CHU VAN AN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GROUP REVISION HEADLINES FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMS ( grade 11 for both advanced and fundamental curricula) A. Pronunciation B. Grammar: I. Tenses II. - Infinitive with to - Infinitive without to - Gerund - Passive infinitve ( to be + past participle ) and passive gerund ( being + past participle) III. - Gerund and present participle: ( V-ing) - Perfect gerund and perfect participle: ( Having + past participle) IV. - Reported with infinitive(s): Verb + (obj) to infinitve / not to infinitive phrase - Reported with gerund: + Verb + gerund + Verb + preposition + gerund + Verb + Obj + preposition + gerund V. Conditional sentences : - type 1 - type 2 - type 3 * Conditional in reported speech . VI. Pronouns one(s), someone, anyone, no one, everyone C. Reading: students must pay close attention to Unit 4; Unit 5; Unit 6 and Unit 8. D. SUGGESTED EXERCISES: I. Pronunciation: 1.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of other three. 1.A went B. write C. walk D. west 2. A. handicapped B. visited C. decided D. wanted 3. A. ethnic B. northern C. healthy D. south 4. A. who B. wheel C. whether D. whale 5. A. minority B. literacy C. primary D. library 7.A. drink B. ring C. danger D. frank 8. A. water B. waste C. answer D. went 9. A. choice B. character C. change D. teacher 10. A. helicopter B. hospital C. hour D. husband 11. A. money B. notice C. glance D. thank 12. A. plaster B. predict C. pyjamas D. psychology 13. A. this B. that C. think. D. there 14. A. match B. chair C. character D. church 15. A. house B. hot C. hello D. honest 2. Choose the word whose stress is different form the rest. 1 1. A. decorate B. gathering C. celebrate D. together 2. A.anniversary B. accidentally C. relationship D. decoration 3. A.handle B. birthday C. neighbor D. mature 4. A.volunteer B. handicapped C. mountainous D. gratitude 5. A.college B. healthy C. remote D. children 6. A. capture B. endanger C. coexist D. devastate 7. A. extinct B. decrease C. affect D. influence 8. A. prohibit B. increase C. transfer D. announce 9. A. education B. minority C. illiterate D. eradicate 10 . A. intelligent B. interest C. dependent D. computer 1. Gases from factories are extremely ………………………HARM 2. We’ve decided to interview only ten ………………… for the job. APPLY. 3. The water is………………… . You can’t drink it. POLLUTE 4. Boys and girls may behave …………………… in this situation DIFFER. 5. He was the greatest …………………………of the time SCIENCE 6. Marie Curie’s ………………… of radium made her famous DISCOVER 7. People in your village are very ………………… FRIEND 8. These animals are in danger of …………… EXTINCT 9. Minh is ………………… at English than Trung BAD 10. There are not many ………………………between American and Brishtish English DIFFER. II. Tenses. 1. Susan (send) …………… . a letter to her university after she (receive) ………….… her scholarship check. 2. Tom (meet) …………….… Mary in 1986 and they have been good friends since then. 3. George (work) ……………… at the university 45 years before he (retire) …… 4. After Tom (wash) ……………………… his clothes, he (begin) ………………… to study. 5. He (see)………………………… her while he (walk)…………………………. down the street yesterday. 6. After he (do)………………….…… his homework, he went to the cinema. 7. Tom (play) ………………………………. football when he was a little boy. 8. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain) …………………… ………. 9. The last time he (see)…………….…. in public, he (wear)…………… a great suit. 10. We (not/see)………………… her since she (leave)………………… school. 11. Lan said that she (get) …………………….… married soon. 12. My brother (go)…………………… to bed after he (turn)…………… the lights off last night. 13. We (live) ………………………… in the house since we came here. 14. She entered the university after she (graduate)……………….…… from high school. 15. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) ………………dinner, but they (stop)… to talk to him. III. Infinitive and Gerund. 1. It’s late. I think we had better (go) …… home. 2. People use their money (buy) …… and (sell) …… things. 3. She asked us (sit)… down and went (make) … some coffee. 4. Tim is too young (join) ………… the army. 5. The movie was very sad. It made me (cry) ………… 6. Would you like (come) ………… to dinner on Friday? 7. It took us three hours (get) ………… here. 8. I wonder if you’d be kind enough (help) ………… me. 2 9. Many young people are fond of (play)………football and other kinds of sports. 10. They couldn’t help (laugh)…………… when they heard the little boy singing a love song. 11. Your house needs(redecorate)…………… . 12. Mary and I are looking forward to (see)………………. you. 13. Jim went on (have)……………… another two sandwiches after he had had a pizza. I don’t think he’ll have a stomach ache soon. 14. Students stop (make)……………. noises when the teacher came in. 15. Try to avoid (make) him angry 16. That movie is worth (see) 17. There is no use (call) him at this hour 18. It’s no good (hope) for their help IV. Passive infinitve or passive gerund. 1. I remember (take) ………. to the zoo when I was a child. 2. We managed to climbed over the wall without (see) …… . 3. Isabel expected (admit) ……… to the university, but she wasn’t. 4. The tin opener seems (design) … . for left-handed people. 5. She resented (ask) ……………to make tea for everyone at the meeting. 6. Let’s leave early. We can’t risk (hold up) …………in heavy traffic during rush hour. Perfect gerund and perfect participle. 1. Lan washed her hair. Then she went to the library. Having…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I knew that he was poor. I offered to pay his fare Knowing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. She did not want to see the film again. She had seen it twice before. Having 4. I had spent all my money. I decided to go home and ask my mother for a job. Having . 5. He found no one at home .He left the house in a bad temper. Finding 8. He had writen a letter before he went to bed. Having…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. He robbed the money. He looked for a place to hide it Having……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Change the following sentences into the indirect speech. 1. “I’ll buy you an ice-cream.” My Dad promised……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “ Would you like to have a drink with me ?” He invited……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Could you lend me your bicycle for a day?” Nam asked Lan……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “Take these medicines and go to bed early!” The doctor advised……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Nga said that she was sorry she dropped the jug. Nga apologized…………………………………………………… ………………………………………… 3 6. The policeman said the thief stole the bicycle. The policeman accuse………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. The thief said that he didn’t take the bicycle The thief denied………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Tom said that he would drive Kate to the station. Tom insisted…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Ba said that he broke the mobile phone. Ba admitted………………………………………………………………………………….………………… 10. David said that he always became to be a rich man. David dreamed …………………………………………………………………………………………….… 11. The manager told the visitors not to stay at the hotel near the airport. The manager warned ……………………………………………………………………………………… 12. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane regrets……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. “I haven / t finished the assignment yet. I / m really sorry.” The boy apologized……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. “It / s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy . The man accused………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. “ You got your promotion. Congratulations!” Helen said to her brother . Helen congratulated 16. “Why don / t we stay at home for a change?” Peter said Peter suggested . 17. “Ok.I will be there on time,” said Mary. Mary agreed 18. “I must go home at once”, said Daisy. Daisy insisted 19. “I hope I will see you next week”, John said to his girlfriend. John was looking forward 20. “May I help you with your homework?” Mary said to Tom. Marry offered VI. Conditional sentences. 1. If I have enough apples, I (bake)…………………………………………… an apple pie this afternoon. 2. If you had asked me politely , I (help )…………………………………………………… you 4. If I (have)…………………………………… enough money, I would have gone with you. 5. If I (know)…………………………………… that you were in hospital, I (visit) you 6. If you (arrive) ………………………………….ten minutes earlier, you (get ) a seat 7. If the weather had been nice yesterday, we (go)…………………………………… to the zoo. 8. If anyone should call, please take the message. Should………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I would have more energy if I were young. Were………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VII. Conditional in reported speech . 1. “If you pass the test, I’ll buy you a car.” he said 2. “If you passed the test, I would buy you a car.” he said 3. “If you had passed your test, I would have bought you a car.”, he said 4. “ The teacher will angry if she makes any more mistakes.” he said 4 5. “If I knew his telephone number, I'd give it to you.” he said 6. “ If I were you I / d try to get a room on the top floor” he said to me. 7. “I ’ ll wait for you if you like” she said to Tom. VIII. Pronouns one(s), someone, anyone, no one, everyone. 1. I like reading books, especially the books about the natural world 2. Does ………….mind if I aet first? 3. …………………………….said they would attend the party, but……………………… turn up. 4. I don’t think…………………………………like that film because it is so boring. 5.I thought I heard………………………….knocking at the door. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that wouldn’t be correct 1. You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job. A B C D 2. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English to all her classmates. A B C D 3. We’re looking forward to see you again. A B C D 4. I’d like buying some earrings like yours. A B C D 5. David asked me telling him the time. A B C D 6 . He accused her for not doing what he had said A B C D Reading: 1. Choose the best word to fill in these blank below from A,B ,C or D Dir sir /madam, I am very .(1) To have (2) a donation of $500 from your company…(3) .days ago. The money will (4) …us to (5) … the old school building and build a new block of flats for the .(6) …….students.we will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible. I would like to….(7) …our thank for the …(8) ….from your company and hope to ….(9) … more assistance and … .(10) ……from your companyin the future. I….(11) ….forward to (12) from you soon. Your faithfully David james Câu 1: A. happy B. happied C. happying D. have happied Câu 2: A. receives B. receiving C. received D. receive Câu 3 : A. any B. some C. little D. the Câu 4 : A. helping B. helped C. helps D. help Câu 5 : A. repairs B. repair C. repaired D. repairing Câu 6: A. handicap B. handicapped C. handicaps D. handicaptor Câu 7: A. express B. expressed C. expressing D. expres Câu 8: A. donate B. donated C. donation D. donating Câu 9: A. get B. getting C. got D. gotten Câu 10: A. cooperate B. cooperation C. cooperating D. cooperates Câu 11: A. looking B. looked C. look D. looks Câu 12: A. hearing B. heart C. hear D. hears 2. Read the following passage and decide the statements are True or False 5 We had the marathon today. A dozen of us sped off. People stood on the streets, cheering us on. It was like we in the Olympics. Peter was ahead of me. So was Owen. Then I shot off. I was racing ahead. My legs were going faster than the rest of me. I sped off onto the main road and kept running past other runners until there was only Peter left in front of me. On and on, I ran. My legs and lungs were hurting but I couldn’t stop. Just outside the town, I ran past Peter . A minute later, I was declared the winner of the marathon. Everyone cheered and clapped. It was hot . I was perspiring. I could hardly breathe but it didn’t matter. I felt like a hero. 1…… .There were twelve took part in the marathon. 2… .At first the writer ran faster than his friends , Peter and Owen. 3… .After a long distance of running, he felt very strong.… 4… .He ran past over Peter inside of the town. 5… .He was declared the winner of the marathon.… 3. Read the following passage and answer the following questions: In Viet Nam, Tet Nguyen Dan takes place in the first month of the Lunar Calendar - from late January to early February. As preparations, people are busy buying things, preparing traditional foods, and cleaning the house.” Must have” items deemed to be bought or prepared are cakes made from sticky rice, dried watermelon seeds, fruits ( fresh and candied), tea, alcoholic and soft drinks, ornamental plants, and flowers. On New Year’s Eve, people make offerings to their ancestors, go to church or pagodas, or go out to pick buds or young leaves. Vietnamese visit family members, neighbors, teachers, friends, and graves of ancestors. Only best wishes and positive comments are expectedly exchanged, for people believe that they would be haunted by bad luck for the rest of the year if these first days were not filled with joy or good news. Children receive their “li xi” or “tien mung tuoi” – “lucky money” normally in red envelopes. 1. Who may get “li xi “or “tien mung tuoi”? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. When does Tet Nguyen Dan take place in Viet Nam? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. On New Year’s Eve, what activities do people do? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 . HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GROUP REVISION HEADLINES FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMS ( grade 11 for both advanced and fundamental curricula) A. Pronunciation B. Grammar:. character C. change D. teacher 10. A. helicopter B. hospital C. hour D. husband 11. A. money B. notice C. glance D. thank 12. A. plaster B. predict C. pyjamas