V. Error identification: From four underlined parts, choose the one that needs correction then correct it. 1. The teacher is sitting between five students. A B C D 2. My father's been worked as a shop assistant for over 15 years. A B C D 3. Looking from afar, the village resembles a small green spot dotted with tiny fireballs. A B C D 4. Nowadays, people tend to make a lot of shopping through the internet. A B C D 5. Smoking cigarettes in public aren’t allowed in my country. A B C D 6. Jupiter, who is the largest planet in our solar system, has more gravity than Earth. A B C D 7. Women get jobs to support their families as well as to be independently. A B C D 8. There is nothing most boring than a seaside town in the low season. A B C D 9. Remember not to skip the breakfast because it’s the most important meal. A B C D 10. He slept in his room when the fire alarm rang. A B C D VI. Word form: Write the correct form of the word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences. 1. Most words have only one……………., but sometimes a word has two or more. PRONOUNCE 2. Your general knowledge will be…………….when you take part in the course. RICH 3. My grandfather was …………knowledgeable about the history of China. EXTREME 4. If you weren’t so…………….., you wouldn’t be so fat! ACT 5. Each year many people………………. take care of the old and the disabled. VOLUNTEER 6. Going swimming every day can have very .................... effects. BENEFIT 7. You’d better drive. I’m too............................ for such traffic. EXPERIENCE 8. She sat in terrible .......................on the hard chair for over an hour. COMFORT 9. Unless something is done about ....................... the outlook for the future is not good. EMPLOY 10. We all went to the party, with the ....................of Steve. EXCEPT VII. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. Mary, together with her family members, (visit)………………… Ha Long Bay twice this year. 2. You always (watch)……………….. television. You should do something more active. 3. We (tell) ………………….not to go out at night recently. 4. Who you (talk)……………….. to when I (see) ……………you today? 5. Lan: I (lose) ……………my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (look for)………….. them for hours. Ba: Don’t worry. I (do) …………the same thing the other week but I (find)…….. them a few days later. 6. He never fails (arrive) ………..in time to help me. Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition. 1. We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown _______________ and left home. 2. The computer isn’t working. It broke ______________ this morning. 3. My headaches have been much better since I gave ____________ drinking coffee. 4. I turned __________ their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money. 5. It was not a problem. We looked _______________ his number in the telephone book. 6. Helen takes _____________ her mother in many ways. 7. We need to set ______________ early tomorrow. 8. The plane took ____________ very quickly. 9. Anne’s leaving ___________ London tomorrow morning. 10. Your friend is always complaining _______________ her job.