Teacher : Nhã Uyên
Lesson 3
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. If you want to sell your old car, why don’t you put an ____ in the losal paper?
a. entertainment b. advertisement. c. rticle d. amusement
2. The merchants of ancient Egypt hired cries to shout about the things they sold.
a. trademen b. professors c. mechanics d. postmen
3. The early days, the _____ used to live in caves.
a. morden people b. salesmen c. cavemen d. men servant
4. Every year, Mary ____ a lot of money on clothes and make-up.
a. gives b. offers c. delays d. spends
5. the factory turned out one milion jackets a day.
a. sold b. bought c. imported d. produced
6. The basket was hand-made.
a. by b. with c. on d. in
7. I really can not tell the ____ between the two brothers.
a. differ b. different c. difference d.differently
8. Most of the remote villages have been ____.
a. electric b. electrician c. electrical d. electrified
9. Newspapers and magazines are full ____ advertising.
a. in b. of c. out of d. with
10. ____ billions of dollars had been spent on advertising.
a. A b. An c. The d. No article
11. “Sai Gon Times” is a weekly magazine.
a. fiction book b. non fiction book c. periodical d. newspaper
12. The more merchants advertise, the more things are produced.
a. turned out b. manufactured c. made d. all are correct
13. she is ____.
a. fairly tall with a good figure. b. with a good figure fairly tall.
c. a fairlygood figure with tall. d. all are correct.
14. When you want to buy something, advertisements _____ your choice.

a. display b. influence c. postpone d. turn out
15. Advertisers seldom tell us about the truth of their _____.
a. items b. things c. goods d. all are correct.
16. Bus ____ has not been developed in Vietnam yet.
a. transport b. service c. transmit d. means
17. How much does this book _____?
a. cost b. take c. spend c. gain
18. Can you imagine what would happen without ____.
a. electric b. electricity c. electrify d. electrical
19. Turn ______ the radio please. It sounds loud.
a. on b. up c. down d. over
20. They usually have _____ lunch-out.
a. a b. up c. the d. no article
21. Industry has grown quickly in our country.
a. turned on b. developed c. opened d. lengthened
22. When you travel in the streets, pay attention to traffict ______.
a. scenes b. sights c. signs d. sighs
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23. The cinema was full of people.
a. keep on b. fond of c. familiar with d. packed with
24. A ____ is a boy who sells mewspapers.
a. newsboy b. newspaperboy c. newboy d. newboys
25. Most children like cartoons.
a. documantary films b. love stories c. comicstrips d. training films
26. Milk ____ are very necessary for growing children.
a. power b. drink c. products d. dishes
27. A/An _____ monument has just been discovered in our town.
a. modern b. ancient c. unfashionable d. fashionable
28. We do not do much ____ with foreign companies.

a. contract b. bargain c. barter d. business
29. The weather became so bad that the climbers had to ____.
a. turn back b. turn on c. turn out d. turn up
30 . Cigarette _____ should be banned.
a. advertise b. advertisement c. advertising d. advertisers
31. It’s no _______ buying those things.
a. use b. useful c. useless d. used
32. Can you please help me ______ my homework.
a. for b. with c. in d. of
33. She dropped the vase and it broke ______ pieces
a. in b. off c. over d. into
34. Every day we see and hear a great deal of _____ advertising.
a. a b. an c.the d. no article
35. All different advertisements have ______ same purpose.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
II GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD
1. “Pearl Habour”is a ______________ film.(history)
2. They were the people who had made important _________ to your success.(contribute)
3. She takes an active part in local_____________.(political)
4. India has been invaded several times in its _________.(history)
5. There have been many __________ activities these days.(culture)
6. Prices of video cameras __________ considerably. (various)
7. It happened without my being _____ of it.(awareness)
8. Don’t talk about ___________ issues in that country.(politics)
9. There has been a ____________ change in people’s attitude towards
environment. (significance)
10.Nowadays there are many ________________ forms of entertainment.(vary)
11.The youth should do their best to ________________ to building their
country. (contribution)
12. In some countries, __________ has made young people buy things they

don’t need.(advertise)
13.Companies often spend large sums of money making____________ to sell
their products.(advertise)
14.We can find some interesting ________ in today’s newspapers.(advertise)
15.Have you seen the new- styled fridge _________ on TV last night?(advertise)
I’m afraid not. I’m tired of goods ___________.(advertise)
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16.Some _____________ are huge boards.(advertise)
17.I wonder how an _______ appeals to consumers to buy his products.(advertise)
18.Ancient Egyptian merchants hired criers to ________ goods for sales. (advertising)
19.Do you think ___________ is a trade?(advertise)
20._________ has been used to influence people’s purchases.(advertise)
21.I want to sell my old motor-bike, but I don’t know what to do.-Well, just put an
_______in your local newspaper.(advertise)
22.What do you think about the __________ you hear and see on radio and
television, in newspapers and magazines?(advertise)
–Well, ______ has been used to influence people’s purchases, but
sometimes it bewilders the consumers.(advertise)
23.The opposite of ___________ is producers.(consume)
24.The ________ of beer did not go down when the tax was raised.(consume)
25.Your work takes up a lot of time. It is time-_________.(consume)
26.The flames quickly __________ the wooden huts.(consumer)
27.The village hasn’t been ____________.(electric)
28.Don’t leave the lights on. It wastes ______________.(electric)
29.They hang __________ lights on the tree.(electrical)
30.There are a lot of regional _________ in England.(differ)
31.________ are seen in store windows along the street.(display)
32.He was angry because he had to wait so long to be______ in that restaurant.(serve)
33.Banking provides a lot of ________________.(serve)

34.Ho Chi Minh city is an ___________ commercial center.(importance)
35.The best bicycles are _______________ in this factory.(manufacture)
36.You should get very good _______________ from this computer.(serve)
37.Morning exercise is very_________ for your health.(use)
38.It is easy to tell the _______________ between butter and margarine.(differ)
39.Many people find it __________________ to advertise.(waste)
40.The operation was ___________________ because of the doctor’s
carelessness.(success)
III Put the verbs in their correct tense
1. Daisy (cook)_______ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)______ in
the morning.
2. Mike (take)_________ three classes this semester. Every morning he (study)________
two hours before he goes to school. He (have)_________ French class at nine o’clock.
He (take, also) _______________chemistry and accounting. He (like)________
chemistry best of all, but he (have)_____ better grades in accounting and French.
3. When we (look)_____ in on the baby last night, he (sleep)___________. I think he
(dream)________ about something nice because he (smile)____________.
4. Bill asked me to come over his apartment, but I (not,want)_________ to leave the
house because I (wait)_____________ for a phone call.
5. Last night Jake (wake up)________ at about 3 a.m. As soon as he (wake up)________ ,
he (listen)__________ out for strange noises but he (not hear)______ any. His father
(snore)_____ in the next room, some central heating pipes (make)__________ a bit of
noise and a tap (drip)___________ in the bathroom.
6. She (travel)________ to six countries since she (start)________ her job a month ago.
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7. I (know)_________ Tim when he (be)_________a child. I (know)__________ Larry,
my best friend, for over 20 years.
8. Yesterday I (go)_______ to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be,never)_________ to a
dance recital before. I (not,take)_________ dancing lesson when I (be)_______ a child.

9. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, is presently working in
the international sales division at an electronics firm.
She _______ (just / return) from a trip to Japan. She
_______ (be / ask) to go to Japan because she can speak
Japanese. When she ______ (be) a business student at
Boston University, she _____ (study) Japanese for four
years. She ______ (never / have) the opportunity to use
Japanese until she ______ (go) to Tokyo last month. While
she was there, she _______ (speak) Japanese every day and
______ (enjoy) ___________every minute of it.
10. I think there is someone at the door. I (go)_________
and answer it.
11. Miss Helen (help)_______ you as soon as she (finish ) ________ that letter tomorrow.
12. Please wait here until the manager (return)_________-.
13. We (not receive)_______ any letter from him since he (leave)_______ four months
ago.
14. Mary and John are neighbors. They (know)________ each other for several years.
Mary (move)_________ into her house in 1985 and John (live)___________ next door
sine he (come)______ to the area in 1980.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
1. In (1) _____, words sell products. For example, clothes(2) ____ “inexpensive”,
never “cheap”. If a saleman(3) ______ his things are “cheap”, this also means they are not
at a hight quality. There are some words(4)______ are used in advertisements such as
“famous”, “modern”, “traditional”, “beautiful”, “lovely”, “unique”, “low”; and(5) ____ are
avoided, such as”old”, “dirty”, “useless”, “low”,etc.
1. a. advertise b. advertising c. advertisements d. advertisers
2. a. is b. are c. was d. has been
3. a. tosay b. says c. said d. had said
4. a. who b.whom c. whose d. that
5. a. others b. other c. the other d. another


2. We all know that television has a particularly strong(1) _____ on children when
they watch T.V.(2) _____, advertisers always have their goods (3) _____ on T.V, specially
on the(4) _____ of New Year, and Christmas. Advertising for sweets, toy, and clothes is so
fascinating(5) _____ most of the children who watch T.V keep on asking their mother to
buy.
1. a. convince b. influence c. trial d. waste
2. a.. However b. moreover c. therefore d. Nevertheless
3. a. advertise b. to advertise c. advertising d.advertised
4. a. occasions b. chances c. opportunities d. ideas
5. a. then b. vary c. that d. much
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V Rewrite these sentences:
1. She said, “I’m very proud of my parents”
She said that______________________________________________
2. He told me, “We haven’t finished it yet”
He told me _________________________________________________
3. Tom said, “My mother has just bought a camera”
Tom said___________________________________________________
4. Susan said, “We are going to move to London next month”
Susan said__________________________________________________
5. Peter said to her, “I wanted to phone you but I didn’t have time”
Peter told her________________________________________________
6. They said to me, ”We always try to please you”
They told me________________________________________________.
7. He told, “I’m going to town with my sister tomorrow”
He told_____________________________________________________
8. She said to his mother, “I haven’t seen him since I came there”
She told his mother___________________________________________

9. Paulo said to her, “I didn’t meet your teacher yesterday”
Paulo told her_______________________________________________
10. The reporter said, “This ancient capital needs more restoration work ”
The reporter said_____________________________________________
11. You are too young to ride a motor-cycle.
- You are not _______________________________________________________
12. It is dangerous to drive fast.
- Driving __________________________________________________________
13. This test is very difficult!
- How ____________________________________________________________
14. People speak English all over the world.
- English __________________________________________________________
15. They have to change the date of meeting again.
- The date _________________________________________________________
16. My brother is a factory worker. He talked with you yesterday.
- My brother, wh____________________________________________________
17. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.
- Although _________________________________________________________
18 .The boy was rushed to hospital. His arm was broken.
The boy whose ______________________________________________________
19/ The children went to bed. We watched television.
- After the children _______________________________________________________
20/ It was so dark that nothing could be seen.
- It was too _____________________________________________________________
21/ Nobody invited her to the party.
- She __________________________________________________________________
22/ He spoke very loudly. He wanted everyone to hear him.(so that)
- He ___________________________ so that __________________________________
23/ Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job.
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