Bài luyện tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Số 2

PRACTICE TEST 2
I. 	Change into the Passive voice.
1. 	We paint our house every three years.
2. 	Years ago, people use oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
3. 	They’re building several new schools in our town.
4. 	The boy knew that they were praising him.
5. 	We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
6. 	I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
7. 	Can we use an Infinite Article before an uncountable noun?
8. 	Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry.
9. 	They promised the workers higher wages.
10. 	No one has ever asked me that question before.
II. 	Change into the Active voice.
1. 	You can’t be put in prison.
2. 	I was told that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company.
3. 	It was reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan.
4. 	The teacher must have been upset by what you said.
5. 	Wasn’t that building built three months ago?
6. 	His sister has been offered a well-paid job at a publishing house.
7. 	Your salaries will not be increased this year.
8. 	The problem might be discussed in the meeting if there is enough time.
9. 	The accident happened because the car has not been stopped in time.
10. 	You can see that the dishes haven’t been washed.
IV. 	Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. 	Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.”
2. 	“They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us.
3. 	Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.”
4. 	The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”
5. 	Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.”
6. 	“If he knew the truth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Mary told me.
7. 	Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished homework.”
8. 	“This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked.
9. 	The man said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.”
10.	He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.”
V.	Change the following sentences into indirect form 
1. 	Miss Hoa said, ‘Where are you going on your vacation this summer, Khoa?’
2. 	‘Have you finished repairing your car?’ he said.
3. 	‘ Why has Mike been looking so sad lately?’ she said.
4. 	‘Was anyone hurt in the accident yesterday morning ?’ I said to my friend.
5. 	The boy said, ‘When will the show begin, Miss Hoa?’
6. 	The girls said, ‘Must we be here at five or can we come a little later?’
7. 	‘Do you know that man’s name, Lan?’ Linh said.
8. 	‘How often do you go to the cinema ?’ Minh said to Giao.
9. 	‘Did they build the villa two years ago?’ the boy said to his aunt.
10. 	‘Which coat is yours, Nhung?’ the host said.
VI. 	Change these sentences into indirect speech 
1. 	The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.”
2. 	The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.”
3. 	Mrs. Pike said, “Please come to our party tonight, Ben.”
4. 	“Don’t call me again at this late hour!” Mike said to Anna.
5. 	“Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,” Mother said.
6. 	The driver said, “Don’t get off the coach while it’s moving.”
7. 	“Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy.
8. 	“Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman.
9. 	“Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl.
10. 	Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.”
VII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. 	She’s (wonder)...................... fit for her age.
2. 	It is (question)...................... whether this is a good way of solving the problem.
3. 	There have been strange (happen)...................... here lately.
4. 	The results of the research are (summary)...................... at the end of the chapter.
5. 	Do you have any (suggest)......................?
6. 	Things seem to have (quite)...................... down a bit this afternoon.
7. 	Her latest CD is a (combine)...................... of all her best singles.
8. 	With a few (honour)...................... exceptions, the staff were found to be incompetent.
9. 	The public have responded (magnificent)...................... to our appeal.
10. 	The room still has many of its (origin)...................... features.
VIII. Complete the sentences, using the suggested words.
1. 	tell / what / happen / we / not guess / correct / answer.
2. 	he / explain / rules / then / competitors / start / play.
3. 	many people / claim / there / other / wonders, / ancient Greeks / know / nothing / about.
4. 	first / longest / section / Great Wall / China / construct / between / 221 / 204 BC.
5. 	Mike / leave / hotel / start / jog / along / river.
6. 	Mark / ask / wife / what/ she/ like/ her/ birthday.
7. 	It / say / Jack / Joe/ good / friend.
8. 	father / tell / me / stay / home/ learn / lessons.
9. 	you / know / Ronaldo / consider / best / footballer / nowadays?
10. 	she / say / nothing / world / can / compare / her / love / her / fatherland.
IX. 	Complete the sentences with “tell, say, speak, talk, ask” and their correct forms.
1. 	Be quite, I have something to ......................	.
2. 	The President refused to ...................... to waiting journalists.
3. 	I had to ...................... the teacher what to do next.
4. 	Are you ...................... me you didn’t have any help with this?
5. 	Ann and Joe aren’t ...................... to each other right now.
6. 	How old are you – if you don’t mind my ......................?
7. 	He is ...................... to have been a brilliant scholar.
8. 	He ...................... everybody he saw the news.
9. 	We looked around the school and ...................... with the principal.
10. 	I’ve ...................... to the manager about it.
PRACTICE TEST 2
I. 	Change into the Passive voice.
1. 	We paint our house every three years.
	Our house is painted by us every three years.
2. 	Years ago, people use oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
	Years ago, oil lamps are used instead of electric lamps.
3. 	They’re building several new schools in our town.
	Several new schools are being built in our town.
4. 	The boy knew that they were praising him.
	The boy knew that he was being praised.
5. 	We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
	A committee has been set up to investigate the matter by us.
6. 	I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
	I noticed that the wrecked car had not yet been taken away.
7. 	Can we use an Infinite Article before an uncountable noun?
	Can an Infinite Article be used before an uncountable noun?
8. 	Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry.
	This watch must have bene dropped in his hurry.
9. 	They promised the workers higher wages.
	The workers were promised higher wages.
10. 	No one has ever asked me that question before.
	I have not ever been asked that question before.
II. 	Change into the Active voice.
1. 	You can’t be put in prison.
	They can not put you in prison.
2. 	I was told that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company.
	People told me that she was going to be appointed manageress of the company.
3. 	It was reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan.
	They reported that fighting had started again in Pakistan.
4. 	The teacher must have been upset by what you said.
	What you said must have upset the teacher. 
5. 	Wasn’t that building built three months ago?
	Did they build that building three months ago?
6. 	His sister has been offered a well-paid job at a publishing house.
	They have offered his sister a well-paid job at a publishing house.
7. 	Your salaries will not be increased this year.
	They will not increase your salaries this year.
8. 	The problem might be discussed in the meeting if there is enough time.
	They might discuss the problem in the meeting if there is enough time.
9. 	The accident happened because the car has not been stopped in time.
	The accident happened because they have not stopped the car in time.
10. 	You can see that the dishes haven’t been washed.
	You can see that they have not washed the dishes.
IV. 	Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. 	Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.”
	Henry said he wanted to buy a new schoolbag for his brother.
2. 	“They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us.
	The girl said that they were going to build several schools in that city.
3. 	Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.”
	Nam said he had once traveled to Great Britain.
4. 	The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”
	The students said they would have a test the next day.
5. 	Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.”
	Oanh said to me that she didn’t want to leave that town.
6. 	“If he knew the truth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Mary told me.
	Mary told me if he knew the truth, he wouldn’t be happy.
7. 	Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished homework.”
	Long said to Quang he might come when he had finished homework.
8. 	“This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked.
	The foreigner remarked that boy spoke English very well.
9. 	The man said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.”
	The man said he thought it wouldn’t rain that night.
10.	He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.”
	He said to us that his sister was gong to get married the next Sunday.
V.	Change the following sentences into indirect form 
1. 	Miss Hoa said, ‘Where are you going on your vacation this summer, Khoa?’
	Miss Hoa asked Khoa where he was going on his vacation that summer.
2. 	‘Have you finished repairing your car?’ he said.
	He asked if I had finished repairing my car.
3. 	‘ Why has Mike been looking so sad lately?’ she said.
	She asked why Mike had been looking so sad lately.
4. 	‘Was anyone hurt in the accident yesterday morning ?’ I said to my friend.
	I asked my friend if anyone had bee hurt in the accident the previous morning.
5. 	The boy said, ‘When will the show begin, Miss Hoa?’
	The boy asked Miss Hoa when the show would begin.
6. 	The girls said, ‘Must we be here at five or can we come a little later?’
	The girls asked if they had to be there at five or they could come a little later.
7. 	‘Do you know that man’s name, Lan?’ Linh said.
	Linh asked if Lan knew that man’s name.
8. 	‘How often do you go to the cinema ?’ Minh said to Giao.
	Minh asked how often Giao went to the cinema.
9. 	‘Did they build the villa two years ago?’ the boy said to his aunt.
	The boy asked his aunt if they had built the villa two years before.
10. 	‘Which coat is yours, Nhung?’ the host said.
	The host asked which coat was Nhung’s.
VI. 	Change these sentences into indirect speech 
1. 	The teacher said, “Come into my office, please.”
	The teacher told me to come into his office.
2. 	The speaker said to the audience, “Don’t make so much noise.”
	The speaker asked the audience not to make so much noise.
3. 	Mrs. Pike said, “Please come to our party tonight, Ben.”
	Mrs. Pike asked Ben to come to their party that night.
4. 	“Don’t call me again at this late hour!” Mike said to Anna.
	Mike asked Anna not to call her again at that late hour.
5. 	“Hurry up if you want to go to the opera with us,” Mother said.
	Mother asked me to hurry up if I wanted to go to the opera with them.
6. 	The driver said, “Don’t get off the coach while it’s moving.”
	The driver asked me not to get off the coach while it was moving.
7. 	“Show me what you have in your hand,” she told the boy.
	She told the boy to show her what he had in his hand.
8. 	“Stay where you are and don’t touch anything!” ordered the policeman.
	The policeman ordered me to stay where I was and not to touch anything.
9. 	“Do what you’re told or you’ll get into trouble,” the manager warned the girl.
	The manager told the girl to do what she was told or she would get into trouble.
10. 	Susan said, “Read my exercise, Micheal, and tell me if it is orrect.”
	Susan asked Micheal to read her exercise and to tell her if it was correct.
VII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. 	She’s wonderfully fit for her age.
2. 	It is questionable whether this is a good way of solving the problem.
3. 	There have been strange happening here lately.
4. 	The results of the research are summarized at the end of the chapter.
5. 	Do you have any suggestions?
6. 	Things seem to have quite down a bit this afternoon.
7. 	Her latest CD is a combination of all her best singles.
8. 	With a few honourable exceptions, the staff were found to be incompetent.
9. 	The public have responded magnificently to our appeal.
10. 	The room still has many of its original features.
VIII. Complete the sentences, using the suggested words.
1. 	tell / what / happen / we / not guess / correct / answer.
	Tell us what happened because we can not guess the correct answer.
2. 	he / explain / rules / then / competitors / start / play.
	He explained the rules then the competitors started playing.
3. 	many people / claim / there / other / wonders, / ancient Greeks / know / nothing / about.
	Many people claimed that there were other wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about. 
4. 	first / longest / section / Great Wall / China / construct / between / 221 / 204 BC.
	The first longgest section of the Great Wall of China was constructed between 221 and 204 BC.
5. 	Mike / leave / hotel / start / jog / along / river.
	Mike left the hotel and started jogging along the river.
6. 	Mark / ask / wife / what/ she/ like/ her/ birthday.
	Mark asked his wife what she liked on her birthday.
7. 	It / say / Jack / Joe/ good / friend.
	It is said that Jack and Joe are good friends.
8. 	father / tell / me / stay / home/ learn / lessons.
	My father told me to stay at home to learn my lessons.
9. 	you / know / Ronaldo / consider / best / footballer / nowadays?
	Do you know that Ronaldo is considered the best footballer nowadays?
10. 	she / say / nothing / world / can / compare / her / love / her / fatherland.
	She said nothing in the world could be compared with her love for her fatherland.
IX. 	Complete the sentences with “tell, say, speak, talk, ask” and their correct forms.
1. 	Be quite, I have something to say.	.
2. 	The President refused to talk to waiting journalists.
3. 	I had to tell the teacher what to do next.
4. 	Are you telling me you didn’t have any help with this?
5. 	Ann and Joe aren’t talking to each other right now.
6. 	How old are you – if you don’t mind my asking?
7. 	He is said to have been a brilliant scholar.
8. 	He told everybody he saw the news.
9. 	We looked around the school and talk with the principal.
10. 	I’ve spoken to the manager about it.