showed round

put down

grew up

turned off

thought over

turned down

look up

look forward to

lived up to

get on with

1. Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to _______ it in the dictionary.

2. She’s _ it __ and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.

3. Can you _ your name, telephone number and email address in the book, please?

4. My hotel was amazing and it _______ all my expectations.

5. Mark was born in the East End, but he _______ in the West End.

6. The guide _______ us _______ the historic parts of the city.

7. He doesn’t know why she _______ his invitation to the party.

8. Vinh is very friendly. He _______ most of my friends.

9. We are all _______ seeing our grandparents again.

10. Miss Hang ______ the Music _____ and went to bed because it was quite late.

Exercise 1: Choose the best option (A,B,C,D) to complete each sentence.

1. I don’t understand what she’s saying _________ she’s speaking so far

  A. because of           B. because    C. although            D. in spite of

2. The traffic in the city is stuck _________ the heavy snow.

   A. because of           B. so               C. because                D. although

3. She was lazy _________ she failed her English examination.

 A. because             B. because of         C. although                         D. so

4. _________ he has many financial difficulties, he still studies well at university.

    A. Because           B. In spite of                   C. Although         D. Because of

5. _________ the expensive smartphone, he can’t buy it.

       A. Despite          B. Although         C. Because             D. Because of

6. She was absent from class yesterday _________ she was badly sick.

     A. although          B. because               C. when                D. because of

7. _________ he was poor, he still tried his best to study well at school.

          A. Despite            B. After                           C.because                        D. Although

8. Nancy handed in the essay to her teacher _________ she had finished it.

                A. after                                   B. before                                C. when                                 D. because

9. I started to learn English _________ I was 15 years old.

                A. before                                B. because                            C. when                                 D. although

10. _________ the bad weather, we cancelled our picnic to the national park.

                A. Because of                       B. In spite of                          C. When                                                D. Because

11. Most students went to class on time _________ the heavy rain.

                A. because of                       B. in spite of                          C. when                                 D. although

12. My dad often has breakfast _________ he goes to work every day.

                A. before                                B. after                                   C. because                           D. until

13. We will wait for you _________ you come back.

                A. until                                    B. when                                 C. before                               D. because

14. The car exploded _________ it crashed into a big tree by the road.

                A. although                           B. when                                 C. because of                       D. in spite of

15. He does everything for her _________ he loves her so much.

                A. because of                       B. despite                              C. although                           D. because

16. He still continued to work _________ he was very tired.

                A. because                            B. when                                 C. although                           D. until

17. _________ the interesting movie, Nam still fell asleep.

                A. Despite                             B. Because of                       C. Although                           D. When

18. Nam studies physics not very well _________ he like it so much.

                A. because                            B. although                           C. despite                              D. because of

20. Minh failed his job interview _________ his bad preparation for it.

                A. because                            B. although                           C. despite                              D. because of

Exercise 5:  

Fill the gaps and correct form of a phrasal verb from the box to complete the sentences.  

1. Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to .... it in the dictionary. 

2. She’s ....  it....   and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.  

3. Can you  ... your name, telephone number and email address   in the book, please? 

4. My hotel was amazing and it  .... all my expectations. 

5. Mark was born in the East End, but he....   in the West End. 

6. The guide ....  us ...  the historic parts of the city. 

7. He doesn’t know why she  ....his invitation to the party. 

8. Vinh is very friendly. He .....  most of my friends. 

9. We are all  ..... seeing our grandparents again. 

10. Miss Hang....   the Music....   and went to bed because it was quite late. 

Exercise 6. Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the word in brackets. 

1. You should use a dictionary to check the meaning of new words. (LOOK) 

_____________________________________________________________________________. 

2. The doctor told my father to stop smoking. (GIVE) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

3. The cost of living has been increasing considerably in the past few weeks. (UP) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Margaret Thatcher was born and spent her childhood in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. (GREW) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

5. His business is going badly – he’ll have to stop doing it soon. (CLOSE) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

6. My aunt has got two teenage children, but they don’t seem to have a good relationship with each other. (GET) 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.  

1. I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop.  

→ I‟m looking _________________________________________________________________  

2. We invited a pop star to the chat show, but he didn't arrive. 

→ The pop star ________________________________________________________________  

3. He misbehaved in the class so the teacher asked him to go out. 

→ The teacher asked ____________________________________________________________  

4. The artisans carved figures of lions and unicorns on the top of the box.  

→ Figures ____________________________________________________________________  

5. Don't leave the computer on when you leave.  

→ Turn ______________________________________________________________________  

6. They wanted to apologize for their behavior: that‟s why they paid for dinner.  

→ They paid for dinner in order ___________________________________________________ 

 7. When I was a child, I usually went to the local park every Saturday afternoon. 

 → When I was a child, I used _____________________________________________________ 

 8. Their teacher is making them study hard.  

→ They ______________________________________________________________________ 

I.                  Complete the sentences so its meaning doesn’t change.

1. The woman is tall and thin.

→She’s ...................................................................................................................

2.The man is old.

→ He’s.....................................................................................................................

3.The pencil is short.

→ It’s.......................................................................................................................

4.Hip hop is my favourite kind of music.

→ I ..........................................................................................................................

5.The house is small.

→ It’s ......................................................................................................................

6.Her hair is long.

→ She .....................................................................................................................

7.Her eyes are brown.

 →She .....................................................................................................................

8.Our school has 20 classrooms.

→ There ..................................................................................................................

9.The book is on the table.

→ There ..................................................................................................................

10.Is there a lake in the park?

→Does.....................................................................................................................

I.                  Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.     A. cheap                         B. six                    C. meet                 D. She        

2.     A. tin                              B. this                   C. three                 D. sister

3.     A. sweet                         B. where               C. cheap               D. sheep

4.     A. leave                          B. bread                C. repeat               D. peaceful

5.     A. street                          B. meal                 C. coffee               D. clean

6.     A. dislike                        B. advice              C. rice                   D. police