Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences:
1. There was no sign indicating that the cottage (break)______into
2. It has been decided that the two boys (expel)_____from school for playing nasty tricks on the teachers and other students
3. He (spend)______all morning doing the homework and by lunchtime he (finish)_______it
4. He (spend)______all morning doing the homework and by lunchtime he (finish)_______it
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
1. There used to (be) _____ many big trees in front of my house.
2. He said it was the first time he (speak)_____to a foreigner
3. Your homework ( just, finish)_____?
II Complete the passage with the right form of the verbs
Roger Federer 1.......................( be) on of the greatest tennis players in history . He 2.......................( be ) born in 1981 in Switzerland . He 3 ...................( spend ) his childhood in the suburb of Munchenstein , with the family home just a short walk from the football and tennis stadiums . His early life 4 .....................( be ) dominated by sport and he 5 ......................( be ) four when he first 6 ...........................( pick ) up a tennis racket . It 7.....................( be ) at the Old Boys Tennis Club in Basle that Roger Federer first 8 ...........................( receive ) proper instruction on how to apply pace and spin to a tennis ball . He 9 .......................( practice ) extremely hard and by the age 11 he 10 ........................ ( be ) among his country's top junior tennis player . At 14 , Federer 11 ......................( decide ) to leave home and join the Swiss national center at Ecublens even though he 12 ....................... ( not / like ) the idea of being away from his family . He 13 .....................( turn ) pro in 1998 , and with his victory at Wimbledon in 2003 he 14 ..............................( become ) the first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles championship . He 15 ...........................( be ) one of the most loved athletes not only because of his successful career but also for being a great role model for all other tennis players
III. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets.
1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit)...................... over there."
2. There (be) ………….. no rain here for 6 months.
3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ………… my father.
4. By the time we (stop) …………, we had driven six hundred miles.
5. The price ( become ) ................... more and more expensive these days.
6. Pupils are made (work)……………… hard at this school.
7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ………… her.
8. Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed.
9. The pens ( produce ).............. by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
10. The film (begin) ......................at 7.30 or 8.00?
IV. Fill the blanks with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right
column
1. Their children have quite _____________ characters. DIFFERENCE
2. What is the correct ______________of this word? PRONOUNCE
3. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . hope
4. She is one of the greatest _______ to appear in this theater. PERFORM
5. My house is on the top of a hill. It’s very ____ there in the fall. WIND
6. It is ___________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH
7. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. urban
8. Bell ______________ demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
9. Every day, there are two ____ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. FLY
10. There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. contest
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written
English. Find and correct it
1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter.
2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked
3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.
4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
6. He gets up early in order reviewing lessons before school.
7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this
summer.
8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home
9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks.
10. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her?
C. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. after he had read the book, he (write) a review of it
2. he did not leave his office until he (finish) work
3. if he ( break) his promise, i shall never speak to him again
4. if the weather is fine we (go\) for a picnic
D. which verbs can we use in place of the verbs or phrases in italics
1. he OWNS a new house
2. he POSSESSES a lot od money
3. i TOOK a bath before dinner
4. TAKE a cigarette
5. WILL YOU LET ME use your telephone pleasr ?
6. PERHAPS THE PLAY WILL begin at any moment .
7. PERHAPS IT HAS begun already.
8. IT IS NECESSARY FOR ME to take a taxi
E. supply said or told in the folowing sentences. give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. she.........me she (will) be absent from work
2. i............my mother that i (lose) the key
3. the manager.............that he (not like) my work
Mr Thomas was exhausted.He ___________ (have) the worst morning of his life! Everything ___________ (go) wrong.He ___________ (drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car broke down.Not wanting to be late he decided to start walking and try to catch a bus.After he ___________ (walk) for over an hour,it began to rain.However,just at moment a taxi appeared and Mr Thomas jumped in.When he arrived at the office,he realised that he ___________ (leave) his wallet in his own car and he had no money to pay driver!He rushed into the office, followed by the angry taxi diver.However,an importance business meeting ___________ (just/start). Mr thomas was wet and dirty because it ___________ (rain) and his boss was very angry because he ___________ (wait) for him to arrive for over an hour.After explaning what ___________ (happen) to his boss,Mr Thomas borrowed a car and went home change. When he arrived home he realished to his horror that someone ___________ (break into) his house.What a morning!
II. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 1. The nurse is giving some first-aid ________ to her patient. (instruct)
2. She has a bad ________on her arm (cut)
3. There is no serious ________ after the accident. (injure)
4.Will you please ________ us for an ambulance to Hung Vuong High school? A teacher is fainting here. (arrangement)
5. That disease can cause _______ in men and women. (sterile)
6. Two players are out of the team because of serious ___________(injure)
8. The teacher should give her students clear ________before doing the test.(instruct)
9. He lay ______all night because he drank a lot of coffee before going to bed. (wake)
12. This tin can is________Don't throw it away owns a flower shop in town.. (recycle)
13. We can make clothes into paper or ________bags. (shop)
15. She has bought some carnations from Rosie _________(flower)
16. Lan has bought some roses from Mary________(flower)
17. When visiting some tribes, we had an occasion to enjoy ________arts. (tribe)
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Don't make noise now. My parents (take)......................... their usual afternoon nap .
2. While I (have)...................... a bath, the telephone (ring)..................... .
3. He prefers (play)................................ computer games to (read).......................... books.
4. If we (not save) .............................energy, there will be a shortage in the next century.
II. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Alexander Fleming was bom in 1881 in Scotland. He to a small school in a village, and when he left school he didn't go to university. He worked for five years in an office. But his brother, Tom, was a doctor and helped Fleming to go to university and study medicine. So he went to London University and in 1906 he became a doctor. In 1915, Fleming mamied Sarah McElroy, an Irish woman. They had one son. During the First World War, many soldiers died in hospital because they didn't have the right medicines. So after the war, Fleming tried to find a drug that could help them. He worked for many years and in 192s he discovered a new drug and he called it "penicillin". He later worked with an Australian and a German scientist to develop a drug that doctors could use. In 1945, they won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on penicillin.
1. Where was Alexander Fleming bom?
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2. Did he work in an office before he went to university?
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3. What did he study at university?
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4. When did he win the Nobel Prize in medicine? Rewrite the sentences
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III. Rewrite the sentences.
1. Mary always went swimming after school last year.
->Mary used to.............................................................
2. My daughter has studied English for two years.
-> My daughter started .....................................................
3. She wants to buy that villa but it's too far expensive for her.
->She wishes..............................................................................
4. It took Nam two days to have a trip to the countryside last week.
->Nam spent......................................................................................
5. They have changed the date of the meeting.
-> The date .....................................................................................
Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. My father (teach).....................English in that school 10 years ago.
2. Where is your father? He (help)....................my sister with her homework.
3. Mai usually (catch)......................the 6:00 bus to school
4. What ................... (Nam / do)...................now? He (clean).....................his bicycle.
5. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).............................
6. What....................(she / do)...................in the evening? She usually (watch)...................TV and (read)................books.
7. You're bought a lot of paint and brushes.................................(you / paint).................the fence?
8. Cuckoos (not build).......................their own nests. They (use)....................the nests of other birds.
9. Mr.Tam usually (spend)......................his vacaton in the country.
10. ...................................(you / help).....................her to plant some flowers and plants in her garden?
