Daniela told me she had booked a tour of Europe _________.
A. the following day B. the next day C. the day after D. the day before
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question: These university students had to spend a _____________ night preparing stuff for the following day.
A-sleep
B-slept
C-sleepless
D-sleeps
1. She didn’t do homework yesterday.
2. They are going to celebrate a party for Christmas Day.
3. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
4. The students have discussed the topic since last week.
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6) the child went to bed after he (see)...... the film.
7)before I (go) .... out I had finished my homework.
8) we (study) ...... a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
9) what ....you (do) ....yesterday ?
10) how long ...you (lean) ..... English?
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
1. She often opened window in the early morning so that she can enjoy …………..pure air.
A. to breathe B. breathing C. to be breathed D. to be breathing
2. The bus driver was so tired of ………….the same route every day that he asked for a transfer.
A. to drive B. being driven C. driving D. drive
3. No one has better qualifications. Carol is certain ……………for the job.
A. to choose B. having chosen C. to be chosen D. being chosen
4. The house needs ………………… .
A. to pain B. to be painting C. to be paint D. painting
5. Do you want ……………………by the doctor?
A. to examine B. to be examined C. being examined D. being to examine
the children is parents work during the day. the day care center was established to take care of these children (whose) -> the day care center
Change the following sentences into passive 1. You place an order one day and they deliver your groceries the next.
1. Mr. Tam painted the pictures yesterday.
The pictures ……………………………………………………………………….………….……………
2. They celebrated the Teacher’s Day largely in1982.
The Teacher’s Day…….………………………………………………………….…….……….…………
3. People built this building of bricks, stones and cement.
This building…………………………………………………………………….…………………………
4. Brothers Lazlo and George Biro invented the ballpoint pen.
The ballpoint pen……………………………………………………………….……………………….…
5. Hong Ha School holds the English-speaking contest on Friday.
The English-speaking contest…………………………………………….……………….………….……
6 You clean the floor before you paint it.
The floor……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. We use a USB stick to store a lot of music or video files.
A USB stick..................................................................................................................................................
8. We use a food processor to chop up and mix food.
A food processor...........................................................................................................................................
9. I use a smart phone to contact everyone and surf the Internet.
A smart phone...............................................................................................................................................
10. We use a computer to store and type documents.
A computer ..................................................................................................................................................
August 29th 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day I stared (43)_____in the face. Our flight was due to leave at 10.30 am that day, and arrived at the airport with (44)_______time to spare. We started boarding at 10.00 . Most of us were holiday makers and there (45)______ a lot of laughing and joking going on . It was raining slightly , but (46)_____was good, and the plane took off on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the (47)____goods when the plane began to shake. At first we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to (48)______and we realized we are speeding towards the ground . People screamed in (49)______. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live . Then , just when we had (50)______all hope, we felt the plane level out , and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later , the pilot announced that everything was now (51)______control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes (52)______we landed safely . It was the most frightening experience of my life.
