English9 Further Practice Key

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II. Find two words that don’t belong to the root in capitals.

Ex: SCHOOL: A. pupil B. farm C. doctor D. teacher

Answer: B, C.

1. COUNTRYSIDE: A. field B. mountain C. university D. street

2. CITY: A. cow B. supermarket C. university D. crop

3. VILLAGE: A. airport B. bamboo C. theatre D. pond4. CATTLE: A. bull B. pig C. buffalo D. chicken

5. PLANT: A. maize B. hamburger C. forest D. rice

III. Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.

1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished. (so)

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2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests.(and) .......................................................................................................................................................................

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3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon. (so that)........................................................................................................................................................................

4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree.

(while) ........................................................................................................................................................................

5. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.

(so...that) ................................................................................................................................................................

........6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry.

(so) ........................................................................................................................................................................

7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food there.(both) .....................................................................................................................................................................

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8. The water is very cold. We can’t swim in it.(too) .......................................................................................................................................................................

9. Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home.(so) ........................................................................................................................................................................

10. Mr. Parker feeds the chickens. He collects their eggs. (not only...butalso) .......................................................................................................................................................................

IV. Complete the sentences below. Use the prepositions in the box.

1. Mr.Thanh isn’t here at the moment. He’ll be back ..................... a few minutes.2. We were at the seaside ..................... two weeks.

3. I haven’t seen Liz ..................... Monday.

4. Mrs. Nhung has gone away. She’s been away ..................... Friday.

5. Where’s Trang? She should be here..................... now.6. There are usually a lot of parties .....................New Year’s Eve.

7. Can I meet you ..................... 8am and 9 am?

8. We met a lot of people ..................... our holiday.9. Ten o’clock is a bit early. We should come ..................... that.

10. They don’t like traveling ..................... night.

after at between by during

for in on since until





IX. Use the words given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 – 5 words in total).

Ex: Whose bag is this?belong Who does this bag belong to?1. I’m sorry I can’t speak English perfectly.wish I ........................................................................English perfectly.

2. Walking among the green trees gave Liz pleasure.enjoyed Liz ................................................................green trees.

3. Peter is fourteen years old. Van is fourteen years old.age Peter ...........................................................Van.4. Mai began singing when she was eleven.

able Mai has ..........................................................she was eleven.

5. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today.ony If ................................................................better today.

X. Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences.

1. wanted/ clearly/ the front line/ the President/ we/so/ to see/stood/ in/ we.........................................................................................................................................................................

2. holiday/ she/ in/ wishes/ Nha Trang/ spend/ next summer/ her/ Liz/ could.

........................................................................................................................................................................3. return/ twice/ they/ home/ least/ a month/ town/ to/ usually/ at/ their.

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4. started/ after/ pleasant/ the countryside/ home/ day/ a/ to go/ in/ they/ having.........................................................................................................................................................................

5. people/ mountain resorts/ some rest/ hard-working/ many/ go to/ to have/ a/ after/ week.........................................................................................................................................................................

6. the capital/ 80 kilometers/ home village/ about/ the north-east/ is/ of/ to/ my.........................................................................................................................................................................

7. hours/ boat/ got/ main/ after/ traveling/ to/ island/ there/ by/ the/ we.

........................................................................................................................................................................8. some minutes/ a tree/ tired/ the man/ and/ he/ and/ for/ felt/ hungry/ so/ slept/ under/ sat down.

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9. stay/ until/ September/ uncle/ with/ the end/ my/ will/ of/ us.........................................................................................................................................................................

10. learned/ a lot/ people/ arrived/ Tom/ about/ since/ Vietnamese/ has/ he/ here.

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ANSWER KEY

I. Fill in the blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.



1. walking; 2. see; 3. away; 4. loud; 5. faster; 6. well; 7. from; 8. up; 9. When; 10.as

II. Find two words that don’t belong to the root in capitals.

1. C,D; 2. A,D; 3. A, C; 4. B, D; 5. B, C

III. Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.

1. The movie was boring, so we went home before it finished.2. Mai opened the door and greeted the guests.

3. We started the trip very early so that we reached/could reach the village before noon.

4. Liz saw some wild ducks while she was resting under a tree.

5. Hoa is so sick that she can’t sit up.6. Ba felt tired and hungry, and so did Lan.

7. We enjoyed both the fresh air and the food in the country.

8. The water is too cold for us to swim in.9. Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket, so he had to walk home.

10. Mr. Parker not only feeds the chickens but also collects their eggs.

IV. Complete the sentences below. Use the prepositions in the box.

1. in; 2. for; 3. since; 4. until; 5.by; 6. on; 7. between; 8. during; 9. after; 10. at.

V. Write sentences with “wish”

1. I wish our classroom had some windows.

2. I wish the sun were shining right now.

3. I wish the teacher weren’t going to give us an exam tomorrow.4. Lan wishes she knew how to make a cake.

5. I wish we didn’t live in a small flat in the city./ I wish I lived in a big house in the city (in the countryside).

6. I wish you didn’t say things like that.7. I wish I could go with you to the countryside next weekend.

8. Nam wishes he were old enough to ride a motorbike.

9. I wish my aunt and her children were coming to dinner with us tonight.10. I wish you would remember your homework./ I wish you weren’t always forgetting your homework.

VI. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

1. It was planted near a church fifty years ago.2. It has got and evil reputation.

3. He will have bad luck.

4. Because tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it.5. No, they aren’t. They have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk.

VII. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

1. D; 2. A; 3. A; 4. B; 5. C

VIII. Match each question in column A with its correct answer in column B.1 – b; 2 – f; 3 – h; 4 – c; 5 – j; 6 – g; 7 – i; 8 – d; 9 – a; 10 – e.

IX. Use the words given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 – 5 words in total).

1. I wish I could speak English perfectly.

2. Liz enjoyed walking among the green trees.

3. Peter is the same age as Van.4. Mai has been able sing since she was eleven.

5. If only the weather were better today.



X. Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences.

1. We wanted to see the President clearly, so we stood in the front line.

2. Liz wishes she could spend her holiday in Nha Trang next summer.

3. They usually return to their home town at least twice a month.4. They started to go home after having a pleasant day in the countryside.

5. Many people go to the mountain resorts to have some rest after a hard-working week.

6. My home village is about 80 kilometers to the north-east of the capital.7. After three hours traveling by boat, we got to the main island. (We got to the main island after three hours

traveling by boat.)

8. The man felt tired and hungry, so he sat down under a tree and slept for some minutes.

9. My uncle will stay with us until the end of September.10. Tom has learned a lot about Vietnamese people since he arrived here.

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