Revision for the first semeter
Exercise 1 : Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) in each sentence that need correcting.
It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.

People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t.

3. I would rather be unemployed than working for him.

4. In order to being a good salesclerk, you mustn’t be rude to the customers.

5. When I returned I found that they towed my car away.

6. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.

7. I have three brothers, all of whom are businessman.

A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
is
don’t
work
be
had towed
banning
businessmen
Exercise 2 : Give the form of the verbs in brackets.
Would you mind (help) …………………… me with this work ?
Mrs. Brown asks her daughter not (come) ………………… back home late.
Where is Mr. John?. – He is upstairs. He (have) ………………… a bath.
He (cross) ……………….. the street when I (see)……………….. him yesterday.
He usually (write) ………………… in pink.
You ever (fly) in an airplane before ?
I’m sure my mother (come) ………………….. home in an hour.
In the 18th century jean cloth (make) …………………. completely from cotton.
He went to see a movie (call)………………….. ‘ Cat me now ’.
My mother isn’t here now. I wish she (be)………………… always with me.
helping
to come
* Grammar.
- Would you mind + V ing.
- S + ask + O + not + to + V.
is having
was crossing
- “ When” sử dụng trong thời hiện quá khứ tiếp diễn.động từ trong mệnh đề này luôn ở quá khứ.
saw
writes
Have you ever flown in an airplane before?
will come
was made
called
were
- S + wish + S + Part. Chú ý : ‘tobe” trong câu này dùng “were” cho tất cả mọi ngôi.
Exercise 3 : Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentence.
One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)___________ Robinson Crusoe, which Daniel Defoe, the great English (2) _____________, wrote in 1718 when he was nearly sixty (3) ____________ old. Daniel Defoe was born (4) ________ London in the family of a rich man. When he was still a school (5) _____________, he began to write stories. After he (6) _____________ school, he worked at his father’s shop. While he was (7) ____________ there, he continued to write stories (8)_______ a newspaper. Defoe (9)____________ many countries and met a lot of people,
(10) ___________ helped him much in his writing.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
A. writer B. teacher C. playwright D. doctor
A. year B. years C. age D. ages
A. in B. on C. at D. to
A. student B. students C. boy D. boys
Leaves B. came C. comes D. left
A. doing B. working C. writing D. reading
A. in B. on C. at D. for
A. came B. went C. visited D. see
A. which B. that C. who D. what
was
C.
A.
writer
B.
years
A.
in
C.
boy
D.
left
B.
working
D.
for
C.
visited
B.
that
Exercise 4 : Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. Choose the best option A,B,C or D.
going / on / we / to / the / trip / countryside / next month / a / are / . /




live / in / to / they / a / village / time / a / ago / small / used / long / . /




hard / she / parents / so / studies / are / of / her / proud / her / . /





A. We are going to a trip on the countryside next month.
B. We are going on a trip to the countryside next month.
C. We are going on the trip to countryside next month.
D. We are going a trip to the countryside on next month.
A. They used to live in a village small a long time ago.
B. They used to live in a small village a long time ago.
C. They live in a small village used to a long time ago.
D. They used live in to a small village a long time ago.
A. She studies so hard her parents are proud of her.
B. She so studies hard her parents are proud of her.
C. She hard studies so her parents are proud of her.
D. She studies hard so her parents are proud of her.
Exercise 5 : Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
A. respond B. remote C. control D. notice

A. hobby B. deny C. poetry D. primary

A. comic B. campus C. income D. access

A. government B. moment C. comment D. development

A. know B. show C. plow D. flow

A. city B. my C. sky D. cry

A. respond
B. deny
D. access
C. comment
C. plow
A. city