ENGLISH PRACTICE 51

Question 1: Supply the correct form of verbs in parentheses

1. I cant help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
2. An eyewitness described how ten people (kill) in the fire.
3. Iam sure the letter wont arrive in time unless it (send) by air
4. Since his death she (not have) the heart to wear it, but she (not like) to sell it.
5. The thief (arrest) as he (leave) the bank.
6. The uneaten breakfast was still on the table. She (call) away in a hurry.
7. I (work) in this office for ten years by Christmas.
8. The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. That kind of ...........does that pie have? (pleasant)
2. I`d love to come to your party but, ............, I have to go somewhere else (fortune)
3. Travelling in big cities becoming more .............everyday (trouble)
4. .............is a very serious problem in many countries (employ)
5. he is so ...............! No wonder he has no friends. ( agree)
6. We are selling these toys at a very ...............price (compete)
7. Nowadays ............numbers of people are taking up jogging (increase)
8. He is ..........active in spite of his old age. ( wonder)
9. He spoke English fluently but with some ..............mistakes ( grammar)
10. They are living in a ..............countryside. (mountain

Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

Speech is one of the most important ...1... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making
noises. To talk and also to be ...2... by other people, we have to speak a language, that is , we have to use
combinations of ...3.... that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be
impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very ...4..... The basic ...5.... of English is not very large, and only about
2000 words are needed to speak it quite ...6.... But the more words you know, the more idea you can ...7..... and
the more presise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the ...8.....thing we use incommunicating what we want to say. The way we ....9... the words is
also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ...10....whether we are pleased or angry,
for instance.

Question 4:
a) Choose the correct word in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. He had so ............( many/ a lot of/ much) things to do.
2. The mixture looks rather dry. May be you should add ........(a few/ a little / little) water.
3. We're having a big party. We've invited ..........( a lot of / many / much) friends.
4. I feel really tired. I havent got ..............( many/ much/ a lot of) energy.
5. He quickly put ...........( a few / a little/ few )things into a bag.
6. Could I try ...............( a little / a few / little wine?
7. Come on! We havent got .............(many/ much / a lot of) time?
8. The school year has just begun. The children havent had .........( much/ many / a lot of) lessons yet.
 b) Fill in the blanks with "Of " if necessary.
1. All ...........cars have weels.
2. None .............this money is mine.
3. Some ...........people get angry very easily.
4. Some ...........the people I met at the party were very interesting.
5. I have lived in HaNoi most ............my life.
6. Many ...........people watch too much TV
7. Are any ..............those letters for me?
8. Most ........days I get up before 7 o'clock.

Question 5:
a/ Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
1. letter/ has/ the/ given / a / come/ and/ me/ postman/ just.
2. get/ the/ comes/ train/ the / to/ we/ station/ will / before.
3. that/ needs/ I work/ to / Ann/ think / harder.
4. as / you / tell /I / do.
5. it/ do/ him/ let/ alone.
6. tie / don’t / my / on / sit.
7. off/ stop / next / the / get / at.
8. him / knows / ask / the / if / professor/ he.

b/ correct mistakes in the following sentences

1. They had rather have their clothes ioned by a maid
2. There have been little rain this summer
3. I am very happy to work by these machines
4. She talks as if she knows everything

Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1 . It's extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
 We find.................................
2. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television
 They stole..................
3. Patience is the key to success in life.
 As long as you are..........................
4. The heat was such that I nearly fainted.
 It was ...................................
5.Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
 I was...................
6. We 've run out of tea.

 There .....................................
7. Are you against working on Sunday?
 Do you object...................................?
8. I have to write six letters today.
 There are...........................................
9. people always laugh at his funny face. He doesn't like it.
 He dislikes...............................
10. I seldom come there at night.
 Seldom...................................
KEYS
Question 1:
1. feeling - were 5.was arrested - was leaving
2. had been killed 6. must have called
3. is sent 7. will/shall have been working
4. hadn't had - hadn't liked 8.broke - was being moved.
Question 2:
1. pleasuse 2. unfortunately 3. troublesome 4. unemployment
5. disagreeable 6.competitive 7. increasing 8. wonderfully
9. grammartical 10. mountainous
Question 3:
1. ways 2. understood 3. sounds 4. important 5. vocabulary
6. well7. express 8. main 9. say 10. show
Question 4 a) Choose the correct word
1. many 2.a little 3. a lot of 4. much 5. a few
6. a little 7.much 8. many
b) Fill in "Of"
1. x 2. of 3. x 4.of 5.of 6.x 7.of 8.x
Question5: a) Put in orders
1. The post man has just come and given me a letter.
2. We will get to the station before the train comes.
3. I think Ann needs to work harder.
4. Do as I tell you
5. Let him do it alone
6. Don't sit on my tie.
7. Get off at the next stop.
8. Ask him if he knows the professor.
b) Correct grammar mistake.
1. had rather -> would rather.
2. have been -> has been
3. by --> with
4. knows -> knew
Question 6: Rewrite
1. We find it extremely difficult to make ends meet these days.
2. They stole everything except for the television
3. As long as you are patient , you'll succeed in life.
4. It was so hot that I nearly fainted.
5. I was the last (one/person) to hear about the accident
( I was the last one who heard about accident)
6. There is no tea left.
7. Do you object to working on Sunday ?
8. There are six letters to be written today.
9. He dislikes being laughed at ( his funny face)
10Seldom do I come there at night.