The reason why I couldn't go to the movie theater was that I had a lot of homework
The reason why I couldn't go to the movie theater was that I had a lot of homework
118 I never intended to go to the meeting =>I never had 119 You have disobeyed, you will therefore be punished =>As a result 123, It's nobody's fault that the meeting was cancelled =>Nobody 127 Why was such a letter written to friends =>Why did 135,It is better to wear out than rust out =>To rush out
change the adverbial clauses to modifying phrases if possible
1.after I had met the movie star in person I understood why she was so popular
2.before nick left on his trip, his boss gave him a big rise
3.when it was first brought to Europe the tomatoes was taught to be poisonous
4.before he returned to his country his American friends gave him a surprise going away party
5 when money is put in a bank. it is kept safe.
II. Give the correct part of speech for each sentence.
1. I regret to inform you that your job _______ has been rejected. (apply)
2. Well, I think that the price of the car is _______. (reason)
3. They gave us a lot of _______ offers. (attract)
4. It is _______ to learn English. (importance)
Review for Test 1 I. Choose the best answer: 1. Where is the film...........? At Sao Mai movie theater. ( on- in- at- of) 2. Let’s go..................It’s going to rain. (here – there – inside- outside) 3. Miss Lan looks at.................in the mirror. (her – him – himself – herself) 4. He ...........to go to the market and buy some meat. ( should – must-ought - have) 5. ...................is Nam absent today ? Because he is sick. (what- why - where- when) 6. It isn’t ............to leave medicine around the house. (interesting – hard – dangerous – safe) 8. I find Nam is not communicative. He’s rather . . . . . . . . . . .in publish.(kind – reserved – sociable – humorous) 9. Each of them ___________a different character. (has – have – to have – having) 10.She came . . . . . . . . . . . . .with a new idea for increasing sale.(on – up – in – over) 12. Alexander Graham Bell was born _____________ March 3 , 1847. (in – at – on – of) 13. Our friends __________ meet us at the airport tonight. (went – to go – are going to – will be to) 14. He’ll come . . . . . . . . .to pick you up tomorrow. (on – over – up – in) 15. A child whose parents have died is called a(n)______ (orphan – cousin – neighbor- nephew) 16. Can I . . . . . . . . . .to Peter, please ? (talk – say – tell – speak) 17.I_______ a letter from my old friend last week. (sent – received – gave – took) 18 . Deaf – mutes can __speak__hear. (neither-nor; both … and ; not only – but also ; either .. or) 19 . The children are old enough to look after_________ (themselves – ourselves – herself – themselves) 20. She spends most of her free time__________ volunteer work.(for doing – to do – do – doing) 21. We ought______the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed. (to put – put – putting – putted) 22. He is __________ to ride his bike to school. (not enough old – not old enough – enough not old – enough old) 23. They ___________ From Canada to America to find work.(emigrated – left – have – should) 24. You’ll _____________cook dinner yourself. (must – ought – have to – should) 25. . I find Nam doesn’t speak any words in class. He’s _____ in public . (kind – sociable – reserved – humorous) 26. Would you like______________ a message ? ( to leave – leave – leaving – left) 27. You should go to the___________ to buy some fish and vegetables. (theatre – post office – kitchen – market) 28. Her mother _________this city two years ago. (is leaving – leaves – left – will leave) 29. He’ll come _________ to pick you _______. _( over – up ; over-on ; on – in ; in –up) 30. You must ____________the sockets so that children won’t be killed. (reach – put – include – cover) 31.They enjoy __________Jokes. ( to tell – tell – telling – told) 32. I’m sorry but I can’t _________ chess tonight. (played – to play – playing – play) 33. Each of them ___________a different character. (has – have – to have – having) 34. The Earth _________around the sun , doesn’t it? (moves – move – moving – is moving) 35. Let’s paint the house_______`` . It will be much cheaper. (yourself – herself – themselves – ourselves) II. Supply the correct verb form. 1. The sun always ( rise ) ……………………..in th east. Look, It ( rise)…………… 2. I don't think I ( go)………………………….out tonight. I'm too tired. 3. Where you ( spend)…………………………..your summer holiday last year, Tam? 4. In my country, it ( not rain)………………………much in winter. 5. Let's wait for Lien ( arrive)……………………and we ( have)………………dinner. 6. The moon ( move)………………………..around the earth. 7. Mai ( be) …………………..very happy when she ( receive)…………………a letter from her sister this morning. III. Rewrite these sentences 1. He is too young to go to school. He is not............................................... ..... 2. Her hair is long, straight and black. She has............................................... ...... 3. Ba isn’t old. He can’t drive a car. Ba..................................................................................... 4. The questions were easy. We could answer exactly. ..................................................... 5. Her eyes are big and black. She has. …………………………………………………………………… 6. He is tall. He can play volley ball He is .. . . . . . . . ……………………………. 7. He is tall. He can play volley ball. He is ……………………………………………………. 8. Her hair is long and black. She has ……………………………………………………… 9. Mr. Tam is not rich. He can’t buy a house. Mr Tam is ……………………………….. 10. Minh looks very tired. He is always staying up late. He should ………………………….. 11. Nam is going to have examination tomorrow morning. He is playing computer now. Nam ought …………………………………………………………………….. 12. My sister is old. She can drive a car. My sister is ………………………………………… 13. The weather wasn’t very warm. We couldn’t go swimming. The weather …………………………………………………………… 14. Hai is learning to drive. Hai is going …………………………………………………
My father was the police (inspect)_____and my mother was a primary school(teach)___. They had both grown up in the city and lived there their entire lives. Their(decide)____to move to a small town when I was a child changed my life. It was a very(peace)____place and of course, living there meant that I had much more(free)___to go wherever I pleased. The people all knew each other and were(friend)____but I missed my close friends, my school, and the (noise)___city I had lived in. As I grew up, I realised that there wasn't much for a young person to do there, expect rush into(marry)_____. When I left, my parents were sad, but they realised that staying there would only make me(misery)____. The big city I live in now is not very far away, so I can visit my parents(frequent)___and have the best of both worlds.
Combine each pair of sentences, using “ when, where, why”:
1. Sunday is a day. Very few people go to work on that day.
2. The Saturday evening was very pleasant. We were at the actor’s on that evening.
3. I suggest you the time. You can meet your director at that time.
4. We haven’t seen John and Susan since 1990. They got married in that year.
5. Monday is a day of the week. My boss is most busy on that day.
6. The president’s last visit was in March. He opened the new hospitals in that month.
7. The year was full of calamities. My grandfather died in that year.
8. Do you still remember the day? We first met on that day.
9. My uncle will never forget the day of the March 10th. He returned to his native land on that day.
10. Can you arrange the time? We can have another discussion about this problem at that time.
11. Tom has just been to the town. He was born in that town.
12. The hotel wasn’t very clean. We stayed there.
13. I recently went back to the village school. I studied there in my childhood.
14. We can have a really good meal in the restaurant. Do you know that restaurant?
15. There’s a canteen. We usually have lunch there.
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Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form, adding any nenessary words.
I'm writing to tell you about the auction I went to last weekend. It was held in the largest (LARGE) house in the village and the items being sold were far (1) _________ (BEAUTIFUL) I had expected.
I saw (2) _______ (PRETTY) vase I've ever seen, but it was also __________ (EXPENSIVE) item there, so I couldn't afford to buy it. I bid for some chairs. They were far (4) _____ (NICE) mine, but unfortunately someone made a (5) ________ (GOOD) offer than me and I couldn't afford to make a (6) ________ (HIGH) bid.
In the end, I bought (7) _______ (SMALL) item of all, although it was not (8) _____ (CHEAP) of all! I enjoyed the auction very much and hope to go to another one soon. Perhaps next time you'll come with me. Write soon and tell me all your news
1. When the painter felt the ladder (begin) (slip) he grabbed the gutter (save) himself from (fall).
2. The snow kept (fall) and the workmen grew tired off (try) (keep) the roads clear.
3. He offered (lend) me the money. I didn’t like (take) it but I had no alternative.
4. What was in the letter? I don’t know. I didn’t like (open) it as it wasn’t addressed to me.
5. Do you remember (hear) the bombs (drop)? No, in the last war I was too young (realize) what
was happening.
6. Did you remember (book) seats for the theatre tomorrow? Yes, I have the tickets here. Would
you like (keep) them? I am inclined (lose) theatre tickets.
7. Try (avoid) (be) late. He hates (be) kept (wait).
8. I didn’t know how (get) to your house so I stopped (ask) the way.
9. I wish my refrigerator would stop (make) that horrible noise. You can’t hear anyone (speak).
10. This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat).
11. The enemy began (fire). He felt bullets (strike) the wall behind him.
12. You don`t need (ask) his permission every time you want (leave) the room.
13. The police accused him of (set) fire to the building but he denied (have been) in the area on
the night of the fire.
14. I left my door open. Why didn’t you walk in? I didn’t like (go) in when you weren’t there.
15. It’s much better (go) to a hairdresser than (try) (save) time by (cut) your own hair.
16. I’d rather (earn) my living by (scrub) floors than (make) money by (blackmail) people.
17. Did you remember (lock) the door? No I didn’t. I’d better (go) back and (do) it now.
18. You still have a lot (learn) if you’ll forgive my (say) so.
19. It’s no use (try) (interrupt) him. You’ll have (wait) till he stops (talk).
20. I’m for (do) nothing till the police arrive. They don’t like you (move) anything when a crime
has been committed.
21. He didn’t like (leave) the children alone in the house but he had no alternative as he had (go)
out to work.
22. Why didn’t you drink it? I didn’t like (drink) it as I didn’t know what it was.
23. I’m very sorry for (be) late. It was good of you (wait) for me.
24. I keep (try) (make) mayonnaise but I never succeed. Try (add) the yolk of a hard-boiled egg.
25. Do you feel like (go) to a film or would you rather (stay) at home?
26. She told me (look) through her correspondence and (take) out any letters that you had written
her. I didn’t like (look) trough someone else’s letters but I had (do) as she said.
27. He took to (get up) early and (walk) noisily about the house.
28. I liked (listen) to folk music much better than (listen) to pop.
29. The car began (make) an extraordinary noise so I stopped (see) what it was.
30. You’ll never regret (do) a kind action.
31. He decided (put) broken glass on top of his wall (prevent) boys (climb) over it.
32. He annoyed me very much by (take) the piece of cake that I was keeping (eat) after my
supper.
33. He kept (ring) up and (ask) for an explanation and she didn’t know what (do) about him.
34. We got tired of (wait) for the weather (clear) and finally decided (set) out in the rain.
35. He made me (repeat) his instructions (make) sure that I understood what I was (do) after he
had gone.
36. I suggest (leave) the car here and (send) a breakdown van (tow) it to the garage.
76. Where you (go) _______________ now?- I (go) _______________ to the theater.
77. He (not do) _______________ morning exercises regularly.
78. Thanh and Mai always (see) _______________ a movie on Saturday.