PRACTICE EXERCISE 3.6
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best answer to complete each of following sentence
1. A: What ……………………… to do in the evening?
B: Why don’t we pop around and see Pat and Peter?
A. do you like
B. are you
C. would you like

D. did you like

2. A: My bag is so heavy.”
B: Give it to me. ……………………… it for you.
A. I’m going to carry
B. I carry
C. I’ll carry

D. I carried

3. Some people like ……………………… breakfast in bed, but I don’t.
A. having

B. too have

C. have

D. had

4. I’m looking forward ……………………… you again soon.
A. to see
B. seeing

C. to seeing
D. see
5. Julie is married ……………………… Sam.
A. in
B. with
C. to
D. at
6. Please ask ……………………… help if you want.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. in
7. A: ……………………… out now, Mum. Bye!
B: OK. Have a good time. What time ……………………… home?
A. went/ did you come
B. am going/ are you coming
C. go/ will you come
D. am going/ do you come
8. Linda: I feel nervous. I’ve got an exam today.
Peter: ………………………
A. Cheer up! Things can’t be that bad!
B. That’s great. Have a good time.
C. Poor you! That happens to me sometimes.
D. Good luck! Do your best.
9. Maria: I don’t feel very well. I think I’m getting the flu.
Smith: ………………………
A. Poor you! That happens to me sometimes.
B. Why don’t you go home to bed?
C. I’m sorry to hear that but I’m sure he’ll be all right.
D. Cheer up! Things can’t be that bad!

10. Everything is ……………………… in my country.
A. more cheaper
B. cheaper
C. more cheap
D. cheapest
11.Lucy is a good student at NY University. She studies …………………… here.
A. economics

B. economical

C. economy

D. economically


12.Catherine …………………… as a secretary in this company for 5 years.
A. is working
B. worked
C. has worked
D. works
13.There …………………… an old market in our town but it was collapsed last year.
A. has been
B. is going to be C. was
D. is
14.Smith: How did you go to the gym last Saturday?
Peter: ……………………
A. Yes. I went to the gym.
B. I went there by city bus.
C. No, I stayed at home all day.
D. I saw a bus there.

15. I’d like to …………………… an appointment to see the doctor.
A. say
B. Do
C. organize
D. make
16.I am looking for a job. I have sent my …………………… to some company.
A. Curriculum vitae

B. letter

C. writing

D. report

17.His pronunciation causes me a lot of ………………………
A. difficulties
B. difficult
C. difficulty
D. difficultly
18.I regret ……………………… you that your application has been denied.
A. to have informed
B. inform
C. to inform
D. informing
19.I wish that I …………………… in HN at the end of 1972 to witness the “Battle of
DBP in the Air”.
A. was
B. were
C. has been
D. had been

20.After ……at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop
A. admiring
B. gazing
C. glancing
D. observing
B. Underline and correct the mistakes in the following sentences
21.He invited me to having dinner with him and his family.
→ .........................to have .........................................................................................
22.Keep silent! The children sleep
→ .....................................are sleeping......................................................................
23.She has started learning driving two weeks ago.
→ .........started...........................................................................................................
24.We owned this house for two years.
→ ........had owned.....................................................................................................
25.Her mobile is the same with mine.
→ .......................................as.....................................................................................
II. READING
A. Choose A, B, C or D to fill in each of the corresponding gaps.
The relationship between students and teachers (26).................................. less
formal in the USA than in many other countries, especially at the college level. American


college students do not (27).................................. up when their teacher enters the room.
Students are generally encouraged (28).................................. questions in class, to stop in
the professor’s office for extra help, and to phone if they are absent and need a(n)
(29).................................. Most teachers allow students to enter class late or leave early,
if necessary. Despite the lack of formality, students are still expected to be polite to
(30).................................. teacher and fellow
classmates. When students
(31).................................. to ask questions, they usually raise a hand

(32).................................. wait to be call on. When the teacher or a student is
(33).................................. to the class, it is rude to begin whispering
(34).................................. another classmate. When a test is being given, talking to a
classmate is not only rude but also risky. Most American teachers consider that students
who are talking to each other (35)……………………….. a test are cheating.
26. A. are
B. is
C. have
D. has
27. A. stand
B. stands
C. standing
D. stood
28. A. ask
B. asking
C. to ask
D. asked
29. A. assignment B. homework
C. information
D. housework
30. A. my
B. his
C. her
D. their
31. A. love
B. want
C. enjoy
D. fancy
32. A. and
B. but

C. so
D. so that
33. A. speak
B. spoke
C. speaking
D. to speak
34. A. with
B. for
C. to
D. at
35. A. at
B. during
C. by
D. for
B. Read through the text and choose one answer for each question
Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family
moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended
school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but
Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at
a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train
that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage care of the
train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first
work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the
floor of the baggage car.
Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to
spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in
1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success.
In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a



machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his
first shop in Newark, New Jersey.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but
thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that
he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he
worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to
remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West
Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all
over the world.
36.When did he move to Michigan?
A. For two months
B. In 1847
C. At the age of seven
D. Seven years ago.
37.What was his mother’s job?
A. A housewife
B. A teacher
C. A farmer
D. A driver
38.Where did he work in his first job?
A. At home
B. At a laboratory
C. At a library
D. On a train
39.He got …………….…… from selling his invention, a stock-ticker.
A. $40,000
B. £40,000
C. €40,000

D. nothing
40.Which sentence is TRUE about Thomas?
A. He was totally deaf in both ears.
B. He started working at the age of twelve.
C. Thomas was born in England.
D. He went to school for all his childhood.
III. WRITING
A. Complete the sentences using suggested words
41.Remember/ post/ letter/ me/ when/you/ post office
→Remember to post the letter for me when you walk past the post office.
42.He/ insist/ invite/ mother-in law/ restaurant.
→ He insitsted on inviting his mother-in law to the restaurant
43.Many people/ rather travel/ car/ by plane/.
→ Many people would rather travel by car than by plane.
44.Her father/ play football/ good/ when/ younger.
→ Her father played football well when he was younger.
45. I / be / pleased / hear / that / you / your family / well.
→ I am pleased to hear that you and your family are well.


B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning
46. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said Mary.
 Mary apologized for having broken the glass.
47.Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
 She had someone repair her car.
48.Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 In spite of a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
49.Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.
 If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t have felt sick.
50.His parents made him study hard for the exams.

 He was made to study hard for his exam.
IV.LISTENING