1.She has made a _________________recovery. (miracle)
2.The school believes in ______ teaching methods. (interact)
3.Mr Joe managed the conference so _______________ . (capable)
4.He gave me strict _______________ to get there by eight o'clock. (instruct)
5.She usually hits the ball with great ______________. (accurate)
Put the verb in the present simple tense.
1. She usually (walk) _______________ to school.
2. What time ________Mary usually (get) ____________ up every morning?
3. She (not wash) _____________________her clothes every weekend.
4. ___________they (be) teachers?
5. It (not be) often ______________cold in summer.
6. Tom usually (walk) _____________ to school.
7. He (be) _______________ a student.
8. I (be) _________________ sixteen years old.
9. They (be) __________________ very friendly.
10. He often (wash) __________________ the car at weekends.
11. What time ____________you often (get) ____________ up every morning?
12. ________she (like) ________________ English?
13. Every week she (go) ______________________ to visit her parents.
14. What time __________ your father usually (get) ______________ up?
15. We (not go) ____________________to school on Sundays.
16. We (not be) ___________________very lazy.
17. The Earth (go) _________________around the Sun.
18. I (visit) ___________________my parents very often.
19. ___________he (go) ___________________to school every day?
20. _____________she (come) _____________________from Japanese?
V. Put the verb in the past simple tense.
1. His father (die) _____________________ in 1930.
2. Lincoln (work) __________________in this factory three years ago.
3. I (do) _____________________my homework last night.
4. Miss White (write) ______________________to her father last Monday.
5. My parents (buy) _________________________the car last year.
6. Hoa (read) _____________________________the book yesterday.
7. He (listen) _______________________________to the radio last night.
8. We (watch) _____________ a good programme on TV last night.
9. Mary (go) _______________shopping for me yesterday.
10. I (be) _______________ in Ha Noi last month.
11. My parents (go) _________________to HCM city last week.
12. Yesterday we (have) _________________a meeting at our school.
13. Mary (meet) __________________her parents two weeks ago.
14. She (be) _________________born in 1992.
15. What you (do) _______________________last night?
16. Last summer I (study) __________________English in Can Tho City.
17. She (not visit) __________________her son last week.
18. In 1997 there (be) _________________a terrible storm.
19. They (build) __________________the house twenty years ago.
20. John (not come) ___________________ to my birthday party last Sunday.
2. Complete the gaps with the missing word.
1. My father usually p_ _ _ _ water into the field in the morning.
2. He's been on the computer all morning, c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ with his friends.
3. She is trying to get the baby into a r_ _ _ _ _ _ for feeding and sleeping.
4. We should all love our n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
5. The c_ _ _ _ are regularly sprayed with pesticides.
6. The newspapers are published twice w_ _ _ _ _.
7. Peter tried to p_ _ _ _ his bike up the hill.
8. Be careful not to d_ _ _ that plate.
9. I thought the kids were s_ _ _ _ _ tucked up in bed. 1
0. In spite of working in bad conditions, that employee is always c_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words
in bold.
1 Have you got any plans for the weekend?
DOING
What ________________ this weekend?
2 He must get access to an internet connection in order to see your email.
ONCE
He will be able to see your email, ________________ an internet connection.
3 Stacy started taking computer lessons from September and she will take her exams in May.
BEEN
By the time Stacy takes her exams, she ________________ computer lessons for nine months.
4 I’ll get home and I’ll text you.
SOON
I’ll text you ________________ home.
5 We have arranged to give an online seminar on 9 December.
ARE
We ________________ an online seminar on 9 December. Not For Sale
6 I had no intention of buying anything online.
WAS
I ________________ to buy anything online.
7 Tina told me she was having problems with their after sales service, so I didn’t shop from them.
GOING
I ________________ from them, but Tina told me she was having problems with their after sales service.
8 I’ll still be replying to emails when you get here.
NOT
By the time you get here, I ________________ replying to emails.
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning, beginning with the words provided.
1. It takes me 20 minutes to ride my motorbike to get to school every day.
>> I spend ………….………………………………………………………………………….
2. She spent 2 hours solving this geometric problem.
>> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The police arrested the robbers yesterday in the town.
>> The robbers ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam still found the solution to the problem although it was difficult.
>> The problem ….…………………………………………………………………………….
5. The road is slippery but he still drives quite fast.
>> Although ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People spent 5 years building this trade centre.
>> It took …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The suitcase is very heavy, but he still lifts it up.
>> Although …..………………………………………………………………………………….
8. OUP published this book in 2010.
>> This book …….……………………………………………………………………………….
9. He washed his car yesterday.
>> His car ………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Although the poem is long, he still memorizes it.
>> The poem …………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 2: Identify one error (A,B,C,D) in each sentence below.
1. Nam has lived far from his parents for 2 years, so he is looking forward to see them as soon as possible.
A B C D
2. It is difficult for the city government solve the water pollution overnight.
A B C D
3. Yesterday the police stopped him and made him to get out of his car because he broke the traffic law.
A B C D
4. How do you go to the market? – 3 times a week, sometimes 5 times a week.
A B C D
5. In spite of it rained heavily, the students went to class on time.
A B C D
6. He was breaking his leg while he was playing football in the schoolyard yesterday.
A B C D
7. Although his legs were broken, but he still had got out of his car before it exploded.
A B C D
8.I would like buying some sugar, 3 eggs and a bunch of banana, please.
A B C D
9. Would you mind to turn on the fans? It’s very hot in this room.
A B C D
4.Mr John grew a lot of roses years ago, but he doesn’t now.
=> Mr John used to………………………….
5.My mother always gets up early everyday.
=>My mother is used to……………………..
6.She is teaching at a school for people who can’t speak .( use “the +adj” )
=>………………………………………the mute/ dumb……………
7.Will you please give me a hand ?
=>Would you mind…………………………….?
8.We study five lessons a day.
=>………………………………………………………..?
9. Tom bought a new bike yesterday.
=>……………………………………………………….?
10.I was born at Vinh Kim village.
=>……………………………………………………….?/
11.My mother often gets up at 4.30 everyday.
=>……………………………………………………….?
12. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
à He is looking forward _to hearing…..______________________________
13.It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
à It’s better to avoid__travelling……______________________________
Viết lại câu
1. She didn't want to stay there for the weekend. (They made her)
2. The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment. (The teacher let)
3. The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets. (The police made)
4. He said that he didn't want to learn Math. (I overhear)
Viết lại câu
1. She didn't want to stay there for the weekend. (They made her)
2. The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment. (The teacher let)
3. The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets. (The police made)
4. He said that he didn't want to learn Math. (I overhear)
1. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis (1.5pts)
1. If I (know)………………… who he is, I (ask)………………… him to marry me.
2. Recently, we (give) ………………… a questionnaire of 100 sentences by our English teacher.
3. She sometimes (buy) ………………… vegetables at his market.
4. I (just, go)………………… out to buy an evening paper.
5. I (remember)………………… this summer all my life
2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in parenthesis (1pt)
1. They are making a film based on the (history) …………………events that happened in 1975.
2. She has saved a sum of money for her (retire)…………………………………
3. He was ( elimination )………………………………. from the contest in the fourth round.
4. The regulations of the competition will be announced (official) ………on TV next week.
3. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meanings (1.5 pts)
1.She eats much sugar. She is very fat.
=> If ………….............................................
2. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
=> The cake ………………….............................................…
3. He took the children to the park 3 days ago.
The children ………………………………………………………………
4. Jack doesn’t answer well in the interview, so he can’t get the job.
If……………………………………………………………………………
5. We didn’t finish it until the end of last summer.
It was not until………………………………………………………………
6. Nick is lazy so he is often punished.
If ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Lan was doing her homework at that time.
Her homework ……………………………………………………………
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. ______ we lived in the country, we would be happier.
A. If B. Were C. Should D. Had
2. This is a rare opportunity_______ you should take advantage to get a better job
A. to which B. for which C. of which D. on which
3. The economic conditions today are __________ than they were in the past.
A. much more good B. far better C. more better D. the best
4. This tablet is more modern, but it costs________ the other one.
A. as twice much as B. twice as much as
C. two times much as D. two times as more than
5. She reminded me to come on time for the party ________.
A. tomorrow evening B. the day after C. in two days’ time D. next weekend
6. He asked me why _________to the meeting.
A. didn’t I come B. don’t I come
C. you didn’t come D. I hadn’t come
7. The United States consists of fifty states, ________ has its own government.
A. they each B. each of them C. each of which D. each of that
8. We are talking about the writer ________ latest book is one of the best-sellers this year.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
9. Of the two projects, I think the first one is ___________ .
A. the most convincing B. the more convincing
C. more convincing D. most convincing
10. Can you imagine what____________ if the air ____________ polluted entirely?
A. will happen / isB. would happen / were
C. had happen / had been D. happened / will be
11. She plays ________ guitar very well. She is an accomplished guitarist.
A. aB. anC. theD. Ø
1 they cut down the trees.they wanted to get timber(so as to) 2.somebody has bought the land next to our house.he wants to build a house.(to) 3.people went to the tennis court.they wanted to play tennis(in order to) 4.my colleagues gave me a present.they wanted to celebrate my birthday (to) 5.the boss said hello to new employees. He wanted to welcome them(in order to)
