Ex1. Choose the best answers 1. John tennis once or twice a week. A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually 2. Tom his hand when he was cooking dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt 3. Jim is away on holiday. He to Spain. A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was 4. Everything is going well. We any problems so far. A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had 5. Jane just a few minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left 6. Timson 13 films and I think the latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making 7. Robert lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing 8. When I was a child, I the violin. A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play 9. He for the national team in 65 matches so far. A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is playing 10. I'm busy at the moment. I on the computer. A. work B. worked C. am working D. working 11.When I looked round the door, the baby quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping 12. Robert ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was 13. I'm very tired. I over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven 14. What time to work this morning? A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get 15. When I this man, he was running away A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen 16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department. A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned 17. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick. A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling 18. After the race , the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won 19. The earth on the sun for its heat and light. A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended 20. When I entered the room, everyone A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced 21. I was very tired because I all the day. A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working 22. How long able to drive? - Since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you 23. When she the noise, she down to the kitchen and on the lights. A. hears; goes; turns B. heard; went; turned C. heard; was going; turned D. had heard; went; had turned 24. Jane and I school in 1987. A. finish B. have finished C. finishes D. finished 25. Pasteur in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived 26. When he came, A. I was watching TV. B. I watched TV. C. I am watching TV D. I have watched TV. 27.Everyday, my sister the floor. A. usually clean B. cleans usually C. usually cleaned D. usually cleans 28. After they their breakfast, they shopping yesterday. A. have; go B. had had; go C. had; had gone D. had had; went 29. Father his pipe while mother a magazine. A. smoked; read B. was smoking; was reading C. had smoked; read D. smoking; reading 30. When we came to the stadium, the match A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. have already begun. Exercise 2: Fill in the correct verb tense 1. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young. 2. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. 3. They think he (be) here last night. 4. Lien (not go) to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) at home and watch TV. 5. The film (end) by the time we (get) there. 6. After I (finish) all my homework, he (invite) me a drink. 7. They (go) home after they (finish) their work. 8. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) my clothes. 9. My grandfather (die) many years ago. 10. They (tell) me about it last week. 11. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend. 12. I (walk) along the beach while my sister (swim) 13. After the telephone (buzz) for a minute, the doctor (answer) it. 14. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) TV. 15. Thu (look) after her little brother next Sunday.
(1) verb tense revision
1. John.......tennis one or twice a week
A. is playing usually B. is usuallt playing C. usually plays D. plays usually
2. Tom.......his hand when he was cooking dinner
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt
3. Jim is away on holiday. He.........to Spain
A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was
4. everything is going well. We..........any problems so far
A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had
5. Jane..........just a few minutes ago
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
6. Timson..........13 films and I think the latest is the best
A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making
7. ..........Robert lately?
A. did you see B. have you seen C. do you see D. are you see
8. when I was a child, I.........the violin
A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play
9. He.........for the national team in 65 matches so far
A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is play
10. I'm busy at the moment. I.........on the computer
A. work B. worked C. am working D. working
giúp mk vs ạ mk cần gấp
REWRITE these following sentences.
1. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)
à We
2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring. (dislike)
à Jenny
3. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
à Her new house
4. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
à Peter
5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
à The white dress
6. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.
à In spite of
7. They built a new bridge over the river.
à A new bridge
8. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.
à I haven’ t
9. “Where does your brother work?” she asked me.
à She asked me
10. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. (mustn’t)
à You
11. It’s good idea to swallow rapidly if you have hiccups. (should)
à You
12. They once started these machines by hand.
à They used to
13. He doesn’t get up late anymore.
à He used to
14. David had gone home before we arrived.
à After
15. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
à When
16. He never left the house. He had been born there. (where)
à
17. I will tell you something. You didn’t know it before. (which)
à
18. I’ll never forget the day. I met you then. (when)
à
19. It was cold. However, Tom still went swimming. (although)
à
20. John is very sad. He fails the final exam. (because)
à
I, Rewrite the following sentences, using “USED TO” or “DIDN’T USE TO”
1. We usually lit our houses with candles.
2. Sailors were usually guided by strars.
3. People usually cooked on wood fires.
4. It usually took me several days to go to London.
5. Books were usually written by hand.
6. People usually traveled on foot.
7. They usually made their own bread.
8. The old sailro usually drank lots of whisky.
9. Mr. Smith usually smoked cigars.
10. Bill usually worked very hard.
11. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
12. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
13. I seem to have lost interest in my work.
14. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
15. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
16. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
17. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
18. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
19. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.
20. Mary always went swimming after school last year,
21. She usually wore uniform when she was a student.
22. I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.
23. When I was a child we lived in Bristol.
24. Lan usually walked pass the mosque on her way to primary school.
66/There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. generation B. value C. age
67/It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.
A. can do B. could did C. could do
68/Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours B. practices C. traditions
68/Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far away from each other.
A. which B. where C. that
69/In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority B. tradition C. generation
70/I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.
A. in B. on C. down
13.The story of the little angel is being told by Miss Clarke.
14. Our farm could be seen from this hill.
15. The cattle are usually fed with corn.
1. We lived in the country , but we don’t any more. -> We used ……………………………………………….
2. My father usually went swimming a lot when he was young. -> My father used…………………………………………
3. My father usually told me stories before bedtime when I was a little child.
-> My father used………………………………………………………………………
4. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year. -> I used…………………………………………………
5. There were some trees in the field. -> There used…………………………………………….
6. She doesn’t live with her parents any more. -> She used……………………………………………
7. He is not a poor man any more. -> He used……………………………………………….
8. They didn’t go to the cinema every Sunday last year. -> They didn’t use………………………………………
9. My hair now is much longer than that in the past.
-> In the past my hair used………………………………………………………………………………
10. I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school.
-> I used …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
-> Did you use…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. He no longer has long hair . -> He used………………………………………………………
13. I gave up smoking 10 years ago. -> I used…………………………………………………
14. He often went hunting when he was in Africa. -> He used…………………………………………………
15. We no longer go to the evening class together. -> We used……………………………………………………
16. They usually wore jeans when they were young. -> They used…………………………………………………
17. I lived in Nha Trang once , but I don’t any more. -> I used…………………………………………………………
dịch
People should be equipped with necessary skills to survive in the jungle.
We must protect our rhinos before they die out.
Men are usually the breadwinner of the family.
The custom of giving lucky money is popular in Vietnamese families on Tet holiday.
EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPIC : WORD FOMATION
E1:
1. Life here is very _____.
A. peacefully B. peaceful C. peace D. Peacefulness
2. Women usually don’t shake hands when being _____.
A. introducing B. introduction C. introduced D. introducer
3. He was so _____ that he had an accident.
A. caring B. careless C. careful D. Carefully
4. Farmers can enrich the soil by using ______.
A. fertile B. fertility C. fertilize D. Fertilizers
5. Nowadays, chemicals are ______ into some fruits to reduce decay.
A. injection B. injecting C. inject D. injected
11. What’s your _______ ? – I’m Vietnamese.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. international
12. In this course, students receive _______ in the basic English grammar.
A. instruct B. instructional C. instruction D. instructive
13. I _____ him for his honesty.
A. respective B. respectful C. respectable D. respect
14. All of the students appreciate the ______ of English learning.
A. import B. important C. importantly D. importance
15. We can enjoy live programmes through _______ satellites.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicable
16. Learning English has become a ______ in our country.
A. necessitate B. necessary C. necessity D. necessarily
17. Computers are ______ used in schools and universities.
A. widely B. wide C. width D. widen
18. He retired at the ______ of 60.
A. age B. old C. older D. elder
19. My teacher always give us a clear ______.
A. explain B. explained C. explanatory D. explanation
20. The _____ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
A. attract B. attracted C. attractive D. attraction
21. Your bad result made me ______ .
A. disappoint B. disappointment C. disappointed D. disappointing
22. Getting such a well-paid job is very beyond my ______.
A. expect B. expected C. expecting D. expectation
23. It has been proved ______ that the unemployment rates are increasing.
A. statistic B. statistics C. statistical D. statistically
24. She has made an _______ for the job as a nursery teacher because she like children.
A. apply B. applicant C. application D. applicator
25. Daisy has been out of work for 3 months. She stay at home and does the housework_______.
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappointing
26. She is a biologist. She is interested in _______ .
A. conserves B. conservancy C. conservation D. conservative
27. There is no ______ for them to do that.
A. need B. needs C. needless D. needing
28. The _____ development leads to our country’s prosperity.
A. industry B. industries C. industrial D. industrialize
29. Farmers ______ their land to make it _______.
A. fertilize / product B. fertilizer / productive
C. fertilize / production D. fertilize / productive
30. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce ______.
A. electric B. electricity C. electrician D. electrify
31. Stress and tiredness often lead to lack of _______.
A. concentrate B. concentration C. concentrated D. concentrator
32. Human being are the worst _______ on the earth.
A. pollutes B. polluters C. pollutants D. pollutions
33. Mrs. Christine has been told by her doctor that she is _________, she cannot have a child of her own.
A. childless B. childhood C. childish D. child
34. Thanks to my friends’ ________ remarks, my essay have been improved.
A. construct B. construction C. constructive D. constructor
35. What is your _____ in life?
A. aim B. aimless C. aimlessly D. aimlessness
36. The president traveled under the ______ of many soldiers.
A. protect B. protective C. protection D. protector
37. The US made a _____ declaration of war to Iraq.
A. formal B. formality C. formalize D. formalism
38. I sometimes do not feel ______ when I’m at a party.
A. comfort B. comforter C. comfortable D. comfortably
39. Women show a _______ to live longer than men.
A. tend B. tendentious C. tendency D. tendentiously
40. It is necessary for the host to make his guest feel comfortable and _____.
A. relax B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relaxed
41. Their _____ has lasted for more than 20 years.
A. friends B. friendly C. friendship D. friendness
42. Do you feel _____ when taking a test ?
A. nervous B. nerve C. nerveless D. nervy
43. The workers chose Mr. Pike their _______.
A. represent B. representative C. represents D. representation
44. Jack London wrote several ______ novels on adventure.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
45. She is _____ with her present job.
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfaction D. satisfactory
46. It takes one a long time to become an ______ pianist.
A. accomplish B. accomplished C. accomplishment D. accomplishing
47. The young usually do things _______.
A. enthusiasm B. enthusiast C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically
48. The industrial ______ has made many changes in our country.
A. develop B. developing C. developer D. development
49. The hotel is famous for its _______ arranged rooms.
A. attractive B. attracted C. attractively D. attraction
50. I wasn’t _____ on going to the party last night.
A. keenness B. keenly C. keen D. keenest
51. You can _____ knowledge by reading newspapers.
A. richly B. enrichment C. rich D. enrich
52. My son has given a great deal of _____ to his future job.
A. thoughtless B.thoughtful C. thought D. think