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1 FRIENDS GLOBAL 12 - UNIT 1: RELATIONSHIPS (CÁC MỐI QUAN HỆ) Exercise 1: Choose the best option 1. The storm blew a lot of trees down last night. A. A lot of trees were blown down by the storm last night. B. A lot of trees were cut down last night C. The storm could have blown a lot of trees down. D. The storm was strong enough to blow down old trees. 2. Nobody has cleaned the room for two months. A. The room for two months hasn’t been cleaned. B. The room has been cleaned by nobody for two months. C. The room hasn’t been cleaned for two months. D. The room hasn’t been cleaned by somebody for two months. 3. People have discovered a new source of energy. A. A new source of energy has discovered. B. A new source of energy was discovered. C. A new source of energy have been discovered. D. A new source of energy has been discovered. 4. The boy ………. out of the classroom by the teacher. A. has sent B. was sending C. sent D. has been sent 5. A lot of trees ………… down every year. A. are cutting B. cut C. are cut D. have cut 6. A new bridge …………. at the moment. A. is being built B. is building C. was building D. has been building 7. An important speech ………. by the president next Monday. A. was made B. will be made C. will make D. has been made 8. Has the rubbish …………. yet? A. been collected B. collected C. collecting D. been collecting 9. This product ………… on animals. A. was testing B. has not been tested C. is testing D. has not tested 10. When ………. the first BBC TV programmes ……….. in the UK? A. did / made B. were / made C. have / been made D. will / be made Exercise 2: Choose the best option 1. The police shouldn't allow people to park there. => People ………………………………………………………….. 2. They are watching my house. => My house ………………………………………………………….. 3. The examiner will read the passage three times. => The passage ………………………………………………………….. 4. Candidates may not use dictionaries. => Dictionaries ………………………………………………………….. 5. We cannot exchange articles which customers have bought during the sale. => Articles ………………………………………………………….. 6. The manager must sign the cheque. => The cheque ………………………………………………………….. 7. They haven’t seen their younger son for three weeks. => Their ………………………………………………………….. 8. They asked me some questions at the interview. => I ………………………………………………………….. 9. Nobody told me about the meeting. => I ………………………………………………………….. 10. Have you fed the chickens yet? => Have the …………………………………………………………..? Exercise 3: Choose the best option 1. No sooner ………. out than it rains.
2 A. he goes B. will he go C.did he go D. does he go 2. Never ………. driven cars as much as today. A. do people  B. people  C. have people D. has people 3. Not only ………. but he also dances. A. does he sing B. he sings C. do he sing D. did he sing 4. Not until David apologizes ………. A. will I not agree B. will not I agree C. I won’t agree D. I agree 5. ………. students couldn’t pass it. A. So was the exam difficult that B. So difficult was the exam that C. So difficult was the exercise that did D. So the exam was difficult that 6. Should ………. her, please call me. A. he meets B. he meet  C. does he meet D. did he meet 7. ………. advised on how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job. A. Should he be B. Were he to be  C. Had he been D. Were he 8. “Sylvie didn’t have a class this morning.” – “What a coincidence! ………. .” A. Neither did I B. So did I C. And I did D. Neither I did 9. Silently ………. A. is a lion approaching a hyena B. approaching a hyena is a lion C. a lion approaches a hyena D. approaching a hyena a lion is 10. “Have you seen my phone?” – “………. I found it in the bathroom.” A. Here was it B. Here is it C. Here it is D. It is here Exercise 4: Choose the best option 1. His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition. A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition. B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition. C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition. D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition. 2. Sylvie lost the ticket. She didn’t go to the concert. A. If Sylvie had lost the ticket, she would have gone to the concert. B. Had Sylvie not lost the ticket, she would have gone to the concert. C. Hadn’t Sylvie lost the ticket, she would have gone to the concert. D. If Sylvie hadn’t lost the ticket, she would go to the concert. 3. The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately. A. They demanded that the book be reprinted immediately. B. So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately. C. The book would be reprinted immediately since the demand was great. D. They demanded to reprint the book immediately. 4. The team reached the top of the mountain. The team spent a night there. A. The team had not only reached the top of the mountain, but they spend a night there as well. B. Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there C. Not only did the team reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there as well D. The team both reach the top of the mountain but they also spent a night there. 5. They arrived late, so they didn’t have good seats. A. However late they arrived, they had very good seats. B. The late arrivers still had good seats. C. Had they arrived earlier, they might have got good seats. D. Unless they arrived earlier, they wouldn’t have good seats. 6. It was an interesting novel. I, therefore, stayed up all night to finish it. A. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it. B. Unless it was an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it. C. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
3 D. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting. 7. David told us about his leaving the school. He did it on his arrival at the meeting. A. Only after his leaving the school did David inform us of his arrival at the meeting. B. Not until David told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting. C. Hardly had David informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the meeting. D. No sooner had David arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school. 8. We started out for California. It started to rain right after that. A. No sooner did we start out for California than it started to rain. Β. No sooner had we started out for California when it started to rain. C. No sooner had it started to rain than we started out for California. D. No sooner had we started out for California than it started to rain. 9. Sylvie is too slow to understand what you might say. A. Sylvie is not enough quick to understand what you might say. B. What you might say, Sylvie can understand slowly. C. Sylvie is so slow to understand what you might say. D. So slow is Sylvie that she can ’ t understand what you might say. 10. Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases. Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases. A. Not only overeating but also physical inactivity may lead to several deadly diseases. B. Apart from physical activities, eating too much also contributes to several deadly diseases. C. Both overeating and physical inactivity result from several deadly diseases. D. Overeating and physical inactivity are caused by several deadly diseases. Exercise 5: Choose the best option 1. The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other. A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other. B. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match. C. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match. D. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well. 2. You ask such a question because you didn’t pay enough attention. A. Had it not been for your attention, you wouldn’t ask such a question. B. Had it not been for your inattention, you wouldn’t ask such a question. C. Had you paid enough attention, you wouldn’t have asked such a question. D. Had you not paid enough attention, you wouldn’t ask such a question. 3. Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen. A. Before sending out invitations, the date of the conference was chosen. B. Choose the date of the conference before sending out invitations. C. Hardly had the date of the conference been chosen when invitations were sent out. D. After choosing the date of the conference, invitations were sent out. 4. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. A. If I had known you were coming, I wouldn’t have waited for you. B. I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming. C. If I had known you were coming, I would wait for you. D. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you. 5. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back. A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back. B. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back. C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately. D. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone. 6. We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts. A. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we couldn't have survived that accident. B. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident. C. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn't have survived that accident. D. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
4 7. He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time. A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time. C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. 8. The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times. A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times. B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times. C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times. D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times. 9. He felt very tired. He was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. C. Tired as he might, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. D. As result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 10. He can hardly understand this matter because he is too young. A. This matter is too hard to understand. B. Hardly can he understand this matter because he is too young. C. The matter is difficult but he can understand it. D. He is young but he can understand this matter. Exercise 6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. Only (A) when had she (B) come back home could she (C) remember she had left (D) it on the bus. 2. All the way (A) along (B) the winding (C) street did he come (D). 3. Seldom (A) in the history (B) of television has (C) 2 new comedies been so successful (D) in one season. 4. Ten miles across (A) the river was (B) the farmlands that (C) they purchased with (D) their life savings. 5. Not only (A) did the mad man refuse to take (B) the pills but also (C) attacked the nurses (D). 6. No sooner had he got (A) home when (B) he was called back (C) to (D) the office. 7. Only (A) in an extremely dangerous (B) situation will be the printing presses (C) stopped (D). 8. Not (A) since they left 10 years ago have they (B) paid no visit (C) to their hometown to (D) their hometown. 9. Only by (A) hard training (B) every day can he become (C) a (D) professional basketball player. 10. Neither (A) on this occasion nor on (B) the previous one (C) no one (D) raise the particular problem. Exercise 7: Rewrite these sentences with the given words or phrases. 1. A nice carpet is under the bed and a bedside table is beside it. => Under …………………………………………………………………… 2. It is unusual for the interior of the island to be visited by foreign tourists. => Seldom …………………………………………………………………… 3. Just as she got off the train she stumbled and fell down. => Scarcely …………………………………………………………………… 4. After his escape the criminal can’t be seen anywhere in the country. => Nowhere …………………………………………………………………… 5. She didn’t realize what happened to her then. => Little …………………………………………………………………… 6. I didn’t know you were in the hospital before hearing the news on the radio. => Not until …………………………………………………………………… 7. The view from the mountaintop is so breathtaking that I can’t take my eyes off it. => So …………………………………………………………………… 8. She spilled some coffee on the carpet. Moreover, she broke 6 glasses. => Not only …………………………………………………………………… 9. I won’t give you any money. => Not …………………………………………………………………… 10. The movie was so gripping that I lost track of time while watching it.