UNIT 8: SHOPPING

Exercise 1: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentence
or best answers the question.
1. Some people go to the _______ for entertainment.
A. shopping centres B. fixed price C. shopping list D. convenience store
2. The shop owner treats his _______ with a lot of respects.
A. item B. market C. fair D. customers
3. She spends too much time and money shopping. She is a _______.
A. shopaholic B. dollar store C. overshopping D. price tag
4. These sports clothes are _______. They are 50% off.
A. try on clothes B. hang out C. on sale D. online shop
5. He thinks that there's nothing worth buying at a _______.
A. convenience B. dollar store C. goods D. customer
6. There are a lot of _______ fruit and vegetables at a farmer's market.
A. home-made B. outdoor C. home-grown D. offline
7. How much is it? I can’t find the _______.
A. during sales B. online shop C. discount shop D. price tag
8. The shop sells only fresh local _______.
A. produce B. access C. bargain D. sale
9. The _______ chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat.
A. item B. shopper C. supermarket D. fair
10. The children were dressed in Halloween _______.
A. costumes B. farmers C. markets D. prices
11. The _______ of the painting was kept secret.
A. customer B. doctor C. seller D. teacher
12. All our fruit comes from the farmers’ _______.
A. clothes B. buyer C. dollar store D. market
13. Most _______ stores are located on busy street corners or at gas stations.
A. goods B. difference C. convenience D. range
14. She used to be an absolute _______ until she had a baby.
A. supermarket B. bargain C. buyer D. shopaholic
15. A _______ shop is a shop that sells unusual or special products.
A. speciality B. costumer C. price tag D. market
16. They sell a wide _______ of skin-care products.
A. price B. convenience C. sale D. range
17. Click on this link to visit our _______ bookstore.
A. large B. offline C. online D. narrow
18. We had lunch at a(n) _______ café in the city square.
A. open-air B. farmers’ market C. price tag D. dollar store
19. The family sells their _______ vegetables at the local market.
A. home-grown B. outdoor C. home-made D. offline
20. A bike is a very _______ way of getting around.
A. popular B. convenient C. attractive D. online
21. Farmers’ markets are a traditional way of selling home-grown fruits and _______ products effectively.
A. home-grown B. homeless C. home-made D. homesick
22. These _______ prices give farmers a good life.
A. wandered B. discounted C. fixed D. attracted
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23. Drivers should park in a(n) _______ area to prevent theft at night.
A. well-lit B. home-grown C. convenient D. online
24. All the parks in our city are open _______.
A. year-round B. home-grown C. decisive D. home-made
25. The store has changed its image in an effort to win back _______ customers.
A. strict B. happy C. humble D. unhappy
26. They are offering a(n) _______ gift with each product we buy.
A. expensive B. cheap C. unhappy D. free
27. I prefer to do my ____________ at shopping malls.
A. shopper B. shops C. shopping D. shop
28. In our group, most people spend most of their money ____________ clothes.
A. of B. at C. in D. on
29. She should call the shipping company to complain ____________ the problem.
A. to B. about C. on D. with
30. What do you like about shopping at a ____________ store?
A. inconvenient B. convenience C. convenient D. conveniently
31. Some people go to shopping centres to ____________ the heat or cold outside.
A. keep B. stop C. get D. avoid
32. Do you like ____________ products?
A. home-growing B. home-grew C. home-grown D. home-grow
33. The weather ____________ shopping at an open-air market.
A. effect B. effect C. affects D. affect
34. Let's go to ____________ shops to buy something as presents for our relatives after the trip.
A. specialise B. speciality C. special D. specially
35. We can find many products ____________ lower prices in a discount shop.
A. at B. by C. with D. on
36. I don't like this store. The staff are rude and the ____________ service is really bad, too.
A. costume B. customer C. customers D. custom
37. He wants to ____________ about the package he has just got.
A. complained B. complaining C. complain D. complains
38. Never buy things you don't need just because they are on ____________.
A. sale B. sell C. selling D. sold
39. Can you wave over a sales ____________? I have a question about this jacket.
A. assistant B. assistance C. assist D. assisting
40. ____________ online is more convenient than other kinds of shopping.
A. Shops B. Shopper C. Shopping D. Shop
41. He lives next door but I ___________ him.
A. rarely see B. sees rarely C. see rarely D. rarely sees
42. She ___________ at home on Sunday.
A. are always B. always are C. always is D. is always
43. My father ___________ in the morning.
A. hardly ever jog B. hardly ever jogs C. jogs hardly ever D. hardly jogs ever
44. They ___________ volleyball with Phong and Quan.
A. play never B. plays never C. never plays D. never play
45. We ___________ to the supermarket because it’s very far from our house.
A. don’t go often B. often don’t go C. don’t often go D. doesn’t often go
46. Mai ___________ to the cinema with her classmates.
A. occasionally go B. occasionally goes C. goes occasionally D. go occasionally

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47. ___________ your health at the hospital?
A. Do you check frequently B. Do frequently you check
C. Do you frequently check D. Do frequently check you
48. These brands ___________ on sale, just once or twice a year.
A. are seldom B. is seldom C. seldom is D. seldom are
49. My mother ___________at the supermarket.
A. shops often B. often shops C. often shop D. shop often
50. ___________ happy when he talks to his friend?
A. Is always he B. Is he always C. Always is he D. He always is

Exercise 2: Underline the correct answers.

1. The convenience store in my neighbourhood opens/ will open 24/7.

2. Mom, I make/ will make a shopping list for you to give to the shop assistant of the bakery.
3. We don't go/ won't go on a holiday this summer vacation.
4. The bus schedule says that there is/ will be a bus to Hoan Kiem Lake at 9:00.
5. The show will begin/ begins at 8 o'clock.
6. What time is/ will be your flight?
7. Our final exams will start/ start next week.
8. I think he will pass/ passes the exam.
9. Next Friday at 9 o'clock there is/ will be an English speaking contest.
10. Perhaps, it will rain/ rains tomorrow.

Exercise 3: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets in the present simple for future.

1. Tomorrow ______________ (be) Monday.

2. The film Spiderman ______________ (start) tonight.
3. The first bus ______________ (depart) at 5:00 a.m.
4. The train to NhaTrang ______________ (leave) at 8:30 a.m.
5. When ______________ (be) his flight for Ha Noi?
6. Final exams ______________ (start) next week.
7. Our semester ______________ (end) on June 15th this year.
8. The ferry ______________ (not, leave) port at 6:00, but 6:15.
9. My favorite television program ______________ (be) on in half an hour.
10. What are you going to do when you ______________ (finish) college?

Exercise 4: Put the adverbs in brackets in the correct place of the following sentences.

1. My mother goes to the supermarket on Saturdays. (usually)

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2. Most children get up early on the weekends. (rarely)
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3. She is patient when teaching her students. (always)
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4. Linda cooks dinner for her family. (sometimes)
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5. He jogs in the morning. (often)
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6. She is sad. (seldom)
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7. My sister misses an episode of the Kid's Talents programme. (never)
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8. My father doesn't go fishing. (frequently)
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9. I am excited to see her. (always)
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10. He smiles. (hardly ever)
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11. My mother buys food in the supermarket. (always)
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12. My grandma buys things online because she doesn't know how to use e-commerce platforms. (rarely)
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13. Does Jane go to buy some local food in the market? (usually)
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14. Anna surfs the internet in the evening. (sometimes)
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15. We pay by credit card. (never)
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16. I don't return things that I buy online. (often)
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17. My parents go to an open-air market in the mountainous area. (sometimes)
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18. The shop assistant at his shop gives us special attention. (always)
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19. My friend visits a fanners' market to find a lot of home-grown fruit and vegetables. (often)
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20. The shop owner treats her customers with a lot of respect. (usually)
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