REVISION 1

PRONUNCIATION
1 . A. advantage B. invention C. computer D. benefit
2. A. singer B. decide C. relax D. enjoy
3. A. repeat B. prepare C. purpose D. police
4. A. grandfather B. afternoon C. library D. photograph
5. A. banana B. January C. century D. syllable
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.
1. When we visited Mrs Lan this morning, she ________her lunch.
A. is preparing B. was preparing C. has prepared D. prepares
2. She told us her life story while we________ her tidy the house.
A. are helping B. have helped C. were helping D. help
3. This device _________ people to communicate by using voice commands.
A allows B. makes C. applies D. lets
4. _________ cars can work with little human control.
A. Driver B. Driven C. Driverless D. Non-driver
5. _________ ' means 'made by humans'.
A. valuable B. useful C. artificial D. helpful
6. They arrived at the party while their friends_________ a game.
A. was playing B. were playing C. is playing D. played
7. The _________ of electronic books has changed the way many people read.
A. invent B. invention C. inventively D. inventive
8. My friend _______ a scholarship to study abroad last month.
A. were giving B. gives C. give D. was given
9. Jessie is the pop singer who received lots of great ___________from last night’s performance.
A. energy B. comments C. litter D. decoration
10. The door and the window are open. I think someone________ into our house!
A. breaks B. broke C. has broken D. will break
11. Jane________ Chinese, but she quitted because it was too difficult.
A. studies B. studied C. has studied D. will study
12. Parents should allow children to participate in community service in order to ___________their life
skills.
A. display B. show off C. charge D. improve
13. These e-reader are ___________ for our modern and busy lives.
A. suitable B. various C. cheerful D. truthful
14. Parents should teach children ___________ the rubbish in the bins in daily lives.
A. to put B. putting C. to putting D. put
15. The piano is a great _______ instrument for beginners.
A. music B. musician C. musical D. musically
16. Her first novel_________ into English last year.
A. translated B. was translated C. was translating D. Translate
17. She is buying some sugar and flour. She _________a cake this evening.
A. is going to make B. makes C. made D. has made
III. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, without changing their meaning
1. Ms Hoa started teaching English in 2000.
→ Ms Hoa has _________________________________________.
2. He started playing the guitar six years ago.
-> He has ______________________________________________________________
3. We should not leave the door open at night.
→ We should avoid ______________________________________.
4. They are building a new highway around the city.
-> A new highway _______________________________________________________
5. The students didn’t put the litter in the bins after the party yesterday.
 The litter ___________________________________________________________
6. Learning Japanese is very difficult but interesting.
→ It is _______________________________________________.
7. We are going to pick up rubbish in the central park this weekend.
-> Rubbish _____________________________________________________________
8. 3D printing is used to make three-dimensional objects.
→ 3D printing allows ____________________________________.
9. Smartphones are used for learning online.
-> Smartphones help ____________________________________.
10. Driverless cars can help reduce road traffic accidents.
→ Driverless cars can be useful ____________________________.
11. They have just installed some interesting software on the school computers.
-> Some interesting software ____________________________________________________
IV. FIND OUT THE MISTAKES AND CORRECT.
1. She will go back to work in her country every year.
2. She’s gone 3 days ago and couldn’t be contacted on his usual number.
3. My father lives in this city since 2005.
4. We only get home from France yesterday.
5. Developing new technologies are time-consuming and expensive.
6. People in every part of the world readily and easily communicates by means of electronic mail.
7. I want to travel because I enjoy to meet people and seeing new places .
8. The doctor advised him to avoid eating fatty foods, having more fresh vegetables
and drink much water.
V. READING . Read the text and choose the best answers.
E-READERS
An e-reader is a small (1)________ on which you can store and read texts downloaded from the Internet.
Compared with printed books, e-readers are often more (2) ________ because an e-reader allows us to store
thousands of books while it is only as heavy as a single book Besides, it has a lot of useful features that a (3)
________ does not have. The first e-reader was introduced by a small company in 1999. However, it was not
until people became interested in e-books that e-readers became (4) ________ around the world. In 2007,
Amazon created kindle, a famous e-reader which has been widely used since then. (5) ________ e-readers have
become less popular since tablets and smartphones were introduced, they are still used by many book lovers
today.
1. A. device B. hardware C. software D. vehicle
2. A. expensive B. Inexpensive C. convenient D. Inconvenient
3. A. smartphone B. laptop C. computer D. printed book
4. A. convenient B. popular C. helpful D. cheap
5. A. Because B. Although C. When D. Until
READING . Read the text and choose the best answers.
The Healthy Eating Pyramid is a simple, reliable guide to choosing a healthy diet. Its foundation is (1)______
exercise and weight control, since these two related elements strongly influence your chances of staying healthy.
The Healthy Eating Pyramid builds from there, showing that you should eat (2)______ foods from bottom part
of the pyramid (vegetables, whole grains) and fewer from the top (red meat, refined grains, potatoes, sugary
drinks, and salt). When it’s dining time, fill half your plate with vegetables, the more varied the better, and
fruits. Save a quarter of your plate for whole grains. Fish, poultry, beans, or nuts, can make (3)______ the rest.
Healthy oils like olive and canola are advised in cooking, on salad, and at the table. Complete your meal with a
cup of water, or if you like, (4)______ or coffee with little or no sugar.
Staying active is half of the secret to weight control, the other half is a healthy diet that makes your calorie
needs- so be sure you choose a plate that is not too large.
1. A. monthly B. yearly C. weekly D. daily
2. A. less B. fewer C. more D. little
3 A. on B. for C. up D. of
4. A. wine B. tea C. fruit juice D. beer
Read the text then match the inventions (A-F) with paragraphs (47-51). There is ONE extra invention
which you do not need to use.
A. fridge
B. light bulb
C. microwave oven
D. Telephone
E. television
F. vacuum cleaner
_______1. John S. Thurman was the person who invented this in 1899. He went from door-to-door cleaning
people's carpets with the first model which used gas for power.
_______2. William Cullen, a Scotsman was the inventor of this technology which Faraday later used. The first
electric model was not invented until 1803. It was not until almost 100 years later that people could buy one to
keep their food cool.
_______3. Both Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the electric version in 1878. It was an invention with
a bright future which we still use today.
_______4. Marconi, who some people think invented this, only made the idea popular. The first working model,
which takes its name from Greek and means "far sound", was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in March
1876.
______5. This was invented by accident in 1946 when Dr Percy LeBaron Spenser found that a chocolate bar
which was in his pocket melted while he was working with microwave radiation.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. Bill decided (buy) ............................ a new car rather than a used one.
2. I really dislike (ask) ............................ personal question when I am on duty.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He ......................... (not/eat) meat.
4. I ......................... (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we ......................... (take) the time to talk to our customers.
6. John ......................... (deal) with all the enquiries about sales.
7. At the moment we ......................... (make) a training video for Siemens.
8. How long ......................... (she/study) German?
9. When ......................... (he/begin) to study Business Administration?
10. Who ......................... ( write ) the play Dancing at Lughnasa.
11. ......................... (you/visit) any museums when you were in Sofia
12. Henry has a perfect school record. He ......................... (not/be) sick this year.
13. Prices ......................... (go) up. Things are much more expensive this week
14. What ......................... (happen) to you. I waited all afternoon for you.
15. He ......................... already (go)......................... before I (come)......................... there.
16. After my sister (wash)......................... her clothes she (begin)......................... to study.
17. Bill ( work)......................... at the University for 40 years before he ( retire).........................
18. A: Oh. I’ve just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry.......................you some (I/lend).
19. A: I’ve got a headache. B: Have you? Wait there and....................an aspirin for you.( I/get)
20. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: ......................... the car (I/wash)
21. While I ......................... (have) a bath, someone ......................... (knock) on the door.
22. When I nearly reached the office, I suddenly ......................... (remember) I ......................... (forget) to turn
off the gas stove.
23. Laura felt so tired that she ......................... fall) asleep on the sofa.
24. While Pat ......................... clean) the house, she ......................... (notice) a secret door behind the wardrobe.
25. They had a good rest when all their guests ......................... (leave).
26. When ......................... you, last play) for the national team?
27. I .........................(not, listen), so I missed what the teacher said.
28. It ......................... (rain) hard all day yesterday.
29. James ......................... (drive) home along a deserted street when he ......................... (see) a strange animal.
30. The robbers ......................... (run) away by the time the police......................... arrive).
31. I caught him (climb) ......................... over my wall. I asked him (explain) ......................... but he refused
(say) ......................... anything, so in the end I had (let) ......................... him (go) .........................
32. I'm not used to (drive) ......................... on the left. When you see everyone else (do......................... it you'll
find it quite easy (do) ......................... yourself.
33. It is pleasant (sit) ......................... by the fire at night and (hear) ......................... the wind
(howl) ......................... outside.
34. Suddenly she burst out (cry) ............................ with the words 'I'm sick and tired of (make) ............................
soups and porridges for him. I can't go on (waste............................ my best years.'
35. I remember (enter) ............................ the post office, but I forgot (post) ............................ the letter, which is
still in my briefcase.