1. UNIT 9: AT HOME AND AWAY
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. She decided to learn ________to sew.
A. which B. what C. where D. how
2. My neighbor, Mrs Mai, bought the material and ________the dress for me.
A. does B. made C. did D. makes
3. She made a cushion and a dress. The cushion was fine. But the dress________.
A. was B. isn’t C. wasn't D. aren't
4. We ________Cham temples and Tri Nguyen Aquarium.
A. visited B. looked C. came D. went
5. Please switch ________the radio. I want to listen to the news.
A. off B. over C. in D. on
6. Helen is always afraid ________dogs.
A. off B. with C. of D. by
7. Now Hoa has a useful hobby. She makes her own________.
A. wears B. clothes C. cloth D. costumes
8. I bought a lot of ________for my friends, in America.
A. presents B. gifts C. souvenirs D. All are correct
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
9. They will return to England in the fifth of April.
A. in B. will C. fifth D. to
10. We couldn't stay to dinner because the last bus leaves at 8 o'clock.
A. at B. to dinner C. stay D. leaves
Rewrite the following sentences to describe your old hobby.
11. Last summer / I / learn / play chess.
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12. My neighbor / play / very well / and teach / me.
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13. He / a teacher / the College of Technologies.
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14. Then / I often / play chess / with my friends / free time.
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15. Now / I / play / quite well.
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16. I / think / chess / wonderful game.
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Change into negative and interrogative sentences.
17. Liz bought many souvenirs in Ho Chi Minh City.
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18. I was very tired after the trip.
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19. They are watching my father’s new motorbike.
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20. We visited Cham Temples last month.
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21. Trung’s brother goes on holiday in Ha Long Bay every summer.
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2. 22. They will take their soon to the zoo next weekend.
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23. My parents live in the countryside.
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24. Tom gave me some American stamps five days ago.
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25. Mrs. Oanh his our new literature teacher.
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26. There was a toy store next to the museum.
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Read the passage and answer the following questions.
My name is John, and this is my story. Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousin and uncle
and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my
uncle wanted to turn round and come back. He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot too, one day it was
480
C. Even at night it was really hot. Anyway, what we decided to do was to drive back about 160 km to a place
where the train went through. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Perth by train. That was fun.
It was a good train.
We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short. You see, while we were there my
grandmother (my mother’s mother) in Melbourne died. Most of us flew back but but my Dad and my uncle came
on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie.
It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it.
27. When did John’s family go to Perth?
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28. How did they go to Perth?
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29. Why did John’s uncle decide to com back?
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30. Who died when John’s family were on holiday?
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31. How did most of them come back?
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Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
32. Hoa’s new skirt was white ________red and yellow flowers ________it.
33. Lien made a cushion ________her own room.
34. Nam lives a long way ________his grandparents’ house.
35. Liz helped me a lot ________my stamp collection.
36. Did you speak ________Mr. Robinson ________your vacation ________Dalat?
37. There is a souvenir shop near the exist ________the zoo.
32/ with – on 33/ for 34/ from 35/ with 36/ with – about – in
37/ of
Fill in the gap with a correct verb in the box.
looks–plant-thought- has -bought-planted- learn - watched
Tung (39) _____his neighbor, Mr. Thuan (40)_____ trees in his garden. He (41)_____ planting trees was
a good hobby. He decided to (42)_____ how to plant trees.
He (43)_____ some small trees and (44)_____ them in front of his house. They had lots of green leaves
and some little flowers. Now, he (45)_____ a small garden and it (46)_____ very pretty.
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