15. My brother and I................swimming almost every day last summer. A. went B. had been going C. were going D. had gone
16. We............ when someone knocked at the door. A.Talked B. had talked C.were talking D. were talked
17. When the robbery happened, the security guard..................! A. slept B. was sleeping C. had slept D. was slept
18. Jack...................chess before so I showed him what to do. A. hadn't been playing B. didn't play C. wasn't playing D. hadn't played
19. I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I............ her Iong. A. didn't know B. wasn't knowing C. hadn't been knowing D. hadn't known
20. Ian.................. at the factory long when he was made a manager. A. hadn't been working B. wasn't working C. didn't work D. wasn't worked
21. I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he............. A. was already left B. already left C had already been leaving D had already left
22. When we got to the airport, I realised I................ my passport at home! A was left B had left C left D had been leaving
1. When she comes later today, he . . . . . the dinner.
A. cooks B. is cooking C. will be working D. has cooked
2. If the teacher were here now, we'd ask him the difference . . . . "science" and "technology".
A. among B. of C. between D. for
3. Our teacher says that new technology . . . . . many worker jobless in the future.
A. makes B. is making C. will make D. has made
4. . . . . . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
A. a B. the C. an D. θ
5. The song "The road to glory days" . . . . . by Tran Lap is a very popular song.
A. compose B. composed C. composing D. to compose
6. Alexander Graham Bell was a great . . . . ., who invented the telephone.
A. developer B. conservationist C. scientist D. explorer
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouned differently from the rest .
1.A. scout B. receive C. score D. comics
2. A. uniform B. cucumber C. public D. during .
3. A. sugar B. serious C. symptom D. second
4. A. gloves B. improve C. coveralls D. stomach
II. Choose the best answer
l. I want to work as an interpreter in the future, ________ , I am studying Russian at university.
A, but B, so C, however D, therefore
2. I am going shopping for food this evening _________ I do not have to go at the weekend.
A, So B, but C, however D, moreover
3. When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything, ___________ cry
A, but B, and C, so D, however
4. We live in the same building _______ we have hardly seen each other.
A, and B, therefore C, but D, so
5. I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD ___________ the shop didn't have it.
A, and B, but C, therefore D, so
6. Anna needed some money, _________, she took a part-time job.
A, but B, moreover C, however D, therefore
7. Julie has a guitar _________ she plays it really well.
A, and B, so C, but D, therefore
8. My fingers were injured _________ my sister had to write the note for me.
A, and B, however C, So D, but
9. The concert was cancelled __________ we went to a nightclub instead.
A, So B, however C, so on D, but
10. This is an expensive _________ very useful book
A, but B, so C, therefore D, however
John the two sentences using the conjunctive adverbs in the box.
[ However; Nevertheless; Moreover; Therefore; Otherwise]
1. Drinking and driving is against the rules. It’s dangerous.
2. We were supposed to go dancing after dinner. We went home instead.
3. Milos said his English is terrible. He got a 9.0 on his IELTS Writing test.
4. Remember to use sun cream when you go down to the beach. You’ll get sunburnt within half an hour.
5. Diet and exercise will help you lose weight. It’s good for your health.
I. Read the text, correct the underlined verbs if they are wrong. Some verbs are correct.
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1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and _________ the river.
A. by B. at C. next D. to
2. Many people go to my village on the weekends to have a rest after _________
A. hard working week B. a working hard week
C. a hard working week D. a hard week working
3. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.
A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance
4. Liz wishes she _________ Ba's village again someday.
A. can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits
5. I had _________ to the countryside last month.
A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip
6. Liz took a lot of photos _________ the trip to her parents.
A. show B. showing C. to show D. showed
7. _________ do you go to school? _ I go by bike.
A. What B. When C. How long D. How
8. What do people do _________ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
9. There is a river flowing _________ my village.
A. across B. crossing C. into D. through
10. The bus stopped at a/an _________ to get some more fuel.
A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station
11. My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoons.
A. on B. into C. at D. for
12. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm. He is a _________
A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. worker
13. The parkers are nice, _________ van feels like a member of their family.
A. as B. because C. so D. for
14. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went _________ a picnic to my home village.
A. to B. on C. at D. into
15. When we looked at the time, it _________ nearly 6.30 p.m.
A. is B. was C. were D. be
16. We were lucky enough _________ the last bus.
A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching
17. I cannot have a new bike. à I wish I _________ a new bike.
A. have B. can have C. had D. could have
18. We have a meeting _________ 8.00 and 10.15 am.
A. from B. at C. since D. between
19. We caught a bus and arrived home early _________ the morning.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
20. I was born _________ December 15th, 1992.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
V. Choose the best answer
a. I ( met/ was meeting) a friend while I ( did/ was doing) the shopping
b. I ( turned/ was turning) round and ( saw/ was seeing) Paula
c. She ( worn/ was wearing) a bright red hat at 8 o'clock last night
d. I (paid/ was paying) for my things when I (heard/ was hearing) someone called my name
e. This time last Sunday, we ( took/ were taking) the final exam
f. While we ( had/ were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates
g. While they ( walked/ were walking) in the park,I ( worked/ was working) in the garden
h. My classmates ( waited/ were waiting) for me when I ( arrived/ was arriving)
i. The door bell ( rang/ was ringing) while he ( read/ was reading) an interesting novel
j. When Jane ( took/ was taking) a photograph for me , I ( had/ was having ) a bath