MORE EXERCISES OF UNIT : A DAY IN THE LIFE OF *** A GRAMMAR I THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Thì đơn) A CƠNG THỨC: Đối với động từ “ TO BE “: S+ AM / IS / ARE Eg: - I am a pupil - He is intelligent S+ AM / IS / ARE + NOT - I am not a pupil - He is not intelligent AM / IS / ARE + S ? - Are you a pupil ? - Is he intelligent ? Đối với động từ thường: I, WE, YOU, THEY + VO HE, SHE, IT + VS/ES S + DON’T + VO DOESN’T DO + S + VO ? DOES Ex: The sun rises in the east She doesn’t cook every day Do they often visit their aunt? VO = V-infintive : động từ nguyên mẫu B CÁCH DÙNG: To express the truth (Diễn tả thật hiển nhiên, câu phát biểu tổng quát, chân lý) Ex: The sun rises in the East To express the habits at present (Diễn tả thói quen, việc xảy thường xuyên hiện tại) Ex: Mary often goes to school by bicycle Diễn tả việc xảy theo thời gian biểu chương trình, kế hoạch định theo thời gian biểu Ex: The train leaves at seven twenty-three tomorrow morning C DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT - TRẠNG TỪ THỜI GIAN ĐI VỚI THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN: Trang  every (day/ week / month/ year)  Three times a week, twice a month, once a week, from time to time…  as a rule  always (luôn luôn)  usually (thường xuyên)  often (thường)  sometimes = occasionally = at times (thỉnh thoảng)  seldom (ít khi)  rarely (hiếm khi)  normally (thông thường)  never (không bao giờ)  all the time (luôn luôn) = at all times  seldom (ít khi), rarely (hiếm khi), normally (thông thường)  never (không bao giờ), all the time (luôn luôn) = at all times D CÁCH THÊM S, ES VÀO SAU ĐỘNG TỪ:  Động từ thêm “ES” có tận là: S, SH, CH, X, O, Z  Động từ tận “Y”, trước nguyên âm A, E, U, I, O ta giữ nguyên Y thêm S Ex: plays, employs, destroys…  Động từ tận “Y”, trước phụ âm ta biến “ -Y” → “-IES” Ex: study → studies E.g - We go to school on time everyday - Do you go to school on time everyday? - The Earth moves around the sun - Does the Earth move around the sun - It doesn’t rain in the dry season - Does it rain in the dry season? II ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (Trạng từ tần xuất)  Vị trí: Trước Tobe, sau động từ thường, trợ từ động từ chính: Always, usually → often → sometimes, occasionally → seldom, rarely → never Position of the Adverbs: (Vị trí trạng từ)  After To be / Modal Verbs: (Sau to be động từ khiếm khuyết) S + Tobe / Modal Verbs + Adverbs … Ex1: She is always at home on Sundays Ex2: I have ever been to London  Before Ordinary Verbs: (Trước động từ thường) S + Adverbs + V + O … Ex: He sometimes visits his uncle Question: Trang How often + / does + S + V + O +? Ex: How often you go to the cinema?- Once a week Note:  Trạng từ “as a rule” đứng đầu câu  Những trạng từ mang nghĩa phủ định như: “seldom, hardly ever, rarely, never…” không dùng câu phủ định III THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE(thì q khứ đơn) A CƠNG THỨC Đối với động từ “ TO BE”: I, HE, SHE, IT + WAS WE, YOU, THEY + WERE S + WAS + NOT WERE WAS + S ? WERE Eg: - He was at home last night - He was not at home last night - Were they at school yesterday? - They were at school yesterday Đối với động từ thường: DID + S + Vinf ? S + VED / V2 S + DIDN’T + Vinf Eg: - I visited my grandparents days ago - I didn’t visit my gandparents days ago - My sister bought this pen yesterday - Did your sister buy this pen yesterday? B CÁCH DÙNG : Diễn tả hành động hay việc xảy thời điểm xác định khứ Ex: Tom went to Paris last week  Diễn tả hành động diễn suốt khoảng thời gian khứ, hoàn toàn chấm dứt Ex: She worked as a secretary for five years and now she is a teacher  Thói quen khứ Ex: I used to play football when I was a little boy C DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT – CÁC TRẠNG TỪ:  Yesterday : hôm qua  Last week / month / year : tuần / tháng / năm trước  Two weeks ago : tuần cách  In 1995 : năm 1995  When S was young/ little boy B PRACTICE TEST I FAMILY WORDS:  Advertisement (n): quảng cáo Advertiser(n): người quảng cáo Advertise (v):quảng cáo Trang  Science (n): khoa học Scientist(n ): nhà khoa học Scientific(a): thuộc khoa học  History (n): lịch sử, môn lịch sử Historical(a): thuộc kiện lịch sử  Profession (n): nghề nghiệp Professor(n): giáo sư Professional(a): chuyên nghiệp II PRONUNCIATION: Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions: A scream B death C ready D peasant A traveled B stared C landed D seemed Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the word(s)whose underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions: A tobacco B contented C buffalo D transplanting A technology B comfortable C activity D experience II SPEAKING Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges: Tim: " _" Jeycy: “Certainly" A Welcome back! B What are you doing there? C I'm sorry I am late D May I borrow a pencil, please? “ ” “Fine, thank you And you?” A How old are you? B Where you live? C What’s the matter with you? D How are you? III LEXICAL GRAMMAR: Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: If you want to sell your house, why not put an _ on television A advertisement B advertise C advertised D advertising There is no explanation for what happened A scientist B scientific C scientifically D science My ant is a _ teacher A history B historical C historic D historian 10 Mr Brown worked as a _ when he was in Paris A profession B professor C professional D professors 11 Are you _ with your mid-term exam’s result? A proud B satisfied C surprised D keen 12 My younger sister often _ her bicycle to school A ride B go C catch D drive 13 Last night I arrived at the bus-stop just in time to _ the last bus A see B meet C catch D call 14 This time is difficult but we will never _ hope A give up B have C offer D continue Trang 15 Mr Jordan does the transplanting _ his son pumps water A while B as a result C if D although 16 John got _ as soon as the alarm clock went _ A up/down B up/off C up/over D up/on 17 We got _the plane at 10.30 and the plane took on time A in/ off B on/ up C in/ out D on/ off 18 John isn't contented his present salary A of B with C for D on 19 Frank collects stamps his spare time It is his hobby A of B on C in D for 20 The plane from Dallas two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London A took on B took off C took in D took over 21 Harry works all the time He A never relaxes B relaxes never C often relaxes D relaxes sometimes 22 The baby is so big! How much. _now? A is she weighing B she weighs C does she weigh D did she weigh 23 The World War II _ in 1939 and _in 1945 A begins/ ends B had begun/ ended C has begun/ had ended D began/ ended 24 He _ the piano everyday A practise B practises C to practise D practising 25 When the teacher _the room, the student were talking A entered B enter C entering D to enter 26 She looked in her mirror _an ambulance behind her A saw B and see C and was seeing D and saw 27 We were watching TV when the lights out A went B has gone C had gone D were going 28 Lan and Hoa _ us every Summer A visits B visited C visit D visites Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 29 I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30 A 15 minutes B 10 minutes C 20 minutes D 30 minutes 30 Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below A action B habit C trip D way Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 31 Although it's a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we A excited B dissatisfied C shocked D interested 32 I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30 A.finish B complete C come D start IV READING: Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct word or Trang phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks David Evans is a farmer He does farming on his own land in Wales The farm has belonged to his family for generations The soil is poor David feeds sheep on his land He does not employ any fulltime workers His sons help him when they are not at school His wife adds to the family income by (33) _eggs (34) _her hens produce In summer she often takes paying guests into the farmhouse The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country (35) _and Mrs Evans enjoys having some free money to spend on clothes for her children and herself (36) _, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone The question is that if his children want to take after the farm when Mr Evans gives up working Country life is quiet and (37) _to them It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city some day 33 A sell B selling C to sell D sells 34 A who B which C whom D what 35 A wind B sights C air D life 36 A However B Moreover C Luckily D Furthermore 37 A interest B interested C interesting D to interest Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions: My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub Then I help Margaret in the shop My wife likes being busy, too We never have holidays and we don’t watch television In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I the accounts At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it 38 Mr McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT A a firefighter B a driver C a farmer D a mailman 39 Gigha is the name of _ A his wife B his hotel C the shop where they work D the island where they live 40 Tourists to the island A sail B fly C swim D drive 41 The word “it” in paragraph refers to the A beer B post C boat D pub 42 According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran? A He likes the job as a postman most B He and his wife go on holiday every year C He does the accounts in the evenings D He goes to bed very late Trang V ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 43 They often go to their farm to pump water and transplanting A B C D 44 Did you used to go on business? A B C D 45 Why you call me so late last night? A B C D VI WRITING: Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the best meanings for each of the situation: 46 Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday They A always play their game of badminton B play badminton always on Tuesday C always play badminton on Tuesday D have always played badminton on Tuesday 47 Adrian wears jeans all the time Adrian _ A always wears jeans B often wears jeans C sometimes wears jeans D usually wears jeans 48 We started to write to each other two years ago A We used to write to each other for two years B We used to write to each other since two years C We’ve written to each other for two years D We’ve written to each other since two years 49 He last had his eyes tested a year ago A He has not had his eyes tested for a year B He had not had his eyes tested for a year C He had not tested his eyes for a year D He did not have any tests on his eyes in a year 50 Which sentence is true? A I am usually free on Sundays B I usually am free on Sundays C I am free on Sundays usually D I am free on usually Sundays EXERCISE: GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKET: I (go) to Ben Thanh market last Monday He (get) up at o’clock yesterday What time you (go) to bed last night? She ( not/ go) to work last weekend Lan (meet) her at the party years ago Last summer vacation,Mom (not /buy) _me a new buy When he (leave) for work last week? Trang What you (do) yesterday?’ We (begin) to learn English years ago 10 She (be) an engineer last week 11 Lan (be /not) at home yesterday 12 He (wear) the shirt last week 13 They (be ) here yesterday 14 you (go) to school yesterday? 15 Tam (be) at home last night? – Yes, he (be) TEST I PRONUNCIATION: Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the word(s) that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions: A frightening B bridge C pilot D fire A technology B teaching C purchase D lunch Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the word(s)whose underlined part that differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the followin questions: A repair B harrow C arrive D announce A interested B serious C wonderful D immediate II SPEAKING Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges: “Hi, Daniel”.“ _” A Hello B Catch you later C It was nice of you D Nice to meet you, too Peter: “How often you go to school?” – “Phoebe: “ _” A I go there early B Every day except Sunday C I don’t think so D I go there by bus III LEXICAL GRAMMAR: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: Every year, between February and March, Chua Huong festival _hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country A attract B attracted C attracts D is attracting The plane from Dallas two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London A took on B took in C took over D took off It was time to the kids ready for bed A prepare B get C take D make 10 Before the plane takes off, passengers must _their seat belts A fasten B flee C emit D unbind 11 Nam was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t go _ A on B off C away D up Trang 12 It was a difficult time, but we never hope A gave up B continued C had D offered 13 Why _he unhappy last Tuesday? A am B is C was D were 14 She _ to school on Sundays A doesn’t go B don’t go C doesn’t goes D didn’t go 15 My favorite at school was mathematics A topic B class C theme D subject 16 Washington State is famous _its apples A with B to C on D for 17 Would you mind me a hand with these bags? A give B to give C giving D to giving 18 The port is capable handing 10 million tons of coal a year A in B on C of D for 19 It is not very difficult to become good student A Ø B a C an D the 20 He is interested _doing transplanting A of B at C in D out 21 Bad students never hard A works B work C are working D is working 22 I at six o'clock, but to be up by five A normally get up/ I have sometimes B normally get up/ sometimes I have C get normally up/ sometimes I have D get normally up/ I sometimes have 23 How many languages ? A you speak B are you speak C are you speaking D will you speak 24 He usually his work before o’clock A finish B finishes C is finishing D finishing 25 Everybody was dancing when I _ A come B came C comes D coming 26 He doesn’t usually _ newspapers after dinner A read B reads C am reading D was reading 27 My father to work by bus everyday A go B goes C went D going 28 Where she live last year? A B does C did D was Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 29 John isn't content with his present salary A excited about B disappointed about C satisfied with D interested in 30 We had a nice chat over a cup of tea A formal talk B informal talk C serious talk D long talk Mark the letter A,B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined Trang word(s) in each of the following questions 31 What time you go to bed? A go out B sit down C get up D leave for 32 I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field A strict B weak C slow D thin IV READING: Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks: The country and the city have advantages and (33) People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings They enjoy peace and quiet, and can their work at their own pace because no one is in a hurry They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it (34) , their life can be boring and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, (35) is a serious problem if they are ill or want ( 36) children to school The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of - disadvantages Cities are often ugly and (37) ; they not only have bad air but are also noisy Everyone is always in a hurry and this means that people have no time to know each other and make friends 33 A disadvantages B joy C happiness D enjoyment 34 A Thus B Whatever C However D So 35 A this B what C when D which 36 A take B taking C to take D took 37 A pollutants B polluted C polluting D pollution Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions: ROUTINES Think about your daily life Do you follow the same read :o work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives Routines save time and energy because you them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active Here's Jo talking about her morning routine 'Oh yes I always exactly the same things wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven I switch on the radio and listen to the news Then I go to the too and I brush my- teeth I have a shower and dry my hair Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed I don't eat anything for breakfast I just have a cup of coffee Then I go to work Yes, it's always the same.' Routines are very useful but they also make you uncreative So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines Get out of bed on the opposite side Listen to a different radio station Take a different route to work Eat something different for breakfast Change your routine You never know, it could change your life 38 This passage is mainly concerned with A our usual ways of doing things B our daily activities C Jo's timetable D changes in our lives 39 According to the passage, routines are useful because A we can them in the morning B they make a habit of never thinking C they save time and energy D we all have them in our lives 40 The word 'loo' in line can best be replaced with Trang 10