English exercises (Unit 8)

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1. Name: ENGLISH EXERCISES (UNIT 8 ) Class: 7C I. Find which word does not belong to each group 1. A. cinema B. comedy C. film D. cartoon 2. A. audience B. character C. actress D. actor 3. A. entertaining B. terrifying C. frightening D. exciting 4. A. enjoy B. like C. felling D. annoy 5. A. animation B. romantic C. science fiction D. documentary 6. A. interesting B. exhausting C. tired D. exciting 7. A. actor B. comedy C. director D. editor 8. A. entertaining B. exciting C. shocking D. acting 9. A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. although 10 A. plot B. documentary C. horror D. thriller II/ Complete the sentences, using “although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless”. Sometimes, two answers are possible. 1. I think I did OK in my sleep last night ___ I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours. 2. ___ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. 3. We enjoyed our holiday___ the rain. 4. ___ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university. 5. ___ there was no electricity, I was able to read. 6. She failed the test ___ she studied hard. 7. ___ difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire. 8. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. ___, she turned it down. 9. Carol arrived at the meeting ___ I asked her not to be there. 10. It looks like they’re going to succeed ___ their present difficulties. 11. ___ it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat. 12. My father is very busy. ___ , he is always willing to give a hand with the housework. 13. The sky was grey and cloudy. ___, we went to the beach. 14. Some English words have the same pronunciation___ they are spell differently, for example, dear and deer. 15. It was cold and wet. ___ , Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. III/ Odd one out 1. A. disappointed B. confused C. bored D. annoyed 2. A. pavement B. station C. plane D. traffic 3. A. excited B. decided C. surprised D. disappointed 4. A. break B. present C. ahead D. seatbelt 5. A. page B. information C. pavement D. transport 6. A. turned B. crossed C. described D. terrified 7. A. station B. mistake C. lane D. many 8. A. straight B. pain C. said D. afraid IV/ Find the mistakes and correct 1. Despite he heard the telephone ring, he didn’t answer it. 2. They enjoyed their holiday although the rain 3. We must always hear traffic rules for our safety on the road. 4. There used to is a bus station here but it moved a long time ago. 5. You must walk across the street at the pavement. 6. It’s interested to travel around Viet Nam. 7. Careless drivers often causes accidents on the road. 8. The ending of this film was quite moved. 9. Despite he old age, he wants to travel around the world. 10. We were terrifying of the ending of that horror film. V/ Makes the questions for the underlined part 1. It’s about 600 km from my house to school. 2. They left for work at 6.00 a.m. 3. The end of the film he is watching is very moving.
2. 4. The children often like walking in the park. 5. They bought this house five years ago. 6. His sister loves reading this story because it is very interesting. 7. Thanh suggests playing chess tonight. 8. Ba is the tallest student in my class. 9. They go to the zoo once a year. VI/ Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first using the words given in brackets 1. Despite his illness, he joined the meeting yesterday. (Although ) 2. Although she was tired, she went to school. (In spite of ) 3. Despite his young age, he performs excellently.( Although) 4. He bought this book 2 months ago but he hasn’t read it. ( . .However, ) 5. Tung will repair his bike tomorrow afternoon. (Tung’s bike .) 6. Many people find the way she behaves confusing. (Many people are confused ) 7. The football match was so boring but Tim saw it from beginning to end. ( . .However, ) 8. They clean the room every day. (The room . .) 9. Critics found his performance as King Lear disappointing. ( disappointed ) 10. The new restaurant looks good. It has few customers. (However) 11. Mary didn’t leave the meeting. She was sick. (despite) 12. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. (although) 13. My mother couldn’t sleep. She was tired. (in spite of) 14. Mai sings well. She isn’t a member of her school music band. (despite) VII/ Choose the correct answer 1. she's got an English name, she is in fact Vietnamese. A. Despite B. Although C. In spite of D. More than 2. . you subtract 7 from 12, you will have 5. A. Because B. If C. Though D. As 3. They left the house saying good-bye to their mother. A. before B. after C. during D. in 4. ___ he is old, he wants to travel around the world. A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because 5. my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats. A. Although B. After C. Since D.Before 6. The class discussion was short. , we gained some new knowledge from it. A. However B. Moreover C. Although D. Therefore 7. I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it. A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 8. There used to a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago. A. is B. was C. are D. be 9. Critics were at his bad performance as King Lear. A. disappointing B. interested C. disappointed D. bored 10. People wear costumes and through the streets, playing samba music and dancing. A. performance B. celebration C. dancer D. parade 11. We enjoyed our holiday the rain. A. despite B. though C. because D. although 12. did you buy this T-shirt? – In Sydney. A. What B. Where C. Why D. Who VIII/ Rewrite these following sentences as directed 1. My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl. (My mum ) 2. Although he was tired, he went to school. (In spite of ) 3. Despite her young age, she performs excellently.( Although) 4. They bought this bike 2 months but he hasn’t used it. ( . However, ) IX/ Make questions for underlined parts 1. It’s about 120 km from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau. 2. He cycled to school two years ago. 3. The book she is reading is very interesting. 4. The children like walking in the park.