday.
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3. It took him 20 minutes to go to school by bus.
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5. We went to the beach for our last holiday.
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Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. When will they go on holiday?
4. What was the weather like in Portugal? A B C A B C
2. How is Patti going to travel? 5. What has the girl broken? A B C A B C 3. What will Sam do? A B C
Exercise 9. You will hear Judy asking about music lessons. Listen and complete the note. GUITAR LESSONS FOR JUDY Class: Beginners Day:
1. ............................................ Starting time:
2.............................................. Price of each lesson:
3.............................................. Teacher’s name:
4. Mrs ..................................... Room number:
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Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. ago buildings listened shops population for there were hear lies tourists until there are
London has a (1) ____________ of about 7,000,000. It (2) ____________ on the River
Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2,000 years (3) ____________. From about 1800 (4)
____________ World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now (5)
____________ many cities which are much bigger.
London is famous (6) ____________ many things. (7) ____________ come from all over the
world to visit its historic (8) ____________, such as Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of
Parliament, where you can see and (9) ____________ the famous clock, Big Ben. They also
come to visit its theatres, its museums, and its many (10) ____________, such as Harrods.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. When ____________ in Los Angeles? A. you live B. did you live C. did you lived D. had you lived
2. They ____________ at Stanford Bridge Stadium. A. didn’t arrived B. don’t arrived C. didn’t arrive D. didn’t to arrive
3. We ____________ to Istanbul three years ago. A. go B. going C. had gone D. went
5. ____________ only three guests in the dining room. A. There was B. There were C. There is D. There are being
6. Maria usually ____________ sports clothes. A. wears B. carries C. dresses D. is wearing
7. This coat is the wrong ____________ It’s too big. A. large B. number C. size D. quality
8. This isn’t very sweet. I’ll add some more ____________. A. salt B. sugar C. pepper D. pasta
9. The doctor didn’t expect his poor ____________ to pay him a lot. A. patients B. customers C. users D. passengers
10. I must have a drink. I’m so ____________. A. dirty B. thirsty C. hungry D. tired
11. Please stop talking and ____________ to your teacher. A. hear B. attend C. listen D. look
12. I think I’ll have ____________ for dessert. A. spaghetti B. chicken C. starter D. apple pie
13. My brother ____________ clothes. A. never wash B. washes never C. never washes D. never washing
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- He’s in the kitchen. He ____________ the dinner. A. makes B. is making C. making D. are making
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. Do you usually go to home for lunch? .............................
2. It is raining a lot in summer. .............................
3. Is your sister go to the market now? .............................
4. Are there a plant in your living room? .............................
5. There were 10 bedrooms in the first and second floors. .............................
6. I forgot lock the door this morning. .............................
7. Look! They throw their rubbish in the street. .............................
8. Laura’s on the phone. She talks to her boyfriend. .............................
9. In the picture, the baby is crying while the dog barking. .............................
10. Some residents are thinking of move to another village. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the adverts and. Are the sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t say (DS)? HOUSES TO RENT
Downland Cottage is a small house just two minutes from the library and ten minutes from
the centre of town. Downstairs, there is a living room, a small dining room and a modern
kitchen. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and a large bathroom. The house is over 100 years old,
but it has a new central heating system. There is a pretty garden, which is easy to look after, and
a garage next to the garden. Downland Cottage is in a small, quiet road of only six houses.
Seaview is an attractive old house on the coast road with parking space for three or four cars.
There aren’t any neighbours close by and it’s a five-minute walk from Burntown Beach.
Downstairs there’s a living room, a dining room, and a very big kitchen. There’s also a library, so
it’s great for someone who likes reading. There is no central heating, but each room has a
fireplace and the house is very warm. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a
shower room. The bedrooms are freshly painted and have new carpets and furniture. They all
have large balconies and fantastic views over the sea.
Redcliffe is a town house and is only ten years old. Redcliffe is opposite the train station and
there are regular trains to London. The house has a large living room, a kitchen, and a dining
room downstairs. On the first floor there are two bedrooms and a really lovely bathroom. There
is another bedroom and a small study on the top floor. In front of the house there is a small
garden and a space to park a car on the street. There is a big park nearby, so it’s great for anyone
with children. It’s a little bit more expensive, but it’s a really nice family house.
1. Downland Cottage is far from the town centre. ...............
2. The bedrooms are small in Downland Cottage. ...............
3. Seaview is close to the sea. ...............
4. There isn’t any furniture in Seaview. ...............
5. Seaview has a big garage for 3–4 cars. ...............
6. Redcliffe has three bedrooms. ...............
7. It is easy to get to London from Redcliffe. ...............
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Exercise 5: Read the adverts again. Write Downland, Seaview, or Redcliffe next to each sentence.
1. You can park in the garage.
............................... 2. It’s a modern house.
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3. There is more than one bathroom.
............................... 4. You can hear trains.
............................... 5. It has central heating.
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6. It doesn’t have any close neighbours.
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7. There’s a special room where you can work at the top of the house.
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. Last year / he / spend / his summer holiday / learn English.
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2. Neighbors / have / party / downstairs / now.
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3. He / not / have any / close friend / here.
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4. There / be / some new lights / this room.
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5. He usually / borrow / books / library to read / home.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. There were 20 guests at the birthday party last night.
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2. He’s watering the plants in the garden at the moment.
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3. My journey to university often takes 30 minutes.
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4. I don’t usually sleep well as my neighbours argue every night.
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5. The number of customers is growing quickly this quarter.
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Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question. 1. Which is Tom’s mother?
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2. Where will the beach party be?
5. What’s David going to buy? A B C A B C
3. What will Fiona wear to the dance? A B C
Exercise 9: You will hear Mats talking to his friend, Sarah, about a trip to Manchester in
England. Listen and complete the note. TRIP TO MANCHESTER Go to Manchester in: October Temperature in autumn:
1.......................... degrees Will need to wear:
2.......................................
Name of train station in London:
3....................................... Cost of train:
4....................................... Take Sarah some:
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A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage. earned job writer worked much Many spent were was back no an so
CHARLES DICKENS (1812–1870)
Charles Dickens is a famous (1) ___________ in the English language. He wrote about the
real world of England and many of the people in his books (2) ___________ not rich, but poor and hungry.
Charles Dickens’s family lived in London and his father worked in (3) ___________ office. It
was a good job, but he always spent a lot of money and often there was (4) ___________ money
to buy food. There were eight children in the family, (5) ___________ life was hard.
Charles went to school and his teachers thought he was very clever. But when Charles was
only eleven, his father (6) ___________ all his money and the family left their house. Charles
got a (7) ___________ washing bottles. He worked ten hours a day and he (8) ___________ six
shillings (30p) a week. Every night, after work, he walked four miles (9) ___________ to his
room. Charles hated it and never forgot it. He used it in (10) ___________ books, for example
David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. Listen! The telephone ____________. A. ring B. rings C. is ringing D. ringing
2. Don’t move! I want to __________ your photo. A. draw B. paint C. buy D. take
3. Their son ____________ any sports. A. don’t play B. doesn’t playing C. doesn’t play D. doesn’t plays
4. Let’s __________ for a coffee after the class. A. wait B. do C. meet D. run
5. ____________ any buses, but there were some taxis at that time. A. Were there B. There were C. There wasn’t D. There weren’t
6. - ____________ do you see your parents? - Once a month. A. How B. How long C. How often D. How many months
7. Can you __________ a noise downstairs? A. listen B. take C. make D. hear
8. 6 I usually __________ my children a story before they go to sleep. A. tell B. play C. remember D. talk
9. Can I try ____________ these jeans please? A. on B. in C. off D. up
10.____________ solve this problem? A. How to B. How I can C. How do you D. How you can
11. How ____________ can you finish that work? - I’ll be ready in a few minutes. A. often B. much C. soon D. long
12. It was a nice house, but we ____________ because there wasn’t a garden. Page 35
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13. He’s a violinist. He plays in a/an _____________ A. city centre B. football team C. economics class D. orchestra
14. ____________ patient, and you will succeed. A. To be B. Are C. Being D. Be
15. It often ____________ a lot here in winter. A. snowing B. is snowing C. snows D. snow
Exercise 3:Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence.
1. I didn’t liked my new boss. .............................
2. Water is boiling at 100 Degree Celsius. .............................
3. Helen comed home late last night. .............................
4. Does your husband loves football? .............................
5. What did you saw at the cinema? .............................
6. My parents are looking a new house at the moment. .............................
7. This city is once the capital of my country. .............................
8. The news this evening were interesting. .............................
9. Where you went for your last holiday? .............................
10. There is always a few customers’ complaints every month. ............................. B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the text. Are the sentences True (T), False (F) or Doesn’t say (DS)? GLASTONBURY
Glastonbury is a pretty town in the south west of England. You can see tourists in the town
centre at any time of the year because it has some famous monuments, such as Glastonbury
Abbey and St John’s Church. It is a small, quiet town and it doesn’t have a cinema, a theatre, or a night club.
However, every year in June, around 150,000 music fans arrive for ‘Glasto’, the world famous
Glastonbury Festival. The festival started in 1970 and takes place at Worthy Farm, around 10 km
from the town of Glastonbury. It’s four days of music from some of the world’s top performers:
singers like Beyoncé, and bands like U2 and Coldplay.
Glastonbury is very big and you can walk around and hear different music in different places.
Over 300 singers and bands come to play their music here so it has nearly everything. Rock,
reggae, and rap are some of the things you can hear, but there isn’t any classical music. The
Glastonbury Arts Festival is for people who like classical music, but that’s in August.
Glastonbury is an outdoor festival, so it’s great when the weather is good and the sun is
shining. But British summers are very changeable and it sometimes rains a lot during the festival.
However, the fans aren’t worried – they sing and dance in the rain while the bands are playing.
You don’t usually see sad faces or umbrellas at Glastonbury when it rains.
It’s sometimes quite difficult to get tickets for the Glastonbury festival because lots of people
want to go to it. If you can’t get a ticket, you can always watch it on TV or on the internet, or listen to it on the radio.
1. You can see a film at the cinema in Glastonbury. ...............
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3. ‘Glasto’ takes place in June. ...............
4. All of the bands that play at Glastonbury are British. ...............
5. Tickets for the festival are expensive. ...............
Exercise 5: Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 What are Glastonbury Abbey and St John’s Church?
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2 How many people go to ‘Glasto’ each year?
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3 Where does the Glastonbury Festival take place?
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4 When is the classical music festival?
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5 What happens when it rains during the festival?
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Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. My mother / always / cook / big lunch / Sundays.
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2. Doreamon / my favourite book / when / I / a child.
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3. My aunt / can / play / piano / when / she / only 5.
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4. My sister / clean / the house / while / my brother / not / do / anything / now.
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5. There / used to / a lot of markets / my village / 10 years ago.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. You shouldn’t forget to bring an umbrella when you get to London.
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2. I didn’t see the end of the film because I fell asleep.
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4. He normally walks to work every morning.
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5. My grandparents were doctors when they were young.
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Exercise 8: Listen to five short conversations and choose A, B, or C for each question.
1. What was the weather like when the holiday began?
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Exercise 9: You will hear a woman asking for some information about a job. Listen and complete the note. JOB At:
Jones Department Store To sell:
1............................................. Begin work at:
2.........................................a.m Days:
3. Tuesday to .......................... Pay:
4................................ per hour Write to:
5. Mrs...................................... Page 39