I.Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1.I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
2.He asked me if I know that man over there.
3.We are used to live next door to each other at one time.
4.Printing was invented by the Chinese.
5.There was little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
6.The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
7.If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
8.My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
9.He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library.
10.My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
1.I wish I could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2.He asked me if I knew that man over there.
3.We are used to living next door to each other at one time.
4.Printer was invented by the Chinese.
5.There was a little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
6.The number of (bỏ từ the) books in the library has risen to over five million.
7.If I had his phone number here, I would give it to you immediately.
8.My aunt has begun to teach English for twenty years.
9.He became interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10.My father (bỏ từ has) retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
Find one mistake in each sentence and then correct it.
1. Melinda Burns is a famous film star. Two weeks ago she suddenly disappear.
2. He made his first film when he is 12 years old.
3. When did you buy your car? - The last week.
4. She gived me a nice present for my birthday yesterday.
5. She wishes she can, but she has to work until 8:30 then she'll probably be too tired.
6. I wosh it isn't so cold outside today. I want to go swimming.
7. Do you wish you are there right now?
8. They wish they can get reservation for next week, but they can't.
Find one mistake in each sentence and then correct it.
1. Melinda Burns is a famous film star. Two weeks ago she suddenly disappear.
=>disappear->disappeared
2. He made his first film when he is 12 years old.
=>is->was
3. When did you buy your car? - The last week.
=>The->\(\varnothing\)
4. She gived me a nice present for my birthday yesterday.
=>gived=>gave
5. She wishes she can, but she has to work until 8:30 then she'll probably be too tired.
=>can->could
6. I wosh it isn't so cold outside today. I want to go swimming.
=>wosh->wish
=>isn't->wasn't
7. Do you wish you are there right now?
=>are->were
8. They wish they can get reservation for next week, but they can't.
=>can->could
1.Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)
2. If you are going to the post off ice, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)
3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)
4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)
5. He said that John ______ u p his job.
(has given / have given / had given / had to give)
6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)
7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired / was repaired / will be repaired)
8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would have / has)
9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)
10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)
11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)
12. The astronauts have alrea dy been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)
13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on ______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)
14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive.
(is going / go / goes / was going)
15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)
16. She said that she was going away for a few days and ______ phone me when she got back. (will / must / would / shall)
17. I’ve lived in this street ______. (in 1998 / for 1 998 / since 1998 / tomorrow)
18. I want two seats for Romeo and Juliet ______ Friday night. (on / in / at / to)
19. Our train arrived in York ______ 6.00. (in / for / on / at)
20. There was an accident at the crossroads ______ midnight last night. (at / fo r / on / in)
21. She said she ______ come to the party on Friday. (won’t / doesn’t / can’t / couldn’t)
22. I’m going to swim ______ Monday with Tom. (at / on / for / of)
23. If my watch is broken, I ______ buy a new one because I always need one. (have to / might / have / may)
24. I have got an awful headache. If I see a chemist’s, I ______ buy some aspirins. (must / might / may / should to)
25. I plan to travel around the world. If I don’t visit my father in Japan this year, I ______ go to the USA. (must / have / may / ought to)
26. If you want to get good grades, you ______ study hard. (must / ought / have to/ have)
27. Let’s wait ______ it stops raining. (until / for / to / since)
28. I have lived in this house ______. (ago six years / in six years / since six years / for six years)
29. Columbus discovered America ______ the 15th century. (in / since / for / on)
30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from ... during / from ... since / from ... to / in ... to)
31. I fell asleep ______ the movie. (during / si nce / from / for)
32. Bill asked where ______ from. (do I come / did I come / I come / I came)
33. He wonders what ______ with my heavy luggage. (I will do / I would do / will I do / I do)
34. He said that he was coming ______. (tomorrow after / yesterday / the next day / following day)
35. You ______ go to university if you want to study medicine. (has to / will / must / ought)
36. If you want to loose weight, you ______ eat too many sweets. (might not / mustn’t / shouldn’t / may not)
37. She wishes she __ ____ a new bicycle. (can have / will have / has / could have)
38. I ______ it ______ rain so much in this city. (wishes ... didn’t / wish ... didn’t / wished ... don’t / wish ... don’t)
39. If you want to get well, you ______ see a doctor. (must / might / may / ou ght)
40. ______ you ever wish you ______ fly? (Did ... could / Do ... could / Do ... can / Did ... can)
41. If he doesn’t come soon, he ______ be late. (has / ought to / ought / might)
42. I wish I ______ on a beautiful sunny beach now. (would be lying / can be lying / can be lied / could be lying)
43. ______ he will change his job if he go to the USA. (Perhaps / Since / Recently / Lately)
44. He ______ someone ______ answer that telephone. It’s been ringing for about five minutes. (wish ... can / wish ... would / wi shes ... can / wishes ... would)
45. If the kitchen is in a mess, you ______ clean it. (will / might / ought to / may)
46. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous. (weren’t driving / can’t drive / won’t drive / will not drive)
47. The music next door is very loud. I wish they ______. (would turn it down / can turn down it / will turn it down / turn down it
Complete second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence 1I don't know her address. I wish. 2. There isn't any water in the bottle. They wish. 3. My father smoked cigarettes 5 years ago, but now he doesn't smoke smoke any more.My fat.her used 4 We can solve the problem. The problem 5. My uncle lived in that village 3 years ago, but now he doesn't live there. My uncle used 6. My mother tidies the living room every day. The living room.. 7. She hasn't finished the letter yet. The letter. 8 They bought their car in 2010. Their car 9 Mr Pike is going to give his son a new bicycle. Mr Pike's 10. He has to finish these reports today. These reports 11. The boy is sorry for being late. The boy wishes 12. The last time we went to the cinema was two years ago. We haven't.. 13. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys. The boys felt 14, My mother spent three hours making a dress. It 15 Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exeiting. It's 2
1I don't know her address. I wish I knew her address.
2. There isn't any water in the bottle. They wish there were some water in the bottle.
3. My father smoked cigarettes 5 years ago, but now he doesn't smoke smoke any more.
My father used to smoke cigarettes 5 years ago.
4 We can solve the problem. The problem can be solved.
5. My uncle lived in that village 3 years ago, but now he doesn't live there. My uncle used to live in that village 3 years ago.
6. My mother tidies the living room every day. The living room is tidied by my mother every day.
7. She hasn't finished the letter yet. The letter has not been finished by her yet.
8 They bought their car in 2010. Their car was bought in 2010.
9 Mr Pike is going to give his son a new bicycle. Mr Pike's son is going to be given a new bicycle by his father.
10. He has to finish these reports today. These reports have to be finished today.
11. The boy is sorry for being late. The boy wishes he were not late.
12. The last time we went to the cinema was two years ago. We haven't gone to the cinema for 2 years.
13. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys. The boys felt interested in the journey to the village.
14, My mother spent three hours making a dress. It took my mother 3 hours to make a dress.
15 Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting. It's exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside.
I. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.
9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.
II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.
III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________
5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
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5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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I, COMPLETE THE SECOND SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE
1, Unless he takes these pills , he won't be better
If ..............................................................................................
2, Despite working har , he can't suppport his large family.
Although..................................................................................
II, COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENENCES , USING THE WORDS GIVEN
1,If/ I / meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite / home/ talk.
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2, I/ never/ travelled/by/ air.
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3, The students/ study / for exam/ now.
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4, It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.
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III, COMPLETE TE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE
1, Can you use this compute ? - You can..............................................................
2, I can't remember the answers to these questions.
I wish............................................................................................................................................
3, " I must go to Ha Noi tomorrow" said Nam
Nam said......................................................................................................................................
4, Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.
It takes..........................................................................................................................................
5, We take our umbrellas because it israining haveily.
It is..............................................................................................................................................
IV, COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES , USING THE WORDS GIVEN
1, You/ mind/ if I / borrow/ car/ ?
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2, Tom/ always/ going/ hoame/ late/ so/ mother/ be / angry
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3, It/ be/ necessary/ you/ practice English/ every day/.
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4, Compost/ can/ made/ household/ garden waste/.
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5, Flight 710/ Chicago/ take off/ ten / minutes/.
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I, COMPLETE THE SECOND SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE
1, Unless he takes these pills , he won't be better
If .....he doesn't take these pills, he won't be better.........................
2, Despite working har , he can't suppport his large family.
Although.....working hard, he can't support his large family............
II, COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENENCES , USING THE WORDS GIVEN
1,If/ I / meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite / home/ talk.
=> If I met an ailen from outer space, I would invite him to home to talk
2, I/ never/ travelled/by/ air.
=> I have never travelled by air
3, The students/ study / for exam/ now.
=> The students are studying for their exam now.
4, It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.
=> It's such a cold day that we decided not to go out
III, COMPLETE TE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE
1, Can you use this compute ?
- You can.........use this computer,can't you?...........
2, I can't remember the answers to these questions.
I wish....I remembered the answers to these questions
3, " I must go to Ha Noi tomorrow" said Nam
Nam said....he had to go to HN the following day
4, Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.
It takes..Nga 4 hours a day to practice English with her friends
5, We take our umbrellas because it israining haveily.
It is..rainning heavilly so we take our umbrellas
IV, COMPLETE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES , USING THE WORDS GIVEN
1, You/ mind/ if I / borrow/ car/ ?
=> would you mind if I borrowed your car?
2, Tom/ always/ going/ hoame/ late/ so/ mother/ be / angry
=> tom is always going home late so his mother is very angry
3, It/ be/ necessary/ you/ practice English/ every day/.
=> it is necessary for you to practice E every day
4, Compost/ can/ made/ household/ garden waste/.
=> compost can be made from household and garden waste
5, Flight 710/ Chicago/ take off/ ten / minutes/.
=> fight 710 to Chicago will take off in ten minutes
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 1. Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)
2. If you are going to the post office, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for) 3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to) 4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for) 5. He said that John ______ up his job. (has given / have given / had given / had to give) 6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow) 7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired/ was repaired / will be repaired) 8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would / has) 9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn) 10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose) 11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today) 12. The astronauts have alrea dy been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to) 13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till) 14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive. (is going / go / goes /was going) 15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when) 16. She said that she was going away for a few days and ______ phone me when she got back. (will / must / would / shall) 17. I’ve lived in this street ______. (in 1998 / for 1998 / since 1998 / tomorrow) 18. I want two seats for Romeo and Juliet ______ Friday night. (on / in / at / to) 19. Our train arrived in York ______ 6.00. (in / for / on / at) 20. There was an accident at the crossroads ______ midnight last night. (at / for / on / in) 21. She said she ______ come to the party on Friday. (won’t / doesn’t / can’t / couldn’t) 22. I’m going to swim ______ Monday with Tom. (at / on / for / of) 23. If my watch is broken, I ______ buy a new one because I always need one. (have to/ might / have / may) 24. I have got an awful headache. If I see a chemist’s, I ______ buy someaspirins. (must / might / may / should to) 25. I plan to travel around the world. If I don’t visit my father in Japan this year, I ______ go to the USA. (must / have / may / ought to) 26. If you want to get good grades, you ______ study hard. (must / ought / have / have) 27. Let’s wait ______ it stops raining. (until / for / to / since) 28. I have lived in this house ______. (ago six years / in six years / since six years / for six years) 29. Columbus discovered America ______ the 15th century. (in / since / for / on) 30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from ... during / from ... since / from ... to / in ... to)
30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from … during / from … since / from … to / in … to) 31. I fell asleep ______ the movie. (during / since / from / for) 32. Bill asked where ______ from. (do I come / did I come / I come / I came) 33. He wonders what ______ with my heavy luggage. (I will do / I would do / will I do / I do) 34. He said that he was coming ______. (tomorrow after / yesterday / the next day / following day) 35. You ______ go to university if you want to study medicine. (has to / will / must / ought) 36. If you want to loose weight, you ______ eat too many sweets. (might not / mustn’t / shouldn’t / may not) 37. She wishes she ______ a new bicycle. (can have / will have / has / could have) 38. I ______ it ______ rain so much in this city. (wishes … didn’t / wish … didn’t / wished … don’t / wish … don’t) 39. If you want to get well, you ______ see a doctor. (must / might / may / ought) 40. ______ you ever wish you ______ fly? (Did ... could / Do … could / Do … can / Did … can) 41. If he doesn’t come soon, he ______ be late. (has / ought to / ought / might) 42. I wish I ______ on a beautiful sunny beach now. (would be lying / can be lying / can be lied / could be lying) 43. ______ he will change his job if he go to the USA. (Perhaps / Since / Recently / Lately) 44. He ______ someone ______ answer that telephone. It’s been ringing for about five minutes. (wish … can / wish … would / wishes … can / wishes … would) 45. If the kitchen is in a mess, you ______ clean it. (will / might / ought to / may) 46. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous. (weren’t driving / can’t drive / won’t drive / will not drive) 47. The music next door is very loud. I wish they ______. (would turn it down / can turn down it / will turn it down / turn down it) 48. He will stay there ______ the beginning of the October. (for / to / until / on) 49. ______ afternoon, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. (The / In the / At / On) 50. What are you doing ______ weekend? (till this / the / in this / this)
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Children get present ______ Christmas and ______ their birthday. (at ... at / on ... on / on ... at / at ... on)
2. If you are going to the post office, would you post a letter ______ me? (to / at / on / for)
3. The windows haven’t been cleaned ______ weeks. (ago / since / for / to)
4. We usually go to our home village at least once ______ the summer. (in / on / to / for)
5. He said that John ______ up his job. (has given / have given / had given / had to give)
6. When I saw Susan, she said she was taking her driving test ______. (today / the next day / tomorrow / the tomorrow)
7. My TV is broken. I wish it ______ soon. (would be repaired / is repaired/ was repaired / will be repaired)
8. I have lived with my parents. I wish I ______ an apartment. (will have / had / would / has)
9. Have you ever wished you ______ to ski when you were younger? (will learn / could learn / learn / can learn)
10. Sometimes he wishes he ______ a different career when he graduates. (can choose / choose / will choose / could choose)
11. Matthew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ______. (that day / yesterday / tomorrow / this today)
12. The astronauts have already been in orbit ______ two days. (since / for / till / to)
13. We have lunch from 12.00 ______ 1.00. Then we start again go on______ 5.30. (to ... at / from ... to / to ... to / to ... till)
14. She said that she ______ to learn to drive. (is going / go / goes /was going)
15. She asked me ______ I liked pop music. (if / that / what / when)
16. She said that she was going away for a few days and ______ phone me when she got back. (will / must / would / shall)
17. I’ve lived in this street ______. (in 1998 / for 1998 / since 1998 / tomorrow)
18. I want two seats for Romeo and Juliet ______ Friday night. (on / in / at / to)
19. Our train arrived in York ______ 6.00. (in / for / on / at)
20. There was an accident at the crossroads ______ midnight last night. (at / for / on / in)
21. She said she ______ come to the party on Friday. (won’t / doesn’t / can’t / couldn’t)
22. I’m going to swim ______ Monday with Tom. (at / on / for / of)
23. If my watch is broken, I ______ buy a new one because I always need one. (have to/ might / have / may)
24. I have got an awful headache. If I see a chemist’s, I ______ buy someaspirins. (must / might / may / should to)
25. I plan to travel around the world. If I don’t visit my father in Japan this year, I ______ go to the USA. (must / have / may / ought to)
26. If you want to get good grades, you ______ study hard. (must / ought / have / have)
27. Let’s wait ______ it stops raining. (until / for / to / since)
28. I have lived in this house ______. (ago six years / in six years / since six years / for six years)
29. Columbus discovered America ______ the 15th century. (in / since / for / on)
30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from ... during / from ... since / from ... to / in ... to)
30. The course begins ______ 8 am ______ 5 pm. (from … during / from … since / from … to / in … to) 31. I fell asleep ______ the movie. (during / since / from / for) 32. Bill asked where ______ from. (do I come / did I come / I come / I came) 33. He wonders what ______ with my heavy luggage. (I will do / I would do / will I do / I do) 34. He said that he was coming ______. (tomorrow after / yesterday / the next day / following day) 35. You ______ go to university if you want to study medicine. (has to / will / must / ought) 36. If you want to loose weight, you ______ eat too many sweets. (might not / mustn’t / shouldn’t / may not) 37. She wishes she ______ a new bicycle. (can have / will have / has / could have) 38. I ______ it ______ rain so much in this city. (wishes … didn’t / wish … didn’t / wished … don’t / wish … don’t) 39. If you want to get well, you ______ see a doctor. (must / might / may / ought) 40. ______ you ever wish you ______ fly? (Did ... could / Do … could / Do … can / Did … can) 41. If he doesn’t come soon, he ______ be late. (has / ought to / ought / might) 42. I wish I ______ on a beautiful sunny beach now. (would be lying / can be lying / can be lied / could be lying) 43. ______ he will change his job if he go to the USA. (Perhaps / Since / Recently / Lately) 44. He ______ someone ______ answer that telephone. It’s been ringing for about five minutes. (wish … can / wish … would / wishes … can / wishes … would) 45. If the kitchen is in a mess, you ______ clean it. (will / might / ought to / may) 46. I wish you ______ so fast. It makes me nervous. (weren’t driving / can’t drive / won’t drive / will not drive) 47. The music next door is very loud. I wish they ______. (would turn it down / can turn down it / will turn it down / turn down it) 48. He will stay there ______ the beginning of the October. (for / to / until / on) 49. ______ afternoon, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. (The / In the / At / On) 50. What are you doing ______ weekend? (till this / the / in this / this)Each sentence below contains one error .Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided .
1. The librarian said us not to make so much noise in the library. 1/____________
2.The passengers checked in his luggage before they got on the plane. 2/____________
3. The person sits next to me is someone I've never met 3/____________
4. He spoke too quickly that I couldn't understand what he said 4/_____________
5. Although the heavy rain ,Jean still went to her close friend's birthday party 5/_____________
1/ said -> told
2/ in -> bỏ
3/ sits -> sitting
4/ quickly -> quick
5/ although -> Despite
Ex9: There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. I love Thai food now, but I didn’t used to like spicy food.
2. He can drive a bicycle with his hands off the handlebars.
3. We use to walk miles to school every day due to lack of public transport.
4. You are not allowed to drive faster than the number on a limit speed sign.
5. It about 1137 kilometres from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
6. Bicycles are a cheap and efficient mean of transport.
7. A sign within a red triangle will warn people for something.
8. Be careful when you are on roads. You must drive fast or carelessly!
1 used => use
2 drive => ride
3 use => used
4 a => the
5 it => it is
6 a ==> bỏ
7 for => against
8 must => mustn't
