ENGLISH PRACTICE 1

I. Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined.

1. a. trouble b.flu c. tooth d. shoe
2. a. warm b. thought c. got d. saw
3. a. break b. weight c. plane d. said
4. a. lived b. buy c. wine d. fine
5. a. sit b. feet c. in d. if
II. Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences .
1. My sisiter will have a ........... Course of English next month.
a. two month, b. two – months c. two – month. d.
second - month
2. To prepare his .............. works , he spent his while days in his library.
a. science b. scientific c. scientist d.
sciences
3. The less we study , the ................. we are
a. worse b. bad c. well d. good
4. After the summer holiday, the children all looked................
a. health b. healthy c. healthful d.
healthily.
5. The person................ he works with like him very much.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. which.
6. Football........................... all over the world.
a. plays b. is playing c. is played d.
played
7. I know .................... she has gone for holiday.
a. when b. where c. why d. which.
8. Come here and sit ..................... me
a. besides b. beside c. between d.
among.
9.Andrew came to the party .............he hadn't been invited.
a. although b. despite c. incase d.
even
10.It was Sunday ........... shop was open, all the others were closed.
a. One b. a c. An d. Some
III. Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable preposition .
1. The teacher divided the class ........................ two groups.
2. I apologized ........................... Mary for the misunderstanding.
3. Look ..................... these flowers . Aren’t they pretty?
4. I like the picture hanging .......................... the wall .......................the
kitchen
5. Tom’s parents was disappointed ............... him because he failed the final
test.
6. My present job isn’t wonderful, but I prefer it ................. what I did
before.
7. The plan flew ………. The clouds to avoid the storm.
8.The people next door are furious … us … making so much noise last
night .
IV. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.
1 .Almost every country in the world is the a member of this........
(organize)
2.The 22nd SEA GAMES were great .................
(succeed).
3. How ...................this man is !
(danger )
4. You are very ................from your brother . (differ)
5. We can see many .................on T.V everyday. (advertise )
 6.Is it possible to .........between a hobby and an interest?
(distinct)
7.It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of..................
(bore)
8.On a ........day we receive about fifty letters.
(type)
9.Freedom of...........is one of the fundamental rights.
(speak)
10.The duty of the police is the .....of law and order.
(maintain )
V: Find out the mistake in four parts underlined of each
sentence .
1. There's a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn't it?
A B C D
2. Nam seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
A B C D
3. Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her
sickness
A B C D
4. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
5. Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday.
A B C D
VI. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete
sentences.
1. Look! / sun / set / mountains
2. I/ wait/ half an hour/ but she/ not come.
3. If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn
4. In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive
5. This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice.
VII. Give the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses .
1. We couldn’t risk ( leave)............... him alone.
2. I’m sitting in class right now. I (sit) .............. in class at this time yesterday.
3. I’m sure you will have forgotten me by the time I (be) ......... back in five years.
4. Up to now, our teacher ( give ) .............. our class five tests.
5. Trung is used to ( get ) ................ up early every morning.
6. If you ( smoke ) ........... less, you would have much more money . But I don’t
think you will.
7. What shouldn’t the children ( drink ) ................... ?
8. Tom’d rather ( be) ................. early than late.
9. I knew him when I ( be ) ................ a child.
10. I can’t go with you as I ( not finish ) ................ my work.
VIII , Fill in each blank with the most suitable word to complete
the text.
The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to
London, they …1… their times in seeing as much as …2… . Mrs Brown was
most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of …3…
things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two
children, George and Susan, …4… had never been to London before, were
surprised …5… the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed travelling on the
underground and going down the moving stairs …6… lead to the platforms.
One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington
Garden …7… the bright autunm sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only …8…
noise from the streets reminded them that they were still in a city. The …9… of
the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were …10… about,
sheep …11… eating the grass, there were …12… of flowers, and ducks were
swimming about on the Round Pond. George, …13… hobby was planes and
boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were sailing …
14… the Pond.
Before the end of the week they had seen a great …15… . They hoped,
however, to see more of London on their next visit.
IX. Rewrite the following sentences with suggested words.
1. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
If only............
2. The house seemed to have been occupied for several months.
It looked...........
3. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film.
He was too.……………………………….......
4. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
I was the.......………………………………….
5. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s………………………………………….…
6. He didn’t attend the seminar simply because he was not informed.
If...........…………………………………….....
7. Although I’m short of money, I’ll lend you some.
In spite of ……………………………………….
8. “Don’t swim out too far, boys” I said.
I warned..........…………………………….....
9. She forgot to add salt, so the food was tasteless.
If she hadn’t forgotten ......……………............
10. What a shame you didn’t tell me earlier.
If only...........……………………………….....