NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / /
The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector
B. EXERCISES
I. Pronunciation and stress :
A. Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different
1. occupation opposition obligation obtain
2. sorrow
employ
organize work
3. disabled mentally
retarded
consuming 4. photography exhibition
professional
determined
5. sorrow passion
children
idea
II. Grammar
1. Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor,
rich, sick , unemployed, young
6. ……………….of the town gather there once a month to get the dole
7. ……………….should share some of their possessions with ……………..
8. ……………….are those who can see nothing, and …………….are those who can’t hear.
9. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of …………is
decreasing while the number of ………………..is increasing.
10. …………………………..are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while
………..have only one wish; that’s to be healthy.
11. ………………….always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’
III. Vocabulary

12. My sister has talent in ………………and she has won many prizes.(photograph)
13. Disabled children need special ………….to develop both mentally and physically.(educate)
14. The children have every reason to be proud …………..their efforts. (in, of, to, at)
15. Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties. ( out of, from, to, without)
16. The ……………..are those who can’t speak. (blind, deaf, dump, sighted)
17. Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ………………..retarded. (normally, totally,
spiritly, mentally )
18. …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance. (Injuries, The injured,
Injured person. The injury)
19. My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps. (spend, use, take, get)
20. The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand
the lesson. (demonstration, show, exhibition, display)
21. He had ……………...no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a
promotion. (done, made, determined, earned)
22. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a
……….work. (time-consuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit)
23. Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress. (with, to, in, at)
IV. Writing
Rewrite sentences
24. Ann has not won the prize. This disappointed her parents. - ………….. which
…………………
25. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer.


-……………….used to ……………………………………………………………………………
26. We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home. - After
…………………………………..
27. There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents.
- The parents of the disabled children were
…………………………………………………………

28. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. – The fog prevented
……………………………………..
29. John and I don’t play tennis any more. (USED)
30. It rained all the night. That was good for gardens. (WHICH)
31. It is a time-consuming work to teach the disabled children to add and subtract.
It
takes…………………………………………………………………………………………….
32. It has been raining heavily for three days That is very bad for our crops. (WHICH)


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation : / /, / /
The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector
B. EXERCISES
I. Pronunciation and stress :
A. Pick out the words that is not pronounced / / or / / or whose stress pattern is different
1. occupation opposition obligation obtain
2. sorrow
employ
organize work
3. disabled mentally
retarded
consuming 4. photography exhibition
professional
determined
5. sorrow passion
children
idea
II. Grammar

1. Complete the following sentences by using the + Adj : blind, deaf, healthy, old, polite, poor,
rich, sick , unemployed, young
6. The unemployed of the town gather there once a month to get the dole
7. The rich should share some of their possessions with the poor.
8. The blind are those who can see nothing, and the deaf are those who can’t hear.
9. There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country. The number of young is decreasing
while the number of old is increasing.
10. The healthy are the happiest people and have millions of wishes while the sick have only one
wish; that’s to be healthy.
11. The polite always say “ sorry ‘’ and ‘’thank you’’
III. Vocabulary
12. My sister has talent in photography and she has won many prizes.(photograph)
13. Disabled children need special education to develop both mentally and physically.(educate)
14. The children have every reason to be proud …………..their efforts. (in, of, to, at)
15. Dancing is a good way of escaping ……….stress and difficulties. ( out of, from, to, without)
16. The ……………..are those who can’t speak. (blind, deaf, dump, sighted)
17. Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and ………………..retarded. (normally, totally,
spiritly, mentally )
18. …………………were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance. (Injuries, The injured,
Injured person. The injury)
19. My brother used to ………….all his spare time collecting stamps. (spend, use, take, get)
20. The teacher’s ………….of adding and subtracting made it easier for the pupils to understand
the lesson. (demonstration, show, exhibition, display)
21. He had ……………...no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a
promotion. (done, made, determined, earned)
22. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a
……….work. (time-consuming, time-bargain, time-saving, time-limit)
23. Their parents seemed satisfied ……………their progress. (at, to, in, with)
IV. Writing
Rewrite sentences

24. Ann has not won the prize. This disappointed her parents. - Ann has not won the prize,
which disappointed her parents
25. My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, but now he doesn’t smoke any longer.
My father used to smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day


26. We had dinner in a restaurant , then we arrived home. - After having dinner in a restaurant/
we had had dinner in a restaurant, we arrived home
27. There was a lot of opposition on sending the disabled children to school from their parents.
- The parents of the disabled children were opposed to sending the disabled children to
school from their parents
28. We couldn’t drive because of the fog – The fog prevented us from driving.
29. John and I don’t play tennis any more. (USED) John and I used to play tennis
30. It rained all the night, which was good for gardens.
31. It takes (a lot of) time to teach the disabled children to add and subtract
32.. It has been raining heavily for three days, which is very bad for our crops.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension
The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector
B. EXERCISES
I. Correct word form
1. We should help people who can not work properly because of their ……… or ……… (sick/
disabled)
2. A lot of people express strong ……… to the project to build a new airport in the suburb.
(oppose)
3. She looked with ……… at the result of her work. (proud)
4. He is extremely ……… in his approach to his job. (profession)

5. I’ve been ……… for six months. I have to find work at once. (employ)
6. ………prevented the boy from continuing his education. (poor)
7. The head injury from the car accident ……… her for life. (deaf)
8. The attacks continuing with increasing ……… (severe)
II. Complete the passage
The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise
Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)………. It was one of the first schools in
the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)………
impaired. Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for
Special Education. (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to
children with a variety of (16)……….
9. A, discovered
B. founded
C. located
D. provided
10. A. developed
B. made
C. written
D. opened
11. A. deaf
B. blind
C. mute
D. disabled
12. A. educational
B. written
C. international D. extensive
13. A. visually
B. mentally
C. hearing
D. badly

14. A. renamed
B. adjusted
C. changed
D. developed
15. A. school’s
B. program’s
C. system’s
D. founder’s
16. A. impairments
B. injuries
C. handicaps
D. disabilities
III. Correct ONE mistake
17. She taught me how use the photocopier.]
18. The disable children should be given a good education.
19. My nephew is in the ten grade
20. The rich finds it easy to earn money.
21. Did you used to go on business?
22. The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done of.
23. She told me her address after I ask her twice.
24. There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old who live there were
hurt.
25. My brother pushed James into the swimming pool which seemed to amuse people.
IV. Writing
A. Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’
26. Since we started our life in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.
27. Dave gave up smoking 2 years ago.


28. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.

29. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.
30. We seem to have lost interest in our work.
31. I don’t mind traveling by train now.
32. Mr. Michael grew tulip, but he doesn’t any more.
33. I went to the church when I was a child.
B. Complete sentences
34. I/write/ complain/ poor quality /your service/ English for Children Course.
35. You/ advertise/ newspaper / there / less/ 20 children / class/ actually / more/ 30 of them /
share/ stuffy room.
36. Teacher/ not well-qualified / enthusiastic./ teach / my child / wrong pronunciations and
spellings.
37. I/ would like/you/ give refund/ otherwise/ you/ change the teacher/ reduce / number of the
children.
38. I/ hope / hear/ you /soon/ get/ quick resolution of this problem.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 4 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension
The + ADJ ; Used to + Inf; Which as connector
B. EXERCISES
I. Correct word form
1. We should help people who can not work properly because of their sickness or disability
2. A lot of people express strong opposition to the project to build a new airport in the suburb.
3. She looked with pride at the result of her work.
4. He is extremely professional in his approach to his job.
5. I’ve been unemployed for six months. I have to find work at once.
6. Poverty prevented the boy from continuing his education.
7. The head injury from the car accident deafened her for life.
8. The attacks continuing with increasing severity.

II. Complete the passage
The New York Institution for the Blind was (9)……… in 1931, about five years after Louise
Braille had (10)……… his system of writing for the (11)………. It was one of the first schools in
the United States to provide an (12)……… program for children who were blind or (13)………
impaired. Early in the twentieth century, the name was (14) ……… to The New York Institute for
Special Education. (NYISE) to better reflect the (15)……… expanded focus and commitment to
children with a variety of (16)……….
9. A, discovered
B. founded
C. located
D. provided
10. A. opened
B. made
C. written
D. developed
11. A. deaf
B. blind
C. mute
D. disabled
12. A. educational
B. written
C. international D. extensive
13. A. visually
B. mentally
C. hearing
D. badly
14. A. renamed
B. adjusted
C. changed
D. developed

15. A. school’s
B. program’s
C. system’s
D. founder’s
16. A. impairments
B. injuries
C. handicaps
D. disabilities
III. Correct ONE mistake
17. She taught me how to use the photocopier.]
18. The disabled children should be given a good education.
19. My nephew is in the tenth grade
20. The rich finds it easy to earn money.
21. Did you used to go on business?
22. The students in the chemistry class wanted to find out what water is done made up of.
23. She told me her address after I asked her twice.
24. There was a fire at a nursing home in Charles Street, but none of the old people who live there
were hurt.
25. My brother pushed James into the swimming pool ,which seemed to amuse people.
IV. Writing
A. Write a sentence for each of the following using “used to” or ‘didn’t use to’
26. We didn’t use to live in the countryside/ We didn’t use to be happy./ We used to be
unhappier
27. Dave used to smoke 2 years ago.
28. Barbara used to be in Italy/ she used to stay with an Italian family.
29. I used to be keen on drinking coffee in the morning.


30. We used to be interested in our work.
31. I used to mind traveling by train.

32. Mr. Michael used to grow tulip.
33. I used to go to the church when I was a child.
B. Complete sentences
34. I am writing to complain about the poor quality of your service at English for Children
Course.
35. You have advertised on the newspaper that there are less than 20 children in a class; actually,
there are more than 30 of them to share a stuffy room.
36. The teacher is not well-qualified and enthusiastic. She/He taught my child wrong
pronunciations & spellings.
37. I would like you to give refund; otherwise you must change the teacher and reduce the number
of the children.
38. I hope to hear from you soon to get a quick resolution of this problem.