Advanced English Exercises 8

Unit 1
MY FRIENDS

PART A: PRACTICE EXERCISES

I. Fill in the blank with the correct form of verbs:
1. The sun (rise) ……………. in the east. Look! It (rise) …………….
2. I don’t think I (go) ……………. out tonight. I (feel) ……………. very tired now.
3. In my country, it (not rain) ……………. in the summer.
4. Where ……………. your family (spend) ……………. your holiday last summer?
_ We (be) ……………. California for a month.
5. We (have) ……………. dinner when Lien (arrive) ……………. tomorrow evening
6. Mai (be) ……………. very happy when she (receive) ……………. a letter from her mother this morning.
7. Mrs Lan: My daughter (never / write) ……………. to me, so I (never / know) ……………. what she (do) …………….
……………. your son (often / write) ……………. to you, Mrs Hoa?
Mrs Hoa: Yes. I (receive) ……………. his letter yesterday. He seems (like) ……………. (write) ……………. letters.
8. The bicycle isn’t here today because Nga (use) ……………. it. She (generally / use) ……………. the motorcycle, but it is
broken.
9. We usually (stay) ……………. at home on Fridays, but we (come) ……………. out tonight (celebrate) ……………. Hoa’s
birthday.
10. John: Where ……………. you (go) ……………., Harry?
Harry: I am on the way to the market. We (have) ……………. a big dinner tonight.

II. Rewrite these sentences in the closest meaning:

1. Lan is young. She can’t see horror film.
=> Lan is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. My brother is short. He can’t touch the top of the shelf.
=> My brother ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My uncle’s eyesight is bad. He can’t join the army.
=> My uncle …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mai studies is a hard student. She can get good grades in every subject.
=> Mai studies ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. His English is good. He can speak and write in English.
=> His English ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. The ice is so thick, so we can go skiing today.
=> The ice ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I can’t afford to buy this new bookcase because my mother just gave me a little money this morning.
=> My mother ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. The ceiling is too high for Jenny to repair the fan.
=> The ceiling ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. My borther us too short to be a basketball player.
=> My brother ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Very few students registered, so the teacher canceled the class.
=> The students ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

III. Give the correct form of words to fill in the blank:

1. She is lovely with a ……………. smile. LOVE
2. We like our English teacher because of his sense of ……………. HUMOUROUS
3. Tam and Quang rarely talk freely about themselves. They are very ……………. RESERVE
4. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ……………. ORPHAN
5. Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ……………. SOCIAL
6. I received an ……………. letter yesterday. The writer uses a lot of foul language in the letter. ANNOY

IV. Fill in the blank with the suitable words from the box:
A.
suntan generous opposite polite (x 2) shorter
nicest plump hair clothes
My best friend is called Lydia. She lives in the house (1) ……………., and goes to my school, se we see each other every day.
She is much (2) ……………. than me, nd rather (3) ……………., because she loves eating. She has long dark wavy
(4) ……………. , and she usually wears (5) ……………. In the summer she always has a (6) ……………. At weekends she
wears smart (7) ……………. , when we go to the cinema together.
She is my best friend because she‘s the (8) ……………. person I know. She’s very kind and (9) ……………. My parents say
she is very (10) ……………., too. I hope we’ll always be friends.
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B.
bad-tempered friendly generous imaginative jealous
lazy patient reliable shy talkative
1. His wife is always ……………. in the morning. She gets angry at the slightest thing.
2. The thing I like about Viet is that he is so ……………. If he tells you he’ll do something, he always does it.
3. Her husband is so ……………. He’s always buying her things.
4. Phuong’s new friend is very ……………., isn’t she? She hardly says a word and always looks down at the floor when she talks
to you.
5. Don’t ask Mary to dance – at least not if Dane, her husband, is looking. He gets so ……………., you know.
6. Our new teacher is so ……………. If we don’t understand something she goes over it again and again until we do.
7. I think English people are so ……………. They’ll talk to you and try to help you even if you’ve never met them before.
8. Lan loves to talk a lot, doesn’t she? In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone quite as ……………. as her.
9. His sister never does any housework, even though she doesn’t go out to work. I really can’t understand how anyone can be so
……………., can you?
10. Mr Binh is very ……………. He makes up stories to read to his children at bedtime without the least effort/

V. Read the passages and do the tasks below:

FACTS ABOUT THE MOON
To us, the moon appears to be very large. Actually the moon is much smaller than the sun and the stars. However, because the
moon is closer to the earth than any other star or planet, it seems larger.
The moon is really wuite far from us. Even if we could go to the moon in a rocket travelling five thousand miles an hour, it
would take us about forty-eight hours to get there.
Once we arrived on the moon, we would find that it grows extremely hot in the daytime nad extremely cold at night. This is
because the moon has no air to protect it. The air around our planet protects it from the sun’s rays and also keeps it from losing
too much heat.
In 1969, two men set foot on the moon and saw exactly what things are like there. We now know that on the moon we cannot
find free water in lakes and streams. Because of the lack of air and water on our moon, we can’t expect to see plants or animals as
we know them on earth.

A. TRUE or FALSE?
1. ……………. The moon seems larger than the sun and the stars because it is closer to our earth
2. ……………. It would take us 48 hours to get to the moon by air.
3. ……………. The moon is protected by air.
4. ……………. Of all the heavenly bodies, the moon is closest to us.
5. ……………. The moon grows extremely cold at night.
6. ……………. All stars are smaller than our moon.

B. Answer the questions:

1. Why does the moon seem large to us?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Why is it extremely hot in the daytime and extremely cold at night on the moon?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How useful is the air around the earth?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. When did men first set foot on the moon?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Why are there no plants or animals on the moon?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Complete these passages with the suitable words:

A. When I was in grade 4, a new boy (1) ……………. Zhiwei joined my class during the second semester. I sat next to him in the
class. We soon (2) ……………. on well with each other and became close (3) ……………. Zhiwei is (4) ……………. taller and
skinner than I am. He is tall and quick (5) ……………. to be the best one of our school basketball team. He is also one of our
school’s (6) ……………. athletes. Though Zhiwei is very good at sports and games, he is very disciplined. He always finishes his
homework (7) ……………. time. In fact, he has always been one of the top students in class. One major belief that both
(8) ……………. us agree on is that friends should share (9) ……………. thoughts and knowledge. This enables us to know each
other very well. Thus, in spite of the fact that he is an extrovert and I am not, we are still such close friends. I really treasure this
friendship and hope it will (10) ……………. forever.

B. Dear Charles,
I am very sorry I cannot come to meet you at the airport because I have to take my mother (1) ……………. from hospital at
that time. Our neighbor Peter Lee has kindly offered to meet you and (2) ……………. you home. As you have never met him
before, I shall (3) ……………. him to you.
Peter Lee (4) ……………. tall and slim. He is a young man in his early twenties (5) ……………. short hair and a fair
complexion. He (6) ……………. a round face and appears cheerful by nature. It is easy to recognize him (7) ……………. he is
usually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and (8) ……………. boots.
I do hope you manage to recognize my neighbor (9) ……………. any difficulty and I look (10) ……………. to seeing you
when he brings you to my flat
Your sincerely,
John
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PART B: PRACTICE TEST
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the underlined words whose part is pronounced differently from the others:
Question 1: A. enough B. cough C. though D. tough
Question 2: A. character B. Christmas C. school D. champagne
Question 3: A. please B. reserved C. sociable D. cousin
Question 4: A. humorous B. honor C. honest D. hour
Question 5: A. intended B. received C. prepared D. learned

II. Choose the words whose pressed part is different from the others:
Question 6: A. selfishness B. helpful C. principal D.
photographer
Question 7: A. curly B. lovely C. extremely D. different
Question 8: A. public B. social C. excuse D. voluntary
Question 9: A. annoyance B. Mercury C. dislike D. effective
Question 10: A. introduction B. education C. necessity D. photographic

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences:
Question 11: You mustn’t go to the bar because it is just for adults. You are ...................
A. old enough B. not yough enough C. too young D. too old
Question 12: Ba seems .................. some jokes, but I think they must be very ...................
A. to tell / annoying B. telling / annoying C. to tell / annoy D. tell / annoyed
Question 13: The moon ................... around the Earth.
A. moved B. moves C. moving D. is moving
Question 14: Don’t laugh ................... other people! They may do the same if a similar thing
happens to you.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
Question 15: Generosity, reliability and reservation are ...................
A. appearance B. characters C. parts of body D. humanity
Question 16: She has a good ................... with ................... hair and slim body. She looks more
beautiful in a ................... dress.
A. appear / black short / beautiful new green C. appearance / black short / new beautiful green
B. appearance / short black / beautiful new green D. appearance / short black / green new beautiful
Question 17: She is ................... kind ................... old people ................... housework.
A. extreme / help / with C. extremely / to help / on
B. extremely / to help / with D. extremely / helping / to
Question 18: Online games may have bad ................... ................... children.
A. affects / to B. effects / on C. effectives / to D. effectives / at
Question 19: Manager: I want to send this good
Assitant: I will call a service ................... it for you.
A. deliver B. to deliver C. to delivering D. delivering

Question 20: ................... my toys, I love this robot most.

A. All B. All of C. Of all D. Of
Question 21: The food there is not ................... for the poor.
A. enough B. enough good C. better enough D. too good
Question 22: When you ................... a problem, please phone me. I ................... immediately.
A. will have / will come B. will have / come C. have / come D. have / will come
Question 23: The students ................... are so few that the teacher canceled the class.
A. register B. registered C. registering D. to register
Question 24: If you ................... some abnormal thing, remember to call adults.
A. saw B. see C. will see D. are seeing
Question 25: Today Mr An ................... to work by bike because his motorbike is boken.
A. goes B. go C. is going D. went
Question 26: ................... happy she looks! She has just passed the entrance exam to the university.
A. What B. How C. Where D. That
Question 27: Thomas always helps others when they have difficulties. He is ...................
A. helpless B. helpful C. humorous D.
reliable

IV. Choose the incorrect words or phrases:

Question 28: I think I don’t have money enough. Could you lend me some?
A B C D
Question 39: Each of the student in my school wishes to study overseas.
A B C D
Question 30: Humourous is one of characters to help us make more friends.
A B C D
Question 31: Don’t eat green fruits or you have a stomachache.
A B C D
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Question 32: Stop for a while! Are you hearing something strange, Jenny? It is coming near.
A B C D

C. READING
V. Read and complete the passage:
WHO IS A FRIEND?
A friend in need is a friend in deed. It means that a friend is someone who (33)................... you in your (34).................... It is
not necessary that a friend should be a person from your own class or who lives (35)................... you. But it is important that a
friend should be someone who (36)................... to you (37)................... corrects you. This weekend I have invited my friend
(38)................... my house. We all have many friends, we also have a special friend. I (39)................... have a special friend. I like
her because whenever I feel sad, I can talk (40)................... her. She listens to my problems. She tells me what is right and wrong.
We play (41)................... We share our toys and things with each other. We often call (42)................... I feel it is important that
our parents should know our friends, so that we maintain a healthy and strong friendship. Now our parents are also good friends.

Question 33: A. help B. helps C. is helping D. helped

Question 34: A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficulties D. hard
Question 35: A. nearly B. nearby C. near D. far
Question 36: A. listen B. listens C. is listening D. listened
Question 37: A. and B. to C. that D. so that
Question 38: A. coming B. come C. came D. to come
Question 39: A. so B. either C. neither D. also
Question 40: A. about B. with C. to D. into
Question 41: A. each other B. together C. another D. with the others
Question 42: A. each other B. together C. another D. with the others

VI. Read and choose the best answers:

MY FATHER
My father is a good father. He taught me what I needed to learn in life by setting an example through his own life. His
goodness cannot and need not be expressed by words. He was a man of action. He acted out what I needed to learn.
My father is vigorous man with firm muscle. This is the result of his regular practicing exercises. Every day, he got up very
early to help my mother with housework. He also spent his time helping me with my homework at night, so I was able to
understand all of the things that I had problems at school. At weekends, he usually took me and my brothers outside and we could
enjoy our weekends and feel relax after hard-working weekdays.
My father was a man of a few words. He was a quiet man, only speaking when needed. He does not possess the gift of
persuasion that other people had, neither did he use authority to get his message across. All the lessons I have learned from my
father were not taught through words. He did not give me long lectures or lengthy reprimands. Instead, he set an example for me
to follow. I learned what I needed to know from my father through his own life. It was the way he lived his life that taught me
how to live mine. Indeed, my father was not a man of words; he was more a man of action.
My father had simple interests. He was very fond of the outdoors. He liked to hike, and went hiking as often as he could.
When he had the time, he also went fishing. However, his favorite thing to do was to hunt. As a child, I remember the different
animals he brought home. My favorite animal from his hunting trips was the deer. At a tender age, I was fascinated with the fact
that he brought home an animal of such size.

Question 43: What did the writer think about his father?
A. He was active. C. He thought carefully before making a decision.
B. He was very generous with his children. D. He was an exemplary person.
Question 44: What did he look like?
A. He was a strong man. C. He was a little short.
B. He liked exercises. D. He had a firm hand.
Question 45: What was he like?
A. He was reserved C. He liked talking in public.
B. He liked fishing D. He felt like going out.
Question 46: What was he interested in?
A. He liked animals C. He liked deers
B. He liked teaching D. He liked going out.
Question 47: What does the word “indeed” in line 9 mean?
A. Obviously B. However C. Really D. Generally

D. WRITING
VII. Choose the sentence having the closet meaning with the sentences given:
Question 48: That girl was too young to take my English course.
A. That girl wasn’t young enough to take my English course. C. That girl wasn’t old enough to take my English course.
B. That girl was young enough to take my English course. D. That girl was old enough to take my English course.
Question 49: What a nice eyes she has!
A. How nice she has her! C. How nice her eyes are!
B. How nice her eye is! D. How are her nice eyes!
Question 50: Mr Lam doesn’t like working as a saler. Mr Kien doesn’t, either.
A. Both Mr Lam and Mr Kien don’t like working as a saler. C. Neither Mr Lam nor Mr Kien like working as a saler.
B. Neither Mr Lam and Mr Kien don’t like working as a saler D. Neither Mr Lam nor Mr Kien likes working as a saler.
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