NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation: /u/ and /u:/
Present perfect: Active and Passive
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
B. EXERCISES
I. Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s)
/u/ /
/u/ /
/u/ /
/u/ /u:/
u:/
u:/
u:/
shoo
football
good
school
k
July
soup
wood
boot
shoe
shoul
push
full
look
d
fruit
rude

put
wool
fool
true
throug
h
II. Combine the following sentences, using who, which, that
1. The T-shirt has the beautiful picture on it. It belongs to my mother.
2. Did you see the man? He has a scar on his left cheek.
3. That’s the girl. My cousin hates her very much.
4. They are the book shops. I have bought these dictionaries from it.
5. Do you know the name of the hotel? We stayed there during last summer.
6. The student sits next to me in the classroom. She is from Australia.
7. The deaf are the people. They can not hear anything.
8. We missed the programme. It was broadcast last night.
III. Circle the best answer
9. In large classes; children feel that they cannot ................ with the teacher. (contact; interact;
transmit; relax)
10. The port is capable ...................... handling 10 million tons of coal a year. ( in; on; of; for)
11. I ................ able to play tennis since I ... my arm. (wasn't/ broke ; haven't been/ had broken;
wasn't/ had broken; haven't been/ broke)
12. When I arrived the theater, the play ..................... I missed the first part. (had started; started;
was starting; have started)
13. ...... you have your house painted last year? (Had; Did; Was; Have)
14. What makes computer a miraculous device? (strange; powerful; magical; excellent)
15. Please ............... your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. (insert;
operate; plug; adjust)
16. .................. is used for making exact copies of documents. (Computer; Printer; Photocopier;
Camcorder)
17. The street is very noisy, ..................... makes sleeping difficult. (that; what; which; it)

18. A number of political prisoners ........................ since Independence Day. (released; have
released; was released; have been released)
19. Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly. (is used for; used to; is used to; used
for)
20. Internet cafes allow you .................... your web-based e-mail account. (to access; accessing;
access; be accessed


21. The program must be new. I....................it before. (have never been seen; have ever seen;
have never seen; have seen)
22. The children saw the actual spacecraft ......... landed on the moon. (who; that; it; 0)
23. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for?
24. Then the computer will ask you restart it.
25. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film.
IV. Turn into passive voice
26. The boss has already sent him to another office.
27. They haven’t cleaned the house for weeks.
28. Has Tim threatened the children before?
29. Someone has taken some of my books away
30. What books have you read this month?
31. He has just opened the windows
32. Who has just broken the chair?


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Pronunciation: /u/ and /u:/
Present perfect: Active and Passive
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
B. EXERCISES

I. Tick the column that matches the sound in the italicized letter(s)
/u/ /
/u/ /
/u/ /
/u/ /u:/
u:/
u:/
u:/
shoo x
football
x
good
x
school
x
k
x July
x
soup
x wood
x
boot x
shoe
x shoul
x
push
x
full
x
look

x
d
x fruit
x
rude
x put
x
wool
x fool
x
true
throug
h
II. Combine the following sentences, using who, which, that
1. The T-shirt which has the beautiful picture on it belongs to my mother.
2. Did you see the man who has a scar on his left cheek.
3. That’s the girl who my cousin hates her very much.
4. They are the book shops (from) which I have bought these dictionaries from.
5. Do you know the name of the hotel in which we stayed during last summer?
6. The student who sits next to me in the classroom is from Australia.
7. The deaf are the people who can not hear anything.
8. We missed the program which was broadcast last night.
III. Circle the best answer
9. In large classes; children feel that they cannot .................... with the teacher. (contact;
interact; transmit; relax)
10. The port is capable ...................... handling 10 million tons of coal a year. ( in; on; of; for)
11. I ................ able to play tennis since I ... my arm. (wasn't/ broke ; haven't been/ had broken;
wasn't/ had broken; haven't been/ broke)
12. When I arrived the theater, the play ..................... I missed the first part. (had started; started;
was starting; have started)

13. ...... you have your house painted last year? (Had; Did; Was; Have)
14. What makes computer a miraculous device? (strange; powerful; magical; excellent)
15. Please ............... your phone card in the slot before pressing the number you require. (insert;
operate; plug; adjust)
16. The .......... is used for making exact copies of documents. (computer; printer; photocopier;
camcorder)
17. The street is very noisy, ..................... makes sleeping difficult. (that; what; which; it)
18. A number of political prisoners ........................ since Independence Day. (released; have
released; was released; have been released)
19. Fax machine...................send or receive letter quickly. (is used for; used to; is used to; used
for)
20. Internet cafes allow you .................... your web-based e-mail account. (to access; accessing;
access; be accessed


21. The program must be new. I....................it before. (have never been seen; have ever seen;
have never seen; have seen)
22. The children saw the actual spacecraft ............. landed on the moon. (who; that; it; 0)
23. Could you tell me what the air conditioner is used for?
24. Then the computer will ask you to restart it.
25. We've been here only one day, but we've been taken three rolls of film.
IV. Turn into passive voice
26. He has already been sent to another office by the boss.
27. The house hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
28. Have the children threatened by Tim before?
29. Some of my books have been taken away
30. The windows have just been opened.
31. What books have been read this month?
32. By whom has the chair just been broken?



NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress
Present perfect: Active and Passive
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
B. EXERCISES
I. Stress
1. A. daily
B. visit
C. receive
D. foreign
2. A. miracle B. computer
C. magical
D. calculate
3. A. capable B. entertain
C. interact
D. magazine
4. A. request B. insert (v)
C. listen
D. machine
II. Rewrite the following sentences
5. It’s three years since he left this city. He has .......................................................................
6. We haven’t watched this film before. This is the first time..................................................
7. This is the forth time he has given her a lift. He has.............................................................
8. The boys last played football by the river last week. The boys haven’t...............................
9. My daughter hasn’t used this computer for 5 years. It’s.......................................................
10. When did you start working in this company? How long.....................................................
11. My mother has prepared the dinner for the family. The dinner............................................
12. My mother has spent her life caring for the sick. It has taken..............................................

13. ‘Let’s go out for lunch’, John said. John suggested .............................................................
14. Mary doesn’t enjoy reading magazines in her free time. Mary isn’t ...................................
III. Use the correct form of verbs
Barbara and John are neighbours. They (15. know) each other for several years. Barbara (16.
move) into her house in 1985, and John (17. live) next door since he (18. come) to the area in
1986.
Barbara is a writer. She (19. writeseven novels and (20. win) several awards for her books. A few
years ago, she (21. win) the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year. At the
moment, she (22. write) a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He (23. be) unemployed for six
months. He (24. work) for a textile firm which (25. have to) close because it (26. not/ have)
enough orders. He (27. spend) most days looking through the job pages in the newspapers.
Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John (28. read) a book. “ Hello, John “
said Barbara .” How are you ? “
“ I (29. not / feel) very well, actually “ John replied.
“ What’s the matter ?”
“I (30. have) a pain in my chest since Monday. When I cough, it really (31. hurt ). It wouldn’t be
so bad if I (32. not smoke ) so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .”
“You really should try to cut down. I (33. feel) much better since I (34. stop).You (35. have) any
replies to your letters of application ?”
“ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I
(36. get) the job, we (37. go) out to celebrate.
“ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ”
Make questions and answer
38. Since when/ Barbara and John/ become/ neighbours?
39. How many/novels/ Barbara/ write?
40. How long/ John/ unemployed? Why?
41. What/ matter/ John’s chest?


42. Barbara/ use to/ smoke?

IV. You are writing to your father giving news about your family. Use present perfect (active or
passive )
Dear Dad,
43. Lot of things/ change/since / you / leave home.
44. Mum/ recover/ flu and / new job/ in town.
45 The trees/ you grow last year/ grow up.
46. Granddad/ give up / smoking.
47. Grandma/ gain / three kilos.
48. Jim / offer / opportunity/ study abroad.
49. Mr Lee, our neighbour/ move / another town.
50. The streets/ widen and a lot of trees/ grow/ both sides of the street.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 5 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Stress
Present perfect: Active and Passive
Relative pronouns: who, which, that
B. EXERCISES
I. Stress
1. A. daily
B. visit
C. receive
D. foreign
2. A. miracle B. computer
C. magical
D. calculate
3. A. capable B. entertain
C. interact
D. magazine

4. A. request B. insert (v)
C. listen
D. machine
II. Rewrite the following sentences
5. He has left this city for 3 years.
6. This is the first time we have watched this film.
7. He has given her a lift four times
8. The boys haven’t played football by the river since last week.
9. It’s 5 years since my daughter last used this computer.
10. How long have you worked in this company?
11. The dinner has been prepared for the family by my mother.
12.It has taken my mother her life to care for the sick.
13. John suggested going out for lunch.
14. Mary isn’t interested in reading magazines in her free time.
III. Use the correct form of verbs
Barbara and John are neighbours. They 15. have known each other for several years. Barbara 16.
moved into her house in 1985, and John 17. has lived next door since he 18. came to the area in
1986.
Barbara is a writer. She 19. has writen seven novels and 20. has won several awards for her
books. A few years ago, she 21. won the Pulizer Prize for the most promising author of the year.
At the moment, she 22. is writing a detective story. John hasn’t got a job. He 23. has been
unemployed for six months. He 24. worked for a textile firm which 25. had to close because it
26. did not have enough orders. He 27. has spent most days looking through the job pages in the
newspapers.
Yesterday afternoon, Barbara went round to John’s house. John 28. was reading a book. “ Hello,
John “ said Barbara .” How are you ? “
“ I 29. don’t feel very well, actually “ John replied. “ What’s the matter ?” “I 30. have had a pain
in my chest since Monday”. When I cough, it really 31. hurts. It wouldn’t be so bad if I 32. didn’t
smoke so much, but I don’t seem to be able to stop .”
“You really should try to cut down. I 33. have felt much better since I 34. stopped. Do you 35.

have any replies to your letters of application ?”
“ Yes. Quite a few. I’ve got an interview tomorrow, and I think I stand quite a good chance. If I
36. get the job, we 37. shall go out to celebrate.
“ What a lovely idea! Good luck with the interview, and careful with your smoking ! ”
Make questions and answer
38. Since when did Barbara and John become neighbours? --- Since 1986
39. How many novels has Barbara written?
7
40. How long has John been unemployed? Why?
For six months
41. What is the matter with John’s chest?
It really hurts when he coughs


42. Did Barbara use to smoke?
Yes, she did
IV. You are writing to your father giving news about your family. Use present perfect (active or
passive )
Dear Dad,
43. Lot of things has changed since you left home.
44. Mum has recovered from a flu and has got a new job in town.
45 The trees (which/ that) you grew last year have grown up.
46. Granddad has given up smoking.
47. Grandma has gained three kilos.
48. Jim has been offered an opportunity of studying/ to study abroad.
49. Mr Lee, our neighbour, has moved to another town.
50. The streets have been widened and a lot of trees have been grown on both sides of the street.


E 10 - IMPROVING EXERCISES 5 (week 9-10 – Unit 5) – 20-31/10/08

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses
1. I ( like ) ………………..English all my life.
2. I ( want ) …………….to be a doctor until I was twenty.
3. They (be) ……………….. unemployed since they left London.
4. How long …………….you ( study )……………..French ?
5. I ( not read ) ……………many novels since I went to university.
6. When I ( be ) …………….a child, I ( like ) ……………sweet food.
7. I ( have ) ………………trouble concentrating for a week now.
8. He ( learn) …………..a lot in his job.
9. My friend Lan and I ( know) ………….each other for ages.
10. I ( stay) ……………..with my friends while I was in India.
11. She ( read ) …………..a lot of book this year.
12. Ever since he left university he ( have ) ……….five different jobs in different cities.
13. When he was ten he ( run ) ………….away from home.
14. How many cigarettes …………you ( smoke ) ………….today ?
15. In those days, mum ( look after ) ……………us very carefully.
16. Shakespeare ( write ) ……………….plays as well as poems.
17. Since my father retired, he ( write ) ………….three books.
18. I’m not studying today. I ( study ) ……………a lot yesterday. I ( study ) ………….a lot this
week .
19. Could you imagine I ( make ) ………..ten phone calls abroad today ?
20. How long ………..you ( be ) ………….here for ?
III. Put verbs in the correct tenses or forms
1. “I (not/see) much of you lately” “Oh yes. It is 2 months since we (meet).
2. Most students (work) hard for the last few weeks.
3. We are looking forward to (talk) to you in real life.
4. My grand-father (die) two years ago after he (be) ill for 3 years.
5. I was talking about him when he suddenly (come) in.
6. Peter (see) this movie three times. He is not really interested in (see) it. He just wants (look) at
the leading actress.

7. Oh! These shoes (make) him look very funny.
8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work.
9. Mary (live) here since 1995. She (live) with her cousin, and they (get along) well.
III. Rewrite these sentences
1. Our teacher was sick a week ago, and he is still sick.
- Our teacher has ……………………………………………………….
2. I last received my brother’s e-mail five months ago.
- I haven’t …………………………………………………………….......
3. The last time I talked to him was one year ago.
- I haven’t ……………………………………………………………….
4. I have never used a laptop before.
- It is ……………………………………………………………………..
5. Steve started working for this company five years ago.
– Steve…………………………………………………………………..
6. Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car ?


– Have …………………………………………………………….?
7. Nancy hasn’t come here since 1999.
– The last time ………………………………………………………
8. We haven’t gone to a concert for ages.
– It’s ……………………………………………………………….
9. Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the US.
– Sarah last………………………………………………………………
10. I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
– This is ………………………………………….....................................
11. My father learned to drive when he was sixteen.
- My father has ………………………………………………………..
12. The garden still needs digging.
- The garden hasn’t ………………………………………………………

13. Martin and Helen have just decorated their new house.
- Their new house ……………………………………………………....
14. Have they delivered the package yet ?
- Has the package ………………………………………………………?
15. They haven’t used these machines at least five years .
- These machines …………………………………………………………
IV. Circle the correct answer in each blank
The man who made and lost a fortune (1)...... kitchen furniture is back in business again. 37year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing (2) ...... for offices - from the director’s suit to the
secretarial office.
Lindlaw had always had a lot of good ideas. After he (3)...... a highly successful computer
business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage, selling and installing
kitchen furniture. He (4)....... his first million pounds by the time he was 30. Then he went on to
earn over 5 million in 3 years.
But, after (5)...... with the managers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. Within six
months the business had gone bankrupt. And so (6)....... Lindlaw. ‘I had made five million pounds
before things (7)...... to go wrong,’ he said, 'I was just Unlucky to lose it later. All companies
(8)...... through good times - and through bad times’. Now (9)...... several lessons which I'll never
forget.'
He said that he (10)...... to call his new company 'Office-fit' and was already very successful.
Office Fit’ and was already very successful.
1. a. manufacture b. manufacturing
c. to manufacture d. manufactured
a. furniture
b. furniture
c. some furniture
d. a furniture
a. has run
b. runs
c. was running d. had run
a. has made

b. used to make
c. had made d. would make
a. quarrel
b. quarrelling c. quarreled
d. have quarreled
a. has
b. does
c. did
d. had
a. have begun
b. began
c. begin
d. would being
a. went
b. have gone c. had gone
d. go
a. I learn
b. I've learned c. I learned
d. I’d learned
a. had decided
b. was deciding c. decided d. has decided


1.I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet .
-> I wouldn't ....
2.I'll call the police if you don't leave me alone .
-> Unless ....
3.In the snowy weather we don't go to school .
-> If....
4."Sue , can you remember to buy some bread ?"

-> Paul reminded ....
5."I don't really think it will snow tomorrow "
-> I doubt ....
6."I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier "
-> Jill apologized ....
7."I really think you should see the doctor , Chris "
-> William advised ....
8."No , I'm sorry , I won't work on Saturday . Definitely not ! "
-> Catherine refused ....
9."Yes , all right , I'll take you to the park on Sunday , children " .
->Brenda promised ....
10.Last Tuesday we appointed a new marketing manager .
-> A new ....
11.Smith Ltd are supplying our company with furniture .
-> Our company ....
12.William the Conqueror built the castle in the 11th century .
-> The castle ....
13.No decision has yet been made .
-> Nothing ....
14. People believe that someone murdered Jenkins .
->Jenkins ....
15.You ought to have your hair cut .
-> Your hair ...
16.People think that an apple a day is good for you .
-> An apple a day ....
17.People think that someone started the fire deliberately .
-> The fire ....
18.Nobody knows anything about Brenda's family .
->Nothing ...
1. I last saw my sister 3 years ago. It’s

……………………………………………………………………..
2. No longer does he depend on his parents for money. He
used……………………………………………
41. You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.(There’s no point….)
42.
43. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police.( My lawyer advised……… )
147. Most of a child’s time is spent in playing.
- A child spends
148. 149. My father is shorter than me.


- I am
150. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
- I wish
151. The police have just released John.
- John