UNIT 3: A trip to the countryside

 Exercise 1. Multiple choice:

1.They often go to that ............................ to pray.
A. market B. hotel C. hostel D. shrine
2. We have some ....................... students for the program.
A. exchange B. exchanged C. to exchange D. exchanging
3. Are you a stamp ................................ ?
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collecting
4. Cattle and sheep are grazing in the ............................
A. bridges B. rivers C. fields D. meadows
5. Getting to the village is a very ............................... journey.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
6. The weather is nice. Shall we .................... mountains this morning ?
A. go B. travel C. come D. climb
7. My village lies near the ....................... of the mountain and by the river.
A. foot B. leg C. feet D. legs
8. He is considered one of the greatest ..................... of the country.
A. heroes B. heroin C. heroines D. heroic
9. What do you think about his .......................... of coins ?
A. collect B. collector C. collection D. collective
10. There is a small bamboo .................... at the entrance to the village.
A. forest B. forestation C. forest ranger D. forestry
11. After an hour ......................... on the farm, the buffalo was given some hay.
A. plow B. plowing C. plowed D. plough
12. The tourists spent nearly half an hour ........................ photos of the pagoda and
the tower.
A. catching B. to catch C. taking D. to take
13. I wish you ......................... us someday.
A. visit B. will visit C. visited D. would visit
14. It rains heavily, .............................. I can’t go to the movies with you.
A. and B. but C. because D. so
15. My father ..................... teaching in a small village 10 years ago.
A. starts B. started C. has started D. is starting
16. Minh wishes he ................... a new bike.
A. shall have B. has C. had D. will have
17. They got up quite late, ...................... they missed the bus.
A. and B. but C. so D. because
18. Ba and Tam usually go fishing ...................... weekends.
A. on B. in C. to D. from
19. Our little brother took a long nap from 1 p.m ....................... 4 p.m.
A. till B. between C. at D. in
20. The competitions will take place ......................... 8 a.m and 12 a.m.
A. from B. between C. up to D. at
 21. The boys often go skiing ..................... winter.
A. in B. at C. on D. from
22. Every Saturday, they play table tennis ................................ 9 p.m.
A. till B. from C. on D.in
23. They have learnt English ............. many years.
A. in B. from C. since D. for
24. ...................... turning off the TV and lights, they went to bed.
A. Behind B. In front of C. Before D. After
25. My father was born ........................ September 21st 1950.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
 Exercise 2. Supply the correct word form:
1. There are two ..........entrances........................ – one at the front and one round the
back ( enter).
2. Thank you for a very ......enjoyable.................. evening at your house ( enjoy).
3. We can find lots of ...food............. and drink at the supermarket ( feed).
4. All the people walked in a ......southern........... direction (south).
5. There are three ........collections............... a day from the post box on the corner
( collect).
6. Every summer thousands of people flock to the ...........countryside....................
(country).
7. We stopped at some ........nearby........................ shops to buy some food ( near).
8. I can see the ........similarities................... between you and your mother ( similar ).
9. It is always .........interesting................... to hear other people’s point of view
( interest).
10. He is a famous stamp .........collector............. ( collect).
11. They ............invited............. me to join their family to Hue last year ( invitation).
12. The accident happens because of driving ................carelessly........................ (care).
13. You should ............relax................. for an hour (relaxation).
14. There is a .......parking................. lot near my house ( park).
15. He is ...............interested................ in playing soccer ( interest)

 Exercise 3. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:

1. They used to ...........go................... swimming in the afternoon (go).
2. He wishes he ...........were............... a doctor (be).
3. Is Lan used to ...............write..................... to Maryam ? (write ).
4. I wish they ...........would be............... here tomorrow (be).
5. I wish I ............could...................... speak English well (can).
6. I would rather you ............do.................. the test well ( do).
7. It’s time we ..........catched................. the bus (catch).
8. He used to .........go.......... to the cinemas on the weekends. (go)
9. I wish they ..............would be................... here next time (be).
10. It’s time we .................left.................. here ( leave).
 Exercise 4. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. I like playing soccer and that's why I spent a lot of time on that game.
 I like playing soccer so I spent a lot of time on that game.
Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their trip.
 They had to cancel their trip because the weather was cold
 Because of the cold weather, they had to cancel their trip
 The weather was cold, so/therefor they had to cancel their trip.
2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times.
 This book is interesting, so/therefor I read many times
3. He is too young to go to school alone.
 He is not old enough to go to school alone.
4. You must be careful because he is strict.
 He is strict, so/therefor you must be careful.
The test was so long that I couldn't finish it in an hour.
 The test was too long to finish it in an hour.
 The test was so long, so/therefor I couldn’t finish it in an hour.
 The test was not short enough to finish in an hour.
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