Practice (E9) Part 1 1, Complete the short conversations with suitable statement questions. Then practise them with a partner. 1. A: What would you like for breakfast, scr' B: Noodles and beef, please. A: _________________________________________ ? B: Yes, it's my favourite. 2. A: You should learn how to cook. B: _________________________ ? Why? A: Because you're a girl. B: I don't think that's a good reason. 3. A: Why do you look so tired? B: I skipped lunch. A: _________________________________________ ? You should go out and buy something to eat. B: I will now. 2, Solve the following crossword. Across: a. An American garden salad made from chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette b, A Mexican dish of meat and vegetables cut into strips, cooked, and wrapped inside a flatbread Down: c. An Indian dish of meat or vegetables, cooked in a spicy sauce, often served with rice d. A traditional British meat dish made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell e. A baked Italian dish consisting of wide strips of pasta cooked and layered with meat or vegetables, cheese, and tomato sauce 3. Underline the correct word in each sentence. 1. Cook/Boil some water, and pour it into the glass. 2. Have you peeled/taken the potatoes for me? 3. My mother usually steams/fries fish because she doesn't like oil. 4. Separate/Combine the celery and shrimp, and mix them well. 5. You should water/drain the pasta before mixing it with tomato sauce. 6. They usually have a starter/dessert before having the main course. 7. The first solid food my mother gave my baby sister was sliced/pureed pumpkin. 8. You should spread/sprinkle butter on a slice of bread and put it in the oven for two minutes. 4. Fill each blank in the text with a word from the box. A word may be used more than once. heat divide add garnish tender slice grams stir-fry HOW TO MAKE BEEF EGG NOODLES Cook the egg noodles in boiling salted water just (1)____. Drain, place in a bowl, and set aside (2)_____ a frying pan until very hot. Add a splash of oil then (3 ) _______the beef slices with the sliced gariic, ginger, and chillies until just cooked. (4)________the bean sprouts, a tablespoon of soy sauce, and lime juice for the last 30 seconds of cooking. Put all the cooked contents into a large bowl, including all the juices. Put the pan back on the heat, and add some oil.Then add the cooked noodles and toss well over the heat. (5)______ the fried noodles between four plates. Return the beef and juices to the pan and (6) until heated through. Arrange the beef on top of the noodles and (7)______ with a lettuce leaf and some coriander. 5. Fill each blank in the conversation with a, an, some, or any. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với các từ a, an, some hoặc any. Nick: Let's discuss what to prepare for our picnic. Mi: You and 1 have been assigned to buy (1) _______ fruit and drinks. Nick: I think it would be better to buy fruit which are easy to pee such as bananas or mandarins. Mi: (2) kilo of mandarins and (3) bunch of bananas are enough, I think. Nick: Should we buy (4) ____ snacks such as crisps? Mi: That's fine. Let me write it down: (5) big packet of potato crisps. Nick: What: about drinks? Should we buy soft drinks? Mi: I don't think that's a good idea. Just buy (6) bottles of mineral water. Nick: My mother told me that she could bake (7) apple pie for us. Mi: Oh. that's great! 6. Complete the conversation with suitable food quantifiers. A: Can you go to the supermarket and buy me some things? B: OK. What do you want? A: We've run out of milk, so buy two (1) ........... of milk, please. B: What about bread?There's only one (2) _______left in the fridge. A: Yes, you can buy a (3) ________ of bread. We also need a (4)______ of cauliflower and a (5) _____ of celery. I will make some salad. B: Do you need some bacon for the salad? A: Good idea. Just buy 200 (6)______of bacon. B: Anything else? A: That's enough for today. 7, Complete the conversation with the responses A-G. Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau với các đáp án từ A-G. Kitty: There's nothing left in the fridge. Let's eat out tonight. Kevin: That's a good idea. Shall we go to Pizza King? Kitty: (1) ________ Kevin: What about Little Italy? It's more reasonable. Kitty: (2) ________ Kevin: You can ask them to change the CD for some cool pop music. Kitty: (3) ________ Kevin: By the way, what is the best type of pizza there? Kitty: (4) ________ Kevin: I don't fancy pizza with fruit on it. I like seafood. Kitty: (5)________ Kevin: Sounds delicious! Let's go quickly. I'm starving. Kitty: (6) ________ Kevin: Are you joking? It's pouring with rain outside. Kitty: (7) ________ Kevin:Alright. A. The food there is good, but the music is terrible. B. I like Hawaiian pizza. It's awesome! C. Are you kidding? The prices there are higher than any other place. D. Shall we go by bike? E. I didn't know that. Let's go to Little Italy then. F. You can try the seafood pizza then. It includes fish, squid, and shrimp. G. Let's go by taxi then. 8, 8.1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. Last week I went to an International Food Festival taking place in Hai Phong. Because the festival only (1)___ place for one day, hundreds of people crowded into it. It was the biggest food festival I had eve* seen. There (2) thirty countries participating in the festival. They brought with them traditional fooc specialities which reflected their unique national (3) ___. I was really impressed (4) the Cobb salad. It is an American garden salad made from chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette. (5) ______the salad requires quite a few ingredients, it is quick to make. The American chef at the festival (6) ______me the way to make the salad and it took me only 15 minutes to complete. How amazing! The next day I made Cobb salad (7) _____ my mum for lunch, and she loved it right away. (8) _____good dish is steak pie, a traditional British meat pie made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Unfortunately, I did not have (9)______ time to listen to the chef give instructions on how to make this dish. However, I tried it and it was brilliant. Next year (10) _____ there is another food festival, I will definitely join in. 1. A. ran B took C. went D found 2. A. are B. is C. was D. were 3. A. cooking B. food C. foods D. cuisine 4. A. by B. at C. in D. on 5. A. But B. Although C. Because D. So 6. A. said B asked C. gave D. showed 7. A. for B with C. together D. like 8. A. One B. Another C. Second D. Next 9. A. little B. many C.enough D. few 10. A. while B. as C. if D. because 8.2. Fill each blank with a suitable word. My mother is a good (1)____ and she can make a lot of delicious. She also (2) ______my brother and me how to cook. Now we can make different Vietnamese dishes (3) ____ as fried beef, spring rolls, vegetable soup, pho, etc. In addition, we've leamt how to make pizza, lasagne, sushi, and curry. My brother's (4) _____ dish is lasagne while I like pho and spring rolls the (5) _____. At the moment, my mother is teaching us how to bake. My mother has very good eating (6) ________. For breakfast, she usually has a bowl of rice, some lean chicken or pork, a plate of vegetables, and a banana. She never (7)_____ this important meal. For lunch, she has different types of salad, some fish, and some rice. She doesn't eat (8) _______ for dinner, just some vegetable and lean meat. She encourages us to (9) _________ healthily by avoiding fast foods and soft drinks. In addition, every morning we get up early to do (10) ___together. It's a good way to keep fit, isn't it? 8.3. Read what Mark says about his food memories. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD? I loved lasagne. It all began when I was three years old. I flew to Australia with my parents on Singapore Airlines. On the plane they served special food for children, and one of the dishes was lasagne. I fell in love with that dish immediately and ate a big portion. Since then, whenever we eat out in an Italian restaurant, I've chosen lasagne. DID YOU HATE ANY FOOD WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD? Sure, I really hated fish. My mother loved it, so we had it almost every day. Although she cooked different dishes such as steamed fish, fried fish, or fish soup, I still didn't like the taste, the smell, or anything about it. The strange thing is that I liked fish nuggets at Kuick, and I had them sometimes on Sundays. WHICH DO YOU PREFER: HAVING MEALS AT HOME OR EATING OUT? My job involves travelling a lot, so I treasure any meal with my parents at home. It's our happiest time when we can gather together and share a lot of things. I love eating at home also because my mother is a great cook who can create unusual (fishes with everyday ingredients. 1. When Mark was three, he started to like lasagne. 2. There were special dishes for children on Singapore Airlines planes. 3. The first time he tried lasagne, Mark couldn't eat much. 4. Mark doesn't like lasagne anymore. 5. He never ate fish when he was a child. 6. His family had fish every day. 7. His mother only cooked one kind of fish dish. 8. Mark has to travel a lot in his job. 9. His family has a good time together during their meals. 10. His motier on y uses unusual ingredients when cooking. 9, Make sentences using the words and phrases below to help you. You can add extra words or make changes. Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng từ và cụm từ dưới đây. Có thể thêm từ để thay đổi. 1 Children/adolescent/should/eat/sufficient/nutritious/foods/grow/develop normally. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Although/eat/breakfast/dinner/home/students/usually/have/lunch/school. ___________________________________________________________ 3. Healthy lunches/important/for/them/because/these/help/concentrate/learning. ___________________________________________________________ 4. Some/student/usually/have/unhealthy lunch/of/fast food. ___________________________________________________________ 5. School aged/children/learn/fast/and/be/influenced/friends. ___________________________________________________________ 6. If/we/not talk/them/about/healthy eating/they/may/only eat/junk food. ___________________________________________________________ 7. At home/parents/should/encourage/children/prepare/lunchboxes. ___________________________________________________________ 8. They/should discuss/healthier/food choices/and/decide/what/be/lunchbox/with/children. ___________________________________________________________ Part 2 1. Insert a suitable word in each numbered gap to complete the passage. Thomas Cook (1808 -1892) is widely considered to be the father of modern mass tourism. He organised the first package (1)____ in history. He arranged for the Midland Counties Railway to charge one shilling per person for a group of campaigners travelling (2) ____ Leicester to a rally in Loughborough, eleven miles away. Cook was paid a share of the fares charged to the passengers, as the railway tickets couldn't (3) ____ issued at his own price. There (4) ____ been railway excursions before, but this one included entrance to an entertainment held on private grounds, rail tickets, and food during the train (5) ___ . Cook immediately saw the potential of a convenient ‘off-the-peg’ holiday product in which everything was (6) ___ in one cost. Afterwards he pioneered (7)________ holidays both in Britain and on the European continent (where Paris and the Alps were the most popuiar destinations). He founded the (8) _______ agency Thomas Cook & Son ( popularly nicknamed Cook's Tours), which became Thomas Cook AG eventually becoming Thomas Cook Group in 2007. 2. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option for each blank in the sentences. 1. You can learn a lot about fee local by taking to local people. A. territory B. area C. land D. nation 2. It's good to have someone to ____ you when you are visiting a new place. A. lead B. take C. guide D. bring 3. When you _____ your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport. A. arrive B. reach C. get D. achieve 4. It can be quite busy here during the tourist ________. A. season B. phase C. period D. stage 5. Make sure you a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer. A. book B. keep C. put D. buy 6. Captain Cook discovered Australia on a _______ to the Pacific. A. vacation B. travel C. cruise D. voyage 7. Most tourist attractions in London charge an admission _______. A. fare B. ticket C. fee D. pay 8. The hotel where we are ____ is quite luxurious. A. living B. existing C. remaining D. staying 3. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. Welcome to wonderful Dana Tours! Come to us and you are sure to find the (1. WIDE) _______ range of holidays! You can pamper yourself at the five-star Vinland Hotel in a well-(2. KNOW)________seaside resort, where the facilities none. If you prefer a more active holiday, you can cruise around the island in a canoe, go diving to see the (3.WONDER)________coral reef, or go trekking to admire the spectacular scenery. (4. ALTERNATE) _______ , you might prefer to take a self-catering apartment in one of the (5. PICTURE) _____ fishing villages. There you can sample the authentic local cuisine, with its famous seafood (6. SPECIAL) ______, and choose from a variety of excursions to places of cultural and (7.ARCHAEOLOGY) ________ interest. Our prices are inclusive of all flights and (8. ACCOMMODATE) ______ , and represent excellent value. Book now, before it's too late! 4. Fill each blank in the sentences below with a compound noun from the box. suntan window shopping vending machine lookout sightseers broomsticks 1. Its easy to use the _____________. Enter the code for the item you want, then insert coins equalling the price shown. 2. After the explosion, the guards at the temple have to keep a sharp _______for anything suspicious. 3. I'm not going to buy anything - I haven't got any cash on me anyway. But it's fun to do some _____! 4. Halloween, we decorated jack-o'-lanterns and hung up pictures of witches riding _____. 5. After a long holiday at the seaside, I've got great _______! 6. The terraced rice fields in Ha Giang attract a large number of _______ when harvest season comes. 5. Form compound nouns from these elements and use them to complete the sentences below. standers sea away out shells by down take 1. We got something to eat from an Indian _______ on the way to the hotel. 2. The suddenness of the _______ had caught the tourist by surprise. 3. The _______ near the bus stop saw the accident. 4. We enjoyed the sight of children gathering ________ on the beach. 5. You can't just go through the _______ without paying. 6. In comparison with the exotic pictures in the brochure, the resort was a real _________. 6. Insert a, an, or the in each gap. Egypt, (1) ________most populous country in the Arab world, is home to one of (2) _______world's oldest cultures. Modern day Egypt is descended from (3) _____ ancient civilisation that emerged in the 10th millennium BC. (4) _______stunning, colossal monuments of Ancient Egypt never fail to astonish. (5)_____romantic cruise along the Nile - (6) ___ world's longest river - dazzles the senses. Giza Plateau is Ancient Egypt's most famous, fascinating, and mysterious archaeological site for people to explore. No other place has (7)________magic, mystery, and pleasures of Egypt. Travel to Egypt and you will discover (8) ______ world of wonder. 7. Correct the mistakes in the sentences by adding a, an, the or by changing or removing an article that has been used. 1. We spent little time in Paris seeing some of the sights. 2. We are working for the cleaner environment. 3. The tourists flock to this island every summer. 4. My cousin took a part in the London arathon. . 5. The sun sets in west. 6. Young don't have much free time to enjoy their childhoods nowadays. 7. Unfortunately, fewer people came to a festival than last year. 8. It is generally believed that an university education will lead to a well-paid job. 8. Insert a word/phrase from the box in each blank to complete the sentences. broaden arrrvai in advance description journey took timetable exotic places 1. We prefer to go by train, even though the car ______ is a lot quicker. 2. The _________ of flight 382 from Moscow has been delayed by one hour. 3. I've always wanted to be a travel photographer and take pictures of ________. 4. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline _____. 5. We had plenty of time so we ___________ the scenic route. 6. Travelling to a foreign country really does ________ your horizons. 7. Now, class, I'd like you all to write a ________ of your last holiday. 8. Once we got to the station, I quiddy looked through the _______ to see when the next train was. 9, a. Match the names of the famous world landmarks to their countries. 1. Pyramid of Cheops a. Viet Nam 2. Taj Mahal b. Cambodia 3. Dong Van Stone Plateau c. Australia 4. Golden Gate Bridge d. the United Kingdom 5. Great Wall of China e. France 6. Angkor Wat f. Malaysia 7. Petronas Twin Towers g- the United States 8. Great Barrier Reef h. China 9. Eiffel Tower i. Egypt 10. Stonehenge j- India b. Choose one of the places in 1a as your holiday destination and talk about it with a partner. 10, Read the conversation and answer the questions. Nick: Vova, I hear that you took the train across Russia. Vova: Yes, I started in Moscow, travelled all through Russia and Mongolia, and ended up in China. Nick: Wow! That's a long way! Vova: Yes. It took three weeks. I did it as part of a tour with ten other people. Nick: Cool! What was the landscape like? Vova: A lot of it was flat and you could see that there was absolutely nothing for miles. As we got into Siberia there were scattered trees, and when we got into Mongol we could see some camels, but besides that there was next to nothing. Nick: Wow! Wild camels! So how did you eat on this train? Vova: We stopped several times at stations along the way and on every platform you could buy local food. Every train had hot water on it too, so you could always make noodles if you were desperate. Nick: Wow! Would you do it again? Vova: Great question! Yes, I would do it again, but I would wait several years to do it. There are so many other things to do and see. Nick: OK. Thanks a lot. 1. How many people were in his tour? 2. What was the landscape like? 3. What could he get on the train? 4. Where did he get food? 5. What animal did he see a lot of in Mongolia? 11. Read the text below and decide which option (A, B, C, D) best fits each space. The tourist industry is considered to be the world's largest industry.The direct (1) __impact of the industry, including accommodation, transportation, entertainment, and attractions, is worth trillions of dollars every year. The statistics show that the number of international tourist (2) __ worldwide reached 1.04 billion in 2012. Such large (3) ___of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the many thousands of skiers are (4)______ the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (5) _____ old food tins, tents, and pieces of equipment that have been (6)______ away. At a time when we have greater freedom to travel (7) _____ ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (8) ______ causing damage to their destinations. Now there is a new holiday guide (9) ___ Holidays That Don't Cost the Earth. It tells you how you can be a responsible tourist by asking your travel agent or your tour (10) _______ the right questions before you book a holiday. 1. A. national B. educational C. economic D. cultural 2. A. arrivals B. deliveries C. comings D. figures 3. A. totals B. numbers C. amounts D. digits 4. A. bending B. destroying C. fixing D. hurting 5. A. for B on C. with D. below 6. A. put B tidied C. given D. thrown 7. A. than B when C. then D. while 8. A. outside B instead C. beside D. without 9. A. called B known C. termed D. described 10. A. advisor B director C. operator D. worker 11. Rewrite each of the sentences so that it means the same as the one before it. 1. You spent more money during the trip than I did. —► I didn't ________________________________________________ 2. Have you ever been to Kuala Lumpur before? —► Is this your ________________________________________________ 3. China is a huge tourist attraction: it has many old castles and pagodas. —► As China ________________________________________________ 4. I found this place rather boring. —► I wasn't ________________________________________________ 5. We last went to Spain three years ago. —► It is ________________________________________________________ 6. We visited a magnificent old house on the plateau. —► The ________________________________________________________ 12. Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write no more than five words in each gap. Look at the example. Example: We arrived in Budapest two days ago. FOR We have been in Budapest for two days. 1. I have visited the Stone Forest once before. SECOND This is the ________ the Stone Forest. 2. I find it hard to go at the same speed as my brother on walking holidays. UP I find it hard to ______ my brother on walking holidays. 3. Dzung is very fond of travelling and has been everywhere. KEEN Dzung is ___________ and has been everywhere. 4. We drove away as fast as we could, ready to begin oiradiaaR. FULL We drove away ______ , ready to begpn avadsemxe. 5. As the storm started, we went towards the old house. DIRECTION As the storm started, we went ____ the old house. 6. The information I got from the travel agent was very confusing and I didn't know what was going on. GAVE The travel agent _________ adn I didn't know what was going on. Part 3 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. 1. Computers offer a much greater degree of __________ in the way work can be organised. A flexible B. flexibility C. flexibly D. inflexible 2. She spoke English with a(n) _________ that I couldn't understand. A. accent B. stress C. intonation D. tone 3. Louis is virtually bilingual_________ Dutch and German. A. on B. in C. for D. with 4. She _______ up some Spanish when she was living in Mexico. A. took B. looked C. picked D. learnt 5. Teachers provide a model for children to _________. A. allow B. behave C. change D. imitate 6. Peter can just about get ____________ in German. A. up B. down C. out D. by 7. Sound symbolism means that we often _________ the meaning of a word from its sound. A guess B.judge C imagine D. expect 8. I can have a conversation in Italian, but I'm a _______ rusty. A. bit B. lot C. very D. too 9. Is English a(n) ______ language in your country? A. mother B. official C. living D. old 10. He spoke a ________ of French the we found hard to understand. A. slang B. jargon C. dialect D. language 2. Match words (1-6) to their definitions (A-F). 3. Read the two paragraphs below and fill each blank with a suitable word from the boxes. global second tongue expansion status English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is the people living in Britain, Ireland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand,first language, or mother (1) _________ of around 400 million Canada, and South Africa, and it is spoken as a (2)____________ language by millions more. English is learned by many more people worldwide as a foreign language. English has become a(n) (3) _________ language, or international language, used by people who speak different native languages to communicate with each other. English has achieved the (4) _______ of a world language over a long period of time, and for various historical and cultural reasons. In the 17th century English was spread by settlers going from Britain to America, and in the 18th and 19th centuries by the (5) _______ of the British Empire. speech simplicity change openness flexibility English is the language which has the largest vocabulary, with approximately 500,000 words and 300,000 technical terms. One of the basic characteristics of English is the (6) _______ of form. Many English words have been simplified over centuries. Many English words do not (7) according to parts of speech. Another basic English has become a flexible language in which the same word can operate as many parts of (9) ______. The (10) ______ of vocabulary is another basic characteristic of English. English has many borrowed words derivatives, and compounds. 4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. 1. If my English was good enough, ______________ 2. If I could go to England this summer, ______________ 3. If English had fewer words, ______________ 4. I would read more English books if ______________ 5. My English wouldn't be so rusty if ______________ 5. Complete the sentences by choosing the most suitable ending from the box and making it into a relative clause. 1. English has borrowed many words ____________________________. 2. There are several reasons ____________________________. 3. I often look up new words in the dictionary ____________________________. 4. The French couple ____________________________can get by in Vietnamese. 5. The new girl in our class ____________________________ is reasonably good at English. 6. Many people come to England and English-speaking countries ____________________________. 6. Read the following conversation and fill each blank with a suitable relative pronoun. Đọc đoạn hội thoại sau và điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống. 7. Choose correct statement (A-F) to complete the following conversation. Practise the conversati with your partner. A. What does that word mean? B. How do you pronounce this? C. Did I pronounce that correctly? D. Sure, what do you want to know? E. If you talk to your American friends every day, you'll improve quickly. F. Do you understand? Mary: Duong, do you like studying English? Duong: I do like studying English, and I can read it well, but speaking can be difficult. Mary: It's not that hard. (1) ____________ Duong: I have my book from class here. How do you s this word?do like studying English, and I can read it w< but speaking can be difficult. Duong: Can I ask you a question? Mary: (2) ____________ Mary: It's pronounced microwave. Duong: Sorry, I don't understand. (3) ____________ Mary: A microwave is a type of oven that cooks or he< food very quickly using electromagnetic wav rather than heat. (4) ____________ Duong: Yes, I think so. Can you say it again? Mary: Microwave. Duong: Microwave. (5)______________ Mary: Yes, that's right. That's very good. Duong: Thank. And this word? (6) Mary: That word is pronounced iron. Duong: Thanks so much. 8. Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps. I started (1) _______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2)_______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3) ____ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4) ______by t
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