EXERCISES (Unit 1- 8)
I. Choose one word in the parentheses that best fits the blank space:
That singer is tall . (short/ long/ slim/ strait)
It’s not polite to her. ( orphan/ annoy/ joke/ straighten)
We like him very much because he is very . (blond/ curly/ fat/ generous)
We are very happy to have friends. (kinds/ slim/ sociable/ accessible)
A bicycle is often more than a car in towns.(difficult/ cheap/ expensive/ convenient)
Each of us has a different . (distance/ character/ assistance/ festival)
Alexander Graham Bell to Canada in 1870s. (immigrate/ emigrate/ enter/ turned)
Thomas Watson was Bell’s (assistant/ invention/ distance/ appearance)
Graham Bell successfully his invention. (intended/ demonstrated/ assisted/ experimented)
We should collect used paper to .(recycle/ use/ establish/ apply)
They can neither speak nor hear. They are (mute/ deaf/ deaf-mute/ deaf-mutes)
Mai couldn’t go to the movies with her friends because she had to do her (thing/ chore/ lesson/ best) Nam’s mother told him the rice was in the .(bowl/ pan/ cupboard/ stove)
Her mother told her how to cook in a .(saucepan/ sink/ steamer/ rice-cooker)
We use for cutting cloth. (knife/ scissor/ scissors/ rug)
There is a dirty on your shirt.(place/ mark/ piece/ rag)
“The lost shoe” is my favourite ______________ . (novel – short story – folk tale – writing)
Would you like to participate in the ___________ in Hue ? (festival – garden – temple – river)
These poor children always wear ____________ . (costumed – jewelry – perfume – rags)
The roofs of these cottages are made of ___________ (wood – bricks – straw – iron)
A school-year in our country has two __________ . (parts – terms – months – half)
We must try our best to give up bad ___________ . (habits – thing – lines – clothes)
His English _____________ is fair . (air – breath – pronunciation – speak)
My ____________ to that company for a new job has been refused . (volunteer – application – favor – association)
If you want to take that course , you need to __________ before the end of August . (apply – sign – offer – enroll)
We can put used paper in special containers instead of throwing it into the garbage can . Then this paper is collected to be ___________ . (recycled – used – established – applied)
Your shoes are similar __________ mine , but they are not exactly the same . (with – as – to – of)
It can rain . Take a raincoat as a _____________ . (object – chore – safely – precaution)
There was a strange ___________ in the next room . It frightened him . (straw – rag – rug – sound)
He can only read the ________________ in newspapers . (pictures – highlights – words – people)
Vietnamese people are much interested in celebrating the ___________ New year’s Day . (lunar – whole – best – last)
My…………….(volunteer – application – favor – association) to that company for a new job has been refused .
If you want to take that course , you need to……………..(apply – sign – offer – enroll) before the end of August .
We can put used paper in special containers instead of throwing it into the garbage can . The this paper is collected to be………………(recycled – used – established – applied)
Your shoes are similar……………….(with – as – to – of) mine , but they are not exactly the same .
It can rain . Take a raincoat as a ………………..(object – chore – safety – precaution)
There was a strange…………...in the next room . It frightened him .(straw – rag – rug – sound)
He can only read the……………in newspapers . (pictures – highlights – words – people)
Vietnamese people are much interested in celebrating the……………. New Year’s Day . (lunar – whole – best – last)
They……………..(enrolled – organized – encouraged – educated) us to learn foreign languages at school .
Without being paid , we do some……………..(interesting – good – active – voluntary) work at the local hospital .
One day , the knife slipped and hit Louis in the eye . He soon became completely……………(deaf – blind – elderly – dumb) .
She moved back home to care…………(for – from – with – of) her elderly parents .
The children are old enough