UNIT 6 : AN EXCURSION


< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. wood b. cook c. blood d. food
2. a. excursion b. sunburnt c. nurse d. picture
3. a. weather b. ready c. early d. instead
4. a. caves b. marks c. exams d. days
5. a. site b. trip c. city d. invention
6. a. laugh b. taught c. fault d. August
7. a. school b. champagne c. machine d. washing

< II >: Complete the passage with appropriate words.
An’s class is going to make a two-day (1) e_______ to visit some caves near Huong (2) P_______. They want to see with their own eyes what they have learned in their (3) g_______ lessons recently and (4) r_______ themselves after their hard work, as well. They have planned their (5) t_______ carefully. For An, the only problem is getting her parents’ (6) p_______. She will try to (7) p_______ them so that she will be able to join her (8) c_______ for the excursion.

< III > : Choose the correct answer.
1. “Which project _______ on next ?” “I haven’t decided for sure. Probably the Space mobile.”
a. will you work b. are you going to work c. do you work
2. “Look at those dark clouds!” “Yes, It looks like _______ any minute”.
a. it’s going to rain b. it’s raining c. it will rain
3. “I’d better get back to the hotel room before the storm.” “OK, _______ you later.”
a. I’m seeing b. I’ll see c. I see
4. “Hi, honey. How’s it going ?” “Great, _______ fishing with Grandpa tomorrow.”
a. I go b. I’m going to go c. I’m going
5. “Have fun, but don’t forget. You have to finish that paper.” “I know, Mom _______ it tomorrow. I already have the envelope.”
a. I’m mailing b. I won’t mail c. I mail
6. “I’m going to miss a good film on TV because I’ll be out tonight.” “_____ it for you, if you like.”
a. I video b. I’m going to video c. I’ll video
7. “Good luck. When will you be here?” “Tomorrow. My plane _______ at 7:00, so I ______ you about 8:00.”
a. will land/ see b. lands/ will see c. is landing/ am going to see
8.”I’m just going out to get a paper.” “What newspaper _______?”
a. are you buying b. are you going to buy c. will you buy
9. “We ______ a party on Sunday, 12th November. Can you come?” “Yes, I’d love to.
a. are having b. are going to have c. will have
10. “What’s that man doing up there?” “Oh no! He _______ !”
a. is jumping b. will jump c. is going to jump
11. “Ann is in hospital.” “Yes, I know. _______ her tomorrow.”
a. I visit b. I’m going to visit c. I’ll visit
12. “It’s my birthday soon. ______ twenty next Friday.” “Oh, really ? _____ a party ?”
a. I’m going to be/ Are you having b. I am/ Will you have c. I’ll be/ Are you going to have
13. “It’s a public holiday next Monday.” “Yes, I know. _______ anything special ?”
a. Are you doing b. Do you do c. Will you do
14. “Would you like to join Linda and me tomorrow ? We _______ the natural history museum.” “Sure. I’ve never been there.”
a. visit b. will visit c. are going to visit
15. “I’ve decided to try and learn a foreign language.” “Have you ? Which language _______?”
a. will you learn b. are you going to learn c. are you learning
< IV >: These sentences refer to the future. Complete them with either be going to or
the present continuous, whichever is correct or more likely, using the appropriate verb: increase, teach, sit, complain, start, meet, stop, answer, play, get.
1. I can’t go any further. I …am